Barry Allen, the fastest man alive, a.k.a the Flash, is known around the world as the speedster superhero supreme. While this champion of speed has reigned top dog in comics, he is a DC hero, which means there are bound to be copy cats on the other side. Marvel's answer to DC's Flash is known as none other than The Blur.
So being Quicksilver is Marvel's most well known speedster, how is this other hero meant to represent the Flash? Well it is because the Blur, known out of costume as Stanley Stewart, is part of a group of heroes within the Marvel Comics universe that are literally meant to be a direct spoof of DC's Justice League (and come on, his name is the Blur, a pretty obvious rip on the Flash). This group is known as The Squadron Supreme.
The Origins of The Blur and The Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme has been reworked a few times in the Marvel Universet. Originally the group was conceived as a super squad from an alternate Earth, Earth-Squadron. Far less ethical than their DC counterparts, the team used devices to alter the behavior of some of their enemies, changing them to join the Squadron and fight alongside them through what they called the Utopia Program. Over the years, the squadron would visit Earth-616 (where the traditional Marvel Universe takes place) and battles between the group and the Avengers unfolded. This original version of the Blur was actually not even called the Blur, but instead the Whizzer, although based on the fact the powers are identical and the latest Blur dawns the same real life identity (sort of), it is fair to join them as one and the same. Stewart got his powers through a nano virus, much like many other members of the Squadron, although, just as the character has changed over time, so too has the source of his powers.
Powers and Abilities
Being a knock off of the Flash makes the Blur's powers quite obvious, superspeed, of course, but his rapidity comes with an issue Barry Allen doesn't have to deal with; the Blur is incapable of stopping. That's right, blessed with super speed, the Blur is also cursed with the inability to remain still. This keeps the Blur on his toes at all times in a quite literal sense, only being able to sleep through the use of intense super tranquilizers. Constant movement also means constant sweat and need for fuel, making an ongoing joke of the character's need to also constantly eat and his terrible body odor.
The Second Blur
A common theme in comics is the passing of the mantle from one hero to another and Blur is no exception. Also a member of the Squadron Supreme (although an alternate one), the second Blur, Jeffrey Walters, comes from the New Universe, and as its only survivor, finds himself trapped on Earth-616. Struck by the White Event, Walters finds himself able to move at incredible speeds. While he definitely had a good run as the Blur, Marvel has reworked the entirety of the Squadron Supreme, bringing back Stewart to the role with a modern twist.
The Modern Blur and The Squadron Supreme of America
Selected by Agent Phil Coulson himself, this latest rendition of The Squadron Supreme (now called Squadron Supreme of America) is an organization of Washington, D.C.'s greatest heroes. Cleverly using the nation's capital to pun DC Comics in an absolutely brilliant way, each member of the squad directly correlates to a member of the Justice League. Batman is represented through Nighthawk, Wonder Woman as Power Princess (born in Utopia Isle rather than Paradise Island), and Superman in the form of Hyperion. While the similarities between the characters and their DC counterparts are glaringly obvious, there is a major difference; all of these heroes were whipped up in a lab by the demon Mephisto and programmed by the Power Elite to fight directly for the United States' government.
So while Stanley is back, this technically makes the latest version an entirely different person. This team is far more violent than their Justice League counterparts, solving problems through brute force, and the current Blur's mental state is anything but healthy. He uses his superspeed in ways good boy Barry Allen would never even dream of. The Blur, just like the rest of his team, doesn't mind the violence, and uses his speed to quickly dispose of his enemies by decapitation. That's right, in the blink of an eye he just straight knocks enemies heads off. It is this Blur that modern fans are most familiar with, and the one a reader would stumble upon today if keeping up with the comics.
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