Godspeed (Arrowverse)


 * NOTE: This article is about the incarnation of Godspeed from the Arrowverse. The mainstream version can be found here: Godspeed.

"Yes, I am a god. The god of speed."

- Godspeed revealing himself to Nora West-Allen and Lia.

August Heart, also known as Godspeed, is the titular main antagonist of the Season 5 episode "Godspeed" on The Flash. He is a former Mercury Labs intern from the year 2049 who secretly operated as a villainous speedster who gained his powers from the recreated Velocity-9 drug. He is also the first enemy of Nora West-Allen.

He is portrayed by Kindall Charters, while he is voiced by B.D. Wong, who also portrayed Hugo Strange in Gotham, Henry Wu in the Jurassic Park film series and Whiterose in Mr. Robot.

Biography
Little is known about August Heart's backstory or why he turned to a life of crime. In the year 2049, after having experimented with tachyons to give himself speed, August became Godspeed and began stealing chemicals to make the Velocity-9 so he can become faster.

At some point, August visited the Flash Museum where he saw how Zoom used Velocity-9 in his crime spree. He also met Nora West-Allen. Nora would go on to attempt to stop Godspeed's robberies, but he knocked her down the first time with a lightning bolt, indirectly revealing her hidden speedster powers that her mother secretly dampened.

Later, he was confronted by Nora and was surprised by her newfound powers. He then easily defeated her the second time in speed combat, and after which, he murdered her friend Lia for taking what he aimed to steal before zooming off.

After learning about the speedster's weakness from Eobard Thawne, Nora fought and defeated Godspeed by tricking him into getting in the way of some radio waves that disrupted the V-9 in his system. Heart's actions were exposed and he was then taken into custody by the C.C.P.D.

Trivia

 * This version of Godspeed's origin bears no similarities with his comicbook counterpart's.
 * It was widely assumed by fans that Godspeed would be the season's true main antagonist. However, this rumour was debunked when Grace Gibbons was revealed as the main antagonist.
 * Although the character was praised for his costume's appearance, fans were largely disappointed that he was only a one-off villain.
 * For unknown reasons, despite using the Velocity-9, Godspeed's lightning was white just like Savitar's who also proclaimed himself as a speed god.
 * However, when killing Lia, his lightning did turn blue for a brief moment.