Bartholomew “Barry” Allen (The Flash)

# The Flash

## Barry Allen

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## History

### Normal Life

Barry Allen starts off his story as a simple forensics detective for the Central City Police Department, where he consistently aids in solving complicated criminal activities with his top tier deductive skills. His days would pass by rather plainly, all until the Particle Accelerator went haywire, and unleashed a wave of charged energy which affected a large radius of Central City. Barry, unfortunately, at that very same time would be struck by a bolt of lighting, which then reacted with the wave of charged energy. Barry would be hit by these two events at the same time, sending him flying into a wall with a fearsome velocity. As time went by, the detective began discovering his powers, manifesting in the form of hyperspeed movement and at times, impossibly fast healing wounds. Soon enough, he begins to work with the famous scientist Harrison Wells, who invests in Barry’s abilities and starts teaching him to master these immensely strong powers.

As soon as Barry assumes control over his powers, he works with Cisco Ramon to create a suit for himself, and with Harrison Wells, maintain the city’s peace by acting as Central City’s first superhero. The Red Blur, who would be renamed as the Flash. The Flash would spend the next few years tackling  the meta-humans who have gone rogue. Every new meta-human that wants to wreak havoc within the city, would be facing the Flash, and with time, the Flash’s efficiency begins to speak for itself. His fame begins spreading throughout the neighboring cities, and the Flash’s fame would also begin to pull nationwide attention as well.

Barry also decides to hide his dual life from his friends and family, all in hopes to keep them safe from the Flash’s enemies. Barry struggles to keep both his lives afloat, often straining himself thin. This takes a toll on his mental health, and he works even more closely with his team, to work off the pent up frustrations he has. A period of peace befalls Central City.

### Founding of the JL

As the years passed, the world of heroes began downsizing itself, as the rise of super powered heroes were almost on an all time high. Barry would find himself in the presence of other valiant heroes. The Man of Steel, The Dark Knight, The King of Atlantis, The Amazonian Princess. These were just some of the legendary warriors who came together to establish the order of justice. An organization to stand against crime and evil, on a world wide scale. The Flash would become one of the founding members of this order.

A year passes, and Barry falls back to the struggle between his personal life and the life of being the Flash. It was an impossible task keeping both sides satisfied, and the more time Barry spent to juggle the two facets of his life, the less control he assumed over the entire situation. He meets new people in his life, who he constantly has to upkeep his secret from, like Wally and Nora, his estranged cousin. The circle of friends and family grew larger, and the risk of exposing his double identity grew just as larger as well. Yet another year moves on, and Barry finds a good distraction from this tiresome game he has been playing. He would find himself being engrossed in a mission with a member of the Justice League. That served his first team up with the alliances of heroes to solve a greater problem at hand.

### Disappearance and Reappearance

Right before Gotham City would fall into the chaos which would be named the “No Man’s Land” occupation, Barry would lose himself within the speed force. When he does return to the normal world, he would have missed over six months of his life on Earth, and re-adjusting back into reality served as a true chore. Barry would start to recognize that he now knows more about the Speed Force, compared to when he was just a superhero before the incident within the Speed Force. Barry became aware that there were other speedsters out there, and he would be the only one experienced enough to guide these young and upcoming heroes. Barry knew that allowing these speedsters to go rogue would be disastrous for the entire world.

Barry would come to the firm decision to find these individuals and steer them in the right direction. Away from the path of darkness, and towards the makings of heroes. He would rely on his team to find these individuals and possibly convince them to join the effort. Newer faces and younger minds would come by to learn from the Flash, as the foundations of a new family is being laid. Barry would now take on a third role in his life. The first, Barry Allen. The second, the Flash. Now, his third role, would be mentor and caretaker of this new Flash-Family, ensuring that the world of speedsters would be driven towards the path of justice.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Speed Force Conduit:** Barry is able to tap into the Speed Force. The Flash is the Speed Force's release valve. When Barry uses his powers, he taps into that built up energy and makes use of it.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Barry is able to use his ability to tap into the Speed Force, and move at unimaginable speeds, His speed is said to be the fastest amongst the Justice League, and his title, “The Fastest Man Alive” clearly explains just how fast Barry is.
* **Superhuman Reflexes and Stamina:** He possesses increased stamina and superhuman reflexes due to the Speed Force’s energy.
* **Superhuman Agility and Strength:** He possesses superhuman agility and strength due to the Speed Force’s energy.
* **Accelerated Healing:** The Speed Force allows Barry to heal very quickly as well, often allowing cuts and wounds to vanish within the matter of minutes. The healing is not instantaneous and Barry is still able to feel pain during the process.
* **Aerokinesis:** Barry has mastered the ability to move fast enough to generate strong vortexes of winds from his hands or his general speed itself.
* **Electrokinesis:** Barry is able to create sparks and electrical charges from the Speed Force itself, and he uses it in combat or for practical reasons.
* **Enhanced Mental Process:** Barry is naturally gifted with a knack for anything scientific, and the Speed Force only further enhances his intellect to a superhuman level.