12 DC Characters Who Were Wasted In The Arrowverse

Season Five of Arrow saw an influx of new characters, as Oliver trained up a group of new vigilantes to join his crusade. One such hero was Rory Reagan, a.k.a. Ragman.

While this version of the character was quite different to most comic book interpretations, the Ragman of the Arrowverse was still shown to be incredibly powerful, utilising ancient rags imbued with mystical powers. This easily made him one of the most formidable members of Team Arrow and one of the very few to actually possess superhuman abilities - which is why it is understandable, yet also an incredible shame, that Rory was swiftly written out from the show, never to be seen again.

Rory's primary reason for being seems to have been to create tension with Felicity, given that his hometown of Havenrock was destroyed partially due to her actions. Besides this, his mystical powers made him the clear heavy hitter of the team, with his Devarim Rags being able to withstand all sorts of abuse, including gunshots and, oh yeah, a nuclear bomb!

Despite being such an asset to Team Arrow, Rory made a swift exit from the show after said nuclear incident, which sapped his rags of their power.

Even without his comic book power of collecting wicked souls within his rags, Ragman was still an incredibly powerful and interesting character. It's just a darned shame that they never managed to do anything more with him.