Lightning dagger

Lightning dagger
Information
Owner(s)	Orlin Dwyer David Hersch (alternate future; presumed)
User(s)	Orlin Dwyer David Hersch (alternate future; presumed)
Function	Psionic bond Power negation Electricity generation Force-field generation Meta-human detection

The lightning dagger is a piece of meta-tech and the primary weapon used by Orlin Dwyer in his rampage as Cicada.

History

When the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite was knocked out of orbit by Clifford DeVoe following the failed Enlightenment, pieces of the satellite (which DeVoe had loaded with dark matter) impacted in 46 different locations. Cicada's dagger was a piece of shrapnel from the core of the satellite, where the dark matter concentration was the highest.

The dagger is the same piece of shrapnel that gave Orlin Dwyer the wound in his chest. As a result, he became connected to the weapon, due to the fact that he obtained his powers alongside it. The dagger has become Orlin's signature weapon to kill meta-humans in his mission as Cicada.

Powers and abilities

Powers

• Psionic bond: The dagger shares a psychic connection to Orlin Dwyer, as it originated from the same satellite which gave the latter his powers.
• Flight: Orlin can mentally summon the dagger to him and is the only individual who can use it. While holding the dagger, Orlin is also capable of using its momentum to fly through the air.
• Power negation: The dagger has the ability to negate meta-human powers within its presence.
• Electricity generation: Cicada's dagger can also generate red electricity.
• Force-field generation: When the dagger lodges itself into the ground, it generates a force-field of red energy.
• Meta-human detection: The dagger glows red if a meta-human who gained powers due to exposure to dark matter is near.

Weaknesses

• Larger quantities of dark matter: Team Flash were able to temporarily negate the influence of the dagger by imbuing a piece of metal with a higher quantity of dark matter energy.
• Non-dark matter-based powers: The dagger is only able to negate the powers of meta-humans created by exposure to dark matter. Caitlin Snow's Killer Frost powers can still manifest in the dagger's presence, since she gained her powers through other means.

Appearances

The Flash

Season 4 "We Are The Flash" (deleted scene) Season 5 "Nora" "Blocked" "The Death of Vibe" "News Flash" (mentioned) "All Doll'd Up" (mentioned) "The Icicle Cometh" "O Come, All Ye Thankful" "What's Past is Prologue" "The Flash & The Furious" (mentioned) "Seeing Red" "Memorabilia" (in Grace's mind) "Goldfaced" "Cause and XS"

Trivia

• The dagger glows when a meta-human who gained powers from dark matter is nearby, similar to the way that elvish blades, such as Glamdring, Orcrist, and Sting glow when orcs or goblins are near in The Lord of the Rings.