Starfire (Teen Titans)

Starfire
Starfire as she appears on the cover of Teen Titans #16 (March, 2018). Art by Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980)
Created by	Marv Wolfman George Pérez
In-story information
Full name	Koriand'r
Species	Tamaranean
Place of origin	Tamaran
Team affiliations	Teen Titans Outsiders Justice League R.E.B.E.L.S. The Outlaws Justice League Odyssey
Partnerships	Nightwing Red Hood Donna Troy Arsenal Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
Notable aliases	Kory Anders
Abilities	Tamaranean physiology converts ultraviolet radiation into energy; grants superhuman strength, speed, durability, endurance, flight, and can assimilate language through lip contact. Experimentation grants the ability to project energy and heat ("Starbolts"). Highly trained warrior; proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry, leadership, and space flight.
Starfire Publication information Schedule Monthly Format Ongoing series Genre Superhero Publication date August 2015 – July 2016 No. of issues 12 Creative team Written by Amanda Conner Jimmy Palmiotti Penciller(s) Emanuela Lupacchino Inker(s) Ray McCarthy (#1‐7) Sean Parsons (#7) Elsa Charretier (#8‐12)

Starfire is a superheroine created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez appearing in American comic books created by DC Comics. She first debuted in a preview story inserted within DC Comics Presents #26 (October, 1980). Since the character's introduction, Starfire is a major reoccurring character in Teen Titans and various other iteration of the team, sometimes depicted as the team's leader, and a significant love interest for Dick Grayson.

Within the main continuity of the DC Universe, her origin is revealed to be Princess Koriand'r, an alien princess from the planet Tamaran and heir to the throne until she was ousted in a coup by her elder sister, Komand'r (also known as Blackfire), who sold her into slavery. Subjected to torture and sexual exploitation, Koriand'r would later receive additional powers following experimentations by alien scientists. Escaping her captors, the character would find herself on Earth and befriended the Teen Titans, becoming a long-lasting member of the team over the years.^[1] The character has appeared on several other teams, including the Outsiders, Outlaws, and Justice League Odyssey. While on Earth, the character has been depicted as a model under the alias Kory Anders, occasionally the leader of the Teen Titans, and was the principal of Teen Titans Academy during a period in which the Titans help trained future superheroes of the DC Universe.

Starfire has been featured in various media outside comic books. Within television, she is notably voiced by Hynden Walch in the Teen Titans animated series and portrayed by Anna Diop the Titans television drama. She also appears in several movies set in the DC Animated Movie Universe and as a playable DLC character in Injustice 2, both voiced by Kari Wahlgren.