7 Times The Flash Improved DC Mythology (& 4 Times It Failed)

2. Bungling Savitar

Much like the TV series, the comic book world of the Flash features a bunch of nefarious, villainous speedsters. And one such rogue speedster is Savitar.

In the comics, Savitar is a big-time player who is viewed as a god by his cult-like followers. Initially a Cold War pilot who was struck down by lightning, Savitar is a motion-obsessed villain who is so powerful that his legend precedes him for the decades to come.

After initially butting heads with Johnny Quick and Max Mercury in the past, the modern-day Flash family was then warned all about Savitar years down the line. Make no mistake, this speedster is a massive threat – and he would resurface to fight (and often best) a who’s who of heroic speedsters.

What did The CW’s The Flash do with Savitar, then? Why, they instead had Savitar be a future time remnant of Barry Allen. That future Barry went back in time to essentially start his own mythical legend of Savitar, which pretty much makes zero sense and sh*ts all over the established comic book lore of this most heinous of bad guys.