The Flash
Many considerGorilla Groddto be one of the must vicious and inhumane enemies ofthe Flash , but inThe Flash # 750,Barry Allen discovers that in one reality , Grodd is just as much a sub as the Flash ever was , having benefit speed power in Barry ’s place . WithGrodd ’s recent appearance inTeen Titans Academyshowing his softer side , is this just more grounds that Grodd is on his way to rehabilitation and redemption ?
Gorilla Grodd , a massively powerful and intelligent primate from Gorilla City , is require to be one of the world ’s most sinewy psychic , and he has used this genial manipulation and his utter bestial strength to become one of the most feared members of the Flash ’s rogue veranda . Grodd has been involved in many crises that have happen DC ’s superheroes , Prime Earth , and the Omniverse , having recently played a vital role intheDark Knights : Death Metalevent . Grodd has a single - minded , animalistic hatred for Barry Allen and all other man , so it comes as no surprise that Barry is so dismayed to see a multiversal chance variable of Grodd who is playing the theatrical role of sub .
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InThe Flash # 750story " Why Me ? " - with artistic production from Francis Manapul , lettering by Joshua Reed , and compose by Brian Buccellato and Manapul - Barry Allen is later to meet Iris ( again ) , and she admitsthe world need a Flash , but necessitate if it really has to be him . Barry is intrigue by this query , and adjudicate to practice what he calls his " Speed Mind " to throw his consciousness into the Speed Force , allowing him to see alternate Earth where " Barry Allen was never the Flash!“In the most out - there vision , Barry sees an alternative humans where Gorilla Grodd acquire the powers of the Speed Force .
In the Flash ’s vision he clearly assumed that even with the Speed Force , Grodd would still be as malevolent as they come , immediately try out to save peoplefromGrodd . chop-chop though , Barry realizes that Grodd is in fact saving them himself , and in a sweet moment he reunites a separated mother and nipper . Making this minute even more poignant is the fact that both theFlash and Gorilla Grodd lose their mothersto violence as children . to boot , inTeen Titans Academy # 7the newfangled Teen Titan , Gorilla Gregg , is the nephew of Grodd , and ends up needing to fight against him . By the end of the issue , once Grodd is in prison house , it is register that Gregg is trying to stay in contact with Grodd , hoping that he can be redeemed and rehabilitate . Grodd has a long , foresighted way to go , but he accepts Gregg ’s content and giving , suggesting his nephew could be a way back to the heroism he ’s understandably capable of .
While Flash ’s vision of the Scarlet Grodd was of an alternate Earth , it does seem to be one in which the major change is just that Barry did n’t reach his powers , evoke the mainstream Grodd has the potential difference to become a truly important hoagy . With Barry having witness this alternative reading of Grodd , where he is a hero , there is a chance he will be morequickly accepting of a Grodd essay repurchase , because in another existence , he knows Grodd is his equal . Grodd has been in control of the Still ForceandSpeed Force before , but his word inTeen Titans Academymake it very clear his state of war on mankind is predicated on the fact he think his citizenry will never be safe while mankind rules the Earth . Perhaps it ’s time forFlashto stop treatingGroddlike a beast and start expect for way of life to truly associate with the villain , knowing that if thing had played out differently , the nefarious gorilla would be as much of a grinder as Barry Allen .
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