10 Characters Who Have Defeated Darkseid
9. Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman and Darkseid have been interlocked into battle for several years on and off, and the Princess of Themyscira has gotten the upper hand more often than not.
More recently, Darkseid suffered a defeat at the hands of Diana in Wonder Woman #45. A few issues beforehand, Darkseid had made things personal by murdering Wonder Woman's father, Zeus.
Anyway, this set the stage for a full blown fight between Wonder Woman and Darkseid. Darkseid found a way to get the early advantage by getting inside her head. He constantly taunted her by promising to make her one of his slaves after the battle and declaring that the Justice League couldn't even beat him. At the last minute, Diana is able to conjure up the spirits of her Godly family tree - which had been engorged by Darkseid after he destroyed them - before summoning them to deal one final blow to Darkseid.
In other instances, Wonder Woman has handed Darkseid his rear-end simply with her Lasso, her sword and her fists.