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Courtney Mason is tranformed into Anima
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Anima Unleashed
Seven extraterrestrial predators arrived on Earth and slaughtered thousands of humans by feeding on their spinal fluids.
At her home in New Orleans, 16 year old teenager Courtney Mason rebelled against her dysfunctional family by going on a spending spree. While on the run, Courtney was kidnapped by a cult which sacrificed her to two of these insatiable parasites, Pritor and Lissik. The parasites' bites unleashed the Animus, an impossibly strong extra-dimensional monster, which was now able to enter the world through Courtney. The Animus could absorb the spirit essences of the living and the dead - and made Courtney the embodiment of mankind's rage and masculine drive.
Meanwhile, the Titans were called to investigate a biohazard situation in New Orleans on behalf of Steve Dayton. As Anima, Courtney sought revenge against the cult and encountered the New Titans. After the cult was driven away, Courtney realized that her life has been forever changed and that she just may be the most powerful force on Earth. Upon learning this, she left her brother and father behind to start her new life. Anima became a wandering heroine, helping those in need by calling upon the fearsome force inside her.
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Titans East is massacred before their first mission in TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL [2007]. |
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After the events of the Zero Hour time crisis, Courtney learned the true nature of Animus' origin - the shadow realm of the Nameless One, the repository of fear and evil. Courtney also learned that her younger brother, Jeremy, possessed the spirit of feminine drive (Animus' sister, Eris). Both were meant to reach adulthood before standing against the dreaded entity known as the Nameless One.
Titans East Massacre
After reclaiming Titans Island on the East River, Cyborg set out to create an East Coast Titans team. After the elder Titans turned down membership, Cyborg gathered a Titans East composed of Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan.
During a routine training exercise, Cyborg ordered the rest of the team to take down Power Boy. But the newest Titans were shocked to discover Power Boy's burned corpse hanging from a tree. Before the team could react, they were savagely attacked by the children of Trigon. This onslaught left Anima comatose.
As Anima, Courtney can absorb the spirit essences of the living and the dead - which gives her super-strength, flight and force beams. Anima can also generate extremely durable armor around her body.
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New Titans Annual #9 [1993]: Runaway Courtney Mason is transformed into Anima, the living embodiment of mankind's rage and masculine drive.
Anima #0 [1995]: The origin and history of Anima.
Teen Titans East Special [2007]: A flashback reveals an untold tale of the New Teen Titans saving a pop star from Joker and Bizarro. Flash to the present: Cyborg seeks out his old Titans allies to become Titans once again. All the elder Titans (Nightwing, Flash, Troia, Raven, Starfire, Red Arrow and Beast Boy) turn him down. Undaunted, Cyborg gathers a Titans East composed of Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan. During a routine training exercise, Cyborg orders the rest of the team to take down Power Boy. Power Boy holds his own against the heroes, until Dove takes a leadership role and starts using teamwork to reign in Power Boy. The team is then shocked to discover Power Boy’s lifeless, burned body hanging from a tree. Before the team can react, they are savagely attacked by an unseen foe shooting laser blasts from the sky. Continued in Titans #1. Cyborg, Hawk & Dove, Power Boy, Little Barda, Anima, Lagoon Boy and Son of Vulcan form Titans East in this issue; the team is also massacred in this issue. Death of Power Boy.
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