Darkseid & Reverse-Flash Share a Dark Power DC Wants You to Forget
Two of the most sinister villains in the DC Comics universe are Darkseid and Reverse-Flash. Darkseid is a threat to everyone in the multiverse during his search for the Anti-Life equation, often combating New Genesis, Superman, and the rest of the Justice League. Meanwhile, Reverse-Flash, aka Eobard Thawne, is on a constant mission to humiliate and destroy Barry Allen and all of his allies. While these villains don't often cross paths, they share a remarkably similar trait.
Whether it was Infinite Crisis, Blackest Night, Final Crisis, or Flashpoint, the early 2000s marked some of DC Comics' gravest events ever. While they may not exchange much dialogue, Darkseid and Reverse-Flash each share roles as monumental antagonists during this period. In Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, Marco Rudy, and Doug Mahnke's Final Crisis, Darkseid attempts to control reality and destroy DC's most famous heroes. In Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert's Flashpoint, the final event before the New 52 comics, Reverse-Flash and Flash fight their most epic battle in a different universe with the fan-favorite Thomas Wayne Batman.
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During the final pages of Final Crisis, Grant Morrison details some notes regarding his thoughts on Darkseid. He comments that everything Apokolips' tyrannical leader touches «rots in his hand.» While the methods of doing so are different than Darkseid's, Reverse-Flash can also disintegrate matter. During Flashpoint, Barry reveals Eobard can «deteriorate objects with a touch,» an ability granted by the «Negative Speed Force.» Interestingly, Darkseid and Reverse-Flash have these over-powered abilities but rarely use them.
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