Recently i have been discussing with a couple of freinds both on discord as well as for a 2 hour long prediction video on Reverse Flash vs Goku Black - the upcoming DEATH BATTLE, it got me thinking about Reverse Flash and the points made by pepole in that discussion - the point is - the Reverse Flash is one of the most evil,petty and at the same time almost tragic villains in the DC Universe:
For those who don't know Reverse Flash's backstory - basically in his orginal backstory he was a Museum Manager for the Flash Museum that was obessed with the Flash so he decided to emulate his idol by literally getting plastic surgery to have a face resembling Barry Allen and then even creating the Negative Speed Force in an attempt to replicate Barry Allen's powers - he decided to go back in time only to find out that he would end up becoming the Flash's greatest enemy - the Reverse Flash and the realization that he is only purpose of life is to become the hated enemy of the hero that he orginally respected so much mentally broke him to the point that he realized - if this were to be my fate then so be it and decided if destiny forced him to become the Flash's most hated enemy, that he would go to the ends of the earth to become the enemy that the Flash truly and utterly hates.
There is also a twist in that if the Reverse
While - IT WAS ME, BARRY is more of a joking inteperation of how Eobard ruins Barry Allen's life in the worst way possible but it still is 100% in canon for him. Eobard is a monster - plain and simple and the lengths he has gone to make Barry Allen's life a living hell:
He's also done some awful things including:
I think ultimately what makes Reverse Flash an effective villain despite how goofy the concept is - is that he will go to any extreme,any length to make just this one person and his family feel constant suffering. That's what makes Reverse Flash one of the most evil DC Villains in my opinion.
For those who don't know Reverse Flash's backstory - basically in his orginal backstory he was a Museum Manager for the Flash Museum that was obessed with the Flash so he decided to emulate his idol by literally getting plastic surgery to have a face resembling Barry Allen and then even creating the Negative Speed Force in an attempt to replicate Barry Allen's powers - he decided to go back in time only to find out that he would end up becoming the Flash's greatest enemy - the Reverse Flash and the realization that he is only purpose of life is to become the hated enemy of the hero that he orginally respected so much mentally broke him to the point that he realized - if this were to be my fate then so be it and decided if destiny forced him to become the Flash's most hated enemy, that he would go to the ends of the earth to become the enemy that the Flash truly and utterly hates.
There is also a twist in that if the Reverse
While - IT WAS ME, BARRY is more of a joking inteperation of how Eobard ruins Barry Allen's life in the worst way possible but it still is 100% in canon for him. Eobard is a monster - plain and simple and the lengths he has gone to make Barry Allen's life a living hell:
- Killing Barry's mom leaving his dad to be framed for it
- Erasing Barry's childhood friend from existance so he would grow up without any friends
- Pushing kid Barry down a flight of stairs
- Causing an electrical fire that burned down Barry's first house
- Leaving Barry's back door open so his dog could run out and get hit by a car
- Killing Barry's wife Iris
- Killing August's brother, leading him on his path to becoming Godspeed
- Leading Hunter Zolomon on his path to becoming Zoom which would cause further issues with the Flash Family
- Made an ice sculpture of Barry's dead wife while fighting him...on the same day Barry was supposed to marry someone else and move on from Iris' death
He's also done some awful things including:
- Erasing his own brother from existance in the Reboot because he disliked his brother interrupting his studies
- Killed his entire family
- Killed a reporter's fiance and every man she ever dated
- Made advancements on a reporter and when she rejected him - went back in time and traumatized her so much that she became a mute and forced her to be institutionalized for the rest of her life
- Has broken the timeline numerous times
- Comitted so many crimes that his sentance would be 500 years.
I think ultimately what makes Reverse Flash an effective villain despite how goofy the concept is - is that he will go to any extreme,any length to make just this one person and his family feel constant suffering. That's what makes Reverse Flash one of the most evil DC Villains in my opinion.
