Rainbow Raiders
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The Rainbow Raiders are a group of characters in the Flash comicbook.
[edit] History
After the death of the first Captain Boomerang, a funeral was held where every villain ever to face the Flash attended. Among the large crowd was an eclectic group of metahumans calling themselves the "Rainbow Raiders," in honor of the late Flash villain, the Rainbow Raider. Their sentiments expressed during the service seem to denote that the group is relatively new to the scene, having little exposure or standing, and is inexperienced at working together.
It was during the Crime Syndicate's second invasion of Earth that the Raiders got to see some heavy action, aiding in defending their homeworld from the foreign conquerors (though it was more an issue of gang warfare than general welfare concern).
[edit] Members
Like the original Rainbow Raider, the team's members are named after the colors of the visible spectrum, each one having powers and appearance symbolically linked to their color.
- Red: a super strong brawler.
- Orange: a fire-wielder.
- Yellow: an electricity-wielding speedster.
- Green: a plant manipulator.
- Blue: a water-based shapeshifter.
- Indigo: a shadow-wielder.
- Violet: an wind manipulator.
The group also seems to work with a floating head named "Computron," though whether this villain is tied to the Flash villain Colonel Computron, one of Blacksmith's robotic guards, or an entirely new entity, remains to be seen.
