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Rainbow Raider
Rainbow Raider (Roy G. Bivolo) is a supervillain appearing in comic books by DC Comics. His real name is a pun based on the acronym "ROYGBIV", a mnemonic for the colors of a rainbow. He is a minor, though recurring, enemy of the Flash and other heroes.
Two incarnations of the Rainbow Raider appear in The Flash, with Roy G. 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.
Rainbow Raider first appeared in The Flash #286 (June 1980), and was created by Cary Bates and Don Heck.
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".
Bates elaborated on the characters creation stating "Having grown up on a Flash Rogue’s gallery full of villains who were adept at weaponizing things like mirrors, cold, heat, magic, boomerangs, etc., Julie and I thought the color spectrum gimmick had the potential to be a worthwhile addition."
As a child, Roy G. Bivolo always dreamed of a career as an artist, a lofty goal considering he was completely colorblind. 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. His father, an optometrist, attempts to cure Roy's condition and creates sophisticated goggles that can produce rainbow light beams.
Roy, now the Rainbow Raider, embarks 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 will. After being imprisoned in Belle Reve Penitentiary, the Rainbow Raider joins the Color Queens gang alongside Crazy Quilt, Doctor Light, Doctor Spectro, and Multi-Man.
Roy is later killed by Blacksmith. He is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night and permanently resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot, where he is known as Chroma.
Rainbow Raider
Rainbow Raider (Roy G. Bivolo) is a supervillain appearing in comic books by DC Comics. His real name is a pun based on the acronym "ROYGBIV", a mnemonic for the colors of a rainbow. He is a minor, though recurring, enemy of the Flash and other heroes.
Two incarnations of the Rainbow Raider appear in The Flash, with Roy G. 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.
Rainbow Raider first appeared in The Flash #286 (June 1980), and was created by Cary Bates and Don Heck.
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".
Bates elaborated on the characters creation stating "Having grown up on a Flash Rogue’s gallery full of villains who were adept at weaponizing things like mirrors, cold, heat, magic, boomerangs, etc., Julie and I thought the color spectrum gimmick had the potential to be a worthwhile addition."
As a child, Roy G. Bivolo always dreamed of a career as an artist, a lofty goal considering he was completely colorblind. 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. His father, an optometrist, attempts to cure Roy's condition and creates sophisticated goggles that can produce rainbow light beams.
Roy, now the Rainbow Raider, embarks 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 will. After being imprisoned in Belle Reve Penitentiary, the Rainbow Raider joins the Color Queens gang alongside Crazy Quilt, Doctor Light, Doctor Spectro, and Multi-Man.
Roy is later killed by Blacksmith. He is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night and permanently resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot, where he is known as Chroma.