Universe Staff

"Staff Meeting! Staff Meeting! Staff Meeting!!"

- Universe Staff

The Universe Staff  (formerly The Universe Tree) is a recurring character who debuted in the episode Staff Meeting.

Bio


In Staff Meeting, Robin goes through depression once the other Titans broke his staff. Raven told Robin where he could get a new, even better staff, and sent him to another dimension to find the Universe Tree.

On his way there, he takes a piece of wood and uses it to complete his journey. Once he finds the tree, he demands that it gives him a new staff. The Universe Tree tries to teach him a lesson, and tells him that he has already found one. Ungrateful and impatient, Robin chops down the tree, telling him that he came for a staff, so he is going to get a staff.

Once it is chopped down, Robin rips a small branch off of the nose of the Universe Tree, and decides it is an adequate new staff. The Tree's face suddenly appears on the staff, and lectures Robin, telling him that he had been standing there since the beginning of time. Robin tells him that now he gets to travel the world and hit people in the face. Thinking this is a nice change of pace, the Staff happily agrees to go with Robin. The Tree Custodians arrives and attempt to punish Robin for cutting down the tree. The Robin and his new staff work together and defeat the Tree Custodians. When they return to Titans Tower, Robin shows off his new staff. Cyborg shows Robin that they were able to fix his old staff, and Robin instantly disregards the Universe Staff. Beast Boy puts the end of a plunger on the Universe Staff, and uses him as a toilet plunger.

In Little Buddies, the Universe Staff returns as one of the Little Buddies. He attacks Pain Bot, screaming "STAFF MEETING!", like he did in the episode the previous episode. Sadly, he, just like the rest of the little buddies, is easily defeated by Pain Bot.

Episode Appearances
Season One Comics
 * Staff Meeting (debut)
 * Little Buddies
 * Robin The First (cameo)

Trivia

 * The Universe Staff is voiced by Khary Payton who does the voice of Cyborg.
 * The Universe Staff used to be a universe tree until Robin cut it down and turned it in to a staff.
 * He died in the episode Little Buddies, where he was burned to death by Pain Bot.
 * His death is not canon to the series.