Johnny Quick (real name: Eddie Thawne) is a former Central City Police Department detective-turned-hyperhuman who took over Central City after gaining the power of superhuman speed.
Biography
The night of the particle acceleration explosion, Detective Thawne was in Barry Allen's lab. Barry was killed and Thawne became a speedster, taking the name Johnny Quick.
As Johnny Quick, Thawne joined forces with four other hyperhumans–Power Ring, Owlman, Superwoman, and Ultraman–in order to take over the United States of America. While the others had vast territory under their thumbs, Quick was content with Central City.
At one point, he captured Mark Mardon, the Weather Wizard, and utilized his power of weather manipulation in order to control the weather.
In 2016, Johnny Quick met Barry Allen, a speedster from Earth-1 during the latter's accidental journey to Earth-27. After learning each other's secret identities, Barry was able to escape back to his Earth. (The Flash: Johnny Quick)
Powers and abilities
- Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: Johnny Quick's powers come from a connection to the Speed Force, gained when struck by dark matter lightning and exposed to various chemicals. This altered and supercharged his DNA, cells, and neurotransmitters, augmenting his physiology. With his bones, joints, and tissue all enhanced, he obtained a lean-muscular frame well-beyond peak human condition to easily handle the rigors of his powers. This includes resisting high-level friction, inertia, air pressure, reduced oxygen, vectors and kinetic impact.
- Superhuman speed: The main superpower of all speedsters, the ability to generate large amounts of kinetic energy in one's cells to allow for movement at incalculable speeds, most notably while moving their bodies or even simply one part of it or more at a time. In addition, Johnny Quick has access to a special "Speed Force equation" (3X2(9YZ)4A) which increases his speed even more.
- Superhuman agility: The ability to have inhuman balance, dexterity, equilibrium, and body coordination and the ability to maneuver themselves far greater than that of human beings.
- Superhuman reflexes: The power to have a greater reaction speed than a normal human.
- Superhuman perceptions: One of Johnny Quick's most frequently-used applications of his speed; he routinely moves so fast the citizens of Central City appear to be standing still, causing him to derisively call them "statues".
- Superhuman momentum: The power to generate great amounts of physical force by packing speed into one's blows, enhancing the users impactive force to inhuman levels.
- Accelerated healing factor: The power to regenerate from wounds and near-death experiences quickly.
- Bodily vibration: The ability to vibrate one's molecules at the frequency of air, therefore being able to phase any part of their body through objects and people.
- Superhuman durability: The ability to withstand high levels of physical harm and sustain little to no injury.
- Superhuman stamina: The ability to stay at peak physical condition without tiring, allowing one to handle the strain of racing at superhuman speed and show no indication of fatigue or distress.
- Superhuman speed: The main superpower of all speedsters, the ability to generate large amounts of kinetic energy in one's cells to allow for movement at incalculable speeds, most notably while moving their bodies or even simply one part of it or more at a time. In addition, Johnny Quick has access to a special "Speed Force equation" (3X2(9YZ)4A) which increases his speed even more.
Appearances
Novels
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| Earth: Prime | ||||
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| Earth: 1 | ||||
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| Earth: 27A | ||||