Besides the addition of the Pied
Piper as one of Flash's rogues, we also saw the introduction of the Speed Force
concept via Dr. Harrison Wells and his stolen gizmo. Speaking to Entertainment
Weekly the series executive producer Andrew Kreisberg explained what it is and
what it might mean for the series moving forward.
"Right now, the Speed Force
is a little bit like the force in Star Wars before midi-chlorians came along.
It’s an amorphous thing, which hopefully for comic book fans will make them
feel like we’re heading in certain directions. For right now, it’s a catch-all
phrase that speaks to a grander universe and a grander power and ultimately
grander abilities. If you know the comics and you know what having access to
the speed force gives you the abilities to do."
What is the Speed Force?
"The Speed Force has
alternatively been described as the source of all speed, as a force generated
by Barry Allen, as a godlike pseudo-intelligence, and as a sort of
location or dimension that exists on another plane of reality. Regardless, it
is the power source for the Flash.
All DC characters who are
called "speedsters" are connected to the Speed Force regardless of
the origin of their powers; it is said that when they die, speedsters become
one with the Speed Force, something of a Valhalla for speedsters. That said,
not every DC super-humans that can travel at high velocities are
connected to the Speed Force, only the ones whose primary power is superhuman
speed. For example, Superman, though he is very fast, has no
connection to the Speed Force. The same holds true for the Green Lanterns,
who can traverse the galaxy at incredible speeds. Additionally, characters who
are explicitly stated to be mimicking super-speed without being speedsters
themselves, such as Hunter Zolomon who uses time manipulation to
operate as the villain Zoom, are not connected to the Speed Force." -
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Source - EW
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