Elizabeth Black (The Flash)

First Appearance: ?
First Mentioned: Fastest Man Alive

Elizabeth is the wife of Danton Black, who died from a degenerative coronary.

She had been on an organ transplant list for many years, so Danton tried to research cellular regeneration and cloning in order to save her. However when he had perfected the work, Simon Stagg stole his work and fired him, taking the credit and the reward for the Scientific discovery. This led to her death and taking up criminal activities (Multiplex)

Danton tried to kill Stagg for revenge, as he was unable to save her and he took everything he had away from him.

The Mardon Brothers (The Flash)

First Appearance: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1: The City of Heroes

Members:

Mark Mardon

Clyde Mardon

The Mardon Brothers are a pair of criminal bank robbers, who have spent time in Iron Hights Prison.

In early 2014, the Mardon brothers robbed a down town Central City Bank. They shot down the cameras, took all the money and made a getaway. Clyde shot and killed a security guard before escaping in a Mustang Shelby GT 500.

When Detective West tells Chyre that it was the Mardon brothers responsible for the robbery, Chyre gives an exasperated sigh moaning “ah jeez, the Mardon Brothers are back.” The C.C.P.D have been ordered to track down known Mardon brother affiliations. Barry also identifies faecal excrement in the tyre tracks, which he uses to identify that the brothers are hiding in one of fours farms (by the presence of oxytetracycline , an anti-biotic used in feed only on those four specific farms.)

On the night of the S.T.A.R Labs Particle accelerator explosion, West and Chyre arrive at the last farm on Barry's list, who are sceptical, until they find the car hidden in the barn. Clyde opens fire on the two detectives, saying “I have a plane to catch,” before escaping and killing Chyre (who is surprised by the plane) and the pair fly away. West lets them get away to take care of Chyre and witnesses a radiation blast from the accelerator destroy the plane.

Clyde managed to survive the crash, but it is unclear whether Mark survived. Clyde gained the power to manipulate and control the weather.

Mark Mardon (The Flash)

First Appearance: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1: The City of Heroes

Mark Mardon is the brother to Clyde and like his brother are criminals, who have served time in Iron Hights Prison.

In 2014, Mark and his brother Clyde robbed a bank by shooting out the security cameras, took the money and shot a security guard, who was pursuing them before making a getaway in a Mustang Shelby GT 500.

They hid on a Central City farm, where they planned to fly away in a plane. On the night of the S.T.A.R Labs particle accelerator explosion, Mark was the getaway driver, who picked up up his brother after Clyde shot and killed Detective Chyre. He was flying towards Central City, but the plane was brought down by a burst of radiation. It is unclear whether he survived the crash and if he did, received the same weather manipulation powers that his brother did.

Clyde Mardon (The Flash)

 Chad Rock

 First Appearance: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1: City of Heroes

Clyde Mardon is the brother of Mark, who like his brother is criminal who served time in Iron Heights Prison. After the particle accelerator disaster he gained the meta-human ability to be able to manipulate and control the weather.

In early 2014, Clyde and his brother Mark robbed a bank, by shooting out the security cameras, taking the money and he personally shot and killed a security guard who had pursuing them, before escaping in a Mustang Shelby GT 500.

They hid on a Central City farm, where they planned to fly away in a plane. On the night of the particle accelerator explosion, Clyde took refuge in the barn while Mark got the plane ready. However Detectives West and Chyre arrive to investigate, forcing him to open fire on the pair. He gets away, shouting to them that he “had a plane to catch.” While Chyre stops his pursuit to take in the escape plane, Clyde shoots him in the face and killed him. He catches the plane, which is being piloted by Mark and they both escape. However the plane is brought down by a burst of radiation causing it to crash.

Clyde managed to survive, gaining the power to control the weather, although it is unclear what he had been doing for the nine month period that Barry had been in a coma or when his powers manifested.

He resurfaces nine months later in a down town Gold City bank. He writes a message on a slip of paper and hands it to the woman behind the bank, which she reads out to be “This is a robbery.” When she asks if it is a joke, he says “you tell me.” He takes a step back, creating a miniature storm cloud and mist that startles everyone and causes all the glass in the ceiling to shatter. He uses the cover of the storm to rob the bank and escape. However one cell phone recorded him making his escape in a black mustang with a partially recognisable number plate.

Mardon had also struck two other banks in the space of that month, using his powers to cover his tracks. His powers had shorted security cameras and his face could not be caught by cameras, which resulted in him eventually being identified by police sketch artist.

Police cars chase after Mardon, who causes a crash that nearly kills Iris (though she is rescued at the last second by Barry), before driving off. Barry recognises Mardon and speeds after him, smashing into the car and startling Clyde. He tries to pull a gun on him, but Barry causes the car to tip over. He escapes from the car and Barry confronts him, but he creates fog to cover him and cause a car crash.

Mardon escapes to the farm just west of Central City, where the plane had crashed. Detectives West and Thawne track him down as well as Caitlin Snow (using a rerouted S.T.A.R Labs satellites to identify freak weather patterns, with a freak dropping of atmospheric pressure by 20 millibars in seconds.) They discover him sitting in the barn, who tells them they “have him”, before laughing. He begins to talk about the events after waking up and comparing his powers to God. When Thawne turns his gun on him, Clyde sends them both flying across the room, knocking Thawne out. He asks if they thought they had the power to stop “God,” but West retaliates by questioning why “God” would need to rob banks. He tells West that he is right and that he was thinking too small, creating a massive tornado that destroys the barn. Clyde stands in the centre of the tornado moving towards Central City.

When Barry starts running counter clockwise around the tornado, Clyde hits him with a blast of lightning that knocks him back. He states that “it's time to think big” continuing his advancement on the city. Barry makes another attempt, which is successful in cancelling out the power of the tornado. Clyde turns his gun on him, saying that he didn't believe anyone else had powers and that he was "like him", but Barry tells him that he isn't as Mardon is a murderer. Before Clyde can shoot, West open fires, killing Mardon and saving Barry.

Caitlin Snow (Arrow/ The Flash)

 Danielle Panabaker
First Appearance: Arrow Season 2 Episode 19- The Man Under the Hood

Caitlin Snow was a S.T.A.R. Labs bio-engineer who was working there on the night of the Particle Accelerator disaster.

ARROW:

Caitlin and  Cisco Ramon are doing an inventory of S.T.A.R. Labs technology at a S.T.A.R. Labs Warehouse in Starling City. She is working at the computer and criticises Cisco on how people don't use the word bomb in a cool sense of the word after he wanted to rechristen the warehouse "The Bomb." They begin to discuss the accident. When Cisco tells her was an accident, she says that he should "try telling that to the families of the people that died." However he tells her that she should "figure out how to tell it to herself." She just gives him a look and tells him that they need  to just get the work done.

When they go to investigate who entered the warehouse, they are shocked to watch a security guard fall in front of them having been stabbed in the back by Deathstroke. They make a run for it with Deathstroke in close pursuit, telling them "the longer the chase, the slower the death." She asks Cisco to help her, going into a closed off pen where personal equipment to Dr. Arthur Light had been stored. Deathstroke arrives and pulls a sword on them. After they use a weapon to incapacitate Deathstroke, Caitlin opens the gate on the other side of the pen and the two escape.

Later Felicity arrives to check if they are both alright, having met them before on one of her journeys to Central to see Barry in his coma and him being moved to S.T.A.R. Labs after his condition deteriorated. She questions Felicicty after she refers to their attacker as "he" twice, asking if she knew who it was, but Felicity is quick to deny. She seems perplexed by her response. When John Diggle asks what was taken and if it was an industrial centrifuge, Caitlin tells them it's a secret and answers for Cisco that it is a secret too when he is asked. Felicity tells them she is happy to see they are alright, asking how Barry is doing, but Caitlin says he is doing the same as he was. She tells them that she will visit soon. 

Later Felicity goes to a lab where both Caitlin and Cisco are working and tells them that she needs their help with something and saying that it will be "our" little secret, handing her a vial of Mirakuru for her to study and try to create a cure for.

THE FLASH:

S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator (Arrow/ The Flash)

First Appearance: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1- Pilot
First Mentioned: Arrow Season 2 Episode 1- City of Heroes

 Designed by S.T.AR Labs to provide clean energy to the whole of Central City, where the project and accelerator are based.


ARROW:

Throughout Arrow Season 2: Channel 52 and their news anchor Bethany Snow reported on the progress of the accelerator. 

After Arrow had defeated Cyrus Gold and saved Roy Harper from Brother Blood, Barry is said to have rushed back to Central so he could be in time to witness the unveiling.


THE FLASH:

However on the night the accelerator was activated, something happened causing a freak storm that struck Barry Allen, causing the accident that made him into the Flash.

The Acceleartor released theoretical energies such as anti-matter and dark energy which somehow caused humans to gain meta-human abilities.

The Flash Tv Pilot- Review

Well I thought for my first official post I would review one of this years big three starting  Dc Comics based tv shows The Flash Pilot episode. 

Now this was absoluty amazing. Following the introduction of Barry Allen to Arrow, his back story and life after the coma he is put in is explored. This episode is quite fast paced for a pilot, which I think could be watched without seeing Arrow. However watching the episodes Barry appears in gives a great understanding to the character, even if you do see the accident in the pilot.

The whole premise of the show is how Barry uses his powers gained in the S.T.A.R Labs accident to help fight crime and get his father out of priosn, convicted for the death of his mother. Unlike Arrow, there are a lot more C.S.I styled investgative skills and follows a simiar formula to Smallville's villain of the week.

The pilot's big baddy was Clyde Mardon, who in the comics goes by the name Weather Wizard. As mentioned in the trailer, people have been given powers by the accident and he can control the weather (like his New 52 portail.) I happen to like Chad Rock's portrayl as Mardon and hope that the quality of the vilains stays as high as they did not only in this episode but in Arrow.

This episode is to be aired October 7th in America and would say if you like superhero shows with detective work and action then this is a great show for you.