Who Is Fast Forward? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fast Forward is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Theodore Bruder, with over 28 comic issue appearances. A member of the Doom Patrol. Joined in the third roster. Has the power to see 60 seconds in the future.

Who is Fast Forward?

Biography Theodore "Ted" Bruder , alias Fast Forward , is a member of the Doom Patrol , Ted was picked randomly by Thayer Jost , CEO of Jost Enterprises, due to his ability to see 60 seconds into the future. He has a surly and mean attitude, which led to him being called Negative Man by his teammates. He went insane, and started taking medication that made him lose his meta-human abilities. He found a job in a supermarket and the drug stopped working, and after his madness and abilities returned he was fired, he lost his girlfriend Ava and became homeless. He found that his powers were amplified; he could see far into numerous alternate timelines, and could travel to any number of them. He kept getting trapped in dystopian futures where versions of the Doom Patrol all to kill them as villains. He was forced to defend his life, killed his attackers, which frightened him. His abilities went out of control, and he started bringing people from alternate timelines.

Key facts

Fast Forward is of human origin and first appeared in "We're Doomed". The character is published by DC Comics. With 28 recorded issue appearances, Fast Forward ranks among the most featured characters in comics.