Allegra Garcia (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"What saved me from the darkness was remembering the words of a hero. "As long as we keep the loved ones we've lost in our hearts, there is always hope.""

- Allegra Garcia

Allegra Garcia is a staff writer at The Central City Citizen and the cousin of the Black Hole assassin, Ultraviolet.

On the night of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Allegra gained exceptional abilities in prison and was released years later. Allegra was approached by Iris West-Allen and joined her newspaper publisher, The Central City Citizen, as an intern and later promoted to staff writer.

Allegra soon realized the identity of The Flash to be Iris' husband and joined his team using the late Nash Wells' gadgets as well as using her own powers.

Early Life
Allegra was born to unnamed man. However, he left before she could walk and was abandoned.

At some point before she acquired her powers, she met Emerson Fairweather and became a couple. Some time later, they broke up.

Prior Criminal History
"I used to be a freakin' car thief, Frost, I know how to talk to criminals."

- Allegra on her past

Allegra was a car thief, which lead to her arrestment and incarceration in the Iron Heights for five years. She later compared the experience to living in Hell.

Prison Life and Gaining Powers
"Five years in Iron Heights over here. You think I can't tell when someone's lying?"

- Allegra on her prison life

In December 2013, Allegra was hit by a Dark Matter wave caused by the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator explosion in Iron Heights. She then acquired ultraviolet-based powers along with her cousin, Esperanza Garcia.

Black Hole
In 2019, Allegra met Team Flash and joined The Central City Citizen as an intern. They then investigated Black Hole and was attacked by Kimiyo Hoshi.

Valentine's Day 2020
Few weeks later on Valentine's Day, Frost attempted to put Allegra and his ex-boyfriend, Emerson Fairweather together again. However, Emerson was flirting with Natalie and Allegra was frustrated. Despite the flirtation, Allegra returned and talked to Emerson, later became friends again.

Fighting Eva McCulloch
After two of her colleagues were kidnapped by Eva McCulloch, Allegra joined Team Flash and assisted their fight against Eva.

After Team Flash realized Iris and Kamilla are stuck in the Mirrorverse, Allegra joined Team Flash to aid them during the fight against Black Hole and Eva McCulloch.

Powers

 * Radiokinesis: Allegra is able to generate different forms of radiation.
 * Ultraviolet Blast: Allegra is able to fire concentrated ultraviolet blast from her hands. The blasts are also at high temperature, allowing it to melt ice on Frost's face.
 * Electromagnetic Wave Manipulation: Allegra used this ability to damage lights in the Central City Police Precinct and distract Kristen Kramer. She is also to affect the signal transmission between Godspeed Clones.
 * Bioluminescence: After reaching her true potential, Allegra unlocked the ability to surround herself with energy by focusing on family.
 * Electromagnetic Vision: Allegra is able to see everything on the electromagnetic spectrum.

Abilities

 * Bilingualism: Allegra is capable of speaking both Spanish and English.
 * Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Allegra was shown to be a skilled combatant after learning martial arts from juvie, where she defeated Esperanza Cruz multiple times.

Current Equipment

 * Frost Suit: When Allegra helped Frost to pack up, she found an old suit and Frost gave her.
 * Techno Fanny Pack: After Nash's death, Allegra uses his fanny pack and his gadgets on the field.
 * Tele-Spheres: After Nash's death, Allegra and Team Flash utilizes the smoke bombs as a way to teleport.
 * Nightmare Ruby: Given by Nash, Allegra can induced nightmares in people's mind by blasting concentrated UV rays into the ruby.
 * Protective Suit: Allegra wears a grey jumpsuit while attempting to restore her relationship with Esperanza Garcia.

Trivia

 * Allegra has a yin-yang tattoo.