TERRA II (Tara Markov II)

BIOGRAPHY

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Tara Markov II
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 112 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
First Appearance: New Titans #79 (September 1991)

HISTORY

Originally, the second Tara Markov believed that she was from an alternate future, ruled by the tyrant Lord Chaos, where she joined the freedom fighting Team Titans as Terra II. The Team Titans went back in time to oppose Lord Chaos before he rose to power. When the so-called "Zero Hour" erased all alternate futures from existence, most of Terra's teammates were erased as well. But Terra prevailed, which she believed had to mean that she was originally from this world and time. Confused about what and who she was, she joined the New Titans for a short time. Later, she joined Geo-Force, brother of the original Terra, to protect the nation of Markovia. Recently, she took a DNA test that said that she was somehow identical with the original Terra. But Geo-Force, who didn't want to rob her of her own life, lied about the results, leaving Tara free to be herself. It has since been revealed that she was born in the underground world of Strata and underwent DNA altering surgery that made her look like the original Terra and gave her powers similar to the original. The Stratans believed that this would make it easier for her to be accepted in the surface world and giving them a chance to establish relations with the surface-dwellers. Unfortunately the process had given Tera a complete memory loss.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Terra in chronological order click here