Who Is Plasmus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Plasmus is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Otto Von Furth, with over 160 comic issue appearances. Plasmus is a common enemy of the Teen Titans and member of the Brotherhood of Evil but hates his creator, General Zahl.

Who is Plasmus?

Origin Otto Von Furth was a mine worker in East Berlin, Germany, where an unexpected cave-in trapped him and four fellow workers for 7 days. During that time, they were exposed to lethal levels of radiation which killed all of Von Furth's co-workers, leaving him as the sole survivor. They had been mining highly radioactive radium and Von Furth nearly succumbed to its deadly rays. Miraculously, however, he survived. Once rescued, Von Furth was brought to a local hospital, but he was soon kidnapped by an ex-Nazi known as General Zahl. In his own laboratory, Zahl used Von Furth's radioactive body for further experiments, subjecting him to chemical testing that resulted in a massive mutation. Von Furth's body changed into unstable protoplasm, and he was brought into the newly formed Brotherhood of Evil , where he took the name Plasmus. Major Story Arcs He went on to battle the New Teen Titans with the Brotherhood of Evil and get his revenge on General Zahl when the Brotherhood caught up with him and Madame Rouge in Zandia.

Key facts

Plasmus is of radiation origin and first appeared in "Revolution!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 160 recorded issue appearances, Plasmus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.