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06-23-2022, 07:41 PM
https://www.looper.com/905628/the-worst-villain-on-the-flash-according-to-fans/
For Flash fans on Reddit, Cicada is the worst villain by a wide margin
On a subreddit dedicated to the series, Prize-Union-3656 (https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashTV/comments/rgkrvv/worst_flash_villain/) posted a poll, asking the community to vote for the "worst Flash villain." Among the available options were Bloodwork (Sendhil Ramamurthy), Mirror Monarch (Efrat Dor), and Godspeed (Kindall Charters and Karan Oberoi, depending on the season). The poll garnered approximately 3,100 responses, a third of which went to a single option: Cicada (Chris Klein). Cicada, aka Orlin Dwyer, was a murderous vigilante who sought revenge — or justice, it really depends on your moral views — on metahumans who were connected to a death in his family. On the surface, that's a solid villain arc. So why did everyone hate it so much?
For the uninitiated, here's a breakdown of the guy. First, it's important to know that Cicada has literally nothing to do with the insect for which he is named. He wears an industrial breathing apparatus that changes his voice and (kind of) hides his identity. Through the mask, his breathing sounds just a little like cicadas. So, yeah, that's strike one already. Secondly, his powerset is blatantly ridiculous. He can summon a jagged dagger, which operates a bit like Thor's Mjolnir in that only he can wield it. But the caveat here is that it also happens to use his chest as a sheath because it's actually a deadly piece of shrapnel from an exploded satellite that emits dangerous red lightning and a power dampening field so that no one who has powers similar to his can fight back. Also, he's super strong, a trained killer, and can fly.
For Flash fans on Reddit, Cicada is the worst villain by a wide margin
On a subreddit dedicated to the series, Prize-Union-3656 (https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashTV/comments/rgkrvv/worst_flash_villain/) posted a poll, asking the community to vote for the "worst Flash villain." Among the available options were Bloodwork (Sendhil Ramamurthy), Mirror Monarch (Efrat Dor), and Godspeed (Kindall Charters and Karan Oberoi, depending on the season). The poll garnered approximately 3,100 responses, a third of which went to a single option: Cicada (Chris Klein). Cicada, aka Orlin Dwyer, was a murderous vigilante who sought revenge — or justice, it really depends on your moral views — on metahumans who were connected to a death in his family. On the surface, that's a solid villain arc. So why did everyone hate it so much?
For the uninitiated, here's a breakdown of the guy. First, it's important to know that Cicada has literally nothing to do with the insect for which he is named. He wears an industrial breathing apparatus that changes his voice and (kind of) hides his identity. Through the mask, his breathing sounds just a little like cicadas. So, yeah, that's strike one already. Secondly, his powerset is blatantly ridiculous. He can summon a jagged dagger, which operates a bit like Thor's Mjolnir in that only he can wield it. But the caveat here is that it also happens to use his chest as a sheath because it's actually a deadly piece of shrapnel from an exploded satellite that emits dangerous red lightning and a power dampening field so that no one who has powers similar to his can fight back. Also, he's super strong, a trained killer, and can fly.