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Black Flash


Occupation	Manifestation
Powers and Abilities	Super speed, super stamina, longevity
Status	Unknown

"The Speed doesn't belong to you!" - Black Flash to Superman, Haunted

The Black Flash, also called the Speed Demon or the Black Racer, is a supernatural creature that represents death, manifested from the Speed Force itself but also visible to those who possess super speed while not belonging to the Force.

Its purpose is to collect the souls of individuals connected to the Speed Force, such as Jay Garrick and Bart Allen.

Physical AppearanceEdit

The imposing creature doesn't appear human at all: beeing comprised of the dark energies of the Speed Force, appearing completely black and always surrounded by black/dark blue lightnings. It features a grotesque, almost oil-shaped, humanoid form with clawed hands and feet that feature three toes and a fourth talon extending from the heel.

The creature's mouth features an extended animal-like snout with sharp, gruesome teeth and a prensile tongue. Its horns resemble the ear wings the Flash had on his helmet, as well as backward knees to help him run faster and a pair of glowing yellow eyes.

PersonalityEdit

Coming Soon

Power and AbilitiesEdit

Super Speed - The Black Flash can move and perceive on the same level of superhuman speed as Bart Allen and Clark Kent. This makes it faster than a mature super-powered Kryptonian and certainly faster than a speeding bullet.

Early HistoryEdit

As explained in detail at a later time, the Black Flash creature first appeared to Bart Allen while he was captured and tortured by Lex Luthor for stealing LuthorCorp secrets. Trapped in a circular glass cage, Lex forced Bart to run at superspeed to avoid a charged floor that would electrocute him to death if he touched it. Running faster than he ever thought himself capable, Bart discovered he could tap into the very Speed Force itself. Almost immediately, Bart saw the dark creature waiting for him just outside the glass, waiting to grab him. Before he could pass out and fall to the shocked floor or before the creature could grab him, Clark Kent rescued him from the chamber.

Season ElevenEdit

Bart visits his friend Clark after he has assumed his costumed identity of Superman. He appears troubled but when asked about it, Bart tells Clark that nothing is wrong. The two are dispatched by Chloe Sullivan at Watchtower to handle an art robbery at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. They agree to race each other to France, but as Clark flies off Bart is tentative to use the Speed Force as he hears an ominous voice call his name.

In Paris, Bart and Clark confront Monsieur Mallah and the Brain and their army of monkeys stealing art from the museum. As Mallah begins firing on the heroes and the crowd of civilians, Bart taps into the Speed Force to catch the bullets. As he runs, the Black Flash appears again, telling Bart "It is time" as it bolts toward him and tries to grab him. After Clark knocks Mallah out and uses a superclap to knock the rest of the primates unconscious, he finds a tired and scared Bart on his knees.

Flying across the Atlantic Ocean back to Metropolis, Bart tells Clark about the dark creature and recounts the story of the first time seeing it. He mentions that it has always waited for him every time that he's used his superspeed and Clark wonders why he wanted to race him to both India and then to France. Bart admits that because Clark is the only one he know who can ran anywhere near the speeds he can, he wanted to see if Clark could see the creature. If he couldn't, then it would prove to Bart that it was all in his head. Clark assures his friend he isn't crazy and that they will find a way to confront the creature together.

Clark and Bart later arrives at S.T.A.R. Labs where the scientists there set Bart and Clark up for a speed assessment.With everything set, Bart wonders how Clark will manage to match his speed, considering he runs a lot faster than Clark. Emil explains that the treadmills they are using for the assessment had been specially designed with a frictionless engine assembly when they began testing Clark's abilities. This will allow Bart to run as fast as he can while Clark's treadmill will accelerate him towards Bart's speed. They all hope that if they can get Clark fast enough, he can witness the creature as well.

As they run, Clark encourages Bart to go full speed, insisting that he has his friend's back. With approval, Bart taps into the Speed Force and runs so fast that he causes the treadmill and the monitoring equipment to explode. As Clark falls to the floor, while in the Speed Force, the horrible creature towers over him, chastising his speed as "not pure." Outside of the force, Bart asks Clark if he was able to see the demon. Now knowing what he is dealing with, Clark assures his friend that he will find a way to save him.

AppearancesEdit

Season Eleven: Haunted

TriviaEdit

Black Flash is the main antagonist of Haunted.
Bart refers to the creature as "Speed Demon" and "Black Racer". Both are separate DC Comics characters. Speed Demon is a costumed super-villain and enemy of the Flash. The Black Racer is an Avatar of Death and one of the New Gods created by Jack Kirby.

In the comicsEdit

Black Flash is a death manifestation in the DC universe.The character, created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Ron Wagner, first appeared in The Flash vol. 2, #138 (June 1998).The Black Flash fulfills the role of Death for those who possess super-speed, returning them to the source of their powers: the Speed Force. It was reportedly seen before the deaths of Barry Allen and Johnny Quick; Max Mercury, having had several near-death experiences, also saw the Black Flash.

It is not clear whether the Black Flash exists because the speedsters are simply too fast for traditional Death to capture, or as some sort of bizarre side-effect to their connection to the Speed Force.

It came for Wally West to draw him back to the Speed Force, but instead took Linda Park, Wally's girlfriend, into the Speed Force. It later returned to try and take Wally again, freezing time except for those who possessed a connection to the Speed Force. Max Mercury, Jay Garrick, and Jesse Quick all attempted to assist Wally by distracting the Black Flash; Wally finally defeated the Black Flash by racing it to the end of time, to a point where Death would have no meaning, causing it to dissipate.

The Black Flash appeared to the fourth Flash, Bart Allen, immediately before his death at the hands of the Rogues at the Getty Center.

Barry Allen has recently become the new Black Flash after the old one was found "apparently dead". Soon after, the title was taken by Professor Zoom in his corpse Black Lantern form.

Other faces of Black FlashEdit

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ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

Black Flash at Wikipedia
Black Flash at the DC Comics Database
Black Flash on ComicVine.com
Speed Demon at DC Comics Database
Speed Demon on ComicVine.com
The Black Racer at Wikipedia
The Black Racer at DC Comics Database
The Black Racer on ComicVine.com
Black Flash on The Flash Wikia