Isaiah Crockett


Isaiah Crockett is a character appearing in media published by DC Comics. The character is a superhero and former member of the Teen Titans.

Publication history

Isaiah Crockett first appeared in Teen Titans #1, and was created by Dan Jurgens.

Fictional character biography

Isaiah's mother was already pregnant with him when she married Judge Crockett, who was unaware that the unborn child was half-alien. At age 16, Isaiah qualified to enter college, but on his first day at Ivy University, he and two other students are abducted by the H'San Natall. On board the alien ship, they rescue the Earth girl who would later become Prysm, and from there they escape. During these events, the students learn that they are all half H'San Natall. They stay together and form a new incarnation of the Teen Titans. Isaiah initially took up the name Slagger, but his father suggested another codename, Joto, which is Swahili for "heat".
During a battle with Haze, Joto is badly burned. Before he dies, he touches Prysm on the cheek, sending out a heat pulse with his life essence into her. Later, the H'San Natall repair Joto's body, leaving him a mindless killing machine. When Prysm comes within close proximity of Joto, his life essence transfers back into his body. Together, the Titans and Superman talk the H'San Natall out of further aggression. The Titans disband and go their own ways.
During the one-year gap depicted in 52, Isaiah briefly joins the newest incarnation of the Teen Titans under the name Hot Spot. During the events leading up to Final Crisis, Hot Spot is one of the young heroes considered for the team membership drive, but is passed over in favor of Static, Aquagirl, and Kid Eternity.
During Superboy-Prime's attack on Titans Tower, Hot Spot is one of many former and prospective Teen Titans who arrive to assist the current team.
During the Heroes in Crisis storyline, Hot Spot is among the heroes killed in an energy blast caused by Savitar. In The Flash, it is revealed that the hero Gold Beetle replaced all of the dead heroes with clones from the 31st century and that they are all alive.

Powers and abilities

Hot Spot originally had the power to increase the temperature of any object he touched, and he could sense heat via infrared vision. His original Joto costume was equipped with a wrist-mounted cannon, with which he could fire projectiles which were superheated by his powers.
During One Year Later, Hot Spot's powers seem to have evolved, allowing him to fly and surround himself with an aura of flame.

In other media

  • Isaiah Crockett appears in Teen Titans, voiced initially by Khary Payton and subsequently by Bumper Robinson. This version is an honorary member of the Teen Titans. Additionally, he was originally going to be named "Joto" until the production team learned the word is a derogatory Spanish term for homosexuals and renamed him "Hot Spot", which later carried over to the comics.
  • Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot makes a cameo appearance in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Freak Show" via archival footage from the Teen Titans episode "Winner Take All".
  • Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears in Teen Titans, voiced again by Bumper Robinson.
  • Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
  • Isaiah Crockett / Hot Spot appears in Teen Titans Go!.