Teen Titans (animation)/Characters: Difference between revisions

=== Robin ===

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Robin is the leader of the team. Trained by Batman, he manages to keep on an even keel with a team of metahumans through his intelligence, tactical skills, martial arts prowess and, when it all boils down to basics, enough pure crazy to ''frighten'' the four of them if he really cuts loose. Robin left his position as Batman's sidekick and moved all the way to Jump City to start working solo, only to end up taking charge of the Teen Titans on his first night there and deciding, afterwards, that heading a team might not be so bad after all.

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'''Raven''': "Pass." }}

 

 

Technically the reason the Teen Titans exist in this show, Starfire is the second of the three children of the Royal Family of Tamaran. When her planet was attacked and devastated by the Gordanians, Starfire's elder sister Blackfire made a peace settlement with the invaders by giving them her younger sibling as a slave. Unfortunately for her captors, Starfire, while apparently rather naive and gentle by Tamaranian standards, was too much for them to handle, breaking loose and flying to Earth. There, she had an... ''interesting''... meeting with the other future Teen Titans, who came to her defense against the Gordanians. Like all her species, Starfire can fly, is super strong, is extremely durable, and can hurl energy blasts called "starbolts."

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'''Beast Boy:''' "Oh yeah... that was cool." }}

 

 

The son of two scientists studying wildlife in Africa, Beast Boy was infected as a child with a mysterious disease, the experimental cure for which gave him the ability to turn into any animal, but permanently dyed him green. His parents drowned in a boating accident -- Beast Boy being too inexperienced to save anyone but himself -- and he was subsequently adopted by the [[Doom Patrol]]. It wasn't a stable family, and Beast Boy subsequently ran away after he hit puberty.

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The half-human daughter of Arella Roth, a human woman who managed to find her way to the other dimension of Azarath/a native of Azarath (the show isn't clear) and Trigon the Terrible, a dread and powerful demon lord who intended to use Raven to open a portal that would allow him to enslave Earth. As a result of her race, Raven has powerful telepathic and psychokinetic abilities that are destabilized by her emotional level -- in other words, if she fails to keep her emotions tightly in check, her psychic power runs rampant, breaking and destroying her surroundings until she calms down. Presumably due to her birthplace, she is also versed in a wide variety of occult lore and a skilled practitioner of magic. She also has the power to astral project, dispatching her soul from her body to teleport herself or others, and to heal, though it's left unclear if these are [[Psychic Powers]] innate to her or mystical powers she has learned from her studies.

* [[Stepford Snarker]]: She's often even snippier than usual when upset.

* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Stylish Protection Gear]]

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]

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As a teenager, Cyborg was hideously mutilated in a car accident. Fortunately his parents were foremost experts in cybernetic enhancements, so they integrated their son with a variety of advanced robotic components in order to save his life. For quite some time afterward, he was despondent about his change, and even in the series he remains somewhat unhappy with the loss of his normal life. But he retains a strong zest for life and devotes himself to making the best of his situation, to the extent he usually appears much happier than Robin does. As a cybernetically augmented human, Cyborg has several built in weapons (mainly a sonic cannon), the general resilience you'd expect of someone who's only partly squishy flesh and covered in armor, and super strength, as well as a considerable IQ that he puts to use as a [[Gadgeteer Genius]].

=== Bumblebee ===

 

 

A metahuman with insect-like wings capable of flight and the ability to shrink to a miniature size, Bumblebee also uses a pair of hand-held electric dart-guns as "stingers." Initially met Cyborg as part of Brother Blood's HIVE Academy, she joins him in taking it down, claiming that, despite appearances, she wasn't totally brainwashed by him and had, in fact, been planning on taking the crime-school down from the inside. She later becomes the leader of Titans East.

=== Aqualad ===

 

 

A denizen of Atlantis, Aqualad's relation (if any) to Aquaman is never mentioned in the series. Able to breathe underwater, communicate telepathically with sea creatures, and a potent aquakinetic, Aqualad initially operates as a solo hero, but later becomes a member of Titans East.

=== Speedy ===

 

 

Similarly to Robin, Speedy is a former "costumed hero" sidekick who has since decided to make it on his own, only to become involved with a Teen Titans team.

=== Más y Menos ===

 

 

Young Guatemalan twins who speak only Spanish, these meta-humans have the ability of super-speed, but only while physically touching each other. They are recruited to be part of Titans East, but no other details about them are given.

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Perhaps ''the'' most divisive character in the series, Terra was envisioned as a [[Lighter and Softer]] adaptation of the infamous "Judas Contract Arc" character, who was a stone-cold psycho hired by Slade from the beginning to infilitrate the Teen Titans and managed to creep ''him'' out (not that it stopped him from [[Squick|sleeping with her]]). The animated Terra, on the other hand, was envisoned as a more sympathetic, confused character -- [[Word of God]] describes her as no longer caring about good or evil, [[Broken Bird|just wanting to no longer be hurt.]]

=== Kid Flash ===

 

 

A charming speedster who develops a thing for Jinx and manages to convince her to change sides.

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A mysterious character whose motives are unknown, but vaguely seem to revolve around the conquest/destruction of Jump City, with more plans stemming from there. Slade is the first major antagonist of the series and appears in all five seasons in some form, and is a major villain in three, driven to recruit one of the Teen Titans as an "apprentice" in the first two seasons and an undead servant of Trigon the Terrible working for the promise of being restored to life in the fourth. A master tactician and a martial arts expert capable of defeating Robin easily, Slade is aided by hordes of robotic minions (even going to the extent of having "Slade-bots", or android stand-ins for himself to avoid being exposed to the risk of capture, ala [[Fantastic Four|Dr. Doom]]) and the services of three mutant metahumans; Overload, Cinderblock and Plasmus. Generally regarded as ''the'' villain of the show among fandom.

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An extremely powerful demon lord, and Raven's father, who intends to use her as the key to a portal that will allow him to enter and devastate Earth.

 

=== Brother Blood ===

 

Head of the HIVE in season three, and Cyborg's [[Arch Enemy]]. A powerful psychic with a flair for [[Mind Control]].

 

=== Jinx ===

 

 

Field leader of the HIVE. A minor [[Reality Warper]] who only creates bad luck. {{spoiler|Ultimately switches sides.}}

=== Gizmo ===

 

 

The HIVE's resident genius, at least as smart as Cyborg but with a thoroughly unlikable personality.

=== Mammoth ===

 

 

The HIVE's strongman. Generally portrayed as a dumb brute.

=== Billy Numerous ===

 

 

A metahuman criminal who can create copies of himself. Joins the HIVE Five in their second appearance.

=== See-More ===

 

 

A HIVE member, not really a bad sort when not "working".

A HIVE member.

 

 

Powers And Abilities: [[Badass Normal]]

=== The Brain ===

 

 

Leader of the Brotherhood, [[Big Bad]] of season five. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|A disembodied brain]].

=== Monsieur Mallah ===

 

 

The Brain's Dragon. An intelligent gorilla with a French accent.

=== Madame Rouge ===

 

 

The Brotherhood's enforcer. An incredibly powerful shapechanger with a Russian accent.

=== General Immortus ===

 

 

The Brotherhood's strategist. An immortal military genius. Seldom speaks.

 

=== Red X ===

 

 

A mysterious thief who stole a suit and indentity Robin had previously used to get close to Slade. On no one's side but his own.

=== Blackfire ===

 

 

Starfire's self-absorbed big sister. Cares only about her own comfort and power.

Beast Boy's former team, which he left over personal issues with Mento. [[Arch Enemies]] of the Brotherhood of Evil

 

'''Negative Man voiced by''': Judge Reinhold }}

 

=== Dr. Light ===

 

 

A mad scientist and would-be supervillain. Has great skill, but a crippling lack of common sense and a phobia of Raven.

=== Killer Moth, Kitten, and Fang ===

 

'''Fang voiced by''': [[Will Friedle]] }}

 

=== Malchior ===

 

 

A [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] dragon trapped in one of Raven's spellbooks, who tricked her into thinking he was a [[Sealed Good in a Can]] (and falling in love with him) so she'd set him free.

=== Mad Mod ===

 

 

A humorously over-the-top [[Evil Brit]] [[Master of Illusion]]. Actually an old man, but uses holograms to appear young.

=== The Amazing Mumbo ===

 

 

A mad magician with [[Magicians Are Wizards|actual magical powers]]. Usually a nuisance, but can prove a real threat when properly motivated.