Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-25402241-20151109115327/@comment-4901718-20151110035758

A lot of Daniel West elements were alredy put into Zoom in the show in season 2.

Like Daniel West powers, he drains his enemies from their speedforce, like Zoom has done in the show, because he wants to travel back in time.

Also his origins, Daniel West gets his powers after he has an accident with a Speed Force Battery created by a scientific. In the show Zoom was created by Dr. Wells and he is also helping Barry to stop West like the scientific also did in the comics.

So if you look well how is Zoom in Season 2, you will notice he is a mix of Daniel West with Future Barry Allen and also elements from the original Zoom.

Zoom isnt Eddie Thawne because Eddie Thawne is the ancestor of Eobard Thawne and Zoom has never been a relative of Eobard Thawne.