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THE ORIGINAL BROTHERHOOD OF EVIL:
Madame Rouge, General Immortus, Garguax, Brain and Monsieur Mallah |
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The Brotherhood of Evil is a powerful international crime syndicate that was founded years ago. Its
inner circlewas originally comprised the Brain, a disembodied human brain preserved in a
special fluid; Monsieur Mallah, a gorilla given superhuman intelligence through
the Brain's surgical techniques; and Madame Rouge, an elastic villainess gifted
with extraordinary disguise skills. The Brotherhood of Evil battled the original
Doom Patrol numerous times before Rouge was finally driven insane after one
of the Brain's experimental surgical operations. Allying herself with General
ZahI, another of the Doom Patrol's enemies, Rouge turned against her comrades
and tried to kill them.
Unbeknownst to Rouge, the Brain and Mallah survived her attack and remained
in hiding for the next several years while scouting for new super-villains
who could help them rebuild the Brotherhood. From Saint-Tropez, France, came
Emil LaSalle, a.k.a. Warp; from London, England, came Angela Hawkins Ill,
who called herself Phobia; from Haiti came Jean-Louis Droo, better known as
Houngan; and in East Berlin, Germany, the Brain found Otto von Furth - Plasmus.
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THE NEW BROTHERHOOD OF EVIL:
Trinity, Houngan, Warp, Plasmus and Phobia |
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With the Brotherhood once again at full strength, the Brain led his new
followers on a mission to find and kill Rouge and ZahI. Their pursuit led
them to Africa and into a battle with the New Titans, who were also after
Rouge; in the melee, Rouge and ZahI paid for their crimes with their lives,
allowing the new Brotherhood to escape capture.
The Titans crossed paths with the Brotherhood more than once when the Brain,
for his own purposes, declared war on the Titans' archenemy Brother Blood.
The Brain and Monsieur Mallah eventually took leave of the team
to fulfill their own agendas, at which time those remaining adopted a new
member, Trinity, and a new name - the Society of Sin. Based in Zandia, the Society of Sin engaged in terrorist activities, high-stakes robberies and assassination contracts.
Eventually, The Brain and Monsieur Mallah returned to establish another Brotherhood of Evil. This new Brotherhood welcomed old and new members alike.
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As commander of a Nazi U-boat during World War II, Captain Zahl proved himself
a cold-blooded, ruthless killer, achieving the highest number of kills of
any commander in the German fleet. Zahl escaped capture by the Allies after
the fall of the Third Reich and fled to Argentina. There he established himself
as a mercenary and was soon hiring out his services to the highest bidder
in armed conflicts around the world. Zahl first met Niles Caulder during the
course of one such operation, and in the conflict that followed, Zahl was
defeated and soon forced into retirement.
When Zahl returned, he stayed clear of Niles ‘Chief' Caulder and his
Doom Patrol until he was sought out by Madame Rouge as an ally to help destroy
Zahl's old foe. Zahl joined with Rouge, and the two were able to force the
Doom Patrol to its remote island base, where the heroes were trapped and finally
destroyed.
Rouge and Zahl, who had now assigned himself the rank of General, continued
their criminal partnership and were still together years later when Robotman
and the New Teen Titans came searching for them. General Zahl died in this
final battle when bullets he shot at Robotman were deflected back upon himself.
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
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Madame Rouge
Alias: Laura De Mille
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| Madame Rouge undergoes a procedure that gives her body-altering abilities in DOOM PATROL #90 [1964]. |
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As a stage actress, Laura De Mille was infamous for her ability to assume
almost any persona, using her skill with makeup. Unfortunately, Laura received
a blow to her head in an auto accident, which caused her to develop a split
personality, thereby ending her acting career.
The Brain offered to have Mallah perform some curative surgery on Laura.
It was a success; instead of being half-good/half-evil, Laura was now completely
evil-a result the Brain had engineered in advance. Her disguise ability gave
her high position in the Brotherhood of Evil. Later, the Brain gave Laura
powers of true disguise, which included the ability to mold her features and
stretch her body.
Madame Rouge eventually began to exhibit signs of her old personality disorder,
only this time she started acting out her nobler instincts. On several occasions,
she acted covertly against the Brotherhood to foil schemes that would have
destroyed the Doom Patrol. She began to realize that she was falling in love
with Niles "Chief" Caulder.
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| Gar Logan vs. Madame Rouge from NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15 [1982]. |
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Eventually, the Chief was able to devise a means of reversing the Brain's
influence over her. Madame Rouge was apparently cured of her evil tendencies
after a battle between the two parts of her personality. She opted to remain
with the Chief and the Doom Patrol.
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| Gar Logan vs. Madame Rouge from NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15 [1982]. |
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The Brain was unsuccessful in his attempts to bring Rouge back into the fold
of the Brotherhood. Where he failed, however, the evil guru Yaramishi Rama
Yogi succeeded. While attempting to control the Doom Patrol through psychological
means, Yaramishi undid the Chiefs rehabilitative efforts. Now resentful of
both the Chief, for his attempts at subverting what she once again believed
was the preferred way of life, and the Brotherhood of Evil, for its attempts
to kill her after her defection, Madame Rouge went into hiding to plot the
destruction of both groups.
Madame Rouge allied herself with Captain Zahl to accomplish her vengeance.
She first attacked the Brotherhood, and from all appearances, destroyed her
former allies. She then forced the Doom Patrol to retreat to its secret island
base that she and Zahl destroyed, apparently killing the Doom Patrol.
Rouge and Zahl continued their alliance years after the supposed death of
the Doom Patrol, until Robotman and the New Teen Titans tracked them down.
The two villains were made to pay for their crimes; Madame Rouge died at the
hands of Changeling.
Personality-wise, Rouge seemed to swing from being a cold-hearted butcher
to someone who only wanted to lead a normal life again. Her good side came
out in the end, because the Chiefs name was on her lips when she died.
A young woman has surfaced, claiming to be the daughter of Madame Rouge. Calling herself Gemini, the unstable girl tried to frame Gar Logan for murder and completely discredit him. She blamed Logan for the death of her mother. According to Gemini, Laura De Mille (Madame Rouge) had a daughter during a time when she was reformed. Gemini has inherited her mother's shape shifting abilities. After a pitched battle with Gar Logan, Gemini was defeated and Gar Logan cleared his name. Since that time, Gemini has allied herself with The Brain and Monsieur Mallah as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
Madame Rouge had the ability to shape shift into any form.
Doom Patrol (first series) #86, 87, 90, 93, 96, 97, 101, 104, 107-112, 118, 119, 121 and Brave and the Bold #65 [1963-1969]: The Brotherhood of Evil battle the Doom Patrol. Such a fun-loving group could not be complete without a woman, and in Madame Rouge, the Brotherhood could not have asked for a femme more fatale. Her initiation into the group, however, was not by her design. As we discovered in Doom Patrol #112 (June, 1967), Laura DeMille was an actress in the Paris theatre - young, popular, and well on her way to stardom. Yet a car crash changed her future: she survived - but became prone to uncontrollable swings in her temperament. One minute she would be telling children stories and the next, she would stomp on their toys. She suffered from schizophrenia. Seeking the help of a specialist who claimed that he had successfully experimented with schizoids using a ray treatment to bolster the positive and reduce the negative sides of a patient's personality, MIle. DeMille submitted to the treatment. But she had been tricked. The specialist was really Mallah in disguise, acting under the guidance of the Brain. The machine did just the opposite of what Laura DeMille expected - her negative side was enhanced and her positive side submerged. As a later issue would reveal, this conflict would sow the seeds for the final battleground of the Doom Patrol. The Brain was not finished with Madame DeMille, though. At first, she had no special powers, but in Doom Patrol #90 (Sept., 1964), he subjected her to a radiation treatment that altered her molecular structure. The treatment made her body rubbery - she could mold her features or elongate any part of her anatomy like Plastic Man. [information courtesy of Amazing Heroes Magazine].
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
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BRAIN |
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MALLAH |
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The Brain & Monsieur Mallah
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| The original Brotherhood of Evil plots and plans in DOOM PATROL #90 [1964]. |
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The Brotherhood of Evil
Little has been revealed of the history of either the French scientist and
criminal genius known as the Brain or his right-hand ape, Monsieur Mallah.
According to The Brain, he was once a peer to Dr. Niles Caulder, who would later lead the Doom Patrol as The Chief. The Brain claims that Caulder was jealous of his accolades and awards; So envious, he set out to destroy him by triggering an explosion in his lab. His body now obliterated, Caulder saved his brain with the intention of placing it in a new, copper body. But before Caulder could create his first "Robot Man", an intelligent gorilla rescued The Brain from his fate.
The Brain took that gorilla and oversaw
a delicate operation which enhanced its intellectual prowess. The gorilla's
I.Q. was brought up to 178 - genius level - and the ape was taught to read,
speak, and behave as a human being. The Brain's original intent had been to
have himself implanted into the body of the slavishly faithful ape, which
he had renamed Monsieur Mallah; instead, armed with Mallah's might, the Brain
became the cornerstone of the international crime syndicate known as the Brotherhood
of Evil.
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| Brain and Mallah from TEEN TITANS (third series) #37 [2006]. |
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Later recruiting the Parisian Madame Rouge and, for a short time, Mr. Morden,
the Brain led the Brotherhood in several battles against the original Doom
Patrol, who stood between the evil organization and its expansion into the
United States. Eventually, Madame Rouge was cured of her evil tendencies (albeit
temporarily) and she joined the Doom Patrol, at which time the Brain attempted
to have her assassinated. When Rouge's dark side once more took control, she
returned to get revenge against the Brotherhood and believed she had killed
them. She was mistaken; the Brain and Monsieur Mallah later returned with
a new Brotherhood of Evil, which met defeat at the hands of the New Teen Titans.
Strange Love
Mallah and the Brain went into hiding until the Doom Patrol was revived once
more; the two then infiltrated the Doom Patrol's mountain headquarters outside
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island, with the intent of transferring the Brain into
one of Robotman's old bodies. They were unaware that the robot body they had
chosen had itself become sentient and had booby-trapped itself against accepting
a human brain. When the transfer was completed, the ensuing explosion apparently
destroyed both the Brain and his friend Mallah - but not before they could,
at last, embrace and confess their long-unrequited love for one another.
Brain and Mallah have since resurfaced, having survived the explosion. They
have resumed their criminal activities, using Zandia as their base. In one of their boldest schemes, Mallah sought to create a cloned body for The Brain so they could be together at last. The clone's molecular structure proved unstable and the Brotherhood's plan was ultimately halted by the combined might of the Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol.
The Brain possessed an incredible intellect, capable of designing complex
criminal schemes and highly advanced weaponry. On a few occasions, the Brain
utilized the body of a giant robot named Rog to become mobile. Monsieur Mallah,
while not as brilliant as his mentor, was nevertheless a genius well versed
in science and surgical techniques. Stronger and more agile than non-powered
humans, Mallah was quite formidable in hand-to-hand combat.
Doom Patrol (first series) #86, 87, 90, 93, 96, 97, 101, 104, 107-112, 118, 119, 121 and Brave and the Bold #65 [1963-1969]: The Brotherhood of Evil battle the Doom Patrol. On the cover of the first issue to be called The Doom Patrol, (#86), the DP witnessed through their monitor screen what readers would soon learn was a human brain encased in a transparent globe and immersed in bubbling nutritive fluids giving orders to a gorilla armed with a submachine gun and a bandolier of cartridges. "This is the ultimate mission for which I created you - the destruction of the Doom Patrol! Summon the others!" said the brain's electronic voice. "Yes, Master, I will obey!" replied the gorilla. This was the first appearance of the Brotherhood of Evil. While the Brain served as the mastermind of the Brotherhood of Evil, there were stories in which he did gain a "body": Doom Patrol #93 (Feb. 1965), where he infiltrated the DP by transplanting his brain into Robotman's body, #101 (Feb., 1966) and #107-108 (Nov.-Dec., 1966) as Kranus and Ultimax, two robotic foes of the DP, and in #110 (Mar., 1967) where he sported a body made of photonic particles. The Brain's first creation and right hand "man" was the machine-gun-toting Monsieur Mallah. Mallah's intellect was a consequence of the Brain's experimentation and the gorilla was as intelligent as any learned scientist. With his animal strength he made a good foe for Robotman, so he and Cliff Steele would often tangle. Drake chose the gorilla, not because of DC's well-known predilection for gorillas (common to the books edited by Julie Schwartz and Mort Weisinger) as much as because the gorilla is so close to man, yet retains its animal heritage. [information courtesy of Amazing Heroes Magazine].
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
New Teen Titans #29 [1983]: The Brain, believing that Raven has information that will help him defeat Brother Blood, sends his New Brotherhood of Evil to capture the empath; Frances Kane returns because her powers are resurfacing, and witnesses a battle between the New Brotherhood of Evil and the Titans, in which Raven thinks that Kid Flash is Trigon (due to Phobia's manipulation) and nearly kills him; Raven leaves the Titans because she cannot handle Kid Flash's hatred.
New Teen Titans #30 [1983]: The New Brotherhood of Evil follows Raven; Raven seeks solitude in St. Peter's Cathedral, where the New Brotherhood of Evil finds her; During the Titans' and the New Brotherhood of Evil's battle in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Raven's soul-self is shattered yet again when she tries to envelop Brotherhood member Plasmus; The New Brotherhood of Evil takes Raven to Zandia.
New Teen Titans #31 [1983]: Kid Flash is confused about his feelings for Raven, who is being tortured by the New Brotherhood of Evil; Raven takes the New Brotherhood of Evil to Brother Blood's pool, and the Titans clash with them; In the ensuing battle, the Titans and the New Brotherhood of Evil are defeated when Raven becomes so enraged that Trigon is temporarily unleashed.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: The Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, they are summoned to Tamaran.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts. Mallah tries to clone a body for The Brain. The origin of The Brain is revealed in issue #37.
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Houngan
Alias: Jean-Louis Droo
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| TOP: Artwork from DC Cosmic Teams Card Set, 1993. RIGHT: The New Brotherhood Debut in NEW TEEN TITANS #14-15 [1982]. |
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Jean-Louis Droo, Haitian-born but schooled in America., worked as a computer
scientist for a large Silicon Valley computer company until the news of his
father's impending death brought the young scientist back to the land of his
birth. Once home, Droo found modem medicine was unable to aid his father and
that the only hope was a local "houngan"-a voodoo master.
Droo watched in fascination as the houngan completely cured his father's
illness. Soon Droo became a virtual voodoo fanatic, devoting every waking
hour to learning all there was to know about this most ancient art.
Within two years Droo became a voodoo master, but unlike his teachers, Droo
merged the ancient voodoo rituals with modem computer science. Today Droo,
who now calls himself Houngan, uses an electronic needle-stylus and a computerized
voodoo doll to create terrors the old voodoo houngans could never have imagined.
Since then, Houngan and the Brotherhood have opposed the New Teen Titans
on numerous occasions. Houngan later resurfaced back with the Brotherhood,
now calling themselves the Society of Sin. Houngan is a proud man who loyally
follows the Brain because he respects the Brain's leadership abilities.
Once Houngan's computerized voodoo doll analyzes a victim's cell structure,
from a sample of blood, skin, or hair, the doll's micro-circuitry creates
a bionic link between itself and the Intended victim. When the electronic
stylus Interfaces anywhere on the doll's surface, Incredibly delicate micro-sensors
relay the Information to the computer's central system, which then focuses
the pain into the same area on the intended victim. Distance for effective
use of the doll and stylus has never been completely tested, but a range of
slightly less than 1,000 feat has been recorded to date. Houngan is not a
physical fighter, preferring to use his science and sorcery to overcome his
victims.
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
New Teen Titans #29 [1983]: The Brain, believing that Raven has information that will help him defeat Brother Blood, sends his New Brotherhood of Evil to capture the empath; Frances Kane returns because her powers are resurfacing, and witnesses a battle between the New Brotherhood of Evil and the Titans, in which Raven thinks that Kid Flash is Trigon (due to Phobia's manipulation) and nearly kills him; Raven leaves the Titans because she cannot handle Kid Flash's hatred.
New Teen Titans #30 [1983]: The New Brotherhood of Evil follows Raven; Raven seeks solitude in St. Peter's Cathedral, where the New Brotherhood of Evil finds her; During the Titans' and the New Brotherhood of Evil's battle in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Raven's soul-self is shattered yet again when she tries to envelop Brotherhood member Plasmus; The New Brotherhood of Evil takes Raven to Zandia.
New Teen Titans #31 [1983]: Kid Flash is confused about his feelings for Raven, who is being tortured by the New Brotherhood of Evil; Raven takes the New Brotherhood of Evil to Brother Blood's pool, and the Titans clash with them; In the ensuing battle, the Titans and the New Brotherhood of Evil are defeated when Raven becomes so enraged that Trigon is temporarily unleashed.
New Teen Titans (second series) #43 [1988]: Raven fights Phobia of the New Brotherhood of Evil and apparently reforms her.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: The Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, they are summoned to Tamaran.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts.
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Phobia
Alias: Angela Hawkins III
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| TOP: Artwork from DC Cosmic Teams Card Set, 1993. RIGHT: The New Brotherhood Debut in NEW TEEN TITANS #14-15 [1982]. |
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Born a member of the British aristocracy with the power to make people experience
their worst fears, Angela Hawkins was a "bad seed" who rejected
any help from her family.
When the Brain came to London to recruit her for the reformation of the Brotherhood
of Evil, Angela was more than ready to join. She joined the New Brotherhood
of Evil in the hopes of covering her own fears by unleashing those of others.
Sometimes, man-hating tendencies rose up in her. Angela suffers from the fear
of being alone. Since then, Phobia and the Brotherhood have opposed the New
Teen Titans on numerous occasions.
A later encounter with Raven made Phobia confront the fears and insecurities
that lay within herself - stemming back to issues with her childhood, and
her father, Lord Hawkins. It appeared Phobia might reform and abandon her
criminal ways following this encounter.
Phobia later returned to her criminal ways as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
Phobia's natural born psychic powers allow her complete and total mastery
over the fear centers of the human mind. She is able to probe into the psyches
of her victims, discovering the things they most fear and then manifesting
those fears in their minds with illusions, which cause them to be consumed
with terror.
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
New Teen Titans #29 [1983]: The Brain, believing that Raven has information that will help him defeat Brother Blood, sends his New Brotherhood of Evil to capture the empath; Frances Kane returns because her powers are resurfacing, and witnesses a battle between the New Brotherhood of Evil and the Titans, in which Raven thinks that Kid Flash is Trigon (due to Phobia's manipulation) and nearly kills him; Raven leaves the Titans because she cannot handle Kid Flash's hatred.
New Teen Titans #30 [1983]: The New Brotherhood of Evil follows Raven; Raven seeks solitude in St. Peter's Cathedral, where the New Brotherhood of Evil finds her; During the Titans' and the New Brotherhood of Evil's battle in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Raven's soul-self is shattered yet again when she tries to envelop Brotherhood member Plasmus; The New Brotherhood of Evil takes Raven to Zandia.
New Teen Titans #31 [1983]: Kid Flash is confused about his feelings for Raven, who is being tortured by the New Brotherhood of Evil; Raven takes the New Brotherhood of Evil to Brother Blood's pool, and the Titans clash with them; In the ensuing battle, the Titans and the New Brotherhood of Evil are defeated when Raven becomes so enraged that Trigon is temporarily unleashed.
New Teen Titans (second series) #43 [1988]: Raven fights Phobia of the New Brotherhood of Evil and apparently reforms her.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: The Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, they are summoned to Tamaran.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts.
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Plasmus
Alias: Otto Von Furth
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Otto Von Furth was a mine worker in East Berlin, Germany, where an unexpected
cave-in trapped him and four fellow miners for seven days. During that time,
Von Furth's coworkers died, leaving him as the lone survivor.
They had been mining highly radioactive radium, and Von Furth nearly succumbed
to its deadly rays. Miraculously, however, he survived. Once rescued, Von
Furth was brought to a local hospital, but he was soon kidnapped by an ex-Nazi
known as General ZahI. In his own laboratory, Zahl used Von Furth's radioactive
body for further experimentation, subjecting him to chemical testing that
resulted in a massive mutation. Due to his anger at existing in a blob-like
state, Plasmus is cruel and ruthless.
Von Furth's body changed into unstable protoplasm, and he was brought into
the newly reformed Brotherhood of Evil, where he took the name Plasmus. Plasmus
enjoys fighting and regrets. not being the one who destroyed General Zahl.
Since then, Plasmus and the Brotherhood have opposed the New Teen Titans
on numerous occasions. Plasmus later resurfaced back with the Brotherhood.
Plasmus' radiation and chemically converted body gives him the ability to
bring fiery death to whoever he touches, and to reduce any living matter to
its protoplasmic state. There is no cure for his touch, and to date nothing
has been discovered that can withstand his burning powers. To defend himself,
Plasmus can make his cells lose cohesion so that bullets pass through him
and punches are ineffectual.
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
New Teen Titans #29 [1983]: The Brain, believing that Raven has information that will help him defeat Brother Blood, sends his New Brotherhood of Evil to capture the empath; Frances Kane returns because her powers are resurfacing, and witnesses a battle between the New Brotherhood of Evil and the Titans, in which Raven thinks that Kid Flash is Trigon (due to Phobia's manipulation) and nearly kills him; Raven leaves the Titans because she cannot handle Kid Flash's hatred.
New Teen Titans #30 [1983]: The New Brotherhood of Evil follows Raven; Raven seeks solitude in St. Peter's Cathedral, where the New Brotherhood of Evil finds her; During the Titans' and the New Brotherhood of Evil's battle in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Raven's soul-self is shattered yet again when she tries to envelop Brotherhood member Plasmus; The New Brotherhood of Evil takes Raven to Zandia.
New Teen Titans #31 [1983]: Kid Flash is confused about his feelings for Raven, who is being tortured by the New Brotherhood of Evil; Raven takes the New Brotherhood of Evil to Brother Blood's pool, and the Titans clash with them; In the ensuing battle, the Titans and the New Brotherhood of Evil are defeated when Raven becomes so enraged that Trigon is temporarily unleashed.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: The Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, they are summoned to Tamaran.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts.
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Warp
Alias: Emil LaSalle
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Emil LaSalle's origin is unknown. The French nationalist joined the New
Brotherhood in order to get back at Madame Rouge, who had somehow offended
him in the past.
As Warp, he joined the Brotherhood of Evil because of that group's plan for
revenge against Rouge. With the help of the New Teen Titans, the Brotherhood
killed Rouge and her accomplices. Warp is one of the most unstable members
of the Brotherhood. He enjoys leading the romantic life of an international
criminal and considers himself his own man. He works with the Brotherhood,
not just for them. Warp feels some sort of loyalty toward the other new members
of the Brotherhood, for he will not leave them in the lurch.
Since then, Warp and the Brotherhood have opposed the New Teen Titans on
numerous occasions. Warp later resurfaced back with the Brotherhood.
In addition to the power of flight. Warp has the ability to open a warp or
hole in space between any two locations with which he can teleport himself
and others across great distances instantaneously. Repeated use of his power
markedly tires him.
New Teen Titans #13-15 [1981-1982]: Robin, Cyborg and Kid Flash meet up with Robotman, and the group rescues a drugged Steve Dayton from Madame Rouge's underground city in Africa. The Titans reunite and are attacked by Steve Dayton in his Mento identity, who is under Madame Rouge's control; Raven brings Dayton back to normal, and the heroes follow Madame Rouge and General Zahl to Zandia; Zahi's forces defeat and capture the Titans while Changeling is taken prisoner by the New Brotherhood of Evil. Changeling agrees to work with the New Brotherhood of Evil, and the group rescues the Titans; General Zahl is killed by a bullet which ricochets off Robotman's body, Madame Rouge is killed by Changeling, and the Brotherhood is allowed to go free. First appearance of New Brotherhood of Evil in issue #14; First appearance of Warp, Houngan, Phobia and Plasmus.
New Teen Titans #29 [1983]: The Brain, believing that Raven has information that will help him defeat Brother Blood, sends his New Brotherhood of Evil to capture the empath; Frances Kane returns because her powers are resurfacing, and witnesses a battle between the New Brotherhood of Evil and the Titans, in which Raven thinks that Kid Flash is Trigon (due to Phobia's manipulation) and nearly kills him; Raven leaves the Titans because she cannot handle Kid Flash's hatred.
New Teen Titans #30 [1983]: The New Brotherhood of Evil follows Raven; Raven seeks solitude in St. Peter's Cathedral, where the New Brotherhood of Evil finds her; During the Titans' and the New Brotherhood of Evil's battle in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Raven's soul-self is shattered yet again when she tries to envelop Brotherhood member Plasmus; The New Brotherhood of Evil takes Raven to Zandia.
New Teen Titans #31 [1983]: Kid Flash is confused about his feelings for Raven, who is being tortured by the New Brotherhood of Evil; Raven takes the New Brotherhood of Evil to Brother Blood's pool, and the Titans clash with them; In the ensuing battle, the Titans and the New Brotherhood of Evil are defeated when Raven becomes so enraged that Trigon is temporarily unleashed.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: The Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, they are summoned to Tamaran.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts.
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Trinity
Alias: real
name unknown
TRINITY |
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From DC Cosmic Teams
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The Society of Sin inducted a new mysterious member known as Trinity - a
woman with three faces - Time, War, and Chaos, each of which possesses its
own power. Virtually nothing was known about her background or her reasons
for joining the Society of Sin.
Later, Trinity was inducted as a member of Villainy, Inc. - a group of criminals
gathered by the Atlantean queen Clea. Clea stole the Trident of Poseidon and
used it to tear a dimensional hole into the world of Skartaris. There, Clea
and her new Villainy Inc. - gathered because of their unique powers - were
able to use those special abilities to vanquish Travis Morgan, the Warlord,
and his sorceress daughter Jennifer, and seize control of the ancient city
of Shamballah. Wonder Woman followed Villainy Inc. to Skartaris with the hope
of leading its people against Villainy Inc. and liberating them from Clea's
tyranny.
But Trinity had a sinister agenda of her own. Revealed to be a living computer
virus created by the Atlanteans a millennia ago, Trinity had downloaded itself
into the master computer controlling all of Skartaris, hoping to "rewind"
time and "reset" the dimension.. Until Wonder Woman destroyed it
with the mythic trident of Poseidon.
Whether Trinity survived this mystic assault remains to be seen.
Trinity is a mystery woman with three faces - Time, War, and Chaos, each
of which possesses its own power. Time can selectively slow the timestream,
War can fire deadly bolts of force, and Chaos can project maddening illusions.
New Titans Annual #6 [1990]: Karras' sister Xyannis and her lover
Zorgan are shown as wanton criminals. Fleeing authorities, they travel to
Tamaran and manipulate the Tamaraneans into doing their fighting for them.
Meanwhile, the Titans fight the Society of Sin [formerly the Brotherhood of
Evil], with their new member, Trinity. Following that, Queen Komand'r. summons
her sister, Koraind'r to return to Tamaran to aid them. Karras eventually
discovers their deception and tries to stop them from extorting power with
a bomb threat. In a heated confrontation, both Karras, his sister Xyannis
and her lover Zorgan all meet their deaths. As Karras lay dying, he bid a
tearful good-bye to Starfire and his love, Taryia. Taryia reveals she is pregnant
with Karras' child. Death of Karras.
Wonder Woman #178-183 [2002]: Wonder Woman's quest leads to Skartaris,
where she confronts the new Villainy, Inc., that's out to subjugate this world.
Only the Amazon Princess can bring peace to the land of Warlords and kings.
Plus, the Troia backup continues as Donna begins her own quest - to find the
new Cheetah. Trinity revealed as a living computer virus created by Atlanteans.
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Gemini
Alias: [First Name Unknown] De Mille
A young woman has surfaced, claiming to be the daughter of Madame Rouge. Calling herself Gemini, the unstable girl tried to frame Gar Logan for murder and completely discredit him. She blamed Logan for the death of her mother.
According to Gemini, Laura De Mille (Madame Rouge) had a daughter during a time when she was reformed. Gemini has inherited her mother's shape shifting abilities. After a pitched battle with Gar Logan, Gemini was defeated and Gar Logan cleared his name.
Since that time, Gemini has allied herself with The Brain and Monsieur Mallah as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
Gemini has the ability to shape shift into any form.
Beast Boy #1-4 [January 2000 to April 2000]: Gar Logan returns to L.A. and is framed for murder in a mini series written by Ben Raab and Geoff Johns, with art by Justiniano. The series features the introduction of Gemini (daughter of Madame Rouge) and bounty hunters Fear & Loathing. Nightwing and Flamebird guest star. First appearance of Gemini [as girl in club] in issue #1. First full appearance in issue #4.
Batgirl #60-62 [2005]: A major arms deal is going down in Blüdhaven, but that's nothing unusual. What is unusual is the players involved: the Brotherhood of Evil! Can Batgirl measure up against the shape-shifting Gemini, the super-simian Monsieur Mallah and the bad, bad Brain?
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts.
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Elephant Man
Alias: unknown
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When The Brain and Monsieur Mallah gathered together yet another version of the Brotherhood of Evil, they found some able new members.
One of these members calls himself Elephant Man. He's a powerful behemoth with a thick hide and rotten attitude.
Super-strength, increased durability and an incredibly thick hide.
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts. First appearance of Elephant Man in issue #35.
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Goldilocks
Alias: unknown
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When The Brain and Monsieur Mallah gathered together yet another version of the Brotherhood of Evil, they found some able new members.
One of these members calls herself Goldilocks. She's a bad seed with a twisted idea of what constitutes a "Happy Ending." Using her super-strong golden tresses, Goldilocks would like nothing better but to ensnare Robin as her "Prince Charming."
Goldilocks' golden tresses of hair can expand and contrict at will. Her hair is incredibly strong
Teen Titans #34-37 [2006]: One Year Later, it's "The New Teen Titans!" A new year of exciting adventures begins with the "new" Teen Titans, the bizarre Doom Patrol and the mysterious and secretive Titans East! The latest version of The Brotherhood of Evil debuts. First appearance of Goldilocks in issue #35.
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