Jay Garrick (Crimson Comet)

# Crimson Comet

## Jason “Jay” Peter Garrick

Crimson Comet

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## History

### Early Life

Jason Peter Garrick was born in 1981 to Joseph and Joan Williams in Keystone City. As Jay Grew up, he began to realize that he loved to watch science shows and perform science experiments. When he graduated high school, Jay decided to pursue a double degree in chemistry and physics at Midwestern University in Keystone City. He was conducting an experiment in a cyclotron to clean hard water without leaving any traces of radiation during his junior year. The gasses knocked him out when the hard water was unintentionally spilled into a test tube. He was hauled out of the lab by his friend Elliot Shapiro. After being asleep for a week, during which Jay's metabolism accelerated and his body began to reject food, he came to realize that the accident had endowed him with superhuman speed.

Jay realized that he could use his powers to help people. That’s exactly what he did. Jay decided to become a superhero and save others. He became the Flash, the Fastest Man Alive. At least at the time. He made a shirt with a lightning symbol on it to be his suit. Jay’s grandfather fought in World War II, so he was given a silver kettle helmet. His grandpa passed it down to Joseph and Joseph gave it to Jay. Jay kept the helmet and added gold wings to the helmet which represents the trail of lightning he leaves behind when he runs. Jay uses this helmet whenever he fights crime. Jay got his powers and became the Flash when he was around 22 years old. He began his superhero journey in the early 2000s. Jay made several villains over the years. His villains include The Fiddler, The Thinker, Blacksmith, Blockbuster, and some more. Jay had fought them several times and imprisoned them. None of them compared to his arch nemesis, Edward Clariss, aka the Rival. Edward Clariss was a professor at the same college that Jay attended. Clariss recreated the experiment that Jay did and it gave him super powers. The university fired Clariss after doing this and Clariss was enraged. After he was fired, Clariss went back to the school and killed the president who fired him. Clariss became a criminal after this and did whatever he wanted.

Jay saw this on the news and went to the president’s funeral. After the funeral, Jay decided to use his powers to find and defeat Clariss. That’s what he did. Jay looked all around for Clariss and found him. Jay and Clariss had a huge fight once they fought each other. They landed brutal punches and they bruised each other badly. The Rival got the upper hand and nearly killed Jay, but Jay wasn’t through. This was the moment that Jay truly became one with the Speed Force. Jay bonded with the Speed Force and became one with it. Jay used this power to defeat Clariss and take him down. Jay healed quickly, due to his accelerated healing. After that, Jay felt like him and the Speed Force was one. He felt like he knew what the Speed Force was and what it could do. Jay continued to operate as the Flash in Keystone for over twenty years. Jay has been enjoying his time as the Flash. Eventually, there was another Flash in Central City. Jay had the name first, but in respect, he changed his name to the Crimson Comet so people wouldn’t be confused. There have been hard times, but no matter what, Jay never gives up and doesn’t plan to anytime soon. One day, when Jay was at home, he heard a knock on his door. Jay answered and saw no one, but he looked down and found a basket with the name Bartholomew on it. Jay opened the basket and found a child in it. Jay took the child in and raised him as if he was his own son, which he technically was. Jay took care of Bartholomew and raised him the best he could.

## Powers and Skills

### Powers

* **Speed Force Conduit:** which means he has a connection to the Speed Force. This connection gives him:

* **Superhuman Speed:** The Speed Force allows Jay to run at extraordinary speeds. He can run faster than the speed of sound.
* **Superhuman Durability:** The Speed Force allows Jay to resist certain pressure and damage. It also allows him to get tired much more slowly than a normal human.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Jay has incredible reflexes, due to seeing almost everything in slow motion.
* **Accelerated Healing:** Jay has an unnatural healing rate that allows him to heal injuries that would take weeks in hours.
* **Enhanced Senses:** Jay can sense certain things around him and react much faster than a human can.
* **Phasing:** Whenever Jay taps into the Speed Force and moves fast enough, he can become intangible and move through solid objects.
* **Speed Steal:** Jay can temporarily siphon off the Speed Force from other speedsters and boost his speed, but he may lose control of the Speed Force sometimes.
* **Decelerated Aging:** The Speed Force allows Jay to age slower than normal people would. Jay is 42 and looks decently young for his age.