Trigon

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Lore & Background

Trigon first appeared in a cameo in New Teen Titans #2 (November 1980), and made his first full appearance in New Teen Titans #4 (January 1981). He was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. 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 a demonic entity they worshipped. A side effect of this pairing is that their child was filled with the cast-off evil energies from the demonic realm and the sect's rituals, forming him into their personification. At birth, Trigon killed everyone around him (including his own mother); at the age of one, he ruled the entirety of his homeworld, 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 the inhabitants of Azarath, a peaceful refuge, and brought there, 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.

In Their Own Story

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. In the New 52, it is revealed that Trigon has at least four children: Belial, Ruskoff, Suge, and Raven. 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.

Reader's Guide

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 Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson. This version is a bumbling father figure who wants what is best for his daughter, which involves her accepting her demonic heritage and joining him in destroying universes. Trigon appears in Titans, portrayed by Seamus Dever in the first two seasons and voiced and motion-captured by Craig Burnatowski in the fourth season. 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.

Did You Know?

• Trigon first appeared in a cameo in New Teen Titans #2 (November 1980) and made his first full appearance in New Teen Titans #4 (January 1981).
• At birth, Trigon killed everyone around him, including his own mother; at age one he ruled his homeworld; at age six he destroyed an entire planet; by age 30 he held dominion over millions of worlds.
• In the Teen Titans (2003) series, Trigon was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson in the first season, Keith Szarabajka in the second, and Kevin Michael Richardson again in the fourth.
• In the New 52, Trigon is said to rule over multiple realms, though the specific number and names are not consistently established.
• In Red Hood and the Outlaws, Trigon is killed by Bizarro, but is later revealed to have been resurrected.