History Characters / TheFlashTheFlashFamily

* 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. The adult Irey shown in ''Infinite Frontier'' has outright surpassed her father.

* 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.

* EmotionallyTongueTied: Jai sweats bullets and struggles to make small talk while trying to ask Maxine Baker out on a date. He gets so nervous that he mutters "Oh thank God." when people start collapsing outside, giving him an excuse to jump up from his seat.
* FastBallSpecial: Because he can tether himself to other speedsters, Jai can use the momentum to ram into people with his super strength once they come to a hard stop.

-->'''Jai:''' ''[to Maxine]'' Sorry, I... someone's trying to reach me through the Speed Force but it's all... sideways. ''[to himself]'' ''(Because you suck and your connection to the Speed Force is about as predictable as the state lottery.)''

* KidHero: With his sister, although he never used a codename.

* MusclesAreMeaningful: While using his Speed Force powers to enhance his strength, Jai's muscles blow up to colossal proportions relative to his size. After being reintroduced in ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' and regaining his powers, Jai learns to [[MusclesAreMeaningless invert this]] by accessing some of his SuperStrength even without changing his size.

* UnexplainedRecovery: When Jai reappears post-Flashpoint, he inexplicably not only has a connection to the Speed Force but a ''stronger'' connection than the one he previously had, now having full superspeed. And it's not like that story was retconned from history, since Irey wears her Impulse costume, which she gained ''in the same story'' where Jai was depowered. Jai also reappeared in his superhero outfit, which he shouldn't have been wearing since he lacked any superpowers. In ''Infinite Frontier'', it's re-established that Jai lost access to the Speed Force in its entirety thanks to Irey, undoing his recovery until it's actually addressed in-story.

* AmbiguousDisorder: [[PersonalityPowers Like a lot]] of SuperSpeed characters she has clear signs of ADHD. Jesse's a workaholic to the point of hyper-focusing, with next to no social life (and from what we see, not much skill in social situations either), has a short temper and is shown as being easily frustrated, has terrible time-keeping skills on her own, but is also very studious and hyper-focused on the JSA, as well as having a perfectionist streak and a demonstrative tendency towards depression (especially when she fails to meet her own goals). Interestingly, these are ADHD traits, but ''not'' the traits commonly displayed by Wally and Bart, or the ones commonly displayed by SuperSpeed possessing characters.

** 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.

[[folder:'''Impulse II''']]
!!Impulse II

When the twins returned from the Dark Multiverse, Irey continued to act as a superhero for a time, and even became best friends with Maxine Baker, the daughter of Animal Man, in her civilian identity. While Wally can be overprotective and usually doesn't want her taking part in superheroics, he's usually not able to stop Irey from following in his footsteps.

* 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.

* 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''.

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.

After the twins returned from their time in the Dark Multiverse, Jai remained resentful that Irey possessed superspeed while Jai had to live a normal life. However, when Irey and her friend Maxine Baker ran afoul of the Fearsome Five, Irey was unable to use her speed. She temporarily shared her connection with Jai once again, allowing him to regain his superstrength for a time, and the twins later helped their dad on Gemworld. With Jai's Speed Force connection threatening his life once again, Wally bestowed upon Jay the Speed Force surge he had recently attained, stabilising Jai's powers. Wally then also made it Jai's new superhero codename.

* UnexplainedRecovery: When Jai reappears post-Flashpoint, he inexplicably not only has a connection to the Speed Force but a ''stronger'' connection than the one he previously had, now having full superspeed. And it's not like that story was retconned from history, since Irey wears her Impulse costume, which she gained ''in the same story'' where Jai was depowered.

* HartmanHips: DependingOnTheArtist, but typically to emphasise her leotard suit she was drawn with very noticeable hips and butt. This continued in her Liberty Belle days, though got downplayed when she went back to the Jesse Quick identity.

* 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 look. It somewhat adds context to her wearing goggles as her superhero 'mask' since, evidently, those are ''prescription'' goggles.

* 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.

* 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.

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!!Jai West

After the twins returned from their time in the Dark Multiverse, Jai inexplicably gained superspeed and a full connection to the Speed Force.

* TheResenter: The ending of ''The Flash: Rebirth'' implied that he resented Irey for stealing his portion of the Speed Force and getting to be a proper speedster alongside the Flash family.

[[folder:Jai West]]