Daniel West (character)

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Daniel West
Keystone City
Team affiliationsSuicide Squad
Notable aliasesReverse-Flash
Abilities

Daniel "Danny" West is a

American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writers-artists Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, and first appeared in The Flash #0 (cover dated November 2012). He is the most recent character to take up the Reverse-Flash
mantle.

Introduced in the post–Flashpoint universe of The New 52, he is an enemy of Barry Allen, the younger brother of Iris West and relative of Wallace "Ace" West that was originally presented as an uncle yet was revealed to actually be the biological father.

Publication history

Daniel's first appearance occurred as a teenager in The Flash #0 (November 2012). The story was set five years before the present and he was only identified on-panel as Danny.[1]

Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato first revealed that Reverse-Flash would appear in The Flash in November 2012. According to them, the inclusion of Reverse-Flash in the series wasn't due to them wanting to include the character, but because they felt it was the "natural place to go". Manapul stated that originally, they planned on not using the character until much later in the series but decided to include him due to where the story and characters were heading.[2]

Fictional character biography

Early life

Daniel West is the younger brother of Iris West. His mother died while giving birth to him. Their mother's death drove their father William to become an alcoholic and abusive towards his children, blaming Daniel for his mother's death. One day, when he was 12 years old, after William ridiculed and hit him, Daniel pushed his father down the stairs, crippling him. Upon realizing that Iris had witnessed the event, and seeing how horrified Iris was by his actions, Daniel ran away from home and never came back.[3]

Five years later, by the time he was 18, Daniel had become a small-time thug and joined a

Henry Allen.[1]

Encounter with the Rogues

Daniel got early parole and was released from prison around the same time

Speed Force
battery. Daniel was riddled with shrapnel from the crash before being infused with the Speed Force energy, which morphed the shrapnel into a suit of armor that merged with his body. The accident cause Daniel to run back in time but the power was dependent on the Speed Force charge in the battery.

Reverse-Flash

Daniel dubs himself the "Reverse-Flash" and begins killing those with Speed Force abilities to drain their speed so that he could run fast enough so he could run back in time to kill his father. Eventually, the only two remaining with Speed Force energy are Barry and Iris. Barry is unable to sense Daniel through the Speed Force due to his containment suit. Daniel lures The Flash into Dr. Elias' lab where he used his power to go back in time. Daniel's plan to kill his father is backfired when he sees his younger self and Iris come home. Daniel attempts to kill his father while the Flash defends the young Daniel and Iris. The Flash convinces Daniel to not kill his father and so he gives up his Speed Force to the Flash to fix his mistake. The two return to the present and is sent back to

Iron Heights
.

New Suicide Squad and Death

Daniel is recruited into the Suicide Squad while also discovering that his speed powers have returned.[8] The Squad have discovered a time bomb in a Turkish village in which they refuse to remove. Daniel decides to run back to the village to do so, throwing the time bomb into an ocean where it detonates. While running back to the group, Daniel trips over on the water and is killed after being sucked into a vortex.[9]

In other media

Daniel West's Reverse-Flash suit appears in the

eighth season of The Flash, used by Eobard Thawne (portrayed by Tom Cavanagh).[10]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9781401240318
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  2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (November 9, 2012). "Manapul, Buccellato Debut Reverse-Flash in February". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9781401247133
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  4. ISBN 9781401242749
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  5. ISBN 9781401242749
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  6. ISBN 9781401242749
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  7. ISBN 9781401242749
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  8. ^ New Suicide Squad #5
  9. ^ New Suicide Squad Annual #1
  10. ^ Behbakht, Andy (May 11, 2022). "The Flash Season 8 Finale Set Video Reveals Major Villain's New Costume". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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