Pantha
Pantha is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Rosabelle Mendez
While many of the other Titans were close friends, Pantha went out of her way to alienate herself from the team. Pantha was overtly hostile towards her teammates, often ridiculing and berating them. She often referred to Starfire as 'princess' and once teased her about Nightwing's other lovers. She also had a habit of calling Flamebird 'Miss Wimbledon'. Despite her attitude, her feral abilities made her a valuable asset to the team, and even earned her the affections of fellow Titan Red Star.
To her initial frustration, Pantha was 'adopted' as a surrogate mother by Baby Wildebeest. She did not like this at first, often making references to grisly ways the child could perish. She eventually took responsibility for his care when she left the Titans with Red Star, forming a unique and somewhat dysfunctional family unit.
Later, she teams up with her old allies when Cyborg, now with an entirely new level of power, threatens the entire Earth. The Justice League of America showed up also and a series of mistakes led to the entire team fighting. Pantha took on Catwoman but neither side won as they were interrupted by blasts from Orion. Baby Wildebeest himself was subdued by Superman.
During the Infinite Crisis, she joined with another team of Titans, along with a new Doom Patrol and Justice Society of America. Their mission is to stop the deranged Superboy-Prime who has attacked this reality's version of Superboy. The battle originates at the town of Smallville, Kansas and moves to the outskirts of Keystone City. There, Pantha is decapitated with a backhand blow by Superboy-Prime that is so powerful her head knocks Ambush Bug unconscious. Superboy-Prime instantly claims he didn't mean to do it, but in the next few moments, he killed Baby Wildebeest and attacks Red Star with freezing breath. Red Star survives his injuries.
Pantha has been resurrected as a Black Lantern in the Blackest Night. She was seen with Baby Wildebeest, as well as Garth, Tula, and Dolphin gathering to attack the Teen Titans. However, her body is soon destroyed by a burst of white light emanating from Dawn Granger.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Pantha was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett where she made her first appearance in New Titans v1 #73 (February, 1991).
Alternate Versions
- In Booster Gold v2 #7 (2008), Pantha appeared in an alternate timeline after Booster Gold when he saved Blue Beetle from Maxwell Lord. Pantha who was still alive in this timeline was a a member of Green Arrow and Hawkman's Freedom Fighters. In this timeline, Lord had used his resources to conquer most of Earth. While Superboy-Prime does eventually visit, Pantha is not there to face him and thus die. It was revealed that Pantha was a vet student at New York University named Rosabelle Mendez who was captured by Maxwell Lord and made into Pantha, then sold to the Wildebeest Society. This timeline is neutralized when Blue Beetle willingly returns to the past to face his fate.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- New Titans v1: (1991)
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