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[DC] Why is Eobard Thawne so stuck-up on hatred of a man who died 400 years before his time? He ruined his own life, so why does he think he's the victim?

I just don't understand, I know he goes back in time and finds out he is destined to be Flash's arch nemesis.....so why not CHANGE it? Its not like he HAD to be his nemesis right?
gpt
> so why not CHANGE it? Its not like he HAD to be his nemesis right?
 
He tried and it led directly to him becoming Reverse Flash.
 
Eobard Thawne was *not* a stable individual to begin with; he wanted to be a hero but lived in an almost perfectly safe era... so he started engineering disasters so that he could step in and save people. He was bonkers *long* before he learned of his eventual fate... then Barry showed up, initially befriended him and then learned the truth.
 
Barry beat Thawne who promised he'd reform... and he did too. After years of therapy and effort he came back in time to work with Barry, even reversed the colors of his suit *because those were the colors Kid Flash wore,* but when he realized that his friendship with Barry wasn't special, that Barry treated *everyone* that way, he snapped.
 
Eobard, for all his power, is an obessed fan-boy. He tries to be the reverse of Barry but he's not; he's the reverse of Wally.
 
(Flash #25-#27 Rebirth era)