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Negative Speed Force (Arrowverse)

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For the comics version of the Speed Force, see Negative Speed Force.

“ Come on out, son. 'Cause no matter where you go or how fast you run, I'll always find you. What's it gonna be? You're gonna come face me here and now, and risk dying? Or you're gonna run away to save mama and risk losing everything by altering the timeline... including little Nora. „
~ The Negative Speed Force sadistically taunting Barry Allen, while possessing Joe West.

The Negative Speed Force is the overarching antagonist of the superhero drama The Flash.

It is an extra-dimensional energy source that was tapped into by Eobard Thawne when he attempted to become a speedster. Speedsters with a connection to the Speed Force can gain a connection to the Negative Speed Force by exercising negative emotions such as fear, hate, and anguish to such an extent that it corrupts them from the inside.It's current Avatar is Eddie Thawne/Cobalt Blue and formerly Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash.

History[]

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Season 8[]

Season 9[]

Powers and abilities[]

  • Power granting
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Reconnection
  • Time travel: Users of the Negative Speed Force can travel through time like users of the Speed Force. Size they use the Negative Speed Force to time travel, users cannot be detected by users of the Speed Force.
    • Temporal bunker
  • Speed Force Negation: Users of the Negative Speed Force can temporarily cancel out another speedster's speed by hitting them with negative lightning.
  • Speed Force negation: Users of the Negative Speed Force can temporarily cancel out another speedster's speed by hitting them with negative lightning.
  • Power summation: A Negative Speed Force user can summon power directly from the Negative Speed Force through cumulonimbus clouds.
  • Energy projection: While possessing a vessel such as Joe West and Mark Blaine, the Negative Speed Force can shoot powerful blue energy blasts capable of knocking out or killing a person.
  • Eye transformation

Weaknesses[]

  • Gravity
  • Tachyon production:
  • Time stone
  • Exorcism
  • Inability to reform matter

Users[]

Vessels[]

Gallery[]

Relationships[]

Allies[]

  • Negative Still Force
  • Negative Sage Force
  • Negative Strength Force

Enemies[]

Trivia[]

Notes[]

  • When Nora tapped into the negative Speed Force, her lightning turned from yellow and purple to purple and red. However in Season 9, her purple lightning turns blue instead.
  • Cisco Ramon mentioned that negative tachyons siphon positive tachyons, stealing speed from the Speed Force.
    • However, following the death of the Speed Force, while possessing Harrison Nash Wells, Eobard explained that he still had his powers, implying that the Negative Speed Force is not dependent on the existence of the Speed Force.
  • According to Eobard, the Negative Speed Force is the only place that is immune to timeline changes.
    • This is proven untrue true as it has been mentioned several times that the temporal zone is also immune to timeline changes and the Speed Force has also been shown to be immune to timeline changes.
      • However, it has been seen that if an aberration is massive enough, things will be affected even inside the temporal zone.
  • The Speed Force is able to connect with the Negative Speed Force. However, it needs someone to anchor it when doing so.

Behind the scenes[]

  • In The Flash comics, the Negative Speed Force was created by Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash. He trapped his arch-enemy Barry Allen into the Negative Speed Force in the New Earth. He used it to infect and corrupt Barry, in the hopes that the Negative Speed Force would consume Barry's loved ones and other speedsters who rely on it, thus "destroying" the Speed Force because Barry was its chosen avatar.
    • This storyline is similar to season 6A of The Flash, where Ramsey Rosso infects Barry with his blood curse
  • In the Prime Earth, Barry temporarily gained a connection to the Negative Speed Force, becoming the Negative Flash.

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Earth-X: John Trujillo/Black Condor • Jenny Knight/Phantom Lady • Red Tornado • Siren X

Alternate Earths

1990: Barry Allen/The Flash • Tina McGee • Julio Mendez • Henry Allen • Nora Allen • Jay Allen • Shawn Allen • Pike • The Ghost • Deadly Nightshade • Mirror Master • Captain Cold • Omega • Trickster • Megan Lockhart/Prank I • Zoey Clark/Prank II • Pollux • Fosnight
Stargirl: (Earth-2: New Multiverse) Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl • Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. • Beth Chapel/Doctor Mid-Nite • Yolanda Montez/Wildcat • Rick Tyler/Hourman
The Flash (Earth-90): Julio Mendez (Earth-90) • Tina McGee (Earth-90)
Smallville: Clark Kent (Earth-167) • Lois Lane (Earth-167)
Movies: Superman (Earth-96) • Barry Allen (DCEU)
Other TV Shows: Helena Kyle • Lucifer Morningstar
Earth-9: Raven • Jason Todd • Hank Hall/Hawk

Locations
The Multiverse: Earth-1 • Earth-2 • Earth-3 • Earth-9 • Earth-38 • Earth-Prime • Earth-TUD5 • Inverse World •Earth-TUD22 •Earth-TUD25 • Earth-X • Strength Force • Still Force • Sage Force • Speed Force • Negative Speed Force • Negative Still Force • Negative Sage Force • Negative Strength Force • Temporal Zone • Other Earth's

Planets: Earth • Daxam • Jarhanpur • Krypton

Cities: Star City (Earth-Prime • Earth-1 • Earth-2 Starling City • Argo City • Central City • National City (CatCo Worldwide Media • D.E.O. Headquarters • Alex Danvers' Apartment • Kara Danvers' Apartment) • Midvale • Danvers Residence • Midvale High School • Midvale College • Coast City • Ivy Town • Gotham City • Metropolis • Freeland • Smallville • Kent Farm

Police Departments: Gotham City Police Department • Central City Police Department • Star City Police Department • Freeland Police Department

Other: Lian Yu; S.T.A.R. Labs • Arrowcave • Freedom Fighters' base of operations • CC Jitters • LuthorCorp • CatCo Worldwide Media • S.T.A.R. Labs • Queen Consolidated • Smallville Gazette • The Central City Citizen • Central City Picture News • The Central City Citizen • Star City Police Department • Central City Police Department

Groups
Government Agencies: A.R.G.U.S. • D.E.O. • ASIS • U.S. Army

Criminal Fractions: League of Assassins • Bertinelli Crime Family • Legion of Doom • Project Cadmus • Supermen of America

Vigilante Teams: Team Flash • Team Arrow • Bat Team • Black Lightning's Team • Justice League • Justice Society of America • Canaries • Superfriends • Superman Family • Legion of Super-Heroes • Paragons

Businesses: Big Belly Burger • CC Jitters • CatCo Worldwide Media • Daily Planet • Luthor Corps

Objects
Spear of Destiny • Vigilante suits • Green Arrow's Bows • Jarhanpurium • Kryptonite • Batman Suits • Superman Suits • Flash Ring • Kryptonite (Green • Red • Black • Silver • Blue)
Races
Kryptonian • Humans • Meta-humans • Unicorn • Green Martians • White Martians
Songs
Moon River • Put a Little Love in Your Heart • Super Friend • More I Cannot Wish You • Runnin' Home to You


Series
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Characters
Comics

Flash Family: The Flash (Barry Allen • Jay Garrick/The Flash • Wally West/The Flash • Avery Ho), Kid Flash (Wally West, Wallace R. West, Bart Allen, Irey West/Thunderheart, Bar Torr), Jonathan Chambers/Johnny Quick, Jesse Chambers/Jesse Quick/The Flash/Liberty Belle, Linda Park-West, Iris West, Jai West/Surge, Jenni Ognats/XS, Boom (Judy Garrick), Negative Flash (Meena Dhawan), Dawn and Don Allen/Tornado Twins, Max Mercury • Krakkl, Speed Force
Major Supporting Cast: Henry Allen, Nora Allen, Joan Williams, Jessica Cruz, Animal Girl (Maxine Baker), Commander Cold (Henry), Fuerza (Alexa Antigone), Gold Beetle, Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific, Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway), Steadfast, Justice League (Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Clark Kent/Superman, Diana of Paradise Island/Wonder Woman, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Arthur Curry / Aquaman, Carter Hall/Hawkman), Jeven Ognats, Meloni Thawne, Jai West, Captain Darryl Frye, Chester Runk (Chunk), Gregory Wolfe, Fred Chyre and Jared Morillo; Ashley Zolomon, Solovar, Nnamdi, The Three Dimwits, Valerie Perez • David Singh • Patty Spivot, Tina and Jery McGee, Dr. Elias, James Forrest, and Angela Margolin, Walter West (Dark Flash)
Justice League: Legacy: Nora Allen, Jenny and Jason Allen Rogue: Gorilla Grodd • Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom/Reverse Flash • Abra Kadabra • Black Flash • Black Racer • Blacksmith • Blue Trinity • Brother Grimm • Captain Boomerang • Captain Cold • Chillblaine • Cicada • Clive Yorkin • Cobalt Blue • Colonel Computron • Doctor Alchemy • Double Down • Fallout • Fast Track • Fiddler • Folded Man • Girder • Godspeed • Golden Glider • Goldface • Gorilla Grodd • Wade Eiling, Griffin • Heat Wave • Icicle • Inertia • Kilg%re • Kobra, Simon Stagg • Lady Flash • Lawrence Snart • Last Resort • Magenta • Manfred Mota • Mazdan • Mirror Master (Samuel Scudder, Evan McCulloch) • Mob Rule • Murmur • Papercut • Peek-a-Boo • Plunder • Professor Zoom • Rag Doll • Rainbow Raider • Razer • Renegades • Replicant • Rival • Rogues • Savitar • Shade • Shrapnel • Speed Demon • Spin • The Suit • Tar Pit • Team Turmoil • President Thawne • Thinker • Thorn • The Top • Trickster • Turbine • Turtle • Vandal Savage • Weather Witch • Weather Wizard • Zoom

Adaptations
Television

1990: Barry Allen/The Flash, Tina McGee, Julio Mendez, Henry Allen, Nora Allen, Jay Allen, Shawn Allen, Pike, The Ghost, Deadly Nightshade, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Omega, Trickster, Megan Lockhart/Prank I, Zoey Clark/Prank II, Pollux, Fosnight

Smallville: Bart Allen/Impulse

Arrowverse: Team Flash (Barry Allen • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow, Khione "Frost" Snow/Killer Frost/Frost • Iris West • Joe West • Harrison Wells (Earth-1/Earth-Prime) • (Harry Wells (Earth-2) • Sherloque Wells • Harrison Nash Wells) • Jesse Wells/Quick • Wally West • Eddie Thawne/Cobalt Blue • Ralph Dibny • Cecile Horton/Virtue • Jenna M. West • Nora West-Allen (XS) • Bart Allen/Impulse • Mark Blaine/Chillblaine • Jay Garrick/The Flash, Nora Allen, Henry Allen, Chester P. Runk • Allegra Garcia, Joan Williams (Arrowverse) • Kamilla Hwang, Khione) • Central City Police Department (Kristen Kramer • David Singh ), Monitor, Linda Park, Patty Spivot, Sue Dearbon, Izzy Bowin, Becky Sharpe/Hazard, Earth-2 (Cisco Ramon/Reverb, Hunter Zolomon/Zoom, Linda Park/Doctor Light (Earth-2), Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost (Earth-2)), Rogue Squad (Keith Kenyon/Goldface, Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper, Jaco Birch/The Hotness), Justice League (Sara Lance/White Canary, Kara Danvers, Oliver Queen, Kate Lane/Batwoman, Ryan Wilder/Batwoman, Ryan Choi/Atom, Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning, J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter), Team Arrow, (John Diggle, Mia Queen/Green Arrow, Thea Queen/Speedy, Roy Harper/Arsenal, Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog, Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific, Dinah Drake/Black Canary III), Felicity Smoak, Laurel Lance/Black Canary, Quentin Lance, Laurel Lance (Earth-2)/Black Siren/Black Canary III, A.R.G.U.S. (Lyla Michaels/Harbinger, Tanya Lamden), Superfriends (Mon-El, Nia Nal/Dreamer, Querl Dox/Brainiac 5, Alex Danvers (Earth-38), Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, Winn Schott (Earth-38), Jimmy Olsen, Lucy Lane, D.E.O.), Legends (Ray Palmer/Atom, Nate Heywood/Steel, Amaya Jiwe/Vixen, Mick Rory/Heat Wave, Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, Zari Tomaz/Isis, Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Carter Hall/Hawkman), Earth-X (Leo Snart/Citizen Cold, Ray Terill/The Ray, Kara-X/Overgirl, Prometheus (Earth-X), Winn Schott (Earth-X), Oliver/Dark Arrow, Siren X, Eobard ThawneGrodd • Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang • Roy G. Bivalo/Rainbow Raider • Dominators • Music Meister • Savitar • Clifford DeVoe • Marlize De Voe • Amunet Black • Cicada (Orlin Dwyer, Grace Gibbons) • AMAZO • Joss Jackam/Weather Witch • John Deegan/Doctor Destiny • A.M.A.Z.O. • August Heart/Godspeed • Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork • Eva McCulloch/Mirror Monarch • Black Hole • (Joseph Carver • Millie Rawlins/Sunshine • Kimiyo Hoshi/Doctor Light • Esperanza Garcia/Ultraviolet) • Cisco Ramon/Echo • Anti-Monitor • Shadow Demons • The Forces, (Still • Strength •Sage •Speed) • Negative Forces (Still •Strength •Sage •Speed) • Deathstorm (Earth-Prime) • Ryan Wilder/Red Death • Rogues (Top, Lisa Snart/Golden Glider, Sam Scudder/Mirror Monarch, Owen Mercer/Captain Boomerang II • Andrea Wozzock/Fiddler • Michelle Amar/Murmur II • Roy G. Bivalo) • Orlin Dwyer / Cicada • Joseph Carver

Locations
Central City, Star City, National City, Gotham City, Earths (Earth-Prime, Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-38, Prime Earth, New Earth), Speed Force, Strength Force, Still Force, Sage Force, Negative Forces (Speed Force, Strength Force, Still Force, Sage Force), The Central City Citizen, Central City Citizen Media, CC Jitters, Arrowcave, Star City Police Department
Species
Metahumans, Kryptonians, Dominators (DC Universe, Arrowverse
Groups
Flash Family, Legion of Zoom, Green Lantern Corps, Team Arrow, Superman Family (Superfriends), Justice League (DC Extended Universe, Arrowverse), Batman Family, S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse), Central City Police Department, the Rogues, Royal Flush Gang, H.I.V.E., A.R.G.U.S., League of Assassins, Central City Picture News
Songs
Moon River, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Super Friend, More I Cannot Wish For
Equipment
The Flash suit, Cosmic Treadmill, Gideon, Tachyon prototype, Flash Ring
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