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Personality

Raven is one of the most mysterious characters throughout the series. She is quiet, emotionless, studious, and sarcastic. She can always come up with a witty remark, specifically in reply to most of Teen Titans' antics and attempts at humor. Her appearance and attitude appears to be that of a typical modern goth female. However, as much as she may seem slightly distant and anti-social, many have described her as a "...dark character, but a character everyone can relate to. She's a recluse and sort of to herself. She does have a dark background." Robin also said that she is "the most hopeful person he has ever known."

Raven is often portrayed as the most mature member of the group, often giving her own advice to the others about various subjects, and generally staying cool and calm, even in desperate situations. She is, however, also the most emotionally-restrained of the Titans, appearing secretive and distant; she initially does not allow any of her fellow Titans into her room and spends most of her time by herself, usually meditating or reading one of her numerous books. Even though she is serious and cautious about her emotions, just like she was trying to say to Doctor Light saying "don't come even closer." The reason for her emotional restraint is due to the adverse effects her emotions have on her powers. If her emotions become out of control, her powers can become erratic and spontaneous, becoming active without her will. In the course of the series, however, she gradually, if only slightly, seems to warm up to her teammates. As shown through her quick suspicion of Terra, it is difficult for Raven to build trust for anyone, and even more difficult to truly forgive if that trust was to be broken.

In several instances throughout the show, contrary to her usual behavior, she does show more emotion — such as making "heart eyes" along with Starfire at the appearance of Aqualad. (though this is mostly used for comedic effect). Furthermore, Raven is known to sometimes be shocked at trivial things. One occasion on which this happens is when Cyborg defeats Raven in a game of chess after installing the Maximum 7 in his brain. At this occasion her entire face and outfit turns white (also probably for comedic effect). She is also shocked at the sudden drop-in of Red X on the bus she is driving but quickly regains her monotone and determined stature when she realizes who it is. Another instance is when Raven, while playing a game of cards, comically gasps at the impressive sets of cards the rest of the Titans have in their disposal. She can lose her temper easily, most of the time, with Beast Boy.
Despite her seemingly unfriendly attitude, Raven does indeed care greatly about the people she is attached to, as prominently displayed when she is put in charge of three children. Initially having little or no patience with Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether, Raven grows to love (or at least, enjoy) them, risking her own life to protect them from the Brotherhood of Evil, even calling them her kids. She also comes to regard the rest of the Titans as her closest friends and family. Finally, there are many instances where Raven is portrayed as the most understanding friend among the Titans. While seemingly uninterested towards Cyborg's T-Car, Raven is ultimately the only one who approaches and comforts him, even going as far as to assist in rebuilding the destroyed car. Overall, Raven is not coldhearted, merely introverted, caring deeply about those close to her.


Raven is often portrayed as the most insensitive and pessimistic member of the Titans, and she generally regards everything in a "black and white" manner. For example, when Beast Boy desperately asks Raven for words of comfort after their crushing defeat against the members of the H.I.V.E Academy, Raven tersely states that the Titans have to accept the situation, no matter how grave it is. She also reacts to Cyborg's leaving of the Titans with little to no resentment, stating that people come and go by. When Raven surrenders herself in to her demonic father Trigon in order to fulfill the prophecy that she thought she had no way to prevent, however, Raven also appeared to still have retained hope to a certain degree that the lord of evil could be stopped, as she forcibly injected each of her friends with a portion of her own power to shield them and give them one last chance to save the world. It is then ironic that it was what had motivated her to surrender nearly all hope that ultimately destroyed Trigon.
After banishing away Trigon from her soul and from the world, Raven's personality seems to change for the better, as she grows to be less pessimistic and less anti-social. However, she still despises Beast Boy's corny jokes and enjoys reading in solitude, implying that her personality was not affected very much by her semi-demonic origin.

Equipment

My powers and abilities are controlled by emotion. The more you feel the more energy you unleash.

Raven's powers are tied to emotion, and as such, she has trained herself to calm all strong feelings so as to contain her powers. She has achieved this through daily meditation, mantra and utilizing chakra. She also uses a special mirror, described as "a personal meditation tool used as a portal into the multidimensional world of [her] mind". Total suppression of her emotions, though, can result in her powers subconsciously manifesting - as such, she constantly struggles to express herself while still maintaining control. Raven often uses the incantation Azarath Metrion Zinthos, which can cause untold havoc if uttered with no control. Though Raven has been shown to be rendered powerless when unable to complete this incantation, Raven has also been shown at certain times being able to access her powers through sheer willpower. Raven's power fluctuates throughout the series; she has been shown gaining incredibly in strength, like when she was tutored by Malchior or when she was empowered by her positive emotions during the battle against Trigon, as well as being stripped of her power completely, as when she was regressed to the form of a child following the opening of Trigon's portal. She has also portrayed hidden abilities like stopping time. Raven’s magic appears to be incompatible with the reality-bending power of the enchanted finger of Larry, for she stated that a mixing of the two forces “could destroy the dimensional boundaries and nullify all existence.”

Soul-self: The basis of almost all of Raven's powers are derived from her soul-self. She is able to project her soul from her body into corporeal form, allowing her to use it to interact with the physical world, to affect others mentally and to traverse through time-space. Her soul-self takes the form of a double of her own body or more commonly, a large black raven. She is capable of changing it's shape and size at will, and can alter her own appearance with her soul-self, like increasing her size or making her face hideous. She is able to project her soul-self into the minds of others for a devastating mental attack, to communicate, facilitate calm or to force people into submission. Though normally composed of energy that is colored black, Raven's soul-self can change color depending on her emotional state, manifesting as red or white

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Levitation

Above-Average Physical Condition

Half-Demon Form

History

Arella, Raven's mother, was chosen to become the bride of the demonic Trigon. Abandoned by the demon rather than her becoming his queen, Arella was bent on suicide when she was taken in by the pacifistic disciples of Temple Azarath, a group who had centuries earlier forsaken life on Earth to pursue their own nonviolent lifestyle.
In their inter-dimensional world, Raven, Arella's daughter by Trigon, was born. Fearing that the child would bring evil among them, Juris, a magistrate of Azarath, attempted to cast the infant Raven into Limbo, only to be destroyed himself. Azar, the spiritual leader of the temple, then took the young Raven under her personal tutelage, instructing her in the truth of her parentage, and in pacifism, meditation, and the submergence of her emotions to resist Trigon's influence, while perfecting her powers of teleportation, astral projection, and empathic healing.

Later, after Azar's death (in which she entered another plane of existence), when Raven was plagued by prophetic dreams of Trigon and, defying her teachers, she confronted her demon father in Limbo at his bidding. Trigon spared her and Arella after satisfying himself that, upon his return when she reached adulthood, he could seduce Raven into becoming his ally. When Raven turned fourteen, she sensed Trigon's power returning and fled to Earth.

She arrived at Jump City, where she met several super-powered youths fighting a rampaging alien girl. Raven managed to discern the girl's true reason for her demolition work and convinced the others into a more peaceful approach, which won them the alien's friendship. Despite Raven's obvious insecurity, the others invited her to join them in defeating the truly hostile aliens—the Gordanians, who had attempted to enslave the girl—and her presence proved ultimately essential to the motley crew's triumph over the Gordanians. Afterwards, the group decided to stay together and formed the original Teen Titans.

Though Raven, still feeling alienated from her new friends, remained distant to them, the other Titans soon came to learn more about her origins. First, Beast Boy and Cyborg inadvertently ended up stranded inside Raven's own mind, where they met the personifications of her separated emotional aspects and also encountered and fought the manifestation of Trigon's heritage inside her. Soon afterward, a backfired plot by the Puppet King left Raven and Starfire stuck in each other's body, creating a new sense of empathy between the girls. Finally, when Robin was haunted by a drug-induced hallucination of his enemy Slade, Raven linked with his mind and saw glimpses of Robin's past, including his initiation by Batman and the death of his parents.

Raven helped the Titans for years, working alongside the other four to protect Jump City from villainous menaces. She was consistently invaluable to their success. Eventually, however, Raven's past caught up with her: On her birthday, Slade (who had been presumed dead) reappeared, wielding new powers and marked with a symbol which Raven could not fail to recognize. Slade deliberately led the Titans to the place where Raven's true destiny was to be fulfilled to serve as a living portal for Trigon to conquer Earth. Seeing no other choice, Raven finally told her teammates the truth about her past — but instead of being rejected, the other Titans remained with her and took the greatest pains to prevent this from happening.


A furious Raven fighting Slade with great power, strength, and energy
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Slade and an army of Trigon's fire demons attacked Titans Tower to fetch Raven. The Titans decided to fight him, but Raven, unwilling to see her dearest friends hurt on her behalf, knocked them out of the fight and secretly imbued them with some of her powers to protect them from the apocalypse to come. When the portal was opened with her powers, Raven was apparently consumed, but in fact her human half remained alive in Trigon's domain, regressed to childhood and left powerless.
Left in a world turned into a living horror, the Titans still refused to give up without a fight. With some help from Slade, (who had been betrayed by Trigon) Robin made his way to Trigon's underworld, found Raven and took her back to the surface, even though she was spiritually shattered by her role in the shaping of events. Finally, the Titans and Slade faced Trigon in a final onslaught. But even as they were struck down, Raven realized that all was not hopeless, and this realization sparked a new hope within her soul, allowing her to regain full maturity along with her powers. Under a righteous wrath, she used the sum of her powers to destroy Trigon, reverting Earth back to the way it was and/ finally ridding herself from the last vestiges of her dreaded heritage.

So begins...

Raven's Story

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#2012-11-08 03:19:59, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

Three new graduates from the H.I.V.E. Academy, Gizmo, Jinx and Mammoth, are hired by the a mysterious villain who made it clear they must destroy the Teen Titans before they can work for him as such the three students have come up with a plan and the Teen Titans unaware of the whole thing set on to begin there day.

The house was a mess the dishes undone and the whole place was torn apart as Cyborg and Beastboy search for the missing remote.

Raven was reading a book getting more annoyed by the second at there idiotic arguing at such a pointless matter.

Starfire was telling Robin a glorious tale of her people about how to travel faster then light smiling like she always did as they walked.

What were going by:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qfxrQu66f4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNPtBfe1fLA&feature=relmfu

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#2012-11-08 18:46:20, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

Raven's eyebrow twitched as she became more annoyed.

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#2012-11-08 18:52:36, as written by holothewisewolf

"What makes you so sure I lost it?" Beastboy said looking on the desk.

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#2012-11-14 00:54:38, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

Raven slowly began to get inraged her eyebrow twitching more and more.

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#2012-11-21 04:38:26, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

Raven threw down her book slamming it into the table. She turned sharply around and walked to the door and slammed her mechanical doors closed as the lights began to flicker at her irritation, though she felt like she had been here before. She began to meditate to calm herself down calming herself down almost instantly. When suddenly she heard a familiar voice in her mind. "Hello Raven." Slade spoke to her from inside her mouth. "NO!" Raven said shocked. She shook her head the lights beginning to flicker again and cabinets in the we messy kitchen began to slam over and over. "Your dead! Trigan killed you when you failed to end the world! You cant be here!" She spoke back to him freaking out as the dishes began to shake and then throw themselves around the kitchen smashing into the floor and the cabinets. Slade chuckled. "Ever stop to consider this is what he wanted to think. That he had other plans?" He asked her. Raven shook her head "NO!" She thought to him now freaking out the house lights began to flicker the window began opening and closing doors began slamming, dishes smashed into everything, the couches began to float and slam around. Slade laughed "I have seven friends who are just dying to meet you." He told her as 7 different smaller versions of Trigon began flashing into her mind. She screamed out NOOO!!" with that raven fell unconscious. Her hair had grown longer and the red glowing marks were back on her skin as well as her torn outfit.

Starfire dodged plates and dishes. "eep!" She called out.

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#2012-11-21 04:53:37, as written by holothewisewolf

(your alive! yay)

Robin ducked under some of the dishes as beastboy caught a saucer in his face.

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#2012-11-21 06:07:52, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

(( Yeah..sorry. and hey your naruto rp..i cant reply...like Katsumi is gone now and stockings is trying to help get shiro to get her stuff together im stuck.))

Starfire looked around for her team to help them. She saw one missing and connected the dots. "Where is the Raven?" She asked as she used her starbolts to stop many a plates from hitting the team. "Something is wrong very wrong!" She urged. "We must find her!" SHe called to the team.

Raven stayed unconscious her clothes ripped and the red symbols glowing on her flesh.

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#2012-11-21 06:37:54, as written by Nightmaric_Angel

Starfire watched him go. "Oh please be with the swiftness Beast Boy!" SHe called out.

Ravens door had fallen off its hingers and she lay on the floor not coming too as of yet.

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