Black Flash (DC Comics)

==Summary==
The Black Flash is a Grim Reaper like entity originating from the Speed Force. Its purpose is to bring a speedster back into the Speed Force whenever a speedster's time is up. It appeared just before the deaths of Johnny Quick, Barry Allen and Bart Allen. It would even try to kill Wally West, though it failed when Wally raced it to the end of time.
Much later on, it would attempt to kill other force users as the other 3 forces of the multiverse were damaging the Speed Force, only to be thwarted by Barry Allen and Hunter Zolomon.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: The Black Flash, Death
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Unknown
Age: Unknown (Has likely been around for as long as there have been Speedsters)
Classification: Speedster, Grim Reaper, Entity of Death
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Selective Invisibility (Only visible to those who utilize the Speed ForceFlash: The Fastest Man Alive #13), Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception, Cosmic Awareness (Can sense where it's targets are and follow them to their locationsThe Flash (2016) #78), Existence Erasure and Death Manipulation (Took Linda West from existence by just touching herThe Flash (1987) #139. The Black Flash is an aspect of death itselfThe Flash (2016) #78), Passive Time Stop and Time Manipulation (It's very existence corrupts time to an absolute stop, freezing everyone in place except those connected to the Speed ForceThe Flash (1987) #141), Bodily Weaponry (With its claws), Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; as shown hereThe Flash (2016) #81), Immortality (Type 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8. Reliant on the concept of death to existThe Flash (1987) #141, even after being supposedly erased by Wally West when it raced to the end of time, the Black Flash reappeared later one at the deaths of Bart AllenFlash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 and later on in Rebirth, where it chased after the other force usersThe Flash (2016) #76), Dimensional Travel (Able to travel into the Speed Force and the Forever ForceThe Flash (2016) #80), BFR (Able to trap those it kills in the Speed ForceThe Flash (1987) #141), Aura and Electricity Manipulation (As shown hereThe Flash (2016) #78, covered in a field of red lightning), Time Travel (Travelled to the end of time while chasing Wally WestThe Flash (1987) #141), Elasticity (As shown hereThe Flash (2016) #81), Regeneration (Low-Mid, able to regenerate from having its body torn apartThe Flash (2016) #81), Life Absorption (Shown to be capable of absorbing someone's life force, in hereThe Flash (2016) #77 and hereThe Flash (2016) #78), Abstract Existence (Type 2. Exists as an aspect of deathThe DC Book of Lists, designed to catch Speedsters when their time has come), Limited Flight (As shown hereThe Flash (2016) #80), Air Manipulation (Created vortexesThe Flash (2016) #77), Intangibility, Vibration Manipulation and Body Control (Capable of vibrating its own molecules to become intangible like other Speedsters), Power Nullification (Completely burned out Sage's connection to the Sage ForceThe Flash (2016) #79), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Unharmed by an explosionThe Flash (1987) #141. Unaffected by the coldThe Flash (2016) #78), Mind Manipulation and Telepathy (Unaffected by the Sage ForceThe Flash (2016) #78), Electricity Manipulation (Resisted a bolt of lightning from a serious Barry, while weakenedThe Flash (2016) #81)
Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (More than a match for the entire Flash familyThe Flash (1987) #141, including Jay Garrick, who can briefly fight Black AdamJSA (1999) #6. Wally had to resort to racing the Black Flash to the end of time in order to defeat it, rather than more direct meansThe Flash (1987) #141. Was able to match and fight evenly against Zoom with all 4 of the forcesThe Flash (2016) #81. EasilyThe Flash (2016) #76 overpoweredThe Flash (2016) #80 Barry Allen multiple times and could stab through himThe Flash (2016) #8052 Universes)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Could keep up with Wally West and nearly caught up to himThe Flash (1987) #141. Stated to be the fastest thing Barry had ever encounteredThe Flash (2016) #76. Can keep pace with Zoom). Immeasurable via running through time. (Followed Wally West all the way to the end of time, nearly catching up to him)
Lifting Strength: At least Peak Human (Overpowered Barry Allen easily)
Striking Strength: Low Multiverse level
Durability: Low Multiverse level (None of the attacks from the Flash family had any effect on itThe Flash (1987) #141. Survived multiple hits from Zoom. Took little damage from a serious, albeit weakened Barry Allen, who described punching the Black Flash like punching DarkseidThe Flash (2016) #76)
Stamina: Infinite (The Black Flash isn't bound by physical restraints of any sorts. Stated that it can keep on coming until its target is killed)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with claws, vortexes and elasticity. Low Complex Multiverse level with Dimensional Travel and Cosmic Awareness
Standard Equipment: None
Intelligence: Animalistic (While the Black Flash can speak to an extent and does have a conscience of its own, it often doesn't show much else besides trying to kill whatever it's chasing, it can be fooled quite easily at times)
Standard Tactics: Often goes for close combat against enemies. Choosing to ambush its enemies out of the blue with no warning.
Weaknesses: The Black Flash is reliant on the concept of death in order to exist, if the very concept of death ceases to exist, so will the Black Flash.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Death touch: Able to instantly kill those who it touches. Those who it touches are brought and trapped into the Speed Force
* Life Absorption: Able to suck the life out of an opponent.
* Claws: The Black Flash often utilizes claws as its main form of close combat
Notes: While it is theorized and suggested by Wally that the Black Flash and the Black Racer maybe the same entity, this is mainly a theory only. Such a thing has also yet to be officially confirmed by DC themselves. Furthermore, both are stated to have different functions, different origins and function differently. The Black Flash is shown to be a grim reaper purely for the speedsters and an enforcer for the Speed Force. The Black Racer on the other hand acts as a grim reaper for the New Gods, and often appears with the form of a host entity, and described to be the manifestation of "death as an inevitability and the race to death that all life eventually loses". With such different origins and vague connections, the Black Flash is scaled off of its own feats rather than cross scaling with the Black Racer.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
==Notes/Explanations==
Category:Death Users
Category:DC Comics
Category:Comic Book Characters
Category:Grim Reapers
Category:Monsters
Category:Time Users
Category:Time Travelers
Category:Existence Erasure Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Invisibility Users
Category:Intangibility Users
Category:Dimensional Travel Users
Category:Extrasensory Perception Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:BFR Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Aura Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Inorganic Beings
Category:Immortals
Category:Flight Users
Category:Vibration Users
Category:Body Control Users
Category:Elasticity Users
Category:Air Users
Category:Characters
Category:Abstract Entities