Eddie Thawne

## Background

### 1976 - 2002: Eddie Thawne

Edward was born to Thaddeus & Francine Thawne in Keystone City. He was born a twin but unfortunately, his twin brother did not survive birth. Prior to this, the Thawnes had a daughter a couple of years before. Eddie always felt he was at blame for his brother not surviving & his way of coping was to eat anything in sight.

Eddie was overweight as a child & being short made it even worse. He was constantly picked on by bullies with taunts & pranks. Eventually, it turned physical. Eddie got everything from a head in the toilet to jumped by a group of kids to getting smashed in his locker. Things took an even worse turn after Eddie's father, Senator Thaddeus Thawne, passed a bill that would be directly responsible for the closing of a factory that many people worked for. Eddie went to school with many of the former employees' children, leading him to also be an outcast.

Things continued like this until his gym coach stepped in when seeing Eddie getting bullied in the locker room. The gym coach decided to take it upon himself to train Eddie to help him get back in shape & to fight his bullies back. In a matter of months, things turned around for Eddie. He was healthier than ever, the other teens stopped picking on him & he got his acceptance letter to Midwestern University.

After graduating college, Eddie returned to Keystone City & enrolled in the police academy. After completing his mandatory weeks there, he went on to become a police officer at the Keystone City Police Department. He would eventually make Detective but would transfer to Central City Police Department after getting a job offer.

## Romantic Relationships

* McKenna Hall: Girlfriend (2009 - 2019); Fiancée (2019 - )

## Personality

Eddie is a "pretty boy" who keeps track of his arrests & has a certain wit. Though he appears to be cocky, he is a very efficient cop & went to any lengths to catch the criminals. He also does have a caring side, something that is specifically shown with his family & McKenna.

Eddie is extremely loyal to Joe & very sharp, never questioning any decision he's ever made. He has a laid back personality but is also amazingly brave & selfless, as he was once willingly to sacrifice himself to save others.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Driving:** Eddie is highly trained driving cars.
* **Firearms:** As a police detective, Eddie is highly skilled in the use of firearms.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Eddie received all his combat training prior to joining the Keystone City Police Department members do. He also has a degree of boxing skills that he had honed from a young age thanks to his gym teacher
* **Investigation:** As a police detective of the Central City Police Department & formerly of the Keystone City Police Department, Eddie continuously proved himself a highly trained detective.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He is left handed.
* He had a romantic interest in Iris West-Allen upon first meeting her.
* Joe West calls him Detective Pretty Boy.

## Notes

* His middle name is a nod to Malcolm Thawne, Barry Allen's long-lost twin brother in the comics.
* The family dynamic is unique to Earth-44. In the comics, Eobard & Thaddeus Thawne are the descendants of Malcolm Thawne. Meloni Thawne is the daughter of Thaddeus, wife of Don Allen (Barry & Iris' son) and the mother of Bart Allen & Owen Mercer.