Seems a no-brainer. Superman/boy-Prime is several times stronger than Doomsday and New Earth Superman... and Darkseid was once very nearly killed by Doomsday (and would have been if Superman hadn't saved him).
Perhaps...but Darkseid is rarely portrayed at the power levels he should have.
My reasoning is: Prime is almost invulnerable: No magic, no Kryptonite, only a Red Sun can hurt him. Plus, he always says these aren't the "real" versions of the heroes he knew. Why? Because he is Pre-CoIE. Who is the only other character in the DCU that went through the CoIE and was not altered? Darkseid himself. Therefore, I think if anyone should have a reasonable reason as to why they can beat Prime one-on-one, I think it's Darkseid.
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"Weeds. All of them weeds. I am perfection, and I am alone in the garden of the universe." - Cyborg Superman
I agree with Andrew. I hate that Prime is that powerful, but he took on the entire GL Corps in Infinite Crisis as well. Darkseid isn't as almighty as he thinks he is, so Prime would win. Though Darkseid would probably boom tube him outta there before the final blow was landed.
"My mind is deluged with thoughts of Heaven and Hell,
Crime and Punishment, Damnation and Redemption. Hal
Jordan... And The Spectre.
I'm dead, yet I live. I have no identity. Yet I know
who I am. And once again I've been given power enough
to change the world. This time, Lord...
Let me be worthy."
I'd have to go with Darkseid. Superboy-Prime may have been overpowered to the point that he can take on even the Guardians, but this Darkseid we're talking about here. You know, Dread Lord of Apokolips, God of Evil, possessor of the Omega Effect, ressurects himself whenever he wants, and so on. I have no doubt that Darkseid would prove the victor.
That said, I don't think there would any surviving witnesses to such a battle. Like, anywhere.
Superboy Prime is a Gary Stu, evil Superman without a concious so he would go all out as hard as he could. Darkseid wouldn't stand a chance... and the Omega Beams can't travel as fast as Prime.
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