Gizmo (DC Comics)

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Gizmo
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Gizmo as depicted in Outsiders #13 (August 2004). Art by Tom Raney.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981)
Created by Marv Wolfman
George Pérez
In-story information
Alter egoMikron O'Jeneus
Team affiliations Fearsome Five
S.T.A.R. Labs
Cyborg Revenge Squad
AbilitiesGenius intelligence, brilliant inventor and engineer

Gizmo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.

Contents

Gizmo has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the Titans. He is voiced by Lauren Tom in Teen Titans (2003) and portrayed by Dov Tiefenbach in Titans .

Publication history

The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981), and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman. [1]

Fictional character biography

Mikron O'Jeneus

A bald dwarf who flies around on a jet pack, Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons. [2] Gizmo creates a corporation which supplies technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joins the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in the Underworld Star by Doctor Light. [3] After a number of unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans, Gizmo reforms and begins working at S.T.A.R. Labs. [1] Psimon, a member of the Fearsome Five who was seemingly killed by his teammates, resurfaces looking for revenge and shrinks Gizmo to microscopic size. Years later, Gizmo finds a way to revert to his normal size and returns to crime.

In the third volume of Outsiders (2004), Doctor Sivana recruits the Fearsome Five in a scheme to steal money from LexCorp. The Fearsome Five urge Sivana to attack LexCorp's nuclear facility near Joshua Tree, California. When Sivana refuses, Psimon asserts that they will take the facility regardless. In response, Sivana kills Gizmo and cuts ties with the remaining four, warning them that he will kill them if he encounters them again. [4]

Gizmo is resurrected following The New 52, which rebooted DC's continuity. [5]

O'Jeneus

In DC Special: Cyborg issue #5, a new Gizmo debuted who is the son of the original and an alumnus of the H.I.V.E. Academy. [1] He battles Cyborg as a member of Elias Orr's "Cyborg Revenge Squad".

Powers and abilities

Gizmo is capable of creating weaponry by transforming one machine into another, such as converting an ordinary vacuum cleaner into a tank. [1]

In other media

Television

Gizmo as he appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013). Gizmo Teen Titans Go!.jpeg
Gizmo as he appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013).

Video games

Miscellaneous

The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004) as a founding member of the Fearsome Five. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beatty, Scott (2008), "Gizmo", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 138, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  2. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 120. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Fearsome Five", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  4. ↑ Outsiders (vol. 3) #14 (September 2004)
  5. ↑ Forever Evil #1 (November 2013)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gizmo Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  7. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Michael, Jon; Veness, John (November 2, 2018). "Characters - LEGO DC Super-Villains Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Billings, Kevin James (February 23, 2023). "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Allies Include Toyman, Gizmo, and More". Game Rant. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Teen Titans Go! #1 - Demo (Issue)". Comic Vine . Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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