One Of DC Comics' First Openly Gay Characters 'Pied Piper' Coming To THE FLASH
There's currently no word on who will be playing him, but a new report reveals that the Pied Piper - a member of The Rogues and an openly gay character - is indeed coming to the first season of The Flash. How will he be introduced to The CW series? Hit the jump for details...
TV Line reveals that another member of The Flash's rogues gallery will be seen in season one of The CW series. There's no word on which episode he'll appear in or who will play him, but it sounds like the character will have an entire instalment of the Arrow spin-off devoted to his introduction. "In addition to the likes of Captains Cold and Boomerang, at midseason we will also meet Hartley, a onetime mentee of Dr. Wells’ who lost his hearing in an accident and now is out to wreak havoc with an invention of his own. (Of course, you may know Hartley — who happens to be gay — as the Pied Piper.)" The Pied Piper stands out as being one of DC Comics' first openly gay characters - as you can see from the panel below - and his powers allow him to cause vibrational damage and hypnotize people. Originally he was a super-criminal who fought the Scarlet Speedster, becoming a member of the Rogues but he would later reform and assisted The Flash as a vigilante.
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