Who Is Inertia? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Inertia is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thaddeus Thawne, with over 62 comic issue appearances. A clone of Bart Allen created in the 30th Century, Thaddeus Thawne was created by President Thaddeus Thawne of Earthgov and sent back in time after Bart to kill him.

Who is Inertia?

Origin Inertia The bitter feud between the Allen family and the Thawne family would span generations. Even in the 30th century, President Thaddeus Thawne of Earthgov sought to recruit Bart Allen in his revenge campaign against the Allens, since Bart was half-Thawne himself. When that failed, Thawne mixed Bart's DNA with Thawne genetic material to create a speedster clone whom he named Thaddeus Thawne. Whereas Bart grew in a hyper-accelerated world, Thaddeus' childhood was the exact opposite; His development was super-slow, which led the young speedster to become more calculating and methodical. Thaddeus was also taught to hate the Allen family, and Impulse in particular. After years of indoctrinated hatred for the Allen family, Thaddeus traveled to the past and began to observe Impulse with the help of his technological servant, Craydl. Taking the name Inertia, Thaddeus fashioned a green "reverse-Impulse" costume and confronted the young hero. After meeting with failure, Inertia insisted the first encounter was merely a recon mission; After all, Thaddeus was Bart's superior in every way.

Key facts

Inertia is of human origin and first appeared in "First Fool's". The character is published by DC Comics. With 62 recorded issue appearances, Inertia ranks among the most featured characters in comics.