Professor Eobard "Zoom" Thawne, otherwise known as the Reverse-Flash, was a curator of the Flash Museum from the 25th Century who was obsessed with Barry Allen, the Flash. Having turned himself into a speedster, Thawne desired to follow in his hero's footsteps, until he discovered that his destiny was to become the reverse. Giving into fate, Thawne made it his life's work to ruin Barry's until he learned to appreciate him.[1][2][3] Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, Thawne's hatred kept growing,[4][5] his personal timeline forever interwined with that of the man who is both his nemesis and his idol.[6]