6 worst Arrowverse heroes, ranked

1. Virtue

The Flash was perhaps the biggest victim of the “everyone gets to be a superhero” crutch and there is no greater example of that than Cecile Horton. The character was originally the District Attorney before she became Joe West’s love interest. In the fourth season, it was revealed that she was a metahuman.

Being a metahuman is fine. It’s Central City of all places; you’re more likely to have powers than not, let’s be honest. And in season 4, she proved to be a huge asset to the team by helping them take on The Thinker. This was Cecile at her very best. Then everything went wrong.

By the time we reached the final season, fans were struggling with Cecile. A source of comic relief that the show relied on far too much, the writers decided to make her a fully-blown superhero. Because nobody on this show actually wants to let the real heroes do their jobs.

Sporting her own blue suit (and the most questionable mask design ever seen on The Flash) she takes to the streets in the series finale and is able to overpower speedsters with her thoughts. Yes, speedsters. The same speedsters that are supposed to be able to move faster than the ordinary person can think. And she took them out. Because her thoughts are quicker, apparently?

But at least that made some sense, I guess. What didn’t make any sense was that she can also fly. Why? They didn’t want to explain that because it doesn’t make any sense. But sure, whatever.

The Flash – a show about The Flash – decided that it would make Cecile “the most powerful metahuman in Central City” in its final season. And that’s not how you end the arc of a character fans were already struggling with.

Danielle Nicolet was a joy on-screen, but the show really let Cecile down, forcing her to the front of everything (even the cover for The Flash: The Complete Series) and moving further and further away from the strong character she was in the beginning.

Which of the Arrowverse heroes were your least favorites? Do you think we missed any or do you disagree?