Silas Stone
| Silas Stone | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | S.T.A.R. Labs Teen Titans |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect |
Silas Stone is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Cyborg and the creator of Titans Tower. Silas Stone first appeared in DC Comics Presents #26 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
Silas Stone has been featured in several adaptations, first appearing in several animated series. Actor Joe Morton portrayed the character in the DC Extended Universe films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and its director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League. Phil Morris portrays the character in the Doom Patrol television series on DC Universe and HBO Max.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Silas Stone is a scientist who formerly worked at S.T.A.R. Labs and is the father of Victor Stone. After Silas' research inadvertently summons an interdimensional creature who kills his wife Elinore and mutilates Victor, he is forced to transform Victor into a cyborg to save his life. As Victor blames Silas for the accident, he attempts to reconcile with him by building Titans Tower for the Teen Titans.[1]
Years later, Silas is mortally wounded by radiation from a dimensional transmitter and reconciles with Victor before dying.[2]
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Silas Stone studies a mysterious box that interacts with the box in the Justice League's possession, summoning Parademons who mutilate Victor.[3][4][5] In Forever Evil, Silas repairs Victor when Grid removes his cybernetic support system.[6][7]
In Dawn of DC, Silas dies and becomes a digital consciousness before sacrificing himself to help Cyborg stop the robot Solace.[8]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Silas Stone has genius-level intellect.
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Silas Stone appears in Young Justice, voiced by Khary Payton.[9] This version was previously entrusted with studying a Father Box, which he uses to save Victor after he is mortally wounded by a Reach failsafe device. Subsequently, Victor blames Silas for ruining his life before they eventually reconcile.[10]
- Silas Stone appears in Doom Patrol, portrayed by Phil Morris.[11] This version was convinced by the Chief to save his son Victor over his wife.
- Silas Stone appears in My Adventures with Superman, voiced by Byron Marc Newsome.[9] This version is a scientist at AmerTek Industries.
Film
[edit]- Silas Stone appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe films Justice League: War and The Death of Superman, voiced by Rocky Carroll.[9]
- An alternate reality version of Silas Stone appears in Justice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced by Carl Lumbly.[9] This version is a member of Lex Luthor's Project Fair Play, a weapons contingency program meant to counter their universe's Justice League if necessary. Silas is enlisted by Superman to unlock data from the latter's spaceship before he and his son Victor are attacked and killed by a Metal Man designed to frame Superman.
- Silas Stone appears in Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, voiced by Cedric Yarbrough.[9]
- Silas Stone appears in the films set in the DC Extended Universe, portrayed by Joe Morton.[12]
- Silas first appears in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in which he experiments on and converts his son Victor Stone into Cyborg using a Mother Box.
- Silas also appears in Justice League, in which he and other scientists are captured by Steppenwolf due to their connection to a Mother Box. After the Justice League rescue him, Silas bonds with Victor while upgrading his body. In the director's cut, Zack Snyder's Justice League, Silas is killed while remotely activating a Mother Box.[13]
Video games
[edit]Silas Stone appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ DC Comics Presents #26. DC Comics.
- ^ The New Teen Titans #7. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League vol. 2 #2. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League vol. 2 #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League vol. 3 #4. DC Comics.
- ^ Forever Evil #2. DC Comics.
- ^ Forever Evil #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Retro (January 30, 2024). "Cyborg: Dawn of DC Review". GateCrashers. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Silas Stone Voices (Teen Titans)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 2, 2024. 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.
- ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (September 1, 2019). "Young Justice: Outsiders Gives Cyborg His Final Upgrade". CBR. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Byrne, Craig (February 14, 2019). "Smallville Alum Phil Morris Is in Doom Patrol". KSiteTV. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ Burlingame, Russ (March 25, 2016). "Batman v Superman Reveals Who Plays Cyborg's Dad". comicbook.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Kaye, Don (August 22, 2020). "Justice League Snyder Cut Trailer Revealed at DC FanDome". Den of Geek.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Silas Stone at DC Comics Wiki
- Silas Stone at Comic Vine
- Comics characters
- African-American characters in comics
- African-American characters in television
- African-American characters in films
- Characters created by George Pérez
- Characters created by Marv Wolfman
- Comics characters introduced in 1980
- DC Comics male characters
- DC Comics scientists
- Fictional inventors in comics