Wildebeest (comics)
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Wildebeest is a name used by several fictional characters in DC Comics New Titans series.
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[edit] Fictional history
[edit] The Wildebeest Society
The original Wildebeest was an unrevealed supervillain who set up the Wildebeest Society; a supervillain team in which only one villain operated at a time, wearing the same exosuit and calling himself the Wildebeest. The thinking behind this was that there would appear to be one villain, but his MO would seem to change with each crime, making his moves impossible to predict. The Wildebeests were all master tacticians and wore exoskeletons that boosted their strength, resembling a monstrous, humanoid version of the animal of that name.
The Wildebeest Society was taken over by Titans member Jericho, who had been possessed by the evil in Raven's people. Under his leadership, it became involved in genetic engineering, trying to create the perfect host body for the force. They created a cat-woman named Pantha, and were in the process of creating a creature of the same form as their monstrous costumes when they were defeated by the Titans. Jericho's father Deathstroke was forced to kill his son to stop the Souls of Azarath.
NOTE: Some of the scientists that worked for the Wildebeest Society used to be members of the 1st H.I.V.E. incarnation.
[edit] Baby Wildebeest
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The Baby Wildebeest the society had created attached itself to Pantha, much to her initial disgust, and considered her its mother. Although the size of a human toddler, it had disproportionately powerful strength. It later demonstrated the ability to gain adult form to protect its "Momma." When Pantha left the Titans, she took Baby Wildebeest with her and later, along with former Titan Red Star, the three formed an unusual family unit.
Unfortunately, both Pantha and Baby Wildebeest were killed by Superboy-Prime in Infinite Crisis #4.
[edit] New Wildebeests
The New Wildebeests were creations of Goth and the Titans battled them. These versions of Wildebeest were man-beast looking once their masks are removed. Another group of Wildebeests were encountered by Beast Boy, Flamebird, and the DEO Orphans only to be discovered working with an elder gentlemen to keep the peace in his neighborhood.
[edit] Cybernetic Wildebeests
Starfire and Robin were abducted by a Cybernetic Wildebeest and the Teen Titans and Outsiders had to save them. When the Cybernetic Wildebeest was defeated, they shipped it to S.T.A.R. Labs for it to be studied and tested. Unfortunately, a shadowy character intercepted the transport containing the Cybernetic Wildebeest to recreate the Wildebeests for an unknown purpose.
[edit] Other Media
[edit] Teen Titans animated series
In the Teen Titans animated series, Wildebeest is a tall, muscular character that both looks and sounds like the animal after which he is named. He doesn't/can't speak, but only grunts in response to anything asked of him; he also seems to be easily offended (when Hot Spot asked "What's that smell?", Wildebeest snorted at him, and the same when Speedy said "Let the best man win."). He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
He first appeared with Hotspot, Aqualad, Speedy, Gizmo, and the male Titans in the episode Winner Take All, where he participated in the Tournament of Heroes led by the mysterious "Master of Games". He defeated Beast Boy in the first round, but was taken down by Speedy in the second. Wildebeest helped the heroes defeat the Master of Games, who intended to steal all the powers of the champions, and Robin gave him an official Titans communicator and an honorary Titans membership. Wildebeest later appears in the "Trust" in which he is captured by Madame Rouge for the Brotherhood of Evil. In the episode "Calling All Titans", he is seen flash-frozen along with Hot Spot, but was freed in "Titans Together" by Más Y Menos and the other Titans who had come to rescue them. He, Hotspot, and Jinx worked together to finally defeat their common enemy, Madame Rouge. She is flash-frozen by Menos and left with the other frozen villains inside the Brotherhood headquarters. It is implied that he has a similar relationship with Pantha as in the comics as displayed when Pantha is told that Wildebeest is captured and she is deeply angered.
In the Teen Titans Go! comic based on the series, Wildebeest is shown as a child who when angered or needed in a situation changes into the Wildebeest that we see on the series. He befriends Starfire in the same issue. Cyborg finds it amusing that Beast Boy was defeated by a child in Winner Take All. Wildebeest's first appearance in the series was a cameo in issue #10. In issue #32, Wildebeest, along with several other titans, are kidnapped and forced to participate in arena fights for the amusement of spectators. They are quickly rescued by the other Titans.
