This reconciliation is interrupted by an attacking Despero, but Black Lightning, Iris and Deon provide Barry enough time to escape and run ahead to the year 2031. Jefferson stands down upon learning about Despero, with a frustrated Flash attacking him before Black Lightning talks sense back into Barry by evoking the memory of Oliver Queen and all he sacrificed for Barry's new lease on life. RELATED: The Flash: Armageddon Has Barry Do Things Fans Have Waited Eight Years to Seeīased on research on the nature of his powers, Barry instructs Black Lightning to blast him with a specialized form of electricity to permanently nullify his powers, with Jefferson reluctantly agreeing until he learns that Barry's fears are fueled by Despero's accusations. Deon discovers that someone tapped into the Negative Still Force to deliberately tamper with the timeline and retroactively caused Joe's death as it wasn't supposed to happen. Attacking Cecile's group, Despero nearly kills Rosalind and learns that Barry is located in the Hall of Justice.įurther investigation by Iris and Allegra reveals the circumstances behind Joe's train accident are increasingly suspicious, with Iris deciding to meet privately with Deon Owens, the living avatar of the Still Force with whom she has quietly met with to keep her own connections to the Forces in check. Labs' repossessed particle accelerator to give himself a power boost.
Despero senses this development and reactivates S.T.A.R. Using the makeshift technology, Cecile is overwhelmed by the sheer amount of minds she has suddenly interfaced with, but Rosalind guides her through the search for Barry. RELATED: The Flash: Armageddon Brings Back A Group of Arrow Villains - With an UpgradeĬecile and her team figure they can replicate Kalanorian technology to boost Cecile's empathic abilities to pinpoint the Flash first, with Cecile approaching psychic supervillain Rosalind Dillon for help as Kalanorians' possess twice the number of cerebral cortices as humans. Runk in attempting to locate Barry before Despero can. This leads to Team Flash imploding on the spot, with Iris and Allegra Garcia leaving to find evidence Barry is being manipulated and that Joe is alive while Cecile leads Caitlin Snow and Chester P. To support this theory, Iris reveals video footage of Joe West being apparently killed in a railway accident, though Cecile Horton is completely unconvinced and engages in a bitter argument with Iris over this. Iris proposes to Team Flash that the Flash is being manipulated into his apocalyptic destiny and bouts of instability by an unseen force. Barry suggests that the Justice League enact the "Injustice Protocols," a contingency plan that would permanently remove a hero of their powers should they ever go rogue. Barry recounts to Jefferson Pierce everything that has happened to him, from losing his job to being accused of attacking innocent civilians in Central City, with his mind and memories being increasingly unstable. And as the crossover event "Armageddon" continues, the Flash teams up with Black Lightning while Team Flash completely fractures and more familiar faces from across the Arrowverse resurface to prevent this predicted apocalypse. The Flash has been predicted to descend into madness and eventually destroy the world by the antagonistic Despero, and, based on recent events surrounding Barry Allen, this appears to be quickly coming true. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Flash S eason 8, Episode 3, "Armageddon, Part 3," which aired Tuesday, November 30th on The CW.