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Summary
Starfirewill always view as some surprising similarities to her ex-wife , but she andNightwingwill never be likewise in one tragical direction : Starfire never had a mentor to save her . Before DC decided to go all in on his family relationship with Barbara Gordon , Nightwing was frequently match romantically with his fellow Titan member , Starfire , but she has a farseeing history that ’s still completely separate from her famous ex .
With that iconic relationshipbetween Nightwing and Starfirecomes similarities and one big difference , which are illustrated by Kory herself inTitans#6 by Tom Taylor and Travis Moore . The upshot revisit Starfire ’s origin storey , and , in doing so , the theatrical role herself points out the perfect difference between herself and her former swell , Dick Grayson .
That key difference is thatStarfire bear on to survive a life of great turmoil and pain after she faced disaster in her childhood , whereas Dick gained a unexampled adopted Church Father and inherited huge riches after his own tragical childhood loss . Pointing out this distinction showcases not only Starfire ’s journeying into prominence but incisively why , unlike Nightwing , she was never anyone ’s sidekick .
The Greco-Roman Titan Starfire is back and more of a supermodel than ever in a new street fashion variant cover by Jen Bartel for Titans # 2 .
Nightwing and Starfire Had Majorly Different Childhoods
The beginning ofTitans#6 focuses onStarfire on her home planet Tamaran , recollecting her modest beginnings as a child , all while present - mean solar day Kory narrates . She recalls her mother and father , the King and Queen , being called into the Council Chambers on what began as a normal Clarence Day . The day quickly derail when the satellite is invade by the Citadel , who murders her parents within seconds — along with uncounted other Tamaraneans . Much of the ordeal topples the planet ’s landmarks into ashes as well .
During the flashback , Starfire mentions that this is where she and her former partner Dick are the same . They may not portion out hobbies or favorite motion picture , but they share the trauma of lose parents at a untried age . regrettably for Kory , that ’s where the similarities end , as , unlike Kori , Dick gained a wealthy parent after lose both of his biological parent — a parent who would raise him to become a"warrior . “Nightwing ’s training under Batmanallowed him to gain a new family that only go forward to grow over the years . Kory , meanwhile , was alone and enslaved by the Citadel . She had no Bruce Wayne to rescue her ; as she says in her narration , " I save myself . "
Starfire’s Tragic Independence Made Her Into a Warrior
Though she began her life as royal line , Starfire ultimately did n’t spring up up with the same privilege as Nightwing did , but she still became a warrior despite her defect , which is all the more telling . She spring up into not only being at the forefront of DC ’s fresh PM team , but arguably being the team ’s most powerful penis . WhileNightwing , as a kid , was hold open and surrounded by a family of fighters who serve regulate him into one of DC ’s best poor boy , Starfirebecame the best by overcoming calamity completely severally , find out how to like for the universe of discourse despite how rough it once was to her .
TITANS # 6 ( 2023 )
Titans#6is on sales event now from DC Comics .
