List of characters who move at superhuman speeds
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[edit] Comics
[edit] DC Comics
- Antiphon, a member of the Quraci terrorist group known as Onslaught.
- Black Flash (the representation of Death associated with the Speed Force)
- Black Racer
- Blue Trinity, a trio of Soviet supervillains:
- Gregor Gregorovich
- Boleslaw Uminski
- Ivana Christina Borodin Molotova
- Blur, the name of a half Human, half White Martian hybrid speedster from Son of Vulcan #6.
- Fastbak, one of the New Gods
- All incarnations of The Flash, including
- Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash
- Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash
- Wally West, Silver Age Kid Flash/Modern Age Flash
- Bart Allen, Impulse/Kid Flash II/current Flash
- John Fox, the Flash of the 853rd Century
- The Glimmer, a giant from Wonderworld, seen in the JLA Mageddon storyline
- Hermes (Mercury), the messenger of the Olympian Gods
- Impala, former member of the Global Guardians
- Inertia (Thaddeus Thawne), a clone of Bart Allen
- Jaculi I, male member of the Quraci terrorist group known as Onslaught.
- Jaculi II, female member of the Quraci terrorist group known as Onslaught.
- Jesse Quick, Bronze Age daughter of the Golden Age hero
- Johnny Quick, a Golden Age superhero
- Several incarnations of Kid Flash, including Wally West and Bart Allen (both of whom later became the Flash), plus
- Kid Impala a member of the Ultramarine Corps
- The twins Más y Menos, allies of the Teen Titans
- Max Mercury, superhero
- Red Shift, a member of First Strike
- Red Trinity, another trio of Russian speedsters:
- Anatole
- Bebek
- Cassiopeia
- Reflex, a member of Sovereign Seven.
- The Reverse-Flashes including
- The Rival
- Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne)
- Zoom (Hunter Zolomon)
- Savitar
- Speed Metal
- Spin Doctor - An agent of S.H.A.D.E.
- Spine Doctor II - Cold and merciless replacement of the first.
- Tornado Twins - Barry Allen's children, currently living in the 30th century.
- Trajectory - Eliza Harmon, was part of Lex Luthor's Everyman Project, and the new Infinity Inc.
- XS (Jenni Ognats), granddaughter of Barry Allen
- Züm, a member of the Hyperclan
[edit] Alternate universes
- Dark Flash - Walter West is the Flash in an alternate universe
- Johnny Quick, the same character has had two separate histories
- a Silver Age supervillain from Earth 3.
- a Modern Age supervillain from the Anti-matter universe.
- Speed Freak, a female Flash from Earth-17
[edit] Funny Animals
- The Crash, a DC funny animal turtle with superspeed powers. He was the Earth C- analog of the Silver Age Flash.
- Fastback, a DC funny animal turtle with superspeed powers, native to Earth C. He is the nephew of the Terrific Whatzit.
- The Terrific Whatzit, DC's first funny animal superhero, who appeared in Golden Age comics. He wore a costume identical to that of Jay Garrick's, and had powers that included superstrength and flight in addition to superspeed.
[edit] Marvel Comics
- Aurora, a member of Alpha Flight (comics) and Weapon X (comics)
- Blur I, from Marvel's New Universe comics DP7
- Blur II, an updated version of the Whizzer in Supreme Power, J. Michael Straczynski's re-imagined version of Squadron Supreme
- Hurricane, a member of the Liberators in Ultimate Marvel.
- Makkari, a member of the Eternals.
- Meanstreak, a member of X-Men 2099
- Mercury, the Roman counterpart of the DC universe's Hermes.
- Northstar, a member of Alpha Flight and the X-men
- Quicksilver, a member of the Avengers
- The Runner, a member of the Elders of the Universe.
- Speed, a member of the Young Avengers
- Speed Demon, a Marvel Comics supervillain.
- The Whizzer, the name of two characters from Marvel Comics:
- A hero from the Golden Age
- A member of the Squadron Supreme
[edit] Other
- Blitzen, member of the Shadow Cabinet, published by Milestone Media
- Lightning, a member of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- Velocity, a member of the Top Cow Comics, Cyberforce team.
- Billy Whizz, from The Beano
- Robin DeSanto, from the webcomics It's Walky and Shortpacked!
[edit] Television
- Johnny Bukowski, a.k.a. "Johnny B", a character from the short-lived television series, The Misfits of Science
[edit] Animation
- Blurr, a speedster Autobot, one of the Transformers
- Cheetara, a character from the ThunderCats Animated Series. Not only she had the ability to run at extremely fast speeds, but she also had a "sixth sense". While spinning at fast speed, she can see pasts or presents events.
- Dashiell Robert "Dash" Parr from the movie The Incredibles.
- Hammy the Sqirrel - In Over the Hedge, Hammy is (normally) extremely hyperactive and fast. Upon consuming caffiene, however, he becomes so fast his surroundings come to a standstill, and can outpace lasers at walking speed.
- Rev Runner one of the characters from Loonatics Unleashed
- The Roadrunner , from classic Looney Tunes shorts
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega's speedy blue mascot since 1991.
- Speedy Gonzalez, a Looney Tunes character
- Más y Menos, two spanish-speaking characters from the animated series Teen Titans.
- XLR8, from Ben 10
- Hunter from the cartoon series Road Rovers.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Flash: Those Who Ride The Lightning - a detailed site about the Flash and DC Comics' many other speedsters