moonmaster
Without him, all of you would be lost souls roamin
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What is it exactly?
Last week, I started reading the first issue of the new Flash and only got halfway through because I was confused as hell. Luckily, Wizard had a handy family tree guide to the different Flashes, so the issue no longer confuses me.
But the one thing that I don't understand is what the Speed Force is. I looked it up on Wikipedia and all they could say was that it was a form of energy a sort of ethereal, Valhalla-esque place where Flashes go when they die. That's great and all, but where did it come from and why does it "choose" Flashes. I found a link on Wikipedia with this bit of information:
For one thing, I'd like them to establish the idea that the Speed Force is a living thing. It's an intelligent being and almost like a God of Speed.
I'd also like a proper explanation as to how it allows people to tap into it. Maybe it chooses people as guardians, anticipating that they'll serve a special and important purpose. This would be like Jenny Sparks or the Doctor from the Authority. People chosen for specific reasons, to play a part in history.
I don't know. Someone should really straighten this out. Maybe Grant Morrison should tackle this whenever he has some time on his hands...
Last week, I started reading the first issue of the new Flash and only got halfway through because I was confused as hell. Luckily, Wizard had a handy family tree guide to the different Flashes, so the issue no longer confuses me.
But the one thing that I don't understand is what the Speed Force is. I looked it up on Wikipedia and all they could say was that it was a form of energy a sort of ethereal, Valhalla-esque place where Flashes go when they die. That's great and all, but where did it come from and why does it "choose" Flashes. I found a link on Wikipedia with this bit of information:
I kind of like this explanation, but it needs to be refined.Things became a bit more confusing during the Genesis crisis. Super-powered beings across the universe found their powers fluctuating due to a common source:
Ages ago, a great world destroyed itself and released into the birthing cosmos a wave of energy such as had never been known! This was the Godwave, and its power seeded all worlds with divinity. From this came the gods your worlds have come to know and worship. That Godwave expanded to the full limits of the universe, whereupon it doubled back on itself, and made a second passage through the universe. Out of the second passing came the potential for power in mortals. This power has been given many names...the speed force, the quantum field, the great energy once channeled by the Guardians of Oa.Unfortunately, it is difficult to merge this view with the one previously shown. When Savitar sapped all the energy from the speed force, it took away everyone's powers—each Flash, Jesse Quick and Impulse, even the Kapitalist Kouriers. Only Wally kept his speed because he was mainlining the force. Johnny Quick even merged with the field when they took the battle to Savitar. But in this latest crisis, everyone's powers have become unreliable (or worse), including Wally and other non-speed metahumans...except for Jesse Quick. We can probably assume this is just an error in Genesis.
—(Highfather, Genesis #2, October 1997)
For one thing, I'd like them to establish the idea that the Speed Force is a living thing. It's an intelligent being and almost like a God of Speed.
I'd also like a proper explanation as to how it allows people to tap into it. Maybe it chooses people as guardians, anticipating that they'll serve a special and important purpose. This would be like Jenny Sparks or the Doctor from the Authority. People chosen for specific reasons, to play a part in history.
I don't know. Someone should really straighten this out. Maybe Grant Morrison should tackle this whenever he has some time on his hands...