Barry Allen (Flash 1990 TV Series)

Overview

Police scientist Barry Allen was hit by lightning and became the Flash, the Fastest Man Alive.

History

Tina, I watched myself die. It really brought home to me what you've always tried to make me understand. That I am only a man. And like all of us, I'm on a journey of a birth, a life, and a passing.

--Barry Allen ^src 

Barry Allen was working in the crime lab at Central City Police Department headquarters when a lightning bolt struck his lab, dousing him in electrified chemicals. He discovered that from this accident he developed the ability to move at superhuman speed. With the help of S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Dr. Christina McGee, Barry learned how to control this ability with the help of a Soviet-made prototype deep-sea diving suit.^[3] When Barry's brother Jay was murdered by criminal gang leader Nicholas Pike, Barry donned a modified masked version of the suit and called himself the Flash, capturing Pike and bringing him to justice, and then later helping to bring other kinds of criminals such as the Trickster, Captain Cold, and Mirror Master to justice.

Having been the Flash for 30 years, Barry Allen was the last known survivor of Earth-90. During the Crisis, he sacrificed himself to stop the antimatter cannon, contributing to the defeat of the Anti-Monitor and the eventual restoration of the multiverse.

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Speed Force Conduit^[4]
  • Accelerated Healing^[5]
  • Aura: The Flash manifests an aura around himself, protecting him from adverse effects of their speed, such as friction with the air.
  • Dimensional Travel^[6]
  • Electrokinesis^[7]
  • Enhanced Senses: allows Flash to perceive and process thoughts faster than the normal person.^[5]
  • Superhuman Agility:: Flash's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows them to easily maneuver while moving at superhuman speed.^[5]
  • Superhuman Durability:^[5]
  • Superhuman Speed:^[4]
    • Energy Absorption^[8]
    • Superhuman Reflexes^[5]
    • Vortex Creations^{[citation needed]}
  • Superhuman Stamina:^[5]

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Barry was able to grapple with, and hold his own against several skilled fighters, such as Pollux, or multiple people at once.^[9]
• Investigation
• Science

Weaknesses

• Template:Superhuman Digestion: Barry requires many thousands of calories per day to utilize his powers in prolific amounts. He can run to the point of exhaustion and suffer a glucose crash.^{[citation needed]}
  

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series The Flash and is an adaptation of Barry Allen/The Flash. The original character was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in Showcase #4.
  • The character also has elements of Wally West, who was the Flash who appeared in the comics in the year the TV series debuted, such as his relationship with Tina and his caloric dependence.
• The Flash was portrayed by John Wesley Shipp.

Links and References

• 2 Appearances of Barry Allen (Flash 1990 TV Series)
• Minor Appearances of Barry Allen (Flash 1990 TV Series)
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• Barry Allen (Flash 1990 TV Series) on Wikipedia.org 
• Barry Allen (Flash 1990 TV Series) at Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning

Footnotes

References

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