Red X
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Red X is a fictional character, and anti-hero in the animated television series Teen Titans, voiced by Scott Menville.
Red X was originally an alias devised by Robin in order to get closer to Slade by helping him in thievery. Robin created a new suit with new gadgets and designed it so that he would be able to exploit the other Titans' weaknesses. He used a hologram to deceive the Titans and steal various items of value to Slade. Unfortunately, Slade discovered the truth (or perhaps always knew), and Robin's plan failed, almost losing him his friends. He sealed the suit and other technology away in Titans Tower for safety.
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[edit] Appearances
In the episode "X", a new Red X appears. He is not Robin. Robin discovers the suit has been stolen, and becomes set on finding the criminal and apprehending him personally. The new Red X is easily able to defeat the Titans because of the suit's design. The suit is powered by "xenothium", a fictional chemical or element which is supposedly very powerful, but equally unstable. Red X attempts to steal some, but he is tricked by Professor Chang into stealing it for his xenothium cannon. Robin and Red X team up and defeat him, but Robin steals Red X's belt (which powers the suit), and Red X escapes, leaving Robin to wonder whether or not his bouts as the alter-ego make Red X evil, or if the new X's efforts in stopping Chang make him good.
In "Homecoming: Part 2", Red X seems to have reclaimed his belt that Robin stole off of him in "X", and hid in a small vault within the Tower. It’s most likely he has a full supply of xenothium as well.
In the episode "Revved Up", Red X, with a motorcycle in the same vein as Robin's, returns to win a race held by Ding Dong Daddy in order to win something of value belonging to Robin, but only to sell it if doesn't see any use of keeping it. The two are neck-and-neck most of the time, with each racer trying to run each other out of the race, but Robin saves Red X when his cycle is destroyed. In return, Red X attacks the other racers (Mad Mod, Gizmo, Fang & Kitten, Dr. Light, Johnny Rancid, The Amazing Mumbo, the Puppet King, and Control Freak) to help Robin win the race. He then lands on a school bus with Starfire and Raven in it and tells them the following: "Tell Robin we're even, for now," before taking off.
[edit] Red X's Identity
The clues as to Red X’s identity are puzzling to even the most devoted Teen Titans fans. He knew that Robin was Red X in the first place, and he knew exactly how to break into Titans Tower undetected and he knew exactly where the vault was that Robin hid the suit. The speculation is mixed, but no conclusive proof has ever been provided. His voice is also identical to Robin's voice when he wore the suit. It is unknown if the suit itself has a voice changer built-in, or it is Red X's real voice. A popular fan theory is that he is Jason Todd, the second Robin from the Batman comics, due to similarities between X's character and Todd's recent reappearance as anti-hero Red Hood. (In the episode "X", Beast Boy shows a diagram which suggests various identities for Red X, one of which is Jason Todd, although Beast Boy himself favors the theory that he is a bionic monkey infused with Robin's DNA.)
Other theories are that Red X is an analogue to the Ravager, or that he is even the costume itself. But for all the speculation, Red X has no conclusive secret identity - and given that, his only known identity is just what he appears to be: Red X.
