Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-13895380-20160203022341/@comment-24152851-20170411053345

Xandermcc wrote: Stryzzar wrote:

Xandermcc wrote:

Stryzzar wrote: Their exact level of intelligence compared to each other is uncertain, but it's clear Eobard has greater scientific knowledge. He was considered a genius in his time, so being in the past would make his scientific proficient far greater than that of Wells. Well Harry made tech way ahead of it's time on Earth Two. Well that's another thing. Harry Wells mainly had expertise in technology and physics, while Eobard excels in several areas of science, including the biology where Harry falls short on. This is demonstrated on his sound understanding of speedster physiology and being able to replicate the experiment, as well as his constant analysis of the metahuman's abilities in ses 1. Well yeah, i guess you are right on that. However Eobard definetly isn't as good as Harry when it comes to tech. He usually relies on others. Like when he needed Tina's Tachyon device.

Also the reason Harry was short on those things was because they needed to allow Caitlin to show more of a role on the team. That instance I think Eobard just didn't have the parts needed. He clearly understand the tachyon prototype, since he was able to modify into a quantum splicer. (I honestly feel like the writers throw around fancy science terms without fully understanding what they mean half the time). He's made plenty of advanced tech himself, like his wheelchair that charges his speed, the speedster gun he invented himself, or that thing that sucks up DNA allowing him to change his appearance (even if he didn't invent that, he had enough understanding to tinker with it).

Yeah I guess so. Though back in season 1, even if Wellsobard was capable of all that, he still used the resourcefulness of his team.