Gizmo is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.
Gizmo has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the Titans. He is voiced by Lauren Tom in Teen Titans (2003) and portrayed by Dov Tiefenbach in Titans.
Publication history
The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981), and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.
Fictional character biography
Mikron O'Jeneus
A bald dwarf who flies around on a jet pack, Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons. Gizmo created a corporation which supplied technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joins the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in the Underworld Star, a criminal underground newsletter, by Doctor Light.
After a number of unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans, Gizmo goes straight for a while and works for S.T.A.R. Labs.
Gizmo appears in undead form, summoned by Brother Blood to prevent the Teen Titans from freeing Kid Eternity, in the third volume of Teen Titans. In Birds of Prey, Gizmo is resurrected by scientists working for Macintech Research & Development, a technology company based in Platinum Flats. Gizmo retains most of his brain function, but his body is partially decomposed and missing an eye.
Gizmo returns following The New 52 relaunch, which rebooted DC's continuity. He appears as a member of the Fearsome Five and the Secret Society of Super Villains, which is allied with the Crime Syndicate.
O'Jeneus
In DC Special: Cyborg issue #5, a new Gizmo debuted who is the son of the original and an alumnus of the H.I.V.E. Academy. This version is a student of the H.I.V.E. Academy and a member of the H.I.V.E. Five who often works with fellow students Jinx and Mammoth and considers himself Cyborg's rival due to their shared technological knowledge.
- Gizmo, based on the Teen Titans (2003) incarnation, appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013), voiced again by Lauren Tom.
- The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced again by Lauren Tom.