Earth-X is one of many realities in the multiverse, with one glaring difference from our Earth: The Nazis won World War II. Led by The Ray, a group of heroes known as the Freedom Fighters battle selflessly against tyranny. But when The Ray is transported to our Earth to save his life, he passes his powers to his unsuspecting counterpart, Ray Terrill. Charged with superhuman abilities, Terrill is newly christened The Ray and must adapt and overcome the challenges of crime-fighting with a little help from The Flash and Green Arrow. Seasoned and ready to fight, The Ray now faces his biggest battle: a return to Earth-X to lead the Freedom Fighters against Overgirl and her evil Nazi henchmen!
Acting
Russell Tovey finally gets his superhero moment
Direction
Ethan Spaulding squeezes Crisis energy into 73 minutes
Writing
Gay hero origin that actually matters to the plot
Director
Ethan Spaulding
Russell Tovey
Ray Terrill / The Ray (voice)
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Vixen / Mari McCabe (voice)
Echo Kellum
Mr. Terrific / Curtis Holt (voice)
Iddo Goldberg
Red Tornado (voice)
Sunil Malhotra
Jacob (voice)
Matthew Mercer
Black Arrow / Green Arrow / Oliver Queen / Dollman (voice)
Jason Mitchell
Black Condor / John Trujillo (voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Grace Terrill (voice)
Laura Post
Little Girl / Mom / Resistance Gunner (voice)
Christopher Corey Smith
Donald (voice)
Bruce Thomas
Richard Terrill (voice)
Dilshad Vadsaria
Phantom Lady / Jenny Knight (voice)
Carlos Valdes
Vibe / Cisco Ramon (voice)
Scott Whyte
Blitzkreig / The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)
Danielle Panabaker
Caitlin Snow (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was edited from unaired Freedom Fighters: The Ray web series episodes, explaining the choppy pacing and sudden ending.
Ray Terrill was DC's first openly gay lead superhero in animation, beating Marvel's similar attempts by months—though the low-profile release buried the milestone.
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