As many of you theorised, last night's episode of The Flash confirmed that Savitar is a time remnant. Created by Barry Allen four years from now when he battles Savitar, the villain left his earlier self to survive and he descended into madness when his friends and family shunned him for not being the real deal. Why they would treat even just a copy of the Scarlet Speedster like that is hard to say!
We also don't know how this corrupted version of Barry got that gruesome scar, but more will hopefully be revealed in the next two weeks. Cisco later explained that neither Savitar nor the time remnant Barry came first as it's a closed loop which is forever in motion. Pretty confusing, right?
Even so, this twist is still very interesting and has taken The Flash in an exciting new direction. It's just a shame that the reveal came so late as you can't help but feel that this is something which should have been explored over more than just a few weeks. Anyway, check out the shocking origin story of the Speed God below and then be sure to head to the comments section to share your thoughts.
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