Killowat

My name is Killowat. I am a Teen Titan of two worlds, two different realities: the one you know, right here, right now, and one you don't want to know ...

―Teen Titans Go! #48 Wrong Place Wrong Time

Killowat
Background information
First episode	Homecoming - Part 2(cameo) Calling All Titans (in person)
Voice	None
Character information
Real name	Charles Watkins
Other names	Killowat, Charlie, Lightning Bug (by Arsenal)
Species	Mutated Human
Affiliations	Teen Titans
Place of Origin	A Parallel Dimension (in comics), Seattle, Washington (anime)
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Relatives	Uncle Henry and Aunt Annie
Allies	Raven, Mirage (love interest) Nightrider Battalion Flamebird
Powers and abilities	Electrokinesis, Electrical Transportation, Electro-Absorption, Intellect in Electricity, Experienced Hand-to-Hand Combat, Enhanced Strength, Flight
Weapons	None

Killowat is a superhero and an Honorary Titan.

Character History

Animated series

In the animated series, nothing is revealed about Killowat's origin, his career as a superhero or how he came to be contacted by the Teen Titans and initiated as an Honorary Titan. He lived on a solar panel farm in Seattle,

Killowat ready to take on the Brotherhood of Evil

Washington, where he apparently sustained himself on the electricity converted from solar energy.

As a young superhero, he became a target for the Brotherhood of Evil. In Lightspeed, the H.I.V.E. Five were scrolling though Honorary Titans trying to make a match toKid Flash, and Killowat was seen briefly on the screen. Later, Control Freak attacked him, but his auxiliaries from the TV Dimension proved useless against Killowat's power. Just before Control Freak would face extreme retribution, however, the Puppet King intervened and tackled Killowat. Killowat was added as a flash-frozen trophy into the Brotherhood's victory collection inside their base, but the Titans who escaped the simultaneous world-wide attacks joined together in a final assault. During the fight, Más y Menos managed to unfreeze the Titans already captured, and Killowat quickly joined the fight. He helped the Titans secure their victory by absorbing Overload's body and leaving the circuit card, rendering him unable to move. Following their victory, he socialized with his fellow Titans in Titans Tower and later helped the rest of the Titans capturingDoctor Light.

Teen Titans Go!

Killowat's origins are detailed in the Teen Titans Go! comic series (issue #48). He originated from a parallel Earth, where he was a member of the Teen Titans as well, but his home town had been overrun by the local villains (most particularly Slade). Killowat came into this universe when Raven, while meditating, heard his cry for help from his own universe, where he had been worn down by his opponent, and in order to save him, she pulled him into her own.

Killowat assisted the Teen Titans during many crises until Raven thought she found a way to send him home. However, she actually sent Killowat to another dimenson where he was attacked and knocked unconsious by the Teen Tyrants. He was held captive at the Tyrants' base as they were trying to learn the secrets of the Brotherhood of Justice. Back at Titans Tower, Raven woke up, startled, as she realized her mistake. She then opened a portal, where the Titans were transported to the Teen Tyrant's base. The Teen Titans were worn down and eventually subdued, until Gemini showed up with the Brotherhood of Justice (good versions of Psimon, Mammoth, Madam Rouge, and Dr. Light). Starfire rescued Killowat as the Brotherhood of Justice defeated the Tyrants. Raven brought the Herald and together, they were able to summon multiple doors leading to different dimesions. Killowat saw his friend Mirage (Raven), along with Battlion (Cyborg) and Nightwing (Robin) battling Slade's army. Killowat thanked all the Titans for their help and jumped into the portal, finally at home.

Appearance

Killowat is a blue-colored teenager with magenta streaks shaped like lightning all over his body. He seems bald, but he does have one strand of purple hair shaped like a lightning bolt on his head. The four streaks from his shoulders and waist all lead to a large circle on his chest, which is where he stores his electricity. Killowat wears black underwear, black gloves, and black boots, all with a zig-zag pattern above them. Killowat's eyes are pure white; he doesn't have pupils. However, his eyes have a black outline leading to a black spike sticking out towards the side of his eye that resembles an eyelash. He also has magenta bolts running down from the bottom of his eyes to his jaw.

Powers and Abilities

Killowat is able to absorb electricity, the exact amount of which is unknown. Killowat is also able to shoot magenta colored electric bolts whick he used to defeat Control Freak. This is assumed to be his main method of attacking. Killowat is also capable of teleporting through electricity, also known as electroportation. He can fly in the comics, and does possess a limited amount of strength, though not stronger than Pupper King. Also, Killowat has gifted knowledge over electrical devices, as he was able to sustain himself on a solar panel farm. Due to his electrokinesis, he is able to destroy many electrical appliances and electrical related stuff, as seen in Calling All Titans. His electricty has three different colors - magenta for attacking, blue for absorbing, and yellow for electroportation. It also seems that Killowat has some experience with hand to hand combat, also seen in Calling All Titans. He was seen punching Control Freak's monster, destroying it. When he fights hand to hand combat however, his hands glow in electric energy.

Appearances

• Homecoming - Part 2 (cameo)
• Lightspeed (cameo)
• Calling All Titans
• Titans Together

Trivia

• In the Teen Titans Go! series, in issue #48, Killowat's electric bolts are a different color than they are in the cartoon version. Also, he wears gloves that reveal his fingers in that issue, but in the cartoon, his gloves cover his fingers. He has spoken in the comic issue, so it is proven that he is not mute, but he has yet to speak in the cartoon.
• In the comics, he is a member of a team, the Team Titans. However, in the cartoon, he seems to work alone, living on the panel farm, defending Seattle himself.
• Killowat has the least screen time of all the Titans (except Wonder Girl, who has not made a direct appearence in the cartoon).
• He has been totally re-designed from the original DC Comics. In the DC Comics, he was obviously an adult. He was a regular man wanting to join Lord Chaos's elite army. However, after joining and learning that Lord Chaos was actually evil, he went to the Team Titans for help, and he became a double-spy. One mission, he was exposed as a traitor, and fell into an electric converter. However, he wasn't killed; he was altered into a being of electricity. It is unknown if this version of Killowat shares the same past. Also, his counterpart from the DC Comics was able to change his body from normal human to Killowat (similar to Hot Spot). It is also unknown whether this Killowat can do that. Also, the DC version of Killowat is one color (sort of a mix between purple and blue). This version he is not one color. The DC version could fly, and it is unknown if this Killowat can fly.
• It is unknown how Killowat obtained his communicator.
• In the DC Comics, Killowat had superhuman strength, but it is unknown if this reincarnation shares that power.