History Characters / TheFlash2014MainCharacters

* EnemyMine: In a rather twisted form of this trope, Zoom is partnering up with Wells secretly against the Flash. In exchange, Zoom gets the hero's speed and Wells receives Jesse.]

* BerserkButton: Does not like people referring to Eobard Thawne as "Wells".

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Ultimately he can't go through with [helping Zoom steal Barry's speed and ends up confessing out of guilt after only taking a small amount.

* AesopAmnesia: A big part of Barry's CharacterDevelopment in Season Two is learning to accept Nora's death and being a hero doesn't make him immune to tragedy. Unfortunately, Zoom killing Henry (the second parent to be killed by an evil speedster) coupled with the real Jay Garrick being the doppelgänger of his father pushes Barry over the edge and he decides to abuse his time travel abilities to save Nora, consequences for the world be damned.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde and is a decent human being. Unlike his distant descendant, [[BlondGuysAreEvil Eobard.]]

->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard]] [[DeadPersonImpersonation Thawne]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] [[FusionDance and]] [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] / [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]

->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard ]] / [[DeadPersonImpersonation Thawne]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] [[FusionDance and]] [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] / [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]

->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard Thawne]] / [[DeadPersonImpersonation Dr. "Harrison Wells"]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] [[FusionDance and]] [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] / [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: They are all, with a few notable exceptions[[note]][[BigBad Dr. Wells/Eobard Thawne]] and [[{{Jerkass}} Harry Well]][[/note]], generally kind and considerate people. That doesn't mean they can't and won't kick ass if you threaten them, someone they care about or another member of TheTeam.

* NerdsAreSexy: For starters, TheHero is a TallDarkAndHandsome forensic scientist. There's also the TallDarkAndSnarky TeamDad [[note]]and his ''taller, darker and snarkier'' ''[[{{Jerkass}} Good]]'' (and real) Earth-2 Counterpart [[/note]], the [[HotScoop pretty and perky journalist]], the [[HospitalHottie cute doctor]] and the [[{{Keet}} cheerful]] engineer .

* SixthRanger: Team Arrow, Ronnie Raymond, Prof. Stein, Ray Palmer and Eddie Thawne all fill the role in Season 1, with Iris being the EleventhHourRanger. Jay Garrick, Jefferson Jackson, [[spoiler: Earth-2 Harrison Wells]], [[spoiler: Linda Park]], Henry Allen, Kendra Saunders, Carter Hall and [[spoiler: Jesse Wells]] fill the role in Season 2. [[spoiler:Barry's CosmicRetcon of the second half of Season 1 causes Hartley Rathaway to pull a HeelFaceTurn, making him another ally of TheTeam.]]

* TeamDad: Dr. Harrison Wells ([[spoiler: both the impostor and the real AlternateSelf]]), Joe West, and Prof. Martin Stein filled the role at one point or another.

* TwoGirlsToAteam: Caitlin was initially TheSmurfettePrinciple, but Felicity's occasional SixthRanger stints did this. Iris becomes a late addition near the end of Season 1, thus playing this trope straight starting Season 2. [[spoiler: At least until Jesse Wells joins after she and her father takes refuge on Earth-1, though at the end of ''Trajectory'' she literally is PutOnABus and leaves Central City,]] leaving Caitlin and Iris as the only girls on the team once again.

* {{Unwitting Pawn}}s: They spent the entire first season unknowingly helping the evil Eobard Thawne who is actually the season's BigBad posing as their EvilMentor. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Season 2 is no different, as Jay Garrick is apparently also that season's BigBad, [[TheDreaded Zoom]] or at least a version of him]].

* BreakTheCutie: While still trying to deal with everything that the Reverse Flash put him and those he's close to through during Season 1 and contending with all the crisis that Zoom and the Earth 2 Meta's are throwing at him currently, and that's without even touching upon the issues in his civilian life, makes Season 2 one long one for him.

** As of "Rogue Time", Wells seems to have finally become this to Barry; Barry knew Mason Bridge was investigating Wells, claiming to know some very dirty secrets about him and that he'd reveal it all soon -- and then Bridge [[RevealingCoverUp mysteriously disappears. Barry doesn't think it's a coincidence and finally starts to grow suspicious of Wells.]]

** [[spoiler: Happens again in ''Verses Zoom'' when the titular Zoom forces Barry to siphon of his speed and give it to him or risk having his friends and family murdered. Barry reluctantly agrees and has the speed force drained from his body.]]

** [[spoiler: He lost ''both'' of his parents to evil speedsters who killed them just to get back at Barry.]]

* FutureBadass: If Wells' 2024 news article is any indication.

* GeekPhysique: In contrast to his muscular comic-book counterpart, Barry is a rangy fellow and shows a fair amount of self-consciousness whenever he gets compared to more heroically built heroes such as Oliver Queen ("His arms are like, twice as big as yours...")and Jay Garrick ("Your shirt looks so small on him...").

** Not usually, but Barry has a blind spot when it comes to Dr. Wells. Until he sees the headline that Mason Bridge, the reporter who's been going after Wells is missing. Then he finally sees the painfully obvious.

* HurtingHero: Poor Barry has suffered quite a lot in order to become The Flash. First his mother was murdered and his father was wrongfully accused of her murder. Then he finds out that his mentor was in fact his Archenemy and the one responsible for his mothers murder. He is given a clear chance to save his mothers life but ultimately has to let her die in order to create a StableTimeLoop. At the start of Season 2 he begins working alone after his quilt over Ronnie and Eddie's deaths. Then he finds out that Zoom [[spoiler: was in fact Jay Garrick in disguise who proceeds to steal Barry's speed and then later on murder his father]]. And at the end of the season he finds out [[spoiler: that the Man in the Mask is in fact the Earth-3 Doppelganger of his father which finally breaks him completely]]. By the end of the season he's so completely broken that [[spoiler: he decides to undo his mothers death just so he can have a modicum of peace.]]

** Later applies [[spoiler: during the weeks following his trip to Earth 2, where he was unable to save Earth 2's Joe, Jay and pretty much all of Earth 2 from Zoom and his minions after closing the breaches for good]].
** Also applies to his mother [[spoiler: and later on father]] the former of whom he had to allow die in order to create a StableTimeLoop [[spoiler: and the latter who was murdered right in front of him without him able to do anything do stop it]]. [[spoiler: At the end of Season 2 he decides to undo Nora's murder after getting thoroughly [[BreakTheCutie broken]] by the TraumaCongaLine he experienced.]]

** Also his reasoning for [[spoiler:letting Patty Spivot leave Central City to achieve her dream of being a CSI rather than revealing his secret to convince her to stay.]]

* MaybeEverAfter: With Iris, according to Gideon, and the article from the future, [[spoiler: and her doppelganger on Earth-2]], she at one time may change her surname to West-Allen. In the episode ''Trajectory'' Iris even makes a casual mention of a possible wedding between her and Barry, showing he's not the only one open to the idea.
** [[spoiler: As of the end of ''The Runaway Dinosaur'' the two have become the OfficialCouple]]

** Trailers for Season 2 indicate that he regrets not saving his mom back when he had the chance.
** His trusting of Wells, who was secretly the Reverse-Flash, may also be a huge one, since he believed it is what lead to the deaths of Eddie, Ronnie and a lot of other people in Central City.

* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: His gut instinct on meeting Jay Garrick was to throw him in the Pipeline. Turns out he was right.]]

* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Dr. Wells' Blue. Or should we say yellow?

* ShipTease: With Felicity Smoak in ''Arrow''. Also a few times with Caitlin. Both ships are sunk once Caitlin gets married and Felicity ends up with Oliver. More recently a brief one with [[Series/{{Supergirl}} Kara Danvers]], though it goes nowhere [[spoiler: due to her being on another Earth]].

** Averted to some degree with Patty Spivot. While he does admit that he is still in love with Iris, and never explicitly says that he loves Patty [[spoiler: before she leaves]], it's implied that he's open to the possibility of falling in love with her, and seems genuinely sad that [[spoiler: it didn't work out]]. Sadly, [[spoiler: after she's gone he finally realizes that he was indeed in love with her]]

** In "Tricksters" Wells vocally instructs him how to vibrate his body in order to phase through solid matter, a technique that Wells himself (as The Reverse-Flash) had already demonstrated in the previous two episodes. Then at the end of the episode his AwesomenessByAnalysis kicks in and he remembers the aforementioned detail, deducing from it that Wells is the Reverse-Flash.

*** Though this is somewhat justified since [[spoiler: not only is Barry more experienced than he was in season 1, but Eobard Thawne is ''less'' experienced, due to this version being from an earlier point in Eobard's life. From ''Eobard's'' perspective, he's actually the one who [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] and defeats The Flash.]]

** [[spoiler: Avenrted by ''The Good Dinosaur'' as he and Iris finally decide to get together.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: Barry has his superspeed, but he doesn't have a lot tactical or martial arts training. This tends to let him get hit by surprise attacks a lot. [[BoxingLessonsForSuperman This may be averted over time]], given that Oliver has been training him and [[spoiler: he's now getting advice from Jay Garrick, Earth-2's older and more experienced Flash, on how to use his powers offensively]].

* TheFace: Her main role on the team, as a journalist, is to raise and maintain the public's support for The Flash. This is seen most prominently when she convinces Jay to briefly retake the mantle while Barry is on Earth 2, to keep her new boss from slamming the Flash, for not taking on the current Meta-Human.

* {{Hypocrite}}: She chewed out Barry and Joe for not telling her Barry was the Flash. While she did have a right to be upset, she never shared the revelation that [[spoiler:she has a brother]] for weeks, and when she shares her secret it leaves Joe hurt she kept it from him. She does acknowledge the hypocrisy of this to Barry in "Running To Stand Still."

* MaybeEverAfter: With Barry, according to Gideon, and the article from the future, [[spoiler: and her doppelganger on Earth-2]], she at one time may change her Surname to West-Allen. In the episode ''Trajectory'' Iris even makes a casual mention of a possible wedding between her and Barry, showing he's not the only one open to the idea.
** [[spoiler: As of the end of ''The Runaway Dinosaur'' the two have become the OfficialCouple]]
* MissingMom: Her mother is not a part of her life at all, which is significant because her father is a major character. Flashbacks show that this was the case back when she was eleven. It's implied in "The Man In The Yellow Suit" that Iris' mother is dead when Barry gives Iris replicas of her mother's wedding bands that Iris lost as a child. [[spoiler:In Season 2, however, we learn that Mom was a drug addict who left her family, and Joe had lied and claimed she died to keep Iris from developing abandonment issues.]]

* OutOfFocus: In Season Two, apart from her subplot with Francine. However now that [[spoiler: Wally West is in town this might change.]]

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Her father Joe is Barry's most prominent father-figure, even though they aren't blood related. Also, [[spoiler: her ties with Wally West was remixed as she is now her long lost sister instead of aunt]].

* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: He created goggles that would help him use his then unknown Metahuman powers to help Barry confirm that "Wells" is actually the Reverse-Flash. [[spoiler: Earth-2!Wells upgraded them in Season 2.]]

* HowDoIShootWeb: Takes some time to actually figure out how to use his powers. [[spoiler:Even after discovering from Reverb he has the ability to use his powers offensively, he only manages a brief blast against Black Siren on impulse but can't repeat it.]]

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: Poor Cisco gets impaled by Wells after he discovers the [[SarcasmMode good doctor]]'s true identity. Fortunately, Barry inadvertently travelling back though time [[DeathIsCheap keeps it from sticking]].

* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: His existence is heavily tied to Eobard Thawne as well. If Thawne gets prematurely defeated, Cisco might be {{Ret Gone}}d.]]
* OhCrap: When he remembers when "Wells" killed him and finally believes that the doctor is the Reverse-Flash.

* {{Troll}}: [[spoiler: when Barry travels back in time, he rickrolls Hartley after they capture him.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Caitlin Snow is the supervillain Killer Frost. [[spoiler:WordOfGod confirms that her Earth-2 counterpart will be filling her Supervillain role.]]

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: She's a Metahuman in the comics. Here, she's not, and even tested negative on [[spoiler: Earth-2!Wells]]' Metahuman detector. WordOfGod then confirmed that her Earth-2 counterpart will be filling her Supervillain role.

* AllWomenAreLustful: Caitlin is easily [[{{DistractedByTheSexy}} drawn to the cuteness of other male characters]] on the show. It's stated that she checked out Barry while helping him recover from his coma, admired Eddie, and did a "thorough" full body search on [[{{MrFanservice}} Jay Garrick]] under the guise of it being a basic procedure.

* BadassBookworm: In her very first appearance on Arrow, she and Cisco use their brains to outsmart ''Deathstroke'', who's been terrorising Team Arrow for weeks. She does so barely breaking a sweat. Plus, she's a bioengineer who Harrison Wells speaks highly of.

* CartwrightCurse: She lost Ronnie twice and [[spoiler:her blossoming romance with Jay Garrick was abruptly cut short when Zoom apparently kills him and takes him back to Earth-2]].

* ConflictingLoyalty: She refuses to believe that Wells really is the Reverse-Flash, which puts her in conflict with Barry and Cisco. That is until she sees the remains of the real Wells and Thawne's secret chamber.
* CosmicPlaything: Dear God, her love life is even worse than Barry's is. At least all of his love interest are still alive. [[spoiler: Or actually be good since Jay Garrick turns out to be the [[EvilAllAlong evil Zoom, a really bad guy]]]].

** [[spoiler: Zoom kidnaps her near the end of Season 2, and unlike the rest, it exceeds a single episode. This sets-up a RescueArc towards the end of season.]]

** She briefly slips back into IceQueen territory after [[spoiler: the death of Jay Garrick]].

* TheFace: She's quickly shaping up to be this in season 2, successfully managing to rally together the reluctant Jay Garrick ''and'' Earth-2 Wells into staying with Team Flash to help out, although with the former it also helps that she has a crush on him (and the feeling is certainly mutual).

* HappilyMarried: She and Ronnie finally get hitched in the season finale, but [[spoiler: sadly, Ronnie sacrifices himself again to close the singularity.]]

* IdiotBall: She was planning to go to Wells' house to demand info about him being the Reverse-Flash.

* MoralityChain: For Ronnie when he was still unwillingly fused with Prof. Stein, much like how his wife Clarissa was for the latter during the ordeal. [[spoiler: She later becomes one to [[BigBad Zoom]] of all people, due to her resemblance to his mother.]]

* OhCrap: When she realizes that Wells is the Reverse-Flash. However, she forgets when Barry hits the ResetButton.

** However, the ships end when she finally marries Ronnie. [[spoiler: That is until Ronnie supposedly died...[[TheyKilledKennyAgain again.]]]]

** It is fully averted as of Season 2, now that Iris is full-fledged member of the Team [[spoiler: and Jesse was becoming one]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:When he learns about Wally, he admits to Barry he lied about Francine not to protect Iris, but because he gave up on her and wanted her out of their lives. He regrets doing this because it meant his son grew up without a father]].
* MyGreatestFailure: aside from those mentioned under ThatOneCase, one example that doesn't involve his police work involves Barry's coma: he was so desperate to see his son awake again that he willingly surrenders Barry's body to Harrison Wells (a man who, even back then, Joe already had trust issues with) after the latter tells Joe that he's the only one who can help save Barry.

* ProperlyParanoid: Can you blame him for not trusting Harrison Wells when the two men's first encounter consisted of Wells raising alarm bells in Joe's head with his every word while still posing a better chance to save Barry than the doctors at St. Andrews?

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In this version, he's Barry most influential father figure after becoming his legal guardian because of his father's imprisonment. [[spoiler: He also becomes Wally's father instead of granduncle.]]

[[folder: "Harrison Wells"]]

* BackupTwin: ZigZagged. He is introduced a season after his Earth-1 counterpart was RetGone'd, but that man was [[DeadPersonImpersonation never]] his real counterpart to begin with. However, he ended up filling his role as Team Flash's TeamDad anyway.

* BigNo: [[spoiler:When Zoom escapes in "Enter Zoom", depriving Wells of a chance to rescue his daughter.]]

* BreakTheHaughty: He was more or less indifferent to the meta-humans' havoc until [[spoiler: Zoom kidnapped Jesse.]]

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Ultimately he can't go through with [[spoiler: helping Zoom steal Barry's speed]] and ends up confessing out of guilt after only taking a small amount.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: ''He'' created [[spoiler: Zoom and the other Metahumans in Earth-2 by accident]].

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: Wells is working with Zoom to steal the Flash's speed in order to get the villain to give back his daughter.]]

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: After he reveals his alliance with Zoom, Barry forgives him at the end of that episode. Seems to be averted with the rest, though.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: In a rather twisted form of this trope, Zoom is partnering up with Wells secretly against the Flash. In exchange, Zoom gets the hero's speed and Wells receives Jesse.]]

** His flashback relationship with Jay, as a publicly beloved inventor at odds with an idealistic hero, makes him one for Lex Luthor.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Zoom [[spoiler: uses Wells's daughter]] as leverage to force him to assist in [[spoiler: taking Barry's speed]]. As opposed to Eobard who wouldn't even bat an eye at betraying Team Flash, this Wells clearly hates having to do it.

* HatesBeingTouched: Shows some signs of this in "Enter Zoom", although that may just be because he doesn't want [[spoiler: Cisco to vibe him.]]
* HeroicBSOD: He spends pretty much his entire time on Earth-1 slowly breaking down [[spoiler: because Zoom has his daughter, and he didn't even know if she was still alive until Cisco vibed him]]. After [[spoiler: Zoom attacks him and offers him a deal- Jesse in exchange for stealing the Flash's speed-]] he is so obviously losing it that Team Flash start noticing how unhappy he is.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The reveal in "Enter Zoom" that [[spoiler: Zoom [[IHaveYourWife kidnapped Wells's daughter]], Jesse]], may mitigate the Jerkassness somewhat. To all appearances, he was also a jerk back on Earth-2 who viewed himself as TheUnfettered, but let no-one say that [[spoiler: he doesn't love his daughter]], and he does warm up to Team Flash after helping them against Grodd.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: He profited off the meta-humans' havoc by creating anti-metahuman technology to sell to ordinary scared humans, something which ''enraged'' Jay.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:If his daughter is in danger, Wells will do ''anything'', [[PapaWolf going far as treachery and murder]], to save her. One of his reminisces about getting separated in a planetarium when Jesse was eight implies that he has always been a WellIntentionedExtremist when it came to Jesse's safety.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: For Zoom. He wants Wells to help him take Barry's speed from him in order for Jesse to be returned.]]

** His own culpability in the metahuman situation hits him like a ton of bricks when [[spoiler: Zoom kidnaps Jesse]].
** It's subtle, but he looks horrified after [[spoiler: Barry is defeated by Zoom]].

** He holds no responsibility for what he's done. Until now, [[spoiler: when Zoom kidnapped his daughter to get to him and Garrick]]. He blames Garrick for not doing enough to stop Zoom and the other metahumans in their world.
** Subverted after [[spoiler: Barry is defeated by Zoom]]. Wells is horrified, admitting that he made a mistake.

* NotSoDifferent: From ([[DeadPersonImpersonation Fake]]) Earth-1 Wells, according to Jay.

* RecognitionFailure: [[spoiler: He failed to notice Jay's resemblance to SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon, though justified in that he was assumed dead and had a beard.]]

* ScienceHero: He can throw down with Jay and has an affinity for {{BFG}}s, but his main strength is his scientific acumen, and putting it to use.

* TokenEvilTeammate: To Team Flash. [[spoiler: He's revealed to be working with Zoom in a twisted DealWithTheDevil, though "evil" in this case would be an exaggeration, since he's doing it under duress. Zoom threatened to [[IHaveYourWife kill his daughter]] if he didn't agree to help, so he [[ForcedIntoEvil had little choice.]] He eventually doesn't go with the deal and chooses to side with them.]]

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Just like his Earth-1 counterpart ([[DeadPersonImpersonation or the guy who stole his identity, anyway]]), the man ''loves'' Big Belly Burger.

* WeAREStrugglingTogether: Turns out that he and Jay intensely dislike each other, to the point where they start beating each other up in "The Darkness and the Light."

* IOweYouMyLife: The Flash saved his life twice now. First from Tar Pit, the second from [[spoiler: Zoom]]. Because of the latter, he begins idolizing the Flash.

* AdaptationalWimp: Ultimately subverted. At first he is presented as the show's PluckyComicRelief despite being a superhero in the comics. It is later revealed that he has combat training as shown in his fight with Hartley.

* AmbiguouslyBi: could be. Cisco has official tumblr blog where he called Leonard Snart cute and Ray Palmer beautifull. Also it has this gem: "Don’t go after the bad girl (''or boy.'') It ain’t worth it."

** Later applies [[spoiler: during the weeks following his trip to Earth 2, where he was unable to save Earth 2's Joe, Jay and pretty much all of Earth 2 from Zoom and his minions after closing the breaches for good]]

Wally is Iris's long-lost brother, who Francine was pregnant with shortly before leaving her and Joe. Wally winds up getting introduced to them after Francine discover's that she's terminally ill.

* AdaptationDyeJob: While he's traditionally known as a Caucasian RedHeadedHero, the show is using the ComicBook/{{New 52}} version who is half African-American. The TV series takes it one step farther, making both of his parents African-American.
* AdvertisedExtra: He was made a member of the main cast an episode after his first appearance. Outside of his relations with Joe and Iris, [[OutOfFocus he hasn't been a part of Season 2's over arcing plot]] of ''Team Flash vs Zoom''. Considering that he is still LockedOutOfTheLoop when it comes to the Flash, and that 80-90% of the scenes deal with this, especially in later episodes of season 2, he ''usually'' appears shortly in the opening few scenes then disappears for the rest of the episode.
* AgeLift: He's only a few years younger than Barry and Iris in the show giving him a much smaller age gap from them, as opposed to the original comics where they were in their late 20's/early 30's and he was a originally a preteen.

* BadassDriver: He's a drag racer, and a very good one at that.
** He's also willing to use CarFu if necessary.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: To begin with, Wally is more heavily based off of the N52 version being an angsty rebellious person who doesn't gel with his family and is generally rubbed up the wrong way by Barry. As the series progresses, he becomes more and more like the Pre-Flashpoint Wally. He becomes much closer to his dad, he gets on much better with Barry, and he's not only begun idolising the Flash but also developed a strong desire to help people.

* IOweYouMyLife: The Flash saved his life twice now. First by Tar Pit, the second by [[spoiler: Zoom]]. It was during the latter when he begins idolizing The Flash.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's got some anger issues and isn't always the most reliable, but he's not a bad person at heart. He grows out of this by the end of the season.

* LongLostRelative: Never mentioned in Season 1 because Iris' mother left before Joe knew she was pregnant.

* PromotionToOpeningTitles: He's immediately added to the OBB the following episode after his introduction.

* RealityEnsues: He has some issues with Joe, and possibly Iris, for not being there growing up and not helping his mom when she came back, so he's understandably not interested in bonding with anyone when Joe welcomes him with open arms and even offers money. It's also suggested he's slightly hurt that they took Barry in. He and Joe bond at the end of "Potential Energy", he becomes quite close to Iris and gets along relatively well with Barry.

* WalkingSpoiler: If you're not on track with Season 2, chances are you have no idea that he exists.

* CosmicPlaything: Much to his chagrin his life is so intertwined with Eobard Thawne's, that when he attempts to stop Thawne's villainy before it even begins it causes no end of temporal paradox because their two time lines are in reverse.

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* BerserkButton: [[PapaWolf Heaven help you if you're responsible for any harm on Barry and Iris, regardless if you have powers or not]].

* BerserkButton: Does not like people referring to Eobard Thawne as "Wells". He's also getting increasingly annoyed when people refer to his Earth as Earth-2.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: To begin with, Wally is more heavily based off of the N52 version being an angsty rebellious person who doesn't gel with his family and is generally rubbed up the wrong way by Barry. As the series progresses, he becomes more and more like the Pre-Flashpoint Wally. He becomes much closer to his dad, he gets on much better with Barry, and he's not only begun idolising the Flash but also developed a strong desire to help people.

* TheEngineer: He aspires to be one.

* GreenEyedMonster: Treats Barry coldly for the seemingly perfect pedestal both Iris and Joe have placed him on.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's got some anger issues and isn't always the most reliable, but he's not a bad person at heart.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Because Wally is not aware of Barry being the Flash, his first impression of him is as someone who is aloof and unreliable.

* RealityEnsues: He has some issues with Joe, and possibly Iris, for not being there growing up and not helping his mom when she came back, so he's understandably not interested in bonding with anyone when Joe welcomes him with open arms and even offers money. It's also suggested he's slightly hurt that they took Barry in. He and Joe do attempt to bond at the end of "Potential Energy".

* TheChosenOne: In [[Series/{{Arrow}} Oliver Queen]]'s own words, the force behind the lightning that struck Barry chose him for a reason. Additionally, Eobard Thawne keeps implying that there is something special about his speed.

->'''Current Members''': [[TheHero Barry Allen / The Flash]], [[GadgeteerGenius Cisco Ramon / Vibe]], [[TheMedic Dr. Caitlin Snow]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Joe West]], [[TheFace Iris West]], [[SternTeacher Dr. Harrison ''Harry'' Wells]], [[TeenGenius Jesse Wells]]
->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard Thawne]] / [[DeadPersonImpersonation Dr. "Harrison Wells"]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] [[FusionDance and]] [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] [[FusionDance /]] [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]

* CosmicPlaything: Dear God, her love life is even worse than Barry's is. At least all of his love interest are still alive. [[spoiler: Or turn out to be evil like Jay Garrick turns out to be the [[EvilAllAlong evil Zoom]]]].

->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard Thawne]] / [[DeadPersonImpersonation Dr. "Harrison Wells"]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] and [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] [[FusionDance /]] [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]

->'''Former Members''': [[TeamDad Eobard Thawne]] / [[DeadPersonImpersonation Dr. "Harrison Wells"]] [[EvilAllAlong /]] [[BigBad The Reverse Flash]], [[FriendOnTheForce Det. Eddie Thawne]], [[TheProfessor Prof. Martin Stein]] and [[TheEngineer Ronnie Raymond]] [[FusionDance / [[PlayingWithFire Firestorm]], [[BigBrotherMentor Jay Garrick]] %%/ [[SerialKiller Hunter Zolomon]] / [[BigBad Zoom]]