Godspeed (August Heart) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by

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. He was established as a detective and one of

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's best friends on the police force. When his brother is murdered and the man he suspects is exonerated, he becomes vengeful and eventually gains speed-based

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. Donning the identity of Godspeed, he becomes a vigilante bent on killing criminals instead of incarcerating them, serving as an antithesis to the Flash. He has been portrayed as both a

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and an

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in the comic books and adapted media since his introduction in 2016. The character made his

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debut in ''

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'', voiced by

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in seasons five and six and portrayed by Karan Oberoi in seasons seven and

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Fictional character biography

August Heart is a colleague of Allen from the Central City Police Department. His brother was murdered by a career criminal and his killer was let free due to the evidence being destroyed in a lightning strike. When August confronts

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, a group who had stolen S.T.A.R. Labs equipment, he is struck by Speed Force lightning and transformed into a speedster. Afterward, August attempts to become a superhero, being both an ally and enemy to the Flash due to his violent methods. In '' Titans: Beast World'', Godspeed is exposed to

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's spores and temporarily transformed into a humanoid wasp.

Powers and abilities

In addition to abilities shared with other speedsters, Godspeed can steal the speed of others and clone himself by dividing the Speed Force.

In other media

August Heart / Godspeed appears in ''

'', portrayed by Kindall Charters in the fifth season, Ryan Handley in the sixth season, and Karan Oberoi in the seventh and

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seasons, and voiced by

in the fifth and sixth seasons and Rick D. Wasserman in the seventh season. This version is a scientist from the year 2049 whose abilities are derived from tachyon technology that replicates the Velocity drug's effects.

References

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