The Flash may not be dealing with Bruce Wayne, but the series has been dropping some fun homages to the various Batman movies and shows in recent episodes. Ryan Wilder craved the power to stop crime in its tracks, and it corrupted her completely. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing when the most important element is there. In short, no Bruce Wayne and no Dark Multiverse make for a very different villain. Now Ryan has been banished to the Arrowverse’s timeline, leading her to kidnap Flash and force him to use a Cosmic Treadmill to open a wormhole back to her world. That Barry was forced to form an alliance with Central City’s rogues to bring down the Red Death. Rather than stealing Barry’s body, we learn Red Death is at war with the Barry of her timeline. She stole the tech of her enemies and eventually found a way to create an artificial Speed Force of her own. But at some point along the way, Ryan’s thirst for vengeance got the better of her. She was instead adopted by the Waynes as an infant and, like Bruce, swore to wage war on crime after her parents were murdered. This version of Ryan hails from an alternate timeline where Bruce Wayne doesn’t exist. Episode 3 ended with the surprise twist that Red Death isn’t Bruce Wayne at all, but rather the current Batwoman, Ryan Wilder.Įpisode 4 then fills in her origin story and reveals her motivations. The Arrowverse’s Red Death may look like her comic book counterpart, but very little of that backstory has carried over. In this world, Bruce Wayne is driven mad by the realization that he isn’t fast enough to save those he loves, and he winds up fusing with Barry Allen to become a new and very dangerous speedster. You can check out our full explainer on The Red Death for the full story behind this villain, but the gist is that this is a version of Bruce Wayne from one of the nightmare worlds in the Dark Multiverse. How exactly has The Flash reinvented this character, and what part does she have to play in the rest of Season 9? Here’s what we know so far. By now it’s clear the Arrowverse’s Red Death is a very different character - literally - from the one seen in comics like Dark Nights: Metal.
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