Raven from teen titans

Raven, from the animated series Teen Titans (not Teen Titans Go!), is an extremely meaningful character. This show aired in 2003 and was a large part of my childhood. While growing up , Raven was a huge inspiration to me. I recently watched the television series again and she is even more meaningful to me. I remembered the episodes extremely well considering the series ended 2006. There were specific episodes that I always remembered when I would think of the show. They stared Raven and her character development throughout the first season. I personally love this series and wanted to share it with my Frenlings.

First of all, Raven is an extremely complex character. In newer versions, shes looked at as being satanic or emo buzzkill, which is not even close. The character development in only season one is amazing. Beast boy doesn't feel that Raven is trustworthy because she is always so distant, but she has her reasons. The first season shows how she grows closer to her team members.

One of my favorite episodes of the show is in season one, called Nevermore. It is episode 6. Ravens is becoming even more distant and lashing out at her team, more specifically, beast boy. Her anger is starting to control her and she severely damages the latest villain. When Beast Boy tries to get her to eat tofu eggs and bacon, she blows up at him.

Later, Beast Boy and Cyborg accidentally get transported into Ravens mind, where they meet all her different personalities. Beast Boy learns that Raven is much more complicated than he thought. As her personalities meet Beast Boy and Cyborg, they apologize, compliment and thank them both, showing them how she truly feels, but is unable to express. This is elaborated on in the next episode. She has inner demons and severe problems with her father. We later learn that Raven also has outer demons. By this, I mean that Raven is actually part demon and she struggles to control that side of her.

In the next episode, she bonds with Starfire. We learn exactly why she keeps her emotions hidden. Her powers are controlled by her emotions. She has distanced herself from people her entire life and kept all her feelings, especially pain and anger, bottled up to protect people. She tells Beast Boy and Cyborg that "It's [her] problem. [She'll] deal with it" as they attempt to help her.

Furthermore, Raven has been prophesied that she will be the key to the end of the world. Specifically, she is the portal for her father to enter through so he can rule earth. Raven has been told her whole life that she will bring the end of the world and she has continuously worked to prevent that. She went against what she has been told from her birth and this is extremely inspirational to me. You don't have to be pressured into who you "should" be.

Personally, I dislike the newer rendition of all the characters. They have all been turned into stereotypes. They're personalities are all extremely bland and watered down. Raven is scene as an uptight, emotionless, depressing goth girl. The characters were robbed of their development and personality. Raven's internal and external struggles with her demons were a large part of her character development and allowed the team to bond as a whole. She was deprived of her true potential, unlike the original series. She grows as a person and experiences true friendship and support for the first time in her life. I can easily relate to her and always have.