After capturing the Flash of Earth-3, Jay Garrick, Zolomon decided to publicly act as the Flash of Earth-2 to give its people a false sense of hope. [43] After Caitlin was manipulated by her father's alter ego Icicle, she started to blame herself, only for Barry to assure her that seeing the best in someone is who they are and used Thawne and Zolomon as examples. Zoom wasn't done however and after tossing Singh aside, he fatally stabbed Rupture with his claws and declared him just as worthless as his brother. [19] He subsequently draws Wally to him, claiming that he has lost his powers and regained his sanity, and provokes Wally's memories of lost children, convincing Wally that the Speed Force must be sacrificed to release the other speedsters- including the Flash's children, Impulse and Max Mercury- who are trapped within it, provoking Barry and Wally to war against each other due to their conflicting views on Hunter's 'advice'. When he returned, Iris told him she had everything she needed for her article. [36] Harry would learn from his battles with Zoom and how he was willing to kill him to save Jesse. Zoom consented and brought Jesse over, allowing Wells to see and talk to her briefly before super speeding her away again. Knowing that Barry's Speed Force held the answer to curing himself, Hunter plotted to steal it. This was Hunter's final point to prove to Barry, and based on the latter's rage, grief, and desire to kill him equaling that of his desire to kill Eobard at the time of his capture a year earlier, it appeared that he succeeded when Barry could go through with it, but is left for the Wraiths instead, thus underestimating Barry's heroic nature. Barry also suffered doubt that he could be the hero Central City requires after Zoom showed the city he's superior. Hunter proclaims his goal is to kill the Black Flash, as he says it's his destiny to kill "death itself" after all the tragedies in his life. Distraught by this revelation, Hunter starts to slow his pace. Labs, bypassed their newly installed security, introduced himself, and claimed that their world was in danger. Cisco discovered that Zoom is Jay Garrick aka Hunter Zoloman on ... same face and being played by the same actor isn't even close to a guarantee. To his shock however, "Caitlin" disappeared when he delivered the killing blow, revealing a hologram as the real Caitlin was safe in the S.T.A.R. Hunter then created a time remnant and convinced it to be killed as part of his plan to push Barry to get faster. After the DC Rebirth events, Zolomon later serves as an adversary to West's mentor and predecessor Barry Allen. Having gotten tired of being the villain, Hunter decided to become "the hero" as Jay Garrick/The Flash, stylized as the Crimson Comet, borrowing the name from the speedster he found on another Earth and kept as prisoner. He created the charade in order to instill false hope - hope that would be ripped away. Discovering the existence of Barry Allen on Earth-1, Hunter traveled to the other Earth and acted as a friend and mentor, apparently training to fight Zoom, but actually planning to increase Barry's speed to eventually take it for himself. When The Flash disappeared unexpectedly, he took up Jay Garrick's original moniker, The Flash/Crimson Comet. However, both Barry and Caitlin couldn't find a Jay Garrick in this reality, to their puzzlement; he then suggested her to just ask Hunter about it. This also displayed Hunter's taste for dark humor and irony when sadistically pushing his enemies over the edge, psychologically speaking. Hunter starts to fall in love with Caitlin. Arriving back on Earth-1, Zoom went to the CCPD, mocking Joe by greeting him as an "old friend" and declaring this city now under his control. After the team reconvened at S.T.A.R. Zoom told Flash they made a mistake and the two raced over to S.T.A.R. He later joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) Caitlin managed to get a phone and warn Team Flash of what is to come at Jitters. Edward M. Sears (born April 6, 1977) is an American actor, known for his roles as Richard … Biological Information Original multiverseServant of the Speed ForceLeader of his group (formerly)Member of Team Flash (in secret; formerly) Serial killer (convicted)Vigilante (in secret; formerly)New multiverseLeader of his group He has portrayed Hunter Zolomon/The Flash/Zoom and Hunter Zolomon in The Flash . Subdued and unmasked, Hunter asked how Barry knew of his past. Hunter is first referred to as "Black Flash" by Savitar in the. Alter ego As Caitlin tended to Hunter he apologized to Barry for underestimating Dr. Light but Wells only further scolded Hunter, claiming that his doubt puts Barry at doubt and that he is ready to face Zoom. [49], In an erased future, where Barry's time remnant became Savitar and killed Iris, the remnant surpassed Zoom and Thawne's speed to the point that Barry felt as if he was standing still in comparison to the self-proclaimed "God of Speed". Stopping briefly before Sara Lance, the Black Flash roared in her face before racing away, having fulfilled the will of the Speed Force. After Caitlin and Dr. Wells successfully developed Velocity 6 like Hunter once did, they called Hunter to S.T.A.R. Barry coldly stated that he didn't have to and looked over his shoulder to see a pair of Time Wraiths emerge from the Speed Force. Hunter Zolomon Labs with Barry to confront Harry and the team. Hunter came to the conclusion that Wally's refusal to help was because of never suffering a personal tragedy unlike Barry Allen. Black FlashZoom (formerly)The Flash (formerly) [3] However, Hunter later implied that he, in truth, simply saw another speedster running in the singularity. Black Flash confronts the Flash in the Speed Force. Despite this, he still employed the use of time remnants, though he would be more wary of manipulating the timeline. He then returned to S.T.A.R. Unknown (presumed deceased) Hunter then broke into the museum and attempted to use the cosmic treadmill himself. So he took the man prisoner and put a mask on that prevented from using his speed or talking. Actor [44], CC Jitters sells a coffee named after Zoom on their secret menu that Tracy Brand would get whenever she was stressed. However, Zoom also brought Sand Demon over with the same offer he made Atom-Smasher, to kill the Flash and he'd return him home and Sand Demon agreed. In Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Zoom frees Inertia from the paralysis inflicted by Wally, hoping to make an apprentice out of Inertia by teaching how to "improve" both his own life and the lives of others by inflicting tragedies. Once Barry ran on the treadmill and his speed absorbed, Hunter injected the vial with Barry's speed and cured himself. However, Hunter soon found himself being relentlessly pursued by Time Wraiths, monstrous beings devoted to punishing speedsters who misuse their time-travel powers. [17], Team Flash would mourn "Jay's" death, until Cisco started vibing Zoom every time he was near his helmet. Abandoned by Ashley and fired by the F.B.I., Hunter moved to Keystone City and became a profiler in the police's Department of Metahuman Hostilities. One day, after learning that Dr. Wells was responsible for the existence of meta-humans, Flash arrived at S.T.A.R. Species Hunter and Caitlin spend time on Christmas together. 1 Biography= 1.1 Early Life 1.2 Early Childhood 1.3 Visit to Atlantis= 1.4 Career During the War of the Americas, Jay Garrick's abusive father served for an unknown side. However, he warned her not to try freeing his masked prisoner or he'd kill him. The comic book Zoom, Hunter Zolomon, was a profiler that joined the Keystone City PD in the pages of "The Flash: Secret Files & Origins" #3 (November 2001), and was created by "Flash" executive producer/DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and artist Scott Kolins.Zolomon had a tragic past, like a dark reflection of Barry Allen's own heartbreaking childhood tragedies. While there, Hunter told her he had had the same thought, and was just as confused when he couldn't find any "Jay Garrick" of Earth-1, but eventually he found him; pointing him out, he said his name was Hunter Zolomon, and claiming that this Hunter was an orphaned "Jay Garrick" adopted by the Zolomons. Having lost his mother in childbirth, and been bounced from one foster home to another before finding a permanent family, the man who would have been 'Jay Garrick' goes by the name 'Hunter Zolomon.' The Time Wraiths then reopened their portal and dragged the decaying form of Zoom into the Speed Force.[24]. Well, sort of. His arrogance and smugness has proven to be his one point of vulnerability when, in, the midst of gloating about his victory to Team Flash, he let his guard down long enough that he was shot by a speed-dampening dart by Cisco Ramon. 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