Barry Allen (Earth-1: Post-Crisis)

For other uses of The Flash, see The Flash (Disambiguation).

Barry Allen
Biographical Information
Aliases	Nicknames Barry Allen Codenames The Flash
Status	Alive
Citizenship	American
Born	1995 Central City, Ohio
Home Universe	Earth-1
Physical Information
Species	Metahuman
Gender	Male
Associations
Home	His Apartment; Central City Allen Residence; Central City (formerly) His Squat; Central City (formerly)
Occupation	Vigilante Member of the Justice League Forensic Scientist Student at Central City University (graduated) Member of the Insurgency (Knightmare)
Affiliation	Justice League Central City Police Department Central City Forensic Department Central City University (graduated) Insurgency (Knightmare)
Relatives	Henry Allen (father) Nora Allen (mother; deceased)
Appearances
Portrayed by	Ezra Miller Ian Loh (young)
First Appearance	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Last Appearance	Blue Beetle (Film) (mentioned)

“	Make your own future. Make your own past. It's all...right...now.	”
— Barry Allen[src]

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen is the son of Henry Allen and the late Nora Allen.

As a child, Allen witnessed the murder of his mother and his father's imprisonment over the crime. Growing up without his parents, Allen grew up to study forensics and criminology in order solve the suspicious crime.

Years later, Allen was struck by lightning and gained a connection to the Speed Force, becoming the speedster vigilante of Central City with a red protective suit. Soon afterwards, Allen was discovered by the U.S. government and recorded on the A.R.G.U.S. Metahuman list.

During Steppenwolf's attack on Earth in search of the Mother Boxes, Allen was recruited by Bruce Wayne to join a team of powered individuals. Allen gladly accepted the offer and successfully thwarted the invasion.

During the Crisis, Allen, with the help of Victor Stone, entered the Speed Force and met a counterpart of himself. Both Allens confronted each other and showed appreciation on each other's outfit before Allen was inspired by and adopted his counterpart's alter ego of The Flash.

Biography

Early Life

Bartholomew Henry Allen was born on September 30, 1992 in Central City, in Ohio, to Henry and Nora Allen. When Allen was 9 years old, his mother was murdered and his father was arrested for her murder despite Allen's protest.

Getting Powers

One night, Allen was struck by lightning which gave him super speed, becoming a Metahuman.

Monitored by Lex Luthor

At some point, Allen witnessed an armed robbery and used his speed to stop the criminal. Unbeknownst to him, Lex Luthor caught him on camera and kept him in his files with other Metahumans.

Stopping Captain Boomerang

When Captain Boomerang tried to rob the Central City Diamond Exchange, Allen disguised in a red suit appeared and stopped him.

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Allen meeting his Earth-1 doppelgänger

During the Crisis, Allen was present in the Speed Force and was not aware of the event. Later, his Earth-1 doppelgänger met him and Allen thought he was a cosplayer. Allen of Earth-1 told him that they are both the Flash, an alias he has not yet used in his universe. They both were impressed by each other's suit and introduced themselves as Barry Allen. Allen of Earth-1 claimed that this is not possible now, which confused Allen as he was not aware of the Crisis. Allen slowly faded away saying he told Victor it was possible.

Butterfly Invasion

The Justice League arrives

In January 2022, Allen, alongside the Justice League, was contacted by Amanda Waller to assist the 11th Street Kids in thwarting the Butterfly Invasion. However, the team arrived after the battle concluded, with Peacemaker carrying the unconscious body of Emilia Harcourt away while emphasizing the rumor of Aquaman having sex with fish. He expressed his annoyance with the rumor and Allen claimed that it was not a rumor, which enraged Arthur in swearing at him. The two then laughed at their joke and looked at the leaving task force.

Power and Abilities

Powers

“	It's like this layer of dimensional reality that seems to manipulate spacetime. I call it the Speed Force.	”
— Allen on Speed Force[src]

Allen running at super speed

• Speed Force Connection: Allen was struck by lightning and gained connection to the Speed Force.
  • Accelerated Healing Factor: Despite being attacked by Superman, Allen is able to recover from the injuries in a short period of time.
  • Electrokinesis: When Allen runs, a series of blue lightning bolts follows him and flickers on his body.
    • Speed Force Aura: Allen is protected by an aura of invisible energy, protecting them from burning due to extreme friction and from gravitational forces. The aura was also shown to be able to protect those being carried by Allen, protecting them from the extreme friction produced from superhuman speed.
  • Superhuman Agility: Allen is able to balance off unstable constructs while running at superhuman speed, allowing him to easily maneuver obstacles.
  • Superhuman Durability: Allen can survive attacks by Superman.
• Superhuman Momentum: Allen is able to generate and withstand extreme kinetic energy.
  • Superhuman Speed: With the connection to the Speed Force, Allen is able to run at superhuman speed and able to run faster than the speed of light.
    • Accelerated Perception: Allen is able to perceive actions and words that appeared for a brief moment in time.
    • Bodily Vibration: Allen is able to vibrate at superhuman speed.
      • Intangibility: Also known as "phasing", Allen was shown to vibrate his molecules to survive an explosive blast.
    • Superhuman Reflexes: Allen can respond to attacks quickly, including a speeding bullet and physical contacts.
    • Time Travel: By running faster than the speed of light, Allen can reverse time and ultimately travel through time.
      • Temporal Regression: While running to return to a point prior to Earth's destruction, Allen briefly reverse time and rebuilt the destroyed fragments of Earth before he could run to the center of the explosion.
  • Superhuman Senses: Allen has enhanced senses and able to hear sounds even after exceeding the speed of sound, which no sounds can be heard normally.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Despite running for a long distance, Allen is able to not get out of breath. However, he requires a high amount of food in order to compensate for the tremendous number of calories being burnt.
  • Superhuman Strength: By running at superhuman speed, Allen is capable of moving heavy objects and breaking a glass window with a touch.

Abilities

• High-level Intellect: Allen entered the CSI division of Central City Police Department, which has a high standard of understanding of science.
  • Science: As a trained forensic scientist, while not experienced, Allen is familiar with a variety of scientific knowledge, allowing him to complete his tasks in forensics efficiently.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Allen is able to fight several Parademons easily and apprehend multiple criminals in Central City.

“	My special skills include viola, web design, fluent in sign language, gorilla sign language...	”
— Barry Allen to Bruce Wayne[src]

• Violist: Allen is skilled at playing violas.
• Web Design: Among the skills Allen told Bruce Wayne, web design was one of them.
• Sign Language: Allen is fluent in sign language and can communicate through it. Allen is also fluent in gorilla sign language, which he could use while communicating with gorillas.

Equipment

Current Equipment

• The Flash Suit: Allen wears a red protective suit while operating as a vigilante.
  • Flash Ring: The Flash Ring was created by Alfred Pennyworth to allow Allen to have a quicker and simpler suit up process.
• Batarang: When Bruce Wayne threw his Batarang at Allen to test his power, Allen kept it as a "souvenir".

Appearances

Appearances
	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Appears
	Suicide Squad (Film)	Flashback
	Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization	Flashback
	Joyride	Appears
	Fast Food	Appears
	Pit Stop	Appears
	Justice League	Appears (Non-Canon)
	Justice League: The Art of the Film	Appears
	Justice League VR: The Complete Experience	Appears
	Shazam!: Freddy's Guide to Super Hero-ing	Appears
	Shazam!	Drawing
	Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four	Appears
	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Appears
	Murn After Reading	Mentioned
	It's Cow or Never	Appears
	Stronger Than Steel	Appears
	A New Phase	Appears
	Black Adam	Poster
	Team Flash	Appears
	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Mentioned
	The Flash (2023 Film)	Appears
	The Flash: The Official Visual Companion	Appears
	Blue Beetle (Film)	Mentioned

Gallery

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  Civilian
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  The Flash (first suit)
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  The Flash (second suit)
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  Knightmare Flash

Promotional Images

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  The Flash (2023 Film) Concept Art - Batman 89 and The Flash
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  The Flash (2023 Film) Concept Art - New Suit
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  "Keep Phasing"
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  Teaser Poster
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  Flash of Two Worlds
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  "Don't Confuse Motion with Action"
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  "Saving the Future and the Past"
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  Comic Book Cover
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  "Worlds Collide"
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  "Worlds Collide"
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  International Poster
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  "Multiverse Chronobowl"
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  "Worlds Collide"
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  IMAX
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  Dolby Cinema
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  4DX
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  ScreenX

References

Other versions of Barry Allen/The Flash