The Flash Already Used Deathstorm 6 Years Ago
Warning: Spoilers for The Flash season 8, episode 11
Six years before the rise of the Black Flame, The Flash already did a Deathstorm story in season 2. This time around, Team Flash is up against their old ally, who comes complete with a scary redesign and a new set of powers. Now known as Deathstorm, the character promises to be the primary antagonist of The Flash season 8’s current storyline.
The Flash season 8 episode 11, titled “Resurrection”, turned Caitlin’s world upside down with the shocking return of Robbie Amell’s Firestorm. Though there were teases of this ahead of the Black Flame’s identity reveal, there was a great deal of skepticism over whether or not this character could actually be the real Ronnie. As it turned out, there was indeed a Ronnie Raymond connection, albeit not the one Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) was expecting. Following his full resurrection, the Black Flame stood revealed as Deathstorm, a cosmic entity born from Ronnie’s sacrifice in the season 2 premiere. The villain shares his name with a villainous, undead Firestorm who served as a member of the Black Lanterns in DC Comics.
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As surprising as Deathstorm’s debut was, it’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time the show has included an evil Ronnie Raymond, nor is it the first time it’s used the Deathstorm name from the comics. Months after Ronnie’s death, Barry traveled to Earth-2, where he was attacked by the doppelgangers of Caitlin and Ronnie, who were operating as Killer Frost and Deathstorm respectively. Like The Flash season 8’s Deathstorm, Earth-2’s Ronnie was a cold-blooded murderer who used his nuclear abilities to kill innocent people and wreak havoc
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