science

Kole

Kole is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kole rather than just read about it. In short: Kole Weathers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Kole was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and first appeared in The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #9 (June 1985).

Key takeaways

Kole belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kole to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kole from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kole Weathers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Kole was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and first appeared in The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #9 (June 1985). Shortly after her introduction, Kole was killed off in the storyline Crisis on Infinite Earths. Decades after her death, Kole returned in the 2018 series Heroes in Crisis. Tara Strong voices Kole in the animated series Teen Titans.

Publication history Kole was introduced in the series The New Teen Titans, shortly before the storyline Crisis on Infinite Earths. In Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kole was killed off. Writer Marv Wolfman, who worked on both The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths, stated that he decided to kill off Kole after hearing from other writers, who wanted one of his characters to die. In retrospect, Wolfman regretted killing off Kole.

Fictional character biography Professor Abel Weathers, paranoid of an impending nuclear holocaust, seeks to find a way for humanity to survive the fallout through forced evolution. One of the test subjects in his experiments is his 16-year-old daughter, Kole, whom he grafts with crystal and promethium. Her father's experiments give Kole the ability to create and control crystal at will. Kole is kidnapped by Theia, who forces her to construct a crystal prison on Mount Olympus for her use. Theia comes into conflict with the Teen Titans and is killed in the ensuing battle, with Kole being freed. Lilith Clay, a member of the Titans who possesses precognition, senses "dark clouds of destruction" around Kole. She attempts to prevent her from returning to Earth, but Kole refuses. Kole is taken in by Adeline Kane and befriends Adeline's son Joseph, who she briefly enters a relationship with. Kole attempts to reunite with her parents, only for her father to capture the Titans and attempt to experiment on them. In the ensuing conflict, Abel's laboratory is destroyed. Abel, his wife Marilyn, and their test subjects emerge from the wreckage, transformed into insect-like forms. In Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kole attempts to save the Robin and Huntress of Earth-Two from the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons. She fails and all three are killed by the demons, with their bodies never being found. Kole is resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch and appears in Heroes in Crisis as a patient at the Sanctuary therapy center.

Powers and abilities Kole has the power to "spin" crystal, which is to create silicon crystal into independent masses—anything from a crystal "sculpture to a safety slide". She is able to encase people in crystal, effectively immobilizing them.

Other versions An alternate universe version of Kole appears in Teen Titans: Earth One. This version was given powers by and formerly worked for Niles Caulder.

In other media

Kole appears in Teen Titans, voiced by Tara Strong. This version is an honorary member of the Teen Titans who can transform her entire body into crystal and lives with Gnarrk in an isolated Arctic cavern to prevent her powers from being used for evil. Kole appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. The Teen Titans animated series incarnation of Kole appears in Teen Titans Go!.

References

Illustrations

Kole: Kole as shown in The New Teen Titans #9 (1985). — Kole as shown in The New Teen Titans #9 (1985).

Kole: Kole as seen in Teen Titans. — Kole as seen in Teen Titans.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kole

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kole claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kole before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kole ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kole

In research: Kole appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kole in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kole is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Characters created by George Pérez, Characters created by Marv Wolfman, Comics characters introduced in 1985, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kole outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kole in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kole means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kole out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kole in simple terms?

Why does Kole matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kole?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kole.