Gizmo (DC Comics)

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
Gizmo as depicted in Outsiders (vol. 3) #13 (August 2004). Art by Tom Raney.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981)
Created by	Marv Wolfman George Pérez
In-story information
Alter ego	Mikron O'Jeneus
Team affiliations	Fearsome Five S.T.A.R. Labs Cyborg Revenge Squad
Abilities	Genius intelligence, brilliant inventor and engineer

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Gizmo creates a corporation which supplies technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joins the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in the Underworld Star by Doctor Light.^[3] After a number of unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans, Gizmo reforms and begins working at S.T.A.R. Labs.^[1] Psimon, a member of the Fearsome Five who was seemingly killed by his teammates, resurfaces looking for revenge and shrinks Gizmo to microscopic size. Years later, Gizmo finds a way to revert to his normal size and returns to crime.

In the third volume of Outsiders (2004), Doctor Sivana recruits the Fearsome Five in a scheme to steal money from LexCorp. The Fearsome Five urge Sivana to attack LexCorp's nuclear facility near Joshua Tree, California. When Sivana refuses, Psimon asserts that they will take the facility regardless. In response, Sivana kills Gizmo and cuts ties with the remaining four, warning them that he will kill them if he encounters them again.^[4]

Gizmo is resurrected following The New 52, which rebooted DC's continuity.^[5]

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.^[1] He battles Cyborg as a member of Elias Orr's "Cyborg Revenge Squad".

Powers and abilities

Gizmo is capable of creating weaponry by transforming one machine into another, such as converting an ordinary vacuum cleaner into a tank.^[1]

In other media

Television

Gizmo as he appears in Teen Titans Go! (2013).

• A young, unidentified Gizmo appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced initially by Lauren Tom and later by Tara Strong.^[6] 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.^[6]
• An unidentified Gizmo appears in the Titans episode "Barbara Gordon", portrayed by Dov Tiefenbach.

Video games

• The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears as a boss in Teen Titans (2005), voiced again by Lauren Tom.^[6]
• The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears as a boss in Teen Titans (2006), voiced again by Lauren Tom.
• An unidentified Gizmo appears in the "Sons of Trigon" DLC of DC Universe Online, voiced by Michael Wollner.^[6]
• The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[7]
• The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced again by Lauren Tom.^[8][6]
• The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo appears in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, voiced by Rick Pasqualone.^[9][6] This version is a transportation expert and supporting member of the Suicide Squad.

Miscellaneous

The Teen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears in Teen Titans Go! (2004) as a founding member of the Fearsome Five.^[10]