Line #129 Characters/TheFlashOtherSpeedsters


1	[[WMG:[[center:[-''ComicBook/TheFlash'' '''[[Characters/TheFlash Main Character Index]]'''\
2	'''Title Character'''\
3	[[Characters/TheFlashTheFlashes The Flashes]] ([[Characters/TheFlashBarryAllen Barry Allen]] \| [[Characters/TheFlashWallyWest Wally West]])\
4	'''[[Characters/TheFlashSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]]'''\
5	[[Characters/TheFlashTheFlashFamily The Flash Family]] \| '''Other Speedsters'''\
6	'''[[Characters/TheFlashRoguesGallery Rogues Gallery]]'''\
7	[[Characters/TheFlashEvilSpeedsters Evil Speedsters]] \| [[Characters/TheFlashTheReverseFlashes The Reverse-Flashes]] ([[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]] \| [[Characters/TheFlashHunterZolomon Hunter Zolomon]]) \| [[Characters/TheFlashTheRogues The Rogues]]-]]]]]
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9	[[foldercontrol]]
10
11	Currently active characters and their codenames are in '''bold.'''
12
13	!!Independent Speedsters
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15	These are speedsters who, even if related to a Flash somehow, are not "officially" in the Flash family in modern times.
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17	[[folder:'''Bolt''']]
18	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f30d2f11_4ac0_4e1b_b42e_e05caff9fd5b.jpeg]]
19	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bolt_future_state_0001.jpg]]
20
21	->See the [[Characters/TeenTitansAcademy Teen Titans Academy students page]]
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Dark Flash]]
25	[[quoteright:269:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_flash.jpg]]
26	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Walter "Wally" West
27	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #150 (July, 1999)
28
29	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.
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31	* AlliterativeName: '''W'''alter '''W'''est.
32	* AlternateTimeline: His home is from an alternate timeline (of which Earth is unknown).
33	* 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.
34	* TheAtoner: Believes himself to be responsible for Wally and Linda's apparent deaths, which motivated him to protect Keystone in Wally's absence.
35	* CastFromLifespan: He has a more potent HealingFactor than Wally, but using it ages him.
36	* 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.
37	* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being called “dark” Flash and having a darker-colored costume than his mainstream counterpart, he’s technically 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.
38	* DeceptiveDisciple: To his world's Savitar, whom he killed after learning all he had to teach.
39	* 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.
40	* LegacyCharacter: On his world, he was the third Flash, just like Wally.
41	* 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.
42	* 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, Donna Troy and Superman so that each would give their "permission" for him to operate as the Flash with their respective teams.
43	* 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.
44	* 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.
45	[[/folder]]
46
47	[[folder:'''The Flash''' of Earth 2]]
48	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jay_garrick_earth_2_001.jpg]]
49	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jason "Jay" Garrick
50	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Earth 2'' #1 (July, 2012)
51
52	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.
53
54	Initially an updating of the original Jay Garrick, ''Rebirth'' revealed that the original ''does'' exist, making this Jay a separate character entirely.
55	----
56	See [[Characters/{{Earth2}} Earth-2 characters page]].
57	[[/folder]]
58
59	[[folder:Kid Flash III]]
60	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4934320_e4546ac37cc35f1dc4ed80917a235439.jpg]]
61	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Bar Torr/"Bart Allen"
62	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Teen Titans'' Vol 4 #1 (November, 2011)
63
64	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.
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66	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Still a trait of his, and he never thinks ''anything'' through.
67	* 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.
68	* 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.
69	* 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. When the history of the Flashes is shown in the Flash Museum, he isn't mentioned either, all but confirming he has been RetGone'd.
70	* CivvieSpandex: His first costume was a cloth version of Wally West's Kid Flash suit with some goggles. He ditches it pretty early on.
71	* 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.
72	* DarkerAndEdgier: His costume was much darker and had red eyes, and he was now the former leader of a rebellion and killed his oppressors.
73	* 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.
74	* 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:
75	** 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.
76	** 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.
77	** Instead of being a kid raised in VR, he's now a rebellion leader.
78	** 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.
79	* 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.
80	* MythologyGag: His seemingly first costume in the future was basically Inertia's. Whether there's more to this, we don't know yet.
81	* 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.
82	* SecretIdentity: Two: first, Bart Allen. Second: Bar Torr, his ''real'' name, as Bart Allen was just a cover.
83	[[/folder]]
84
85	[[folder:Krakkl]]
86	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7034515_8280629190_krakk.png]]
87	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #136 (April, 1998)
88
89	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.
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91	* 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.
92	* 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.
93	* EnergyBeings: He and his entire world are made up of radio waves.
94	* {{Expy}}: Does his silhouette look familiar to you? If not, he's very clearly a legally safe version of Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.
95	* 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.
96	* HeroicSacrifice: Allows himself to be pulled into the Speed Force in order to empower Wally with enough speed to save Earth and Kwyzz.
97	* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Wally always believed he was imaginary, but he turns out to be a very real being from a dimension of radio waves.
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:The Red Trinity/Kapitalist Kouriers]]
101	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/red_trinity.png]]
102	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Anatole, Bebeck, and Cassiopeia
103	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #6 (November, 1987)
104
105	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.
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107	* BackForTheDead: After being mostly absent for the Waid run, they return in "Dead Heat", only for Cassiopeia to be killed.
108	* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: Cassiopeia is killed by Savitar in "Dead Heat".
109	* DefectorFromCommieLand: All three of them.
110	* FunnyForeigner: Their over-the-top attempts to be "American" are PlayedForLaughs.
111	* HeroicRussianEmigre: Though their over-the-top capitalism can come across as a bit callous.
112	* HuskyRusskie: Cassiopeia, TheBigGuy of the team, definitely fits this trope.
113	* NiceGuy: For all their...quirks, they're usually very friendly and cheerful.
114	* 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.
115	[[/folder]]
116
117	[[folder:The Tornado Twins]]
118	[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TornadoTwinsFlash-v2-148.png]]
119	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Don and Dawn Allen
120	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Adventure Comics'' #373 (October, 1968)
121
122	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).
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124	* 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]].
125	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The twins return in "Finish Line" working for Zoom. Turns out he's partially controlling them, but they return to their original time when it wears off.
126	* 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.
127	* PolarOppositeTwins: Don is levelheaded and rational, while Dawn is feisty and prefers to follow her instincts.
128	* {{Retcon}}: Originally, the twins were Barry's distant descendants; post-Crisis they became his children.
129	* 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.
130	* StarCrossedLovers: Don and Meloni, since one was an Allen and the other a Thawne.
131	* SuperSpeed: Use it for making tornadoes to hide their identities hence the nickname Tornado Twins.
132	* ThemeTwinNaming
133	* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn
134	[[/folder]]
135
136	!!Flash Legacy
137	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 mantle.
138
139	[[folder:Tropes Common to All of Them]]
140	* HeroicLineage: With one or a few exceptions, it's a [[LegacyCharacter legacy]] of Wests and Allens.
141	[[/folder]]
142
143	[[folder:The Flash of the 23rd Century]]
144	[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flash.gif]]
145	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #146 (March 1999)
146
147	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 beats Cobalt Blue to death out revenge. He is killed by a child possessed by the Cobalt Blue gem.
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149	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown / 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.
150	* 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.
151	* SuperSpeed
152	* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Feels his life is over after getting his revenge.
153	[[/folder]]
154
155	[[folder:The Flash of the 23rd Century II]]
156	[[quoteright:308:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sela.gif]] [[caption-width-right:308:Sela as The Flash]]
157	[[quoteright:81:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sela_allen.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:81:Sela before her transformation]]
158	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Sela Allen
159	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #146 (March, 1999)
160
161	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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163	* 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.
164	* 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.
165	* TakingUpTheMantle: When her father, the previous Flash dies, she emerges from the Speed Force, calling herself The Flash.
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	[[folder:The Flash of the 27th Century]]
169	[[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/john_fox_400.jpg]]
170	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jonathan Robert "John" Fox
171	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Flash Special'' #1 (July, 1990)
172
173	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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175	* CasanovaWannabe: Tries to woo Linda Park. It doesn't work.
176	* 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.
177	* DarkIsNotEvil: He wears a blue and black costume, but other than being a bit of a dick, he's not a bad person.
178	* GloryHound: Even bigger than ''Wally'' initially was!
179	* 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.
180	* 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.
181	* SuperSpeed:
182	* {{Tuckerization}}: He's named after John Broome, who co-created Barry Allen and Wally West, and Gardner Fox, who co-created Jay Garrick.
183	[[/folder]]
184
185	[[folder:The Flash of the 28th Century]]
186	[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blaine1_4.jpg]]
187	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Blaine Allen
188	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force'' #1 (November, 1997)
189
190	The Flash of the colony world Petrus, a micro-planet in the Massara System.
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192	* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: is taken by the Speed Force.
193	* 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.
194	* SuperSpeed
195	* 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.
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:The Flash of the 28th Century]]
199	[[quoteright:108:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jace1.gif]]
200	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jace Allen
201	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Speed Force'' #1 (November, 1997)
202
203	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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205	* CasanovaWannabe: Asks one woman out and flirts with another and is shot down by both.
206	* DeathByOriginStory: The death of his father grants him super speed which allows him to take up the Flash mantel.
207	* 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.
208	* 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 they're still related. Fortunately, she turns him down.
209	* SuperSpeed
210	* TakingUpTheMantle: After his father - the previous Flash - is absorbed into the Speed Force, he becomes the Flash in his father's memory.
211	* YouKilledMyFather: has this attitude towards Cobalt Blue, but he does not kill her nor does he consider it.
212	[[/folder]]
213
214	[[folder:The Flash of the 40th Century]]
215	[[quoteright:171:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thondor_temp.jpg]]
216	!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Thondor Allen
217	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Flash'' Vol 2 #146 March, 1999
218
219	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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221	* {{Acrofatic}}: Still relatively fast despite his girth.
222	* FatComicRelief: Mainly exists due to the comedic visual of a massive speedster.
223	* SuperSpeed: Obviously though [[{{Heavyworlder}} his weight]] makes it hard for Thondor to use his full potential.
224	[[/folder]]
225
226	[[folder:The Flash of the 67th Century]]
227	[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flash_67th_century.png]]
228	!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow'' Vol 1 #1,000,000 (November, 1998)
229
230	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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232	* SuperSpeed
233	[[/folder]]

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