| “ | Most problems can be solved by reducing them to their smallest components. | „ |
| ~ Ray Palmer, about his ability to shrink down to subatomic size to solve issues. |
Ray Palmer, alias The Atom, is the supporting character of Justice League animated TV series. He was a snarky size-altering member of the Justice League, and one of many who joined after the Thanagarian invasion.
He was voiced by John C. McGinley.
History[]
Ray Palmer was an an expert physicist at a prestigious Boston university. His scientific work into white dwarf star matter was known to Vandal Savage, who attempted to use it to build a superweapon. It was stopped by the Justice League.
After the Thanagarian invasion, the Atom joined the expanded Justice League. When Amazo returned to Earth, the Atom, using his expertise in nanotechnology, helped Lex Luthor build a nano-disassembler beam cannon that would stop the android. When Amazo proved resistant to even that, the Atom shrunk both himself and Luthor down to the subatomic level as a last resort.
The Atom's expertise was of vital importance when the League was menaced by the Dark Heart, an alien war machine based on nanotechnology. After shrinking to microscopic size, he was able to enter the machine and discern its programming and purpose, but was unable to destroy its control center. Instead, he interrupted its flow of liquified matter feeding its nano-assemblers with raw materials—much in the same way a blocked artery stops the flow of blood to the heart and induces a heart attack.
In the aftermath of Superman and Captain Marvel's titanic fight over Lexor City, the Atom examined a device that Superman had been suspicious of (since it incorporated Kryptonite), and reported that it appeared to be completely benign, as Lex Luthor had insisted it was.
When the Watchtower was temporarily shut down by an accidental discharge of its Binary Fusion Generator, the Atom worked in the reactor room, trying to shorten the time needed to reboot the system. Unfortunately, he was incapacitated by Galatea, who was set on blowing up the reactor, and the Watchtower and the League with it.
The Atom was one of many Leaguers who leaped into action to combat Darkseid's second invasion of Earth.
Powers and abilities[]
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The Atom uses his belt to shrink himself and Luthor down to microscopic size to escape from Amazo.
The Atom possessed a belt that can shrink and grow his body to varying degrees, including the subatomic level. This ability is not restricted to him, as he is also capable of reducing the size of other people or objects he is in contact with. However, whilst he has shrunken himself, he retains all of his physical strength that he has at his normal size, making him seem surprisingly super strong.
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