Flash (Barry Allen) (Pre-Crisis)

==Summary==
Barry Allen is The Flash, the fastest man alive. Using his super-speed powers, he becomes a costumed crime-fighter. His position is a legacy in the Flash Family, the successor to the original Jay Garrick and predecessor to Kid Flash AKA Wally West. He is a founding member of the Justice League of America.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher when part of the Speed Force
Name: Flash/Barry Allen
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Late 20's
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Powers=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Has been shown capable of seeing residual radiationsThe Flash Vol 1 #128, May 1962 multiple timesThe Flash Vol 1 #136, May 1963, can feel the molecular density of the air being alteredThe Flash Vol 1 #288 August 1980, can see past Mirror Master's auraThe Flash Vol 1 #109, November 1959, and can see Hal Jordan's invisible lanternThe Flash #168), Limited Intangibility (Can vibrate his molecules through other materials), Time Travel (Time travels 500 years into the futureThe Flash #139), Dimensional Travel (Is repeatedlyThe Flash Vol 1 #123 September 1961 shown to travel to other dimensionsThe Flash Vol 1 #108,
September 1959 with his speedThe Flash Vol 1 #186, March 1969), Regeneration (Low-High, Flash reassembled his body from a melted and transformed stateThe Flash Vol 1 #126 February 1962), Sound Manipulation, Vibration Manipulation (Can produce waves of a Sonic Boom by clappingThe Flash Vol 1 #281,
January 1980), Afterimage Creation (Capable of creating afterimagesShowcase Vol 1 #8, June 1957, can outrun one and return to it before it dissipatesThe Flash Vol 1 #116, November 1960, and can create a speed mirage by rapidly switching costumesThe Flash Vol 1 #121, June 1961), Shapeshifting (Can manipulate his brain molecules to spread throughout his body and control it despite being turned into a puppetThe Flash Vol 1 #133, December 1962, and can turn into a boomerang and reform after being compressed into a diskThe Flash Vol 1 #264, August 1978), Light Manipulation (Can give off light and change its colorThe Flash Vol 1 #176, February 1968), Radiation Manipulation (Can create radiation similar to a solar flare to protect himself from other forms of itThe Flash Vol 1 #127, March 1962), Matter Manipulation (Atomic. Can accelerate his speed in space by ejecting thousands of atoms per secondThe Flash Vol 1 #216, June 1972), Spatial Manipulation (Capable of closing dimensional breachesThe Flash Vol 1 #124, November 1961), Antimatter Manipulation (Repeatedly turns into AntimatterThe Flash #289), Body Control (Microparticle level. Can disperse and reassemble his moleculesThe Flash Vol 1 #283, March 1980, can shape themThe Flash #245, and is capable of concentrating them into his Flash RingThe Flash #259), Limited Duplication via Vibrations (Can create dual images made of light particles which can disperse Mirror Master's guardsThe Flash #136), Limited Air Manipulation (Can create a vortexShowcase #4, a downdraftShowcase #8, and a cycloneThe Flash #110 with his speed. Can intercept a stream of radiation through his speed as wellThe Flash #168), Limited Attack Reflection (By creating a wall of solid air, he can deflect rays from a lightbulbThe Flash #171 and can reverse the direction of a soundwaveThe Flash #218), Limited Weather Manipulation (Can move and direct a storm cloudThe Flash #151), Limited Ice Manipulation (Can freeze a room with waterThe Flash #117), Limited Heat Manipulation (Can vibrate fast enough to melt a battleshipThe Flash #250, can melt rocks to seal a dimensional breachThe Flash #160), Limited Flight (Through vibrations, he can hit escape velocity and launch himself from the Earth.The Flash #216 Can vibrate himself into the Moon's orbit and sling himself back to EarthShowcase #13), Limited Invisibility (Through phasing, he should be capable of moving at invisible super-speeds like Jay GarrickThe Flash #129), Limited Power Absorption (Through vibration absorptionThe Flash #173), Can create energy constructs, Aura (Is surrounded by a special Speed Force Aura that shields BarryThe Flash #128 and those he carries from conditions produced by his running speed if he so wills itJustice League of America #15), and Fusionism (DC Special Series Vol 1 #11 April 1978)
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Resistance to Ice Manipulation and Heat Manipulation (Can turn his molecules into superconductors to counteract Heat Wave and Captain Cold's attacksThe Flash #140), Fire Manipulation (Unbothered by Heat Wave's fire blastThe Flash #278), Mind Manipulation (Resists Psycho-Pirate's mental influenceCrisis on Infinite Earths #8), Paralysis Inducement (The control over his atoms prevent paralysisThe Flash #136), Absolute Zero (Ran through and tanked a blast of Mr. Cold's Absolute Zero gunThe Flash #134), Transmutation (Melted and restored himself after being turned into glass.The Flash Vol 1 #126 February 1962 Reformed after being turned into water vapor.The Flash #288 Resists being turned into a flame monster by vibrations.Justice League of America #9 Reforms himself after being turned into a wave of sound.The Flash #307 After being turned into Neon, is still alive and bends himself into the shape of a manThe Flash #216), Matter Manipulation (Atomic. Stops the outward flight of his atoms after being dissembled at the atomic level structurally and re-structures himself.The Flash #206 Stops a chain reaction of his igniting moleculesThe Flash Vol 1 #312 August 1982), Deconstruction (Staves off molecular destructionThe Flash #320).
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Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (Comparable to Pre-Crisis Superman. Counteracted the sinking of AustraliaJustice League of America Vol 1 #4 May 1961, ), higher when part of the Speed Force (Destroyed the rest of the Anti-Matter Cannon)Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 #8 November 1985Secret Origins Annual Vol 2 #2, September 1988JLA Incarnations Vol 1 #5 November 2001
Speed: Immeasurable (Comparable to Pre-Crisis Superman. Finished a 40,000 light year race in a dayThe Flash #175), higher when part of the Speed Force
Lifting Strength: Peak Human, higher when part of the Speed Force
Striking Strength: Low Multiverse level, higher when part of the Speed Force
Durability: Low Multiverse level, higher when part of the Speed Force
Stamina: Superhuman (Barry is rarely tired after running for long times)
Range: Planetary
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (A forensic scientist with great deductive skills, created a voice-controlled Flash SuitThe Flash #190, constructed his Cosmic TreadmillThe Flash #125, and thinks at the speed of lightThe Flash #218)
Weaknesses: Can get easily overwhelmed, emotional, and depressed. Barry can also get cut off from the Speed Force.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Energy Construct Creation: Speed Force conduits can use the matter generated by their speed to create solid objects such as walls or bridges. This power requires constant concentration and reapplication of the construct for it to remain stable. Flash's afterimages are also tangible constructs.
*Flight: Speed Force conduits can rotate their arms and spin their bodies like tops to achieve something of a kind of helicopter flight. However, with practice conduits can even achieve controllable flight if launched at high speeds. Despite their flight abilities, they are always faster on their feet.
*Phasing: Speed Force conduits can vibrate their molecules so quickly that they can achieve intangibility for short bursts allowing them to phase through objects.
*Sharing the Force: Speed Force conduits can allow their friends or family members to run alongside them at their equaled speeds. Certain conduits who may only have minor access to the Force may achieve full levels of the Force due to the main conduit's association with it.
*Speed Force Aura: People who are propelled by the conduits during high-speed situations can survive the harsh conditions associated with mach speeds. When the conduit must rescue an individual from a burning building these individuals will be protected while within the aura.
*Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits that plant themselves on the ground and rotate their extremities can cause an incredible amount of wind to burst through their focused funnel. Most Speedsters use this ability automatically when they run, reducing the air currents around their body to low enough levels to no longer inhibit their speed. Creatively, Speedsters can create tornadoes and gusts with their arms.
Feats:
* The Flash Feats Timeline Project
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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