Why is Zoom called Reverse Flash?

Eobard Thawne found a time capsule in the 25th century containing a costume of the Flash (Barry Allen) and with a Tachyon device amplified the suit’s speed energy, giving himself speedster abilities. Reversing the costume’s colors, he adopted the moniker of “Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash” and went on a crime spree.

Why does Zoom have the same suit as Reverse Flash?

Why are these two baddies so hard to tell apart? The answer isn’t without its intricacies, but in simplest terms it’s that Zoom, who made his first appearance in 2001, was meant to be something of a new take on the earlier Reverse-Flash, who first appeared in 1963 and was deceased in comic book continuity in 2001.

Who is faster Zoom or Reverse Flash?

But he could go faster than him when he came up on a past version of Reverse-Flash, meaning that Reverse-Flash at that time probably didn’t have the extensive Tachyon enchancement. When Barry got his Tachyon device, he was running faster than Zoom, who was over 4x faster than Barry’s fastest ever speed.

Who is faster Zoom or The Flash?

Even though Barry and Wally are incredibly fast, the Hunter Zolomon Zoom doesn’t technically travel by moving, or by running. So in that sense he is a normal human at speed, but he can teleport which means he is faster than anything in the world. So yes, Zoom is faster than the Flash.

Who is faster, Reverse Flash or zoom?

Furthermore, since the Flash is faster than Zoom when he received the tachyon enhancement device, no matter if Zoom uses V9, it is concluded that Eobard Thawne is faster than Barry but Barry is faster than Zoom. The Flash and Reverse Flash are equal in speed in the future.

What is Reverse Flash real name?

The Reverse Flash’s real name is Eobard Thawne and he’s descendant of the late Eddie Thawne from the 22nd century. Obsessed with The Flash of the 21st Century (that’s Barry) he went so far as to recreate the accident that created The Flash to give himself powers.

What is a Reverse Flash?

Reverse Flash’s powers are tied to the Flash’s through the Speed Force. Reverse Flash is basically a non speedster deriving his power from the speed force created by the Flash. So It can be said that his weakness is Flash, if there would be no Flash there wouldn’t be a a Reverse Flash.