Red Volcano Explained

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Character Name:	Red Volcano
Publisher:	DC Comics
Debut:	DC Universe #0 (April 2008)
Creators:	Greg Weisman (concept) Kevin VanHook (writer) Grant Morrison (writer) Gail Simone (writer) Aaron Lopresti (artist)
Species:	Android
Alliances:	Secret Society of Super Villains
Powers:	Superhuman strength and durability Genius level intellect Heat generation Large and medium-scale geokinesis
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Subcat:	DC Comics
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Sortkey:	Red Volcano

Red Volcano is a fictional android supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created by Kevin VanHook, Grant Morrison, Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti from a concept by Greg Weisman.

Publication history

Red Volcano debuted in DC Universe #0, and returned in 2009's Red Tornado mini-series.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Red Volcano was created by Professor Ivo and T.O. Morrow, and assists the former in obtaining soil samples to create the golem Genocide.^[2] In Final Crisis, he joins Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains. Furthermore, Red Volcano is one of four elemental androids created by Ivo and Morrow, with him, Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo respectively representing earth, air, fire, and water.^{[3] [4]}

Powers and abilities

Red Volcano possesses heat generating abilities and wears a cape made of molten rock.

He also has super-strength and flight, and also demonstrated geokinesis to a great extent.

In other media

• Red Volcano appears in Young Justice, voiced by Jeff Bennett.^[5] In the episode "Humanity", he attempts to make the Yellowstone Caldera erupt and cause an extinction-level event before Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo stop him. In the episode "Runaways", Lex Luthor rebuilds Red Volcano to attack and manipulate the eponymous group into helping the Light before Blue Beetle destroys it.
• Red Volcano appears as a character summon in .^[6]

External links

• DC Comics: The Source - Like Red Tornado? Well, here’s some good news (June 11, 2009)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blog | DC Comics | The Source: The Official Blog of DC Comics . Dcublog.dccomics.com . 2013-02-13.
2. DC Universe #0 (June 2008)
3. Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1-2
4. Red Tornado (vol. 2) #3
5. Web site: Red Volcano Voice - Young Justice (TV Show) . April 12, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
6. Web site: Eisen . Andrew . October 4, 2013 . DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide . April 12, 2024 . IGN.