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Red Torpedo (1940October 10, 2010) was a robot capable of controlling water.

Physical appearance[]

Red Torpedo bears a striking resemblance to Red Tornado. He is a tall red robot with no ears or nose. Both his mouth and eye sockets are red. He has a yellow inverted trident symbol on his chest and another on his forehead. He is the oldest brother of his siblings.

History[]

Early life[]

Red Torpedo was the first of T.O. Morrow's robots, created in 1940.[2] He was designed and programmed to think he was a human in an attempt to infiltrate the Justice Society of America, though they had become the All-Star Squadron by the time he joined,[4] but because the programming was crude, he could not work alongside others enough for Morrow's plans to succeed.[5]

Afterward, Red Torpedo lived his life as a normal human being named "Jim Lockhart". He became a doctor and in his old age he moved to Windward Home.[6]

2010[]

Jim Lockhart

Red Torpedo living as a human.

 
Bar Harbor
September 6, 06:01 EDT

T.O. Morrow paid Lockhart a visit at Windward Home and commanded him to come along. Lockhart protested he didn't know Morrow, but he couldn't help himself and obliged compulsively. He didn't want to leave his walker behind, but Morrow said he wouldn't need it.

 
Queens
September 6, 20:13 EDT

Under T.O. Morrow's instructions, and against his will, Lockhart exhumed the body of an old acquaintance of his—Danette Reilly—at Queens Memorial Cemetery.[6]

 
Teton County
September 7, 00:16 MDT

Lockhart observed in terror how T.O. Morrow prepared to operate on Danette with a laser scalpel. He begged him not to do it, but to no avail. After being done with Danette, Morrow turned to Lockhart. Morrow removed his fake human skin, only to expose his robotic body.[1]

 
Mount Justice
September 22, 18:43 EDT

Red Torpedo and his "sister" Red Inferno were responsible for an attack on Mount Justice and the Team. They were able to overwhelm and capture Superboy, Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Kid Flash in the first attack, but because Artemis and Robin weren't present, they didn't get the entire team.

Since those two lacked power, their ingenuity made them significantly harder targets for the robots. The Reds eventually caught Robin, leaving Artemis to fight them alone. The duo was eventually defeated by an EMP from Artemis, but it quickly wore off after Red Tornado examined his so-called "siblings", causing him to attack the Team.[3]

 
Yellowstone National Park
October 10, 20:22 MDT

Red Torpedo, Red Inferno and Red Tornado returned to Morrow's hideout in Teton County, Wyoming where they witnessed the birth of Red Volcano, the ultimate robot. Volcano was unstoppable, and not stopped by any of the prohibitions his siblings had. He wanted to wipe out humanity with Yellowstone's volcano, but Red Tornado reminded his siblings that though they might not have been human, they were heroes once. Torpedo and Inferno dragged Volcano into the magma, where they melted into molten slag.[5]

Powers[]

  • Hydrokinesis: Red Torpedo can manipulate water and is extremely skilled and dangerous at doing so. Red Torpedo almost flooded the whole of Mount Justice and nearly drowned Robin by engulfing him with water.[3]
    • Flight: He was able to create streams of water to lift him off the ground, allowing him some ability to fly and hover.[5]

Weaknesses[]

  • EMPs: As an android, Red Torpedo was vulnerable to electromagnetic pulses which could shut him down for a period of time.[3]

Appearances[]

Background information[]

  • Red Torpedo was introduced in Red Tornado's 2009 miniseries, written by Kevin VanHook. Torpedo was given a female persona, and Red Inferno a male, though in Greg Weisman's previously written but never published Red Tornado miniseries, Torpedo was male to match his Golden Age appearances.
  • The name "Red Torpedo" was in use well before that. The Golden Age Quality Comics hero James Lockhart used the name. Red Torpedo's human guise is based on Lockhart.
  • This is the first animated appearance of either version of the character.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weisman, Greg, Kevin Hopps (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Sienty, Dezi (let). Chadwick, Jim (ed). "...Here There be Monsters" Young Justice 15 (April 18, 2012), New York, NY: DC Comics
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weisman, Greg (2012-09-12). Question #15788. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Weisman, Jon (writer) & Chang, Michael (director) (September 30, 2011). "Homefront". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 12. Cartoon Network.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Weisman, Greg (2012-02-07). Question #14193. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Youngberg, Matt (director) (October 21, 2011). "Humanity". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 15. Cartoon Network.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Weisman, Greg, Kevin Hopps (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Sienty, Dezi (let). Chadwick, Jim (ed). "Under the Surface..." Young Justice 14 (March 21, 2012), New York, NY: DC Comics
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