Talk:Slade/@comment-509894-20131209021918/@comment-10991130-20131212012154

Thing is, he could do that for any of them. It's not unique to Beast Boy.

Cyborg: Beast Boy is his best friend. Robin is a very close friend. He's kind ofl like a big brother or very close friend to Starfire (he comforted and empathized with her in Troq). Then there aren't really any close moments between him and Raven, at least none that I can remeber off the top of my head, but I don't doubt that he'd give his life for her as with any of the others.

Starfire: Her love is Robin. Beast Boy is like a little brother to him (she's the only one who laughs at his jokes and then there's their moments in Forces of Nature and Can I Keep Him?). Again, Cyborg is like either a big brother or very close friend to her (again, Troq). Then she and Raven, despite being very different from each other, are also very close friends.

Raven (she counts because Slade never had her as an apprentice): She and Robin have some moments that could almost come across as romantic (hence the many who ship them together), although I don't buy it. That said I find them as a couple more believable than she and Beast Boy as a couple (in TV show continuity). Then their romantic relationship in the comics was garbage but I digress. She and Beast Boy, like you said, kind of have a love-hate relationship, but still care for each other. And then I already mentioned the stuff between her and Starfire as well as her and Cyborg.

They'd all give their lives for each other because they've all grown so close. They've been through hell and back together (almost literally) and they're like family to each other. And for most of them, the Titans are the only family they have left. Slade could use any one of them against each other. Beast Boy is just more likely because he has an extra thing against him: Terra. He knows Beast Boy hates him and he could probably use that hatred to his advantage because, well, he's Slade. He manipulated Terra and he manipulated Robin (a frickin' member of the Bat Family!), so you could bet your butt he could manipulate Beast Boy. Cyborg, Starfire, and even Raven don't have that sort of connection of hatred towards Slade.

And no he doesn't take a break. Don't you remember what he (or the illusion of him) said to Robin in Haunted?

"I am the thing that keep you up at night. The evil that haunts every dark corner of your mind; I will never rest, and neither will you"

Still one of the most chilling quotes I've ever heard. Ron Perlman's voice just adds to it even more. And to think it's a kids show. Pfft, and some people had the nerve to call it too childish.