| Godspeed | |
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 Godspeed as seen on the textless cover ofThe Flash (vol. 5) #6 (November 2016). Art byCarmine Di Giandomenico. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Cameo appearance:The Flash: Rebirth #1 (August 2016) Full appearance:The Flash (vol. 5) #3 (September 2016) |
| Created by | Joshua Williamson Carmine Di Giandomenico |
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| Alter ego | August Heart |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Place of origin | Central City |
| Team affiliations | Central City Police Department Rogues |
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Godspeed (August Heart) is afictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He was established as a detective and one ofBarry Allen's best friends on the police force. When his brother is murdered and the man he suspects is exonerated, he becomes vengeful and eventually gains speed-basedsuperpowers. Donning the identity of Godspeed, he becomes a vigilante bent on killing criminals instead of incarcerating them, serving as an antithesis to theFlash. He has been portrayed as both asupervillain and anantihero in the comic books and adapted media since his introduction in 2016.
The character made hislive-action debut inThe Flash, voiced byBD Wong in seasonsfive andsix and portrayed by Karan Oberoi in seasonsseven andnine.
August Heart is a colleague of Allen from the Central City Police Department.[1] His brother was murdered by a career criminal and his killer was let free due to the evidence being destroyed in a lightning strike. When August confrontsBlack Hole, a group who had stolenS.T.A.R. Labs equipment, he is struck bySpeed Force lightning and transformed into a speedster.[2][3]
Afterward, August attempts to become a superhero, being both an ally and enemy to the Flash due to his violent methods.[4][5][6]
InTitans: Beast World, Godspeed is exposed toBeast Boy's spores and temporarily transformed into a humanoid wasp.[7]
In addition to abilities shared with other speedsters, Godspeed can steal the speed of others and clone himself by dividing the Speed Force.
August Heart / Godspeed appears inThe Flash, portrayed by Kindall Charters in thefifth season, Ryan Handley in thesixth season, and Karan Oberoi in theseventh andninth seasons, and voiced byBD Wong in the fifth and sixth seasons[8] andRick D. Wasserman in the seventh season.[citation needed] This version is a scientist from the year 2049 whose abilities are derived from tachyon technology that replicates the Velocity drug's effects.
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