▁switch ▁sides ▁again ▁if ▁it ▁looks ▁like ▁they ▁will ▁fail ). ▁He ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁pos ing ▁as ▁Dark se id ▁to ▁keep ▁Inter gang ▁going . ▁While ▁Dark se id ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁Inter gang ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁Anti - Life ▁Equ ation , ▁De Sa ad ▁simply ▁wanted ▁to ▁cause ▁suffering . ▁ ▁De Sa ad ▁was ▁seem ingly ▁killed ▁during ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁Dark se id ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁Source . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁" b ond ed " ▁with ▁Or ion , ▁causing ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁become ▁cruel ▁and ▁manip ulative . ▁They ▁were ▁later ▁separated . ▁While ▁missing , ▁his ▁second - in - command ▁Just een ▁plots ▁to ▁over throw ▁De Sa ad ' s ▁position ▁and ▁become ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁bel oved ▁Dark se id . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Super man / B at man ▁story ▁" T or ment ," ▁De Sa ad ▁is ▁task ed ▁by ▁Dark se id ▁to ▁retrieve ▁High father ' s ▁staff ▁from ▁the ▁Source ▁Wall , ▁and ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁restore ▁Dark se id ' s ▁w an ing ▁powers . ▁Working ▁with ▁the ▁Bat man ▁villa in ▁Sc are c row ▁he ▁brain w ash es ▁Super man . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁time ▁came ▁to ▁re charge ▁Dark se id ' s ▁powers , ▁using ▁the ▁staff ▁as ▁a ▁condu it ▁to ▁the ▁Om ega ▁Real m , ▁De Sa ad ▁bet ray s ▁Dark se id