Orion

Orion is the second son of Darkseid, half brother of Kalibak and Grayven.

As a child, he was traded for Scott Free in a peace effort between New Genesis and Apokolips.

Raised as the son of Highfather Izaya, he was taught to control his rage and anger, becoming the most powerful warrior either world has ever known.

This in itself was not an easy task given that his heritage boiled with the rage of the brutal and merciless Darkseid.

Learning how to control his dark nature consumed much of Orion's youth, but as he grew, his friends among the New Gods, particularly Lightray, helped him direct his anger.

He later fell in love with Bekka, daughter of the Apokoliptian dissident Himon, and married her.

Besides Lightray and Bekka, Orion counts among his friends Metron, Jezebelle, Scott Free, Barda and Forager.

He is a hero dedicated to the ideals of New Genesis.

His fighting skill and stamina have earned him the nickname "The Dog of War".

Orion was able to obtain the Anti-Life Equation (the source Darkseid was in search of).

He then went to Apokolips and confronted Darkseid about his birth, and ended up fighting for control of Apokolips (he refused to use the Anti-Life Equation due to issues of pride and earning his destiny unaided).

He defeated Darkseid and gained control of Apokolips.

With the anti-life equation, Orion went to Earth to begin creating intergalactic peace.

He turned Earth into a utopian like world that began disrupting the balance of the universe.

It was revealed that Darkseid, along side Metron, allowed Orion to defeat him, so he could understand the potential of the anti-life equation.

Orion has served two terms with the Justice League. He first demanded to join the League alongside his friend, Lightray.

They were accepted into the ranks and stayed on until after the battle with the Evil Eye.

Later, he and Big Barda were sent as agents of New Genesis to serve in the JLA.

Their mission was to help mobilize Earth's heroes against the coming of the omnipotent Mageddon.

Once Mageddon was defeated, he and Barda resigned.

When the New Gods began to die off, both Lightray and Bekka were among those killed early off.

Following Big Barda's death, Orion, Mister Miracle, and Superman went to Apokolips to investigate whether Darkseid was responsible for the deaths.

Following this, Orion laid a trap for the God killer, with himself as bait.

As he charged toward his enemy, they collided with such force that both Superman and Mister Miracle were blinded by the explosion.

All that survived was Orion's helmet, and Superman claimed to finally understand why the people of the Fourth World claimed to be gods.

During the final throes of the Countdown, Darkseid is taken by surprise when a Boom Tube opens above the skies of Metropolis and Orion emerges from the tube, having managed to escape being murdered by the Infinity Man.

Orion and Darkseid battle, and after a furious exchange, at the end of it all, Darkseid realizes it was not meant to be and his heart is ripped from his chest by his own son.

During part of his investigation into the disappearance of several metahuman children, Dan Turpin came across a dying Orion, babbling about a "war in heaven".

Seeing Turpin, the Dog of War cried that they didn't die, and he was within all of them.

His last words were for Turpin to fight, and Orion died.

Following this, Green Lantern John Stewart discovered a Radion bullet buried in fifty year old strata, which he theorized was used to kill Orion.

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