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| Image                   = Rainbow Raider 001.jpg
| RealName                = Roy G. Bivolo
| MainAlias               = Rainbow Raider
| Aliases                 = 
| Identity                = Secret
| Alignment               = Bad
| Affiliation             = [[Rogues]], [[Black Lantern Corps]]
| Relatives               = 
| Universe                = Earth-One; New Earth
| BaseOfOperations        = [[Central City]]

| Gender                  = Male
| Height                  = 5'10"
| Weight                  = 165 lbs
| Eyes                    = Grey
| Hair                    = Black
| UnusualFeatures         = 

| Citizenship             = American
| MaritalStatus           = Single
| Occupation              = [[Professional criminal]]; [[Artist]]
| Education               = 

| PlaceOfBirth            = 
| Creators                = Cary Bates; Don Heck
| First                   = The Flash Vol 1 #286
| Death                   = The Flash Vol 2 #183

| Overview                = '''Roy G. Bivolo''' is the '''Rainbow Raider''', a [[Barry Allen (New Earth)|Flash]] [[Rogues (New Earth)|villain]] with special color light goggles.
| HistoryText             = 
===Origin===
Roy G. Bivolo was a wonderful painter from an early age. He was also color blind, however. His father, a famous optometrist, was determined to create a device that would allow his son to see in full color, but Roy did not receive this gift until his father died. Unfortunately, the goggles did not correct his vision. What they ''did'' do was project beams of light that could become solid objects, make him invisible, blind his opponents, or affect the emotions of his opponents. Angered that he could not pursue a career in art, he turned to crime instead, becoming one of the [[Barry Allen (New Earth)|Flash]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]] as the Rainbow Raider. He also clashed with Batman and the Flash when he worked in partnership with [[Simon Ecks (New Earth)|Doctor Double X]]. Roy was later freed from [[Belle Reve]] in an escape engineered by [[Neron (New Earth)|Neron]]. He was gifted a candle, but [[Giovanni Giuseppe (New Earth)|Trickster]] replaced it with a rubber chicken, denying his opportunity for greater power. He was eventually killed by [[Amunet Black]].

During the events of [[Blackest Night]], Roy was revived as a [[Black Lantern]].

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| Powers                  = 
| Abilities               = 
* {{Artistry}}
* {{Thievery}}
| Strength                = 
| Weaknesses              = *{{Restricted Senses|Color Blindness}}

| Equipment               = 
* '''Prisma Goggles''': Shoots a variety of colored beams.
** '''[[Energy Construct Creation|Rainbow Bridge]]'''
** '''[[Energy Projection|Prisma-Beam]]'''
*** '''[[Empathy|Emotion Control]]'''

| Transportation          = 
| Weapons                 = 

| Notes                   = {{Multicont Earth-One}}
* After Bivolo's death, his gimmick was stolen by a gang of villains called the [[Rainbow Raiders]].

| Trivia                  = 
* The first seven letters of Roy's full name comprise a pun corresponding to the seven colors within the visible spectrum of light; '''R'''ed, '''O'''range, '''Y'''ellow, '''G'''reen, '''B'''lue, '''I'''ndigo, '''V'''iolet.
* Bivolo's condition is a real affliction called achromatopsia, or total color-blindness.
| Links                   = 
* [https://www.hyperborea.org/flash/rainbow.html Rainbow Raider] at Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning
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{{Flash Villain}}
{{Black Lantern Corps Member}}
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