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She doesn't appear in "Titans". The character is Shyleen Lao/Fever though what little we see of her of her would seem to indicate that she will end up with powers like Celsius. Celsius actually appears in the episode of "Doom Patrol" released today "Doom Patrol Patrol"
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| character_name=Celsius
| character_name=Celsius
| image=Celciusdcu0.jpg
| image=Celciusdcu0.jpg
| caption=Celsius in [[costume]] from Doom Patrol vol. 2 #1, artist [[Steve Lightle]]
| caption=Celsius as depicted in ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #1 (October 1987). Art by [[Steve Lightle]].
| publisher=[[DC Comics]]
| publisher=[[DC Comics]]
| debut=''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94,<br> (September 1977)
| debut=''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94 (September 1977)
| creators=[[Paul Kupperberg]]<br>[[Joe Staton]]
| creators=[[Paul Kupperberg]]<br>[[Joe Staton]]
| real_name = Arani Desai Caulder
| real_name = Arani Desai Caulder
| species = <!-- optional -->
| species = Metahuman
| homeworld = <!-- optional -->
| homeworld = <!-- optional -->
| alliances = [[Doom Patrol]]<br/>[[Black Lantern Corps]]
| alliances = [[Doom Patrol]]<br/>[[Black Lantern Corps]]
| aliases = Arani Caulder
| aliases = Arani Caulder
| supports=<!--optional-->
| supports=<!--optional-->
| powers = Fire and ice manipulation<br>Skilled martial artist
|powers = Elemental control of fire and ice. Superior Martial Atist. Eternal youth from Dr Niles immortality serum.
Black Power Ring
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'''Celsius''' ('''Arani Desai''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; superheroes (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[superhero]] in the [[DC Comics]] series ''[[Doom Patrol]]''. She first appeared in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94 (September 1977), and was created by [[Paul Kupperberg]] and [[Joe Staton]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Browning|first=Michael|title=The Doom Patrol Interviews: Paul Kupperberg |journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=#65|pages=42–45 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |date=July 2013|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> She is among the very few superheroes of [[Indian people|Indian]] heritage, and may be the first ever such hero created by DC Comics.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Celsius | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 76 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017 }}</ref>


Celsius appeared in her first live adaptation on the first season of the ''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]'' television series for [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]] played by Jasmine Kaur and [[Madhur Jaffrey]].
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'''Celsius''' is the [[superhero]] alias of '''Arani Desai''', a fictional character in the [[DC Comics]] series, ''[[Doom Patrol]]''. She first appeared in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94 (September 1977), and was created by [[Paul Kupperberg]] and [[Joe Staton]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Browning|first=Michael|title=The Doom Patrol Interviews: Paul Kupperberg |journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=65|pages=42–45 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |date=July 2013|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> She is among the very few superheroes of [[South Asian]] heritage, and may be the first ever such hero created by DC Comics.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Celsius | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 76 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 0-7566-4119-5 | oclc = 213309017 | postscript = .}}</ref>


==Background and creation==
==Background and creation==
Celsius was created for the new, rebooted Doom Patrol which debuted in ''Showcase'' #94-96. Inspired by [[Len Wein]] and [[Dave Cockrum]]'s "New [[X-Men]]", writer Paul Kupperberg wanted to have some heroes of different nationalities in the group.<ref name="back71">{{cite journal |last=Johnson|first=Dan|title=Showcase Presents... Again|journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=71|page=51|publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date=April 2014|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Artist Joe Staton used photos from ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' articles about India as the model for Celsius.<ref name="back71"/>
Celsius was created for the new, rebooted Doom Patrol which debuted in ''Showcase'' #94-96. Inspired by [[Len Wein]] and [[Dave Cockrum]]'s "New [[X-Men]]", writer Paul Kupperberg wanted to have some heroes of different nationalities in the group.<ref name="back71">{{cite journal |last=Johnson|first=Dan|title=Showcase Presents... Again|journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=#71|page=51|publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date=April 2014|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Artist Joe Staton used photos from ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' articles about India as the model for Celsius.<ref name="back71"/>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
Arani Desai was born in [[India]] into a life of wealth and privilege.<ref>''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #95, October–November 1977</ref> Her mother died while giving birth to her. She possessed an excellent intellect and athleticism. Arani ran away from home after her father went insane. Life on the streets in [[Calcutta]] made her deathly ill. She was rescued by young American Dr. [[Chief (comics)|Niles Caulder]]. He gave her [[immortality]] on their wedding and left her in the Himalayas while he tried to evade [[General Immortus]]. Arani waited and realized that the serum augmented her powerfully, so that she could control her [[core temperature]] and project quantities of heat and cold. This ability coupled with the [[mysticism]] and [[monastery]] training made her a formidable [[martial artist]].<ref name="dc-ency"/>
Arani Desai was born in India into a life of wealth and privilege.<ref>''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #95 (October–November 1977)</ref> After her mother dies in childbirth and her father Ashok goes insane, Arani is rescued by [[Chief (DC Comics)|Niles Caulder]], who she later marries. After Caulder abandons her in the Himalayas, Arani trains with Buddhist monks and gains the ability to manipulate temperature.<ref name="dc-ency"/>[[File:kalkidcu0.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Kalki from ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #3, art by Steve Lightle.]]Following the death of the original Doom Patrol, Celsius forms a team to search for Caulder and discovers that [[Robotman (Cliff Steele)|Robotman]] and [[Negative Man]] survived.<ref>''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94 (August–September 1977) and #95 (October–November 1977)</ref> However, Negative Man is kidnapped by Ashok, who has become a demonic [[metahuman]], before the Doom Patrol defeat him.


In ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'', Celsius is killed while stopping a Gil'Dishpan ship from escaping the [[Arctic Circle]].<ref name="dc-ency" /><ref>{{multiref2|''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #17 (January 1989)|''Invasion!'' #3 (January 1989)|''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989)|''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #25 (August 1989)|''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #57 (July 1992)
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Discovering the death of the Doom Patrol, she creates her own team initially to search for her husband, whom she refuses to believe perished with the rest of the Doom Patrol in an explosion. [[Robotman (Cliff Steele)|Cliff Steele]] survived by virtue of his mechanical nature as Robotman (just enough of his body had been left intact, including his head, to keep his brain alive, and he was found by [[Will Magnus]] who built him a new form), and upon returning to Doom Patrol headquarters, finds the new team holding a meeting there. They are interrupted and captured by Immortus, who momentarily restores his youth by using the mind-probe on Arani to get the immortality formula from her. As the treatment she had been given was prepared specifically for her metabolism, it soon backfires on him.<ref>''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #94 (August–September 1977) and #95 (October–November 1977).</ref>
[[File:kalkidcu0.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Kalki from Doom Patrol vol. 2 #3, art by [[Steve Lightle]]]]


In ''[[Blackest Night]]'', Celsius is temporarily resurrected as a [[Black Lantern]]. In ''[[The New 52]]'' continuity reboot, she is permanently resurrected and becomes the leader of the Doomed, India's sanctioned superhero team.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Vaneta |title=GIFFEN Readies DOOM PATROL for BLACKEST NIGHT |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090909-doom-patrol-giffen.html |date=9 September 2009 |work=[[Newsarama.com]] |publisher=[[Imaginova]] |accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{multiref2|''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 5) #5 (February 2010)|''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #24 (December 2013)|''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #27 (March 2014)|''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #34 (December 2014)|''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'' #5 (May 2018)
===Kalki===
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The Doom Patrol discovers [[Negative Man]] also survived both the explosion and the loss of his radio-energy being to Soviet defector [[Valentina Vostok]] (herself a member of the new Doom Patrol as Negative Woman), and was a hostage of Arani's now demonically controlled father Ashok Desai, renamed [[Kalki (comics)|Kalki]]. Like the terrorist [[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]], Ashok believes it is his destiny to bring about the [[Kali Yuga]]. Ashok Desai had worked with Niles Caulder to develop the immortality serum. Ashok tested an early version of the [[mutagenic]] serum on himself, manipulated by Dr Niles Caulder as a part of his catastrophe curve and to secure getting the beautiful blue eyed 15 year old Arani for his young bride & vessel of the immortality serum. The failed formula of Ashok triggered his [[Metahuman|metagene]], and mutated his body, driving him insane. He was transformed into a living portal to a nether dimension that he believed was "hell".

He and Caulder devised a suit of armor to contain his deteriorating body and to control the dimensional portal.Niles manipulated Arani to flee to the streets of Calcutta, only to find her later and marry her. Kalki had set up a hidden base on the island of [[Jamaica]] from which he intended to launch a satellite designed to eliminate all life on Earth. Kalki died in battle with his daughter Celsius, he taunted Arani that Niles manipulated her and that he was a pawn in his game, as they all were. Celsius' temperature blasts damaged his dimensional window, causing the "demons" on the other side of its portal to turn on him; they were then able to horrifically drag his body through to the other side.

Celsius was the only member left fighting against an evil Lord of Chaos, hand in hand with [[Power Girl]]. Her Arctic-cold blast exploded the superheated [[Metallo]] after he managed to control [[Robotman (Cliff Steele)|Robotman]]'s actions to battle [[Superman]]. Arani later discovered that Niles Caulder was, as she had believed, still alive, and that Vostok had become a covert operative for the United States government.

===Invasion===
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When Niles came out of hiding, he declared they were never married, although he did know her,<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #17</ref> then declared that Arani was "hoplessly insane" for believing so,<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #25</ref> although he would later retract that statement. He admitted to experimenting on her with his immortality serum. Arani was seemingly killed in a suicidal attempt to freeze a [[list of DC Comics races#G|Gil'Dishpan]] battle cruiser from escaping the [[Arctic Circle]] during the ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]]. Celsius remained behind when she realized that the aliens were seeking to escape the surprise attack. When other Doom Patrol members begged her to get away she flatly refused, stating that "Niles knows the truth" while engulfing the rear of the ship in tons of ice. Arani realised the truth about Niles, that herself, Ashok, The Doom Patrol and many of their villains were byproducts of Niles manipulations. As the fusion engines erupted with power, the force blew back at her point blank. [[Aquaman]] realized that the backlash created by Celsius coupled with the bombs did indeed cripple the interstellar ship. Tragically, Celsius became the first heroic casualty in the invasion.<ref name="dc-ency"/> The Patrol buried her remains, but the [[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Gene Bomb]] went off at her funeral.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #19; ''Invasion!'' #3</ref>

Niles Caulder later revealed that he married Arani for her own protection as a single woman in India, but that he abandoned her immediately after the ceremony.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #57.</ref>

===Blackest Night===
Celsius is one of four Doom Patrol members reanimated as [[Black Lantern Corps|Black Lanterns]] whom the Doom Patrol must deal with in the ''[[Blackest Night]]'' tie-in storyline. She confronts her ex-husband and proceeds to taunt him emotionally, then super freeze and shatter his paralyzed legs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Vaneta |coauthors= |title=GIFFEN Readies DOOM PATROL for BLACKEST NIGHT |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090909-doom-patrol-giffen.html |date=9 September 2009 |work=[[Newsarama.com]] |publisher=[[Imaginova]] |accessdate=9 September 2009}}</ref> She is prevented from killing Caulder by a man with a black hole for a face, and is sent away from Oolong island, along with her fellow Black Lanterns, via a warp gate.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (Vol. 5) #5</ref>

=== The New 52 ===
In the ''New 52'' reboot Celsius first appeared in ''Justice League'' vol.2 #24, along with [[Negative Woman]] and [[Tempest (DC Comics)|Tempest]] being watched by Grid. Then in ''Justice League'' vol.2 #27 she is mentioned in a conversation by Scorch and Karma as being presumably killed off by Johnny Quick and Atomica. But in ''Justice League'' vol.2 #34 [[Lex Luthor]] tells [[Chief (comics)|The Chief]] that she and [[Joshua Clay|Tempest]] have faked their own deaths to escape from the [[Doom Patrol]].

In the "[[Watchmen]]" sequel "[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]", Celsius was in India when a metahuman arms race in light of "The Superman Theory" and became the leader of The Doomed which also consists of Aalak of the Komeriah, [[Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man]], Aruna, Beast Girl, Maya, Solstice, and Son of Kalki.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #5 (May 2018). DC Comics.</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==

Celsius is a superior martial artist due to her monastery training. She has minor levels of ancient mysticism taught to her due to her monastery training in the [[Himalayas]] by [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monks.
Celsius is a superior martial artist due to her monastery training. She has minor levels of ancient mysticism taught to her due to her monastery training in the [[Himalayas]] by [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monks.

These same Buddhist monks taught Arani to control and manipulate her core temperature, projecting formidable heat to a volcanic level from her left hand or intense cold and ice to an arctic level from her right hand after Niles Caulder's ''immortality serum'' triggered her [[Metahuman|metagene]]. Celsius was even seen to casually hold a Government helicopter aloft due to a power blast of superheated steam. She can not be seen by infra red sensors. Due to the secret longevity serum given to her by Niles Caulder instead of General Immortus, she was supposedly to remain young and beautiful forever as an immortal.
These same Buddhist monks taught Arani to control and manipulate her core temperature, projecting fire and ice from her left and right hands respectively.
The combination of her natural athletic prowess, intelligence, martial arts and thermal duality made Celsius one of the most formidable, dynamic martial artists in the [[DC Universe]].
She now has a Black power ring because of her resurrection and can do anything a Black Lantern can do combined with her natural thermal powers.


==In other media==
==In other media==
Celsius appears in the ''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]'' episode "Doom Patrol Patrol", portrayed by Jasmine Kaur as a young woman and [[Madhur Jaffrey]] as an old woman. This version was a member of a 1950s incarnation of the Doom Patrol before they were defeated and rendered mentally ill by [[Mr. Nobody (comics)|Mr. Nobody]].



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=celsius DCU Guide: Celsius]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061021020527/http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=celsius DCU Guide: Celsius]


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Latest revision as of 13:44, 13 November 2024

For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation).
Celsius
Celsius as depicted in Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #1 (October 1987). Art by Steve Lightle.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceShowcase #94 (September 1977)
Created byPaul Kupperberg
Joe Staton
In-story information
Alter egoArani Desai Caulder
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsDoom Patrol
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliasesArani Caulder
AbilitiesFire and ice manipulation
Skilled martial artist

Celsius (Arani Desai) is a superhero in the DC Comics series Doom Patrol. She first appeared in Showcase #94 (September 1977), and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton.[1] She is among the very few superheroes of Indian heritage, and may be the first ever such hero created by DC Comics.[2]

Celsius appeared in her first live adaptation on the first season of the Doom Patrol television series for DC Universe played by Jasmine Kaur and Madhur Jaffrey.

Background and creation

[edit]

Celsius was created for the new, rebooted Doom Patrol which debuted in Showcase #94-96. Inspired by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum's "New X-Men", writer Paul Kupperberg wanted to have some heroes of different nationalities in the group.[3] Artist Joe Staton used photos from National Geographic articles about India as the model for Celsius.[3]

Fictional character biography

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Arani Desai was born in India into a life of wealth and privilege.[4] After her mother dies in childbirth and her father Ashok goes insane, Arani is rescued by Niles Caulder, who she later marries. After Caulder abandons her in the Himalayas, Arani trains with Buddhist monks and gains the ability to manipulate temperature.[2]

Kalki from Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #3, art by Steve Lightle.

Following the death of the original Doom Patrol, Celsius forms a team to search for Caulder and discovers that Robotman and Negative Man survived.[5] However, Negative Man is kidnapped by Ashok, who has become a demonic metahuman, before the Doom Patrol defeat him.

In Invasion!, Celsius is killed while stopping a Gil'Dishpan ship from escaping the Arctic Circle.[2][6]

In Blackest Night, Celsius is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern. In The New 52 continuity reboot, she is permanently resurrected and becomes the leader of the Doomed, India's sanctioned superhero team.[7][8]

Powers and abilities

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Celsius is a superior martial artist due to her monastery training. She has minor levels of ancient mysticism taught to her due to her monastery training in the Himalayas by Buddhist monks.

These same Buddhist monks taught Arani to control and manipulate her core temperature, projecting fire and ice from her left and right hands respectively.

In other media

[edit]

Celsius appears in the Doom Patrol episode "Doom Patrol Patrol", portrayed by Jasmine Kaur as a young woman and Madhur Jaffrey as an old woman. This version was a member of a 1950s incarnation of the Doom Patrol before they were defeated and rendered mentally ill by Mr. Nobody.

References

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  1. ^ Browning, Michael (July 2013). "The Doom Patrol Interviews: Paul Kupperberg". Back Issue! (#65). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 42–45.
  2. ^ a b c Jimenez, Phil (2008). "Celsius". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Dan (April 2014). "Showcase Presents... Again". Back Issue! (#71). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 51.
  4. ^ Showcase #95 (October–November 1977)
  5. ^ Showcase #94 (August–September 1977) and #95 (October–November 1977)
  6. ^
    • Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #17 (January 1989)
    • Invasion! #3 (January 1989)
    • Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #19 (February 1989)
    • Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #25 (August 1989)
    • Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #57 (July 1992)
  7. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (9 September 2009). "GIFFEN Readies DOOM PATROL for BLACKEST NIGHT". Newsarama.com. Imaginova. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  8. ^
    • Doom Patrol (vol. 5) #5 (February 2010)
    • Justice League (vol. 2) #24 (December 2013)
    • Justice League (vol. 2) #27 (March 2014)
    • Justice League (vol. 2) #34 (December 2014)
    • Doomsday Clock #5 (May 2018)
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