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| Killowat | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Team Titans #1 (September 1992) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Charlie Watkins |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans |
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Killowat (Charlie Watkins) is a fictional character appearing in media published by DC Comics.
Killowat first appeared in Team Titans #1, and was created by Dan Jurgens.
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. Chaos sought to destroy the rebels known as the Team Titans.
Charlie Watkins is originally a member of Lord Chaos' Force Elite who attained the rank of corporal. As he serves in the Force Elite, Charlie learns of 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 will become 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. Monarch, now known as Extant, commands the Team Titans to attack the heroes who are trying to unravel the crisis. During the battle, Killowat and most of the Team Titans are killed after their timeline is erased from existence. Terra, Deathwing, and Mirage survive, having originated from the main timeline rather than the future. [2] [3] [4]
An alternate universe variant of Killowat appears in Team Titans Annual #2. This version is the protector of an alien refugee camp. [5]
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.
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.
