The Atom

Professor Raymond "Ray" Palmer, also known as The Atom, is a superhero from DC Comics. He appeared in the 172nd episode and Season 10 Premiere of Death Battle, Ant-Man VS Atom, where he fought against Ant-Man from Marvel Comics.
==History==
Raymond Palmer was once just a typical Connecticut boy who was a physicist at Ivy University, where he studied physics under renowned scientists like Alpheus P. Hyatt. His life would then change forever when he encountered a meteorite containing a fragment of a white dwarf star. Ray hypothesized that by grinding a lens from this fragment and focusing ultraviolet light through it, he could reduce the size of anything struck by the light to a fraction of its original size. The only issue was that every time he shrunk things, they would explode due to instability.
A few days later, Ray and his friends were out spelunking when they became trapped in a cave-in, forcing him to to risk his stability by using the shrinking lens on himself in order to escape the cave and save his friends' lives. Ray, however, did not explode and instead returned to his normal height. In fact, the shrinking lens worked much better on his body than he had anticipated, and he devised a set of control devices that gave him limited control over both his weight and size. Ray then created the superhero identity of "The Atom" and began a career fighting crime on both a grand and subatomic scale.
==Death Battle Info==
===Background===
*Name: Dr. Raymond Palmer
*Natural Height: 6'0" | 183 cm
*Natural Weight: 180 lbs | 82 kg
*Has a Ph.D. in Physics
*Knows Judo and Gymnastics
*Trained by the Justice League
*Learned sword fighting from the Katarthans
*Originated the myth of Aladdin's Lamp
===Powers & Abilities===
*Shrinking: Can shrink himself & others to microscopic levels through touch or equipment
*Mass Alteration: Controlling his body's mass
*Rearrange Atoms: At a shrunken state, he can manipulate the atoms in people and objects
*Mind Manipulation: At a shrunken state, he can make mental suggestions
*Nuclear Blasts: By re-expanding a molecular fracture charge, he can create small nuclear blasts
*Phasing: Can shrink himself small enough to pass through objects
*Flight: Riding air or light paths via mass alteration
===Arsenal===
*Bio-Belt
*Suit made of White Dwarf Star
*Sword dipped in Katarthan poison
*Metal Knuckles
*Shrinking Blanket
*Crossbow
*Miniature Blaster
*Molecular Destabilizer
*Dimension Vibrator
*"Magic Satchel"
===Feats===
*Moved a White Dwarf Star fragment
*Hits with the force of a White Dwarf Star
*Thinks & moves at the velocity of light
*Became a million possible quanta
*Survived the vacuum of space for 10 seconds
*Took a De-Adhesion Beam that disintegrated Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, & Green Lantern
*Defeated Chronos: the Time Thief, The Bug-Eyed Bandit, Strobe
===Results===
:+ Can control the density of his size
:+ Can affect the probability of some of Hank's weapons
:- Cannot grow larger than his natural height
:- Bio-Belt is susceptible to hacking
:≤ Less examples of shrinking to sizes Hank has attained
:= Similar in speed
==Cameo Appearances==
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|-|Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer=
A photo of the Atom's death can be seen amongst the photos on John Jones' desk.
|-|Gojo VS Makima=
A shot of the Atom's death briefly flashes on-screen alongside other cameo appearances as Makima gets caught in Gojo's Unlimited Void.
|-|Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor=
The Atom's death can be seen playing on the "Ants In My Guts Palmer" arcade cabinet in the Blips and Chitz that Rick Sanchez and the Doctor wound up in partway through their fight.
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==Quotes==
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|-|Ant-Man VS Atom=
*"How did you do this? It's laced with a particle I've never seen before."
*"Everything we needed already existed. You just needed to be smart enough to put the pieces together, Scientist Supreme!"
*"I mean, that makes sense, but... why are you bringing that up right now?"
*"Nice try."
*"If I search every electron path in his gun and study their probability wave functions... I just... might be able to...!"
*"Eh...? Huh...? How...?"
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
Atom Death Battle Sprite.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(By AngelusEcks)
Hand-Drawn Atom.png|Hand-drawn design used in Death Battle(By Zack Watkins)
MMVSSCameos.jpeg|Cameo in Martian Manhunter VS Silver Surfer
Gojo VS Makima Atom cameo.jpg|Cameo in Gojo VS Makima
The Atom RickVSDoctor Cameo.png|Cameo in Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Atom White Dwarf Star Fragment.jpg|White Dwarf Star Fragment
Bio-Belt.jpg|Bio-Belt
Atom Suit.png|Suit
Atom Laser Gun.png|Laser Gun
Katarthan's Sword.jpeg|Katarthan's Sword
MolecularDestabilizer.png|Molecular Destabilizer
Shrinking atom.png|Shrinking(via Bio-Belt)
Hawkman-5-Atom-3.jpg|Giant-Size(via Bio-Belt)
The Atom1.jpg|Body Modification
Atom Molecular Manipulation (Respect the science).png|Molecular Manipulation
==Trivia==
*Atom is the 31st DC character to appear, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, The Joker, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Raven, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Green Lantern, Lobo, Static, Black Canary, Booster Gold, Wally West, Red Hood, Batgirl, Reverse-Flash, Harley Quinn, Zatanna Zatara, Black Adam, and Super Friends Aquaman, and with the next two being Martian Manhunter and Kyle Rayner.
**He is the 13th DC character to lose, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, Bane, Lobo, Red Hood, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Black Adam, and Super Friends Aquaman, and with the next one being Martian Manhunter.
**He is the 22nd DC character to fight against a Marvel character, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Lobo, Static, Booster Gold, Red Hood, Batgirl, Zatanna Zatara, and Black Adam, and with the next two being Raven and Martian Manhunter.
==External Links==
*Atom on Wikipedia
*Atom on the DC Database
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