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Darkseid, the Lord of Apokolips, formulated a plan in order to gain control of Earth. He sent various monsters to Earth so the heroes would fight them. There were many fights, each one caused more and more collateral damage which strained public relations between the heroes and the public.
In order to seal the deal, he sent Glorious Godfrey to Earth, who took the name of G. Gordon Godfrey and became a popular news reporter. He is a member of Darkseid's Elite and a master manipulator. As a talk show host, he publicly slandered heroes and lead various rallies against them. He also used hypnosis on people to have them run the heroes out of Earth.
At one of his anti-heroic marches, the heroes were able to free his controlled humans. As a last ditch effort he put on the helmet of fate to attack them; however, he is defeated and sent to prison. The Female Furies later broke him out. He later makes cameos among others on Apokolips.
One of Darkseid’s greatest Elites was Glorious Godfrey. Godfrey had similar powers to Amazing Grace, his sister, only instead of manipulation, he could persuade others. After his first brief appearance fighting the Forever People, Godfrey’s role became greater during the Legends crossover event.
Taking on the persona of G. Gordon Godfrey on Earth, he led a hate campaign against heroes of Earth, in an effort to discredit them and make humans more willing to surrender to Darkseid’s rule. It nearly succeeds, but Godfrey was defeated after he unsuccessfully used Doctor Fate’s helmet, which mind-wipes him entirely.
Television[]
Justice League[]
In the show Justice League, Godfrey (voiced by Enrico Colantoni) appears in the episode "Eclipsed". He used collateral damage, merchandise, and utter timing to his advantage to slander the League. He has an effective point until the League stopped an asteroid from hitting Earth.
His show then got moved from his time slot and he loses opinion. In this show, he was voiced by Enrico Colantoni. Also in this series, he is not an alien from Apokoplis. He refers to himself as the "Glorious One" on his show.
Smallville[]
Godfrey appeared in the Tenth Season of Smallville, portrayed by Michael Daingerfield. Godfrey appears as a radio talk show host who is against illegal aliens and vigilantes with a small following. He later becomes a possessed human puppet for Darkseid. As he attacked The Blur, Godfrey attracted the attention of Lois Lane, who learned that Godfrey was planning to expose the identity of Green Arrow.
When Godfrey attended an S&M club, Lois went undercover and took photos of him, which later tarnished Godfrey's reputation. Darkseid took complete control of Godfrey then breaks free from restraints, with his voice changing to his darker tone as he approaches Lois intending to posses her body until he realizes that Lois is pure of heart. Lois grabs a stun gun but Godfrey easily subdues her and his eyes turn black as Darkseid manifests completely within Gordon's body. Godfrey's body was channeling Darkseid's essence as he explained his plans to a bound and gag Lois.
Godfrey was a former vessel of Darkseid who had been transformed into a "prophet", who serves Darkseid. Godfrey is responsible for breaking the spirits of the people to prepare them for his master. When Apokolips descended to Earth, he, Granny Goodness and Desaad had a meeting with the corrupted Oliver Queen. They commanded him to strip Clark of his powers by using a ring made of Gold Kryptonite.
Young Justice[]
He later appears in Young Justice where all throughout the second season he constantly slanders all heroes. When the Reach comes to Earth he welcomes them, but he later helps the public kick them out. It seems as though he is against all aliens in Earth and only appreciates government and Earth help.
However, in the last episode, it turned out that he is secretly working with Darkseid and Vandal Savage on Apokolips. He also endorsed Lex Luthor for defense secretary. In this show, he was voiced by Tim Curry and later James Arnold Taylor.
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