Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox - Characters & Cast

Initially, his motivation is deeply personal: to undo the tragedy of his mother's murder and have a life with her. As the Flashpoint reality worsens, his motivation shifts to a desperate need to restore the timeline and save billions of lives from a war he inadvertently caused.

Barry begins as a hero haunted by his past. His grief drives him to commit a selfish act—saving his mother—which plunges the world into chaos. Throughout the film, he is forced to confront the horrific consequences of his actions. His arc is one of painful realization and maturation, culminating in him making the ultimate sacrifice: letting his mother die to save the world. He learns the hard lesson of acceptance.

His primary motivation is the lingering pain and anger from his son's death. The slim hope of Bruce's survival in another reality is what drives him to help Barry. His final act is motivated by his enduring love for his son.

Thomas Wayne is a bitter, violent, and cynical man who became Batman after his son, Bruce, was killed. He is initially distrustful of Barry but is swayed by the hope that his son is alive in another timeline. He transitions from a nihilistic loner to a crucial ally, helping Barry regain his powers and ultimately sacrificing himself for a world he barely cares about, all for the chance to send a final message to his son.

His motivation is a pure, obsessive hatred for Barry Allen. He seeks not just to defeat The Flash, but to psychologically destroy him. He uses his knowledge of time to exploit Barry's greatest weakness: the death of his mother. He delights in the chaos, seeing it as the ultimate proof of his victory over his rival.

Professor Zoom serves as the catalyst and the ultimate tormentor. His arc is static; he is a malevolent force dedicated to making Barry suffer. He reveals that Barry himself, not Zoom, created the Flashpoint timeline, turning Barry's quest for a villain into a moment of horrifying self-realization. He exists to be the architect of Barry's pain.

His motivation is to save the world from self-destruction. He works for the government and attempts to assemble a team to stop the war, believing that heroes must unite to protect humanity, even when the world's most powerful figures are the ones causing the destruction.

In the Flashpoint timeline, Cyborg is America's greatest and most respected superhero, trying desperately to unite the world's remaining heroes to stop the Amazon-Atlantean war. He represents the last bastion of organized heroism in a fallen world. His arc is a tragic one of a noble leader fighting a losing battle, ultimately failing but never giving up on doing the right thing.