[14], In the 20092010 storyline "Blackest Night", the Pre-Crisis version of Thawne's broken-necked corpse is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps. Zoom caused Wally some serious headaches, under the twisted revenge logic of showing him that he needs to be prepared to take any risk in order to be the hero hes supposed to be. In spite of these retcons, his New 52 history is shown to have somehow still occurred, to some extent. This is where the Jay Garrick who died came from. But its more complicated than that. Hunter feels remorse for all the tragedy he inflicted on Wally, his best friend, and against Barry's pleas, resigns to fix the barrier by sacrificing himself as the Flash for atonement, due to him currently wielding the power of all four Forces. [28] Thawne then kidnaps Henry when some inmates escape from prison to divert Thawne's attention away from Barry, and forces Henry to construct a power-stealing glove. [30][31], An only child when his parents died in an accident, Thawne grew up obsessed with the Flash. But the revelation that Doctor Light was actually the Earth-Two version of Linda Park seems like exactly the kind of misdirection that weve become accustomed to with his show. McGee developed a steroid that gave him super speed, and as expected, it didnt go well for him. Black Adam Star Aldis Hodge "Ready" to Return as Hawkman, The Flash: Stephen Amell Reveals Easter Egg No One Noticed (Exclusive). Heres where things get pretty plot-holey. And, of course, the show recently introduced us to a familiar looking version of Hunter Zolomon, but as well see, he has a different background than his comic book counterpart. Showing us how a character who hasnt shown any evil intentions at all, let alone superhuman abilities, could be an experienced metahuman supercriminal on Earth-Two is one of those well, anything is possible moments, though, so its tough to rule out. As the clock ticks down toward an unprecedented US debt default, the world's second- and third-biggest economies are watching in fear. In total, it took Mani and her team a "few weeks" to complete Zoom's costume. CW. Here's some big info on him. Thawne is then teleported back to the Batcave, having been bathed in radiation by a mysterious entity. This is seemingly why there is no Jay Garrick on Earth-One because it is just a name Hunter made up. After curing himself of his affliction and killing Henry Allen, Zolomon attempts to destroy the multiverse except for Earth-1, but Allen thwarts his plans, which allows the Time Wraiths to transform Zolomon into the Black Flash before dragging him out of reality. Yeah, sorry. The man in the mask is the real Jay and "Jay" is Earth-2's Everyman, working for Zoom because Jay really did use V-6 to get faster to beat Zoom, but that took the speed Zoom wants to steal. The Flash is one of the premiere characters in the DC Universe. To convince S.T.A.R. He became a young, strapping serial killer. Fans have been speculating about the identity of "The Flash's" villainous Zoom since Season 2 began, but the truth proved to be even more shocking than we could've predicted: the man we . Zolomon became fast enough to travel through time and cross parallel universes, but was slowly dying which forced him to siphon other speedsters' energy to survive. [45] As the battle continues, Thawne reveals that he was responsible not only for the creation of Barry's other major speedster enemies, such as Zolomon and Godspeed, but reveals that he was present at every moment where Barry essentially isolated himself from various allies, such as keeping the investigation into the button secret or provoking the fight between Barry and Wally, whispering at hyperspeed to implant a subconscious suggestion in their minds. Confusingly, though Hunter Zolomon seems to be recognizable to the people of Earth-Two (including Harry), no one recognizes him as Jay Garrick. He also eventually becomes the curator of the Flash Museum. The Flash family receives aid from different Flashes from across time and the Multiverse as well as the Renegades. [8] His resurrection is foreshadowed to occur in a near-future event. [5] When Iris West rejected his romantic pursuits, Thawne killed Iris. Hunter is reminded that he broke the Force barrier by using Barry and Wally, so they also must find a way to repair the barrier in order to return and solve the mystery of Thawne's involvement. Zoom returns during the Infinite Crisis event as the Secret Society of Super Villains' chief speedster. Hunter then forces Wally to repeatedly experience their first fight in which Linda was severely injured, feeling that West should be made to focus on feelings of sorrow and loss to become a better hero. Does this mean that there. The thing is, it wasnt a small favor. Abandoned by Ashley and fired by the F.B.I., Hunter moved to Keystone City and became a profiler in the police's Department of Metahuman Hostilities. [17] Thawne's corpse is brought back to life by the white light of creation, and manages to escape. It is later revealed that Thawne pulled Thomas out of the Flashpoint timeline just as Manhattan erased it, to torment Thomas with the main timeline, where Bruce is Batman. Zoom is Patty Spivot. He grew up in the foster care system. Would the showrunners decide to do something completely bonkers like revealing, say, Henry Allen under that full-face hood? 3. Thawne is the first and most well-known character to assume the Reverse-Flash mantle, a descendant of Malcolm Thawne, and a forefather of Bart Allen, Thaddeus Thawne, and Owen Mercer . In Jays world, his arch-nemesis is Zoom, a speedster in black, who terrorizes Central City. Thawne becomes the first to inadvertently fulfill his mission, which occurred in the events of The Flash: Rebirth when he freed Allen from the Speed Force following the resurrection. The Flash Finally Explained Zoom's Tragic Backstory & Relieved All of Our Confusion Find out how he and Barry Allen are way more similar than we thought. Keep your secrets, show. It temporarily gives Jay his powers back. Remember when Wally thought traveling in time to fix Hunters life was too risky? Jay tells Harry: Everythings that happened to this city over the past two years is because of you. [3][23][24][25] The temporal nature of Zoom's powers renders him unaffected by the usual problems and hindrances encountered by other speedsters, such as friction and perception when moving at heightened velocities. Talk about a tragic origin story. Hunter Zolomon, otherwise known as Zoom and the Reverse-Flash, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Zoom is incredibly fast and even more bloodthirsty. When talk of time remnants becomes a throwaway line, its probably time to slow your plot down and explain what the heck is happening (or, you know, devote an entire episode to showing, not telling). A battle ensues between the three Flashes and the two Zooms. - May 24, 2016 10:41 pm EDT, Warning: Spoilers ahead for tonight's episode of The Flash, titled "The Race of His Life.". He devises a plan to steal Barry Allens, helping him to become faster and fattening him up like a Christmas goose. Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash appears in Justice League Adventures #6 (June 2002). So, now we know who Zoom is on The Flash Season 2. The two Flashes reach Thawne and in doing so, they become the lightning bolt that turns Barry into a speedster as they are able to stop Thawne from killing Iris. Damage, seeking revenge on Zoom, takes the villain hostage during a scuffle until being talked down by Liberty Belle. The Flash (TV series) type TV Show network The CW genre Superhero Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Tuesday's episode of The Flash. After spiriting Ashley out of danger to Linda's home, Zoom returns to the battlefront to dispatch Captain Cold whom he believes is wasting the Flash's time. Tom Cavanaugh, who played . Zolomon's estranged wife Ashley replaced him as a profiler in the police department and attempted to communicate with him. Thawne then decides to destroy everything Barry holds dear by killing Iris before the two even met. Liberty Belle uses super-speed to catch it and toss it back, knocking Zoom unconscious. 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[11][13] In the ensuing fight, Thawne reveals that he is responsible for every tragedy that has occurred in Barry's life, including the death of Nora Allen. In the 2011 Flashpoint storyline, a new timeline is created through the alteration of history. [8] As Wally and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) attempt to contain the battle, Zoom threatens to snap Bart's neck in a manner reminiscent of what Barry had done to Eobard Thawne (Professor Zoom aka the original Reverse-Flash). So the clowns that dont merit attention from Flash or Green Lantern or Batman or Blue Devil or Mazing Man get dealt with by specially trained police and FBI agents. During their encounter, the Masked Man could only communicate through POW tap codes, and spells out only Jay before Zoom stops him. So to make sure this is abundantly clear: The Flash has a new archenemy, Zoom, who is exactly like the Reverse-Flash. After fighting Zoom, Barry visits Earth-2 and meets a mysterious man in an iron mask, held prisoner by Zoom. Unlike Barry, who went to live with parent extraordinaire Joe West (seriously, when is this guy going to write a guide to parenting already? Zoom on The Flash, hopes to reprise the DC villain in season 9 of the Arrowverse series. Thats extraordinarily unlikely, though. The overarching villain of this season, Zoom has already demonstrated he's a significant threat; he . As we learned in previous episodes, Hunter took Velocity-9, a drug that enhances ones speedster abilities, but it came at a terrible price: its killing him. Labs, Zolomon uses his Time Remnant a younger, past self and convinces him to pose as Jay. The Entity proclaims Thawne has completed his task and his life is restored to him, later revealing that Thawne (having fulfilled his task) is now fully purged of all trace remnants of his Black Lantern ties both present and future. For that matter, why doesnt anyone on Earth-2 recognize their Flash who wears no mask, unlike Barry Allen looks like That Really Bad Guy? That's the same name sported by Earth-1's version of Jay Garrick, adopted and raised by the . Hunter Zolomon speaks to him, saying they can help each other be better. He is overjoyed when Barry travels to his time and teaches him new tricks, but this deceit is soon found out. Watch The Flash on Amazon. The Flash has had some rocky episodes this season, especially when it was stuck setting up Legends of Tomorrow, but "Versus Zoom" is a particularly disappointing low point. While on Earth-1, Jay shows Caitlin his doppelgnger, Hunter Zolomon, a peaceful guy with no involvement in anything. Now, right now we not only dont have any clue to Zooms identity on the TV show, but we also dont know the nature of his powers. As a child, Thawne witnessed his father murder his mother and subsequently get arrested. [2] Thawne is the first and most well-known character to assume the Reverse-Flash mantle, a descendant of Malcolm Thawne, and a forefather of Bart Allen, Thaddeus Thawne, and Owen Mercer. last year when I tried to unravel the mystery of the Reverse-Flash, Theres a case to be made for that kind of craziness. Fearful that history was repeating itself, Barry killed Thawne by breaking his neck. Unlike all other speedsters, he did not gain his superspeed from the Speed Force but due to an accident with the Cosmic Treadmill where he was . Not only was I not alone, but others have put forward sensible theories and ideas that make Versus Zoom much easier to swallow. Creators Greg Berlanti Geoff Johns Andrew Kreisberg Stars Grant Gustin Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Rather than go the orphan-turned-hero root, Hunter went in a different direction to become an orphan-turned-serial-killer. Its implied that James Zolomon, Hunters dad, is some kind of soldier, wearing the helmet that Hunter would go on to wear as Earth-Twos Flash and yelling about having fought for his country as he attacked his wife. According to Wells, serial killers are rare on Earth-2 so a murderer like Zolomon gets a lot of attention. [12] Zoom later becomes a member of Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains. Labs hell, revealed his identity as Hunter Zolomon. Jay Garrick is a false identity. Fans have been speculating about the identity of "The Flash's" villainous Zoom since Season 2 began, but the truth proved to be even more shocking than we could've predicted: the man we . Because that would be great. On the day Hunter was to leave for college, his father was revealed to be a serial killer who had murdered six young girls and his mother before being gunned down by the police after refusing to surrender. Maybe he didnt want to be a monster like his father? Is it a Superman/Clark Kent kind of deal, where the glasses make all the difference? After he was finally beaten, Hunter Zolomon (Zoom) wasn't killed by Barry, as so many fans had speculated would happen, potentially setting up the classic "Trial of The Flash" storyline from the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era. Jays real name is Hunter Zolomon, who isnt some schlub on Earth-1, but a notorious serial killer on Earth-2. [48] Thawne has also displayed superhuman strength, as well as electrokinetic abilities. Barrys dad? During electroshock therapy, a freak accident kills the doctors and gives Zolomon his Speed Force. Also, in the handful of modern appearances that Clariss made, his speed energy was the same blue that we see Zoom exhibiting. Why am I bringing him up here? [44] After Thawne in Barry's body tries to get Captain Cold, Golden Girder, Gorilla Grodd, and Turtle to dig up Nora's body, Trickster and the Tornado Twins try to stop him when the rest of the Flash family shows up only to be returned to their own timelines. During an attempt to kill the pregnant Linda Park, Zoom created an electrical shockwave that caused Linda to miscarry their twins instead. [10] He is also pursued by the Justice League who seek to locate Sinestro after Batman and Green Lantern learn of the Sinestro Corps' existence. Hunter proclaims his goal is to kill the Black Flash, as he says it's his destiny to kill "death itself" after all the tragedies in his life. Zoom recognises his mistreatment of Wally and briefly apologizes before slipping into the timestream. In his comic book appearances, Professor Eobard Thawne is depicted as a scientist from the 25th century who originally idolized the Flash. Or is this just a plot hole? This article contains potentialThe FlashSeason 2 spoilers, and actual spoilers for a number of comic book storylines. The dessicated appearance, bad teeth, and the change in color on his uniform's logo (suddenly it had a white background and red lightning bolt) and earpieces (ditto the red), indicate that Zoom wasn't merely forced into service as a Time Wraith, but is actually the Black Flash. As Zoom himself put it, this complicates things. But the comic book version ofZolomon was a member of the Keystone City Police Department who specialized in cracking cases involving low level metahumans. Except, heres the thing: if the Hunter Zolomon we know is so motivated to prevent his own death, then would another version of him really go along with this plan? Mike Cecchini | The really creepy appearance of the TV Zoom indicates that he might be someone with more to hide than just an identity, and he could be severely disfigured underneath that mask. During an encounter with Grodd at Iron Heights, Zolomon was crippled, and asked Flash for a favor. Hunter Zolomon (also known as Zoom) first appeared in The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 (November 2001). Ive spent most of the day perusing Reddit trying to find answers, or maybe just company in misery because of how befuddled a comic book show left me. Whats more, the fact that as ofWelcome to Earth-2weve met Earth-2 versions of every major cast member except for Henry Allen leads me to believe that just maybe the show is hiding something. Anyway, Ill update this article with more information as it becomes available. Read at your own risk! He retained his Pre-New 52 counterpart's age-altering abilities. Hunter was severely injured during an attack by Gorilla Grodd at Iron Heights Penitentiary, and was left paralysed from the waist down. [30][31], Leading up to the 2017 The Button crossover, Thawne's memories of his Pre-New 52 self are restored after a mysterious wave of energy strikes him, and he recalls being killed by Thomas Wayne during Flashpoint. [39] This version is a speedster from Earth-2 who produces blue lightning while running and wears an all-black leather bodysuit with clawed gloves and a demonic mask resembling a face restraint. Or comics in general. Also, Double Down from this era just appeared on Arrow), partially because theyre damn good comics, but also because Johns is an executive producer on The Flash. The show was actually referencing the DC Comics character, Black Flash, a kind of Grim Reaper for speedsters and those who have tapped into the Speed Force. Zoom, this seasons bad guy whos giving Barry Allen (series star Grant Gustin) and S.T.A.R. Despite this, Thawne still managed to bring the remains of his older self's costume with him, cluing him further into his destiny.[7]. Like, maybe, Hunter was actually trying to be a legit hero before he realized that he was dying? Im coming around on this theory, especially since Zooms build and thicker costume kinda resembles what John Wesley Shipp wore on the originalFlashTV series. To avoid suspicion, Zolomon uses a time-remnant copy of himself to ensure that Zoom and his heroic self are always seen in two different places at the same time. Hunter became the supervillain "Zoom" (aka the second "Reverse-Flash") to bring tragedy to Wally's life, believing that this was the only way to make Wally a better hero. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! This transference 'grounded' Thawne back in reality, erasing his personal experience of his life as the Reverse Flash, leaving him as a tour guide in the Flash Museum of his home era and unaware of his villainous past. Vinyl Figures Revealed", "10 'Arrow' and 'The Flash' Funko POPs We Need in 2018", "DC Collectibles Show Off New Figures In CW TV Line", "DC Collectibles DCTV Zoom The Flash Action Figure", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hunter_Zolomon&oldid=1158013061, Superhuman strength, durability and reflexes, The Arrowverse incarnation of Zoom appears in, This page was last edited on 1 June 2023, at 12:17. General Information Occupation Original multiverse Servant of the Speed Force Leader of his meta-human group (formerly) Member of Team Flash (in secret; formerly) Serial killer (convicted) Vigilante (in secret; formerly) New multiverse Leader of his meta-human group (formerly) Ronnie. In order to kill The Flash, Zolomon joins Cobalt Blue's legion, comprising several of the series' speedster antagonists including Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, Barry Allen / Savitar, and August Heart / Godspeed. [43], Thawne later starts to assemble the Legion of Zoom by bringing together Captain Cold, Golden Glider, Gorilla Grodd, Tar Pit, the Tornado Twins, Trickster, and Turtle. As a result, Zoom agreed to a $85m payout, and plaintiffs (who used the Zoom Meetings application between March 30, 2016, and July 30, 2021) started to wait for the payment. Reversing the costume's colors, he adopted the moniker of "Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash" and went on a crime spree. Thawne uses his powers to completely rewrite his own history; he erases his younger brother Robern from existence and kills his parents when they try to interfere with his research. 0. Well, the Jay Garrick of the comics also had a kind of Reverse-Flash to contend with, although he only made a handful of appearances. While on Earth-1, Jay Garrick gets close with Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker), and shows her his Earth-1 doppelgnger, an unassuming man named Hunter Zolomon. Seeking to show Barry how much he's changed and be a partner, Thawne travels to the past. If Hunter Zolomon is his name, then where did he get Jay Garrick from? [7], Zoom infiltrates the Rogue war between Captain Cold's Rogues, the Trickster's reformed Rogues, and the Top's brainwashed Rogues. Plus, his general physique kind of recalls Jerrys more muscular form. On one hand, this seemingly perfect girl for Barry did come totally out of nowhere in a way that could make her untrustworthy, but we love her too much for her to be evil . After the failure of his plan to be a god, Thawne then takes Henry to the Allen house, with Barry in pursuit. Because admit it, you do. Thawne brutally beats and verbally taunts Bruce before picking up the Comedian's smiley-face pin, which teleports him away to an unknown location. Barry subsequently saves Wally and returns Thawne to the predecessor's proper place in the timeline. Im also going to stop thinking about this until next week, because goodness its wearing me out. Of course, we learned that Hunter Zolomon, because of a handful of weird issues, is simply the Jay Garrick of Earth One on The Flash. [46] Confronted with Thawne's taunts about how their history with each other had defined them for so long, Barry instead chose to forgive Thawne rather than kill him or allow him to escape, tricking Thawne into attacking as he was vibrating at just the right frequency to 'infect' Thawne with a sample of his own Speed Force energy. Hong Kong CNN . Zoom took Jay and back to Earth-2 on The Flash, grabbing him before the portal closed. (Especially because it is so wildly different from the Jay Garrick we know from the comics.) [24] Thawne later reveals that the Flashpoint timeline was created when Barry went back in time to stop him from killing Nora. [25], In The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, Thawne's origin is re-established as hailing from the Central City of a 25th-century devoted to the Flash. But where did the name come from? The hooded man is then revealed to be Zolomon proclaiming that the only way to make the Flashes better heroes is to pit them in a war where they'll experience tragedy. Is, Hunter claims that he decided to become The Flash, Heres where things get pretty plot-holey. (You know, to keep people from realizing he was notorious serial killer Hunter Zolomon). [35] As he follows the traces leading to the entity, Thawne muses that he may go back in time to raise his nemesis as a "family friend" after killing Nora, but is killed by Doctor Manhattan and teleported back to the Batcave.[36]. Zolomon was orphaned after his father (inexplicably wearing Jays Earth-2 Flash costume, complete with the goofy helmet) murders his mother or so were led to believe. April 19, 2016 at 10:24 AM. In the DC Rebirth relaunch, when Iris West seemingly kills Eobard in the 25th Century, a cloaked figure called the Judge sends the Renegades back in time to arrest Iris. Needless to say, Flash refused, citing the usual time travel babble about altering the past. But, if that was his time remnant and not him, then why would he care? Hunter soon befriended the Flash (Wally West) as his insight was critical in solving a number of cases, though Hunter resented being stuck behind a desk. Rival was Edward Clariss, a professor at the same university Jay Garrick was a student at when he gained super speed, and who found his way to the same formula that granted Jay his powers. [32], In an alternate timeline created when Impulse kills an insect in the Devonian Age, most super-villains are government bureaucrats. After 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. Like this Redditor, username Mr. Cho, who puts forward a great theory: Great theory, Mr. Cho. Barry gives chase, along with the Black Flash hot on their trail, intent on purging the other Forces from the Speed Force. Here are nine things we learned about that many-named character in last nights ep, including potential plot holes we really hope. Hunter was captured and thrown into Earth-Two jail, which seems to have a lot in common with Earth-Ones jails circa the 1950s. The CW The Flash is incredible, but the mystery of Zoom is annoying. The Flash season 2 episode 6 review: Enter Zoom, The Flash season 2 episode 18 review: Versus Zoom, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Uses the Spider Society to Address Fandom, The Best British TV Series Airing Soon in the US and How to Watch Them, The Best Guardians of the Galaxy Comics to Grab Before Vol. In the comics, Hunter Zolomon (a.k.a. Thawne defeats Jay and prepares to kill Bart, but Barry, Max, Wally, Jesse Quick and Impulse arrive to prevent the villain from doing so. A simple nod to this would have sufficed. He serves as a member of the Society's strike force, scarring Damage with super-speed punches and massacring the Freedom Fighters.[9]. His arch nemesis is Zoom, a monster speedster from his world. By Megan Behnke - May 26, 2023 08:17 pm EDT. [18], In the follow-up "Brightest Day" storyline, the present Professor Zoom is still imprisoned in Iron Heights. Teddy Sears, who portrayed Hunter Zolomon a.k.a. The Flash Season 2 Finale: What Happened To Zoom? Before Zoom can kill Kid Flash, however, Thawne arrives on a cosmic treadmill with Jay Garrick chained to the front end.[8]. Barrys then Hunter will die. Zoom is not Edward Clariss, obviously, but its worth noting the similarities. 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In his comic book appearances, Professor Eobard Thawne is depicted as a scientist from the 25th century who originally idolized the Flash. As Barry forces Thawne into the Speed Force, Barry's allies are able to meditate to tap the Speed Force's power and banish their foes back to their points of origin, but the Tornado Twins contact those in the present stating that this will be Barry and Thawne's final race. He did tap out the letters J-A-Y (that spells Jay) to Barry when they were both being held hostage in Zooms lair. In subsequent changes to the timeline, Zoom defected to the rebellion against Tremain led by Gorilla Grodd; turned into a gorilla fighting against an army of flying turtles led by Grodd, now a flying turtle himself; and was a gorilla in a modern society identical to that of ancient Egypt.[50]. Hunter Zolomon / Zoom appears in the Arrowverse series The Flash, portrayed by Teddy Sears while Tony Todd provides his disguised voice. 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