Kole

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Kole
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Kole as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #12 (February 1986). Art by José Luis García-López.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #9 (June 1985)
Created by George Pérez (artist)
Marv Wolfman (writer)
In-story information
Alter egoKole Weathers
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Teen Titans
Abilities
  • Crystal generation
  • Flight

Kole Weathers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a short-lived member of the Teen Titans who possesses the ability to generate crystals. Kole was introduced and killed during the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths , and has rarely appeared since. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Tara Strong voices Kole in the animated series Teen Titans .

Fictional character biography

Kole as shown in The New Teen Titans #9 (1985). Koledebut.jpg
Kole as shown in The New Teen Titans #9 (1985).

Professor Abel Weathers, paranoid of an impending nuclear holocaust, seeks to find a way for humanity to survive the fallout through forced evolution. One of the test subjects in his experiments is his 16-year-old daughter, Kole, whom he grafts with crystal and promethium. Her father's experiments give Kole the ability to create and control crystal at will. [6] [7] [3] [2] [4] [1]

Kole is kidnapped by Theia, who forces her to construct a crystal prison on Mount Olympus for her use. Theia comes into conflict with the Teen Titans and is killed in the ensuing battle, with Kole being freed. Lilith Clay, a member of the Titans who possesses limited precognition, senses "dark clouds of destruction" around Kole. She attempts to prevent her from returning to Earth, but Kole refuses. [8] Kole is taken in by Adeline Kane and befriends Adeline's son Joseph, who she briefly enters a relationship with. [6] [7] [5]

Kole attempts to reunite with her parents, only for her father to capture the Titans and attempt to experiment on them. In the ensuing conflict, Abel's laboratory is destroyed. Abel, his wife Marilyn, and their test subjects emerge from the wreckage, transformed into insectoid forms. [6] [7]

During the 1985 event Crisis on Infinite Earths , Kole attempts to save the Robin and Huntress of Earth-Two from the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons. She fails and all three are killed by the demons, with their bodies never being found. [9] [3] [2] [4]

During the 2005 event Infinite Crisis , Kole is briefly resurrected and placed under the control of Brother Blood, who forces her to battle the Teen Titans. She is defeated and returned to the grave along with the other undead Titans. [10] [11]

In the 2006 storyline "One Year Later", Kid Eternity summons Kole from the afterlife to help locate the soul of Kid Devil's aunt Marla. After Kid Devil tells Kole that he had read about her in the Titans archives and thinks she is cool, she expresses gratitude and says she wishes that he could have been a member of the team while she was still alive. Kole returns to her resting place, leaving the two heroes to continue on their own. [12]

Kole is resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch and appears in Heroes in Crisis (2019) as a patient at the Sanctuary therapy center. [13] [14]

Powers and abilities

Kole has the power to "spin" crystal, which is to create silicon crystal into independent masses—anything from a crystal "sculpture to a safety slide". She is able to encase people in crystal, effectively immobilizing them. [3]

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Kole appears in Teen Titans: Earth One . This version was given powers by and formerly worked for Niles Caulder. [15]

In other media

Kole as seen in Teen Titans. Kole Animated Series.jpg
Kole as seen in Teen Titans.

References

  1. 1 2 Childs, Kelvin; Ashford, Sage; Allan, Scoot; Donohoo, Timothy Blake (August 2, 2018). "Incredibly Obscure Comic Book Superheroes You Never Heard Of". CBR . Retrieved September 23, 2025. A scientist named Abel Weathers experimented on his daughter Kole to find a way for humanity to survive a nuclear war. His experiments gave the 16-year-old girl the power to form and control silicon crystals...Kole joined New Teen Titans just to be a casualty in Crisis, and the character hasn't made much of an impact in any line-wide reboot since.
  2. 1 2 3 Donohoo, Timothy Blake (June 28, 2024). "10 Best Teen Titans That Aren't Former Sidekicks". CBR . Retrieved September 23, 2025. Kole was a young woman with the power to control and create crystals, which was actually the result of her mother trying to artificially jumpstart her evolution...Kole bravely sacrificed herself trying to save alternate versions of Huntress and Robin during Crisis on Infinite Earths. She was never truly resurrected, and her legacy is more as a dead Titan than an active one.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Harn, Darby (November 11, 2020). "10 DC Characters You Didn't Know Were In The Teen Titans". CBR . Retrieved September 23, 2025. Kole Weathers can create constructs in silicon crystal at will. Creating swords, shields, or airplanes out of crystal is pretty cool, but she endured a lot to attain this power. Her membership in the Titans in the mid-80s came about due to her father experimenting on her to find a way to save humanity from the effects of nuclear war...The original version of her died in Crisis On Infinite Earths.
  4. 1 2 3 Harth, David (September 1, 2021). "DC: 10 Strangest Teen Titans, Ranked". CBR . Retrieved September 23, 2025. Given powers by her father so she could survive the nuclear holocaust he believed was coming, [Kole] would join up with the Teen Titans and basically become their Iceman, using her crystal generating powers much the same way as he used his ice ones. Her powers were pretty cool but she didn't last long on the team; she was killed during Crisis On Infinite Earths.
  5. 1 2 "Titans Together: 20 Of The Most Memorable Titans Couples, Ranked". CBR . December 11, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2025. [Jericho] caught the attention of the crystal spinner Kole Weathers, who joined the Titans after stopping her father from turning everyone into bug hybrids. The attraction was mutual, and Kole and Jericho dated for a while. They might still be together today if Kole hadn't died in the line of duty in Crisis on Infinite Earths.
  6. 1 2 3 Wolfman, Marv  ( w ), García-López, José Luis  ( p ), Tanghal, Romeo ; Garzón, Carlos ( i ),Roy, Adrienne ( col )."Love Story" The New Teen Titans ,vol. 2,no. 10(July 1985).DC Comics.
  7. 1 2 3 Wolfman, Marv  ( w ), García-López, José Luis  ( p ), Tanghal, Romeo  ( i ),Roy, Adrienne ( col )."Love Story, Part 2" The New Teen Titans ,vol. 2,no. 11(August 1985).DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Wolfman, Marv  ( w ), García-López, José Luis  ( p ), Tanghal, Romeo  ( i ),Roy, Adrienne ( col )."Crystal Nightmare!" The New Teen Titans ,vol. 2,no. 9(June 1985).DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Wolfman, Marv ; Pérez, George  ( w ),Pérez, George; Ordway, Jerry  ( p ),Pérez, George; Ordway, Jerry ( i ),Ziuko, Tom ( col )."Final Crisis" Crisis on Infinite Earths ,vol. 1,no. 12(March 1986).DC Comics.
  10. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Daniel, Tony S.  ( p ),Alquiza, Marlo; Bonk, Richard ( i ), Cox, Jeromy  ( col )."Lost and Found, Part I of II" Teen Titans ,vol. 3,no. 30(January 2006).DC Comics.
  11. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Daniel, Tony S. ; Nauck, Todd  ( p ),Alquiza, Marlo; Bonk, Richard ( i ),Horie, Tanya; Horie, Richard  ( col )."Lost and Found, Part II of II" Teen Titans ,vol. 3,no. 31(February 2006).DC Comics.
  12. ↑ McKeever, Sean  ( w ), Barrows, Eddy  ( p ),José, Ruy ( i ),Reis, Rod ( col )."The New Deal, Part 3: New Day Dawning" Teen Titans ,vol. 3,no. 68(April 2009).DC Comics.
  13. ↑ King, Tom  ( w ), Mann, Clay  ( p ),Mann, Clay ( i ),Morey, Tomeu ( col )."Finale: All of Us" Heroes in Crisis ,vol. 1,no. 9(July 2019).DC Comics.
  14. ↑ "Heroes In Crisis #9 Review". Comic Book Revolution. May 29, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2024. We begin with a page of nine small panels with nine different characters talking to the Sanctuary camera. The characters include Jason Blood, The Guardian, Firestorm, Guy Gardner, Mademoiselle Marie, Black Lightning, Dove, Kole, and Tim Drake.
  15. ↑ Lemire, Jeff  ( w ),MacDonald, Andy ( p ),MacDonald, Andy ( i ),Anderson, Brad; Passalaqua, Allen ( col ). Teen Titans: Earth One ,vol. 1,no. 2(October 2016).DC Comics.
  16. ↑ "Kole Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 17, 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.
  17. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Teen Titans Go! #32 - Arena (Issue)". Comic Vine . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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