Titan is a supporting antagonist in Invincible, debuting from Season 1 and onwards. He is the husband of Vanessa and the father of Fiona.
He was a supervillain enforcer, who once worked for the crime lord, Machine Head, due to owing him debt. When Machine Head refused to let him out of his debt, he teamed up with Invincible and the Guardians of the Globe to take him down. After Machine Head was defeated, Titan took over his organization and became a crime boss in order to provide for his family and for the people of Chicago. Eventually, Chicago evolved into an improved setting for all underprivileged neighborhoods. Criminal actions continued, yet adherence to strict regulations was essential; as a result, minimal lives were lost.
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Appearance[]
When he's not using his powers, Titan appears as a muscular African-American male with above-average height. He lacks any hair and prior to becoming a crime boss, usually wore a grey hoodie and dark grey sweatpants. After he took over Machine Head's criminal organization, he started sporting a nicely tailored black tuxedo with a grey tie.
As Titan, he would usually forgo his grey hoodie and go out shirtless, his exterior body would turn rock-like. His face would also lack any prominent facial features, despite this, he is still capable of seeing, speaking, and hearing. After taking over Machine Head's organization, he would generally sport the same suit he does whenever he isn't using his abilities, having a nicely tailored black tuxedo with a grey tie.
Personality[]
Unlike Machine Head, he might be a ruthless crime lord, yet he has a sense of honor. He kills only when needed and is keen to support those in need. When interacting with superheroes, he does not view them with contempt, as he demonstrates a level of respect for his sporadic ally, Invincible, and shows sincere worry for his life-threatening wounds while facing Machine Head's troops. His main focus is his family and the people of Chicago, as he strives to give them a better quality of life. He is depicted as having minimal ambition and shows no desire to engage with The Order and their worldwide criminal operations.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Unique Physiology: Titan has the ability to alter the structure of his physical form, allowing him to transform his entire bodily exterior into a rock-like skin, inclusive of his facial features. However, he lacks the capability to manipulate his clothing in a similar manner.
- Superhuman Strength: Titan has superhuman strength much greater than normal humans. His strength also extends to his legs allowing him to jump to an unknown extent.
- Superhuman Durability: The imperviousness of his robust rocky exterior renders him impervious to the vast majority of bullets discharged from firearms, as well as resisting high amounts of pressure.
- Enhanced Endurance: Titan possesses a minor tolerance for pain and injury, being able to continue fighting after being attacked by various superpowered individuals.
- Enhanced Stamina: Titan possesses notable stamina, allowing him fight for extended periods of time.
- Enhanced Speed: Despite his rocky exterior, Titan isn't slowed down at all in speed and is able to move at great speeds in a fight.
Abilities[]
- Hand-To-Hand Combat: Titan is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, and often uses his powers combined with street-fighting techniques to beat his enemies.
- Master Tactician/High-Level Intelligence: Titan is often underestimated by others, due to people seeing his powers and believing that he is a brute. However, he is highly intelligent and calculating enough to manipulate Invincible twice, to beat his boss Machine Head and the head of The Order, to accomplish his goals. He outsmarted Machine Head, who can see every possibility imaginable, by using the latter's low opinion of him to his advantage, and betraying him in order to secure power and wealth for himself.
- Leadership: Titan was able to take over and effectively lead Machine Head's organization by himself and made the city safer and better for a lot of people, with the condition the only type of crime will be one that he is responsible for.
Sightings[]
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "It's About Time": | Debut | 5. "That Actually Hurt": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Here Goes Nothing": | Absent | 6. "You Look Kinda Dead": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Who You Calling Ugly?": | Absent | 7. "We Need To Talk": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out": | Absent | 8. "Where I Really Come From": | Non-speaking | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "You're Not Laughing Now": | Absent | 5. "This Was Supposed To Be Easy": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "A Deal With The Devil": | Absent | 6. "All I Can Say Is I'm Sorry": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "You Want A Real Costume, Right?": | Appears | 7. "What Have I Done?": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "You Were My Hero": | Absent | 8. "I Thought You'd Never Shut Up": | Absent | |||||||||
Trivia[]
- Titan is based on Tombstone.
- Ali voiced Prowler in Sony’s Into The Spiderverse and will play Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Titan had a catchphrase in the comic, which was called "Rock On".
- Within the comic books, Titan sported short cornrows and a goatee. Aside from the shaven head the television version of the character differs in motivation of his actions. The comic book Titan was only in it for the money and power, while the Amazon series Titan is motivated by his need to help his city and defend the disenfranchised.
- To an extent, Titan was revamped similarly to how Mr. Freeze of DC Comics and Sandman from Marvel Comics were changed in other media by being given a sick family member which they wish to protect, thus motivating their criminal lifestyle. In Titan's case, it is his daughter Fiona.