Mento (comics)
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Mento is a fictional superhero from the DC comics universe.
[edit] Character history
Steve Dayton, one of the world's richest men, built a helmet to enhance his mental abilities and called himself Mento. This was an attempt on Dayton's part to impress Elasti-Girl of the Doom Patrol. Although his arrogant manner annoyed the male field members of the team, he was successful, and in Doom Patrol #104 (June 1966), Mento and Elasti-Girl were married. They soon adopted Garfield Logan. After Elasti-Girl's death, Mento went mad, with a brain tumor, and created the Hybrid and blamed Beast Boy for the deaths of the original Doom Patrol. When the Hybrid was defeated and Raven cured him of his brain problem, Steve Dayton later helped in the battle against the Wildebeest Society. Later on, he became Crimelord and tried to frame Deathstroke the Terminator for murder, but it was later revealed that Crimelord did it and Deathstroke was cleared of all charges.
[edit] One Year Later
In Teen Titans (v. 3) #36, Steve Dayton is revealed to have returned with the rest of the Doom Patrol. Though a member of the Patrol, he furiously writes novels, supposedly spurred on by a creative streak created by the helmet. He also seems to have developed an addiction again, as he claims that Rita is only in love with Mento and not Steve Dayton. He claims to remember his days as The Crimelord, calling them "a glitch in the helmet".
Retaining his age though clean shaven again, Dayton's Mento helmet is now red, and wears a black costume with a yellow lightning bolt across it; this coloration of helmet and costume resembles his original look from the original incarnation of the Patrol.
Seeing the truth about Caulder, who is talking Kid Devil to join the Doom Patrol because his own teammates, the Titans, will always despise him as a freak, Dayton shakes off his addiction and finally removes the helmet. Thinking clearly again for the first time in years, he takes the control of the Doom Patrol from The Chief, claiming respect for the other members of the squad, threatening the Chief if he ever reclaimed his leading role from him.
[edit] Teen Titans animated series
Mento appeared in Teen Titans season 5 episodes "Homecoming: Part 1" and "Homecoming: Part 2" voiced by Xander Berkeley. He was depicted as being the Doom Patrol's leader obsessed with stopping the Brotherhood of Evil and had issues with Beast Boy's inability to follow orders, when the boy's actions are justifiable. This may very well be the reason Beast Boy left the Doom Patrol. Although it is never clarified whether or not Steve is Beast Boy's adoptive father in the series, he does refer to him as "son" and at one time says, "That's my boy".
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