"That night, his name became Ahwehota-- 'He who runs beyond the wind'. And in 1838... He was the fastest man alive."
Like I said, if DC won't give it to me, I'm gonna make Max my Absolute Speedster.
I like to think that, contrary to most other speedsters, Max's powers happened in his darkest time and darkest place, just to put the emphasis on how he viewed his powers as a curse more than a blessing. He lost everything, his clan, family and friends, his culture and identity, at only 16 years old, the night he became a speedster and from that point in time, his life's been surrounded by darkness, tears and blood as he spiraled through his desire for revenge, his despair and then a whole redemption ark that left him broken and a loner. Until Bart appeared just like a first sunshine : blinding, hurting his eyes but so warm to his heart.
And that's all for my rambling. Now I'm gonna cry in a corner thinking about him.
Original art below the cut :
