User blog comment:Bo-Katan/Thawne and Time Remnants/@comment-27700324-20171203161527/@comment-24152851-20171203195513

Well technically he didn't just make a time remnant to do all that stuff, his main self was the time remnant and was trying to escape the loop. Earth-X Thawne could also be the main Thawne from the Harrison Wells loop.