Plasmus (Otto Von Furth) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is depicted as an enemy of the Teen Titans.

Publication history

Plasmus first appeared in The New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.

Fictional character biography

Otto Von Furth is a miner in East Berlin, Germany until he and several other miners are trapped in a cave-in while mining radium. He is later rescued by General Zahl, who transforms him into a metahuman with plasma-based abilities. Subsequently, he joins the Brotherhood of Evil as Plasmus. He and the Brotherhood of Evil fight the Teen Titans on different occasions. He enjoys these fights, but regrets not being able to kill Zahl. Later, Plasmus is one of several metahumans who are corrupted and brainwashed by a cult-leader. The rest of the Brotherhood of Evil reform into the Society of Sin. He is later recruited into Lex Luthor's Suicide Squad before being killed in battle with Imperiex. Plasmus accepts an invitation to join the Secret Society of Super Villains in the Countdown to Infinite Crisis series Villains United. Plasmus appears in Infinite Crisis as one of several villains who attack Blüdhaven. In One Year Later, Plasmus rejoins the Brotherhood of Evil. In Salvation Run, Lex Luthor uses Plasmus as a power source for a teleportation device, which self-destructs and kills him. In The New 52, Plasmus appears as one of several villains who seek to take Blue Beetle's scarab for the Brotherhood of Evil.

Powers and abilities

Plasmus' protoplasmic body gives him superhuman physical abilities as well as a healing factor. His touch can melt others, reducing them to protoplasm.

In other media

Television

Video games

Miscellaneous

Plasmus appears in Justice League Unlimited #31.