Peter Merkel, a native of the Midwestern United States, is born with hyper-mobile joints, and becomes a contortionist and carnival performer. After the carnival closes, Merkel becomes a criminal and enemy of the Flash.[1] Throughout his appearances, he joins the Secret Society of Super Villains and loses his soul to Neron before being killed in action.[2][3]
In September 2011, The New 52 reboots DC's continuity. Merkel is resurrected and appears as an inmate of Arkham Asylum.[4][5]
Colby Zag
Colby Zag is a mentally unstable imposter who replaces Merkel when he is presumed dead and becomes an enemy of Starman.[6]
Peter Merkel Jr.
Peter Merkel Jr. is the third Rag Doll and the son of the original, who did not inherit his abilities and gained them through cybernetic enhancement. He later joins the Secret Six.
Powers and abilities
Rag Doll possesses mobile joints that enable him to contort his body and give him a degree of enhanced durability. He is a skilled thief and augments his stealth with his ability to hide in unexpected places.
The Peter Merkel incarnation of Rag Doll appears in The Flash, portrayed by Troy James and voiced by Phil LaMarr.[8][7] This version is a member of the Young Rogues who comes from a wealthy yet neglectful family and gained his abilities after being crushed by shrapnel from the Thinker's Enlightenment satellite.
Rama Kushna
Rama Kushna is a goddess of karma and guardian of Nanda Parbat who empowered Boston Brand to become Deadman and seek vengeance for his murder. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Carmine Infantino, she first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967).
Armando Ramon (also known as Reverb,[12]Rupture,[13] and Hardline) is the older brother of Cisco Ramon / Vibe and Dante Ramon. Created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton, the character first appeared in Justice League of America #233 (December 1984). He was the leader of a street gang in Detroit, but gave it up after being inspired by his brother's actions as the superhero Vibe of the Justice League of America. Like Vibe, Ramon has the metahuman power to manipulate sound waves. Ramon joined the corporate-sponsored Conglomerate superhero team.
Characters based on Dante Ramon, amalgamated with Armando Ramon, appear in The Flash, portrayed by Nicholas Gonzalez.
The Earth-1 version takes Armando's place as Cisco Ramon's older brother, with whom he has a rocky relationship. Though the pair later reconcile, Dante is killed in a car accident off-screen due to Barry Allen creating and undoing the "Flashpoint" timeline.
The Earth-2 version is Rupture, a metahuman enforcer for Zoom who appears in a self-titled episode.[17] He attacks Cisco, having been misled into believing the latter killed his brother Reverb, but is defeated by Allen and killed by Zoom for his failure.
Ranx the Sentient City
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Ranx the Sentient City is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is a sentient planetoid and member of the Sinestro Corps.
Ranx the Sentient City in other media
Ranx the Sentient City makes a background appearance in DC Universe Online.
Raptor is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl member
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The Raptor name was first used by an unnamed woman who is a member of the Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl.[19]
Jace Lorens
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Jace Lorens is a pharmaceutical technician who operated as Raptor.[20]
Cunningham
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A man named Cunningham is the second person to become Raptor after the death of Jace Lorens.[21]
Richard
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In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", restoring continuity to a form much as it was before "The New 52". Richard is a freelance assassin and ally of the Court of Owls.[22]
Throughout the series, Razer falls in love with Aya, an artificial intelligence created by Scar as an empathetic alternative to the Manhunters. In the episode "Cold Fury", Razer rejects Aya, causing her to steal the Anti-Monitor's body and take control of the Manhunters. However, after injuring Razer, Aya comes to her senses and sacrifices herself to stop the Manhunters, who each possess a part of her programming. Unable to accept that Aya is truly gone, Razer leaves Earth to find her, with a Blue Lantern ring following him.
Razer later appears in the main comics continuity in Green Lantern vol. 7, written by The Animated Series writer Jeremy Adams.[24]
Razer in other media
Razer appears in the Young Justice episode "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!", voiced again by Jason Spisak.[23][25][26] A continuation of his story, he is now a Blue Lantern and gave his Red Lantern ring to Metron before eventually learning how to use both at once.
Red Devil is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Edward Bloomberg
Edward Bloomberg (currently known as Red Devil) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Kupperberg, Dan Mishkin, and Gary Cohn, the character first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #24 (June 1984).[29] The character was originally codenamed Kid Devil and was the sidekick to fellow superhero Blue Devil, and wielded similar powers by way of a suit. Eventually, the character would later adopt his current code and act as a member of the Teen Titans shortly after acquiring demonic-like powers as a result of his metagene.
Eddie is originally a gofer in his aunt Marla's film company. During this time, he meets Blue Devil on a film set and becomes his self-proclaimed sidekick using a self-made battlesuit.[30]
In Teen Titans (vol. 3) #51, an alternate timeline variant of Eddie appears as Red Devil and a member of Titans Tomorrow. He is later erased from existence when Robin and Wonder Girl alter the timeline.
Brother Blood later absorbs Red Devil's powers, prompting him to begin using a mechanical suit.[34]
In 2011, The New 52 reboots the DC universe. Eddie Bloomberg is reimagined as Blue Devil's godson.[35] During the Heroes in Crisis event, he is killed by Savitar before eventually being resurrected.[36]
Originally, Eddie wore a devil suit which gave him enhanced strength and agility, near impenetrable armor, a weapons system that included a bright light burst effect, exploding bubbles, night vision, and small gills. He also had a rocket trident which could propel him through the air for distances of up to several miles and could emit fire and electricity. After the events of Infinite Crisis and 52, Neron transforms him into a demon-like metahuman with enhanced physical abilities, pyrokinesis, retractable patagia, and a prehensile tail.
The Joker's earliest origin story as the original Red Hood first appeared in Detective Comics #168 (February 1951) in the story "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" as an unnamed criminal wearing a red dome-shaped hood who is disfigured by chemicals and becomes insane.[39]
Jason Todd utilized the Red Hood identity in Batman #635 (February 2005) as a violent vigilante and operates as the Red Hood in the main DC continuity.
Red Hood Gang
The Red Hood Gang first appeared in Batman (vol. 2) #0 (November 2012) in The New 52, a 2011 reboot of the DC universe.
The young Bruce Wayne has recently returned to Gotham City to start a crime-fighting career with the Red Hood Gang as one of Bruce's early targets and manages to infiltrate. To Bruce's dismay, the Red Hood Gang's leader knows the group has been infiltrated and manages to weed out the disguised Bruce. Though the Red Hood Gang attempts to kill him, Bruce manages to escape into the sewers after the police show up to break up a robbery. The Red Hood Gang eventually follows him into the sewer system, but a prototype motorcycle hidden in the tunnels allows Bruce to escape. The Red Hood Gang is later seen outside of Bruce's apartment, scoping it out for their next hit.[40]
The Red Hood Gang subsequently reappeared in the first story arc of the "Zero Year" event, "Secret City", where Bruce gets involved with the Red Hood Gang to spoil their plans to sink a pickup truck full of men who refused to join their ranks. During this encounter, it is revealed that the Red Hood Gang's ranks have expanded. It turns out their leader has begun blackmailing innocent Gotham citizens into joining the group, threatening violence against them if they refuse to be his henchmen.[41] They eventually steal an airship belonging to the Penguin and several weapons from Wayne Industries. Bruce discovers that the Red Hood Gang has been doing business with Philip Kane, Bruce's uncle who has been selling them weapons after being forced to join the gang. When Bruce discovers this, he goes to tell Alfred Pennyworth, but a bomb from the Red Hood Gang to "welcome [Bruce] back to the city" blows up the apartment.[42]
The motivation of the Red Hood Gang comes to light, and it is revealed that they had been inspired by the impact that the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne had upon the city, making the residents of Gotham fearful as no one was safe from crime since the rich and powerful could be gunned down by a random criminal. Embracing nihilism, the Red Hood Gang killed, robbed, and caused suffering to make the average citizen know their lives are worthless and they can and will be murdered at any given moment.[43]
The culmination of the Red Hood Gang's campaign of terror is their plan to take over the Axis Chemical Plant and use its resources to create a flesh-eating bacteria. Batman lures the Gotham City Police Department to the plant. During the raid and the battle that ensues, Kane is mortally wounded by the leader who accuses him of betrayal. Most of the gang is arrested, while Batman goes after the leader who ultimately falls into a container of chemicals rather than be taken alive. A few days later, police discover the body of the leader of the gang, Liam Distal, stuffed into a barrel of lye. The lye has dissolved the better part of his remains, meaning there is no way to tell when he was killed. Bruce surmises that the Red Hood Gang's leader (Philip's killer) was an impostor who killed Distal and took his place, but there is no way to confirm this nor know when the impostor murdered Distal.[44]
Two incarnations of the Red Hood Gang appear in Gotham.[45]
The first version appears in the episode "Red Hood", consisting of Gus Floyd (portrayed by Michael Goldsmith), Clyde Destro (portrayed by Jonny Coyne), Trope (portrayed by Peter Brensinger), Regan (portrayed by Kevin T. Collins), and Haskins (portrayed by Peter Albrink). Floyd conceives the idea of the Red Hood identity after making a red hooded mask for himself. Following a successful bank robbery, Floyd suggests whoever is wearing the red hood should lead the gang. Destro shoots him and takes the red mask and leadership of the gang for himself until Trope wounds Destro for the mask to impress his girlfriend. However, James Gordon and Harvey Bullock find Destro and force him to reveal his allies' names and their plans. Confronting the Red Hood Gang at the third bank they intended to hit, the GCPD kill Trope, Regan, and Haskins, though a young boy picks up the fallen mask while they are not looking. According to the Gotham Chronicle website, Destro survived being shot and is in police custody.[46]
A second gang appears in the episode "Mad City: Anything for You", consisting of an unidentified leader (portrayed by Michael Stoyanov), several unnamed members, and Butch Gilzean as their secret benefactor. After they attack Mayor Oswald Cobblepot's press conference, Barbara Kean, Tabitha Galavan, and Edward Nygma discover Gilzean's connections to the Red Hood Gang. He kills the gang, but Nygma and Victor Zsasz eventually expose Gilzean.
An unidentified incarnation of the Red Hood makes a non-speaking appearance in The Lego Batman Movie as one of many villains who attack Gotham City.
Miscellaneous
The Red Hood appears in The Batman Adventures #8. Due to the series being cancelled, Dan Slott and Ty Templeton of the creative team hoped for a chance to resolve it, though they have yet to do so. Slott later added that the Red Hood would have tied into a subplot concerning Lucius Fox, the Valestra mob from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and the Powers family from Batman Beyond as well as be revealed as Victoria Beaumont, Andrea Beaumont's mother who is the real head of the Valestra mob who faked her death in an attempt to get her family away from them, only to learn they had become involved with them anyway and seek revenge on her former cohorts.[47]
An original incarnation of the Red Hood appears in Batman '66. This version is Professor Anders Overbeck, a psychiatrist who was brainwashed by the Joker through his malfunctioning brain regulator machine.
Red Lantern is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Vladimir Sokov
Vladimir Sokov is a Russian soldier who wields an artificial red lantern and ring that harnesses the Crimson Flame. While under cover as an American navy officer named Johnny Ladd, he had a romantic relationship with Alan Scott, the future Green Lantern, before seemingly being lost to a supernatural phenomenon known as the Crimson Flame; Alan takes the double-barrel name Alan Ladd Scott in his memory of his first love. Later, it is revealed he was on board Alan's naval ship as a Russian spy, with the intention of harnessing the power of the Crimson Flame for the Soviet Union as the supervillain Red Lantern.Though he had fought his former lover Green Lantern on occasion, they have a mutual enemy in the Nazis, who threaten both their countries. After scientists kidnap his daughter Ruby and attempt to experiment on her, Vladimir attacks their base and is presumed dead.[48]
At the end of Flashpoint Beyond, Red Lantern is among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes who the Time Masters captured to save them from Doctor Manhattan's alterations to the timeline. When the pods holding them stop working, they are transported to their own time, with history rewriting around them.[49]
In another flashback, he is later revealed to have survived and learns to use the Flame without his ring.[50]
Ruby Sokov
Ruby Sokov is Red Lantern's daughter and a member of the Justice Society of America who inherited his powers and gained red skin as a side effect.[48][51] While looking for her father, Ruby encounters Alan Scott and was brought to the United States of America to meet Huntress.[52] Ruby later joined the Justice Society of America and assisted them in fighting an army of zombies summoned by Gentleman Ghost.[53]
In the "DC All In" initiative, Ruby joins Scandal Savage's Injustice Society.[54] One week ago, Red Lantern was among the Injustice Society members to ambush some of the JSA. When Green Lantern was surprised that Red Lantern is with them, she states that his time is over and that this is the only way. A collision of Doctor Fate's spell and Wotan's spell causes most of the combatants to be sent to Hell alongside the Tower of Fate. She later assisted Doctor Elemental and Solomon Grundy in ambushing Flash at the exit to the Brownstone.[55]
Wayne Wilkins, a.k.a. Red Tool, first appeared in Harley Quinn (vol. 2) #3 (April 2014). A parody of Wade Wilson / Deadpool, he is a vigilante who is obsessed with Harley Quinn, to the point of stalking and kidnapping her. However, they have since become friends and allies.
Powers and abilities of Red Tool
Red Tool does not feel pain after a surgery that removed a brain tumor and parts of his amygdala. He uses tools and hardware appliances for weapons and has a bionic arm.
Reign is a Worldkiller, a genetically engineered Kryptonian supersoldier created by Zor-El, and an enemy of Supergirl. She possesses superhuman physical abilities and is an adept swordswoman and hand-to-hand combatant.[56]
Reign and four other Worldkillers survived Krypton's destruction, but her origin remained a mystery even to her. All she knew about herself is her name and her being a Worldkiller, and Krypton and Earth hold the answers to her origin. She battles Supergirl in an attempt to learn her past before being defeated and forced to retreat.
Reign in other media
Reign appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Odette Annable.[57] This version was created by a group of Kryptonians called the Worldkiller Coven during Krypton's final days before they sent her off-world. Reign eventually landed on Earth, was adopted by a woman named Patricia, named Samantha "Sam" Arias, and became a single mother to Ruby who lives in National City. Initially unaware of her true nature, Sam eventually learns of the pod she arrived in from Patricia. Following a signal sent out by the pod, Sam discovers the hidden Fortress of Sanctuary, where a holographic projection of her creator Selena tasks her with purifying Earth and transforming it into a new Krypton. Reign gradually emerges as a separate personality and becomes a masked vigilante to carry out Selena's will, though Sam retains no memory of her actions. Reign's subsequent rampage brings her into conflict with Supergirl, who uses black Kryptonite to save Sam and seemingly kill Reign. While the Worldkiller Coven resurrect the latter as a separate being, Reign is ultimately weakened by Sam with water from the Fountain of Lilith and taken away by Kryptonian demons.
Additionally, two alternate universe incarnations of Reign appear in the episode "It's a Super Life", both also portrayed by Annable.[58]
Alberto "Ernesto" Reyes is the father of Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). He is a mechanic living in El Paso, Texas who owns his own garage, a former soldier in the U.S. Army, and the husband of Bianca Reyes and the father of Milagro Reyes. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, the character first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #1 (May 2006).[59]
Bianca Reyes is the mother of Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). She is a paramedic living in El Paso, Texas, the wife of Alberto Reyes and the mother of Milagro Reyes. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, she first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #1 (May 2006).[59]
Milagro Reyes is the younger sister of Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, she first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #1 (May 2006).[59]
Rip Roar is a character in DC Comics. He first appeared in Young Justice #2, and was created by Peter David and Todd Nauck.
Rip Roar is a four-armed New God of Apokolips in the distant past, who steals a New Genesis Super-Cycle and modifies it to follow his commands before being trapped on Earth. In the present, the members of Young Justice accidentally reactivate the Cycle, which frees Rip Roar. The Cycle later chooses to leave Rip Roar, leading him to bury himself in lava.[64]
A loose interpretation of Rip Roar appears in the fifth season of Supergirl, portrayed by Nick Sagar.[65] This version is Russell Rogers, a human medical researcher, an old friend of William Dey, and boyfriend of Andrea Rojas who was previously believed to have died several years prior, but was secretly captured by Leviathan and brainwashed into serving them. Additionally, his armor is equipped with tentacles. In the episode "Dangerous Liaisons", he is sent to steal a laser and a particle amplifier, only to be foiled by Supergirl and Martian Manhunter and taken into the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO)'s custody. In "Confidence Women", Rojas discovers what happened and mounts two attempts to free Rogers, with the second succeeding after Lena Luthor gives her the Acrata Medallion. Upon their escape, Rojas intends to run away with Rogers, but he is killed by a Leviathan sniper while a messenger reveals Rogers served his purpose and Rojas can access her powers without the medallion.
Betsy Ross is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In "The New Golden Age", Elizabeth Rose is a school girl and the best friend of Molly Preacher. After seeing Miss America in action saving their school, they took on the costumed identities of Betsy Ross and Molly Pitcher to help her against a saboteur named Moth. The two act as her sidekicks until the end of World War II, when they are kidnapped by the Time Masters before being rescued by Stargirl.[48][49][67]
Rough House
Rough House is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In the 1940s, Rough House is a member of Moxie Mannheim's Intergang branch before being arrested and dying in prison. In the present day, Moxie Mannheim has Dabney Donovan clone Moxie and other gangsters into new bodies, with Rough House gaining superhuman strength.[68]
In 52, Rough House and Noose visit Black Adam in Kandaq on Intergang's behalf and give him Adrianna Tomaz as tribute. However, Black Adam kills him after he proposes expanding Intergang's smuggling operation between Africa and the Middle-East.[69]
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