Raymond Palmer (Arrowverse)

The Atom

Real Name

Main Alias

The Atom

Other Aliases

Dr. Hannibal Lecter^[2] · Sheriff John Wayne^[3] · Colonel Cold^[4] · Bob De Niro^[5] · Sir Raymond of the Palms^[6] · Rage^[7] · Mr. Parker^[8]

Relatives

Sandy Palmer (mother)
David Palmer (father)
Sidney Palmer (brother)
unnamed cousin
Bryce (great-great-great-great grandniece)
Nora Darhk (wife)
Damien Darhk (father-in-law, deceased)
Ruvé Adams (mother-in-law, deceased)

Affiliation

Legends, formerly Palmer Technologies

Base Of Operations

Star City (formerly), The Waverider

Status

Occupation

Former CEO of Palmer Tech, Vigilante, Scientist

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Brown

Origin

Universe

Arrowverse

Creators

Gardner Fox · Gil Kane · Andrew Kreisberg · Marc Guggenheim

First Appearance
"The Calm" (October 8, 2014)

Raymond Parker is the Atom, a superhero who can shrink with the help of the A.T.O.M. Exosuit of his own design. He initially came to Starling City to head Palmer Technologies before becoming a hero and ally of the Arrow. He became one of the founding member of Legends.

History

Starling City

During the siege by Slade Wilson, Palmer's fiancée was murdered by Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers. This caused Palmer to start developing a suit to be used to fight crime. Ray also created a very successful smart-watch business.

Atom

Legends

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Peak Human Condition
Genius Level Intellect
- Mechanical Engineering
- Business Management
- Computer Operation
- Theology: He's a minister. It's a long story.^[9]
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic) ^[10]
Charisma
Pedagogy
Indomitable Will^[11]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

A.T.O.M. Exosuit: Ray used an exosuit he designed himself. It was made out of dwarf star alloy, making it strong enough to withstand damage from bullets, arrows and explosions. A later discovery in the suit's technological applications, allowed it to miniaturize selected targets, especially its wearer.
- Flight
- Energy Projection
  - Compressed Hard Light Blast
  - Electro-Blast^[9]
  - Photon Blast^[12]
- Medicine
- Size Alteration
- Space Survival
- Enhanced Durability^[9]
- Enhanced Strength^[13]
- Enhanced Vision^[9]
  - X-Ray Vision^[9]

Weapons

Captain Cold's Cold Gun (Formerly)

Notes

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Arrow, its tie-in comic book series, and its related television series. It is an adaptation of Ray Palmer/Atom. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane and first appeared in Showcase #34.
Ray Palmer is portrayed by Brandon Routh. A young Ray was portrayed by Jack Fisher in the episode "Phone Home".
Palmer has been established as 8 years of age as of October 31, 1988.^[1] This would place his date of birth between early November 1979 and late October 1980.