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* While being one of the most horrible villains in the DC universe, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} has also done some surprisingly normal things, like work at a BurgerFool, buy Earth porn and later watch it, purely for "research" purposes, and to force his adopted son Scott Free to watch it (if only because [[KickTheDog Scott's wife was in it]]), and was once even mugged, and spent most of the time just analyzing the experience.
** [[ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis Sitting on couches.]]

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* While being one of the most horrible villains in the DC universe, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} has also done some surprisingly normal things, like work at a BurgerFool, buy Earth porn and later watch it, purely for "research" purposes, and to force his adopted son Scott Free to watch it (if only because [[KickTheDog Scott's wife was in it]]), and was once even mugged, mugged[[note]]in the ''ComicBook/SuperPowers'' series, [[WorfHadTheFlu during a time when his powers were stripped from him]][[/note]], and spent most of the time just analyzing the experience.
** Darkseid is often seen [[ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis Sitting sitting on couches.couches]], which [[OlderThanTheyThink goes all the way back to his first appearance]]. It was part of Creator/JackKirby's idea that Darkseid would convey his confidence in his own powers by simply acting normal and unconcerned, rather than being a showy villain. Nowadays, it's become a {{meme|ticMutation}}.
** In ''ComicBook/AmbushBug'''s first miniseries, Darkseid would, OncePerEpisode, make an appearance in the last panel, including the aforementioned Burger Fool incident. [[spoiler: However, it is implied in the final issue that [[SubvertedTrope all of his appearances were actually an inflatable balloon used by Bug to promote the series through false advertising]].
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** In ''ComicBook/{{Eclipso}}'' #10, we see Darkseid playing a chess game with the titular demon, apparently just as a way to pass time. Since Eclipso is a VillainProtagonist, this applies to him, too.
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* In the 9th issue of Creator/JuddWinick's ''[[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Outsiders]]'', the demon Sabbac inflicts third degree burns on resident tank Grace. The scene cuts away after a strategic retreat by the eponymous team, and when next Sabbac is shown, he's trying on a new suit. This is partly subverted in that he's murdered everyone working at the shop in incredibly gruesome manners.

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* ''ComicBook/{{The Outsiders|DCComics}}'': In the 9th issue of Creator/JuddWinick's ''[[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Outsiders]]'', ''ComicBook/Outsiders2003'', the demon Sabbac inflicts third degree burns on resident tank Grace. The scene cuts away after a strategic retreat by the eponymous team, and when next Sabbac is shown, he's trying on a new suit. This is partly subverted in that he's murdered everyone working at the shop in incredibly gruesome manners.

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