20 DC Characters Who Could Yet Appear In Arrow And The Flash

15. Blue Beetle

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Ted Kord, the second person to take on the Blue Beetle mantle, was meant to be a part of the current third season of Arrow. but for whatever reason, the use of the character was eventually ruled out by the DC powers that be, resulting in The CW's Emerald Archer-based show substituting Kord and Blue Beetle for Ray Palmer and The Atom.

As we know that Blue Beetle was in mind for a large role in the Arrow, you’d have to think that he’s somebody that the likes of Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg are fans of, meaning that one way of thinking means he could be a likely candidate to appear at some point in the future.

But then again, the other way of thinking is that the Blue Beetle’s chance has come and gone, with his planned role now filled by The Atom.

Of all of the characters mentioned on this list, Ted Kord is one that we know for sure was wanted in Arrow. Whether he ever gets the chance to appear down the line, fans will have to wait and see.

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