Roy uses the alias of Chroma, rather than Rainbow Raider. In 2011, " The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. ĭuring the Blackest Night storyline, Rainbow Raider is one of the many deceased characters temporarily reanimated as a zombie within the Black Lantern Corps. Roy is slain by the villainess Blacksmith when she impaled him with his latest work of art. During his time at Belle Reve, he was part of the Color Queens prison gang alongside Crazy Quilt, Doctor Light, Doctor Spectro, and Multi-Man. Rainbow Raider later taking part in the riot in the super-hero prison of Belle Reve Penitentiary (he is quickly defeated by a single punch from Zauriel). He later becomes a minor enemy of the Justice League, appearing briefly at a villains gathering. Both of them are defeated by Batman and Flash. Rainbow Raider once traded opponents with Batman villain Doctor Double X after meeting a motivational therapist named Professor Andrea Wye. He is a central plot point in the first issue of the Underworld Unleashed storyline because even Neron, the demonic antagonist, considered him pathetic, indeed even calling him a " paramecium". Rainbow Raider becomes the mind-addled slave of a crimelord in one of many alternate futures within the Armageddon 2001 storyline. Some years later he would fight Booster Gold as well. During this time he often clashes with the Flash, and sparks a rivalry that would last several years. Turning to crime because the world did not appreciate his art, Roy, now the Rainbow Raider, went on a crime spree focused mostly on art galleries, saying that if he could not appreciate the great works of art in them (due to his disability), then no one else would. On his death-bed, his father presents him with this gift, and it was not long before Roy found a sinister use for it. Due to failing health, he was unable to complete his product, but instead created a sophisticated pair of goggles that would allow Roy to create beams of solid rainbow-colored light. His father, an optometrist and genius in optical technology, swore he would find a cure for his son's disorder. He would often paint what he thought were beautiful pieces of art, and indeed showed great technical skill only to be told that it was made up of clashing colors. Bivolo always dreamed of a career as an artist, a lofty goal considering he was completely colorblind. Fictional character biography Īs a child, Roy G. Bates said in a 2008 interview that "Rainbow Raider's color-blindness (as well as the color-emotion powers and origin) was an attempt on his part to emulate those classic Rogues' Gallery villain origins Bates enjoyed so much from the sixties". Rainbow Raider first appeared in The Flash #286 (June 1980), and was created by Cary Bates and Don Heck. Bivolo appearing in the first and ninth seasons, portrayed by Paul Anthony, and a female incarnation named Carrie Bates appearing in the seventh season, portrayed by Jona Xiao. Two incarnations of the Rainbow Raider appear in The Flash, with Roy G. He is a minor, though recurring, enemy of the Flash and other heroes. His real name is a pun based on the acronym " ROYGBIV", a mnemonic for the colors of a rainbow. Bivolo) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books by DC Comics. Special goggles allow projection of hard-light rainbows for travel or attackĬan alter people's emotions by coating them in certain colors Interior artwork from Who's Who in the DC Universe 11 (July 1991 DC Comics)
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