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Taboo[edit]

Tally Man[edit]

Teen Lantern[edit]

Eobard Thawne[edit]

Malcolm Thawne[edit]

Robern Thawne[edit]

Robern Thawne is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, first appeared in The Flash vol. 3 #8 (March 2011). He is the younger brother of Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash. The Thawne siblings never got along in the future as children. As adults, Robern as a police officer tried to interrupt Eobard's reckless research before the Reverse-Flash erased him from existence.[1]

Thoth[edit]

First appearanceInfinity Inc. #43 (1987)
TeamsOgdoad
Doctor Fate
Ibis the Invincible
AbilitiesImmotallity, immense magical abilities, godly wisdom which grants him increased intelligence; Power is somewhat dependent on worship although he retains a formidable, god-like level of power in a weakened state.
AliasesZehuti

Thoth, also known by the name Zehuti, is a fictional deity in DC Comics, an interpretation of Thoth from Egyptian mythology. In the DC Universe, Thoth serves as an Egyptian figure who has empowered numerous characters, including Black Adam (and the Black Marvel Family) with his powers of wisdom, the both iterations of Ibis the Invincible with the Ibistick, and the Khalid Nassour incarnation of Doctor Fate.

In the Doctor Fate series debuting during the DCYou/New 52 era, the ancient deity is credited as the creator of the Amulet of Thoth (formerly the Amulet of Anubis) and Helmet of Fate (now named the Helmet of Thoth and the Mask of Thoth) that trapped his servant, Nabu, within it for unknown reasons though it was implied it was some kind of punishment. He is first mentioned numerous times by several characters during the "Blood Price" storyline, with Khalid Nassour (a bi-racial Egyptian-American with ties to the royal pharaoh bloodline) chosen to bear his helm. Later, he is called upon by Khalid mentally after losing his battle with Anubis, whom proceeds to defeat the god due to no longer being a worshipped entity (a weakness the Egyptian death god doesn't share) but gifts Khalid the Staff of Power, in which resonates with his blood and grants him enough power to topple Anubis in his place of power.[2]

Thunderer[edit]

Thunderer is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics

Alien version[edit]

The Thunderer is a small alien demogouge who came from another dimension and wanted to take over the Earth. He sent his herald to Earth. So Metamorpho and Element Girl tried to stop his herald. He turned Metamorpho into a radioactive isotope. So Metamorpho's employer Simon Stagg launches Metamorpho into space. The Thunderer got to Earth and everyone was surpirsed he was small. He used his powers to terrorize the Earth. Metamorpho returns (learning he was cured) and teamed up with Element Girl. But the Thunderer trapped then in a sub-atomic universe (where they split into 3 beings each). The Thunderer ordered the United Nations to surrender him the Earth. But a kid (using a chemistry set) named Billy Barton inadvertently freed Metamorpho and Element Girl. They managed to beat the Thunderer his time. Soon, two elders of Thunderer's race reveal Thunderer is weaker than a "normal" member of there race and take him away.[3]

Thunderer II[edit]

A Thunderer appears as a member of the Futurist Militia.[4]

Earth 7 version[edit]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. In the pages of "The Multiversity", Thunderer is the Mowanjum Community's weather god from Earth 7 who lost his Earth to the Gentry.[5]

Thunderer would later appear as a member of the Justice League Incarnate.[6]

Thunderer in other media[edit]

The Earth 7 version of Thunderer appears in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths. In Pt. 1, he is among the superheroes that Harbinger assembled for Monitor.

Time Trapper[edit]

The Time Trapper is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964).

Within the context of the stories, the Time Trapper is a powerful, time-manipulating entity who resides at the end of time. Because of his ever-changing nature, he has had several identities, including a Controller, his assistant Glorith, Cosmic Boy, the young girl Lori Morning, and Superboy-Prime.

Time Trapper in other media[edit]

TNT[edit]

Tokamak[edit]

First appearanceThe Fury of Firestorm #15 (August 1983)
Created byGerry Conway and Pat Broderick
AliasesHenry Hewitt, Victor Hewitt
Further reading

Tokamak is a supervillain in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #15 (August 1983) as Henry Hewitt and became Tokamak in The Fury of Firestorm #18 (November 1983).

Within the context of the stories, Tokamak is the identity taken by Henry Hewitt, the chief executive officer of the Hewitt Corporation and high level director in the 2000 Committee, after subjecting himself to a recreation of the accident that created Firestorm.[9] Much later, to cure a terminal disease, he creates a clone of himself which he merges with. He creates the identity of Victor Hewitt to inherit his own company and sets out to create nuclear meltdowns across the globe to empower himself. He is stopped by Firestorm, Firehawk and Pozhar. He is killed when Firestorm separates him from his clone.[10]

Tokamak has the ability to trap objects in energy rings and either compress them or break down their structural integrity.

Tokamak in other media[edit]

  • Henry Hewitt appears in The Flash episode "The Fury of Firestorm", portrayed by Demore Barnes.[11] This version is a scientist with anger issues and a criminal past who was affected by Eobard Thawne's particle accelerator. The Flash and his allies at S.T.A.R. Labs select Hewitt to become Martin Stein's new partner and become part of Firestorm. While the fusion fails, Hewitt gains uncontrollable nuclear powers and uses them to fight the Flash, only to be defeated by Stein and Jefferson "Jax" Jackson, both of whom successfully became Firestorm. Following this, Hewitt is imprisoned in S.T.A.R. Labs' metahuman holding cells.

Joey Toledo[edit]

Joey Toledo was a drug dealer working for the 100. When he and his gang members invaded the gymnasium of Garfield High School and attacked Jefferson Pierce, Earl Clifford came to his defense and helped to fight them off. Tobias Whale heard of what happened and ordered Toledo to make an example out of Earl. Joey Toledo led his men into attacking Earl where the altercation led to Earl getting struck by a car. Joey then had his goons suspend his dead body from the basketball net in the gymnasium. With help from Peter Gambi, Jefferson Pierce becomes Black Lightning where he beats up Joey Toledo's men. Afterwards, Black Lightning grabbed Joey and pressured him to tell him everything there was to know about the 100. He told him to meet him at Garfield High's gymnasium at midnight. When Black Lightning went to meet with Joey Toledo, he was caught by surprise when Joey had brought Malcolm Merlyn the Dark Archer with him to kill Black Lightning. The fight was later crashed by Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins who were not pleased with Merlyn leaving them after failing to kill Batman. The battle turned into a three-way battle where Joey Toledo was killed by a League of Assassins operative.[12]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Joey Toledo appears as a sleazy small-time entrepreneur who sold a sci-fi gun to Rick Simmons. He was found dead after Tobias Whale's right-hand woman Miss Pequod dealt with some loose ends.[13]

Joey Toledo in other media[edit]

Joey Toledo appears in season 1 of Black Lightning, portrayed by Eric Mendenhall. This version is a member of the 100 Gang, where he serves as Tobias Whale's right-hand man and co-enforcer alongside Syonide. Joey Toledo is first seen with Syonide in the episode "The Resurrection" when they bring Latavius "Lala" Johnson to Tobias Whale following Black Lightning's re-emergence and his attack on the Seashell Motel that was a front for the 100. In the episode "Black Jesus", Tobias Whale has Joey Toledo murder the morgue doctor who previously told him that Black Lightning died from their last battle. In the episode "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light", Black Lightning and Peter Gambi track the Green Light distribution to Joey Toledo. On a tip from Inspector Henderson, Black Lightning confronts Toledo, but his headaches incapacitate him, allowing Toledo to escape as he vows to Black Lightning that Tobias Whale will kill him. In the episode "Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder", Joey Toledo informs Tobias Whale of his encounter with Black Lightning and states that he has contacted Deputy Chief Zeke Caymen on where to find him. In the episode "Equinox: The Book of Fate", Joey Toledo is seen at Tobias Whale's club. He is killed by a disguised Peter Gambi during his raid to make it look like Lady Eve ordered the hit.

Trajectory[edit]

First appearance52 #9 (August 2006)
Created byGeoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid
AbilitiesSuperspeed
AliasesEliza Harmon
Further reading

Trajectory is a fictional superheroine in DC Comics. Originally from Manchester, Alabama, Eliza Harmon was selected to participate in the Everyman Project in order to be in a new superhero team as a speedster due to being a fan of the Flash and Kid Flash.[14] However, Harmon wasn't able to slow down to normal without taking the drug Sharp.[15] Natasha Irons helps get her back on the team, and Trajectory helps her teammates but Lex Luthor stripped her speedster abilities to which she's killed by Blockbuster as a result.[16]

Trajectory in other media[edit]

  • Eliza Harmon / Trajectory appears in a self-titled episode of The Flash, portrayed by Allison Paige. This version is a scientist at Mercury Labs who helped Caitlin Snow with the Velocity-9 formula. Though she never received the entire formula, Harmon reverse-engineered the drug and became addicted to it. Blaming it on work pressure and manifesting an alternate personality called "Trajectory" to justify her actions, she wreaks havoc in Central City until the Flash defeats her. Nonetheless, she takes another dose of Velocity-9 and ultimately disintegrates.
  • A teenage Trajectory appears in Young Justice, voiced by Zehra Fazal. This version is a member of Lex Luthor's Infinity Inc., which is later reworked into the Infinitors.

Tremor[edit]

Tremor is a name shared by multiple characters in the DC Universe.

David Hsu was a supervillain and enemy of The Fly (Jason Troy), first appearing in The Fly #13 (August 1992).

Tremor II was a supervillain and member of the Superior Five, first appearing in Villains United #4 (October 2005).

Roshanna Chatterji was a superhero and member of The Movement, first appearing in Secret Six (vol. 3) #25 (November 2010). She is asexual.

Tsunami[edit]

First appearanceAll-Star Squadron #33 (May 1984)
Created byRoy Thomas and Rick Hoberg
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength; able to swim at superhuman speed, ability to create and control tidal waves
AliasesMiya Shimada
Further reading

Tsunami is a superhero in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Roy Thomas and Rick Hoberg, first appeared in All-Star Squadron #33 (May 1984).

Within the context of the stories, Tsunami is a Nisei who grew up in Santa Barbara, California, prior to World War II. Due to the racial prejudice against Japanese-Americans, she suffered in the period leading up to the entry of America into the war and joins the cause of the Imperial Japanese government. Over time, she becomes disillusioned by the dishonorable conduct of those she is working with and eventually changes sides. In stories set in contemporary settings, she has a daughter, Debbie, who she raised with her husband, Neptune Perkins.

Dan Turpin[edit]

Turtle[edit]

Tusk[edit]

Tusk is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Tusk is a crime lord. He is also a metahuman with super-strength where he sports tusks and has skin that is similar to an elephant's skin.[17]

Tusk in other media[edit]

Tusk appears in Batman: Bad Blood, voiced by John DiMaggio. This version works for Talia al Ghul.

Typhoon[edit]

First appearanceThe Flash #294 (February 1981)
Created byGerry Conway, Jim Starlin
AbilitiesWeather manipulation
Further reading

Typhoon, a.k.a. David Drake, is a supervillain in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Gerry Conway and Jim Starlin, first appeared in Flash #294 (February 1981).

David Drake was a research scientist at Concordance Research. Drake teamed with fellow scientist Professor Martin Stein (who was secretly one half of the hero Firestorm) to develop a new bathysphere prototype.[18] Drake designed the housing of the vessel, while Stein developed the small nuclear reactor that was to be the craft's power source.

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. During the Forever Evil storyline, Typhoon appears as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains. The Crime Syndicate sent Typhoon with Black Bison, the Hyena, Multiplex and Plastique to finish Gorilla Grodd's job. They were defeated by the Rogues since one of their targets was at the hospital where Captain Cold's sister was staying.[19]

In the Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock, Killer Frost mentioned in a TV interview that Typhoon was created by the government.[20] Typhoon is among the villains that attend the underground meeting held by the Riddler that talks about the Superman Theory. He and Moonbow claim that they were not created by the government. When the Penguin suggests that they hand Typhoon and Moonbow over to the government, Typhoon attacks the Penguin until he is shot in the face by the Comedian. The issue's final pages reveal the revised history of Typhoon, including that his powers were created in a "controlled accident" after Drake tested positive for the metagene and he was thereafter enlisted as a government agent, while proving that the Superman Theory was partially true. The Director of the Department of Metahuman Affairs orders that Typhoon's body be retrieved for study.[21]

Powers and abilities of Typhoon[edit]

The accident that gave David Drake his abilities made him, in essence, the living eye of a storm. As Typhoon, Drake generates a whirlwind around the lower half of his body that enables him to fly or hover.[22] Typhoon can also project lightning from his fingertips, channeling the energy at times as powerful electric blasts.[23] Typhoon can also generate storms of tremendous strength that generate tornadoes and driving hail.[24] While the storms were originally localized to Drake's vicinity, over time he has gained the ability to generate entire storm systems that can stretch over multiple states.[25] Typhoon can also grow in size relevant to size of the storm system he is generating. At times, he has grown larger than a skyscraper when generating a storm system of sufficient strength.[26] Typhoon can change back and forth between his superhuman form and that of David Drake at will. He has shed his costume and returned to operating in the nude.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Flash vol. 3 #8
  2. ^ Levitz, Paul (2016). Blood price. Sonny Liew, Lee Loughridge, Nick Napolitano, Steve Wands. Burbank, CA. ISBN 978-1-4012-6121-4. OCLC 933580456.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Metamorpho #14. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #2. DC Comics.
  5. ^ The Multiversity #1. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Superman Vol. 4 #14-16. DC Comics.
  7. ^ "Time Trapper Voice - JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (Movie) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 28, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ^ "The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7 - Shadows & Light (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Gerry Conway (w), Pat Broderick (p). "Squeeze Play!" The Fury of Firestorm, no. 18 (November 1983).
  10. ^ Stuart Moore (w), Jamal Igle, Steve Sadowski, Freddie E. Williams II (p). "In My Father's House" Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, vol. 2, no. 28–32 (October 2006 – February 2007).
  11. ^ White, Brett (August 25, 2015). "Demore Barnes Cast as 'Flash's' Tokamak". ComicBookResources.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  12. ^ Black Lightning #1–2. DC Comics.
  13. ^ Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #4. DC Comics.
  14. ^ 52 #9
  15. ^ 52 #17
  16. ^ 52 #21
  17. ^ Batman and Robin Annual Vol. 2 #2. DC Comics.
  18. ^ The Flash #294 (February 1981)
  19. ^ Buccellato, Brian (w), Zircher, Patrick, Scott Hepburn (a), Filardi, Nick (col), Sienty, Dezi (let). "Homecoming" Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion, no. 1 (December 2013). DC Comics.
  20. ^ Doomsday Clock #5 (May 2018). DC Comics
  21. ^ Doomsday Clock #6 (July 2018). DC Comics
  22. ^ The Flash #295 (March 1981)
  23. ^ The Flash #296 (April 1981)
  24. ^ The Fury of Firestorm #8 (January 1983)
  25. ^ Firestorm the Nuclear Man #61 (July 1987)
  26. ^ The Fury of Firestorm #9 (February 1983)
  27. ^ Firestorm (vol. 3) #11–13 (May–July 2005)