Barry Allen
Barry Allen is a fictional character in DC Comics, the second and most iconic version of the superhero the Flash.
A forensic scientist struck by lightning and doused in chemicals, he gains superhuman speed and becomes Central City's protector.
The character's 1956 debut helped launch comics' Silver Age.
Barry Allen has appeared in numerous TV adaptations, most notably *The Flash* series (2014–2023): He runs like Barry Allen.
Sudden brief illumination
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
courage · bravery · justice · rescue · heroics · selfless · moral · hopeful
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- blurLack of sharpness
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
time travel · phasing · vibration · sonic boom · running · momentum · kinetic energy · quick
- ZoomVideo call platform
- particle acceleratorDevice speeding subatomic bits
- metahumanBeing with superpowers
- comicsSequential art medium
graphic novels · Earth-2 · multiverse · Crisis · Arrowverse · CW
Crime scene investigators
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
DNA · analysis · ballistics · toxicology · autopsy · microscope · investigation · detective
Undisclosed true self
- civilianNon-military person
- maskFace-worn concealment
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- scientistOne who studies nature
mild-mannered · incognito · alter ego · unassuming · ordinary · disguise
Flash
Sudden brief illumination
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
sacrifice · courage · bravery · justice · rescue · heroics · selfless · moral · hopeful · optimistic
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- blurLack of sharpness
lightning · time travel · phasing · vibration · sonic boom · running · momentum · kinetic energy · quick · fast
Reverse-Flash
- ZoomVideo call platform
- particle acceleratorDevice speeding subatomic bits
- metahumanBeing with superpowers
comics · graphic novels · Earth-2 · multiverse · Crisis · Arrowverse · CW
CSI
Crime scene investigators
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
fingerprints · DNA · analysis · ballistics · toxicology · autopsy · microscope · investigation · detective · criminology
secret identity
Undisclosed true self
scientist · mild-mannered · incognito · alter ego · unassuming · ordinary · disguise
Barry AllenBatman
Gotham's masked vigilante
Bruce Wayne · The Punisher · Wolverine · Rorschach · Deadpool