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Garfield "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy is one of the tritagonists of DC Universe original series Titans. He used to lived with Doom Patrol, until he moved into the Titans Towers with Dick Grayson, Koriand'r, and Rachel Roth.
He is portrayed by Ryan Potter, who also played Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6.
Early life[]
Nothing much known about Gar's early life except that his parents were scientists who travelled the world and would bring Gar with them. He suffered from severe headaches and visions of animals even before gaining his powers. In his teens, he lived with his parents at a research base in the Congo. He and the research base were purposefully infected by Dr. Niles Caulder with the Sakutia virus also known as the Green Plague, as part of his quest for immortality. The virus killed everyone, including Gar's parents, leaving Gar as the only survivor through Caulder's aid, who gave him the serum that turned his skin pale-greenish, and green hair, and gave him animal shapeshifting abilities. He was able to turn into a tiger because they were his favorite animal. He lived with Doom Patrol ever since he got his powers.
Meeting Rachel and the Titans[]
Gar met Rachel while she was playing pinball. He found Rachel again at the woods while being a tiger, and took her into the Doom Manor. Rachel met Cliff Steele/Robotman, Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman, and Niles Caulder/The Chief. They were hanging out a little bit. Caulder drugged Rachel, and tried an experiment on her, and put Gar to sleep. Rachel attacked the Chief. Dick and Kory came to get him, but Gar also came with them. They were hiding out in the Hotel. Until the Nuclear Family came and tried to take Rachel. They were apprehended. Ever since then, he joins them. Gar and Rachel to the asylum to look for Rachel's mother, without Dick and Kory knowing and it leads them captured. He was tortured by a group of doctors. When Kory found him, they confronted a doctor, until Gar accidentally killed the doctor with his tiger form. He was anxious because he never killed anyone before.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Metahuman Physiology - Gar underwent a serum that was given to him by Niles Caulder, which turned his hair green and granted him his powers.
- Shapeshifting - Gar has the ability to turned into anything with DNA and prefers to use it to turn into animals either entirely or partially. He formerly could only turn into a tiger, but since broke through a mental barrier blocking other forms from him. He's turned into a tiger, a snake, a bat, octopus (partially), a virus, gorilla, armadillo (off-camera), a velociraptor (off-camera), and an eagle.
- Animal Communication - Gar is shown to have some level of communicative ability with animals that goes beyond simple commands trained into them, shown with how he speaks to Krypto and when he coordinates the movements of the bats he summons.
- Animal Summoning - Gar is able to summon a swarm of bats to help him transport his friend.
- Longevity - Both from his metahuman physiology as a part of Caulder's immortality project and as the Avatar of the Red, Gar has a significantly extended lifespan.
- The Red - Gar is the Changeling, the predestined True Protector of the Red, a cosmic force that connects all life across the multiverse. He is capable of using the Red in ways previous Avatars/Protectors could not and has an intrinsic connection to it.
- Precognition - Gar hears and sees snippets of the future, minutes or hours ahead of time. It seems to come from his connection to the Red. He is able to share some of these visions with others through physical touch.
- Dimension Travel - Gar is able to transport himself to the Red.
Abilities[]
- Bilingual - Gar speaks at least two languages, English and French. He grew up in a predominantly French speaking part of the world and asks Bruce Wayne's computer if it wants him to repeat himself in French.
- Medical Training - From helping Dr.Niles Caulder, Gar has medical training that he expands upon over time. He was able to safely remove Kory's intubation, was trusted to monitor Conner when comatose and assisted Conner's treatment at STAR Labs.
- Skilled hand-to-hand combat - Gar is a skilled fighter, having been taught by Dick Grayson, and is now at a level where he is tutoring novice Tim Drake. He was able to go toe-to-toe with Jason Todd, Koriand'r in a trance state, Cadmus soldiers, various bad guys and his help was asked for directly by Conner against zombies.
- Swordsmanship - Gar is skilled using various knives and swords, and demonstrates his skills as he helps Dick Grayson figure out Lady Vic's movements through audio only.
- Tracking - Gar is a skilled tracker, either through training, his powers or a combination of the two, and trains Tim Drake in it.
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