| Blackfire | |
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.png) Blackfire as depicted inThe New Teen Titans #23 (August 1982). Art byGeorge Pérez. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The New Teen Titans #23 (August 1982) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Princess Komand'r |
| Species | Tamaranean |
| Place of origin | Tamaran |
| Team affiliations | Citadel Justice League Odyssey Titans |
| Notable aliases | Komal Anders Princess Komand'r Sister Blazin' B |
| Abilities | List
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Blackfire (Komand'r) is asupervillainess appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.[1] She is the older sister and archenemy ofTeen Titans memberKoriand'r/Starfire and of lesser-known youngest siblingCrown Prince Ryand'r/Darkfire.[2]
The character made her live adaptation debut in theDC Universe /HBO Max seriesTitans, portrayed byDamaris Lewis.
Blackfire first appears inThe New Teen Titans #22 and was created byMarv Wolfman andGeorge Pérez.[3]
Princess Komand'r is the firstborn child and eldest daughter of Tamaran's royal family.[4] On the day she is born, theCitadel empire attacks Tamaran and destroys the city of Kysarr, killing three thousand citizens. These events, combined with a childhood illness that leaves her unable to harnessultraviolet light into energy to fly, causes Komand'r to be shunned by society. Despite being the oldest child of the royal family and first in theline of succession, Komand'r is passed over and her duties transferred to her younger siblingsKoriand'r and Ryand'r, causing her to become consumed with resent towards them. This culminates in Komand'r attempting to kill Koriand'r while the two are training with the Warlords of Okaara. Expelled by the Warlords, Komand'r swears vengeance and joins the Citadel.
Komand'r later betrays Tamaran by providing the Citadel with detailed information about Tamaran's defenses. The Citadel conquer Tamaran with ease and sign a treaty that allows them to enslave Koriand'r and prevent her from returning to Tamaran.
Koriand'r and Komand'r are later attacked and captured by thePsions, who experiment on them to test the limits of their ability to absorb energy. Both gain the ability to generate destructive bursts of energy called starbolts. Koriand'r escapes to Earth, where she joins theTeen Titans.[3]
Blackfire appears inRann–Thanagar War, during which she killsHawkwoman. She forms an uneasy alliance with the surviving participants of the war to deal with more pressing concerns (Infinite Crisis). She battlesHawkman andHawkgirl, who use Psion technology to depower her.
InOutsiders (vol. 3), the Psions restore Blackfire's abilities and her long-lost ability to fly. WhenVril Dox moves the planetRann into the location formerly held by Tamaran in theVega system, Blackfire arrives with her army in an attempt to seize the planet for the Tamaraneans. Dox quickly stops the hostilities and brokers a treaty that allows the Tamaraneans to settle on the uninhabited southern continent of Rann. During these events, Blackfire gains a newfound sense of respect for Dox, realizing his egocentric personality is similar to her own. The two go on an unofficial date disguised as a diplomatic dinner. After Dox is captured byStarro, Blackfire joins forces withAdam Strange and other members ofL.E.G.I.O.N. to rescue him and subsequently takes Dox as herconsort.
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InThe New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), several characters' origins and personalities are altered. While not at first referred to by name, it is said Starfire's sister sold her for the safety of their planet.[5] It is revealed that a parasitic race known as the Blight has taken over Tamaran, their purpose unknown, and that Koriand'r fears the worst for her sister.[6] Komand'r appears via flashback as her sister talks about their relationship, saying that they rarely get along and that Kori is embittered toward Komand'r and the people of Tamaran for letting her be enslaved. After Kori fought her way free, she was praised as a hero and given a ship named theStarfire by Komand'r, but the rift between the girls was still there. Komand'r appears to a capturedRoy Harper and appears to be working with or under the Blight.[7] Roy's capture is revealed to be a mission to rescue Komand'r, as he successfully teleported her back onto theStarfire.
Koriand'r and Komand'r reconcile and plan to take back Tamaran by themselves.[8] Kom and Kori fight through the hordes of the Blight withJason Todd, Roy and a few of the members of Kori's ship. Komand'r is stabbed in the back by a spear thrown by the Blight's leader. Kori'andr defeats the Blight and Komand'r gives her a ship to get back to Earth.[9]
Blackfire's body constantly absorbsultraviolet radiation and can convert it into destructive and powerful bolts of energy which she calls "blackbolts." Her energy absorption gives her superhuman strength, speed, and durability, all on par or possibly greater than those of Starfire.
When her natural abilities were restored in full, Blackfire gained the ability to fly at faster-than-light speeds.[10] This accommodates her resilience against heat, radiation and the harsh vacuum of outer space coupled with a solar powered self-sustenance eliminating the need to eat, drink, sleep or an atmosphere to breathe, which enables Blackfire to travel interstellar distances unaided.[11] Blackfire, like all Tamaraneans, can assimilate languages through physical contact with another person and is more fluent in the English language than Starfire.
An alternate universe version of Blackfire appears inTeen Titans: Earth One. This version is a clone of Starfire created byS.T.A.R. Labs.[12]
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Blackfire appears inDC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games, voiced again by Hynden Walch.[13] Among others, she represents the Korugar Academy as a participant in the eponymous games.
