| Risk | |
|---|---|
 Risk as depicted inTeen Titans (vol. 2) #23 (August 1998). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Cody Driscoll |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans Young Justice Titans East |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, durability, and agility |
Risk (Cody Driscoll) is a comic book character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He first appeared inTeen Titans (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996), and was created byDan Jurgens.[1]
Raised in theColorado community of Cosmos, Cody Driscoll lived alone with his mother in a trailer park. His father died when he was six months old, with his mother having remarried twice.
Cody, although an above-average student, becomes anadrenaline seeker and troublemaker, rebelling against authority. While sneaking into aNORAD facility, Cody is abducted by theH'San Natall alongsideIsaiah Crockett andToni Monetti. The three discover that they are part H'San Natall and were intended to act assleeper agents for the species. The children decide to form a new incarnation of the Teen Titans.[2] After team members Prysm and Fringe elect to remain in space, the Titans disband, with Risk returning to Colorado.[3]
InInfinite Crisis,Superboy calls in all the reserve Titans to help him battleSuperboy-Prime. When the Titans attack him, Superboy-Prime lashes back, killingPantha,Bushido, andBaby Wildebeest and ripping off Risk's right arm. Argent uses her plasma energy tocauterize Risk's wound, saving his life.[4]
In "One Year Later", Risk becomes a petty criminal and is recruited intoDeathstroke's version ofTitans East. In an interview, writerGeoff Johns stated that "you're going to meet him in the next issue and see where he is in his life. He's still missing an arm. And his attitude is like, at one point someone's going to say, 'Why don't you get a cybernetic arm?' And he says, 'I only need one arm'. That's his attitude. He's just kind of gruff and at the end of his rope".[5]
In theSinestro Corps War event, Risk returns seeking revenge against Superboy-Prime, who tears off his other arm.[6] FollowingThe New 52 andDC Rebirth relaunches, Risk is reintroduced inNightwing (2022), where he is killed by a member of the Rising.[7][8]
Due to being a H'San Natall hybrid, Risk possesses superhuman strength, durability, agility, and senses. However, his powers give him enhanced levels of adrenaline that drive him to take greater risks.
Risk appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
