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** ComicBook/EobardThawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom and the Reverse Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen and the one who killed his mother. Duplicating Barry's powers out of an obsession with him, Eobard attempted to replace him in life, and when rejected by the latter's wife, spitefully killed her, later forcing the pacifistic Barry to kill Eobard himself to save his then-fiancé from suffering the same fate. Resurrected, Eobard begins using his time travel powers to commit a litany of crimes, including pettily [[SiblingMurder murdering his own brother]] and [[SelfMadeOrphan parents]], as well as a rival and every single man who dated a woman he was interested in, even going back to her childhood to lobotomize her for spurning him. Eobard, in another of his evil deeds, attempted to murder the children of ComicBook/WallyWest in front of their mother and murders Johnny Quick. Trying to force the also-resurrected Barry into becoming the villainous Black Flash, Eobard continues carelessly shifting the time stream for no other purpose than to make Barry suffer, causing untold damage and agony in doing so, and torments Barry during the events of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', even stating now that he is free from the effects of timeline changes he will murder Barry in the womb. A vile, [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] man who will [[NeverMyFault never admit to being at fault]], Eobard is Barry Allen's worst nightmare come to life.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, upon learning of Barry Allen's death, decides to gain more power in the altered timeline Barry created. Brutally [[HeroKiller murdering several soldiers and heroes]] at the White House, Thawne forces the [[PuppetKing President]], a weak man he put into power, into giving him all of the power in the US. To protect his power, Thawne killed Aquaman and a thousand of his soldiers and threatened to do the same to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. Thawne taunts Thomas Wayne about how he could use his powers to save the world from the forces tearing it apart, but that he chooses not to, fully willing to leave millions to die just so he can maintain power in America. When America is invaded by his enemies, Thawne opts to change the timeline even more, saving the Waynes, causing Gotham to remain a [[WretchedHive crime-filled hellhole]] without Batman, and changing even more in [[ItsAllAboutMe his mad desire to create a world for himself]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, upon learning of Barry Allen's death, decides to gain more power in the altered timeline Barry created. Brutally [[HeroKiller murdering several soldiers and heroes]] at the White House, Thawne forces the [[PuppetKing President]], a weak man he put into power, into giving him all of the power in the US. To protect his power, Thawne killed Aquaman and a thousand of his soldiers and threatened to do the same to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. Thawne taunts Thomas Wayne about how he could use his powers to save the world from the forces tearing it apart, but that he chooses not to, fully willing to leave millions to die just so he can maintain power in America. When America is invaded by his enemies, Thawne opts to change the timeline even more, saving the Waynes, causing Gotham to remain a [[WretchedHive crime-filled hellhole]] without Batman, and changing even more in [[ItsAllAboutMe his mad desire to create a world for himself]].
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** ComicBook/EobardThawne, [[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]], a.k.a. Professor Zoom and the Reverse Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen and the one who killed his mother. Duplicating Barry's powers out of an obsession with him, Eobard attempted to replace him in life, and when rejected by the latter's wife, spitefully killed her, later forcing the pacifistic Barry to kill Eobard himself to save his then-fiancé from suffering the same fate. Resurrected, Eobard begins using his time travel powers to commit a litany of crimes, including pettily [[SiblingMurder murdering his own brother]] and [[SelfMadeOrphan parents]], as well as a rival and every single man who dated a woman he was interested in, even going back to her childhood to lobotomize her for spurning him. Eobard, in another of his evil deeds, attempted to murder the children of ComicBook/WallyWest Wally West in front of their mother and murders Johnny Quick. Trying to force the also-resurrected Barry into becoming the villainous Black Flash, Eobard continues carelessly shifting the time stream for no other purpose than to make Barry suffer, causing untold damage and agony in doing so, and torments Barry during the events of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint|DCComics}}'', even stating now that he is free from the effects of timeline changes he will murder Barry in the womb. A vile, [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] man who will [[NeverMyFault never admit to being at fault]], Eobard is Barry Allen's worst nightmare come to life.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything[[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] Allen stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint|DCComics}}'', Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, upon learning of Barry Allen's death, decides to gain more power in the altered timeline Barry created. Brutally [[HeroKiller murdering several soldiers and heroes]] at the White House, Thawne forces the [[PuppetKing President]], a weak man he put into power, into giving him all of the power in the US. To protect his power, Thawne killed Aquaman and a thousand of his soldiers and threatened to do the same to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. Thawne taunts Thomas Wayne about how he could use his powers to save the world from the forces tearing it apart, but that he chooses not to, fully willing to leave millions to die just so he can maintain power in America. When America is invaded by his enemies, Thawne opts to change the timeline even more, saving the Waynes, causing Gotham to remain a [[WretchedHive crime-filled hellhole]] without Batman, and changing even more in [[ItsAllAboutMe his mad desire to create a world for himself]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of
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** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
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** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[Franchise/TheFlash [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's actually a very efficient [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLAer]] and its second-best detective after Franchise/{{Batman}}.ComicBook/{{Batman}}.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Thawne is popularly associated with the line "It was me, Barry!", used to [[MemeticTroll memetically illustrate]] his sheer levels of [[EvilIsPetty pettiness]]. However, Thawne has never actually said the line verbatim - it's a paraphrase of a longer monologue.
* CantUnHearIt: Mainly thanks to Creator/CThomasHowell in the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse, and Creator/TomCavanagh and/or Creator/MattLetscher in ''Series/TheFlash2014'' presenting memorable performances as Thawne. For those familiar with Zoomposting (and ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' to an extent), Valentine Stokes is usually the voice they think of. Video game fans would lean towards Creator/LiamOBrien from ''Videogame/Injustice2''.
* CompleteMonster:
** ComicBook/EobardThawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom and the Reverse Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen and the one who killed his mother. Duplicating Barry's powers out of an obsession with him, Eobard attempted to replace him in life, and when rejected by the latter's wife, spitefully killed her, later forcing the pacifistic Barry to kill Eobard himself to save his then-fiancé from suffering the same fate. Resurrected, Eobard begins using his time travel powers to commit a litany of crimes, including pettily [[SiblingMurder murdering his own brother]] and [[SelfMadeOrphan parents]], as well as a rival and every single man who dated a woman he was interested in, even going back to her childhood to lobotomize her for spurning him. Eobard, in another of his evil deeds, attempted to murder the children of ComicBook/WallyWest in front of their mother and murders Johnny Quick. Trying to force the also-resurrected Barry into becoming the villainous Black Flash, Eobard continues carelessly shifting the time stream for no other purpose than to make Barry suffer, causing untold damage and agony in doing so, and torments Barry during the events of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', even stating now that he is free from the effects of timeline changes he will murder Barry in the womb. A vile, [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] man who will [[NeverMyFault never admit to being at fault]], Eobard is Barry Allen's worst nightmare come to life.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, upon learning of Barry Allen's death, decides to gain more power in the altered timeline Barry created. Brutally [[HeroKiller murdering several soldiers and heroes]] at the White House, Thawne forces the [[PuppetKing President]], a weak man he put into power, into giving him all of the power in the US. To protect his power, Thawne killed Aquaman and a thousand of his soldiers and threatened to do the same to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. Thawne taunts Thomas Wayne about how he could use his powers to save the world from the forces tearing it apart, but that he chooses not to, fully willing to leave millions to die just so he can maintain power in America. When America is invaded by his enemies, Thawne opts to change the timeline even more, saving the Waynes, causing Gotham to remain a [[WretchedHive crime-filled hellhole]] without Batman, and changing even more in [[ItsAllAboutMe his mad desire to create a world for himself]].
** ''Series/TheFlash2014'': [[Characters/ArrowverseEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]], aka the Reverse-Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen. Failing to kill Barry as a child, Thawne instead kills Barry's mother in order to cripple Barry's spirit to prevent him from becoming the Flash. Thawne finds himself TrappedInThePast without his SuperSpeed, leading him to KillAndReplace Harrison Wells, instigate the STAR Labs Particle Accelerator explosion to recreate the Flash, while also filling Central City with dangerous meta-humans. Prevented from returning to the future, Thawne tried to kill the heroes, but is supposedly [[RetGone erased from existence]] after his ancestor, Eddie Thawne, kills himself. Somehow surviving, Thawne resurfaces, traveling to Earth-X to join the ranks of the New Reichsmen and assist in the Nazi invasion of Earth-1, fleeing when the tides turn. Eventually, Thawne gets incarcerated in the future and scheduled for execution; he manipulated Barry's daughter, Nora West-Allen, into destroying Cicada's dagger—which kept Thawne's powers negated—in the past, knowing it would also erase Nora from existence. Post-Crisis, Thawne returns again, having lost his body, and takes over the body of Nash Wells, [[PsychologicalTormentZone trapping his mind]], while attempting to murder Team Flash. After Thawne's body is restored, Thawne creates "[[AlternateTimeline Reverse-Flashpoint]]", where he has stolen Barry's life and identity in every way, and has set to erase Barry from existence, which Barry warns him would lead to "Armageddon". Made into the Avatar of the Negative Forces, Thawne uses his newfound powers to go on a killing spree for kicks. Unable to defeat Barry after he becomes the Positive Force Avatar, Thawne decides the best way to kill his nemesis is to [[OmnicidalManiac take the entire world down with him]].
* MemeticMolester: Starting the early 2020's, it became common to depict Thawne using his powers for [[PowerPerversionPotential perversely sadistic crimes]], such as masturbating Barry when the latter was making out with a girl.
* MemeticMutation: Gets a plethora of memes thanks to ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''...
** ''Angry helicopter noises''. [[labelnote:Explanation]] When the Reverse-Flash appears, in addition to his theme music, and his vibrational effects, there are helicopter effects that also play, though it's unclear if they are something the other characters can hear or not. [[/labelnote]]
** Some would say ____ is the reverse. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When the Reverse-Flash is "trapped" by the STAR Labs team inside a forcefield, Dr. Wells tells him that they designed a trap that could hold the Flash, just like he is. He retorts: "I'm not like the Flash ''at all''". Some would say I'm the reverse." [[/labelnote]]
** Run, Barry, run! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Other characters do say this, but Thawne is the ''meme namer''.[[/labelnote]]
** Now who's the villain, Flash!? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also said (rather dramatically) by Thawne in Season 3.[[/labelnote]]
** For centuries. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eobard Thawne told Cisco: "to me, you've been dead for centuries." This is frequently combined with other memes, eg., "it's been unclear for centuries."[[/labelnote]]
** A speed mirage, if you will. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another phrase from Thawne, when he explained to Cisco how he could be in two places at the same time, which is also combined with other memes.[[/labelnote]]
** IT WAS ME, BARRY! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''The Flash: Rebirth'', Eobard reveals that he went back in time and tormented Barry Allen throughout his childhood before murdering his mother. The sheer pettiness of some of Thawne's actions, such as making Barry miss a catch at a baseball game, led to 4chan creating [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-was-me-barry-zoomposting Zoomposting]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://twitter.com/ViewtifulVal/status/1272263086418939905 I jerked you off at super-speed...]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The most well-known example of Zoomposting, thanks to the voice-acting, where Thawne claims that he caused Flash to have a premature ejaculation while he was making out with his first girlfriend.[[/labelnote]]
*** With the revelation of Ezra Miller's various criminal charges, this has morphed into Thawne [[EvenEvilHasStandards being horrified and telling Barry to get some help]].
* MemeticTroll: Thawne has taken EvilIsPetty to frankly ''ridiculous'' levels, which has ''not'' gone unnoticed by the Internet. The things Thawne is reportedly responsible for (according to the internet) include but are not limited to:
** Jerking Barry at Supersonic speed to make him seem like a one-pump chump in front of his girlfriend.
** Drawing [[Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy Lola Bunny]] a lot more modestly.
** Helping Lex Luthor steal forty cakes.
** Rushing the development of the original ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' cut, or ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' or ''VideoGame/Fallout76''.
** To wit, Thawne is so ridiculously petty that all the nasty things he's attributed to doing in memes perfectly lines up with his character.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[CompleteMonster AND HOW]]! Thawne manages to make a hobby out of committing irredeemable actions. Stalking Barry Allen with the sole intent of making him miserable, killing his brother and parents out of petty disappointment, lobotomizing a woman he was attracted to solely for not reciprocating his feelings, killing Iris West, the list goes on...
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Thawne is popularly associated with the line "It was me, Barry!", used to [[MemeticTroll memetically illustrate]] his sheer levels of [[EvilIsPetty pettiness]]. However, Thawne has never actually said the line verbatim - it's a paraphrase of a longer monologue.
* CantUnHearIt: Mainly thanks to Creator/CThomasHowell in the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse, and Creator/TomCavanagh and/or Creator/MattLetscher in ''Series/TheFlash2014'' presenting memorable performances as Thawne. For those familiar with Zoomposting (and ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' to an extent), Valentine Stokes is usually the voice they think of. Video game fans would lean towards Creator/LiamOBrien from ''Videogame/Injustice2''.
* CompleteMonster:
** ComicBook/EobardThawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom and the Reverse Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen and the one who killed his mother. Duplicating Barry's powers out of an obsession with him, Eobard attempted to replace him in life, and when rejected by the latter's wife, spitefully killed her, later forcing the pacifistic Barry to kill Eobard himself to save his then-fiancé from suffering the same fate. Resurrected, Eobard begins using his time travel powers to commit a litany of crimes, including pettily [[SiblingMurder murdering his own brother]] and [[SelfMadeOrphan parents]], as well as a rival and every single man who dated a woman he was interested in, even going back to her childhood to lobotomize her for spurning him. Eobard, in another of his evil deeds, attempted to murder the children of ComicBook/WallyWest in front of their mother and murders Johnny Quick. Trying to force the also-resurrected Barry into becoming the villainous Black Flash, Eobard continues carelessly shifting the time stream for no other purpose than to make Barry suffer, causing untold damage and agony in doing so, and torments Barry during the events of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', even stating now that he is free from the effects of timeline changes he will murder Barry in the womb. A vile, [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] man who will [[NeverMyFault never admit to being at fault]], Eobard is Barry Allen's worst nightmare come to life.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'', Thawne, a.k.a. Professor Zoom, is the [[ArchEnemy Reverse-Flash]] and opposes everything [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] stands for. Thawne hires various other Flash villains to break into the Flash museum. Thawne straps bombs to the villains he hired after they defeat Flash, planning to blow up the Flash museum and several surrounding blocks, just so the Flash will be tormented knowing that several innocent people will die with him. After his initial defeat, Thawne mocks Flash over the fact his mother died. After Flash uses his speed to travel back in time and save his mother, [[TimeCrash the world is sent to a twisted alternate state]], in which a war between Atlantis and the Amazons has caused massive devastation. Thawne delights in Barry's agony at the new world and enjoys the carnage as it makes his nemesis suffer. When Barry tries to fix the realities, Thawne tries to stop him, meaning he is willing to cause and allow the deaths of countless innocents, as well as himself, solely [[EvilisPetty to satisfy his hatred of Barry]].
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'''s retelling of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash, upon learning of Barry Allen's death, decides to gain more power in the altered timeline Barry created. Brutally [[HeroKiller murdering several soldiers and heroes]] at the White House, Thawne forces the [[PuppetKing President]], a weak man he put into power, into giving him all of the power in the US. To protect his power, Thawne killed Aquaman and a thousand of his soldiers and threatened to do the same to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. Thawne taunts Thomas Wayne about how he could use his powers to save the world from the forces tearing it apart, but that he chooses not to, fully willing to leave millions to die just so he can maintain power in America. When America is invaded by his enemies, Thawne opts to change the timeline even more, saving the Waynes, causing Gotham to remain a [[WretchedHive crime-filled hellhole]] without Batman, and changing even more in [[ItsAllAboutMe his mad desire to create a world for himself]].
** ''Series/TheFlash2014'': [[Characters/ArrowverseEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]], aka the Reverse-Flash, is the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen. Failing to kill Barry as a child, Thawne instead kills Barry's mother in order to cripple Barry's spirit to prevent him from becoming the Flash. Thawne finds himself TrappedInThePast without his SuperSpeed, leading him to KillAndReplace Harrison Wells, instigate the STAR Labs Particle Accelerator explosion to recreate the Flash, while also filling Central City with dangerous meta-humans. Prevented from returning to the future, Thawne tried to kill the heroes, but is supposedly [[RetGone erased from existence]] after his ancestor, Eddie Thawne, kills himself. Somehow surviving, Thawne resurfaces, traveling to Earth-X to join the ranks of the New Reichsmen and assist in the Nazi invasion of Earth-1, fleeing when the tides turn. Eventually, Thawne gets incarcerated in the future and scheduled for execution; he manipulated Barry's daughter, Nora West-Allen, into destroying Cicada's dagger—which kept Thawne's powers negated—in the past, knowing it would also erase Nora from existence. Post-Crisis, Thawne returns again, having lost his body, and takes over the body of Nash Wells, [[PsychologicalTormentZone trapping his mind]], while attempting to murder Team Flash. After Thawne's body is restored, Thawne creates "[[AlternateTimeline Reverse-Flashpoint]]", where he has stolen Barry's life and identity in every way, and has set to erase Barry from existence, which Barry warns him would lead to "Armageddon". Made into the Avatar of the Negative Forces, Thawne uses his newfound powers to go on a killing spree for kicks. Unable to defeat Barry after he becomes the Positive Force Avatar, Thawne decides the best way to kill his nemesis is to [[OmnicidalManiac take the entire world down with him]].
* MemeticMolester: Starting the early 2020's, it became common to depict Thawne using his powers for [[PowerPerversionPotential perversely sadistic crimes]], such as masturbating Barry when the latter was making out with a girl.
* MemeticMutation: Gets a plethora of memes thanks to ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''...
** ''Angry helicopter noises''. [[labelnote:Explanation]] When the Reverse-Flash appears, in addition to his theme music, and his vibrational effects, there are helicopter effects that also play, though it's unclear if they are something the other characters can hear or not. [[/labelnote]]
** Some would say ____ is the reverse. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When the Reverse-Flash is "trapped" by the STAR Labs team inside a forcefield, Dr. Wells tells him that they designed a trap that could hold the Flash, just like he is. He retorts: "I'm not like the Flash ''at all''". Some would say I'm the reverse." [[/labelnote]]
** Run, Barry, run! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Other characters do say this, but Thawne is the ''meme namer''.[[/labelnote]]
** Now who's the villain, Flash!? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also said (rather dramatically) by Thawne in Season 3.[[/labelnote]]
** For centuries. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eobard Thawne told Cisco: "to me, you've been dead for centuries." This is frequently combined with other memes, eg., "it's been unclear for centuries."[[/labelnote]]
** A speed mirage, if you will. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another phrase from Thawne, when he explained to Cisco how he could be in two places at the same time, which is also combined with other memes.[[/labelnote]]
** IT WAS ME, BARRY! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''The Flash: Rebirth'', Eobard reveals that he went back in time and tormented Barry Allen throughout his childhood before murdering his mother. The sheer pettiness of some of Thawne's actions, such as making Barry miss a catch at a baseball game, led to 4chan creating [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-was-me-barry-zoomposting Zoomposting]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://twitter.com/ViewtifulVal/status/1272263086418939905 I jerked you off at super-speed...]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The most well-known example of Zoomposting, thanks to the voice-acting, where Thawne claims that he caused Flash to have a premature ejaculation while he was making out with his first girlfriend.[[/labelnote]]
*** With the revelation of Ezra Miller's various criminal charges, this has morphed into Thawne [[EvenEvilHasStandards being horrified and telling Barry to get some help]].
* MemeticTroll: Thawne has taken EvilIsPetty to frankly ''ridiculous'' levels, which has ''not'' gone unnoticed by the Internet. The things Thawne is reportedly responsible for (according to the internet) include but are not limited to:
** Jerking Barry at Supersonic speed to make him seem like a one-pump chump in front of his girlfriend.
** Drawing [[Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy Lola Bunny]] a lot more modestly.
** Helping Lex Luthor steal forty cakes.
** Rushing the development of the original ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' cut, or ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' or ''VideoGame/Fallout76''.
** To wit, Thawne is so ridiculously petty that all the nasty things he's attributed to doing in memes perfectly lines up with his character.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[CompleteMonster AND HOW]]! Thawne manages to make a hobby out of committing irredeemable actions. Stalking Barry Allen with the sole intent of making him miserable, killing his brother and parents out of petty disappointment, lobotomizing a woman he was attracted to solely for not reciprocating his feelings, killing Iris West, the list goes on...
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen''': Originally titled just ''X-Men'', this is the original X-Men title. Amassing over 600 issues, ''Uncanny'' has been present for nearly the entire history of the franchise, passing trough various creators, teams and concepts trough it's long history.
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* ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen''': ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'': Originally titled just ''X-Men'', this is the original X-Men title. Amassing over 600 issues, ''Uncanny'' has been present for nearly the entire history of the franchise, passing trough various creators, teams and concepts trough it's long history.
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* ''ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusadeVertigo''
* ''ComicBook/CodenameGravedigger''
* ''ComicBook/ComicCavalcade''
* ''ComicBook/Convergence''
* ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''
* ''ComicBook/CrimeSyndicate2021''
* ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: After his wife's death, Felix Faust and Neron try to manipulate Ralph into giving them access to [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doctor Fate's]] helmet. Both villains have proven more than capable of taking on the entire assembled Justice League, but
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* AddictionPowered: He drinks a lot of Gingold soda and gets super-stretch powers. The drink can apparently increase flexibility in most people who drink it, but you have to go to serious overdose levels to get actual stretching abilities, which can then be maintained by regular drinking of the normal product. A significant section of the human population is allergic to gingold extract, and thus unable to take advantage of the herb's special properties.
* TheBusCameBack: In [[spoiler: ''ComicBook/SecretSix'']] For [[spoiler: ''both of them'']].
* {{Contortionist}}: Elongated Man is not, but he was inspired by the Indian Rubber Men, who are famous practitioners of the contortion arts.
%%* CrusadingWidow: To the point that ComicBook/TheSpectre, the literal Wrath of God, offered Ralph the chance to avenge his wife's death on her killer. Ralph refused.
* DarkerAndEdgier: In ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', Ralph falls back on his detective roots, begins drinking, and becomes obsessed with resurrecting Sue. [[spoiler: All but the first was part of a ruse to [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Felix Faust and Neron.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Naturally, he and Beetle get along well during crossovers between the JL ''International'' and ''Europe'' team.
* DisposableSuperheroMaker: It had been established that anyone can get his powers by drinking Gingold to excess but it was later retconned to say that the Gingold activated Ralph's metagene.
* DrowningMySorrows: After the death of Sue, in ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', he spends most of the series drinking and growing a BeardOfSorrow. [[spoiler:Turns out he was faking it, and was setting up Felix Faust and Neron in a trap. What was he drinking from a flask? ''Gingold''.]]
%%* EndearinglyDorky: Ralph's general schtick compared to other heroes like Flash and Batman, or even the wackier Plastic Man. It's a big part of why Sue fell for him.
* ExpyCoexistence: He was created as an {{Expy}} of ''ComicBook/PlasticMan'' by a writer who didn't realize that [=DC=] had recently bought the character. They've crossed over plenty of times.
%%* {{Foreshadowing}}
* FunPersonified: At first he was just another hero, but as time passed he became a jokester (Plastic Man went through the same process at the same time), especially during the late 80s. But then [[spoiler:[[DroppedABridgeOnHim Sue got killed - and worse, while she was pregnant.]]]]
* HappilyMarried: To Sue. They have shared a log relationship that many readers considered a breath of fresh air in an era when comics were becoming darker.
* LockedRoomMystery: His specialty, according to ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo''.
%%* NiceGuy
* NonIdleRich: Both he and his wife are rich, yet they go around solving crimes. Both are based on the main characters from ''Film/TheThinMan'' detective movies.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's actually a very efficient [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLAer]] and its second-best detective after Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Batman has stated that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Ralph is the superior detective]]; Batman himself is "merely" the world's foremost criminologist, while Ralph favors deductive reasoning.
* OfficialCouple: In 70 years as a married couple in comics, Ralph and Sue have never once strayed.
%%* PersonalityPowers
* PowerPerversionPotential: Not in the obvious way. Ralph once gave a brute Gingold, then tied him in knots - and then threatened him by reminding him what would happen [[BodyHorror when the Gingold wore off]]. Yikes!
** He has been known to kiss Sue while the rest of his body was in the next room.
%%* PluckyComicRelief
%%* RubberMan
* SadClown: Ralph is fully aware that stretching doesn't put him on the same level as most of the other members of the Justice League, and throughout the 70s and early 80s especially worried that he would let others down as their weakest member. This trait has largely vanished following ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.
* SelectiveObliviousness: His trademark thing is to move the nose when he notices a mystery. He says that his wife finds it adorable. Everybody tells him that it is so grossly disgusting... including his wife.
* ShapeShifterShowdown: With ComicBook/PlasticMan.
%%* ShapeshifterWeapon
%%* SomethingPerson
* SpiderSense. His nose twitches when he "smells" a mystery.
-->'''Flamebird''': ComicBook/GreenArrow says you just made that up to get publicity.\\
[Beat]\\
'''Elongated Man''': ... Do y'know he has a bald spot? That's why he wears that little hat.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Has not reappeared in the ComicBook/{{New 52}} [[spoiler:until the later period of experimentation before Comicbook/DCRebirth. If he's back on the bus there remains to be seen]]
* SuperSerum: Ralph got his powers by drinking a substance called "Gingold". He had to drink it regularly.
** Retconned into the Gingold (which, by the way, he discovered in ''soda'') activating his metagene (somehow). Pure gingold extract turned out to be quite harmful to anyone but him.
* SwissArmySuperpower: Ralph's shapeshifting can be surprisingly versatile, especially considering that unlike Plastic Man Ralph cannot ''truly'' shapeshift, only elongate himself in various ways.
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler: In ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo,'' he tricks Neron and Felix Faust into trapping themselves in the Tower of Fate when they kill him before he can break the binding spells keeping them there.]]
* UglyGuyHotWife: According to Sue, he's a 7. Note that she was a DeadpanSnarker. However, according to Ralph in ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'', Sue was only ever attracted to ''him'' and not the more conventionally attractive and powerful superheroes like Barry Allen at a party.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With the third [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]], Wally West. While the two were definitely friends, Ralph loved to poke fun at Wally by comparing him to Barry Allen (the second [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]]).
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