Titan

> I'm gonna make this city better for a lot of people, but some people come first.
>
> Titan to Isotope after becoming a crime boss in That Actually Hurt

**Titan** was a supervillain and father who once worked for the crime lord, Machine Head, due to owing him debt. When Machine Head refused to let him out of his debt, he teamed up with Invincible and the Guardians of the Globe to take him down. After Machine Head was defeated, Titan took over his organization and became a crime boss.

## History

### Background Information

At some point in his life, Titan would meet a woman by the name of Vanessa and marry her, they would eventually have a daughter together who they named Fiona. Titan would gain abilities that would turn his exterior into a rock-like structure. Struggling with financial debt, he used his abilities to provide for his family in an unethical way. His path as a criminal made him become a notorious super-villian and eventually work for the crime boss known as Machine Head.

### Run-In with Invincible

A bunch of agents with briefcases are running away from gunshots along with Titan, when being seen by the agents they inform him that he's not supposed to be following them so they could get away. Titan responds angerly by explaining that they hired him as a bodyguard. After escaping from the gunfire, he then runs into a new hero who proceeds to beat him up. In the end, the new hero knocks him out, destroying his rock-like skin structure in the process. He is left knocked out in the middle of the street when Omni-Man shows up, telling the new hero that they look ridiculous.

### Overthrowing Machine Head

Titan confronts two men who are smoking outside, he creates an outer layer of stone and enters the secret operation they were covering. He defeats everybody and warns that if Mr. Liu was "on their turf again", he would be less gentle the next time, but snaps the leader's neck and tells a goon that the message was for him.

Titan stands outside a building lit on fire, enhancing the flames by throwing gasoline inside. He is confronted by one of the residents, demanding answers. Titan approaches and offers cash for compensation, and tells him where he could go until he got a new place. Atop a skyscraper, Titan holds Gary and threatens death if he doesn't pay his debt to an anonymous creditor. Gary offer his wallet and Titan accepts, sparing him upon seeing a photo of Gary and his daughter. He would later break into a lab where he gets a chip for his boss, telling the guards that if they wanted to live, they should not shoot at him.

When he reaches his boss, Machine Head and hands him the chip, which he put in his head. Titan declares his debt is paid and he is done working for him, but his boss refuses, telling him that he was too useful to lose and incapable of living a normal life. The boss threatens Titan, saying he works for him until he said so. Titan angrily breaks the boss's desk, which the latter mentions proved his point.

Titan enters his apartment and hands his daughter a dessert. His wife asks him if he was out and is disappointed to see he still worked for his boss. From there terrace, his daughter spots Invincible carrying the Elephant. He tells her that people says Invincible is good and tries to be a good person himself.

Invincible races through the sky and goes to a rooftop, where he meets Titan. Invincible remembers him and calls him a criminal, but Titan tells him that he does not even know the meaning of the word. He tells him he only needed a little money and asked him to help him take down his boss, who ran the city. Invincible tells him he only does big-picture things, but is convinced to see what happens in the real world.

Titan shows Invincible who Machine Head is and explains what he does. Titan tells him that if he helps him take Machine Head down, he would help real people. When Invincible asks why he had accepted money in the first place, he tells him that it had not been for him.

Titan tells Mark about Machine Head's security, but Mark is not convinced since Isotope, Machine Head's teletransporter could make him disappear, but Titan mentions he took care of Isotope. They agree that once Machine Head was taken down, he could be taken to the GDA. Mark asks Titan about his daughter and is told that Fiona's second home was Beckwell Community Center.

Titan and Invincible break into Machine Head's building, but when Invincible confronts him, he does not move. Machine Head reveals he knew they would come thanks to the new chip Titan had gotten him. Isotope also reveals himself, which surprises Invincible. Machine Head accepts he is out of his league, but mentions it is a good thing he has money, so he could afford many supervillains, which Isotope teleported into the room.

Invincible and Titan fight the supervillains, but are overwhelmed as Omni-Man watches from a distance. Invincible is electrocuted while Titan is burned. After a sudden burst of energy, Invincible tells them they would die and swiftly incapacitates two of them before having his head shoved into the ground by Battle Beast.

### Becoming a Crime Boss

After an intense battle and the arrival of the Guardians of the Globe, Robot holds Monster Girl after seeing she was badly injured. Machine Head describes the events as strange and asks Isotope to get him out of there, but finds he does not respond and is hit by Rex. Mark awakens and Titan apologizes to him that he did not mean for things to turn out the way they did before leaving. Later that night, Isotope teleports himself into Machine Head's office and congratulates his real boss, Titan on what he had done. Titan tells him that he had told Invincible the truth - he would make the city better and greeted his family. Titan and Isotope are later seen in the office having a meeting with Mister Liu and his bodyguard.

## Physical Appearance

When he's not using his powers, Titan appears as a muscular African-American male with above-average height. He lacks any hair and prior to becoming a crime boss, usually wore a grey hoodie and dark grey sweatpants. After he took over Machine Head's criminal organization, he started sporting a nicely tailored black tuxedo with a grey tie.

As Titan, he would usually forgo his grey hoodie and go out shirtless, his exterior body would turn rock-like. His face would also lack any prominent facial features, despite this, he is still capable of seeing, speaking, and hearing. After taking over Machine Head's organization, he would generally sport the same suit he does whenever he isn't using his abilities, having a nicely tailored black tuxedo with a grey tie.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Unique Physiology:** Titan has the ability to alter the structure of his physical form, allowing him to transform his entire bodily exterior into a rock-like skin, inclusive of his facial features. However, he lacks the capability to manipulate his clothing in a similar manner.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Titan has superhuman strength much greater than normal humans. His strength also extends to his legs allowing him to jump to an unknown extent.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** The imperviousness of his robust rocky exterior renders him impervious to the vast majority of bullets discharged from firearms,  as well as resisting high amounts of pressure.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**
	+ **Superhuman Endurance**
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Despite his rocky exterior, Titan isn't slowed down at all in speed and is able to move at great speeds in a fight.

## Trivia

* Titan is based on Tombstone and Luke Cage from *Marvel Comics*.
	+ Ironically, Mahershala Ali played a supervillain called Cottonmouth in the Luke Cage *Netflix* series, and will play Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
* Titan had a catchphrase in the comic it was called "Rock On".