Knights Chapter 13: Biographies, a DC Superheroes + Kim Possible Crossover fanfic

Before I continue on with the story I thought I'd give some info on a few of the more important characters of the story. I know I didn't cover everyone, but here's the background you need to know for the biggies.

BATMAN

Real Name: Bruce Wayne

Since his parents' untimely death in Gotham's dreaded "Crime Alley," Wayne has spent his life in pursuit of physical and mental perfection in order to wage unrelenting war on crime. Watching over Gotham's streets from its gargoyles and parapets, the Dark Knight is the city's last and best hope against evil. And it is this obsession that drives the Batman, for Wayne has vowed that no innocent should ever suffer the pain he has endured.

Upon reaching his late teens, Bruce began his "career studies" by auditing numerous collegiate classes in European universities and polytechnics. He then moved on to martial arts training in the Far East and back to the United States for instruction in deduction, man hunting, police forensic procedures, and the stage magician's techniques of escape and sleight of hand. Unbeknownst to them, the Golden Age mystery-men Zatara and Wildcat were among those who helped forge the crime fighter Bruce was striving to become.

After Bruce's return to Gotham some years later, he realized that he had all the physical tools he needed for his crusade, but lacked a psychological edge-the ability to defeat his foes before the fight had even begun. The solution presented itself rather dramatically when a bat broke in through Bruce's study window one dark night. Recognizing that criminals were a superstitious and cowardly lot, Bruce decided to create a new persona, one designed to strike fear into the hearts of his prey-the Batman. He built a state-of-the-art headquarters in a cavern he had discovered as a boy beneath Wayne Manor. He armed himself with a custom-designed array of uniforms, weapons, vehicles, and detection gear. With these resources, the Batman launched an all-consuming crusade against Gotham's pervasive criminal element.

In his war against crime, Batman has adopted a series of allies over the years.

Batman met a young orphan named Dick Grayson. Dick was part of the acrobatic Flying Graysons, part of Haley's Circus. Dick's parents were killed in an extortion attempt by "Boss" Anthony Zucco. Wayne took Dick Grayson into his home, and Grayson helped Batman track down Zucco to bring him to justice.

Following Zucco's capture, Bruce made the young orphan the offer of a lifetime; the chance to become his crime-fighting partner. Dick chose the name Robin, and his training began. Dick continued his adventures with Batman, until a fateful confrontation with the Joker. Robin was shot. The Joker escaped. Batman suddenly saw a teenage sidekick as a liability. After this event, Batman fired Dick Grayson as Robin, thinking it would be in his best interest. At this point, he feared putting Dick in constant danger and thought it was best that Robin be retired. Eighteen year old Dick Grayson left Wayne Manor after this fallout, and attended Hudson University. At the University, Dick eventually assumed the Robin identity again, despite Bruce's misgivings. After less than a year at college, Dick dropped out. He would soon be given a new direction in life by the reforming of the Teen Titans by the mysterious Raven.

Meanwhile, Batman met a street urchin named Jason Todd. He was caught in the act of stealing the Batmobile's wheels! Batman placed Jason in what he thought was a school for wayward boys. In reality, Ma Gunn's School for Boys taught boys how to be criminals. With Jason's help, Batman brought Gunn to justice.

Batman had become acutely aware of the void created in his life since Dick Grayson moved out. He was so impressed with Jason's performance that he offered to let Jason move into Wayne Manor and become the new Robin. Jason eagerly accepted.

Around this time, Dick Grayson gave up the mantle of Robin and became Nightwing, a hero in his own right. He would be deeply affected by the fact that Batman trained a new Robin (Jason Todd). Feeling hurt and betrayed, Bruce and Dick would remain at odds with each other, never fully sorting out their strained relationship.

Jason served as Robin and was an effective hero, but he was also full of anger and sometimes prone to violence. In a search for his birth mother, Jason's impetuousness led him into the hands of the Joker. The Joker beat Jason with a crowbar and left him to die in an explosion.

Dick was involved in a case with Batman and Two-Face when Tim Drake emerged, who would later become the third Robin. Tim had deduced Batman and Robin's secret identities and cited that Batman (who had become more driven and relentless than usual) needed a Robin. Dick nurtured and supported Tim's desire to become Robin, and helped ease him into the role. Dick also has helped Tim in dealing with Bruce's distant manner.

When the Venom-fueled Bane destroyed Arkham Asylum and unleashed its inhabitants on an unwary Gotham, Bruce Wayne learned that his obsession might be more than he can endure. Driving himself past the point of exhaustion to capture Arkham's most dangerous inmates, Batman led himself right into the clutches of Bane, who had deduced his identity and invaded the sanctity of Wayne Manor and the Batcave. There, surrounded by all the trophies and weapons of his crusade, Bruce Wayne was defeated, his back broken and spirit destroyed. Crippled and wheelchair-bound, the humbled Wayne left Jean Paul Valley (Azrael) his costume and began an arduous quest to regain his strength and the will to fight, including calling upon the beautiful but deadly Lady Shiva to retrain him in the fighting skills he had spent years mastering.

Upon learning that Valley had become a darker, more violent version of Batman, Wayne returned to Gotham to reclaim the mantle of the Dark Knight forcibly. Shortly thereafter, Bruce Wayne departed Gotham once again, leaving the city's custodianship in the hands of his former partner Dick Grayson (Nightwing) for a time. Still recovering from his broken back, Bruce asked Dick to substitute for him as Batman for a time. Dick accepted. During this time, Dick established a wonderful partnership with new Robin, Tim Drake. Bruce eventually returned to Gotham to reclaim his role as Batman. For the first time in a long time, Bruce and Dick began to heal their strained relationship. Bruce's respect for Dick was at last obvious.

When Wayne finally did return, it was for good, adopting a darker look and stronger arsenal to reflect the changes in body and mind Bane's attack had wrought upon him. Since that time, he has returned to the Gotham night and attempted to rebuild his life as both Bruce Wayne and Batman, in addition to reaffirming his relationships with Tim Drake, Dick Grayson and Alfred. Make no mistake: Batman's mission is no less driven, but it is now tempered by a sense of his own fallibility and a realization that the war on Gotham's crime need not be fought alone.

Now, in the wake of the yearlong "No Man's Land" isolation by the government, Gotham City has been rebuilt. Gone are the gargoyles and gothic architecture, replaced with modern skyscrapers and a new lease on life. While still dismissed as an urban myth by the populace at large, Batman stands ready as the city's first, last, and only line of defense against those who would drag this reborn Gotham back into the lawlessness of its recent past.

Wonder Woman

Real name: Diana of Themyscira

Bio:

Formed out of clay by her mother, Queen Hippolyta, Diana was given life and great powers by the Olympian Gods. Raised among Amazons, Diana was taught to be a warrior, but she always yearned to solve problems through peaceful means.

Diana was lonely among older Amazons, and had no young companions to play with as a child. The Amazon sorceress Magala weaved a spell that created a magical duplicate of young Princess Diana, fashioning a young playmate for her. This magical playmate was kidnapped by the evil sorceress, Dark Angel, and sent through various tragic lifetimes. This magical doppelganger became much stronger as a result - establishing her own soul and identity - as Donna Troy (see Donna Troy's entry for more details).

As an adult, Diana became an ambassador to man's world, teaching the message of peace and equality. Her efforts as peacemaker and warrior made the world stand up and take notice - and she became the super heroine Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman met and became friends with Donna Troy (Wonder Girl). They had much in common, as Diana's origins were rooted in the Greek Gods, while Donna's were tied to the Greek Titans of Myth. Neither knew at the time how close they actually were!

After Diana' death at the hands of Neron, she was transfigured as a Goddess - the Goddess of Truth. Unable to distance herself from human affairs, the Gods eventually allowed Diana to leave Mount Olympus. Upon her return, Diana learned the truth about Donna's origins - and now regards Donna as a sister and fellow Amazon.

The two tribes of Amazons that live on Themyscira had their allegiance tested as their differences come to a head, and a civil war was inevitable. Magala was finally revealed to have orchestrated the events, inciting the war on both sides. It's a major turning point for the people of Paradise Island as the civil war reached its climax. Plus the Golden Age Fury unleashed her wrath on Wonder Woman, who refused to take arms against her sisters. The mystery of Magala's manipulations was solved when she revealed herself as the Amazon Ariadne; Ariadne slayed Hippolyta's sister and perished only to be reborn in Magala's frail form by the sorceress Circe upon the real Magala's death. As her treachery was revealed, she was killed by Fury. The Amazons ceased fighting - and Hippolyta abdicated her throne and abolished the monarchy of Paradise Island, allowing its people to lead to the first time.

Shortly afterward, tragedy struck. While battling an Imperiex probe during the "Our Worlds At War" crisis, Hippolyta fought valiantly. The probe overwhelmed her, although she was able to save thousands of lives off the coast of Greece. A burned and mortally wounded Hippolyta died in her daughter Diana's arms.

TEEN TITANS

SUPERBOY

Alias: Conner Kent

Bio:

Superboy was created by scientists at Project Cadmus using what he believed was DNA from Project Director Paul Westfield. One of several clones that were created to replace Superman after his "death," Superboy was the only clone to survive. He was aided in escaping Cadmus by the Newsboy Legion.

The exact nature of Project: Superboy is still somewhat of a mystery, but what is known is that scientists were incapable of successfully cloning Superman. After several failed experiments, they grafted what they could of Superman's DNA onto human DNA and that process stabilized the extraterrestrial genes - thus Superboy was born, fifty percent Kryptonian and fifty percent human.

After some time in Metropolis, the Kid of Steel finally accepted the nom-de-guerre of Superboy. Seeking fame and fortune, he embarked on a world tour with his unscrupulous manager, Rex Leech and his daughter, Roxy. The tour only got as far as Hawaii, where Superboy decided to stay - partially because Hawaiian reporter Tana Moon caught his roving eye.

Impetuous and headstrong, Superboy quickly learned the ropes of being a super hero after being manipulated by Knockout, his female companion at the time. Superboy's genetic structure began to literally melt down as a result of tampering by a group called the Agenda, which also created Match, a clone of Superboy. The only way to save Superboy is to speed up the cell degeneration and then rebuild it using a donor's template. The kid was saved thanks to the donation of genetic material from his friend, Roxy Leech, which stabilized his DNA. However, Superboy's aging process halted, leaving him at the physical age of 16.

Not long after this, Superboy received his Kryptonian name, Kon-EI, from Superman.

Following the reorganization of Cadmus under its new director, Mickey Cannon, and Colonel Adam Winterbourne, Superboy returned to Cadmus to become their special field agent. His assignments included tracking down escaped Cadmus monsters and heading Cadmus investigative teams. Superboy also served as a founding member of Young Justice, with Impulse and Robin.

For months, the teen clone had been held captive by the sinister Agenda. In his place, the evil duplicate Match successfully duped Superboy's peers in Young Justice. Meanwhile, genetic think tank Project Cadmus was also systematically infiltrated by clones loyal to the Agenda. Though substantially weakened, the real Superboy freed himself and joined the battle to liberate Cadmus from Match and the Agenda's doppelgangers.

But young Kon-EI's victory was not without great losses. Mysteriously stricken, Superboy was temporarily aged to adulthood by Cadmus to spare his life. Furthermore, Kon-EI's reunion with long-lost paramour Tana Moon was cut tragically short by the Agenda's Amanda Spence, who murdered Tana to fulfill her own personal vendetta against Superboy.

Later, Superboy was taken in by Superman's Earth parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent, under the guise of Conner Kent, cousin to Clark. Now enrolled in Smallville High, Conner is attempting to live a more normal life, though he finds it incredibly boring.

Recently, A mysterious conglomerate known as Optitron offered to sponsor the Titans and Young Justice after summoning them to San Francisco. Before any decisions could be made, a mysterious cybernetic girl known as Indigo emerged from the future. Unwittingly, she somehow activated a rogue Superman android, resulting in the deaths of Donna Troy AKA Troia and Omen. At Troia's funeral, Nightwing disbanded the Titans. Troia's death put a wedge in Superboy and Wonder Girl's on again off again relationship.

Meanwhile, members of Young Justice, especially Wonder Girl, felt responsible for the tragic deaths. This led Wonder Girl, Robin, Impulse and Superboy to form a new group of Teen Titans under the guidance of the more experienced Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy.

Recently, Superboy received a mysterious e-mail detailing the "truth" behind his genesis. This document revealed that half of Superboy's DNA was from Superman, but the other half may be that of criminal mastermind Lex Luthor. Superboy doubted the veracity of this claim, but Robin continues to search for answers - and concluded that the e-mail was indeed accurate.

However, there is one other person who knows this secret... and is absolutely willing to exploit it. And that person is Lex Luthor himself!

Wonder Girl

Real Name: Cassandra Cassie Sandsmark

Bio:

Wonder Girl is a precocious and outgoing girl named Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark. The daughter of noted archaeologist Helena Sandsmark, Cassie became a super-hero over her mother's objections.

During a battle with a clone of Doomsday, Cassie "borrowed" the Sandals of Hermes and the Gauntlet of Atlas from Wonder Woman (who was not using them at the time), which imbued her with super-powers. Donning a wig and goggles, Cassie became "Wonder Girl" twice this way, helping Wonder Woman defeat the Doomsday clone and other menaces. Her mother learned of her adventures and was very disapproving.

Later, having been summoned to Mount Olympus by the gods themselves, Cassie boldly stole a moment of Zeus's time and asked him to give her super-powers of her own. Zeus was so impressed by the girl's courage and brashness that he did just that - granting Cassie her "fondest wish." Returned to Earth with incredible super-strength and the power of flight, Cassie permanently assumed the role of Wonder Girl. The gift came with one drawback: Due to her mother's disapproval, Helena Sandsmark had the ability to cancel out Cassie's powers.

Begrudgingly, Helena allowed Cassie to continue adventuring, and Cassie receiving training from Wonder Woman, Artemis and Donna Troy (the first Wonder Girl). As a sign of her support, Donna gave Cassie her old Wonder Girl outfit. Cassie doesn't feel she has earned the honor to wear it quite yet.

As Wonder Girl, Cassie trained alongside Wonder Woman and Artemis, learning a host of martial skills and how to better handle her powers. Wonder Girl soon joined the group of heroic sidekicks nicknamed Young Justice. A natural leader, the members of Young Justice often deferred to Cassie's judgment.

When Silver Swan attacked Cassie at her high school, she was forced into battle, thus exposing her dual identity to the world.

Shortly afterwards, Cassie searched for her biological father. At first, she thought it was Zeus, but when she confronted him, Zeus denied the allegations. Cassie's mother encouraged Cassie to locate her father - who was seemingly a normal man living an everyday life. But this 'normal man' was in possession of a specific gift Cassie gave to Zeus - suggesting Zeus had taken mortal form and was indeed Cassie's father. However, both Cassie and Helena Sandsmark remain in the dark about his true identity.

Recently, A mysterious conglomerate known as Optitron offered to sponsor the Titans and Young Justice after summoning them to San Francisco. Before any decisions could be made, a mysterious cybernetic girl known as Indigo emerged from the future. Unwittingly, she somehow activated a rogue Superman android, resulting in the deaths of Troia and Omen. At Troia's funeral, Nightwing disbanded the Titans.

Wonder Girl continues to grow into her role, discovering new limits to her powers and finding new allies and enemies lurking among Ancient Myth, such as Ares, who recently bestowed her with an unexpected gift: a lasso whose powers, as much as the reason for the gift itself, remain a mystery.

Kid Flash

Real Name: Bart Allen

Bio:

Infant Iris Allen was sent to the 20th century from the 30th century by her parents to spare her from almost certain nuclear war. She was found and adopted by the West family. She grew up a child in the 20th century, and moved to Central City, where she got a job as a reporter for the Picture News and met Barry Allen (the Flash). Iris' nephew Wally worshiped the Flash and soon enough, a similar accident that granted Barry his powers made Wally West into Kid Flash, the Flash's teen sidekick. After a long courtship, Iris married Barry Allen. Barry and Iris enjoyed a happy marriage until the Reverse Flash, Flash's mortal enemy, seemingly killed Iris at a costume ball. In truth, Iris' life essence was plucked from her in the moment of death and transplanted into a new, living body using 30th century technology. In the past, Barry Allen eventually learned of this and transported himself into the 30th century to be reunited with his wife. One month later, plucked from a future of happiness, Barry died during the Crisis on Infinite Earths saving the universe from the Anti-Monitor. In the time they were together, they conceived twins, although Barry does not live to learn this.

Barry and Iris' twins, Don and Dawn, were born; Both have their father's speed powers. The twins grow up to become the heroes known as the Tornado Twins. Dawn gave birth to Jenni Ognats (XS of the Legion of Superheroes). Don Allen's wife, Meloni, gave birth to Bart Allen (who later became Impulse).

Bart was born with super-speed as well, but it had an unfortunate side effect: Bart was aging at an accelerated rate. Although only chronologically two, he appeared to be a boy of about twelve. Earthgov scientists placed Bart in a virtual reality chamber and kept him for observation. The virtual reality program allowed Bart to age in a virtual world so it seemed, at least in his mind, that he was aging at a normal rate.

Don and Dawn Allen, operating as the Tornado Twins, were killed by Dominator agents under the guidance of Meloni's father, sworn enemy of the Allen clan. Iris Allen kidnapped the rapidly aging Bart, and took him to the 20th century where Wally could help temper Bart's powers.

Now removed from his virtual reality program, Wally and company were able to figure out a way for Bart to age at a normal rate. But separated from a virtual reality environment, Bart didn't grasp the concept of danger and had trouble considering the consequences of his actions. Bart, now dubbed Impulse, aided Wally in defeating Kobra.

Following that, Bart moved to Manchester, Alabama with Max Mercury (posing as Max's nephew), who became the boy's mentor and father figure. Slowly and arduously, Max worked at making Bart consider his actions carefully before acting so... impulsively.

Bart joined Arsenal's team of Titans following the events of Zero Hour. Bart served as a member for a time, and developed an unrequited crush on fellow team mate, Rose Wilson. Eventually, the newest incarnation of the Titans disbanded, as each member seemed less dedicated to the team at the time.

However, Bart upheld the teen sidekick supergroup tradition as a founding member of Young Justice. After Max Mercury disappeared in the time stream, Bart took up residence in Keystone City with Jay Garrick - the original Flash - and Jay's wife Joan.

Recently, A mysterious conglomerate known as Optitron offered to sponsor the Titans and Young Justice after summoning them to San Francisco. Before any decisions could be made, a mysterious cybernetic girl known as Indigo emerged from the future. Unwittingly, she somehow activated a rogue Superman android, resulting in the deaths of Troia and Omen. At Troia's funeral, Nightwing disbanded the Titans.

Recently, Bart was injured when Deathstroke put a shotgun to his leg. Thankfully, his accelerated healing enabled a handful of surgeons to replace his kneecap with an artificial one, and Bart was back on his feet in a matter of hours. But the effects of this encounter were much more than physical. Feeling unsure, and tired of being underestimated, Bart went to the local public library and read every single book in the building.

He retained that knowledge, but what he'll do with it from here, and how it will balance with his lack of experience, is anyone's guess. With a renewed sense of confidence, Bart left his impulsive rep behind and returned to the team as Kid Flash.

Starfire

Real Name: Princess Koriand'r

Bio:

Koriand'r is the second of three children born to Tamaran's ruling family. Komand'r, her older sister, was born deformed by Tamaranean standards. Unable to fly, she was deemed incapable to eventually rule the world as its Queen. The royal line was instead handed down to her younger sister, Koriand'r.

Komand'r resented Koriand'r's eventual ascension and hated her sister. A deep rivalry grew between the two with Komand'r plotting to harm her sister in any way possible.

In time, the sisters were sent for training to the Warlords of Okaara. There they would learn not only the art of combat, but the rules for governing. Tamaran was a planet of conflicting emotions. They embraced peace and love, but were quick to anger and fierce in war.

The conflict between sisters grew, and Komand'r finally left Tamaran and joined with her planet's greatest enemies, the Citadel. The Citadel already ruled the other 21 Vegan worlds, and only Tamaran was permitted its freedom. Until now.

The Citadel invaded peaceful Tamaran and quickly crippled its defenses. They demanded that King Myand'r turn over his daughter, Koriand'r, to the Citadel in exchange for peace. Myand'r accepted. His daughter would be sacrificed, but the paradise that was Tamaran would endure

Komand'r banished her sister into humiliating slavery for six harsh years. But during it all Koriand'r never gave up hope.

Eventually, Koriand'r and Komand'r were captured by the Psions, a race of soulless alien scientists who experimented on living beings. In an effort to see how much solar energy the body would endure before being destroyed, the Psions subjected the two sisters to endless grueling experiments. Unknown to the Psions, the Tamaranean body was capable of absorbing solar power - which gave them the ability to fly. Instead of destroying their captives, the Psions gave the sisters the ability to absorb the energy and then expel it in ferocious destructive blasts called Starbolts.

The sisters escaped and Koriand'r eventually made it to Earth where she was found by a group of young heroes who would come to call themselves The New Teen Titans.

The newly formed group traveled to Tamaran and vanquished the Citadel and Psions, freeing Tamaran. Koriand'r returned to Earth with Robin, the leader of the Teen Titans and the man she came to love.

Later, Koriand'r was returned to Tamaran to learn that the planet was about to be plunged into a civil war. In order to keep peace between me ruling houses of Tamaran, Myand'r pledged that his daughter would marry Karras, heir to the ruling Southern continent. This would be a political marriage as both Koriand'r and Karras loved others.

Koriand'r went through with the marriage although it put a strain on her relationship with Dick Grayson (Nightwing). During this time, Koriand'r's sister Komand'r also seized control of Tamaran, with Koriand'r's parents acting as her advisors.

Koriand'r returned to Earth, and began to mend her relationship with Dick. Later on another trip to Tamaran, Karras was killed.

Shortly after this, current and former members of the Titans (including Raven) were hunted and captured by the Wildebeest Society, for unknown reasons. Deathstroke, Nightwing, Troia, Pantha, Phantasm, Arella and Red Star joined forces to track them down. Upon locating the captured Titans, the heroes were shocked to learn the identity of the leader of the Wildebeests was their own teammate, Jericho - who was now corrupted by the tainted souls of Azarath.

During the final showdown with the Wildebeest Society, Jericho and Raven were seemingly slain; Raven's mother Arella and Danny Chase died and merged with the purged souls of Azarath to become Phantasm.

Soon after, an evil version of Raven emerged; Her evil consciousness survived, and she found a mortal vessel to house her form. Raven was intent on planting the seeds of Trigon's unborn children into new vessels.

Afterwords, the Titans entered into tumultuous times, where members came and went, longtime friends were maimed or destroyed, as Dick tried to hold the team together. But his relationship with Starfire became strained, and problems in Gotham demanded Dick's attention. Impulsively, Dick proposed marriage to Starfire. The two almost wed, but the ceremony was interrupted by the dark incarnation of their former teammate, Raven. Her brutal attack on Starfire triggered changes in Dick and Kory's relationship. Starfire is implanted with a Raven "seed" which causes her to leave Earth and go on a spiritual journey and later, back to Tamaran. Unknown to Starfire, she was actually implanted with the 'seed' of the good Raven, who influenced Starfire to leave earth – away from the clutches of evil Raven.

When Starfire returned to Tamaran, she met and fell in love with a man named Ph'yzzon, a general in the army. After a quick courtship, the Koriand'r and Ph'yzzon got married.

Meanwhile, Victor Stone (formerly Cyborg) had merged his consciousness with the alien race known as Technis, in an effort to save the dying race. Vic (Cyberion) was reunited with his former teammates as an evil version of Raven tried to destroy her good self (which lay dormant in the body of Starfire). To ferret out Starfire, evil Raven incited a conflict in the Vegan star system. As a result, Tamaran was destroyed along with the Technis.

The Titans were able to destroy evil Raven utterly, and restore good Raven into a new spiritual golden body. Starfire decided to rebuild her culture on a new planet; many Tamaraneans were off-world during the explosion – enough to settle on a new planet dubbed New Tamaran.

When the Sun Eater ravaged the galaxy, the planet of New Tamaran lay in its path. An alien woman tried to warn the Tamaraneans, but Komand'r was too short sighted and xenophobic to listen. Starfire believed her and tried to warn her fellow Tamaraneans. Komand'r labeled her sister Koriand'r a traitor and banished her. Starfire left the planet and was unable to prevent its destruction. New Tamaran was destroyed by the Sun Eater – along with many of the remaining Tamaraneans and Koriand'r's new husband, Ph'yzzon.

Starfire aided the Titans again during the Technis Imperative conflict, which involved the Justice League as well as all Titans, past and present. The two teams eventually worked together to save the earth and former Titans teammate, Victor Stone (Cyborg). After this adventure, the group decided to reform, and Starfire became a full time member of the Titans once again.

Starfire often found herself at odds with her fellow teammates. As in the past, her warrior ways conflicted with the group's ideologies. She was also very tentative around Dick Grayson, as they never had closure to their relationship.

Starfire received an urgent summons from her brother Ryand'r. Starfire and her fellow Titans became embroiled in a struggle between the remaining Tamaranians and their hated enemies, The Gordanians, for possession of the planet, Karna. Tempest - using his ambassador skills - offered a solution: the Tamaraneans and Gordinians could share the planet of Karna. The Gordinians would allow them to stay; in exchange, the Tamaraneans would teach them new trades outside of slavery, and bolster their reputation in the galaxy. Both races agreed to these terms.

Koriand'r elected to remain on Karna and rebuild the culture of her people as Princess. She was able to bid a tearful farewell to Dick Grayson via a communiqué relay – telling him she would always love him.

Shortly afterward, tragedy struck. During the "Our Worlds At War" crisis, a series of Imperiex probes destroyed Karna. This marks the third Tamaranean home planet that was destroyed. Since that time, Starfire has remained on earth.

Recently, a mysterious conglomerate known as Optitron offered to sponsor the Titans and Young Justice after summoning them to San Francisco. Before any decisions could be made, a mysterious cybernetic girl known as Indigo emerged from the future. Unwittingly, she somehow activated a rogue Superman android, resulting in the deaths of Troia and Omen. At Troia's funeral, Nightwing disbanded the Titans.

Secret

Alias: Greta Hayes

Secret remembers very little of her life. The only thing she remembers clearly is how it ended. She was taking a bath when her brother Billy, the villain Harm, murdered her by pushing a radio into the bathtub, electrocuting her. Billy had decided his ambition in life was to become the greatest super villain there is - and he gained his super powers by sacrificing Greta to a demon. On the threshold of Death, the Lords of Light decided to balance her step brother's new evil power by changing her into what is known as a warder. A warder is a spirit guide who is responsible for guiding the dead to their resting place, and dragging the unquiet dead to the Abyss.

Secret's next memories are of the D.E.O. orphanage facility; she had apparently returned from the Abyss as a ghost. She was studied here until they decided she was too physically dangerous - and more importantly that she knew too much. Secret escaped on the way to the Wabe facility, a location designed to "dispose" of problem children. Robin, Impulse, and Superboy managed to capture her, but the boys sympathized with her plight and instead decided to help her, Robin arranged circumstances so that it appeared she was killed by accident when she was returned to the D.E.O. All three boys lied to their mentors to protect her.

Not knowing what to do or where to go, Secret decided to join Young Justice. Arrowette gave Secret one of her spare names, "Suzie," which just narrowly beat out Superboy's suggestion, Victoria. She found happiness being a part of Young Justice and has proved herself to be a loyal teammate.

Secret has since learned more about her origins through Darkseid and the Spectre - including her real name, Greta. Secret has also learned there is a darkness in her soul... a darkness which especially intrigued the demonic Darkseid.

When none of her Young Justice team mates helped her save her father from death row, Greta felt hurt and betrayed. Darkseid took advantage of Greta's vulnerable state and turned Secret to the dark side. She began to enact revenge on all those who have wronged her throughout her young life - and last on her list: her Young Justice teammates! Robin eventually reminded Secret of her humanity and she broke free of Darkseid's control. Darkseid punished Secret with the worse thing he could imagine: restoring her humanity so she was forced to live the life of a normal girl. Ironically, this was actually Greta's fondest wish.

More to come, if any of the characters you have questions about, ask and I'll fix up a bio in an upcoming post.