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LinkMaster™	Sep 5 2004, 12:22 AM
The One And Only Posts: 4,761 Group: CZC Legend Member #7 Joined: July 27, 2004 Gender Male	Episode 01: Divide And Conquer Robin: "Do you have a problem, Tin Man?" Cyborg: "Yeah, it's about four feet tall and smells like cheap hair gel." Originally aired: August 2, 2003 Written by David Slack Directed by Ciro Nieli Posted Image Cinderblock busts into prison -- and the Teen Titans show up to stop a jailbreak. But when Robin and Cyborg's big "Sonic Boom" maneuver goes awry, the bad guy gets away -- and the boys blame each other. An argument erupts; and when the shouting stops, Cyborg quits! Meanwhile, Cinderblock returns to his mysterious boss Slade with his prize: a sleeping inmate who becomes the monstrous Plasmus whenever he is awakened. With oozing Plasmus running amok at a Chemical Factory and Cinderblock toting a laser cannon downtown, can the four remaining Titans handle it all without Cyborg at their side? Posted Image Ron Perlman as Slade Dee Bradley Baker as Plasmus Posted Image Posted ImageThis was actually the first episode produced, although it was the third aired. Posted ImageFirst appearance of Slade's right hand man, Wintergreen Posted ImageFirst appearance of Cinderblock Posted ImageFirst appearance of Plasmus Posted Image"The Hungry Murakamis" are a reference to series producer, Glen Murakami Posted ImagePlasmus' human form is based on series Story Editor, David Slack Posted Image Glen Murakami on Developing TEEN TITANS: "We picked the characters that we thought were the most conic and the most symbolic," explains Murakami. "I wanted it to be very, very clear to understand them. Robin's the leader. Starfire's the alien, but she's also the metaphor for the foreign exchange student or outsider. Cyborg's the strong man. Beast Boy's the funny one, but he's insecure. He can be all of these animals, but at the same time he's still really insecure. Early on, my whole thing was I wanted to understand their flaws because I thought that's what will make them human. I think sometimes with the Justice League, all the characters are in some ways so perfect it makes it hard to relate to them!' Posted Image The Teen Titans themselves have been in print since the mid-sixties and originally consisted of Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Wonder Girl and Speedy. Conceived as a "Junior Justice League", the teen sidekicks struck out on their own to battle crime. The Teen Titans animated series borrows heavily from the 1980s New Teen Titans era by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Perez, notably in the cast, which consists of Robin, the Boy Wonder, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy (a.k.a. Changeling). ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER: Batman's trusted partner and ward, Robin acts as the Teen Titans leader. Utilizing his superb technical training, computer skills and high-flying acrobatics to reach the heights of human potential. Dick Grayson became Robin in DETECTIVE COMICS #38 [1940]. He later became Nightwing in TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #44 [1984] while Jason Todd asumed the Robin mantle. Jason was later killed by the Joker in 1987. It wasn't long before a new Robin replacement was found in Tim Drake in 1989. BEAST BOY: After undergoing an experimental medical treatment to save his life, Gar Logan (also known as the Changeling in the comic series) gained the ablity to transform his physical structure into any animal he could imagine. Beast Boy first appeared in THE DOOM PATROL #99 [1965], where he became a junior member. Beast Boy changed his name to Changeling and joined the New Teen Titans in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980]. CYBORG: A promising star athlete, Vic Stone was injured in an explosion at STAR Labs. His father replaced the ruined parts at his body with cybernetic implants, which gave him super-strength, enhanced speed and a wide variety of special weapons, including lasers, sonic disruptors and advanced computer hardware. Cyborg first appeared and joined the New Teen Titans in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980]. RAVEN: The daughter at an Earth woman and an other-dimensional demon, Raven possesses vast empathic and healing powers, can travel in-between dimensions and has the ability to unleash her "soul-self" which can force an enemy to be overwhelmed by his or her worst fears. Often an outsider and thought of as a witch, Raven had to control her emotions, lest the evil side of her nature would burst free. Raven first appeared and joined the New Teen Titans in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980]. STARFIRE: Koriand'r hails from the proud warrior planet of Tamaran. where all of her race can convert solar energy into flight. But when she was kidnapped by the evil Psions, their experiments granted her the ability to store untold amounts of energy and unleash devastating blasts. Starfire was rescued by the Titans and settled on earth - where she was often confused by customs she did not understand. Starfire first appeared and joined the New Teen Titans in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980]. SLADE: A hard-edged mercenary, Slade Wilson [known as Deathstroke the Terminator] would fulfill any contract he undertook. His son Grant set out on the same path as his father. The evil H.I.V.E. organization gave him great powers as the Ravager and sent him to kill the Teen Titans. Ravager's powers ended up killing him, and Slade accepted the contract to kill the Titans on his son's behalf. It all happened in NEW TEEN TITANS #2 [1980]. Slade mellowed in later years after he abandoned his contract to kill the Titans. He even became their ally on occasion. Recently, Slade has returned to his violent ways - and has clashed with the newest version of the Teen Titans. In the comic books, Otto Von Furth's body changed into unstable protoplasm, and he was brought into the newly reformed Brotherhood of Evil, where he took the name Plasmus. Plasmus was not a shape shifter, but had the ability to bring fiery death to whoever he touches, and to reduce any living matter to its protoplasmic state. Plasmus first appeared in New Teen Titans [first series] #13-15 [1981-1982]. Cinderblock was a villian created for the animated series and has not appeared in the comics.


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