Joto (comics)

Joto is a character in the Teen Titans comic book series. His real name is Isiah Crockett. His mother was already expecting him when she married Judge Crockett, who was unaware that the unborn child was half-alien (part Human and part H'San Natall). At age 16, Isiah was qualified to enter college, but on his first day at Ivy University, he and two other students (Toni Monettia who would later become Argent, and Cody Driscoll who would later become Risk) were abducted by the H'san Natall. Also abducted was The Atom, who was caught in the energy stream as well. On board the ship, they rescued the Earth girl who would later become Prysm, and from there they escaped. During these events, the students learned that they were all half H'san Natall. They stayed together and formed another incarnation of the Teen Titans. Isiah initially took up the name Slagger, but his father suggested another codename: Joto, which is Swahili for heat.

During a battle with Haze (Jarrod Jupiter), he was badly burned. Before he died, he touched Prysm on the cheek, sending out a heat pulse with his life essence into her. Later, the H'san Natall had repaired his body, although he was a mindless killing machine in this state. When Prysm came within close proximity of him, his life essence transferred back in, and his mind was back. After that point, the Titans and Superman were able to talk the H'san Natall out of further agression. The team disbanded and went their own ways. Joto would later aid the Titans again during the Technis Imperative conflict, which also involved the Justice League and all past Titan members.

His powers are generating and sensing heat.

In the Teen Titans Animated Series

In the Teen Titans animated series, he was renamed "Hotspot" when the show staff learned that Joto is a derogatory term for homosexuals in Spanish. He appears in "Winner Take All" where he is part of a tournament hosted by the "Master of Games," a villain who gained the powers of those who lost in the matches. Hotspot went down in the first round to Robin but appeared again with the rest to fight the Master of Games after the tournament was over.

Hotspot can shoot bursts of flame from his hands, and he also appears to be able to turn into fire. His personality is stated to be fiery-tempered, although so far we have only seen him competing in the tournament, not allowing for much personality to show. At the end of the games, he was given a communicator and honorary Titans membership by Robin. He is scheduled to appear in Season 5 and has appered in an issue of the Teen Titans Go comic.