stupid theory
I saw a bunch of theories floating around about who Savitar really is, so I’m throwing in my own.
Leonard Snart.
Directly from a text I sent to a friend:
The Oculus is outside of Time, which is where Len blew up. I think pieces of his memories/soul were sent back in time, to 10,000 years ago. Speed force saw how much he wanted revenge on Barry, so it gave him the means to do so. The ONLY part of Len that wasn’t sent back in time was the part of him that changed.
Who has it?
Mick.
That’s why he was hallucinating Len.
And, Len did have everything taken away from him. Speed force contributed that to Barry. Savitar did as well, only because he doesn’t remember the Legends.
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To clear up parts of the text: Mick’s hallucinations of Len would have come from the little bit of Len’s soul attached to Mick’s, sort of like FIRESTORM. Mick’s grief could have been a part of the strength of those visions, and the touchdown to 2017 (where, of course, the rest of Len’s soul is) could have brought it out as well.
Savitar killing Iris might be payback for the fact that he was taken away from the people he loved most- Mick and Lisa. Iris being Barry’s fiancee (and hopefully wife soon!) matches Len and Mick’s relationship (marriage), and of course he’s bitter about never seeing Lisa again. Barry’s (slight) influence on him made him sacrifice himself for the good of the group, and he might be making Barry suffer through what Len’s loved ones had to. Especially for Mick, since he was one of the last to see Len alive, and Barry will be the last to see Iris if it doesn’t go the way it should (her surviving). Someone watching their spouse die? Sounds like both the first season finale of LoT and the coming episodes of Flash.
Also, the blue lightening matches his cold gun. That may just be a coincidence.












