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Ra's al Ghul
Alya Raatko
Nyssa Raatko
Rag Doll
Rag Doll is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first, Peter Merkel, is a villain of the original Flash, the second is an enemy of Starman, and the third is Merkel's son and a member of the Secret Six. The Peter Merkel incarnation of Rag Doll was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Lou Ferstadt, and first appeared in Flash Comics #36.Peter Merkel
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. Throughout his appearances, he joins the Secret Society of Super Villains and loses his soul to Neron before being killed in action.In September 2011, The New 52 reboots DC's continuity. Merkel is resurrected and appears as an inmate of Arkham Asylum.
Colby Zag
Colby Zag is a mentally unstable imposter who replaces Merkel when he is presumed dead and becomes an enemy of Starman.Peter Merkel Jr.
Rag Doll in other media
- An unidentified incarnation of Rag Doll appears in The Batman, voiced by Jeff Bennett. He is a rival of Catwoman in the thieving business, and later joins a team of villains assembled by the Penguin.
- The Peter Merkel incarnation of Rag Doll appears in The Flash, portrayed by Troy James and voiced by Phil LaMarr. 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.
Ragman
Raijin
Raijin is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Joshua Williamson and Neil Googe, first appeared in The Flash #35. He is an enforcer of Black Hole. Raijin conspired with Gorilla Grodd, Negative Flash and Multiplex in order to utilize a Speed Force storm to hold Central City hostage, only to be defeated by The Flash.Raijin in other media
A character loosely similar to Raijin appears in the eighth season of The Flash. This version is the Negative Still Force, a dark force of nature which possessed/impersonated Deon Owens as well as later possessed Psych and Fuerza as the Negative Sage Force and the Negative Strength Force respectively.Jenna Raleigh
Richard Raleigh
Rama Kushna
Rama Kushna is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Carmine Infantino, she first appeared in Strange Adventures #205.Rama Kushna is a goddess of karma and guardian of Nanda Parbat who empowered the ghost of Boston Brand to become Deadman and seek vengeance for his murder.
Rama Kushna in other media
- Rama Kushna appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Dead Reckoning", voiced by Juliet Landau.
- Rama Kushna appears in issue #37 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic.
- Rama Kushna makes a non-speaking appearance in Justice League Dark.
- Rama Kushna appears in Injustice, voiced by Laura Bailey.
Hector Ramirez
Karen Ramis
Armando Ramon
Armando Ramon is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton, he first appeared in Justice League of America #233, as Reverb in Justice League Quarterly #1, and as Rupture in Justice League of America's Vibe #6.He is the older brother of Cisco Ramon / Vibe and Dante Ramon. Ramon was the leader of a street gang, Los Lobos, in Detroit, Michigan. Reverb joins a corporate-sponsored superhero team, the Conglomerate. The New 52 features the character as Rupture, an interdimensional bounty hunter similar to Breacher albeit for Mistress Mordeth.
Ramon has the metahuman ability to manipulate sound waves as Reverb in a manner similar to Vibe and later channels his abilities through a scythe as Rupture.
Armando Ramon in other media
- Armando Ramon appears in Justice League Unlimited #15.
- Elements of Armando Ramon are incorporated in The Flash, with original incarnations of Reverb and Rupture as the Earth-2 doppelgängers of Francisco "Cisco" Ramon and Dante Ramon respectively.
Cisco Ramon
Dante Ramon
Dante Ramon is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, and Pete Woods, he first appeared in Justice League of America's Vibe #1. He is the older brother of Cisco Ramon / Vibe and the younger brother of Armando Ramon.Dante Ramon in other media
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. The pair later reconcile, but Dante is killed in a car accident off-screen due to Barry Allen creating and undoing the "Flashpoint" timeline.
- An Earth-2 version is Rupture, a metahuman enforcer for Zoom who appears in a self-titled episode. 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.
Rampotatek
Clay Ramsay
Ranx the Sentient City
Ranx the Sentient City is a 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.
- Ranx the Sentient City appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
Ayla Ranzz
Garth Ranzz
Mekt Ranzz
Raptor
Raptor is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl member
The Raptor name was first used by an unnamed woman who is a member of the Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl.Jace Lorens
Jace Lorens is a pharmaceutical technician who operated as Raptor.Cunningham
A man named Cunningham is the second person to become Raptor after the death of Jace Lorens.Richard
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.Ratcatcher
Dufus Ratchett
Hartley Rathaway
Ravager
Ravan
Raven
John Ravenhair
Eddie Ray
John Raymond
Ronnie Raymond
Roy Raymond
Kyle Rayner
Razer
Razer is the name of three characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.First version
The first version of Razer is an original character created for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, voiced by Jason Spisak. He is a Volkregian alien who joined the Red Lantern Corps after Atrocitus conquered his homeworld and killed his wife Ilana. After learning of this, Razer defects from the Red Lanterns and joins Hal Jordan and Kilowog in stopping them.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. 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 Aya's death, Razer leaves Earth to find her, with a Blue Lantern ring following him.
Razer later appears in the main comics continuity in Green Lantern, written by The Animated Series writer Jeremy Adams. In the comics, Razer is depicted as a former member of the Red and Blue Lantern Corps who becomes a Green Lantern after the other corps' central power batteries are destroyed. He later rejoins the Red Lanterns while battling the forces of Starbreaker, taking the power ring of a recently deceased Red Lantern.
Janine Fulton
Janine Fulton is a member of the Mercs who possesses flight and energy projection abilities.Third version
An unnamed version of Razer fought Commander Cold of the Renegades. His armor is strong enough for bullets to slide off his armor.Razer was among the villains who were brainwashed by Trickster.
Razer was later recruited by Eobard Thawne to join the Legion of Zoom.
Razer in other media
- Razer as a Red Lantern and Blue Lantern appears in the Young Justice episode "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!", voiced again by Jason Spisak.
- Razer as a Blue Lantern appears in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, voiced again by Jason Spisak.
Reactron