Terror Twins
The Terror Twins are a duo that feature in DC Comics.
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History
The Terror Twins were a pair of siblings who were named Tommy Terror and Tuppence Terror. Tommy was said to be only three minutes older than Tuppence, but insisted on calling her "li'l sis".
Tommy and Tuppence attempted to rob Gemini Gems in the Central City Mall. Kid Flash and Superboy tried to intervene, but things escalated and the Terror Twins took hostages. The fight eventually moved outside to the car park, where they were surprised to see Flash and Superman had also responded to the commotion. Outnumbered, they fled, pursued by Superman. The Twins went on a three state rampage, eventually ending in New Orleans's French Quarter. Superman and Martian Manhunter stopped them, and they were subdued with inhibitor collars. Their arrest was vital in a plan to infiltrate Belle Reve Penitentiary; Superboy and Miss Martian would go undercover as the twins.
At some unspecified point, Tommy and Tuppence had an undocumented skirmish with the Team, and Aqualad attempted to lock them back in Belle Reve. Tommy and Tuppence were chosen for a strike team lead by Kaldur'ahm to capture Blue Beetle. Tommy had some doubts about Kaldur's new right hand Tigress, as he had never heard of her. He shelved his concerns after she equated it with challenging Black Manta's judgment. They located Blue Beetle outside El Paso, and attacked him and his friend Impulse. The Terror Twins held down Blue Beetle for Icicle to freeze him. It didn't hold, however, and Tommy was knocked out by Blue Beetle's sonic cannon. The two heroes got away, with the device Kaldur had to track Blue Beetle. Tommy was not happy Kaldur had hardly put up a fight, but changed his opinion when he learned the device was meant to be taken, and would hack Cave security for them.
The strike team infiltrated the Cave, and Icicle and Tommy Terror attacked Superboy in the Grotto. After a short fight, he was fitted with an inhibitor collar. Both he and Tommy expressed interest in ending his life right there, but Kaldur disagreed. They moved on to the Mission Room, where Impulse thought he could take on the Terror Twins. After bouncing off Tuppence, he landed straight in Tommy's hands, who gave him a collar. Blue Beetle attacked him with his sonic cannon, but reneged when Kaldur held the Cave for ransom with a bomb in the Mission Room. Tommy carried Impulse aboard the Manta-Flyer. He was already on board when Blue Beetle unsuccessfully, tried to escape. In the process, Kaldur's dead man switch detonator was revealed to be a bluff, which lead to Tommy and Icicle having doubts in the ruthlessness of their leader. That they had left Nightwing and Superboy behind alive also weighed in. To end the dissent, Kaldur ordered Tigress to detonate the bomb
Overview
In appearance, the Terror Twins were a pair of fraternal twins that took the form of blonde haired brother and sister. Both twins were noted to speak with heavy Southern accents.
Both were shown to rash and arrogant who mostly relied on their strength to win fights.
The Terror Twins main ability was super-strength that allowed them to easily pick up or carry heavy objects. This allowed them to be even be able to battle Superman and the other powerhouses of the Justice League. Their strength also allows them to jump over great distances and to great heights. Both Tommy and Tuppence have great durability and are able to take punches from Superman and Superboy with very little physical damage to their bodies.
Members
- Tommy Terror :
- Tuppence Terror :
Notes
- The Terror Twins were created by Greg Weisman where they were original creations for the Young Justice animated television series.
- On the Gargoyles website, the 'Ask Greg' had a question about the Terror Twins where Greg Weisman detailed that they were named after the characters Tommy and Tuppence, a couple of married detectives created by Agatha Christie. The name is also a nod to Greg Weisman's friend Tuppence Macintyre, who had previously helped him research Scottish history for the television series Gargoyles.
Appearances
- Young Justice:
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