Arrowverse
| Synonyms: | Barrier,[1] Arrow/Flash, Arrowverse, Flarrowverse, Legends of Flarrow, CWverse |
| See also: | Arrow (TV), The Flash (CW), Legends of Tomorrow, Vixen (CW), NBC's Constantine, Supergirl, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Batwoman List of DC Comics Universes |
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Arrowverse is the fanon glossary term to represent the shared universe between Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Vixen, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Batwoman, and Black Lightning. Constantine (TV series) is generally considered to be part of the Arrowverse due to Matt Ryan's crossover role; while other DC shows crossover, their position as part of the Arrowverse varies in the fandom.
Originally "Flarrow" was used as a fanon glossary term to represent the Arrow and The Flash universe as early as June 2014.[1] Although the fandom overall hadn't agreed on the name of the universe until the actual crossover episodes between Flash[2] and Arrow,[3] fans started using the tag and term more consistently after the episodes aired. Arrowverse became a more prominent title to refer to the shared universe as more shows started premiering as spin-offs of Arrow.
"Legends of Flarrow" was used to apply to the crossover between Arrow, Flash, and their spin-off Legends of Tomorrow. "Superflash" was for the crossover for Flash and CBS's Supergirl and also the pairing of Barry Allen/Kara Danvers. "Superflarrow" was for the crossover for Arrow, Flash and Supergirl. "Legends of Superflarrow" has been used to describe the crossover between Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl. With Supergirl joining the CW network for Fall 2016, more official crossovers between the various series started appearing such as "Invasion!" and "Crisis on Earth-X".
Batwoman appears in the "Elseworlds" crossover event between Arrow, Flash, and Supergirl. In October 2019, Batwoman gained its own television show, expanding the Arrowverse even more.
The "Crisis on Infinite Earths" Arrowverse crossover event also includes actor and actress tie-ins from various DC related television shows and films including Black Lightning, Smallville, Superman Returns, Birds of Prey, Batman (1966), and Batman: The Animated Series. While Brandon Routh portrayed Superman in Superman Returns, in Crisis he portrays a Kingdom Come version of the character along with his normal Arrowverse Ray Palmer character. Fans of the various fandoms/characters that are set to appear in the crossover event were very excited to see them again.
Shows included in the Arrowverse
Shows existing on Earth One
- Arrow (2012–2020)
- The Flash (2014–2023)
- Vixen (2015-2016)
- Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
- Batwoman (2018[4]-2022)
Shows existing though the multiverse
- Constantine (2014-2015) - unknown; while the character Constantine appears in Earth-1, the events of the show are not considered canon
- Supergirl (2015–2021) - Earth-38; on Earth Prime post-Crisis
- Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017-2018) - Earth-X (with Ray being from Earth-1)
- Black Lightning (2018–2021) - unknown; on Earth Prime post-Crisis
- Batman TV series (1966-1968) - Earth-66
- Wonder Woman TV series (1976-1978) - Earth-76 as confirmed by comic
- Superman (Reeveverse)/Superman Returns (1978-1987, 2006) - Earth-96
- Batman films (1989-1997) - Earth-89
- The Flash (1990-1991) - Earth-90
- Smallville (2001-2011, 2012-2015) - Earth-167
- Birds of Prey (2002-2003) - Earth-203
- Lucifer (2016-2021) - Earth-666
- Titans (2018-2023) - Earth-9
- Swamp Thing (2019) - Earth-19 (post-Crisis)
- Doom Patrol (2019-2023) - Earth-21 (post-Crisis)
- Green Lantern (2011) - Earth-12 (post-Crisis)
- Stargirl (2020-2020) - Earth-2 (post-Crisis)
- Superman & Lois (2021-2024) - unknown
See a full list of Earths in the Arrowverse on Wikipedia.
Memes
Fanworks
Vids
- FLASH VS. ARROW Superheroes, a fanvid dedicated to the crossover episodes
- Arrowverse || Battle scars by GC Arts
- Arrowverse | 7 Years by westtcanary
- Arrowverse - Stronger by NXTFTW2017
- This Arrowverse is bitchin' [humor] by Widad Sadki
- Arrowverse Women ᠉ Power by westtcanary
- Arrowverse Women // That's My Girl by bettername2come
Fanart
- Team Flash vs. Team Arrow, a fanart drawling of Team Flash and Team Arrow.
- Flash vs. Arrow illustration by Ed Copson
Fannish Links
- Flarrow tag at Tumblr
- Flarrow Daily
- The Arrowverse.com
- Flarrow Legends, a LiveJournal community
- DCTVPolyamShipWeek, a DCTV poly week challenge blog which includes Arrowverse
References
- ^ a b I don't think the fandom as a whole has decided yet. Tumblr post. Posted 27 June 2014. (Accessed October 4, 2014).
- ^ The Flash Season 1 Episode 8 "Flash vs. Arrow" - Team Arrow joins Team Flash in Central City.
- ^ Arrow Season 3 Episode 8 "The Brave and the Bold" - Team Flash joins Team Arrow in Starling City.
- ^ Elseworlds event
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| See also | Batwoman, Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Constantine, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrowverse |