Post by Starfire on Mar 4, 2007 19:21:17 GMT -5
Name:Starfire
Alias:Main Titans
Age:14
Gender:Female
Abilities:Starfire has the power of flight (although she does not leave the distinctive contrail of the original) and super-strength, greater than that of her teammate Cyborg (as proven in the episodes "Overdrive" and "Bethrothed"). She is also immune to radiation and low temperatures, is capable of surviving the harsh conditions of outer space without protective gear, and can apparently travel through space faster than light (mentioned in "Final Exam", used in "Transformation"). Most notably, she has the power to throw Starbolts, extremely powerful bursts of energy. It is unknown whether all Tamaraneans possess this ability (much like in the comic, only Starfire and Blackfire have been seen to use starbolts in the series), but in the episode "Switched", Starfire reveals that her powers are tied to her emotions, and speaks as if this were true for all Tamaraneans (with flight being linked to "Unbridled joy", and her starbolts to "righteous fury", and her alien strength being "boundless confidence"), stating that where she comes from, even newborns can fly. In "Stranded" Robin asks why she couldn't fly when they were falling. She says once again to him that her mind must be focused on one emotion to fly, shoot starbolts, or her strength. She also states that her confusion kept her from doing much of anything because her mind was not clear. She can learn any language by using lip contact: aka kissing.
After going through the Tamaranean version of puberty, referred to as the "Transformation" (also the name of the episode in which it took place), Starfire has appeared to have gained new powers. She can now channel her starbolt energy from her eyes, which is largely reserved as a surprise attack or when her limbs are restrained. Starfire also shares the comic book version's ability to learn languages through physical contact.
In "Apprentice (Part 1)" we learn that Starfire, like many Tamaraneans, is allergic to metallic chromium. When she sneezes, she unleashes Star-Bolt energy out her nose and mouth, causing comically destructive explosions.
Starfire also doesn't need to breathe air to live. In the episode, "Transformation", she is shown flying through space without any source of air near her. In the episode, "TROQ", Val-yor says that Tamaraneans are built for the harsh conditions of space
Personality:Starfire is naive and somewhat insecure, but her naivete is not to be mistaken for stupidity. It is this naivete that endears her to others, especially to Robin, who occasionally shows signs of caring for Starfire. She and Robin are the closest out of all the Titans, and he takes time out to explain the ways of Earth to her. An alien and an outsider, she is still rather new to Earth and its customs. This leads to much confusion for her and others, such as the awkwardness in casually drinking mustard, or sleeping with her head hanging off the foot of the bed and her feet on the pillow, a la Pippi Longstocking.
She takes friendship very seriously, and is easily distressed when others, especially her friends, argue or fight. Above all, she wishes to be friends with everyone she meets, and for everyone to get along. Starfire will not, however, hold back on someone who threatens innocent bystanders or her teammates.
As homage to the comic books, the series hints at the potential relationship between Starfire and Robin, in some episodes more heavily than others. Episodes in the fourth season, such as "Stranded", have shown Starfire obviously having feelings for him, as when she is offended when he says that "she's not [his] girlfriend." Many other episodes outlining the relationship of Robin and Starfire are: "Sisters", "Go!", "Date With Destiny", and "Betrothed". Although nothing overly romantic has taken place, fans of the comic books are optimistic. At the Teen Titans panel at Comicon 2005 in San Diego, Sam Register asked Story Editor Rob Hoegee if Robin and Starfire would ever kiss. "Pretty safe bet. But we're not saying for sure," Rob replied. In the season 5 episode "Go!" (a flashback episode showing how the Teen Titans became a team) Robin and Starfire's first kiss is shown. However, since she started speaking English immediately afterward, this was most likely just her way of assimilating the English language. She did the same in The New Teen Titans vol. i #2. She did admit that she didn't have to kiss Robin to assimilate English, but said it was "more enjoyable" that way. In Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo, moments are shared between the two constantly. In one moment, Starfire admits she truly wishes to be more. However, much to Starfire's dismay, Robin claims that they can't be anything more than heroes for his own purposes perhaps. Soon after, Robin states that he's learned they can be more without it hurting the both of them. Finally, Robin and Starfire then share the "actual" kiss in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo after the Ink Monster is defeated. As quoted by Cyborg, "Well, it's about time."
Description:Starfire's small top and short skirt in the animated series are far more modest than her comic-book incarnation's risque outfit. Her figure is also less developed, in keeping with her younger appearance and demeanor. Starfire's top and gloves also feature onyx-colored gems. When the Titans first met in a flashback episode, Starfire was wearing Tamaranian armor with her princess tiara. Her armor and appearance in the flashback episode, in fact, are almost identical to the attire worn by Blackfire in her two appearances in the series
History: Starfire was born and raised on the distant planet Tamaran before arriving on Earth and joining the Teen Titans. The Tamaraneans are an emotional race who see feelings as the force that drives their very livelihood. Their emotions fuel their natural abilities of flight and superhuman strength, as well as Starfire's starbolts. Because of this, Starfire is inherently the most sensitive of the Titans.
Starfire's background also has some similarities with her comic version. In the episode "Go!", Starfire is held prisoner as a "prize" by a group of Gordanian slavers, working for an interstellar power known as the Citadel, who are described by Starfire only as "not nice". She manages to escape and flees to the closest planet, which happens to be Earth. Starfire runs into Robin and the other soon-to-be Titans who help her fight off the Citadel forces pursuing her. After the battle, Starfire elects to stay on Earth with the Titans.
Presumably because English is not her first language, Starfire speaks without contractions, and misuses idioms (e.g. "Kick the butt!" as opposed to "Kick butt!" or "The mall of shopping" instead of "shopping mall"). This also may be due to her being Tamaran's princess and future queen — she cannot forget her manners that she learned in the palace. Additionally, she uses several Tamaranian nouns, such as "bumgorf" (parental term of endearment), "K'norfka" (parent or guardian), and "shlorvak" (dream). She has a pet giant moth larva named "Silkie" in the series, given to her by Beast Boy.
Tamaranians of the show are somewhat different from their original comic book counterparts. In the episode "Switched", Starfire reveals that her powers -like Raven's- are powered by emotions, and that even newborns are capable of flight. From her dialogue, it is implied that all Tamaranians can launch Starbolts, whereas in the comics only Starfire and Blackfire could do this. In addition, Tamaranians of the animated series possess long, prehensile tongues (used by Starfire in two quick scenes in the episodes "Transformation" and "Mother May-Eye") and nine stomachs (mentioned by Starfire in "Mother May-Eye").
Tamaraneans appear to have an aggressive warrior culture to the point that Starfire states at one point that they have no word for "nice" in the sense of demonstrating kindness or compassion. The nearest linguistic equivalent which Tamaraneans have literally means "weak".
A significant difference between the animated series Starfire and the comic book is that in the series her names appears to be "Starfire". Its arguable that this is the translation of her name but in the episode "Betrothed" even native Tamaraneans refer to her "Starfire" even when addressing her by title (although the character Galfore has a short conversation with her in Tamaranean at the beginning of the episode, in which he can be clearly heard saying her 'real' name, "Koriand'r"; perhaps they merely use Starfire in other scenes because it is her name in English.) In the episode Go! Starfire tells Robin that "in your language (English)" her name would be "Star Fire" indicating that the name is indeed simply a translation of "Koriand'r".
In the episode Troq, it is also shown that some races are racially biased against Tamaraneans (giving them the name Troq, which means "nothing", indicating that whoever is called a Troq is being called "worthless").
Sample Post:Starfire flew down the ally that MuboJumbo led her to. She looked at him her eye's glowing green. "Uh please stop now" she said as she followed him. she heard him laugh but did not now why. "Um why may I ask you are you laughing." Starfire looked up and found out that she was about to hit a sign. She stopped just in time. She looked around the ally but there was no MuboJumbo. Flying even higher in the sky she looked over the landscape below her. "Got him" she said into her Titan speaker. Starfire dove from the sky and zoomed just above the ground. Suddenly she turned to see the crazy musician. Igniting her hands with her starbolt energy, she let lose a torrent of starbolts and awaited the other titans.
Alias:Main Titans
Age:14
Gender:Female
Abilities:Starfire has the power of flight (although she does not leave the distinctive contrail of the original) and super-strength, greater than that of her teammate Cyborg (as proven in the episodes "Overdrive" and "Bethrothed"). She is also immune to radiation and low temperatures, is capable of surviving the harsh conditions of outer space without protective gear, and can apparently travel through space faster than light (mentioned in "Final Exam", used in "Transformation"). Most notably, she has the power to throw Starbolts, extremely powerful bursts of energy. It is unknown whether all Tamaraneans possess this ability (much like in the comic, only Starfire and Blackfire have been seen to use starbolts in the series), but in the episode "Switched", Starfire reveals that her powers are tied to her emotions, and speaks as if this were true for all Tamaraneans (with flight being linked to "Unbridled joy", and her starbolts to "righteous fury", and her alien strength being "boundless confidence"), stating that where she comes from, even newborns can fly. In "Stranded" Robin asks why she couldn't fly when they were falling. She says once again to him that her mind must be focused on one emotion to fly, shoot starbolts, or her strength. She also states that her confusion kept her from doing much of anything because her mind was not clear. She can learn any language by using lip contact: aka kissing.
After going through the Tamaranean version of puberty, referred to as the "Transformation" (also the name of the episode in which it took place), Starfire has appeared to have gained new powers. She can now channel her starbolt energy from her eyes, which is largely reserved as a surprise attack or when her limbs are restrained. Starfire also shares the comic book version's ability to learn languages through physical contact.
In "Apprentice (Part 1)" we learn that Starfire, like many Tamaraneans, is allergic to metallic chromium. When she sneezes, she unleashes Star-Bolt energy out her nose and mouth, causing comically destructive explosions.
Starfire also doesn't need to breathe air to live. In the episode, "Transformation", she is shown flying through space without any source of air near her. In the episode, "TROQ", Val-yor says that Tamaraneans are built for the harsh conditions of space
Personality:Starfire is naive and somewhat insecure, but her naivete is not to be mistaken for stupidity. It is this naivete that endears her to others, especially to Robin, who occasionally shows signs of caring for Starfire. She and Robin are the closest out of all the Titans, and he takes time out to explain the ways of Earth to her. An alien and an outsider, she is still rather new to Earth and its customs. This leads to much confusion for her and others, such as the awkwardness in casually drinking mustard, or sleeping with her head hanging off the foot of the bed and her feet on the pillow, a la Pippi Longstocking.
She takes friendship very seriously, and is easily distressed when others, especially her friends, argue or fight. Above all, she wishes to be friends with everyone she meets, and for everyone to get along. Starfire will not, however, hold back on someone who threatens innocent bystanders or her teammates.
As homage to the comic books, the series hints at the potential relationship between Starfire and Robin, in some episodes more heavily than others. Episodes in the fourth season, such as "Stranded", have shown Starfire obviously having feelings for him, as when she is offended when he says that "she's not [his] girlfriend." Many other episodes outlining the relationship of Robin and Starfire are: "Sisters", "Go!", "Date With Destiny", and "Betrothed". Although nothing overly romantic has taken place, fans of the comic books are optimistic. At the Teen Titans panel at Comicon 2005 in San Diego, Sam Register asked Story Editor Rob Hoegee if Robin and Starfire would ever kiss. "Pretty safe bet. But we're not saying for sure," Rob replied. In the season 5 episode "Go!" (a flashback episode showing how the Teen Titans became a team) Robin and Starfire's first kiss is shown. However, since she started speaking English immediately afterward, this was most likely just her way of assimilating the English language. She did the same in The New Teen Titans vol. i #2. She did admit that she didn't have to kiss Robin to assimilate English, but said it was "more enjoyable" that way. In Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo, moments are shared between the two constantly. In one moment, Starfire admits she truly wishes to be more. However, much to Starfire's dismay, Robin claims that they can't be anything more than heroes for his own purposes perhaps. Soon after, Robin states that he's learned they can be more without it hurting the both of them. Finally, Robin and Starfire then share the "actual" kiss in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo after the Ink Monster is defeated. As quoted by Cyborg, "Well, it's about time."
Description:Starfire's small top and short skirt in the animated series are far more modest than her comic-book incarnation's risque outfit. Her figure is also less developed, in keeping with her younger appearance and demeanor. Starfire's top and gloves also feature onyx-colored gems. When the Titans first met in a flashback episode, Starfire was wearing Tamaranian armor with her princess tiara. Her armor and appearance in the flashback episode, in fact, are almost identical to the attire worn by Blackfire in her two appearances in the series
History: Starfire was born and raised on the distant planet Tamaran before arriving on Earth and joining the Teen Titans. The Tamaraneans are an emotional race who see feelings as the force that drives their very livelihood. Their emotions fuel their natural abilities of flight and superhuman strength, as well as Starfire's starbolts. Because of this, Starfire is inherently the most sensitive of the Titans.
Starfire's background also has some similarities with her comic version. In the episode "Go!", Starfire is held prisoner as a "prize" by a group of Gordanian slavers, working for an interstellar power known as the Citadel, who are described by Starfire only as "not nice". She manages to escape and flees to the closest planet, which happens to be Earth. Starfire runs into Robin and the other soon-to-be Titans who help her fight off the Citadel forces pursuing her. After the battle, Starfire elects to stay on Earth with the Titans.
Presumably because English is not her first language, Starfire speaks without contractions, and misuses idioms (e.g. "Kick the butt!" as opposed to "Kick butt!" or "The mall of shopping" instead of "shopping mall"). This also may be due to her being Tamaran's princess and future queen — she cannot forget her manners that she learned in the palace. Additionally, she uses several Tamaranian nouns, such as "bumgorf" (parental term of endearment), "K'norfka" (parent or guardian), and "shlorvak" (dream). She has a pet giant moth larva named "Silkie" in the series, given to her by Beast Boy.
Tamaranians of the show are somewhat different from their original comic book counterparts. In the episode "Switched", Starfire reveals that her powers -like Raven's- are powered by emotions, and that even newborns are capable of flight. From her dialogue, it is implied that all Tamaranians can launch Starbolts, whereas in the comics only Starfire and Blackfire could do this. In addition, Tamaranians of the animated series possess long, prehensile tongues (used by Starfire in two quick scenes in the episodes "Transformation" and "Mother May-Eye") and nine stomachs (mentioned by Starfire in "Mother May-Eye").
Tamaraneans appear to have an aggressive warrior culture to the point that Starfire states at one point that they have no word for "nice" in the sense of demonstrating kindness or compassion. The nearest linguistic equivalent which Tamaraneans have literally means "weak".
A significant difference between the animated series Starfire and the comic book is that in the series her names appears to be "Starfire". Its arguable that this is the translation of her name but in the episode "Betrothed" even native Tamaraneans refer to her "Starfire" even when addressing her by title (although the character Galfore has a short conversation with her in Tamaranean at the beginning of the episode, in which he can be clearly heard saying her 'real' name, "Koriand'r"; perhaps they merely use Starfire in other scenes because it is her name in English.) In the episode Go! Starfire tells Robin that "in your language (English)" her name would be "Star Fire" indicating that the name is indeed simply a translation of "Koriand'r".
In the episode Troq, it is also shown that some races are racially biased against Tamaraneans (giving them the name Troq, which means "nothing", indicating that whoever is called a Troq is being called "worthless").
Sample Post:Starfire flew down the ally that MuboJumbo led her to. She looked at him her eye's glowing green. "Uh please stop now" she said as she followed him. she heard him laugh but did not now why. "Um why may I ask you are you laughing." Starfire looked up and found out that she was about to hit a sign. She stopped just in time. She looked around the ally but there was no MuboJumbo. Flying even higher in the sky she looked over the landscape below her. "Got him" she said into her Titan speaker. Starfire dove from the sky and zoomed just above the ground. Suddenly she turned to see the crazy musician. Igniting her hands with her starbolt energy, she let lose a torrent of starbolts and awaited the other titans.