Red Star (comics)
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| Red Star | |
 Red Star from Teen Titans #38 |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans #18 (1968) |
| Created by | Len Wein Marv Wolfman |
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| Alter ego | Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans |
| Notable aliases | Starfire |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed and stamina, Pyrokinesis |
Red Star (a.k.a. Leonid Konstantinovitch Kovar) is a fictional Russian comic book superhero in the DC universe. A former member of the Teen Titans, he first appeared under the name Starfire in Teen Titans , #18 (Dec. 1968). He is not to be confused with the female DC character Starfire.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Leonid's father, Konstantin, was an archaeologist, and when the two investigated a spaceship that had crashed into the Yenesi River, the ship exploded. It imbued Leonid with energy, and gave him powers of super-strength, speed, and pyrokinesis. Being a Russian patriot who believed in socialism, he offered his services to his country and became the first official Russian superhero in the DC universe, taking the name Starfire. He would not reappear until New Teen Titans #18 in 1982. A new character named Starfire was on the team at this point, and so Leonid changed his codename to Red Star.
In New Titans #76 (1991), Red Star joined the Teen Titans. After two years, Red Star left the Titans with Pantha and Baby Wildebeest, forming a unique and somewhat dysfunctional family unit (New Titans #114, 1994). He was not seen again until the JLA/Titans miniseries in 1999. He made a few minor appearances over the next few years and was most recently seen in Infinite Crisis #4, in which he was frozen solid by Superboy-Prime after witnessing the brutal murder of Pantha and Baby Wildebeest.
He had, apparently, joined the Titans during the one year jump, but left the team for unknown reasons. He recently helped them in their search for Raven. Since his last appearance he had stopped an invasion of Russia by the aliens from his origin, and been appointed State Protector. He is now based in a ship similar to the one that exploded, hovering over Moscow.
[edit] Known Powers
Red Star was empowered by unknown alien energies that have caused chain reactions within his molecular structure, altering his physical abilities and reflexes. Over time, these abilities have changed and he has gone from being an incredibly fast and strong being into one with an array of powers.
Red Star's abilities include superhuman strength, speed and endurance. Red Star can also morph into a form that is composed of fire-like energy, in which he can form and redirect energy. It seems his powers have the same effect on Kryptonians as his namesake, as he used them against Superboy-Prime during the Sinestro Corps War.
[edit] Other media
Red Star appeared in the Teen Titans animated series episode Snowblind. He assisted Starfire during a mission in Russia and quickly became a friend and ally to her and the Titans. His powers are similar to Starfire's, since he has super strength, speed, stamina and can fire red energy beams; however, he can only do this while in his red mutant form. However, his powers - unlike hers - are fueled by intense and dangerous radiation.
Red Star was voiced by Jason Marsden.
