Eobard Thawne

Eobard Thawne is Reverse Flash, a former fan turned nemesis to The Flash.

History
Eobard Thawne is from the 25th Century. He idolised the 21st Century hero known as, The Flash. Thawne stole equipment from the Flash Museum to give himself access to the Speed Force, which is what gives The Flash his speed. He also took the Cosmic Treadmill built by The Flash to travel back to the year 2020, in order to meet him. When he arrived in 2020, he realised that the Flash wasn't yet the hero that he should've been, so he became and adversary to The Flash. Calling himself Reverse Flash, he fought The Flash in an attempt to help him increase his speed. Seeing Thawne as a legitimate enemy, The Flash destroyed the Cosmic Treadmill, which was Thawne's only form of returning home. The only way that Eobard could return home now was to gain more speed, and time travel through the Speed Force. In order to gain more speed, he had to take it from the only other speedster alive at the time, The Flash. And in order to do that, he had to kill him.

For two years, Eobard Thawne attempted to kill the Flash and take his speed. He had even learnt the Flash's real identity over those two years. One night, in 2022, Eobard had Barry Allen pinned down. About to kill him, Thawne mentioned Barry's two children, Don and Dawn. This enraged Barry, forcing him to get up and fight back with even more aggression. The Flash would go on to win the fight, and nearly had Thawne arrested, until a future Eobard Thawne came in and prevented it. The future Thawne explained to the current Thawne that he was locked up in an anti-power cell, and couldn't escape. This all changed when Amanda Waller forced him to join her Task Force X program. During this time, Eobard ran back to 2022, to prevent himself from ever being captured. The two Eobard's work out a plan, for the current Eobard to travel back to 2017 when Flash's biggest villains were all active, and form a team with them to kill the Flash.

The Rogues
Upon travelling back to 2017, Reverse Flash recruited Gorilla Grodd, Captain Boomerang, Heat Wave and the Trickster for his Rogues team.

Powers and Abilities

 * Superhuman Speed: Barry Allen is able to move at speeds faster than any normal human. This also includes: Superhuman Agility, Superhuman Reflexes

Appearances

 * Pilot (The Flash: Full Throttle - Ep. 1)