Eddie Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"He was wrong, it turns out. I'm a hero after all. You are, Eddie. You are my hero. That's all I ever wanted to be. Your hero."

- Eddie's last moments with Iris

Detective Eddie Thawne was a police detective of Central City Police Department and Keystone City Police Department. He was later the partner of Joe West after the death of Fred Chyre. At some point after the partnership started, Eddie fell in love with Iris, who is the daughter of Joe.