The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Death Rises

"Death Rises"
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The Flash  Season 8: Episode 12
April 27, 2022
Directors	Philip Chipera
Writers	Alex Boyd Arielle McAlpin Dan Fisk
Previous Episode	"Resurrection" (April 13, 2022)
Next Episode	"Death Falls" (May 4, 2022)

The universe is on fire. Heat. Burning. A perfect inferno set against cold, endless nothing. But within some dimensions, there exists an aberration. Life. I have come to end that life. I am Deathstorm.

—Deathstorm

Death Rises is an episode of season 8 of The Flash. It premiered on April 27, 2022.

Appearing in "Death Rises"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Deon Owens (Apparent Death)
• Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) (Dies in flashback) (Also as an illusion)
  • Prof. Martin Stein (Flashback only)
• Central City Police Department
  • Off. Daisy Korber
  • Officer Howe (Single appearance)
  • Cpt. Kristen Kramer
  • Officer Martinez (Single appearance)
  • Officer Matlin (Single appearance)
• Sue Dearbon
• Team Flash
  • Allegra Garcia
  • Caitlin Snow (Flashback and main story)
  • Cecile Horton
  • Chester P. Runk
  • Frost
  • Iris West-Allen (Revealed to be alive)
  • Joe West (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Deathstorm (Impersonates Esperanza Garcia & Eddie Thawne) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Other Characters:

• Cisco Ramon (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Deathstorm's victims
• Eddie Thawne (Deceased) (In a photograph only) (Also as an illusion)
• Esperanza Garcia (Deceased) (As an illusion only)
• Bart West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Bloodwork (Mentioned only)
• Dr. Carla Tannhauser (Mentioned only)
• Central City Citizen (Mentioned only)
• Cicada (Orlin Dwyer) (Mentioned only)
• Clifford DeVoe (Mentioned only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)
• Ghosts (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Nora-West Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Pazuzu (Mentioned only)
• Quincy P. Runk (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Renee Wazzo (Mentioned only)
• Thomas Snow (Mentioned only)
• Tinya Wazzo (Mentioned only)
• Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) (Mentioned only)
• Benjamin Banneker (Mentioned only)
• Paschal Beverly Randolph (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Flashback and main story)
  • Cosmic Plane (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)
    • Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
    • Still Force (Apparent destruction) (Behind the scenes)
  • Earth-Prime
    • Earth
      • United States of America
        • California
          • Coast City
          • Piedmont National Park (Mentioned only)
        • Missouri
          • Central City (Flashback and main story)
            • CCPD Headquarters
            • Ripley's Wild World (Single appearance)
            • S.T.A.R. Labs (Flashback and main story)
              • The Cortex
              • The Lounge
              • Speed Lab
            • West-Allen's Apartment
            • Angelino's (Mentioned only)
        • Kansas
          • Keystone City
            • O'Shaughnessy's (Mentioned only)
    • S.T.A.R. Labs Satellites (Behind the scenes)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)
  • Timestream (Mentioned only)
• The Void outside Creation (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Items:

• Cold Fusion Sphere (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
• Firestorm Matrix (Flashback only)
  • Quantum Splicer (Flashback and main story)
• Mental Augmentation Chamber (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)

Events:

• Big Bang (Flashback only)
• The Singularity (Flashback only)

Concepts:

• Black Hole (Mentioned only)
• Cold Fusion
• Magic
• Metahumans
• Time Sickness
• Time Travel
• Wormhole (Flashback only)

Notes

• This episode reveals that Deathstorm hails from the Primordial Void.
• It is revealed that Iris West survived Tinya Wazzo's attack by being sent to the Still Force.
  • According to Deon Owens, the Still Force is now affected by Iris' time sickness.

Trivia

• The Void before Existence was originally featured in the Arrowverse continuity in the opening scene of the Supergirl episode, "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One".
• Chester P. Runk mentions opening a black hole in Central City which is a reference to his first appearance in "Into the Void".
• Before chasing Deathstorm, Barry says that it's "time to ride the lightning". This is a reference to "Keep ride the lightning, son" which are the last words that Earth-90 The Flash/Barry Allen told him before sacrificing himself to save the Multiverse in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three".

See Also

• Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Death Rises
• Episodes of The Flash (2014 TV Series)
• Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series)
• Gallery for the The Flash (2014 TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

• None.

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