Panda explains to Choi that time moves rather fast as compared to Earth's reality. Admiring the clockwork precision with which everything in prison was run, he decided he would make time work for him rather than against him. It would seem tachyons are not only connected to the theory of time travel or dimensional rifts but they also apply to Choi's physiology which would explain his loss of inches.As Choi gathers himself, he comes under attack by a pod of monstrous tapeworms. David Clinton was a small time Physics professor from Gotham City who developed the technology to travel in time as Chronos. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other To improve his timing, he studied the rhythm of time pieces and by practice he learned to synchronize each of his actions with the beat of the prison clock. David Langhorn Clinton The David Clinton version of Chronos first appeared in The Walker Gabriel version of Chronos first appeared in Chronos made his debut in Ivy Town, but was defeated by the Atom when he tried to steal an Chronos eventually stopped stealing for his own gain and began stealing to finance his time Upon his return to the present, Chronos was able to use his Time travel being what it is, David Clinton's legal death has not meant the end of his presence in the DC universe; he has made several appearances since, such as during the With some help from the real Ray Palmer, Ryan is eventually able to overcome the couple, and prevent David and Jia from messing again with Ivy Town.Chronos travels to early-Happy Harbor and intercepts the God of Superheroes, Walker Gabriel got possession of Clinton's research after his death. Choi has developed a diminution mapping engine that will enable him to observe the nucleus of his blood cells. It was prophesied again that Chronus would be killed by one of his children just as he had overthrown his father. Choi theorizes that his blood combined with the dimensional rift has created this unusual dimension and the tapeworms must have undergone some erratic evolution when they were plucked from Earth. Amanda falls into the portal and Choi follows in after her. By the end of his sentence he had developed an extraordinary sense of timing which he resolved to use to further his criminalcareer. Choi rides the tapeworms to avoid getting eaten then he realizes these tapeworms can fly. Choi is convinced at this point that his blood contains tachyons, particles which move backwards. Choi begins to realize that prolonged usage of the Atom belt can cause one to shrink. As a result, when Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades and Poseidon, were born he devo… The Time ThiefDavid Clinton The archenemy of the Atom (Ray Palmer), Chronos started his career as petty thief David Clinton, who attributed his consistent incarceration to his timing, or lack thereof. Wilson confronts Choi about his involvement with Ivy Town's recent chaos for the past couple of months. Attempting to not be the "worthless" man that Enid and her mother scolded him for being, Chronos ruled the future, taking down the majority of what was once the Justice League Unlimited.Chronos attempted to go back into the past, at the beginning of time, to start fresh and anew. Fascinated with timepieces and deft with his hands, and possessing an inventive mind, he spent the remainder of his prison sentence laboring in the prison wor… DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. Actually, time is the non-spacial continuum in which events occur linearly usually in the direction of increased entropy. " The Time Thief ―Lord Chronos.. David Clinton was a small-time Physics professor from Gotham City who developed the technology to travel in time as Chronos. send you an email once approved. Choi also notices the tapeworm has evolved even further. With some help from the former Atom, Ray Palmer, Ryan dodged the bullet, but still feels responsible for Jia's wrongdoings. For a moment Choi was unconscious then he wakes up and finds himself floating on a hunk of wood in a crimson colored ocean. Potter tells Choi to run before got sucked into the rift. Unfortunately, Wilson was right and the tapeworms began their assault. He became the second Chronos and was the lead character of a short-lived comic book series published by DC Comics, acting as both a hero and a criminal depending on circumstances, and often running afoul of the Jia, a young Chinese woman from Hong Kong, was the longtime sweetheart of the young and socially awkward Ryan Choi, now an American teacher and the new Atom, at There Alvin revealed how Jia herself had brutally killed him, and she was far from being the helpless woman she pretended to be to rekindle her relationship with Ryan. Choi hears Amanda scream so he slows down the tapeworms' pursuit by causing a mountainside to come crumbling down thanks to his bangstick.Choi finds Amanda crying over Panda's lifeless body and sees Wilson making a hasty exit. " Time is money. David Langhorn Clinton Sometime after that, Jia came into possession of Clinton's research, and became the third Chronos, or later Lady Chronos. Wearing a female version of the classic Clinton's outfit, she allied with Clinton in his attempt to destroy Ivy Town and ruin the Atom's reputation for good.