DC '78: # 5 --"FEARSOME"

Arthur Light and his suit's stolen technology
have been a thorn in the Teen Titans' side for

some time now, although never amounting to much.

In the employ of H.I.V.E. and their unlimited resources,

however, Dr. Light has just become a very dangerous man.

He has a penchant for sociopathic manipulation, and

he has used that to full advantage in psychologically

ensnaring a number of confused, hurting, and

vulnerable meta humans. The cruel brainwashing

of innocents is satisfying to Light's sick mind.

With assistance from the H.I.V.E. and Queen Bee's

mind control efforts, they have built an army

trained specifically to wipe out the Teen Titans,

with each member having an opposite number....

and in several cases, a psychological trump card.

Barely surviving her first outing against the Queen Bee,

Francis Kane was unable to fight the trigger that

had been left in play.

She is still unaware of her heritage as the grand-]

daughter of Golden Age hero, Magno, but

she is more than aware of her troubled youth

as those memories are used to play her for

H.I.V.E.'s goals.

New Wave didn't need any pressure to come to

the Fearsome team. She is pure murderous

psychotic with a score to settle.

Sun Girl continues the elemental theme

of the group's dynamic, and was designed

to take out Aqualad easily.

Windfall would follow her sister New Wave anywhere,

and was already enthralled by her need for

approval. She was easily brought under the

control of the Queen.

Terra Markov was trained by Deathstroke, the H.I.V.E.'s

heaviest hitter. She is being put into play for

a more long-range plan, and is nothing that

she seems.

Little is known of the mysterious young

woman known as 'Halo' except that when

she was discovered in Markovia while

selecting Terra, she was hurt, lost, alone,

and extremely powerful. Her memory loss

provides the coup-de-gras for the Queen's plans.

Crystal Frost has been after the head of

Firestorm since her creation. Her unstable

mental and emotional state makes her even deadlier,

but when she is coherent, the one thing she wants

most is a cure for her terrible condition.

Another sensitive soul, Kole was lost

after the death of her scientist father.

H.I.V.E. agents who had been keeping

tabs on her as part of their ongoing recruitment

efforts knew she was ripe for the picking.

Powerful brothers who had been under the Queen's

thrall already were easily purloined for service.

Their difficulties, and being in a strange country

unable to control their powers made them

further ideal candidates for Fearsome.

The Titans have a tall order in store to

not only defeat these intensely powerful

enemies, but to refrain from damaging these

sad souls further in the process.

Regardless the outcome, this is only

another operation in the H.I.V.E.'s

efforts to eradicate the Teen Titans

and Superman...for whatever sinister purpose

those goals serve.

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