Gizmo (DC Comics)

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Gizmo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The character was portrayed by

HBO Max series Titans
.

Publication history

The Mikron O'Jeneus version of Gizmo first appeared in

The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981) and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.[1]

Fictional character biography

Mikron O'Jeneus

Gizmo
Cyborg Revenge Squad
AbilitiesGenius intelligence, brilliant inventor and engineer

A bald

ad placed in the Underworld Star, a criminal underground newsletter, by the psychopathic criminal Doctor Light.[3]

After a number of unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans (and

S.T.A.R. Labs,[1] until his former Fearsome Five teammate Psimon, after having been seemingly killed by his teammates, resurfaced looking for revenge, and shrank Gizmo to microscopic size. Years later, Gizmo found a way to revert to his normal size, and took up a life of crime once again, partnering with his former teammate, Mammoth
.

In a storyline in

LexCorp stock by having them steal its accounts from its corporate building in Metropolis, and then driving down the stock by killing all the people in the building, and destroying two other Lexcorp properties. At the latter of the two, a microchip processor factory of Lexcorp's subsidiary, Kellacor, the Five were confronted by the Outsiders. After escaping, the criminally unsophisticated Five urged Sivana to take Lexcorp's nuclear missile facility near Joshua Tree, California. When Sivana refused, Psimon asserted that they would take it anyway, and in response, Sivana killed Gizmo with a laser blast to the head,[1] and severed relations with the remaining four, warning them that he would kill them if they ever crossed his path again. Sivana used the money he made from the scheme to purchase a tropical island off the coast of Thailand
to use as his lair, and the remaining members of the Five were defeated in their plan to take the facility and fire a nuclear missile at Canada.

Gizmo appeared in undead form, summoned by

Platinum Flats
. He disposed of their C.E.O and earned his seat on the Silicon Syndicate, a sinister group of high-tech criminals. Gizmo retained most of his brain function, but is still missing his eye and is partially decomposed.

O'Jeneus

In DC Special: Cyborg issue #5, a new Gizmo debuted who is the son of the first Gizmo.

Cyborg Revenge Squad
".

The New 52

In

Cyborg and the Metal Men
.

DC Rebirth

In DC Rebirth, Gizmo appeared as part of the Fearsome Five.[5]

Another using the name, Brendan Li, known as Giz, is a friend of

Bludhaven
run by Defacer and Jimmy Nice, as part of the support group of Nightwing. He is killed doing a favor for Nightwing attempting to hack into a gauntlet from Spyral, which activates defenses and electrocutes him.

Powers and abilities

Gizmo is capable of creating weaponry by transforming one machine into another, such as converting an ordinary vacuum cleaner into a tank.[1]

In other media

Television

Gizmo as he appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013).
  • A young, unidentified Gizmo appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced by Lauren Tom in earlier appearances and by Tara Strong in the episodes "Revved Up" and "Titans Together". This version is an immature and trouble-making student of the H.I.V.E. Academy and a member of the H.I.V.E. Five who often works with fellow students Jinx and Mammoth and considers himself Cyborg's rival due to their shared technological knowledge.
  • Gizmo, based on the Teen Titans (2003) incarnation, appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Lauren Tom.
  • An unidentified Gizmo appears in the Titans episode "Barbara Gordon", portrayed by Dov Tiefenbach.

Video games

Miscellaneous

The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004) as a founding member of the Fearsome Five.

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 213309017
  2. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0
    .
  3. OCLC 213309017
  4. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #29. DC Comics.
  5. ^ Titans (vol. 2) #9
  6. ^ Billings, Kevin James (February 23, 2023). "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Allies Include Toyman, Gizmo, and More". Game Rant. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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