Tartarus (DC Comics)
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Tartarus is a fictional organization of supervillain
s in the DC Comics
universe. They first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1 (December 1999).
to be the anti-Teen Titans. He forces former Titan Omen
to help him recruit members. She submits to Vandal but, unbeknownst to him, selects members that she knows will not function well as a team.
Tartarus' first mission is to find Adeline Wilson, nee Kane, ex-wife of Deathstroke
, who is serving as H.I.V.E.
Mistress. Vandal Savage needs Adeline's blood to develop an immortality serum, and he slits her throat in order to get a sample. As it begins to heal, she begs Slade to kill her. When he is unable to do so because he is still in love with her, Starfire kills Adeline with a well-aimed starbolt. Red Panzer is also killed during the battle, and Savage deliberately shoots Cheshire as a distraction, and leaves her to be captured by the Titans.
In Titans #14 (2000), Tempest
learns that Omen is being held captive by Tartarus at their base in Scotland. He leads the Titans there to rescue her. As Lilith had originally planned, Tartarus collapses during the fight due to their inability to work together as a team. As the battle turns to the Titans's favor, Siren switches sides from Tartarus to aid Tempest. Tartarus disbands after their defeat.
. While the movie borrows from JLA: Tower of Babel
, with Savage in place of Ra's al Ghul
, it nonetheless is also in the vein of Tartarus.
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
s in 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. They first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1 (December 1999).
History
Tartarus was organized by Vandal SavageVandal Savage
Vandal Savage is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 1 #10 , and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell....
to be the anti-Teen Titans. He forces former Titan Omen
Lilith (DC Comics)
Lilith Clay is a young superheroine who occasionally appears in DC Comic's Teen Titans titles.-Pre-Crisis: Originally living in peace at home, Lilith started to manifest strange mental powers at the age of 13. She read her parents' minds to find she was adopted, then left home to try to find her...
to help him recruit members. She submits to Vandal but, unbeknownst to him, selects members that she knows will not function well as a team.
Tartarus' first mission is to find Adeline Wilson, nee Kane, ex-wife of Deathstroke
Deathstroke
Deathstroke the Terminator , originally simply the Terminator, and known by the Teen Titans as Slade, is a fictional character, a supervillain and sometimes antihero in the DC Comics Universe. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2...
, who is serving as H.I.V.E.
H.I.V.E.
The H.I.V.E., which stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, is a DC Comics supervillain organization.-1st Incarnation:...
Mistress. Vandal Savage needs Adeline's blood to develop an immortality serum, and he slits her throat in order to get a sample. As it begins to heal, she begs Slade to kill her. When he is unable to do so because he is still in love with her, Starfire kills Adeline with a well-aimed starbolt. Red Panzer is also killed during the battle, and Savage deliberately shoots Cheshire as a distraction, and leaves her to be captured by the Titans.
In Titans #14 (2000), Tempest
Garth (comics)
Garth is a fictional character, a superhero in publications from DC Comics, originally known as Aqualad, and later known by the codename Tempest. As Aqualad, he is the teen sidekick and protege to his guardian, the super-hero known as Aquaman, bearing the same super-abilities as his mentor that...
learns that Omen is being held captive by Tartarus at their base in Scotland. He leads the Titans there to rescue her. As Lilith had originally planned, Tartarus collapses during the fight due to their inability to work together as a team. As the battle turns to the Titans's favor, Siren switches sides from Tartarus to aid Tempest. Tartarus disbands after their defeat.
Membership
- Vandal SavageVandal SavageVandal Savage is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 1 #10 , and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell....
(the leader and founder of the group) - Gorilla GroddGorilla GroddGorilla Grodd is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. He debuted in Flash v.1 #106 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino....
- Siren
- Red PanzerRed PanzerRed Panzer is the name used by four villains who have battled Wonder Woman and Donna Troy.-Helmut Streicher:Nazi Helmut Streicher captured Batman, Flash and Green Lantern prior to the formation of the Justice Society. Later, he donned body armor and fought Wonder Woman during World War II...
- CheshireCheshire (comics)Cheshire is a DC Comics villain that first appeared in New Teen Titans Annual #2 .-Fictional character biography:Born to a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Jade Nguyen had an unhappy childhood and was sold into slavery...
- Lady VicLady VicLady Elaine Marsh-Morton, a.k.a. “Lady Vic” is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. She is an English noblewoman who works secretly as an assassin, bounty hunter, and mercenary. She is employed on a semi-regular basis by Roland Desmond, a.k.a...
Justice League: Doom
In the upcoming DC Animated film Justice League: Doom, Vandal Savage organizes a group of super-villains called the Legion of Doom to destroy the Justice League employing protocols designed by BatmanBatman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
. While the movie borrows from JLA: Tower of Babel
JLA: Tower of Babel
"Tower of Babel" is a 2000 comic book storyline that ran in the DC Comics monthly series JLA #43-46. It was written by Mark Waid.-Summary:...
, with Savage in place of Ra's al Ghul
Ra's al Ghul
Ra's al Ghul is a DC Comics supervillain and is one of Batman's greatest enemies. His name in Arabic has been translated in the comics as "The Demon's Head" and references the name of the star Algol. Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, he was introduced in Batman #232's...
, it nonetheless is also in the vein of Tartarus.