I think Darkseid w/ ALE would just be above the IG. IG users might give em problems in the 616 universe but assuming this isn't a dying Darkseid falling from the Fourth World stuck in some fragile human's body, I think he'd just be warping the entire Multiverse from a high perch beyond the IG's universal influence.
If it is dying Darkseid w/ ALE, I guess I'd agree with this: I'm unfamiliar with Orion w/ ALE's feats.
Imo, Orion has the *best* feats with the ALE. With a literal word he...
-Took possession of Darkseid
-Took possession of Metron
-Took possession of a Promethean Giant
-Took possession of a planet's populace, with his goal being possession of every sentient in the universe
-And the coup de gras was when he used the ALE to kill Ecruos (the equal/opposite/antithesis of the Source.)
The function of the ALE was, quite simply, absolute dominance over ANY/ALL sentient life--though if the IG user acted first, they could easily dispatch of the ALE user.
^ The immediacy of those feats is impressive. A dying Darkseid w/ ALE warped the entire DC Multiverse to reflect his own state though. Seems wider in scope to simple mental dominance to me.
The IG still requires conscious thought in order to activate it's abilities. So if the ALE user reacted first, then the IG user would never get the chance to be outside of time and space, as their sentience/consciousness would essentially be 'shut off'.
Orion told Darkseid to kill himself, but then stopped him from doing so last second. Darky was completely helpless against the ALE's power--as was Metron, the Promethean Giant, Ecruos, etc.
And yes, you are off ignore... For the time being.
Darkseid shot himself so the command was given. The ale failed. Acting like the ale beats the ig is just ridiculous. The ig can do anything the ale can do and then some.
The point is he attempted to take his own life. He failed so the a.l.e. failed. He gave Darkseid a clear command and he survived the encounter. Darkseid was powerless to resist but he still survived the encounter. The ig would maul any a.l.e. user.
The instance is clear: the ALE had absolute dominance over Darkseid. The ONLY reason he survived is because BR intervened. Additionally, we saw even MORE proof of the ALE's superiority over Darkseid during DotNG when Scott Free (with the full Equation) controlled Darkseid, and ALL of his Shadow Demons, to his every whim. ALE >[] Darkseid.
Stop trolling just to troll, or I will report you.