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Robin: "But Cyborg, we need you."
Cyborg: "Sorry, man. They need me more."Originally aired: January 22, 2005 Written by David Slack
Directed by Michael Chang
The final showdown between Cyborg and Brother Blood culminates in the creation of a new branch of the Titans team. Titans East includes a new tower in a new city with five new members: Aqualad, Bumblebee, Speedy and a pair known as Mas Y Menos.
Wil Wheaton as Aqualad
Mike Erwin as Speedy
T'Keyah Keymáh as Bumblebee
Freddy Rodriguez as Mas Y Menos
John DiMaggio as Brother Blood
Bumblebee's ability to resist Brother Blood is consistent with her comments in WAVELENGTH. With Blood's amped brain power, she is unable to resist as strongly in this episode.
Producer David Slack on Brother Blood's evolution: "As far as Brother Blood, I forget exactly when we came up with the notion he wanted to look like Cyborg... but once that aspect came into it, it really seemed to make sense. And not just for Brother Blood's character, but for the series as a whole. We had two seasons where Slade was trying to make someone like him. We thought it would be an interesting contrast to have a bad guy who was trying to make himself more like our hero. Blood was always conceived as the opposite of Slade. [...] Plus, the idea that Brother Blood would voluntarily do to himself something that happened to Cyborg as a result of an accident... to me, that made him extremely creepy. "Producer David Slack on the 'anime' look to the final battle: "I'd imagine that was something Glen [Murakami] and the directors did. The show has always had a very strong anime influence. So sometimes we hit that tone more strongly than other times. And of course, in a showdown with Cyborg and Brother Blood, there is sort of that 'cyber-punk' feeling. So that's common in anime. "
Brother Blood kidnapped and brainwashed Dick Grayson and Raven and turned them against their teammates in NEW TEEN TITANS (second series) #26-31 [1987]. They broke his control and exposed Blood as a fraud.Beast Boy's sadness at Cyborg leaving brought to mind their strong friendship in the comic book series; Beast Boy and Cyborg have been best friends for a long time.
For more information on the comic book versions of the characters - including many images - visit titanstower.com's meeting room page.