Spoilers for The Last Stories of the DC Universe ahead!

Donna Troy has revealed why she first joined the Teen Titans, and her reasons make her the opposite of Wonder Woman, her mentor. This revelation was made in this weeks’ The Last Stories of the DC Universe, a special one-shot tying directly into the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal. An anthology book, Donna’s story is written by Joshua Willamson, James Tynion IV, and Scott Snyder, with art by Travis Moore and colors by Tamra Bonvillain.

The former sidekick of Wonder Woman, Donna Troy is a quintessential Titan, having helped found the team as a teenager, and she stuck around through multiple incarnations, and now, at the end of all existence, she reveals why she joined the team.

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The issue opens with Donna on the shores of Themyscira, now christened “The Hellscape.” While Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are fighting the Batman Who Laughs, the remaining heroes have gathered at Themyscira to await the final battle. She meets up with Beast Boy, and during a conversation with him, she tells him when she first joined the team. It wasn't about fighting bad guys for her, but wanting to find kids her own age who could relate to being a teen sidekick. When she laments the Titans is no longer about building community and relationships, Beast Boy brings her to a large gathering of Titans past and present. Many eras of the team were represented, featuring some fairly obscure characters and lineups.

Donna’s comments about community and belonging are represented here. Titans from all eras have gathered together, and some Titans are meeting others for the first time; through it all, there is an understanding of what it means to be a member. The story is bittersweet and sets the tone for the remaining stories; stories of people coming together at the end of the world and realizing how much they have in common, even if it is at the finish line.

The Titans, regardless of which version, is an institution at DC Comics, having been part of the publisher’s output since the early 1960s. In that time, the Titans have grown from a rag-tag team of kid sidekicks to a well-oiled fighting machine. They have jumped into other media, including a live-action television show and two wildly popular cartoons. But being a Titan is more than larger than life battles, it is about finding where you belong and who you are. The Titans enriched Donna Troy’s life and they will no doubt do so for future generations of DC heroes.

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