Despero (Earth-Prime)

"Maybe it's my curse to leave one betrayal behind, only to find a greater one here amongst the stars."

- Despero

Despero is a banished Kalanorian from 2031 who time travelled to ten years in the past to prevent The Flash from destroying the Earth.

Early Life
Despero was born on the planet Kalanor and eventually travelled to Earth at some point in his life.

Future
In 2031, Despero witnessed an event known as Armageddon, during which The Flash supposedly destroyed the Earth. In order to stop this event from happening, he travelled back in time to 2021 to kill The Flash.

Initial Confrontation
Upon arriving in 2021, he interrupted Iris West-Allen's interview of Ray Palmer at the Central City Tech Convention in order to lure The Flash into a confrontation. The Flash arrived at the convention and attempted to create a vacuum around Despero, but this failed due to him being used to the pressure from living in other space, and as a result, The Flash was thrown out of a window. Once outside, he was joined by The Atom, but despite this additional help, the pair were misled by Despero's illusions into attacking something which was not there. Despero then threw a taxi at the heroes but was unsuccessful in his attempt to kill them due to The Atom's shrinking abilities. The Flash then attacked Despero with a speed mirage but was punched to the ground. He then asked what was meant by an earlier comment about him being "good once" which resulted in Despero showing him a vision of the future using his third eye. Once the vision had concluded, Despero attempted to kill The Flash but was prevented from doing so by The Atom after he caused his belt to malfunction and to teleport him to an unknown location.

Despero later teleported to S.T.A.R. Labs in order to once again attempt to kill The Flash. However, he was impressed by his bravery in allowing him to read his mind and revealing his secret identity, and as a result gave him seven days to prove that he is not the man he believes him to be.

Powers

 * Kalanorian Physiology: As a Kalanorian, Despero is ten foot tall and possesses numerous superhuman abilities.
 * Superhuman Strength: Despero is extremely strong, being both capable of creating a shockwave powerful enough to blast The Flash through a window and sending him backwards for a great distance, and easily picking up and throwing a taxi.
 * Superhuman Leaping: Despero is able to leap great distances without injuring himself.
 * Superhuman Durability: Despero has the ability to withstand powerful attacks, most notable halting The Flash's superhuman speed punch, with him showing no visible injuries afterwards.
 * Accelerated Perception: Despero was able to perceive The Flash's superhuman speed and quickly halt his attack before the latter could react.
 * Telepathy: Despero is able to mentally communication with others, as shown during his attack on the Central City Tech Convention.
 * Illusion Inducement: Despero has the ability to make others see illusions of things that are not realistically present.
 * Vision Bestowal: Despero was able to show The Flash a vision of the future through using his third eye.
 * Atmospheric Adaption: Despero is able to breathe in a vacuum, an ability that he was born with.
 * Shockwave: Despero is able to create a powerful shockwave that sends individuals flying backwards.

Former Powers

 * Flame of Py'tar Manipulation: Despero has the ability to manipulate the energy source of Kalanor and generate a powerful energy blast from his third eye.

Abilities

 * Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Despero is proficient in hand-to-hand combat, even being able to fight The Flash while he was using a speed mirage.

Current Equipment

 * Belt: Despero wears an extremely advanced belt from the future which allows him to travel through time, teleport and transform into human form.