Trigon (comics)

Trigon first appeared in a cameo in New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980), and made his first full appearance is New Teen Titans #4. He was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. ==Fictional character biography==

A sadistic, cruel, dangerous, and powerful demon of inter and extra-dimensional origin, Trigon is a result of the mating between a female member of a mystic sect and the god they worshipped. A side effect of this pairing is that their child was filled with the cast-off evil energies of the inhabitants of Azarath, forming him into their personification. At birth, Trigon killed everyone around him (including his own mother); at the age of one, he ruled an entire planet, and at the age of six, he destroyed an entire planet. By the age of 30, he held dominion over millions of worlds in his dimension. Arella was a depressed woman who decided to join a cult known as the Church of Blood, which was trying to summon Trigon. When the ritual was performed, Trigon, disguised as a handsome male, emerged and married Arella. After the two had sex, Arella discovered Trigon's true nature after seeing his true form. Trigon sends Arella back to Earth, and Arella is pregnant and on the brink of suicide when she is found by an extra-dimensional cult and brought to Azarath, where she gives birth to Raven. Raven is brought up to "control her emotions" to suppress and control the demonic powers she inherited from Trigon. During Raven's childhood, Trigon was aware of her whereabouts, but rarely intervened. Raven learns of Trigon's intentions to conquer Earth and vows to stop him; she initially approaches the Justice League, but they refuse her on the advice of Zatanna, who senses her demonic parentage. In desperation, she reforms the Teen Titans to battle Trigon, eventually sealing him in another dimension. Trigon escapes and comes to Earth, taking control of Raven and destroying Azarath. The Titans attempt to fight Trigon, but are contaminated by his demonic influence and kill Raven. This allowed the souls of Azarath to possess her and use her as a channel to kill Trigon with purifying light. Although Trigon is gone, his followers, led by Brother Blood, have tried to revive him several times. The Sons of Trigon Raven notices that Trigon has returned and is responsible for the recent attacks on past and present members of the Teen Titans. The cause of his resurrection has not been revealed, but the motive for these renewed attack is that a war with rival demons has spread Trigon's forces too thinly and left him desperately weak, which forces him to turn his focus on Earth in hopes of creating a new power base. Three of Trigon's sons, Jacob, Jared and Jesse, play a significant role in his return to life. The brothers can respectively induce the seven deadly sins of wrath, lust, and envy in others. They attempt to open the portal to Trigon's realm, but then betray their father and steal what little power he has left; this actually makes Trigon proud of them for proving to be just as evil as he is. Eventually, they are defeated by Raven and the Titans. Additionally, Trigon rules six kingdoms known as the Under-Realms and attempted to pass leadership of them to Raven. In Red Hood and the Outlaws, Trigon is killed by Bizarro. He is later revealed to have been resurrected. ==Powers and abilities==

Trigon is a demon who possesses vast mystical abilities. He has superhuman physical abilities and can fly, generate energy blasts, teleport, manipulate matter, resurrect the dead, alter time, reconstruct reality, warp universal forces, shapeshift, devour souls, control the minds of others, and generate illusions. ==Other versions==

• An alternate universe version of Trigon appears in DC Bombshells. This version is Das Trigon, a German mountain spirit, who is later killed by Faora. • An alternate universe version of Trigon appears in Tiny Titans. This version is a silly, bumbling, but devoted father and friend of Principal Slade. ==In other media==

Television '' (2003). • Trigon appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced initially by Keith Szarabajka and subsequently by Kevin Michael Richardson. Due to his vast abilities, Trigon was difficult for the series' creators to write, which led to them adapting the "Terror of Trigon" storyline since its writers faced a similar problem and were able to devise a solution. Following a minor appearance in the first season episode "Nevermore", in which a mental projection of Trigon appears in Raven's mind, Trigon properly appears in the fourth season, in which he resurrects and tasks Slade with forcing Raven to release him. In the three-part season finale "The End", Trigon destroys Earth, though Raven secretly saves the Teen Titans, whom Slade joins in fighting Trigon after being betrayed by him. They mount an assault against Trigon until Robin rescues Raven, allowing her to kill him and undo his destruction. • Trigon appears in the "New Teen Titans" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson. • Trigon appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson. This version created the "Organization" to locate his daughter Rachel Roth. In pursuit of his quest, he traps Dick Grayson in an illusionary world where Batman kills his enemies to make the former embrace his inner darkness and breaks Roth's will by making her believe her friends had beat Gar Logan to death. With Roth under his control, Trigon starts to destroy Earth until Gar helps Roth break his control, save Grayson, and defeat her father before sealing him in a jewel. In the fourth season, the Church of Blood release Trigon so their leader Brother Blood can steal his heart and drink his blood. Film • Trigon appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) film Justice League vs. Teen Titans, voiced by Jon Bernthal. This version can create and send demons to possess others, such as Ra's al Ghul, and created the Lazarus Pits. Trigon battles the Teen Titans and Justice League until they join forces to defeat him, with Raven sealing him in a crystal shard. • The Teen Titans Go! (2013) and Teen Titans (2003) incarnations of Trigon appear in Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, with both voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson. Despite his imprisonment, he helps Raven survive Darkseid's invasion of Earth, gradually weakening her in the process. After Robin is killed trying to save Batman, Raven inadvertently frees Trigon, who possesses Superman, kills John Constantine, and battles Darkseid until Superman breaks free upon witnessing Lois Lane's death. Raven and a revived Constantine combine their powers to restore Trigon's body before Cyborg sacrifices himself to transport Trigon and Darkseid into oblivion. Video games • Trigon appears in Teen Titans (2005), voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson. • Trigon appears in Injustice: Gods Among Us. In the game's story, Raven succumbs to his influence, assumes a demonic appearance, and becomes an enforcer in Superman's Regime. He also appears as a boss in the S.T.A.R. Labs side missions and in Raven and Scorpion's non-canonical arcade mode endings. • Trigon appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. • Trigon appears in Teeny Titans. • Trigon appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Darin De Paul. ==References==