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Series run::
Teen Titans is based on the DC Comics superhero team, the Teen Titans, primarily the stories told in the early-1980s The New Teen Titans comic book series by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. The series revolves around main team members Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven. While it is an action cartoon, the series is also character-driven, with a focus on the main characters’ struggles with being teenage superheroes, their mutual friendships, and their limitations.[1] A major difference[citation needed] between the animated series and the comic book is that while the comic portrayed the characters as being in their late teens to early 20s (resulting in the comic series at one point even dropping the word "Teen" from its title to reflect its older characters), the animated series characters are all depicted as being in their actual teen years.
Seasons two and four are based upon two of the most popular[citation needed] New Teen Titans arcs, "Judas Contract" and "Terror of Trigon" respectively[citation needed]. Many characters from the comics, including Aqualad, Bumblebee, and Speedy, appear throughout the series. This is especially true in the final season, which introduces many Titans from the comics into the series for the first time, as well as the Doom Patrol heroes and villains.
The group's base of operations is Titans Tower, a large T-shaped structure that combines living quarters, a command center, training/workout facilities, and hangar/garage space. It sits on an island just offshore from a fictional West Coast city; the location is never stated in any episode (though geographically it seems to be based on San Francisco), but is identified as "Jump City" in the Teen Titans Go! comic series. At the end of the third season, a second team of Titans comes together in Steel City, on the East Coast, and builds a similar Tower to serve as home base. However, instead of a free-standing structure on an island, this one is set into the cliff on which the city is built.
Teen Titans frequently uses self-referential humor, and its animation style is heavily influenced by anime[citation needed]. On different episodes, the series' theme song's lyrics alternate between English and Japanese, sung by the J-pop duo Puffy (called "Puffy AmiYumi" in the United States to distinguish it from Sean Combs). Andrea Romano revealed in an easter egg on the season 3 DVD that the Japanese theme song means it will be a silly episode, while the English theme songs means it will be a serious episode (with the exception of "Nevermore"). This can be accessed by going to the special features menu on disc 2 and selecting the + sign on Más' chest; examples are then shown.
In mid-November 2005, TitansTower.com reported that prospects for a sixth season were looking extremely unlikely, and fans were urged[citation needed] to express their support for the show to Cartoon Network. Several days after this initial posting, word came that Cartoon Network had officially terminated the show. According to Wil Wheaton, the actor who provided the voice of Aqualad, the series was terminated by new Warner Bros. Feature Animation executives who made the decision not to renew the series based on its sixth season pitch. Wheaton's story was contradicted by series story editor Rob Hoegee who stated that the decision came from Cartoon Network, not WB, being that there were never any plans for a sixth season. Layoffs at WB studios in late 2005 were also speculated to be a factor in the cancellation.
After the series finale, Warner Bros. Animation announced a feature called Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo. The film premiered at San Diego Comic-Con International and was shown on Cartoon Network first on September 15, 2006. The DVD was released on February 6, 2007.
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Heroes::
Robin/Nightwing - Scott Menville
Raven - Tara Strong
Starfire - Hynden Walch
Beast Boy - Greg Cipes
Cyborg - Khary Payton
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Titans East::
Bumblebee - T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Speedy - Mike Erwin
Aqualad - Wil Wheaton
Más y Menos - Freddy Rodriguez
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Honorary Titans::
Argent - Hynden Walch
Gnarrk - Dee Bradley Baker
Herald - Khary Payton
Hot Spot - Bumper Robinson
Terra Ashley - Johnson
Lightning - Quinton Flynn
Melvin - Russi Taylor
Jinx Lauren Tom, Tara Strong ("Titans Together")
Kid Flash - Michael Rosenbaum
Kole - Tara Strong
Pantha - Diane Delano
Red Star - Jason Marsden
Teether - Tara Strong
Thunder - Scott Bullock
Timmy - Tantrum Russi Taylor
Tramm - Dave Coulier
Wildebeest - Dee Bradley Baker
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Major villains::
Slade - Ron Perlman
Brother Blood - John DiMaggio
Trigon - Keith Szarabajka ("Nevermore")
Kevin Michael Richardson (all other
appearances)
The Brain - Glenn Shadix
Monsieur Mallah - Glenn Shadix
Madame Rouge - Hynden Walch
General Immortus - Xander Berkeley
Blackfire - Hynden Walch
Mad Mod - Malcolm McDowell
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Teen Titans has never been established explicitly to be a part of the larger DC Animated Universe or The Batman. Series producer Bruce Timm stated the series would not cross over with Justice League Unlimited. Batman himself makes a very small cameo in Teen Titans Go! comic #47. However, Speedy, who first appeared in the episode "Winner Take All" along with Aqualad and others, appeared alongside his mentor, Green Arrow, in Justice League Unlimited; though older in appearance, this Speedy has the same costume design and voice actor (Mike Erwin) as the Teen Titans incarnation. Also notably, Kid Flash was voiced by Michael Rosenbaum in his appearances in the show - the same actor who voiced the Flash in Justice League Unlimited.
While most episodes are not connected with a central plot, each season features several episodes devoted to the series' mythology. The first season introduces Slade, an arch-rival of Robin and the Titans. The second season adaptation of "The Judas Contract" introduces Terra, who eventually betrays the Titans to Slade, just as she had in the comic books. The third season focuses on Cyborg's rivalry with Brother Blood and the H.I.V.E. academy, and ends with the creation of the Titans East team, based on the East Coast. The fourth season very loosely adapts the "Terror of Trigon" arc, showcasing Raven and her relationship with her father, the demon Trigon. Lastly, the fifth season focuses on the Brotherhood of Evil, longtime enemies of the Doom Patrol, the superhero team to which Beast Boy belonged before joining the Titans, and the apparent war that takes place between them and the Titans. In the final episode, he encounters a high school student who looks and sounds exactly like Terra, but her identity is never firmly established. He eventually realizes that he must move on with his life and leave both her and the past behind.
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Enemies::
André LeBlanc ·
Blackfire ·
Brain ·
Brother Blood ·
Brotherhood of Evil ·
Cheshire ·
Clock King ·
Dark Nemesis ·
Deathstroke ·
Ding Dong Daddy ·
Disruptor ·
Doctor Light ·
Dreadbolt ·
Fearsome Five ·
General Immortus ·
General Zahl ·
Gizmo ·
Hangmen ·
H.I.V.E. ·
Holocaust ·
Houngan ·
Jericho ·
Jinx ·
Madame Rouge ·
Mad Mod ·
Mammoth ·
Monsieur Mallah ·
Phobia ·
Plasmus ·
Psimon ·
Puppeteer ·
Shimmer ·
Terror Titans ·
Trident ·
Trigon ·
Warp ·
Wildebeest Society
==========================
Series run::
Teen Titans is based on the DC Comics superhero team, the Teen Titans, primarily the stories told in the early-1980s The New Teen Titans comic book series by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. The series revolves around main team members Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven. While it is an action cartoon, the series is also character-driven, with a focus on the main characters’ struggles with being teenage superheroes, their mutual friendships, and their limitations.[1] A major difference[citation needed] between the animated series and the comic book is that while the comic portrayed the characters as being in their late teens to early 20s (resulting in the comic series at one point even dropping the word "Teen" from its title to reflect its older characters), the animated series characters are all depicted as being in their actual teen years.
Seasons two and four are based upon two of the most popular[citation needed] New Teen Titans arcs, "Judas Contract" and "Terror of Trigon" respectively[citation needed]. Many characters from the comics, including Aqualad, Bumblebee, and Speedy, appear throughout the series. This is especially true in the final season, which introduces many Titans from the comics into the series for the first time, as well as the Doom Patrol heroes and villains.
The group's base of operations is Titans Tower, a large T-shaped structure that combines living quarters, a command center, training/workout facilities, and hangar/garage space. It sits on an island just offshore from a fictional West Coast city; the location is never stated in any episode (though geographically it seems to be based on San Francisco), but is identified as "Jump City" in the Teen Titans Go! comic series. At the end of the third season, a second team of Titans comes together in Steel City, on the East Coast, and builds a similar Tower to serve as home base. However, instead of a free-standing structure on an island, this one is set into the cliff on which the city is built.
Teen Titans frequently uses self-referential humor, and its animation style is heavily influenced by anime[citation needed]. On different episodes, the series' theme song's lyrics alternate between English and Japanese, sung by the J-pop duo Puffy (called "Puffy AmiYumi" in the United States to distinguish it from Sean Combs). Andrea Romano revealed in an easter egg on the season 3 DVD that the Japanese theme song means it will be a silly episode, while the English theme songs means it will be a serious episode (with the exception of "Nevermore"). This can be accessed by going to the special features menu on disc 2 and selecting the + sign on Más' chest; examples are then shown.
In mid-November 2005, TitansTower.com reported that prospects for a sixth season were looking extremely unlikely, and fans were urged[citation needed] to express their support for the show to Cartoon Network. Several days after this initial posting, word came that Cartoon Network had officially terminated the show. According to Wil Wheaton, the actor who provided the voice of Aqualad, the series was terminated by new Warner Bros. Feature Animation executives who made the decision not to renew the series based on its sixth season pitch. Wheaton's story was contradicted by series story editor Rob Hoegee who stated that the decision came from Cartoon Network, not WB, being that there were never any plans for a sixth season. Layoffs at WB studios in late 2005 were also speculated to be a factor in the cancellation.
After the series finale, Warner Bros. Animation announced a feature called Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo. The film premiered at San Diego Comic-Con International and was shown on Cartoon Network first on September 15, 2006. The DVD was released on February 6, 2007.
---------------------------------
Heroes::
Robin/Nightwing - Scott Menville
Raven - Tara Strong
Starfire - Hynden Walch
Beast Boy - Greg Cipes
Cyborg - Khary Payton
----------------------------
Titans East::
Bumblebee - T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Speedy - Mike Erwin
Aqualad - Wil Wheaton
Más y Menos - Freddy Rodriguez
--------------------------
Honorary Titans::
Argent - Hynden Walch
Gnarrk - Dee Bradley Baker
Herald - Khary Payton
Hot Spot - Bumper Robinson
Terra Ashley - Johnson
Lightning - Quinton Flynn
Melvin - Russi Taylor
Jinx Lauren Tom, Tara Strong ("Titans Together")
Kid Flash - Michael Rosenbaum
Kole - Tara Strong
Pantha - Diane Delano
Red Star - Jason Marsden
Teether - Tara Strong
Thunder - Scott Bullock
Timmy - Tantrum Russi Taylor
Tramm - Dave Coulier
Wildebeest - Dee Bradley Baker
-------------------------------
Major villains::
Slade - Ron Perlman
Brother Blood - John DiMaggio
Trigon - Keith Szarabajka ("Nevermore")
Kevin Michael Richardson (all other
appearances)
The Brain - Glenn Shadix
Monsieur Mallah - Glenn Shadix
Madame Rouge - Hynden Walch
General Immortus - Xander Berkeley
Blackfire - Hynden Walch
Mad Mod - Malcolm McDowell
----------------------------------
Teen Titans has never been established explicitly to be a part of the larger DC Animated Universe or The Batman. Series producer Bruce Timm stated the series would not cross over with Justice League Unlimited. Batman himself makes a very small cameo in Teen Titans Go! comic #47. However, Speedy, who first appeared in the episode "Winner Take All" along with Aqualad and others, appeared alongside his mentor, Green Arrow, in Justice League Unlimited; though older in appearance, this Speedy has the same costume design and voice actor (Mike Erwin) as the Teen Titans incarnation. Also notably, Kid Flash was voiced by Michael Rosenbaum in his appearances in the show - the same actor who voiced the Flash in Justice League Unlimited.
While most episodes are not connected with a central plot, each season features several episodes devoted to the series' mythology. The first season introduces Slade, an arch-rival of Robin and the Titans. The second season adaptation of "The Judas Contract" introduces Terra, who eventually betrays the Titans to Slade, just as she had in the comic books. The third season focuses on Cyborg's rivalry with Brother Blood and the H.I.V.E. academy, and ends with the creation of the Titans East team, based on the East Coast. The fourth season very loosely adapts the "Terror of Trigon" arc, showcasing Raven and her relationship with her father, the demon Trigon. Lastly, the fifth season focuses on the Brotherhood of Evil, longtime enemies of the Doom Patrol, the superhero team to which Beast Boy belonged before joining the Titans, and the apparent war that takes place between them and the Titans. In the final episode, he encounters a high school student who looks and sounds exactly like Terra, but her identity is never firmly established. He eventually realizes that he must move on with his life and leave both her and the past behind.
---------------------------------
Enemies::
André LeBlanc ·
Blackfire ·
Brain ·
Brother Blood ·
Brotherhood of Evil ·
Cheshire ·
Clock King ·
Dark Nemesis ·
Deathstroke ·
Ding Dong Daddy ·
Disruptor ·
Doctor Light ·
Dreadbolt ·
Fearsome Five ·
General Immortus ·
General Zahl ·
Gizmo ·
Hangmen ·
H.I.V.E. ·
Holocaust ·
Houngan ·
Jericho ·
Jinx ·
Madame Rouge ·
Mad Mod ·
Mammoth ·
Monsieur Mallah ·
Phobia ·
Plasmus ·
Psimon ·
Puppeteer ·
Shimmer ·
Terror Titans ·
Trident ·
Trigon ·
Warp ·
Wildebeest Society