Fear can help you survive.

While anger can increase adrenaline for otherwise impossible feats of strength.

Boomstick: And for one chick with a wicked cloak emotions are her main source of power.

Her name is Raven.

Wiz: From the day she was first born Raven wasn't exactly the most popular girl around.

Boomstick: Yeah it's not exactly a good sign if when you're born the sky turns black and the whole world suddenly smells like farts.

Wiz: That's because Raven is the half breed daughter of a human mother and a fearsome demon conqueror named: Trigon.

A monster literally born from hatred.

Boomstick: How does that work?

That's it mean like every time I'm yelled at bad drivers on the road hate babies pop up somewhere?

That's terrifying.

Wiz: Thanks to this heritage Raven's emotions both good and bad hold the key to a host of fearsome powers.

In order to keep those dangerous abilities at bay Raven was taught from an early age to supress all her feelings.

Boomstick: But Trigon had his own plans for her.

When she was 18 she finally meet her dear dad.

And when mom tried to brin' her back...

Trigon shot her with...

...some kind of grandma laser?

'Cause he's a jerk like that.

Wiz: Upon seeing her mother humiliation Raven felt rage for the first time in her life.

And from her anger "The Raven" was born.

This shadowy figure is her soul self.

An extension of her spirit which serves as her bread and butter ability.

Boomstick: And it just so happens to look like a big ol' black bird.

Man if I had a pet bird that could do with the soul self can I think my self after it too.

Raven's soul self lets her fly, sense things through its eyes and ears or just ram into guys the ol' fashion way.

Wiz: It can also trap most foes into its very own pocket dimension and under the right circumstances can zap away the powers of others.

Boomstick: Raven's got way more than just a creppy bird thin' to help her in a fight.

She can levitate, teleport with a poof of smoke, create energy shields, faze through walls or sense emotions.

Wiz: Not only sense them.

Raven is an empath.

Which means she can absorb and manipulate the emotions of others.

This allows her to leave her target emotionally numb.

Scramble an enemy's mind or if she's feeling generous take away their pain.

Beast Boy: Who knew we had a doctor in the house.

Boomstick: Mostly numb take it away pain huh?

Well sounds like she's power by whisky.

Oh speakin' of which looks like it's drinkin' clock.

Wiz: Ok seriously it's there an hour of the day where you don't drink?

Boomstick: Why... you don't?

It's like my Grandpappy Boomstick once told me.

"You won't grow big and tall unless you chog an alcohol".

Wiz: That... that doesn't even...

Ok come back next week for an analysis on Raven's opponent: "The Princess of Friendship".

Twilight Sparkle.

Boomstick: Yep it's another pony.