The Flash
Warning : spoilers before forThe Flash Annual 2021 # 1 !
TheFlashjust discovered an former speedster foe previously thought dead is alive and well . The Flash Annual 2021 # 1sees the homecoming ofSavitar , a speedster obsessed with becoming one with the Speed Force . This venomous speedster is dangerous enough on his own , but now he has received a major mogul - up .
Wally West has been traveling through time thanks to the Speed Force propelling him into the bodies of unlike speedsters . The last several issues have seen him as a prehistoric speedster , Jay Garrick , Reverse - Flash , and Bart Allen . The hitch ends with the most tragical event of his past , as Wally is throw back into his own body and the explosive events ofHeroes in Crisis . And to top it all off , the Flash is possess to fight an former foeman he ’d hoped never to see again .
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Created by the team of Jeremy Adams , Fernando Pasarin , Brandon Peterson , Hi - Fi , Michael Atiyeh , and Steve Wands , The Flash Annual 2021 # 1returns Savitar to the DC Universe . Savitar was previously toss off by the Flash with just a touch from Barry Allen back inDC Rebirth , but like many of DC ’s heroes and baddie , he ’s been resurrected as part of the newInfinite Frontierera . However , this issue does n’t just reveal that Savitar is back - it also reveals that he was actually the cause of the explosion at Sanctuary whichkilled several heroes duringHeroes in Crisis . This was cause by Savitar embedding himself within the Speed Force , attempt to rein its full power . InThe Flash Annual 2021 # 1 , he is release only thanks to Wally ’s effort to reposition him from deep within the fundamental force of nature .
Savitar is direct to be the"heir to the Speed Force,“becoming the ultimate speedster , in line with his usual claim that he is the"God of Speed . “In this matter , he is very close to attain that statute title , managing to engross enough of the Speed Force ’s power to achieve a"raw connectedness . “Prior to his growth , the Speed Force had been trying to decline him , make the surge that Wally had to investigate . Savitar is a truly derange villain , often served by his own cult . He has long been a spikelet in the side of DC ’s speedsters thanks to his ability to steal their powers , with only Wally escape this effect thanks to his unique Speed Force connection .
Savitar ’s return brings about a change in Wally ’s abilities which will redefine the hero going forward , as DC ’s newfangled Flash absorbs the Speed Force ’s surge energy , becoming the actual"heir,“as his foe wished to be . It ’s an especially bittersweet victory given the reveal that Savitar is responsible for the deaths ofHeroes in Crisis- a disclosure that emphasizes what an incredible scourge Savitar can be while alsodisabusing Wally of the beliefthat the burst was his fault .
Strangely , Savitar seems to consider that prior to introduce the Speed Force , he was imprisoned byBarry Allen , and is teleport away by what seems to be New God technology once Wally has overcome him . It ’s unreadable where Savitar terminate up after the fight , though it ’s apparent he ’s been imprisoned by some outside military group . move over Savitar seems to have memories of a different translation of Barry , it ’s potential that the so - called"God of Speed"is localise to become a player in DC ’s blossom forth multiversal narrative , given the Speed Force ’s ability to bridge over dimensional break . Wherever Savitar ends up , the newFlashwins the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , powered - up and ready to shut out down the God of Speed the next meter he returns .
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