Rachel Roth | Raven

Arella, Raven's mother, was chosen to become the bride of the demonic Trigon. Abandoned by the demon, Arella was bent on suicide (while carrying Raven) when she was taken in by the pacifistic disciples of Temple Azarath, a group who had centuries earlier forsaken life on Earth to pursue their own nonviolent lifestyle. In their inter-dimensional world, Raven, Arella's daughter by Trigon, was born. Fearing that the child would bring evil among them, Juris, a magistrate of Azarath, attempted to cast the infant Raven into Limbo, only to be destroyed himself. Azar, the spiritual leader of the temple, then took the young Raven under her personal tutelage, instructing her in the truth of her parentage, and in pacifism, meditation, and the submergence of her emotions to resist Trigon's influence, while perfecting her powers of teleportation, astral projection, and empathic healing. Later, after Azar's death (in which she entered another plane of existence), when Raven was plagued by prophetic dreams of Trigon and, defying her teachers, she confronted her demon father in Limbo at his bidding. Trigon spared her and Arella after satisfying himself that, upon his return when she reached adulthood, he could seduce Raven into becoming his ally. When Raven turned sixteen, she sensed Trigon's power returning and fled to Earth. Raven arrived at Jump City, where she met several super-powered youths fighting a rampaging alien girl (Starfire). Raven managed to discern the girl's true reason for her demolition work and convinced the others into a more peaceful approach, which won them the alien's friendship. Despite Raven's obvious insecurity, the others invited her to join them in defeating the truly hostile aliens the Gordanians, who had attempted to enslave the girl and her presence proved ultimately essential to the motley crew's triumph over the Gordanians. Afterward, the group decided to stay together and formed the original Teen Titans. Though Raven, still feeling alienated from her new friends, remained distant to them, the other Titans soon came to learn more about her origins. Physical Descriptions: Raven keeps a dark and mysterious appearance throughout though she is a very beautiful girl. She is very slender with a slim petite small frame and stature and a lithe agile light yet graceful but delicate build with subtle feminine curves and a hourglass figure very pale, almost grayish- ghost white skin; large almond shaped wide intense dark violet eyes a small narrow slightly pointed nose a broad smooth forehead defined jawline high prominent cheekbones and somewhat thick dark eyebrows with defined feminine features sharp contours and pouty lips She has short straight, shoulder length asymmetrical angled, dark purple violet hair styled in a short bob cut with straight messy bangs with a slightly angular yet delicate heart shaped face with a prominent widow's peak. She also has a red gemstone outlined in black located in the center of her forehead (or her "Ajna chakra", as Blackfire puts it). Raven, being half-demon, has used her demonic appearances on several occasions, though often the use of her demon form causes her to lose control. When Raven is in her 'demonic' state, a second pair of eyes appear where her eyebrows are. Her superhero outfit primarily consists of her favorite color, navy blue. She usually wears a hooded navy-blue cloak, matching ruffled ankle-boots with grayish-black soles and a long-sleeve dark navy-blue (or black) legless leotard with regular navy-blue cuffs. Her cloak is decorated with a round, crimson jewel (similar to a brooch), which helps keep the cloak shut. It covers her T-communicator and it is fixed to beep/glow when there is trouble, as seen in some episodes. Occasionally, the silhouette of a raven head appears inside the jewel. She also wears a thin, gold belt with decorated with several of the same type of jewel. Interestingly, Raven is the only member of her team who consistently adjusts her attire, however slightly, depending on her circumstances. When out fighting villains or on a mission, Raven will almost always have her hood up, covering much of her face and denoting a more serious mentality. When she is in the Tower or hanging out with her friends, Raven will generally have her hood down, denoting a more casual, relaxed mentality. Also, as revealed in "Fear Itself", she takes her cloak off whenever she sleeps. Her cloak also appears to function as a very important safety/comfort item for her. Generally, she will allow it to hang behind her back, very similarly to a cape. However, during situations where she feels stressed or nervous, she will often “retreat” into her cloak by pulling it in front of her and covering almost her entire body. Whenever her cloak is forcibly taken from her, Raven tends to feel very vulnerable, as shown in episodes like "Episode 257-494" and "Birthmark". Her cloak may also have the ability to change colors depending on her mood, as seen in “Spellbound,” where it goes from dark blue, to light blue, then white to denote her overall happiness and brighter outlook on life. She’s aged up to 18