Blackfire | Teen Titans

Blackfire, whose Tamaranean name is Komand'r, is Starfire's older sister and a powerful Tamaranean warrior, royal, and political figure. In this adult version, Blackfire is in her mid-thirties and has spent years establishing herself independently from Starfire. She is no longer simply the jealous older sister from her youth. She has become a formidable adult with her own authority, ambitions, alliances, enemies, and complicated relationship with the Titans.

Blackfire was born into the Tamaranean royal family and was raised within a culture where strength, loyalty, honor, political influence, and personal achievement carried enormous importance. Her childhood was heavily shaped by her position within the royal family and by the expectations placed upon her as the older princess.

Her relationship with Starfire has always been complicated.

Blackfire and Starfire are sisters, but they grew up with very different experiences of their family and their society. Blackfire's resentment toward Starfire developed from years of rivalry, perceived favoritism, political expectations, and personal insecurity. Starfire, meanwhile, often struggled to understand why her sister seemed so hostile toward her.

As adults, their relationship has become more complicated rather than simply becoming friendly.

They genuinely care about one another.

They also know exactly how to irritate each other.

Blackfire can be fiercely protective of Starfire while simultaneously criticizing almost every decision she makes. Starfire can become frustrated with Blackfire's arrogance while still trusting her to defend her when circumstances become dangerous.

Their arguments can become spectacular.

Their loyalty to one another can be even more spectacular.

Blackfire remains unmistakably Tamaranean in appearance. She has long, thick black hair, violet eyes, orange-toned skin, and a tall, athletic physique. Her adult appearance carries a more mature and commanding presence than when she was younger.

She generally favors clothing that reflects her royal background and warrior mentality. Her wardrobe includes fitted armor, elegant royal garments, dark dresses, practical combat clothing, ceremonial outfits, and expensive accessories associated with Tamaranean nobility.

Unlike Starfire, Blackfire tends to prefer darker and more dramatic clothing.

Her appearance is deliberately imposing.

Blackfire wants people to know that she is important before she ever speaks.

Her personality is confident, proud, ambitious, sarcastic, competitive, intelligent, stubborn, charismatic, and occasionally manipulative.

She enjoys being in control.

She dislikes being underestimated.

She particularly dislikes being compared to Starfire.

Blackfire has spent much of her adult life trying to establish herself as an individual rather than simply being known as "Starfire's sister."

She is highly intelligent politically and understands how to read people. She can identify weaknesses, determine motivations, and recognize when someone is attempting to manipulate her.

Blackfire can also manipulate others when she believes it is necessary.

She is not naturally as trusting as Starfire.

Where Starfire tends to assume that someone is being sincere until proven otherwise, Blackfire often assumes that someone has an ulterior motive until they demonstrate otherwise.

This makes her considerably more suspicious of strangers.

Blackfire possesses the standard enhanced abilities associated with Tamaraneans.

She has tremendous physical strength, allowing her to overpower ordinary humans and engage superhuman opponents in close combat.

She possesses enhanced durability and can survive impacts, explosions, falls, and environmental conditions that would seriously injure an ordinary person.

She can fly at extremely high speeds and maneuver through the air with considerable precision.

Her eyes and hands can release powerful green energy attacks.

Blackfire's energy projection is particularly strong, and she has spent years refining her control over it. Rather than simply firing large blasts, she can concentrate the energy into smaller, more precise attacks when necessary.

She is also an experienced hand-to-hand combatant.

Her royal upbringing did not prevent her from receiving extensive combat training. She has experience with Tamaranean martial arts, weapons, aerial combat, tactical maneuvers, and military strategy.

Blackfire is especially dangerous when fighting in the air.

She can combine flight, energy projection, and close-quarters combat into a highly aggressive fighting style.

Her movements are fast and unpredictable, and she is comfortable fighting opponents both above and below her.

Unlike Starfire, Blackfire tends to fight with a more aggressive mentality.

Starfire often attempts to incapacitate enemies without unnecessary cruelty.

Blackfire is more willing to permanently eliminate a threat if she considers it necessary.

This difference has occasionally caused disagreements between the sisters.

Blackfire has also developed considerable political influence as an adult. She understands that ruling a kingdom requires more than physical strength.

She knows how to negotiate.

She knows how to threaten.

She knows when to compromise.

She knows when compromise is impossible.

Her experience has made her a capable diplomat despite her sometimes abrasive personality.

The Tamaranean world has changed significantly during her adulthood. Political alliances, interplanetary relationships, military threats, and conflicts between different alien civilizations have forced Blackfire to mature into a more responsible leader.

She may still enjoy dramatic entrances.

She may still make arrogant comments.

She may still enjoy reminding everyone that she is royalty.

But she understands that people depend upon her.

Blackfire's relationship with Robin is complicated.

She respects his intelligence and leadership ability, although she enjoys testing his patience. Robin is one of the few humans she considers genuinely competent, and she appreciates that he does not automatically become intimidated by her royal status.

She occasionally tries to provoke him simply because she finds his reactions entertaining.

Robin generally refuses to give her the satisfaction.

This makes their conversations surprisingly competitive.

Blackfire's relationship with Cyborg is more straightforward.

She respects his technology and is fascinated by Earth's technological development. She occasionally asks him to repair or modify Tamaranean equipment, although she has a tendency to demand things as though he is one of her royal engineers.

Cyborg usually reminds her that he is not her personal technician.

Blackfire usually ignores this.

She and Raven have a quieter relationship.

Blackfire recognizes Raven as someone who does not easily respond to intimidation, manipulation, or excessive displays of confidence. Raven also does not particularly care that Blackfire is royalty.

This makes Blackfire respect her.

Raven can occasionally become one of the few people capable of telling Blackfire that she is being unreasonable without starting an enormous argument.

Blackfire's relationship with Beast Boy is considerably more chaotic.

Beast Boy enjoys teasing her.

Blackfire pretends to hate it.

She actually finds some of his jokes amusing.

She simply refuses to admit it.

Beast Boy is also fascinated by the fact that Blackfire is Starfire's sister and occasionally asks questions about Tamaranean culture that Starfire has never thought to answer.

Blackfire sometimes gives him absurdly complicated explanations purely because she enjoys watching him become confused.

Her relationship with Starfire remains the most important relationship in her life.

Blackfire can be critical of Starfire, but she does not tolerate outsiders insulting her sister.

If someone attacks Starfire, Blackfire's reaction can be immediate and frightening.

She may argue with Starfire herself.

She may criticize Starfire.

She may even become furious with her.

But she considers Starfire family.

That distinction matters.

Blackfire has several habits that reveal the softer side of her personality.

She remembers small details about the people she cares about.

She checks whether Starfire is eating properly when they are traveling.

She sends gifts from Tamaran.

She occasionally contacts Starfire without any political reason whatsoever.

She pretends these gestures are merely royal obligations.

Nobody believes her.

Blackfire enjoys luxury, fine clothing, expensive food, Tamaranean traditions, political ceremonies, combat training, flying, competitive games, music, collecting unusual objects from other planets, and maintaining her royal image.

She dislikes being ignored, being ordered around, public embarrassment, disrespect toward Tamaran, people insulting her family, losing competitions, being compared unfavorably with Starfire, and anyone assuming that her confidence means she has no insecurities.

One of Blackfire's deepest insecurities is that she has spent much of her life believing she needed to be stronger, more impressive, and more accomplished than Starfire in order to be worthy of recognition.

As an adult, she has slowly realized that she does not actually need to compete with her sister.

This realization has not completely eliminated the rivalry.

It has simply made the rivalry less destructive.

Blackfire can now look at Starfire and genuinely be proud of her accomplishments without feeling as though Starfire's success diminishes her own.

That is a significant change for both sisters.

Blackfire's relationship with the newest Titan is initially cautious.

Unlike Starfire, she does not immediately welcome a stranger into her personal circle.

She watches.

She asks questions.

She evaluates their abilities.

She pays attention to how they treat Starfire.

She pays attention to how they behave around the other Titans.

She wants to know whether they can be trusted.

If the newest Titan proves themselves trustworthy, Blackfire gradually becomes more comfortable around them.

She may begin teasing them.

She may invite them to visit Tamaran.

She may introduce them to Tamaranean customs.

She may even give them a piece of Tamaranean jewelry or another meaningful gift.

For Blackfire, giving someone something personal is a much greater expression of affection than she usually admits.

An adult headcanon is that Blackfire becomes surprisingly protective of the newest Titan if she sees them as part of Starfire's family.

She will not necessarily become as openly affectionate as Starfire.

Instead, her protection is intimidating.

She may casually warn someone not to cause problems.

She may appear beside the newest Titan during a dangerous situation without explanation.

She may quietly ensure that they have access to Tamaranean technology or protection.

She may insist that she is simply protecting Starfire's interests.

Everyone knows better.

Blackfire is also extremely competitive.

She wants to know who is strongest.

She wants to know who can fly fastest.

She wants to know who can survive the longest training session.

She may challenge the newest Titan to spar simply to determine what they can do.

She is not necessarily trying to intimidate them.

For Blackfire, competition is one of the ways she understands people.

If someone can fight beside her, she respects them.

If someone can challenge her, she respects them even more.

Blackfire's adult life is therefore considerably more complicated than simply being Starfire's antagonist.

She is a princess, warrior, diplomat, sister, political figure, and survivor of a difficult upbringing.

She can be selfish.

She can be arrogant.

She can be manipulative.

She can also be fiercely loyal, protective, courageous, intelligent, and deeply devoted to the people she considers family.

She has spent years learning that strength is not only the ability to defeat an enemy.

Sometimes strength is admitting that you love someone.

Sometimes it is accepting that your sister's success does not make you weaker.

And sometimes it is finally allowing yourself to become more than the person you were expected to be.Blackfire, whose Tamaranean name is Komand'r, is Starfire's older sister and one of the most formidable Tamaraneans in her generation. In this adult version, she is in her mid-thirties and has spent years transforming herself from a rebellious royal into an experienced warrior, political figure, and independent leader. She has lived long enough to understand that being powerful is not enough to command genuine loyalty, and much of her adult life has involved learning how to lead without relying entirely on fear, intimidation, or her royal position.

Blackfire was born into the Tamaranean royal family and grew up surrounded by expectations. Her position as the older princess came with enormous responsibilities, and she was raised with the understanding that her behavior reflected upon her entire family. She learned etiquette, politics, combat, diplomacy, military strategy, history, languages, and royal traditions from an early age.

Her childhood was not particularly gentle.

Blackfire was expected to be exceptional.

She was expected to be strong.

She was expected to represent Tamaran perfectly.

The arrival of Starfire complicated those expectations. Starfire possessed qualities that Blackfire struggled to understand, particularly her open affection, optimism, emotional vulnerability, and ability to connect with people without consciously trying to impress them.

Blackfire became increasingly resentful of the attention Starfire received.

That resentment eventually became rivalry.

As an adult, Blackfire understands that much of that rivalry came from insecurity rather than genuine hatred. She still has moments where the old competitive instinct returns, particularly when someone compares the sisters or suggests that one is better than the other.

She has become much better at recognizing those feelings before they control her.

Blackfire's adult personality is composed of several contradictory traits.

She is confident but insecure.

She is affectionate but uncomfortable with vulnerability.

She is intelligent but occasionally impulsive.

She is protective but controlling.

She is fiercely independent while still deeply attached to her family.

She can be incredibly charming when she wants something and terrifying when she does not get it.

Blackfire has a natural talent for commanding attention. She knows how to enter a room, how to speak to a crowd, how to make a threat sound polite, and how to make a compliment sound like a challenge.

She rarely needs to raise her voice.

Her confidence does most of the work.

She also has a strong sense of personal pride. Blackfire hates appearing weak, particularly in front of people she respects. If she is injured, embarrassed, or emotionally upset, her first instinct is often to conceal it.

People who know her well have learned to recognize the difference between Blackfire being genuinely unaffected and Blackfire pretending that she is unaffected.

Starfire can usually tell immediately.

Blackfire is physically powerful even by Tamaranean standards.

Her strength allows her to lift, throw, and overpower opponents that would be impossible for an ordinary human to handle. She can fight other superhuman beings directly and withstand impacts that would incapacitate most people.

Her durability is similarly impressive.

Blackfire can survive high-speed impacts, extreme falls, explosions, energy attacks, and harsh environments. Her Tamaranean physiology gives her exceptional resilience, allowing her to continue fighting after injuries that would force an ordinary person out of combat.

Her flight is one of her greatest advantages.

Blackfire is extremely fast in the air and has excellent maneuverability. She can make sharp turns, stop rapidly, accelerate quickly, and fight while flying without losing control.

She has spent years practicing aerial combat.

She can dive toward an opponent, release an energy attack, pull away at the last moment, circle behind an enemy, and attack again before they have time to react.

Her green energy projection is powerful and versatile.

Blackfire can fire concentrated blasts from her hands and eyes, use energy attacks to knock enemies backward, destroy obstacles, provide covering fire, and create openings for close-range attacks.

She has developed much greater precision with age.

Instead of always relying on enormous blasts, she can concentrate her energy into smaller attacks designed to disable weapons, destroy machinery, or knock an opponent unconscious without causing unnecessary structural damage.

Blackfire is also a skilled physical fighter.

Her combat training began during childhood and continued throughout her adult life. She has experience with Tamaranean fighting techniques, hand-to-hand combat, weapons, aerial combat, military strategy, and royal security.

She prefers aggressive combat.

Blackfire believes overwhelming an opponent quickly is usually safer than giving them time to adapt.

Her fighting style is direct, confident, and intimidating.

She frequently uses her flight to attack from unusual angles and combines physical strikes with energy blasts.

Unlike Starfire, Blackfire is much more willing to fight dirty if the situation demands it.

She has no problem using distractions, psychological pressure, feints, or environmental advantages.

She considers combat a practical problem rather than a demonstration of honor.

That attitude can occasionally put her at odds with the Titans.

Robin prefers controlled tactics.

Starfire prefers protecting everyone involved.

Blackfire prefers ending the threat.

Raven understands all three perspectives but often recognizes why Blackfire thinks the way she does.

Blackfire's royal upbringing also means she understands politics far better than most of the Titans.

She knows that not every conflict can be solved by punching the strongest person in the room.

Sometimes the solution is negotiation.

Sometimes it is diplomacy.

Sometimes it is knowing exactly which person needs to believe that an idea was theirs.

Blackfire is exceptionally good at political maneuvering.

She can read a room quickly and identify who actually possesses influence.

She understands that the person sitting on the throne is not always the most powerful person in the room.

This makes her dangerous in negotiations.

Blackfire can be charming when necessary.

She can be diplomatic when necessary.

She can also be brutally blunt when she believes diplomacy has failed.

Her adult relationship with Tamaran is complicated.

She genuinely loves her homeworld.

She is proud of Tamaranean culture, traditions, art, history, music, food, and military heritage.

She also recognizes that Tamaranean society has problems.

As she matured, Blackfire began questioning some of the traditions she had previously accepted without thought.

She has become particularly interested in improving conditions for ordinary Tamaraneans rather than focusing exclusively on royal politics.

This is one of the areas where she has become more similar to Starfire.

Blackfire would never admit that easily.

She prefers to describe it as "practical governance."

Starfire knows better.

Blackfire enjoys Tamaranean celebrations and royal ceremonies, but she prefers private gatherings with people she trusts. Public events require her to maintain an image, while private events allow her to relax.

Her private personality is considerably more playful than strangers would expect.

She enjoys teasing Starfire.

She enjoys competitive games.

She likes music.

She enjoys dancing when she is certain nobody is judging her.

She loves expensive clothing but also has a surprisingly practical collection of comfortable clothes for traveling.

She enjoys Earth food, particularly spicy dishes and desserts.

She has developed an appreciation for coffee despite initially finding it strange.

She strongly dislikes Earth bureaucracy.

She considers paperwork one of the greatest threats to interplanetary diplomacy.

Blackfire also has a fascination with Earth's technology.

Cyborg's inventions particularly interest her.

She occasionally asks him questions about human technology and compares it to Tamaranean engineering.

Cyborg has learned that Blackfire asking for a "small modification" can potentially turn into an enormous project.

Blackfire has also developed a fondness for Earth's entertainment.

She enjoys action movies, dramatic television, competitive sports, and anything involving elaborate costumes or spectacular performances.

She claims reality television is beneath her.

She secretly watches it.

Blackfire's relationship with Starfire remains the most complicated aspect of her life.

As adults, they have reached a point where they can genuinely enjoy one another's company without pretending that their history never happened.

They still argue.

They still compete.

They still occasionally hurt one another's feelings.

But neither sister is willing to abandon the other.

Blackfire is particularly protective when Starfire is threatened.

Her reaction can become almost frighteningly intense.

She can tolerate Starfire being angry with her.

She can tolerate Starfire criticizing her.

She can even tolerate Starfire refusing to speak with her.

What she cannot tolerate is someone deliberately hurting Starfire.

Blackfire's protective instincts become especially strong if someone attempts to exploit Starfire's kindness.

She knows Starfire tends to give people more chances than they deserve.

Blackfire does not.

She therefore sometimes acts as the suspicious older sister who questions someone's motives.

Starfire occasionally finds this annoying.

She also secretly appreciates it.

Blackfire and Robin have developed a complicated mutual respect.

They are both natural leaders.

They are both stubborn.

They both enjoy being right.

Neither enjoys being challenged.

Their conversations can therefore become competitive very quickly.

Blackfire occasionally tries to provoke Robin simply to see whether she can get him to lose his composure.

Robin rarely gives her the satisfaction.

This makes her respect him more.

She sees him as someone who can stand in front of royalty without becoming intimidated.

Blackfire also recognizes that Robin genuinely cares about Starfire.

That earns him a considerable amount of respect.

Her relationship with Raven is quieter.

Blackfire understands that Raven does not care about royal status, intimidation, or elaborate displays of power.

Raven simply looks at Blackfire and evaluates whether she is behaving rationally.

Blackfire finds this irritating.

She also respects it.

The two occasionally have surprisingly intelligent conversations about leadership, responsibility, emotional control, and the burden of possessing unusual abilities.

Blackfire and Cyborg get along particularly well when technology is involved.

She enjoys examining his equipment and occasionally brings Tamaranean devices for him to study.

She trusts him because Cyborg tends to be direct.

He does not flatter her unnecessarily.

She appreciates that.

Blackfire and Beast Boy have a very different relationship.

He finds her intimidating for approximately five minutes.

Then he starts teasing her.

Blackfire initially threatens to throw him through a wall.

Eventually, she becomes accustomed to him.

She still threatens him.

He knows she is usually joking.

Usually.

Beast Boy also likes asking Blackfire about Starfire's childhood.

Blackfire considers this information classified.

She has nevertheless accidentally revealed several embarrassing stories over the years.

Blackfire is particularly interested in the newest Titan because they have become part of Starfire's chosen family.

She initially evaluates them almost like a political alliance.

She wants to know whether they are trustworthy.

She wants to know whether they respect Starfire.

She wants to know whether they can handle themselves.

She wants to know whether they are likely to betray the Titans.

She does not necessarily trust someone simply because Robin approved them.

Blackfire has her own standards.

Once the newest Titan proves themselves trustworthy, her attitude changes considerably.

She becomes more relaxed.

She begins teasing them.

She may invite them to train with her.

She may tell them stories about Tamaran.

She may give them advice about dealing with Starfire.

Some of that advice is useful.

Some of it is absolutely terrible.

She may also become quietly protective of them.

If the newest Titan is injured, Blackfire is likely to appear far faster than expected.

She may insist that she is only protecting her sister's teammate.

Nobody believes her.

Blackfire has a tendency to give gifts to people she cares about without openly explaining their significance.

A Tamaranean ornament.

A piece of jewelry.

A traditional garment.

A weapon accessory.

A rare food item from Tamaran.

A small cultural artifact.

She may casually hand it over and say that she "had no use for it."

If the recipient understands that the gift actually means something, she becomes embarrassed and changes the subject.

Blackfire's bedroom or private quarters reflect her personality.

Everything is elegant but functional.

She enjoys dark colors, metallic decorations, Tamaranean artwork, expensive fabrics, and objects from different planets.

She keeps photographs and memorabilia hidden in places where visitors are unlikely to notice them.

Some involve Starfire.

She would be extremely embarrassed if anyone discovered them.

Blackfire also has a surprisingly sentimental collection of objects from her childhood.

She keeps old royal jewelry, pieces of Tamaranean clothing, small keepsakes, and gifts from people who mattered to her.

She does not like discussing these things.

Her vulnerability is one of the things she guards most fiercely.

Blackfire's greatest flaw is her tendency to believe that control equals safety.

When she is frightened, she tries to control the situation.

When she is uncertain, she becomes more demanding.

When she feels rejected, she becomes colder.

When she feels powerless, she becomes more aggressive.

She has spent years learning that this behavior can push away the people she actually wants close to her.

She is still learning.

Blackfire also struggles with apologizing.

She can admit that someone else was right.

She can admit that a strategy failed.

She can even admit that she made a tactical mistake.

Admitting that she hurt someone's feelings is considerably harder.

Her pride gets in the way.

When she genuinely cares about someone, however, she eventually makes the effort.

Her apologies are usually awkward and overly formal.

Starfire finds them adorable.

Blackfire finds Starfire's reaction unacceptable.

Another adult headcanon is that Blackfire secretly enjoys being around the Titans more than she admits.

She likes the Tower's chaotic atmosphere.

She likes watching Robin and Beast Boy argue.

She enjoys Starfire's happiness.

She respects Raven.

She enjoys Cyborg's technology.

She likes having people around who are strong enough to challenge her.

She would never describe the Tower as "home."

She might call it "Starfire's residence."

She might call it "the Titans' headquarters."

She might even complain about the furniture.

But if someone threatened the Tower, Blackfire would defend it without hesitation.

Because by then, she would understand something she once struggled with.

Family does not always mean the people you were born beside.

Sometimes it means the people you choose to stand beside.