Why was Darkseid so afraid of Brainiac? So afraid that he couldn’t even face him, even when Brainy was severely weakened, he sent Supes after him instead of facing himself.
Darkseid was obviously afraid and intimidated, that much us obvioud BUT why?
He misunderstood his name as “Brainy Yak,” and as seen in New Gods vol. 2 #6, he endured a deeply traumatic experience at a petting zoo in his 30s when a baby yak nibbled on his skirt.