One Of DC Comics' First Openly Gay Characters 'Pied Piper' Coming To THE FLASH

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...

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By JoshWilding - Sep 25, 2014 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: The Flash
Source: TV Line
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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Pasto
Pasto - 9/25/2014, 12:35 PM
SO LONG GAY BOY!
LMB10
LMB10 - 9/25/2014, 12:40 PM
Wasn't this reported a long time ago? The description wasn't, but I definitely heard about Pied Piper a while back
PAF
PAF - 9/25/2014, 12:40 PM
They really had to give him that name? Major side eye to the creators.
BANANERO
BANANERO - 9/25/2014, 12:48 PM
Too gay for me!
SwanRonson
SwanRonson - 9/25/2014, 12:50 PM
Good. Need more gay characters.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 9/25/2014, 12:50 PM
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! FAKE AND GAY!"



"Do not tell me my sexual orientation."
homodrome
homodrome - 9/25/2014, 12:52 PM
DC is killing it in the LGBT representation department. So far they have Sarah, Nyssa, Sin and now this guy on the Flash along with another gay character if I recall correctly.

Marvel so far has had: Victoria Hand (dead and never mentioned as gay), Izzy Hartley (likely Hand's former gf and never outed before dying) and Justin Hammer is gay while in prison.
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 9/25/2014, 12:54 PM
Seriously? Why mention it in the release. Obviously looking for a ratings boost. They wouldn't do that for a straight character.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/25/2014, 12:54 PM
Evil is evil. Gay or straight!
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 9/25/2014, 12:55 PM
You're not helping with equality by specifically singling out the fact that he's gay.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 9/25/2014, 12:55 PM
@DrDoom



Black Bears
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 9/25/2014, 12:56 PM
With that said, I really hope they don't put all of the major villains in the first season.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 9/25/2014, 12:56 PM
Hal Jordan is DC's biggest gay character and he got his own movie.
BANEofExistence
BANEofExistence - 9/25/2014, 1:01 PM
All we need for the rogues is trickster (Axel Walker) and MIRROR MASTER!
vinnyhunk
vinnyhunk - 9/25/2014, 1:02 PM
It's not a choice your born gay the same way ur born to straight
Dmon
Dmon - 9/25/2014, 1:04 PM
Question, so if Flash beats him is it considered gay bashing, and would Flash be wanted for a hate crime? I seriously doubt they have the guts to make him be gay on the show, a gay hero yes but not a gay villain.
rorywilliams
rorywilliams - 9/25/2014, 1:12 PM
"Seriously? Why mention it in the release. Obviously looking for a ratings boost. They wouldn't do that for a straight character."

And here we have a textbook example of false equivalency. People like to trot out this argument of "Oh people wouldn't care if this character were white/straight/a man!" whenever the subject of a high profile comic character happens to be a woman or a minority or gay, and the answer is well "NO SH*T SHERLOCK." It's not a big deal because 99 percent of all characters in comics tend to be straight white guys, thus making it notable when one of them isn't.
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 9/25/2014, 1:12 PM
@Dmon

I consider that kind of thinking segregation as well... you could use that same argument for female villains, and black vilains, etc.

Can't we just consider everyone equal?
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 9/25/2014, 1:12 PM
What does being gay have to do with anything?
Dmon
Dmon - 9/25/2014, 1:15 PM
@PsyGuy That is the point I was making.
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/25/2014, 1:18 PM
i like gay people because they don't seem to feel the need to insult straight people all the time.

and gay bars are awesome too. pet shop boys ftw.
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/25/2014, 1:19 PM
say "brainal" out loud and you will giggle.
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 9/25/2014, 1:19 PM
@Dmon

I agree, my point was that it shouldnt take "guts" to make a gay villain. If a hero beats up a gay villain, their sexual preference shouldnt even be considered. What does that have to do with anything?
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 9/25/2014, 1:20 PM
They won't depict him as homosexual in the show kind of like how they refused to make Constantine bisexual.
John11TT
John11TT - 9/25/2014, 1:21 PM
NOOOOOOOO GAAAAYYS!!!!
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/25/2014, 1:24 PM
yup. great word. wish i was still teaching so i could use it in class lol. kids would dig it.
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