- For other uses of The Flash, see The Flash (Disambiguation).
The Flash: The Tornado Twins is a novel written by Barry Lyga. This is the final book of the trilogy that explores an alternate continuity where Flashpoint never occurred.
Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
BARRY ALLEN HAS RUN TO MANY PLACES, AT speeds not humanly possible, into the past and across the multiverse. But now he has to do the impossible: run into the future. To the sixty-fourth century, to be exact, where he must uncover Hocus Pocus's secrets and face the evil Abra Kadabra.
Meanwhile, on Earth-1, in the present, Kid Flash continues to investigate Earthworm, hoping to stop him before he strikes again. Plus, the team has to band together to try to save Barry's job at CCPD.
Good thing Team Flash believes that the impossible is just another exciting challenge.[1]
Appearances[edit | hide]
Characters[edit | hide]
Protagonists[edit | hide]
Antagonists[edit | hide]
- Techno-wizards
- Abra Kadabra
- Abra Kadabra (Hocus Pocus)
- Bisebbseidseibseobsebdseidseiseboose (mentioned)
- Citizen Ali (mentioned)
- Voilà (mentioned)
- Prupesuptoupchupanupgeoup (mentioned)
- Earthworm (Herbert Hynde)
- Rainbow Raider (Roy Bivolo) (mentioned)
- Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (mentioned)
- Roxxas
- Savitar (mentioned)
- Thinker (Clifford DeVoe) (mentioned in newspaper)
- Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon) (mentioned)
Other Characters[edit | hide]
- Tornado Twins
- Chuck Taine
- Elongated Man (mentioned in newspaper)
- Quantum Police
- Darrel Frye
- Giffitz
- Henry Allen (mentioned)
- Herb Shawn (mentioned)
- Madame Xanadu (mentioned)
- Mitchell MacDonald (mentioned)
- Teen Titans (mentioned in newspaper)
Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]
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Events[edit | hide]
- The Crisis of 2024
- Flashpoint (mentioned)
Locations[edit | hide]
- Earth
- United States of America
- Central City
- Central City Municipal Theater (mentioned)
- Central City Park (mentioned)
- Central City Pier (mentioned)
- Central City
- United States of America
- Earth-27 (mentioned)
- Earth-1
Notes[edit | hide]
- In this book, Barry learns the existence of another timeline with his own multiverse and learns about the consequences of Flashpoint such as Savitar.
- When Barry faces Abra Kadabra for the first time, Kadabra told him if he has discovered Savitar's true identity. This proves that the "future" Barry is visiting is actually the one of Earth-1 from the show's continuity.
- This is the first title of the trilogy where the main antagonist isn't in the title.
- The novel introduces the Tornado Twins, Don and Dawn, who in the comics are the children of Barry and Iris.
- When Barry meets Don and Dawn, they politely refuse to disclose their family name, hinting to the possibility that the twins are descendants of Barry.
- Compared to the comics they aren't directly Barry's children, this is further proven by the fact that the twins currently have parents.
- Despite being the novel title, the twins don't play an important role at all.
- When Barry meets Don and Dawn, they politely refuse to disclose their family name, hinting to the possibility that the twins are descendants of Barry.
- In the Tornado Twins' future, there are several characters that are introduced that originate from the comics:
- Charles "Chuck" Taine in the comic is the real name of the Legion of Super-Heroes member Bouncing Boy.
- Roxxas is a villain in the comics and an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
- When Barry arrives at Don and Dawn's hideout, he sees multiple newspapers of events that match events in different continuities, including this one. Their headlines are:
- "FLASH HALTS GORILLA WAR!", which happened in Attack on Central City in the show's continuity.
- "RAINBOW RAIDER: LIGHTS OUT!", which could refer to the ending of The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen or the beginning of The Flash: Green Arrow's Perfect Shot.
- "THINKER STRIKES AGAIN!", reflecting the events of Therefore She Is if not the event prior in The Flash: Green Arrow's Perfect Shot.
- "ELONGATED MAN SOLVES LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY", which hasn't happened yet. However, since Ralph Dibny has been introduced in the show's continuity, this story's events could occur in an upcoming episode. It is unknown if Ralph Dibny is the Elongated Man in this timeline since he is currently deceased in this continuity.
- "KID FLASH JOINS TEEN TITANS". The headline references the Teen Titans in the DC Comics, which Wally West/Kid Flash was a founding member of. It may also mean that the group will appear someday in the Arrowverse.
Gallery[edit | hide]
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The Flash: The Tornado Twins