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Plasmus
Plasmus as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #18 (August 1986). Art by Marv Wolfman (penciller) and George Pérez (inker).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe New Teen Titans #14 (December 1981)
Created byMarv Wolfman
George Pérez
In-story information
Alter egoOtto Von Furth
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsBrotherhood of Evil
Suicide Squad
Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities

Plasmus (/ˈplæzməs/) (Otto Von Furth) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a German supervillain and an enemy of the Teen Titans who possesses a protoplasmic touch and was formerly a miner before General Zahl rescued him from a cave and later mutated him.[1]

Dee Bradley Baker and Yuri Lowenthal respectively voice reimagined versions of Plasmus in Teen Titans and Young Justice. Both are depicted as more sympathetic than the comics version, respectively being a human with an uncontrollable monstrous form and a child who was kidnapped and exploited for his abilities as part of a human trafficking operation.

Publication history

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Plasmus first appeared in The New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.[2]

Fictional character biography

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Otto Von Furth is a mine worker in East Berlin, Germany until an unexpected cave-in traps him and four fellow miners for seven days. The four other miners die, leaving Von Furth the only survivor. After being rescued, Von Furth is hospitalized due to radium poisoning that he suffered while in the mine. He is later kidnapped by General Zahl, who transforms him into a metahuman with plasma-based abilities. Following his transformation, Von Furth joins the Brotherhood of Evil under the name Plasmus.[3] He is later recruited into Lex Luthor's Suicide Squad, where he apparently dies fighting Imperiex.[4]

Plasmus later resurfaces and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains in the Countdown to Infinite Crisis series Villains United.

In Salvation Run, Lex Luthor uses Plasmus as a power source for a teleportation device, which self-destructs and kills him.[5] Plasmus is resurrected following The New 52, which rebooted the continuity of the DC universe.[6][7][8]

Powers and abilities

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Plasmus' body is made of chemicals that dissolve whatever they touch, reducing objects and people to a protoplasmic state.[9] He additionally possesses immense strength, stamina, and durability, as well as self-healing capabilities.

Other versions

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Plasmus appears in Tiny Titans.[10]

In other media

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Television

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  • Plasmus appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.[11] This version uncontrollably transforms into a sludge monster while awake, only reverting to human form while unconscious. Additionally, he can detach varying quantities of himself which can act independently and often take on insectoid forms. Later in the series, Plasmus mutates further, gains the ability to generate acid, and joins the Brotherhood of Evil.
  • Plasmus, based on the Teen Titans (2003) incarnation, appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013).[11]
  • Plasmus appears in Young Justice, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.[11] This version is a Markovian child who was kidnapped and had his meta-gene activated as part of a metahuman trafficking operation. While battling the Justice League, Plasmus is shot and killed by a farmer who believes him to be a monster.[12][13]

Video games

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 268. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  4. ^ Cronin, Brian (September 25, 2021). "How Superman's Killer Doomsday Was Recruited by the Suicide Squad". CBR. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Salvation Run #7 (July 2008)
  6. ^ Blue Beetle (vol. 8) #1 (September 2011)
  7. ^ Zawisza, Doug (November 18, 2011). "Blue Beetle #3". CBR. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Campbell, Josie (January 19, 2012). "Bedard Broadens His Scope in Blue Beetle". CBR. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Who's Who in the DC Universe #18 (August 1986)
  10. ^ Salvatore, Brian (March 2, 2012). "Review: Tiny Titans #49". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Plasmus Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ^ Dandeneau, Jim (January 6, 2019). "Young Justice Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Eminent Threat". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Mills, Joey (January 6, 2019). "Young Justice: Outsiders Season 3 'Eminent Threat' (Spoiler Recap)". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "Teen Titans Go! #14 - If You Can't Beat 'Em... (Issue)". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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