DC K.O. Delivers the First Crossover Between the DC Universe and Absolute Universe

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DC K.O. is the latest epic crossover dominating the DC Universe. This storyline brings unneurotic dozens of heroes and villains to instrumentality portion successful a martial arts decease tournament. The eventual victor volition beryllium crowned King Omega and granted the powerfulness to conflict the almighty Darkseid. And with the merchandise of DC K.O. #4, we present cognize the individuality of King Omega.

But that's arguably not the biggest improvement successful DC K.O. #4. This contented is besides notable for featuring the archetypal existent crossover betwixt the regular DC Universe and the Absolute Universe. What happens erstwhile Batman fights Absolute Batman? And who is King Omega successful the end? Read connected to larn more, but beware of full spoilers for DC K.O. #4 ahead!

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Issue #4 opens with lone 4 combatants near lasting - Superman, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, and Joker. Their opponents this clip are the Absolute Universe versions of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, on with a Darkseid-possessed Booster Gold. Darkseid has brainwashed the Absolute heroes to beryllium his idiosyncratic warring force, and they discarded nary clip successful bringing the pain.

Joker is truthful taken aback by Absolute Batman that helium instantly defects and offers to go Darkseid's 4th horseman. However, that betrayal is rapidly canceled retired erstwhile the regular Batman returns to the battlefield pursuing his astonishment decision successful DC K.O. #1. Thanks to the events of the tie-in bid DC K.O.: Knightfight, Batman is granted a 2nd accidental to fight. The Dark Knight impales Joker conscionable arsenic the Clown Prince of Crime did to him. That leaves the 2 versions of the DC Trinity to conflict it out, portion Luthor bides his time.

The conflict doesn't spell good for Prime Earth's champions. Between their comparative youth, their much unpredictable powers, and their Darkseid-fueled rage, the Absolute heroes rapidly predominate the fight. Absolute Batman adjacent manages to gore Superman similar a bull by donning a brace of Kryptonite receptor tips.

But Superman yet turns the tide erstwhile helium summons each his mightiness and punches Darkseid close retired of Booster Gold. The villain's power implicit the Absolute heroes is instantly severed. Darkseid yet emerges successful his true, godly form, and the agreed heroes of the 2 DC Universes hole to decorativeness the fight.

Sadly, this caller confederation proves painfully short-lived. Darkseid is simply a mighty hostile connected the champion of days, and successful his new, powered-up form, helium makes speedy enactment of the 2 Trinities. One blast of his Omega Sanction is capable to vaporize Absolute Superman and some versions of Batman and Wonder Woman. Only Superman and Luthor are near standing.

Superman entreats his nemesis to articulation forces and yet bring an extremity to Darkseid's reign. But Luthor remembers thing Superman has forgotten - lone King Omega is beardown capable to instrumentality connected Darkseid, and determination tin beryllium lone 1 King Omega. He unleashes the last burst of vigor from his powerfulness armor and kills Superman.

And with that, the DC K.O. tourney has a winner. It's fitting that Luthor would look arsenic the king of the hill, fixed that helium antecedently told Superman that the existent root of his hatred for him is that Superman doesn't bash capable with his powerfulness to assistance humanity. Now that Luthor has attained eventual power, helium has the accidental to beryllium helium tin bash better. Assuming helium tin past his last conflict with Darkseid successful DC K.O. #5, that is.

Issue #4 ends with an epilogue showing the aboriginal of a Darkseid-dominated DC Universe. Darkseid's minion Saturn Girl helps her maestro kidnap and enslave the Absolute heroes. As a reward, she's fixed the accidental to adjacent into Darkseid's mind. She's sees a void of nothingness spanning each of eternity, but she's besides amazed to glimpse 1 tiny pouch of instauration amid that endless void. Inside that pouch is nary different than the Time Trapper, the evolved, intelligent mentation of Doomsday who helped orchestrate the tourney earlier being betrayed by Booster Gold. It seems that quality inactive has a portion to play successful this conflict. Could the last conflict really beryllium Lex Luthor and Doomsday vs. Darkseid? We'll find retired successful March erstwhile DC K.O. #5 hits the stands.