Veteran director Zack Snyder, who showcased Doomsday in Batman v Superman, might just be a genius as this theory turned out to be true!

DCEU and DC

The world waited in anticipation when Zack Snyder released the 2016 DCEU film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in leading roles, the film was a roaring success.

James Gunn could learn from Zack Snyder's Doomsday.James Gunn could learn from Zack Snyder’s Doomsday | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Alongside Lex Luthor as the antagonist of the film, Batman v Superman also featured the Kryptonian monster Doomsday. Although the fans were more excited for Darkseid in the DCEU, it seems that they were wrong.

Zack Snyder is a Genius

Fans had an idea that Darkseid was like the big bad baddie in DC Comics as Thanos was in Marvel Comics. Naturally, fans also assumed that the whole point of the DCEU was to bring in Darkseid and have the Justice League fight the main antagonist.

Darkseid in Zack Snyderʼs Justice LeagueDarkseid in Zack Snyderʼs Justice League | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Well, they weren’t wrong as Darkseid did appear in several key moments in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Although the DCEU set up a potential future where Darkseid returns, it wasn’t as nearly as good as Zack Snyder’s love for Doomsday.

Comparing villains and antagonists, DC Comics recently proved one thing in the comic book world. There have been several debates regarding which villain is the most powerful in the DC world. According to the comic book Superman #20 (via ScreenRant), Doomsday is the most powerful villain in DC Comics.

As per the lore of the universe, Darkseid will be the only one who will remain standing even when the universe takes its last breath. Zack Snyder did justice in showcasing an iconic fight scene of Doomsday with Henry Cavill’s Superman and Ben Affleck’s Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And hence, it can be said that Snyder is simply a genius of a guy.

But How Did Doomsday Become So Powerful?

It’s not a very pretty story to hear as Doomsday has one of the saddest origin stories to ever exist. Before he became this mould of rocks and hate, he was just a humanoid infnant who was left to starve and die on an unknown planet.

doomsday superman loisDoomsday in Superman & Lois | Credits: DC Entertainment

Originally known as “The Ultimate”, an alien scientist called Bertron released an infant into the wildness of Krypton (which was uninhabitable at the time). The baby died instantly. His body was collected and data was retrieved from his genes. The process kept on going for several years until The Ultimate started to hate all life by constantly evolving against it.

After killing Bertron, the Ultimate went on a rampage through space by fighting gods, Green Lanterns, different races, and more. Doomsday became notoriously infamous when he was deemed as the killer of Superman in the comic issue The Death of Superman.

According to the comic books, the reason why Doomsday is more powerful than Darkseid is because he has the power to evolve. Doomsday is already unkillable due to the years of evolution and experiments done on him. Even if he dies, he could simply revive himself and evolve in a way that makes him stronger and stronger till he reaches the levels of a god.

So there you have it. Zack Snyder – 1, James Gunn – 0. Not that we are competing or anything but it would indeed be fun to see James Gunn try something like this in the DCU in the distant future.

On the other side, Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice received a rating of 6.5/10 on IMDb. The iconic 2016 film is available to stream on Max in the U.S.