Osric Chau's Ryan Choi finally got his comics-accurate Atom suit on The Flash.Dec 7. saw the arrival of "Armageddon" Part 4, and photos from the episode feature Choi in a costume that's highly evocative of his comic book counterpart.
Chau's Ryan Choi debuted in the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover. The character himself is the second incarnation of The Atom following Ray Palmer (played by Brandon Routh in the Arrowverse). While Chau never got to wear his costume in "Crisis," he certainly made it clear that he hoped to do it in the near future.
"I want Ryan to wear the Atom suit at some point. I would love for him to take on the full mantle of The Atom," he said in early 2020. "We want the hero journey. I want him to earn it. So that's what I hope for, if it makes sense for the story. If it makes sense for him to hop into any of these shows. Does he have his own show? I don't know. But I hope that the powers to be are at least thinking about it."
"Armageddon" is a five-part event being used as the launching pad for Season 8 of The Flash. "The journey begins four years ago, at the end of 'Crisis on Earth-X,' which was in Season 4," showrunner Eric Wallace recently told CBR. "That was the first year I was on The Flash. I had a crazy idea after finishing the crossover. It was the first crossover I'd ever been a part of from a production and writing side. I said, 'Wow, what if blank happened as a result of some of the events,' right? I just thought it would be cool and it kind of developed into a story, but obviously they had other missions or crossovers. We had other things to do: 'Elseworlds' and 'Crisis on Infinite Earths.' So I just kind of put it in a drawer and didn't think about it for four years." Wallace also noted the original villain wasn't intended to be Despero, saying, "So I had to change that, but that turned out to be much better."
The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
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