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Character history

Early career

Tara Markov, half-sister of Geo-Force, was the illegitimate daughter of the King of Markovia. While in Markovia, she came under the care of a Dr. Helga Jace, and through her experiments, Terra obtained Earth manipulation powers: specifically, the ability to control all forms of earthen matter. After obtaining these powers, she left Markovia for the United States. Geo-Force is the superhero alias of Brion Markov, a fictional character from DC Comics. ... Markovia is a fictional nation in DC Comics, first mentioned in New Teen Titans #1, with the arrival of Terra. ... Markovia is a fictional nation in DC Comics, first mentioned in New Teen Titans #1, with the arrival of Terra. ... Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). Below is a list of many of those that have been known to be used. ...

Terra is confronted by the Titans. Art by George Perez.

Terra became a mercenary, doing dirty work for others such as Deathstroke the Terminator (who she shared a romance with, despite being barely sixteen years old). She joined the Teen Titans, fooling them by staging a battle versus Deathstroke. She then operated as a spy for Deathstroke, eventually giving him the information he needed to kidnap the Titans. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (482x655, 594 KB)Cover art to The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract TPB, by George Perez. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (482x655, 594 KB)Cover art to The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract TPB, by George Perez. ... A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ...

Eventually, the captured Titans were held in a stronghold of Deathstroke's contractors, The H.I.V.E.. Nightwing and Deathstroke's son, Joseph William Wilson, alias Jericho, raided the complex to rescue them, but were captured. When presented to Deathstroke and the organization in general, Jericho possessed his father and freed the Titans who then attacked H.I.V.E. Not knowing of Jericho's powers, Terra believed Deathstroke to have turned against her. In retaliation, she went berserk and fatally pulled the whole H.I.V.E. complex down upon herself. Despite her betrayal, a statue of her was placed in the Memorial in Titans Tower. The H.I.V.E. (stands for The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination) is the name of a DC Comics supervillain team. ... Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Jericho (Joseph William Wilson) is a fictional character, a superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans in the acclaimed 1980s period of New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, published by DC Comics. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Current Titans Tower, San Francisco. ...

"Return" and revival

Terra visiting her grave. Cover to Team Titans #6, by Phil Jimenez.

In 1991, Terra reappeared as part of Team Titans from a possible 2001. Unlike the original, this Terra was a true hero, and was attracted to Beast Boy, although he rejected her. This new Terra was revealed to be a young girl who had been exposed to a DNA virus designed to transform her into a genetic doppleganger of the original Terra. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (519x800, 209 KB)Cover to Team Titans #6, by Phil Jimenez. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (519x800, 209 KB)Cover to Team Titans #6, by Phil Jimenez. ... Cover to DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1. ... For the animated television series based on this comic book, see Teen Titans (TV series). ... Beast Boy (Garfield Mark Gar Logan) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a shapeshifting superhero who is a member of the Doom Patrol and former member of the Teen Titans. ...

After the events of Zero Hour, Terra joined the main Teen Titans team and was told via a messenger orb that she was not from the future but from the present day, having been recruited by the Time Trapper to serve in the Team Titans, in order to one day oppose the group and its leader, the villainous Monarch.

Before the orb could tell her where she was taken from in the past, Terra destroyed the orb and later dug up the original Terra's grave only to find it was empty. The character was then promptly dropped into limbo, partially due to fan response to these changes and the fact that many fans were apathetic about the new Terra and her good girl persona. Marv Wolfman further went on the record and stated that he was forced against his will to bring Terra back by his editor; the notion of the new Terra being a genetic doppleganger was a compromise he and the editor came up with regarding his demand that Terra return, though once Zero Hour happened and after Team Titans was cancelled, Marv found himself forced to include Terra against his will into the book and reveal her to be the original Terra. While he included her into the book's line-up, Wolfman put his foot down and refused to retcon her as the original Terra, opting instead to simply cryptically imply, but never confirm that she was the original.^{[citation needed]}

Terra and Byron awaiting the results of her genetic test. Art by Derec Aucoin.

Terra remained in limbo until the 1999 revival of the Teen Titans; in the pages of a "Secret Files" special for the new Titans series, Terra was brought back and shown with Geo-Force, who agreed to perform tests to figure out who she was. The story ended with Geo-Force telling her, when she expressed her fears that she was the original Terra, that she was not his sister even as the genetic tests came back positive that she was. Under circumstances which have yet to be revealed, Terra also became affiliated with the Outsiders. The extent of her involvement with the team is unknown. (Day of Judgment #3-4) Image File history File links Terraresults. ... Image File history File links Terraresults. ... The Outsiders are fictional characters, a DC Comics superhero group. ...

In the "Titans Tomorrow" storyline, wherein the Titans glimpsed a grim possible future, Terra (in a costume modeled closely after her original) is a member of the Titans East, a more benign rival group that opposes the fascist future versions of the current Teen Titans (this future's version of Beast Boy, calling himself Animal Man, still bears a grudge against Terra and wants nothing to do with her.) Teen Titans: The Future is Now by Mike McKone. ...

One Year Later

Cover artwork for Terra #1, by Amanda Conner.

Terra was one of the many Titans who showed up to help Conner Kent defeat Superboy-Prime. Image File history File links Terra01covercol. ... Image File history File links Terra01covercol. ... Superboy (also known as Conner Kent or Kon-El) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Superboy-Prime is a fictional superhero turned supervillain in the DC Universe. ...

A new Terra will be getting her own miniseries after appearing in Supergirl #12. The series will be written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with illustrations by Amanda Conner. Gray said on the series, "Terra as a character has never had a definitive origin. That includes Terra 1 and 2. This mini will address that fact in some surprising ways and open the door to a new corner of the DCU. Aside from that the emphasis will be on heroism, true blue hero stuff."[1][2] [3] Palmiotti later stated, "Terra is an enigma for obvious reasons. Every hero in the DCU is in the dark about who she is and why she’s doing what she’s doing, which is running around the planet saving and helping people. We’ve been working with Terra for months and months trying to find and develop what’s special about her. In the end, it was a very simple angle, make Terra a superhero with plenty of emphasis on heroism. Everything she does is selfless and in the service of life." [4] James Jimmy Palmiotti is an Italian-American writer and artist of various comics. ... Amanda Conner is an American comic book artist and commercial art illustrator best-known for Harris Comics Vampirella. ...

Powers and abilities

Terra has control over the Earth and can transform the consistency of earth and rock. She can use this power to cause earthquakes, tap into lava flows and create shapes out of solid rock.

Appearances in other media

Teen Titans Animated Series

Terra in Teen Titans.

Terra is also featured in the Teen Titans animated series, voiced by Ashley Johnson. In this version, Terra appears much less physically developed. Her diminutive frame, skinny limbs, and longer, lank blonde hair work to create a dramatic contrast between her tremendous power and her apparently frail body. These changes also make her look closer to Beast Boy's age relative to the other Titans. File links The following pages link to this file: Terra (comics) ... File links The following pages link to this file: Terra (comics) ... Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ... Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ... Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, American actress. ... Beast Boy (Garfield Mark Gar Logan) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a shapeshifting superhero who is a member of the Doom Patrol and former member of the Teen Titans. ...

In this setting, she also betrayed the Titans to Slade (a.k.a. Deathstroke), despite her relationship with Beast Boy, but was portrayed as more of a lost soul than an irredeemable villain. Also, her dysfunctional relationship with Slade more closely resembles the twisted family dynamics exhibited between the comic's Deathstroke and his daughter Rose Wilson, than the comic book Terra and Deathstroke's extremely illicit romance. Rose Wilson is a fictional comic book character in the DC Comics universe. ...

Terra was portrayed as an outgoing, fun-loving, tomboyish transient. Her poor control of her Earth manipulation caused earthquakes, avalanches or mudslides wherever she settled, causing her to be ostracized by those she tried to aid. When she joined the Titans, Beast Boy quickly discovered the volatility of her powers, though Terra, fearing rejection, made him promise not to tell the others. Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). Below is a list of many of those that have been known to be used. ...

On a mission with the Titans, Terra was approached by Slade, who, playing on her vulnerabilities, told her he knew her secret and offered to train her to better control her powers, warning her that Beast Boy would break his promise. When Robin figured out her lack of control on his own, Terra left in panic, wrongfully believing that Beast Boy had betrayed her trust. She then defected to Slade.

After training with him, she returned to the Titans as his undercover agent, under orders to spy on them and compromise Tower security, which she did not without her own doubts and hesitation. When she took Beast Boy on a date (trying to keep him from harm due to her affections for him) and cover the attack, Slade followed, and revealed his alliance with Terra to Beast Boy as the two lovebirds were about to kiss. A battle ensued where Beast Boy, who refused to believe Slade, was crushed by Terra's admission of betrayal. He left in anguish and rage, saying to Terra, "You don't have any friends." Terra, heartbroken, wholeheartedly joined forces with Slade.

Terra as Slade's apprentice. Like Slade, one eye is covered.

Now Slade's villainous apprentice, she was given armor with a neural link to Slade to ensure her complete obedience, and instructed to hunt down and kill her former friends. She attacks them in the city streets, beginning with destroying their car. During Terra's assault, a horrified Beast Boy pleaded with her to stop, claiming "We're your friends!", to which Terra responded "I don't have any friends, remember". After the Titans fled, she proceded to free Cinderblock, Plasmus, and Overload and put them under Slade's control, using them as decoys to bring the Titan's out of retreat and split them up, easily defeating them one-by-one. Keeping a promise with Beast Boy, Robin attempts to convince Terra to stop working for Slade, but fails to convert her. After she has presumably destroyed all five Teen Titans, it is reveled that the Titans have regrouped underground and are planning an all-out assulat on her. In the meantime, Terra easily conquers the city for Slade, stating that she has no regrets, but is ambushed by the Titans just as she is reminiscing about her friendship with them and thinking if they are really gone. With the elements of surprise and determination to their advantage, the Titans are easily able to defaet Terra, who, against Slade's wishes, flees back to him. In anger, Slade begins attacking Terra for failing to defeat the Titans, and states that the nerosuit which he gave her has fused with her skin, giving Slade complete control over Terra's body and powers. After taking a beating from both the Titans and Slade, she had a change of heart, and with Beast Boy's help (she pleaded at him to kill her so she could be free, but Beast Boy refused and turned the tables on her as he said that the one truly hurting her was Terra herself), broke free of Slade's control. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal of neurons in the pigeon cerebellum. ... This page contains a list of the minor characters made specifically for the American animated television series Teen Titans. ... Plasmus is a fictional DC comics supervillain and an enemy of the Teen Titans Comic History Otto Von Furth was a mine worker in East Berlin, Germany until an unexpected cave-in trapped him and four fellow miners for seven days. ... This page contains a list of the minor characters made specifically for the American animated television series Teen Titans. ...

During the ensuing fight, Terra moved small plates in the ground which triggered a small volcano, killing Slade. When it began to erupt, the Titans told Terra to flee with them. However, she realized that only herself could stop the upcoming disaster, and stayed to sacrifice herself and save the city. As a result, Terra was turned into a stone statue after tearfully hugging and saying good-bye to Beast Boy, her "best friend ever" in her last words. The Titans vowed to find a way to reverse the process, and laid a plaque at her "grave" reading: "Terra: a Teen Titan, a true friend."

The Possible Terra from the episode "Things Change".

The series finale, titled "Things Change", centered around the possible return of Terra, when Beast Boy crossed paths with a civilian high school student who looked and sounded exactly like her. Although Terra's underground statue had disappeared,(some people belive she became unfrozen due to the end of Trigon rein when the world went back to normal after almost everyone had been turned to stone by Trigon.) the girl claimed to have no memory of her former life. There are hints throughout the episode that she truly does remember, such as her statement that "Things were never the way you remember [...] Things change, Beast Boy. The girl you want me to be is just a memory," therefore it may be possible that she is just too ashamed of actions and wanted to leave that past completely behind. The girl's true identity and the mysteries behind her appearance are left unexplained. Even in the script and storyboards, the girl is never actually identified as Terra, the only name given was "Schoolgirl." Image File history File links Terra_things_change. ... Image File history File links Terra_things_change. ... The term Trigon may refer to several things: A three-sided ancient Greek or Roman lyre. ...

Terra also appeared in the Teen Titans Go! comic based on the show, in stories set between the episodes "Titan Rising" and "After Shock". Most recently, the schoolgirl who Beast Boy believes is Terra made a cameo in issue #34. She appears in issues 10, 11, 12, 34, and 39. Teen Titans Go! is a 2000s comic book published by DC Comics. ...

The Judas Contract movie

The Judas Contract will be adapted into a direct-to-video animated movie, the first of three DC stories that will be adapted. The story will be more faithful to the original storyline. [5] Writer Marv Wolfman, who is involved in the adaptation, said on the movie:

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Other Versions

During the Amalgam Comics run, Terra was infused with Terrax of Marvel Comics to create the character of Terra-X, who appeared during the second X-Patrol issue. Amalgam Comics was a metafictional American comic book publisher, and part of a collaboration between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters to create new ones (e. ... Terrax the Tamer is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Terra-X (AKA: Terra Murdock) is a supervillainess in the Amalgam Comics world and the only foe of the X-Patrol who is female with an on-panel performance. ... The X-Patrol is a Superhero team from the Amalgam Comics world, and are an amalgamation of X-Men from Marvel Comics and Doom Patrol from DC Comics, although there are references to Teen Titans also. ...

External links

• Teen Titans animated biography
• Titans Tower biography
• Unofficial Terra I Biography
• Unofficial Terra II Biography