The case also left him with a damaged knee, forcing him to use a cane to walk. The two specialized in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley's father Hunter had mistakenly believed that a criminal they were after, the Clown, was incapable of using a gun. He later joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) with his girlfriend Ashley whom he soon married. Following this incident, Hunter became obsessed with understanding the criminal mind and went on to study criminology and psychology at college. On the day Hunter was to leave for college, his father was revealed to be a serial killer who had murdered six young girls and his mother before being gunned down by the police after refusing to surrender. Hunter Zolomon had a troubled relationship with his parents who rarely spoke to each other or to him.

Hunter Zolomon as he initially appeared before his transformation as the villainous speedster Zoom.

In 2009 Zoom was ranked as the IGN‘s 37th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Zoom appeared in the live-action television series, The Flash, portrayed by Teddy Sears. The second character to assume the ' Reverse-Flash' mantle, he serves as the archnemesis of Wally West and an enemy of Barry Allen. Hunter Zolomon, otherwise known as Zoom and the Reverse-Flash, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Superhuman strength, durability and reflexes.Personal time manipulation in reference frame grants: Skilled investigator, tactician and hand-to-hand combatant Zoom, Reverse-Flash, Judge, Flash, True Flash The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 (November 2001)

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