The Teen Titans have been around for a very long time. The group first appeared in the '60s as a team of sidekicks with Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad leading the way. In the '80s, the New Teen Titans presented the most critically acclaimed version of the team with Marv Wolfman penning the adventures of Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg.
There have been many other versions, with one team morphing into Young Justice, and even the New 52 and DC Rebirth have made sure to add Teen Titans groups to their universes. Throughout it all, there have been some iconic - and not so iconic - of the team of teenage warriors.
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In the comics, the original New Teen Titans are now adults and have started Teen Titans Academy, where they train the next generation of teenage superheroes. While these new kids are not actually of the Teen Titans, they are learning from some of the best, most powerful, and respected of the DC Universe.
The Wonder Twins
In the cartoon Teen Titans Go!, Zan and Jayna of the Wonder Twins came to apply for hip in the group. While Jayna was accepted as a full-fledged Teen Titans member, the same couldn't be said for Zan. Instead, the Teen Titans made Zan their receptionist.
The problem is that Zan's only power was turning into water. However, Jayna was able to turn into any animal she could think of, making her more valuable - albeit the exact same as Beast Boy. While the duo is best known for the Super Friends cartoon, they appeared occasionally in the comic book based on the cartoon as well.
Roundhouse
Very little was known about Roadhouse when he became a Teen Titans member on Damien Wayne's team. The young man was this team's version of Beast Boy when it came to attitude, as he bragged about his followers on his Viewtube .
Roundhouse, whose real name is Billy Wu, can contort his body into a ball and gain superhuman speed, durability, and strength - strong enough to smash cars. Roundhouse proved his power as a Teen Titans member when he contained an entire explosion to save his teammates.
Djinn
When Damien Wayne started his new Teen Titans team, he chose another unknown hero to the ranks. Compared to the character of Raven, Djinn was the magic- in the group. Not only did she have magical powers, but her powers were almost limitless.
Her powers include flight, immortality, shape-shifting, teleportation, and wish-granting. While the of Damien's team were teens, Djinn was a genie that lived for over 4,000 years. However, she was in the body of a teenage girl and faced an interesting duality that was fun to watch play out.
Crush
The Teen Titans team brought in a member whose father had a huge legacy in DC. Crush was the daughter of Lobo, the alien bounty hunter. Much like her father, Crush wreaked havoc in her first appearance. She is a fireball and has her father's superhuman strength and durability.
Not only that, but she also wasn't just the stereotypical kid with daddy issues. She knows who her dad is and revealed she will deal with him if the time comes. Crush finally quit the Teen Titans when she tired of holding herself back.
Phantasm
Phantasm is Danny Chase, the grandson of an American intelligent agent that was in an accident and was exposed to radiation during the Manhattan Project. As a result of the radiation, his grandson Danny was born with telekinetic powers and was trained in espionage by his parents.
The problem with Phantasm is that he was arrogant and very quick to anger. While the Teen Titans helped him save his parents, and that led to him ing them, he considered himself superior to the team and he was never a good team player. However, he had an honorable end, as he sacrificed himself to free Raven from a possession that turned her against the Titans.
Aquagirl
Aquagirl was one of two of the Aqua-Family to the forces of the Teen Titans. The lesser-known of the two was Lorena Marquez, who started her career as Aquagirl in 2004. Her origin had her survive an earthquake where she was saved by Aquaman, who discovered that she could also breathe underwater.
Aquagirl ed the Teen Titans after the events of Infinite Crisis, but she wasn't a member for very long. She spent most of her Titans career arguing with Hawk. She became much more important when reed in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #69, but due to her lack of experience, Wonder Girl fired her 19 issues later.
Steel
When Superman fell at the hands of Doomsday, four new versions of the Man of Steel appeared in the DC Comics Universe. One of these was John Henry Irons, who later went by the name Steel. However, the Teen Titans member is his niece Natasha, who took her uncle's place after an injury stopped him from continuing his crimefighting career.
The big difference is that, at first, Natasha was very arrogant and believed herself better than others because of her armor-enhanced superpowers. She ended up with real superpowers for a short time thanks to Lex Luthor (becoming Starlight) and ed up with the Teen Titans during that period of her life.
Skitter
Skitter ed up with the Teen Titans in 2011 when Tim Drake set out to find and try to help her. He was also trying to protect her from N.O.W.H.E.R.E., an organization capturing and experimenting on superpowered children. For Celine Patterson, her powers involve turning her into an insectoid-type creature that has superhuman strength and can shoot webs.
While Skittler and Bunker developed a close friendship as of the Teen Titans, her career as a member of the group was short-lived. When the team was sent to the Crucible during the Culling, Skitter was left behind.
Power Girl
This isn't the first Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) that fans know from Earth-2. The character has also had appearances in the classic Justice League cartoons. The Power Girl that was a member of the Teen Titans was Tanya Spears, who took over the role when the original hero returned to Earth-2.
Power Girl first displayed superpowers when Kara left to return to Earth-2 without knowing why she got them. She ended up ing the Teen Titans in order to learn how to control and use her powers under the leadership of Tim Drake. She left when Drake's team was disbanded and ended up disappearing in Deathstroke Vol. 4 Annual #1.
Bunker
Out of all of the of Tim Drake's Teen Titans, Bunker had possibly the most promise. Born in Mexico, Bunker left home in his teens to try to find Red Robin and meets him and Skitter aboard a train. N.O.W.H.E.R.E. had interest in him, but Bunker was able to help the Teen Titans defeat them and release the clone Superboy.
Bunker's powers include creating energy constructs with his mind. He was also a standout member of the team due to his orientation, as he's one of the few openly gay characters to serve with the team. When DC Comics rebooted the Teen Titans, Bunker was missing in action and has yet to return.
