Wade is shown to be a ruthless and immoral man. He will do anything, including inhumane activities such as experimenting on humans and animals, to strengthen the US military. It could arguably qualify as a monomania, since Wade dismisses the fact that he knows Barry Allen is the Flash, given that they have a mutual enemy. He does seem to have some respect for Eobard, as Harrison Wells, even calling him the smartest guy that he knows. Eiling is a remarkably intelligent man and master strategist, as seen how he used highly specialized weapons against both Flash and Firestorm to target their specific traits and abilities.
Publication Information
- Flash : Wade Eiling
- Multiverse : Earth One
- Version : The Flash Series
- Known As : Military general
- Type : Goldfinger : Formerly possessed by Grodd
- Relative :
- Affiliation : United States Army
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Earth One
- Season : The Flash
- First Appeareance : The Flash Season 1 Episod 5 : Plastique
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer : Clancy Brown
- Main View : Full Episod
This shows his dynamic and adaptable mind and how he is always preparing for every possible threat or eventuality. He is very much the worst example of a utilitarian, ready to kill anyone who resists him so long as they can still be of use to him, such as when he attempted to shoot Martin Stein in the head upon learning that he didn't need Stein alive to learn more about the F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. matrix.
Despite his corrupt nature, ruthless and inhumane actions, he truly believes his actions are for the betterment of the U.S. and the army, always claiming that more soldiers lives can be saved and more enemies of the U.S. defeated through his plans to use metahumans as living weapons for the army, and feels the ends will justify the means without remorse.
Experiments on and hunting Bette Sans Souci
After the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator accident which granted Bette Sans Souci the power of turning ordinary objects into explosives, Wade begun experiments on her, hoping to use her as a weapon in war. After Bette caused an explosion in an office building, Wade decided to take over the case. Wade managed to track Bette and shot Bette though Bette was saved and taken to safety by The Streak. Wade later made it to S.T.A.R. Labs after tracking her location by lacing the bullets with a tracker. Wade was too late as they managed to get Bette out before he arrived. He also had a confrontation with Wells, who denied harboring Bette. When Wade threatened Wells, Wells said if he did it again, he would end him, meaning he would use his powers to kill him. Wade left the crippled scientist alone, reminding that they could've changed the world together.
Hunting Firestorm
Some months later, Eiling detected a nuclear explosion in the badlands outside Central City and ordered his men to retrieve Firestorm. He had an encounter with Barry Allen and the separated Ronnie Raymond at Jitters, and he later abducted Martin Stein. However, following his defeat at the hands of the Flash, he was taken by the Reverse-Flash, who revealed his true identity as Harrison Wells. Wells told him he was a meta-human, and therefore, that he "looked out" for other meta-humans, Wells then proceeded to release Grodd on him.
Puppet to Grodd
Some months later, Eiling attacked the bank under the persuasion of Grodd, but he was defeated and unmasked by The Flash. He was brought to the Pipeline and Team Flash discovered that Eiling was being controlled by Grodd, as his mind was in a near-vegetative state. However, Grodd used Eiling to talk to the team. After the team defeated the telepathic gorilla, Eiling was freed from his mind control and was released from the Pipeline, heading back to his military base and begin to hunt down Grodd.
See Also:
- Main Article : General Sam Lane (Earth Thirty-Eight)
