At some point, Hunter was broken out of prison by Eobard Thawne, and taken to the 25th century by Thawne, to work together against the Flashes. Due to being in the 25th century during the Flashpoint, Hunter remained unaffected by the changes to the timeline. He was not de-aged and retained all of his pre-Flashpoint memories, despite now existing in the post-Flashpoint timeline. While in the 25th century, Hunter and Thawne gained control of the Temporal Courts, a force dedicated to investigating changes to the timeline, and Thawne used futuristic technology to restore Hunter's ability to walk.
After a disagreement, Thawne ran back in time to the 21st Century, leaving Hunter stranded in the 25th Century. From the 25th century, Hunter was able to see Thawne's repeated deaths, feeling guilty for not going back to the past with him. Hunter then realizeed that Thawne had been right all along and that the Flashes did not deserve to become better heroes. This anger caused his powers to return, and his Zoom suit manifested around him.
Hunter then decided to send the Renegades to the 21st century to capture Iris West for questioning for the murder of Eobard Thawne. When attempting to capture her, they were confronted by Barry Allen, Wally West and Wally West. During the battle, Wally West had a "temporal seizure". The Renegades promised to care for him if Iris agreed to come back with them, to which she agreed, although Barry and Wallace also travelled to the 25th century with them. Hunter manipulated the energy signatures of the group, separating Wally from the rest of the group. He informed Wally that all of the forgotten speedsters are lost in the Speed Force and that the only way to save them was to destroy it.
Hunter proceeded to manipulate Wally, feigning the loss of his powers and claiming that he only wished to help Wally rescue those who had been lost, in particular Wally's lost children, Irey and Jai West. Wally, after protecting Hunter from the distrustful Barry Allen and Commander Cold, proceeded to try and break the Speed Force, with Barry pursuing him. Hunter then disappeared in a flash of light, the world around him soon disappearing. After the two Flashes ran fast enough to enter the Speed Force, it was revealed that Hunter's plan was actually to have the two destroy the Force Wall, which held back various energies. Appearing and incapacitating the Justice League, Hunter then explained to the two that he knew the true whereabouts of the missing speedsters, but that he'd decided to become the new Flash to protect the world. Donning the original Flash suit used by Barry Allen, Hunter demonstrated the abilities he gained from the Sage Force and Strength Force.
Hunter later reappeared in Central City, seeking to obtain the Still Force from one of the New Force Conduits, Steadfast. After stealing the Still Force, Hunter reveals to Barry that the combined forces create an entirely new force called the Forever Force, allowing him to see all of time and space. Barry gave chase, along with the Black Flash hot on their trail, intent on purging the other Forces from the Speed Force.
Hunter proclaimed his goal was to kill the Black Flash, as he said it's his destiny to kill "death itself" after all the tragedies in his life. Barry then showed Hunter a memory fragment in the Forever Force, explaining he investigated Hunter's case on Ashley's father, discovering Eobard Thawne played a part in the murder. Distraught by this revelation, Hunter starts to slow his pace.
Barry reminded Hunter that he broke the Force barrier by using him and Wally, so they also must find a way to repair the barrier in order to return and solve the mystery of Thawne's involvement. Hunter felt remorse for all the tragedy he inflicted on Wally, his best friend, and against Barry's pleas, resigned to fix the barrier by sacrificing himself as atonement. He wished things could have been different, but then remarked that saving the day was what Flashes do. His plan worked, and the Black Flash was also banished to the Forever Force.
Current Version:
The Flash (Forever Force)
Former Version:
Zoom
