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Reverse-Flash
Eobard Thawne
A speedster from the future who rebuilt himself into his hero's opposite, and whose power comes from a Speed Force of his own.
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Commonly got wrong
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Commonly believed The Reverse-Flash steals his speed from the Flash.
Actually He generates his own negative Speed Force. That independence is why he can operate in eras where Barry Allen does not exist, and why changes he makes to the timeline persist for him after they are undone for everyone else.
The feat ledger
Generates his own negative Speed Force rather than drawing on the Flash's
Travels through time freely, which is how he predates and postdates his enemy
Vibrates through solid matter, including through a person
He remade himself into the Flash's opposite deliberately, after admiring him
Alters events in Barry Allen's past to cause suffering in the present
Kills by phasing a hand into a body and solidifying
Changes to the timeline persist for him even when undone for everyone else
Erases a person from history by removing their ancestors
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version