Steppenwolf is one scary villain. Not only is he underwhelming and useless, effectively bringing together the Justice League, but he is made entirely out of CGI; only Superman's mustache offers sufficient competition to him. Oh right, scary, not disappointing.





Getting back on track, c oncept artist and creature designer Jerad S. Marantz reveals early versions of Steppenwolf's actually semi-frightening design.

Essentially an ad for the Art of Justice League Book, Marantz seems to have given him the same look an feel as the insectoid Parademons. Perhaps the team diverged from this design due to Steppenwolf's eventual demise at the hands of his fear-feasting friends, yet Instagram users ​agree this design is "much more intimidating than the Popeye the Sailor design they went for."





Believe it or not, this far more terrifying look might have been due to Steppenwolf being cast by an actor. Using motion capture and CGI, Ciarán Hinds played the lackluster- I mean frightening villain. Perhaps his design being based irreversibly on a motion-captured actor played an instrumental part in his change in design.





Either way, fans seem to agree that this version of Steppenwolf would've invoked the slightest bit of fear from audiences wondering "who the heck is this guy?" It's Darkseid's underling, guys. It would have been hype, they just did a crappy job of foreshadowing.