The Dark Multiverse Operative

**The Dark Multiverse Operative** is the first Graphic Novel which consisted of five episode in *The Flash* and is in the first season. It began on February 8, 2023 and concluded on March 8, 2023.

## Episodes

### World of Changes

*Main article: World of Changes*
Barry Allen, a C.S.I for Central City Police Department and his adoptive father, Joe West, and the two continue a investigation about the murder of Iris West-Allen, who died four months prior. Joe admits he's struggling to move on is diving into work as a distraction and Barry admits he won't be able to be the great hero without her, but Joe convinces him otherwise.

Afterwards, Barry goes to bed. In middle of the night, he wakes up from a nightmare where Iris was murdered by Eobard Thawne. The following day, Barry returns to S.T.A.R. Labartories where he meets up with Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow, who both help Barry push through the tough times and Cisco reveals a new suit upgrade. Barry explains to the team that he is having constant dreams of Iris and isn't able to move on because of that, so he asks Caitlin to run some tests on him to find out if anything is wrong with him. Caitlin runs some tests but finds nothing wrong, and tells Barry that he is just greifing the loss of his wife and kids.

Caitlin talks to Cisco who explains that his company, Ramon Industries was entering a new era of products and confirmed he had confirmed to the public it is the company who supplies suits for the Flash and his team. Caitlin suggests that is a bad idea but Cisco assures her the company is safe. Joe returns to work but is suspended by David Singh who wants Joe to have time to recover.

Downtown, Owen Mercer the new Captain Boomerang robs a bank and steals a special weapon held only at banks. Barry confronts him as Flash, but fails to stop him as he now has access to the Speed Force and flees using it.

Barry returns to STAR Labs and tells the team that a new Captain Boomerang is attacking the city and the fact he now has Speed Force powers. Barry talks to the team and explains how he must work harder to stop him. He faces Owen again and defeats him, sending him off to prison.

Afterwards, Barry and Team Flash reconcile and make a goal to keep the city safer than ever. Bart Allen and Nora West-Allen appear in middle of the cortex.

### Hints of Evil

*Main article: Hints of Evil*
Nora and Bart explain to Team Flash that they came from the past. However, Barry orders Cisco to vibe them to confirm their story. Caitlin has a vision of herself as Killer Frost. Cisco begins getting rainblow sparking eyes. Bart and Nora notice and warns Caitlin and Barry, but they believe Cisco is just getting more powerful.

Bart questions Nora and tells her that they must go back to 2050 so that the timeline doesn't change anymore than it already has. Barry talks to the two kids and tells them how much he missed them and gets closure from this and hopes this helps him with Iris' death.

Cisco calls someone, but we don't find out who. Caitlin walks into the same room and Cisco tells Caitlin she has meta-powers, and Caitlin assures him that she doesn't, but reveals that she's getting rare visions of Killer Frost.

Barry focuses and gets into contact with the Speed Force, who tells Barry that his powers has been increasing in strength for over ten months now and he is now the strongest speedster in the multiverse. Bloodwork attacks the city and Barry confronts him, but due to Barry's recent issues regarding his kids, his speed glitches and allows Bloodwork to escape.

Afterwards, Barry goes to the Cortex and meets up with Cisco, and Barry reveals he knows where Cisco is from and reveals Cisco is from another earth and isn't the normal Cisco Ramon. Cisco attacks Barry and tells him he'll kill him for letting his Earth-1 counterpart die and flees. Bart and Nora go back to 2050 so they don't ruin the timeline and Barry, Cisco, and Allegra begin to work together to stop Cisco.

### The Dark Multiverse

*Main article: The Dark Multiverse*
Cisco tells Barry and Caitlin he is only the beginning, confusing the two heroes. Barry demands Cisco to leave or he will make him. Cisco opens a red breach and leaves. Caitlin turns to Barry and tells him about how she noticed something slightly off with him and Barry tells her that he must go to a new Multiverse and find out how to shut off the portals, closing the connection to those evil earths.

Barry asks Caitlin's help to make a device to allow Barry to breach the barrier between the good and dark multiverses. Barry uses his speed and designs the device that allows him to do that.

Barry speeds through and goes to the Dark Multiverse and goes to Dark Earth-2 and instantly is met with a double of Iris West, who knows who Barry is and tells him she can help him. She leads Barry to the Star Labs of that earth where Barry finds that the Reverse Flash suit in his place.

Iris reveals that The Flash of that earth was the greatest hero of all and saved the city but was killed by the leader of Central City. Barry uses the device and returns to the world but Iris West followed, after it was revealed she was Thawne all that time.

Thawne tells the Barry that he will finally control this world and sending Cisco back was only the first step of his plan that he created in order to kill the Flash and he wanted to kill Earth-Prime's Flash because he had already been successful in killing his earths Flash. Barry tells Thawne that he is the same in every world and tells him he will fail his plan as all the other Thawne variations had before him. Thawne explains that won't be outcome as he became the sole ruler of Dark Earth-2.

Barry uses a sonic-clap that knocks Thawne to the ground, however Thawne manages to get back up and lightning punches Barry, then the two speedsters speed around the city and come to a stop, Thawne snaps his fingers and blinds Barry in a red light and escapes.

Barry rushes back to S.T.A.R. Labs and tells Caitlin about Thawne and she comes down to the conclusion he will not go home until he accomplishes his mission, but they must stop him before he finishes it. Caitlin talks to a friend, Chester P. Runk who knows Barry is the Flash and joins them. Barry tells him he will only need to follow Team Flash's rules and Chester.

Elsewhere, Thawne confronts Cisco and tells him it is time to rule this world in which Cisco smiles.

### Echo of War, Part One

*Main article: Echo of War, Part One*
Barry scans the city using his speed on the hunt for both Eobard and Cisco, who nicknamed himself Echo. Barry stops but is confronted by Alex Singh, someone who figured out who the Flash is and asks to be taken back to his home-base.

At Star Labs, Barry questions Alex and Alex reveals he found out his identity from someone called Echo, who went around trying to find someone "worthy" of joining him. He went to Alex but Alex blew him off. Alex explains he will not share his identity and knows how valuable it is and is on the hunt to find Allegra Garcia since he wants a job at the Media.

In a apartment, Cisco talks to Thawne and questions his motives and why he wants all The Flash heroes dead on all earths. Thawne responds and explains to Cisco that he was abused by him in the past. He mistakenly killed his mother, and Flash hasn't forgiven him since.

Cisco gets a vision and it shows him a place which projects a green light, which he talks to Thawne about and Thawne tells Cisco that it is memories of the deceased duplicate of himself and explains they must kill Team Flash of this earth because of that. Cisco tells Thawne he's stupid and flees.

At Star Labs, Cisco confronts Barry and asks for his help. He tells him he has the opportunity to become the Cisco from Earth-Prime and asks to be saved and demands Barry to bring back his Cisco through him. Barry tells him that he will die but Cisco reminds him he doesn't want to live with the guilt of helping Thawne kill dozens of heroes. Caitlin tells Barry they shouldn't but Barry ultimately agrees to help him.

Cisco joins Team Flash to help, while Bart and Nora West-Allen return to 2023 and promise to help Barry against the battle with Thawne, since 2050, the city has been destroyed by Thawne. Alex suggests they use a mind transfer machine, which should give back his Earth-Prime memories. Caitlin suggests Barry doesn't do what he is going to do with Cisco, but Barry ignores her and begins the process.

But Barry is called downtown to fight a meta, Bloodwork, Ramsey tells Barry that he will kill him but first must question why a evil villlionous speedster is doing a job for him. Barry tells Ramsey he should be a hero and stop Thawne, but Ramsey ignores Barry and the two fight, yet Ramsey flees the scene after injuring Barry.

Barry returns to Star Labs and tells Cailtin she was right but they must come up with a decision about Cisco.

## Cast

* Grant Gustin as The Flash/Barry Allen
* Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow
* Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon and Cisco Ramon/Echo
* Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash
* Alex Brow as Alex Singh
* Sendhil Ramamurthy as Dr. Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork
* Jesse L. Martin as Joe West

## Production

Production for the five episodes began on February 16, 2022 and concluded on May 4, 2022. During production, the producers wanted to keep the return of Eobard Thawne hidden, but felt like that was an impossible task as it was found out in early March. All titles were revealed on February 1, 2023.

## Trivia

* If this was part of Season 9, it would be classed as the eighth Graphic Novel.