The five main members of the titular team in the series are Robin (Scott Menville), the intelligent, capable leader of the Teen Titans Starfire (Hynden Walch), a quirky, curious alien princess from the planet Tamaran Cyborg (Khary Payton), a half-human/half-robot who is known for his strength and technological prowess Raven (Tara Strong), a stoic girl from the parallel worldAzarath, who draws upon dark energy and psionic abilities and Beast Boy (Greg Cipes), a ditzy, good-natured joker who can transform into various animals. Teen Titans is based primarily on stories by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez from the 1980s, featuring characters, storylines, and concepts introduced during the run, and incorporating a similar group of members.