I won't forget this sister dear! 
- — Blackfire's last line
| Blackfire | |
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| Real name | Komand'r |
| Aliases | Blazin' B (by Beast Boy) |
| Place of Origin | Tamaran |
| Headquarters | |
| Species | Tamaranean |
| Affiliations | Tamaran (formerly) |
| Partners | Glgrdsklechhh |
| Relatives | Starfire (younger sister), Wildfire (younger brother) Galfore (surrogate father) Myand'r (biological father [deceased]) Luadn'r (mother [deceased]) |
| Powers & Abilities | Superhuman strength and endurance faster-than-light Flight, Ability to project purple energy "starbolts" from hands and eyes Resilience to high-intensity radiation Extreme sense of alien martial arts, social comprehension and charisma |
| Weapon | Jewel of Charta (later destroyed) |
| Goal | Becoming stronger, Getting revenge on Starfire (all failed) |
| Voiced by | Hynden Walch (English), Mayumi Asano (Japanese) |
| First Appearance | Sisters |
Blackfire is Starfire's older sister and archnemesis, as well as the former Grand Ruler of Tamaran.
Personality[]
Blackfire
Even though Blackfire is Starfire's older sister, the two are polar opposites. She possesses the optimum qualities of a villain, and she is cunning, deceitful, immoral, sadistic and unremorseful. The two almost never get along well, except when Blackfire tricks Starfire into thinking she's being nice. Blackfire loves fighting her sister and rubbing the fact that she is older and stronger in her 'little' sister's face. The two of them are poster children for sibling rivalry. Blackfire is arguably a tomboy. She has a very sarcastic humor and always hurts Starfire's feelings. Blackfire is also quite vain and loves telling stories about herself.
Background[]
Blackfire first appeared when she arrived on Earth in the episode Sisters. She gave Starfire a centauri jewel and pretended to enjoy being reunited with her. Blackfire won the Teen Titans's support by having fun with them and telling them stories of adventures she had throughout her travels in the galaxy. The Titans seemed to like her so much, Starfire was beginning to think they wouldn't need her around anymore. She was especially unhappy with her sister's attempts at flirting with Robin. When Starfire thought of leaving Earth, the Centauri Police showed up and captured her. The Titans then discovered that Blackfire had framed Starfire for crimes by giving her a stolen jewel from the Centauri System. Blackfire, who was leaving Earth at that exact moment, was defeated by Starfire after her right hand was hit by Starfire's star bolts. She was about to attack again however, the Centauri Police catch her from behind and she's taken to prison, swearing revenge on her sister.
Blackfire later broke out from prison and wrested control of Tamaran as its new Grand Ruler. Blackfire attempted to get revenge on Starfire by forcing her to marry Glgrdsklechhh, a hideous alien. This was actually part of an elaborate plot between Blackfire and Glgrdsklechhh; by marrying Starfire to Glgrdsklechhh, he would reward Blackfire with a very powerful jewel. When her ruse was uncovered, Blackfire was once again defeated by Starfire and banished from Tamaran.
Blackfire was one of the only villains missing from the lineup of the Brotherhood of Evil, suggesting the fact that she was not out to get all the superheroes, or even the Titans, but simply to just take out Starfire. It is also possible she could be still in jail, this time in a prison that can hold her or purposely not.
Blackfire eventually returns in Teen Titans Go! issue "Overthrow".
Teen Titans Go![]
Blackfire appears a few more times in the comics. In Issue #7, she returns apparently reformed, and challenges Starfire to a race. However the whole thing is a trap to dispatch the Titans and take revenge on Starfire, however, the Titans overcome her tricks and she is forced to flee the planet.
She appears again in #36 as the leader of the Gordanians (the same aliens from the episode "Go!") and uses them to capture the Titans and their allies. The plans are thwarted when the few remaining managed to sneak aboard her ship and she is defeated by Wonder Girl.
Her final appearance is in #46 where it is revealed that she sent Madame Rouge into the Teen Titans' base disguised as Wildfire. then Starfire discovers this deception, she confronts Blackfire in her prison and renounces her as her sister for pulling such a cruel stunt. Its also in this issue we learn about their past and that it was Blackfire who had given Starfire to the Gordanians as a bargaining chip to keep them from invading Tamaran, indirectly setting up the event in "Go!" and the subsequent forming of the Teen Titans.
She also appears in the final issue but is a product of an illusion from a villain name Phobia who was causing the Titans to face their worst nightmares.
Appearances[]
- Sisters
- Transformation (mentioned)
- Betrothed
- The End - Part 2 (mentioned)
Powers and Abilities[]
Blackfire vs Starfire
Superhuman Strength: she seemed to be physically stronger than Starfire but it is unknown if that strength came as a result of the Jewel of Charta Starfire destroying it.
Invulnerability: Like her kind, Blackfire has moderate invulnerability to physical harm, heat, cold, and high-intensity radiation.
Flight: Blackfire can fly under her own power at the speed of light.
Purple Energy Projection: Blackfire is incredibly strong with her purple-colored powers also incomparably more stronger than Starfire's green powers. the reason for that is like in the original comics, Blackfire was subjected to an experiment longer than Starfire, therefore hers were purple and far more intense. Blackfire has been mentioned to have turned purple for two days. Blackfire's blackbolts turned red when she had the Jewel of Charta which greatly strengthened and enhanced her Tamaranean powers.
Self-Sustenance: Like Starfire, Blackfire can survive in the hostile conditions of space without any sort of protection or special gear.
Alien Martial Arts skills: Blackfire has demonstrated some high-level moves of alien martial arts to Robin. She seems to know more combative moves than Starfire, she considers herself the better fighter. She used a move on Robin which she learned from a Ven-Zo master on Tyrus Three.
Character Facts[]
- In the comics, Tamaraneans were able to fly due to their absorbing of ultraviolet energy. Starfire and Blackfire were subjected to an experiment to see how much ultraviolet energy they could hold. They were freed, but the experiment altered their physiology to allow them to concentrate the ultraviolet energy into star bolts and black bolts. However, Blackfire was subjected to the experiment longer than Starfire, therefore hers were purple and far more intense. This made them the only Tamaraneans capable of creating star bolts and blackbolts, while in the cartoon implies that all Tamaraneans could do so.
- It is unknown how Blackfire learned English, but she is able to speak the language, implying that Blackfire, during her visit to Earth, has kissed someone who speaks English.
- Blackfire is a playable unlocked character in the video game, but she has no dialogue.
- Beast Boy appears to be somewhat attracted to her. When Starfire asks Cyborg and Beast Boy where Blackfire is, Beast Boy mentions that Blackfire "rules at video games" Hearts appear on his eyes and float above his head, implying he may have a small crush on Blackfire.
- It's heavily implied she wanted a relationship with Robin, since she dragged him back to the party while he tried to console Starfire.