Beast Boy (Teen Titans)

Garfield Mark Logan, also known as Beast Boy or BB, is one of the main characters from the Teen Titans animated series.

Beast Boy is a former member of the Doom Patrol and one of the five founding members of the Teen Titans.

Appearance
Beast Boy is a small boy with green skin tone, green hair and dark-blue eyes. He wears a purple and black bodysuit with silver belt, gray gloves and purple sneakers with Velcro straps.

Personality
Beast Boy plays the role of the lighthearted jokester of the group, though he is often the butt of many jokes or backfiring pranks himself. He is playful, energetic, and often immature. When the other Titans are focused on important details he is usually the first to break in with a preposterous suggestion or an unnecessary joke. Due to this, others sometimes view him as immature, thickheaded, and cumbersome. However, he continually proves invaluable with his kindness and battle prowess. Although he jokes most of the time, Beast Boy can be hot-headed and serious when pushed over the edge.

During Season 5, when the Titans clash with the old enemies of the Doom Patrol, the Brotherhood of Evil, Beast Boy begins to focus a lot more on the mission at hand and displays a new sincere side of himself throughout the season. Some people believe that Beast Boy wears a mask of laughter and happiness to disguise his sadness at what has happened in the past. This would likely mean his interactions with his teammates are due to being around people his age where he can act carefree. This was likely true as his friends were surprised at his stern refusal to talk of his past and his serious nature towards the enemy. There are few instances in the show that he shows his true self. For example, in the episode "The Beast Within", he becomes depressed and saddened when he believes that he has hurt Raven and the other Titans. During the events of "Homecoming - Part 1" and "2", he showed a resolve to not let down his old team and allow his new team to get hurt because of him.

Although Beast Boy is a very vivacious social being, in the episode "Go!" when the Titans first meet, Beast Boy wants to hang out with the other Titans and befriend them mentioning that he hadn't hung out with anybody since the Doom Patrol. This implies that he has been a bit of a loner for a while and likes making friends. In the episode, "Every Dog Has His Day", Beast Boy felt lonely when nobody wanted to hang out with him.

He wears his old black and purple Doom Patrol uniform, complete with gray gloves and purple sneakers with seemingly Velcro straps. The costume also had a mask, but he discarded it after Cyborg told him it was goofy, and Raven pointed out that the mask would not hide his secret identity anyway as, since his skin is green, he does not really have one. Beast Boy also has pointy ears, which he finds to be an attractive quality of himself. He exhibits very feral habits as well, such as sitting with his feet on his chair and moving his ears up and down. He wears boxers. One pair may be his official fan merchandise pair, it is covered in small pictures of his many green transformations.

Having transformed into most of the meat-producing animals, Beast Boy has lost his taste for meat and is now a vegetarian, which often gets him arguing with the others (especially Cyborg) because he constantly attempts to have the others adopt his culinary taste as well. He is also prone to causing much of the mischief around Titans Tower, such as the time he kept a large mutant moth larva hidden in his bedroom, whom he named Silkie. In "Can I Keep Him?", the larva devours much of the Tower while the team is on a mission fighting Johnny Rancid. While trying to hide him from the others, Beast Boy entrusts Silkie to Starfire to hide, who ends up adopting the creature.

In "Betrayal", when the other Titans lost faith in Terra, Beast Boy knew there was still good left in her because he knew her better than anybody. Beast Boy pointed out that they never gave up on Robin when he was Slade's apprentice. Robin battled Terra for a second chance but she claimed she was "not some sad little girl," expressing a vast and deep-rooted anger that was not entirely directed towards him.

Beast Boy also has an obsession with owning a vehicle of his own, more specifically, a moped. In one episode, he acquires one and affectionately calls it the "B-Ped". Ironically, after using it to save the world from an alien tofu-like species, it falls to pieces.

Beast Boy loves women, is also a bit of romance with flirtatious fantasies, as shown during his relationship with Terra and in his fantasies, such as those involving the B-Ped which he hoped to own to become popular with women, or when he states that women dig his pointed ears.

Abilities
Shapeshifting: Beast Boy can transform his body into any known animal on Earth, past and present. He has also been known to change into alien life forms on occasion. Beast Boy can always revert back to his human form at any time of his choosing, or shift into numerous animal forms in rapid succession. Beast Boy is incapable of speech in animal form unless he takes the form of an animal that can talk, such as a parrot, and his "natural" green coloring remains the same in any form, making him easily recognizable. He seems to possess a degree of heightened senses in his default human form, having hearing sensitive enough to detect a stealthily approaching enemy.

Apparently, Beast Boy was at first unable to shift into forms much larger than himself, such as a Tyrannosaurus rex (or possibly other dinosaurs), but later overcame this. He can also change into alien animals that he has seen firsthand, although he did not know this until he tried it.

In "Bunny Raven... or ...How to Make A Titananimal Disappear", Beast Boy's powers are altered by Mumbo so that he could only change into inanimate objects, as opposed to his usual repertoire of animals. His base form at the time is a lamp, and he needs to transform into a sound making an object in order to communicate with the others. This episode, as well as "Spellbound", show that Beast Boy is able to revert to human form at will from animal transformations forced upon him by others.

His preferred forms, depending on task and necessity, are: In his Werebeast form first obtained in combat with Adonis, Beast Boy possesses greatly enhanced strength, agility and speed, in addition to heightened senses and healing. However, this form is apparently also more feral, and his human consciousness and judgment are partially subdued when in this form; as a result, this shape is rarely used. This form is easily one of Beast Boy's strongest known forms to date as it took the combined efforts of Cyborg, Robin and Starfire to stop him, and even then they only succeeded in getting him to back down.
 * Tyrannosaurus rex or Spinosaurus: Heavy-duty combat
 * Pteranodon: Flying, aerial combat and transporting teammates (though this is physically tiring)
 * Falcon, Owl, Vulture, Hawk or Eagle: High-speed flight
 * Kangaroo: Supreme boxing skills and enhanced jumping
 * Cheetah, Horse or Ostrich: Enhanced running speed
 * Lion, Tiger, Smilodon, Utahraptor or Velociraptor: Pouncing and lunging at enemies
 * Brown Bear, Gorilla, Orangutan or Sasquatch: More versatile strength in hand-to-hand combat
 * Megatherium, Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus or Apatosaurus: Weighty slam-downs
 * Blue Whale: Transporting teammates underwater
 * Barracuda, Marlin or Sailfish: High-speed (and extra high-speed) swimming
 * Ram, Musk Ox, Bull, Bison, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros, Elephant, Woolly Mammoth or Triceratops: Charging through enemies
 * Bat, Hummingbird, Pigeon, Crane or Dragonfly: Evasion
 * Crocodile: Biting and tearing
 * Python or Giant Panda: Squeezing opponents
 * Turtle, Tortoise, Crab or Armadillo: Protection
 * Dog, Coyote or Wolf: Sniffing out trails
 * Gecko or Spider: Wall-climbing
 * Dolphin, Seal or Shark: Underwater duty
 * Snake: Slithering into narrow places
 * Fly, Mouse, Rat or Chameleon: Stealth
 * Monkey, Ring-tailed Lemur or Baboon: Agility
 * Polar Bear, Penguin, Walrus, Fox or Camel: Enduring cold and hot climates
 * Rabbit: Enhanced hopping
 * Octopus or Squid: Restraining and holding multiple objects
 * Parrot: Talking
 * Llama: Spitting saliva
 * Electric Eel: Shock enemies and short out machines
 * Flying Squirrel: Climb and glide
 * Frog or Giant Anteater: Snatching objects with long tongue
 * Pig: Eating
 * Donkey: Kicking
 * Skunk: Stink out opponents
 * Gopher: Digging
 * Woodpecker: Pecking
 * Giraffe: Look out for things out into the distance
 * Sea Jelly: Makes use of his soft, squishy body and poison sting
 * Sea Star: Sticking onto objects
 * Kitten: To do what he calls 'the face' which, apparently, most people can't resist
 * Amoeba: Microscopic duty

He is also able to transform into a gigantic animal native to Starfire's homeworld of Tamaran. It appears to be used as a ferocious guard dog. It is possible, as a Tamaranean guard ran in fear from him, that this form could at least match or exceed a Tamaranean in strength. He only used this form once in "Betrothed", however, so the full extent of his extraterrestrial powers is unknown.

In "Secret Santa" it's shown that Beast Boy has become capable of turning into a Werewolf, presumably after first meeting Mr. Wolf and observing his werewolf form in "What Time is it, Mr. Wolf?". The full extent of this form's powers isn't known either.

Skills
Having been accepted as a part of the Doom Patrol early on in his crime-fighting career, Beast Boy is one of the more battle-hardened Titans. Although he seems to prefer taking orders from someone higher up, he has been willing to lead when the position is given to him. Particularly, being one of the few survivors of the Brotherhood of Evil's massive assault on the Titans and their allies, he leads the scattered survivors in a successful infiltration of their headquarters, ultimately leading to their defeat.

Beast Boy was also trained in martial arts by Robin, so he could still defend himself should his powers ever somehow stop working.

Trivia

 * He is skilled in origami.
 * Height 5'0" (152cm) and weighs 150 lbs (68kg). This makes him the shortest Titans.
 * Beast Boy is a vegetarian but not a vegan. Coincidently, his voice actor, Greg Cipes also eats only vegetables.
 * He is the only male Titan with the natural ability to fly.
 * During the series, he has said "Dude" about over 110 times.
 * He does not speak any Japanese.
 * He has said to have taken "high-school Spanish".
 * He may know some trouble understanding Spanish.
 * Beast Boy and Raven were intentionally written by David Slack, the Titans head writer, as a "married couple", hence the relationship was one of deep loyalty and affection, but also laced with conflicting personality clashes. This "tough love" relationship between Beast Boy and Raven is continued in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, also written by Slack.
 * Many fans seem to believe that Raven and Beast Boy have romantic feelings for each other. The continuation comic Teen Titans Go! had clearer hints than the show, but it could've been a simple nod to their relationship in the mainstream comics at the time or just maybe something more. Ultimately, the status of Raven and Beast Boy being in love in this show is debatable. One thing is for sure among the fans though, and that is beneath Beast Boy and Raven's rough and complicated relationship, they essentially do care for one another.
 * Most of the time when Raven is upset about something Beast Boy was the only one who successfully made her feel better, he was also the first to be hugged by Raven out of comfort. Also, when the Titans were pretending to be Robin, Beast Boy is the one who successfully got her to dress up.
 * Beast Boy's skin may be furry as he implied he shampoos his whole body, not just the hair on his head.[9] Of course, this was only shown once so it may be a joke.
 * During the battle of the Teen Titans' evil clones, Beast Boy turned into a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Nega Beast Boy turns into a Spinosaurus and the battle looks similar to Jurassic Park III (Beasty Boy's T-Rex form bites the Clone's Spino form on the neck), but Beast Boy never turned into a Spinosaurus in any episodes.
 * Beast Boy's height seems to vary in many episodes (possibly a goof in the show). He's slightly shorter than Terra in a few scenes. However, he's taller than Terra in other episodes. He is also seen to be up to Raven's nose, but sometimes is only up to Raven's chin. Similarly, when Raven hugs Beast Boy, they are the same height. This could be of a result of his animal transformations, which may tamper with his body even after he returns to his humanoid state.
 * He is, however, always the shortest (either by himself or tied with another) of the five main Titans, and of all the Titans, save Más y Menos.
 * Beast Boy apparently doesn't wear socks.
 * His shoes seem to be put on with Velcro, but it is revealed that there are laces under the Velcro.
 * Beast Boy's real name might be aid as Garfield, but that is not true, it is only his voices' name.
 * Beast Boy wears colorful boxers.
 * He is generally considered to be about 15 years old.
 * Beast Boy seems to change into random animals when he's sick or disorientated.