Post by Phantom Stargrave on Jan 16, 2013 15:33:04 GMT -5
Okay, as promised I will compile a list of all of the technological items and phenomenons of the Fourth World. I added artifacts because many of the things in the mythos considerably blur the line between advanced technology and flat out magic.
I will start with the most popular and well known items and all the things I can recall off the top of my head, and then I'll fill the list up as go through my collection. New additions will be marked in red. If you see that I've missed an entry, please note it.
Let's begin:
Acid-Pods
Designer - The Bugs
First Appearance - New Gods #9
A handheld shooter which fires acid, a weapon of the Forager and other warrior bugs of New Genesis. The acid is quite potent, capable of dissolving even New God materials.
Aero-Van
First Appearance - Forever People #3
Designer - Unknown
Flying troop transport used by Glorious Godfrey's Justifiers.
Aero-Carrier
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Apokoliptian troop transport. Apart from ferrying Darkseid's forces around the planet, Aero-carriers are also employed collecting the children of Apokolips to be transported to Granny's orphanage.
Aero-Cycle
Designer Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
A one man flying vehicle used by Apokoliptian patrols.
Aero-Pads
Designer - Unkown
First seen - Mister Miracle #2
A pair of levitating disks which allow their user to fly when standing on them. Used by Mister Miracle and Fastback. Also known as Aero-Disks
Shilo Norman used a variant of the Aero-Pads known as the Zoom pads during his tenure as Mister Miracle.
Animate
Designer - Doctor Bedlam
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #3
Robotic mannequins which can be controlled by the disembodied will of Doctor Bedlam. Bedlam will usually choose only one of these animates to be his primary manifestation which will act and talk in his name, but he can control dozens of such mannequins at any single time.
Astro-Harness
Designer - Unknown, possibly Orion or Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A harness which channels Orion's cosmic power called the Astro-Force, allowing Orion to fly and manipulate his power more easily. The harness can fire blasts that can disintegrate objects down to subatomic particles, is virtually indestructible and responds to Orion's thoughts. Even if the Harness is destroyed, Orion can recreate it in an instant, allowing him to continue with his work undisturbed.
Baby Box
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - JLA vol 2 #10
A miniature computer designed to home in and guide its user to its parent Mother Box, no matter its location in space and time.
Beta-Club
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - New Gods #1
The primary weapon of Kalibak the Cruel. In addition to being an amazingly effective blunt weapon, the club is also capable of shooting beta-rays which cause unbearable pain in their target.
Black Racer replica
Designer - Darkseid and Metron
First Appearance - Orion #15
A replica of the Black Racer, death of the New Gods, created by Darkseid and Metron in order to deal with Orion who controlled the Anti-Life equation. Supposedly indistinguishable from the actual Black Racer.
Boom Tube
Designer - Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A wormhole-like tunnel connecting two points in space and time, used as a primary method of travel by the New Gods and those with access to their technology. A boom Tube is capable of connecting to any two points in the universe without any known limitations. It is also the only known reliable method of traveling between the Fourth World and normal universe. Opening a tube an energetic event, followed by a blinding light and a thunderous sound, giving the tubes their name. A Mother Box or a more specialized device is usually required to open a Boom Tube, though some of the more powerful Gods are able to open them on their own.
Brain-Drain Chemical
Designer- Possibly Granny Goodness.
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
A chemical put in the food and fed to the inmates of Granny's orphanage, dulling their thoughts and ridding them of the ability to think for themselves. Scott Free was warned by Metron not to eat the food in the orphanage, allowing him to think for himself and ultimately escape the orphanage.
Cable-Snare
Designer - Possibly Steppenwolf
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A weapon used by Steppenwolf. Its handle can either fire blasts of Radion energy or produce a metal cable which can be used as a whip.
Caliburn Ex Calibur
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1
One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero, and considered to be one version of the famed Excalibur. After Aurakles' demise the sword was found by King Arthur and it was eventually passed down to Sir Ystin, the shining knight. Not much is known about the sword aside from its legendary sharpness and durability.
Caller
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
The second stage of the Life-cube's evolution. The caller served as the opposite of the Sender. It commanded the Leviathan to return to its point of origin (The caller itself), forcing it to confront Orion and Lightray. It further evolved into the Life-Cube Warhead.
Cauldron of Rebirth
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1
One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero. It is a cauldron constantly filled with an unknown, bubbling liquid. This liquid can be used to give life to inanimate things, such as Frankenstein, or extend one's life for thousands of years, such as in the case of Gloriana Tenebrae, queen of the Sheeda. Melmoth, the former king of the Sheeda, has all of his blood replaced with the liquid from the cauldron, granting him complete immortality (Though no healing factor).
Cosmic Cartridges
Designer - Possibly Serifan
First Appearance - Forever People #2
Small bullet-like devices used by Serifan of the Forever People. Determining what, exactly they do is no easy task. They're not bullets, even though they can be used as such. Serifan describes them as "Sensitizers, probes, receivers and such." and claims that "They're sensitive to the universe, to its largest and smallest limits." In theory, Cosmic Cartridges seem to be able to 'atune' themselves to the principles by which some devices work, thus mimicking the function of said devices. Using them, Serifan was able to things ranging from repairing broken vehicles to listening to radio, to creation protective force fields. Cosmic Cartidges remain one of the most vague and least defined of all Fourth World devices.
De-Energizing Bomb
Designer - unknown
First seen - New Gods #7
A bomb designed to snuff out a fire pit, leaving a cold, wast crater in its place.
Demon's Organ
Designer - Possibly Glorious Godfrey or Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #3
A musical instrument which plays out a captivating, brainwashing theme not unlike the Anti-Life Equation itself. Used by Glorious Godfrey to enslave people of Earth. Destroyed by Infinity-Man.
Destructi-Pole
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #7
An anti-armor weapon used by soldiers of New Genesis against Dragon Tanks.
Devilance's Lance
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - New Gods #11
The personal weapon of Devilance the Pursuer. The lance is device of terrible power capable of a wast array of effects like flight, energy projection, teleportation, scanning as well as a number of counter measures for other New Gods technology. It is even capable of rearranging its own molecular structure to become malleable and ensnare a victim like a snake, and it will always find its way back to Devilance's hand. The lance is great power source and can be used to power entire starships on its own.
Doom Tube
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Superman/Batman #41
A special kind of Boom Tube which leads directly into the Source and cannot be reversed.
Dragon Tank
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A dragon shaped war machine of Apokolips, these tanks were deployed in large numbers to scour the surface of New Genesis.
Electro-Axe
Designer -Possbibly Steppenwolf
First Appearance - New Gods #7
Another weapon of Steppenwolf's. Not much is known about it.
Element X
Designer - Himon
First Appearance New Gods #7
An illusive and powerful fuel source that powers the greatest of the New Gods' machines. It is the only thing capable of powering Metron's Mobius Chair. In Final Crisis, Superman uses the Element X from the Mobius Chair to power his Miracle Machine.
Energy Dispenser
Designer - unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
A gun capable of sapping the strength of powerful New Gods, including Big Barda.
Fahren Knife
Designer - Possibly Bernadeth
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
Favorite weapon of Bernadeth. Despite its name it is actually a small device which fires a dart capable of penetrating a target 'dimensionally' and roasting it from the inside.
Father Box (Orion)
Designer - Unknown, possible Darkseid or Desaad
First Appearance - Orion #8
An Apokoliptian version of the Mother Box, given to Orion by Mortalla after Darkseid's apparent demise. Unlike his previous Mother Box, the Father Box was supposed to influence Orion to become more evil and closer to Darkseid.
Several other individuals have also held Father Boxes, like Dr. Impossible and Power Boy. These Father Boxes were presumably similar in nature and function to Orion's.
Father Box (Seven Soldiers)
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1
Also know as Croatoan. One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero. Notably different from the Father Box given to Orion, it was made by the Gods of New Genesis and took the form of a pair of dice. The Father Box is capable of reality warping on an immense scale, one die of it allowing a girl to emulate Zatanna's magical abilities. In the comics it is also described as "All knowing" implying some sort of cosmic awareness or omniscience.
Fear Machine
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #2
A type of Mass Director Unit designed to project fear and panic into people over a wast area. These emotions would reveal any fragments of the Anti-Life Equation in minds of those afflicted, which the Fear Machine would then scan for. The Fear Machine's powers could affect humans and low level residents of the Fourth World, but could not influence beings like Orion or Darkseid. Destroyed by Orion. Desaad's emotional Siphon is possibly a part of this machine.
Fear Siphon
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #2
A device which allows Desaad to absorbs the negative emotions of other people, namely fear, pain and despair, from long distances. The Stronger the emotions of the targets, the stronger the sensation, so Desaad goes to great lengths to cause as much suffering as possible so he could feed with his siphon. It is unknown if Desaad uses this devices to sustain himself, to empower himself or simply as a drug for his sadistic tendencies. However, Desaad being a rather sick bastard, a combination of three may very well be possible. Possibly a part of the Fear Machine.
Follower
Designer - Mister Miracle
First Apperance - Mister Miracle #2
Also know as a Pseudo-Unit, the Follower was a mechanical doppelganger of Mister MIracle designed to perfectly imitate Scott's motions, allowing him to test his escape stunts without putting himself in harm's way. Essentially it's the New Genesis version if the crash test dummy. It also comes in handy as a decoy for anyone trying to attack the real Mister Miracle.
Genesis Box
Designer - Orion
First Appearance - JLA Vol 2 #14
A Doomsday weapon created by Orion in an alternate where Darkseid conquered the universe. The box is capable of reducing all of creation down to its component particles and restructure it again, bringing forth a new beginning free of Darkseid's taint.
Grabber
Designer - Presumably Esak
First Appearance - New Gods Deluxe #6
One of the automated patrol units which scour Apokolips for any sign of dissent. Its tactic is to grab its prey from the back and strangle it with its mechanical tentacles.
Grandmother Box
Designer - Inapplicable
First Appearance - JLA vol 2 #13
An unholy fusion of Granny Goodness and a multitude of Mother Boxes. In an alternate future where Darkseid conquered the universe, Granny Goodness raided the central Mother Box repository on New Genesis. Instead of destroying them she accidentally bonded with them, resulting in giant Mother Box-like computer with Granny's insane personality. Her specialty seems to be opening a Boom Tube into a Firepit of Apokolips, teleporting a massive jet of plasma at her enemies. Killed by alternate future Wonder Woman.
Hellspore
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Batman/Superman #11
An Apokoliptian grenade-like weapon with terrifying power. Hellspores are designed to blast all the way through a planet's crust, exposing its molten core and creating a firepit. A sufficient number of hellpores detonating at the same time have the power to potentially destroy the whole planet.
Note that over the years, different writers have had different ideas on how firepits are made. As such, hellspores are either not the only way to create a firepit, or completely non-canonical.
Hellborer
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Orion #8
An Apokoliptian weapon of war. A hellborer is designed to drill down to the core of a planet, exposing it and leaving a firepit in its wake. A hellborer's activation is followed by an immense release of energy, capable of annihilating armies on its own.
Note that over the years, different writers have had different ideas on how firepits are made. As such, hellborers are either not the only way to create a firepit, or completely non-canonical.
Hush Tube
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - JLA vol 3 #1
A version of the Boom Tube. Instead of a flash of light and a Boom, this tube opens silently and with a touch of smoke and shadow, making it better for stealth. The extent of it capabilities compared to ordinary Boom Tubes is unknown. Can be summoned by a Father Box.
Induction Rifle
Desginer - Unknown
First Appearance - Forever People #7
A rifle capable of pressurizing the ground and creating fissures in it as well as collapsing cliffs.
The Jammer
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #4
A device given by Darkseid to the Intergang. It's purpose was to hide the activities of the Deep Six from Orion.
Jet -Bow
Designer - Unknown, possibly Kanto
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
A crossbow-like weapon firing arrows packed with high explosives. It can fire single bolts or in clusters which can blow through walls. The weapon is used by the special Jet-Bow Squad under Kanto's command.
Justifier Helmet
Designer - Possibly Glorious Godfrey
First Appearance - Forever People #3
A helmet worn by Darkseid's Justifier troops. The helmet constantly plays out a brain-washing tune in the minds, enslaving them to Darkseid's will. Originally they were enslaved to the tune of the Demon's Organ, but once Darkseid acquired the Anti-Life Equation the equation itself was played out in their minds.
Killing-Glove
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A glove with an energy projector projector in every finger, this weapon can be used to deliver swift blast of energy which can either kill or incapacitated a target. Used by Darkseid to stun Izaya while Steppenwolf killed Izaya's wife, thus starting the war between Apokolips and new Genesis.
Leviathan
Designer - The Deep Six
First Appearance - New Gods #5
A colossal seam monster mutated from marine life by the Deep Six. The Leviathan took the form of a horned, sabertoothed pink whale with a battering ram portruding from its chin. It was unleashed by the Deep Six to wreak havoc to ships and harbors around the world, but was fortunately destroyed by Orion, Lightray and their Life-Cube.
Life-Cube
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
A living basic life form, the Life-Cube was an object of concentrated life energy created by Lightray out of the remnants of the Sender. The cube was a techno-active construct with enormous potential and could be imprinted to evolve into a wast number of Fourth World machines. Imprinted by Lightray's Mother Box, the Life-Cube went through two stages of technological evolution: The Caller and the Warhead.
Life Cube Warhead
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
The final stage of the Life-Cube's evolution. The warhead was an enormous explosive device which channeled the energies of the Source, allowing Orion and Lightray to destroy the Leviathan and the Deep Six in one gigantic blast.
Lump
Designer - Unknown, possibly Desaad or the Mind Probers.
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Magna-Car
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Apokoliptian transport issued to high ranking members of Darkseid's hierarchy.
Magna-Trap
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #8
Space traps which litter the skies above Apokolips. Magna traps capture unsuspecting visitors and pull them down to the surface of the hellish world where they can be destroyed.
Mass-Director Unit
Designer - Presumably Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A great machine desgined to transmit telepathic waves across wast distances to a great number of people. When Darkseid and his elite are away from Apokolips, he leaves a Mass-Director Unit in charge which transmits his commands and maintains order across the planet. One Mass-Director unit was built on Earth to scan human minds for traces of the Anti-Life equations - The Fear Machine.
Mass-Gravity Beam
Designer - Unknown, possibly the Gravi-Guards
First Appearance - Forever People #1
A device designed to increase gravity in a specified area, crushing everything and everyone present within it. The device accomplishes this by transmitting gravity from 'heavy mass galaxies' and focusing it on the targeted spot. This gravity increase is enough to flatten even those with the strength of Superman or Big Barda, though individuals with experience in techno-cosmic science of the New Gods like Metron and Himon can shield themselves from it. It is the main weapon of Darkseid's servants known as the Gravi-Guards, but is used by Members of Darkseid's hierarchy as well.
Master Scrambler
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #4
A device which distorts people's perception on a mass scale. Desaad used it in his Happyland theme park to make his victims and prisoner appear as circus sideshows, thus facilitating their torment at the hand of unsuspecting carnival guests.
Matter Threshold
Designer - Possibly Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #7
An archaic method of transportation before the invention of the Boom Tube. Described as a dimension door, Forces of Apokolips used them to transport their troops to and from New Genesis during their war.
Mega-Rod
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #4
Big Barda's weapon of choice. She stole it from a weapons depot on Apokolips before making her escape to Earth. Far from being just a club, the Mega-Rod is capable of unleashing energy blasts, allows Barda to fly and possesses powerful sensors which register the world around it. It is even capable of teleportation which Barda claims is even more advanced than the Boom Tube.
Micro-Mark
Designer - Esak
First Appearance - The Hunger Dogs Graphic Novel
A fearsome nano-technology, the Micro-Mark is the ultimate crowd control weapon. It's exact mechanism is unclear, but replicated on a large enough scale, it is capable of simulating the effects of the Anti-Life equation, explaining Darkseid's interest in it. Concentrated in a large enough amount, the Micro-Mark can even detonate with terrifying force, unleashing enough energy to even destroy a planet.
Mister Miracle's Gadgets
Designer - Scott Free
First Appearance - Various
These are the personal gadgets incorporate into Mister Miracle's suit, allowing him to pursue his calling as an escape artist as well as fight against the evil of Apokolips which comes his way.
-Air jets - jets located around Mister Miracle's waist, allowing him bursts of speed.
-Compact Cocoon Spinner - A device capable of producing yards and yards of strong plastic material. The material can be formed into various shapes, ranging from a parachute to a straight jacket.
-Hyper-Sound intensifiers - Devices in his glowes which focus and intensify sound waves into a force capable of cutting through metal.
-Laser jets - jets in the soles of his shoes which can burn with such intensity they can melt metal and even tunnel through the earth.
-Micro Jets - Miniature jets placed all over his suit which can propel him and allow him limited flight.
-Multi-Cube - A tiny cube like device capable of multiple functions, including producing a laser beam, a steel grapple, hyper corrosive acid and it can even send out 'electro-sonic impulses' which can put its targets into a coma.
Mobius Chair
Designer - Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Metron's defining piece of kit primary method of transportation. The chair is a miniature spaceship capable of traveling anywhere in time and space in Metron's pursuit of knowledge. Powered by Element X, the Chair is capable generating blasts of incredible force, erecting impenetrable forcef ields and creating tractor beams powerful enough to pull entire planets. It can also protect its owner in any sort of environment, including the insides of a black hole. It is also capable of restructuring itself to suit its user's needs, converting from a classic seat to a more comfortable lounge and even growing an extra seat to accommodate extra passengers. It is so versatile that Metron is rarely seen rising from it and only does so in the most amazing circumstances.
Mother Box
Designer - Unknown, possibly Himon
First Appearance - New Gods #1
IPhone of the Gods. A Mother Box is a living, personal supercomputer usually in a shape of small box. A Mother Box's abilities and limitations are extremely vague and ill-defined. To make it even more complicated, no two Mother Boxes are alike. Each is attuned to the personality and needs of its creator and it abilities vary accordingly. In general though, Mother Boxes seem capable of limited reality warping around them and their users. They're also capable of connecting to and influencing any electronics and similar technology. Mother Boxes also seem to have a connection to the Source. They are possibly powered by Element X.
Overlord
Designer - Unknown, possibly Darkseid or Desaad
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #2
A terror machine of Granny Goodness, given to her as a gift by Darkseid. The machine had powerful but vaguely defined abilities which included energy beams, mater transmutation and creation of complex constructs for Granny's pleasure, such as the X-Pit. Despite projecting an image of strength and power around it, the actual Overlord was actually a pitiful mecha organism encased in powerful machinery. It was killed by Mister Miracle when he had the Mother Box overload his circuitry, destroying its contraptions.
Paranoid Pill
Designer - Doctor Bedlam
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #3
A powerful Apokoliptian hallucinogen. The pill can be dissolved into vapor, and when breathed in it creates state of extreme paranoia and euphoria. A single pill was enough to engulf an entire building, making its residents think Mister Miracle was an enemy spy who must be killed.
Power Lash
Designer - Possibly Lashina
First Appearance Mister Miracle #6
Electrically charged lashes used by Lashina as her main weapons. They are so powerful that they can smash through steel girders (and New Gods) with ease.
Power Pod
Designer - unknown, possibly Mantis.
First Appearance - Forever People #2
A sarcophagus-like device in which Mantis rests between exertions. Mantis is very powerful, but he expends his power very quickly in battle. He hibernates in the Power Pod to replenish his energies after they're depleted.
Power Spikes
Designer - Possibly Mad Harriet
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
Mad Harriet's weapon of choice, she wears the spikes as claws on her fingers, and is capable of slicing through even steel and concrete with ease with them.
Radion Bullet
Designer - Unknown, possibly inapplicable
First Appearance - Final Crisis #1
A bullet used by Darkseid to kill Orion in Final Crisis. The bullet's nature is two-fold. It is made out of Radion, an illusive substance which destroys ideas, making it lethal to the New Gods and potentially other anthropomorphic personifications of Platonic concepts. The bullet itself is metaphysical in nature. It is the essence of every bullet ever used in an assassination wrought together to create a perfect god-killing weapon. The bullet was fired by Darkseid back through time to kill Orion, then recovered by Batman who fired it back at Darkseid, delivering the lethal blow to the evil god. Interestingly, the wounded Darkseid then took the bullet and fired it back through time to kill Orion. This means that the bullet's existence is a stable time loop.
Sender
Designer - The Deep Six
First Seen - New Gods #6
An organic Mass-Director unit mutated out of sea life by the Deep Six. It served as mission control for the Leviathan, directing its actions and controlling its thoughts. Lightray used his light powers to strip it of its Apokoliptian taint down to a living basic life form - a Life Cube.
Shock-prod
Desginer - Presumably Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #2
A prod which delivers... Shocks. Main weapon of Brola.
Sound-Shark
Flying, shark-like Apokoliptian surveillance drones which prowl the lowly streets of Apokolips. listening in to any sounds and conversations in their range.
Stun-Gun
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Gun used by Kanto. It is capable of various modes of fire, among them being energy draining and increase of gravity. It is exceedingly powerful, capable of putting even Big Barda down.
Super-Cycle
Designer - Unknown, possibly inapplicable
First Appearance - Forever People #1
The primary method of transportation for the Forever People. It looks like a giant motorcycle with numerous sidecars attached all around for extra passengers. It is capable of flight, defense and offensive blasts, and is at least partly sentient. Young Justice had a Super-Cycle of their own, and it was suggested there that Super-cycles are not so much made as bread.
Supertown
Designer - Possibly Highfater
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Also known as the Celestial City or City of the Gods, Supertown is the colossal, flying, golden abode of the Gods of New Genesis. The wast city glides serenely across the skies of New Genesis, designed so that in no way disturbs the peaceful nature beneath it. Depending on the writer, the city is usually the only place on New Genesis where the Gods live, making it the primary setting for any comic which stars them. Though it generally remains in the atmosphere of New Genesis, the city is also capable of traveling through Outer Space.
Swarming Maggots
Designer- Unknown, possibly Esak via the Micro-Mark
First Appearance - The Hunger Dogs Graphic Novel
Horrifying monsters mutated by Apokoliptian science, they litter and infest the surface of New Genesis, devouring all life they encounter. They appear as unseemly, foul, covered in green fur, more dead than alive and driven only by their insatiable hunger to destroy and consume everything in their path. Possibly created by the Micro-Mark.
Tartaros
Designer - Himon
First Appearance - Superman/Batman #39
A dwarf planet hollowed out and turned into a battleship for Darkseid by Himon the Artificer while he still worked for him. Tartaros is an entire world turned into a war machine under Darkseid's control. Darkseid used it as headquarters on an expedition to the Source Wall hoping to restore his waning power. However, a breach in the Source Wall occurred, pulling Tartaros in and incorporating it as the newest addition to the wall.
Techno-Cosmic War Machines
Designer - Numerous, most notably Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A number of powerful divine super weapons deployed by the New Gods during the original New Genesis - Apokolips War. Many of the Apokoliptian war machines were designed for Darkseid by Metron in exchange for the Element X needed to power his Mobius Chair. Eventually New Genesis developed their own weapons to combat them. These weapons were not named in the issues they appeared in so any designations here are unofficial.
-Micro-life Destructant - An Apokoliptian bacteriological attack on New Genesis. The toxic bacteria was deployed to rid the surface of New Genesis of all life. It was stopped through unknown mean but was not completely eradicated. It grew, developed and eventually evolved into the bugs of New Genesis.
-Mass drivers- A space based weapon designed to launch numerous planetoids at the towards New Genesis, showering its surface with a rain of deadly objects.
-Mutated Giants - Gigantic biological mutations bred in Apokoliptian labs and set loose on New Genesis.
-Seismic Shock Machines - New Genesis answer to the mutant giants, a machines designed to split open the ground beneath the feet of these colossi, letting the earth swallow them whole.
-Cosmic Lasers - titanic machines installed on mammoth suns throughout the universe. Alternatively, the stars themselves are actually turned into these devices. Either way they are designed to focus the star's output into one gigantic cosmic laser and cut New Genesis into pieces with its power.
-Impacters - A planet sized space missile designed to impact the stars captured and turned to lasers by the enemies, and obliterate them.
Tele-Ray
Desginer - Unknown
-First Appearance - New Gods #2
Instantaneous short range teleporter used by Darkseid.
Terror-Bats
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance New Gods #8
Monstrous spacefaring creatures, possibly semi or completely technological in nature, created by Apokoliptian scientists to infest the space between the twin worlds and pursue any travelers which pass through there. They take the appearance of giant tailed bats capable of firing energy blasts from both their mouths and what appears to be either arms or mounted blasters underneath their wings.
Thermo-Bolt Machine
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Forever People #6
A powerful Apokoliptian cannon capable of demolishing Supertown. It was fortunately destroyed before it had a chance to fire at its target.
Vertigo-Grenades
First Appearance - Forever People #4
Designer - Possibly Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #4
Grenades used by Desaad's personal soldiers and possibly other Apokoliptian troops. They emit light and sound which completely disorient anyone in the area to the point where they can't tell which is up or down anymore. Apokoliptian troops are subjected to such grenades as part of their training. As a result they are at least somewhat resistant to the effect, as well as to other mind disorienting powers, such as those of Count Vertigo.
War Staff
Designer - Possibly Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #7
Izaya's symbol and weapon of choice before he became the Highfater. The War Staff was a mighty weapon capable of annihilating Sizeable forces of Apokolips in one swoop. Once Izaya assumed the peaceful role of the Highfather, he replaced the War Staff with his Wonder Staff.
Wonder Staff
Designer - Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Highfather's staff and symbol. The staff was taken up by Izaya the Inheritor when he discovered the Source and took on his calling as the Highfather. The staff wields enormous power, so much that the Highfather could deter entire Apokoliptian fleets with it alone. After his death the Staff was retrieved by Desaad in order to help Darkseid restore his own depleted power, but was recovered by Batman and Superman.
Worlogog
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance- JLA vol 2 #10
An exact working map of the entire space-time continuum. Any change on the Worlogog reflects back on reality, so anyone holding it has an almost unlimited ability to reshape the universe to his will. Where it came from and who made it is unknown, but Metron mentions that it is a fragment of the Source itself. Once used by Lex Luthor and his Injustice League, the Worlogog was passed to Hourman, before finally being reclaimed by Metron, who is presumably still in possession of it.
X-Pit
Designer- The Overlord
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #2
A trap for Mister Miracle created by the Overlord at Granny Goodness' command. The trap was a pit with a box of clear, see-through material at the bottom. Once the victim fell into the box, it close behind it, becoming impregnable. Inside the box was a Torment-circuit, a set of buttons which allowed the victim to choose for himself what sort of torture he would be subjected to. The choices ranged from fire to electrocution to drowning in water or rising mud. The X-Pit was destroyed when Mister Miracle used the Mother box to send a surge through the Torment-Circuit, breaking free and destroying the pit and its creator in the process.
Will be expanding the list soon. If you have any suggestions or remarks, please let me know.
I will start with the most popular and well known items and all the things I can recall off the top of my head, and then I'll fill the list up as go through my collection. New additions will be marked in red. If you see that I've missed an entry, please note it.
Let's begin:
Acid-Pods
Designer - The Bugs
First Appearance - New Gods #9
A handheld shooter which fires acid, a weapon of the Forager and other warrior bugs of New Genesis. The acid is quite potent, capable of dissolving even New God materials.
Aero-Van
First Appearance - Forever People #3
Designer - Unknown
Flying troop transport used by Glorious Godfrey's Justifiers.
Aero-Carrier
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Apokoliptian troop transport. Apart from ferrying Darkseid's forces around the planet, Aero-carriers are also employed collecting the children of Apokolips to be transported to Granny's orphanage.
Aero-Cycle
Designer Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
A one man flying vehicle used by Apokoliptian patrols.
Aero-Pads
Designer - Unkown
First seen - Mister Miracle #2
A pair of levitating disks which allow their user to fly when standing on them. Used by Mister Miracle and Fastback. Also known as Aero-Disks
Shilo Norman used a variant of the Aero-Pads known as the Zoom pads during his tenure as Mister Miracle.
Animate
Designer - Doctor Bedlam
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #3
Robotic mannequins which can be controlled by the disembodied will of Doctor Bedlam. Bedlam will usually choose only one of these animates to be his primary manifestation which will act and talk in his name, but he can control dozens of such mannequins at any single time.
Astro-Harness
Designer - Unknown, possibly Orion or Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A harness which channels Orion's cosmic power called the Astro-Force, allowing Orion to fly and manipulate his power more easily. The harness can fire blasts that can disintegrate objects down to subatomic particles, is virtually indestructible and responds to Orion's thoughts. Even if the Harness is destroyed, Orion can recreate it in an instant, allowing him to continue with his work undisturbed.
Baby Box
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - JLA vol 2 #10
A miniature computer designed to home in and guide its user to its parent Mother Box, no matter its location in space and time.
Beta-Club
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - New Gods #1
The primary weapon of Kalibak the Cruel. In addition to being an amazingly effective blunt weapon, the club is also capable of shooting beta-rays which cause unbearable pain in their target.
Black Racer replica
Designer - Darkseid and Metron
First Appearance - Orion #15
A replica of the Black Racer, death of the New Gods, created by Darkseid and Metron in order to deal with Orion who controlled the Anti-Life equation. Supposedly indistinguishable from the actual Black Racer.
Boom Tube
Designer - Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A wormhole-like tunnel connecting two points in space and time, used as a primary method of travel by the New Gods and those with access to their technology. A boom Tube is capable of connecting to any two points in the universe without any known limitations. It is also the only known reliable method of traveling between the Fourth World and normal universe. Opening a tube an energetic event, followed by a blinding light and a thunderous sound, giving the tubes their name. A Mother Box or a more specialized device is usually required to open a Boom Tube, though some of the more powerful Gods are able to open them on their own.
Brain-Drain Chemical
Designer- Possibly Granny Goodness.
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
A chemical put in the food and fed to the inmates of Granny's orphanage, dulling their thoughts and ridding them of the ability to think for themselves. Scott Free was warned by Metron not to eat the food in the orphanage, allowing him to think for himself and ultimately escape the orphanage.
Cable-Snare
Designer - Possibly Steppenwolf
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A weapon used by Steppenwolf. Its handle can either fire blasts of Radion energy or produce a metal cable which can be used as a whip.
Caliburn Ex Calibur
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1
One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero, and considered to be one version of the famed Excalibur. After Aurakles' demise the sword was found by King Arthur and it was eventually passed down to Sir Ystin, the shining knight. Not much is known about the sword aside from its legendary sharpness and durability.
Caller
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
The second stage of the Life-cube's evolution. The caller served as the opposite of the Sender. It commanded the Leviathan to return to its point of origin (The caller itself), forcing it to confront Orion and Lightray. It further evolved into the Life-Cube Warhead.
Cauldron of Rebirth
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1
One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero. It is a cauldron constantly filled with an unknown, bubbling liquid. This liquid can be used to give life to inanimate things, such as Frankenstein, or extend one's life for thousands of years, such as in the case of Gloriana Tenebrae, queen of the Sheeda. Melmoth, the former king of the Sheeda, has all of his blood replaced with the liquid from the cauldron, granting him complete immortality (Though no healing factor).
Cosmic Cartridges
Designer - Possibly Serifan
First Appearance - Forever People #2
Small bullet-like devices used by Serifan of the Forever People. Determining what, exactly they do is no easy task. They're not bullets, even though they can be used as such. Serifan describes them as "Sensitizers, probes, receivers and such." and claims that "They're sensitive to the universe, to its largest and smallest limits." In theory, Cosmic Cartridges seem to be able to 'atune' themselves to the principles by which some devices work, thus mimicking the function of said devices. Using them, Serifan was able to things ranging from repairing broken vehicles to listening to radio, to creation protective force fields. Cosmic Cartidges remain one of the most vague and least defined of all Fourth World devices.
De-Energizing Bomb
Designer - unknown
First seen - New Gods #7
A bomb designed to snuff out a fire pit, leaving a cold, wast crater in its place.
Demon's Organ
Designer - Possibly Glorious Godfrey or Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #3
A musical instrument which plays out a captivating, brainwashing theme not unlike the Anti-Life Equation itself. Used by Glorious Godfrey to enslave people of Earth. Destroyed by Infinity-Man.
Destructi-Pole
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #7
An anti-armor weapon used by soldiers of New Genesis against Dragon Tanks.
Devilance's Lance
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - New Gods #11
The personal weapon of Devilance the Pursuer. The lance is device of terrible power capable of a wast array of effects like flight, energy projection, teleportation, scanning as well as a number of counter measures for other New Gods technology. It is even capable of rearranging its own molecular structure to become malleable and ensnare a victim like a snake, and it will always find its way back to Devilance's hand. The lance is great power source and can be used to power entire starships on its own.
Doom Tube
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Superman/Batman #41
A special kind of Boom Tube which leads directly into the Source and cannot be reversed.
Dragon Tank
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A dragon shaped war machine of Apokolips, these tanks were deployed in large numbers to scour the surface of New Genesis.
Electro-Axe
Designer -Possbibly Steppenwolf
First Appearance - New Gods #7
Another weapon of Steppenwolf's. Not much is known about it.
Element X
Designer - Himon
First Appearance New Gods #7
An illusive and powerful fuel source that powers the greatest of the New Gods' machines. It is the only thing capable of powering Metron's Mobius Chair. In Final Crisis, Superman uses the Element X from the Mobius Chair to power his Miracle Machine.
Energy Dispenser
Designer - unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
A gun capable of sapping the strength of powerful New Gods, including Big Barda.
Fahren Knife
Designer - Possibly Bernadeth
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
Favorite weapon of Bernadeth. Despite its name it is actually a small device which fires a dart capable of penetrating a target 'dimensionally' and roasting it from the inside.
Father Box (Orion)
Designer - Unknown, possible Darkseid or Desaad
First Appearance - Orion #8
An Apokoliptian version of the Mother Box, given to Orion by Mortalla after Darkseid's apparent demise. Unlike his previous Mother Box, the Father Box was supposed to influence Orion to become more evil and closer to Darkseid.
Several other individuals have also held Father Boxes, like Dr. Impossible and Power Boy. These Father Boxes were presumably similar in nature and function to Orion's.
Father Box (Seven Soldiers)
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1
Also know as Croatoan. One of the seven gifts given by the New Gods to Aurakles, the first superhero. Notably different from the Father Box given to Orion, it was made by the Gods of New Genesis and took the form of a pair of dice. The Father Box is capable of reality warping on an immense scale, one die of it allowing a girl to emulate Zatanna's magical abilities. In the comics it is also described as "All knowing" implying some sort of cosmic awareness or omniscience.
Fear Machine
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #2
A type of Mass Director Unit designed to project fear and panic into people over a wast area. These emotions would reveal any fragments of the Anti-Life Equation in minds of those afflicted, which the Fear Machine would then scan for. The Fear Machine's powers could affect humans and low level residents of the Fourth World, but could not influence beings like Orion or Darkseid. Destroyed by Orion. Desaad's emotional Siphon is possibly a part of this machine.
Fear Siphon
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #2
A device which allows Desaad to absorbs the negative emotions of other people, namely fear, pain and despair, from long distances. The Stronger the emotions of the targets, the stronger the sensation, so Desaad goes to great lengths to cause as much suffering as possible so he could feed with his siphon. It is unknown if Desaad uses this devices to sustain himself, to empower himself or simply as a drug for his sadistic tendencies. However, Desaad being a rather sick bastard, a combination of three may very well be possible. Possibly a part of the Fear Machine.
Follower
Designer - Mister Miracle
First Apperance - Mister Miracle #2
Also know as a Pseudo-Unit, the Follower was a mechanical doppelganger of Mister MIracle designed to perfectly imitate Scott's motions, allowing him to test his escape stunts without putting himself in harm's way. Essentially it's the New Genesis version if the crash test dummy. It also comes in handy as a decoy for anyone trying to attack the real Mister Miracle.
Genesis Box
Designer - Orion
First Appearance - JLA Vol 2 #14
A Doomsday weapon created by Orion in an alternate where Darkseid conquered the universe. The box is capable of reducing all of creation down to its component particles and restructure it again, bringing forth a new beginning free of Darkseid's taint.
Grabber
Designer - Presumably Esak
First Appearance - New Gods Deluxe #6
One of the automated patrol units which scour Apokolips for any sign of dissent. Its tactic is to grab its prey from the back and strangle it with its mechanical tentacles.
Grandmother Box
Designer - Inapplicable
First Appearance - JLA vol 2 #13
An unholy fusion of Granny Goodness and a multitude of Mother Boxes. In an alternate future where Darkseid conquered the universe, Granny Goodness raided the central Mother Box repository on New Genesis. Instead of destroying them she accidentally bonded with them, resulting in giant Mother Box-like computer with Granny's insane personality. Her specialty seems to be opening a Boom Tube into a Firepit of Apokolips, teleporting a massive jet of plasma at her enemies. Killed by alternate future Wonder Woman.
Hellspore
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Batman/Superman #11
An Apokoliptian grenade-like weapon with terrifying power. Hellspores are designed to blast all the way through a planet's crust, exposing its molten core and creating a firepit. A sufficient number of hellpores detonating at the same time have the power to potentially destroy the whole planet.
Note that over the years, different writers have had different ideas on how firepits are made. As such, hellspores are either not the only way to create a firepit, or completely non-canonical.
Hellborer
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Orion #8
An Apokoliptian weapon of war. A hellborer is designed to drill down to the core of a planet, exposing it and leaving a firepit in its wake. A hellborer's activation is followed by an immense release of energy, capable of annihilating armies on its own.
Note that over the years, different writers have had different ideas on how firepits are made. As such, hellborers are either not the only way to create a firepit, or completely non-canonical.
Hush Tube
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - JLA vol 3 #1
A version of the Boom Tube. Instead of a flash of light and a Boom, this tube opens silently and with a touch of smoke and shadow, making it better for stealth. The extent of it capabilities compared to ordinary Boom Tubes is unknown. Can be summoned by a Father Box.
Induction Rifle
Desginer - Unknown
First Appearance - Forever People #7
A rifle capable of pressurizing the ground and creating fissures in it as well as collapsing cliffs.
The Jammer
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #4
A device given by Darkseid to the Intergang. It's purpose was to hide the activities of the Deep Six from Orion.
Jet -Bow
Designer - Unknown, possibly Kanto
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
A crossbow-like weapon firing arrows packed with high explosives. It can fire single bolts or in clusters which can blow through walls. The weapon is used by the special Jet-Bow Squad under Kanto's command.
Justifier Helmet
Designer - Possibly Glorious Godfrey
First Appearance - Forever People #3
A helmet worn by Darkseid's Justifier troops. The helmet constantly plays out a brain-washing tune in the minds, enslaving them to Darkseid's will. Originally they were enslaved to the tune of the Demon's Organ, but once Darkseid acquired the Anti-Life Equation the equation itself was played out in their minds.
Killing-Glove
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A glove with an energy projector projector in every finger, this weapon can be used to deliver swift blast of energy which can either kill or incapacitated a target. Used by Darkseid to stun Izaya while Steppenwolf killed Izaya's wife, thus starting the war between Apokolips and new Genesis.
Leviathan
Designer - The Deep Six
First Appearance - New Gods #5
A colossal seam monster mutated from marine life by the Deep Six. The Leviathan took the form of a horned, sabertoothed pink whale with a battering ram portruding from its chin. It was unleashed by the Deep Six to wreak havoc to ships and harbors around the world, but was fortunately destroyed by Orion, Lightray and their Life-Cube.
Life-Cube
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
A living basic life form, the Life-Cube was an object of concentrated life energy created by Lightray out of the remnants of the Sender. The cube was a techno-active construct with enormous potential and could be imprinted to evolve into a wast number of Fourth World machines. Imprinted by Lightray's Mother Box, the Life-Cube went through two stages of technological evolution: The Caller and the Warhead.
Life Cube Warhead
Designer - Lightray
First Appearance - New Gods #6
The final stage of the Life-Cube's evolution. The warhead was an enormous explosive device which channeled the energies of the Source, allowing Orion and Lightray to destroy the Leviathan and the Deep Six in one gigantic blast.
Lump
Designer - Unknown, possibly Desaad or the Mind Probers.
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Magna-Car
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Apokoliptian transport issued to high ranking members of Darkseid's hierarchy.
Magna-Trap
Designer - Unkown
First Appearance - New Gods #8
Space traps which litter the skies above Apokolips. Magna traps capture unsuspecting visitors and pull them down to the surface of the hellish world where they can be destroyed.
Mass-Director Unit
Designer - Presumably Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #1
A great machine desgined to transmit telepathic waves across wast distances to a great number of people. When Darkseid and his elite are away from Apokolips, he leaves a Mass-Director Unit in charge which transmits his commands and maintains order across the planet. One Mass-Director unit was built on Earth to scan human minds for traces of the Anti-Life equations - The Fear Machine.
Mass-Gravity Beam
Designer - Unknown, possibly the Gravi-Guards
First Appearance - Forever People #1
A device designed to increase gravity in a specified area, crushing everything and everyone present within it. The device accomplishes this by transmitting gravity from 'heavy mass galaxies' and focusing it on the targeted spot. This gravity increase is enough to flatten even those with the strength of Superman or Big Barda, though individuals with experience in techno-cosmic science of the New Gods like Metron and Himon can shield themselves from it. It is the main weapon of Darkseid's servants known as the Gravi-Guards, but is used by Members of Darkseid's hierarchy as well.
Master Scrambler
Designer - Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #4
A device which distorts people's perception on a mass scale. Desaad used it in his Happyland theme park to make his victims and prisoner appear as circus sideshows, thus facilitating their torment at the hand of unsuspecting carnival guests.
Matter Threshold
Designer - Possibly Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #7
An archaic method of transportation before the invention of the Boom Tube. Described as a dimension door, Forces of Apokolips used them to transport their troops to and from New Genesis during their war.
Mega-Rod
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #4
Big Barda's weapon of choice. She stole it from a weapons depot on Apokolips before making her escape to Earth. Far from being just a club, the Mega-Rod is capable of unleashing energy blasts, allows Barda to fly and possesses powerful sensors which register the world around it. It is even capable of teleportation which Barda claims is even more advanced than the Boom Tube.
Micro-Mark
Designer - Esak
First Appearance - The Hunger Dogs Graphic Novel
A fearsome nano-technology, the Micro-Mark is the ultimate crowd control weapon. It's exact mechanism is unclear, but replicated on a large enough scale, it is capable of simulating the effects of the Anti-Life equation, explaining Darkseid's interest in it. Concentrated in a large enough amount, the Micro-Mark can even detonate with terrifying force, unleashing enough energy to even destroy a planet.
Mister Miracle's Gadgets
Designer - Scott Free
First Appearance - Various
These are the personal gadgets incorporate into Mister Miracle's suit, allowing him to pursue his calling as an escape artist as well as fight against the evil of Apokolips which comes his way.
-Air jets - jets located around Mister Miracle's waist, allowing him bursts of speed.
-Compact Cocoon Spinner - A device capable of producing yards and yards of strong plastic material. The material can be formed into various shapes, ranging from a parachute to a straight jacket.
-Hyper-Sound intensifiers - Devices in his glowes which focus and intensify sound waves into a force capable of cutting through metal.
-Laser jets - jets in the soles of his shoes which can burn with such intensity they can melt metal and even tunnel through the earth.
-Micro Jets - Miniature jets placed all over his suit which can propel him and allow him limited flight.
-Multi-Cube - A tiny cube like device capable of multiple functions, including producing a laser beam, a steel grapple, hyper corrosive acid and it can even send out 'electro-sonic impulses' which can put its targets into a coma.
Mobius Chair
Designer - Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Metron's defining piece of kit primary method of transportation. The chair is a miniature spaceship capable of traveling anywhere in time and space in Metron's pursuit of knowledge. Powered by Element X, the Chair is capable generating blasts of incredible force, erecting impenetrable forcef ields and creating tractor beams powerful enough to pull entire planets. It can also protect its owner in any sort of environment, including the insides of a black hole. It is also capable of restructuring itself to suit its user's needs, converting from a classic seat to a more comfortable lounge and even growing an extra seat to accommodate extra passengers. It is so versatile that Metron is rarely seen rising from it and only does so in the most amazing circumstances.
Mother Box
Designer - Unknown, possibly Himon
First Appearance - New Gods #1
IPhone of the Gods. A Mother Box is a living, personal supercomputer usually in a shape of small box. A Mother Box's abilities and limitations are extremely vague and ill-defined. To make it even more complicated, no two Mother Boxes are alike. Each is attuned to the personality and needs of its creator and it abilities vary accordingly. In general though, Mother Boxes seem capable of limited reality warping around them and their users. They're also capable of connecting to and influencing any electronics and similar technology. Mother Boxes also seem to have a connection to the Source. They are possibly powered by Element X.
Overlord
Designer - Unknown, possibly Darkseid or Desaad
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #2
A terror machine of Granny Goodness, given to her as a gift by Darkseid. The machine had powerful but vaguely defined abilities which included energy beams, mater transmutation and creation of complex constructs for Granny's pleasure, such as the X-Pit. Despite projecting an image of strength and power around it, the actual Overlord was actually a pitiful mecha organism encased in powerful machinery. It was killed by Mister Miracle when he had the Mother Box overload his circuitry, destroying its contraptions.
Paranoid Pill
Designer - Doctor Bedlam
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #3
A powerful Apokoliptian hallucinogen. The pill can be dissolved into vapor, and when breathed in it creates state of extreme paranoia and euphoria. A single pill was enough to engulf an entire building, making its residents think Mister Miracle was an enemy spy who must be killed.
Power Lash
Designer - Possibly Lashina
First Appearance Mister Miracle #6
Electrically charged lashes used by Lashina as her main weapons. They are so powerful that they can smash through steel girders (and New Gods) with ease.
Power Pod
Designer - unknown, possibly Mantis.
First Appearance - Forever People #2
A sarcophagus-like device in which Mantis rests between exertions. Mantis is very powerful, but he expends his power very quickly in battle. He hibernates in the Power Pod to replenish his energies after they're depleted.
Power Spikes
Designer - Possibly Mad Harriet
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #6
Mad Harriet's weapon of choice, she wears the spikes as claws on her fingers, and is capable of slicing through even steel and concrete with ease with them.
Radion Bullet
Designer - Unknown, possibly inapplicable
First Appearance - Final Crisis #1
A bullet used by Darkseid to kill Orion in Final Crisis. The bullet's nature is two-fold. It is made out of Radion, an illusive substance which destroys ideas, making it lethal to the New Gods and potentially other anthropomorphic personifications of Platonic concepts. The bullet itself is metaphysical in nature. It is the essence of every bullet ever used in an assassination wrought together to create a perfect god-killing weapon. The bullet was fired by Darkseid back through time to kill Orion, then recovered by Batman who fired it back at Darkseid, delivering the lethal blow to the evil god. Interestingly, the wounded Darkseid then took the bullet and fired it back through time to kill Orion. This means that the bullet's existence is a stable time loop.
Sender
Designer - The Deep Six
First Seen - New Gods #6
An organic Mass-Director unit mutated out of sea life by the Deep Six. It served as mission control for the Leviathan, directing its actions and controlling its thoughts. Lightray used his light powers to strip it of its Apokoliptian taint down to a living basic life form - a Life Cube.
Shock-prod
Desginer - Presumably Desaad
First Appearance - New Gods #2
A prod which delivers... Shocks. Main weapon of Brola.
Sound-Shark
Flying, shark-like Apokoliptian surveillance drones which prowl the lowly streets of Apokolips. listening in to any sounds and conversations in their range.
Stun-Gun
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #7
Gun used by Kanto. It is capable of various modes of fire, among them being energy draining and increase of gravity. It is exceedingly powerful, capable of putting even Big Barda down.
Super-Cycle
Designer - Unknown, possibly inapplicable
First Appearance - Forever People #1
The primary method of transportation for the Forever People. It looks like a giant motorcycle with numerous sidecars attached all around for extra passengers. It is capable of flight, defense and offensive blasts, and is at least partly sentient. Young Justice had a Super-Cycle of their own, and it was suggested there that Super-cycles are not so much made as bread.
Supertown
Designer - Possibly Highfater
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Also known as the Celestial City or City of the Gods, Supertown is the colossal, flying, golden abode of the Gods of New Genesis. The wast city glides serenely across the skies of New Genesis, designed so that in no way disturbs the peaceful nature beneath it. Depending on the writer, the city is usually the only place on New Genesis where the Gods live, making it the primary setting for any comic which stars them. Though it generally remains in the atmosphere of New Genesis, the city is also capable of traveling through Outer Space.
Swarming Maggots
Designer- Unknown, possibly Esak via the Micro-Mark
First Appearance - The Hunger Dogs Graphic Novel
Horrifying monsters mutated by Apokoliptian science, they litter and infest the surface of New Genesis, devouring all life they encounter. They appear as unseemly, foul, covered in green fur, more dead than alive and driven only by their insatiable hunger to destroy and consume everything in their path. Possibly created by the Micro-Mark.
Tartaros
Designer - Himon
First Appearance - Superman/Batman #39
A dwarf planet hollowed out and turned into a battleship for Darkseid by Himon the Artificer while he still worked for him. Tartaros is an entire world turned into a war machine under Darkseid's control. Darkseid used it as headquarters on an expedition to the Source Wall hoping to restore his waning power. However, a breach in the Source Wall occurred, pulling Tartaros in and incorporating it as the newest addition to the wall.
Techno-Cosmic War Machines
Designer - Numerous, most notably Metron
First Appearance - New Gods #7
A number of powerful divine super weapons deployed by the New Gods during the original New Genesis - Apokolips War. Many of the Apokoliptian war machines were designed for Darkseid by Metron in exchange for the Element X needed to power his Mobius Chair. Eventually New Genesis developed their own weapons to combat them. These weapons were not named in the issues they appeared in so any designations here are unofficial.
-Micro-life Destructant - An Apokoliptian bacteriological attack on New Genesis. The toxic bacteria was deployed to rid the surface of New Genesis of all life. It was stopped through unknown mean but was not completely eradicated. It grew, developed and eventually evolved into the bugs of New Genesis.
-Mass drivers- A space based weapon designed to launch numerous planetoids at the towards New Genesis, showering its surface with a rain of deadly objects.
-Mutated Giants - Gigantic biological mutations bred in Apokoliptian labs and set loose on New Genesis.
-Seismic Shock Machines - New Genesis answer to the mutant giants, a machines designed to split open the ground beneath the feet of these colossi, letting the earth swallow them whole.
-Cosmic Lasers - titanic machines installed on mammoth suns throughout the universe. Alternatively, the stars themselves are actually turned into these devices. Either way they are designed to focus the star's output into one gigantic cosmic laser and cut New Genesis into pieces with its power.
-Impacters - A planet sized space missile designed to impact the stars captured and turned to lasers by the enemies, and obliterate them.
Tele-Ray
Desginer - Unknown
-First Appearance - New Gods #2
Instantaneous short range teleporter used by Darkseid.
Terror-Bats
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance New Gods #8
Monstrous spacefaring creatures, possibly semi or completely technological in nature, created by Apokoliptian scientists to infest the space between the twin worlds and pursue any travelers which pass through there. They take the appearance of giant tailed bats capable of firing energy blasts from both their mouths and what appears to be either arms or mounted blasters underneath their wings.
Thermo-Bolt Machine
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance - Forever People #6
A powerful Apokoliptian cannon capable of demolishing Supertown. It was fortunately destroyed before it had a chance to fire at its target.
Vertigo-Grenades
First Appearance - Forever People #4
Designer - Possibly Desaad
First Appearance - Forever People #4
Grenades used by Desaad's personal soldiers and possibly other Apokoliptian troops. They emit light and sound which completely disorient anyone in the area to the point where they can't tell which is up or down anymore. Apokoliptian troops are subjected to such grenades as part of their training. As a result they are at least somewhat resistant to the effect, as well as to other mind disorienting powers, such as those of Count Vertigo.
War Staff
Designer - Possibly Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #7
Izaya's symbol and weapon of choice before he became the Highfater. The War Staff was a mighty weapon capable of annihilating Sizeable forces of Apokolips in one swoop. Once Izaya assumed the peaceful role of the Highfather, he replaced the War Staff with his Wonder Staff.
Wonder Staff
Designer - Highfather
First Appearance - New Gods #1
Highfather's staff and symbol. The staff was taken up by Izaya the Inheritor when he discovered the Source and took on his calling as the Highfather. The staff wields enormous power, so much that the Highfather could deter entire Apokoliptian fleets with it alone. After his death the Staff was retrieved by Desaad in order to help Darkseid restore his own depleted power, but was recovered by Batman and Superman.
Worlogog
Designer - Unknown
First Appearance- JLA vol 2 #10
An exact working map of the entire space-time continuum. Any change on the Worlogog reflects back on reality, so anyone holding it has an almost unlimited ability to reshape the universe to his will. Where it came from and who made it is unknown, but Metron mentions that it is a fragment of the Source itself. Once used by Lex Luthor and his Injustice League, the Worlogog was passed to Hourman, before finally being reclaimed by Metron, who is presumably still in possession of it.
X-Pit
Designer- The Overlord
First Appearance - Mister Miracle #2
A trap for Mister Miracle created by the Overlord at Granny Goodness' command. The trap was a pit with a box of clear, see-through material at the bottom. Once the victim fell into the box, it close behind it, becoming impregnable. Inside the box was a Torment-circuit, a set of buttons which allowed the victim to choose for himself what sort of torture he would be subjected to. The choices ranged from fire to electrocution to drowning in water or rising mud. The X-Pit was destroyed when Mister Miracle used the Mother box to send a surge through the Torment-Circuit, breaking free and destroying the pit and its creator in the process.
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