Most of the Teen Titans have secret identities, but few use them on a regular basis. Some don't feel compelled to keep their personal lives separate from their superheroic alter-egos, while others don't have the option thanks to the various characteristics that set them apart.
Luckily, the Teen Titans provides a supportive community for its more conspicuous members. However, the chosen family the Teen Titans provides isn't perfect. Many of the young heroes can still benefit from secret identities, be they for privacy, protecting their loved ones, or creating more separation between work and play.
10 It Isn't Easy Being Green
The same serum (or monkey bite) that gave Garfield Logan the ability to transform into any animal he's familiar with also turned his skin green. While this made blending in difficult for the former Doom Patroller, he maintained his charismatic and outgoing personality.
Never shying from the public eye, Gar pursues an acting career in several timelines, making himself even more recognizable. Still, he often feels lonely in his civilian identity, admitting in the first issue of Teen Titans Rebirth, "I'm alone... It hurts." A true secret identity may help him form the meaningful connections he craves.
9 Raven Is Too Powerful To Be Rachel Roth
In several continuities, Raven's secret identity is Rachel Roth. Once she captures her demon father in the crystal on her forehead, however, her constant interaction with mystical forces limits the effectiveness of her civilian identity.
Some timelines see Raven attempt to enroll at public high schools and hide her capabilities. Prophecies, assassins, and the sheer power of her magic eventually steer her away from the civilian world to that of the Teen Titans, where she has permission to be her fullest, most enchanting self. This doesn't prevent the sorceress from occasionally wishing she can silence her powers and just read a book.
8 It's Hard For Cyborg To Keep So Much Metal A Secret
Victor Stone doesn't want to be a superhero. After an accident, his father Dr. Silas Stone uses insufficiently tested technology to save Vic's life, leaving the former football star with a mostly metal body.
This transformation gives Victor incredible abilities. Choosing to use his powers for good, he joins the Teen Titans. Although being part of the team makes him feel less alone, Cyborg still deserves the privacy of a life outside his superhero persona. Unfortunately, his computerized limbs are hard to hide.
7 Lilith Recently Started Using A Secret Identity
Lilith Clay uses the code name Omen in her more recent appearances. In Rebirth lines, she's even an addiction counselor in her life outside the Titans. Prior to this, she has gone by Lilith in all settings. In theory, this code name provides some anonymity.
Because Lilith's code name matched her real name, it wouldn't take long for someone to piece together that the psychic heroine Lilith was also the redheaded lady called Lilith Clay. Given her frequent interactions with malicious telepaths, a secret identity would better protect her from psychic attacks in her downtime. She made a good choice switching code names.
6 Crush Needs Xiomara Rojas As A Reminder Of Her Adoptive Parents
Xiomara Rojas has a Superman-adjacent origin story. Unlike the Big Blue Boy Scout, however, she hardly uses the name Xiomara after taking on the code name Crush. She'll do well to return to her "civilian identity" more regularly.
Crush eventually connected with Lobos, who she discovered was her biological father, but David and Lisa Rojas shaped and protected her as she was growing up. Having a secret identity would help ground the oft-enraged antiheroine and could help her honor her deceased adoptive parents' legacy.
5 Tempest Is A Little Careless With His Civilian Name
Like his king and mentor, Aquaman, Tempest isn't especially secretive about his Atlantean civilian name. Unlike King Arthur, he can have a more private life. Born to Queen Berra, Garth inherits royal status. However, because his family is banished from the Idyllist, he has no obligation to maintain a high profile outside his superhero identity.
Garth uses the code names Aqualad and Tempest on missions, giving himself the opportunity to create more distance between his superhero and personal lives. Surprisingly, he doesn't choose to capitalize on this, even though it will grant him a quieter personal life with Aquagirl.
4 Aquagirl's Family Ties Put Her At Risk
Maybe disinterest in secret identities is common for Atlanteans. Like Garth, Mera and Arthur, Tula doesn't consistently use her Aquagirl code name on missions. Given Tula's family history, this preference is unexpected.
As Ocean Master's half-sister, Tula probably ought to be more cautious about who knows her code and Atlantean civilian names. It wouldn't be difficult for someone to weaponize her connections to both her half-brother and Aquaman. Making a clearer distinction would offer her protection from those who intend to hurt her, Aquaman, and even Orm.
3 Donna Troy Is Half Human And A Secret Identity Would Reflect That
As an Amazonian-trained half-human, half-Themysciran woman, Donna Troy certainly has the makings of a heroine for "Man's World." Interestingly, she picks the code name "Troia" after she lays down the Wonder Girl mantle, and frequently goes by Donna Troy on Teen Titans missions.
Why Troy is so lax about mixing her "secret" identity and code name isn't entirely clear. She sometimes expresses a feeling of existing "outside" both "Man's World" and Themyscira, but she also lives out her early childhood in "Man's World" as Donna Troy. Separating her civilian and heroic identities can reflect that the same woman has significant ties to both societies.
2 Starfire's Appearance Isn't The Only Striking Thing About Her
Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran possesses an appearance similar to most humans. Adorned with beautiful orange skin and green glowing eyes, walking down the street sometimes draws unwanted attention from strangers. Even if the Tamaranean can visibly pass as Kory Anders — her secret, human identity in many continuities — her speech patterns and tendency to take idioms literally often give her away.
Nevertheless, Starfire remains invested in acclimating to her adoptive home planet, which makes her an especially suitable candidate for a more clandestine secret identity. Adopting her Kory Anders civilian life will give her the practice she needs to become more acquainted with earthly customs.
1 Hero Cruz Has A Long List Of Nemeses
Heroes with an H-Dial use their civilian and superhero names interchangeably. Hero Cruz, a member of Titans L.A., is no exception. He actually takes on an entire array of heroic personas depending on the powers he selects from his H-Dial.
While this has worked out in the past, Cruz may want to consider a more consistent code name and secret identity. As a member of two different teams and an intergalactic traveler, he's made a lot of enemies. A secret identity will protect Cruz and his loved ones from the villains who seek retribution.