- "If I could just go back in time and stop the guy who did it."
"No, I can't do that, 'cause that's way too much interaction." - ―Iris West and Barry Allen[src]
The Reverse-Flash is the speedster responsible of the murder of Nora Allen.
Biography[]
Murder of Nora Allen[]
- "I think whoever broke into the house thought it was empty. And then my mom was in there with the knife in her hand and things went bad, just this absurd chain of events."
- ―Barry Allen[src]
When traveling through the multiverse, the speedster known as the Reverse-Flash traveled to June 13, 2004. When Nora Allen was in the kitchen, Reverse-Flash brutally murdered Allen by stabbing her in the stomach and disappearing after the act. Henry Allen desperately tried to save Nora, but ended up being framed for her death, and was sentenced to Iron Heights Penitentiary.[1]
Powers and Abilities[]
- Speed Force Conduit: Reverse-Flash was presumably able to use the Speed Force to travel across time to June 13, 2004 and murder Nora Allen.
Relationships[]
Enemies[]
- Nora Allen † - Victim
- Barry Allen/The Flash - Psychological Victim
Behind the Scenes[]
- In the comics, Eobard Thawne is Barry Allen's greatest enemy, operating under the aliases of Professor Zoom and Reverse-Flash.
- On June 17, 2023, director Andy Muschietti clarified that Reverse Flash exists within The Flash, stating “Well, Reverse Flash is the elephant in the room, right? It feels like you can’t make another movie without addressing the one that, in all accounts, is the murderer of Barry’s mom. So, it feels like the big villain."[1]
- According to Jay Oliva, Eobard Thawne was originally intended to be the true main antagonist of the DCEU after Zack Snyder's Darkseid quadrilogy, with The Flash laying the groundwork to introduce the character, that would had ended with a "Flashpoint Paradox" movie, stating that “It was Professor Zoom pulling the strings because he had come from the future to basically fuck with Barry. In the Flash movies, Zoom would be the villain in the background. But also in the ancillary other films, you would see some of the influences of Zoom on the rest of the Justice League.”[2]
