Fighting the Reichsmen
Red Tornado was the secret weapon of General Winn Schott against the Nazi Schutzstaffel forces. He joined the Freedom Fighters in all of their missions. Red Tornado became part of the Freedom Fighters' elite team of superheroes, spearheaded by his meta-human friend the Ray, rescued citizens in the cities occupied by the Nazis such as Tulsa. When the Schutzstaffel troops were moved to the outskirts of Tulsa, with Führer Oliver threatening to destroy everything that those who support resistance hold dear, the Freedom Fighters' elite superhero attack team arrived to the city to join local resistance in destroying SS tanks and soldiers.
Publication Information
- Flash : Red Tornado (Earth-X)
- Multiverse : Earth-X
- Version : The Flash
- Species : Artificial intelligence
- Type : Military robot
- Loacation : Earth-X
- Users : General Winn Schott
- Appeareance : Crisis on Earth-X
- Voice Actor : Iddo Goldberg
Rebirth and Destruction
The robot was rebuilt by General Schott to destroy the Nazi-owned temporal gateway to Earth One, intending to trap Führer Oliver away from the majority of his forces and cause disorder in the New Reich military. That would pose a problem for the Earth One superheroes, who'd be cut away from home, leading to the Flash and the Ray teaming up to take down Red Tornado, or at least stall him long enough for the rest of the heroes to make their way to Earth One. Red Tornado was able to successfully dodge their attacks, dealing with both heroes separately. Eventually, the two meta-humans managed to combine their powers in such a way that the Red Tornado would be hit by the Flash's lightning bolt and the Ray's light blast at the same time, destroying the android. Whether it's been rebuilt since then is unknown.
Power and Weapons
- Aerokinesis : As a combat android, Red Tornado was designed to be able manipulate the air around him.
- Air blasts : Red Tornado was capable of creating highly concentrated blasts of wind.
- Tornado creation : Red Tornado was capable of creating destructive tornadoes, as shown when he did so as a diversion to escape from the Flash.
- Extreme durability : Red Tornado was able to sustain lightning bolts from the Flash and the Ray, though not at the same time.
- Physical fighting : The robot was able fight akin to humans, using its fists and legs. It was strong enough to be a problem for meta-humans like the Flash and the Ray.
- Propelled flight : The robot was designed for flights at extreme speed with its propeller-like legs
- Talking : Unlike his Earth Thirty-Eight counterpart, Red Tornado could talk.
Red Tornado (Earth-38)
Tested against Supergirl
Red Tornado was activated by T.O. Morrow when General Sam Lane asked Supergirl to fight it, to test the android's capabilities. The next day, both Red Tornado and Supergirl battled. Though Red Tornado was initially winning the fight, Supergirl soon gained the upper hand, causing internal system damage to Red Tornado, and taking off its arm in the process. Due to this, Red Tornado's emergency self-preservation function was activated, with the android escaping. The next day, still under the control of Morrow, Red Tornado confronted Sam Lane, Lucy Lane, and James Olsen, pushing Lucy into a table with a gust of wind. Though it attempted to attack Sam Lane, Red Tornado was prevented from doing so by Supergirl. Afterwards, Red Tornado created a tornado as a diversion to escape.
Publication Information
- Supergirl : Red Tornado (Earth-38)
- Multiverse : Earth-38
- Version : Supergirl
- Species : Artificial intelligence
- Creator : T.O. Morrow
- Type : Combat android
- Loacation : Earth-38
- Users : US Military
- Appeareance : Supergirl
- Voice Actor : Iddo Goldberg
Supergirl's team was able to draw Red Tornado out with a projection of General Lane, the android attempted to attack the hologram before being shot in the back by Supergirl. A battle between the two ensued, while it managed to overpower and keep Supergirl in a chokehold until after T.O. Morrow was killed and no longer controlling the android. While Supergirl caught her breath, the android became sentient and continued attacking her. However, Red Tornado was destroyed by Supergirl, who in a fit of rage, fired a powerful blast of heat vision at the android causing it to explode. In the aftermath of the battle, however, Supergirl had exhausted her solar energy through her heat vision and temporarily lost her abilities.
Power and Weapons
- Aerokinesis : As a combat android, Red Tornado was designed to be able manipulate the air around him.
- Air blasts : Red Tornado was capable of creating highly concentrated blasts of wind.
- Tornado creation : Red Tornado was capable of creating destructive tornadoes, as shown when he did so as a diversion to escape from Supergirl.
- Propelled flight : Red Tornado was capable of flight by channeling cyclone winds through the lower part of his body.
- Stealth mode : Red Tornado was capable of a stealth mode, in which he was 100% undetectable, even by Supergirl herself; this was due to the fact that he was made out of lead.
- Missile projection : Red Tornado was capable of firing missiles from it's hand, which were able to stun Supergirl while exploding against her, though they could not damage her.
- Extreme durability : Red Tornado was able to sustain hits from Supergirl, though it was eventually damaged by her and escaped. It withstood her heat vision for a time before being overloaded by its energy and exploding.
- Super strength : Red Tornado has inhuman strength that allows it to fight a Kryptonian on almost equal grounds, to the point where it could almost overpower and kill one, as it seemed to come close to killing Supergirl with a chokehold
