His ultimate goal is to find and gain control over the Anti-Life Equation to enslave the multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings.

Ohhh...this prequel makes his inspiration and motivation a lot more believable

I would have actually liked to see Zach Snyder try to make Granny Goodness or Virman Vunderbar imposing

Steppenwolf is easy, he's just Darkseid's uncle, you can do whatever

But I would have loved to see him do Granny Goodness without being horrible misogynistic or Virman without just making him a Nazi

Don't think it would have worked, but it would have been funny to see