Highfather is a fictional comic book character in the DC Comics universe. He is chief of the New Gods of New Genesis in Jack Kirby's Fourth World and ruled the fictional planet. Highfather first appeared in New Gods #1 (Feb-Mar 1971).
Highfather is in reality Izaya, sometimes known as Izaya the Inheritor. The name is a phonetical version of the old testament prophet Isaiah. Highfather thematically resembles the Greek god Zeus and the Norse god Odin (who was known as the high-father).