Barry Allen

## Flash

* Barry Allen
* Flash

"*You can be more than the son of a prisoner, Barry. So you keep working on helping the ones you can.*"
—**Henry Allen**[src]
**Bartholomew "Barry" Henry Allen** (born 13th May, 1996) is a C.S.I. for the Central City Police Department, the speedster vigilante known as the **Flash** and a founding member of the Justice League of America.

## Biography

### Early life (1996-2019)

Barry Allen was born and raised in Central City to Henry and Nora Allen. During his childhood, Barry had witnessed the traumatic murder of his mother, something which led to the police to mistakenly arrest his father for. Seeing the injustice, Barry decided to work tirelessly to free his father by finding the real culprit, eventually joining the Central City Police Department as their resident C.S.I..

### Becoming Flash (2019)

Barry Allen was somehow struck by lightning, giving him the power of super-speed. Though he kept working to free his father, Barry began operating as the Flash.

### Forming the JLA (2020-)

When an alien known as Starro the Conqueror attacked, Flash was one of the seven heroes to stop him. Due to their heroics, they formed a team and Flash became a founding member of the Justice League of America alongside his peers.

## Personality

### As Barry Allen

Barry is an awkward and shy individual, though he's passionate in his work in lieu of wishing to prove his father's innocence. He also has a habit of getting excitable, making him talk faster than normal. This is further enhanced after gaining his powers.

### As Flash

When Barry became the Flash, he found renewed confidence in himself, though his awkwardness would still be apparent on occasion. He remained passionate and understanding, often giving his foes the opportunity to surrender before fighting them.

## Physical description

### As Barry Allen

Barry Allen is a lanky individual with stark blonde hair and blue eyes alongside a well-built shape. He is typically seen with worn-out shoes due to overuse when using his super-speed.

### As Flash

The Flash is known to wear a bright-red suit complete with representative lightning across it, mainly on the sleeves. The suit is also consistent of yellow boots, twin yellow ear-bolts and a large emblem on his chest also with a streak of lightning running across it. Very few can catch the Flash's full look when he's running, making him nothing but a red blur to witnesses.

## Powers & abilities

### Powers

* **Metahuman physiology**: Being struck by lightning, Barry has unique metahuman powers pertaining to super-speed.
	+ **Accelerated healing**: Barry is able to recover from injuries faster than a regular human, healing at least twice as fast.
	+ **Super-speed**: Barry is capable of running at extreme speeds, overtaking vehicles and even bullets, making him capable of running at least 1700mph.
		- **Aerokinesis**: Barry can use his super-speed with his arms to generate small vortexes or tornadoes.
		- **Superhuman processing**: Not only can Barry move at super-speed but he can presumably think at super-speed, processing events faster than that of an average person. This is enhanced by time dilation during super-speed.
		- **Superhuman reflexes**: Thanks to his super-speed, Barry is able to dodge fast-moving objects and sense attacks faster than anyone else, even rivalling Superman.
		- **Time dilation**: When running in super-speed, Barry can perceive events at a slowed rate.
	+ **Superhuman durability**: Barry can take and survive attacks from more powerful beings and recuperate faster than humans.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**: Barry has knowledge in various forms of sciences, being able to quickly understand his own powers and logically explain the science behind things that seem impossible to others. J'onn J'onzz has noted that, with his super-speed thinking, Barry has the potential to be the smartest man in the world.
* **Investigation**: As a C.S.I. for the C.C.P.D., Barry can investigate crime scenes and aid in many cases.
* **Scientific knowledge**: Barry is a known expert in one or more forms of science.
	+ **Forensic science**: As a C.S.I., Barry has enough knowledge in forensic science to work for the C.C.P.D..

## Equipment

* **Flash suit**: Barry sports his own suit when operating as the Flash. It is presumably friction-proof and fire-proof due to it being unaffected by his super-speed unlike his regular civilian clothing.

## Trivia

* Barry insists that his father is innocent in the murder of his mother, stating that a 'Man in Yellow' killed her.
* When the Justice League of America was formed, Barry struck up an uncanny friendship with Hal Jordan.

## Behind the scenes

* In the comics, **Barry Allen** is the second **Flash** and a C.S.I. for the Central City Police Department, debuting in *Showcase #4* in 1956.
	+ In addition, Flash became a co-founder and member of the Justice League of America in *The Brave and the Bold #28* in 1960.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Starro Attacks!