Barry Allen

*For the film, see The Flash. For other uses, see Flash (disambiguation).*

"*My superpower quite literally of defies the laws of physics so nothing is weird to me.*"
―Barry Allen[src]
**Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen** was a forensic scientist who worked for S.T.A.R. Labs in Central City, who, after being struck by a lightning bolt in one fateful night, gained the power of superspeed and became the superhero known as the **Flash**. During the weeks of his metahuman awakening he befriended reporter Iris West and faced the Rogues, a band of supervillains infamous for committing crimes prior to his incident.

With his new superpowers he exacts justice in Central City and other parts of the world, eventually meeting other superpowered beings and joining the Justice League.

In 2024, Barry faced his final enemy, Abra Kadabra, losing his life and his fiancee at the same time. Wally West succeeds the Flash moniker.

## Biography

### Early life

Barry Allen was born in Ohio to Henry and Nora Allen.

#### Death of Nora Allen

"*My father is innocent. One day you'll know. Everyone will know.*"
―Barry Allen to David[src]
On his 12th birthday, he participated in a track race and lost. He decides to run home instead of going with his mother in the car. He came home only to find his mother lying dead on the floor and a mysterious man who vanishes in a streak of red lightning.

His father is charged for murder and is taken to Iron Heights Penitentiary. While Barry always claimed that his father didn't kill his mother, nobody believed him. Fueled by his determination to prove his father's innocence, Barry began studying forensic science in hopes of one day clearing his father's name.

### S.T.A.R. Labs Incident

Barry was alone at night inside S.T.A.R. Labs when suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes him and doused him in chemicals.

### Metahuman project

Barry is one of the metahumans under surveillance by Lex Luthor.

#### Second Flashpoint

With the last of his energy, Barry goes back in time once again to prevent himself from ever going back in time in the first place.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Speed Force conduit**: The incident which gave him his superpowers granted him connection to the Speed Force, an extra-dimensional energy field.
	+ **Superhuman speed**: Barry is capable of moving at tremendous hypersonic speeds, an ability so powerful that his movements are invisible to the naked eye.
	+ **Superhuman reflexes**: This power also grants him enhanced reflex.
	+ **Superhuman agility**: Flash's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels, allowing him to navigate while moving at superhuman speed.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Flash's body can handle the stress of moving at superhuman speeds for extended periods without getting tired or weak.
	+ **Superhuman durability**: Barry is capable of resisting tremendous kinetic impact forces that could easily crush or kill a human, without suffering any serious external or internal injuries.
	+ **Intangibility**: Barry can render himself intangible and can phase through solid matter by vibrating his molecules at super speed.
	+ **Accelerated healing**: His superpower allows him to heal from injuries in a matter of seconds.
	+ **Time-travel/Chronokinesis**: Flash can run fast enough to break through the fabric of the space-time continuum, enabling him to travel forward or back in time to monitor or alter past events.
		- **Time regression**: Flash can rewind time.
	+ **Interdimensional travel**: Flash's incredible speed enables him to travel into other realities of the multiverse.
	+ **Electrokinesis**: Flash can generate electricity.
	+ **Momentum negation**: Barry also can come to a full stop, despite the extreme inertia of his movements, allowing him to further the illusion of having not moved at all if he moves at super-speed and returns to his previous location, before anyone can notice it.
	+ **Molecular cccillation**: Barry can break glass by using vibration.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**: Barry Allen is an exceptionally intelligent science enthusiast, with aptitudes in physics, forensics, and engineering.
	+ **Expert forensic scientist**: Barry is a licensed forensic scientist.
* **Skilled combatant**: Despite having no formal training in hand-to-hand combat, Barry's abilities allow him to execute attacks against opponents with superhuman amounts of force.

## Equipment

* **Flash ring**: Barry owns rings that contains his suit. The ring ejects the suit using nanotechnology.
	+ **Flash suit**:
* **Cosmic treadmill**: The cosmic treadmill is an object created by S.T.A.R. Labs using a Mother Box that helps him travel to other timelines.

## Relationships

Note: Barry is the only character in the DCEU to have his Prime Earth and New Earth counterparts be merged.

* Original timeline
* Flashpoint timeline
* New timeline

* Nora Allen - mother

Allies* Iris West - girlfriend
* Wally West/Kid Flash/Flash
* Central City Police Department
	+ Patty Spivot
	+ David Singh
* S.T.A.R. Labs
	+ Silas Stone
	+ Sarah Charles
	+ Victor Stone/Cyborg
* Justice League
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman
	+ Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
	+ Arthur Curry/Aquaman
	+ Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
	+ J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
* Mera
	+ Leonard Snart/Captain Cold - archenemy
	+ Mick Rory/Heat Wave
	+ Lisa Snart/Golden Glider
	+ Sam Scudder/Mirror Master
	+ George Harkness/Captain Boomerang
* Trickster
* Ares
* Orm Marius/Ocean Master
* Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom

* Nora Allen - mother

Allies* Iris West
* Central City Police Department
	+ David Singh
* Thomas Wayne/Batman (Flashpoint)
* Victor Stone/Cyborg (Flashpoint)
* Superman (Flashpoint)
* Resistance
	+ Dick Grayson
	+ Starfire
	+ Raven
	+ Beast Boy
* Amazons
	+ Wonder Woman
* Atlanteans
	+ Aquaman

* Nora Allen - mother
* Bart Allen/Impulse - alternate reality grandson

Allies* Iris West - girlfriend
* Wally West/Kid Flash/Flash
* Central City Police Department
	+ Patty Spivot
	+ David Singh
* S.T.A.R. Labs
	+ Silas Stone
	+ Sarah Charles
	+ Victor Stone/Cyborg
* Justice League
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman
	+ Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
	+ Arthur Curry/Aquaman
	+ Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
	+ J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
	+ Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
	+ Dinah Lance/Black Canary
	+ Billy Batson/Shazam
* Justice Society of America
* Zatanna
	+ Leonard Snart/Captain Cold - archenemy
* Ares
* Orm Marius/Ocean Master
* Amazons
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Flashpoint)
* Atlanteans
	+ Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Flashpoint)
* Legion of Doom
	+ Lex Luthor
	+ Ma'alefa'ak
* Gaius Grieves/Abra Kadabra - "killer"

## Trivia

* This is the first live-action incarnation of Barry Allen with blond hair.

## External links

* Barry Allen on DC Database
* Flash on DC Extended Universe Wiki
* Flash (Barry Allen) on Wikipedia