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Revision as of 22:46, 5 August 2010
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Flash v2, #217 (2005) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek Geoff Johns Howard Porter |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet Computron |
The Rainbow Raiders are a group of characters in the Flash comic book.
History
After the death of the first Captain Boomerang, a funeral was held that every villain ever to face the Flash attended. Among the large crowd was an eclectic group of metahumans calling themselves the "Rainbow Raiders," in honor of the late Flash villain, the Rainbow Raider. Their sentiments, expressed during the service, seemed to denote that the group is relatively new to the scene, had little exposure, standing, or experience working together.
It was during the Crime Syndicate's second invasion of Earth that the Raiders got to see some heavy action. In Justice League of America #110 (2004), they attack the Missoula County, Montana S.T.A.R. Labs facillity. Johnny Quick and Power Ring who are disguised as the Flash and Green Lantern for an undercover mission, fight the group on the grounds of the facillity. The battle goes badly for the two. Nearby civillains, believing that their beloved heroes are in trouble, attack the villains, allowing Power Ring and Johnny Quick time to rally and subdue the group.
A deleted page from Blackest Night: Director's Cut revealed that the Raiders were originally going to commit mass suicide in order to join the Black Lantern Corps. However, they lacked any emotional ties sufficient enough to draw the attention of the black rings, and as thus, would not have been resurrected.
Members
Like the original Rainbow Raider, the team's members are named after the colors of the visible spectrum, each one having powers and appearance symbolically linked to their color.
- Red: a super strong brawler.
- Orange: a fire-wielder.
- Yellow: an electricity-wielding speedster.
- Green: a plant manipulator.
- Blue: a water-based shapeshifter.
- Indigo: a shadow-wielder.
- Violet: a wind manipulator.
The group also seemed to work with a floating head named "Computron," an updated version of the Flash villain Colonel Computron. Computron was killed in Santa Prisca by the Brazilian superhero Fire during a Checkmate mission.