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He's an audience viewpoint character - especially in his first DC crossovers, Crisis on Infinite Earths and Legends.

Basically, he was DC's Spiderman (except he didn't have powers, but way more money and time). A wisecracking, athletic hero who did it as a hobby more than anything else. He used fancy tools, and could hold himself in a scrap (though his fighting style was... unprofessional).

During the late 80s and early 90s, he became comic relief, with Booster in different incarnations of the Justice League. He was the only powerless hero, which meant he was usually the first one knocked out. Doomsday actually punched him into a coma seconds into the League's showdown.

His third "stage" if you will was working with Oracle and Black Canary. He had a huge crush on Babs (unrequited) so he hung around her a lot. He mainly served as chauffeur, which he didn't seem to mind - even in his JL days he was the designated pilot. He was on fire in Joker's Last Laugh. Also, this one.

If you want to compare him to anyone, think Wash from Firefly: the pilot, pretty useless in a fight, joking and wisecracking. smarter than he looks, and the heart (and maybe even conscience) of the team.

Probably why every Ted fan seems to think Alan Tudyk should voice him.