Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

Intro Background (0:57) Terra created by Marv Wolfman & George Perez in New Teen Titans #26 (Dec. 1982) Tara Markov is the illegitimate child of Viktor Markov, the king of Markovia She was experimented on and gained the ability to control earthen matter Unlike her brother Geo-Force, she believed her abilities made her a god, and she was meant to rule over people - this, coupled with the scandal of her parentage, caused her father to send her out of the country to the US Used her powers as a mercenary, eventually gaining the attention of Deathstroke, who took her under his wing Used her to infiltrate the Teen Titans, even going so far as to battle him to earn their trust After Deathstroke captured them, his son Jericho possessed him to free the Titans - this caused Terra to think he turned on her, and she pulled down the entire building in a fit of rage, seemingly killing herself Returns as a Black Lantern during Blackest Night - tries to seduce Beast Boy, and lies to her brother Geo-Force that she does