Welcome back nerd squad, my name is Roya Destroyaa and this is Top 10 Nerd.
Half-human half-demon Rachel Roth first appeared in DC Comics Presents #26, and since then
has become an extremely familiar face belonging to the Teen Titans.
And clearly one of your favorites, because IÕve seen all those comments asking for more
Raven, so here she is!
Ask, and you shall receive.
So letÕs take a look at the top 10 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT RAVEN.
In the number 10 spot we have HER NAME.
Raven is a pretty basic name, but it wasnÕt just pulled out of nowhere for this girl.
According to creator Marv wolfman, the name Raven came from a character in a comic strip
called The Unexplained that he had worked on together with Ross Andru and Mark Esposito,
where there was a lead character named Raven Winters.
Winters went on to become the last name of Baron Winters, who appeared in the new teen
titans.
And Raven became Raven.
http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/images/Andru_Esposito_Unexplained_resize.jpg Coming in at number 9, NOBODY REALLY LIKED
HER AT FIRST.
It was apparently Len WeinÕs idea to put a mystical character in Teen titans, a decision
which drew some groans from the staff responsible for it.
Artist George Perez was embarrassed to be working on Teen titans to begin with, and
Marv Wolfman had never really enjoyed mystic characters.
It wasnÕt until Perez put a face and body to the character that Marv finally said, Òokay,
I can get with the program nowÓ.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/raven/4005-3584/ Next, at number 8 we got HER AND BEAST BOY.
Raven and Beats BoyÕs relationship in the animated series has garnered almost as much
attention as Starfire and Dick Grayson.
Almost.
The relationship takes on a different tough love dynamic though, one of getting on eachotherÕs
nerves but always having eachotherÕs backs.
This is because they were originally written as a married couple by Titans head David Slack,
although the producers initially wanted to put a halt on the romance between the two.
Party poopers.
In the number 7 spot is HER CHAKRA.
You most likely have noticed the red gem located on RavenÕs forehead.
ItÕs not just to look pretty; this is called her chakra, and the chakra serves the purpose
of helping Raven control the darker side of her soul-self and keep her from turning evil.
Although I canÕt say that itÕs worked 100% of the time.
Similar stones are used in real life, RavenÕs in particular being the third eye, or 6th
chakra.
In real life the sixth chakra is actually a deep indigo or purple, and used to evoke
intuition and extrasensory perception.
http://www.chakras.info/chakra-colors/ Coming in at number 6, SHE IS A WEDDING CRASHER.
Like I just said, Raven hasnÕt been the best about staying on the good side all the time.
At one point her evil conscience took over and she went so far as to crash Starfire and
RobinÕs wedding.
All to implant seeds of her father Trigon.
She managed to implant one in Starfire but it turned out to be the seed of her good conscience.
So she messed up on that part, but she still ruined the wedding, causing Starfire to flee
and the Teen titans to have to take Raven down.
Next up, at number 5, SHE IS MULTILINGUAL.
As sheÕs been constantly searching for her place in the world, Raven has done her fair
share of travelling and has been exposed to many different cultures.
So this would explain why sheÕs managed to pick up the ability to speak so many languages;
she canÕt just learn them through kissing like a certain other titan.
Raven is fluent in Latin, English, German, Romanian, Sanskrit, and even ancient Sumerian.
And here I was struggling to make it past grade 9 French.
CÕest la vie.
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Raven_(Teen_Titans_TV_Series)#cite_note-20 Up next at number 4 we got HER OTHER RELATIONSHIP.
While we focus so much on Raven and Beast Boy, there was another relationship Raven
had in the comics.
This was with technopath Eric forrester, right after she was able to finally experience emotions
as a result of father TrigonÕs death.
But the relationship was not real love; Eric needed to sleep with women to retain his humanity,
and he thought RavenÕs life force would be strong enough to keep him permanently human.
Eventually Eric was killed by Jericho, freeing Raven from his grasp.
In the number 3 spot, we have HER WHITE CLOAK. 99% of the time Raven is depicted in dark
clothing, donÕt know what else she would wear with a name like Raven.
But in fact, her most important piece of clothing is the white cloak she donned after Trigon
was defeated.
This is because the white symbolized her freedom from her father and her demonic side.
In the show, her cloak does turn white when she utilizes her full range of emotion, showing
us that her soul is pure, not dark and tainted.
Coming in at number 2, SHE IS INKED UP.
Only at one point in all of her depictions, Raven was shown with a big tattoo of a raven,
surprise surprise, across her lower back.
The tattoo was to find a different way to express herself, since she was still struggling
with emotional freedom.
The tattoo did not resurface in subsequent stories.
And itÕs funny, because I never took her for the tramp stamp type.
http://teen-titans- And finally, in the number 1 spot is HER RELATIONSHIP WITH NIGHTWING.
You guys have been asking if this has ever happened, and in the comics something like
this did.
It was actually at the point where Raven was discovering her own emotions, as well as the
fact that she could control otherÕs emotions.
She mistakened NightwingÕs caring for being in love with her, hence she unconsciously
used her powers to make him love her.
So he was having all sorts of dreams.
And Starfire took this surprisingly well.
So those were the top 10 RAVEN SURPRISING FACTS.
Let me know in the comment section down below who you want facts on next.
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