Arella
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In the Teen Titans comics and animated universe, Angela Roth, commonly called Arella, is the pacifist mother of the superhero psychic Raven. She is the wife of Trigon the demon, who seduced her in order to produce someone who would later serve as his portal to Earth.
After she was impregnated by Trigon, Arella attempted to kill herself with pills in an abandoned allyway. Instead of dying, however, she was taken to the temple Azarath, located between all dimensions. It was there that she was taught pacifism and had her named changed to Arella (which meant Messenger Angel to the Azarathians).
Soon after giving birth to Raven, she gave up her care to Azar, the high priestess. She rarely saw her for quite some time, but took over guardianship of Raven upon Azar's death when Raven was about ten years old.
[edit] Teen Titans animated series
In the Teen Titans animated series, Arella makes a short appearance in the episode "The Prophecy". While meditating, Raven envisions herself in Azarath, her home dimension, where she encounters her mother tending to a whole flock of doves. Raven begs her mother to help her prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, but Arella (echoing Slade, albeit in a much kinder tone) tells her that it is no use, that Raven's destiny was chosen at her birth and it is a destiny she must carry out, like it or not. Arella is Latin for angel, suggesting that she might be one herself.
It is then revealed that Azarath has already been destroyed (or from the look of the city, deserted at least), and that Arella is apparently dead--although this is debatable--having given her daughter her last words through a telepathic voice-mail of sorts. She was played by Virginia Madsen. It is arguable that the people of Azarath are not dead but, as in 'Teen Titans Go', are now the Phantasm, making her mother still alive to speak to her but not corporeal.
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