Barry Allen

## The Flash

Barry's 2nd Flash Suit

Director, Investigator, Mister (Titles)

Unknown Brother (Deceased)

Bart Allen (Son)

Jenni Allen (Daughter)

Libby Chambers (Aunt)

Johnny Chambers (Uncle)

Joe West (Father-In-Law)

Rudy West (Brother-In-Law)

Daniel West (Brother-In-Law, Deceased?)

Jessie Chambers (Cousin)

Wally West and Daniel Wallace West (Nephews)

Central City Police Department

## Biography (Written by Reverb)

### Childhood: 1978 - 1992

Born May 19th, 1978 to Henry and Nora Allen in Fallview, Iowa. During his early childhood, he would socialize with his classmates in school. He would defend kids who were being bullied and help them out. He would always be reading fantasy books such as comics (graphic novels as he specifically calls them) and sci-fi novels. He would regularly visit ice cream shops with his parents on "family days".

He was also very fond of science and did excellent in school. In 1986, he asked his parents to take him to the Science Expo in Midway City but on the way there, the car broke down. So they ate fries and ice cream at a diner in Masonville while watching fireworks. Barry's life would change in 1990. That year, at age 12, his mom was killed by what he described as a "yellow blur". His father was wrongfully convicted during the investigation.

### Childhood: 1990 - 2000

After this, his aunt, Libby Chambers, and uncle, Johnathan "Johnny" Chambers, took him in and he went to live with them in Central City. He would then become a social recluse but would still do academically good in school. He would meet Iris West and became good friends with her (as well as develop a crush on her). She would help him open up. He also developed an nephew-like relationship with Iris' father, Joe West.

Joe even got the precinct he worked at (CCPD) to get Henry Allen to transfer to Iron Heights Prison in Central City. Joe would also give advice to Barry. In 1995, his aunt and uncle would have a child called Jessica "Jessie" Chambers. In 1996, he graduated and went to Midwestern University alongside Iris to study Forensic Sciences. During this he would meet the man who made his favorite book series, Jay Garrick. He also would begin dating Iris.

### Adulthood: 2000

At age 22 in 2000, Joe got Barry a job at CCPD. As well as continuing to be in a relationship with Iris West. Just when he thought he was close to solving his dad's case, new evidence was found that further cemented Henry as Nora's killer. This brought Barry into a slump, focusing on his work to prove that Henry was innocent.

This ended up making him ignore Iris and friends, going as far as almost breaking the relationship between Barry and Iris. A few weeks later, while working, he found nothing and became frustrated. He threw his microscope across the room and then knocked down the chemicals. He ran to the roof of the the building, contemplating suicide. But before he could do it, he decided against it and yelled at the sky.

As if responding to his cries, a bolt of lightning flashed and struck him, resulting in him being in a coma for a few months. In his last moments of consciousness, he thought about Iris. During the months of his coma, S.T.A.R Labs would approach Libby and Johnny and asked for their permission to try to wake him up. Desperate to see their nephew safe, they accepted the offer.

### The Streak: 2000 - 2007

A few weeks after Barry arriving at S.T.A.R Labs, he woke up. When he woke up, he saw me, Caitlin Snow, and Harrison Wells. He was later introduced to Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein. They soon helped to train him and hone his abilities. Me and Harrison would create a good-looking but functional suit.

His first villain was Captain Cold. During the battle with Captain Cold, he had to reveal his identity to Joe. Remembering how he left his relationship with Iris, he chose to reconcile wither her and even revealed to her that he was the Flash... except she revealed that she knew all along.

Barry chose to take this opportunity and proposed to her. And a few months later they got married. During the wedding, Barry met Iris's nephew Wally West and promised him that he'll get to meet the Flash.

I guess you can say that Iris and Barry moved pretty fast cause a few months later they had their twins, Bart Allen and Jenni Allen. But when dealing with the Speed Force, nothing is normal. Iris' pregnancy only lasted about 4 months when it was Bart and Jenni were born.

Back in 2001, Barry teamed with heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and Black Canary to defeat the Appellaxian invasion. During this time he developed a close friendship with the heroes (most notably with Bruce, Oliver, and Clark). Then in 2003, he helped form the Justice League with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), and Martian Manhunter.

Later that year, Captain Cold returned with a more powerful gun. When Wally moved in with Joe, he made sure that Barry made good on his promise. During the meeting Wally deduced that Barry was the Flash and Barry introduced Wally to his team.

During the meeting Wally had stolen a device that manipulated weather and replicated the event that cause Barry to become the Flash. Barry had saved Wally by jumpstarting his heart and unknowingly activated Wally's metahuman gene.

Over the course of the next few months Barry and Jay trained Wally and on Wally's 13th birthday he was given his own super-suit. Wally became Barry's sidekick, Kid Flash! Later that year, Captain Cold came with a partner called Heatwave. So Wally made his debut when he helped Barry take them down.

In 2005, Barry discovered the existence of another speedster, a yellow blur. When Barry discovered this, he thought it could be his mother's killer. The rest of 2005 saw Barry take down Weather Wizard, Trickster, Mirror Master, Top, and Captain Boomerang.

In 2006, S.T.A.R Labs created the Particle Accelerator and when they activated it, it failed for a couple of seconds but Ronnie was able to recover it. Later that year, the yellow blur was revealed to be the villain Reverse Flash, who came from the 25th century.

In mid-2006 he battled the Rogues under the leadership of Captain Cold. Barry and the League took down the Legion of Doom. In 2007, he finally battled Reverse Flash and defeated him and during the battle, Reverse Flash revealed that he did murder Barry's mother and using the street cameras, I recorded his confession and Henry ended up being freed. But Reverse Flash made his escape. Then Barry helped Superman defeat Doomsday.

### The Fastest Man Alive: 2008 - 2010

In 2008, Barry's cousin Jessie earned Speed Powers and became the hero Miss Quick. At this time, he found out that Johnny was a hero called Johnny Quick and Libby was the hero Liberty Belle. He and Johnny trained Jessie.

Later that year, Ronnie and Martin were fused to become the hero Firestorm. Barry and "Team Flash" helped them master the new power. Barry and the League had to fight Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. In 2009, Caitlin's metagene activated and she developed an alter ego as Killer Frost. For the following months, he and Team Flash tracked Killer Frost and defeated her (by showing her that she can have a family in Team Flash) and helped Caitlin.

That same year, Cisco's metagene also activated and became Vibe. Barry would continue to help his friends master their powers. The Rogues returned and Vibe and Frost made their first appearance. In 2010, Ralph Dibny's (Barry's friend at CCPD) metagene activated and became Elongated Man, Barry then revealed his identity to him, introduced him to Team Flash, and helped train him.

During the summer, Bart had discovered his powers but as a side affect he began to rapidly age. Caitlin was able to find out that his cells were over-saturated with Speed Force energy and began to work on a serum that would help his cells release the energy. While Caitlin was devising a serum to fix Bart's problem, Reverse-Flash attacked intending to use said energy.

He took Barry by surprise and knocked him out. But Bart was able to stall him long enough for Barry to wake up. This resulted with Eobard escaping and Bart was aged to 15 years old. Caitlin finished the serum and Bart released the Speed Force energy, which Barry and Wally absorbed. Barry began training Bart. After Bart had finished his training, the Turtle appeared and Team Flash took him down.

### The Flash: 2011 - Present (2016)

In 2011, Abra Kadabra came to kill Barry but Barry defeated him with the help of his friends. Later that year, Barry discovered that his and other speedsters powers came from the Speed Force. In 2012, Captain Cold and Heatwave came with more powerful weapons and a new ally, Golden Glider. Barry then defeated them. He also became the director of the CSI department.

In 2013, Max came to visit Iris and during this time, he gained speed powers. Barry and Wally helped train him. Max would become the new Kid Flash. Later that year, Max made his appearance and Barry and him defeated Captain Boomerang. Later, Barry and the League took down the Crime Syndicate. In 2014, Reverse Flash returned and Barry teamed up with the other speedsters to defeat him.

Then Barry helped the League against the OMACs. In 2015, the Rogues came back with new members such as Abra Kadabra, Golden Glider, and Turtle. Barry and the whole Team Flash took them down. In 2016, Barry, the League, and others would stop Darkseid's invasion of Earth. The rest of the year, Barry continued to battle criminals along Team Flash.

## Strengths/Powers

* **Speedster**:
	+ **Enhanced Speed:** The Speed Force allows him to move at supersonic speeds. Barry is one of the fastest beings in the world. So fast, that he can perform extraordinary feats. He can reach speeds up to Mach 20.
		- **Time Travel:** Barry's speed allows him to travel through time. Though he doesn't utilize this ability because of the ramifications it could cause on the timeline
		- **Dimensional Travel:** Barry's speed also allows him to travel through dimensions. One of the dimensions he has travelled to is the Speed Force.
	+ **Speed Force Aura:** The Speed Force gives him an aura to protect him from the dangers of supersonic speed.
	+ **Hyper-Healing:** His Speedster abilities include regenerating at immense speed. He can heal from a broken limb in a span of a hour.
	+ **Flashtime:** This ability allows him to view the world as if everything was frozen.
	+ **Enhanced Agility and Reflexes:** His speed and Flashtime ability allows him to react to the world faster than normal
	+ **Enhanced Thinking:** His speed and Flashtime ability allows him to process the world around him faster than normal.
	+ **Enhanced Stamina and Durability:** The Speed Force allows him to take more hits and the stress of being a Speedster.
	+ **Phasing:** His enhanced speed allows him to vibrate so fast, he can shift through solid objects.
	+ **Electrokinesis:** All Speedsters generate electricity and can manipulate it.
* **Detective:** Barry, as a CSI, can figure out a lot of cases. This accompanied by his Flashtime ability allows him to quickly solve cases.
* **Chemistry:** Barry studied chemistry to be a CSI. This allows him to notice specific chemicals during cases, it can also help during missions.
* **Hope and Will**: Barry's hope is strong enough to inspire others in their deepest and darkest moments. His will allows to him put his mind on anything and do anything.
* **Intelligence:** Since a young age, Barry has shown a high intellect.
* **Sci-Fi and Comic Lore Experts:** Since a young age, Barry has read sci-fi novels and comic books. Due to this, Barry has a high knowledge of many things.

## Weaknesses

* **Metabolism:** All Speedsters have this problem. Due to their enhanced speed and hyper-healing, the metabolism of Speedsters has been accelerated and they need at least 20,000 calories a day.
* **Punctuality:** Even though Barry has enhanced speed, he always has the problem of being late.

## Tech

* **Costume:**
	+ **Material:** The costume is made of a special material that reduces friction so it doesn't burn up
	+ **HUD:** Barry's suit has a HUD that will track him via GPS and help him go places. It also helps find info on buildings, enemies, etc.
	+ **GPS:** The suit has a GPS that could track him, especially if he gets lost or kidnapped.

## Fun Facts (Flash Facts)

* Batman considers Barry one of the best detectives.
* Batman also likes Barry's optimism and will sometimes call on him during cases in tough times
* Due to Barry's knowledge of many things, he has these bits of information that he likes to call Flash Facts (even though I get tired of listening to them, I have avoided ***murdering*** him)
* Barry decided to name Wally a Flash when he saw how mature he was
* Wally basically blackmailed Barry into training him
* Team Flash was created by me!
* Me, Barry, and Harry watch a lot of sci-fi movie and shows
* When Barry found out that Wally and Dick took the Batmobile for a joyride, Barry got Joe to ground Wally for 2 weeks

## Comments

* *Pariah:* Thanks Barry for considering me as your hero, you inspire us all as well
	+ *Barry Allen:* Your welcome and thanks
		- *Pariah:* No problem
	+ *Reverb:* What about me?
		- *Pariah:* ...
* *Oracle:* @Reverb, are you sure you are Barry's best friend?
	+ *Reverb:* Pretty sure I am
		- *Oracle:* Sure...
			* *Barry Allen:* ...
* *Barry Allen:* @Reverb, I thought you liked the Flash Facts
	+ *Reverb:* I do...

## Notes

* The Allen's "family days" to ice cream shops are inspired by Barry's fond memory in "The Flash" TV Show
* Broome Street is named after Flash creator John Broome