Edwin Gauss (Arrowverse)

Folded Man
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Real Name	Edwin Gauss
Main Alias	Folded Man
Base Of Operations	Central City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Hippie
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Arrowverse
Creators	Brian Augustyn · Mark Waid · Paul Pelletier · Jonathan Butler · Gabriel Garza
First Appearance	"Lose Yourself" (April 17, 2018)
Appearance of Death	"Lose Yourself" (April 17, 2018)

Yeah, sure is a thinker. Make me think about my journey.

— Edwin Gauss

The Folded Man was a dimension hopping ally of Elongated Man.

History

Edwin Gauss was a hippie who lived off-the-grid at a commune outside Central City. He was on a bus that was hit with a wave of dark-matter, granting him the metahuman power to enter pocket dimensions; immediately upon getting his powers, Gauss "folded" away and disappeared without a trace for several months. The Flash, Vibe, Elongated Man, and Killer Frost managed to track him down using the signatures from Gauss' folding, but Gauss got startled and folded away immediately. They pursued Gauss to his commune, and managed to catch up with him in time to save him from a Samuroid sent by the Thinker, though it stabbed Killer Frost.

Gauss was brought to the S.T.A.R. Labs pipeline, where he was told to stay for his own protection. During a conversation with the Elongated Man, he reveals he once folded into the Thinker's lair, though he was oblivious to this fact. Edwin tells the Elongated Man that he could do it again. The team planned to use Gauss to enter the Thinker's lair and end the threat once and for all, but the Thinker anticipated this and teleported into S.T.A.R. Labs as Killer Frost, Vibe, and the Flash get trapped in the Thinker's lair. The Thinker transferred his consciousness from the body of the Fiddler into Gauss temporarily, gaining his powers and killing Gauss before transferring again into the Elongated Man.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Dimensional Travel: Edwin Gauss could open up portals to pocket dimensions, some of which consisted of abstract areas according to Gauss. Initially, the power seemed to activate against his will, but through time Gauss was able to hone control enough to open a portal to specific dimensions, such as the Thinker's lair.

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series The Flash, its tie-in comic book series, and its related television series. It is an adaptation of Folded Man. The original character was created by Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid, and Paul Pelletier and first appeared in The Flash (Volume 2) #153.
• Folded Man was portrayed by Arturo Del Puerto.

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