| “ | You were made from Iris. A part of her heart is inside you. I've seen you be kind. I've seen you laugh. I know that wasn't all a lie. You can be more than this. Not Iris, but... yourself. You have to want it. You have to choose it. I... I choose me. |
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— Barry Allen and "Mirror-Iris West-Allen"[src]
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Iris West-Allen was a reflection of the original Iris brought to life by Eva McCulloch.[1]
Biography[edit | hide | hide all]
Creation[edit | hide]
When Iris West Allen entered Eva McCulloch's office at McCulloch Tech in order to find dirt on McCulloch's husband, McCulloch captured West-Allen and brought her into the Mirrorverse and replaced her by her reflection.[2]
West-Allen, now in the real world, started to resume her original counterpart's activities. She went on a date with Barry Allen and during dinner, they were interrupted by Amunet Black. They were both blackmailed into letting her escape with the theft. West-Allen then went inside a bar and threaten a man in order to make him talk which surprised Allen. After finding Black, she teamed up with her in order to stop the turf war that was happening between her and Goldface. The West-Allens both managed to get together and burn a flower that emit a perfume that made Goldface fall in love again with Black ending their war. Later, West-Allen hugged Allen at their apartment while the original West-Allen watched through the mirror.[1]
Retrieving the Mirror Gun[edit | hide]
The next week, she asked Allen if he could give her the Mirror Gun to which he declined despite the fact that West-Allen told him that it was to further investigate McCulloch Tech's link to Black Hole. Later, she went inside the Starchives to find the Mirror Gun, only to find Nash Wells that almost caught her stealing the gun. She then left after telling Wells to not tell Allen about the encounter. Later, at their apartment, Allen gave West-Allen the Mirror Gun, believing that she would use it for good.[4]
Covering up McCulloch Tech[edit | hide]
The following week, West-Allen went inside Joe's office to get information about Carver, but Joe declined and told her that this was a CCPD investigation not something related to Team Flash which angered her. West-Allen then lied about having lunch together at a wrong time in order to distract Joe and break inside his office and get what she wanted. Later that night, West-Allen's arms got burned because of McCulloch hurting herself in order to buy some time.[5]
Something Wrong[edit | hide]
The next week, West-Allen's brother Wally came back in town. She and Team Flash made a welcome party for him and were interrupted by Cisco Ramon who returned from his trip. During the apéritif, West-Allen started to shake and repeat the numbers McCulloch was telling to the original West-Allen and that awkward moment was caught by Kamilla Hwang who found that suspicious. Later, she had a talk with Wally who suspected that Allen was responsible for the Speed Force agony. During their talk, Hwang took a picture of the "siblings" and when Wally left, she asked Hwang to delete the photo because Black Holes assassin like Doctor Light could track them with her pictures. Some time later, after Allen has witnessed the Death of the Speed Force, West-Allen told him that it was maybe for the better and that he may have always been destined to live without powers. That night, she caught Hwang with a back-up picture of her and saw her real form. West-Allen then used the Mirror Gun on her in order to send her into the Mirrorverse.[6]
Success is Assured[edit | hide]
After replacing Hwang with her reflection, McCulloch contacted them and asked them to retrieve the Prismatic Reflector that she built at Mercury Labs. There, they met Tina McGee's assistant that believed they were there to talk about the development of clean energy. During the visit, the lab was attacked by Sunshine who was also there to retrieve the Prismatic Reflector and West-Allen called The Flash to stop her. Later, after the arrest of Sunshine, West-Allen and Hwang somehow managed to replace the reflector by a fake and gave it to McCulloch.[7]
Identity Revealed[edit | hide]
McCulloch eventually contacted West-Allen and told her to make sure to drain more speed from The Flash. Later, when after learning that Joe was placed under witness protection, she used this as an opportunity to kick Allen out of their apartment.[8]
Destruction[edit | hide]
A week later, at the Bentley Building, West-Allen has second thoughts about draining The Flash's speed before telling McCulloch if they need to start the second phase of her liberation. Cecile Horton entered the room to ask a question regarding their break-up and West-Allen blamed Allen for all those times he overlooked their family. She managed to trick Horton into reading her mind about sincere though about Allen since she shared similar feeling for him like her original counterpart. Later, at her apartment, she and her siblings placed mirrors all around the room to facilitate McCulloch's return and started to plan how they would free Bloodwork assuring the liberation of McCulloch. When her siblings left, she was warned by McCulloch that Allen is planning to expose her and that she would just have to go to S.T.A.R. Labs and let the rest to her.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, West-Allen ppretended to be innocent and when Allen used the Prismatic Refractor on her, it showed nothing, so West-Allen used it on Allen in order to make everyone believe that he was the faker since McCullochsecretly replaced the Prismatic Refractor by a reflection that does the opposite. Later, she joined her siblings to infiltrate A.R.G.U.S. and talk to Bloodwork in order to retrieve a sample of his blood. Hwang made the sacrifice and deactivated the Rosso's cell for 60 seconds. Rosso used this opportunity to grab them and asked West-Allen what she wanted. After he placed a sample of his blood on West-Allen, he returned to his cell and told them that they were walls beyond those walls and that he was never gonna escape anyway. Singh stayed behind to cover up and Iris escaped. Back at their apartment, West-Allen is confronted by Allen who escaped his cell. After a brief fight, she defeated Allen easily due to his lack of speed. But due to the original West-Allen action regarding McCulloch's feeling to Carver, the emotion caused pain. Before she got shattered, West-Allen told Allen to go save Iris.[3]
Powers and Abilities[edit | hide]
Powers[edit | hide]
- Reflection Physiology: Kidnapping the real Iris West-Allen, McCulloch was able to create a direct copy of West-Allen and control him through her own actions.[3]
- Connection to Eva McCulloch: As one of McCulloch's direct creations, West-Allen was connected to her emotions and thoughts, following each and every command as McCulloch desired.[3]
- Shape-Shifting: West-Allen has the ability to change her body parts into reflective blades.[3]
Equipment[edit | hide]
Former Equipment[edit | hide]
- Mirror Gun: West-Allen wielded the Mirror Gun when she sent Kamilla Hwang into the Mirrorverse.[6]
Appearances[edit | hide]
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Love Is a Battlefield | Appears |
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A Girl Named Sue | Appears |
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Grodd Friended Me | Appears |
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Death of the Speed Force | Appears |
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The Exorcism of Nash Wells | Appears |
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So Long and Goodnight | Appears |
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Liberation | Appears |
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Pay the Piper | Mentioned |
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The Speed of Thought | Mentioned |
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Mother | Mentioned |
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Central City Strong | Flashback |
Notes[edit | hide]
- The script refers to her as "Mirror-Iris West-Allen".
Gallery[edit | hide]
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References[edit | hide]
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