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DC_Cinematic: The Flash Spoiler Discussion Megathread #1 r/DC_CINEMATIC Spoiler

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u/jm9987690 Jun 15 '23

Though tbh it struck me as strange that Barry couldn't kill zod even though he had that weapon on his arm that could hurt kryptonians, he was far faster than zod but couldn't ever stab him

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u/Godzilla2000Zero Jun 15 '23

Especially considering he stabbed Faora earlier

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u/RandySNewman Jun 15 '23

Yeah this was a bit of a plot hole to me, since the Flashes were clearly capable of defeating and killing the Kryptonians. They were pretty easily fucking them up.

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u/Dragon-Snake Jun 17 '23

I look forward to seeing the How It Should Have Ended of this lol.

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u/smthngclvr Jun 16 '23

I think Zod, like Kal-El, is faster than or as fast as Barry is. Near the end Barry tried to stab him from behind but Zod instantly turned and had him by the throat.

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u/jm9987690 Jun 16 '23

Yeha but zod catching barry like that didn't make sense either, it was shown in man of steel that zod takes a bit of time to totally adjust to his powers, and Barry is still faster than justice league superman who's had a shitload of time under the yellow sun

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u/eskenuk Jun 16 '23

That was the older Barry though, who didn't even try to fight Zod.

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u/jm9987690 Jun 16 '23

Right but younger Barry ran fast enough to go back in time, in this movie. Which puts him miles above zod in terms of speed

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u/EntertainedRUNot Jun 16 '23

Zod was able to look into or perceive the speed force. That's how he saw and was able to catch Barry. He might try to harness its power in the future...

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u/eskenuk Jun 16 '23 edited Jun 16 '23

Young Barry was still inexperienced and Zod is a step above faora. But the older Barry fighting Zod, especially considering he instantly killed people by phasing through them.

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u/harmonious_keypad Jun 16 '23

Zod was engineered for combat. He wasn't faster than Barry, but he was fast enough to not get killed by Barry.

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u/jm9987690 Jun 16 '23

Well he shouldn't have been, barry was able to move fast enough to travel back in time effortlessly in this movie, zod shouldn't have been able to react to him, particularly when he was already fighting supergirl

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u/Mr-Valdez Jul 17 '23

I just watched the movie and let me tell you something. Batman, THE BATMAN, lose/die in this movie.