The CW's 'The Flash' welcomes a new villain to start its second season. Former WWE wrestler and "Haven' star Adam "The Edge" Copeland has signed on to the hit series to take on the role of DC comic book character Atom-Smasher.
Copeland will make his debut in the show during season two's premiere episode, with his character being deemed as one of the series' most powerful villains.
Atom-Smasher makes his arrival at Central City with the sole intention of getting rid of The Flash, and the considerable amount of strength that he possesses along with his ability to grow to large sizes makes him almost unbeatable.
As announced at the San Diego Comic-Con last Saturday, "The Flash' has also added actor Teddy Sears from "Masters of Sex' to its cast for the second season. Sears is set to portray Jay Garrick, whom DC comic book fans will recognize as the first character who calls himself The Flash.
Copeland has spent his time performing for the "WWF Smackdown!' since 1999, more famously known for his wrestling name "The Edge.'
Meanwhile, his role as Atom Smasher could be the character that a number of actors were spotted auditioning for online.
In the leaked footage, the unnamed hero's powers were said to be difficult to understand. In another scene, the character argues with Barry about how he dealt with a face-off against an unidentified metahuman.
As such, although Atom Smasher will be introduced as a villain in the premiere episode, he could be working alongside Barry in the field.
Looking into the source material, Atom Smasher, whose real name is Albert Rothstein, obtained his incredible strength and size-changing abilities from his villainous grandfather Cyclotron.
During the start of his fighting career, Albert went by the name of Nuklon, but later on called himself the Atom Smasher. Eventually, he was recruited by the Justice Society of America.
Although Atom Smasher's backstory, including the source of his powers, in "The Flash' was not shown in the announcement, a certain Albert Rothstein was mentioned in the episode titled "Power Outage' as one of the individuals who died from the particle accelerator explosion.
This could suggest that the villainous character could have obtained his powers like many of the series' other metahumans. Similar to what happened to Ronnie Raymond, reports of Albert's death could be greatly exaggerated.
"The Flash' returns to the small screen for season two on Oct. 6, 8 p.m., on The CW.
