Kole Weathers is a
fiction
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al
superhero
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ine in
DC Comics
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. She is a former member of the
Teen Titans
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.
Fictional character biography
Professor Abel Weathers, paranoid of an impending nuclear holocaust, was attempting to find a way for humanity to survive the fallout through forced
evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...
. One of the test subjects in his experiments was his 16-year-old daughter, Kole, whom he
grafted
Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the scion () while the lower part is called the rootstock. The succ ...
with crystal and Promethium (a fictionalized version of the real-world element
promethium
Promethium is a chemical element with the symbol Pm and atomic number 61. All of its isotopes are radioactive; it is extremely rare, with only about 500–600 grams naturally occurring in Earth's crust at any given time. Promethium is one of onl ...
). Instead of evolving to survive a nuclear fallout as her father intended, Kole found herself with the ability to create and control pure
silicon
Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic tab ...
crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...
at will.
Kole was then kidnapped by the mad sun
Titaness
In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Ga ...
,
Thia
The thumbnail crab, ''Thia scutellata'', is a species of decapods, in the family of thiidae, whose carapace resembles a human thumbnail, a dense fringe of long hairs distinctly notched around the edge. Pale pink in colour with red to brown mar ...
. For two years, Thia forced Kole to use her powers to construct a crystal prison in which Thia could hold important prisoners. Thia eventually came into conflict with the Teen Titans, which ultimately led to the death of the goddess and Kole winning her freedom.
Lilith, a member of the Titans with limited precognition, sensed the "dark clouds of destruction" around Kole and warned her that she would face a "grim future" should she return to Earth and invited her to remain in
Olympus
Olympus or Olympos ( grc, Ὄλυμπος, link=no) may refer to:
Mountains
In antiquity
Greece
* Mount Olympus in Thessaly, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology
* Mount Olympus (Lesvos), located in Les ...
. Kole declined, electing to reclaim her life on Earth. Now back on Earth, Kole tried to reunite with her parents, only to find that her father's experiments had produced a house full of crystalline and insectoid monstrosities. When the Titans came to confront him, he had them captured and attempted to subject them to the same experiments. Kole helped them to escape and in the ensuing conflict, the lab self-destructed. Abel, his wife Marilyn, and the rest of their test subjects emerged from the wreckage, transformed into insect forms which would allow them to survive a nuclear holocaust. Having nowhere else to go, Kole chose to go with the Titans to
New York City
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. Though she never "officially" joined the group she was certainly considered a Titan by some members (evidenced later in stories such as ''The Secret Origins of the Teen Titans'' in which
Dick Grayson laments how Kole was a "Titan for such a short time").
Lacking a home of her own, Kole lived with Adeline and Joseph Wilson. As a result of this Kole developed an immediate friendship with
Jericho
Jericho ( ; ar, أريحا ; he, יְרִיחוֹ ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Gove ...
. She was deeply upset when Jericho along with a few other Titans went on a mission to deep space, yet could not accompany Jericho with whom she had fallen in love. Shortly after this, in the pages of ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths'', Kole attempted to save the
Earth-2 Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
and Earth-2
Huntress from the
Anti-Monitor
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's shadow-demons. She failed, and all three were apparently killed, their bodies never found.
In
Grant Morrison's ''
Animal Man
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'' storyline "Deus Ex Machina",
Psycho-Pirate
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Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds (Arrowverse), Elseworld ...
, while in
Arkham Asylum
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, recreated characters removed from continuity. Kole (or a Pre-Crisis version of her) was one of them. Kole appears as she originally did. Presumably, this character vanished from existence when the Psycho-Pirate's episode of madness ended, along with her colleagues.
She appeared in ''
Team Titans
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to infor ...
'' #8-12, the implication at the time being that she was a ghost of some sort. Later on, in #24, after a year of not appearing, she was shown in
Monarch
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's lair, implying she was one of his puppets and has been removed from continuity.
Years later during the ''
Infinite Crisis'' event, Kole was briefly resurrected and placed under the control of
Brother Blood, who forced her to battle the newest incarnation of Teen Titans. She was defeated and returned to the grave along with the other undead Titans.
Kole would briefly resurface one year later when
Kid Eternity summoned her from the afterlife to help locate the soul of
Kid Devil
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's Aunt Marla. After Kid Devil tells Kole that he had read about her in the Titans archives and thinks she is cool, she expresses gratitude and says she wishes that he could have been a member of the team while she was still alive. She then returns to her resting place, leaving the two heroes to continue on their own.
Powers and abilities
Kole has the power to "spin" crystal, which is to create silicon crystal into independent masses—anything from a crystal "sculpture to a safety slide". She is known to encase people in crystal, effectively immobilizing them. It is not clear what happens to the crystal she spins; whether it eventually breaks down or remains in existence has never been established (she once spun a crystal bridge to transport herself and Jericho from
Manhattan
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to
Titans Tower in the
East River
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; what happened to that bridge is subject to debate).
Kole also has the ability to fly, but it is unclear whether this also comes from the experiments that gave her powers, or granted to her during her tenure as Thia's slave. Later in the Teen Titans comics, Kole is seen transporting herself on a crystal carpet. Only once has Kole been seen moving through crystal (or at least the crystal she spun herself).
[''The New Teen Titans'' (vol. 2) #9, 1985]
Alternate versions
Earth One
In ''
Teen Titans: Earth One'', Kole is one of the children given powers from the Titans Project headed by
Niles Caulder. Alongside
Wally West and
Cassie Sandsmark
Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, also known as Wonder Girl, is a superheroine appearing in DC Comics. She was created by John Byrne (comics), John Byrne and first appeared in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996). The second Wonder Girl, Cas ...
, she is one of the first Titans to work for Caulder, even considering him a father. After a struggle with the other experimented children,
Vic Stone,
Tara Markov
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,
Gar Logan
Garfield Mark Logan, better known as Beast Boy, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has also gone under the alias Changeling. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown (comics), Bob Brown, he is a ...
,
Tempest,
Raven
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, a repenting
Deathstroke
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
and the alien
Starfire, Kole turns on Caulder. In this version she is Asian and it is heavily implied she begins dating Gar at the end of volume 2.
Convergence
Kole appears as a Teen Titan in ''
Convergence''. Her team fights the Tangent Universe Doom Patrol. In the end, the teams decide to work together and the Teen Titans are returned to their own universe.
In other media
* A teenage Kole appears in ''
Teen Titans
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'', voiced by
Tara Strong
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. This version can transform her entire body into durable crystal, which enables her to absorb and reflect energy, as well as be wielded as a weapon by her partner
Gnarrk
Gnarrk is a fictional character in DC Comics. He is a caveman who has been a member of various versions of the ''Teen Titans'' in the comic books in the early 1970s.
Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis
Prior to the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths ...
, whom she lives with in a large
Arctic
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cavern populated with prehistoric creatures. After becoming honorary Teen Titans, Kole and Gnarrk go on to help them defeat the
Brotherhood of Evil.
* The ''Teen Titans'' animated series incarnation of Kole appears in ''
Teen Titans Go!
''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...
'' issue #32.
References
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