The Flash’s Nastiest Power Is Too Dark For The DCEU

Flash has a dark power that he’ll only use against non-human enemies, but fans shouldn’t expect to see it in the DCEU anytime soon.

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The Flash may be known as a fun-loving, optimistic superhero, but that doesn’t mean he can’t use his powers in vicious ways when angered. While the heroes of the DCEU film series have garnered a reputation for being dark and considerably more violent than the comics in which they debuted, certain techniques are still verboten from the silver screen. Case in point: Flash’s burning touch, which he revealed in The Flash Annual Vol.2 #6.

The majority of the issue is written from the perspective of Nicholas Kovak, a New Blood superhero. When an alien race of shapeshifting parasites invaded Earth as part of the Bloodlines crossover event, their attacks activated the metagene in some humans. Gaining super strength and the ability to turn invisible and see in thermal vision, Kovak took the name Argus and teamed up with the Flash (then Wally West – Barry Alan was dead at the time) to rescue reporter Linda Park, West’s girlfriend, from the alien parasites. When the Flash and Argus arrived at the alien lair (an abandoned warehouse), the Flash broke out his terrifying new ability.

While Argus rescues Linda, a furious Flash realizes that the monster before him isn’t human, and according to him, “That gives me an excuse to fight dirty.” He then begins moving his hands at super-speed until they become a super-heated blur, and angrily places them on the creature’s eyes, blinding it (and causing considerable pain.) This buys the Flash enough time to spear the creature with multiple pieces of rebar. Argus eventually destroys the alien in a massive explosion that consumes the warehouse, and Flash carries both Argus and Linda to safety.

While heroes like Superman boast a huge range of unrelated powers, the Flash’s evolution depends on him finding different ways to use his speed. Indeed, it is the many uses he can derive from this ability that are part of the fun of the character. He can pass through walls by vibrating at the right frequency, his metabolism gives him a healing factor, and he can even use his speed to travel through time and dimensions. Since heat is a natural byproduct of energy, it would indeed be trivial for the Flash to superheat his hands to burn an opponent – and the act is certainly not out of character when his loved ones are in danger.

But like Argus – and most of the heroes introduced as part of the Bloodlines crossover – Flash’s dark offensive power hasn’t been seen much since. Grim and gritty as this age of stories is in retrospect, the Flash is one of DC’s more inspiring and hopeful figures, especially when Wally West is the one wearing the cowl. While Wally recently reclaimed his place as the main Flash in DC Comics, his red-hot hands are likely to remain in the past, and fans shouldn’t expect to see Ezra Miller’s version of the character burning any alien eyeballs in the DCEU anytime soon.

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