Ray Palmer (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"I died once. At least, the world thought I did. You know what happened? Nothing. All the money, all the buildings, all the inventions, the world didn't care. My life, ultimately, didn't matter. Rip is giving me the chance to help save the world. I have to take it."

- Ray Palmer to Oliver Queen

Dr. Raymond Carson "Ray" Palmer, knighted Sir Raymond of the Palms by Queen Guinevere of Camelot, was an expert in the field of nanotechnology and the CEO of Palmer Technologies. Palmer was also the creator of the ATOM Exosuit, which he utilized in his vigilantism as the Atom.

Powers

 * ATOM Exosuit Capabilities: Palmer was extremely skilled in the use of the ATOM Exosuit, an advanced suit of armor created by himself to fight as a vigilante.
 * Electricity Absorption: The exosuit was capable of absorbing a limited amount of electricity to prevent its user from being directly hit.
 * Energy Blasters/Photon Cannons: The primary offensive function of the exosuit was creating blasts of compressed light beams from the forearm. The beams build up from the forearm and are manually targeted by Palmer. The beams are also powerful enough to propel opponents physically and damage solid structures.
 * Flight: The exosuit contained a series of propulsion jets on the back, shoulders, arms and legs. This allowed Palmer to fly at high altitudes and maneuver obstacles in his reduced size.
 * Ionic Energy Manipulation: By repurposing ionic energy within the exosuit, Palmer was able to generate a glowing sword through the gloves of the suit, allowing him to have a more effective combat weapon.
 * Self-Contained Life-Support System: The exosuit supplied Palmer with oxygen when he travelled to a high altitude, allowing him to retain his consciousness despite the lack of oxygen. The helmet of the exosuit could also provide an extra piece of protective glass over Palmer's nose and mouth, protecting him from the vacuum of space.
 * Size Alteration: By pushing a button on the chest, the exosuit was able to alter both Palmer and itself's size, from small enough to enter one's veins and large enough to cover one's entire body.
 * Size Changing Beam: The exosuit was able to create a condensed red beam of size alteration ray, reducing the size of certain objects and restoring its size.
 * Superhuman Strength: Despite the presence of photon cannons, it required a short period of time to recharge and creates a gap for Palmer to be attacked. As a result, Palmer mostly used the superhuman strength function of the suit to fight his opponents through hand-to-hand combats.
 * Armor System: The exosuit contained an A.I. system in order to operate multiple functions of the suit. The system is also voice-responsive, operating under Palmer's commands and activated the suits, and can remotely adjust the strength and target of the photon cannons.

Former Powers

 * Powers via the Water Totem: Palmer briefly wielded the Water Totem against Mallus.

Abilities

 * Genius-level Intellect: Palmer was extremely intelligent, as shown when he understood complex concepts and repaired the Waverider, which was created from more than a century after his time period.
 * Engineering: Palmer was a talented engineer, specifically robotics, and single-handedly repurposed an outdated blueprint into an advanced physical enhancing exosuit.
 * Physics: Palmer was able to understand complex physics concepts.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Palmer had shown his boxing skills while operating as a vigilante, using his exosuit's superhuman strength to increase the damage of his attacks.
 * Swordsmanship: Palmer was proficient in fighting with swords and was able to defend himself capably in Camelot.

Former Equipment

 * ATOM Exosuit: A creation of his own, the ATOM Exosuit was an advanced and innovative protective armor used by Palmer when he operated as the vigilante, the Atom.
 * Captain Cold Goggles: As Colonel Cold, Palmer wore Leonard Snart's goggles to protect his eyes from the flares given off of the Cold Gun blasts.
 * Cold Gun: After the ATOM Exosuit was damaged to defeat Tokugawa Iemitsu, Rory lent Snart's Cold Gun to allow Palmer to work alongside the team in the field. The gun was later dismantled to disarm an explosive, while the ATOM Exosuit was repaired shortly afterwards.
 * Water Totem: Palmer briefly wielded the Water Totem against Mallus, albeit unsuccessfully. The totem was later given to Wally West when Palmer went back in time with Damien Darhk to save the latter's daughter from her fate.