astro
August 31, 2014, 2:04am
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In theDC Comics Fourth World Universe of Jack Kirby where do the hunger dogs “Lowlies” members of Apokolips society stack up relative to earth humans? In New Genesis practically the entire population has powers of some kind, the hunger dogs of Apokolips on the other hand just seem to be poor and starving not “Gods”.
The population is a downtrodden lot, including many kidnapped from other worlds before being “broken”. The majority of the population are called “Lowlies” or “Hunger Dogs”, a bald and fearful race that has no sense of self-worth or value, and yet, in their own way, are just as much gods as those who rule the planet.[3] The Lowlies are subject to constant abuse that ends only with death. Next are the Parademons who serve as the keepers of order on the planet.[4] Higher above the Parademons are the Female Furies who are Darkseid’s personal guard. They are blessed with unnatural strength and longevity and are either trained for their position in the Furies from birth, or are promoted from the ranks of general Apokolips troops. The leaders of the Furies is Granny Goodness, who sports the appearance of a matronly old woman while being the most powerful of the guards, and Kanto, who enjoys a unique position as Darkseid’s master assassin. The chief guard, Big Barda had a third position under Granny which has not been filled since her defection from the group. Deep Below Armagetto, the lifeless form of the Old Gods live on. They are known as the "Dreggs
Incorrectly posted to GQ please move this to Café
Moved to Cafe Society.
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