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Five Lame Villains We Don’t Need To See On The Flash

By Nick Tylwalk

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1. The Turtle/Turtle Man

Early in Season 1 of The Flash, Cisco Ramon sheepishly has to admit that the cold gun stolen by Leonard Snart was actually intended as an anti-Flash contingency in case Barry Allen turned out to be a jerk. After all, the natural enemy of super speed is extreme cold, since it slows molecular activity, right?

Wrong! The only logical arch-enemy for a hero who can run really fast is a villain who can move very slowly. Thus, the Turtle has been ripped off from his proper amount of fame for years. People should be quivering in fear of crimes committed only after a ton of careful planning and very, very deliberate movements.

Ahem. A newer Turtle Man actually had a power that would be useful against the Flash, since he could slow people and objects down by draining their speed. Oliver Queen would have kicked Barry Allen’s butt if he had access to that.

That’s not enough to save this gimmick from the top spot. Animal-themed villains belong in Spider-Man’s rogues gallery, not in Flash’s Rogues. With the silliest theme of any Flash foe and no hope for a costume that would look cool, this is the villain I’d least like to see on TV. Congrats on the honor, I guess.

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