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Terra

Terra

Real Name
Tara Markov
First Appearance
New Teen Titans #26 (December, 1982)
Creators
Marv Wolfman, George Pérez
Team Affliations
Teen Titans, The Black Lantern Corps, Justice League, Deathstroke
Aliases
None
Base of Operations
Titans Tower
Powers
Geokinesis, the ability to manipulate and control the earth at will and all earthly substances and materials and create various shapes out of solid rock
Skills and Abilities
Fighting Experience
Tools and Weapons
None

Tara Markov is the half-sister of the superhero Geo-Force and was a Teen Titan before revealing herself as a traitor.

Origin[]

The illegitimate daughter of the King of Markovia, Tara was experimented on and given earth controlling powers before being exiled and growing up as a criminal, later posing as a hero to infiltrate the Teen Titans.

Biography[]

Tara Markov, was an illegitimate child of King Victor of Markvoia (her mother remains unknown) and was the half-sister to Brion Markov. She came into the care of the brilliant Dr. Helga Jace, a scientist who gave her superpowers that allowed her to control earth manipulation powers. Afterwards, her father had Tara sent away to the United States to avoid a scandal related to her illegitimacy.

Clone[]

There was a second Terra in the Team Titans timeline, created using Tara Markov's DNA. A much kinder and heroic version of 5he original Terra, the clone tried to redeem her predecessor’s actions. She joined the regular Titans, but was killed by Black Adam during World War III

Media[]

Appears in Teen Titans, Lego Batman 3, Young Justice and Justice League vs Teen Titans.

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