Board Thread:Policies/@comment-1038387-20150507171317/@comment-3361105-20150522012513

I think we have to wait and see, obviously. I don't expect them to adhere to time-travel logic, but if zero hour aquaman dies, pre-flashpoint aquaman should also be dead. Actually, if zero hour aquaman is taken from his timeline at all, pre-flashpoint aquaman should not exist. Which is to say - we can't trust them to adhere to time travel logic at all.

But the key thing will be how they resolve the Convergence event. Will they go back and erase it? will the cities ally to kill Telos and become buddies with each other in the present? Will there be a weird kind of hub where crossover stories take place from now on?

In any case, I think Byfield's interpretation is correct. the Earth 2 characters are plucked from their timeline just like everyone else, admittedly. But, because we can't see their future (the story takes place during Futures End, which is the latest point we've seen in mainstream continuity) this is their present, and we must treat it as such. Note these heroes' conspicuous absence during Futures End (which is what Brainiac is distracted by, and why none of the Prime Earth characters are appearing).