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The DC Universe is a place in no shortage of great and popular villains. You have everyone from the Joker and Lex Luthor to Deathstroke, Black Adam and Sinestro, and this is just only to name a select few. These villains are just as fascinating as the heroes they fight, and they have just as many fans as their heroic counterparts. All of these villains hold great power, and they have posed a great threat to the DCU as a whole. Whether it's the planet or unassuming citizens, these villains have left their mark, and for no one is that more true than the Reverse-Flash.
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HE CAN CREATE DUPLICATES OF HIMSELF
The Flash Cisco Wells creates a duplicate
In The CW's Flash television series, viewers were taken aback when Harrison Wells was revealed to be the man in the yellow costume.
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HE CAN EXIST OUT OF TIME
DC Comics Flash Flashpoint Reverse Flash
Eobard Thawne is a time traveler who doesn't have to abide by any set of rules. His connection to the Negative Speed Force makes him different from all other speedsters, and nowhere is that more true than when it comes to time itself.
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HE CAN TURN HIS EYES BRIGHT RED
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Eobard Thawne has a signature look all his own, and we aren't just talking about his yellow costume. When the Reverse-Flash shows up, he instantly conveys fear and dread, thanks to his bright red eyes that light up whenever he feels like it.
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HE CAN TAKE ON THE ENTIRE JUSTICE LEAGUE
There aren't many villains that can single-handedly take on the might of the Justice League. Most need either a team of super-villains, while others need entire armies to pose a threat to Superman and the rest of his friends.
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HE IS SUPER-SMART
While he doesn't always show it, on account of being a murderous psychopath, Eobard Thawne is actually so smart that he falls on the genius side of the scale. Thanks to his smarts,
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HE HAS TECHNOLOGY TO SHIFT INTO SOMEONE ELSE
Harrison Wells in The Flash Season One
For the first half of The Flash's first season, the identity of the Reverse-Flash was a mystery to us. Comic fans knew him to be Eobard Thawne .
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HE CAN MANIPULATE TIME
Reverse-Flash and Flash New 52
The events of Flashpoint proceeded to create an entire new reality for the DC Universe, with a streamlined continuity. This new reality was used as a jumping on point for new readers, as well as an opportunity to tweak certain characters by giving them more modern twists.
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SONIC BOOMS ARE A SNAP
Bart Allen Max Mercury Reverse-Flash sonic boom
In writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver's Flash Rebirth miniseries, Eobard Thawne was brought back to the forefront as the greatest enemy of the Flash Family. He returned with unparalleled powers, and even more tricks in his Negative Speed Force bag.
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HE CAN REMOVE A SPEEDSTER'S PROTECTIVE AURA
Reverse-Flash Jay Garrick Flash Rebirth
Another power that we learned Reverse-Flash had in his arsenal in the Flash Rebirth miniseries was that he was able to remove the protective aura of another speedster. This aura is what protects those who have the power of super-speed from friction.
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HE CAN CHANGE HIS AGE
Reverse-Flash manipulates his age
In the build-up to the Flashpoint series, Thawne resurfaced in a very surprising manner. In fact, unbeknownst to all, he was disguised as a child. But this was no trick or illusion, nor was it thanks to a device that altered his body.
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HE HAS NO MORAL CODE
Eobard Thawne murders the woman he loved
Part of what makes The Flash one of the greatest superheroes out there is his unwavering sense of heroism. He gives people a chance, time and time again; perhaps to a fault, even. However, Eobard Thawne has none of these restraints.
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HE CAN ERASE PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE
Reverse-Flash Burned Down Barry's Home
The speedsters from the Speed Force -- Barry Allen, Wally West, Bart Allen, Jay Garrick, Jesse Quick and many others -- have the capacity to travel in time, whether simply by running or by using a cosmic treadmill. But when playing with time
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HE CAN SENSE PEOPLE FROM ALTERNATE REALITIES
Reverse-Flash Hot Pursuit Road to Flashpoint
Speedsters can not only travel backward and forward in time, it's also possible for them to access parallel realities. This is made possible because all other universes vibrate at different frequencies. Not one universe vibrates exactly the same.
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HE IS FASTER THAN THE FLASH
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One of the most defining traits of the Reverse-Flash is that he is simply faster than the Flash -- period. It's been true in the comics, and it was also true on The CW television series. Sure, he has a lot more superpowers than his heroic counterpart,
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HE CAN'T KILL HIS NEMESIS
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There is a great bit of irony in the Reverse-Flash's existence. While he will spend his entire life tormenting Barry Allen, there is actually a line he can't cross: killing him. Since Eobard became the Reverse-Flash