Dante Ramon


 * For his Earth Two equivalent, see Dante Ramon (Earth Two).

Dante Ramon (died June 2016) was the older brother of Cisco Ramon. A prodigy pianist, his parents have come to adore him to such extremes they overlook his flaws. After Barry Allen went back in time to prevent his mother from being killed and creating the Flashpoint Universe, his status became unknown. After later returning back in time to prevent Flashpoint, ripples were created that caused Dante to be killed a few months by a drunk driver which caused Cisco to be temporarily estranged from Barry who refused to fix Dante's death by saving him although ironically another version of Barry did save his mother before joining the timeline of the post Flashpoint.

Early life
As a child, Dante was adored by his parents unlike his brother, Cisco. When Dante was 13 years old, his band was invited to play piano at Carnegie Hall. When Dante was 15 he owed a bookie but was unable to pay him back so Cisco gave him all the money he'd earned delivering pizzas that year to pay him out of his debt. Out of jealousy, when Dante was in high school, he told Cisco's crush Melinda Tores that Cisco wanted to become a priest and Dante starting dating her which led to tensions between the brothers.

Capture by Leonard Snart and Mick Rory
When Dante and Cisco were captured by Leonard Snart and Mick Rory, he broke a table in attempt to escape but was beat down by Rory.

Encounter with Rupture
When he and Cisco meet for a drink, They are attacked by Rupture, who is his Earth-2 counterpart. When Cisco sees Zoom kill Rupture. he decides to make a better relationship with Dante.

New timeline
After Barry changed the timeline, it changed Dante's fate, as in the current timeline, Dante was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.

Personality
Despite his charming and charismatic demeanor, Dante suffers from great insecurity. Never having any ambitions or determination since high school, he has become ashamed of how little he has accomplished in life and undeserving of his parents' high praise, even acting out at times. Consequently, he grew up at odds with Cisco, jealous of his brother for have such traits as goals for the future and the drive to pursue them, ultimately leading to success. Despite this, Dante is shown to care for his brother, willing to risk his life to save Cisco.

Abilities

 * Bilingual: Dante is capable of fluently speaking English and Spanish.
 * Musical talent: As his mother noted, Dante's talent for the piano allowed him to play at Carnegie Hall, with his entire band, back when he was thirteen.

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Trivia

 * In an erased timeline where Mark Mardon tried to hunt down Joe West, Cisco never showed up at his birthday party. However, Barry Allen changed the past to make it so Mardon didn't do any more harm and thus Cisco had no reason not to show up at his party.
 * In an erased timeline, Dante, presumably, along with everyone in Central City, was killed by Vandal Savage using the Staff of Horus in his efforts to kill Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. However, due to Barry Allen changing the time continuum, this disaster never occurs.

Behind the scenes

 * Dante Ramon made his first appearance in the first issue of 2013's comic book Justice League of America's Vibe, written by Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns. Here he was established as being Vibe's second oldest brother, a soccer enthusiast and an underachiever with get-rich-quick schemes. He is also the first civilian to learn Vibe's secret identity.