Isaiah Crockett
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| Isaiah Crockett | |
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 Isaiah as Slagger/Joto | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans(vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Isaiah Crockett |
| Species | Human/H'San Natallhybrid |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans |
| Notable aliases | Slagger, Joto, Hot Spot |
| Abilities |
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Isaiah Crockett(currently known asHot Spot,formerlyJoto,and originally namedSlagger) is a character appearing in media published byDC Comics.The character is asuperheroand former member of theTeen Titans.
Publication history
[edit]Isaiah Crockett first appeared inTeen Titans(vol. 2) #1, and was created byDan Jurgens.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Isaiah's mother was already pregnant with him when she married Judge Crockett, who was unaware that the unborn child was half-alien (part Human and partH'San Natall). At age 16, Isaiah qualified to enter college, but on his first day at Ivy University, he and two other students (Toni Monettia who would later becomeArgent,and Cody Driscoll who would later becomeRisk) were abducted by the H'san Natall. Also abducted wasThe Atom,who was caught in the energy stream as well. On board the alien ship, they rescued the Earth girl who would later becomePrysm,and from there they escaped.[1]During these events, the students learned that they were all half H'san Natall. They stayed together and formed another incarnation of the Teen Titans.[2]
Isaiah initially took up the nameSlagger,but his father suggested another codename,Joto,which isSwahilifor "heat". During a battle with Haze (Jarrod Jupiter), he was badly burned.[3]Before he died, he touched Prysm on the cheek, sending out a heat pulse with his life essence into her. Later, the H'san Natall had repaired his body, although he was a mindless killing machine in this state.[4]When Prysm came within close proximity of him, his life essence transferred back into his body and he regained control. Together, the Titans andSupermanwere able to talk the H'san Natall out of further aggression. The team disbanded and went their own ways. Joto would later aid the Titans during the Technis Imperative conflict, which also involved theJustice Leagueand all past Titan members.
In52,Isaiah briefly rejoins the Teen Titans under the nameHot Spot.DuringFinal Crisis,he is considered for the team membership drive before being rejected in favor ofStatic,Aquagirl,andKid Eternity.
DuringSuperboy-Prime's attack onTitans Tower,Hot Spot (along with Prysm and Argent) appeared as one of many former and prospective Teen Titans who arrived to assist the current team.[5]
During the "Dark Nights: Metal"storyline, Hot Spot is shown as a member of the Teen Titans. He nearly killed Replicant beforeSidewaysintervened.[6]
During theHeroes in Crisisstoryline, Hot Spot is among the heroes killed in an energy blast caused bySavitar.[7]InThe Flash#791, it was revealed that the hero Gold Beetle has replaced all of the dead heroes with clones from the 31st Century and that they were all actually alive.
Powers and abilities
[edit]Hot Spot originally had the power to increase the temperature of any object he touched, and he could sense heat via a kind ofinfraredvision. His original Joto costume was equipped with a wrist mounted cannon, with which he could fire projectiles which were superheated by his powers.
DuringOne Year Later,Hot Spot's powers seem to have evolved, allowing him to fly and surround himself with an aura of flame. Any other new powers have yet to be seen. This change in his powers and name seem to be inspired by the characterization he received in theanimated series.
In other media
[edit]- Isaiah Crockett appears inTeen Titans,voiced initially byKhary Paytonand subsequently byBumper Robinson.[8]This version is an honorary member of the Teen Titans. Additionally, he was originally going to be named "Joto" until the production team learned the word is a derogatory Spanish term forhomosexualsand renamed him "Hot Spot", which later carried over to the comics.
- Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears inTeen Titans Go!.[9]
- Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears inTeen Titans(2005), voiced again by Bumper Robinson.[8]
- Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
References
[edit]- ^Teen Titans(vol. 2) #1
- ^Teen Titans(vol. 2) #2
- ^Teen Titans(vol. 2) #11
- ^Teen Titans(vol. 2) #19
- ^Teen Titans(vol. 3) #99
- ^Sideways#4. DC Comics.
- ^Heroes in Crisis#1. DC Comics.
- ^ab"Hot Spot Voices (Teen Titans)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedJuly 18,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^"Teen Titans Go! #50 - Graduation Day (Issue)".Comic Vine.RetrievedJuly 18,2024.
- ^Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013)."DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide".IGN.RetrievedJuly 18,2024.
