Raven
" Cover of Tales of the New Teen Titans vol. 1, #2 (July 1982). Art by George Perez. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980)
Created by	Marv Wolfman George Pérez
In story information
Alter ego	Raven
Species	Half-demon
Team affiliations	Teen Titans Sentinels of Magic
Notable aliases	Rachel Roth
Abilities	Shadow manipulation Teleportation Empathy Astral Form Flight Telekinesis Biological Manipulation

Raven is a superheroine that appears in the fictional DC Comics universe. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. DC Comics Presents is a Comic book published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 (97 issues plus 4 annuals) featuring team-ups Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. The Sentinels of Magic is a Fictional group of magically powered heroes published by DC Comics. In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS Teleportation is the movement of objects from one place to another more or less instantaneously either by Paranormal means or through technological artifice Empathy is the capacity to recognize or understand another's state of mind or Emotion. Astral projection (or astral travel) is an esoteric interpretation of a type of Out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of an " Astral Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis" In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appeared in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980). Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent DC Comics Presents is a Comic book published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 (97 issues plus 4 annuals) featuring team-ups Raven has been a prominent member of The New Teen Titans, and is currently a member of the modern Teen Titans. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. She is an empath who can teleport and control her "Soul Self", which can fight physically as well as act as Raven's eyes and ears away from her body. Empathy is the capacity to recognize or understand another's state of mind or Emotion. The Astral body is a Subtle body posited by some religious philosophers intermediate between the intelligent soul and the physical body composed of a subtle material Raven's chronology is typically separated into three lives; her first life, 20 years, was spent in the Temple Azarath and creating The New Teen Titans. Azarath (sometimes referred to as "The Temple Azarath" is a fictional dimension featured in the Teen Titans comic book series and animated series For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. Her second life began once she started wearing the garb of White Raven, and lasted under two years. Her third life, which started in issue #3 of Teen Titans vol. 3, is her current form. Unlike the transition between her first and second lives, with her third life came a new, younger body.

A male character known as "The Raven" was introduced in 1942 by publisher Quality Comics. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quality Comics was an American comic book Publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call This hero was more based on the bird and didn't have magical powers. Aside from assisting the heroine Spider Widow in a few cases, no further details have as yet been revealed of this character, although a subtle romantic subtext is evident in his chronicled adventures. Spider Widow is a fictional Superhero character that was published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Fictional character biography

First life

A character with a morbid past and origins, Raven is the half-breed daughter of a human mother named Arella and the interdimensional demon Trigon. In the Teen Titans comics and animated universe Angela Roth, commonly called Arella, is the pacifist mother of the Superhero psychic Trigon the Terrible is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. She grew up in an alternate dimension called Azarath, with pacifistic inhabitants whose spiritual leader was the mystic Azar. Azarath (sometimes referred to as "The Temple Azarath" is a fictional dimension featured in the Teen Titans comic book series and animated series In her homeland, she was taught to "control her emotions" by Azar, in order to suppress her inherited demonic powers. Essentially, if Raven was allowed to feel any emotion, her father would recreate her in his vision.

During this time, Raven rarely saw her mother and grew detached from her. Upon Azar's death, Arella began the task of raising and teaching Raven. Around this same time, Raven's demonic heritage was revealed, as she met her father face to face for the first time. Soon after her 17th birthday, Raven learned that Trigon planned to come to her dimension, and she vowed to stop him.

Raven initially approached the Justice League, but they refused her on the advice of Zatanna, who sensed her demonic parentage. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. In desperation, she reformed the Titans as the New Teen Titans to fight her father. The team consisted of Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Cyborg is a fictional character a Superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic

Evil Raven makes her appearance in the "Terror of Trigon" storyline, which began The New Teen Titans v2,. Art by George Pérez. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent

Kid Flash only agreed to be a member after Raven used her powers to coerce him into loving her. On another meeting with the Justice League, Zatanna revealed this information, which caused the other Titans to turn away and mistrust Raven. Only much later is it revealed that she manipulated Kid Flash's emotions in order to save his life and removed his knowledge of the encounter ^[1].

This separation didn't last long when Trigon kidnapped Raven to his home dimension. The team defeated Trigon and sealed him in an interdimensional prison with the help of Arella, who stayed at the interdimensional door as Trigon's Guardian. However, Raven continued to fight her father's influence as he wasn't completely destroyed. For a period of time, Raven lost control several times in high-stress situations, but managed to regain control before Trigon could assert himself.

Popular storylines such as "The Judas Contract" took place during this period. Eventually, however, Trigon escaped his prison, came to Earth, and took control of Raven, destroying Azarath in the process. The Titans came together and were forced to kill Raven, thereby allowing the souls of Azarath to possess her and guided by the spirit of Azar, who was acting through the body of the Titans' ally Lilith, used her as a channel to kill Trigon. Lilith Clay is a young Superheroine who occasionally appears in DC Comic's Teen Titans titles After this battle, Raven rose again from the ashes, purged of Trigon's evil, and vanished.

Absent during Crisis on Infinite Earths

Between the periods that we know to be Raven's first and second lives, Raven's whereabouts were unknown even to The Monitor, a character who has knowledge of all beings in all parallel dimensions that contain Earth. The Monitor is a Fictional character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez as one of the main characters of DC Comics This suggests that during this period, Raven transcended Earth for a non-parallel dimension. Raven was briefly mentioned in one frame (issue #2, page 22), suggested as an alternative to Psycho-Pirate as an empath in the Monitor's plans. The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two DC Comics Supervillains dating back to the Golden Age of Comics. The Monitor is a Fictional character created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez as one of the main characters of DC Comics She was also mentioned as an alternative for the Anti-Monitor in issue #5, page 2. The Anti-Monitor is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain and the Antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics Miniseries

Second life (White Raven)

Later on, the minions of the Titan's enemy, Brother Blood, captured Raven to control Nightwing (the former Robin) as part of Blood's plans of resurrection. Brother Blood is the name of two fictional comicbook characters in the DC Universe. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. The Titans rescued them both and prevented Brother Blood from returning. Raven then donned a white cloak to represent freedom from her father's influence.

Some time later after being free to feel, Raven found she was able to not only sense, but control others' emotions; she learned to handle this power only after unintentionally making Dick Grayson/Nightwing believe that he loved her for a brief time, when she thought that she was in love with him. It was during this incident that Starfire and Raven became close friends. Raven also fostered a relationship with technopath Eric Forrester, who was using the life force of women he seduced to regain some of his lost humanity, a result of interfacing with computers. Forrester knew that Raven's soul-self could help him to permanently retain his humanity. This attempt was cut short by the intervention of Joseph Wilson (Jericho), who helped Raven overcome her love for Forrester by destroying him and saving herself. Jericho ( Joseph William Wilson) is a Fictional character, a Superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans in the acclaimed 1980s period

Raven's life went on without change until she was kidnapped by the Wildebeest Society during the Titans Hunt storyline. Wildebeest is a name used by several fictional characters in DC Comics New Titans series The Wildebeest, lead by the Trigon-possessed souls of Azarath, were going to use several Titans to bring about the return of Trigon. Wildebeest is a name used by several fictional characters in DC Comics New Titans series During a massive battle in the remains of Azarath, Raven was possessed by the evil souls and once again became the evil doppelgänger of her father. A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation. Arella, along with Danny Chase, used the power of Azar's soul to cleanse Raven; however, through the battle, her body was destroyed, and Arella and Danny joined the cleansed souls of Azarath to become Phantasm. For the Phantasm character that first appeared in Batman Mask of the Phantasm, see Andrea Beaumont. For the Phantasm character that first appeared in Batman Mask of the Phantasm, see Andrea Beaumont.

Now free of its bodily prison, the evil energy that was Trigon's in Raven's soul took on sentience and possessed a meta-human with a resemblance to Raven. Raven appeared possessed by her evil conscience, and attempted to implant Trigon's seed into new bodies. She interrupted Nightwing and Starfire's wedding, and implanted a seed of Trigon into Starfire. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. Instead of corrupting her, she actually implanted the soul of the good Raven. This caused Starfire to leave Earth in order to escape from the evil Raven, who implanted seeds into several other superheroes. The Titans were able to defeat her with the help of Phantasm.

Raven returned later, still evil, in order to destroy the good version of herself implanted in Starfire. The Titans defeated her once again, for the last time. The good Raven became a being of golden energy without a physical body.

Third life

Raven, as she looked pre-Infinite Crisis. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Art by Ed Benes. José Edilbenes Bezerra (born in 1972 in Alto Santo Ceara Brazil) is a Brazilian comic book artist better known his his pen name of Ed Benes.

In this spirit form, Raven wandered Earth looking for her place in the world when Brother Blood came to claim her. Brother Blood is the name of two fictional comicbook characters in the DC Universe. Her spirit was reincarnated in the body of a teenage girl by the Church of Blood. A new incarnation of the Teen Titans discovered that the Church of Blood were worshipers of Raven's father, Trigon. They also found a prophecy which told of the marriage between Brother Blood and Raven that would result in Armageddon. In Christian mythology Armageddon ( Greek Αρμαγεδδων; also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations also known as The team interrupted the wedding, and Raven forced the cult to escape. She then joined the Teen Titans and enrolled at a high school as Rachel Roth in honor of her mother's birth name.

After her rebirth, Raven began developing romantic feelings for best friend Gar Logan (a. k. a. Beast Boy), and the two recently became romantically attached, having known each other since adolescence. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic It has been confirmed that this relationship has been intended by writer Geoff Johns since long before the animated series began. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for

Infinite Crisis and "52"

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Due to the effects of the Spectre's destruction of magic during the Day of Vengeance storyline, Raven's magical powers weaken and slip out of her control. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. Day of Vengeance is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Bill Willingham, with art by Justiniano and Walden Wong She continues to fight, helping the Titans both in evacuating the shattered city of Blüdhaven and battling Superboy-Prime. Blüdhaven is a Fictional city in the. Created by Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel in 1996 it was originally intended to serve as a backdrop for the

During the missing year, Raven assists Steel in launching an attack on Lexcorp when Natasha was captured by Luthor. Dr John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional Superhero in the DC Universe. Natasha Irons is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Universe and the niece of John Henry Irons (the superhero Steel Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The Titans (consisting of Beast Boy, Raven, Young Frankenstein, Hawk, Dove, and Terra) fight Black Adam in Greece and the Himalayas. Black Adam is a fictional Comic book character created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C Raven attempts to stop Black Adam, but he shatters her soul-self, and causes her to experience psychic backlash from the deaths of Young Frankenstein and Terra. Young Frankenstein is a Fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Tara Markov is a character that appears in the fictional DC Universe. ^[2]

"One Year Later"

Main article: One Year Later

Raven's new look in One Year Later

Raven quits the team after she and Beast Boy end their relationship. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic She tells the unconscious Cyborg that Beast Boy was stressed by being team leader, and she even compares him with Nightwing. Cyborg is a fictional character a Superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. ^[3] Letting the others think she's leaving because of Gar, Raven actually leaves because she's uncovered a secret of one of the other Titans.

After teleporting a whole night long, Raven runs from unseen pursuers, with a book of unclear significance. ^[4] Raven has a diskette containing Jericho's soul. Jericho ( Joseph William Wilson) is a Fictional character, a Superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans in the acclaimed 1980s period She performs a cleansing ritual over his soul and transfers it into a new body ^[5] before returning to the team as a full member. ^[6]

Raven is later approached by Robin and Wonder Girl, in the hopes that she could resurrect Superboy like she did Jericho. Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the ^[7] Unfortunately, Raven declares that impossible since Superboy's soul had moved on to the afterlife, while Jericho's soul was kept on a computer disk. Without warning, the Titans are captured by the villainous Titans East and transported to the original Titans Island in New York, where Raven is placed in the "care" of Enigma and Duela Dent, who took to torturing her psychologically. Titans East is the name of several DC Comics teams The team appears in the Teen Titans comic books and animated series. Enigma is a name used by two Fictional characters both Supervillains in the. Duela Dent is a fictional character in the DC Universe. She is a former member of both the Teen Titans and Titans East. Raven manages her escape by offering Duela membership into the true Titans group. After knocking Enigma and Risk unconscious, Raven, Duela, and Cyborg get reinforcements in the form of Nightwing, Troia, Beast Boy, and Flash (Bart Allen). After beating the East Titans, she reveals hints that she still loves Garfield, but he refuses to dwell on the matter, leaving their relationship uncertain. ^[8]

Following the death of Bart Allen, Raven along with the other adult Titans, decides to leave the team. Raven decides to pursue her chance at attending High School, having never gotten the opportunity before.

Raven will also star in a five-issue mini-series. Marv Wolfman will write the series with art by Damion Scott. Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Damion Scott (born December 28, 1976 in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn New York) is an American comic book artist and writer It will take place during the missing year, following Raven's attempts at living as a normal teenage girl and attending high school. Unfortunately, she gets inadvertantely drawn into mystical fight for the lives of her classmates. According to Wolfman and Dan DiDio, the series is scheduled to start shipping in late 2007 or early 2008. In the Wizard #177 magazine, Wolfman briefly described the series:

In the latest relaunch title, Titans, Raven and a group of classmates are attacked by a demonic creature, sent by Raven's resurrected father Trigon. She soon joins Beast Boy, Donna Troy, Red Arrow, Starfire, Flash and Nightwing at New York's Titan's Island where Cyborg and his Titans East team were attacked. These events lead to the creation of the newest team of Titans, which consists of the original New Teen Titans, and Red Arrow.

Powers and abilities

Raven has the psionic ability of empathy, the power to absorb emotions, enabling her to feel the feelings of others. Psionics is the study and/or practice of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena Empathy is the capacity to recognize or understand another's state of mind or Emotion. She can also use her empathy to steal emotions from others, rendering them emotionally "numb". She can absorb the pain of injured people to ease their suffering, and induce rapid healing. There is some ambiguity as to what happens to the pains Raven takes in after she has healed another person. In some sources (New Titans #50) it is stated that Raven feels these pains for the rest of her life and merely accepts them. Opposing sources (Who's Who Vol. 1) state that once Raven takes others' pains into her body, they are then expunged. She has the ability to heal herself and others, as she did when defying Trigon's curse against a young girl.

Before her second death, Raven had the ability to force outside emotions into other people, consciously or otherwise. She has used this ability many times, first notably on Wally West, in order to save his life. ^[9] Later, after being freed from her father's powers and starting her second life, she had a short-lived romance with Nightwing and unintentionally used her power to make him believe that he did love her, but it ended when Starfire, who became her close friend, convinced her that she wasn't really in love with Dick Grayson as she thought. Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Starfire is the name of several fictional Comic book characters published by DC Comics. She has not demonstrated this ability since before Infinite Crisis. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George

With her rebirth^[10], Raven gained the ability to fly. This power previously had only manifested when Raven gave herself completely to her father's evil power, or when she was under an evil influence such as during the Titan Plague storyline in New Titans #62-65.

Raven can manifest her "Soul-Self" through astral projection. Astral projection (or astral travel) is an esoteric interpretation of a type of Out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of an " Astral It normally takes the form of either her human shape or a giant raven. Through the use of her soul-self, Raven can project her consciousness into the mind, for therapeutic purposes (to aid in her own meditation, or to help calm an agitated ally), or for offensive attacks, rendering her enemies unconscious (yet otherwise unharmed). It also serves as a way to travel into other dimensions. In many instances, her soul-self has also functioned as a "shield," although it seems to absorb attackers and projectiles rather than repel them. In The New Teen Titans #17 (1982), she used this ability a few times to absorb the objects that Francis Kane had uncontrollably drawn towards herself. Magenta is a Fictional character in appeared in the DC Comic 's series Teen Titans. These objects included all manner of household appliances, eventually progressing to other objects such as road signs and steel bars. However, Raven admitted during the issue that she could not sustain her soul self long under such conditions. Her soul self also 'regurgitated' the objects after the danger. Using her soul-self, she can convert her physical body into her 'soul-self' (see Birthmark) and carry/teleport (or rather, use portals to move between dimensions) herself and others over vast distances. Teleportation is the movement of objects from one place to another more or less instantaneously either by Paranormal means or through technological artifice

In The New Teen Titans foundation storyline, Raven explained she was able to predict Trigon's invasion of the Earth-2 dimension. She was unable to control or consciously activate it, but happens occasionally. It is unknown whether she still possesses this ability in her current body. In the animated series, during the episode "Titan Rising", when Terra runs and brushes past Raven, images past and foreign of Terra and Slade flash through Raven's mind, possibly a small precognition of Terra's eventual betrayal. Shortly after the character was introduced, she was shown to have the ability to project mental illusions into someone's memory (see Ravager in New Teen Titans #4). She has also used this on the villainess Phobia, but this ability is usually forgotten. Phobia is the name of a DC Comics supervillain of the New Teen Titans.

In a number of instances, Raven has also displayed sorcerous abilities. In New Titans #65, the last issue of the Titan Plague arc, an infected Raven forces unconsciousness upon a then-neophyte Tim Drake (Robin) with a touch of her finger, and was able to slam Nightwing aside and suspend him upside-down with imperious gestures. Timothy "Tim" Drake Wayne is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the DC Comics universe. In New Teen Titans Annual #4 (1988), a villain called Muse forced the Titans into individual murderous nightmares. In her dream, Raven retaliated by flying out of his reach and then releasing energies from "within the folds of her cape" that caused him to be consumed by fire. Though these abilities could be dismissed as being part only of her nightmare, it should be noted that none of the other Titans displayed abilities out of their normal powers in their nightmares.

In the Family Lost storyline of current Teen Titans continuity (Teen Titans #8-12), shortly after being resurrected by Brother Blood (Sebastian), a captive Raven tries to summon the Titans though ominous signs, such as possessing several psychics and Beast Boy with her soul-self, by turning a river into blood, animating the skeletal remains of her demon father Trigon, and drawing swarms of migratory birds to her location.

Teen Titans animated series

Fictional character biography

In the Teen Titans animated series (2003-2006), Raven (voiced by Tara Strong), appears much younger than in the comic book variants (as do all the other characters), though her costume is relatively unchanged. Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami, developed by David Slack This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tara Lynn Charendoff Strong (born February 12 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actress and Singer Her skirt was, however, changed to a leotard by the animators to avoid several animation complications. A leotard is a Skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free She wears a chain belt around her waist as well. A belt is a flexible band typically made of Leather or heavy Cloth, and worn around the Waist. Instead of having normal human coloration, Raven is depicted with light gray skin, violet-blue eyes and shoulder-length violet-blue hair.

She is often portrayed as the most mature member of the group, often giving sage advice to the others about various subjects. The animated Arella had distinctly Asian facial features, suggesting Raven is partially of Asian ancestry ^[11] but this is highly debatable. She is often easily annoyed with Starfire, as the other Titan's personality differs drastically from her own. In one episode, Raven and Starfire accidentally switch bodies and powers, and Starfire, not knowing how to control Raven's powers, momentarily leaves a trail of destruction wherever she walks. Raven explains that her powers are closely tied to her emotions, and that she has to keep them in control. Despite this, she seems to be more emotionally fragile than is shown, as she seems to lose her sanity after the Titans disband in "How Long is Forever?". In the Teen Titans movie Trouble in Tokyo, Raven says she knows "English, German, Latin, Romanian, Ancient Sumerian, and Sanskrit" languages. Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo is an Animated film adaptation of popular DC Comics Superhero team Teen Titans. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Sumerian ( " native tongue " was the language of ancient Sumer, spoken in Southern Mesopotamia since at least the 4th millennium BC Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them

In "Nevermore", episode 6 of the first season, Raven is angered by the villainous Dr. Light. Arthur Light is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain appearing in books published by DC Comics. She then transforms into a demonic version of herself with four glowing red eyes, grabs the villain with tentacles apparently made of her cloak's shadows and drags him under her cloak; he is seen to be dramatically traumatized by the darkness when he reemerges. Later, Beast Boy and Cyborg find a mirror in her room, which accidentally transports them into her subconscious. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic Cyborg is a fictional character a Superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. There, they encountered the personified aspects of Raven herself. Each aspect is represented as wearing a different colored robe: green (brave), gray (timid), pink (happy), red (rage), orange (rude), yellow (intelligence), purple (friendship), brown (sadness), red Raven (evil) and white which represents having full control over (or suppression of) all emotions. When Raven went after them, she tells them that her dark side (the red-eyed tentacled transformation that traumatized Dr. Light) was let out by accident and had taken over her other sides. Although her cloak and leotard were white her cloak remained black. In "The End Part III" she defeats her father with white energy, in her white costume. Red Raven (complete with four glowing red eyes) soon gathers herself and transforms into a huge hulking red beast, at which point Raven comments "Let's just say I have issues with my father", a hint in the animated series that the beast represents Trigon, her father. Trigon the Terrible is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics.

Raven was again angered into undergoing a demonic transformation (with four glowing red eyes visible through her cloak's shadow's) during Raven's battle with Terra (season 2, "Aftershock Part 1"). Tara Markov is a character that appears in the fictional DC Universe. During the fight, they seem pretty evenly matched, so Terra tries to upset Raven, because her emotions are her weakness. Terra makes multiple comments about Raven's past issues with her emotions; however, it is being reminded of Terra's betrayal of the team that enrages Raven so much that her evil side comes out. Terra wins the fight relatively easily once Raven is in her enraged state (although Raven fared much better the next time the Titans faced Terra).

The white cloak, boots, and leotard from that episode are seen in at least one episode of the series' seasons. In "Nevermore", her cloak turns white after she absorbs her other aspects (except red) to defeat her mind's view of Trigon (Red Raven). The white cloak was next seen in the first episode of season two, "How Long is Forever?", where Raven's future self dons the white cloak after losing control of her powers and sanity due to events stemming from the loss of her friend, Starfire. In season three's episode "Spellbound", Raven dons her white attire as a result of her being attracted to the dragon Malchior, disguised as the handsome wizard Rorek that originally sealed him in his book. This is a list of minor characters created specifically for the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans. In season four's episode "Birthmark", it was revealed that Slade had made an alliance with Trigon, who spared him from being destroyed after being tossed into lava by Terra ("Aftershock Part 2"). Deathstroke the Terminator ( Slade Wilson) also called simply Slade (to the people who know him Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator The demon also empowered Slade in order to accomplish his task.

In episode "Haunted", Robin became insane while hallucinating a deceased Slade, due to a chemical dust in Slade's mask. Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally Raven used her mental power to enter Robin's mind to see him through his eyes, also unintentionally see his past. After all matters were settled Robin and Raven became closer, especially after the episode "Birthmark".

In a scene of Raven's birthday "Birthmark", Slade comes to deliver her the "news" that she is going to bring her father to Earth and end the world and in "The Prophecy" that Raven was going to bring Trigon to the Earth. In "The End Part 2", she gets regressed back to her childhood form by her father, so that he may succeed in his plans of world domination. World domination (sometimes world conquest, global domination, or Colloquially taking over the world) in which a single political authority

Raven, with her hood down, meditating.

In her final confrontation with Trigon, Raven's robes changed to white. She overcame Trigon's spell and reverted back to her former teen self. She then continually attacked Trigon while renouncing him as her father. Then, by reclaiming the energies that she had left behind in her friends, Raven transformed into her soul self, which took on the form of a gigantic white raven, banishing Trigon from the world. Though her uniform and power were white when this happened and her hair long, by the end of the episode, Raven had once again donned her standard black and blue outfit and cut her hair to its usual length.

In season 5, Raven baby-sits three heroes called Melvin, Timmy, and Teether so the Brotherhood of Evil will not get to them. This is a list of minor characters created specifically for the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans. For the team of mutant terrorists see Brotherhood of Mutants The Brotherhood of Evil is a Fictional group of DC Comics Raven is not happy about this and soon discovers that the other Titans are on other missions. Raven and the children end up being chased by Monsieur Mallah, a member of the Brotherhood of Evil. Monsieur Mallah is a Fictional character, a sapient gorilla with a Genius level IQ. She delivers them to safety but soon discovers that they are being captured by Mallah and tries to save them. Bobby, Melvin's "imaginary" friend, ends up saving all of them. This is a list of minor characters created specifically for the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans. After Monsieur Mallah leaves, Raven gives the four heroes a communicator so if they were in trouble, they can contact her. They later appear in the episode, "Titans Together", fighting the Brotherhood of Evil and their allies.

The only clear and established romantic relationship Raven had in the series was with the dragon Malchior. Malchior later betrayed Raven and broke her heart; Beast Boy reminds Raven that she is not alone, and Raven hugs him in exchange. It was implied in "Deep Six" that she and Starfire both had crushes on Aqualad. Garth is a Fictional character, a Superhero in publications from DC Comics.

Powers and abilities

The animated version of Raven often says the phrase "Azarath Metrion Zinthos" to help her focus her powers. She even uses this as her attack phrase as well. In the episode "Mask", when the Teen Titans are fighting against a villain called Red X, Raven tried to say the three words before Red X taped her mouth shut so she couldn't use her powers. As previously mentioned, Azarath is the dimension in which she was born and raised, and where she learned her powers from the monks. Azarath (sometimes referred to as "The Temple Azarath" is a fictional dimension featured in the Teen Titans comic book series and animated series The words "Metrion" and "Zinthos" were created by Glen Murakami for the spell, and do not have any meaning. Glen Murakami has worked on several television programs most notably for the DC Animated Universe. However, they are more than likely Azarathian words. These words are also her mantra. A mantra ( Devanāgarī मन्त्र (or mantram is a religious or mystical syllable or poem typically from the Sanskrit language Raven sometimes uses the mantra to aid her in her daily meditations, which she performs to keep her emotions in check so they do not clash with her conscious self control. When Raven is highly upset, her soul-self can also transform her half-demon body's physiology to alter her appearance to a variety of demonic forms and sizes. Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical When she cannot control her anger, she transforms into a demonic Raven, usually with four glowing, red eyes and sprouting black tentacles from under her cloak. The four eyes seem to symbolize her demon father, Trigon — when Cyborg was infected with a virus, she threatened Gizmo into helping by lifting and then pulling down her hood. Trigon the Terrible is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Gizmo (also known as Mikron O’Jeneus) is a Fictional character, a Supervillain from DC Comics. The face was not shown, but, judging by the shadow, it appeared to be a dragon's head with tentacles. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide

The animated Raven also displayed a large number of limited powers used only under special circumstances. These include teleportation (both of people and objects), telepathy, time manipulation, precognition, rapid healing, extremely powerful magic spells, and the (accidental) creation of various monsters under the denial of fear.

In addition to an affinity for magic and spell casting, Raven possesses powerful telekinetic abilities which manifest in the form of Dark Energy (possibly an extension of her Soul-Self,) serving as her primary means of attack and defense. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis" She can use her abilities to levitate objects (and also herself), project concussive blasts, and form simple shapes like grappling hands and razor sharp plates to use as barriers and/or restricting binds. Her power level is highly dependent on her emotional state but even when calm her telekinesis is powerful enough to shred steel and throw cars and trucks. Raven can use her Dark Energy to create portals to phase through solid barriers like floors and walls. In episode "Car Trouble", after Cyborg's newly built T-Car was stolen, and he's lamenting about how the loss hurts him emotionally as he had put his own circuits into it, Raven admits she sympathizes: "When I use my powers, I have to put a little of my soul into whatever I'm moving. Cyborg is a fictional character a Superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living I become a part of it, and it becomes a part of me".

Other Versions

In Tangent: Superman's Reign, a contact for the Metal Men, named Martina Zelenka, goes by the codename Raven. Tangent Comics was a DC Comics Imprint created in 1997-1998 developed from ideas created by Dan Jurgens. The Metal Men are Fictional characters, a team of Robot Superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and

See also

• List of fictional characters who can manipulate darkness or shadow

Notes and references

External links

• DCDP: Raven - DC Database Project
• Titans Tower Biography
• Overview of Raven
• Raven's description on the animated series