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* CastingGag: Creator/ArthurDarvill is best known for playing Rory Williams, a companion of the time-traveling Doctor in series 5-7[[note]]or seasons 31-33[[/note]] of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's also wearing a BadassLongcoat quite similar to the Tenth Doctor. And "Time Master" just mashes the "Time Lord" term with that of recurring villain the Master.

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* CastingGag: Creator/ArthurDarvill is best known for playing Rory Williams, a companion of the time-traveling Doctor in series 5-7[[note]]or seasons 31-33[[/note]] of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's also wearing a BadassLongcoat quite similar to the Tenth Doctor. And "Time Master" just mashes the "Time Lord" term with that of recurring villain the Master. (Rip Hunter predates ''Doctor Who'' by 4 years.)

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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He made a very small cameo in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.

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* %%* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He made a very small cameo in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.''Series/TheFlash2014''.
* MeaningfulName: Time travel in the show can be fairly described as going through "rips" in the fabric of time.
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* CheckhovsGunmen: [[spoiler: Eobard Thawne]] mentions his name in passing, saying that the Time Sphere [[spoiler: Cisco]] made for him would impress Hunter.

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* CheckhovsGunmen: ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Eobard Thawne]] mentions his name in passing, saying that the Time Sphere [[spoiler: Cisco]] made for him would impress Hunter.
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* TheSpeachless: Thus far in both her appearances, first in the launch trailer and second in the season 1 finale of Flash, she has yet to say a word.

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* TheSpeachless: TheSpeechless: Thus far in both her appearances, first in the launch trailer and second in the season 1 finale of Flash, she has yet to say a word.

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* BadassBeard: Has some pretty nice facial hair [[BadassLongcoat to go with his trenchcoat]].



* CheckhovsGunmen: [[spoiler: Eobard Thawne]] mentions his name in passing, saying that the Time Sphere [[spoiler: Cisco]] made for him would impress Hunter.



* NotWearingTights: Unlike her previous costume her new White Canary outfit doesn't seem to come with a mask or wig to conceal her identity. Then again this may be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since the team are going to be travelling to different time periods and she is suppose to be dead in her own time.



* BroughtDownToNormal: Possibly, in the trailer he mentions he's "One half of a superhero, and the Other half's compostable", and Ronnie Raymond doesn't seem to be apart of the main character role, so Stein may not have full access to his Firestorm powers right now.



* ChekhovsGunman: Her Hawkgirl alias can be seen [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDwZ8IkXIAEsuDP.png in the future newspaper]], helping the Arrow, Atom and Flash fight the Reverse-Flash, before her first physical appearance in this show.

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* ChekhovsGunman: Her Hawkgirl alias can be seen [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDwZ8IkXIAEsuDP.png in the future newspaper]], helping the Arrow, Atom and Flash fight the Reverse-Flash, and she is briefly seen in The Flash Season Finale before her first physical full length appearance on this show.
* TheCameo: As pointed out below her
appearance in this show.the Flash season finale basically amounted to this.



* TheSpeachless: Thus far in both her appearances, first in the launch trailer and second in the season 1 finale of Flash, she has yet to say a word.



* BigBad: He is the "immortal threat" the team must stop from destroying the timestream.

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* BigBad: He is the "immortal threat" the team must stop from destroying the timestream. timestream.
* TheFaceless: At least for the launch trailer, we only see a brief shot of a mains back walking into a room and even then theirs no confirmation that it is Savage.
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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He'll make his debut in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.

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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He'll make his debut He made a very small cameo in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.
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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: She'll make her debut in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.

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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: She'll make She made her debut in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.''Series/TheFlash2014''. Of course it's just a quick shot at the end and if you didn't see the ''Legends Of Tomorrow'' trailer you wouldn't know who she is.
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* BreakoutCharacter: She's originally supposed to be just a PlotDevice for her older sister's journey to become Black Canary, but she quickly became a fan-favorite character upon her introduction. After she gets killed in the Season 3 premiere, '''a lot''' of fans were upset. The showrunners eventually sees how beloved of a character she is and finds a way to literally bring her BackFromTheDead and is now one of the main characters of her own show.

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* BreakoutCharacter: She's originally supposed to be just a PlotDevice for her older sister's journey to become Black Canary, but she quickly became a fan-favorite character upon her introduction. After she gets killed in the Season 3 premiere, '''a lot''' of fans were upset. The showrunners eventually sees saw how beloved of a character she is was and finds found a way to literally bring her BackFromTheDead and she is now one of the main characters of her own show.



* MsFanservice: Her rising naked from the Lazarus Pit definitely qualifies.

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* MsFanservice: Her rising naked from the Lazarus Pit definitely qualifies. Though funny enough her new White Canary outfit is ''less'' revealing then the previous canary costume.

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* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm.



* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm.



* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/TheFlash2014''.

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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter key character on ''Series/TheFlash2014''.
* {{Transplant}}: He was a major key character in
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* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm.

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* BadassNormal: She, along with {{Token Evil Teammate}}s Captain Cold and Heat Wave, have no powers. Unlike them however, she has TrainingFromHell from a well-renowned MurderInc and was one of its members.

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* BadassNormal: She, along with {{Token Evil Teammate}}s Captain Cold and Heat Wave, have no powers. Unlike them however, she has no special tech but does have TrainingFromHell from a well-renowned MurderInc and was one of its members.members.
* BiTheWay: In ''Arrow'' she is shown to have deep feelings for both Oliver Queen and [[LipstickLesbian Nyssa al Ghul]].
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* {{Transplant}}: He was a major RecurringCharacter in ''Series/TheFlash2014''.

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* {{Transplant}}: He was a major RecurringCharacter in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' during its third season.



* BadassNormal: She, along with {{Token Evil Teammate}}s Captain Cold and Heat Wave, have no powers. Unlike them however, she has TrainingFromHell from a well-renowned MurderInc and was one of its member.

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* BadassNormal: She, along with {{Token Evil Teammate}}s Captain Cold and Heat Wave, have no powers. Unlike them however, she has TrainingFromHell from a well-renowned MurderInc and was one of its member.members.



* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Her donning the White Canary identity has made the character related to the Lance/Black Canary family by default. In the comics, the White Canary is an unrelated character who is a self-appointed ArchEnemy of Black Canary [[note]] Laurel's counterpart [[/note]].

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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Her donning the White Canary identity has made the character related to the Lance/Black Canary family by default. In the comics, the White Canary is an unrelated character who is a self-appointed ArchEnemy of Black Canary [[note]] Laurel's counterpart The Dinah Laurel Lance version [[/note]].


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* {{Transplant}}: She was a major RecurringCharacter in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' throughout its second season until the premiere of the third.


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* TokenMinority: The only person of color in TheTeam. It is unclear if the other announced character named Jay Jackson, who is African-American, is aligned with them or with Savage.
* {{Transplant}}: He was a major RecurringCharacter in ''Series/TheFlash2014''.


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* {{Transplant}}: He was a major recurring antagonist in ''Series/TheFlash2014''.


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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Initially, he's a guy who only fights with a PowerArmor before he [[SizeShifter upgrades it]] at the Season 3 finale of ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Initially, he's a guy who only fights with a PowerArmor PoweredArmor before he [[SizeShifter upgrades it]] at the Season 3 finale of ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.



* PowerArmor: His primary arsenal.

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The original [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Canary]] of the Arrowverse, this lethal assassin died as a result of [[spoiler: Malcolm Merlyn]]’s machinations. She assumes the name of White Canary after being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.

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The original [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Canary]] of the Arrowverse, this she is a lethal assassin died as a result of [[spoiler: Malcolm Merlyn]]’s machinations.who died. She assumes the name of White Canary after being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.

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* PowerArmor: His primary arsenal.



* BreakoutCharacter: She's originally supposed to be just a PlotDevice for her older sister's journey to become Black Canary, but she quickly became a fan-favorite character upon her introduction. After she gets killed in the Season 3 finale, '''a lot''' of fans were upset. The showrunners eventually sees how beloved of a character she is and finds a way to literally bring her BackFromTheDead and is now one of the main characters of her own show.

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* BreakoutCharacter: She's originally supposed to be just a PlotDevice for her older sister's journey to become Black Canary, but she quickly became a fan-favorite character upon her introduction. After she gets killed in the Season 3 finale, premiere, '''a lot''' of fans were upset. The showrunners eventually sees how beloved of a character she is and finds a way to literally bring her BackFromTheDead and is now one of the main characters of her own show.


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* SimpleStaff: Her WeaponOfChoice, carrying over from her ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Her Hawkgirl allies can be seen [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDwZ8IkXIAEsuDP.png in the future newspaper]], helping the Arrow, Atom and Flash fight the Reverse-Flash, before her first physical appearance in this show.

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* ChekhovsGunman: Her Hawkgirl allies alias can be seen [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDwZ8IkXIAEsuDP.png in the future newspaper]], helping the Arrow, Atom and Flash fight the Reverse-Flash, before her first physical appearance in this show.
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* ArcSymbol: Ever since the yacht incident, water has consistently been an important factor in her life. She was nearly drowned twice (said incident included), and was saved both times by people who will eventually teach her to become tougher and stronger. When she was really killed off, she was resurrected by the Lazarus Pit.


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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: After supposedly dying twice and really killed once but brought back with the Lazarus Pit, it might become a little hard to take any threat to her life seriously.
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* BadassLongcoat: Sports a brown trenchcoat.


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* KidFromTheFuture: He came centuries from the future.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He'll make his debut in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.


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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Initially, he's a guy who only fights with a PowerArmor before he [[SizeShifter upgrades it]] at the Season 3 finale of ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.


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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.


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* AdaptationDyeJob: The comic White Canary, [[RaceLift being Asian]], has black hair.


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* BadassNormal: She, along with {{Token Evil Teammate}}s Captain Cold and Heat Wave, have no powers. Unlike them however, she has TrainingFromHell from a well-renowned MurderInc and was one of its member.
* BreakoutCharacter: She's originally supposed to be just a PlotDevice for her older sister's journey to become Black Canary, but she quickly became a fan-favorite character upon her introduction. After she gets killed in the Season 3 finale, '''a lot''' of fans were upset. The showrunners eventually sees how beloved of a character she is and finds a way to literally bring her BackFromTheDead and is now one of the main characters of her own show.
* ColorCharacter: ''White'' Canary.
* CompositeCharacter: The White Canary is actually Sara's third comic counterpart. Back when she was The Canary, she had shades of both the Dinah Drake Lance [[note]]Laurel's predecessor and BadassNormal [[/note]] and Dinah Laurel Lance [[note]] Dinah's daughter, bisexual, BattleCouple with Oliver/The Arrow and parent figure to Sin [[/note]] versions of the Black Canary ([[DecompositeCharacter who in the show are her mother and older sister, respectively]]).


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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
* RaceLift: The White Canary is Asian in the comics.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Her donning the White Canary identity has made the character related to the Lance/Black Canary family by default. In the comics, the White Canary is an unrelated character who is a self-appointed ArchEnemy of Black Canary [[note]] Laurel's counterpart [[/note]].


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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/TheFlash2014''.


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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: She'll make her debut in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheFlash2014''.
* RaceLift: Most versions of Hawkgirl have been Caucasian in the comics (although [[Creator/MariaCanalsBarrera her voice actress]] in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' was Hispanic, and the character had an AmbiguouslyBrown DarkSkinnedRedhead appearance.)


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* BadassNormal: Him, Mick, and Sara have no powers unlike most members of TheTeam but they were picked to be members for a reason.


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* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/TheFlash2014''.


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* BadassNormal: Him, Snart, and Sara have no powers unlike most members of TheTeam but they were picked to be members for a reason.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In virtue of only being a major RecurringCharacter on ''Series/TheFlash2014''.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: What isn't badass about the name 'Rip Hunter'?

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: What isn't ''isn't'' badass about the name 'Rip Hunter'?
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* MsFanservice: Her rising naked from the Lazarus Pit definitely qualifies.
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* WomanInWhite: Her costume as the White Canary is [[CaptainObvious white]].
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* ChekhovsGunman: Her Hawkgirl allies can be seen [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDwZ8IkXIAEsuDP.png in the future newspaper]], helping the Arrow, Atom and Flash fight the Reverse-Flash, before her first physical appearance in this show.
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* CastingGag: Creator/ArthurDarvill is best known for playing Rory Williams, a companion of the time-traveling Doctor in series 5-7[[note]]or seasons 31-33[[/note]] of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's also wearing a BadassLongcoat quite similar to the Tenth Doctor. And "Time Master" isn't too far off from "Time Lord".

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* CastingGag: Creator/ArthurDarvill is best known for playing Rory Williams, a companion of the time-traveling Doctor in series 5-7[[note]]or seasons 31-33[[/note]] of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's also wearing a BadassLongcoat quite similar to the Tenth Doctor. And "Time Master" isn't too far off from just mashes the "Time Lord".Lord" term with that of recurring villain the Master.
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* SizeShifter: Has the ability to shrink.
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* KnightInSourArmor: He's less than impressed with the team, giving a snarky description for each of them that makes for great trailer fodder.


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* {{Reincarnation}}: She's described as having "past lives issues."
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* BackFromTheDead: She died in the third season premiere of ''Series/Arrow'', but she is revived here via submersion in a Lazarus Pit.

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* BackFromTheDead: She died in the third season premiere of ''Series/Arrow'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', but she is revived here via submersion in a Lazarus Pit.
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* {{Immortality}}: Which forces the team to fight him in all kinds of different time periods.
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The original [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Canary]] of the Arrowverse, this lethal assassin who died as a result [[spoiler: Malcolm Merlin]]’s plots assumes the name of White Canary after being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.

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The original [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Canary]] of the Arrowverse, this lethal assassin who died as a result of [[spoiler: Malcolm Merlin]]’s plots Merlyn]]’s machinations. She assumes the name of White Canary after being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.



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* Genre Savvy: He continues to display this trait. As soon as the Atom starts TemptingFate he ''knows'' something bad is going to happen.

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* Genre Savvy: GenreSavvy: He continues to display this trait. As soon as the Atom starts TemptingFate he ''knows'' something bad is going to happen.



An immortal supervillain whose evil plans threaten history itself.

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!'''The Legends'''

[[folder: Rip Hunter]]
!![[ComicBook/BoosterGold Rip Hunter, Time Master]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/ArthurDarvill

A time traveling member of the Time Masters, who comes to the present to assemble a group of heroes and villains to fight against Vandal Savage.
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* CastingGag: Creator/ArthurDarvill is best known for playing Rory Williams, a companion of the time-traveling Doctor in series 5-7[[note]]or seasons 31-33[[/note]] of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's also wearing a BadassLongcoat quite similar to the Tenth Doctor. And "Time Master" isn't too far off from "Time Lord".
* TimePolice: The organization he belongs to, the Time Masters, is tasked with protecting history itself.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ray Palmer / The Atom]]
!! Ray Palmer / ComicBook/TheAtom
->'''Played By:''' Creator/BrandonRouth

A genius scientist and billionaire who uses a powered armor suit to fight crime as The Atom. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.
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* {{Adorkable}}: His excitement about being a superhero and his fumbling with his own tech are as endearing as ever.
* NotQuiteDead: The explosion which destroyed the entire top floor of Palmer Technologies didn’t kill him, he was only miniaturized.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sara Lance / White Canary]]
!![[ComicBook/BlackCanary Sara Lance]]
->'''Known Aliases:''' The Canary, Ta-er al-Sahfer (الطائر الأصفر), White Canary
->'''Played By:''' Caity Lotz

The original [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Canary]] of the Arrowverse, this lethal assassin who died as a result [[spoiler: Malcolm Merlin]]’s plots assumes the name of White Canary after being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit. See Characters/ArrowRecurringCharacters for other tropes.
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* ActionGirl: Sara is the best fighter of the team, and while the others rely on tech or superpowers she uses her martial arts skills.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, the character who bears the name White Canary is a definite villain, but on this show that identity is assumed by Sara Lance, who has only been heroic while on screen.
*ArbitrarySkepticism: For a woman who has recently [[BackFromTheDead resurrected by a magical hot tub]] Sara has a harder time accepting Palmer’s ability to shrink than she should.
* BackFromTheDead: She died in the third season premiere of ''Series/Arrow'', but she is revived here via submersion in a Lazarus Pit.
* LightIsGood: In contrast to her former look as the Canary which was all in black, her look as the White Canary is as it sounds.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Martin Stein / Firestorm]]
!![[ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} Professor Martin Stein]] [[note]][[FusionDance one-half of Firestorm]], rather[[/note]]
->'''Played By:''' Victor Garber

The creator of Project F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M., the night of the particle accelerator explosion he became fused with Ronnie Raymond to become the superhero Firestorm. See Characters/TheFlash2014SupportingCast for other tropes.
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*ArbitrarySkepticism: For a man who spent the better part of a year [[FusionDance inside the head of another fellow]], Stein has a harder time accepting Palmer’s ability to shrink than he should.
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[[folder: Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl]]
!![[ComicBook/{{Earth2}} Kendra Saunders]] / [[ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} Hawkgirl]]
->'''Played By:''' Ciara Renee

A young woman with past lives issues and wings.
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* WingedHumanoid: Kendra can sprout wings from her back as needed.
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[[folder: Leonard Snart / Captain Cold]]
!!Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
->'''Played By:''' Creator/WentworthMiller

A world-class thief who became Central City’s premier non-metahuman supervillain. See Characters/TheFlash2014NonMetahumanCriminals for other tropes.
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* CardCarryingVillain: One of the few in modern television.
-->'''Cold:''' I can't imagine any kind of future where ''I'm'' a hero.
* Genre Savvy: He continues to display this trait. As soon as the Atom starts TemptingFate he ''knows'' something bad is going to happen.
* TokenEvilTeammate: His role in the team, long with Heatwave.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mick Rory / Heat Wave]]
!! Mick Rory / Heat Wave
->'''Played By:''' Dominic Purcell

A deranged criminal with a fixation with fire. See Characters/TheFlash2014NonMetahumanCriminals for other tropes.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: His role in the team, long with Captain Cold.
[[/folder]]

!'''Antagonists'''

[[folder: Vandal Savage]]
!! ComicBook/VandalSavage
->'''Played By:''' TBD

An immortal supervillain whose evil plans threaten history itself.
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* BigBad: He is the "immortal threat" the team must stop from destroying the timestream.
[[/folder]]

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