Gizmo (DC Comics)
Gizmo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans. Gizmo has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the Titans. He is voiced by Lauren Tom in Teen Titans (2003) and portrayed by Dov Tiefenbach in Titans. Publication historyThe Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981), and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.[1] Fictional character biographyMikron O'JeneusA bald dwarf who flies around on a jet pack, Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons.[2] Gizmo creates a corporation which supplies technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joins the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in the Underworld Star by Doctor Light.[3] After a number of unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans, Gizmo reforms and begins working at S.T.A.R. Labs.[1] Psimon, a member of the Fearsome Five who was seemingly killed by his teammates, resurfaces looking for revenge and shrinks Gizmo to microscopic size. Years later, Gizmo finds a way to revert to his normal size and returns to crime. In the third volume of Outsiders (2004), Doctor Sivana recruits the Fearsome Five in a scheme to steal money from LexCorp. The Fearsome Five urge Sivana to attack LexCorp's nuclear facility near Joshua Tree, California. When Sivana refuses, Psimon asserts that they will take the facility regardless. In response, Sivana kills Gizmo and cuts ties with the remaining four, warning them that he will kill them if he encounters them again.[4] Gizmo is resurrected following The New 52, which rebooted DC's continuity.[5] O'JeneusIn DC Special: Cyborg issue #5, a new Gizmo debuted who is the son of the original and an alumnus of the H.I.V.E. Academy.[1] He battles Cyborg as a member of Elias Orr's "Cyborg Revenge Squad". Powers and abilitiesGizmo is capable of creating weaponry by transforming one machine into another, such as converting an ordinary vacuum cleaner into a tank.[1] In other mediaTelevision
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MiscellaneousThe Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004) as a founding member of the Fearsome Five.[10] References
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