![]() * Caitlin confided in Cisco that she has cold powers, then begged him to “vibe” her future - where he saw himself, as Vibe, battling her, as Killer Frost. Wally, meanwhile, turned into… a pillar? “ I am Savitar, the god of speed,” it growled while flicking open a Wolverine-like blade from its fist. Though seemingly bested, Alchemy warned Barry & Co., “You have no idea whats about to begin.” And sure enough, just as Wally gives into temptation and grabs Alchemy’s zapper stone to find his “power,” Barry is assaulted and pinned against the rafters by a large, metallic being. Joe eventually used a ray gun on Alchemy, forcing loose his zapper stone. But then someone/thing, leaving a trail of lightning, entered the fray, distracting Barry and making him vulnerable to (what I will call) a zapper stone in Alchemy’s hand. Once Wally came face-to-beak with the baddie, the team sprung their trap, rounding up the assorted robed “disciples” in the room. ![]() The team then took Wally’s idea to use him as bait, accompanying him to Alchemy’s lair inside an abandoned subway station. Wally then tried to make a run for it, but his sister laid him out like a deck of cards. Yet even there, Alchemy was able to mess with the lad’s mind, creating great pain - to the point that Iris unlocked the door. And with the midseason finale’s potential reveal of Iris‘ death looming, Savitar could wind up at the top of the list when it comes to deadly villains in the Arrowverse.Riverdale Series Finale Synopsis Promises a Return to Present-Day… and an 86-Year-Old Betty?! If Arrowverse fans are going to remember Savitar as a strong TV villain, he’s going to need to impact the show more heavily than he has to date. But the unceremonious death of the villain in the comics turned out to be more of an afterthought. Where that will leave the TV version of Savitar is unclear. So, after tracking a recently-returned Savitar, Allen touched him, accidentally leaving the ‘God of Motion’ in a pile of dust. That appearance was short-lived though as Allen had just returned from the dead and did not realize that Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne) was tampering with his powers. Savitar became one with the speed force and no one heard from him again until 2009’s Geoff Johns-penned comic Flash: Rebirth. He took him on one final destructive race before the Flash gave in to what he wanted. ![]() In the comic, Savitar was not done with Wally West. Perhaps the most intriguing of all similarities between the Arrowverse-version and the DC Comics version is Savitar’s original demise. As a result, Wally West was able to thwart Savitar’s plans to become one with the speed force. This came to a halt as Wally West’s strong bond with the speed force prevented Savitar from taking his powers. And by re-distribute, that also means that he can steal a speedster’s powers and add it to his own or give them to one of his many acolytes. Savitar granted the Agents their abilities as he can manipulate and re-distribute the speed force powers as he sees fit. His followers were called Thunderbolt Agents and their abilities play a key role in the true power of their leader. While he had a cult of followers, Savitar did not share a permanent power bond with his minions in the comics. Alchemy’s need to follow the ‘God of Speed’ is because his powers are connected to the stone, creating a solid bond between the two villains. On the other hand, the TV version is rumored to have been the first known metahuman to discover the speed force and his speed is directly linked to the powers of Doctor Alchemy’s Philosopher’s Stone. ![]() He started as a Cold War pilot who, while testing a supersonic jet, lightning struck thus giving him his powers. Mark Waid and Oscar Jimenez developed the original Savitar. In The Flash: Rebirth #1, lightning strikes were also responsible for granting many more Central City residents with super-speed. ![]() In the comics, his powers came via the ever-popular lightning strike that also gave birth to the Flash’s powers. Originally, the villain was a flesh-and-blood man who discovered he had powers. Similar to the show, Savitar is only a god because he calls himself one. Besides the huge difference between Savitar’s original ’90s-inspired shirtless genie look and his current more Transformers-esque look, there are many parallels between these two takes on the ‘God of Motion’. West took up the mantle after Barry Allen gave his life during the popular 1986 storyline Crisis on Infinite Earths. Savitar in the Comicsĭebuting in 1995, Savitar became a major overarching villain for the Wally West incarnation of the Flash. A new season and another villainous speedster has ventured to Central City to wreak havoc on Barry Allen and company. Savitar, whose name comes from the Hindu god Savitr, proved a worthy adversary in the midseason finale of The Flash. But, the show altered his menacing look and overwhelming abilities from his original comic book form. ![]()
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