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SLADE
Voiced By: Ron Perlman
First Appearance: "Final Exam"
Position: Robin's Archnemesis
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Biography (Official):
Veteran actor Ron Perlman plays Slade, the mysterious archenemy of the
Teen Titans who dispatches others from his secret compound to do his
dirty work for him. Perlman is best known for his role in the TV series
Beauty & the Beast, for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 1987.
Besides appearing in such feature films as The Island of Dr. Moreau and
the upcoming Hellboy, Perlman played the shape-shifting villain Clayface
in Batman: The Animated Series.
Biography:
As the enigmatic archenemy of the Titans, Slade sends his underlings
and robots to do his bidding and perform his various unsavory tasks. Not
much is known about him other than that he is a very dangerous, highly
resourceful individual. He has known connections to the Hive Academy,
Cinderblock, Plasmus, Red X, Thunder, and Lightning (among many others).
Cunning and intelligent, Slade is probably the greatest menace that the
Teen Titans have ever faced. He understands the importance of careful
planning and delicacy in achieving his goals, a character trait that is
highlighted by the fact that he is rarely ever directly involved in any
of his underhanded dealings.
Slade watches the Titans very closely, and could have easily
dispatched them at any time. Instead, he slowly manipulated and
challenged the Titans in a scheme that ended with Robin in Slade's hands
ready to do his every bidding. By tricking Robin into finding his
hideout, Slade managed to control Robin by threatening to kill the rest
of the Titans if Robin didn't follow Slade's every order to the letter.
Slade noted the similarities between Robin and himself, and deemed Robin
to be his apprentice. Luckily, the Titans managed to foil Slade's plot
and save Robin. However, Slade managed to escape relatively un-singed
and the Titans have no idea as to what his next plans are.
In his last fight with the Titans, Slade was thrown into a pit of
boiling lava. It is unknown if he survived, but knowing his training,
it's very likely that Slade survived.
Rising from his hardened lava encasement, Slade returned--and this
time it was for Raven. Now bearing the mark of Scathe ("Trigon"),
has powers granted by the master himself. Delivering messages to
Raven about events to come and reminding her of her destiny is all
that Slade has to perform until he gets what he truly desires back.
When the time came for Raven's prophecy to be fulfilled, Trigon
turned on Slade and went back on their bargain: when Terra defeated
Slade, before dieing, Trigon made a deal with Slade; this deal made
Slade Trigon's "puppet" and granted Slade new powers. When the deal
was over, Slade would return to the mortal world with his own flesh
and blood.
Once Trigon backed out on the deal, Slade struck a bargain with
Robin. He'd take Robin to Raven so she could defeat Trigon, while
Slade went to get his body back. After blowing the door off of
Trigon's "soul chamber", Slade's body was restored. He and the
Titans parted ways, but there's no doubt in the Titans minds that
they will meet again.
Slade showed up after Terra's return to inform Beast Boy that
despite what he may be thinking, he had nothing to do with Terra's
return. Beast Boy went ballistic on Slade and destroyed him. Once
again, however, what Beast Boy destroyed was merely a robot and not
the real Slade. Slade's true fate remains, suitably, a mystery ...
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