Trigon (DC)
Trigon is a male demonic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Trigon
Around 20 years ago, cultists that worshipped him recently admitted a young 18 year old girl who was dabbling into the occult after losing faith in religion. Arella was then offered up as a bride of Satan where during the ceremony Trigon manifested in the form of a handsome man. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
Sometime ago, a physicist named Dr. Simon Jones came to inadvertently create a tear in reality during his research to piece the barrier between dimensions. This drew Trigon's notice where he made contact with the human scientist and proceeded to transform the mortal into a living psionic now known as Psimon. He then came to serve Trigon as an advance agent on Earth where he was tasked with destroying the Teen Titans. (New Teen Titans v1 #3)
At some point, he came to be revived where he found his realm attacked by a thousand armies. Attacked on multiple fronts, Trigon came to be greatly weakened to the point that he was a shadow of his former self whilst his realm became a desolate land. (Titans v2 #2) In this state, he looked to re-establish his power base on Earth and had his male progeny namely the Sons of Trigon enact the plan that would open a portal that would the dimensions. Trigon's sons would also indirectly attack the Teen Titans using their powers of sin before launching an open attack against them. During the fighting, the half-demon brothers drained some of the magic from their sister Raven which they used to open the portal to Trigon. However, instead of freeing Trigon, they began draining him of his power thus killing him in the process. Before dying, Trigon expressed pride in his children and urged his sons to retreat so that they could better harness their demonic powers. Unknown to anyone, Raven had instilled in her half-brothers the sin of greed that caused them to turn against their father thus preventing him from regaining his former might. (Titans v2 #4)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was said that Trigon was vicious and savage with him being the most hideous creature God could have created. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
He believed that his worshippers existed only to obey his slightest whim. From the moment his followers were born, their total obedience was demanded along with their complete subservience. The lives of mortals though were meaningless to him as the life of an insect. Trigon brooked no defiance from his people where even the smallest of insult leading to punishment. The demon said that lessons needed to be taught in order for discipline to be maintained as he tolerated no challenge to his authority. He showed no mercy as he was even able to leave a child in a near death state for disrespect and kill them as well despite pleas to spare them. In another case, he destroyed an entire world for daring to defy him. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
Trigon held himself and his progeny to be gods that stood above the rabble they ruled over. (New Teen Titans v1 #6) In addition to Raven, he had three other sons born from mortal women with these being Jared, Jesse and Jacob who formed the Sons of Trigon. These children were able to wield the power of sins and instil them in mortals. Trigon had intended for his male progeny to serve as a secondary means for him to breach the dimensional barrier and claim Earth. However, these children ended up betraying him and stealing his power for themselves. Despite that, Trigon had said that he was proud of his sons for embracing their demonic nature. (Titans v2 #4)
It was shown that he was not above lying in order to achieve his goals. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
Powers and abilities
Some accounts claimed him to be the most powerful demonic entity ever seen on Earth. (Titans v2 #4)
One of his powers was his death stare that he could use with his upper eyes. Through a simple gaze, he could cause a person to seize up and be trapped in agony as their blood boiled and their body decayed. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
With a gesture, he was able to kill a person and leave nothing but ash standing in their place. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
Among the creatures in his dark horde were the Darklings. (New Teen Titans v1 #6)
It was said that his realm was the metaphysical manifestation of his own being and thus reflected him. (Titans v2 #2)
Notes
- Trigon created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez where he made his first appearance in New Teen Titans v1 #2 (February, 1981).
In other media
Television
- In Teen Titans, Trigon appeared in the setting of the animated television series where his first season voice actor was Keith Szarabajka whilst in the fourth season he was voiced by actor Kevin Michael Richardson.
- In Titans, Trigon appeared in the setting of the live-action DC Universe television series first season where he was voiced and portrayed by actor Seamus Dever.
Films
- In Justice League vs. Teen Titans, Trigon appeared as the primary antagonist where he was voiced by actor Jon Bernthal.
Video games
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Trigon made a cameo appearance in the game and had a non-voiced role. He appeared in the special attack of Raven where she teleports her enemies into another dimension to be attacked by demons whereupon her father Trigon fires his infernal eye beams sending the opponent crashing back to the battlefield. In the alternate world of the One Earth Regime, the now demonically corrupted Raven served High Councilor Superman where she stated that his tyrannical rule would hasten Trigon's return to the planet.
Appearances
- New Teen Titans v1: (1981)
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- Titans v2:
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