Board Thread:Supergirl discussions/@comment-9346948-20170523001131/@comment-27700324-20170616005254

Kaestal wrote: Time Remnants aren't clones... they're the actual version of a character from a now removed timeline.

Which means that if pushed far enough, even someone with a heroic spirit can become a villain. It's not like this is a new concept, refer to Harvey Dent.

Can we trust him? No. So do we see Barry as Savitar in Once and Future Flash? No, we didn't. He is a different person, but they are identical, but this was a version that was affected by different circumstances. One that was treated like a whole different person by his friends.