Crush

Xiomara's maternal heritage remains a mystery, however, it is known she was the daughter of Lobo, an intergalactic bounty hunter who often fought Superman, and that her mother was human. For some unknown reasons, Xiomara crash-landed in the Black Rock Desert during the Burning Man festival, shrouded in a mysterious chain called Obelus. She was discovered by a couple of drug-taking gypsies named David and Lisa Rojas.

The chain around Xiomara was sentient and protected her from any external dangers in the desert, but allowed David and Lisa to touch the baby. Lisa saw this as a sign that the chain wanted her and David to look after the baby until its real parents came around, and so they took the child as their own. Obelus neither separated from Xiomara or the Rojas', as it was its duty to protect the girl at all costs. To protect Xiomara from prejudice, David and Lisa homeschooled her and played with her all the time so she wouldn't feel the need to socialize. When Xiomara asked about her heritage, David told her that her parents were superheroes who left Xiomara with David and Lisa while they protected the universe. Xiomara and her parents were constantly on the move due to their debts and legal issues.

One day while walking around a town center, Xiomara saw a news bulletin about Lobo, the last of his kind, fighting Superman and knew she was looking at her father. After confronting her parents about her true birth father, she left her parents and Obelus in a fit of rage. After being attacked by some racists at a gas station, Xiomara returned home to find her trailer burned down, her adoptive parents dead, and Obelus missing. Xiomara went on the run, as she knew she would be blamed for her parents' death. She made a living in illegal fighting rings, taking the name Crush. Eventually, she was approached by Robin, who wanted her to join his new Teen Titans team. Crush agreed to join the Titans, as she believed Robin could help find her parents' murderer.