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Titans East
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Titans East is the name of several DC Comics teams. The team appears in the Teen Titans comic books, and animated series. The comic book incarnation of Titans East first appeared in the Titans Tomorrow storyline, which is set in the future. The modern incarnation first appears in Teen Titans #43 (2007) as a group of villains lead by Deathstroke.
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Titans East is based on the Teen Titans' west-coast counterpart Titans West,[1] a team of lesser-known teenage heroes including Beast Boy, Bat-Girl, and Hawk and Dove. Currently, the "main" Titans team is based in San Francisco, California, on the West Coast.
Each member of Titans East is picked by Deathstroke specifically to take down the Teen Titans. One of the members is a traitor.[2]
- Batgirl, Cassandra Cain[1] is the new leader of the League of Assassins, and more importantly, the only fighter to completely dominate Ravager. Deathstroke believes that Batgirl's skills and past with Robin and the other Gotham Knights, will give them an edge against the Boy Wonder. Recently it has been revealed Slade is using the same serum he used on Rose on Cassandra.
- Bombshell was sent by Deathstroke to spy on the Titans and get a disc containing the soul of his son, Jericho. After the Titans discovered she was a traitor and she was put in prison, Cyborg and Miss Martian went to interrogate her. When Bombshell refused to say anything, Miss Martian tried reading her mind and discovered she was a member of Titans East. Before she could learn anything else, Risk broke in and Batgirl slit her throat.
- Duela Dent,[3] a.k.a. the Joker's Daughter, is completely insane, but is also a former Titan. Deathstroke believes dealing with her insanity is worth the information Duela has.
- Enigma was a late add-on to the team and was not mentioned until the solicit for Teen Titans #43 was released. Originally referred to as Riddler's Daughter, future solicits for Teen Titans refer to her as Enigma.
- Inertia[4] is a genetic clone of former Titan Bart Allen. Inertia was once a natural speedster, but lost his ability when the Speed Force was isolated in Bart, and now relies on a speed inducing chemical created by Deathstroke, who feels a speedster will be very useful.
- Kid Crusader[1] is the only person Deathstroke could find who has both heard of Kid Devil and wants to eliminate him.
- Match[1] is a clone of the late Superboy. While his Superman-level strength is a bonus for the team, Deathstroke thinks Match also gives the team a psychological advantage. Deathstroke is counting on his appearance to throw Wonder Girl, the Titans' most physically powerful member, off balance, as she was Superboy's girlfriend. Match's outfit is altered to resemble Superboy's last costume before his death, although he has come to look more like a Bizarro duplicate of him, complete with a reverse 'S' shield on his black T-shirt. It also appears that his intellect, like his body, is rotting away.
- Risk[3] lost an arm fighting with the Titans against Superboy-Prime, and is "furious at the world" over it. Deathstroke believes he can manipulate Risk, and thinks the Titans will hesitate in battle out of guilt.
- Sun Girl[1] harnesses the power of the sun. She is also a master manipulator, much like the original Terra.[1]
The original Titans East first appeared in the Titans Tomorrow storyline in which the Teen Titans meet their villainous older selves in the future.[5] This incarnation of Titans East is a group of former Titans rebelling against the future Titans rule over the Western United States.
- Batwoman (Bette Kane)
- Bumblebee (Karen Beecher-Duncan): co-leader of Titans East.
- Captain Marvel (Freedy Freeman): the former Captain Marvel, Jr. and sucessor to the power of Shazam.
- Cyborg 2.0 (Victor Stone): an upgraded Cyborg. Co-leader of Titans East along with Bumblebee.
- Ravager (Rose Wilson)
- Terra II (Tara Markova)
- Flash (Bart Allen): the Flash operates with the Titans as an agent for Titans East.
In the Teen Titans animated series, the Titans East form as a result of Brother Blood's actions. Cyborg is the temporary leader of the team in the episode "Titans East", in which he helps build their Titans Tower and helps them become a cohesive team. They prove to be unwilling, mind-controlled servants of Brother Blood, to be used as part of a trap for Cyborg, but become a true superhero team upon being freed. The episode "For Real" spotlights the Titans East as they occupy the main Titans' city in their absence.
The members of Titans East are:
- Cyborg (temporary leader)
- Bumblebee (leader)
- Aqualad
- Speedy
- Más y Menos
- ^ a b c d e f Wizard #180, Newsarama
- ^ DC Nation: #30
- ^ a b CATCHING UP WITH GEOFF JOHNS
- ^ Comic-Con 2006: DC Secrets
- ^ Teen Titans, vol. 3 #18-19