It has been twenty years since we said goodbye to the youngest, most popular superteam to appear on Cartoon Network. The Teen Titans might have ended their run in 2006, but the DC crime fighters have been a steady part of the network in recent years thanks to Teen Titans Go. To this day, despite ending decades ago, many animation fans are still hoping that the series finale’s final moments will be resolved in some form or fashion. What many might not know is that this moment had been revisited outside of the animated series.
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Ironically enough, the comic book series that focused on the animated Teen Titans from the first Cartoon Network series was titled “Teen Titans Go,” not to be confused with the current iteration airing on the cable network. In the fifty-first issue, the comic brought in the character Geo-Force to face the Titans, a long-running DC hero who never made an appearance in the animated series proper. When the team is threatened by a rock monster demanding to see someone, they knock out the threat and discover it to be Geo-Force, who just so happens to be Terra’s brother. With Geo-Force restrained, Raven is able to read his mind, confirming both his and Terra’s true identities.
Geo-Force is the prince of the fictional country Markovia, making Terra a princess. In this origin story that never made the animated show, we learn that the former Titan had run away from her own country as her powers were unstable. With the Markovian prince being told what had originally happened to his sister, Beast Boy takes him to the high school that she currently attends, or at least the girl who the Titan assumes to be Terra. It’s here that we learn more about what the team believes happened to their former friend when she was freed from her stone imprisonment.
What Happened to Teen Titans’ Terra?
With this comic series seemingly taking place after the Teen Titans finale, the creators gave Beast Boy the chance to explain what he believes happened to Terra via Stafire. In explaining to Geo-Force, the green-skinned Titan states, “Starfire hada theory. She thinks Terra turning to stone was like a caterpillar going into a cocoon, and when she transformed into a butterfly, this is where she chose to start a new life. She doesn’t want anything to do with us.”
During their conversation, Geoforce and Beast Boy see the “Terra” that is attending the school, but refrain from confronting her. Terra’s brother realizes that “change can be good, but sometimes it’s best to leave things as they are.” Ironically, this explanation doesn’t necessarily mean that this is the true Terra, as Teen Titans’ animated series and this comic dance around the idea of whether or not the earthbending hero had returned. Unfortunately, this might be a question that is never answered as it remains a mystery to this day, with no plans to bring back the “OG Titans.”
The last time that animation enthusiasts witnessed the original takes on Robin, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire was with the 2019 film, Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans. Since the cast of the original series returned to their roles in the latest Cartoon Network show, there is always the possibility of creating another crossover, though nothing has been confirmed. The mystery of Terra might forever plague Teen Titans fans, but this comic scene at least puts it to bed a little more.
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