While The Flash just wanted to save his mother, Flashpoint’s creation of the timeline irreparably damaged his reputation in the DC history books.
warning! spoilers ahead Stargirl: Lost Children #4!Choosing to create a Flashpoint timeline would eventually haunt The Flash for the rest of its life. Barry Allen created the most unstable DC universe, officially leaving a permanent stain on his stellar reputation.
While always understanding what his powers could do if misused, Barry used them to make up for painful losses. After discovering that the Reverse Flash killed his mother, Flash decides to go back in time to save her. Unfortunately, it has the unintended consequences of the Flashpoint timeline, a distinct universe where the world’s greatest heroes are missing and the Atlantean/Amazonian war threatens to tear the world apart. Thankfully, Barry has regained consciousness, but his changes to DC history have allowed the timeline to be manipulated by outside forces and ushered in DC’s new 52nd era.
Creating Flashpoints destroys historical perception of Flash
However, despite making the right decisions, Barry’s image seems to have been severely damaged due to his hasty decisions.exist Stargirl: Lost Children #4 Directed by Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck, time master Corky Baxter decides to catch up with the DC Universe’s forgotten companions in the recent history of the multiverse. Corky begins his story with The Flash, explicitly referring to him as “An example of how even the best meaning” maybe”damn the whole timeline“. How he told the lost children one by one Bright spot Fail, and the aftermath 5 years later is stolen by Dr. Manhattan during a timeline overhaul. Not only does this create problems for the heroes left behind in the timeline, but Barry’s actions have a knock-on effect that causes generations of lieutenants to go missing.
Apparently the real reason the Lost Hero disappeared was actually because of Batman. Not wanting to lose his parents again, Bruce is trapped in Flashpoint’s timeline, in which they both live in a pocket universe inside a snowball belonging to the Time Master. But the confusion it caused to the timeline has allowed Childminder to derive generations of companions right from history. Creating Flashpoint was an emotional decision for Barry, but it’s one he will likely never really accept.
The Flash used to be a hero, now he’s a cautionary tale
When Flash seems to be dying Crisis on endless earthFor years, he was hailed as a hero. His return from Speed Force is a reason to celebrate. But nearly destroying the DC universe to save his mother ruined his entire career. Yes, he did it to save his loved ones, but that bad decision happened so often that its ramifications persist in the DCU. Fans can see the representative of The Flash also because Bright spot exist Stargirl: Lost Children #4will be available in DC Universe Infinite and in stores on February 28, 2023.