Just when you thought you didn’t need another hero.
New pictures have been released featuring ubiquitous actor Russell Tovey as The Ray, a gay superhero who’ll be featured in the upcoming animated television show Freedom Fighters: The Ray, set to premiere on CW Seed in December.
We should probably mention this gay superhero has light-based powers.
Somewhat confusingly, this animated character will also be making his debut in a live-action crossover featuring a bunch of other superheroes getting together to chillax and fight crime as only superheroes can.
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Indeed. Tovey’s light-based superhero Ray will make a super-special appearance in Crisis on Earth-X, a melding of TV shows Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow. It’s a veritable superhero jamboree, and you have a ringside seat.
The below images arrive on the heels of these special episodes, set to air next Monday and Tuesday.
In the four-part crossover, we’ll be privy to certifiably mind-blowing footage of superheroes beating up Nazis, all of whom are militantly clomping around in packs, living in some alternative universe over yonder where Hitler won World World Two and moral darkness reigns supreme.
The images strongly imply Tovey’s character Raymond Terrill is being persecuted by the Nazis because he’s gay.
Take a look at the unbridled badassery below.
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Ummmm Yeah
Fortunately he was kept in the part of the camps with a gym and hair gel.
whatsaywhat
And let me guess, he wants it to be known that he’s a super-butch, masc gay super hero and not some campy, mincing-queen gay super hero because he was raised right… or something like that.
niles
let me guess, you are one of those campy mincing queens who not only is stereotypically vicious but willing to spread your filth to all those around you?
whatsaywhat
Do the work a favor and kill yourself, K? Thanks.
paul dorian lord fredine
telling niles to kill himself? wow. a little over reactive for a little criticism much? you’re a jerk.l
MikeE
To whoever wrote this article: the images do not “heavily imply”, they outright declare it. For god’s sake, he’s got a pink triangle on his camp outfit. That’s not subtle, that’s like printing “I am in a concentration camp because I am gay” on the front.
paul dorian lord fredine
and he says, when asked why he’s there, ‘because of who i love’. btw, the show was great.
nocapes
you left out the best part: he makes out with wentworth miller in the last episode. yes really.
paul dorian lord fredine
a short kissing scene isn’t exactly ‘making out’.
Kangol
Wow, Hollywood is again minimizing the abomination that was the Nazis, their brutal rule and wars, and the incalculably horrifying Holocaust death and prison camps, slaughter of millions, etc. Who’d have thought it possible!
demetreus
But the story was created by two hollywood jews. Whats your point?
Bromancer7
If you actually watched it (the article is wrong, it’s already aired) you’d know you are 100% wrong. Nice try tho, thanks for playing.
Lazycrockett
The DC on The CW has been doing a helluva job on calling out Drumpf and his Fascist tendency for the last year especially Supergirl.
RIGay
I found my CW Channel last night (DIRECTV Channel 65 here in RI) after the local affiliate changed the numbering.
Watched “Earth-X” last night and DAMN… I was impressed! Well done! And Ray gave his love interest a giant kiss just before going off to battle!
Stevenw
I didn’t even know it could be a thing, but that helmet does not suit him.
Aromaeus
I’m really sick of seeing his big-eared femmephobic square-headed ass.