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"Hey, he was the conscience of your group and that means I must be..."
Flash

In a parallel universe, the Flash was the "reason" of the Justice Lords' fascist hold over their world.

History

Death

This Flash's history was seemingly identical to his Justice League counterpart until President Lex Luthor began a personal plan which saw the world threatened with nuclear war. As part of his scheme, Luthor sent the military after the Flash and they somehow managed to succeed. Beaten, bruised, and weakened, Flash was brought before the President. Held in place by two soldiers, President Luthor personally and publicly executed the Flash by shooting him point-blank with a single-barreled shotgun.[1]

Legacy

The Flash's unjust murder caused his teammates to retaliate and attack the White House directly. During this event, Superman personally killed President Luthor by incinerating him with his heat vision. After President Luthor's execution, the Flash's teammates took complete control of their world. Flash's death was still felt by his teammates two years later (most notably by Green Lantern and Hawkgirl) and even caused Justice Lord Batman to accidentally allow the Justice League to escape captivity, over fear that the Justice League's Flash had died over their actions during their temporary incursion. It was during the encounter with the Justice Lords that the League discovered that Flash was the "glue" holding both teams together and keeping them from venturing down a path too dark. Superman himself hesitated before deciding to kill the Flash, before he was stopped by the Justice League's Superman.[2]

During the Cadmus Crisis, the Question was captured by Project Cadmus and tortured by Doctor Moon with flashes mimicking what happened to the Justice Lords' world that included the Flash's execution.[1]

Appearances

Justice League

Justice League Unlimited

Footnotes

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