Joe West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"Look, I've said it before... I don't have the education most of you had. The science of what we do here is mostly lost on me. But what I do have... is my detective skills and my instinct, and time and time again, I don't use them because you guys all tell me that everything is gonna be okay. Everything is not okay. [...] I can't just stand here. My gut is telling me I need to do something."

- Joe West to Team Flash

Captain Joseph "Joe" West was a police captain of the Central City Police Department and the former leader of the Anti-Metahuman Task Force.

Early Life
Joseph was born after 1967 to Ben West. Joe later fell in love with Francine and later had a daughter named Iris in 1989. At some point, Joe also became an acquaintance to Henry Allen which later became a close friend. As of 2000, Joe was promoted to a detective.

Death of Nora Allen
After Nora Allen's death in 2000, Henry was wrongfully arrested for murder and left young Barry an orphan. Joe, who saw young Barry crying at the precinct, brought Barry home and raised him like his own son.

Equipment

 * Guns
 * BOOT
 * Handcuffs

Former equipment

 * Sword