Terra is a DC Comics supervillain. Created by Marv Wolfman, she first appeared in New Teen Titans #26 (1982).
Tara Markov, half sister of Geo-Force, was the illegitimate daughter of the King of Markovia. This royal blood gave her her special terrakinetic powers (the power to control all forms of earthen matter).
Terra became a mercenary, doing dirty work for others such as Deathstroke the Terminator. She joined the Teen Titans, fooling them by staging a battle vs Deathstroke. She then operated as a spy for Deathstroke, eventually giving him the information he needed to kidnap the Titans. Eventually, Jericho possessed Deathstroke, foiling his plan, and Terra went crazy and pulled the whole H.I.V.E. complex down upon herself.
In 1991 another Terra appeared, almost identical to the first, as part of the Team Titans from a possible 2001. She was one of three characters ostensibly from that future who were not wiped out in Zero Hour. She was told by the Time Trapper that this was because she was not from the future at all. Subsequently she discovered Tara Markov's coffin to be empty.
Further evidence suggested she is genetically identical to the original Terra, but due to her horror at what Tara Markov did, Geo-Force decided to spare her this knowledge, thinking she would rather not have a past than have that one.
In other media
Terra also featured in the Teen Titans animated series. In this setting she also betrayed the Titans to Slade (not called Deathstroke in this continuity), despite her relationship with Beast Boy, but was portrayed as more "lost" than evil or vindictive. From the start, she had trouble controlling her powers. She joined the Titans anyways, and made Beastboy, who quickly discovered this hazard, promise to not tell. Robin quickly figured out, and she left in panic, believing that Beastboy had broken his promise. After training with Slade to gain control of her powers, she returned to help him compromise the security of their tower, although it was not destroyed. She took BB on a date to cover the attack, during which he discovered her alliance with Slade, thanks to Slade himself. His rejection after learning this led to her complete turn to evil. After this point, she was given armor with a neural link to Slade to ensure that she would not rebel. After taking a beating from both the Titans and Slade, she wished to turn back, and with BB's help, overcame the suit's neural link. She sacrificed herself to save the city from a volcano triggered by her powers, becoming a statue. She was voiced by Ashley Johnson.
Terra appeared in
- Terra
- Titan Rising
- Winner Take All (cameo appearance at the end)
- Betrayal
- Aftershock Part 1
- Aftershock Part 2
She is also mentioned in
Her comic appearances for Teen_Titans_Go are
- Issue 11.Countdown
- Issue 12.Magic & Misdirection
- Issue 16.Beauty & the Wildebeest(cameo appearance as a chibi)
