Flash (Barry Allen) (New 52)

*"Life is locomotion... if you're not moving, you're not living. But there comes a time when you've got to stop running away from things... and you've got to start running towards something, you've got to forge ahead. Keep moving. Even if your path isn't lit... trust that you'll find your way."*

## **Summary**

**Barry Allen**, known as **The Flash**, is a steadfast and iconic superhero in the DC Comics universe. As a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department, Barry gains incredible super-speed abilities after being struck by lightning and exposed to chemicals, transforming him into the Fastest Man Alive. As The Flash, Barry possesses exceptional speed, agility, and reflexes, along with the ability to tap into the Speed Force, a mysterious energy source that grants him and other speedsters their powers. He is also a highly skilled scientist and investigator, using his intellect and keen observation skills to solve crimes and protect Central City from various threats. In the New 52, Barry Allen's character undergoes several changes, including his origin story, his relationships with other characters in the DC Comics universe, and his involvement with various teams and organizations. Throughout his adventures, he faces numerous adversaries, such as the Reverse-Flash, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd, and forms alliances with other characters, including fellow members of the Justice League and the extended Flash Family. Barry Allen's character is defined by his unwavering dedication to justice, his resilience in the face of adversity, and his personal journey to balance his responsibilities as The Flash with his civilian life. As The Flash, he consistently demonstrates his exceptional skills, resourcefulness, and determination, making him a respected and beloved figure in the superhero community. In the New 52, Barry Allen's storylines focus on the exploration of the Speed Force, his mentorship of other speedsters like Wally West and Bart Allen, and his ongoing battles against an array of powerful enemies. Barry's relationship with Iris West, a reporter for the Central City Picture News, also plays a significant role in his character development.

## **Base**

### **Output:**

#### Physical Strength

* Smacks back Superman to stop him from killing Green Lanter and Batman.
* Boxes Parademons.
* Disassembles tanks and weapons in microsecond speeds.
* Destroys the side of a train by running through it.
* Wipes out a group of mercs trying to steal from a science gala, taking back the device stolen and taking out the crew.
* Takes out many vaguely superhuman clones of his friend Manuel with ease.
* When an EMP hits Central City, he runs under a plane about to crash, attaches to it, and vibrates the entire plane to stop it from crashing.
* Easily beats the criminals trying to escape Iron Heights Prison and Manuel's clones in two fights, one after the other.
* Kicks back Captain Cold, and after he realizes his girlfriend may be lost to time, he beats Captain Cold to submission.
* Overpowers and throws Turbine, then knocking him on his ass with a knee.
* Overpowers and drags Turbine to the future.
* Knocks out a Talon.

### **Defense:**

#### Blunt

* Tanks getting sent flying by a flick from Superman.
* Takes no real damage from falling off a helicopter at skyscraper height and into the sewer after phasing through the street.
* Gets knocked out by being kicked by Manuel only a moment after having to exhaust himself by sending an EMP back in time.
* Tanks a punch from Captain Cold.
* Tanks hits from Captain Cold.
* Tanks getting thrown to the ground by Turbine.

#### Poison

* Can deal with poisons by speeding up his metabolism, at first needing to run and keep the Speed Force running through his body to process the toxins.

#### Temperature

* Resists the effects of the cold field around Captain Cold to where it doesn't cause damage, but it does slow him.

### **Speed:**

#### Combat

* Easily catches up to some bank robbers in a car trying to get away, avoiding gunfire as he dives into their car and knocks out the driver.
* Is too fast for Superman in their first encounter, able to spin him around, dancing around him, and hit him multiple times, Superman only able to land a flick.
* Superman and Flash move in to get the military away from the Parademon army, the bullets they and their bullets barely moving as they grab them and move them.
* Grabs Superman to help him avoid the Omega Beams, able to barely outspeed them but is short on breath after stopping. Captain Atom and Flash converse in microsecond time as they intervene in the Libyan Civil War, destroying weapons and vehicles, stopping gunfire, and moving people around. The two fast enough to witness and intervene in a nuclear explosion going off in slow-motion to them.
* Wipes out a group of mercs trying to steal from a science gala, taking back the device stolen and taking out the crew.
* Pretends to trip as Barry Allen into the coast, then rising from the water as Flash. Once he realizes he and his friend Manuel are being ambushed by an army he takes out a myriad of them before being told Iris is being held hostage.
* Once he learns how to channel the Speed Force mentally, time can slow to a crawl and he can calculate everything happening so well that he gains practical precognition, first time using it to stop a robbery attempt and save a kid from being run over.
* After an EMP hits Central City and he saves a crashing plane, he runs around the entire city saving anyone in peril and dealing with problems from the blackout.
* Sees a bomb blowing up the building he is in and jumps out a window and easily outspeeds it.
* Beats the criminals trying to escape Iron Heights prison only a moment after arriving, then leaving to deal with Manuel's clone army, taking many of them out with no real threat.
* Despite holding back to avoid temporal damage, being caught in the cold field that is slowing him down, and being caught off-guard, he is still faster than Captain Cold. Then moving in to save people in danger from suspended boats as the boats collapse and fall apart, keeping Snart away as he saves people.
* Is too fast for Turbine to really fight.
* Once again is too fast for Turbine to do anything even while throwing a tantrum.
* Gets away from a zombie monster attacking him and Hal Jordan.
* Catches Hal Jordan after he is sent flying by Wonder Woman.

#### Reactions

* When first trying to channel the Speed Force mentally, he fails to use it right, but his automatic bodily reactions react the femtosecond it recognizes danger and makes him phase as a bullet is going to kill him.
* Explains that channeling the Speed Force mentally makes time practically stop for him, giving him the precognitive calculation time.

#### Travel

* After first waking up from his coma from the accident, he accidentally runs from Coast City to the Virunga Mountains in Africa.
* Travels from Central City to Metropolis in the instant that Superman tries to throw a punch at Green Lantern and Batman.
* Easily catches up to a speeding train.
* Circles the planet six times in the time it takes Batman to continue chasing White Rabbit in the next two days.
* Continues to run until the dawn of the third day with the poison in his system, after it has left his body, he zooms away from Superman to save Batman mid-fight with Bane.
* Travels from a park to somewhere else in Coast City before Iris can start another word mid-sentence.
* Dr. Elias' first attempt at a cosmic treadmill falls to pieces after only a moment of him running on it.
* Brings supplies on a boat from Wayne Enterprises to Coast City.
* Runs around the machine trying to channel Manuel's power to fix his clones fast enough that he can mostly contain the energy, but when it becomes a dangerous amount, he runs fast enough to send the EMP blast it produces back in time.
* His first time allowing himself to truly channel the Speed Force on the Cosmic Treadmill takes him into the Speed Force itself.
* Outspeeds Hal Jordan as he flies away from an awkward conversation.

### **Misc:**

#### Phasing

* Phases through a Parademon when running from an Omega Beam to avoid being hit, the beams hitting the Parademon instead.
* Can vibrate at a certain frequency to both phase through something and cause it to explode a moment later.
* When an EMP hits Central City, he runs under a plane about to crash, attaches to it, and vibrates the entire plane to stop it from crashing.
* His body will automatically phase through danger if detected.

#### Healing Factor

* After his accident with the lightning bolt that gave him his powers, he is hospitalized with burns all over his body, the hospital noting his remarkable healing speed.

#### Flash Suit

* His suit took many attempts to perfect, able to appropriately handle the power of the Speed Force itself as well as the exposure of the speeds Flash runs at.
* His earpieces are receptors meant to allow him to hear while moving at supersonic speeds.