Neither are the characters in this show (supposedly X-Factor Investigations).

We all saw Eobard Thawne's comment about Eddie being the "unimportant" member of the family, the one "history forgot"…

The showrunners on the Flash and Arrow are the showrunners on the Booster Gold project.

It would suck, if we didn't know the producers were Booster Gold fans, and that comment comes straight out of his comics.