Edward Clariss (Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline)

The Rival
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Real Name	Edward Clariss
Main Alias	The Rival
Affiliation	Alchemy
Base Of Operations	Central City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Green
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline
Creators	John Broome · Joe Kubert
First Appearance	"Flashpoint" (October 4, 2016)
Appearance of Death	"Flashpoint" (October 4, 2016)

The city's just fine. It's the people in it that need to be educated that I have NO RIVAL!

— The Rival

In the reality caused by the "Flashpoint", Flash had a new enemy: the Rival.

History

After Barry Allen went back in time to save his mother from the Reverse Flash, he caused the timeline to splinter from that point into an entirely new reality.

In this new reality, dubbed "Flashpoint" by the Reverse Flash, Barry Allen never became the Flash. Instead, Wally West became the Flash after his car was struck by lightning after using a new engine. In this world, his greatest enemy and "Reverse-Flash" was The Rival, a black-suit-wearing speedster (real name Edward Clariss) who was hellbent on destroying anybody who opposed him.

After killing his timeline's Flash, Clariss was shot in the back by Detective Joe West, killing him.

This history was then erased when Barry Allen went back in time again and let Reverse Flash kill his mother to restore the timeline.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Speed Force Conduit: Speed force conduits possess a connection to the Speed Force, a cosmic force that allows its users to push the boundaries that keep time and space. As a conduit of the Speed Force, all aspects of their physiology are accelerated and enhanced.
  • Accelerated Healing: By having a connection to the speed force, every speed force conduit has an incredibly fast healing factor and can heal from most injuries in seconds and devastating injuries in minutes.
  • Enhanced Senses: The Speed Force enhances the speedster's senses, allowing them to perceive and process thoughts faster than the normal person.
  • Phasing: Speed Force conduits can tap into the Speed Force to vibrate their molecules in a way to achieve intangibility for short bursts, allowing them to phase through objects.
  • Speed Force Aura: The Speed Force manifests an aura around the speedster and whatever they are carrying, protecting them from adverse effects of their speed, such as friction with the air.
    • Superhuman Durability: The Speed Force Aura also protects speedsters from kinetic impacts, which in turn, makes them much more durable and resistant to injury than any normal human.
  • Superhuman Stamina: The Speed Force grants its conduits with a great increase of stamina, allowing them to fight or run much longer than the average person. Although a great increase, it is not unlimited.
  • Superhuman Speed: The universal factor of being a Speed Force conduit grants its user with imperceptible amounts of speed. All powers that conduits possess derives from their speed.. This also confers:
    • Superhuman Agility: The speedster's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows them to easily maneuver while moving at superhuman speed.
    • Superhuman Reflexes: In conjunction with their enhanced senses, The speedster's reflexes are heightened immesurably, allowing them to dodge or react faster than normal.
  • Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits are able to create vortices of air by running in circles or rotating their extremities at super-speed. These vortices can be used for a number of effects.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Tactical Analysis

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series The Flash and is an adaptation of Edward Clariss/The Rival. The original character was created by John Broome and Joe Kubert and first appeared in Flash Comics #104.
• The Rival was portrayed by Todd Lasance.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Edward Clariss (Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline)
• 1 Images featuring Edward Clariss (Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline)
• 1 Quotations by or about Edward Clariss (Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline)
• Character Gallery: Edward Clariss (Arrowverse: Flashpoint Timeline)

Footnotes

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