Titans Tower 1697872 220904990 2008-06-22T04:10:51Z 71.202.152.161 [[Image:Titans tower.jpg|thumb|right|216px|Current Titans Tower, [[San Francisco]]. Est. [[2003]]]] '''Titans Tower''' is a fictional building in the [[DC Comics]] universe. Its various incarnations have been home to the superhero team called the [[Titans (comics)|Titans]]. Although the location and actual look of the tower has changed throughout the various series, there are a few defining characteristics, such as always being in the shape of a T. ==First tower== The first tower was built by [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]]'s father, Dr. Silas Stone after his son's accident. It was sited on an island in the [[East River]], [[New York City]]. This tower was used as the headquarters for the team throughout the ''The New Teen Titans'' and ''New Titans'' series. At one point, it was destroyed by [[Trigon (comics)|Trigon]], but rebuilt to Dr. Stone's design with some enhancements. It was eventually and ultimately destroyed by the [[Wildebeest (comics)|Wildebeest Society]] and, owing to the Titans having fallen out of favor with the authorities, not rebuilt. <gallery> <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: Image:Titanstower2.jpg|Titans Tower (1980s) --> </gallery> ==Second tower== The second tower was built in the same location by Cyborg himself in the ''[[Justice League|JLA]]/Titans'' miniseries. It was not an actual tower, but a [[hologram]], with the real headquarters far beneath the ground. This was done to confuse [[supervillains]] and to keep them from attacking the real base. It was the team's base during the [[1999]]–[[2002]] ''Titans'' series, before being destroyed by a villain named Epsilon. This incarnation of the team disbanded before the headquarters could be rebuilt. ==Third tower== The current Titans Tower is located in [[San Francisco Bay]]. It was again designed by Cyborg, and was built by the city council, in exchange for which the Titans are responsible for dealing with the city's [[supervillain]]s. This tower resembles Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece [[Fallingwater]]. The outside of the tower features a sculpture commemorating the founders of the Titans, [[Dick Grayson|Robin]], [[Wally West|Kid Flash]], [[Garth (comics)|Aqualad]], [[Donna Troy|Wonder Girl]] and [[Roy Harper (comics)|Speedy]]. While the sculpture appeared to crumble in ''Infinite Crisis'' #5, ''Teen Titans'' vol. 3, #33 depicted the sculpture still standing. ===Memorial=== The current tower houses a memorial for fallen Titans. It contains statues of almost all of the dead Titans, including those who had served with the team very briefly. However, it did not include [[Phantasm]], [[Gnaark]] or [[Jason Todd]], who were also Titans for a very short period of time. In ''Teen Titans'' vol. 3, #29, Jason Todd entered Titans Tower and fought [[Robin (Tim Drake)|Tim Drake]], the current [[Robin (comics)|Robin]]. The fight spread throughout the tower and eventually led to Jason finding the memorial. Angered at himself not having a statue (despite inclusion of other brief Titans such as Kole), he destroyed [[Donna Troy]]'s statue. In issue #30, [[Jericho (comics)|Jericho]]'s statue was destroyed likewise. Ironically, both of these characters had returned from the dead in one way or another since the current series began. The following Titans were memorialized: *[[Aquagirl]] (Tula) *[[Hawk and Dove|Dove]] (Don Hall) *[[Golden Eagle (comics)|Golden Eagle]] *[[Hawk and Dove|Hawk]] ([[Hank Hall]]) *[[Jericho (comics)|Jericho]] (statue destroyed, resurrected by [[Raven (comics)|Raven]]) *[[Kole]] *[[Lilith (DC Comics)|Omen]] *[[Terra (comics)|Terra]] *[[Donna Troy|Troia]] (statue destroyed, recently resurrected) ====Infinite Crisis==== It is yet unknown if any of the destroyed statues will be repaired, or if new statues will be added for the recently deceased Titans who died during ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', listed below. The following former Titans have been killed over the course of ''Infinite Crisis'': *[[Wildebeest (comics)|Baby Wildebeest]] *[[Bushido (comics)|Bushido]] *[[Pantha]] *[[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]] Several other Titans have disappeared and their current statuses are not known. ====One Year Later==== A statue of Superboy, who died during ''Infinite Crisis'', has been placed outside Titans Tower, in addition to his memorial in [[Metropolis]]. A statue of [[Bart Allen]] in his [[Kid Flash]] uniform was placed next to Superboy's after that character's death, as well. ===The Hall of Mentors=== In ''Teen Titans'' vol. 3, #17, the Titans traveled to the future where an additional wing was added to the tower featuring a "Hall of Mentors" with statues of the mentors of the Titans. It featured [[Max Mercury]] for [[Bart Allen|Kid Flash]], [[Ares (DC Comics)|Ares]] for [[Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark)|Wonder Girl]], [[Superman]] and [[Lex Luthor]] for [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]], and a destroyed statue of [[Batman]] for [[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]. It also features statues for [[Geo-Force]], [[Hawk and Dove|Dove]] II, [[Grace (comics)|Grace]], [[Metamorpho]] and [[Green Arrow]]. The Hall of Mentors was featured in Teen Titans #37. This version, however, features pictures of the Titans and their mentors, except for [[Kid Devil]], who had to attach his own picture to one of [[Blue Devil]]. ==Fourth tower== In the one shot special TITANS EAST, Cyborg has apparently re-built a base on Titans Island in New York Harbor, where he intended to train a new team of teenagers. The new base, unlike pervious Titans HQ's, appears to be only one story high, laying flat on the island, in the shape of a stylized 'T'. The full-extent and design of the new Titans base was never properly developed unfortunately, as soon after the team was assembled, they were attacked by a resurrected Trigon. Although an adult team of Titans has been assembled to combat this new threat, it is unknown if they plan to use the New York headquarters or the San Francisco Tower. ==Other versions== [[Image:TT titans tower.jpg|250px|thumb|Titans Tower on the animated series ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]''.]] Titans Tower also appears in the ''[[Teen Titans (animated series)|Teen Titans]]'' [[animated series]]. That version of the Tower functions much like the current one, as a training arena for the Titans as well as living quarters. A similar version is built for the Titans East, but it has been built on the side of a cliff, not on an island. Also the tower is located somewhere off the California coast. In the episode "Homecoming part 2", a map is zoomed in and the tower is revealed to be near California. The future version of the Tower seen in the "[[Titans Tomorrow]]" arc has the sculpture of the founders replaced with a sculpture of the Titans at the time of the arc. ==References== #{{note label|hall-of-mentors|1|a}}{{cite web | last = Daniel | first = Tony | authorlink = Tony Daniel | year = 2006 | url = http://tonydaniel.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_tonydaniel_archive.html#114261651813171314 | title = Hall of Mentors | accessdate = 2006-03-20 }} == External links == *[http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/HQ.html TitansTower.com] - History of Titans' headquarters [[Category:DC Comics locations]] [[Category:Fictional towers]] [[pl:Teen Titans Tower]]