Ray Palmer

Ray Palmer is a businessman and the former CEO of Palmer Technologies, previously known as Queen Consolidated. He is the brother of Sydney Palmer, who in at least one version of the future is considered to be the father of the robotics industry. Ray was engaged to the late Anna Loring, and later dated Felicity Smoak, a clandestine member of Team Arrow, although their relationship did not last.

Having designed a powerful exosuit, he began acting as a vigilante in Star City, calling himself The Atom. While testing out a new function of his exosuit, Ray accidentally caused an explosion which shrunk him to a miniature size; stuck in this state and unable to call for help, his friends presumed him dead. After months Ray managed to contact Felicity but was captured by Damien Darhk for his technology. However, thanks to the efforts of Team Arrow, Ray was rescued and would continue to aid them in their fight against H.I.V.E. In early 2016, Ray Palmer was recruited by time-traveler Rip Hunter on a mission to take down Vandal Savage. After Ray's A.T.O.M. suit was destroyed during a mission in ancient Japan, Mick Rory gave him the Cold Gun, he nicknamed himself Colonel Cold, using both Leonard Snart's weaponry and Cold glasses. After getting a new source of dwarf alloy, Ray went back to his Atom identity.

Publication Information

• Arrow : Ray Palmer
• Multiverse : Earth-1
• Version : Arrowverse
• Alter Ego : The Atom
• Known As :
  • Dr. Raymond Carson Palmer
  • Ray Palmer
  • Colonel Cold
• Type :
  • CEO Of Palmer Technologies
  • Formerly Employee of Upswipz
  • Formerly Janitor at S.T.A.R. Labs
  • Vigilante
  • Member of Team Arrow
  • Member of Team Legends
  • Member of Team Arrow
• Relative :
  • Sandy Palmer : Mother
  • David Palmer : Father
  • Sydney Palmer : Brother
  • Anna Loring : Fiancée
  • Bryce : Future great-great-great-great-grandniece
  • Unnamed Cousin
  • Kendra Saunders : Ex-fiancée
• Affiliation :
  • Team Legends
  • Team Arrow
  • S.T.A.R. Labs
  • Upswipz
  • Palmer Technologies
• Gender : Male
• Origin : Ivy Town, United States of America
• Season : Arrow
• First Appeareance : Arrow Season 3 Episod 1 : The Calm
• Last Appeareance :
• Number of Appeareance :
• Potrayer :
  • Brandon Routh
  • Jack Fisher : Young
• Main View : Full Episod

After months Ray managed to contact Felicity but was captured by Damien Darhk for his technology. However, thanks to the efforts of Team Arrow, Ray was rescued and would continue to aid them in their fight against H.I.V.E. In early 2016, Ray Palmer was recruited by time-traveler Rip Hunter on a mission to take down Vandal Savage. When Mick Rory gave him the Cold Gun, he nicknamed himself Colonel Cold, using both Leonard Snart's weaponry and Cold glasses. After getting a new source of dwarf alloy, Ray went back to his Atom identity.

Ray was born to David and Sandy Palmer in 1981 in Ivy Town and had a twin brother, Sydney. Ray had a lonely childhood, though he got through it by immersing himself in Arthurian lore, fancying himself as "Sir Galahad" and naming his personal playground after the legendary Camelot. He was inspired to become an engineer and inventor after watching Star Wars as a child. Ray and Sydney often fought over which video games to play as Sydney liked playing Tecmo Bowl while Ray liked playing Legend of Zelda.

As a child, Ray was lonely to the point of being delusional, as he didn't want to face the fact of that the world is imperfect; however, he eventually outgrew his lonely and delusional traits by the time he became an adult. As an adult, Ray is an ambitious, intelligent and charismatic businessman. He is highly motivated to achieve more success and is willing to work extremely hard to get what he wants. Ray can often find himself awkwardly babbling, likening him to Felicity in that respect.

Ray is also selfless, putting himself in between a gun and Felicity, and eventually breaking up with her civilly to allow her to pursue her love of Oliver Queen. Ray is also a trustworthy friend, keeping both Oliver and Barry's alter egos a secret. Ray can occasionally be stubborn, such as when he believed he could take on a dangerous meta-human, but is not above admitting to this. Even after being held captive by Damien Darhk for 6 months, the experience has not changed his positive and optimistic attitude. He is naïve when it comes to women, as Ray believed Valentina Vostok to be an innocent person, only to find out the hard way, that she was actually working for Vandal Savage.

When setting a goal he seems to be highly persistent in achieving it, as it took him a lot of effort to finally get Felicity to work for him. Ray seems to be a visionary as well, as he gives expensive things away and seemingly wants to improve the city and make it flourish again, prompting Felicity to describe Ray as Barry with Oliver's body. Ray can become obsessed with completing these goals, however, as when building the A.T.O.M exosuit he ended up tired and rather reckless, but was determined to finish the suit.

The Atom

• Main Articles : The Atom
  • Origin : Earth-1
  • Version : Arrowverse
  • Type : Superhero
  • Alter Ego : Ray Palmer
  • Height :
  • Weight :
  • Appearances : Arrow

Powers and Abilities

• Main Articles : The Atom Weapons, Powers and Abilities

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