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In the mid-20th century, twin boys Barry Allen and Malcom Thawne
were separated at birth. Barry Allen went on to become the
Flash, while Malcolm Thawne used gypsy magic to become the super-villain
Cobalt Blue. Thawne’s hatred of Allen spread through
his family line for hundreds of years, spawning numerous villainous
foes to oppose the Allen clan.
In the late 30th century, Earth
President Thawne mixed some of his DNA with that of his grandson,
Bart — the blasphemous result of his daughter, Meloni Thawne,
marrying Barry Allen’s son, Don Allen — in order to
create a clone of Bart who would use his powers in the name of
the Thawne legacy. Grown by the sentient computer complex
Craydl, the clone awoke hundreds of years later, taking the name
Thaddeus Thawne, aka Inertia.
Seeking to fulfill his legacy, Inertia
studied Impulse’s 20th century career in great detail, endeavoring
to learn every aspect of his counterpart’s techniques in
order to triumph over him with ease. However, despite suffidient
knowledge, Inertia’s fears and Impulse’s unpredicatbility
caused Inertia to lose and he fled the scene of their battle.
(Impulse #50-53)
Some time later, Inertia put a new
plan into action. When Impulse was briefly in a different
dimension, Inertia kidnapped and imprisoned him. Then, dying
his hair and imitating Bart, Inertia took Impulse’s place.
The imitation was imperfect — Thaddeus was more knowledgable,
attentive, and stable than Bart — but the adults around him
attributed it to Bart’s growing maturity, and they were distracted
by Max Mercury’s failing health. Allegedly in an effort
to restore Max’s connection to the Speed Force, Inertia-as-Impulse
took Max Mercury to the edge of the Speed Force, but he actually
intended to dispose of Max there, instead. Just after they
left, Impulse freed himself and then chased after them.
Inertia seemed to be having a change of heart, touched by the
care Max Mercury had shown for him, a human touch he had never
experience under Craydl. Impulse and Inertia battled on
the edge of the Speed Force, and Inertia was apparently sucked
in, lost forever. Only time will tell if that is true, however.
(Impulse #62-66)
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