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Mephisto is an extremely powerful immortal demonic entity possessing magical powers and abilities gained by manipulation of the forces of magic. Mephisto is capable of using his power for a variety of uses, including superhuman strength, shape and size shifting,[23] projecting illusions,[24] manipulating memories,[25] altering time,[26] and is highly resistant to injury.[27]

The character has been shown to be energized by sources of evil in the human realm, such as the alien Dire Wraiths.[7] Like other demons, Mephisto is symbiotically linked to, and considerably more powerful within, his own realm, and the character is able to transform the structure at will.[28] Within it he has threatened a galaxy, and stalemated a nourished Galactus until the latter threatened to consume his realm.[29] If Mephisto's physical form is destroyed, the character will regenerate and reform in his domain.[30]

Mephisto is known for acquiring souls, but cannot subjugate the will of another being without the victim's permission. This is usually some form of pact.

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Darkseid is among the most powerful of the New Gods. His main power, the Omega Beam, is a form of energy that he fires from his eyes as either a concussive force or disintegrating energy, capable of transmuting or erasing living objects and organisms from existence as well as resurrecting them, depending on the dark lord's will. These beams stem from a cosmic energy source called the "Omega Effect". Darkseid has pinpoint control and his unerring aim allows the beam to travel in straight lines, bend, or curve around corners and can pass through matter and energy. He can teleport himself or others through time and space.[20] Darkseid can also shoot energy blasts from his hands. His Omega Sanction traps the organism in a series of alternate realities, each one worse than the previous. During the Final Crisis, Darkseid used his Omega Beams to grant power to Mary Marvel, with her powers then being based on Anti-Life rather than magic.

Darkseid is a being whose strength and invulnerability can only be challenged by the likes of Superman, Doomsday, and Orion.[21][22] He can also move with great speed, as he has been able to catch Superman off guard,[23] and he is known to be able to react in nanoseconds.[24] He also can increase his physical size.[25] Darkseid has the powers of telepathy and telekinesis and can create psionic avatars. As Darkseid is a god he is also immortal, having lived for several hundred thousand years.[26]

Despite his extraordinary physical power, Darkseid rarely engages himself personally in confrontations, as he prefers to use his superhuman intellect and genius to manipulate or control others to his ends.[26] Darkseid has displayed his godly abilities by sensing the death of his son Orion[21] and fluctuations of the energy of the "godwave".[24] Darkseid commands all the military and technological resources of Apokolips.

In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, and Justice League: War, Darkseid has also shown the powers of flight.[27]

In the television series Smallville, he is almost omnipotent and can bring forth and manipulate the darkness within a person's heart, allowing him to turn any that are not "pure" to the path of evil.[28] He has also displayed the ability to take possession of other living beings (that have darkness in their hearts) as well as shape-shifting.

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