![]() ![]() Thawne then attempts to kill Wally's children through their Speed Force connection in front of Linda Park-West, only to be stopped by Jay Garrick and Bart Allen. When Thawne reappears, he murders the revived Johnny Quick, before proceeding to trap Barry and the revived Max Mercury inside the negative Speed Force. It is later revealed that Thawne's recreation of the accident behind Barry's powers made Thawne able to lure Barry out of the Speed Force during Final Crisis and temporarily turn his nemesis into the Black Flash. His resurrection is foreshadowed to occur in a near-future event. In 2009, Thawne was re-imagined as a major villain in the DC Universe by writer Geoff Johns in The Flash: Rebirth. Īfter the events of Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, it is revealed that Malcolm Thawne is his ancestor and Barry's long-lost twin brother, meaning that Barry is Thawne's great-uncle. Despite this, Thawne still managed to bring the remains of his older self's costume with him, cluing him further into his destiny. Wally West ultimately tricked Thawne into returning to the 25th century with no memory of the incident. As a result, the unstable Thawne convinced himself that he was Barry (based on his intimate knowledge of Barry's life from his reading of the Flash's as-yet-unpublished biography) and subsequently attacked Central City for "forgetting him". Seeking to use the Cosmic Treadmill to travel back in time and meet his idol, Thawne arrived at the Flash Museum several years after Barry's death, discovering that he was destined to be "Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash" and die at his idol's hands. Obtaining the Cosmic Treadmill from an antique shop, Thawne gained all of the Flash's powers after replicating the electrochemical accident behind the Flash. ![]() Prior to discovering the time capsule containing the Flash's costume, The Post- Crisis extended origin storyline "The Return of Barry Allen" revealed that Thawne was once a scientist obsessed with his idol, even undergoing cosmetic surgery to resemble his hero. Fearful that history was repeating itself, Barry killed Thawne by breaking his neck. After Barry had found love again, Thawne threatened to kill Fiona Webb (Barry's new fiancé) on their wedding day. Iris West rejected his romantic pursuits to which Thawne killed Iris. īlaming the Flash for his defeat, Thawne became obsessed with "replacing" Barry and traveled back in time to exact his revenge. He did not, but Barry later found the clock, detonated it safely, and destroyed Thawne's costume. To prevent its detonation, Barry Allen pursued and defeated Zoom, hoping he knew where the clock was. However, the time capsule also contained an atomic clock which, due to the effects of time travel, altered into an atomic bomb. Reversing the costume's colors, he adopted the moniker of "Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash" and went on a crime spree. The character has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in live-action by Tom Cavanagh and Matt Letscher in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, most notably in the television series The Flash.įictional character biography Eobard Thawne's debut as seen on the cover of The Flash #139 (September 1963).Įobard Thawne found a time capsule in the 25th century containing a costume of the Flash and with a Tachyon device amplified the suit's speed energy, giving himself speedster abilities. He has been established as one of the fastest speedsters in the DC Universe. Fueled by jealousy and hatred, Thawne travels throughout time to torment and destroy the Flash's life. He replicated the accident that gave the Flash his powers, but was driven insane and became obsessed with ruining the Flash's life upon learning that he was destined to become his greatest enemy–the Reverse-Flash. In his comic book appearances, Professor Eobard Thawne is depicted as a scientist from the 25th century who originally idolized the Flash. Thawne is the first and most well-known character to assume the Reverse-Flash mantle, and is additionally a descendant of Malcolm Thawne and ancestor of Bart Allen, Thaddeus Thawne and Owen Mercer. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in The Flash #139 (September 1963) and has since endured as the archenemy of Barry Allen / The Flash. ![]() ![]()
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