Wally West

## Background

### 1990 - 2003: Wally West

Wallace "Wally" West is the only son of Rudy & Mary West. At the age of three, the family moved from Blue Valley to Keystone City, just twenty minutes from Rudy's hometown, Central City. After Rudy suffered an injury than ended his professional football career, he though it would be nice for them to be around family. Unfortunately, Rudy's brother Daniel was killed a couple of years later. But that family had also expanded to include his new baby cousin Daniel Jr. & his aunt Iris' husband, Barry. Wally already considered his aunt Iris to be his best friend but Barry quickly joined, making it a trio.

He looked up to Barry in a lot of ways, which left him with a desire to learn about science. Though Barry may have been Wally's own version of a superhero, he had no idea his uncle was in fact The Flash. As a child, he developed a fascination for superheroes across the country. When he learned of the city's superhero, ecstatic does not even do his response justice. He became obsessed with the speedster. Knowing how excited it would make him, his uncle Barry told Wally that he was "friends" with the Flash & even set up an introduction between the two.

His uncle Barry continued setting up meetings with the two of them. Some occurred at his house, some at his uncle's house & others at S.T.A.R. Labs (an organization the Flash worked closely with). On one of these meetings, they met at STAR Labs again & some of the scientists talked of the tests they were currently running with The Flash. As the two of them talked it up with the scientists, an explosion went off as a result the particle accelerator. An activist had activated the accelerator, thinking it would prove its negative impact but he perished almost immediately. Others, like Wally, were changed forever.

Due to his proximity to some chemicals, Wally was doused in their contents. Due to his injuries, he was taken to the hospital where he remained for a few days before he woke with a jolt of energy. Wally's metagene had been activated due to the chemicals & he soon learned he had super speed. Upon realization, Wally immediately confided in his parents, who were both happy & nervous for their son. After they talked with Iris, she & Barry visited Wally, leading to the teen learning that his uncle was his favorite superhero all along. Though it took lots of begging & guarantees on Wally's end, Barry decided to take Wally on as his sidekick. To honor his idol, he dubbed himself as Kid Flash.

## Romantic Relationships

* Artemis Crock: Girlfriend (2005 - 2009)
* Beatriz de Costa: Fling (2009)
* Frances Kane: Girlfriend (2011 - 2012)
* Tina McGee: Girlfriend (2012)
* Rachel Roth: Dated (2013)
* Linda Park: Girlfriend (2015 - 2020); Fiancée (2020 - )

## Personality

Wally is the resident class clown & goof-ball. A hyper-active speedster, he is always quick to joke & comment lightly upon any situation that they found themselves in. Often extremely impatient & impulsive, Wally possessed an inclination toward recklessness, to the point of jumping into situations without forethought.

Over the years, his personality remained relatively the same as before, although he has matured quite a bit. He is not as much of a jokester anymore & takes things a bit more seriously. This could be because he became a father or Linda being on his case.

 Powers & Abilities

* **Speed Force Conduit**: After replicating the experiment that gave Barry his powers in his family's garage, Wally gained a connection to the Speed Force, a mysterious cosmic force that pushes time & space itself forward. As it does this, the Speed Force creates excess energy that builds up & needs to be released. Wally & other speedsters act as a release valve for the Speed Force.
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***: Wally is capable of moving at incredible superhuman speeds. He was able to cover 7,000 miles in 6.25 seconds & even accelerate past light-speed to the point of entering the Speed Force. He is faster than Superman but has not surpassed his uncle yet. He can hit an opponent hundreds of thousands of times before he could react.
	+ ***Superhuman Reflexes***: Wally possesses reflexes far greater than a normal human being. This allows him to easily react to events & perceive the world in slow motion.
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina***: Wally's body can handle the stress of moving at superhuman speeds for extended periods of time without getting tired or weak.
	+ ***Superhuman Agility***: Wally's agility, balance, & bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows him to easily make sharp turns & leap far distances while moving at superhuman speed.
	+ ***Speed Force Aura***: As explained by Barry Allen, a speedsters body is surrounded by a "friction cushion", which provides protection from the nastier elements of their speed, including friction, airborne particulate matter, kinetic impacts, G-Force \* the like. It also allows speedsters like Wally to run at speeds faster than light without causing damage to the environment.
		- ***Enhanced Durability***: Wally is capable of resisting tremendous kinetic impact forces that could easily crush or kill a human, without suffering any serious external or internal injuries, making him much more durable than any human.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing***: Like all conduits of the Speed Force, Wally is capable of regenerating from injuries much faster than any normal human.
	+ ***Electrokinesis***: Wally can generate & manipulate electrical energy when he moves at super-speed. He is capable of projecting powerful arcs & blasts of his Speed Force lightning though he is not extremely skilled in this ability.
	+ ***Enhanced Mental Process***: His mental capacity is greater than any normal human, allowing him to take in & process information at an accelerated rate.  He can think so fast that he is able to hold two separate thoughts at once.
	+ ***Molecular Acceleration***: Wally can vibrate his own molecular structure at varying degrees for a number of purposes, by adjusting to different frequencies.
		- ***Intangibility***: Wally can vibrate his molecular structure to an intangible state, which has allowed him to escape restraints.
		- ***Phasing***: By vibrating his molecules on an atomic level & at the right frequency, Wally can allow himself to become momentarily intangible & phase through objects such as walls without damaging them. He can allow others to phase through an object with him by vibrating them through physical contact.
* **High Level Intellect**
	+ ***Computer Operation***
	+ ***Investigation***: Although he's not on the same level as his Uncle Barry, Wally has shown that he's bright enough to figure out anagrams & solve some mysteries, especially when they involve stealing his snacks.
	+ ***Mechanical Aptitude***
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** He can speak fluent English & French & some high school Latin.
	+ ***Science*:** Wally is a science whiz, being able to use his knowledge to recognize Red Arrow's high-density polyurethane foam when he used it against Brick & analyze a complex chemical combination of Bane's Venom drug.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis***
* **Hand to Hand Combat**: Wally is a skilled combatant, having been taught by his best friend Dick & uncle Barry. He's also also to deliver hundreds of blows on his opponent, in just a few seconds.

### Weaknesses

* **Hyper Metabolism**
* **Impulsive:** Wally was the Titans' resident class clown & goof-ball. He was always quick to joke and comment lightly upon any situation that the Team found themselves in. Often extremely impatient & impulsive, Wally possessed an inclination toward recklessness, to the point of jumping into situations without forethought—a trait which often put him in mortal danger.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 180 - Threat Level 4 / Elevated Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* Wally has a super metabolism so he eats more than the average human being. However, he is somewhat of a food connoisseur because of this.
* He has a bad habit of making jokes in awkward situations but he also always makes jokes.
* His super speed has led him to be a tad reckless at times.
* To keep it simple, Wally is girl-crazy. He commonly slipped innuendos & flirtatious remarks toward any attractive woman in his vicinity, regardless of age.
* He hated the idea of Jason & Artemis dating. He hated it even more as Jason beat him up after returning to Gotham as Red Hood when he found out how his & Artemis' relationship ended.
* Wally's birth place is listed as Blue Valley though he was born in California. He was only there for 4 months as his mom was finishing up college.
* He does not kill but supports the death penalty.
* Growing up, Wally wanted to be an astronaut.
* His firm belief in science was so absolute that he adamantly rejected any possibility of real magic, instead attempting to rationalize it as a form of "advanced science".
* His favorite movie of all time is *Casablanca*.
* Wally loves Kung Pao chicken. His love for it has gotten so bad that the local restaurant knows his order by heart.
* He used to be avid gamer. Though he is still good, he's only still an expert at *Ms. Pac-Man.*
* He is religious but rarely goes to church.

#### Kid Flash / Impulse

* Wally was technically a reserve member of Team Arrow during his relationship with Artemis.
* Batman is the one who suggested the codename Impulse when Wally rejoined the Titans.
* To protect their secret identities, Barry insisted they be late for everything. Wally has mentioned not having seen the beginning of a movie for fifteen years.
* In 2012, Princess Perdita fell ill & required a heart transplant. She was hospitalized at Evergreen Medical Center but her heart donor was located in Ivy Town so Impulse was given the task of carrying the heart across the country. Perdita's uncle Werner Zytle planned to assassinate her father on foreign soil then halt her transplant so he would be made King of Vlatava. Though he succeeded in killing her father, the Flash was able to trick him to ensure Perdita's survival.

#### Relationships

* His best friend is Dick Grayson. The two have been good friends prior to forming the Titans with the other sidekicks. They had a problem when he went after Artemis despite knowing about Dick’s crush but easily moved passed it.
* After his break up with Artemis, Wally went back on to the dating scene. Before settling down with Linda, he dated STAR Labs scientist Tina McGee, childhood friend Frances Kane & his teammates Raven & Fire.
* He had a crush on Donna Troy when she first joined the Titans.
* When Artemis discovered Wally was rejoining the Titans, she punched him & broke his nose.

## Notes

* The family is based upon the TV show *The Flash.* In the timeline, Joe West is black & Francine West is white making Rudy, Iris & Daniel mixed. Wally's mother Mary is white which means Wally is 1/4 Black.
* On *Young Justice,* Artemis & Wally's relationship ends due to Wally's death but instead it was because of cheating because I couldn't think of another way for it to end.
* His address is a nod to The Flash #92 where Stately West Manor first makes an appearance.
* Eva Brady is a character from the *Vertigo* *Universe*. She adopted Constainte's nephew, Finn Brady.