Character Name: | Risk |
Real Name: | Cody Driscoll |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Debut: | Teen Titans (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) |
Creators: | Dan Jurgens |
Alliances: | Teen Titans Young Justice Titans East |
Powers: | Superhuman strength, durability, and agility |
Risk (Cody Driscoll) is a comic book character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Teen Titans (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996), and was created by Dan Jurgens.[1]
Cody Driscoll is raised by his single mother in the Colorado community of Cosmos following his father's death when he was an infant.[2] He, Isaiah Crockett, Toni Monetti, and the Atom are kidnapped by the H'San Natall and discover that they are hybrids created by the Natall to act as sleeper agents. The children form a new incarnation of the Teen Titans, which disbands after members Prysm and Fringe decide to remain in space with the Natall.
In Infinite Crisis, Risk loses his right arm to Superboy-Prime, with Argent cauterizing the wound with her plasma energy.
In One Year Later, Risk joins Titans East.[3] He later becomes a petty criminal and thrill-seeker, and kidnaps and dismembers Cyborg before the Titans stop him.
In Sinestro Corps War, Risk loses his other arm to Superboy-Prime. In the DC Rebirth continuity, Risk returns in Nightwing (vol. 4) #89, sporting a cybernetic arm before being killed by an unidentified member of the Rising.
Due to being a H'San Natall hybrid, Risk possesses superhuman strength, durability, agility, and senses. However, his powers give him enhanced levels of adrenaline that drive him to take greater risks.
Risk appears as a character summon in .[4]