Francisco Ramon (died February 9, 2016), known as Reverb, was a meta-human criminal from Earth-2 who had powers in understanding and manipulating vibrations of reality. He was the right-hand man of Zoom and lieutenant of the speedster's army. He was also the brother of the late Dante Ramon/Rupture.
Francisco Ramon became Reverb on Earth-2 following the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, which granted him the ability to manipulate vibrations. He joined Zoom as a lieutenant in his meta-human army. Francisco created Reverb glasses to harness dimensional energies and view alternate universes.
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What powers did Reverb possess in The Flash?
Reverb, an alternate version of Francisco Ramon in The Flash, had advanced vibing powers. He could create weaponized vibrations and control nervous systems. These abilities were showcased in his encounters with characters like Black Siren, making him more powerful than Cisco Ramon.
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What role did Francisco Ramon play in Zoom's army?
Francisco Ramon, known as Reverb, was a meta-human from Earth-2 who served as the right-hand man and lieutenant in Zoom's army. He gained his powers after the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, allowing him to manipulate vibrations. Francisco played a key role in Zoom's meta-human group, wearing a black suit and glasses to view different universes. His duties included hunting The Flash and aiding Zoom's criminal endeavors.
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How did Reverb's relationship with Zoom affect his fate?
Reverb's alliance with Zoom on Earth-2 led to his downfall. As a crime boss and part of Zoom's meta-human group, Reverb, Cisco Ramon's doppelgänger, wielded significant power. However, Zoom viewed him as a threat and eliminated him to maintain control, sealing Reverb's fate.
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How are Francisco Ramon and Cisco Ramon connected?
Francisco Ramon, commonly known as Cisco Ramon, is a character in 'The Flash' series. Cisco, also called Vibe, is a former meta-human and mechanical engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs. He is a founding member of Team Flash and known for his technical skills and humor. Francisco is his full name, and he has a brother named Dante Ramon.
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Biography[]
Gaining powers and joining Zoom[]
In late 2013, Francisco Ramon was among those affected by Harry Wells' S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator, subsequently gaining the abilities of precognition, seeing changes in the timeline and events in other dimensions, creating sonic blasts, and opening breaches. He used these powers for his own personal gain under the name "Reverb". Francisco's older brother Dante Ramon was also affected as a criminal known as "Rupture", and the two committed a number of crimes together.[1]
Francisco was eventually employed into the service of the meta-human criminal mastermind Zoom as a right-hand man. Through Francisco, Zoom monitored other worlds, gaining more insight and knowledge of targets. Francisco was placed in charge of Zoom's lesser minions such as Killer Frost and Deathstorm. However, he secretly desired to eliminate the speedster and rule Central City himself.[2] Francisco was also associated with Laurel Lance/Black Siren, another one of Zoom's high-ranking lieutenants. Laurel was aware of Francisco's plans but refused to join him, though kept his deception a secret from Zoom.[3]
Francisco soon learned of his Earth-1doppelgängerCisco Ramon/Vibe, but was disappointed to see that Cicso wasted these powers on helping people rather than ruling over them and had not reached anywhere near full potential.[2]
Hunting The Flash and meeting his doppelgänger[]
Reverb meets Vibe.
In early 2016, Francisco sensed the arrivals of Barry Allen/The Flash, Harry and Cisco, prompting him to notify Killer Frost and Deathstorm. Later when Cisco, Iris West-Allen and Floyd Lawton followed Killer Frost and Deathstorm to a warehouse, Francisco revealed himself and confronted his doppelgänger. He offered to train Cisco in understanding the full extent of his powers so they could rule side by side. Killer Frost was unamused by this idea to which Francisco threatened to shatter Killer Frost's nervous system if he was ever spoken to like that again. Cisco rejected his offer and signaled for The Flash to attack. Francisco was knocked down by the speedster, but quickly recovered.
Zoom kills Reverb.
As Deathstorm fought the Flash, Francisco approached Cisco once more, but was rejected again. The two were interrupted when Lawton tried yet failed miserably to shoot Reverb who promptly struck Lawton with a sonic blast. Cisco was shocked by this ability, which Francisco offered to teach his doppelgänger. When Deathstorm incapacitated The Flash, Francisco joined in eliminating the speedster, knocking Cisco aside when he protested. Francisco and Deathstorm brutally blasted the Flash repeatedly, ignoring Killer Frost's warnings not to defy Zoom's orders to leave the speedster unharmed. Seconds later, Zoom arrived on the scene and immediately killed Deathstorm before confronting Francisco. Zoom reminded him of the orders not to kill The Flash and phased a hand through Francisco's chest, killing him.[2]
Legacy[]
Cisco took Francisco's glasses in the hopes of learning how to vibe while in other dimensions.[4] However, Cisco also feared these powers might be corrupting and be like his villainous doppelgänger.[5]
Though not really mourned nor truly remembered by anybody else, Dante was devastated over his brother's death and lied to by Zoom that Cisco killed him. Reverb attacked both Cisco and his own Earth-1 doppelgänger to try and avenge Francisco's death, only to fail and also be killed by Zoom.[1]
Cisco briefly impersonated Francisco to fool Black Siren and keep occupied, though Black Siren soon saw through the ruse.[3]
Savitar and Earth-1 Killer Frost both brought up Francisco in comparison to Cisco's powers, which the two separately claimed would be like "a god".[6][7]
Personality[]
Unlike his Earth-1 doppelgänger, Francisco Ramon was a ruthless, power-hungry criminal mastermind, believing that he deserved to rule Central City more than Zoom due to his abilities. A calm, tactical, yet sinister and sociopathic individual, Francisco was inclined to kill whoever so much as spoke to him in a disrespectful manner. Francisco knew of the powers that his Earth-1 doppelgänger had and sought to have it on his side, repeatedly offering Cisco the chance to join him.
However, this didn't stop Francisco from brutally attacking his doppelgänger when Cisco tried to stop the former from attacking Barry Allen. Francisco was also very arrogant and reckless, as he and Deathstorm attacked and nearly killed Barry, disregarding Zoom's orders to leave him alive - an action which led to his death.
Despite these traits, Francisco appeared to be very close with his brother and partner-in-crime Dante Ramon, unlike their Earth-1 doubles who were estranged since childhood.[1]
Powers and abilities[]
Powers[]
Meta-human physiology: After Francisco was struck by the energy of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator explosion, this altered his DNA and supercharged his cells, augmenting his physiology and allowing him to access his new abilities.
Francisco has a psychic link to the natural energies of reality, allowing him to connect with various vibrations of the multiverse and manipulate them for various effects.
Vibrational blasts: Francisco was able to generate clear concussive blasts of vibrations from his hands, which he used to incapacitate Barry and presumably kill Floyd Lawton with a single shot. He also had the ability to vibrate objects at various frequencies, which could kill both humans and fellow meta-humans slowly by vibrating important organs in their bodies. Francisco stated he could easily shatter Killer Frost's entire nervous system.[2]
Dimensional awareness: Just like his Earth-1 counterpart, Francisco was able to see through the vibrations of different timelines and dimensions. He honed his meta-human perception to the point where he seemed able to freely spy through alternate realities with ease, rendering him nigh-omniscient.[2]
Mental connection: As stated by Francisco himself, "Vibers" are connected by their powers and are able to observe each other if they're skilled enough. He used this to track Cisco's progress with his powers from Earth-2.[2]
Abilities[]
High-level intellect/Master tactician/Leader: Francisco proved to be a quick study, gaining mastery of his powers in just three years on his own. As Zoom's right-hand man, Francisco was in charge of monitoring Central City and his army, able to command respect from the various meta-humans under the speedster's employment and use them to carry out his plans. Francisco was also an excellent tactician, which helped Zoom's army maintain control over the city. He is highly successful at anticipating and manipulating his opponents' actions, as shown when he lured Barry and Cisco into a trap.
Master of deception/Manipulator: Francisco maintained a loyal facade to Zoom whilst plotting to take the latter out so he could rule Central City himself. He is implied to have experience convincing others to join his side, as seen in his conversation with Cisco.
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: While the full extent of his combat abilities are unknown, Francisco was able to knock out Cisco with a single punch.[2]
Expert marksman: Francisco was able to precisely blast his opponents with vibrations, as shown with Lawton and Barry.[2]
Intimidation: Due to his powers and cold, ruthless demeanor, Francisco was a fearsome individual. With a calmly-spoken threat, he was able to make Killer Frost and Deathstorm fall back in line.
Equipment[]
Reverb suit: Francisco wore a protective suit as "Reverb".
Reverb glasses: Francisco wore a special pair of glasses which could help him see into other universes and timelines. They are similar to the Vibe glasses, but glowed blue at the lenses instead of green.
Francisco was killed by Zoom in a similar manner to how his Earth-1 doppelgänger was murdered by the Reverse-Flash in a timeline Barry Allen reset,[8] and later an attempted murder done by Savitar.[7]
