List of DC Comics characters: R
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).
Rama Kushna in other media
- Rama Kushna appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Dead Reckoning", voiced by an uncredited Juliet Landau.
- Rama Kushna appears in issue #37 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic.[1]
- Rama Kushna makes a non-speaking appearance in Justice League Dark.[2]
- Rama Kushna appears in Injustice, voiced by Laura Bailey.[3]
Armando Ramon
First appearance | Justice League of America #233 (December 1984) |
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Created by | Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton |
Aliases | Reverb, Rupture, Hardline |
Armando Ramon (also known as Reverb, Rupture, and Hardline) is the older brother of
Armando Ramon in other media
Armando Ramon's role as
Dante Ramon
First appearance | Justice League of America's Vibe #1 (April 2013) |
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Created by | Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns and Pete Woods |
Dante Ramon is a brother of
, he first appeared in Justice League of America's Vibe #1 (April 2013).Dante Ramon in other media
Characters based on Dante Ramon, amalgamated with Armando Ramon, appear in The Flash, portrayed by Nicholas Gonzalez.
- The 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 Zoomwho 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.
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.
Ranx the Sentient City in other media
Ranx the Sentient City makes a background appearance in DC Universe Online.
Raptor
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.[6]
Jace Lorens
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Jace Lorens is a pharmaceutical technician who operated as Raptor.[7]
Cunningham
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A man named Cunningham is the second person to become Raptor after the death of Jace Lorens.[8]
Richard
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In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth" which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Richard is a freelance assassin who the Parliament of Owls sent after Nightwing.[9]
Ravan
Raven
Razer
Razer is an original character created for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, voiced by Jason Spisak. He was a Red Lantern whose homeworld was conquered by a ruthless warlord and whose wife was killed. After learning that Atrocitus was responsible, Razer defects from the Red Lanterns and joins Hal Jordan and Kilowog on a mission to stop the Red Lanterns.
Over the course of the series, Razer falls in love with
Razer in other media
Razer appears in the Young Justice episode "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!", voiced again by Jason Spisak.[10][11] A continuation of his story, he is now a Blue Lantern, and gave his Red Lantern ring to Metron to hold on to. After several years of searching, Razer begins to lose hope and returns to Metron to swap rings, after which Metron reveals that he had been feeding Razer false clues, allowing him to study both rings. Eventually, Razer learns to use both rings at once and forces Metron to leave.
Red Arrow
Roy Harper
Emiko Queen
Red Devil
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 Fury of Firestorm #24 (June 1984).[12] 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.
Fictional character biography
Eddie had the good fortune of being a gofer in his Aunt Marla's film company. He met Blue Devil on a film set, and became quite a fan of the hero, dreaming about one day becoming Blue's sidekick. Edward snuck into Blue Devil's workshop at night and, using his prodigious knowledge of electronics, created a battlesuit incorporating the designs of the Blue Devil suit. Even though Blue Devil did not want a sidekick, Eddie was determined to make a go at being a hero. As "Kid Devil", he assisted his hero in foiling an airplane hijacking, and later helped defeat one of his enemies, the Vanquisher. After these adventures, his parents left Eddie's education and supervision to professors at the Institute of Hypernormal Conflict Studies. After Eddie's Aunt Marla died in a helicopter crash, Eddie attempted to live up to her name and succeed in the movie business. His attempts failed, however, and Eddie continued to have adventures as Kid Devil. He helps Young Justice's assault on Zandia, a small country that has become a refuge for supervillains.[13]
Changes and Titans
Since the events in
Titans Tomorrow
In Teen Titans (vol. 3) #51, the Titans Tomorrow (a possible future version of the current Titans team) arrive in the present to aid the Teen Titans against Starro-controlled villains. Now known as Red Devil, Kid Devil is shown as part of the team. He claims that even though the loss of his soul to Neron at 20 was bad, the power he receives far outweighs the consequences. Eddie initially watches as Ravager battles alone against Rampage and Livewire, before betraying his older self to aid Rose. Later, Rose, Red Devil, and Eddie return to the Titan's Lair (home of the original Teen Titans), where they meet with Blue Beetle. There, Eddie learns that he is supposedly destined to murder the Blue Beetle some point in the future. Shortly after Eddie, Rose, and Jaime find themselves surrounded by an army of Titans led by Lex Luthor before they all battle against an invading army of Starros. Thanks in large part to Blue Beetle's powers and Robin and Wonder Girl managing to supposedly alter Robin's future (and thus alter the future of the Titans as a whole), the army of Titans is defeated. Prior to his vanishing, Red Devil warns Eddie against trusting Blue Beetle.
Terror Titans
In Teen Titans (vol. 3) #56, a group of supervillains under the leadership of the new
Red Devil
After the crisis with the Terror Titans is settled, Kid Devil is saved, and with the help of the Teen Titans, is able to rebuild his mental sanity while he is nursed back to health. Still trying to prove himself, he begins searching for
Powerless
Eddie, now powerless, is offered by
The New 52
In The New 52, Eddie Bloomberg first appears as the godson to Blue Devil.[22] Red Devil checked into Sanctuary and is among the heroes who were killed in an unexpected attack.[23] In The Flash #791, it was revealed that the hero Goldbug has replaced all of the dead heroes with clones from the 31st Century and that they were all actually alive.
Powers and abilities
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 mini-gills. He also had a rocket trident which could propel him through the air for distances of up to several miles and could emit flames and/or electric shocks.
Other versions
Chris King
Chris King is the hero and a user of the H Dial who was part of a team with Vicki Grant. In one of many superhero identities, he used the name "Red Devil". He first appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino. This version has a powers that could turn into a variety of demons including invisible and large spike.
Flashpoint
In the alternate universe of Flashpoint, Kid Devil is a member of the Resistance.[24]
Final Crisis
A spacebound Blue Devil met a futuristic version of Edward who was saved from being erased from existence. Blue Devil also encountered a Nazi version of him.
Tiny Titans
Kid Devil appears in Tiny Titans as a toddler. Raven often has to babysit for him. Her father, Trigon, shows more of an interest in Kid Devil than in Raven when she does. He thinks of Kid Devil as "a cute little baby". Raven often tells Trigon that Kid Devil is not a baby, he is a little kid. Trigon does not listen and only babies Kid Devil more. Kid Devil does not speak in this series and relies solely on visual gags. In one issue, Kid Devil travels to the center of the Earth with Terra, Hotspot, and Beast Boy, and meets Etrigan.
Red Lantern
Red Lantern is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Vladimir Sokov
In his panel within the pages of "The New Golden Age" #1, there was a character who went by the name Red Lantern and predated the Red Lantern Corps. Vladimir Sokov was a soldier in the Soviet Union's Red Army. When Red Labs created a red lantern and ring that tapped into the Crimson Flame so that they can have an answer for Green Lantern, Vladimir become Red Lantern as well as becoming Russia's first superhero. While Red Lantern was unable to take down Green Lantern on Russia's behalf, they have had brief truces when fighting Nazis that threatened North America and Russia. When Vladimir's daughter was born in 1951, he found that she inherited his Crimson Flame power and developed glowing red skin. Against Vladimir's will, his daughter was taken to Red Labs so that the scientists there can study him. Red Lantern attacked Red Labs and burned the scientists studying his daughter before engaging the Red Army. While it was stated that Red Lantern perished, neither his body, his ring, the red lantern, or his daughter were ever found.[25]
By the final issue of "Flashpoint Beyond", Red Lantern was among the thirteen missing Golden Age superheroes in the Time Masters' capsules. When those capsules have failed, they were all pulled back to their own time with history rebuilding around them.[26]
More of Vladimir's background was revealed where he grew up in a family with a father who was a soldier and how he joined the Russian army. They dispatched him to the United States where they want him to find the Crimson Flame of Death. Vladimir took up the alias of Johnny Ladd and had a brief relationship with Alan Scott. When it came to the area where the Crimson Flame of Death was, "Johnny" was dragged underwater. After his body was found, Russia's Red Labs harnessed the energies they harvested from Vladimir's body and had him train to master it's powers until the day they made a red lantern and it's associated ring. By 1941, he attacked different people before making his way to Alan Scott's house where he ambushed Green Lantern. After a fight across the city, Green Lantern grabbed the red lantern as Red Lantern tells him that he can't recharge his ring with it. Getting empowered by the Crimson Flame of Death, Green Lantern tells Red Lantern "I just did". After the Emerald Flame freed Green Lantern from the Crimson Flame of Death's control while also recharging him, he and Red Lantern are then attacked by the Crimson Host who break Red Lantern's lantern and relieve him of his duty. Red Lantern states that he had no knowledge of the Crimson Host and that the points of recharging his ring have become unpredictable as Green Lantern protects him from their attacks. They soon receive aide from the Justice Society.[27]
Ruby Sokov
Ruby Sokov is the daughter of Red Lantern who inherited his powers and got red skin as a side-effect.[25][28]
Ruby goes on a rampage looking for her father in the Red Labs before encountering Green Lantern who claims that her father died in the implosion. After having some drinks in the bar, Alan takes Ruby to the Justice Society of America to meet Huntress. Their departure from Russia is witnessed by Legionnaire.[29] Green Lantern brings Ruby to Huntress who is familiar with Ruby's history. They are later informed by Mister Terrific about Legionnaire (who is later revealed to be a younger version of Mordru seeking to avoid the path of evil).[30]
Red Star
Red Tool
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 from a future Batman-obsessed society obsessed with Harley Quinn, to the point of stalking and kidnapping her. At first, Harley did not like him, but they have since become good friends and close 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. Red Tool uses tools and hardware appliances for weapons and has a bionic arm.
Red Tornado
Reign
First appearance | Supergirl (vol. 6) #5 (March Mahmud Asrar |
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Aliases | Worldkiller |
Reign is a powerful alien enemy of Supergirl. She is a Worldkiller, an alien embryo genetically modified and grown in a clandestine Kryptonian laboratory. Reign is gifted with superhuman strength, speed and endurance and is an adept swordswoman and hand-to-hand combatant.[31]
Reign and four other Worldkillers were created by Zor-El, who later came to regret his part in the creation of those blood-thirsty, super-powerful monsters. Reign and her partners survived Krypton, but her origin remained a mystery even to her. All she knew about herself is her name and her being Worldkiller, and Krypton and Earth hold the answers to her origin.
When she tried to get to Krypton she found out that it was dead. However, Reign found Supergirl and followed her back to the remains of Argo City, hoping to find anything about their origin. Reign faced and beat Supergirl down, but Kara Zor-El could not provide any answers so Reign left Supergirl for dead and headed back to Earth to conquer the planet, starting with New York City. She was stopped by Supergirl's return to Earth while Reign thought Supergirl would join her, but the young Kryptonian refused to. Reign and three of her Worldkiller partners fought an exhausted Supergirl, but the young hero managed to hurt one of them. Unwilling to take the risk of losing one of her soldiers, Reign opted to retreat and leave Earth, vowing she would fight Supergirl again, and warning that she and her three partners are not the only Worldkillers.
Reign in other media
- Reign appears in 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 via 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.
- Reign appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains.
Alberto Reyes
Alberto "Ernesto" Reyes is the father of
Alberto Reyes in other media
- Alberto Reyes appears in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, voiced by David Zayas.[33]
- Alberto Reyes appears in the DC Universe (DCU) film Blue Beetle, portrayed by Damián Alcázar.[34]
Bianca Reyes
Bianca Reyes is the mother of
Bianca Reyes in other media
- Bianca Reyes appears in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera.[33]
- A character based on Bianca Reyes named Rocio Reyes appears in Blue Beetle, portrayed by Elpidia Carrillo.[34]
Milagro Reyes
Milagro Reyes is the younger sister of
Milagro Reyes in other media
- Milagro Reyes appears in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.[33]
- Milagro Reyes appears in Blue Beetle, portrayed by Belissa Escobedo.[35]
Rip Roar
Rip Roar is a character in DC Comics. He first appeared in Young Justice (vol. 1) #2, created by Peter David and Todd Nauck.
Rip Roar was a four-armed New God of Apokolips in the distant past, who stole a New Genesis 'Super-Cycle' and imprinted himself onto it so that it would follow his commands, shortly before he was sealed away and trapped on Earth. He remained locked up for centuries until super-team Young Justice accidentally reactivate the Super-Cycle, which obeyed its last programmed function and released him from his imprisonment. Despite their best efforts, Superboy, Red Tornado and Impulse are unable to defeat him, but Robin is able to break his will by asking the Super-Cycle to choose between Robin and Rip Roar. Faced with the revelation that the Super-Cycle that had been imprinted with his own identity has rejected him – essentially meaning that he rejected himself – Rip Roar freezes himself into rock.[36]
Rip Roar in other media
- A loose interpretation of Rip Roar appears in the Lena Luthorgives 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.
Robin
Rock
Rock is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Micah Flint was an astronaut who volunteered to participate in a program of genetic engineering that was intended to modify human physiology and anatomy in such a way as to render humans fit to sustain stays in outer space without much sophisticated technology. Although the program at first seemed to be a complete success it finally became clear that its success was achieved at a high price: as a consequence of the genetic experimentation he had been subjected to Flint's body gradually mutated into a rock-like creature. While retaining an anthropomorphic stature Flint's flesh picked up the consistency of rocks and his skin started to look like limestone. Blaming billionaire Lex Luthor, the owner of LexCorp and architect of the failed experiment, for his destiny, Flint – who now started calling himself Rock – raided Luthor's penthouse atop the LexCorp Headquarters in the LexCorp Tower. His attempt to slay Luthor was thwarted by Superman who defeated Rock in battle and handed him over to the authorities.[37]
After escaping from imprisonment during a detainee transport – and a brief run-in with the alien known as Scorn who was serving as Superman's substitute[38] – Rock was recruited into the Superman Revenge Squad by Morgan Edge.[39]
Together with
Later on, Rock was among several villains manipulated by Manchester Black into seeking out and attacking Superman's friends and family.[42]
Rock later appeared as a member of the
During the "Salvation Run" storyline, Rock was among a multitude of supervillains banished to live in the penal colony on the planet Salvation by the US government.[44]
Rose Psychic
Rose Psychic is a DC Comics heroine affiliated with the company's first superhero, Doctor Occult. She was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and first appeared in More Fun Comics #19 (March 1937).
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In her panel seen within the pages of "
Betsy Ross and Molly Pitcher are among the Lost Children on Childminder's island of Orphan Island.
Rough House
Rough House is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In the 1940s, Rough House was a member of
In the pages of "
Rough House in other media
Rough House appears in My Adventures with Superman, voiced by Vincent Tong.[citation needed] This version is an Asian member of Intergang whose real name is Albert and wields strength-enhancing Kryptonian gauntlets that he got from Livewire.
Cullen Row
Cullen Row is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted during "The New 52" reboot.
Cullen Row is the gay brother of Harper Row. When his bullies attacked him and Harper managed to tase one of them, Cullen was saved by Batman. Though the bullies managed to butcher Cullen's hair.[51]
Cullen Row in other media
- Cullen Row appears in Young Justice, voiced by Benjamin Diskin.[52] This version initially lives with an abusive father until he and Harper are taken to child protective services by Miss Martian and adopted by Lucas "Snapper" Carr and Bethany Carr.
- Cullen Row appears in Gotham Knights, portrayed by Tyler DiChiara.[53] This version is a trans man and a friend of Duela.
Harper Row
Arisia Rrab
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