Central City (Earth-Prime)

"Central City Strong!"

- Slogan

Central City is a city in Missouri and the home of local vigilante, The Flash.

Birth of The Flash
On December 11, 2013, the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator exploded and created Metahumans. Ninth months later, Barry Allen woke up from a coma after being hit by lightning during the explosion. He then discovered his superhuman speed and became the local vigilante, The Flash.

Metapocalypse
In 2016, Zoom, Metahuman created by The Singularity a year prior, led his army into the city and invaded. The invasion was later averted by The Flash and his team of vigilantes.

Dominator Invasion
In late 2016, the city was again invaded. However, the invaders were aliens and was later defeated by the heroes of Earth: The Flash, Green Arrow of Star City, Supergirl of National City and the Legends of Tomorrow.

Speed Force Storm
In mid-2017, a Speed Force storm occurred and brought The Flash away. During his return, a high amount of Dark Matter flooded onto a bus and transformed its passengers into Metahumans, including Ralph Dibny, later known as the Elongated Man.

Nazi Invasion
During Barry and Iris West-Allen's wedding, a group of time travelling Nazi clones attacked the heroes and invaded the city. Similar to the Dominator Invasion, they were defeated by the same group of heroes.

King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd
In 2019, King Shark fought against Grodd on the streets.

Reign of Terror
Days prior to the Crisis, Bloodwork and his Blood Brothers infected countless people with Dark Matter-infused blood, controlling them like Zombies. The Flash was among those infected and was restored by his team, which was able to do the same on the residents. The Flash then defeated Bloodwork, sending him to A.R.G.U.S. custody.

Crisis on Infinite Earths
During the crisis, Central City was attacked by Shadow Demons along with Star City.

Mirror Monarch's Invasion
In May 2020, Mirror Monarch attacked the city and kidnapped dozens of people while replacing them with Reflections. With The Flash, Frost and Vibe back on the field, the invasion was prevented and Mirror Monarch released the innocent people back to their homes.

Unforgiving Storm Ravages
Weeks later, the newly created Forces of Nature were wanted by the rogue Speed Force. As a result, a storm of pure energy was created above Central City and caused damage to the city, including a prison break at Iron Heights and individuals being injured by lightning strikes. The storm was eventually neutralized by The Flash while the Forces reformed and reunited, no longer posing as a threat to the city.

Godspeed Civil War
While the storm disappeared, a group of Godspeed Clones arrived from the distant future in battle of another group for the life of a brain-damaged August Heart. Their intervals between their violent attacks soon decreased rapidly despite the efforts of Team Flash and Spartan. With the help of young speedsters from the future, XS and Impulse, alongside veteran vigilante Jay Garrick, the speedster family successfully defeated Godspeed and August Heart himself.