| Red Volcano | |
|---|---|
 Red Volcano andProfessor Ivo,DC Universe #0, artistAaron Lopresti. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | DC Universe #0 (April 2008) |
| Created by | Greg Weisman (concept) Kevin VanHook (writer) Grant Morrison (writer) Gail Simone (writer) Aaron Lopresti (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Android |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Abilities | Superhumanstrength and durability Genius level intellect Heat generation Large and medium-scale geokinesis |
Red Volcano is a fictional androidsupervillain published byDC Comics. He first appeared inDC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created byKevin VanHook,Grant Morrison,Gail Simone andAaron Lopresti from a concept byGreg Weisman.
Red Volcano debuted inDC Universe #0, and returned in 2009'sRed Tornado mini-series.[1]
Red Volcano was created byProfessor Ivo andT. O. Morrow. Ivo uses him as an aide during his tenure as part of theSecret Society of Super Villains.[2] He helps Ivo in collecting soil samples from various regions of Earth where acts of genocide took place over the past 100 years as part of a plot to create agolem calledGenocide. Following theFinal Crisis event, Red Volcano joinsCheetah'sSecret Society of Super Villains.
In theRed Tornado miniseries, it is revealed that Red Volcano is one of four androids created by Ivo and Morrow alongside Red Tornado,Red Torpedo, and Red Inferno.[3] He, Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo respectively represent theclassical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Volcano lacks the humanity or conscience that his "siblings" have, going so far as to torture his creator into revealing the whereabouts of the other two robots. When Morrow tells him where Red Inferno is, the Volcano heads for the child robot's home neighborhood and mercilessly murders Inferno's adopted parents and destroys the entire neighborhood.
Red Volcano possesses heat generating abilities and wears a cape made ofmolten rock.
He also has super-strength and flight, and also demonstrated geokinesis to a great extent.