#The flash savitar god of speed series

The Hindu “God of Motion” was named Savitr and when a Cold War pilot-from an indeterminate third world nation-was struck down by a bolt of lightning and discovered his speed powers, that was whom he named himself after on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Speed Force (although he didn’t know about the Speed Force at the time of this accident). To step outside of his comic book origins for just a moment, Savitar’s name is actually Hindu.

#The flash savitar god of speed series

Savitar came to us care of writer Mark Waid and artist Oscar Jimenez during Waid’s much beloved Flash series (which is, fun fact, my favourite Flash run of all time).

It’s a pretty accessible issue and it’s easy to get your hands on since it’s available digitally. If you are looking for some reading you can pick up Savitar’s origin in THE FLASH (Vol. Plus, he has a much longer history with a variety of Flashes than Killer Frost. …I know the episode is called “Killer Frost,” but I just ha ve to explore Savitar because he is such a weird and interesting character.

On this week’s episode of Th e Flash, the big bad of the season has finally been revealed to us! Psych! It was not just Doctor Alchemy-although he is a pretty impressive threat in and of himself-it is a speedster named Savitar.