Cyborg (comics)
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- This article refers to the Teen Titans member. For the Superman villain, see Cyborg Superman.
Victor "Vic" Stone otherwise known as Cyborg, is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, and is also a regular on the Teen Titans cartoon.
Comics
Vic Stone was the son of a pair of scientists who decided to use him a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. However, Victor grew to resent this treatment and fell in with a young miscreant who led into trouble with the law. This was the beginning of a struggle where Victor strove for his own life engaging in pursuits his parents disapproved of such as athletics. In addition, Victor still kept bad company that led him into incidents such as when he was talked into participating in a street gang fight in which he was wounded. For the most part however, Victor still had a largely normal life under the circumstances where he also refused to follow his best friend's grandiose plans of racially motivated terrorism.
All that changed one day when he visited his parents at work at STAR Labs. Coincidentally, an experiment in dimensional travel went horribly awry when a massive gelatinous monster crossed over an experimental portal and killed Victor's mother. The creature then turned on Victor and severely mutilated him before his father managed to force the creature back through the portal. To save his son, Victor's father outfitted him with experimental prosthetics of his own design. However, the equipment could not be worn inconspicously, and thus Victor was horrified to see much of his body, including part of his face, replaced with sheer metallic limbs and implants. Although Victor wanted to die at this shock, he adjusted enough through his resulting physical therapy to control his implants with suitable skill.
However upon release from medical care, he found his life was seriously inconvienced with the fearful reactions of the public at his implants, even his girlfriend rejected him. In addition, he was also disallowed his participation in athletics not only for his implants but for his poor grades which were further escaerbated by his long convalenscence. However, when his old friend attempted to use Victor's troubles to manipulate him into attempting a terrorist attack on the United Nations, Victor found a new purpose as he equipped his weapons attachments and stopped his friend in a pitched battle on the UN building.
He joined the Teen Titans, initially for the benefit of a support group of kindred spirits and freaks and has remained with that group ever since. In addition, Victor found new friends who saw past his disfigurements to his own nobility such as a group of children who were adjusting to their own prosthetics and idolized Victor with his fancy parts and exciting adventures as well as their beautiful therapist who took a shine to him herself.
Throughout his association with the Titans, Victor has been destroyed, reconstructed, assimilated by an alien race, and had his humanity restored. He currently mentors the new Teen Titans group, consisting mainly of sidekicks, most of whom have taken over the secret identities of former members (i.e. Tim Drake, the third Robin, instead of Dick Grayson, the original Robin and Titans leader), as well as stalwarts such as Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy.
Animated series
The cartoon version of Cyborg is very similar to his comicbook counterpart of the animated Titans. The two main differences are his appearance and that he's less serious as the show normally has a much lighter tone than the comics. His head is considerably more rounded, and his mechanical parts are hulkier, but not overwhelming. Of course, in the cartoon, he's never referred to by his name, however he does take the alias "Stone" in the Season Three episode "Deception". He is known to have a love of video games, and is often seen battling Robin or Beast Boy in either a fighting or racing game. A former athlete, his victories are often accompanied by a resounding "BOOYA!" Brother Blood acted as his nemesis in Season Three.