Ronnie worked at S.T.A.R. Labs as the lead structural engineer of the particle accelerator. While working on the project in 2011, he became romantically involved with Caitlin Snow and in 2013 they got engaged. On December 11, 2013, Ronnie attended the S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator's activation with his fiancée. The two talked about their honeymoon prior the particle accelerator being turned on by Dr. Harrison Wells. When Cisco Ramon joked about how it was going to be anticlimactic, Ronnie commented they would be in big trouble otherwise. Just as the scientists of S.T.A.R. Labs started their celebrations, the gravity was temporarily removed, and they heard a loud bang.
Publication Information
- Flash : Ronnie Raymond
- Version : The Flash Series
- Known As :
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- Structural engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs : Formerly
- Vigilante : In secret; as Firestorm; formerly
- Member of Team Flash : In secret; formerly
- Relative : Caitlin Snow : Wife
- Affiliation : Team Firestorm
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Earth One
- Season : The Flash
- First Appeareance :
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- Potrayer : Robbie Amell
- Main View : Full Episod
Discovering a chain reaction caused by an anomaly in the core chamber, Ronnie, despite Caitlin's objections, and Cisco went down to the core to shut the particle accelerator down manually. Before going into the core chamber by himself, Ronnie told Cisco to shut down the blast door if he was not back in two minutes. Cisco protested, saying he would not be able to reopen it, but was convinced after Ronnie pointed out everyone in the building would die if the blast was not contained.
Inside, he adjusted the system so the explosion would go upward instead of outward, but was unable to make it back to the door until the two minute deadline. Finding the blast door closed, he explained what he had done to Cisco over the radio, causing Cisco to leave to reset the particle parameters to compensate. Caitlin, who had arrived at the core shortly before, begged Ronnie to find a way to get out, but he told her the door would have to stay closed to protect her. When the core exploded, he was presumed dead and his body vaporized.
Living on the streets
Unbeknownst to his friends and family, the explosion merged Ronnie with Professor Martin Stein, via his F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. project, and they became a meta-human. The merging vaporized Professor Stein's body, leaving nothing but a shadow mark, and reassembled Ronnie's body but it was Stein's mind who was dominant rather than Ronnie's. Out of concern, Stein also wouldn't let either one of them see their respective significant others, though Ronnie was able to obtain control for certain moments.
Separating the two
Firestorm approached Quentin Quale, a scientist and old friend of Professor Stein's, looking for help. He accidentally lost control of his powers and burned Quale, leaving him in critical condition. Upon hearing this news, Team Flash decided to find and contain Firestorm. They interviewed Martin's wife, Clarissa, who told them that a disoriented Ronnie had come to her house a month after the particle accelerator accident, claiming to be her husband. She stated that she felt like she was being watched. Wells and Caitlin then staked out Clarissa's house, waiting for Firestorm to appear again.
Accepting Firestorm
The explosion, despite destroying everything nearby, separated the two and Ronnie was finally truly with his fiancée again. The two were brought back to S.T.A.R. Labs where Ronnie was reunited with Cisco and Dr. Wells, sorry to see him now confined to a wheelchair, and was given a fresh batch of clothes. Caitlin did some more tests on Ronnie as they also made out, much to Cisco's chagrin, and when Stein talked to Ronnie he expressed his displeasure of being merged together for so long.
Death
After Barry stabilized the singularity, Ronnie and Martin Stein merged so they could separate in the eye of the singularity. Ronnie told Caitlin he had to try, despite the danger. Ronnie and Martin merged and flew toward the singularity to aid Flash. As the singularity began to collapse in on itself, the two separated and Ronnie was lost in the process, leaving Catlin and the others mourn his death.[9] In current events, he is presumed deceased as his fate was never confirmed alive or deceased as his body was lost in the singularity.
Legacy
6 months after his apparent death, and Eddie's, Caitlin left S.T.A.R. Labs and got a job at Mercury Labs because she blamed herself for her husband's death and working there made her think of it every day. Barry also blamed himself for Ronnie's and Eddie's death and he decided to work alone to prevent any more of his friends paying for his actions. Barry experienced a mid-day vision where Ronnie as Firestorm helped the Flash take down Captain Cold and Heatwave, and he along with Eddie and the rest praised him for his actions. Barry almost didn't want to go to the "Flash Day" rally as the Flash. They wanted to see the man who saved Central City, which was Ronnie and not him.
In order to save Martin's life, Team Flash found a suitable partner to create a new Firestorm; Jefferson Jackson. Jax succeeded Ronnie as Firestorm, yet Martin has grown protective of Jax and constantly criticizes his mistakes and throwing himself into danger, for he doesn't want Jax to suffer the same fate Ronnie did. While in the Speed Force, the Speed Force manifested itself to Barry as Ronnie and Caitlin. He talked to Barry about the sacrifices Ronnie made while saving Central City, to which Barry claimed he wanted to sacrifice himself for Wally, who was trapped in the Speed Force.
Ronnie denied Barry and told him to leave while he still could. Barry refused and the Black Flash appeared and attacked Barry for entering the Speed Force. Ronnie again warned Barry to leave, adding that in order to save Wally Barry must free himself. Martin's grandson was named in honor of Ronnie. Martin ends up joining Ronnie in death when he is fatally wounded during the war with Earth-X, with Caitlin saying "Say hi to Ronnie for me" when she lays flowers on Martin 's grave during the funeral.
Firestorm
- Firestorm
- Origin : Earth One
- Version : The Flash Series
- Type : Meta-human, Super Heroes
- Form : Firestorm
- Fusion :
- Martin Stein
- Ronnie Raymond
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- Appearances : The Flash Series
- Main Article : Deathstorm
- Origin : Earth One
- Version : The Flash Series
- Type : Meta-human, Super Heroes
- Form : Deathstorm
- Fusion :
- Martin Stein
- Ronnie Raymond
- Height :
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- Maximum Speed :
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- Punching Power :
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- Appearances : The Flash Series
- Main Article : Ronnie Raymond (Earth 2)
