Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20171101005520/@comment-3221148-20171102124349

Ralph Dibny is no Batman, if anything, he is closer to Barry Allen's own level of serious detective VS. humorous goof.

Yes, they are making Arrowverse's Ralph a composite of the real Ralph (cop, investigator, knows Barry) and Plas (sleazy, goofy, ex-lawbreaker, tries to reform). It's what Arrowverse does. Or have you forgotten Adrian Chase/Simon Hurt/Prometheus?