

So what’s your theory? If you have one, please share in the comments. In the first season Eddie was supposedly wiped out of existence when Barry defeated Eobard Thane aka Reverse Flash. We got to see Eddie in the episode ‘ Into The Speed Force’ and the character does have some unresolved issues with Barry over Irish West. Harrison Wells to hide in plain site and train Barry.Īnother theory is that it might just be Eddie Thawne. We don’t think Savitar would be H.R., though, given that the creators pretty much used another version of his character in the first season as the “Big Bad” when Reverse Flash used the body of Dr. Wells that pretty much encouraged Jesse Quick to confront Savitar and find a weakness, which had her going against Barry’s orders. He’s also taken Wally West aka Kid Flash under his wing and aided in training him.

Wells has not been as much of a focus, but the character does write pulp stories in which he features himself as a hero. So in some ways it would make sense for it to be a future Barry Allen.Īnother theory is that it’s H.R.
ACTOR FOR SAVITAR FLASH SERIES
In the series Barry is constantly wrestling with his own guilt and responsibility toward his friends and family, and most of this season has focused on Flashpoint and Barry trying to put things right. Some people think that Savitar is actually a future Barry Allen who has turned to the dark side because he wasn’t able to save his friends. However we still do not know who Savitar is in the series.īut here are a few of the popular theories that have been doing the rounds. In the comics he’d eventually form a speed cult, and this has been hinted at a few times in the television show. Much like the god, the comic book version of Savitar and indeed the television version of him gains more power as he takes on followers. The name Savitar derives from the Hindu religion, in which Savitar is the Hindu god of motion. He battled The Flash for months in several of the Justice Society of America comics.Sign up for our newsletter! Savitar as he appeared in the DC Comics when introduced in the 1980s So he could just be the stuntman for Savitar, which is most likely, or he could be the actor as well. The actor is Deadpool stuntman for Colossus, Andre Tricoteux. According to The Flash Wikia, The Rival Flash is also known as Edward Clariss, a criminal and former University professor at the school that Jay Garrick attended. An actor/stuntman has recently been posting some images of Savitar from The Flash lately, along with some comic books that are big Savitar stories.
ACTOR FOR SAVITAR FLASH MOVIE
Later, reports came from that The Flash had cast Todd Lasance as The Rival in Season 3. The good, the bad and the Batfleck return for a movie that sheds light on the actors’ legacies as the Caped Crusader. Barry Allen, also known by his alter ego The Flash, is a fictional character in The CW 's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2013 episode 'The Scientist' of the television series Arrow, and later starring in The Flash. However, Executive Producer Greg Berlanti took to Twitter to set the record straight, stating that the role of Savitar has not been cast yet.įor all those tweeting me or elsewhere. Spoiler Warning! As with all set photos, there’s always a possibility that a picture or something we say could be considered a spoiler.Īfter it was revealed that a new evil speedster called Savitar would be part of The Flash Season 3, many thought this was the character that Todd Lasance had been spotted as while on set in July. Check out some behind the scenes photos of what we now know is Todd Lasance as The Rival below. Savitar’s first appearance was in The Flash 108 (1995) by Mark Waid and Oscar Jimenez. Since then, there has been lots of speculation as to who this new speedster could be including the Black Flash and Black Racer. Back in July Vampire Diaries/Spartacus star Todd Lasance was spotted on the set of The Flash sporting a black speedster suit.
