How did Zoom get his powers?

Following the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Hunter was affected during electroshock therapy by the dark matter emitted, giving him superhuman speed and various other abilities derived from it. Following this, he escaped and began acting as the supervillain known as Zoom, stylized as the Speed Demon.
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Why is Zoom Blue Lightning?

Cobalt Blue, in comics, also leaves behind those conspicuous blue lightnings but it comes from the blue gem or some sort of talisman; the blue sparks of Zoom and Trajectory are a manifestations of the over-dose of those Velocity serums.
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Why did Zoom become evil?

When he was sent to an asylum to be cured of his insanity, he was struck by the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accellerator explosion which granted him super speed. Zolomon fled the asylum and soon became the supervillain Zoom who was feared throughout all of Central City.
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What is Zoom's power?

Power Distribution: Zoom has demonstrated the ability to grant a form of "super-speed" to other beings by giving them the ability to control their relative time, through Zoom himself. He was able to grant this power to Inertia.
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How was Zoom made Flash?

Hunter undergoes electroshock “therapy” and is in the process of receiving a “treatment” when Harry's particle accelerator explodes. The combination of the two forces gives Hunter his super speed. He became Earth-Two's Flash for kicks — and made up the Jay Garrick persona.
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How do zooms eyes turn black?

The Darkness - Killing his Time Remnant didn't create any Dark Force, the reason his eyes turn black is from tapping into his powers, Barry's turn Yellow, Eobard's turn Red, and Zoom's turn Black.
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Why does Zoom look like demons?

"So everything about Zoom just feels like death." "We had an idea that it should look like a demon," he added. "Reverse-Flash came from the future and Zoom came from hell. That's what we wanted." With that general idea in mind, costume designer Maya Mani went to work.
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How is Zoom faster than Flash?

Unlike his appearance on The Flash would have you believe, Zoom has no connection to the Speed Force; in fact, he has no speed powers at all, only the ability to alter time relative to himself. This power gives him the appearance of traveling at super speeds, though in reality, he is simply slowing everyone else down.
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Is Zoom a DC or Marvel?

Hunter Zolomon, otherwise known as Zoom, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The second character to assume the Reverse-Flash mantle, he serves as the archnemesis of Wally West (the third superhero to be called the Flash).
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Why does Zoom need Flash's speed?

When he recounted this to the team, they were able to piece together that the blue lightning is a side effect of V-9 usage, which means Zoom has been using it as a speed enhancer. However, V-9 causes cell degeneration, and that means Zoom is dying -- which would explain why he needs Barry's speed.
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Why does Zoom look like monster?

profiler who was crippled at the hands of Gorilla Grodd. When the Flash refused to help him, he grew bitter. He finally became Zoom in 2003 when an accident gave him the use of his legs, as well as the ability to control time. It is that time shifting that gives him the appearance of super speed.
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Where does Godspeed get his speed?

In the comic books, Godspeed gained his superhuman speed after getting struck by lightning from a Speed Force Storm similar to how Barry Allen got his powers.
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Who is the evilest villain in The Flash?

Flash Villains Ranked: The 15 Most Powerful Villains Wally & Barry Have Ever Faced
  • 8 8. DARK FLASH. ...
  • 7 7. CAPTAIN COLD. ...
  • 6 6. ZOOM. ...
  • 5 5. GORILLA GRODD. ...
  • 4 4. MIRROR MASTER. ...
  • 3 3. SAVITAR. ...
  • 2 2. GODSPEED. ...
  • 1 1. REVERSE FLASH.
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Why is Nora's lightning purple?

While speedster physiology has been explained to a certain degree, there is still a lot they have not gone into during The Flash's run. The main reason why Nora only has purple lightning in this timeline is because of her brother Bart West-Allen, a.k.a. Impulse.
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What color is Savitar's lightning?

Also, the armor is capable of changing the color of a speedster's lightning as the armor changed Savitar's lightning from yellow to white.
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Why did zooms lightning turn red?

Red: Red lightning is typically the result of a speedster having a connection to an Artificial Speed Force, such as the Negative Speed Force. Red lightning is seen from Eobard Thawne and Edward Clariss.
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Who is the fastest speedster?

1) Flash (Wally West)

The third superhero known by the name of Flash, Wally West is undoubtedly the fastest man alive, not just in the DC comics multiverse but in the entire history of comic book fiction. A fan of the scarlet speedster, Wally West gained his superpowers in a lab accident similar to Barry Allen.
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Was Jay Garrick zoomed?

Labs that Zoom got his speed from Velocity-9 and conclude it's Jay Garrick. Then, in the episode “Versus Zoom,” we learn Zoom isn't Jay Garrick. Jay Garrick is a false identity. Jay's real name is Hunter Zolomon, who isn't some schlub on Earth-1, but a notorious serial killer on Earth-2.
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Which Flash is the fastest?

Wally West is the Fastest Flash and is arguably the fastest being that has ever existed, as said by Max Mercury—and it has been remarked that Wally and Barry are the only two speedsters that were fast enough to even outrun death itself.
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Why is Savitar evil?

As a time remnant, he was originally just as well-meaning, benevolent and heroic as his other counterparts. Upon being driven away from his friends and family, derided as a "disposable life", he decided to cope with his anguish and rage by becoming the very monster that ruined his life: Savitar.
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How fast is Godspeed?

Like other speedsters, Godspeed can run up to 10 times the speed of light by entering the Speed Force.
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Why is Reverse-Flash called Zoom?

Eobard Thawne found a time capsule in the 25th century containing a costume of the Flash (Barry Allen) and with a Tachyon device amplified the suit's speed energy, giving himself speedster abilities. Reversing the costume's colors, he adopted the moniker of "Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash" and went on a crime spree.
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How did flash defeat Zoom?

Barry chases after Zoom, now faster than him, and is able to beat him up. However Zoom manages to create a time remnant, which is what Barry ends up catching instead. While Barry is moments away from killing Zoom's time remnant, the real Zoom appears and kills the remnant himself.
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Is the Black Flash Zoom?

"Zoom has been transformed into Black Flash, who has quite a place in the mythology of The Flash. He's like the grim reaper for speedsters," he told TV Guide. "Andrew Kreisberg, the head writer and EP, has talked about their interest in having a Black Flash return at some point in the series."
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What happens to Zoom in The Flash?

At one point, Barry Allen even became the Black Flash himself for a brief moment -- but probably the most significant thing here is that Professor Zoom actually became the Black Flash after his reanimated corpse was used by Nekron in Blackest Night.
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