Official Top 10 Fastest DC Characters

[Music] what's up everyone just recently flash writer Josh Williamson was interviewed by DC Comics for their DC Nation issued two comic about his current flash war story which puts Barry Allen up against Wally West and during the written interview DC asked Josh to list the fastest DC characters in order from ten to one well guess what he actually ranked them giving us the first official in cannon answer for who really are the fastest characters in the DC Universe god I'm excited to start I just wanted to mention that Josh Williamson has been writing the flash since issue 1 of DCs rebirth but he also wrote Justice League versus ID Squad and co-wrote Justice League no justice with Scott Snyder and James tiny Williamson is also responsible for writing one of the best Dark Knight's metal tie-in issues with Batman the Red Death ninis to say Josh is no stranger to the DC universe so his list comes with some serious credibility however it's also worth noting that if DC Comics is publishing this list and one of their own comics other higher ups like co-publisher Dan DiDio and now chief creative officer Jim Lee had to have approved of this now can enlist I mean they even went as far as having original art done by Scott Collins and Louis Guerrero that being the case it's extremely weird that this is flying under the radar as we're among the first to cover it but hey that's what we're here for so let's get to the official list of the 10 fastest characters in the DC universe number 10 is Wallace R West who was the current KITT flash introduced to us in flash annual 3 and 2014 Josh put him at number 10 saying quote Wallace is still young and learning how to control his powers his bravado is a little faster than he is once he gets a handle on his abilities he has the potential to be the fastest but it's gonna take some time and experience end quote it's not shocking that Kid Flash is at the bottom of the list because as Josh said his powers are still new to him and he has a lot of learning to do but with time and experience they'll likely start climbing the list taking the number nine spot is shazam this one is a little shocking to me as I definitely thought he would be higher on the list but hey what are you gonna do Williamson said quote he's been granted the speed of Hermes and can run as fast as lightning bolts but even the swiftness of the protector of the rock of eternity can't give him an edge over the speedsters end quote again I personally thought he would have been higher maybe right behind or near Superman but Josh's reasoning does make sense plus he knows a lot more than any of us as to where the DC Universe is going and how characters powers have changed since the new 52 DC rebirth and so on especially as he's developing new status quos and stories for the DC Universe 8 spot is fan favorite speedster and a character created by Williamson himself Godspeed now this one really took me by surprise because God speed was shown to be faster than Barry Allen in issue 6 of the flash he could also do the one thing Barry could never do which is be in two places at once so with that said how is he not at least in the top two well as Josh explains quote when August first got his powers he was maybe faster than Barry Allen but Barry and Wallace siphoned the speed he stole from them now that his powers are more in check God speed needs redemption if he's ever going to tap into his true speed end quote so basically he's not as fast as he used to be because Barry and Wallace siphon the speed god speeds stole from them however josh did seem to elude that he could very well become that fast once again if he ever taps into his true speed the number seven spot is the Amazon herself Wonder Woman now I knew Wonder Woman was extremely fast as she's pretty much the female version of Superman but I thought williamson's reasoning on this was super interesting he said quote diana is the greatest warrior in the DC Universe she was trained by the Amazons she understands the mechanics of running better than anyone on this list which gives her an edge over the competition end quote I don't know about you but I never thought of it from that perspective I mean if you think about it the idea of Wonder Woman understanding the mechanics of running better than anyone on this list and that giving her the edge is pretty insane because he's saying that she knows more about the mechanics of running than Barry Allen Wally West god speed and everyone else on this list that is crazy and just another reason why Wonder Woman is easily one of the most powerful characters overall in the DC Universe thinking the sixth spot is the biggest curveball for me on this entire list and that would be cheetah you heard me right cheetah now don't get me wrong I knew cheetah was fast but faster than Kid Flash Shazam god speed and Wonder Woman anyway according to Josh and now DC cannon quote she has zero hesitation in her movements and a no mercy mindset which helps her stay focused on her goal a swift kill her unrelenting Drive makes her one of the fastest threats in the DCU and quote after reading this especially I feel like DC has big plans for cheetah as she will also be the villain in the upcoming Wonder Woman 84 movie so personally I think her upcoming live-action debut could be at least a part of the reasoning for her landing this high on the list either way she sits pretty at number 6 landing at number 5 is black racer who we saw most recently in the Dark Side war he's the Grim Reaper of the DC Universe so it's not shocking at all that he's this high on the list but here's the official reasoning from josh quote it's not just a matter of speed with black racer it's that you can never escape him death is always coming that's part of black racer speed he's always there when you least expect it hero villain God human black racer will always catch you and quote I'd say that Josh pretty much nailed this one as it's a really solid spot for black racer number four is the Man of Steel himself Superman people always like to debate who's faster Superman or flash but true comic fans know it's flash by a long shot which was confirmed in Geoff Johns flash rebirth when Barry bolts away from Superman goes into the Speed Force and leaves Superman in the dust and it was proved even more convincingly during the current flash war story in flash issue 49 when Superman tries to stop both Barry and Wally West from racing only for Superman's return saying quote I couldn't I couldn't catch up to them they're going too fast end quote so as Josh said the Man of Steel is unmatched when flying in the air able to arrive and save the day in the blink of an eye but once he puts those two feet onto solid ground he can't quite crack the top three ultimately making Superman extremely fast just not flash fast maybe the top three is none other than reverse-flash himself eobard thawne i've heard lots of people say reverse flash is faster than barry allen but he's not & williamson's reasoning s2y is quite brilliant he said quote he's one of the most evil and obsessed characters in the DCU driven solely by his desperation to be his childhood hero the flash it's that desperation that ultimately slows him down he can never let himself be faster than the person he wants to be end quote and that right there is why josh writes for DC that is such an awesome explanation for why Thawne isn't faster than barry it's a desperation or mental block that won't let him be faster than the man he looks up to it's just such a cool and complex answer anyway let's see where the top two land right now you know it's Barry Allen or the original Wally West at 2:00 with the other taking the number one spot unless you look closely at the full two-page spread image I showed earlier but let's pretend you didn't and you're shocked that number two is in fact Barry Allen that's right the man who created the Speed Force is not the fastest flash but instead claims the second fastest character in the DCU now unfortunately there seems to be a misprint for josh's reasoning on why Barry is the runner-up on this list as the quote they used in the spread has nothing to do with Barry however josh has been a friend of the show for a while and I actually had a chance to talk to him a while back on whether Barry or Wally was faster he told me that while Barry knows more about the science of the Speed Force it understands it better while he is faster for one reason which of course leads us to the number one spot yes Wally is officially faster than Barry Allen and the fastest character in the DC Universe and here's josh Williamson's reasoning quote while he understands the spiritual side of the Speed Force and with that understanding he trusts the Speed Force even though he may not fully grasp with the science behind it his faith let's wildly tap into the full breadth of the Speed Force he doesn't run through the Speed Force the Speed Force runs through him end quote so there you have it yet another great answer by Williamson although Barry is my personal favorite flash and created the Speed Force Wally is definitely faster I mean he freakin outran death and has shown way more feats of sheer speed over anyone in DC Comics in fact in the previously mentioned flash issue 49 he was outright shown to be faster than Barry when Wally and Barry were running side by side and Barry eventually says Wally please I can't keep up with you as well he takes off ahead of them but there you have it friends the official top 10 fastest characters in the DC Universe I know some of you may not agree with this list but hey work hard become a writer for DC Comics and change it one day either way let us know how you feel about this list in the comments section other than that how about our bi list [Music] first up for July 11th we have flash issue 50 this is the flash war finale zoom adapts to new speed force powers into his arsenal against both Barry and Wally here we have Superman issue 1 a bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their new run on the all-new Superman now we have the techs of comics issue 9 84 on the outside part 2 Batman wanted Black Lightning involved in the lives of his protege s-- but how involved was the dark knight thinking next we have Domino issue 4 all I'm saying is someone is about to get lucky and it just might be shang-chi master of Kung Fu and finally we have amazing spider-man issue 1 this is rather an expensive erst issue of spider-man and an alien invasion hits New York City and the only one who could stop it is spider-man and that my friends is gonna bring another episode of variants to a close but remember to follow us on all of our forms of social media like our Facebook or Instagram our Twitter and our website links for all that is in the description also if you like the channel be sure to subscribe and then it's about next to it so you're notified whenever we upload a new video but I'll see you guys next time when I talk about all things comics

Channel: Variant Comics

Views: 1,139,438

Rating: 4.825542 out of 5

Keywords: DC Comics, Flash, Black Racer, Superman, Barry Allen, Wally West, Godspeed, Wonder Woman, Cheetah, Kid Flash, Reverse Flash, Shazam, Speed Force, Justice League, Fastest, Top 10

Id: zMXREIxNrhQ

Length: 10min 13sec (613 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 11 2018