Dante Ramon (Earth-2)


 * For his Earth One equivalent, see Dante Ramon. For the episode of the same name, see Rupture.

"You killed my brother, so now you die."

- Rupture talking to Cisco Ramon.

Dante Ramon (died 2016), nicknamed Rupture, was an Earth Two native and the brother of Reverb. According to Dr. Harrison Wells of Earth Two, he was a meta-human who gained powers after the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion on Earth Two. Dante was recruited into Zoom's meta-human group on false premises, and ultimately killed by his employer.

Avenging his brother's death
After Zoom killed his brother, he told Dante that his brother was actually killed by Cisco's Earth One counterpart Vibe, and recruited him to come to Earth One's Central City so that he could seek his revenge. Dante traveled through a breach with Zoom and went after Vibe while he was at a bar with his own brother, Dante's Earth One counterpart.

After Cisco's and Dante's doppelgängers managed to escaped, Dante reported back to Hunter at the Central City Police Department and was sent to CC Jitters to attack the police officers stationed there. However, Caitlin Snow managed to alert Team Flash as to Zoom's plans for Dante, and the combined efforts of their team and the officers at CC Jitters proved to be enough to stop him. The officers attempted to arrest Dante, but Zoom, aware of Caitlin's actions and angry at her betrayal, arrived and proceeded to kill almost everyone in the building, including Dante, stabbing him at super speed with his clawed hand, telling him that he was nothing but a disappointment, even more than his younger brother before he died.

Legacy
Despite Rupture's desire and attempt to kill both Dante and Cisco, the two brothers witnessing Rupture's brutal murder had a powerful effect on them. Seeing a man with his brother's likeness being killed, Cisco let go of his past problems with Dante, embracing him with earnest, showing how much he cared for his brother. To which, Dante quickly returned the gesture, letting the siblings finally reconcile.

Abilities

 * Skilled melee fighter: Dante was well trained in using of scythe, employing very specific combat style, composed of energy attacks and simple slashes, cuts and strikes.

Equipment

 * Scythe: Dante wielded a scythe that could project powerful blasts of energy and was proficient with it.
 * Rupture suit: Dante possesses a protective suit, which consisted of the following:
 * Padding: Dante wore padding, which was very durable, as he had no injuries or wounds after Cisco struck him with a van, and stood up quickly afterwards without any signs of fatigue.
 * Mask: Dante possesses a some kind of mask, which hides his identity from others. Having huge eyeglasses, prominent nose and mouth plate, his mask resembles a cross between an alien face and respirator.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, Rupture is the name used by Cisco and Dante's older brother Armando Ramon.