Barry Allen is the Flash, a speedster and founding member of the Justice League.
History
Early Life
Barry Allen was born to Nora and Henry Allen. At some point during his childhood, his mother was mysteriously murdered and his father wrongly accused of this, and imprisoned for it. Barry became a forensic scientist working for the Central City Police Department. One night, an accident involving various chemicals and a lightning strike genetically altered Barry, imbuing him with super-speed. Barry decided to help do good by becoming the costumed superhero the Flash. He at some point met and Green Lantern, who he became well acquainted with to learn his identity.
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Speed Force Conduit: Speed force conduits possess a connection to the Speed Force, a cosmic force that allows its users to push the boundaries that keep time and space. As a conduit of the Speed Force, all aspects of their physiology are accelerated and enhanced.[1]
- Accelerated Healing: By having a connection to the speed force, every speed force conduit has an incredibly fast healing ability and can heal from most injuries in seconds and devastating injuries in minutes.[2]
- Enhanced Senses: The Speed Force enhances the speedster's senses, allowing them to perceive and process thoughts faster than the normal person.[3]
- Phasing: Speed Force conduits can tap into the Speed Force to vibrate their molecules in a way to achieve intangibility for short bursts, allowing them to phase through objects.[4]
- Speed Force Aura: The Speed Force manifests an aura around the speedster and whatever they are carrying, protecting them from adverse effects of their speed, such as friction with the air.[5]
- Superhuman Durability: The Speed Force Aura also protects speedsters from kinetic impacts, which in turn, makes them much more durable and resistant to injury than any normal human.[6]
- Superhuman Stamina: The Speed Force grants its conduits with a great increase of stamina, allowing them to fight or run much longer than the average person. Although a great increase, it is not unlimited.[3]
- Superhuman Speed: The universal factor of being a Speed Force conduit grants its user with imperceptible amounts of speed. All powers that conduits possess derives from their speed.[3]. This also confers:
- Superhuman Agility: The speedster's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows them to easily maneuver while moving at superhuman speed.[3]
- Superhuman Reflexes: In conjunction with their enhanced senses, The speedster's reflexes are heightened immeasurably, allowing them to dodge or react faster than normal.[3]
- Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits are able to create vortices of air by running in circles or rotating their extremities at super-speed. These vortices can be used for a number of effects.[7]
Abilities
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Movie Universe and is an adaptation of Barry Allen/Flash. The original character was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in Showcase #4.
- The Flash was voiced by Justin Chambers in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and by Christopher Gorham from Justice League: War and by Matt Bomer from Justice League: Warworld as Old Man.
Trivia
- James Tucker, producer of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, claimed that the original Kid Flash shown in flashbacks was meant to be a young Barry Allen.[8]
Related
- 11 Appearances of Barry Allen (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- 1 Images featuring Barry Allen (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Quotations by or about Barry Allen (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Character Gallery: Barry Allen (DC Animated Movie Universe)
Footnotes
- ↑ Being a speed force conduit conveys some core powers as demonstrated by Barry Allen and Wally West.
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 5) #73
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Flash (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #76
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #63
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #2
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #74
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DC_moments/status/1652005408507084803
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