History Characters / TheFlashOtherSpeedsters

Not much is known about him except that through time travel, he is friends with Johnny Quick. In addition, he was forced to watch Cobalt Blue kill his wife and cripple his daughter Sela and slow the electrical impulses in her brain. Sela's father took her to the Speed Force in hopes of returning her to normal. Eight months later, he nearly beats Cobalt Blue to death out revenge. He is killed by a child possessed by the Cobalt Blue gem.

[[folder:Bolt]]

An aboriginal Australian teenage girl with superspeed, Alinta's one of the first students of the ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy. She's also a double amputee missing her legs below the knee, requiring her to wear prosthetics.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being called “dark” Flash and having a darker-colored costume than his mainstream counterpart, he’s actually still a hero, albeit a colder and darker one who deals with criminals in a more harsh and brutal manner than the main universe Wally.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being called “dark” Flash and having a darker-colored costume than his mainstream counnterpart, he’s actually still a hero, albeit a darker one who deals with criminals in a more harsh and brutal manner than the main universe Wally.

[[folder:Bolt (Alinta)]]

* NiceGuy: For all their... quirks, they're usually very friendly and cheerful.

These are speedsters who are either descendants of Wally West or Barry Allen (except John Fox who is neither) who have taken up and passed on the Flash mantel.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.

* LegacyCharacter: She's the Flash after her father.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the...something-th Flash. There have been quite a few by his time.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.

* KissingCousins: Played With. Jace asks a female Flash on a date. If she's an Allen, she's either his ancestor or descendent. If she's a West, then she's his distant cousin. Either way she's related. Fortunately, she turns him down.
* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after his father.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.

* LegacyCharacter: He's The Flash after a long line of Flashes.

!!The Flash Family

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These are the speedsters that are officially part of the "Flash Family", the surrogate family formed by Jay Garrick and Wally West in the modern era.

[[folder:'''The Flash''' of China]]
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-->''You got all those '''fancy Superman powers''' like X-ray vision and super-strength. All '''I''' do is '''run'''. You really think you can beat me at my '''one thing?'''''
->'''A.K.A.:''' Avery Ho
->'''First appearance:''' ''The Flash'' volume 5 #3 (July, 2016)
->'''Hair color:''' Black
->'''Eye color:''' Brown

When a Speed Force storm hit Central City, Avery was one of the citizens granted superspeed. Initially baring an unstable, incomplete connection to the Speed Force, she was unable to stop vibrating. With the assistance of the Barry Allen, she managed to stop and later began her training under Meena Dawhan. However, she reluctantly gave up her powers so that the Speed Force could be made whole again. Unbeknownst to Barry and Meena, Avery actually gained a full connection to the Speed Force after it was made whole. With this power, she found herself working with the China White Triad against Lex Luthor before moving to China, where she was dubbed the Flash of China and joined the [[ComicBook/NewSuperMan Justice League of China]].

Avery eventually returns to Central City, just in time to fight Grodd and Blackhole, as well as meet Wally West.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: In her initial appearances in ''The Flash'', it wasn't clear what nationality she was. ''New Super-Man'' establishes her last name, and that she's at least part Chinese.
* TheBusCameBack: After the introductory arc of ''The Flash'' volume 5, she's left with a connection to the Speed Force but doesn't appear for months. She eventually surfaces in ''New Super-Man''.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Even after giving her Speed Force energy to Barry, she gained a connection to it. A ''proper'' one, even!
* CivvieSpandex: Her initial outfit was a a shirt, jacket and khakis. The closest thing she had to a symbol was that her shirt was an ACDC shirt, so the lightning bolt ''sort of'' acted as a proto-symbol.
* DependingOnTheArtist: In her initial appearances in ''The Flash'', she's drawn as if she's a younger teenager, probably about the same age as [=NuWally=]. In ''New Super-Man'', she's drawn quite a bit older, and is closer in age to Kenan Kong, who's in his late teens. Once she returns to ''The Flash'', she's drawn as if she's Wallace's age again.
* DistaffCounterpart: Intentionally invoked. She's the female, Chinese counterpart to Barry Allen's Flash.
* FunPersonified: She's mostly focused on being a hero and running as fast as possible after getting her powers.
* JumpedAtTheCall: After she learns to control her vibrating, she loves having superspeed and is very reluctant to give them up.
* LegacyCharacter: She's dubbed the Flash, which would make her the fourth in the ''Rebirth'' timeline (after Jay, Barry and Wally), but they didn't initially know about her, nor i=was she associated with them beyond Barry very briefly mentoring her. However, she did later officially join the Flash Family.
* OddNameOut: The Justice League of China all have names that in some way differentiate them from their Justice League counterparts, even without the added "of China" (which isn't actually part of their names); Super-Man, Bat-Man, Wonder-Woman. Avery, having a one word, one syllable name, doesn't -- she's just the Flash.
* PowerIncontinence: Whens he first got her powers, she couldn't stop vibrating. Barry helped her with it.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: She can steal speed, a power her brief mentor Barry ''still'' hasn't attained.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has a pink streak in her hair, even before getting superspeed.

[[folder:Impulse II]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Iris "Irey" West II
->'''First appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #225 (October 2005)

->'''Eye color:''' Green

Wally and Linda's daughter. Iris and her twin brother Jai were miscarried when Zoom attacked Linda, but a time-travel incident resulted in their sudden "spontaneous re-conception" and birth; shortly afterwards, they and their parents were caught up in the Speed Force during the Flashes' assault on Superboy-Prime in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', causing them to rapidly age ten years. Both twins inherited a connection to the Speed Force; in Iris's case, it manifested as the ability to vibrate through solid matter like her father. When Professor Zoom attacked the Flash family, Iris's powers stabilized and she gained super-speed just like her father. She is now the new Impulse (much to Bart's annoyance).

In [[ComicBook/KingdomCome another universe]], Iris grew up to become the new Kid Flash. This version of Iris met "our" Wally once or twice.

* AffirmativeActionLegacy: She took over as the new Impulse before ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} and is a girl ''and'' half-Asian. In the alternate-reality series Kingdom Come, she'd also become the new (Kid) Flash (though was not at that time identified as Asian).
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: She's a fangirl of Bart and has taken over his old mantle as Impulse.
* BigWhat: A subdued version of this trope is Bart's immediate reaction to "the new Impulse", complete with what looks like a dismayed expression on his face.
* CanonImmigrant: Originally appeared in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and a few stories set in the future.
* FieryRedhead: She's a hothead like her father.
* FutureBadass: The mainstream Irey didn't have superspeed for a long time, and when she ''did'' get it she was slower than the rest of the Flash family. However, every future we see her in, she is Kid Flash or ''the'' Flash and can keep up with the mainstream Wally.
* GenerationXerox: She's basically her father in miniature, complete with his fieriness and snark.
* GirlishPigtails: As part of her Impulse costume.
* InSeriesNickname: "Irey", in order to distinguish her from her great-aunt.
* IntangibleMan: Initially, her only power is the ability to vibrate through objects before her super-speed powers stabilized.
* KidHero: The youngest speedstar of all the Flash franchise.
* LegacyCharacter: Iris take up the mantle of Impulse, which Bart used before he joined the Teen Titans as Kid Flash.
* LittleMissSnarker: She snarks at her parents and brother quite a bit.
* MixedAncestry: She's half-Korean and half-Caucasian.
* RaceLift: Her counterpart in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' was a white woman since her mom was listed as Angela Margolin instead of Linda Park. This version of Irey is Korean and Caucasian.
* RapidAging: In ''Flash #240-241'' Iris appears to grow into a teenager wearing a costume similar to her future counterpart and displays superspeed, but her joy is short-lived, as she ages into adulthood after defeating Gorilla Grodd. The twins' rapid aging was cured when Wally discovered that their genetics were not the cause, but rather the death aspect of the Speed Force. He brought them both into the Force. While there, Wally drew the blackness out of her, turning her back into a girl.

[[folder:Jesse Quick/Liberty Belle II]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Jesse Chambers Tyler
->'''First appearance:''' ''Justice Society of America'' vol. 2 #1 (August 1992)
->'''Hair color:''' Blonde
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

The daughter of GoldenAge super-heroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle, Jesse Chambers inherited both her parents' powers--flight, super-speed, and super-strength. All her life Jesse has felt pressure to live up to her parents' legacy. She was pressured into the role of superhero by her father, but soon proved her worth as Jesse Quick, balancing her costumed escapades with running her corporation, Quickstart Enterprises. She has been a member of the [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Titans]], [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]], and ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica; she is now married to Hourman II (Rick Tyler) of the JSA. She briefly operated under her mother's codename before returning to her original moniker.

* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Technically speaking, she's the female successor to a male hero, her father, Jack Chambers, AKA Johnny Quick. Of course, SuperiorSuccessor is going on and she's far more notable than he was.
** When she first became part of the Flash Family, this was teased when Wally offered her the legacy of the Flash, when under the belief he was going to die. Jesse took to the role earnestly, but later figured out that he only gave her the costume and name as an OperationJealousy move to get Bart into shape. She handled it maturely, but she did ''not'' take it well, and held a ''lot'' of quiet resentment for a while.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Maybe not 'love' per-say, but part of her problems with Wally stemmed from the fact that she was attracted to him, but she only met him after he'd began dating Linda, at which point Wally had SingleTargetSexuality[[note]]plus Wally was ObliviousToLove, and thought that Jesse just didn't like him[[/note]]. She was hurt when he set her up as his successor for the sole purpose of kicking Bart into shape, and later when he wasn't there to for her after her dad died, which she'd bottled up and only let out when Wonder Woman used the lasso of truth to hold her back from running into the Speed Force. This faded though and the two became friends.
** When she was on the Titans, she had a bit of an obvious puppy dog crush on Dick Grayson. He seemed to see her as more like his friend's sister that he was trying to help out, though he was willing to pretend to be her boyfriend for a social event to keep her mom off her back. Starfire (his ex), picked up on it, and because of it she got quite jealous of how Dick seemed to take her under his wing.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Her mother, Libby, is a ''constant'' source of anxiety for Jesse. She's prone to questioning her life decisions, is ''very'' critical of her attempts at heroics, and is ''constantly'' reminding her of her poor social life. Whenever they saw someone Jesse's age who was an attractive suiter, Libby would immediately start trying to fix the two up.
* BattleCouple: With Rick Tyler when they were on the JSA.
* BlackSheep: Of the Flash Family. Unlike them, she's not overly personable, and is quite unsocial. Plus, her Workaholic nature means she barely shows up to the gatherings, and mostly shows up when something's going down. This seems to be due to being saddled with her dad's company as well as how his death affected her; before that she was actually quite bubbly, though a quiet bookworm, and after leaving her company and marrying Rick, she became a lot more cheery.
* BreakoutCharacter: To a mild extent, compared to Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle, she's easily surpassed them in prominence, despite initially being introduced as the former's daughter and protege who's initial role was to be a fake-out legacy for Wally to whip Bart into shape. Since then, she's been part of the Titans, the Justice Society, and the Justice League, actually pulling double-duty on the last two. And given Bart and Wally's troubled working relationship, she's often been the one he's worked with closest, despite Bart's role as the 'true' legacy. A few adaptations and alternate worlds (such as the Anime and Bombshells worlds) present her as ''the'' Flash.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: She used to have a big "Q" on her torso.
* CanonDiscontinuity: Her time with the Titans ''is'' acknowledged, but only up to the end of Devin Grayson's run. The following run saw Jesse have an affair with her mother's fiance, which indirectly lead to his death, soiled Jesse's friendships within the Titans and damaged her relationship with her mother. Next time Jesse and her mom appeared together, there was ''no'' mention of this, nor when Jesse interacted with Donna and Dick again. Notably, [[ContinuitySnarl Libby's appearance in that story had her as a middle-aged woman with short grey hair who was shorter than her daughter]], while before ''and'' after that she appeared to be a woman who could pass for her late thirties, had long blonde hair, and was a good few inches taller than Jesse, so it wasn't as if the story was exactly following continuity itself.
* CantCatchUp: Occasionally she's shown to have a bit of a problem with this. As much as Wally felt insecure next to Barry's legacy, Jesse felt the same way about him, especially as the means of which she harnesses the Speed Force gives her an unfortunate limit. On the plus side, she has powers the others can't access, like Super Strength and flight.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: When first introduced in ''Justice Society of America'', Jesse was a superhero fangirl who grew up hero-worshiping the Justice Society and dedicated her thesis in grad school to studying them, and couldn't stop smiling in the sight of them. When she shows up in ''The Flash'', she's a hero-in-training who is generally a lot less bubbly and smiles considerably less, and as time goes on her characterisation becomes the workaholic who can't relax. This can partially be explained by her dad's death and her being thrust into a highly important CEO position she was massively underqualified for, leaving her ''constantly'' overworked. There's also the fact she was now an active hero, but was still quite green and still finding her footing.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Implied, when she first introduced as a teenager, she was shown visiting Rick Tyler, the second Hourman, who at-the-time was going through chemotherapy that Jesse's dad was paying for, and the two seemed to be friends. Years later, they meet again, and with him being a lot more healthy and her being ShesAllGrownUp, they almost immediately become attracted.
* CivvieSpandex: Wore a jacket and bike shorts in the '90s. "Liberty Belle" is mostly just a sweater and baggy [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WW2]]-era military pants, and when she switched to using a feminine version of her dad's suit, it was just a loose T-shirt and running shorts.
* CluelessBoss: Downplayed, but whenever Jesse's business side was shown, it was clear she was ''completely'' overworked and in over her head. Jesse inherited her father's company when she was 21, and hadn't even finished ''college'' yet; she was still studying while also having to attend meetings. Its implied she stepped away from the company when she joined the Justice Society in large part because of this.
* CoolBigSis: Acts as this to Damage in the JSA, and to some extent Bart among the Flash Fam.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Jesse was either running a small company that was dwarfed by Wayne Tech or Lex Corp, or she was ''loaded'' and Quickstart was a ''big'' deal. Typically, Jesse herself only appeared to be middle class and she almost never used her company's resources [[CrimefightingWithCash for any actual crime-fighting]] (outside of occasionally writing checks or handing money to people as a bargaining tool), so it was less ''she'' had money and more ''her company'' did, but this didn't stop some writers having Jesse claim to be rich or claim partial ownership of other companies, something that otherwise never came up.
** Exactly what Jesse's company ''does'' is also prone to this. When it was introduced as her father's company, Quickstart was explicitly a TV station that aired his self-help talks, and advertised and sold video tapes of said talks, but when Jesse took over this was never mentioned again. At one point it was just said they sold 'products', and later it was depicted buying and selling investment in other companies.
* DistaffCounterpart: While she's this for the male Flash family in general, she especially functioned as a female counterpart to Wally. She's the LegacyCharacter former sidekick of a superhero paternal figure who she had a WellDoneSonGuy relationship with, who's death left her with a big chip on her shoulder. Like Wally, she's been a member of the Titans and the Justice League, explicitly invited by Wally to join both to serve in his spot when he was unable to. She even developed a close working relationship with Nightwing, Wally's childhood best friend, and developed a mild RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with Donna Troy, that was not unlike Wally and Dick's long-time bromance. She's even close friends with Jennifer-Lynn Hayden, better known as Jade, the ex-girlfriend and DistaffCounterpart of Wally's friend Kyle Rayner.
* FailureHero: She briefly thought she was this; she could never catch up to Wally, considered her time with the Titans to be a complete disaster, always failed to balance her social life, business, and heroics, and it was shown she struggled to fight the Rogues by herself. Time with the JSA helped her shake these insecurities, but they still emerge from time to time.
* FormulaicMagic: To use her speed, she would use the same Speed Force Mantra as her father. Its explicitly ''not'' magic, however; the mantra allowed her dad to focus himself to unlock his super-speed, and Jesse used it the same way. Its explicitly a crutch to control her speed, but one that's so ingrained in her its hard to use her speed ''without'' it.
* FriendlessBackground: She's mentioned to have been very studious in her youth because she was desperate to impress her parents through her studies, so she never tried to make friends, with one JSA story even showing that Jesse only had one friend in college (which only lasted a short while before Jesse cut ties with her), so until she actually became friends with Wally, she didn't have ''any'' friends her own age. A reoccurring plot point was Wally going out of his way to include Jesse, both inviting her to join the Titans and to various social things because he's aware she just doesn't ''have'' friends of her own. Even years later, its apparent Wally, [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]], [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]], and Rick are the only people she's close with her own age.
* GogglesDoNothing: Averted/played with, like Impulse, Jesse wore a goggles (in her case, a visor) as part of her superhero costume, despite the fact other speedsters evidently had no trouble running without eye protection. However, Jesse was shown to need glasses early on, so its likely the goggles are probably prescription.
* HappilyMarried: To Rick Tyler, the second Hourman. They got married off-panel after ''Infinite Crisis''.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Minor case, but when Zoom attacked Linda and caused her to miscarry her kids, Jesse blamed herself. Wally and Linda had invited her to a Flash Family meeting to announce their pregnancy, but Jesse blew them off figuring it wasn't important, during which Zoom attacked. Jesse believed that had she took time off from work for just one day to visit her friends she might have helped avoid it.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Pulled this on Zoom; he believed that she lost her super-speed forever when she gave it to Wally, particularly since she only used her super-strength during this time. When he was about to kill Damage, though, she revealed she still had it and caught him by surprise enough to disable him.
* ImprobableAge: At one point, Jesse gave her age as 22 when she was first taking over her dad's company. For reference, it was established was ''still in college'' as she was running Quickstart, so she wasn't just too young for this responsibility, but was also ''underqualified'' for it, too (never mind she wasn't even studying business). This was somewhat Deconstructed during Geoff Johns' run as being this busy this young meant she was overworked and out of her depth, leading her to sacrificing her social life nearly losing the company, until eventually she quit and began working for the Justice Society.
* LegacyCharacter: To both parents. Her Liberty Belle costume had her namesake on the front, with the crack shaped like the Flash-based lightning bolt. She also was ''very'' briefly Wally's successor as the Flash, though it was never official and he was actually just using her to make Bart jealous. She does not take it well.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Wally, Jesse, and Bart formed something of an odd sibling-like trio, with Max and Jay as the 'dads', during the height of the Flash family days. Once Jesse got over her crush on Wally the two became close and he often had a BigBrotherInstinct towards her, while she always tried to be a CoolBigSis to Bart, who acted like an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to them both.
* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Inverted with the Flash Family but played straight with Rick. Jesse's top speed isn't as high as Wally's and seems to be on-par with Jay or Bart, neither of whom are at their peak, however she also has her mother's strength, so while she wasn't as fast as the boys, she could hit a lot harder than they could (though, this was rarely brought up). When paired with Hourman, though, initially she relied solely on her strength, but later re-embraced her super-speed and defaulted back to being primarily a speedster, while he had an hour of super-strength.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, and its far from all Jesse is there for, but her costume designs tend to show more skin than the boys[[note]]though, Wally's suit is skin-tight and borderline PaintedOnPants, so it evens out somewhat[[/note]]. She prefers leotards or short-shorts to full-body suits, which are usually shown to compliment her rear and can sometimes slip into ThongOfShielding territory. This seems to be due for comfort when running; when she was without her super-speed and instead just used SuperStrength, she wore the full-body covering and loose fit Liberty Belle costume, but when she went back to being a speedster primarily she switched to a short-shorts version of her dad's costume.
* NerdGlasses: Early on, her civvies often included these, giving her a distinct {{Meganekko}} look. It somewhat adds context to her wearing goggles as her superhero 'mask' since, evidently, those are ''prescription'' goggles.
* OffScreenRomance: Jesse and Rick went from mild ShipTease to being HappilyMarried ''entirely'' without any on-panel development. They just showed up after a relaunch, now married. Strangely, before-hand Jesse had expressed little interest in marriage or long-term dating, though Wally's reaction to her statement about this inferred this was ''clearly'' just her trying to excuse her inability to get a date.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Jesse and Wally are similarly aged, are pretty close, and work well together. He shows a lot of concern for her social life (or rather her lack-there-of), and she's quick to give him help when he's down. Despite her having (unrequited) feelings for him though, they've never became anything more than friends.
* PoorCommunicationKills: She was often quite blunt with Wally after the 'fake successor' debacle, and after her dad's death she became quite distant, so combined with her self-serious attitude Wally became convinced Jesse hated him, which in-turn lead to Wally keeping his distance. When they cleared the air, it became clear ''why'' she acted that way: She had a crush on him, and was just hurt by the fake successor debacle and him not being there for her after her dad's death.
** One case that actually ''lead'' to death unfortunately was when Jesse kept blowing off Wally and Linda's invites. She was ''genuinely'' struggling with her failing business, but because she kept doing it, as well as Jesse's blunt dismissal of the event as 'probably unimportant', Wally got so annoyed he didn't tell her what it actually was (announcing Linda was pregnant). Unfortunately, then Zoom attacked, and because Jesse wasn't there to help, his attack resulted in Linda suffering a miscarriage.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: When the Justice Society first meet 19-year-old college student Jesse Chambers, they have a downplayed version of this because the last time they saw her, she was a young child. Of course, none of them view her ''that'' way because they're all ''physically'' middle-aged men and ''actually'' in their 90s and they collectively see her as like a daughter, though Dr Mid-Nite ''does'' take advantage of her looks at one point to have her pull a ShowSomeLeg move when [[WeNeedADistraction they need a distraction]], something she then calls him on as being ''incredibly'' sexist.
** Sometime later, Rick Tyler has another downplayed version of this. When he meets Jesse after she becomes the JSA's business manager, he's immediately smitten by her, especially as the last time he saw her, she was a pretty-but-bespectacled nerd. Likewise, the last time she saw ''him'', he was a sickly recovering addict battling leukaemia, and while he was handsome, it certainly affected his looks; the first thing she notes upon seeing him again is how much ''healthier'' he looks now.
* ShipTease: Jesse and Wally have been teased pretty much since she was first introduced. Her first adventure ends with them implying they were going to hook up, and a running aspect of their relationship after that was her one-sided crush on him, and was hurt by the fact he didn't feel the same way. After Abra Kadabra erased everyone's memories of Linda Park right when she and Wally were about to get married, Max even suggested to Jesse that she and Wally would make a cute couple. Ultimately though they've became more LikeBrotherAndSister.
* ShesGotLegs: Jesse prefers to run in leotards and short-shorts than anything with leg covering. This actually makes sense, female athletes ''do'' tend to wear similar attire and it's likely easier to run in... but also, she's got ''legs''.
* SickeninglySweethearts: With her husband, Hourman II. After they get together, and if they're in the same room, they can't stay away from each other.
* SuperPowerLottery:
** SuperSpeed: From her dad. Originally, she had to use the Speed Force Mantra, but she eventually learned to use her powers without it, like her father did.
** {{Flight}}: From her father as well. It's slower than her running, but still pretty fast. Unlike her father she doesn't have to be moving at super-speed to use it.
** SuperStrength: From her mother. It's not at, say, Superman levels or anything, but she's pretty strong.
* TomboyishName: "Jesse" is technically unisex but this spelling is more explicitly a boy's name[[note]]generally when feminine, it would be "Jessie"[[/note]].
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: In her office wear, Jesse usually wears business skirts, and when around her husband Rick she's very affectionate. This is about the only feminine thing ''about'' Jesse; [[OneOfTheBoys she hangs out mostly with boys]], is quite sporty in style, and her casual wear tends to either be baggy pants or shorts, and even her 'night out' clothes appear to be flannel. Given she was a DaddysGirl, it makes sense.
* ThongOfShielding: Her leotard ''isn't'' thong backed, but it ''does'' tend to ride up, so it often ''looks'' thong-backed.
* WantedASonInstead: Of a sort; her dad ''really'' wanted her to be a speedster, since he believed she inherited his meta-gene, and put her through a lot of athletic training when she was still a rather gangly teen. Flashbacks often show her dad training her a lot like he was grooming her to follow him into sports. Conversely, her mother didn't really approve of this, and it was partially what fuelled her divorce from Jack.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done, Daughter Girl]]: Toward both her parents. One flashback showed her dad trying to get her powers to manifest while she was younger, and when justifying his actions to Libby Johnny let's slip that he's trying to make her 'special', oblivious to how saying this effected Jesse's self-esteem.
* {{Workaholic}}: Wally complained that she usually never had time for a social life because she was always doing corporate CEO stuff.

[[folder:Johnny Quick]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' John "Johnny" Chambers
->'''First appearance:''' ''More Fun Comics'' # 71 (September 1941)
->'''Hair color:''' Blond

The founder of a minor speedster legacy, Johnny Quick was a contemporary of Jay Garrick during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and one of the core members of the All-Star Squadron. He learned a strange mathematical equation--"3X2(9YZ)4A"--from his mentor, a professor who translated it from a pharaoh's tomb in Egypt. When recited aloud, this equation granted Johnny super-speed and flight. He later learned that reciting the equation allowed him to tap into the Speed Force by way of his latent metagene, though he was a skeptic regarding the Speed Force's existence right until his death. Johnny married fellow superhero Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence) and had a daughter, Jesse, who followed in their footsteps. The two later divorced.

During a battle with the evil speedster Savitar, Johnny sacrificed himself to save his daughter and became one with the Speed Force. He remained within it, and was later killed there by Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash.

* AgentScully: Johnny is grudgingly forced to accept the Speed Force's existence after Wally West first returns from it. Previously Max Mercury had spoken to him about it for ''years'', but Johnny never believed him.
* BattleCouple: With Liberty Belle when they were married.
* CameBackWrong: When he was reanimated as a [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Lantern]]. After his daughter, Jesse Quick, realized that the man in front of her was just an evil mockery of his former self and that his resurrection was a false one, he was forcibly laid to rest again.
* ContinuitySnarl: Mark Waid confirmed that he died upon entering the Speed Force, but he's somehow still alive there (until he's killed by Thawne) in The Flash: Rebirth.
* {{Flight}}: Can sometimes use speed to engage in flight.
* FormulaicMagic: He invokes his power by reciting a mathematical formula ("3X2(9YZ)4A") taught to him by his childhood guardian, Professor Gill, who had in turn derived it from inscriptions found in a Pharaoh's tomb.
* HeroicSacrifice: In the final battle with Savitar, Johnny sacrifices himself to save his daughter's life and runs into the Speed Force, merging with it.
* NamesTheSame: He shares the same name with the speedster/Flash-parallel member of the [[EvilCounterpart Crime Syndicate of Amerika]] from Earth 3/Antimatter universe. DependingOnTheWriter, he's either an Alternate Universe counterpart of Barry Allen, or explicitly an evil Johnny Chambers thriving in a world without the Flash.
* TheOneThatGotAway: He ''never'' got over Libby leaving him. Even in the Speed Force, he told Barry to tell her he never stopped loving her.

[[folder:Quicksilver/Max Mercury]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Max Crandall
->'''First appearance:''' ''National Comics'' #5 (November 1940)
->'''Hair color:''' White

An aged speedster, former superhero, and guru of the Speed Force. He was originally a scout with the US Cavalry in the 1830s. A friend of the local Indian tribes, he was shocked and dismayed to find them massacred on the orders of his commanding officer. Enchanted by a dying Indian shaman, he gained super-speed. In the years that followed, he became known to the Indians as Ahwehota ("He Who Runs Beyond The Wind"), and to everyone else as Windrunner. Mercury has repeatedly traveled through time, seeking to enter the so-called Speed Force become active in the 1930s and 1940s as Quicksilver when he acted as a mentor to Jay Garrick and Johnny Quick.

He then reappeared in the early 1960s, where he battled Savitar and was bounced still further forward in time. He spent some years in hiding, but was persuaded by Garrick to return to action against Professor Zoom (who was posing as Barry Allen). In recent years, he has been the mentor of first Wally West (teaching him about the Speed Force) and later Bart Allen (alias Impulse).

* AlliterativeName: '''M'''ax '''M'''ercury.
* CoolOldGuy: He's older than ''Jay'' (in a weird chronological way (including his time travel) since Jay hasn't aged past 50), but he's patient, wise and a nice guy to everyone.
* DeadpanSnarker: If Bart complains about something, you can be sure Max will be nearby with a witty comment.
-->'''Bart''': Yesterday, you said you had plans for my future. Now you won't tell me what they are. That's not fair, Max.
-->'''Max''': Look at that. Eight in the morning, and already you've gotten today's life lesson.
* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: It's been implied that Max has access to the Speed Force because he ''wills'' himself to, he basically has a spiritual communion with it. While he might not be the fastest speedster, he's the one that most understands the nature of the Speed Force, and serves as a mentor to younger speedsters.
* FriendlyEnemy: Develops this sort of relationship with one of his old foes.
* IHaveManyNames: Really, he does; Max Mercury is only the latest of them. He's previously fought crime as Ahwehota, Windrunner, Whip Whirlwing and Quicksilver - and those are just the ones we know about.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: How he got his powers; back in the 1700s, Max was bestowed his speed powers by a tribe of Native Americans so he could become their guardian and champion.
* {{Mentor}}: To the speedsters of this time, ''especially'' Bart. You really have to admire him; it takes guts and unending patience (and we mean ''unending'') to raise a hyperactive speedster who literally has no concept of that word.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Although this is largely due to the vast amount of TimeTravel he's done.
* ParentalSubstitute: He's essentially Bart's father figure.
* RememberTheNewGuy: How he was introduced. Jay Garrick apparently knew him as a Golden Age crimefighter but we don't meet him until the early nineties.
** Something of an aversion. He's actually a revival of a Golden Age character named Quicksilver, which DC came into the possession of when they bought out Quality Comics; however Marvel had a speedster named Quicksilver, so he was renamed "Max Mercury". His backstory now has him skipping over decades at a time between the Golden and Modern Ages to explain why we haven't seen him until now.
* StarterVillain: Back in his solo days at Quality Comics, Max's first one was von Lohfer, a MadScientist who mind controlled the local police department to destroy an industrialist who [[TheyCalledMeMad called him a fake]] in a NoodleIncident. Given his [[DepravedDwarf diminutive stature]] and NonActionGuy status, Max made short work of him.
* TimeTravel: He was actually born in the 1700s and did this multiple times to get where he is today.

[[folder:XS]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Jenni Ognats
->'''First appearance:''' ''Legionnaires'' #0 (October 1994)
->'''Hair color:''' Dark brown
->'''Eye color:''' Amber

The daughter of Dawn Allen of the Tornado Twins and granddaughter of Barry Allen, the Flash. Jenni was born in the 31st century and, unlike her cousin Bart, did not have super-powers. However, the alien Dominators captured her for their experiments and activated her latent metagene and connection to the Speed Force. Using her newfound powers to escape, Jenni joined the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}} as their resident speedster, XS.

XS has met the rest of the Flash family, including Bart and Barry, through time travel, and helped Wally in the fight against Savitar. She prefers living in the future, however, and remains a member of the Legion in good standing, helping them resurrect Bart after his death.

See [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesPostboot Legion (postboot) characters page]].

!!Independent Speedsters

These are speedsters who, even if related to a Flash somehow, are not "officially" in the Flash family in modern times.

[[folder:Dark Flash]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Walter West
->'''First appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #150 (July 1999)
->'''Hair color:''' Red
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

Walter West is an alternate universe version of the Flash (Wally West). Walter West's life paralleled that of Wally West until the battle with Kobra which costs Linda Park's life. Walter was not able to save his Linda unlike Wally. Driven mad with grief at her loss, Walter embarked on a life of brutal enforcement against criminals crippling many until he encounters Wally and his Linda. Believing them dead, he travelled to their timeline to take Wally’s place, both as the Twin Cities' protector and on the Titans.

* AlliterativeName: '''W'''alter '''W'''est.
* AlternateTimeline: His home is from an alternate timeline (of which Earth is unknown).
* AntiHeroSubstitute: After Wally and Linda were apparently killed in a fight with Abra Kadabra after he tried to dispose of Linda by sending her into Walter's reality, Walter travels back to Wally's world to take his place in recognition of his other self's sacrifice. He wore a darker outfit and was more brutal.
* TheAtoner: Believes himself to be responsible for Wally and Linda's apparent deaths, which motivated him to protect Keystone in Wally's absence.
* CastFromLifespan: He has a more potent HealingFactor than Wally, but using it ages him.
* DarkerAndEdgier: He become a dark version of Wally after Linda's death in his universe. Walter embarked on an anti-crime tear so vicious, brutal and single-minded he was pursued by law enforcement agencies. He wore also a darker outfit.
* DeceptiveDisciple: To his world's Savitar, whom he killed after learning all he had to teach.
* ForWantOfANail: He's what Wally might have been if Linda had been killed, specifically when Kobra attacked her and Wally first entered the Speed Force.
* LegacyCharacter: On his world, he was the third Flash, just like Wally.
* PutOnABus: After Walter's presence in the main DC Universe starts to cause other realities in Hypertime to bleed over into the main one, Superman and Wonder Woman force Walter to transverse Hypertime and return home.
* SecretIdentity: Like Wally, he disposed of his early in his career. However, once he crosses over into the mainstream DCU, he maintains one in order to hide from Abra Kadabra and to honour Wally's sacrifice. Initially, the only people he let in on it were Jay Garrick and Donna Troy.
* StarCrossedLovers: When he took over for Wally, he met a woman and they fell in love. However, once Wally returns, the universe ''itself'' won't let them be together -- Walter just can't occupy the same universe as Wally. He leaves just as Wally gets married to Linda Park.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Although he leaves the main DC Universe, he appears to never make it back to his own reality. He seems to go from reality to reality with no success. After Hypertime was abandoned by DC, Walter West's continued existence becomes unclear.

[[folder:'''The Flash''' of Earth-2]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Jason "Jay" Garrick
->'''First appearance:''' ''Earth 2'' #1 (May, 2012)
->'''Hair color:''' Red
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

Jay Garrick was a college graduate who didn't know what to do with his life. His scores were average and his longtime girlfriend Joan left him to pursue larger things. One night, while pondering his future, the god Mercury crashed nearby. Mercury gave Jay his speed before dying. Together with Alan Scott and Kendra Munoz-Saunders, they signified a new age of Wonders.

Initially an updating of the original Jay Garrick, ''Rebirth'' revealed that the original ''does'' exist, making this Jay a separate character entirely.

See [[Characters/{{Earth2}} Earth-2 characters page]].

[[folder:Kid Flash III]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Bar Torr/"Bart Allen"
->'''First appearance:''' ''Teen Titans'' vol. 4 #1 (September 2011)
->'''Hair color:''' Brown
->'''Eye color:''' Yellow

In the early 21st Century, Bart Allen used his super-speed as the hero Kid Flash, one of the members of the Teen Titans. He initially had no memories and only recalled his name. In actuality, his name is Bar Torr and he's from the 31st Century, and he was sent back as a form of witness protection after helping stop a rebellion ''he'' started. While he uses the name Kid Flash, he's not associated with the Flash Family and isn't powered by the Speed Force. Not only that, but he doesn't even ''like'' the Flash.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Still a trait of his, and he never thinks ''anything'' through.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: He was initially FunPersonified...but then his backstory was revealed and he's regretful and sad that he lied to his friends...then he's not, and is an outright asshole about it. Then he is again. This was also all under the same writer, by the way, so it's not a case of DependingOnTheWriter.
* TheChosenMany: Inverted. This version of him was introduced as the ''first'' Kid Flash and never went by Impulse. He was later retconned to be the second in the New 52 timeline after Wally.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After terrible reception to him, an attempt was made to bring him back. However, by that point, the 2014 ''Flash'' TV series had began and plans were made to bring back Wally West as Kid Flash with an accompanying RaceLift to sync up with the show; Bar was put on a bus around the same time and hasn't been mentioned since, aside from a background appearance in ''The Flash/Speed Buggy'', and that was drawn by Brett Booth, who designed him and is very obviously not canon. Even later still, the original Bart Allen would return, making the chances of Bar's return as a member of the Flash Family even smaller.
* CivvieSpandex: His first costume was a cloth version of Wally West's Kid Flash suit with some goggles. He ditches it pretty early on.
* CommonalityConnection: Averted. Not only is he not an Allen, but it seems he isn't even powered by the Speed Force. He has ''nothing'' to do with Barry Allen or the Flash legacy. In fact, it's never even revealed ''why'' he chose the Kid Flash name, as he doesn't even ''like'' the Flash.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His costume was much darker and had red eyes, and he was now the former leader of a rebellion and killed his oppressors.
* DecompositeCharacter: He was introduced as the New 52's version of Bart Allen, and even when it was revealed he had no actual connection to the Flash Family he was still the only version of Bart to exist in the DC Universe at the time. Then DC brought back the original Bart as a separate character in much the same way the original versions of Wally West and Jay Garrick were reestablished, thus turning Bar from the New 52's version of Bart to someone who was ''pretending'' to be him.
* InNameOnly: He has next to nothing in common with the original Bart Allen. The only similarities are that he was on the Teen Titans with Tim Drake and Cassie Sandsmark, is from the future and goes by Kid Flash. To elaborate:
** His relation to Barry Allen is different, as in non-existent. The original was Barry's grandson, this one isn't even an Allen and it's seemingly pure coincidence that he ended up with that name as an alias.
** The source of his powers is different. In addition to not being derived from the Speed Force, he just...''got them'' somehow instead of being born with them.
** Instead of being a kid raised in VR, he's now a rebellion leader.
** His personality is wildly different. While he ''initially'' had the original Bart's FunPersonified nature, that's revealed to be an act, and he's much more of a sociopath...or regretful? It doesn't just Depend on the Writer; it's the ''same'' writer, so it's just inconsistent.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Realised that [[CaptainObviousReveal rebellions hurt people]] when he accidentally kills his sister. This causes him to call the entire thing off, because...yeah, he apparently didn't realise that people get hurt in armed rebellions.
* MythologyGag: His seemingly first costume in the future was basically Inertia's. Whether there's more to this, we don't know yet.
* PutOnABus: Was left in the future to pay for his crimes, comes back somehow and works for Manchester Black and chews out the Titans, then disappears from the series again.
* SecretIdentity: Two: first, Bart Allen. Second: Bar Torr, his ''real'' name, as Bart Allen was just a cover.

[[folder:The Tornado Twins]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Don and Dawn Allen
->'''First appearance:''' ''Adventure Comics'' #373 (October 1968)
->'''Hair color:''' Red-gold
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

Barry Allen's children from the 30th century (long story) who gained superspeed from their father. They're inspired to become heroes of the 30th century by Wally during one of his trips into the future. Don would later marry Meloni Thawne and father Bart Allen (Impulse/Kid Flash II/The Flash IV), while Dawn would marry Jeven Ognats and give birth to Jenni Ognats (XS).

* AdaptationalVillainy: Their ''Rebirth''-era counterparts became villains as a result of Barry's lack of parenting. Well, at least according to [[UnreliableNarrator Thawne]]. Unsurprisingly, [[spoiler:this eventually turns out to be more of Thawne's lies and manipulations]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The twins return in ''The Flash Age'' working for Zoom. Turns out he's partially controlling them, but they return to their original time when it wears off.
* FieryRedhead: From the information given in ''The Life Story of the Flash'', we're meant to believe that Don was a subversion, and Dawn a straight example.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Don is levelheaded and rational, while Dawn is feisty and prefers to follow her instincts.
* {{Retcon}}: Originally, the twins were Barry's distant descendants; post-Crisis they became his children.
* SiblingRivalry: Not the two themselves, but both the twins and Wally specifically refer to this trope when referring to each other. The twins feel that Barry will always see Wally as his true son.
* StarCrossedLovers: Don and Meloni, since one was an Allen and the other a Thawne.
* SuperSpeed: Use it for making tornadoes to hide their identities hence the nickname Tornado Twins.
* ThemeTwinNaming
* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn

[[folder:The Red Trinity/Kapitalist Kouriers]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Anatole, Bebeck, and Cassiopeia
->'''First appearance:''' ''Flash (Vol 2)'' #6 (November 1987)
->'''Hair color:''' Blond (Anatole and Cassiopeia), Black (Bebeck)
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

A trio of speedsters created by the Russian scientist Dr. Pytor Orloff, the Red Trinity defected with the doctor to the US, where they became a for-hire group called Kapitalist Kouriers.

* BackForTheDead: After being mostly absent for the Waid run, they return in "Dead Heat", only for Cassiopeia to be killed.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: Cassiopeia is killed by Savitar in "Dead Heat".
* DefectorFromCommieLand: All three of them.
* FunnyForeigner: Their over-the-top attempts to be "American" are PlayedForLaughs.
* HeroicRussianEmigre: Though their over-the-top capitalism can come across as a bit callous.
* HuskyRusskie: Cassiopeia, TheBigGuy of the team, definitely fits this trope.
* NiceGuy: For all their... quirks, they're usually very friendly and cheerful.
* PunchClockHero: In their attempts to be more "American", they end up deciding the important thing is to make money, so they create a hero and delivery service where they hire out their abilities.

[[folder:Krakkl]]
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->'''First appearance:''' ''The Flash (Vol 2)'' #138 (April, 1998)
->'''Eye color:''' Green

Wally's imaginary friend from his childhood, who turns out to be a real extra dimensional being from a dimension called Kwyzz, and a speedster as well.

* BackFromTheDead: Courtesy of the New 52 reboot, he is seen alive in ComicBook/{{Vibe}}'s solo book as a "breacher" held in captivity by ARGUS, who is later freed by Vibe.
* DarkSecret: It turns out the reason he's so effective in the cosmic races is he has his ''entire'' race running at the same time and is siphoning off their speed. Him cheating to win these races has saved his planet and their people, but has resulted in the deaths of all they've raced against (as the cosmic gamblers forcing them to compete execute the losing planet), and has essentially locked his entire people into slavery to keep them alive. As a result, he feels so guilty that he repeatedly helps Wally during their race and eventually confesses how he's been doing it.
* EnergyBeings: He and his entire world are made up of radio waves.
* HeroAntagonist: While he's racing against Wally, he's doing it because he has no other choice in order to save his world. As soon as there is an opportunity to save both worlds, he instantly joins up with Wally.
* HeroicSacrifice: Allows himself to be pulled into the Speed Force in order to empower Wally with enough speed to save Earth and Kwyzz.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Wally always believed he was imaginary, but he turns out to be a very real being from a dimension of radio waves.

!!Flash Legacy
These are speedsters who are either descendants of Wally West or Barry Allen (except John Fox who is neither) who have taken up and passed on the Flash mantel.

[[folder:The Flash of the 23rd Century]]
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-> '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #146 (March 1999)
-> '''Hair Color:''' Brunette

Not much is known about him except that through time travel, he is friends with Johnny Quick. In addition, he was forced to watch Cobalt Blue kill his wife and cripple his daughter Sela and slow the electrical impulses in her brain. Sela's father took her to the Speed Force in hopes of returning her to normal. Eight months later, he nearly beats Cobalt Blue to death out revenge. He is killed by a child possessed by the Cobalt Blue gem.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.
* PapaWolf: See Roaring Rampage Of Revenge below. He also takes Sela to the Speed Force in hopes of restoring her brain to normal or to trigger her latent speed which would speed up her brain.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Beats Cobalt Blue to death for killing his wife and crippling his daughter Sela and slowing down her brain's electrical impulses to the point of being as slow as a sloth.
* SuperSpeed
* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Feels his life is over after getting his revenge.

[[folder:The Flash of the 23rd Century II]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Sela Allen
->'''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #146 (March 1999)
->'''Hair Color:''' Blonde

Sela was originally an ordinary girl who despite having The Flash as a father, lacked super speed. Then Cobalt Blue killed her mother and broke her spine and slowed down her nervous system, forcing her father to watch. Desperate to save her, her father takes her to the Speed Force which turns her into a conscious manifestation of the Speed Force. She becomes The Flash after the death of her father and assists the Flash Family in the fight against the first Cobalt Blue and his descendants.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Taken to the Speed Force by her father and becomes a manifestation of it, able to lend objects speed but never to be able to physically interact with the world.
* DeathByOriginStory: Two deaths actually. Her "death" allows her to become a manifestation of the Speed Force while her father's death allows her to take up the Flash mantel.
* LegacyCharacter: She's the Flash after her father.
* TakingUpTheMantle: When her father, the previous Flash dies, she emerges from the Speed Force, calling herself The Flash.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash of the 27th Century]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Jonathan "John" Robert Fox
->'''First appearance:''' ''Flash Special'' #1 (1990)
->'''Hair color:''' Black (dyed blue)
->'''Eye color:''' Blue

A historian from the 27th century. When a supervillain attacks his home city, he is sent back in time to get the assistance of a Flash to help combat the problem. While the time travel didn't work, it ''did'' end up granting him superspeed, and he stopped the villain. He took up the identity of the Flash, dyed his hair to protect his identity, but was soon made into a glorified guard dog. However, after spending some time as a hero in the 20th century, temporarily taking the place of Wally West, he returns to the future. He later journeys to the 853rd century, where he is a member of the Justice Legion Alpha.
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* TheCasanova: Tries to woo Linda Park. It doesn't work.
* ConnectedAllAlong: Thanks to his trips through time, John Fox is considered an expert on the subject. A desperate couple comes to him for help in sending their baby girl to a safer time period. The name of this couple? Eric and Fran Russell, the biological parents of Iris West.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He wears a blue and black costume, but other than being a bit of a dick, he's not a bad person.
* GloryHound: Even bigger than ''Wally'' initially was!
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: He wanted to be able to ''be'' a superhero, which he really wasn't in his time. In fairness, he actually ''did'' start off heroic, gaining super speed and saving his time from a threat that had fought the original three Flashes. However, it turns out after this happened, his people decided to copy his speed powers and empowered robotic law enforcers with super-speed, leaving him redundant. Anti-time travel laws turn him into a fugitive when he tries to find a new time period to be a hero in.
* LegacyCharacter: He's the...something-th Flash. There have been quite a few by his time.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Wally was trapped in the Speed Force travelling through time all because he's losing his connection to Linda, thanks to John trying to court her.
* SuperSpeed
* {{Tuckerization}}: He's named after John Broome, who co-created Barry Allen and Wally West, and Gardner Fox, who co-created Jay Garrick.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dyed to protect his identity.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash of the 28th Century]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Blaine Allen
->'''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force #1'' (November 1997)
->'''Hair Color:''' brown

The Flash of the colony world Petrus, a micro-planet in the Massara System.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: is taken by the Speed Force.
* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.
* PapaWolf: When Cobalt Blue of the 28th Century injects Jace with a deadly virus, Blaine freezes all of Petrus to prevent Jace's death. Then he takes Jace to the Speed Force so he may live forever without sacrificing the lives of all the colonists. Instead it took Blaine and gifted Jace with super speed, curing him.
* SuperSpeed
* TakeAThirdOption: When Blaine freezes time, Cobalt Blue presents him with two choices: unfreeze time, killing Jace and giving back the colonists their lives or keep time frozen, saving Jace but sacrificing the colonists. Instead Blaine takes him to the Speed Force, saving Jace and the colonists.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash of the 28th Century]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Jace Allen
->'''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force #1'' (November 1997)
->'''Hair Color:''' Blonde
->'''Eye Color:''' Brown

Jace Allen is the son of Blaine Allen from the colony micro-planet Petrus. He did not possess super speed until the Speed Force granted him super speed in 2754. He took up the Flash mantel in memory of his father.
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* CasanovaWannabe: Asks one woman out and flirts with another and is shot down by both.
* DeathByOriginStory: The death of his father grants him super speed which allows him to take up the Flash mantel.
* FlirtingUnderFire: Attempts this with Jesse Quick during their fight with Cobalt Blue, but she shoots him down. He also flirts with another Flash during battle with a different Cobalt Blue but is shot down, too.
* KissingCousins: Played With. Jace asks a female Flash on a date. If she's an Allen, she's either his ancestor or descendent. If she's a West, then she's his distant cousin. Either way she's related. Fortunately, she turns him down.
* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after his father.
* SuperSpeed
* TakingUpTheMantle: After his father - the previous Flash - is absorbed into the Speed Force, he becomes the Flash in his father's memory.
* YouKilledMyFather: has this attitude towards Cobalt Blue, but he does not kill her nor does he consider it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash of the 67th Century]]
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->'''First Apprarance:''' ''Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1,000,000'' (1998)

Not much is known except that he will be an ally of the 67th century's Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and others.
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* LegacyCharacter: He's the Flash after a long line of Flashes.
* SuperSpeed
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash of an Unknown Century]]
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->'''A.K.A.:''' Thondor Allen
->'''First Appearance''': ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #145 (1999)

A fifth generation Jupiter colonist. While he does possess super-speed, his very large girth (due to Jupiter's gravity being greater than of Earth's) slows him down.
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* LegacyCharacter: He's The Flash after a long line of Flashes.
* SuperSpeed: Obviously though his weight makes it hard for Thondor to use his full potential.
[[/folder]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Their ''Rebirth''-era counterparts became villains as a result of Barry's lack of parenting. Well, at least according to [[UnreliableNarrator Thawne]]. Unsurprisingly, [[spoiler:this eventually turns out to be more of Thawne's lies and manipulations.]]

* SuperSpeed: use it for making tornadoes to hide their identities hence the nickname Tornado Twins.

The daughter of Dawn Allen of the Tornado Twins and granddaughter of Barry Allen, the Flash. Jenni was born in the 31st century and, unlike her cousin Bart, did not have super-powers. However, the alien Dominators captured her for their experiments and activated her latent metagene and connection to the Speed Force. Using her newfound powers to escape, Jenni joined the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes as their resident speedster, XS.

The daughter of Dawn Allen of the Tornado Twins and granddaughter of Barry Allen, the Flash. Jenni was born in the 31st century and, unlike her cousin Bart, did not have super-powers. However, the alien Dominators captured her for their experiments and activated her latent metagene and connection to the Speed Force. Using her newfound powers to escape, Jenni joined the ComicBook/LegionOfSuper-Heroes as their resident speedster, XS.

!!Tropes applying to Bar Torr

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* CivvieSpandex: Wore a jacket and bike shorts in the '90s. "Liberty Belle" is mostly just a sweater and baggy WW2-era military pants, and when she switched to using a feminine version of her dad's suit, it was just a loose T-shirt and running shorts.

The daughter of Dawn Allen of the Tornado Twins and granddaughter of Barry Allen, the Flash. Jenni was born in the 31st century and, unlike her cousin Bart, did not have super-powers. However, the alien Dominators captured her for their experiments and activated her latent metagene and connection to the Speed Force. Using her newfound powers to escape, Jenni joined the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}} as their resident speedster, XS.

* SuperSpeed: use it for making tornadoes to hide their identities hence the nickname Tornado Twins

* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: Cassiopeia is killed by Savitar in "Dead Heat"

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Feels his life is over after getting his revenge

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[[caption-width-right:308:Sela as The Flash]]
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[[caption-width-right:81:Sela before her transformation]]

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Taken to the Speed Force by her father and becomes a manifestation of it, able to lend objects speed but never to be able to physically interact with the world
* DeathByOriginStory: Two deaths actually. Her "death" allows her to become a manifestation of the Speed Force while her father's death allows her to take up the Flash mantel
* LegacyCharacter: She's the Flash after her father

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: is taken by the Speed Force

* CasanovaWannabe: Asks one woman out and flirts with another and is shot down by both

* SuperSpeed: Obviously though his weight makes it hard for Thondor to use his full potential

--> '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #146 (March 1999)
--> '''Hair Color:''' Brunette

-->'''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #146 (March 1999)
-->'''Hair Color:''' Blonde

* ZettaiRyouiki: During the 90s, after the leather jacket look, pre-Q boob.

* ZettaiRyouiki (Grade B/Dawn)

[[folder: The Flash of the 28th Century]]

[[folder: The Flash of the 23rd Century]]

[[folder: The Flash of the 28th Century]]

[[folder: The Flash of the 67th Century]]

[[folder: The Flash of an Unknown Century]]

[[folder:QuicksilverMax Mercury]]

[[folder: The Flash of an Unknown Century (Thondor Allen)]]

-->'''First Appearance''': ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #145 (1999)

Thondor is a fifth generation Jupiter colonist. While he does possess super speed, his very large girth (due to Jupiter's gravity being greater than of Earth's) slows him down.

[[folder:'''The Flash''' of China (Avery Ho)]]

->'''AKA:''' Avery Ho

[[folder:Impulse II (Irey West)]]

->'''AKA:''' Iris "Irey" West II

In [[ComicBook/KingdomCome another universe]], Iris grew up to become the new Kid Flash. This version of Iris encountered "our" Wally once or twice.

[[folder:Jesse Quick / Liberty Belle II (Jesse Chambers)]]

->'''AKA:''' Jesse Chambers Tyler

[[folder:Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)]]

->'''AKA:''' John "Johnny" Chambers

[[folder:Quicksilver / Max Mercury (Max Crandall)]]

->'''AKA:''' Max Crandall

An aged speedster, former superhero, and guru of the Speed Force. He was originally a scout with the US Cavalry in the 1830s. A friend of the local Indian tribes, he was shocked and dismayed to find them massacred on the orders of his commanding officer. Enchanted by a dying Indian shaman, he gained super-speed. In the years that followed, he became known to the Indians as Ahwehota ("He Who Runs Beyond The Wind"), and to everyone else as Windrunner. Mercury has repeatedly traveled through time, seeking to enter the so-called Speed Force becomed active in the 1930s and 1940s as Quicksilver when he acted as a mentor to Jay Garrick and Johnny Quick.

He then reappeared in the early 1960s, where he battled Savitar and was bounced still further forward in time. He spent some years in hiding, but was persuaded by Garrick to return to action against Professor Zoom (who was posing as Barry Allen). In recent years, he has been the mentor of first Wally West (taught him about the Speed Force) and later Bart Allen (alias Impulse).

[[folder:XS (Jenni Ognats)]]

->'''AKA:''' Jenni Ognats

[[folder:Dark Flash (Walter West)]]

->'''AKA:''' Walter West

[[folder:'''The Flash''' of Earth-2 (Jay Garrick)]]

->'''AKA:''' Jason "Jay" Garrick

[[folder:Kid Flash (Bar Torr/"Bart Allen")]]

->'''AKA:''' Bar Torr/"Bart Allen"

[[folder:The Tornado Twins (Don and Dawn Allen)]]

->'''AKA:''' Don and Dawn Allen

->'''AKA:''' Anatole, Bebeck, and Cassiopeia

[[folder: The Flash of the 23rd Century (Sela's Father)]]

He is the Flash of the 23rd century. Not much is known except that through time travel, he is friends with Johnny Quick. In addition, he was forced to watch Cobalt Blue kill his wife and cripple his daughter Sela and slow the electrical impulses in her brain. Sela's father took her to the Speed Force in hopes of returning her to normal. Eight months later, he nearly beats Cobalt Blue to death out revenge. He is killed by a child possessed by the Cobalt Blue gem.

[[folder:The Flash of the 23rd Century (Sela Allen)]]

[[folder:The Flash of the 27th Century (John Fox)]]

->'''AKA:''' Jonathan "John" Robert Fox

John Fox is a historian from the 27th century. When a supervillain attacks his home city, he is sent back in time to get the assistance of a Flash to help combat the problem. While the time travel didn't work, it ''did'' end up granting him superspeed, and he stopped the villain. He took up the identity of the Flash, dyed his hair to protect his identity, but was soon made into a glorified guard dog. However, after spending some time as a hero in the 20th century, temporarily taking the place of Wally West, he returns to the future. He later journeys to the 853rd century, where he is a member of the Justice Legion Alpha.

[[folder: The Flash of the 28th Century (Blaine Allen)]]

-->'''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force #1'' (November 1997)
-->'''Hair Color:''' brown

Blaine Allen is the Flash of the colony world Petrus, a micro-planet in the Massara System.

[[folder: The Flash of the 28th Century (Jace Allen)]]

--> '''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force #1'' (November 1997)
-->'''Hair Color:''' Blonde
-->'''Eye Color:''' Brown

-->'''First Apprarance:''' ''Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1,000,000'' (1998)

* ConnectedAllAlong: Thanks to his trips through time, John Fox is considered an expert on the subject. A desperate couple comes to him for help in sending their baby girl to a safer time period. The name of this couple? Eric and Fran Russell, the biological parents of Iris West.

* LegacyCharacter: He's the... something-th Flash. There have been quite a few by his time.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Their ''Rebirth''-era counterparts became villains as a result of Barry's lack of parenting. Well, at least according to [[UnreliableNarrator Thawne]].

* DistaffCounterpart: While she's this for the male Flash family in general, she especially functioned as a female counterpart to Wally. She's the LegacyCharacter former sidekick of a superhero paternal figure who she had a WellDoneSonGuy relationship with, who's death left her with a big chip on her shoulder. :ike Wally, she's been a member of the Titans and the Justice League, explicitly invited by Wally to join both to serve in his spot when he was unable to. She even developed a close working relationship with Nightwing, Wally's childhood best friend, and developed a mild RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with Donna Troy, that was not unlike Wally and Dick's long-time bromance.

* FriendlessBackground: Wally West was, apparently, her first real friend (and it took her a year to even ''like'' him). She's mentioned to have been very studious in her youth because she was desperate to impress her parents through her studies, so she never tried to make friends, and a reoccurring plot point is Wally going out of his way to include Jesse in social things because he's aware she just doesn't ''have'' friends of her own. Even years later, its apparent Wally, [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]] [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]], and Rick are the only people she's close with her own age.

* LegacyImplosion: This version of him was introduced as the ''first'' Kid Flash and never went by Impulse. He was later retconned to be the second in the New 52 timeline after Wally.