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Isaac Bowin is the Fiddler, a villain who committed crimes by hypnotizing people with his sonic fiddle. This has made him an enemy to multiple generations of the Flash.
History
Early Life
When he was younger, the Fiddler began his criminal career as an enemy of the original Flash Jay Garrick.[2] Jay would successfully defeat him, but, due to fluctuations of the timeline caused by Dr. Manhattan, Jay's adventures would temporarily be wiped from the timeline until they were once again restored.
DC Rebirth
Legion of Zoom
Bowin would later be pulled from sometime in the past by Reverse Flash to join the Legion of Zoom. Together, they battled the Flash Family until the speedsters ran fast enough to create a vibrational frequency that sent Fiddler along with all the other villains back to their respective points in the timeline.[3]
Death
The Fiddler would go into a form of retirement in Zambia. He played card games with the other villains Vortex, Shrike and Psych. However, at one of their games, Psych admitted he was cheating, and the other players held him at gunpoint. Psych defended himself by mentally breaking the men, seemingly tearing them apart with the images of all the people they had collectively killed during their criminal careers.[4]
Dawn of DC
After his misadventure in Zambia the Fiddler became sad and uninspired and, in order to improve his luck, decided to take online courses sold by Sebastian Stagg. Through these courses he met fellow criminal Mod who put him in contact with his old friend Music Meister, the trio decided to create an app called "Symphonee" to take control of young metahumans to commit crimes.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Music
- Firearms
- Gambling
- Business Management: Fiddler has taken business classes and has become a good businessman.[5]
- Computer Operation: Fiddler has taken coding classes and can create smartphone apps.[5]
Notes
- Fiddler was created by Robert Kanigher and Lee Elias, first appearing in All-Flash #32. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Fiddler first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in The Flash (Volume 5) #61 by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval.
Related
- 11 Appearances of Isaac Bowin (Prime Earth)
- 4 Images featuring Isaac Bowin (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Isaac Bowin (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Isaac Bowin (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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