The Judas Contract

[robin]

Probably the most famous Teen Titans comic arc in all the years of the comics. So famous that it made the television show.

This arc involves the Titans accidentally killing someone out to kill them all. Unfortunately for them the man they killed was the son of the infamous Mercenary 'Death Stroke the Terminator'.

'Death Stroke' takes up the contract to kill all the Titans and hires a illegitimate Princess named Tara to infiltrate the Titans and destroy them from the inside out.

Tara <codename Terra> uses Beast Boy's crush on her to get him to lobby her onto the team, and only after faking a battle with 'Death Stroke' to win all but Raven over.

Terra then spends time learning all the secrets of the Titans by pretending to be a friend to them all. She then reports it all to 'Death Stroke' and he kidnaps all the Titans and takes them to a H.I.V.E. base.

In one of the best battles of the comics the Titans take on Terra and 'Death Stroke', only ending when Jericho takes over 'Death Stroke'. He confuses Terra who brings the entire complex down on her and 'Death Stroke'

Despite her being a spy <traitors require being on the team to begin with> she was given a full Titan's funeral, and they decided not to tell anyone about what Terra did.

[naomi]

I have only read about it on the internet. I now knowa little more! Thanks. Please tell us more about the comic.

^_^

[theubu]

What was the deal with Beast Boy and Raven in the comics? And didn't Raven die or something like that?

Oh how I wish I had the comics!!! And oh how I wish season 5 would air in Canada already!!!!

[bogbrush]

i think raven died in the comics about 3 times

[naomi]

THREE TIMES! My gosh!

[theubu]

Died 3 times?! You'd feel that in the morning!

Is this just the jumbled mind of a shipper, or is it true that Beast Boy (or Changling at the time) was married to Raven in the comics?

[robin]

Changeling was dating some chick from school.
<yea they went to school>
Raven had a thing for Speedy!

[theubu]

Zuh? *Insert confused emoticon here* That just does not seem right... Almost as bad as RobxRae, almost.

Ow... My little bubble has been burst... Time to write some more

[laurie]

Actually, Raven did not have a thing for Speedy, that was Wondergirl. Raven had a thing for Kid Flash (sorry if I sound like such a smart-aleck!).

The Judas Contract was an extremely long story-arc in the "New Teen Titans" circa 1980. It started out when the Teen Titans came upon Terrorist Tara Markov. They took pity on her when they found out she was merely confused, coming from an abusive family where her powers madeher stand out.

Or so they beleived.

The Judas Contract is a reference to many things. I'll start with the Teen Titans. It is a contract because the main story was about how Slade Wilson's (Deathstroke the Terminator) son, Grant Wilson (Ravager), wanted powers. He wanted them so bad (his brother, father, and half-sister all had them), that he made a compact, or contract with the H.I.V.E and the Chuch of Blood. All he had to do was to bring the heads of Nightwing (Robin), Wondergirl, and the rest of the Titans to them. He tried to do so, but as a result of his own powers, died. Slade Wilson wanted revenge and to fill out his son's broken promise, so he went after the Teen Titans, planting a spy in the middle of everything.

The other reference, Judas, is a reference to the New Testament of the Bible. Judas was one of Jesus Christ's disciples, but when people lobbied for the death of Jesus and the Romans agreed, Judas betrayed Jesus. For only fifty gold pieces.

This is a metaphor for Tara Markov in "The Judas Contract" was that she betrayed the Titans for the false love of a mercenary.

Fifty gold pieces.

Now, if you think about it, that is technically statuatory rape. You know, Slade Wilson is around sixty and Tara had just turned sixteen. Even if she did agree and want it, it is legally considered rape. That adds on to the pileof sliminess Slade is responsible.

On with the Judas Contract:

Adeline Wilson, and her son Joey, came to Richard Grayson (he had just given up the role of Robin) and told him about Slade.

Slade Wilson was a young hotshot in the military when he married his superior, Adeline Wilson. Soon after (They had two children, Grant and Joseph) Slade volunteered for some experimental tests. The military was testing a serum so their officers could resist truth serums. Unfortunately, the serum did not have the affect they intended. Slade was in a coma for a couple months, until he awoke. He then found out he had extraordinary reflexes and that he used ninety-percent of his brain unlike the ten-percent normal humans use.

Slade would start disappearing strangely at night, and his wife, Adeline, thought he was basically going out for booze with his friends. Wrong. It turned out he was the infamous mercenary, Deathstroke the Terminator. One night, his son Joey was captured and would only be released if Slade agreed to work for the capturerers. Adeline insisted that Slade give up, but he was too proud to stand down. Instead, he tried to grab Joey away from the men. He wasn't fast enough. They didn't kill Joey, but managed to slit his throat (they had a knife at the throat). Joey, from then on, was mute.

Grant was killed by the Titans (actually, his powers got him killed). Slade wanted revenge, so he cast in young Tara Markov. The young girl had marvelous powers of the earth itself. The only thing wrong with her is that she hated everyone, for no particular reason at all. There was only pure hate. Tara Markov was found by the Titans and became the hero known as Terra. Little did the Titans know, she collecting information on them so the Deathstroke could finally fufill the contract made by his son. Hence the name "The Judas Contract," which was the name of this particular story arc.

And Terra and Beast Boy. It is like William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," more commonly known now as "Ten Things I Hate About You." Does Petruchio really love Kate (Does Patrick really love Kat)? Or is he still after her money?

We will never know whether or not Tara loved Gar or not. She went crazy before she could make her feelings clear. Gar, however, was deeply in love with her.

When Tara Markov, in the last battle, brought the roof down upon herself, Changeling was deeply crushed. He loved what he thought to be the sweet, innocent girl who was Tara Markov. The Titans held a service for her where they learned her real past. She was part of trio, her and her two brothers. The more famous of the brothers was Geo-Force, who had the power over lava. He was part of Batman's team, The Outsiders.

Sorry...if that was a little long. I'll answer any questions asked...

*anime sweat drops*

[robin]

laurie said:

Actually, Raven did not have a thing for Speedy, that was Wondergirl. Raven had a thing for Kid Flash (sorry if I sound like such a smart-aleck!).

I may own all the comics....but I'm running off memory by how long ago I read them ^_^

Thanks for the correction.

[laurie]

I'm sorry. *bows* I feel like such a smart-aleck. Real sorry.............

[superdavefumc]

judas betrayed jesus for thirty pieces of silver.

[michealdark]

laurie said:

Actually, Raven did not have a thing for Speedy, that was Wondergirl. Raven had a thing for Kid Flash (sorry if I sound like such a smart-aleck!).

The Judas Contract was an extremely long story-arc in the "New Teen Titans" circa 1980. It started out when the Teen Titans came upon Terrorist Tara Markov. They took pity on her when they found out she was merely confused, coming from an abusive family where her powers madeher stand out.

Or so they beleived.

The Judas Contract is a reference to many things. I'll start with the Teen Titans. It is a contract because the main story was about how Slade Wilson's (Deathstroke the Terminator) son, Grant Wilson (Ravager), wanted powers. He wanted them so bad (his brother, father, and half-sister all had them), that he made a compact, or contract with the H.I.V.E and the Chuch of Blood. All he had to do was to bring the heads of Nightwing (Robin), Wondergirl, and the rest of the Titans to them. He tried to do so, but as a result of his own powers, died. Slade Wilson wanted revenge and to fill out his son's broken promise, so he went after the Teen Titans, planting a spy in the middle of everything.

The other reference, Judas, is a reference to the New Testament of the Bible. Judas was one of Jesus Christ's disciples, but when people lobbied for the death of Jesus and the Romans agreed, Judas betrayed Jesus. For only fifty gold pieces.

This is a metaphor for Tara Markov in "The Judas Contract" was that she betrayed the Titans for the false love of a mercenary.

Fifty gold pieces.

Now, if you think about it, that is technically statuatory rape. You know, Slade Wilson is around sixty and Tara had just turned sixteen. Even if she did agree and want it, it is legally considered rape. That adds on to the pileof sliminess Slade is responsible.

On with the Judas Contract:

Adeline Wilson, and her son Joey, came to Richard Grayson (he had just given up the role of Robin) and told him about Slade.

Slade Wilson was a young hotshot in the military when he married his superior, Adeline Wilson. Soon after (They had two children, Grant and Joseph) Slade volunteered for some experimental tests. The military was testing a serum so their officers could resist truth serums. Unfortunately, the serum did not have the affect they intended. Slade was in a coma for a couple months, until he awoke. He then found out he had extraordinary reflexes and that he used ninety-percent of his brain unlike the ten-percent normal humans use.

Slade would start disappearing strangely at night, and his wife, Adeline, thought he was basically going out for booze with his friends. Wrong. It turned out he was the infamous mercenary, Deathstroke the Terminator. One night, his son Joey was captured and would only be released if Slade agreed to work for the capturerers. Adeline insisted that Slade give up, but he was too proud to stand down. Instead, he tried to grab Joey away from the men. He wasn't fast enough. They didn't kill Joey, but managed to slit his throat (they had a knife at the throat). Joey, from then on, was mute.

Grant was killed by the Titans (actually, his powers got him killed). Slade wanted revenge, so he cast in young Tara Markov. The young girl had marvelous powers of the earth itself. The only thing wrong with her is that she hated everyone, for no particular reason at all. There was only pure hate. Tara Markov was found by the Titans and became the hero known as Terra. Little did the Titans know, she collecting information on them so the Deathstroke could finally fufill the contract made by his son. Hence the name "The Judas Contract," which was the name of this particular story arc.

And Terra and Beast Boy. It is like William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," more commonly known now as "Ten Things I Hate About You." Does Petruchio really love Kate (Does Patrick really love Kat)? Or is he still after her money?

We will never know whether or not Tara loved Gar or not. She went crazy before she could make her feelings clear. Gar, however, was deeply in love with her.

When Tara Markov, in the last battle, brought the roof down upon herself, Changeling was deeply crushed. He loved what he thought to be the sweet, innocent girl who was Tara Markov. The Titans held a service for her where they learned her real past. She was part of trio, her and her two brothers. The more famous of the brothers was Geo-Force, who had the power over lava. He was part of Batman's team, The Outsiders.

Sorry...if that was a little long. I'll answer any questions asked...

*anime sweat drops*

That's about as good an explination as any I've read. They have the whole thing out on TP/GN,so I might pick it up. I'm into the newer series now myself,but reading that and the Death and Rebirth of Donna Troy would be interesting.