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Cyborg (DC Comics)

Cyborg (Victor Stone) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appeared in an insert preview in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980).[1] Originally known as a member of the Teen Titans,[2] Cyborg was established as a founding member of the Justice League in DC's 2011 reboot of its comic book titles.

Cyborg
Cyborg on the cover of Cyborg #1 (September 2015).
Art by Ivan Reis.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980)
Created by
In-story information
Full nameVictor "Vic" Stone
SpeciesHuman (formerly)
Cyborg (current)
Place of originDetroit, Michigan
Team affiliationsTeen Titans
Justice League
S.T.A.R. Labs
Doom Patrol
Justice League Odyssey
PartnershipsTerra
Dick Grayson
Jericho
Bumblebee
Raven
Starfire
Wally West
Donna Troy
Beast Boy
Abilities

Cyborg made his live-action debut in the television series Smallville, portrayed by Lee Thompson Young. Ray Fisher portrayed the character in the DC Extended Universe films Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) while Joivan Wade portrays Cyborg in the television series Doom Patrol and in the fourth season of Titans. In animated media, the character was voiced by Ernie Hudson, Khary Payton, Shemar Moore, and Zeno Robinson.

Development edit

In an interview, Perez described his design approach for the character. "In the case of Cyborg I was inspired visually -and I think it is obvious from the head- by Deathlok... then I decided to make him more robotic than android by making more metallic parts of him, so that he wasn't quite as human... but the half-face metallic plate was obviously inspired by Deathlok by Rich Buckler, and then I used a young Jim Brown as my inspiration for how I would handle the body language for the character."[3]

Character biography edit

 
Victor Stone as Cyborg, as he appeared in The New Teen Titans comic book series in the 1980s. Art by George Pérez.

Victor Stone is the son of Silas Stone and Elinore Stone, scientists who use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. While these treatments are ultimately successful and Victor's IQ subsequently grows to genius levels, he grows to resent his treatment.

Victor strikes up a friendship with Ron Evers, a young miscreant who leads him into trouble with the law. This is the beginning of a struggle in which Victor strives for independence, engaging in pursuits of which his parents disapprove, such as athletics and abandoning his studies. Victor's association with underage criminals leads him down a dark path in which he is often injured, but he still lives a "normal" life in which he is able to make his own decisions. However, this rebellious path does not bury Victor's conscience considering that he refuses to participate in Evers' grandiose plans of racially motivated terrorism.

Victor's situation changes radically when he visits his parents' lab where experiments in inter-dimensional access are done. At that moment of his entry, an aggressive gelatinous creature was accidentally pulled through and Victor's mother is killed by it. It then turned on Victor and he was severely injured by its attack before his father was able to send it back to its native dimension.

With his wife dead and his son mutilated, unconscious and near death from the incident, Silas is driven to take advantage of his prototype medical prosthetic research to treat Victor. Unfortunately, Victor only regains consciousness after the extensive artificial limbs and implants were installed in his body without his consent. Victor was horrified at the discovery of the metallic components, which involve most of the left side of his head and face, and raged that he would rather have died than be such a victim of his father's manipulations.

Although his bitterness remained for some time, Victor eventually calmed down enough to successfully adjust to his implants physically. He found himself rejected by the public because of his implants, including his girlfriend, who would later thoughtlessly blurt out that she would prefer he had died instead of being in that state. However, Victor's conscience was unbowed, as evidenced by the fact that when Evers tried to manipulate him into participating in a terrorist attack on the United Nations, Victor decided to equip himself with his weaponized attachments and stop him on the top of United Nations Headquarters.

Teen Titans edit

When Robin assembles the Teen Titans, Victor joins initially for the benefit of a support group of kindred spirits and freaks, and has remained with that group ever since.[2] Fortunately, Victor eventually finds additional new civilian friends such as a group of juveniles who are adjusting to their own prosthetics and idolize him because of his fancy parts and his exciting adventures. It also turns out that their beautiful teacher Sarah Simms, who has often assisted Cyborg and the Titans, admires him as well.

Another person who sees past the cybernetic shell is Dr. Sarah Charles, a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist who helps him to recuperate after having his cybernetic parts replaced. Cyborg and Dr. Charles date for some time and she, along with Changeling, keeps trying to reach him when he is seemingly mindless following the severe injuries he incurs during the "Titans Hunt" storyline.

Deaths and rebirths edit

 
Victor Stone – as Cyberion – is reunited with Sarah Charles.

Although Cyborg's body was repaired by a team of Russian scientists after the missile crash he had been in, albeit with more mechanical parts than previously, his mind was not. Eventually, his mind was restored by an alien race of computer intelligences called the Technis, created from the sexual union of Swamp Thing and a machine-planet when Swamp Thing was travelling through space. Cyborg, however, had to remain with the Technis both to maintain his mind and because, in return for restoring him, he had to teach them about humanity. He took the name Cyberion, and gradually started becoming less human in outlook, connecting entirely to the Technis planet.

Eventually, Cyberion returned to Earth, establishing a Technis construct on the moon and a smaller base on Earth. With Vic's consciousness dormant, but his desire for companionship controlling the actions of the Technis' planet, it began kidnapping former Titans members, his conscious mind so suppressed that he was not only searching for deceased Titans, but even sent one probe looking for himself as Cyborg. He ended up plugging them into virtual reality scenarios, representing what he believed to be their "perfect worlds"; for example, Beast Boy was back with the Doom Patrol, Damage was spending time being congratulated by the Justice Society as a true hero, and Nightwing was confronted by a Batman who actually smiled and offered to talk about their relationship. Although the Titans were freed, there was a strong disagreement between them and the Justice League over what action to take; the League believed that there was nothing left of Victor to save, whereas the Titans were willing to try, culminating in a brief battle, where the Atom and Catwoman (who had followed the Justice League to investigate) sided with the League while the Flash fought with the Titans, until the two were convinced to work together after Batman and Nightwing found the system containing Vic's core consciousness. While Vic was distracted trying to aid his friends, a Titans team consisting of Changeling and the original five Titans were sent by Raven to try making contact with Vic's human side, while Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Martian Manhunter, Power Girl, Captain Marvel, and Mary Marvel moved the moon back to its proper place. Eventually, thanks primarily to Changeling's encouragement, and Omen and Raven holding Vic together long enough to come up with a plan, Vic's consciousness was restored, and "downloaded" into the Omegadrome, a morphing war-suit belonging to former Titan Minion. In the wake of this event, the Titans reformed and Vic was part of the new group.[2] However, he felt less human than ever before.

Shortly after this, Nightwing revealed he had cloned Vic's body, and by flowing the Omegadrome through the clone, Vic regained his human form, but still had the abilities of the Omegadrome. He often used the Omegadrome to recreate his original look in battle. With his newfound humanity, Vic took a leave of absence, moving first to L.A. with Beast Boy and then to Central City. While in Central City, Vic was involved in one of the Thinker's schemes, helping Wally hack the Thinker's attempt to plug himself into the minds of Central City's population so that Wally could outthink his opponent, though Vic lost the abilities of the Omegadrome in the process.

Mentor edit

Vic mentored the new incarnation of the Teen Titans, consisting mainly of sidekicks, most of whom have taken over the identities of former members (i.e. Tim Drake, the third Robin, instead of Dick Grayson, the original Robin and Titans leader), as well as stalwarts such as Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy, where they have fought enemies such as Deathstroke, Brother Blood, Doctor Light, The Titans Tomorrow, and a brainwashed Superboy and Indigo during a team up with the Outsiders in the Insiders storyline. In the end, Cyborg was the only one capable of standing up to Dr. Light, thanks to his solar shields, although he makes it clear that he only won the fight because the rest of the Titans had softened Light up first.

"Infinite Crisis" and beyond edit

During the 2005–2006 storyline Infinite Crisis, Cyborg joined Donna's "New Cronus" team that went to investigate a hole in the universe that was found during the Rann-Thanagar War. He left Beast Boy in charge of the Titans while he was gone. They arrived at the reset center of the universe and with the help of assorted heroes aided in the defeat of Alexander Luthor, who was attempting to recreate the multiverse and build a perfect Earth from it.

According to 52 Week 5, Cyborg was fused together with Firestorm after returning to Earth. This was caused by the energy ripples caused by Alexander Luthor Jr. which altered the Zeta Ray Beams the heroes were going to use to return home.

After being severely damaged during the events of "Infinite Crisis", Cyborg was rebuilt over time in thanks to Tower caretakers Wendy and Marvin. He awoke a year later to find a wholly different Teen Titans being led by Robin, the only member from the team he formed prior to going into space. He is still a member of the team, but feels that Kid Devil and Ravager are hardly worthy Titans, and thus is attempting to find a way to reform "the real Titans".

After the team along with the Doom Patrol defeated the Brotherhood of Evil, Cyborg asked Beast Boy to rejoin the Titans, but Gar refused, saying that his skills were needed with the Doom Patrol. After returning to Titans Tower, Cyborg began reviewing the security tapes during the last year, in which it appears that he was looked to by all the Titans of the past year for a shoulder to lean on, despite being in a coma-like state.

It appears that although Cyborg has returned to the team, the role of leader is now in the hands of Robin. He does however retain the position of statesman amongst the team and occasionally plays second-in-command.

In Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman agree that Cyborg should be offered membership in the new Justice League. However, following a battle against Amazo, Green Lantern and Black Canary take over the formation of the JLA, and Cyborg is not amongst the roster.

In the Teen Titans East one-shot, Cyborg gathered together a new team of Titans. During a training exercise, the group was attacked by Trigon, and Cyborg was blasted by a giant energy beam. He was last seen in a crater, with only his head and torso remaining.

Titans edit

In the aftermath of Trigon's assault in the Titans East one shot, Cyborg has been placed into a special hoverchair while he recuperates. Cyborg's body is completely repaired in Titans (vol. 2) #5. Soon after, the resurrected and unbalanced Jericho enters Cyborg's body, using him to manipulate the defenses at Titans Tower to kill the Teen Titans. Jericho's plans are foiled when Static, the newest Teen Titan, uses his electrical powers to overload the Tower's systems, causing feedback that knocks Jericho out of Cyborg.[4] After recovering, Cyborg pretends to still have Jericho inside of him, to draw out Vigilante, who was currently targeting Jericho. The plot works too well when Vigilante appears and shoots Cyborg in the head.[5]

2008 miniseries edit

In an unspecified time during the Teen Titans comics, a man with enhancements similar to Cyborg's attacks Dr. Sarah Charles on the day of her wedding to Deshaun, a young scientist. Cyborg rushes in for the save, discovering how Deshaun, connected to Project M, has sold the technology used to turn Stone into Cyborg to the military. He also finds that the enhanced man was Ron Evers, once Vic's best friend now turned terrorist, who was seeking vengeance for the soldiers used as test subjects. After Cyborg manages to calm down his friend and discovers the truth: Mr. Orr, revealed as the mastermind behind Project M's cyborg research, brings his Stone-derived best subjects: the current Equus, an armored form of the Wildebeest, and a cyberized man sporting enhancements even more powerful than Stone's current ones called Cyborg 2.0.

Cyborg 2.0 turns out to be the Titans Tomorrow Cyborg 2.0, snatched from his proper timeline and cajoled by Orr into fighting his younger self for the possession of their shared technology and Orr's permission to use it in the battlefield. Cyborg is soon forced to fight simultaneously against the Phantom Limbs, an elite force of soldiers crippled in the Middle East and restored by his tech, and the Cyborg Revenge Squad, a broader formation composed of the Fearsome Five, Magenta, Girder, the Thinker, and Cyborgirl. Although the Cyborg Revenge Squad soon gains the upper hand, with the help of his fellow Titans Cyborg is able to hold his own in combat, reverse engineer on the fly some of the future technology used by Cyborg 2.0, and enhance his own body enough to win against Mr. Orr. He later decides to get a new lease in life, forgiving Deshaun and Sarah Charles on their wedding day for abusing his technology, resuming dating Sarah Simms and having the Phantom Limbs fitted with new, non-military, prosthetics. It is however implied the Phantom Limbs, unwilling to see Stone's offer as a sign of good will, are trying to get back their weaponized prosthetics and wait for a rematch.

Blackest Night and JLA edit

During the events of Blackest Night, Cyborg joins with Starfire, Beast Boy, and several other heroes to form an emergency team to fight off the army of dead Titans who have been reanimated as Black Lanterns. He later joins in the final battle at Coast City.

Following the dissolution of the current JLA after Justice League: Cry for Justice, Cyborg is invited by Donna to join Kimiyo Hoshi's new Justice League.[6] He befriends Red Tornado, and claims that he has come up with a plan to make him indestructible.[7]

After a battle with Doctor Impossible's gang, Cyborg is forced to take a leave of absence from the team to not only help rebuild Red Tornado, but also help Roy Harper, who had his arm severed by Prometheus.[8] During this time, Victor leads Superboy and Kid Flash to the city of Dakota to rescue the Teen Titans, who had been defeated and captured by Holocaust.[9] The Titans emerge victorious from the battle after Kid Flash uses his powers to send Holocaust plummeting into the Earth's inner core.[10]

Despite apparently being written off the team, writer James Robinson explained that Cyborg would continue to have a presence on the JLA, and that he was given a co-feature in the back of the book for Justice League of America (vol. 2) #48–50.[11] In the co-feature, Cyborg battles Red Tornado after he has been driven insane by the power of the Starheart. In the midst of the battle, a flashback reveals that Victor had rebuilt Red Tornado using self-replicating nanites similar to the ones that Prometheus infected Roy with after cutting off his arm, thus making the android indestructible.[12] Cyborg manages to free Red Tornado his power matrix.[13]

Cyborg briefly appears in Justice League: Generation Lost, where he is shown helping Wonder Woman and Starfire search for Maxwell Lord after his resurrection.[14]

Following an adventure in another dimension, Static is left powerless, and Miss Martian is rendered comatose. Cyborg stops the powerless Static from returning to Dakota, and instead tells him that he and a scientist named Rochelle Barnes will be taking him to Cadmus Labs to find a way to get his powers back and awaken Miss Martian. As Static packs up his belongings, Cyborg and Rochelle have a conversation which reveals that they are lying to Static, and have an ulterior motive for taking the two Titans to Cadmus.[15]

He later appears in the final two issues of The Return of Bruce Wayne, where he helps his former teammate Red Robin in his attempt to stop Bruce Wayne from inadvertently unleashing an apocalyptic explosion of Omega Energy.

Cyborg and Red Tornado later travel to the Moon alongside Doctor Light, Animal Man, Congorilla, Zauriel, Tasmanian Devil and Bulleteer as part of an emergency group of heroes gathered to assist the Justice League in their battle against Eclipso. Shortly into the battle, Cyborg and the others are taken over by Eclipso and are turned against their JLA comrades.[16] The reserve JLA members are all freed after Eclipso is defeated.[17]

The New 52 edit

 
The redesigned Cyborg as a member of the original Justice League. Art by Ivan Reis.

As of August 2011, Cyborg is featured as one of the main characters in a new Justice League ongoing series written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee as part of DC's The New 52 relaunch. Johns has said of Cyborg, "He represents all of us in a lot of ways. If we have a cellphone and we're texting on it, we are a cyborg—that's what a cyborg is, using technology as an extension of ourselves."[18]

In a revised origin, Victor Stone appears as a high school football star who is heavily sought after by scouts, but has a distant relationship with his father, Silas, a S.T.A.R. Labs Scientist.[19] Victor appears at his father's Lab as Silas' team is studying a Mother Box that Superman brought them. After a heated argument about Silas not attending Victor's games even after hearing about his son's success, the Mother Box explodes. The explosion kills the other scientists and destroys most of Victor's body, but spares Silas.[20] Silas does everything he can for Victor's survival, along with Sarah Charles, and T. O. Morrow by using the technology kept in S.T.A.R's "Red Room" safe. Ultimately Silas uses an injection of experimental nanites with Dr. Morrow adding robotic pieces onto Victor to assist. Victor recovers, now transformed into a Cyborg but as a side effect of the Mother Box's energies introduced into his body and interacting with his cybernetic parts, he access the vast New Gods data library, where he discover Darkseid's invasion plans and that it's executed as he was being rebuilt.[21] Victor is getting used to his new body when Parademons attack, attempting to grab Dr. Charles. Cyborg's defense systems react, and he quickly dispatches the Parademons while also destroying part of the lab. Victor blames Silas for his condition after hearing his father out and leaves. Later on after attempting to help a few civilians under attack, Victor inadvertently absorbs some of the attacking Parademon's components giving him access to Boom Tube technology. This ability automatically activates and transports him to where Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman are fighting against Darkseid's force, just moments before Darkseid arrives. He fights alongside the other heroes against Darkseid and his army, but Darkseid proves to be too strong. Victor is able to reverse engineer the alien boom tube technology and teleport all the invading army including Darkseid away, saving the Earth and then helps found the Justice League.

Silas attempt to study his son more from a scientific perspective, but Victor refuses instead focusing on helping people as a superhero leading both to remain at odds. After David Graves makes an attack against the Justice League, Cyborg learns that he walks the line between life and death after he sees a false apparition of his human self. The appriation tries to convince him that the real Victor died and Cyborg is just his body being animated by the robotics to believe it's still Victor. Victor is able to get past that ideal as just a ruse, though later leads him to question his humanity or lack thereof.[22] Flash attempts to be there for Victor during his time of questioning. During the Throne of Atlantis storyline, Cyborg is offered an upgrade his father has that would allow him to operate underwater at the price of his remaining lung, which Victor rejects at first.[23] However following the capture of the rest of the Justice League by Ocean Master, Cyborg reluctantly accepts the upgrade.[24] This allows him and Mera to rescue the others.[25]

During the "Trinity War" storyline, Cyborg gets a visual of Shazam heading to Kahndaq, to which Batman assembles the Justice League with the help from Zatanna to meet in Kahndaq to stop Shazam.[26] Following the supposed death of Doctor Light in Kahndaq, Batman tells Superman that Cyborg and Martian Manhunter are doing an autopsy to prove his death was not Superman's fault.[27] As Wonder Woman leads the Justice League Dark to go look for Pandora, Cyborg is among the superheroes that remain at A.R.G.U.S. while Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Shazam, Steve Trevor, the Justice League of America, Zatanna, and Phantom Stranger go to stop Wonder Woman.[28] Cyborg was present when Atom tells him, Superman, Element Woman and Firestorm the true purpose of the creation of the Justice League of America and that she was spying on the Justice League which is how the Justice League of America ended up in Kahndaq.[29] When the Crime Syndicate arrives on Prime Earth, Cyborg's old prosthetic parts combine to form a robot called Grid (who is operated by a sentient computer virus).[30] During the Forever Evil event, after Batman and Catwoman drop Cyborg off to his father in Detroit,[31] he makes the choice to willingly receive a new cybernetic body and helps his father and Dr. Morrow create one that is slimmer in appearance so Cyborg could look more human.[32] Working together with the Metal Men created by Doc Magus, Cyborg succeeds in shutting down Grid.[33]

Afterward, Cyborg helped newcomer to the group Shazam fit in with the league as the rest set out to find Power ring's missing accessory which flew off after the death of the former wearer.[34] While on monitor duty he and Shazam experiment with some of his magical powers to aid in finding the ring after joking about having an Xbox in his left shoulder; only for the young ward to conjure up a ping pong table, which they play while having spare time on their hands.[35] Eventually the call goes out and everyone in the league mobilizes to secure the new rampaging Power Ring before the Doom Patrol does.[36] After coaxing Billy into action against Jessica Cruis, Victor moves in to interface with the ring itself, finding out a great deal about the ring of Volthoom and his current host, only to be forcefully thrown out after the ring entity rejects him by causing his systems to short circuit, removing him from the battle.[37] He is last seen recovering at S.T.A.R. Labs, after Shazam rushed him to the med bay, following the power ring crisis. Cyborg wondered what he saw within the ring after his dad warned him interfacing with it again could trap him in it forever.[38]

An incident involving Batman's son, Damian Wayne, during the "Robin Rises Alpha & Omega" story arc in Batman, led up to most of the Justice League battling against Glorious Godfrey and a Parademon horde from Apokolips when they captured the chaos shard and the sarcophagus of Damian, before retreating back home.[39] All the league members present, Cyborg included, state to an adamant Bruce Wayne that running headlong into unmarked X-factor territory for a suicide mission was less than ideal, considering the consequences that could befall the earth. This eventually culminates with Batman hijacking Cyborg's teleportation systems, to zip up to the Watchtower in an attempt to retrieve an experimental and highly dangerous combat suit, to mete out his agenda. However, Cyborg manages to block his administrative access so that he, Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Lex, and Cold could physically restrain him, causing Batman to begrudgingly give up and retire to the Batcave.[40]

After the Bat left, the rest of the Bat-Family turned up asking Victor for help with some digitized doppelgangers of baddies that Bruce initially set up to distract the League, destabilize watchtower security to secure the Hellbat, and eventually use a personal Mother Box (secured from a Parademon kept in cold storage) to vacate to Apokolips.[41] After making his way to the Batcave to meet with them, he's directed over to a console which enabled him to directly access the Batcomputer's more sophisticated systems. However, it was all a ruse utilizing a preemptive countermeasure devised by Batman tailored to Cyborg's specific weaknesses. Cyborg was temporarily incapacitated and was set into a VR simulation where he relived his more peaceful days in college, while Batgirl went to work on his Mother Box to secure a path towards Apokolips and chase after their father. But Victor eventually snapped out of his dream haze and followed them through, angered that they used him in such away.[41] Cyborg traveled along with Titus, who hitched a ride on his leg, to catch up with the rest of the Batman Family. They all then have a run-in with the scavengers of Armegeddo who quickly vacate after some Apokoliptian Hunger Dogs make their way onto the scene. They eventually catch up with the armor-clad Dark Knight ripping his way through a sizable chunk of Apokolips's forces singlehandedly. Jason Tim and Barbara show Batman the Robin Medals Alfred gave them to remind him of his purpose, causing him to snap out of his berserker rage and note that Cyborg had reluctantly accompanied them to Hell itself. Having made their way into Darkseid's citadel where Kalibak was readying his Chaos Cannon to fire again, the caped crusaders kept Darkseid's forces occupied while Cyborg made short work of the massive war engine, literally tearing it in half. But when he went to set a timed self-destruct sequence within the Apokoliptian computers, Vic suffered catastrophic feedback that fried most of his internal systems leaving him inoperable just as Darkseid himself made his appearance.[42]

While Batman fought and held Darkseid off, Cyborg ran Batgirl through a crash course on how to hotwire his own Mother Box. Since Darkseid smashed Batman's Boom Tube generator, Cyborg was their only chance off Apokolips. After successfully jury-rigging his internal systems, Cyborg and the rest of the Bat rogues made a hasty exit stage left as Bruce powered his recovered fragment of the Chaos Shard with Darkseid's Omega Effect, blasting Darkseid against a wall to cover their escape.[43] In the aftermath, Cyborg, who is still unable to facilitate himself, wonders what is going on as Damian Wayne is successfully revived, however, a second anomaly cranks out of the Boom Tube that was opened and Kalibak comes charging through it. With Kalibak occupied by the rest of the gang, Vic tries his best to reestablish his downed systems. He is successful and gains control over the still-open tube as Batman readies the Batplane. As Batman rams his jet into the evil New God sending him careening back to Apokolips, Cyborg closes the portal banishing Darkseid's firstborn for good. With the threat over, Cyborg heads back topside to inform the rest of the league of what all transpired and stating he has JL business to attend to.[44]

An eponymous ongoing series, by writer David F. Walker and artist Ivan Reis, debuted in July 2015.[45]

DC Rebirth edit

As of DC Rebirth, he is a part of the relaunched Justice League bi-monthly series as well as his own solo monthly series. It is unclear whether he has the ability of flight in Rebirth.

During Dark Nights: Metal, he is captured by the alternate Batmen of the Dark Multiverse, who attempt to hack him to learn the secrets of his teammates. As the crisis escalates, Cyborg is confronted by the controlling consciousness of other Mother Boxes, who claim that he will only gain the power to overcome the Dark Batmen if he fully surrenders to the Mother Box that powers his body at the cost of the transformation deleting his old personality. He is nearly tempted to give in to this transformation, but the appearance of Raven's soul-self convinces him to hold on to himself while partially succumbing to the transformation. This allows him to free his teammates and 'hack' the multiverse as they travel to find new allies in the battle against the Dark Batmen.[46]

New Justice edit

In the New Justice era, Cyborg remains a prominent member in Justice League's fourth volume, as well as the four-issue Justice League: No Justice miniseries, and the succeeding 25-issue title Justice League Odyssey. The titles and story arcs of this era primarily revolve around Cyborg fighting alongside his usual teammates (and occasionally several villains) to survive uncovered secrets of the Multiverse and the Source Wall.[47][48]

In the succeeding Justice League Odyssey title, Cyborg joins forces with Starfire, Jessica Cruz, and Azrael to explore previously unaffected areas of outer space. The team finds themselves being led into the newly-established "Ghost Sector" by Darkseid, who seeks to use the power of the Old Gods to conquer the Multiverse. [49]

In addition, Cyborg's own solo monthly series was concluded in June 2018 with the release of Issue 23.[50]

Infinite Frontier edit

As of Infinite Frontier, Cyborg is a part of Titans Academy. In this monthly title, the Titans are now mentors to the newest generation of heroes.

Dawn of DC (2023-20??) edit

In the Dawn Of DC, Cyborg is now given a new 6 issue mini-series, written by Morgan Hampton and drawn by Tom Raney. He is also part of the Titans who have replaced the Justice League as the world's greatest heroes following their demise in Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths. After arriving back home in Detroit, Victor soon finds himself at odds with an aggressive artificial intelligence attempting to transform the city.[51]

Powers and abilities edit

Large portions of Victor Stone's body have been replaced by advanced mechanical parts (hence the name Cyborg) granting him superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and flight. His mechanically-enhanced body, much of which is metallic (initially Promethium mainly "depleted" Promethium made of titanium and vanadium),[52] is far more durable than a normal human body. Cyborg's internal computer system can interface with external computers. Other features include an electronic "eye" which replicates vision but at a superhuman level. His mechanical parts contain a wide variety of tools and weapons, such as a grappling hook/line and a finger-mounted laser. Perhaps his most frequently-used weapon is his sound amplifier (often referred to as his "white sound blaster" in the comic books; the Teen Titans animated series calls it a "sonic cannon") which can be employed at various settings either to stun his foes or to deliver concentrated blasts of sound potent enough to shatter rock and deform steel.[53]

Cyborg is consistently depicted as making adjustments to his cybernetic parts, enhancing his functions and abilities to levels beyond those set by his father. This change has allowed writers to adjust his powers as needed for various stories. Following DC's New 52 reboot in 2011, Cyborg's origin story was changed so that his enhancements were the product of alien technology, specifically that of a Mother Box from the planet New Genesis. His cybernetics are now seen as a living extension of his body, and a host of new skills such as EMP blasts, technology absorption, and underwater adaptation were added to his powerset. Most significantly, he was given the ability to generate boom tubes — powerful teleportation tunnels that are used by the New Gods to travel vast distances — due to this Mother Box connection. Elements of Victor's original backstory were re-established following DC's Trinity War storyline when his father rebuilds systems following extensive damage to them.

In addition to his mechanical enhancements, Stone possesses an "exceptionally gifted" level of intelligence; his IQ has been measured at 170.[54]

Collected editions edit

# Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
The New 52
1 Unplugged Cyborg (vol. 1) #1–6, and material from Convergence: Crime Syndicate #2 152 March 29, 2016 978-1401261191
2 Enemy of the State Cyborg (vol. 1) #7–12, Cyborg: Rebirth #1 168 December 6, 2016 978-1401265311
DC Rebirth
1 The Imitation of Life Cyborg (vol. 2) #1–5, Cyborg: Rebirth #1, 152 March 28, 2017 978-1401267926
2 Danger in Detroit Cyborg (vol. 2) #6–13 144 August 15, 2017 978-1401270872
3 Singularity Cyborg (vol. 2) #14–20 168 May 15, 2018 978-1401274559
4 Cyborg (vol. 2) #21-26 Solicited, then cancelled 978-1401285135

Other versions edit

Earth One edit

In Teen Titans: Earth One, Vic Stone is re-introduced as a founding member of the Titans here portrayed a group of children, as part of STAR Lab's experiments with the Meta-Gene with his mother Elanor as leader. Vic was bonded with liquid metal via a crashed alien ship related to Starfire, granting him super strength and a robotic appearance. [55]

Flashpoint edit

In the Flashpoint event, the timeline is greatly altered. In this alternate version of events, Cyborg is America's greatest superhero (occupying the role held by Superman in DC's standard timeline). He attempts to put together a group to stop the war between Aquaman and Wonder Woman's forces. However, the heroes he approaches all refuse, after Batman declines.[56] Cyborg connects the resistance member Lois Lane to spy on the Amazons for any information.[57] Cyborg rescues people in the subway station from arsonist Heat Wave.[58] Abin Sur crashes on Earth; he is subsequently taken into custody by Cyborg and the US government to be questioned about his reasons for being on Earth. When Abin Sur is recovering, he is on a mission to retrieve the Entity, however, Cyborg convinces him to join with Earth's heroes.[59] Afterwards, Cyborg is seen talking with the President in his headquarters in Detroit. The President states that Steve Trevor sent a signal to the resistance but was intercepted by a traitor among the heroes that Cyborg tried to recruit and suspicion leads to the Outsider. For Cyborg's failure, he is relieved of duty as the Element Woman sneaks into the headquarters. Later, Cyborg is called by Batman and the Flash for help in tracking down "Project: Superman", the government branch responsible for 'raising' Kal-El after his rocket destroyed Metropolis upon its arrival. Cyborg and them agree to join the cause to stop Wonder Woman and Aquaman, but only if Batman gets to choose whom to recruit, and Cyborg agrees as long as he comes with them. The three sneak into the government underground bunkers, and the group comes across a giant vault door bearing the Superman logo. Cyborg opens the door and sees a weakened Kal-El, with the arrival of guards. Forced to escape, Kal-El's powers begin to manifest, and flies off leaving them at the hands of the guards.[60] While they are fending off the guards, they are rescued by Element Woman. Later, Cyborg and other heroes arrive at the Marvel Family's place helping the Flash from drastically forgetting his memories. After the Flash is recovering, he asked to stop the Atlantean/Amazon war from casualty, although Cyborg and the heroes are not willing unless Batman wants to join them, because Cyborg explains to him that they believe Batman was invincible. However, the Flash convinces him that no one is invincible and the group of heroes is agreeing to join the Flash. The heroes arrive at New Themyscira to stop the Atlantean/Amazon war, and the Flash tells Cyborg to find Aquaman's ultimate bomb to dispose of it.[61]

Titans Tomorrow edit

In the Titans Tomorrow storyline, a future version of Victor Stone called Cyborg 2.0 is a member of Titans East. He is shown having similar plating as the animated Cyborg from the Teen Titans animated series.[62]

Earth-23 edit

An alternate version of Cyborg appears as part of the Justice League of Earth-23 in the DC Multiverse.[63]

Kingdom Come edit

In Mark Waid and Alex Ross's Kingdom Come, a now liquid metal Cyborg appears as the third Robotman, he joins up as part of Superman's Justice League. [64] He is petrified by the nuclear blast in battle with Batman's group and the rogue metahumans. [65]

DCeased edit

Cyborg appears as a main character in the DCeased series. His body was used to create the virus which ravaged Earth and he unwillingly became a carrier of the virus. Cyborg spends the majority of the series helping out the surviving characters. In the final issue, Cyborg chooses to remain on Earth, surmising that he could cause another outbreak. While fighting the infected Wonder Woman, he decides to use the Lasso of Truth on her. Asking her if there's a cure, Cyborg is shocked to find out that he held the cure inside him all along. Before he could inform the others, Wonder Woman uses the opportunity to catch him off-guard and decapitate him.

Reception edit

The character of Cyborg has been analyzed as a hero who is both Black and disabled, and has been called "an exceptional figure in a genre replete with wonders."[66] His appearance has also been analyzed as a visual design of a Black superhero.[67]

In other media edit

Television edit

Live-action edit

 
Joivan Wade portrays Cyborg in Doom Patrol
  • Cyborg appeared in Smallville, portrayed by Lee Thompson Young. Introduced in a self-titled episode, this version is a former Metropolis High School football player who was believed to have been involved in a car accident that killed him and his family, but was secretly rebuilt by SynTechnics scientists led by Dr. Alistair Krieg with "bionic" endoskeletal cybernetic enhancements. After becoming the only survivor of Krieg's experiments, Stone escaped before SynTechnics was bought out by LuthorCorp. In the episode "Justice", Green Arrow brings together a group of individuals to combat Lex Luthor's Level 3 experiments, such as Stone, who has taken the name Cyborg and received further enhancements from Green Arrow. Stone also makes a minor appearance in the episode "Salvation".
  • Cyborg appears in Doom Patrol, portrayed by Joivan Wade. This version is well-established as a superhero and helps bring the eponymous team together to protect the fictional town of Cloverton, Ohio.
  • Cyborg appears in Titans, portrayed again by Joivan Wade.[68]

Animation edit

 
Cyborg as he appears in the Teen Titans animated series
  • Cyborg appears in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians,[69] voiced by Ernie Hudson. This version was a promising decathlon athlete until an accident destroyed most of his body and his father rebuilt him using machine parts and is an affiliate of the Justice League of America under Superman.
  • When Justice League was pitched to the Kids' WB network, the lineup originally included three young members as protégés of the Justice League: Robin, Impulse, and an original character described as a teenage female version of Cyborg named Natasha Irons / Cyborgirl.
  • Cyborg appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced by Khary Payton. This version is more easygoing than his comics counterpart, possesses an enormous appetite, and displays excess pride for his inventions. Additionally, he was unable to finish high school due to the circumstances that turned him into Cyborg, primarily wields sonic cannons housed in his forearms, and serves as the Teen Titans' chief technician and occasional second-in-command to Robin.
  • Cyborg appears in Mad, voiced by Hugh Davidson in episode 44 and Gary Anthony Williams in episode 45.
  • Cyborg appears in the "New Teen Titans" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced again by Khary Payton and by Kevin Michael Richardson in "Lightning Round".
  • Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Khary Payton. This version is a member of the Teen Titans who is uncertain about his half-mechanical nature, knowledgeable in 1980s culture, and in a relationship with Jinx. Additionally, the Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of the character appears in the episode "The Academy" via archival footage.[70]
  • Cyborg appears in the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, voiced by Abraham Benrubi.
  • Cyborg appears in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise, voiced by Seth Green.
  • Cyborg makes a non-speaking appearance in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship.
  • Cyborg appears in Justice League Action, voiced again by Khary Payton. This version is a member of the Justice League.
  • Cyborg appears in Young Justice: Outsiders, voiced by Zeno Robinson. This version was a receiver for Hayward High School's football team, the Steel Workers, who wants his father Silas Stone to attend his football games. When the latter fails to appear due to being buried in his work with S.T.A.R. Labs, an angered Victor confronts Silas, believing his father cares more about his work than his family. Amidst their argument, Victor accidentally activates a Reach metahuman failsafe device, causing an explosion that grievously injures him. In desperation, Silas fuses Victor with a Father Box the Justice League asked him to study, transforming Victor into a cybernetic organism. Victor is healed, but blames Silas for ruining his life, inadvertently falling victim to the Father Box's programming until Halo, who had unlocked the ability to open Boom Tubes, arrives and temporarily restores Victor's mind. Following this, Victor joins the Team and, over the course of the season, fights to maintain control of his body until Superboy, Black Lightning, and Forager bring him to Metron's Mobius Chair to permanently remove the Father Box's programming, reconciles with Silas, helps Halo save the universe from the Anti-Life Equation, joins the Outsiders, takes the name "Cyborg", and helps the Team and Outsiders combat the Light. As of Young Justice: Phantoms, Victor has joined the Justice League.[71]
  • Cyborg appears in DC Super Hero Girls (2019), voiced by Phil LaMarr.

Film edit

DC Extended Universe edit

 
Ray Fisher portrayed Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe

Cyborg appears in media set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), portrayed by Ray Fisher.

Video games edit

  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Teen Titans (2005). This version is a member of the eponymous team.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Teen Titans (2006), voiced again by Khary Payton. This version is a member of the eponymous team.
  • Cyborg appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Alexander Brandon.[84]
  • Cyborg appears in LittleBigPlanet 2, voiced by Tom Clarke-Hill.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us,[85] voiced again by Khary Payton. This version is a member of the Justice League. Additionally, an alternate reality Cyborg who became a member of Superman's Regime following the Teen Titans' deaths five years prior also appears.
  • Cyborg appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. This version is a member of the Justice League.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Infinite Crisis, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Injustice 2, voiced again by Khary Payton. The Regime Cyborg remains allied with Regime Superman, who reluctantly join forces with Batman's Insurgency to thwart Brainiac's attack on Earth. Amidst this, Cyborg faces a robotic clone of himself created by Brainiac called Grid.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in DC Unchained.

Lego edit

  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, voiced again by Brian Bloom.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.
  • Cyborg and the Teen Titans Go! (2013) incarnation of Cyborg appear as playable characters in Lego Dimensions, voiced again by Bumper Robinson and Khary Payton respectively.
  • Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.

Merchandise edit

  • A DC Animated Universe-inspired Cyborg figure was released in the Justice League Unlimited toyline in 2009.
  • A Cyborg figure was released by DC Direct in 2001 as part of its Teen Titans series and in the 2003 Classic Titans Box Set, presented in gold bionics as opposed to his standard silver.
  • Two versions of Cyborg were released in Mattel's DC Universe Classics action figure line: a standard version and a KB Toys exclusive version that features Cyborg with a "sonic arm".
  • A Cyborg figure based on the New 52 Justice League was released in late 2012.

Miscellaneous edit

  • The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004).
  • Cyborg appears in Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom.
  • Cyborg appears in DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse, voiced by Phil LaMarr. This version is a member of the titular Super Friends.
  • Cyborg appears in DC Super Hero Girls (2015), voiced again by Khary Payton.
  • The Injustice incarnation of Cyborg appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic. Following the Metropolis disaster, which took the lives of some of his fellow Teen Titans, Cyborg joins Superman's growing Regime, becoming his eyes and ears and offering insight on activity deemed disruptive. Years later, while investigating Oracle's attempts to hack into the Regime's computer system, he is confronted by Jim Gordon, who grievously damages Cyborg, knocks him unconscious, and takes him prisoner on behalf of Batman's Insurgency. Eventually, Cyborg breaks out amidst a conflict between the Insurgency and Regime. A further two years later, Cyborg and most of the Regime begin to question Superman's growing hostility and controversial decisions, such as employing supervillains and him killing defenseless protestors in anger. Cyborg is recaptured by Batman and Batwoman, who seek his knowledge of Superman's instability. Upon taking him to Metropolis' ruins, Oracle attempts to find the necessary data and leak it to the world, but inadvertently causes a global blackout, forcing the Insurgency to retreat while the Flash rescues Cyborg.
  • The Injustice incarnation of Cyborg appears in the Injustice 2 prequel comic as a prisoner of Stryker's Island alongside Superman.

See also edit

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This article is about the Teen Titans and Justice League character For the character Cyborg Superman see Hank Henshaw Victor Stone redirects here For the film character see Victor Stone DC Extended Universe Cyborg Victor Stone is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Perez and first appeared in an insert preview in DC Comics Presents 26 October 1980 1 Originally known as a member of the Teen Titans 2 Cyborg was established as a founding member of the Justice League in DC s 2011 reboot of its comic book titles CyborgCyborg on the cover of Cyborg 1 September 2015 Art by Ivan Reis Publication informationPublisherDC ComicsFirst appearanceDC Comics Presents 26 October 1980 Created byMarv Wolfman George PerezIn story informationFull nameVictor Vic StoneSpeciesHuman formerly Cyborg current Place of originDetroit MichiganTeam affiliationsTeen Titans Justice LeagueS T A R LabsDoom PatrolJustice League OdysseyPartnershipsTerraDick GraysonJericho BumblebeeRavenStarfireWally WestDonna TroyBeast BoyAbilitiesGenius level intellect Cybernetic enhancement grants Superhuman strength stamina durability and speed Advanced sensor and weapon systems Flight Computer interfacing Nano regeneration Shapeshifting Portal creation via Boom Tubes Cyborg made his live action debut in the television series Smallville portrayed by Lee Thompson Young Ray Fisher portrayed the character in the DC Extended Universe films Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice 2016 Justice League 2017 and Zack Snyder s Justice League 2021 while Joivan Wade portrays Cyborg in the television series Doom Patrol and in the fourth season of Titans In animated media the character was voiced by Ernie Hudson Khary Payton Shemar Moore and Zeno Robinson Contents 1 Development 2 Character biography 2 1 Teen Titans 2 2 Deaths and rebirths 2 3 Mentor 2 4 Infinite Crisis and beyond 2 5 Titans 2 6 2008 miniseries 2 7 Blackest Night and JLA 2 8 The New 52 2 9 DC Rebirth 2 10 New Justice 2 11 Infinite Frontier 2 12 Dawn of DC 2023 20 3 Powers and abilities 4 Collected editions 5 Other versions 5 1 Earth One 5 2 Flashpoint 5 3 Titans Tomorrow 5 4 Earth 23 5 5 Kingdom Come 5 6 DCeased 6 Reception 7 In other media 7 1 Television 7 1 1 Live action 7 1 2 Animation 7 2 Film 7 3 DC Extended Universe 7 4 Video games 7 5 Lego 7 6 Merchandise 7 7 Miscellaneous 8 See also 9 ReferencesDevelopment editIn an interview Perez described his design approach for the character In the case of Cyborg I was inspired visually and I think it is obvious from the head by Deathlok then I decided to make him more robotic than android by making more metallic parts of him so that he wasn t quite as human but the half face metallic plate was obviously inspired by Deathlok by Rich Buckler and then I used a young Jim Brown as my inspiration for how I would handle the body language for the character 3 Character biography edit nbsp Victor Stone as Cyborg as he appeared in The New Teen Titans comic book series in the 1980s Art by George Perez Victor Stone is the son of Silas Stone and Elinore Stone scientists who use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects While these treatments are ultimately successful and Victor s IQ subsequently grows to genius levels he grows to resent his treatment Victor strikes up a friendship with Ron Evers a young miscreant who leads him into trouble with the law This is the beginning of a struggle in which Victor strives for independence engaging in pursuits of which his parents disapprove such as athletics and abandoning his studies Victor s association with underage criminals leads him down a dark path in which he is often injured but he still lives a normal life in which he is able to make his own decisions However this rebellious path does not bury Victor s conscience considering that he refuses to participate in Evers grandiose plans of racially motivated terrorism Victor s situation changes radically when he visits his parents lab where experiments in inter dimensional access are done At that moment of his entry an aggressive gelatinous creature was accidentally pulled through and Victor s mother is killed by it It then turned on Victor and he was severely injured by its attack before his father was able to send it back to its native dimension With his wife dead and his son mutilated unconscious and near death from the incident Silas is driven to take advantage of his prototype medical prosthetic research to treat Victor Unfortunately Victor only regains consciousness after the extensive artificial limbs and implants were installed in his body without his consent Victor was horrified at the discovery of the metallic components which involve most of the left side of his head and face and raged that he would rather have died than be such a victim of his father s manipulations Although his bitterness remained for some time Victor eventually calmed down enough to successfully adjust to his implants physically He found himself rejected by the public because of his implants including his girlfriend who would later thoughtlessly blurt out that she would prefer he had died instead of being in that state However Victor s conscience was unbowed as evidenced by the fact that when Evers tried to manipulate him into participating in a terrorist attack on the United Nations Victor decided to equip himself with his weaponized attachments and stop him on the top of United Nations Headquarters Teen Titans edit When Robin assembles the Teen Titans Victor joins initially for the benefit of a support group of kindred spirits and freaks and has remained with that group ever since 2 Fortunately Victor eventually finds additional new civilian friends such as a group of juveniles who are adjusting to their own prosthetics and idolize him because of his fancy parts and his exciting adventures It also turns out that their beautiful teacher Sarah Simms who has often assisted Cyborg and the Titans admires him as well Another person who sees past the cybernetic shell is Dr Sarah Charles a S T A R Labs scientist who helps him to recuperate after having his cybernetic parts replaced Cyborg and Dr Charles date for some time and she along with Changeling keeps trying to reach him when he is seemingly mindless following the severe injuries he incurs during the Titans Hunt storyline Deaths and rebirths edit nbsp Victor Stone as Cyberion is reunited with Sarah Charles Although Cyborg s body was repaired by a team of Russian scientists after the missile crash he had been in albeit with more mechanical parts than previously his mind was not Eventually his mind was restored by an alien race of computer intelligences called the Technis created from the sexual union of Swamp Thing and a machine planet when Swamp Thing was travelling through space Cyborg however had to remain with the Technis both to maintain his mind and because in return for restoring him he had to teach them about humanity He took the name Cyberion and gradually started becoming less human in outlook connecting entirely to the Technis planet Eventually Cyberion returned to Earth establishing a Technis construct on the moon and a smaller base on Earth With Vic s consciousness dormant but his desire for companionship controlling the actions of the Technis planet it began kidnapping former Titans members his conscious mind so suppressed that he was not only searching for deceased Titans but even sent one probe looking for himself as Cyborg He ended up plugging them into virtual reality scenarios representing what he believed to be their perfect worlds for example Beast Boy was back with the Doom Patrol Damage was spending time being congratulated by the Justice Society as a true hero and Nightwing was confronted by a Batman who actually smiled and offered to talk about their relationship Although the Titans were freed there was a strong disagreement between them and the Justice League over what action to take the League believed that there was nothing left of Victor to save whereas the Titans were willing to try culminating in a brief battle where the Atom and Catwoman who had followed the Justice League to investigate sided with the League while the Flash fought with the Titans until the two were convinced to work together after Batman and Nightwing found the system containing Vic s core consciousness While Vic was distracted trying to aid his friends a Titans team consisting of Changeling and the original five Titans were sent by Raven to try making contact with Vic s human side while Superman Wonder Woman Green Lantern the Martian Manhunter Power Girl Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel moved the moon back to its proper place Eventually thanks primarily to Changeling s encouragement and Omen and Raven holding Vic together long enough to come up with a plan Vic s consciousness was restored and downloaded into the Omegadrome a morphing war suit belonging to former Titan Minion In the wake of this event the Titans reformed and Vic was part of the new group 2 However he felt less human than ever before Shortly after this Nightwing revealed he had cloned Vic s body and by flowing the Omegadrome through the clone Vic regained his human form but still had the abilities of the Omegadrome He often used the Omegadrome to recreate his original look in battle With his newfound humanity Vic took a leave of absence moving first to L A with Beast Boy and then to Central City While in Central City Vic was involved in one of the Thinker s schemes helping Wally hack the Thinker s attempt to plug himself into the minds of Central City s population so that Wally could outthink his opponent though Vic lost the abilities of the Omegadrome in the process Mentor edit Vic mentored the new incarnation of the Teen Titans consisting mainly of sidekicks most of whom have taken over the identities of former members i e Tim Drake the third Robin instead of Dick Grayson the original Robin and Titans leader as well as stalwarts such as Starfire Raven and Beast Boy where they have fought enemies such as Deathstroke Brother Blood Doctor Light The Titans Tomorrow and a brainwashed Superboy and Indigo during a team up with the Outsiders in the Insiders storyline In the end Cyborg was the only one capable of standing up to Dr Light thanks to his solar shields although he makes it clear that he only won the fight because the rest of the Titans had softened Light up first Infinite Crisis and beyond edit During the 2005 2006 storyline Infinite Crisis Cyborg joined Donna s New Cronus team that went to investigate a hole in the universe that was found during the Rann Thanagar War He left Beast Boy in charge of the Titans while he was gone They arrived at the reset center of the universe and with the help of assorted heroes aided in the defeat of Alexander Luthor who was attempting to recreate the multiverse and build a perfect Earth from it According to 52 Week 5 Cyborg was fused together with Firestorm after returning to Earth This was caused by the energy ripples caused by Alexander Luthor Jr which altered the Zeta Ray Beams the heroes were going to use to return home After being severely damaged during the events of Infinite Crisis Cyborg was rebuilt over time in thanks to Tower caretakers Wendy and Marvin He awoke a year later to find a wholly different Teen Titans being led by Robin the only member from the team he formed prior to going into space He is still a member of the team but feels that Kid Devil and Ravager are hardly worthy Titans and thus is attempting to find a way to reform the real Titans After the team along with the Doom Patrol defeated the Brotherhood of Evil Cyborg asked Beast Boy to rejoin the Titans but Gar refused saying that his skills were needed with the Doom Patrol After returning to Titans Tower Cyborg began reviewing the security tapes during the last year in which it appears that he was looked to by all the Titans of the past year for a shoulder to lean on despite being in a coma like state It appears that although Cyborg has returned to the team the role of leader is now in the hands of Robin He does however retain the position of statesman amongst the team and occasionally plays second in command In Justice League of America vol 2 3 Batman Wonder Woman and Superman agree that Cyborg should be offered membership in the new Justice League However following a battle against Amazo Green Lantern and Black Canary take over the formation of the JLA and Cyborg is not amongst the roster In the Teen Titans East one shot Cyborg gathered together a new team of Titans During a training exercise the group was attacked by Trigon and Cyborg was blasted by a giant energy beam He was last seen in a crater with only his head and torso remaining Titans edit In the aftermath of Trigon s assault in the Titans East one shot Cyborg has been placed into a special hoverchair while he recuperates Cyborg s body is completely repaired in Titans vol 2 5 Soon after the resurrected and unbalanced Jericho enters Cyborg s body using him to manipulate the defenses at Titans Tower to kill the Teen Titans Jericho s plans are foiled when Static the newest Teen Titan uses his electrical powers to overload the Tower s systems causing feedback that knocks Jericho out of Cyborg 4 After recovering Cyborg pretends to still have Jericho inside of him to draw out Vigilante who was currently targeting Jericho The plot works too well when Vigilante appears and shoots Cyborg in the head 5 2008 miniseries edit In an unspecified time during the Teen Titans comics a man with enhancements similar to Cyborg s attacks Dr Sarah Charles on the day of her wedding to Deshaun a young scientist Cyborg rushes in for the save discovering how Deshaun connected to Project M has sold the technology used to turn Stone into Cyborg to the military He also finds that the enhanced man was Ron Evers once Vic s best friend now turned terrorist who was seeking vengeance for the soldiers used as test subjects After Cyborg manages to calm down his friend and discovers the truth Mr Orr revealed as the mastermind behind Project M s cyborg research brings his Stone derived best subjects the current Equus an armored form of the Wildebeest and a cyberized man sporting enhancements even more powerful than Stone s current ones called Cyborg 2 0 Cyborg 2 0 turns out to be the Titans Tomorrow Cyborg 2 0 snatched from his proper timeline and cajoled by Orr into fighting his younger self for the possession of their shared technology and Orr s permission to use it in the battlefield Cyborg is soon forced to fight simultaneously against the Phantom Limbs an elite force of soldiers crippled in the Middle East and restored by his tech and the Cyborg Revenge Squad a broader formation composed of the Fearsome Five Magenta Girder the Thinker and Cyborgirl Although the Cyborg Revenge Squad soon gains the upper hand with the help of his fellow Titans Cyborg is able to hold his own in combat reverse engineer on the fly some of the future technology used by Cyborg 2 0 and enhance his own body enough to win against Mr Orr He later decides to get a new lease in life forgiving Deshaun and Sarah Charles on their wedding day for abusing his technology resuming dating Sarah Simms and having the Phantom Limbs fitted with new non military prosthetics It is however implied the Phantom Limbs unwilling to see Stone s offer as a sign of good will are trying to get back their weaponized prosthetics and wait for a rematch Blackest Night and JLA edit During the events of Blackest Night Cyborg joins with Starfire Beast Boy and several other heroes to form an emergency team to fight off the army of dead Titans who have been reanimated as Black Lanterns He later joins in the final battle at Coast City Following the dissolution of the current JLA after Justice League Cry for Justice Cyborg is invited by Donna to join Kimiyo Hoshi s new Justice League 6 He befriends Red Tornado and claims that he has come up with a plan to make him indestructible 7 After a battle with Doctor Impossible s gang Cyborg is forced to take a leave of absence from the team to not only help rebuild Red Tornado but also help Roy Harper who had his arm severed by Prometheus 8 During this time Victor leads Superboy and Kid Flash to the city of Dakota to rescue the Teen Titans who had been defeated and captured by Holocaust 9 The Titans emerge victorious from the battle after Kid Flash uses his powers to send Holocaust plummeting into the Earth s inner core 10 Despite apparently being written off the team writer James Robinson explained that Cyborg would continue to have a presence on the JLA and that he was given a co feature in the back of the book for Justice League of America vol 2 48 50 11 In the co feature Cyborg battles Red Tornado after he has been driven insane by the power of the Starheart In the midst of the battle a flashback reveals that Victor had rebuilt Red Tornado using self replicating nanites similar to the ones that Prometheus infected Roy with after cutting off his arm thus making the android indestructible 12 Cyborg manages to free Red Tornado his power matrix 13 Cyborg briefly appears in Justice League Generation Lost where he is shown helping Wonder Woman and Starfire search for Maxwell Lord after his resurrection 14 Following an adventure in another dimension Static is left powerless and Miss Martian is rendered comatose Cyborg stops the powerless Static from returning to Dakota and instead tells him that he and a scientist named Rochelle Barnes will be taking him to Cadmus Labs to find a way to get his powers back and awaken Miss Martian As Static packs up his belongings Cyborg and Rochelle have a conversation which reveals that they are lying to Static and have an ulterior motive for taking the two Titans to Cadmus 15 He later appears in the final two issues of The Return of Bruce Wayne where he helps his former teammate Red Robin in his attempt to stop Bruce Wayne from inadvertently unleashing an apocalyptic explosion of Omega Energy Cyborg and Red Tornado later travel to the Moon alongside Doctor Light Animal Man Congorilla Zauriel Tasmanian Devil and Bulleteer as part of an emergency group of heroes gathered to assist the Justice League in their battle against Eclipso Shortly into the battle Cyborg and the others are taken over by Eclipso and are turned against their JLA comrades 16 The reserve JLA members are all freed after Eclipso is defeated 17 The New 52 edit nbsp The redesigned Cyborg as a member of the original Justice League Art by Ivan Reis As of August 2011 Cyborg is featured as one of the main characters in a new Justice League ongoing series written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee as part of DC s The New 52 relaunch Johns has said of Cyborg He represents all of us in a lot of ways If we have a cellphone and we re texting on it we are a cyborg that s what a cyborg is using technology as an extension of ourselves 18 In a revised origin Victor Stone appears as a high school football star who is heavily sought after by scouts but has a distant relationship with his father Silas a S T A R Labs Scientist 19 Victor appears at his father s Lab as Silas team is studying a Mother Box that Superman brought them After a heated argument about Silas not attending Victor s games even after hearing about his son s success the Mother Box explodes The explosion kills the other scientists and destroys most of Victor s body but spares Silas 20 Silas does everything he can for Victor s survival along with Sarah Charles and T O Morrow by using the technology kept in S T A R s Red Room safe Ultimately Silas uses an injection of experimental nanites with Dr Morrow adding robotic pieces onto Victor to assist Victor recovers now transformed into a Cyborg but as a side effect of the Mother Box s energies introduced into his body and interacting with his cybernetic parts he access the vast New Gods data library where he discover Darkseid s invasion plans and that it s executed as he was being rebuilt 21 Victor is getting used to his new body when Parademons attack attempting to grab Dr Charles Cyborg s defense systems react and he quickly dispatches the Parademons while also destroying part of the lab Victor blames Silas for his condition after hearing his father out and leaves Later on after attempting to help a few civilians under attack Victor inadvertently absorbs some of the attacking Parademon s components giving him access to Boom Tube technology This ability automatically activates and transports him to where Superman Batman Wonder Woman Flash Green Lantern and Aquaman are fighting against Darkseid s force just moments before Darkseid arrives He fights alongside the other heroes against Darkseid and his army but Darkseid proves to be too strong Victor is able to reverse engineer the alien boom tube technology and teleport all the invading army including Darkseid away saving the Earth and then helps found the Justice League Silas attempt to study his son more from a scientific perspective but Victor refuses instead focusing on helping people as a superhero leading both to remain at odds After David Graves makes an attack against the Justice League Cyborg learns that he walks the line between life and death after he sees a false apparition of his human self The appriation tries to convince him that the real Victor died and Cyborg is just his body being animated by the robotics to believe it s still Victor Victor is able to get past that ideal as just a ruse though later leads him to question his humanity or lack thereof 22 Flash attempts to be there for Victor during his time of questioning During the Throne of Atlantis storyline Cyborg is offered an upgrade his father has that would allow him to operate underwater at the price of his remaining lung which Victor rejects at first 23 However following the capture of the rest of the Justice League by Ocean Master Cyborg reluctantly accepts the upgrade 24 This allows him and Mera to rescue the others 25 During the Trinity War storyline Cyborg gets a visual of Shazam heading to Kahndaq to which Batman assembles the Justice League with the help from Zatanna to meet in Kahndaq to stop Shazam 26 Following the supposed death of Doctor Light in Kahndaq Batman tells Superman that Cyborg and Martian Manhunter are doing an autopsy to prove his death was not Superman s fault 27 As Wonder Woman leads the Justice League Dark to go look for Pandora Cyborg is among the superheroes that remain at A R G U S while Batman Flash Aquaman Shazam Steve Trevor the Justice League of America Zatanna and Phantom Stranger go to stop Wonder Woman 28 Cyborg was present when Atom tells him Superman Element Woman and Firestorm the true purpose of the creation of the Justice League of America and that she was spying on the Justice League which is how the Justice League of America ended up in Kahndaq 29 When the Crime Syndicate arrives on Prime Earth Cyborg s old prosthetic parts combine to form a robot called Grid who is operated by a sentient computer virus 30 During the Forever Evil event after Batman and Catwoman drop Cyborg off to his father in Detroit 31 he makes the choice to willingly receive a new cybernetic body and helps his father and Dr Morrow create one that is slimmer in appearance so Cyborg could look more human 32 Working together with the Metal Men created by Doc Magus Cyborg succeeds in shutting down Grid 33 Afterward Cyborg helped newcomer to the group Shazam fit in with the league as the rest set out to find Power ring s missing accessory which flew off after the death of the former wearer 34 While on monitor duty he and Shazam experiment with some of his magical powers to aid in finding the ring after joking about having an Xbox in his left shoulder only for the young ward to conjure up a ping pong table which they play while having spare time on their hands 35 Eventually the call goes out and everyone in the league mobilizes to secure the new rampaging Power Ring before the Doom Patrol does 36 After coaxing Billy into action against Jessica Cruis Victor moves in to interface with the ring itself finding out a great deal about the ring of Volthoom and his current host only to be forcefully thrown out after the ring entity rejects him by causing his systems to short circuit removing him from the battle 37 He is last seen recovering at S T A R Labs after Shazam rushed him to the med bay following the power ring crisis Cyborg wondered what he saw within the ring after his dad warned him interfacing with it again could trap him in it forever 38 An incident involving Batman s son Damian Wayne during the Robin Rises Alpha amp Omega story arc in Batman led up to most of the Justice League battling against Glorious Godfrey and a Parademon horde from Apokolips when they captured the chaos shard and the sarcophagus of Damian before retreating back home 39 All the league members present Cyborg included state to an adamant Bruce Wayne that running headlong into unmarked X factor territory for a suicide mission was less than ideal considering the consequences that could befall the earth This eventually culminates with Batman hijacking Cyborg s teleportation systems to zip up to the Watchtower in an attempt to retrieve an experimental and highly dangerous combat suit to mete out his agenda However Cyborg manages to block his administrative access so that he Shazam Aquaman Wonder Woman Lex and Cold could physically restrain him causing Batman to begrudgingly give up and retire to the Batcave 40 After the Bat left the rest of the Bat Family turned up asking Victor for help with some digitized doppelgangers of baddies that Bruce initially set up to distract the League destabilize watchtower security to secure the Hellbat and eventually use a personal Mother Box secured from a Parademon kept in cold storage to vacate to Apokolips 41 After making his way to the Batcave to meet with them he s directed over to a console which enabled him to directly access the Batcomputer s more sophisticated systems However it was all a ruse utilizing a preemptive countermeasure devised by Batman tailored to Cyborg s specific weaknesses Cyborg was temporarily incapacitated and was set into a VR simulation where he relived his more peaceful days in college while Batgirl went to work on his Mother Box to secure a path towards Apokolips and chase after their father But Victor eventually snapped out of his dream haze and followed them through angered that they used him in such away 41 Cyborg traveled along with Titus who hitched a ride on his leg to catch up with the rest of the Batman Family They all then have a run in with the scavengers of Armegeddo who quickly vacate after some Apokoliptian Hunger Dogs make their way onto the scene They eventually catch up with the armor clad Dark Knight ripping his way through a sizable chunk of Apokolips s forces singlehandedly Jason Tim and Barbara show Batman the Robin Medals Alfred gave them to remind him of his purpose causing him to snap out of his berserker rage and note that Cyborg had reluctantly accompanied them to Hell itself Having made their way into Darkseid s citadel where Kalibak was readying his Chaos Cannon to fire again the caped crusaders kept Darkseid s forces occupied while Cyborg made short work of the massive war engine literally tearing it in half But when he went to set a timed self destruct sequence within the Apokoliptian computers Vic suffered catastrophic feedback that fried most of his internal systems leaving him inoperable just as Darkseid himself made his appearance 42 While Batman fought and held Darkseid off Cyborg ran Batgirl through a crash course on how to hotwire his own Mother Box Since Darkseid smashed Batman s Boom Tube generator Cyborg was their only chance off Apokolips After successfully jury rigging his internal systems Cyborg and the rest of the Bat rogues made a hasty exit stage left as Bruce powered his recovered fragment of the Chaos Shard with Darkseid s Omega Effect blasting Darkseid against a wall to cover their escape 43 In the aftermath Cyborg who is still unable to facilitate himself wonders what is going on as Damian Wayne is successfully revived however a second anomaly cranks out of the Boom Tube that was opened and Kalibak comes charging through it With Kalibak occupied by the rest of the gang Vic tries his best to reestablish his downed systems He is successful and gains control over the still open tube as Batman readies the Batplane As Batman rams his jet into the evil New God sending him careening back to Apokolips Cyborg closes the portal banishing Darkseid s firstborn for good With the threat over Cyborg heads back topside to inform the rest of the league of what all transpired and stating he has JL business to attend to 44 An eponymous ongoing series by writer David F Walker and artist Ivan Reis debuted in July 2015 45 DC Rebirth edit This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2023 As of DC Rebirth he is a part of the relaunched Justice League bi monthly series as well as his own solo monthly series It is unclear whether he has the ability of flight in Rebirth During Dark Nights Metal he is captured by the alternate Batmen of the Dark Multiverse who attempt to hack him to learn the secrets of his teammates As the crisis escalates Cyborg is confronted by the controlling consciousness of other Mother Boxes who claim that he will only gain the power to overcome the Dark Batmen if he fully surrenders to the Mother Box that powers his body at the cost of the transformation deleting his old personality He is nearly tempted to give in to this transformation but the appearance of Raven s soul self convinces him to hold on to himself while partially succumbing to the transformation This allows him to free his teammates and hack the multiverse as they travel to find new allies in the battle against the Dark Batmen 46 New Justice edit In the New Justice era Cyborg remains a prominent member in Justice League s fourth volume as well as the four issue Justice League No Justice miniseries and the succeeding 25 issue title Justice League Odyssey The titles and story arcs of this era primarily revolve around Cyborg fighting alongside his usual teammates and occasionally several villains to survive uncovered secrets of the Multiverse and the Source Wall 47 48 In the succeeding Justice League Odyssey title Cyborg joins forces with Starfire Jessica Cruz and Azrael to explore previously unaffected areas of outer space The team finds themselves being led into the newly established Ghost Sector by Darkseid who seeks to use the power of the Old Gods to conquer the Multiverse 49 In addition Cyborg s own solo monthly series was concluded in June 2018 with the release of Issue 23 50 Infinite Frontier edit As of Infinite Frontier Cyborg is a part of Titans Academy In this monthly title the Titans are now mentors to the newest generation of heroes Dawn of DC 2023 20 edit In the Dawn Of DC Cyborg is now given a new 6 issue mini series written by Morgan Hampton and drawn by Tom Raney He is also part of the Titans who have replaced the Justice League as the world s greatest heroes following their demise in Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths After arriving back home in Detroit Victor soon finds himself at odds with an aggressive artificial intelligence attempting to transform the city 51 Powers and abilities editLarge portions of Victor Stone s body have been replaced by advanced mechanical parts hence the name Cyborg granting him superhuman strength speed stamina and flight His mechanically enhanced body much of which is metallic initially Promethium mainly depleted Promethium made of titanium and vanadium 52 is far more durable than a normal human body Cyborg s internal computer system can interface with external computers Other features include an electronic eye which replicates vision but at a superhuman level His mechanical parts contain a wide variety of tools and weapons such as a grappling hook line and a finger mounted laser Perhaps his most frequently used weapon is his sound amplifier often referred to as his white sound blaster in the comic books the Teen Titans animated series calls it a sonic cannon which can be employed at various settings either to stun his foes or to deliver concentrated blasts of sound potent enough to shatter rock and deform steel 53 Cyborg is consistently depicted as making adjustments to his cybernetic parts enhancing his functions and abilities to levels beyond those set by his father This change has allowed writers to adjust his powers as needed for various stories Following DC s New 52 reboot in 2011 Cyborg s origin story was changed so that his enhancements were the product of alien technology specifically that of a Mother Box from the planet New Genesis His cybernetics are now seen as a living extension of his body and a host of new skills such as EMP blasts technology absorption and underwater adaptation were added to his powerset Most significantly he was given the ability to generate boom tubes powerful teleportation tunnels that are used by the New Gods to travel vast distances due to this Mother Box connection Elements of Victor s original backstory were re established following DC s Trinity War storyline when his father rebuilds systems following extensive damage to them In addition to his mechanical enhancements Stone possesses an exceptionally gifted level of intelligence his IQ has been measured at 170 54 Collected editions edit Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBNThe New 521 Unplugged Cyborg vol 1 1 6 and material from Convergence Crime Syndicate 2 152 March 29 2016 978 14012611912 Enemy of the State Cyborg vol 1 7 12 Cyborg Rebirth 1 168 December 6 2016 978 1401265311DC Rebirth1 The Imitation of Life Cyborg vol 2 1 5 Cyborg Rebirth 1 152 March 28 2017 978 14012679262 Danger in Detroit Cyborg vol 2 6 13 144 August 15 2017 978 14012708723 Singularity Cyborg vol 2 14 20 168 May 15 2018 978 14012745594 Cyborg vol 2 21 26 Solicited then cancelled 978 1401285135Other versions editEarth One edit In Teen Titans Earth One Vic Stone is re introduced as a founding member of the Titans here portrayed a group of children as part of STAR Lab s experiments with the Meta Gene with his mother Elanor as leader Vic was bonded with liquid metal via a crashed alien ship related to Starfire granting him super strength and a robotic appearance 55 Flashpoint edit In the Flashpoint event the timeline is greatly altered In this alternate version of events Cyborg is America s greatest superhero occupying the role held by Superman in DC s standard timeline He attempts to put together a group to stop the war between Aquaman and Wonder Woman s forces However the heroes he approaches all refuse after Batman declines 56 Cyborg connects the resistance member Lois Lane to spy on the Amazons for any information 57 Cyborg rescues people in the subway station from arsonist Heat Wave 58 Abin Sur crashes on Earth he is subsequently taken into custody by Cyborg and the US government to be questioned about his reasons for being on Earth When Abin Sur is recovering he is on a mission to retrieve the Entity however Cyborg convinces him to join with Earth s heroes 59 Afterwards Cyborg is seen talking with the President in his headquarters in Detroit The President states that Steve Trevor sent a signal to the resistance but was intercepted by a traitor among the heroes that Cyborg tried to recruit and suspicion leads to the Outsider For Cyborg s failure he is relieved of duty as the Element Woman sneaks into the headquarters Later Cyborg is called by Batman and the Flash for help in tracking down Project Superman the government branch responsible for raising Kal El after his rocket destroyed Metropolis upon its arrival Cyborg and them agree to join the cause to stop Wonder Woman and Aquaman but only if Batman gets to choose whom to recruit and Cyborg agrees as long as he comes with them The three sneak into the government underground bunkers and the group comes across a giant vault door bearing the Superman logo Cyborg opens the door and sees a weakened Kal El with the arrival of guards Forced to escape Kal El s powers begin to manifest and flies off leaving them at the hands of the guards 60 While they are fending off the guards they are rescued by Element Woman Later Cyborg and other heroes arrive at the Marvel Family s place helping the Flash from drastically forgetting his memories After the Flash is recovering he asked to stop the Atlantean Amazon war from casualty although Cyborg and the heroes are not willing unless Batman wants to join them because Cyborg explains to him that they believe Batman was invincible However the Flash convinces him that no one is invincible and the group of heroes is agreeing to join the Flash The heroes arrive at New Themyscira to stop the Atlantean Amazon war and the Flash tells Cyborg to find Aquaman s ultimate bomb to dispose of it 61 Titans Tomorrow edit In the Titans Tomorrow storyline a future version of Victor Stone called Cyborg 2 0 is a member of Titans East He is shown having similar plating as the animated Cyborg from the Teen Titans animated series 62 Earth 23 edit An alternate version of Cyborg appears as part of the Justice League of Earth 23 in the DC Multiverse 63 Kingdom Come edit In Mark Waid and Alex Ross s Kingdom Come a now liquid metal Cyborg appears as the third Robotman he joins up as part of Superman s Justice League 64 He is petrified by the nuclear blast in battle with Batman s group and the rogue metahumans 65 DCeased edit Cyborg appears as a main character in the DCeased series His body was used to create the virus which ravaged Earth and he unwillingly became a carrier of the virus Cyborg spends the majority of the series helping out the surviving characters In the final issue Cyborg chooses to remain on Earth surmising that he could cause another outbreak While fighting the infected Wonder Woman he decides to use the Lasso of Truth on her Asking her if there s a cure Cyborg is shocked to find out that he held the cure inside him all along Before he could inform the others Wonder Woman uses the opportunity to catch him off guard and decapitate him Reception editThe character of Cyborg has been analyzed as a hero who is both Black and disabled and has been called an exceptional figure in a genre replete with wonders 66 His appearance has also been analyzed as a visual design of a Black superhero 67 In other media editTelevision edit Live action edit nbsp Joivan Wade portrays Cyborg in Doom PatrolCyborg appeared in Smallville portrayed by Lee Thompson Young Introduced in a self titled episode this version is a former Metropolis High School football player who was believed to have been involved in a car accident that killed him and his family but was secretly rebuilt by SynTechnics scientists led by Dr Alistair Krieg with bionic endoskeletal cybernetic enhancements After becoming the only survivor of Krieg s experiments Stone escaped before SynTechnics was bought out by LuthorCorp In the episode Justice Green Arrow brings together a group of individuals to combat Lex Luthor s Level 3 experiments such as Stone who has taken the name Cyborg and received further enhancements from Green Arrow Stone also makes a minor appearance in the episode Salvation Cyborg appears in Doom Patrol portrayed by Joivan Wade This version is well established as a superhero and helps bring the eponymous team together to protect the fictional town of Cloverton Ohio Cyborg appears in Titans portrayed again by Joivan Wade 68 Animation edit nbsp Cyborg as he appears in the Teen Titans animated seriesCyborg appears in The Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians 69 voiced by Ernie Hudson This version was a promising decathlon athlete until an accident destroyed most of his body and his father rebuilt him using machine parts and is an affiliate of the Justice League of America under Superman When Justice League was pitched to the Kids WB network the lineup originally included three young members as proteges of the Justice League Robin Impulse and an original character described as a teenage female version of Cyborg named Natasha Irons Cyborgirl Cyborg appears in Teen Titans 2003 voiced by Khary Payton This version is more easygoing than his comics counterpart possesses an enormous appetite and displays excess pride for his inventions Additionally he was unable to finish high school due to the circumstances that turned him into Cyborg primarily wields sonic cannons housed in his forearms and serves as the Teen Titans chief technician and occasional second in command to Robin Cyborg appears in Mad voiced by Hugh Davidson in episode 44 and Gary Anthony Williams in episode 45 Cyborg appears in the New Teen Titans segment of DC Nation Shorts voiced again by Khary Payton and by Kevin Michael Richardson in Lightning Round Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Go 2013 voiced again by Khary Payton This version is a member of the Teen Titans who is uncertain about his half mechanical nature knowledgeable in 1980s culture and in a relationship with Jinx Additionally the Teen Titans 2003 incarnation of the character appears in the episode The Academy via archival footage 70 Cyborg appears in the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special voiced by Abraham Benrubi Cyborg appears in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2 Villains in Paradise voiced by Seth Green Cyborg makes a non speaking appearance in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III Magical Friendship Cyborg appears in Justice League Action voiced again by Khary Payton This version is a member of the Justice League Cyborg appears in Young Justice Outsiders voiced by Zeno Robinson This version was a receiver for Hayward High School s football team the Steel Workers who wants his father Silas Stone to attend his football games When the latter fails to appear due to being buried in his work with S T A R Labs an angered Victor confronts Silas believing his father cares more about his work than his family Amidst their argument Victor accidentally activates a Reach metahuman failsafe device causing an explosion that grievously injures him In desperation Silas fuses Victor with a Father Box the Justice League asked him to study transforming Victor into a cybernetic organism Victor is healed but blames Silas for ruining his life inadvertently falling victim to the Father Box s programming until Halo who had unlocked the ability to open Boom Tubes arrives and temporarily restores Victor s mind Following this Victor joins the Team and over the course of the season fights to maintain control of his body until Superboy Black Lightning and Forager bring him to Metron s Mobius Chair to permanently remove the Father Box s programming reconciles with Silas helps Halo save the universe from the Anti Life Equation joins the Outsiders takes the name Cyborg and helps the Team and Outsiders combat the Light As of Young Justice Phantoms Victor has joined the Justice League 71 Cyborg appears in DC Super Hero Girls 2019 voiced by Phil LaMarr Film edit Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo voiced again by Khary Payton An unnamed alternate universe version of Cyborg makes a non speaking appearance in Justice League Crisis on Two Earths as a minor member of the Crime Syndicate Cyborg appears in Justice League Doom voiced by Bumper Robinson 72 This version is a cheerful resourceful individual who is recruited by Batman to combat the Royal Flush Gang and save the Justice League from Vandal Savage s Legion of Doom for which Cyborg is inducted into the League Cyborg appears in Lego Batman The Movie DC Super Heroes Unite voiced by Brian Bloom 73 Cyborg appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe DCAMU originally voiced by Michael B Jordan 74 and subsequently by Shemar Moore 75 Cyborg first appears in Justice League The Flashpoint Paradox as a member of the Justice League Additionally the Flashpoint incarnation of Cyborg appears in the film with his storyline playing out similarly to the comics until he is mortally wounded by Aquaman Cyborg appears in Justice League War This version is a skilled football player who was shunned by his father Silas Stone who believes humanity s physical prowess means nothing once metahumans become the dominant species Amidst an Apokoliptian invasion Victor is mortally wounded by an energy blast Silas brings him to an advanced machine built from international technology but it fuses with Victor who joins the future Justice League in halting the invasion using his newly acquired ability to interface with Apokoliptian technology Cyborg makes subsequent appearances in Justice League Throne of Atlantis Justice League vs Teen Titans Justice League Dark The Death of Superman Reign of the Supermen and Justice League Dark Apokolips War Cyborg appears in JLA Adventures Trapped in Time voiced by Avery Kidd Waddell 76 Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Batman Be Leaguered voiced again by Khary Payton This version is a member of the Justice League Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League vs Bizarro League voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg appear in Batman Unlimited Monster Mayhem voiced again by Khary Payton A young alternate universe version of Victor Stone appears in Justice League Gods and Monsters voiced by Taylor Parks After his father Silas is commissioned by Superman to study Kryptonian technology the Stones are attacked and killed by a Metal Man designed to resemble and frame Superman Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League Attack of the Legion of Doom voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League Cosmic Clash voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League Gotham City Breakout voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg makes a non speaking appearance in The Lego Batman Movie as a member of the Justice League Cyborg appears in DC Super Heroes vs Eagle Talon voiced by Wataru Takagi 77 Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes The Flash voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes Aquaman Rage of Atlantis voiced again by Khary Payton The Teen Titans Go 2013 and Teen Titans 2003 incarnations of Cyborg appear in Teen Titans Go vs Teen Titans with both voiced again by Khary Payton In addition several alternate universe versions of Cyborg also appear including his counterparts from the Tiny Titans the New Teen Titans comic and the DCAMU Cyborg appears in Injustice voiced by Brandon Micheal Hall 78 The Teen Titans Go 2013 incarnation of Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Go amp DC Super Hero Girls Mayhem in the Multiverse voiced again by Khary Payton Cyborg appears in DC League of Super Pets voiced by Daveed Diggs This version is a member of the Justice League who sports a half afro an airplane mode that turns off most of his abilities and is battery powered Cyborg appears in Justice League x RWBY Super Heroes amp Huntsmen voiced by Tru Valentino This version is a member of the Justice League DC Extended Universe edit Main article Victor Stone DC Extended Universe nbsp Ray Fisher portrayed Cyborg in the DC Extended UniverseCyborg appears in media set in the DC Extended Universe DCEU portrayed by Ray Fisher Cyborg first appears in a cameo depicted in the film Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 2016 Cyborg appears in Justice League 2017 and the director s cut Zack Snyder s Justice League 2021 79 In both films the effects for his cybernetic parts were made using CGI 80 A stand alone Cyborg film was originally scheduled for a release date of April 3 2020 but it has since been canceled 81 82 83 Video games edit Cyborg appears as a playable character in Teen Titans 2005 This version is a member of the eponymous team Cyborg appears as a playable character in Teen Titans 2006 voiced again by Khary Payton This version is a member of the eponymous team Cyborg appears in DC Universe Online voiced by Alexander Brandon 84 Cyborg appears in LittleBigPlanet 2 voiced by Tom Clarke Hill Cyborg appears as a playable character in Injustice Gods Among Us 85 voiced again by Khary Payton This version is a member of the Justice League Additionally an alternate reality Cyborg who became a member of Superman s Regime following the Teen Titans deaths five years prior also appears Cyborg appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked A DC Comics Adventure This version is a member of the Justice League Cyborg appears as a playable character in Infinite Crisis voiced again by Bumper Robinson Cyborg appears as a playable character in Injustice 2 voiced again by Khary Payton The Regime Cyborg remains allied with Regime Superman who reluctantly join forces with Batman s Insurgency to thwart Brainiac s attack on Earth Amidst this Cyborg faces a robotic clone of himself created by Brainiac called Grid Cyborg appears as a playable character in DC Unchained Lego edit Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes voiced again by Brian Bloom Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham voiced again by Bumper Robinson Cyborg and the Teen Titans Go 2013 incarnation of Cyborg appear as playable characters in Lego Dimensions voiced again by Bumper Robinson and Khary Payton respectively Cyborg appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super Villains voiced again by Bumper Robinson Merchandise edit A DC Animated Universe inspired Cyborg figure was released in the Justice League Unlimited toyline in 2009 A Cyborg figure was released by DC Direct in 2001 as part of its Teen Titans series and in the 2003 Classic Titans Box Set presented in gold bionics as opposed to his standard silver Two versions of Cyborg were released in Mattel s DC Universe Classics action figure line a standard version and a KB Toys exclusive version that features Cyborg with a sonic arm A Cyborg figure based on the New 52 Justice League was released in late 2012 Miscellaneous edit The Teen Titans 2003 incarnation of Cyborg appears in Teen Titans Go 2004 Cyborg appears in Smallville Legends Justice amp Doom Cyborg appears in DC Super Friends The Joker s Playhouse voiced by Phil LaMarr This version is a member of the titular Super Friends Cyborg appears in DC Super Hero Girls 2015 voiced again by Khary Payton The Injustice incarnation of Cyborg appears in the Injustice Gods Among Us prequel comic Following the Metropolis disaster which took the lives of some of his fellow Teen Titans Cyborg joins Superman s growing Regime becoming his eyes and ears and offering insight on activity deemed disruptive Years later while investigating Oracle s attempts to hack into the Regime s computer system he is confronted by Jim Gordon who grievously damages Cyborg knocks him unconscious and takes him prisoner on behalf of Batman s Insurgency Eventually Cyborg breaks out amidst a conflict between the Insurgency and Regime A further two years later Cyborg and most of the Regime begin to question Superman s growing hostility and controversial decisions such as employing supervillains and him killing defenseless protestors in anger Cyborg is recaptured by Batman and Batwoman who seek his knowledge of Superman s instability Upon taking him to Metropolis ruins Oracle attempts to find the necessary data and leak it to the world but inadvertently causes a global blackout forcing the Insurgency to retreat while the Flash rescues Cyborg The Injustice incarnation of Cyborg appears in the Injustice 2 prequel comic as a prisoner of Stryker s Island alongside Superman See also editDeathlok List of black superheroes List of DC Comics 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