Wally West (DCAU)

The Flash (real name Wally West) is a kind-hearted and sarcastic speedster who protects his home of Central City from crime, and protect the world as a member of the Justice League.

History

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Speed Force Conduit: Speed force conduits possess a connection to the Speed Force, a cosmic force that allows its users to push the boundaries that keep time and space. As a conduit of the Speed Force, all aspects of their physiology are accelerated and enhanced.^[1]
  • Accelerated Healing: By having a connection to the speed force, every speed force conduit has an incredibly fast healing ability and can heal from most injuries in seconds and devastating injuries in minutes.^[2]
  • Enhanced Senses: The Speed Force enhances the speedster's senses, allowing them to perceive and process thoughts faster than the normal person.^[3]
  • Phasing: Speed Force conduits can tap into the Speed Force to vibrate their molecules in a way to achieve intangibility for short bursts, allowing them to phase through objects.^[4]
  • Speed Force Aura: The Speed Force manifests an aura around the speedster and whatever they are carrying, protecting them from adverse effects of their speed, such as friction with the air.^[5]
    • Superhuman Durability: The Speed Force Aura also protects speedsters from kinetic impacts, which in turn, makes them much more durable and resistant to injury than any normal human.^[6]
  • Superhuman Stamina: The Speed Force grants its conduits with a great increase of stamina, allowing them to fight or run much longer than the average person. Although a great increase, it is not unlimited.^[3]
  • Superhuman Speed: The universal factor of being a Speed Force conduit grants its user with imperceptible amounts of speed. All powers that conduits possess derives from their speed.^[3]. This also confers:
    • Superhuman Agility: The speedster's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows them to easily maneuver while moving at superhuman speed.^[3]
    • Superhuman Reflexes: In conjunction with their enhanced senses, The speedster's reflexes are heightened immeasurably, allowing them to dodge or react faster than normal.^[3]
  • Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits are able to create vortices of air by running in circles or rotating their extremities at super-speed. These vortices can be used for a number of effects.^[7]

Abilities

• Charisma
• Science
  • Chemistry
  • Forensic Pathology^[8]
• Tactical Analysis
• Throwing

Weaknesses

• High Caloric Dependency: Flash must consume many thousands of calories a day for optimum power use. Various instances he fought he must manage his stamina and instances where he's been exhausted.
• Power Instability: Without precise control, Flashes powers are as dangerous to himself and others. He can cause unstable resonance by oscillating his body causing catastrophic damage to his surrounding environment, fortunately he is disciplined enough.
  • Speed Threshold: If he exceeds certain speed threshold he may enter the Speed Force and never return.^[9]
    

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Flash's Costume Ring

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Wally West. The original character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in The Flash #110.
• Flash is primarily voiced by Michael Rosenbaum. Charlie Schlatter voiced him for his first appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series.
  

Recommended Reading

• Justice League
• Justice League Unlimited
• Justice League Infinity (Volume 1)

Related

• 148 Appearances of Wally West (DCAU)
• 48 Images featuring Wally West (DCAU)
• 16 Quotations by or about Wally West (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Wally West (DCAU)

External Links

• Wally West (DCAU) at Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning

• Flash at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

1. ↑ Being a speed force conduit conveys some core powers as demonstrated by Barry Allen and Wally West.
2. ↑ The Flash (Volume 5) #73
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} The Flash (Volume 2) #1
4. ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #76
5. ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #63
6. ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #2
7. ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #74
8. ↑ Justice League Unlimited: "Flash and Substance"
9. ↑ Justice League Unlimited: "Divided We Fall"

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