Nightrider (DC Comics)
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Nightrider is a fictional vampire
superhero
from the DC Comics
universe
. He is a member of the Team Titans
, a rebel group seeking to overthrow Lord Chaos, the dictator of an alternate Earth ten years into the future.
At fourteen, he was the subject of an experiment in which he was infused with DNA drawn from the bones of Dracula. This turned him into a blood-hungering monster he dubbed "Dagon", because he felt as if David, the person he used to be, was dead. During the experiment, a demon attacked the research team; Dagon joined it and singled out the chief researcher for special attention. The only survivor was Charlie Watkins, who would later become the hero Killowat
.
Dagon joined the Team Titans to get revenge on Lord Chaos, adopting the name Nightrider. They taught him how to control his hunger and assigned him to a team.
Nightrider and his teammates Killowat
(Charlie Watkins), Terra (Tara Markov), Mirage (Miriam Delgado),and Redwing
(Carrie Levine) were selected by the leader of Team Titans to be sent back in time. They were later followed by Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Battalion
(Alexander Lyons). Their mission was to kill Wonder Girl
(Donna Troy
) before she could give birth to Lord Chaos.
The Teamers and the Titans fought, but they resolved the conflict in a way that stopped Lord Chaos and protected Donna Troy and her baby. However, this left the Teamers trapped in the present with no way to return to their now non-existent future.
Dagon later sought out his past self and prevented David from being hit by the truck.
. It was revealed that the real tyrant, the Monarch, had created the members of Team Titans 36 years in the future in 2030 AD. The Monarch then brainwashed them with false memories. He then sent them to the past so he could use them to further his goals and assassinate anyone who tried to stop him.
After the resolution of Zero Hour, most of the Team Titans
characters ceased to exist. Only Terra, Mirage and Deathwing survived.The Time Trapper
had created them to infiltrate Team Titans as his sleeper agent
s that would help him fight the Monarch when the time came. Later it was revealed that they were doubles who were surgically altered to resemble the real Tara Markov, Miriam Delgado, and Dick Grayson.
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
superhero
Superhero
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from the DC Comics
DC Comics
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universe
DC Universe
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. He is a member of the Team Titans
Team Titans
Team Titans was a comic book published by DC Comics that spun out of DC's New Titans series. It began in September 1992 and ended in September 1994. The Team Titans were first introduced as a shadowy group stalking the Titans...
, a rebel group seeking to overthrow Lord Chaos, the dictator of an alternate Earth ten years into the future.
Fictional character biography
David was an ordinary mortal boy growing up in London. When he was ten, he was hit by a truck. Lord Chaos took a special interest in him, making him a test subject.At fourteen, he was the subject of an experiment in which he was infused with DNA drawn from the bones of Dracula. This turned him into a blood-hungering monster he dubbed "Dagon", because he felt as if David, the person he used to be, was dead. During the experiment, a demon attacked the research team; Dagon joined it and singled out the chief researcher for special attention. The only survivor was Charlie Watkins, who would later become the hero Killowat
Killowat
Killowat is a fictional character from the DC Comics series Teen Titans.-Fictional character biography:Killowat's story began 10 years in the future; or, rather, the false future where Lord Chaos reigned and a force known as the Team Titans struggled to overthrow his tyranny...
.
Dagon joined the Team Titans to get revenge on Lord Chaos, adopting the name Nightrider. They taught him how to control his hunger and assigned him to a team.
Nightrider and his teammates Killowat
Killowat
Killowat is a fictional character from the DC Comics series Teen Titans.-Fictional character biography:Killowat's story began 10 years in the future; or, rather, the false future where Lord Chaos reigned and a force known as the Team Titans struggled to overthrow his tyranny...
(Charlie Watkins), Terra (Tara Markov), Mirage (Miriam Delgado),and Redwing
Redwing (comics)
Redwing is a fictional winged metahuman from the DC Comics universe who first appeared in New Titans #79. She is a member of Team Titans and was trained by Nightwing, an alternate future version of Dick Grayson...
(Carrie Levine) were selected by the leader of Team Titans to be sent back in time. They were later followed by Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Battalion
Battalion (DC Comics)
Battalion is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Team Titans #2 .-Fictional character biography:...
(Alexander Lyons). Their mission was to kill Wonder Girl
Wonder Girl
Wonder Girl is the name of three fictional characters featured as superheroes in comic books and other media produced by DC Comics. The original was a younger version of Wonder Woman...
(Donna Troy
Donna Troy
Donna Troy is a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics. She first appeared in The Brave and the Bold vol. 1 #60 , and was created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani...
) before she could give birth to Lord Chaos.
The Teamers and the Titans fought, but they resolved the conflict in a way that stopped Lord Chaos and protected Donna Troy and her baby. However, this left the Teamers trapped in the present with no way to return to their now non-existent future.
Dagon later sought out his past self and prevented David from being hit by the truck.
Zero Hour
The paradox induced by their travel to the past was apparently part of the time crisis known as Zero HourZero Hour (comics)
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time is a five-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994. In it, the former hero Hal Jordan, who had until then been a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, mad with grief after the destruction of...
. It was revealed that the real tyrant, the Monarch, had created the members of Team Titans 36 years in the future in 2030 AD. The Monarch then brainwashed them with false memories. He then sent them to the past so he could use them to further his goals and assassinate anyone who tried to stop him.
After the resolution of Zero Hour, most of the Team Titans
Team Titans
Team Titans was a comic book published by DC Comics that spun out of DC's New Titans series. It began in September 1992 and ended in September 1994. The Team Titans were first introduced as a shadowy group stalking the Titans...
characters ceased to exist. Only Terra, Mirage and Deathwing survived.The Time Trapper
Time Trapper
The Time Trapper is a fictional character, a supervillain in stories published by DC Comics. The Time Trapper's main enemies are the Legion of Super-Heroes...
had created them to infiltrate Team Titans as his sleeper agent
Sleeper agent
A sleeper agent is a spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated...
s that would help him fight the Monarch when the time came. Later it was revealed that they were doubles who were surgically altered to resemble the real Tara Markov, Miriam Delgado, and Dick Grayson.
Other versions
- In Team Titans Annual #2 (1994), Dagon works with Terra as a rebel cell in deep space after Lord Chaos conquers much of the galaxy.
- In the story Wrong Place, Wrong Time in Teen Titans Go! #48 (year?), the alternate-world-hopping Teen Titans encounter the Team TitansTeam TitansTeam Titans was a comic book published by DC Comics that spun out of DC's New Titans series. It began in September 1992 and ended in September 1994. The Team Titans were first introduced as a shadowy group stalking the Titans...
, which are led by "Nightwing" (Dagon).