Terra first encounters the Titans while being chased by a giant scorpion monster. After defeating the monster, she parts ways with the Titans, among whom Beast Boy immediately develops a crush on her. It is revealed that Terra and Beast Boy spend time together as friends after their first meeting, with Terra confiding to Beast Boy her problems controlling her powers. Beast Boy agrees to keep this a secret, though after an encounter with Slade, the villain recognizes Terra's problems utilizing her powers and offers to help teach her how to control her powers. Terra refuses, stating that Slade is an enemy of the Teen Titans, who are her friends. However, Slade would plant the seed of doubt regarding whether or not Beast Boy would keep his word, which comes to a head when Robin asks Terra to become a Teen Titan. Terra accepts, but then suspects that Beast Boy broke his promise to keep her secret (that she can't control her powers) from the group. Terra flees the Tower while watched by Slade, who she ultimately agreed to work for in exchange for his training her on how to master her powers. [13] After some time training under him, she returns to the Titans to take her place as the group's sixth member after helping stop Slade from attacking the tower.
By this point, Beast Boy confesses to Terra that he is in love with her and the two go on their first official date together. While the two visit a theme park, Titans Tower is attacked by an army of Slade's robots. The Titans find out that they were able to enter the Tower because of Terra, who had supplied not only information on the Tower's defenses but also the weaknesses of the Titans. When Terra confesses to Beast Boy what she had done, Beast Boy rejects Terra, which only strengthens Slade's hold over Terra. [14]
Terra then began to serve as somewhat of Slade's personal counterpart to the Titans. After defeating the Titans one by one and attempting to murder her former friends, by crushing them in an avalanche, Terra is given a new costume designed to "control" her powers. [15] In truth though, the suit is a failsafe, designed to ensure Terra would never betray Slade, as it allows him to transform Terra into a remote controlled puppet in the event that she disobey him. When it becomes apparent that Terra has failed to kill the Titans, Slade turns abusive towards Terra. This causes Beast Boy (who had followed Terra to Slade's underground lair) to let go of his hate towards his former friend. Convincing Terra that he still cares for her, he offers to help her escape. At this point, Slade activates Terra's new costume, causing her to attack Beast Boy; it would have killed her had the rest of the Titans not arrived. As the final showdown ensued, Terra was able to overcome her costume and turned the full force of her powers onto Slade, engaging in an intense duel, to stop him once and for all. Unfortunately, in doing so, she triggers a volcanic eruption that kills Slade and threatens to kill the Titans as well. In the end, Terra sacrifices herself to save her friends and the city by turning back the full force of the volcanic eruption. However, her act of bravery comes at a horrific cost; she effectively becomes one with her powers over rock and was transformed into solid stone. For her sacrifice to save her former friends and the city, the Titans places a plaque in front of her imprisoned form honoring her as a Titan. It says: Terra, A Teen Titan, A True Friend.
By this point, Beast Boy confesses to Terra that he is in love with her and the two go on their first official date together. While the two visit a theme park, Titans Tower is attacked by an army of Slade's robots. The Titans find out that they were able to enter the Tower because of Terra, who had supplied not only information on the Tower's defenses but also the weaknesses of the Titans. When Terra confesses to Beast Boy what she had done, Beast Boy rejects Terra, which only strengthens Slade's hold over Terra. [14]
Terra then began to serve as somewhat of Slade's personal counterpart to the Titans. After defeating the Titans one by one and attempting to murder her former friends, by crushing them in an avalanche, Terra is given a new costume designed to "control" her powers. [15] In truth though, the suit is a failsafe, designed to ensure Terra would never betray Slade, as it allows him to transform Terra into a remote controlled puppet in the event that she disobey him. When it becomes apparent that Terra has failed to kill the Titans, Slade turns abusive towards Terra. This causes Beast Boy (who had followed Terra to Slade's underground lair) to let go of his hate towards his former friend. Convincing Terra that he still cares for her, he offers to help her escape. At this point, Slade activates Terra's new costume, causing her to attack Beast Boy; it would have killed her had the rest of the Titans not arrived. As the final showdown ensued, Terra was able to overcome her costume and turned the full force of her powers onto Slade, engaging in an intense duel, to stop him once and for all. Unfortunately, in doing so, she triggers a volcanic eruption that kills Slade and threatens to kill the Titans as well. In the end, Terra sacrifices herself to save her friends and the city by turning back the full force of the volcanic eruption. However, her act of bravery comes at a horrific cost; she effectively becomes one with her powers over rock and was transformed into solid stone. For her sacrifice to save her former friends and the city, the Titans places a plaque in front of her imprisoned form honoring her as a Titan. It says: Terra, A Teen Titan, A True Friend.
