Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (also known as Titans: The Judas Contract) is the ninth installment in the DC Animated Movie Universe and a sequel to Justice League vs. Teen Titans. It had its world premiere at WonderCon on March 31, 2017, before being released on home media on April 18, 2017. It’s the second film and last film to feature the Teen Titans in the DCAMU.
Synopsis[]
Led by Starfire, the Teen Titans – Beast Boy, Raven, Blue Beetle, Robin and the just-returned Nightwing – have built a cohesive team in their never-ending battle against evil; but their newest teammate, the mysterious and powerful Terra, may be altering that dynamic. Meanwhile, an ancient evil, Brother Blood, has awakened, and familiar foe Deathstroke is lurking in the shadows – both waiting to pounce. Ultimately, the Teen Titans will need to battle their enemies and their own doubts to unite and overcome the malicious forces around them in this twisting tale of intrigue, adventure and deception. [1]
Plot[]
Five years ago, the original Teen Titans Robin (Dick Grayson), Beast Boy, Speedy, Kid Flash, and Bumblebee rescue the Tamaran Princess Starfire from her Gordanian captors sent by her evil sister, Blackfire. As she’s no longer able to return to her planet, the Titans offer her a home on Earth.
In the present, Dick Grayson (now Nightwing) rejoins the Titans to track down a terrorist cult led by Brother Blood, who plans on capturing the team to absorb their powers with a machine that he has tested on Jericho (whom his assistant, Mother Mayhem, quickly shoots afterwards). Blood hires the mercenary Deathstroke to deliver the Titans to him, which he obliges to do for both the money and the chance to get revenge on Damian Wayne. Deathstroke monitors the Titans through his double agent that joined the team a year prior, Terra, whom he rescued after her parents turned their whole village against her and tortured her. When Damian grows suspicious of Terra's behavior and starts tracking her, he’s captured by her and Deathstroke.
Terra acts cold and distant towards the other Titans despite their welcoming attitude, but eventually warms up to them over time. During the night celebrating her one year anniversary with the Titans, Beast boy shares a tender moment with Terra and kisses her. The next day, Deathstroke kidnaps Blue Beetle at the soup kitchen he works at, Beast Boy at a convention where he thought he would do a podcast with filmmaker Kevin Smith, and Starfire at the apartment shared by her and Nightwing. Dick discovers what happened to the other Titans and is attacked by Deathstroke at his apartment. He manages to escape by faking his own death, while Terra captures Raven.
Deathstroke and Terra bring the Titans to Brother Blood, but since the machine cannot operate properly without a sixth Titan (as Slade failed to capture Nightwing), Slade offers him Terra instead. Blood starts draining the Titans of their powers, but they’re rescued by Nightwing. Nightwing and Robin fight Deathstroke while the rest take on Brother Blood (who has absorbed all of their powers). The two villains are stopped by the intervention of Terra, who’s enraged at Slade for his betrayal. Blood is depowered by Raven and killed by Mother Mayhem while Deathstroke is buried underneath multiple rocks thrown by Terra. Too ashamed to face her former friends/allies after betraying their trust, Terra decides to bring down the entire area. Beast Boy looks at Terra with major heart break and wants Terra to come with him to escape the crumbling fortress, Terra pushes Beast boy back saving his life, Beastboy doesn't want to lose Terra, he desperately tries to go back for her, but he is dragged by blue beetle and Nightwing. Terra is buried underneath multiple layers of rubble. Beast Boy digs her up and she dies in his arms.
In the epilogue, Beast Boy goes on Kevin Smith's podcast and talks about the Titans with the host. He mentions that the team has a "wonderful" new member and that he will forever love and miss Terra.
Cast[]
- Christina Ricci as Tara Markov
- Sean Maher as Dick Grayson
- Stuart Allan as Damian Wayne
- Taissa Farmiga as Raven
- Jake T. Austin as Jaime Reyes
- Brandon Soo Hoo as Garfield Logan
- Kari Wahlgren as Koriand'r and Milagro Reyes
- Miguel Ferrer as Slade Wilson
- Gregg Henry as Brother Blood
- Meg Foster as Mother Mayhem
- David Zayas as Alberto Reyes
- Maria Canals as Bianca Reyes
- Jason Spisak as Wally West
- Masasa Moyo as Karen Beecher and Traci
- Crispin Freeman as Roy Harper
- Kevin Smith as himself
Additional Cast Notes:-
Non Speaking role such and Joseph Wilson/Jericho and Donna Troy appear in the film.
Notes[]
- Deathstroke's voice actor died in January 19, 2017, months before the film's release.
- Terra slightly changes her look after the Titans are captured. She adds earrings to her right ear and shaves the bottom half of her hair off.
- In overview, Blood would’ve only been getting four powers from the Titans if Nightwing had been captured, as both Nightwing and Robin don’t have superhuman abilities.
- It's been a year since the events of Justice League vs. Teen Titans.
- Jaime is the only Titan who doesn't check on Terra when her nightmare is causing her to shake the tower. (He likely was at the soup kitchen.)
- Blood likely had the Titans targeted because it would’ve been harder to capture members of the Justice League, who had mastered their abilities.
- In the flashback, Beast Boy taking a picture of Dick and Starfire kissing on his cellphone.
- This is the first DC Animated Movie Universe film that Batman doesn’t appear in.
- In a post-credits scene, Jericho later heals from the Gunshot.
- The original Titans team were active 5 years ago in 2011.
- A picture of Nightwing in Batman: Bad Blood was included for unknown reasons, as when as the photo's from Justice League vs. Teen Titans.
- In the comic's Traci Thirteen is a superhero who dates Jaime but here she is just Jaime's colleague that he is attracted to.
- Terra wearing a see through nightgown is retained from the original comic.
- Crispin Freeman, Jason Spisak and Masasa Moyo reprise their roles from the television Young Justice.
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