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 Plasmus as depicted inWho's Who in the DC Universe #18 (August 1986). Art by Marv Wolfman (penciller) and George Pérez (inker). | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The NewTeen Titans #14 (December 1981) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
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| Alter ego | Otto von Furth |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Brotherhood of Evil Suicide Squad Secret Society of Super Villains |
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Plasmus (/ˈplæzməs/;Otto von Furth) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is a German supervillain and an enemy of theTeen Titans who possesses aprotoplasmic touch and was formerly a miner beforeGeneral Zahl rescued him from a cave and later mutated him.[1]
Dee Bradley Baker andYuri Lowenthal respectively voice reimagined versions of Plasmus inTeen Titans andYoung Justice. Both are depicted as more sympathetic than the comics version, respectively being a human with an uncontrollable monstrous form and a child who was kidnapped and exploited for his abilities as part of ahuman trafficking operation.
Plasmus first appeared inThe New Teen Titans #14 and was created byMarv Wolfman andGeorge Pérez.[2]
Otto von Furth was a mine worker inEast Berlin,Germany until an unexpected cave-in trapped him and four fellow miners for seven days. Von Furth's co-workers die, leaving him as the only survivor. After being rescued, Von Furth is hospitalized to be treated forradium poisoning. He is later kidnapped by ex-NaziGeneral Zahl, who transforms him into ametahuman with plasma-based abilities. Subsequently, he joins theBrotherhood of Evil under the name Plasmus.[3] He and the Brotherhood of Evil fight theTeen Titans on different occasions. He enjoys these fights, but regrets not being able to kill Zahl.
The Brotherhood of Evil later reforms into the Society of Sin. During the "Our Worlds at War" event, Plasmus is recruited intoLex Luthor'sSuicide Squad and apparently dies fightingImperiex.[4]
Plasmus accepts an invitation to join theSecret Society of Super Villains in theCountdown to Infinite Crisis seriesVillains United.
Plasmus is featured inInfinite Crisis as part of a small group of villains who bomb the city ofBlüdhaven. The villainChemo is dropped from an aircraft and detonates, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians.[5]
During theOne Year Later crossover, Plasmus rejoins the Brotherhood of Evil. He is also seen inSalvation Run. He is used by Lex Luthor as a power source for a teleportation device and is killed when the device self-destructs.[6]
Plasmus is resurrected followingThe New 52, which rebooted the continuity of the DC universe. He appears as one of several villains who seek to takeBlue Beetle's scarab for the Brotherhood of Evil.[7]
Plasmus' body is made of chemicals that dissolve whatever they touch, reducing objects and people to aprotoplasmic state.[8] He additionally possesses immense strength, stamina, and durability, as well as self-healing capabilities.
Plasmus appears inTiny Titans.[9]
Amanda Waller recruited a number of major heavyweight villains including Chemo, Shrapnel, Mongul and Plasmus working under the direction of Manchester Black (the head of the Authority substitute known as The Elite) to go on a special secret mission as a new Suicide Squad specifically to help even the odds against Imperiex.
And so, when reading Tiny Titans #49, I tried to not care why Clayface and Plasmus weren't villains, or other totally irrelevant matters. Instead, I laughed my ass off at the Legion cameos, enjoyed seeing Larfleeze done in the inimitable Baltazar style, and generally smiled the entire issue.
The only place this show has really failed so far this season is when the regular guy walks out of his house, walks back in, and then later shoots Plasmus. The first 2/3 of that are played for laughs, I think (or at least I can't stop laughing about the look on his face), and then he kills a kid. A bit jarring.
Freed from Vertigo's control, Otto helps the team defeat Ecks as Vertigo escapes. Halo resurrects and heals. It looks like another victory for the team until the farmer returns and shoots Otto – thinking the metahuman a monster.
Speedy joins the Titans as Plasmus returns to menace the city!
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