Savitar was gone for a long time until finally re-emerging from the Speed Force, only to be inadvertently killed by Barry Allen, who had briefly become the Black Flash, the Grim Reaper for speedsters. Deciding that the only way to grant himself and his cult followers access to the Speed Force was to kill everyone outside of his circle, he came to blows with Wally West, but eventually was granted his wish of joining directly with the source of his powers. At this point in the comics, Barry Allen had been long dead following the events of the big DC crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths, so Savitar’s main obstacle came in the form of Wally West. As opposed to the other speedsters, he managed to translate his studies into creating new methods of speed powers for himself, which we’ll get into shortly. Deeming himself the only one worthy of the Speed Force, he began creating a cult and studying his super speed. Rather than going the altruistic route, Savitar thought his new powers made himself a god, which is why he chose his name of Savitar, as “Savitr” is the Hindu God of Motion. Similarly to DC’s Green Lantern, the villainous speedster was granted super powers during a flight when his plane was struck by lightning that originated from the Speed Force, that being the same plane of existence whose powers fuels characters like Barry Allen, Wally West, and so many other fast heroes in the DC universe. Rather than having an insatiable obsession with revenge against Barry Allen - or simply wanting to rob a bank here and there - Savitar found himself receiving his powers through his occupation as a pilot in a third world country.

What makes this evil speedster unique from the other cadre of Flash villains is his origin, as he comes from a completely different locale and mindset from characters like Captain Cold, Heatwave, or even Eobard Thawne. He first appeared in Flash Volume 2 #108 in 1995 and was created by comic book legends Mark Waid and Oscar Jimenez. Savitar, whose real name was never actually revealed in the comics, only had around a dozen appearances in the DC universe, which for comic characters might as well be nothing at all (especially in the world of The Flash, which has thousands of issues).

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