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André LeBlanc

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Debut: Teen Titans #18 (December, 1968)

The self-styled "world's greatest jewel thief", arrogant André LeBlanc made the international most wanted list. André LeBlanc often clashed with the Russian super-hero Leonid Kovar (who was also known as Starfire and later by the name of Red Star). André LeBlanc delighted in evading capture by the young hero. Interpol requested that the Teen Titans team up with Kovar to safeguard the Crown Jewels of Sweden from André LeBlanc. So confident in his abilities, the bragging thief announced his crimes before they were committed. Mutual antagonism spoiled the joint efforts of the American and Soviet champions, until Kovar rescued the Titans from LeBlanc's deathtraps. Kid Flash then returned the favor by saving Kovar from death on the subway tracks, while Robin defeated LeBlanc in hand-to-hand combat.

Advance Notice Crime: He was so sure of himself that he would regularly announce his crimes before committing them, smugly believing no-one could stop him.
Death Trap: Frequently leaves these for his enemies.
French Jerk: An arrogant French Gentleman Thief.
Funetik Aksent: How his French accent is portrayed.
Gentleman Thief: Self-styled "world's greatest jewel thief".

The Antithesis

Debut: Teen Titans #53 (February, 1978)

A mysterious creature, no one knows who or what the Antithesis really is or where he comes from. He is considered the first official villain of the Teen Titans, as he and his "sidekick", Mister Twister, were the first villains that they fought as an official group when the Antithesis was able to mind control the mentors of the original Teen Titans and force them to commit crimes. Antithesis was absorbing their negative emotions, with which he could have enough energy to travel to our dimension. The nascent Titans were forced them to battle their mentors in order to prevent them from committing crimes. Once defeated, the Antithesis swore vengeance upon the Teen Titans, especially Robin, their leader. Defeated, the Antithesis was imprisoned in Limbo, but has returned several times seeking revenge.

Astral Projection: Able to astrally project from Limbo into the material world.
Dimensional Traveler: If it consumes enough negative psychic energy, the Antithesis can travel between dimensions.
Emotion Eater: Gains strength from feeding on negative emotions.
Master of Illusion: Is able to project extremely realistic mental illusions.
Mind Control: Strong enough to control all of the original JLA.
Supernatural Fear Inducer: Its psychic powers include causing fear in others.
Telepathy: Can read minds and telepathically 'speak' in people's heads.

Blackfire

AKA: Komand'r

Debut: New Teen Titans #22 (August, 1982)

"I've several exquisite tortures in mind for you that I've been planning for months now. It will be fun watching you squirm... and suffer before you eventually die."

Starfire's older sister, Komand'r is bitter, sadistic, and out for her younger sibling's blood. Born the day that The Citadel attacked Tamaran, and later crippled by a childhood illness that left her unable to fly, Komand'r was abhorred by the people of Tamaran, and passed over in favour of Koriand'r. She eventually betrayed her planet to The Citadel, after which she and her sister were both captured by the Psions and granted their starbolt powers. Starfire became a heroine, while Blackfire turned to supervillainy, trying to conquer Tamaran and eliminate her sister.

Adaptational Heroism:
- Blackfire is turned into an Anti-Hero of sorts in the New 52 reboot.
- Her animated incarnation, while still very much a villain, omits the cruel acts committed by her comic book counterpart: Instead of torturing Starfire for years, she merely incriminates her sister for theft; and rather than try to commit genocide on her own people, she opts to rule over them.
Archenemy: Introduced as Starfire's, as the two sisters had nothing but murderous hatred for each other. However, as Blackfire gradually shifted into an Anti-Hero, they got on better terms.
Brought Down to Normal: Once had her abilities stripped by Hawkman of Thanagar using the same technology which bestowed them. Despite this, however, she's still the warrior queen who rallies her subjects in the face of adversity.
Cain and Abel: The Cain to Koriand'r's Abel, Komand'r hates her sister with a passion.
Dark Is Evil: Her name means "Blackfire" in Tamaranean, her hair is either a darker shade of red than her sister's or colored black in some portrayals and she often dresses in black.
Driven by Envy: Envy of Starfire is her driving motivation. It start when all of her privileges, honors, and celebration were later given to her younger sister.
Evil Counterpart:
- To Starfire. Both are Tamaranean princesses and possess similar skills, but Starfire is kind and compassionate, while Blackfire is cold and cruel.
- Strangely enough, she's also one to Donna Troy; both are skilled warriors who come from different societies and who live in the shadow of their more well-known, well-respected siblings. However, Donna truly loves her sister, while Blackfire has nothing but searing hatred toward Starfire.
Evil Cripple: Blackfire's inability to fly was considered a serious handicap in Tamaranean society. This costs her the throne, which plays a part in her turning on her people and becoming an intergalactic menace. However, as of R.E.B.E.L.S Vol. 2, she was bestowed with the ability to fly.
The Evil Princess: She was first in line to inherit the position as Queen, but the fact that she was born without the superpowers that are common on her planet makes her seem weak, so her younger sister Starfire becomes the first in line. This does not sit well with Blackfire, who then sells her into slavery to get rid of her.
Expy: To X-Men's villain Deathbird, who precedes Blackfire's creation by three years, and just like her is also an evil alien princess driven by hatred for her younger, more heroic sister.
Freudian Excuse: As the first princess born in centuries, her birth should have been a joyous event. Then, on the day she was born, the Citadel annihilated a city on Tamaran and slaughtered three thousand people in her name, linking her inextricably to the tragedy, and she was robbed of the ability to fly by a childhood illness. Because of this, she was hated by everyone, denied her birthright, and treated as a villain until she decided to be one.
God Save Us from the Queen!: Subverted. Her better understanding of the darker sides of politics and hard-line attitude make her not only a better queen than Myand'r, but a more popular one as well.
Hand Blast: Like her sister Starfire, Blackfire was experimented on by the Psions, which resulted in her gaining the ability to shoot highly destructive "starbolts" from her hands. Due to prolonged exposure to the mutagen, her blasts are more powerful than her sister's, which is represented by their dark purple coloration.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Started out as a villain, but underwent an epiphany in later New Teen Titans issues, realizing that she was wrong for her jealousy against her sister and vowing to rule Tamaran fairly. However, she'd go back to being a villain by the time of the Rann/Thanagar War miniseries (after having been believed dead and not having appeared for many years) and murdered Hawkwoman. By the time of R.E.B.E.L.S, she slid into being more of an Anti-Villain. In the New 52 continuity, she seems to have the alignment of the Anti-Hero.
Human Aliens: Tamaranians are indistinguishable from humans, save the solid green eyes and spray-tan color skin.
It's Personal: Once Komand'r takes the throne in NTT, it becomes apparent she's actually a substantially better leader than her weak-willed father, Myand'r. Indeed, her only real problem is her absolutely vicious grudge against her immediate family, which causes her to try and murder or otherwise abuse them even after her throne is secure.
Power of the Sun: Blackfire's alien physiology constantly absorbs ultraviolet radiation and converts it to energy.
The Resenter: Blackfire's inability to fly makes her resent Starfire, and most other Tamaranians for that matter.
Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains: Inverted with her sister: Blackfire wears a full bodysuit, while her more heroic sister wears what amounts to a skimpy swimsuit. Played with in the New 52. The re-appearance of Blackfire also has her wearing fewer clothes compared to her pre-52 days. Funny enough, Starfire was wearing a bodysuit that covered her entire body sans her face when they faced off.
Sibling Rivalry: With Starfire. Komand'r grew up hated by the Tamaran population, who denied her birthright and refused to allow her to be the next Princess of Tamaran. All of her queenly privileges, honors, and celebration were later given to her younger sister, Koriand'r. Komand'r's rage grew inward, and whenever she could, her hatred for her planet was focused on her hapless sister.
Skill Point Reset: After R.E.B.E.L.S., Komand'r not only regained her old power set via negotiating with her mad scientist captors, but gaining a much coveted bonus out of the entire affair.
Statuesque Stunner: She's 188 cm (6'2'') tall-and still slightly shorter than her sister. And is as goodlooking as her sister, who is a model.
Stronger Sibling: Downplayed. Although Blackfire's inability to fly normally puts her at a disadvantage against Starfire, her starbolts are actually significantly more powerful than her sibling's.
Then Let Me Be Evil: She was treated as a villain by the Tamaraneans for no fault of her own, with her birthright bestowed upon Starfire (who, ironically, was one of the few who didn't hate her). One day, Blackfire snapped and became the villain she had been treated as, starting with attempting to murder Starfire.
Unreliable Expositor: During her successful coup of the Tamaranean throne, Kommand'r blames her family for neglecting her for Koriand'r, while her family insists they loved her but she let her jealousy get the better of her. The truth of the matter is never delved into, but it is a known fact that Kommand'r was stripped of her birthright and the throne given to Koriand'r instead.

Brother Blood I

AKA: Sebastian Blood VIII

Debut:: ''New Teen Titans #21 (July, 1982)

The sinister head of the Church of Blood and a major recurring foe of the Titans during the eighties. He claims to be an immortal Physical God, but is actually merely the latest in a long line of Brothers Blood who have headed the Church over the centuries and is determined to gain as much power as he can.

Artifact of Power: Ever since the first Brother Blood, his family has possessed the Prayer Shawl of Christ, which is claimed to be the same shawl worn by Jesus at the Last Supper. It's unclear if it actually is that or not, but it's certainly a very old and powerful mystical artifact that is the source of many of Blood's abilities.
Back from the Dead: He was killed off shortly before the Judas Contract storyline, but his church remained active and his Dragon, Mother Mayhem, worked from behind the scenes to arrange his resurrection using Raven and Azrael's help.
Big Bad: During the first half or so of the Wolfman run, he was probably the most powerful and dangerous of the Titans' earthly foes (and probably second only to Trigon among all their enemies) and he and his church served as the main antagonist of multiple story arcs.
Blood Bath: Bathes in the blood of his enemies to maintain his powers.
Blood Magic: As his name would imply; he keeps a pool of blood under his main temple and regularly bathes in it to renew his powers or uses it in other rituals.
Curse: His entire family is under one, going back to the original Brother Blood - each Brother Blood is cursed to murder his father, succumb to evil, and then ultimately by murdered by his own son in turn.
Dark Messiah: The Church of Blood preach that he is the savior of the world... and he and his followers are perfectly willing to use torture, murder, brainwashing and Blood Magic to bring that about.
Emotion Eater: He can draw power from human emotion directed at him; his flamboyant cult leader persona is specifically designed to make this easier by keeping him in the public eye.
Evil Is Not a Toy: His cult brainwashed Raven to help with his resurrection, and he then planned to make her his bride. Unfortunately for him, the Titans snapped it out of him, and, well, it turns out "Trigon's daughter" is in a rather higher mystical weight class than "the eighth Brother Blood."
Evil Sorcerer: His mastery of blood magic and possession of the Prayer Shawl of Christ grant him various magical abilities, including enhanced longevity, energy blasts, psychically feeding off the emotions of others, and the ability to No-Sell certain other magics, such as Raven's soul-self.
Evil Versus Evil: Brother Blood is the spiritual head of the nation of Zandia, where his Church is based. The Brain and the Brotherhood of Evil run the criminal side of Zandia. Needless to say, they don't get along very much (with the actual Zandian government being, essentiall, a puppet they fight over who gets to work).
God Guise: He claims to be a god, and is regarded as such by his followers. He's not, but he's still plenty powerful.
Legacy Character: He's the eighth man to have assumed the identity of Brother Blood.
The Man Behind the Curtain: Downplayed. Blood claims to be an all-powerful Physical God. He's not... but even so, he's still plenty powerful enough to give the Titans serious trouble.
Manipulative Bastard: He's very good on playing people's emotions, both in his cult and, using his agents in the media, the world at large to get what he wants.
Obviously Evil: Yeah, the dude in red and black robes, who wears a skull headdress and calls himself Brother Blood probably isn't one of the good guys. Subverted in that he's mostly able to pass his dress off as traditional regalia (which it is, technically...) and himself as a benevolent, unfairly persecuted priest.
Really 700 Years Old: Subverted. Blood claims to be a centuries-old immortal. He's actually only the latest in a dynasty of priests who have assumed the identity of Brother Blood. The Church of Blood does, however, seem to believe that all the Brothers Blood are reincarnations of the same spirit.
Red and Black and Evil All Over: His usual regalia is red and black, though he wears a white cloak and headdress over it.
Start of Darkness: "The Book of Blood" reveals both the origins of the Brother Blood lineage, and how Sebastian himself was born and became the eighth Brother Blood.
Self-Made Orphan: He killed his own father to become Brother Blood. This is typical for his family, since the position of Brother Blood is cursed so that every holder of it will die at his son's hands.
Take Over the World: Seems to be his ultimate goal, though he's more interested in being worshipped by the world than he is in ruling it.
Villain with Good Publicity: Despite his sinister appearance and demeanor, he's very good at using the media to shape his public image and make people perceive him as an ordinary, benevolent religious leader.
Villainous Legacy: The position of Brother Blood, leadership of the Church of Blood, and possession of the mystical blood pool and the Prayer Shawl of Christ have been in his family for generations.
Wizards Live Longer: Downplayed. Brother Blood's power does seem to extend his life, but it's not clear how far since every Brother Blood is cursed to die before his hundredth birthday at the hands of his son.

Brother Blood II

AKA: Sebastian Blood IX

Debut: Outsiders (Vol 3) #6 (January, 2004)

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"The Church of Blood will rise as nonbelievers die in anguish. Trigon will smile upon us. And that, mother... is when we'll really get started."

The second head of the Cult of Blood to bedevil the Titans, Sebastien slew the previous Brother Blood and claimed the title. Possessed of vampiric powers, and obsessed with summoning Trigon, he's about as sinister a minister as you are likely to meet.

Enfant Terrible: He's about fourteen years old.
Cult: Continues to lead the Cult of Blood, which he has revealed as a group of Trigon worshipers.
Evil Sorceror: Sebastian was born into a family of blood. Under the tutelage of the Church of Blood, he became a high priest and enacted a curse that required him to murder his father in order to gain his powers and rights as Brother Blood.
I Have You Now, My Pretty: One of his best-known acts was resurrecting Raven to be his bride.
Legacy Character: Sebastian was the ninth individual to assume the name of Brother Blood.
Our Vampires Are Different: After biting and drinking the blood of a victim, Blood gains their abilities such as Superboy's strength or a demon's healing factor.
Power Copying: He absorbs powers through drinking blood.
Religion of Evil: He leads a cult who focuses magic through bloodletting. He revealed that the Cult of Blood was based on the worship of Trigon the Terrible. It was for this reason that the new Bride of Blood was to be Raven.
Retcon: His origin. Claims to be the son of the original Brother Blood, although when that villain was last seen in the New Titans, the only child he had was an infant daughter. Of course, maybe this Sebastian was sired earlier and with another mother...
- Also, for his entire religion. Originally a generic cult, Geoff Johns retconned them into Trigon-worshipers.
Self-Made Orphan: As is tradition for the High Priest of the Church of Blood. While still a teenager, Sebastian stabbed his father to death, after the latter's failed attempt to take over the Slab and abduct a million infants. He dumped Blood's body into the river and assumed the mantle of Brother Blood.

Cheshire

AKA: Jade Nguyen

Debut: New Teen Titans Annual #2 (September, 1983)

"The sentence of the court is not what concerns me. In any case, I don't wish for our daughter to see me caged like some animal. Just tell her I love her...And that I will see her again."

Cheshire is a deadly international terrorist and an enemy of the Teen Titans, often recognized as one of the world's greatest and most ruthless assassins. Her skills include mastery over physical combat, various weaponry, and she is an expert on exotic poisons. In the past, she has had multiple romantic relationships and given birth to two children with different fathers, Lian Harper with Arsenal and Thomas Blake, Jr. with Catman. She has been a member of the Ravens, Tartarus, Injustice League, the Secret Six, and Titans Villains for Hire. She betrayed the Secret Six to the Society in the opening story arc and has popped up again a number of times since.

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Cinder

AKA: Carla Moretti

Debut: Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1 (July, 2010)

Not much is known about the mysterious villain called Cinder, except that her real name is Carla Moretti and that she was abused as a child. She participated in the murder of Atom along with Deathstroke and the rest of his Titans.

All There in the Manual: Eric Wallace states she was sexually abused by her favorite uncle when she was fourteen, worked with the Italian Military's bomb squad as a form of a death wish, and got her powers from a nuclear explosion.
Antihero/Anti-Villain: She's something, but it's not clear what. Her actions are all based on her sense of self-loathing and suicidal tendencies, so it's clear everything she does is just until she can finally die.
Being Tortured Makes You Evil: Her entire backstory is just one long line of physical and emotional abuse.
Broken Bird: Her entire character to the point she's almost a parody of the trope. There is almost no page featuring her that doesn't showcase how miserable and unhappy she is.
Cool Big Sis: Carla was always close to her younger siblings and their violent deaths were the starting point of her suicidal spiral.
Death Seeker: She believes the world is a terrible place, yearning to be with her family and finally stop her suffering.
Dramatic Irony: Cinder's entire shtick is that she hunts down rapists and child molesters because she herself was raped by her uncle as a teenager, yet had absolutely no clue the man she worked for got away with grooming and raping a teenage girl.
Heroic Sacrifice: She dies destroying Slade's Methuselah Device, but this is a subversion. It is very clear that she's only destroying the machine to prevent her family from being brought back into what she perceives to be a horrible world, and so she can finally satisfy her death wish.
I Cannot Self-Terminate: Her powers leave her unable to kill herself, much to her frustration.
I Did What I Had to Do: She's completely aware of the fact that she is an awful person willing to kill innocents to get to child molesters and serial rapists in high places, yet this is all just stemming the tide until she can finally die herself. Subverted in that it's shown Carla's immortality means there was no reason why she had to kill Ryan Choi for Deathstroke, because what was stopping her from reaching those supposed harder targets if she can't die or be hurt?
Karma Houdini: She gets away with killing Ryan Choi and exploiting the suffering of sexual abuse victims to justify her multiple murders when she gets to die like she always wanted, avoiding any punishment for her misdeeds and going out looking like a hero. There's also the fact that Nursery Cryme was still on the loose thanks to her, with her death meaning she did nothing to rectify her mistake.
Knight Templar: She uses her magma powers to kill sex offenders, but goes as far to as willingly having sex with them so she can burn off their reproductive organs using her vagina, which itself was completely unnecessary since she was alone with her victim.
Narcissist: As far as a Flat Character can go, she's utterly self-absorbed and knows nothing but hating herself and hunting down rapists to stem the tide until she can satisfy her death wish.
Nice Job Breaking It Antihero/Villain: She attempted to murder a child molester named Nursery Cryme but ended up letting him free by accident.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Emphasis goes on "extremist" and the "well intentioned" part gradually became more and more shallow, until it was clear she only goes out of her way to hunt down rapists and child molesters because she has nothing better to do until she can find a way to die for good.
Playing with Fire: Her powers are listed as heat and magma generation.
Rape as Backstory: Was raped by her uncle at 14.
Red Is Violent: Her body is red when using her powers and she's completely off her rocker.
Survivor Guilt: Her suffering began when she watched her brothers die in an explosion in the field she herself played in numerous times, wondering why she was spared but not them.
Who Wants to Live Forever?: Not in this horrible world, according to her.

Clock King II

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AKA: Temple Fugate

Debut: Teen Titans {Vol 3) #56 (April, 2008)

The second Clock King who commanded the Terror Titans and could see a short distance into the future.

Canon Immigrant: Based on the Batman: The Animated Series version of the Clock King.
The Chessmaster: His plans are complex and uses his ability to see into the future to its max.
Clock King: One of the major trope codifies besides the original.
Combat Clairvoyance: Clock King has the ability to see what is about to happen 4.6692 seconds into the future, allowing him to anticipate an opponent's every move.
Legacy Character: Take the name from the first Clock King, William Tockman, an enemy of Green Arrow.
Seers: Clock King has the always-active ability to see what is about to happen 4.6692 seconds into the future, allowing him to anticipate an opponent's every move.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: While not as clear at first, the more he appeared the more obvious it became that Clock King was a knock off of Deathstroke. His obsession with Rose Wilson, his amoral manipulations, his fake Titans team, and his sexual relationship with an underage, sociopathic teenage girl are all things Slade Wilson's done.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Has a habit of murdering people who he doesn't have a use for, regardless if they're his minions.

Damien Darhk

Debut: Titans #1 (March, 1999)

An elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind, Darhk is known to be well-established and well-connected despite seemingly being in his early 20s. He appears to have some connection to the crime syndicate the H.I.V.E. and has access to unique high-tech equipment unknown to any organization. Darhk uses trickery and forgotten science to make his followers and the public believe he has mystical or magical powers, but is later proven to be a fraud.

The Ageless: After being stabbed by Lady Vic, his blood mingled with that of H.I.V.E. Mistress Adelaide Kane, Darhk gained a limited form of immortality that has stopped his aging.
Alliterative Name: Damien Darhrk.
Badass Longcoat: Wears a combination Labcoat of Science/trenchcoat.
Evil Sorcerer: Darhk likes to portray himself as a necromancer, although most of his 'magic' stems from trickery and forgotten science.
Labcoat of Science: Wears a lab coat as a Badass Longcoat.

Dark Nemesis

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1997)

Dark Nemesis was a super-villain team and mercenary unit.

Only Known by Their Nickname: Their real names were never revealed.

Axis

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1997)

Psyche queen and leader of Dark Nemesis.

Amazing Technicolor Population: Axis has bright blue skin.
Emotion Control: Axis can alter a target's perceptions, forcing them to experience heightened anxiety, vertigo or any other sensation across the emotional spectrum.
Outlaw Couple: Appears to have been romantically linked to teammate Vault.
White Hair, Black Heart: Amoral and ruthless, and has pure white hair.

Blizard

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1997)

Blizard possesses monstrous facial features that require him to wear a special environmental suit.

Ambiguously Human: It is not known whether Blizard is a metahuman or an alien.
Clothes Make the Superman: Derives his powers from his environmental suit.
Containment Clothing: Requires a special environmental suit to survive at normal temperatures.
An Ice Person: His suit grants him the power of cryokinesis.
Inconsistent Spelling: Some writers, unaware that the name is a combination of "blizzard" and "lizard", spell the name 'Blizzard', as in the snowstorm.
Lizard Folk: Under his helmet, Blizard is reptilian, and looks a bit like a Predator.
Punny Name: This character's name appears to come from combining the words "blizzard" and "lizard".

Carom

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1997)

Carom is a superspeedster and member of the assassin team Dark Nemesis. He is regarded as a speed demon who is constantly moving at super speed.

Amazing Technicolor Population: Has purple skin.
Cursed with Awesome: It's believed that, eventually, he will move so fast he'll phase out of existence and dissipate. It's only a matter of time...
Flight: Accelerating to high speeds, Carom can launch himself off of buildings or people and fling himself into the air and fly or glide long distances without losing altitude or momentum.
Super-Reflexes: Carom can react with the quickness of a lightning strike, he's been able to deflect Joto's blasts and dodge Prysm's beams.
Super-Speed: His forward running speed has been fast enough to get into close combat with the Teen Titans before getting touched. Though the Flash has been able to run backwards just as fast.
Super-Toughness: Carom can take hits and blasts without suffering damage by bouncing off walls and surfaces like a springboard; absorbing the shock and mitigating damage.
The Unintelligible: Carom speaks at a hyper-accelerated level, making him very difficult to understand.

Scorcher

AKA: Unknown

Debut: (1) Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1997); (2) Titans #39 (May, 2002)

The original Scorcher was a super-powered villain and one of the human/H'San Natall hybrids. she attempted to leave Dark Nemesis and was murdered by her team mates. A new Scorcher later joined the team.

Gratuitous Spanish: The Hispanic Scorcher peppers her speech with Spanish words and phrases.
Half-Human Hybrid: The original Scorcher one of the human/H'San Natall hybrids.
Playing with Fire: Scorcher can generate intense heat from her body and shoot blasts of fire from her hands.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: The second Scorcher is practically identical to the first.

Vault

AKA: Unknown

Debut: (1) Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7

Mute member of the Dark Nemesis team of mercenaries. He wears an armored suit, can produce forcefields, and detect his opponent's weakness.

Awesomeness by Analysis: Vault could analyze an opponent, determine their weakness, and automatically devise the most efficient means of combating them within the course of a few seconds. He could change his plans to fit the situation accordingly and just as fast as the first input of oppositional information.
Barrier Warrior: Vault was able to generate an impenetrable force field of massive size. He used this field to cover an entire shopping mall. It's withstood the force of large amounts of physical damage as well as bursts and blasts from a large number of sources, all without failure. He can also focus this energy in the form of short-wave coils that work to drain and withhold objects and people. He's used these coils to stop Donna Troy from moving.
Deflector Shields: Vault was able to generate an impenetrable force field of massive size. He used this field to cover an entire shopping mall. It's withstood the force of large amounts of physical damage as well as bursts and blasts from a large number of sources, all without failure.
Outlaw Couple: Vault appears to have been romantically linked to team leader Axis.
Super-Strength: Vault has been able to show he can hold up an entire force field without a problem, the weight of this field would've been immense. He's also been able to knock large opponents off of himself such as Cyborg.
The Speechless: Vault is mute.

Deathstroke

AKA: Slade Wilson

Debut: New Teen Titans #2 (December, 1980)

Deathstroke is the world's greatest assassin/mercenary and one of most famous enemy of the Teen Titans. Originally a soldier in the U.S. Army, he was part of an experimental super-soldier project where he gained enhanced strength, agility and intelligence. His vendetta against the Titans began when he swore revenge for the death of his oldest son Grant; his two other children would go on to become Titans members as Jericho and Ravager. Traditionally his actions have been limited by a strong personal code of honor, although his motives became more villainous following the death of his wife Adeline Kane. Through this time his only steady companion is his loyal manservant Major Wintergreen. He has been a member of Checkmate, H.I.V.E., the Injustice League, the Secret Society of Super-Villains, the Titans and Titans East.

See the relative page for more info.

Deathwing

AKA: Unknown (was believed to be a future incarnation of Dick Grayson)

Debut: New Titans Annual #7 (October, 1991)

Deathwing was a youth from the 90s, recruited by Time Trapper to serve as a sleeper agent against Extant. He was sent to the future of Lord Chaos with implanted memories that he was Dick Grayson/Nightwing. He supervised and helped train several teams of superpowered teens, the Team Titans, and had a relationship with Mirage. He eventually came back in time and briefly joined the Team Titans, before he was ambushed by Raven. She corrupted him, and he became her helper under the name Deathwing.

Bald of Evil: Shaves his head as part of his later look, along with sporting Perma-Stubble.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is never seen or mentioned again after New Titans. At least, until he came back in Nightwing (Rebirth).
The Dragon: To Raven (when she was in her evil phase). She corrupted him and he became her helper under the name Deathwing.
Evil Costume Switch: Once evil, he adopt adopt a new look: shaved head, body paint and leather attire.
Evil Counterpart: Of Nightwing, after being infected with a Trigon seed.
Face–Heel Turn: Starts out as the mentor of the Team Titans, but is corrupted by Raven and stays that way to his last appearance.
May–December Romance: He was the lover of the 16-year old Mirage before their trip to the past. After that, things took a turn for the worse.
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: As Deathwing, when he was reunited with his former lover Mirage, he brutally raped her. She gave birth to his daughter, Julianne.
Retcon: Deathwing was thoroughly and radically rewritten over the years. He was introduced during the lead-up to Zero Hour as the future self of Dick Grayson himself, leading a group of the Team Titans against the villainous Lord Chaos, but wasn't able to follow his team to the past for a while. Once he did, he fell afoul of brainwashing by Evil Raven II and became Deathwing. Later editorial mandate following the events of Zero Hour revamped him to being a wholly different person from the current timeline who was caught up into time travel affairs and given the false memories and identity of Nightwing. His "true" identity remained a mystery. He only states: "You don't want to know what I was before I became Deathwing!"

Detritus

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 4) #3 (January, 2012)

A pile of scrap metal and machinery who gained spontaneous intelligence and can manipulate human minds.

Instant A.I.: Just Add Water!: Detritus is a pile of scrap metal that somehow spontaneously gained sentience.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Used his mental powers to make Red Robin forget and move along without troubling him any further.
Mass Hypnosis: Was able to mind control an entire town.
Robotic Psychopath: Has no regard for human life.

Diesel

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 4) #11 (September, 2012)

Wonder Girl's ex-boyfriend who stole the Silent Armor from her, and now seeks to destroy the world with it.

Clothes Make the Maniac: The Silent Armor is semi-sentient and will try to take over it's wearer, if weak-willed, sending them on a rampage.
Clothes Make the Superman: All of Diesel's powers stem from the Silent Armor.
New Old Flame: An ex-boyfriend of Cassie's who used to follow her and her mother from dig to dig, and was the one who actually discovered the Silent Armor, but who never appeared until he turned villain.
Omnicidal Maniac: Seeks to use the silent Armor to destroy the world.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Is only ever referred to as 'Diesel', and this was apparently the name Cassie knew him by when they were lovers. (Conceivably, it could be his surname.)
Spikes of Villainy: The Armor extends larger (and more stupidly located) spikes when Diesel wears it than when Cassie did.
Vampiric Draining: The Armor can extend a tendril in the form of a lasso that drains the life energy of its targets. It will also drain life energy from its wearer.

Ding Dong Daddy

AKA: Dowd (first name unknown)

Other aliases: D-Daddy

Debut: Teen Titans #3 (May, 1966)

"Oh, sugar-lips...you never tackled Mech-Magic before?"

The President's Commission on Education asked the Teen Titans to help deal with the problem of high school dropouts. In the town of Harrison, the young heroes discovered dropouts being hired by Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd, proprietor of a custom hot rod and bike shop. Uncovering evidence that Dowd's operation was a front for criminals, the Titans went undercover as would-be high school drop-outs and exposed his schemes, and persuaded his teenage employees to return to school. This was a morality issue to stay in school. Ding Dong Daddy later steals the Arrowcar from Speedy after Green Arrow allowed the young hero to borrow it for a date with Wonder Girl.

Arm Cannon: The Rebirth version can transform his hands into guns.
Badass Driver: Is a demon behind the wheel.
Cool Car: Has a fleet of customized hotrods.
Cyborg: The Rebirth version has cybernetic implants that grant him Technopath powers.
Driving Up a Wall: Tries to kill Robin with a tricked-out motorcycle that first handcuffs the Boy Wonder's wrists to the bike, then literally drives a wall where it explodes.
Fad Super: Inspired by the hot rod craze of the 60s (and the cartoons Ed "Big Daddy" Roth).
The Fagin: Employs teenagers to work in his auto shop building custom cars for criminals.
Fat Bastard: A hugely overweight criminal who uses teenagers to do his dirty work.
Faux Affably Evil: Is not nearly the laid-back beatnik he likes to make out that he is.
Grease Monkey: A villainous version, Ding Dong Daddy is a mechanical genius.
Mini-Mecha: D-Daddy could control his vehicle remotely and even merge his body with it to create a battle mech.
Murder by Remote Control Vehicle: Uses several driverless weaponized vehicles in an attempt to rid himself of the Titans.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: The character of Ding Dong Daddy was based on an actual person, the late Ed "Big Daddy" Roth who was a legendary hot rod enthusiast and also the creator of the Rat Fink character.
Technopath: The Rebirth version could control his vehicle remotely.
Totally Radical: Speaks almost exclusively in 1950s-style lingo.
Weaponized Car: Specializes in building and using these.

The Fearsome Five

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Debut: New Teen Titans #3 (January, 1981)

The Fearsome Five are a team of ruthless super-villains who mostly battle the Teen Titans and the Outsiders. Their original membership included Doctor Light, Gizmo, Mammoth, Psimon, and Shimmer. They are extremely dangerous, although heavily prone to fighting amongst themselves and betraying each other.

Doctor Light

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AKA Arthur Light

Debut: Justice League of America' #12 (1962)

See Justice League of America: Antagonist

Gizmo

AKA: Mikron O'Jeneus

Debut: New Teen Titans #3 (January, 1981)

" I dunno. You trust them little beams too much. Me, I only trust what I can build. 'Cause when I build 'em, I build 'em to kill!"

A dwarf who flies around on a jet pack, Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons. Gizmo created a corporation which supplied technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joined the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in the Underworld Star, a criminal underground newsletter, by the psychopathic criminal Doctor Light. His role in the team was later taken over by his son.

Bald of Evil: He's bald and a criminal.
Beard of Evil: Either a full beard or a goatee, but he has one.
Canon Immigrant: Sort of. The second version of Gizmo is based on the Teen Titans (2003) version.
Depraved Dwarf: Gizmo is a coldblooded criminal who is in it solely for the money.
Gadgeteer Genius: Gizmo is capable of creating unbelievable weaponry by transforming one machine into another.
Green and Mean: His main outfit is green, and he's one of the least pleasant members of the Fearsome Five.
Jet Pack: Gizmo's trademark gadget that he is never seen without.
Killed Off for Real: The first Gizmo was shot in the head by Dr. Sivana.
MacGyvering: Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons.

Jinx

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Tales of the Teen Titans #56 (August, 1985)

“Then perhaps, girl, they should learn of the sorcerous power of Jinx. A simple spell of dissolution turns flesh to so much waste. Fail to surrender and the change will not be a temporary one!”

An Indian sorceress with magical power over the elements. She first meets the Fearsome Five when the group attacks a S.T.A.R. Labs research facility where she was being incarcerated. Although the Five are defeated by the Teen Titans, she and Neutron decided to join them.

Bald Mystic: She's a mage whose exotic and mystical look is completed by being totally bald, although it hasn't been explained if she shaves it or is naturally bald.
Elemental Powers: She can cast elemental spells, with their power derived from the earth.
Ethnic Magician: A sorceress from India and the only mage in the Fearsome Five.
Horns of Villainy: Her original costume had a turban with ram horns on it.
Lady of Black Magic: A villainous sorceress in a revealing outfit adorned by gold jewelry, with magical command of elements and mystical energy.
Magic Is Feminine: She's the only mage on the team and she's more feminine than Shimmer, the other prominent female on the Fearsome Five.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Of all the members, she is the only one whose true name is not given.

Mammoth

AKA: Baran Flinders

Debut: New Teen Titans #3 (January, 1981)

"Be scared, money building! Mammoth will crush you now!"

Baran and his sister Selinda (a.k.a. the supervillain Shimmer) are superhuman natives of Australia. Teased by their classmates for being different, the frustrated children used their powers to fight their tormentors, only to be driven out of town by the angry and frightened parents. Selinda and Baran's parents send them off to the country of Markovia, where they are put in the care of scientist Dr. Helga Jace. While Dr. Jace tries to teach the young mutants a sense of morality, the two instead turn to a life of crime.

Awesome Aussie: Baran's not the smartest Australian in DC Comics, but he is the strongest by far.
Beard of Evil: Many of his incarnations show him with a beard, although its length and thickness varies.
Berserk Button: Do not hurt Selinda in Baran's presence.
Depending on the Writer: His speech patterns vary wildly. In some instances, he engages in Hulk Speak. In others, he speaks normally. Others still heavily favor his Australian accent.
Dumb Muscle: Intellectually and emotionally underdeveloped, Mammoth is frequently tricked by his opponents.
Freudian Excuse: Selinda and Baran were tormented by the children of the small country town where they grew up, then driven out by the adults when they fought back.
Siblings in Crime: With Selinda. They work together in crime and would fight anyone to protect each other.
Super-Strength: Mammoth's primary power is his massive strength.
Super-Toughness: Mammoth possesses superhuman durability, including a degree of protection from energy attacks.
Unskilled, but Strong: Mammoth has no real combat training, but relies on his strength and toughness to carry him through fights.

Neutron

AKA: Nathaniel Tyron

Debut: Action Comics #525 (November, 1981)

See Superman – Rogues Gallery (M to Z)

Psimon

AKA: Simon Jones

Debut: New Teen Titans #3 (January, 1981)

"I do not believe in making threats. I believe in... demonstrations. For instance, with a mere thought, my psionic powers can separate your atoms. Or I can boil the blood inside you. Or I can increase the intensity of my attack and create damage of a more permanent kind. ...Or, you can talk."

Physicist Simon Jones was working on experiments in contacting other dimensions when he was contacted in turn by the demon Trigon the Terrible, the father of the superhero Teen Titan known as Raven. Trigon used his abilities to transform Jones into a powerful psychic with telepathic and telekinetic powers, and gave him the mission to destroy the Earth.

Beard of Evil: His most recent appearance has him add a goatee to his evil look.
The Chessmaster: His plans are intricate and methodical. With Sivanas help he nearly blew up Canada.
Chrome Dome Psi: After gaining psi powers, Psimon went bald, but maintained a ponytail.
Cosmic Retcon: During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Psimon was killed by Brainiac after trying to take control of the mass Villain Team-Up for himself. After the universe was rebooted at the end of the story, Psimon was once again alive and well.
Mad Libs Catchphrase: "Psimon says...!" (said just before he uses Mind Control to force someone to do something).
Master of Illusion: Psimon can cast telepathic illusions so that he or others may appear to be someone else.
Mind over Matter: His telekinesis allows him to move objects, and can even affect large objects in his presence but outside his line of sight.
Mind Rape: Psimon can use his Telepathy to take over other people’s minds to force them to do his bidding.
My Brain Is Big: Psimon has an oversized brain visible through his transparent cranium.
Purple Is Powerful: His wardrobe almost always included purple.
Secondary Color Nemesis: His wardrobe almost always included purple, and in recent years he also added green coats.
Telepathy: Psimon can read minds.

Shimmer

Original costume

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Current costume

AKA: Selinda Flinders

Debut: New Teen Titans #3 (January, 1981)

"Keep your pants on, Light. I'll get to you after I finish off this little tramp! C'mon girlie...Just watch as one touch transmutes this wall into a solid steel coffin...One fitted just for you!"

Selinda and her brother Baran (a.k.a. the supervillain Mammoth) are superhuman natives of Australia. Teased by their classmates for being different, the frustrated children used their powers to fight their tormentors, only to be driven out of town by the angry and frightened parents. Selinda and Baran's parents send them off to the country of Markovia, where they are put in the care of scientist Dr. Helga Jace. While Dr. Jace tries to teach the young mutants a sense of morality, the two instead turn to a life of crime.

Awesome Aussie: She's really gifted at using her transmuting powers to hurt people, and she's Australian.
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: Many of her modern outfits leave her midsection exposed.
Cleavage Window: Both her original sparkly costume and her current leather one incorporate a cleavage window.
Freudian Excuse: Selinda and Baran were tormented by the children of the small country town where they grew up, then driven out by the adults when they fought back.
Hellbentfor Leather: After abandoning her original sparkly costume, Shimmer adopted a succession of black leather outfits.
Hour of Power: Shimmer's transmutations only last for a few minutes.
Literally Shattered Lives: During one falling out of the team, Psimon turned Shimmer to glass and smashed her. She was later restored to life by Mad Scientist Dr. Sivana.
Sadist: Shimmer delights in finding new ways to use her powers to harm others.
Siblings in Crime: With Mammoth. She generally cares for him, and works with him to hurt others.
Transmutation: Shimmer can transmute any element or compound into another. The change only lasts for a few minutes and she can only affect materials within a radius of three feet.
Unexplained Recovery: Despite getting killed during her run with the Suicide Squad, she reappeared alive and well in subsequent Titans' run.

Gemini

AKA: Gemini de Mille

Debut: Beast Boy #1, (January, 2000)

"I'd love to play more, but you know, a girl's got stuff to do. Arms to sell, evidence to destroy...People to kill."

Gemini is the daughter of Doom Patrol villain Madame Rouge, with similar powers. After her mother's death, she sought revenge against the only remaining member of the Doom Patrol, Beast Boy.

Avenging the Villain: Became a villain to avenge her mother Madame Rouge.
Rubber Man: As an application of her shape-shifting talents, Gemini can also extend her limbs much the same way that her late mother could.
Spot the Impostor: In her debut, she attacked Nightwing while posing as Beast Boy gone rogue, but Nightwing soon confirmed that she was a fake when he realised that "Beast Boy" had basically called him everything but his real name, which an impostor wouldn't know.
Super-Toughness: Gemini's body appears to be comprised of a soft rubber like substance, granting her resistance to injury.
Voice Changeling: In addition to her powers, Gemini can also perfectly imitate another's voice.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Can reconfigure her body to resemble any person or animal of her choosing. When she morphs into a different animal shape, she also adopts the physical capabilities specific to each animal, including enhanced strength, flight, etc.
Weak to Fire: Gemini has a weakness to fire.

Godiva

Debut: New Teen Titans Annual (Vol 2) #3 (November, 1987)

"Marriage is a mistake every man should make... don't you agree?"

A mercenary assassin who debuted in the same issue as Danny Chase, what set Godiva apart from the rest of the Titans' Rogues Gallery was that she was much more comedic but still totally insane. Claiming to be a princess born from a Chinese prince and an African princess, Godiva acted like she was the star of her own show and would have her every move recorded by a series of replaceable henchmen she called "Video" so she could watch herself for her amusement. She could control minds and developed an attraction to Cyborg, which he loathed.

Abhorrent Admirer: To Cyborg.
Ax-Crazy: Was completely insane, and even aware of it.
Bad Boss: Has nonchalantly murdered henchmen and workers for committing such offenses as smoking and eating red meat in her presence. She's also implied to go through a string of "Videos" because she either kills them or abandons them when it's convenient for her.
Berserk Button: Three. Don't ever stop filming her because she is the center of attention, don't ever smoke around her, and don't ever eat red meat around her or she will kill you.
Card-Carrying Villain: When she threatened to blow up a satellite and kill everyone in the vicinity.
Danny Chase: You're really that crazy, aren't you?
Godiva: Yeah, I really am.
Charm Person: Godiva can generate a sparkling effect in the air that can hypnotize her opponents, turning them into mindless drones that she can easily control.
Double Standard Rape: Female on Male: Subverted. She never actually makes Cyborg sleep with her, but she still uses her mind control abilities to kiss him while under her thrall and has entertained the idea of having fun with him while in that state. Whether she actually does things like that when controlling people is up for debate. For the most part, Cyborg hates her and was horrified when she began controlling him again.
Evil Vegetarian: Godiva is a mercenary assassin who is also a health nut. At one point, she shoots one of her employees for eating a sandwich with red meat in it.
Granola Girl: She's a health nut who claims to spend a small fortune in making sure her henchmen are eating the proper amount of vegetables three times a day, and as mentioned, she'll kill people for not eating right. After torturing Danny Chase's father, she then offered to get him some milk explaining it's good for the bones.
Hypocrite: Calls the dictators she's robbing and then going to kill "Nasty" and "Petty." The irony is completely lost on her.
Insane Troll Logic: She kills a construction worker for eating a sandwich containing red meat because, as she puts it, he's hurting himself. Which also hurts her. Which means he's hurting her.
It's All About Me: Her various palaces are built with monitors and TV screens in every room so she can watch Video filming her, and almost killed one Video when he briefly stopped filming her.
Large Ham: Her Establishing Character Moment has her posing on a motorcycle while her thugs beat up the Chase Family.
Godiva: No no Video... hold. Ahh, now... the moonlight is just perfect. Tonight, dear Video, shoot the entire roll. Godiva feels particularly gorgeous. Ahh, Godiva. An alabaster moon splashed against silken flesh. The other girls must be soooo jealous.
Lighter and Softer: What sets her apart from Deathstroke, Cheshire, and the Fearsome Five is that her defining entertainment factor is how campy and ridiculous she is while still being totally insane and unpredictable. She also lacks any of the moral grey areas found in Deathstroke and Cheshire. There's absolutely nothing good or redeemable about her, but by damn she is hilarious and entertaining.
Narcissist: She could probably give the original deal a run for his money with how much time she spends fixated on herself. For added effect, she'll often be seen walking around with a hand mirror held up to her face.
Not-So-Harmless Villain: She appears goofy and ridiculous, but she successfully outfoxed the Titans and a number of dictators and tyrants in her first appearance. And as the rest of the entries make clear, she can easily make people kill each other and will shoot someone in the back just for smoking.
One-Steve Limit: Shares codename with British heroine Godiva, although other than that they're very different.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: She's no less dangerous when she's happy, but if her smile falters you better believe someone's gonna die.
People Puppets: When she focuses on someone, she can take hold of their mind and absorb everything in it, either turning them into mindless zombies forever or making them do her bidding until she lets them go.
Sadist: After kidnapping Danny Chase's parents to get the information she needed, she beat it out of Mr. Chase by making Mrs. Chase torture him into talking.
Straight Edge Evil: Is a health nut and a vegetarian, keeps herself in peak physical condition and does not smoke or drink alcohol. Has no problem with murder, torture, theft, extortion, etc.
Take a Third Option: She was hired to destroy a powerful satellite. Then decided she could make more money by stealing the satellite and selling it the highest bidder. Then she decided to just rob the people she was going to auction the satellite off to, and then kill them.

Goth

Other aliases: Limbo; Grunge; Rave

Debut: Titans #3 (May, 1999)

Goth is a rock star demon corrupting young people through his music.

Beast Man: Turned the Wildebeest Society members from people in costumes to humanoid wildebeest mutants.
Big Red Devil: Red skin, bat wings, talons....
Brought to You by the Letter "S": Has a 'G'-shaped buckle in the centre of his chest.
The Corruptor: Corrupts adolescents with his music that takes them to his home realm of Dis.
Dimensional Traveler: Is able to travel between the earthly realm and Dis at will.
Fad Super: Was an attempt to create a villain based on the vogue for Goth/Emo music (the writers did not seem to understand the difference) similar to 1960s Titans Fad Supers like the Mad Mod. He is about an accurate depiction of the genre as the Mad Mod was. His earlier guises (Limbo, Grunge, and Rave) also represent earlier popular music genres.
Fire and Brimstone Hell: His home realm of Dis.
Good Wings, Evil Wings: A demon, Goth possesses read leathery bat wings.
Hellbent For Leather: His costume is predominantly black leather straps wrapped around his body and black leather thigh boots.
I Have Many Names: Reveals that he has previously fought the Titan under the identities of Limbo, Grunge, and Rave.
Killed Offscreen: The Justice Society found his charred corpse, with a gaping hole in his chest. Of course, being a demon, he may not actually be dead.
Mass Hypnosis: Ability to induce trances in others.
Playing with Fire: Able to generate hellish flames.
Remember the New Guy?: Is revealed to have fought the Titans previously under different identities. None of these characters ever appeared in the comics.
Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Wears two human skulls as shoulder pauldrons.
Super-Empowering: Goth was the one who turned the Wildebeest Society members from people in costumes to humanoid wildebeest mutant.
Winged Humanoid: Possesses a set of wings which could possibly be used for flight.
Wolverine Claws: Possesses razor-sharp claws.

Harvest

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 4) #7 (May, 2012)

"Don't they realize there is nothing that I have not foreseen— nothing I have not lived through? That one way or another, the future I have worked so hard to create... Begins at long last... NOW, and HERE?!"

Introduced in the New 52 series. Leader of the organization NOWHERE, which kidnaps metahuman teens to build an army of said teens, have a few half trained ones escape and spark a panic regarding them, so they can come in and save the day.

Fake Ultimate Hero: To "save the future", in his own words.
Go-Go Enslavement: Dresses up all the teens he captures in suits with Tron Lines.
Gambit Roulette: He claims it was his plan when the heroes thwarted his kidnapping and make an army plans, but given his initial plan's intelligence, it comes off as more of an Ass Pull.
Gladiator Games: His scheme to make an army of metahumans he could control.
Greater-Scope Villain: Harvest is The Man Behind the Man for N.O.W.H.E.R.E., who had his fingers in many pies in the New 52 — Teen Titans, Superboy, Ravagers, Red Hood and the Outlaws, etc.
In the Hood: He wears a huge hood to disguise himself, he probably wears it to hide that ugly mug of his because there is no other reason why he would need to disguise himself.
Informed Attribute: His villainous aptitude. He’s introduced as this super intelligent villain, yet his entire scheme is kidnapping superheroes forcing them to fight to the death and for some reason, they’d serve him. He’s then hyped as having parts in several origins stories, yet there is no way he could have all the parts of past or future origins of an entire team of heroes and have them conveniently on the same side at that very moment. He talks about how he’s a good man, who just wants to save the world and they should be helping him. But forcing them to kill their friends all the while grinning about it really says otherwise against this so called savior.
Meaningful Name: In light of what his link to Jon is, and why Superboy was vital to him, Harvest becomes quite a meaningful name. He's, specifically, an organ harvester.
Obviously Evil: His attire paints him as the Grim Reaper with Tron Lines, despite his attempt to eventually seem heroic to the general populace.
One-Steve Limit: Harvest is also the name of a Plant Person created by Poison Ivy.
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: With round about murder and fear domination.
Show, Don't Tell: His main problem. He is said to be an expert schemer and manipulator, but his core plan for recruitment is not the most well thought out. It consists of kidnapping metahumans (and some people off the street), forcing them into a battle royale to determine the 'best', which he then makes his private army. Apparently, this has been going on for some time, and the batch sent through the Culling in the early New 52 is the only one that has rebelled.
Villain with Good Publicity: He wants his organization to be this. However, he himself looks like the Grim Reaper in a Tron Lines suit.

Headcase

AKA: Barney Venton

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #88 (December, 2010)

Barney Venton was an orphan with poor social skills, thus making him the perfect test subject for the villain Dr. Caligan: an evil geneticist that manipulates teenagers into becoming his experiments. Barney emerges from these experiments with heightened mental capabilities. He has the ability to absorb knowledge and manipulate things around him in a gravitational way.

Bald of Evil: Is an evil Chrome Dome Psi.
Chrome Dome Psi: Lost his hair after developing his psychic powers.
Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke: Gained vast psychic powers as a result of Dr. Caligan's genetic manipulation.
Ingesting Knowledge: Possesses the ability to absorb the knowledge of people he touches, along with the necessary skills to apply the knowledge properly.
Mind over Matter: Is shown to have enough finesse with his telekinetic powers to assemble numerous functioning robots in a short span of time, while also possessing enough power to flatten Super Jock, who has enough strength to go toe to toe with Superboy.

H.I.V.E.

Debut: Superman Family #203 (October, 1980)

"By tomorrow night, Superman, the H.I.V.E. shall not only control the city of Metropolis— —but we shall also kill your girlfriend as well! By tomorrow night, Lois Lane shall die!"

H.I.V.E. is an evil organization that specializes in training assassins and mercenaries. They sell their services to anyone who can pay for them. This has made them an enemy to the Teen Titans. There have been several leaders of H.I.V.E. including Adeline Kane and Queen Bee. Many of their low-level soldiers are designed to look like bees.

Animal Motifs: Bees and related insects, naturally. This was much more low key in the early 80s issues, but became more prominent with later appearances.
Fun with Acronyms: The full name is "The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination".
Greater-Scope Villain: They gave Ravager a faulty copy of Deathstroke's Super Serum in order to ensnare the latter in their own plans and launched his relationship with the Titans.
Mad Scientist: The H.I.V.E. collects these for its membership.
Omniscient Council of Vagueness: The H.I.V.E. is led by a council of seven mysterious hooded figures. Originally they were treated as the top-level of the organization, but they were later revealed to serve a queen bee-type "H.I.V.E. mistress".
Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Although most commonly associated with the Titans, H.I.V.E. first appeared in a Lois Lane story.

Joystick

AKA: Sullivan

Debut: Teen Titans Annual (Vol 6) #1 (March, 2019)

" Hey, Arrow, your friend Djinn's been holding out on you guys. So I'm gonna fill you in on some of her little secrets... and let me tell you something, they ain't so little!"

Joystick is a criminal who's capable of possessing and controlling people.

Evil Redhead: Just like the characters he's based on, he's a redhead.
Expy: Can be seen as an expy of both Marvel's Arcade and of Control Freak from the 2003 animated series.
People Puppets: With a touch, Joystick can possess anyone he so chooses and then control them with the controller on his necklace. He's once possessed an entire mall of people.

Kid Crusader

AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #42 (February, 2007)

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"You two are no match for this warrior of God."

The son of a pair of missionaries who were killed when he was very young, Kid Crusader believed their murders to be the work of Satan and swore to rid the world of demons. Sometime later Kid Devil showed up at his Sunday school seeking help. Upon seeing Kid Devil's demonic appearance Kid Crusader felt that he had to "save" him. Deathstroke recruited him for Titans East solely to battle Kid Devil, as he was the only villain he could find who had even heard of Kid Devil.

Ambiguously Brown: Depending on the Artist, Kid Crusader could be a tanned Caucasian, Middle Eastern, or Southern Asian. The only concrete fact that is known about his origins (that he is the son of Christian missionaries) rules out none of these options.
Arch-Nemesis: The closest thing Kid Devil has to one.
Bad Habits: His costume resembles the robes of an altar boy crossed with a crusader tabard.
Demon Slaying: Has sworn to ride the world of demons, and made Kid Devil his especial target.
He Who Fights Monsters: His obsession with destroying demons has left him indifferent to human suffering not caused by demons, and his is willing to commit morally heinous acts in the name of his holy quest.
Holy Burns Evil: Can repel demons with the strength of his faith.
Karmic Transformation: While attempting to exorcise Kid Devil, he drew Kid Devil's demonic essence into himself and was transformed into a demon, and had to be saved by Kid Devil.
Lightning Gun: Wields a cross that can shoot electricity.
Master Swordsman: Carries a longsword that he definitely knows how to use.
Only Known by Their Nickname: His actual name isn't revealed.
Van Helsing Hate Crimes: Seeks to destroy Kid Devil despite overwhelming evidence that Kid Devil is better than his demonic nature, and Kid Devil even having saved his soul.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: His quest to rid the world of demons is a noble one. That he is willing to ally himself with supervillains to do this, and shows remorse regarding their crimes (which include murder), indicates he believes the ends justify the means.
What Happened to the Mouse?: He vanished following the defeat of Deathstroke's Titans, with Kid Devil's later De-power and death making a rematch very unlikely .

Mad Mod

AKA: Neil Richards

Debut: Teen Titans #7 (January, 1967)

"Super, Duckies! Now 'ere's some gear and ginchy little models that will please the "birds"..."

Mad Mod is a fashion designer and super-villain who menaces the Teen Titans. This prowess was later used to design elaborate death traps. His label was used as a front to smuggle goods, and he later turned to stealing artifacts.

Bound and Gagged: When Loren Jupiter's psychotic son, Haze, decided to avenge himself against his father for abandoning him as a child, he abducted Jupiter and Neil Richards, bringing them back to his old alma mater, the Cardy Boarding School in Maine. The original Titans regrouped to find Loren Jupiter and found Richards bound and gagged inside the old Titans Helicopter
Fad Super: Inspired by Mod movement in the UK.
Heel–Face Turn: He later became an associate to the Titans when Mr. Jupiter hired him to design their new costumes.
Scooter-Riding Mod: Right there in his name, although he was focused more on the fashion side of the Mod movement.
Totally Radical: Speaks in comically exaggerated 1960s British slang.

Mister Twister / Gargoyle

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AKA: Bromwell Stikk

'Debut: (as Mister Twister) The Brave and the Bold #54 (July, 1964); (as Gargoyle) Teen Titans #14 (April, 1968)

"You're finished, Robin! If Kid Flash and Aqualad couldn't stop my fire-storm with their super-powers, what chance do you have?"

Actually, I Am Him: It's revealed in the final pages of the third Secret Origins annual that the Gargoyle, the Limbo-bound monster with a hate-on for Dick Grayson, was actually Bromm Stikk, historically the first enemy of the Titans from before they even became the Titans, serving the Antithesis, the Eldritch Abomination from the new Titans origin story presented at the end of the 70s renewal.
Adaptational Badass: The original Mister Twister from the 60s was a laughable old man wearing a cloak of bird-feathers who used native American "medicine" for the not-so-laughable purpose of commanding the forces of nature. The Rebirth take on him re-interprets him (in light of the phantasmagoria of the Gargoyle) and casts him as a demonic Humanoid Abomination preying on the Titans in service of an even greater Eldritch Abomination. Who turned out not to be the Antithesis, as one might expect, but a future version of Donna Troy.
Arc Welding: Historically, Mister Twister, the Gargoyle, and the Antithesis had nothing to do with each other; the Gargoyle was indicated to be an old foe of the Titans with a grudge against Robin in particular, but nothing tied him to any known villain. The third Secret Origins annual identified the Gargoyle as Mister Twister's transformed state, induced by the Antithesis.
Arch-Enemy: Was arguably the first one the Titans had, as he's more consistently targeted Dick Grayson and the rest of the Fab Five more than he has the other Titans. It's not even clear if he's aware of the Titans who joined after the 70s group disbanded.
Berserk Button: The word "Limbo" becomes this to him due to his time spent there. He reveals himself to Mal Duncan in his second appearance as the Gargoyle by his reaction when Mal was doing the game of the same name.
Darker and Edgier: After he became the Gargoyle he became much more twisted and wicked, which was inevitable considering his powers were now linked to an Eldritch Abomination called the Antithesis. When Twister returned in Titans Hunt (2015), he was back to being Mister Twister but retained the creepiness he developed as the Gargoyle.
Elemental Powers: His "Mister Twister" persona obviously makes tornadoes, but he later threatens Hatton Corners with a sandstorm, rain that floods the entire town, and a huge fireball.
Evil Is Petty: Is obsessed with the Fab Five and fixated on them as they were when he first fought them, to the point that when he traps them in a Lotus-Eater Machine they're turned back into young teenagers.
Impossible Task: Fond of forcing these upon people; in his first appearance he demanded the town of Hatton Corners pay him the passenger pigeon feathers he was owed per their agreement with his ancestor when they founded the town and made the teenagers of the town build a giant stone pyramid and expected them to finish the job by the time he was done doing some business elsewhere.
Never My Fault: Claims that he was an innocent man who was screwed over by Robin withholding evidence, when he kidnapped the entire teenage population of a town and basically enslaved them.
Starter Villain: Aqualad, Robin, and Kid Flash's battle with Mister Twister would inspire the formation of the Teen Titans.
Took a Level in Badass: Was a much bigger threat as Gargoyle than he ever was as Mister Twister.

Nursery Cryme

AKA: Brendt Sorenson

Debut: Titans (Vol 2) #28 (December, 2010)

"Let me sing you a song. La-da-da-dum...Dah-dee-dah-dum..."

A serial child molester who could hypnotize people with his voice. Originally locked up in Arkham Asylum, he was accidentally freed by Cinder which allowed him to resume harming children. Was one of several villains encounteredby Deathstroke's fake "Titans" to make them seem less villainous by comparison.

Aborted Arc: There was a plan for Cinder to find Nursery Cryme again after he escaped, but the series was cancelled before that happened.
The Bad Guy Wins: Titans ends with him still free to abduct and victimize more children thanks to Cinder's blunder, especially with her dying before she did anything to track him down.
Compelling Voice: Can hypnotize and control people by singing a hypnotic song.
Eviler than Thou: Compared to the other Villains for Hire, and even some of the other bad guys on this page.
Harmful to Minors: A chronic, unrepentant child rapist.
Karma Houdini: Escapes from Arkham with no repercussions, and since the series ended before Cinder found him again, it meant he was never punished for presumably raping more children.
Noodle Incident: It's implied he had a past run-in with Cinder since she was especially fixated on killing him when the team arrived at Arkham, and he even knew her real name.
Remember the New Guy?: Was never mentioned before his first appearance in Titans yet presumably had a history in Gotham City and with Batman.
Smug Snake: He only uses his power to keep Cinder from leaving his cell until he's clear of the asylum, even thanking for her setting him free and reminding her that every new child he victimizes will be on her head.

Phobia

AKA: Angela Hawkins III

Debut: New Teen Titans #14 (December, 1981)

"I think you came looking for it, just like we did...And five seconds from now, you'll be dying to confess...because your deepest terrors—the terrors you hide in the back of your mind—are mine to command."

Angela Hawkins was born into British aristocracy. She has the psychic ability to detect other people's fears and project them with great intensity. Frightened by her powers, Angela's parents sent her away: causing Phobia to have a life-long fear of being alone. The Brain recruited her for his new version of the Brotherhood of Evil. Since then, Phobia has clashed with the Titans on multiple occasions: both as a member of the Brotherhood and individually. She has also been a member of the villain teams the Society of Sin, the Secret Society of Supervillains, and the Injustice League.

Aristocrats Are Evil: Comes from the British upper classes, but is regarded as being a 'bad seed'.
Does Not Like Men: Has man-hating tendencies as a result of her strained relationship with her father.
Green and Mean: Her costume is green and black.
Hates Being Alone: She downright suffers from autophobia, fear of being alone.
Master of Illusion: Can project illusions of what her target most fears.
Supernatural Fear Inducer: Is a psychic with the ability to control the fear centers of the human mind to create life-like illusions of the person's greatest fears.
Unusual Eyebrows: Her eyebrows tend to be shown as curly.
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Suffers from autophobia: the fear of being alone.

Puppeteer

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AKA: Jordan Weir

Other aliases: Puppet Master

Debut: Green Lantern (Vol 2) #1 (August, 1960)

Jordan Weir was a scientist who created a "Hypno-ray" which he could use to force his victims to obey his commands. As the Puppet Master, he embarked on a crime spree, manipulating minor criminals into doing his dirty work.

After being defeated by Green Lantern, he started a new life as a scientist for Dayton Industries. However, when the company developed the self-generating power source known as Promethium, the temptation was too much for him. Through his robot puppets, the Puppeteer took control of Cyborg, Kid Flash, Starfire, and Wonder Girl and turned them against their teammates. Raven's soul-self was finally able to break their trance and the Titans united to battle the Puppeteer and his toy robotic army. When the villain was defeated, the H.I.V.E. attempted to destroy him for his failure, but the Puppeteer escaped.

The Artifact: His costume is yellow because he started out as a Green Lantern villain and anticipated that Hal Jordan would attempt to use his power ring on him. With no Green Lanterns in sight during his encounters with the Teen Titans, little reason is given for his costume to still be colored yellow.
Early Installment Character-Design Difference: His debut gave him a more simplified costume than what he wore during his battle with the Teen Titans, noticeably lacking his helmet and red visor.
Given Name Reveal: His real name Jordan Weir wasn't given during his fight with Green Lantern and wasn't revealed until he resurfaced as an adversary of the Teen Titans.
Hypno Ray: The hyptno-ray allows him to control others.
Robot Master: He has built and employed puppet sized robots which shoot very real weapons, or explode with sufficient force to destroy an apartment.
Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Was originally a Green Lantern foe.
What Happened to the Mouse?: He was last seen among a group of villains gathered by Wildebeest in the 41st issue of New Teen Titans Vol 2, only to disappear in the next issue. The other villains Gizmo, the Disruptor and Trident speculate that Wildebeest killed him, but it isn't confirmed whether this is the case.
Wicked Toymaker: Created and commands an army of robotic toys.

Pylon

AKA: N'Takki; Garrison James

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #3 (December, 1996)

"Welcome. I represent an organization known as the Veil. I am their leader — with the designation of Pylon. The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize you with your targets-to-be — the Teen Titans."

Pylon was actually N’Takki, a warrior caste member of the alien race the H’San Natall. N’Takki also assumed the role of Congressman aide, Garrison James. Using this false identity, N’Takki was able to became the leader of the xenophobic organization known as The Veil and completely discredit the Teen Titans. The defeated Teen Titans were captured and brought to a H’San Natall ship for reprogramming, as Pylon revealed his true identity to the team. The H’San Natall’s invasion plan was accelerated, but then stalled as Prysm was reunited with her alien father and human mother. And eventually, the Titans – with the help of Superman - were able to talk the H’San Natall out of any further acts of aggression.

Alien Invasion: Pylon's scheme to destroy all aliens on Earth was part of a plan to soften Earth up for an invasion by the H’San Natall.
Deadly Gas: After revealing his true nature, Pylon released a gas that killed all 3,500 members of the Veil.
Green and Mean: His costume his green with silver armour.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After revealing his true nature, Pylon released a gas that killed all 3,500 members of the Veil.

Sungirl

AKA: Deborah Morgna

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #43 (March, 2007)

"Hello, Megan. Where I come from we know each other very well...But in this time, we haven't had the pleasure. My name's sungirl. I burn stuff."

Sungirl is a flame-wielding teenage super-villain. Deathstroke recruited her to battle the Teen Titans, as an evil counterpart to Miss Martian. Her descendant in the 30th Century is Sun Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. She has been a member of Titans East and the Legion of Doom.

Aborted Arc: The Origins and Omens backup stories suggested that she would have become pregnant with Inertia's child. Since the New 52 happened not long after, this was never followed up on.
All There in the Manual: Apparently a master manipulator, though we don't get to actually see too much of her personality other than her rivalry with Miss Martian. Slade's notes (given in a Wizard magazine article previewing the arc) claim that she reminds him of the original Terra, as well as his daughter Rose.
Arch-Enemy: Of Miss Martian, who she claims will bring doom to the future that she hails from, so she must kill her to prevent it from happening. But she also claims that she and Inertia have also made Miss Martian their slave to torment.
- It's implied that because of whatever Miss Martian did, White Martians in the future were now treated as slaves, and Deborah was more or less Miss Martian's owner.
Evil Redhead: Red haired and cruel hearted.
Legacy Character: Her real name and super-villain name suggest a connection with Dirk Morgna (Sun Boy from Legion of Super-Heroes) in some way.
Logical Weakness: Sungirl's flame is supported by the presence of oxygen, and thus is extinguished in low air pressure or a vacuum. Sungirl's flame can be extinguished by smothering materials, such as water, sand, fire-fighting foam, and heat-resistant blankets.
Manipulative Bastard: According to Deathstroke, her real talent - and true love - is manipulating others.
Man of Kryptonite: Her Playing with Fire powers make her this for Miss Martian.
Playing with Fire: Can harness the very power of the sun to supply her with fire and heat.
Time Travel: It was revealed that she is from the future and is romantically involved with Inertia. Miss Martian is their personal slave in the future, they have stated.

Sweet 16

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AKA: Unknown

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 2) #17 (February, 1998)

"This is a great power! Even Jimmy there is under my spell! It got me all 'A's at high school!"

Sweet 16 was one of a handful teenage heroes who attempted to join the Atom's version of the Teen Titans. She tried to woo the Titans with her pheromone manipulation ability, which she claimed helped her get straight A's in school. While her power worked on the male Titans, the female Titans thought her power was rather useless, outdated, and slightly sexist, and she was rejected. Bitter about her rejection, she returned with a group of girl metahumans and attacked attacked Risk and Prysm during their downtime. Since then, Sweet 16 has popped occasionally across The DCU; appearing as both a heroine and a villainess.

Aroused by Their Voice: Sweet 16 has been shown speaking in love heart shaped Speech Bubbles to indicate her sexy voice, which tends to have the boys falling all over her.
Amazon Brigade: After being rejected by the Titans, Sweet 16 turned up with a team of teen female metahumans (Pom Pom Girl, Prom Queen and Bookworm) in an attempt to get revenge.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Sweet 16 has appeared as both a heroine and a villainess and shows no signs of setling into either role.
Inconsistent Spelling: Writers cannot decide her name is written as 'Sweet 16' (with numerals) or 'Sweet Sixteen' (with letters).
Living Aphrodisiac: Sweet 16's major power is pheremone control, allowing her make males putty in her hands.
Sextra Credit: Claimed her Living Aphrodisiac powers helped her get straight A's in school.
Speech Bubbles: Sweet 16 has been shown speaking in love heart shaped speech bubbles to indicate her sexy voice.
Vapor Wear: Sweet 16's costume is laced up the sides; exposing a generous expanse of skin and revealing that she is not wearing underwear.

The Terror Titans

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #56 (April, 2008)

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The Terror Titans are a team of villainous counterparts to the Teen Titans. Their original membership included legacy versions of Clock King, Copperhead, Disruptor, Dreadbolt, and Persuader. They were assembled by Clock King who uses his powers to manipulate them by promising things they want.

Gender-Equal Ensemble: The original team consisted of three men and three women. After Disruptor's death, Ravager leaving and Clock King betraying them, they're down to Two Guys and a Girl.
Legacy Character: They're supposed to be related to the villains whose names they share, but only Dreadbolt is actually related to Bolt. Persuader was told that she's supposedly an ascendant of the first Persuader from the 31st Century, which gets more complicated due to there being a Persuader before her in the 21st Century.
Spinoff: Actually received their own miniseries.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Originally. That changed when Clock King killed Disruptor and then abandoned them, at which point they all became bonded by their disgust and hatred of him.

Copperhead

AKA: Nathan Prince

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #56, (April, 2008)

The only Terror Titan with no familial relation to his mantle's legacy. The eldest of two children, Nathan drowned his baby sibling out of jealousy but was never accused. One day, he pulled a knife on his parents and ran away. He was forced to live on the streets. For a brief period he supported himself as a male prostitute, but after he killed one of his clients and stole his wallet, this did not last. Under unknown circumstances, he gained the Copperhead costume and joined the Terror Titans under the Clock King.

The Sociopath: Copperhead eventually realizes he's this, looking back on how he killed his baby brother and was merely forcing himself to go through the motions of loving TNTeena.
Tail Slap: The costume's tail could be stretched several feet and was strong enough to snap bone and shatter stone.
Weaponized Headgear: The suit's helmet contained two seven-inch-long fangs which were capable of piercing human skin, and were coated in a potent "neuro-toxin" derived from copperhead snakes.
Would Hurt a Child: Copperhead allowed his baby brother to drown in a bathtub.

Disruptor

AKA: Angelica Smith

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #56, (April, 2008)

Angelica was abandoned by her biological parents and found in a trash can. She was raised in the foster system and then adopted by a married couple. Angelica became jealous of her adoptive father's affection for his wife so she broke his wife's neck with her bare hands. She was sent to jail where it is presumed Clock King found her.

Attention Whore: Demands to be the centre of attention.
Be a Whore to Get Your Man: Disruptor has a psychotic obsession with latching onto the man she believes to be the most powerful or useful for her.
Cleavage Window: Disruptor's outfit comes with a prominent one.
Female Misogynist: Distruptor has a deep-rooted hatred for other women.
Green-Eyed Monster: She quickly descends into murderous rage if another woman seems to be gaining the affection of the men in her life.
Hand Blast: Projects energy blasts from her gauntlets.
Laser-Guided Karma: After trying to get Ravager killed (against Clock King's wishes), she herself is killed by Clock King.
Pink Is Feminine: Wears a pink costume and is far more feminine than either Persuader or Ravager.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She's the Terra to Clock King's Deathstroke. Like Terra, she's a mentally ill teenage girl prone to murderous violence and a Lack of Empathy. And like Terra, she was taken advantage of by an older male who manipulated and abused her. Unlike Terra, who died because she had a breakdown and accidentally killed herself with her powers, Disruptor gets straightforwardly killed by Clock King after she's deemed a failure.
Token Evil Teammate: Out of all of them, Disruptor.
Tricked-Out Gloves: Derives her powers from her Disruption Gauntlets.
The Vamp: Disruptor tries to be this.

Dreadbolt

AKA: Terrence Bolatinsky

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #56, (April, 2008)

Dreadbolt (Terry Bolatinsky) is the son of Larry Bolatinsky (Bolt), who is a Blue Devil villain. Terry is now following in his father's footsteps by becoming a supervillain himself and joining the villainous team know as the Terror Titans.

Clothes Make the Superman: Dreadbolt's abilities come from his costume rather than genuine superhuman or metahuman powers. Terry's costume is modeled after his father's, the original Bolt, and grants him all the same abilities, such as flight, teleportation, and energy projection.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Originally, no one respected Dreadbolt as leader since he never technically killed anyone.
Flight: How he accomplishes flight is unknown, but it is likely some form of levitation or anti-gravity flight since his suit doesn't possess jet boosters, wings, or any other visible means of airborne transportation.
Inexperienced Killer: Despite being team leader Terry was the last Terror Titan to commit an actual murder; taking his own dad's life to prove his worth and earn the team's respect.
Self-Made Orphan: Dreadbolt killed his father.
Shock and Awe: Terry's energy projection attacks appear to be electrical in nature and can be fired from his hands like bolts of artificial lightning or condensed in his fists for hand-to-hand combat.
Teleportation: Dreadbolt's teleportation ability enables him to make quick getaways as well as get the drop on his opponents during battle.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: Dreadbolt, up until he killed his dad.

Persuader

AKA: Elise Kimble

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #56, (April, 2008)

Elise Kimble's father walked out on her mother when she was a toddler. Kimble's mother was cold and distant during her childhood, and Elise became a killer-for-hire during adolescence, killing her mother when she found out. She was approached by Clock King, who told her that she was an ancestor of the 30th Century criminal Nyeun Chun Ti: The Persuader.

Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Persuader murdered her abusive mother, but genuinely loved her dad.
Daddy's Girl: While she obviously had a bad relationship with her mother, she seemed to hold her father in high regard despite him not being around for her most of the time.
Enhanced Archaic Weapon: The Persuader wields an atomic axe capable of cleaving through any known material regardless of density or tensile strength. The weapon she uses is the same Atomic Axe that her 31st century successor will come to use.
Foil: Persuader serves as one to Ravager, which explains why she was chosen as a member of Superboy-Prime's Legion of Doom.
- They're both legacy characters, Rose being the fourth Ravager and Elise being the third Persuader. However, while Rose is chronologically the fourth Ravager, Elise is technically the first, second, and third Persuader all at once. She's supposedly an ascendant to the original in the 31st Century, while she's come after Cole Parker of the present, and is the third to be given the mantle after the previous two.
- Both became villains due to their fathers, but for wildly different reasons. Elise went down the path of villainy because her loving father was driven away from her, while Rose was forced to become a villain because her dad forced his way back into her life, manipulated, and drugged her.
- Elise's mother was an abusive bastard who only kept Elise in her life because she was a dependent and worth money, and drove away Elise's dad before Elise finally killed her as a teenager. Lili Worth kept Rose a secret from Deathstroke, raised Rose, and when she died it absolutely devastated Rose.
- Elise was horrified and driven to despair when Clock King reunited her with her father and then killed him right in front of her. Rose absolutely loathes her father and wants him dead for all the horrible things he's done.
Self-Made Orphan: Made her living at a young age as an assassin of sorts. When her mother found out about what she was doing, Elise killed her as well.
Sharpened to a Single Atom: The axe is distinctive in that it can cut or slice through virtually anything, even gravitational forces. It has been shown that Persuader's axe can slice through Raven's Soul Self and through time itself.
Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: Elise became a killer-for-hire during adolescence.

Ravager

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AKA: Rose Wilson Worth

Debut: Deathstroke the Terminator #15, (October, 1992)

See Deathstroke

Thia

Debut: New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #7 (April, 1985)

" I battled my way to power, and now, Zeus, now I claim Olympus as mine!"

Thia is one of the twelve Titans of Myth born to born to Gaea and Uranus, and imprisoned in Tartarus by Zeus after the Olympian Gods wrested control of Mount Olympus from the Titans. Thia eventually escaped her imprisonment and returned to the mortal world. She quickly adapted to modern times and married numerous powerful businessmen and politicians, murdering them all while inheriting their wealth and social standing. Thia eventually became the president of Sun Publishing, a vast conglomerate, and bore a child by the company’s former CEO before killing him as well. Stolen away by a nurse, that child grew up to be the precognitive Lilith, a part-time member of the Teen Titans and a close friend of Donna Troy, the adopted sister of Wonder Woman. Sensing her daughter’s presence when both of them were in New York City, Thia tracked down Lilith and kidnapped her. Fortified by decades beneath the sun and bored with Earthly power plays, Thia stormed Mount Olympus and usurped Zeus’s throne, forcibly taking Lilith along as her heir apparent. This brought her into conflict with Donna Troy and the New Teen Titans.

Antagonistic Offspring: Her daughter Lilith became one of her staunchest foes.
Black Widow: Thia married numerous powerful businessmen and politicians, and murdered them all to inherit their wealth and social standing.
Complete Immortality: As a goddess, Thia can only be killed by another god.
Fiery Redhead: A redheaded goddess of the sun with a hot temper and flame powers to match.
Like a Duck Takes to Water: Despite having been imprisoned in the Underworld for milennia, Thia adapted to the modern world with incredible ease and was soon playing power games at the highest levels.
Physical God: Thia is one of the Titans of Myth.
Playing with Fire: Thia can generate and control fire.
The Power of the Sun: As a former goddess of the sun, Thia draws power from the sun.
Statuesque Stunner: Is 6'5" and looks like a Greek goddess (because she is one).

Trident

AKA: Sammy Jaye (deceased, Prof and a third unnamed person.)

"Be careful, girl — permit me to leave in peace or someone will be hurt!"

Trident is a name used by several super-villains. The original three were former H.I.V.E. agents who struck out on their own, each using the same costume to appear as though they were one person. This included the Prof who designed their weapon, an unnamed black man who used to fight in the Golden Gloves, and an enforcer named Sammy Jaye. Sammy was murdered by the other two for holding out on them, and their ruse was discovered when the Titans tracked them down and arrested them. Since then the unnamed boxer has been the only one to return to the role. Karate Kid of the Legion also used this alias when he was lost in time and mind-controlled by Starro.

Collective Identity: He was actually three separate individuals masquerading as a single villain.
Enhanced Archaic Weapon: Carries a trident with a variety of high-tech functions.
Fire-Breathing Weapon: One of the trident shoots fire.
Invisibility Cloak: The third prong of the trident is an image inducer, allowing Trident to become invisible, but projecting his image someplace else.
Killed Off for Real: Sammy Jaye, one of the trio, was later murdered by his partners for holding out on them after a big score.
No Name Given: The third member, after Sammy and the Prof, is unnamed.
Only Known Bytheirnickname: Prof, one third of the original trio who made up Trident.
Prongs of Poseidon: Carries a high-tech trident.
Swiss-Army Weapon: Other than being sharp, the original tridents' prongs had a separate function. One shoots fire, one shoots ice, and the third is an image inducer, allowing Trident to become invisible, but projecting his image someplace else. Later tridents seemed to have more various functions.
They Call Him "Sword": Trident

Trigon the Terrible

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Debut: New Teen Titans #2 (December, 1980)

"Resistance is futile to one who is the destroyer of all that exists!"

Raven's father, Trigon is an interdimensional demon lord (existing in the Azarath dimension) who can only enter the real world through her psyche. Bent on annihilating all life, his plans typically orbit around subverting Raven to his will. He is worshipped by the Church of Blood and their leader Brother Blood.

Abusive Parent: He is a devil after all. His treatment of Raven, and later, his sons, is emotionally manipulative and, when disappointed, outright murderous.
Arch-Enemy: To his daughter, Raven. The main source of conflict during Wolfman and Pérez's run involves her gradually falling under his demonic influence.
Archnemesis Dad: Trigon impregnated Raven's mother by raping her, shattered his daughter's psyche in order to enter the real world, and makes regular attempts to corrupt her in order to destroy Earth.
Big Bad: Of many story arcs most notably these two:
- Of the first New Teen Titans story arc. His impending arrival is the reason Raven assembled the Titans to begin with.
- He returns in "The Terror of Trigon", in which he successfully takes over Earth by corrupting Raven.
Big Red Devil: Trigon is a colossal red-skinned demon. Some of his dialogue implies that his image is what inspired the mythological figure of Satan.
Brought Down to Badass: During the 2008 Titans series, most of his power was stolen by his three sons, leaving Trigon seemingly scrawny and emaciated. But as Raven quickly learned, even in this weakened state, Trigon was still far stronger than any mortal.
The Corrupter: In Wolfman and Pérez's run, Raven's arc involves her gradually succumbing to Trigon's corruption. After she becomes his servant, he tries to do the same thing to the other Titans, by forcing them to fight their inner demons.
Demon Lords And Arch Devils: Depending on the Writer, he is the demonic master of his very own dimension, or the devil of the eighth layer of Hell.
Demonic Possession: He possesses Raven's body during the Terror of Trigon arc.
Depending on the Artist: He's a Big Red Devil with Extra Eyes. What his horns look like, what he's wearing, the color and length of his hair, and even, as of the New 52, the number of Extra Eyes he has, tend to differ every time he appears.
The Dreaded: Everyone who is aware of his existence, including the Titans, is terrified of him, as his power and cruelty are unparalleled.
Early-Installment Weirdness: While Trigon's most common depiction is of a colossus who turned the world into Hell on Earth in an instant, he was originally perhaps twice as tall as the average human. In his first appearance, he convinced Raven to join him instead of directly possessing her, and took her to his home planet (populated entirely with slaves), where he acted as a Galactic Conqueror.
Emotion Eater: Feeds on hate, fear, and other negative emotions.
Evil Is Hammy: No Titans' villain is capable of hamming it up more than Trigon. In "Terror of Trigon" he essentially used the entire planet as a stage from which to monologue.
Extra Eyes: Has two sets of eyes sitting atop one another. Those he is controlling gain the same trait as a mark of their possession.
Foil: To his daughter, drawing power from the very emotions she tries so hard to master and control.
God of Evil: Trigon is an immensely powerful extradimensional demon who is empowered by evil itself.
Greater-Scope Villain: Trigon himself only appears rarely, but his narrative presence is felt mostly through his waxing and waning influence on his daughter, Raven.
Horned Humanoid: Trigon has a humanoid shape, but his red skin and antlers are an obvious indicator of his demonic nature.
I Have Many Names: He's also known as "Skath" and "Ddrez".
Joker Immunity: He gets defeated and slain several times, but he has become such an iconic villain, the writers usually find a way to bring him back.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Trigon the Terrible.
Offing the Offspring: He's willing to kill Raven if she won't swear fealty to him.
Omnicidal Maniac: He annihilated an entire universe in order to empower himself, and later tries to do the same to Earth.
Physical God: At full power, Trigon can destroy worlds in a matter of seconds. The Titans are usually powerless against him, only managing to save the day through temporary means, such as magically resealing him inside of Raven's mind.
Really Gets Around: Justified. As a result of his extreme age and his need for spawn to act as his agents, he has fathered a lot of demons and half-demons over the years.
Satan: In "Terror of Trigon", he claims to be the inspiration for Satan.
Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can: In the Post-Crisis universe, the only way Trigon can access the real world is via possessing Raven. Most of the time he is sealed within her mind.
Serial Rapist: Has raped hundreds of women across the centuries in order for them to give birth to his spawn and spread his evil.
So Proud of You: Despite generally only caring about himself and his abuse of them, Trigon is actually impressed and proud of his sons for being as evil as he is when instead of freeing him from his realm, they betray him by stealing what little power he has left for themselves and leave him imprisoned into his realm.
- He was actually kinda impressed that Raven was able to undo a death spell he cast on a small child (not that it stopped him from killing the child anyway, but still).
Took a Level in Badass: In his first appearance, Trigon's rampage only results in minor property damage, and he is defeated rather quickly once the Titans and Arella join forces. When he returns during the Terror of Trigon arc, he has been restored to his full power, petrifies all of the planet's heroes, and conquers Earth in a matter of seconds. He also scoffs at the Titans' resistance, comparing the same attack that took him out last time to a mosquito bite. He is only stopped thanks to the people of Azarath pulling a centuries-long Thanatos Gambit.
Was Once a Man: Some versions of his backstory have him as a mutated human or half-fiend who become a demon lord through absorbing all the evil of a dimension.
We Can Rule Together: The original incarnation of Trigon wanted to rule over the Earth with Raven by his side. Though he initially tries to convince her to accept him, he later resorts to directly possessing her.
Would Hurt a Child: One of the worst things he ever did was vaporize a little girl over the cardinal sin of calling him a "monster". Well, if the horn fits...

The Sons of Trigon

Debut: Titans (Vol 2) #3 (August, 2008)

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The other children Trigon spawned would later unite as the Sons of Trigon.

Eye Beams: Just like their dear old dad.
Hate Plague: Their main ability.
Seven Deadly Sins: Their villain names with Raven occupying the position of Pride.

Twister

AKA: Theresa Zimmer

Debut: New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #26 (December, 1986)

Twister was born in the small European country of Zandia. She became to believe the teachings of the Church of Blood and soon joined as a disciple and student of their teachings. The Church of Blood was the dominant religion and headed by Brother Blood. She met Brother Blood and believed that he loved her. He believed her to have great potential as a subject for experimentation. Blood hoped the experiments would give her power that would help him control others. The experiments gave her psionic powers that would induce hallucinations. The side effects distorted her facial features and her mind.

Facial Horror: She was experimented on, which gave her illusion casting powers, but distorted her face—and her mind.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Her twisted face and body was mirrored in her deliberately asymmetrical outfit.
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Smokes cigarettes inn a long thin holder.
Heel–Face Turn: Twister would hide away within a convent and become a nun until she was located and recruited by the Suicide Squad.
Heel–Faith Turn: Twister would hide away within a convent and become a nun.
Killed Off for Real: Seemingly killed on a mission with the Suicide Squad.
Love Makes You Crazy: Volunteered for the experiment that twisted her mind and body because she was inn love with Brother Blood.
Master of Illusion: Twister has the psionic power to induce horrifying hallucinations in the minds of others. Ordinarily she does so by making eye contact with her victim.
No Eye in Magic: Twister has the psionic power to induce horrifying hallucinations in the minds of others. Ordinarily she does so by making eye contact with her victim.
Odd Friendship: Formed a close friendship with Plastique when they served on the Suicide Squad.

Vigilante

"Maybe I no longer care about the law... Maybe I just care about what's right."

A series of generally short lived vigilante assassins who can't seem to avoid getting into confrontations with the Titans, either as a whole or just individual members.

See the relative page for more info.

The Wildebeest Society

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Debut: New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #36 (October, 1987)

The Wildebeest was a recurring Diabolical Mastermind who was notable for his fearsome appearance and his striking lack of consistency. During the Titans Hunt arc, the Wildebeest turned out to be the Collective Identity of the Wildebeest Society.

Cat Folk: Wildebeest genetic experiments include creating cat people, but the only successful experiment they've had was X-24, later known as Pantha.
Collective Identity: Their original M.O. Also somewhat deconstructed: turns out that having an organization where all members are running around in the same costume at all times can make it hard to keep track of each other, such as when Wildebeest VIII switches identities with Wildebeest IX after killing the latter.
Genius Bruiser: Each Wildebeest can go toe-to-toe with Cyborg and Starfire easily.
Never Recycle Your Schemes: Invoked; the Wildebeest made sure never to do the same thing twice so as to avoid a consistent M.O. During his first appearance, he even alternates between using Powered Armor and remotely-piloted robots.
No-Sell: The Wildebeest has special electronic eyes that rejected Jericho's ability to possess people through eye contact.
One-Steve Limit: This villain is not the first to use the name in DC Comics, but it was notably re-used by the same author. Marv Wolfman's first "Wildebeest" was a one-off supervillain, a costumed hunter from Dial H for Hero.
Retcon: The original Wildebeest was a Diabolical Mastermind and Genius Bruiser of no certain identity or motive who enacted a number of evil schemes that involved screwing around with the Titans — making him an inadvertent predecessor to the animated version of Slade — starting with framing Starfire for a murder of his own and branching out into things like reprogramming Cyborg to make him run around in a Wildebeest suit. Then Titans Hunt happened and the Wildebeest became the Wildebeest Society.
Powered Armor: The Wildebeest exo-suits.
The Remnant: Most of those recruited by the original Wildebeest leader were former H.I.V.E. agents who believed their main goal was to take vengeance for H.I.V.E.

Zookeeper

AKA: Samuel Register

Debut: Teen Titans (Vol 3) #13, (September, 2004)

Samuel Register worked as a geneticist in Lamumba, Africa, alongside Mark and Marie Logan. The Logans' son Gar suffered a fatal animal bite from a green-capped monkey, having been infected with the Sakutia virus. The Logans attenuated the virus, enabling Gar to survive. Gar later became the hero Beast Boy, able to transform into any known animal. Register became obsessed with the virus, eventually infecting himself with a mutated strain. Gaining similar powers to Gar, he became the villain Zookeeper.

Amazing Technicolor Population: Has purple skin.
Arch-Enemy: To Beast Boy
Back for the Finale: He was quickly forgotten after his introductory arc in Geoff Johns' run, but after a cameo as a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains in Villains United, he eventually resurfaced among other villains gathered by Superboy Prime in the final arc of J.T. Krul's run on the main Teen Titans comic that wrapped the series up prior to the Post-Flashpoint continuity.
Evil Counterpart: He's an evil equivalent to Beast Boy, even ensuring he shares his powers of transforming into animals.
Mad Doctor: When a Sakutia outbreak threatens the lives of all the children in San Francisco, Zookeeper is willing to let the infected children die while he attempts to dissect the only known survivor for a cure for his own condition.
Mythology Gag: In the Pre-Crisis continuity, Beast Boy was originally purple in color, not green. Dr. Register's skin turned purple, illustrating the fact that Sakutia could affect its victims in varying ways.
Tuckerization: Samuel Register may be named after Sam Register, the Vice President of Cartoon Network and a driving force behind the Teen Titans (2003) animated series.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Has the ability to alter his cellular structure in order to transform into any known species of animal. Through an act of will, he could shift from one animal form to another without returning to his original form first.

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