Trident (DC Comics)

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Trident is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Publication history

The Trident Trio first appeared in New Teen Titans #33 (July 1983), and were created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. Wolfman later acknowledged that he recycled the idea of different people posing as a single villain from the Brothers Grimm. [1]

Fictional character biography

Trident is the alter ego of three former H.I.V.E. operatives: weapons designer Prof, enforcer Sammy Jaye, and an unidentified black man and former boxer. They take turns committing robberies, making the public believe that they are a single person. Eventually, Jaye tries to cheat his partners out of profits, after which they kill him before being defeated by the Teen Titans. [2] [3]

In Infinite Crisis , Trident joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. [4]

The name Trident was also used by a Starro-infected Karate Kid. [5]

Powers and abilities

Trident carries a trident that has three tines: the right shoots fire, the left shoots ice, and the middle releases a blast of devastating force. He can project holograms which make him appear several feet away from where he is standing while concealing his true position.

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ Aushenker, Michael (February 2010). "Brother(s) Grimm". Back Issue! (38). TwoMorrows Publishing: 83.
  2. ↑ New Teen Titans #33 (July 1983)
  3. ↑ New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #41-42 (March - April 1988)
  4. ↑ Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins (October 2005)
  5. ↑ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3 (December 2006)
  6. ↑ "Trident Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 21, 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. ↑ "Teen Titans Go! #54 - Makes You Wonder (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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