The Flash Season 3: 15 Things You Need To Know About Flashpoint
14. Captain Cold Is The Saviour Of Central City
The Flash is the proud hero of Central City,
right? Well, not in Flashpoint he’s not. Nope, Barry Allen has a replacement
and it’s not who’d you necessarily expect.
Instead of the Scarlet Speedster being the face of Central City, it’s actually the nefarious Leonard Snart, aka Captain Cold, who is the protector of the city in Flashpoint. Yep, Cap’n Cold, a longtime villain and rival of The Flash’s is the one who is the loud and proud face of Central City. In fact, he's even got a shiny superhero name: Citizen Cold.
Seeing Cold taking his place as Central City’s hero is a bit of a bitter pill for Barry to swallow at first, but, from what we’re led to believe, Snart has been nothing but the consummate professional and consummate hero when it comes to all things Flashpoint.
Whatever’s next? The Joker overseeing Gotham? Ares trying to bring happiness and positivity to Themyscira? Darkseid wanting to love the Earth? Lex Luthor as US President? Oh, wait…