Hartley Rathaway (Flashpoint Timeline)

Pied Piper
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Real Name	Hartley Rathaway
Main Alias	Pied Piper
Affiliation	Wally West
Base Of Operations	Central City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Flashpoint Timeline
First Appearance	Flashpoint Vol 2 #1 (July, 2011)

Pied Piper is a superhero. He had his vocal cords ripped out by Citizen Cold, but he was luckily provided with cybernetic replacement.

History

Rathaway was a childhood friend of Wally West. When he visits his friend he finds Wally has been murdered. Rathaway then follows the evidence of to discover Citizen Cold's secret identity. Rathaway tries to rescue his friends aunt Iris West from the Rogues but was apparently killed by a explosive ice sculpture. He was later revealed to have survived, and tells Iris about the murder of her nephew. Rathaway threatens Citizen Cold to surrender or he will reveal his identity to the world, but he refuses and Iris freezes him in place with his own Freeze Gun.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement: Hartley is forced to talk through an electronic device in his mask because of the irreparable damage to his vocal chords.

Other Characteristics

• Mute: Citizen Cold destroyed Piper's vocal chords in one of their earlier battles.

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