Redwing (comics)
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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
. Later, she metamorphosized into a more aggressive avian form dubbed Warbird.
; exposure to radiation altered the DNA of their unborn twin children. Carrie was born with red-feathered wings and her brother Jonathan aka "Prestor Jon
" was born with the ability to interface with computers.
They were hidden by their parents from Lord Chaos, but their parents' genetic research was used by Lord Chaos to find and eliminate other metahumans. After Lord Chaos killed their parents, they joined the underground. Carrie later joined Team Titans as Redwing.
Redwing and her teammates Killowat
, Terra (Tara Markov), Mirage, and Nightrider
were selected to be sent back in time. They were later followed by Nightwing and Battalion
. Their mission was to kill Wonder Girl
(Donna Troy
) before she could give birth to Lord Chaos.
When Redwing tried to visit her past self, she discovered that the Levines had twin daughters named Carrie and Joanna, both who were perfectly normal.
. It was revealed that the real tyrant, the Monarch, had created and brainwashed the members of Team Titans 36 years in the future in 2030 AD. He then sent them to the past so he could use them to further his goals and thwart 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.
Metahuman
Metahuman is a term to describe superhumans in DC Comics' shared universe, the DC Universe. It is roughly synonymous with both mutant and mutate and posthuman in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. Use of the term in reference to superheroes was coined in 1986 by author George R. R...
from the DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
universe who first appeared in New Titans #79. She is a member of 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...
and was trained by Nightwing, an alternate future version of Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940....
. Later, she metamorphosized into a more aggressive avian form dubbed Warbird.
Fictional character biography
Carrie was from an alternate timeline 10 years in the future in which a tyrant named Lord Chaos ruled Earth. Carrie's parents were scientists involved in genetic research at S.T.A.R. LabsS.T.A.R. Labs
S.T.A.R. Labs, is a fictional research facility, and comic book organization appearing in titles published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #246 , and was created by Cary Bates and Rich Buckler.-Publication history:...
; exposure to radiation altered the DNA of their unborn twin children. Carrie was born with red-feathered wings and her brother Jonathan aka "Prestor Jon
Prestor Jon
Prestor Jon is a DC Comics superhero, and brother to Carrie 'Redwing' Levine.-Fictional character biography:Prestor Jon's story began 10 years in the future; Or rather, the false future where Lord Chaos reigned. A force known as the Team Titans struggled to overthrow his tyranny...
" was born with the ability to interface with computers.
They were hidden by their parents from Lord Chaos, but their parents' genetic research was used by Lord Chaos to find and eliminate other metahumans. After Lord Chaos killed their parents, they joined the underground. Carrie later joined Team Titans as Redwing.
Redwing and her 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...
, Terra (Tara Markov), Mirage, and Nightrider
Nightrider (DC Comics)
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....
were selected to be sent back in time. They were later followed by Nightwing and Battalion
Battalion (comics)
Battalion is a fictional comic book superhero in the series, Stormwatch.-Pre-Stormwatch:Jackson King was the son of Isaiah King, a former member of Team One. Isaiah King was exposed to the radiation of a special comet that passed close to Earth. Many who were exposed to this comet became...
. 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.
When Redwing tried to visit her past self, she discovered that the Levines had twin daughters named Carrie and Joanna, both who were perfectly normal.
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 and brainwashed the members of Team Titans 36 years in the future in 2030 AD. He then sent them to the past so he could use them to further his goals and thwart 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.