Trident (DC Comics)
Trident is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Trident appears in Teen Titans, voiced by Clancy Brown.[6] This version is an arrogant fish-man and a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
- Trident appears in Teen Titans Go!.[7]
- Trident appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Aushenker, Michael (February 2010). "Brother(s) Grimm". Back Issue! (38). TwoMorrows Publishing: 83.
- ^ New Teen Titans #33 (July 1983)
- ^ New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #41-42 (March - April 1988)
- ^ Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins (October 2005)
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3 (December 2006)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Teen Titans Go! #54 - Makes You Wonder (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- African-American characters in comics
- Characters created by Marv Wolfman
- Characters created by George Pérez
- Comics characters introduced in 1983
- DC Comics supervillains
- DC Comics martial artists
- Fictional boxers
- Fictional characters with fire or heat abilities
- Fictional characters with ice or cold abilities
- Fictional polearm and spearfighters
- Groups of fictional characters