[1] The second Terra, a doppelgänger of Tara Markov, debuted in New Titans #79 (September 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett.
Co-creator Pérez stated that he and Marv Wolfman knew, "from the very start, that this girl was going to be a traitor and that we were going to kill this character off.
I wanted her to look almost elven, so that when you see her for the first time wearing full-make up and dressed in a provocative outfit where you know she's just been in bed with Deathstroke that it does jab you a bit.
5) #12[3] while a Terra limited series was being developed, written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with illustrations by Amanda Conner.
Helga Jace, a scientist who works for Markovia's royal family, gives Tara and Brion powers to help them combat a rebellion in the country.
Unlike Brion, Terra has deep-rooted psychological issues and believes that they should rule Earth rather than help the weaker masses.
In The Judas Contract storyline, Terra infiltrates the Teen Titans as a double agent on Deathstroke's behalf before being killed in battle with the former.
[13][14] The second Terra is a girl from the underground world of Strata who was transformed into a clone of Tara Markov and joined the Team Titans.
[19][20] In Final Crisis, Terra is among the metahumans who are kidnapped, controlled by the Anti-Life Equation, and forced to battle at the Dark Side Club.
[36][37] Her brother Geo-Force approaches the Teen Titans, revealing she is a princess of Markovia who gained her powers after being experimented on by the royal court and ran away.