A speedster is a character who can run or fly at superhuman speeds.
Speedsters usually have resistance to the side effects of moving at high speed, like the inability to catch their breath. Speedsters like The Flash might even have a special energy source called the Speed Force which enables them to move at fantastic speeds.
In this article, you will find the names of superheroes and supervillains who can move at unimaginable speeds, from the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe.
Here are some inspiring characters who can move at superhuman speeds from the Marvel comics.
1. Ajak, a speedster superhero and supervillain from Marvel Comics..
2. American Eagle, a fictional comic superhero who appears in Marvel Comics and has superhuman speed.
3. Anole, a mutant superhero who has superhuman speed.
4. Batwing, character who has superhuman speed and appears alongside the Avengers Academy.
5. Blade, among the names for speedster with the superhuman speed in Marvel Comics.
6. Bloodscream, a supervillain who appears in Marvel Comics.
7. Bulldozer, two fictional comic characters in Marvel Comics who have superhuman speed abilities.
8. Caliban, a human mutant who was a member of the X-Men and has superhuman speed.
9. Callisto, a character from Marvel Comics associated with the X-Men and has superhuman speed.
10. Catseye, can transform into a wildcat with amazing speed.
11. Comet Man, can fly and teleport himself.
12. Dark Beast, a supervillain from Marvel Comics who has superhuman speed.
13. Deathbird, a speedster who is an adversary of the X-Men from Marvel Comics.
14. Deathwatch, a demonic super villain with super human speed from Marvel Comics.
15. Electro, a supervillain speedster in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’.
16. Elysius, a superhero speedster artificially created by a computer.
17. Exodus, a supervillain who appears in ‘X-Factor’.
18. Freakshow, can transform into monstrous forms with enhanced speed.
19. Gamora, a female character from Marvel Comics who has superhuman speed and agility.
20. Ghost Rider, has superhuman ability of inter-dimensional travel.
21. Griffin, a character from Marvel Comics with superhuman strength and speed.
22. Hermes, an immortal character who can run and fly at a godly speed.
23. Hunger, a character from the 76th volume of ‘Spider-Man’ who is a vampire with superhuman speed.
24. Killer Shrike, two characters from Marvel Comics who have superhuman flight abilities.
25. Korvus, has enhanced speed, flexibility, and agility.
26. Living Lightning, a superhero speedster from Marvel Comics who can fly at sub-light speed.
27. Longshot, has super human acrobatic skills like speed.
28. Mad Dog, a character who gained superhuman physical abilities because of bionic engineering.
29. Maestro, a super villain speedster who appears in ‘The Incredible Hulk’ from Marvel Comics.
30. Makkari, can travel near the speed of light.
31. Meanstreak, speedster from Marvel Comics who has superhuman speed.
32. Northstar, the first openly gay speedster superhero with superhuman speed.
33. Ord, a speedster villain from Marvel Comics who has superhuman velocity.
34. Painter, a speedster super villain from the Marvel comic books who has superhuman velocity.
35. Paragon, a codename for speedster fictional characters from Marvel Comics.
36. Proxima Midnight, a speedster villain from Marvel Comics who has high-speed force abilities.
37. Quicksilver, a Marvel Comics speedster with superhuman velocity, similar to Max Mercury (The Flash).
38. Ravage, a speedster hero from Marvel Comics with enhanced speed.
39. Rogue, a female speedster hero from the Marvel universe enhanced with the speed force.
40. Runner, the fastest man in the Marvel Universe, also known as Gilpetperdon.
41. Sabra, a speedster from Marvel Comics with enhanced speed, reflexes and agility.
42. Speed, a speedster superhero capable of moving at supersonic speed.
43. Spitfire, a speedster heroine from the Marvel universe enhanced with the speed force.
44. Spyne, a mutant speedster from Marvel Comics with a reptilian body and the speed force.
45. Surge, a speedster and leader of the New X-Men from Marvel Comics.
46. Thunderbird, a speedster hero from the Marvel Comics universe with the speed force.
47. Thunderbolt, a human speedster from Marvel Comics who can move super humanly quick.
48. Tigra, a speedster heroine from Marvel Comics who has enhanced speeds.
49. Ultimo, a giant robot speedster from Marvel Comics who has superhumanly quick speeds.
50. Vision, a speedster superhero from Marvel Comics who move at superhuman speeds.
51. Whizzer, the name of multiple fictional speedsters with superhuman speed from Marvel Comics.
52. Wonder Man, among the speedsters in Marvel with superhuman speed and teleportation abilities.
Quick List Of Speedster Names From DC Comics
Here are all speedsters characters from DC comic books.
53. Air Wave, three speedsters from DC Comics who can travel at high-speed force.
54. Aztek, one of the DC speedsters who is a superhero with super speed and flight abilities.
55. Barry Allen, among the characters who earned the name ‘The Flash’, the second-fastest man in the DC Universe.
56. Black Adam, among the villainous DC speedsters who have superhuman flight and speed abilities.
57. Brainiac, among the DC speedsters who is a villain with superhuman flight and strength.
58. Bulleteer, among the female DC Comics speedsters who developed enhanced flight powers.
59. Captain Boomerang, one of the DC speedsters who is a villain in DC Comics.
60. Captain Comet, among the DC speedsters who is a superhero with super speed capabilities.
61. Cheetah, a female villain who is among the DC speedsters with acrobatic speed and endurance.
62. Comet, among the names of two DC speedsters with flight, speed, and telepathic abilities.
63. Creeper, among the DC speedsters of DC comics superhuman agility and stamina.
64. Darkseid, one of the immortal DC speedsters with superhuman strength, speed and flight.
65. Deathstroke, a fictional supervillain from DC Comics who has superhuman agility and reflexes.
66. Dev-Em, a DC Comics character with extraordinary speed and strength.
67. Doomsday, among the speedsters from DC Comics who is the deadliest foe of Superman.
68. Ethan Van Silver, among the speedsters who earned the name ‘The Flash’.
69. Flash, various characters from DC Comics who earned the title ‘The Flash’ who can move at lightning speeds.
70. Forerunner, among the female speedsters from DC Comics who have superhuman speed, flight and invisibility.
71. Godspeed, among the DC speedsters who have speed scout, vortex creation and time-space manipulation abilities.
72. Gog, among the names of several speedsters from DC Comics with superhuman speed and space-time teleportation.
73. Hank Henshaw, among the speedsters who are villains from DC Comics, also known as Cyborg Superman.
74. Hercules, among the speedsters' names after a Greek Demigod who has godly strength and speed.
75. Impala, among the speedsters who have superhuman speed as their only ability.
76. Iris West II, one of the different Flashes from the DC Universe.
77. Jay Garrick, the name of an athlete from DC Comics who earned the name ‘The Flash’.
78. Jesse Chambers, the name of the female Flash from DC Comics, daughter of Johnny Quick.
79. Johnny Quick, among the Golden Age DC Comic speedsters who was first a hero in the comics and then the evil Flash.
80. Kalibak, among the DC speedsters, he is an enemy of Superman and the Justice League.
81. Kid Flash, among the heroic speedsters from DC Comics with superhuman speed who became the third Flash.
82. Lightray, a superhero who is one of the speeders who can travel at the speed of light.
83. Mantis, among the immortal speedsters from the DC universe with powers of superhuman speed, flight and teleportation.
84. Max Mercury, the name of a character who earned the name ‘The Flash’ because of his super-speed, similar to Marvel’s Quicksilver.
85. Maxima, among the female DC speedsters who is a member of the Justice League.
86. Midnighter, among the speedsters who are presented with superhuman strength, speed and reflexes.
87. Nubia, among the speedsters, an ally of Superwoman with superhuman speed and flight.
88. Ol-Vir, among the speedsters who have abilities similar to Superman with super speed, flight and stamina.
89. OMAC, among the heroic DC speedsters who have superhuman speed and explosive energy powers.
90. Power Girl, among the super speedsters, she is also known as Kara Zor-L and has superhuman speed among many other extraordinary powers.
91. Quarmer, among the speeders who could drain the power of Superman and gain his super-speed abilities.
92. Johnny Quick, the names of two characters from DC Comics who have superhuman speed like Flash.
93. Ragman, among the superheroes from DC Comics who have limited flight abilities.
94. Red Star, among the Russian speedsters from the DC Universe who have superhuman speed like Flash.
95. Reverse-Flash, among the villainous speedsters who have superhuman speed, he is the enemy of Flash.
96. Sabbac, the name of two speedsters who are villains from the DC Universe.
97. Savitar, among the villainous speedsters who can time travel and have super-speed abilities.
98. Shazam, the name of a speedster character who has superhuman speed and invulnerability.
99. Sodam Yat, among the extraterrestrial speedsters who gain super-speed abilities when exposed to yellow sunlight.
100. Starfire, among the female heroic speedsters from DC Comics who have superhuman speed among numerous other powers.
101. Superboy, the name of a speedster who is the son of Superman and has super-speed abilities like him.
102. Superman, the most famous of all the speedsters from DC Comics.
103. Swift, among the speedsters from DC Comics who can run fast enough to catch other speedsters.
104. Terrific Whatzit, among the animal speedsters who have superspeed and flight abilities.
105. Timber Wolf, among the heroes from the DC Universe who have super-speed abilities.
106. Ultra Boy, the name of a speedster from DC comic books who has superhuman speed and flight abilities.
107. Ursa, among the villainous female speedsters who appear in the film ‘Superman’.
108. Vartox, a speedster name of one of the fastest speedsters in the DC Universe.
109. Wally West, the name of a fictional superhero who became the third Flash, mentored by Max Mercury (The Flash), also known as the fastest speedster and the fastest man in the DC Universe.
110. XS, among the meta-human speedsters who have superhuman speed and can travel through time.
111. Zoom, among the second speedsters to gain the title 'Reverse-Flash', an archenemy of the third Flash. Zoom is a great name for a speedster, it does what it says on the tin!
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