Killowat

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Killowat
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Team Titans #1 (September 1992)
Created by Dan Jurgens
In-story information
Alter egoCharlie Watkins
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Teen Titans
Abilities
  • Electric based powers
  • Flight

Killowat (Charlie Watkins) is a fictional character appearing in media published by DC Comics.

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Publication history

Killowat first appeared in Team Titans #1, and was created by Dan Jurgens.

Fictional character biography

Killowat originates from an alternate timeline 10 years in the future, where Lord Chaos reigned and a force known as the Team Titans struggled to overthrow his tyranny. Lord Chaos sought to destroy the rebels known as the Team Titans.

Charlie Watkins is a member of Lord Chaos' Force Elite who attained the rank of corporal. As he serves in the Force Elite, Charlie becomes increasingly aware of Lord Chaos' true nature and offers to become a double agent for the Team Titans. On a routine mission, Charlie is exposed as a spy and falls into an energy convertor, which gives him electric superpowers.

Exposed as a traitor to Lord Chaos, Killowat offers to become a member of the Team Titans and is accepted. Shortly thereafter, the Titans travel 10 years into the past to stop Chaos from being born. To accomplish this, the Titans are assigned to kill Donna Troy before she can give birth to the child who would become Lord Chaos. Instead, the Titans convince Donna to give up her powers, ensuring that Chaos will not inherit them. The Titans are stranded in the past, unable to return to their future. [1]

During the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event, it is revealed that the Team Titans are sleeper agents working for Monarch, who was aware of the impending time crisis and wanted a super-powered army at his command. Extant commands the Team Titans to attack the heroes who are trying to unravel the crisis. The Titans' future is erased from existence, which kills them as well. [2] [3] [4]

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Killowat appears in Team Titans Annual #2. This version is the protector of an alien refugee camp. [5]

In other media

References

  1. Teen Titans Sell Out one-shot (November 1992)
  2. Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! #2 (September 1994)
  3. Ocasio, Joseph (July 23, 2019). "10 Titans Members You Completely Forgot Existed". CBR . Retrieved December 15, 2024. Introduced in the '90s, this group of characters included a doubleganger of Terra, a bird girl name Redwing, a Vampire named Nightrider, an electric man named Killowat, a technomancer named Preston Jon, and some gun-wielding guy name Battalion. .... A majority of the characters were erased from existence thanks to the events of Zero Hour.
  4. Solis, Jorge (November 15, 2019). "The 10 Messiest Break-Ups In Titans History, Ranked". CBR . Retrieved December 15, 2024. During the Zero Hero crossover event, Killowat, Redwing, Dagon, and Battalion were actually sleeper agents waiting to be activated. When Monarch returned as Extant, only Mirage and Terra went against their programming. Even though they knew Extant's defeat meant their deaths, Terra and Mirage still fought against him. The Team Titans were no more as their false future was being destroyed.
  5. Team Titans Annual #2 (1994)
  6. "Killowatt Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. "Teen Titans Go! #48 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time (Issue)". Comic Vine . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Retrieved July 18, 2024.