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'''Evel Knievel''' was an American stunt performer. |
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Revision as of 21:19, 20 February 2019
Evel Knievel was an American stunt performer.
Biography
At some point in his lifetime, he had successfully jumped over an extremely large line of cars with an amazing vehicle.
Abilities
- Expert snuntsman: Evel had been able to not only survive a jump over a massive amount of cars, but also successfully make it across.
Equipment
- High quality vehicle: The vehicle was powerful enough to successfully jump a massive line of cars.
Appearances
The Flash
Season 2
- "Trajectory" (mentioned)
Trivia
- When Barry Allen was trying to get faster by jumping over a canal in order to be able to fight against Zoom, he was concerned about the possibility of death, Cisco Ramon told mentioned that Evel had survived worse without superpowers. This motivated Barry and he attempted to jump over the canal, but barely missed reaching the other side due to wind. This was clearly a reference to Knievel's nearly identical experience at Snake River Canyon in 1974.
Behind the scenes
- Evel Knievel was a real life stunt performer Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps; in 1974, he failed an attempted canyon jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.