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Ray Palmer

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Alter ego

The Atom
Colonel Cold (briefly)

Code name

Sir Raymond of the Palms (formerly)
Rayge (briefly)

Dr. Raymond Carson "Ray" Palmer (born 1981), is a businessman and the former CEO of Palmer Technologies, previously known as Queen Consolidated. He is the son of David and Sandy Palmer and younger brother of Sydney Palmer, who in at least one version of the future is considered to be the father of the robotics industry. Ray is the husband of Nora Darhk, the ex-fiancé of Kendra Saunders, and the ex-boyfriend/friend of Felicity Smoak. Ray was also the fiancé of Anna Loring until her death at the hands of a Mirakuru soldier.

Having designed a powerful exosuit, Ray began acting as a vigilante in Starling City, calling himself The Atom. While testing out a new function of his exosuit, Ray accidentally caused an explosion which shrunk him to a miniature size; stuck in this state and unable to call for help, he was presumed dead. After six months, during which time the city was renamed "Star City" in his honor, Ray managed to contact Felicity but was captured by Damien Darhk and H.I.V.E. for his technology. However, thanks to the efforts of Team Arrow, Ray was rescued and would continue to aid them in their fight against Darhk.

In early 2016, Ray was recruited by time traveler Rip Hunter into the Legends on a mission to take down Vandal Savage. After Ray's A.T.O.M. suit was destroyed during a mission in Feudal Japan, Mick Rory gave him the Cold gun. He nicknamed himself Colonel Cold, using both Leonard Snart's weaponry and goggles. After getting a new source of dwarf star alloy, Ray went back to his Atom identity. He is later knighted Sir Raymond of the Palms, Defender of Camelot by Queen Guinevere in 507.

Ray went to Central City for the Technology Convention, where he met a member of Team Flash and his fan, Chester P. Runk. Ray helped Barry Allen face Despero. Before leaving the city, Ray promised to create a foundation in honor of Chester's father.

Original multiverse

Ray was born in 1981 to David and Sandy Palmer in Ivy Town and had an older brother, Sydney. Ray had a lonely childhood, though he got through it by immersing himself in Arthurian lore, fancying himself as " Sir Galahad" and naming his personal playground in the woods after the legendary Camelot. He was inspired to become an engineer and inventor after watching as a child. Ray and Sydney often fought over which video games to play as Sydney liked playing Tecmo Bowl while Ray preferred Legend of Zelda.

Finding Gumball

In 1988, Ray had come across a time-displaced baby Dominator alien as he was hiding away from some bullies. He befriended the alien and named it Gumball. Ray took Gumball home, fed him candy and watched movies with him. Soon, the situation drew the attention of the NSA, who wanted to capture Gumball to study him.

Original timeline: Ray tried to free his friend from the NSA, but the agents shot him before he could. Ray's body was left in the woods for the authorities to find days later, with enough damage done that it required dental identification. An article was written about him post-death by Ivy Town Times, although his family was too shaken to comment for it, and faculty at Ivy Town Middle School began working on a "Ray Palmer Memorial Garden", where they planned to grow Ray's favorite snack.

Current timeline: However, this event sent a ripple through time that drew in a strange group of people, unknowingly including his future self. Ray, with help from Zari Tomaz and his future self, rescued Gumball from the NSA agents. After they escape, Ray reunited Gumball with his mother, tearfully letting him go. Back home, Zari assured Ray that he did the right thing and that he would go on to find people that he fit in with, urging him to stay positive. Ray then went trick-or-treating as "The Atom", with his new adult friends standing by him against the teasing from his bullies.

Becoming the Atom

Ray was visiting Felicity in the morning at her house when a surprised woman asked what their company was not using. The man started the topic about cogeneration and made some preliminary calculations. Instead of selling energy to the city, he wanted to give it away for free. Conversation was interrupted by the doorbell and the visitor was Felicity's mother. Palmer was surprised by the difference in personality between women when she suddenly noticed him. At first she thought he was staying with her daughter, but when she found out who the man was, she linked him to the SmartWatch she had bought. Ray introduced her to the prototype of the latest model and gave it back to her. He decided to leave both women and left the house.

Some time later, Palmer found Felicity in tears in the office. He said that while implementing the city transformation plan, he had not thought about the cyber terrorists who were now attacking Starling City. He added that he would like to have a drink now when Donna suddenly walked into the office. Nervous, she started yelling at her daughter, so Felicity asked Ray to leave the room for a moment. The next day, Palmer visited Felicity's offices again, with whom he wanted to talk about cogeneration. There he noticed a mother hugging her daughter, who seemed happy. Miss Smoak, wanting to stay with Donna before she left, asked the president of the company for the time off, saying she was sick.

Later, Ray acquired the rights to a mine where he thought he would find dwarf star alloy and reacted by calling up schematics for a project he was working on, the A.T.O.M. Exosuit. He kissed Felicity which left him confused and he quickly left.

Ray visited his company's cafeteria and was surprised to start telling Felicity about it. The woman announced that she eats there every day like the rest of the staff, then wanted to leave the office, believing she had a meeting. Palmer noticed his friend's strange behavior and remembered the last kiss. He realized that Miss Smoak was angry because he ran away nervous shortly after him. He wanted to explain everything to her, but she wouldn't let him because she wanted them both to forget about it.

Sometime later, Ray tracked down the girl's phone at the Verdant Club and called her to speak to her. When the girl came to him, Palmer said that he did not regret the kiss, but felt guilty. He told her a story about his ex-fiancée - Anna, who died during the night of the siege. The man blames himself for her death all the time, as he failed to protect her and therefore tried not to bond with other women. After this conversation, Felicity decided to return to the office to find Ray sitting over the microscope. The girl started asking him what exactly he was doing with the company, so Palmer decided to show her. He shortened his clandestine project as a miniaturization of the military equipment of the Department of Applied Sciences and showed the exoskeleton of Automatic Technology of Mechanical Operations, thanks to which the man will be able to help many people, but he needs the help of a friend.

Ray did the 37 Alpha test in his office, but failed. Suddenly, Felicity entered the room, making fun of her friend's test targets - the clowns. The girl visited Palmer to talk about risking her life. She figured the armor would only give him temporary protection and he could die. Ray gave the example of the Arrow, which has no armor and is alive, but Miss Smoak was not sure about it. To end this discussion, the man asked her friend to repair the glove chip. In the evening, Ray visited the girl in her office, where he saw her all crying. When he asked how the chip repair was progressing, Felicity announced that it would not succeed. She referred to Anna and said that the exoskeleton would not revive her, because when we lose someone, they go away forever and nothing will return them to us. Palmer noticed his friend's behavior and upset and offered to help comfort, but made it clear she had no right to say what his ex-fiancée would like. Miss Smoak apologized to the man and left the office. The next morning, Felicity went back to work and apologized to her friend again, realizing she had crossed a line, then decided that she couldn't stop him, but might not help him. She handed him the chip intact and left, leaving the devastated Palmer alone.

Ray found a pensive Felicity in the office that morning, who had informed the man that the meeting was not due for three hours. Palmer said he had asked the Mayor to move them because of a murderer who was roaming the city. The discussion turned back to the subject of the exosuit the girl would not hear about. Deciding that she would not help him on the suicide mission, she dressed and left. Some time later, Ray and Felicity entered the building where the meeting was being held. Despite being late shortly after entering the room, Palmer declared that he could provide financial assistance. Even so, he knew the development would take some time and offered to call a national guard. Suddenly, the glass broke and a smoke bomb flew through it. Soon after that, Brick appeared with his thugs, whom he ordered to take the mayor and councilors, and ordered to kill the rest. Ray tried to protect Felicity at all costs and pounced on the bandit whom he overpowered.

In the evening, at the Palmer Technologies office, Felicity was treating a friend who remembered the death of her fiancée. He said he now had a goal of protecting his loved ones, especially Miss Smoak. Some time later, everyone heard the phone message from the criminal who requested a meeting. In the designated place, Cegła began to show off, as the police could not attack him because of the hostages he was holding. The man made fun of Ray, who in his opinion only has money that will not solve this problem. He ordered all city officials to leave town within twenty-four hours, then drove off. The next morning, Felicity interrupted Palmer's meeting and asked him to borrow the helicopter. When the girl returned, she gave her friend the nanochip, which she repaired. He was surprised that Miss Smoak helped him on his suicide mission, but the woman decided that with her help there was a high probability that she would not die.

Ray had not been showing up for work, causing Felicity to get worried. Ray was found by Felicity working on his A.T.O.M. Exosuit. Before Ray is able to complete his suit, Felicity locked him out of the network. Ray was told to take a shower, eat, and take at least a five-hour nap, to which Ray agreed on. After his shower, Ray shared a kiss with Felicity. The two then had sex after. Ray sneaked out of bed, completed his Exosuit, and gave it a test drive.

Ray is working in his apartment on the A.T.O.M. exoskeleton, when he opens the door to an angry Felicity Smoak, who informs the man of a decline in company shares for the week he is absent. Palmer says he doesn't know he's gone a week. He begins to explain that he is working on gloves that don't want to work with the helmet. Suddenly, Miss Smoak tells the man to stop as he wanted to use a sonic ionizer on a four-lane circuit, which would have blown up the building. Ray announces that he is not going to stop until this is done, leading Felicity to leave the apartment. Some time later, the woman disconnected her friend from the server and gives him two solutions. The first is a six-hour attempt to crack the password, while the second is to eat, wash and sleep, after which he will be given the password. After dinner and a shower, Palmer thanks his friend for returning the password. The man announces that when he is with Felicity he doesn't think about work, and she kisses him, causing them to end up in bed together. Some time later, Ray wakes up and comes up with a solution. He manages to complete the exosuit, so he puts it on and climbs onto the roof of the building, where he makes his first successful flight attempt.

Oliver shows up at Ray's office and tries to tell him that Felicity's telling the truth and he doesn't know what the city is up against, but he doesn't believe Oliver. He fakes a 911 call to get the Arrow and Arsenal to come to the top of a building where he's waiting for them. He flies in and unleashes electricity at the two. He also shows the Arrow that his suit cannot be damaged by his arrows. Arsenal starts to charge at him, but Atom blasts him with electricity, knocking him out. The Arrow fires a trick arrow at the Atom, but he flies away before it explodes. When he's not looking, Atom rapidly flies past Oliver, making him fall to the ground and disarming him. The Atom then prepares to defeat Arrow, but he notices a weak spot on his suit and throws a small flechette at it, causing the suit to stop working. The Arrow gets up and kicks Ray to the ground. He holds an arrow to him and prepares to execute him. However, Arrow proves Ray wrong by not killing him and tells Ray that he needs to prove himself to Felicity by trusting her. Ray apologizes to Felicity and still wants to work with her. The two kiss. During a meeting with Mayor Celia Castle and Captain Quentin Lance, Ray changes his mind and agrees with Laurel that the Arrow's being framed before watching Celia get killed by an Arrow impersonator.

Ray saves Felicity from being shot by an arrow, but is shot himself. He is taken to the hospital where he's in critical condition. The doctors remove the arrow, but one doctor says that there's a blood clot in his brain. Ray could die during a surgery to remove the clot or if the clot moves. Ray then asks Felicity to retrieve his nano-tech, so that the nano-tech can completely destroy the clot. She does so and injects him with the nano-tech. Ray starts to die of side effects, but the side effects stop. The doctors then discover in a MRI of Ray's brain that the clot has disappeared. A fully recovered Ray thanks Felicity for saving his life and says he loves her.

In order to improve A.T.O.M. exosuit, Ray and Felicity travel to Central City to seek assistance from S.T.A.R. Labs and Ray meets Barry Allen/The Flash. As Team Flash helps him improve the suit, Ray develops a friendly rapport with Cisco Ramon over their shared sense of humor, penchant for engineering, and tendency to name super-villains. When they see Eddie Thawne struggling with Iris West to keep Barry's secret, Felicity decides they should have a dinner with Iris, Eddie, and Barry. Ray buys out the restaurant for privacy, but the night quickly turns disastrous due to Iris' frustration with Eddie's secret and Barry having a hard time with Dr. Harrison Wells. When the disgruntled scientist Brie Larvan, a villain Team Flash is trying to catch, attacks Dr. Tina McGee, Ray suits up as the Atom and saves her by redirecting Brie's robotic bees into the water, managing to crash into Cisco and Caitilin Snow's van just as his suit runs out of power. Before leaving Ray is given Brie's last robotic bee they obtained and intends to study it.

Back in Starling City, Oliver reluctantly asks for Ray's help in capturing a meta-human named Jake Simmons, Felicity and Oliver include him in the Team Arrow. In their first encounter, Ray loses the fight when it turns out Jake could absorb electrical blasts. Ray is criticized by Oliver and his friends for not taking it as seriously when he lacks the experience. Later, when Jake has Felicity hostage, Ray flies towards their location and uses a remote link to have Oliver control the suit, combining his technology with Oliver's experience. The link was successful at first until Simmons gained the upper hand and destroyed the remote link, leaving Ray helpless. Jake was about to kill him until Oliver gave Ray the encouragement he needed to beat Simmons. Ray held his hand over Simmons' eyes and reflected his eye blast back into his face and then proceeded to beat Jake to unconsciousness. Ray is later seen saying goodbye to Roy. Later Simmons was placed in The Pipeline at S.T.A.R. Labs by Cisco and Ray, where Ray nicknames him "Deathbolt." However, Cisco came to the realization that Simmons was in Opal City the night of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, which made them both wonder how Simmons obtained his powers.

As Ray is working on his suit in his office, Felicity comes in looking sad, much to his concern. Felicity Ray's permission for both her and Oliver to use his private jet. When she tries to explain her reasons, Ray brings up the topic of her and Oliver, having seen them together after Roy left the city. Ray voices his belief that Felicity didn't return the sentiment when he confessed his love to her at the hospital because she is still in love with Oliver. Felicity admits he is right and tearfully apologizes. The couple break up, though Ray still allows Felicity and Oliver to use his private jet.

While Ray was working on his exoskeleton at Palmer Technologies, he was visited by Felicity Smoak, who again asked for a jet for her and Oliver. The crying girl tries to explain that this is not what he thinks, but the scientist denies it. Palmer reveals that when they were saying goodbye to Roy, he saw her looking at Queen. It was then that he saw that she still loved him, and the moment when he confessed to her in the hospital gave much food for thought. Ultimately, Ray said that Felicity couldn't love him, as she was still in love with Oliver. Felicity apologized to the scientist in tears, saying that she never intended to hurt him. The pair broke up, and Palmer gave the computer scientist access to his jet without knowing the specific reasons.

Ray and the rest of the team survive the bio-weapon because Malcolm Merlyn secretly immunized them. The Flash arrives and rescues them from the League of Assassins. Ray and the team then return to Starling City. Ray and Felicity later save the city by containing the virus Ra's al Ghul unleashed on it. When Oliver and Felicity decide to leave Starling City, Felicity hopes that Ray will find a new VP and that she wants him to be happy. The next morning, Ray implants his nano-tech into his suit, while testing out a new discovery in its technology, which would allow it to miniaturize selected targets and reduce the scale of the suit itself. This causes the CEO's office of Palmer Technologies to explode, leaving Ray to be presumed dead. Ray however, survived the explosion, albeit shrunken to the size of an atom. He sent several distress calls to Felicity, telling her that he's alive and needs help. Despite this, Starling City was subsequently re-branded as Star City in honor of Ray saving the city from the Alpha-Omega virus.

Captured by H.I.V.E.

Helping Vixen

When Vixen and her sister Kuasa broke into a collector's home in Star City to retrieve the Water Totem of Zambesi to defeat General Benatu Eshu, Kuasa attempted to steal the Totem for herself, only to be stopped by Ray and Black Canary who Mari had contacted prior to the break-in, predicting her sister would try to betray her. Mari convinced her to work with them together to stop Eshu, save Detroit, and avenge their village and its people. Together the group confronted Eshu, however, Eshu managed to subdue both him and Laurel.

Aiding Rip Hunter

In January 2016, Ray helped Oliver with a mission to stop several H.I.V.E. ghosts. After defeating them, he was intercepted by Rip Hunter. The former Time Master presented a proposal to form a team to take down Vandal Savage, a future dictator before he could rise to power. Rip promised Ray that he and the other potential members of the team would be remembered as legends. Ray returned to Oliver to seek his friend's advice, and ultimately accepted Rip's offer. Other members of Rip's team included Carter Hall, Kendra Saunders, Sara Lance, Leonard Snart, Mick Rory, his former professor Martin Stein, and Jefferson Jackson.

First mission, 1975

Ray and the others arrived at the where Ray talked to Martin about being one of his students, which Martin didn't remember. Then, Rip brought them to St. Roch in 1975. Ray accompanied Rip to speak to Dr. Aldus Boardman to gather information on Savage. After Martin psychically sensed Jax's distress, the team returned to the Waverider being attacked by Chronos. Martin and Ray made a run for the ship. Then Ray, now armed with his A.T.O.M. exosuit, and Firestorm provided cover for the others to get on board the time ship. Hiding in the Temporal zone, the team learned of Rip's status as a rogue Time Master and the murder of his family by Savage. While repairing his exosuit, Ray discussed with Sara, Leonard, and Mick about wanting to give his life purpose and they chose to stay on the team.

Cold War, 1986

Gideon tracked Savage's next appearance in 1986, where they needed to steal a file from the Pentagon that would tell them Savage's whereabouts. Ray and Leonard were disguised as janitors to steal a keycard from a Pentagon official. Firestorm tripped the alarm and Kendra went crazy causing a chaotic fight to break out but they succeeded in getting the file which located Savage in the Soviet Union. Chronos and the Soviet air force intercepted the Waverider causing it to crash land. Ray and Leonard went after Savage's top scientist Valentina Vostok. Ray tried to talk to Valentina but she rejected him, but Leonard was able to. He stole her keycard leading them to Luskavic Labs. Martin, with Ray, Leonard, and Mick as the backup, infiltrated the lab discovering that Savage's Operation Svarog was a program to create his own Firestorm. In a control room, Ray powered down the thermo-core but Valentina captured Leonard and threatened him unless Ray turned the core back on, which he did. Valentina's forces then captured Ray, Martin, and Mick and imprisoned them at a Koshmar gulag.

Ray and Mick arrived at Koshmar, where Ray attempted to look on the bright side of things. Ray got into a fight in the prison yard with Boris. When he woke up, he was angry at Mick for not standing with him in the yard. Then, Mikhail Arkadin retrieved the duo and started torturing them to get Martin to divulge the secrets of Firestorm. Ray started smart-mouthing Mikhail, taking most of the beating. When Leonard came to rescue Mick, Mick insisted on bringing Ray since the latter tried to protect him. After the successful rescue, Chronos ambushed the in the temporal zone, knocking them out of the time stream and stranding them in 2046.

Lost in time

Arriving in Star City of 2046, the team is confronted by a hooded archer. Thinking it was Oliver, Ray and Sara tried to talk to him but the archer fired arrows at them, forcing them to retreat. Ray informed Rip that Palmer Technologies, now Smoak Technologies, were working on technology that could fix the Waverider. While Rip led a team to retrieve the tech, Ray stayed behind on the ship to make additional repairs. He worked with Kendra on the repairs and the two got to know each other. Martin attempted to dissuade Ray from romantically pursuing Kendra, but ended up giving him the very idea. Later, Ray helped Sara rescue Connor Hawke from Deathstroke. After the fight, Ray asked Kendra out, but she turned him down.

Unable to track Savage due to obsolete time data, the crew was stranded. Gideon intercepted a distress signal from Captain Eve Baxter of the . Rip put Ray in charge of the ship while he led the away team. Rip was captured by time pirates and their leader, Jon Valor, demanded Ray surrender the Waverider. However, Rip used keywords to activate the Waverider's defenses. Ray piloted the Waverider in combat against Valor and the Acheron. After camouflaging the ship, Ray and Kendra discovered Leonard and Sara trapped in the bulkhead breach after trying to repair damage sustained from the Acheron. Ray configured his suit for space and went outside of the ship to repair the damage. After repairing the hull breach, he passed out and went into cardiac arrest. Kendra performed CPR and revived him. Soon after, Mick arrived on the Waverider, but the team found out that he sold them out to the time pirates. Mick and Valor's crewmen chased Ray, Kendra, Sara, and Leonard throughout the Waverider. They managed to fend off the pirates and subdued Mick. Afterwards, Kendra kissed Ray, surprising him. As a team, they decided to put down Mick for betraying them to the pirates.

Trapped in the past

After receiving new timeline data from the Acheron, the data took the team to Harmony Falls, 1958. Ray and Kendra staked out the town by living in an empty home, posing as a married couple, which he enjoyed. Kendra and Ray then received a visit from neighbors Gail and Curtis Knox (Vandal Savage's 1958 alias). Kendra opted to investigate Savage since he didn't seem to recognize her. Kendra and Ray attended Knox's house party. Kendra talked to Savage while Ray scoped out the house. He found a backroom where Savage was keeping the Amon Dagger. The next day, he stole it and escaped just as Savage returned home. The team devised a plan for Kendra to kill Savage with the dagger, which Ray was against. Ray was disguised as a hospital patient while Kendra attempted to kill Savage. However, Savage outsmarted them and released his manhawk experiments as Ray and Kendra escaped. While Ray, Kendra, and Sara were preparing to leave, Chronos attacked the Waverider forcing it to depart without them.

Now left to fend for themselves in 1958, Ray, Kendra, and Sara decided to leave Harmony Falls to avoid Savage's retaliation. They moved into an apartment together, but as the days passed by, Sara quickly came to the conclusion that the rest of their team must have been killed or else they would have returned to the exact moment the Waverider had left. After relaying her concern to Kendra, the two confronted Ray, who had been busying himself with building a time beacon to signal the rest of the team. Ray refused to give up the hope that they may yet be rescued, and Sara left on her own out of exasperation, despite the protests of her friends. She soon found herself returning to Nanda Parbat, and rejoined the League of Assassins under a new alias.

Ray and Kendra remained together, eventually settling down and building a new life for themselves. They continued to explore the romantic feelings that had sprung up between them and soon became involved as a couple. While Kendra became a librarian, Ray ended up starting a career as a college professor, and would later instruct such students as William Gates Sr., the father of Bill Gates. Though Ray eventually completed the time beacon in 1960, he had long since given up hope of being rescued and had come to love both Kendra and their new lives together. He soon bought an engagement ring, with the intention of proposing to Kendra in a park near their home.

Contrary to what Ray, Kendra, and Sara had come to believe about their teammates, however, all of them had survived their encounter with Chronos. After disabling the Waverider, the bounty hunter kidnapped Leonard Snart and escaped aboard the jump ship, leaving Rip, Martin, and Jax plummeting through time. When the team finally regained control over the ship, they detected the time beacon that Ray had built and arrived in 1960 just as Ray was about to propose. Kendra was overjoyed to be rescued and was eager to both rejoin the team and resume her old life, but Ray was hurt by what he perceived as a disregard of everything they had built together. He reluctantly gathered some of their belongings from their home and rejoined the team aboard the Waverider.

Together, the team traveled to Nanda Parbat in an effort to convince Sara to rejoin them. After two years with the League, however, Sara had once again become completely loyal to Ra's al Ghul and immediately turned over her former team to her master as soon as they arrived. With the team imprisoned and awaiting execution, Rip Hunter, who had studied the history of the League and its laws, requested a trial by combat. Kendra volunteered to fight for their freedom, much to Ray's dismay, and Ra's, in turn, elected Sara as his champion. Their duel was shortly interrupted, however, by Chronos, who had tracked the team to Nanda Parbat with the intention of finishing them off. Ra's freed his prisoners from their restraints and through the combined efforts of the team and the League, Chronos was subdued.

The Kasnia Conglomerate

With Mick in custody and the threat of Chronos neutralized, Rip Hunter took his team to the year 2147, where he hoped to stop Vandal's takeover of the Kasnia Conglomerate in an effort to slow down his rise to power. Upon arriving in the future, Ray learned that the Conglomerate employed robotic variations of his A.T.O.M. Exosuit in order to both keep the peace and subdue anyone found to be a violation of the law. Ray was appalled by this appropriation of his technology. While Rip and the other members of the team set out to kidnap Per Degaton, the young heir to the Conglomerate, Ray assumed the identity of a foreigner from Central City and was given a tour of the security facilities by Dr. Bryce. During the tour, Ray was startled to see an incarnation of his Exosuit on display alongside a bust of his brother, Sydney, who Bryce introduced as the founder of the robotics industry and her great-great-great-great grandfather. However, as Bryce referred to her ancestor as simply Dr. Palmer, Ray mistook the bust to be of his own image, and came to the incorrect conclusion that he must have had an illegitimate child in the 21st century in order for Bryce to have been born.

Though Ray wrestled with how to tell Kendra what he had learned, he eventually confided in her about his supposed child, and the couple reconciled some of the tension that had been plaguing their relationship since their return to the team. Vandal Savage meanwhile became aware of the presence of Rip and his team and advised Tor Degaton, Per's father, to assault the Waverider in an attempt to rescue the young heir. Unbeknownst to Vandal and Tor, Rip had taken Per outside of the Conglomerate aboard the jump ship, aiming to kill the boy before he could grow up and become a dictator; however, Rip found himself unable to murder a child, and so returned to the rest of the team with the intent of releasing Per back to his father.

The town of Salvation

After learning from a recently reformed Mick that the Time Masters had sent the Hunters after the members of his team, Rip decided to temporarily hide them within a time fragmentation that existed within the town of Salvation during 1871. Ray jumped at the chance to explore the Old West, as he had always loved Western films as a child. After donning era-appropriate clothing, Ray and the other members of the team (minus Rip himself) decided to explore the town, eventually ending up inside the local saloon. Martin and Leonard soon ended up in a skirmish with an outlaw over a game of cards; Leonard killed the man, causing the entire saloon to erupt in a barroom brawl. Jonah Hex, who had been observing the situation from his own table, eventually fired his weapon and quickly brought the fight to an end.

Outside the saloon, Hex questioned Ray and his teammates about what time period they were really from, and after the group learned of Hex's knowledge of time travel, they quickly took the bounty hunter aboard the Waverider to explain the events that had transpired to Rip. When Hex explained that their actions in the saloon would cause the deceased outlaw's gang, the Stillwaters, to raid Salvation in retaliation, Ray insisted on going with Hex to the local sheriff's office in order to assist in any way that he could. When Ray and Hex arrived, however, they found that the sheriff was abandoning his post. On his way out the door, the former sheriff stuck his badge in Ray's open hand, naming him the new sheriff of Salvation.

Ray, now determined to protect the town, met the Stillwater Gang at the entrance to Salvation when the outlaws returned for retribution. Ray had strategically placed Leonard with a rifle in an open window overlooking the road; when Ray refused to let the gang take whatever they wanted, Jeb Stillwater, the gang's leader, reached for his pistol, which Leonard immediately shot out of his hand. Ray proclaimed that he had sharpshooters surrounding the Stillwaters, and the gang begrudgingly rode off on their horses, temporarily defeated. Hex, knowing that the bandits would only return after Rip's team left Salvation, convinced Ray and the others to form a posse to ambush the Stillwater gang at their hideout. During the ensuing firefight, Ray and his allies captured Jeb Stillwater, though the gang managed to lasso and kidnap Jax as the group made their escape. In order to free Jax without releasing Stillwater, Rip chose to have a quick draw showdown at high noon with the gang's leader in the streets of Salvation. Rip easily dispatched of the outlaw, and Jax was released unharmed.

Omega Protocol

After the defeat of the Hunters, the Time Masters instructed one of their operatives, known as The Pilgrim, to initiate Omega Protocol. A punishment reserved for the worst of history's time-traveling criminals, Omega Protocol was a process in which the Pilgrim killed a past version of the offender, thus erasing their contemporary counterpart from existence. The Pilgrim began her assault on Rip Hunter's team, beginning with Mick Rory, who in her eyes was a traitor since he had left behind the title of Chronos. After failing to kill both Mick and Sara Lance, the Pilgrim attempted to kill Ray in 2014, in the time just prior to his becoming the Atom. Ray's past version was saved through the combined efforts of Rip Hunter and Firestorm, but the injuries he sustained during the fight were also inflicted on his future self.

In the midst of the battle, the contemporary Ray was rushed to the Waverider's infirmary due to his sudden wounds, where he finally proposed to Kendra with the knowledge that he may not survive. Kendra accepted, but after Ray's past self is rushed to the hospital, his contemporary counterpart recovered more quickly than expected, and she began to have doubts about their engagement. During the events of Salvation, Kendra had come into contact with one of her past lives, who had warned her that any relationship with a man other than Carter Hall only ended in tragedy. In addition, Kendra worried that she had only accepted Ray's proposal because of the life or death situation in which he had proposed. During a moment of reprieve from the Pilgrim's onslaught, Kendra sought advice from Sara and told her of her concerns, a conversation which Ray overheard.

After the rest of the team safely secured their past selves with Rip's adoptive mother, Ray confronted Kendra about what he had overheard, and she revealed to Ray the truth about what had happened in Salvation; she added that although she wanted to be with him, she believed as a result of what she had learned from her past life that they could not last together, a sentiment that Ray did not share. The Pilgrim, meanwhile, grew desperate and began kidnapping the team's friends and family, including Anna Loring. Through their combined powers and with the assistance of a young Rip Hunter, they overwhelmed her, reducing her body to a pile of ash. While Anna recovered from the ordeal in their quarters, Ray and Kendra discussed their own relationship in the corridor outside. Kendra revealed that following their confrontation with the Pilgrim, she had decided to choose her own future and that she wanted to be married to Ray. Overjoyed with the news, Ray embraced her in a passionate kiss.

Duel with the Leviathan

Arriving in the year 2166 during the reign of Savage, Rip took Ray, Martin, and Jax to make contact with the resistance. Ray listened to Rip as he reminisced of his many attempts to save his wife and son. Ray and Rip went with the resistance to investigate an attack on one of their camps. Ray and Martin investigated a destroyed resistance camp and discovered Savage's superweapon was a giant robot named the Leviathan created by scientists of Savage. The Waverider sustained damage and was taken down by the robot. Rip was dejected and willing to just wait for the Leviathan's imminent attack. However, Ray convinced him to fight on saying that there was still a chance to save his family. The team then devised a new plan. Ray and Kendra kissed before going off to their respective battles against the Leviathan and Savage. Jax reconfigured Ray's suit so that it could become giant-sized. A giant Ray then battled with the Leviathan. After a fierce battle on the outskirts of London, Ray took a big swing to punch off the Leviathan's head and destroyed it.

Losing Kendra

Using scans from Ray's exosuit during his battle, the team discovered that Savage's Leviathan robot was technologically at least a hundred years ahead of anything in 2166. Rip Hunter saw this as an opportunity to bring Savage before the Time Council for manipulating time. During the voyage to the Vanishing Point, Ray helped Kendra with getting Scythian to remember his past lives. However, after Scythian attacked and hurt Kendra, Ray went to Savage demanding him to free Scythian's mind. Savage compared himself to Ray since both them have loved Kendra but that Carter/Scythian had stood in the way their relationships with her.

On his way back, Ray caught Kendra reciting Khufu's love poem to Scythian. He angrily walked away and told Kendra that he wasn't okay with being a placeholder for Carter and broke up with Kendra. He then went back to the brig. Savage tricked Ray into a fight, overpowering him and using his handprint to open the cell. Ray, Leonard, Mick, and Kendra battled Scythian and Savage. Savage incapacitated Ray but Kendra managed to awaken Scythian's powers and knocked out Savage. Later, Ray and Kendra talked; Ray concluded that even though their relationship was over, it showed that he was able to love again after Anna's death. After arriving at the Vanishing Point, soldiers working for the Time Masters boarded the timeship and captured the crew as they were in league with Savage the whole time.

Defeating the Time Masters and Vandal Savage

In his jail cell, Ray could only watch as soldiers fetched Kendra from her cell and knocked her out with a laser blast for attempting to escape. Later, Rip returned from his meeting with Zaman Druce and told them about the Oculus, the Time Masters' use of it to control their actions, and Ray's foreseen death. Martin and Rip were dejected about their situation, but Ray told them to have faith that Sara and Leonard would rescue them. Druce then came to the holding cell and ordered a soldier to kill them all. Leonard arrived, shot the soldier, and knocked out Druce, rescuing the captured team members. They regrouped in the Waverider where Ray suggested to destroy the Oculus to restore their free will. Ray and the team arrived outside the Oculus Wellspring and were promptly cornered by the Time Masters' soldiers. They were rescued by Jax's arrival from 2016 in the jump ship. They entered the Oculus chamber and Ray started disabling it. However, Rip realized that these events were the ones that Druce showed him that would lead to Ray's death. Ray accepted his fate, but Mick knocked him out and elected to sacrifice himself to save Ray, although Leonard would later sacrifice himself in Mick's place. Leonard eventually succeeded in destroying the Oculus and the Vanishing Point, sacrificing himself. Ray went to console Mick and they both agreed to finally stop Vandal Savage to avenge and honor Leonard.

Rip returned the team to 2016, 5 months after they left and they went their separate ways. Ray tracked down Mick and joined in a robbery as the getaway driver. Ray suggested that Leonard wanted them to be partners and they both agreed to finish Rip's mission. Ray and Mick returned to the site in Star City where Rip dropped them off running into the other Legends who also wanted to finish the mission. Martin and Ray fabricated a time beacon successfully summoning the Waverider. The team discovered a note in Sgt. Rock's helmet with a note from Kendra to go to Saint-Lô, France, 1944. Gideon located Savage and the team fought him and located his time ship. They rescued Scythian but Kendra was recaptured during the escape.

After Martin deduced Savage's plan, Ray and Mick went to 1958 to kill Savage and destroy the meteorite there. Ray fought off a manhawk while Mick fought and burned Savage to death. Ray then shrunk the meteorite into a minuscule size rendering it's explosion harmless. Ray and Mick rendezvoused with the rest of the team in 2021 and discovered Savage had been killed by Kendra. However, the team couldn't stop the third meteorite due to the radiation buildup so Rip elected to fly the Waverider with the meteorite into the sun. After the mission is over, Ray and Rip accompanied Mick to 2013 to visit an alive Leonard. In 2016, the team prepared to leave when a beaten up future Waverider crash landed with Rex Tyler telling them not to get on the Waverider.

Protecting the timeline

They arrived in New York and Ray followed Sara when she tried to go after Damien Darhk. He understood Sara's motivation but told her to hold out when they noticed that Darhk was meeting with Nazis and was supplying them Uranium for their atomic bomb. Later, Ray revealed Sara's side mission to the rest of the team. Sara argued back that without his suit, Ray was only a self-righteous rich guy. Ray brushed it off and told the team that his suit can track the radiation from Darhk's Uranium traces. They tracked Darhk to the Garrett Shipyard and engaged him and his Nazi allies. They rescued Mileva Maric, but Ray's suit could not neutralize the bomb's radiation so they retreated. After securing the Einsteins with the authorities, the team boarded the Waverider and went underwater to try and find the Nazi submarine before they used the bomb. It was ill-suited for underwater combat but Ray did manage to use the ship's weapons to cripple the submarine. However, it managed to fire the atomic bomb in a torpedo and Rip moved to stop it by using the Waverider to intercept it. To protect the team, he activated a last-ditch measure called the Time Scatter.

Due to the time scatter, Ray was sent back in time to 70 million BC. He spent and survived there for six months and got on the bad side of a female T-Rex he christened Gertrude when he stole one of her eggs to eat. One day, he was pursued by Gertrude there until Nate Heywood and Mick rescued him and returned him to the Waverider so that they could find the rest of the team. After all of the Legends were back on the Waverider, Gideon played Rip's final message to them. The Legends then returned to 1942 to ensure that the Einsteins couldn't be put in danger again. Sara apologized to Ray for her harsh words to him and he assured her that they would get justice for Laurel. They all started to head back for the ship but they were then confronted by the Justice Society of America.

The Legends tried to explain their mission to the JSA but they were not convinced and a battle ensued. The JSA easily defeated the Legends and had them locked up at the JSA headquarters. They questioned the Legends before letting them go and told them to leave 1942. Shortly after, Nate discovered that the JSA was going to die on their next mission so they all returned to 1942. They infiltrated a Nazi nightclub in Paris and learned of Baron Krieger's plan. However, a Nazi general demanded Ray salute to Adolf Hitler but Ray refused and a fight broke out. The JSA arrived and Stargirl knocked out the Nazi patrons with her staff. The JSA then agreed to work with the Legends to stop Krieger and retrieve the Askaran Amulet but Amaya Jiwe told off Ray for blowing her cover and that he wasn't a real hero. Ray and Amaya went after Krieger but Krieger used a sample of Eobard's serum to transform himself into a monster. He knocked out Ray and Amaya and took them to an underground bunker. While Amaya was ready to accept death, Ray wasn't willing to give up and convinced Krieger to let Ray replicate the super-serum. Ray used the opportunity to take out the guards with a microscope. Ray retrieved his suit and rendezvoused with the rest of the team. He then used modified serum to save Nate from his injuries. After the successful mission, Amaya apologized for dismissing Ray as a hero.

Losing the A.T.O.M. suit

Ray and Stein were talking about Nate's condition due to him taking the serum and it seemed that he was stable. The two of them were knocked out by Amaya who had stowed away to kill Rory as she thought he killed Rex Tyler. When Nate had gotten a power to have his body turn to steel, Sara tasked Ray with the job of helping him hone his powers. Ray believed that stimulus is what was needed so he and Nate tried sparring in the cargo bay. The two got carried away and ended up blowing a hole in the hull that sucked the two of them into the Temporal Zone and stranded them in Feudal Japan. Ray was then captured by samurai and taken to the Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. He confiscated Ray's suit believing it to be armor for himself. He was then locked up though was rescued by Sara, Amaya, and Rory.

However, the Shogun had learned how to use Ray's suit and the team realized that they had to stop him before he used it to conquer all of Japan. Since Nate was the only one that could stand up to it, with his new powers, Ray had to teach him how. Nate was a little nervous as he still couldn't hone in his powers and his uncertainty made Ray angry as he had to teach him how to destroy the ATOM suit despite the money, time, and effort to master shrinking he put into it. He claimed that it was the only thing that truly made him a hero which made Nate speechless. Ichiro noticed Ray's discomfort and told him that armor was something that could be replaced but the man who wore it couldn't be. It was the person who wore the armor that gave it meaning.

Ray spent some time training with the Cold Gun though he said that he might be able to tweak it and even improve it though Rory told him that there was nothing wrong with it. Rory started to spend more time with Ray and tried to help teach him how to be like Snart, cold and calculating. When there was an aberration detected in 1987 at the White House, Ray and Rory went as part of a tour but separated away to find the cause of the aberration. Ray found Reagan's jelly beans and he wanted to try some but he didn't think it was allowed. Rory told him that he didn't play by the rules anymore and Ray went and stole some. They then found Damien Darhk and reported it to the team. When Sara went off to try and kill Darhk to avenge her sister, Ray and Rory arrived to try and stop her. The Secret Service showed up and Ray voted to stay and fight. He tried using the Cold Gun but accidentally crossed the stream with Rory's Heat gun which disabled both weapons. Ray and Mick were thrown back and it looked like the Secret Service would succeed in taking them into custody. Luckily, Firestorm arrived to help get them away before they could be arrested.

Fighting the Dominators

The Legends were then called back to Central City in 2016 when Barry Allen called them for help with the threat of an invasion by the Dominators. Ray and his team re-met with Team Flash, Team Arrow and met Supergirl from Earth-38. Ray talks with Cisco about his new suit and Barry goes to see Ray and asked him where Snart was, however, Ray told him that Snart had sacrificed himself to save the Legends, and that he had died as a hero, but Barry corrected him to say he died as a Legend. They all trained against Supergirl to help prepare against the future fight. When the President had been taken, they were all ready to move, but before they did Barry confessed about going back in time and creating Flashpoint. Ray was among those who were angry at Barry for taking it upon himself to change the past for his own gain especially given all the work the Legends had done to keep history safe. Supergirl led them off to try and save the President when the Dominators ambushed them and put them under mind-control. Ray along with the others attacked both Oliver and Barry though the arrival of Wally West helped stop them from destroying their friends. After Barry tricked Supergirl into destroying the mind control device, their minds all returned to normal. The team then forgave Barry for changing history as they realized that any of them would've done the same in his position. Yet, a moment later, Ray along with Oliver, Diggle, Thea, and Sara was taken by the Dominators.

Captured aboard their ship, they were all placed in some kind of mental fantasy where their lives were relatively normal ones. Ray was a friend to the Queen family and was invited to Oliver's wedding to Laurel when he bumped into Sara and seemed to spark some memories of being teammates aboard the Waverider. When Oliver realized what was going on, he gathered Ray and the others to try and find some way to escape the fantasy. They confronted enemies of theirs from the past and fought their way through them before they found their way out of the hallucination and woke up to find they were on a spaceship, in outer space. They managed to get to an escape ship and tried to outrun the Dominators pursuing them when they were saved by the Waverider. Nate told them that Cisco, Felicity, and Oliver's new recruits managed to find where they were. They then realized that the reason they were taken by the Dominators was so that they could probe their minds to find intel on meta-humans. They then went to Gideon to learn that the Dominators were working on a weapon and the spaceship they were on was now heading for Earth.

The Legion of Doom

When the Legends found an aberration in 1927, they went to Chicago where Ray and Nate found Eliot Ness. Ray went to Ness and told him that he was there to escort him to police headquarters, two officers arrived and told them that they had been sent to escort him. Ray let Ness go with them but learned from Nate that the officers were likely sent by Al Capone to bring Ness to him so that they could throw him in the river.

When they learned that the spear had been thrown away, they all went to the dump where Ray, Nate, Amaya and Lucas had to dig through the trash to find it. The two former assassins began the trash compactor to motivate them to look faster. Ray and Nate told Lucas that he had to go back to film school or they wouldn't have their powers anymore. They found the spear but knew that if they gave it up they would be killed anyway. George Lucas then admitted that what he really wanted to do with his life was direct and it corrected the aberration giving Ray his suit back and Nate back his powers. Using them, they were able to escape and overpower Darhk and Merlyn as well as take the medallion back from them. It looked like they would stop them but their speedster enemy arrived and tipped the scales back in the Legion's favor. Rip then appeared, seemingly his old self again, but it was quickly revealed to be an act to try and distract the Legion. In the chaos, the Legends watched as Rip was captured. That night, Ray along with Nate and Amaya decided to have a movie night with George Lucas' films.

Ray was in his room when he found droppings from a rat which he guessed had stowed away because of Mick's sloppy eating habits. When there was a massive time quake, he quickly found Nate and Amaya as Gideon told them that it was due to George Washington getting killed before he could lead the American army across the Delaware in 1776. Ray miniaturized himself to stealthily cover the team when they found Washington. Rip Hunter, now with the Legion, released an EMP wave that shut down Ray's suit and left him shrunk. He was taken to the Waverider where he worked to try and fix Gideon's data drive. On his way there, he ran into the rat that he had found and it chased him to the drive. When power was restored, he was able to re-activate Gideon. When his suit was repaired, he went back to normal size and celebrated Christmas with the rest of the team. He also managed to capture the rat and he gave it to Rory as a Christmas present.

Ray was feasting with the others in the castle and he quickly found Sir Galahad and went over to introduce himself. Ray told Galahad that he was a big fan of the knight thought it meant that he made wind. He quickly explained himself better and Galahad told him that he was just a humble servant and was happy to serve an inspiration like Arthur which Ray quickly agreed the king was. When the king returned, it appeared that he captured the knight that was terrorizing the kingdom but it was revealed that it was a trick by both Damien Darhk and Rip. Rip was using mind control tech to have Arthur be their puppet and demanded that they get Stargirl's fragment of the spear. A fight broke out which had Arthur kill Galahad while Darhk demanded that they surrender the spear or they would unleash a brainwashed army to destroy Camelot. Ray mourned Galahad's death and took his sword. When Guinevere gathered the knights together to stand against the Legion, Ray was present for her inspirational speech and moved to join them for battle. Nate found him as he took Galahad's sword and infused it with ionic energy from his suit to make it stronger and even light up. Nate told him that the team had the spear fragment and were leaving though Ray wanted to stay and fight for the kingdom as it meant so much to him when he was a child. Nate warned Ray that he checked his manuscripts and saw one of Ray's funeral but Ray accepted it all being part of what it was to be a true legend.

Guinevere took Galahad's sword and officially knight Ray as Sir Raymond of the Palms. The Legion met the knights on the battlefield at dawn and the two sides clashed in brutal combat. Ray fought beside Stargirl as Nate, Amaya, and Sara arrived to help. When Ray got to Nate, he asked if he came to fight for an imaginary kingdom after all but Nate told him he came to fight for his friend. When Stein and Rory managed to cut off the Legion's control of the army, he watched as all of the men were freed including Arthur. He then watched as Arthur unhorsed Rip and helped capture him. However, Darhk rode his horse from the battlefield and tried to escape. Ray went off and pursued him, ignoring Nate's cries to keep him back. Ray rode to find Darhk's abandoned horse and Darhk emerged from his spot and told him that he was a glorified nerd, not a knight. However, Ray wasn't intimidated and was ready to fight against him.

Ray was on the bridge when Rip had managed to cause the ship to begin locking down and then later initiate self-destruct. Jax managed to reboot Gideon but the Waverider ended up crash landing in the same time that Ray had been stranded when the Time Scatter was initiated. Gideon explained that when she was rebooted, she took them to the oldest time that was in her logs which was his time. They all wanted to leave but couldn't as a vital part of the ship broke off in the crash. Ray volunteered as he knew the area and took along Nate and Amaya. They found out that the part landed in a place that Ray knew belonged to the T-Rex Gertrude that he stole eggs from. Gertrude picked up his scent and tried to go after him. He took the others to the hut where he had stayed when he was there and when they found his dolls, he explained that he had been lonely. He left to catch something to eat and loudly announced his return to the hut, breaking a moment between Nate and Amaya.

The Legends managed to track down Commander Steel to NASA in 1970 where he was a mission control supervisor overseeing the Apollo-13. Ray went with Rip and quickly found Henry Heywood at a press conference and Ray deduced that he must be nervous due to the crisis that Apollo-13 suffered when its oxygen tank exploded. He then spotted them and he then quickly punched Rip on sight. Ray then nervously greeted the man after Rip was taken away. He asked Henry why he punched Rip and he told him that it was between the two of them. When the others joined them, Henry revealed that his fragment of the spear was safely in Neil Armstrong's flag on the moon. When they learned that the shuttle was suffering no problems, they realized that history had been changed.

Ray went aboard the Waverider with the others to check out the shuttle and get the spear fragment when they saw that it was completely off course and was heading for the moon. Sara had Ray shrink down and head for the shuttle to find out what was going on. He flew over and got inside to find that two of the astronauts were unconscious and Eobard Thawne was there. He moved to follow him but was quickly spotted by the speedster. They went into an all-out brawl and though Thawne couldn't use his speed, he managed to damage his suit's thruster system. Ray managed to blast Thawne and then tied him up. The part of the shuttle they were in separated and crash-landed on the moon and Ray told them that he would need a pickup as he couldn't fly back by his suit or the shuttle.

He excitedly went over to Armstrong's flag and retrieved the spear fragment but the team told him that the Waverider had been damaged by meteors and couldn't pick him up. Ray realized that he would have to repair the shuttle by using the dwarf star in his suit to power it. Thawne quickly pointed out that if Ray didn't do it correctly then it would make the shuttle explode mid launch. He argued that fixing the shuttle would require two people to help repair it. Thawne offered an alliance and temporary truce which Ray grudgingly accepted. They moved to repair the shuttle and Thawne told him that it was nice to actually work with another scientist again and that they had more in common than he would think as they were both scientists that chased after the impossible.

Ray disregarded his words and Thawne said that it was easy for Ray to think of him as a monster but he had met history's greatest monsters and he argued that he wasn't one of them. Ray disagreed as Thawne killed Barry's mother twice, Rex Tyler and brainwashed Rip so that he would turn into a killer. Ray claimed that he used his science and suit to try and help people but Thawne told him that he really was the ATOM because he wasn't satisfied with his small life and there was no shame to try to be greater. Ray asked if that was why he wanted the spear for but Thawne said that what he wanted was to live. They finished repairing the shuttle and managed to successfully take off and make it to the Waverider.

Ray moved to put Thawne into their ship's brig before going to the bridge with the others. They saw that they needed to re-enter Earth's atmosphere without the help of Gideon and if they didn't angle themselves correctly then they would either burn up or get bounced off for the sun's orbit. Ray knew that Thawne would know the right angle and Thawne easily told him it was 38 degrees. The team was having doubts about trusting Thawne's answer and Ray believed that Thawne was telling them the truth. Sara agreed and decided to angle the ship to 38 degrees.

To get the ship to be angled, Henry Heywood had to sacrifice himself to open the cargo bay doors which sucked him off into the atmosphere. When they landed, Thawne then phased out of his cell but Ray was waiting for him with a speedster weapon as he knew he would try that. Ray guessed that Thawne was a time remnant and was being chased by something trying to correct the abnormality that he was. Thawne's watch alerted him and Ray guessed that Thawne would have to leave without searching the ship for the fragment. Thawne smirked at him before he assured him that they would meet again before he sped off.

Fight for reality

With all the fragments found, the team knew they had to try and get the Legion's fragments before they tried to make a move for theirs. Rip revealed that the Legion had been operating from the Vanishing Point and they set course for the destroyed outpost of the Time Masters. Ray shrunk down and went through the base and found Thawne in his lair. He didn't seem to realize they were there and kept his eye on him until the rest of the team found the fragments and got them. When the fragments were placed together, they watched as they melded together and the spear became whole. Rip then warned them that the spear would try and tempt them into using it by playing on their desires, dreams, and regrets. Mick tried to destroy it in front of them with his Heat Gun but didn't affect it at all. However, it revealed a message that Nate was able to translate into revealing that the Blood of Christ created it and could also destroy it. Since the team couldn't go to the crucifixion to preserve the timeline, they went to find the only person on Earth with leads on where Sir Gawain had retrieved and hid the blood of Christ in his quest, J.R.R. Tolkien.

He was serving as an officer in World War I and the team went to France in 1916 to find him. When they retrieved the famous author, he revealed that the best place to find answers was in Sir Gawain's resting site at a cathedral. Ray went with most of the team to the cathedral where they found the bones of Gawain. However, they were surprised by the sudden return of Leonard Snart, who had been recruited by the Legion. They had gone back in time to before Snart joined the Legends and told him of his fate and he agreed to join them to change his future. Darhk also appeared with a platoon of World War I German soldiers who attacked them. They were then forced to flee and head back to the ship. After Nate and Tolkien found the location of the blood, which was in the center of the battlefield, the team decided to get the two warring sides to call a temporary ceasefire. They managed to succeed and get to the blood but through Snart, Rory decided to join the Legion and gave the spear over to them. The Legion then used its power to rewrite reality.

Ray was made into a janitor at S.T.A.R. Labs and had no memory of his past life. He was cleaning some glass from Stein's dropped picture frame at the reactor lab though he didn't recognize him. However, he had a sense that things weren't quite right and, on instinct, created a device which would help restore a person's proper memories. He was then found by Nate and Rory, who had decided to try and make things right, for help. Nate was skeptical that Ray could help them until he showed them the device he made. Rory then used it on Nate and found that it worked when Nate regained his memories and punched Rory for his betrayal. Rory then used it on Ray and he also punched Rory immediately for his betrayal and for him getting stuck cleaning an obscene amount of dirty toilets. They were then found by Sara and Amaya who had been altered to now be loyal henchmen for Damien Darhk. Nate and Ray tried to get through to them but it didn't seem to work to stop them at all. In the struggle, Sara was hit with Ray's device which made her regain her old self as Amaya ran away.

Sara had then gone off to get back Amaya and also brought back Jax and they learned that Thawne was building a new reactor which he would use to destroy the spear. They then realized that if the spear was destroyed then they couldn't put reality back to normal. The team then headed off for the reactor, minus Rory as none of them felt that they could trust him after what he had done. They found Stein at the reactor but he couldn't snap back to his former self and he quickly sounded a silent alarm to alert Thawne that they were in the lab.

Thawne had the spear in his possession and after his security surrounded the team, he was moving to throw the spear into the reactor and destroy it in front of them. However, the rest of the Legion, including Rory, arrived to stop him as they planned to keep the spear and use it to erase Thawne. A fight then broke out which had the spear constantly changing hands until it ended up in Rory's. Rory mentally debated on who should have the spear and he finally decided to give it to Amaya to use and repair what had happened. Before she could repair reality, the team watched in horror as she was killed by Snart's Cold Gun. Thawne then snatched the spear and destroyed it in front of them all. The Legends were ready to fight Thawne with everything they had but Thawne felt that them being stuck in this reality and with no one ever to believe them of how they were almost able to become Legends was a better punishment than death. Ray was with the others as they felt there was nothing else to do but Sara came up with an idea: to go back in time to when they lost the spear to the Legion and make sure that they never get it.

The team had to find the Waverider first which had come to them in a miniature state. Rip told the team that Thawne had used Ray's ATOM suit to shrink it and it could be used to enlarge it again. Ray guessed that Thawne had it in S.T.A.R. Labs and they broke into the complex to look for it. He and Jax found it in his tech room and Ray immediately was happy to see it and even gave it a kiss to Jax's discomfort. Ray put the suit on just as Damien Darhk stumbled upon them. Ray had enough time to fire a plasma blast at Darhk's guard before Darhk held him and Jax in a mystic grip. Rip distracted Darhk with the Waverider's miniature weapons before Rory came and knocked him out from behind freeing the two of them. Ray then used his suit to return the Waverider to its normal size and they escaped an alternate reality and headed back for 1914. Rip warned them that they couldn't allow themselves to be seen by their past selves or it could be disastrous. They planned to get to the blood of Christ, now that they knew where it was buried, and leave it for their past selves to find when they go to the church. Ray then asked what would happen to them if they succeeded and they realized that they would disappear as they wouldn't exist if the Legion used the spear in the first place as they were now an aberration.

Ray used his suit to go to the battlefield and got the blood from where it was buried but it was taken from him by Thawne. Ray demanded the blood to be given back to him but Thawne went and crushed the vial in his hand. The speedster then said that he had been told to just erase the Legends the entire time and felt that he should finally follow that advice. The next thing Ray knew, Thawne sped over to him and punched through his chest and ripped out his heart. Ray took a moment to gasp out in horror before he collapsed on the ground, dead. His friends mourned him but Rip reminded them that Ray's present self is still alive and he could be saved if they succeeded.

The Legends did succeed, and Eobard was killed by Black Flash, erasing his and Amaya's deaths. They went back on to the Waverider, and Rip left the team shortly after, claiming there was nothing left for him to teach his team about time travel. After he left, a time storm hit the ship, due to their interacting with their past selves, and they crash-landed in Los Angeles, however, when they arrived, they found themselves surrounded by futuristic buildings and dinosaurs.

Temporary retirement

As the Legends tried to figure out how to fix the now disheveled timeline, they were nearly attacked by a dinosaur only for it to run into a portal leading back to its own time period. Various portals soon opened up with Rip himself stepping out of one to explain to the group that their services were no longer needed as Rip revealed to them that in the time that he had left (15 minutes for the team; 5 years for him) that he had established the Time Bureau, a more organized and professional organization able to fix anachronisms without the extra damage the Legends usually caused and relieved them of their duties along with the Waverider.

Ray decided to settle down in Silicon Valley, revealing to the public that he was alive. However, his reputation was damaged due to Felicity being fired as CEO of his company. Ray started working as a software engineer for Upswipz and was unhappy at getting demoted in life itself.

When Sara contacted Nate and him about Mick running into Julius Caesar in Aruba, they agreed to find the Time Bureau to see about returning to their old time traveling lives. The three of them found the bureau but were greeted with hostility when they arrived. Rip arrived to quell the hostility, but Nate quickly grabbed him and angrily demanded that Rip tell him if he was the one to convince Amaya to return to 1942. He told him that it was Amaya who came to him and asked to return.

Shortly after, they were kicked out of the Time Bureau headquarters after Mick caused chaos by picking a fight with who he thought was Julius Caesar, but in reality was a tourist. After witnessing Mick force out a Roman Aereus from a vending machine, they realized that he was telling the truth about seeing Caesar. With this in mind, they stole the Waverider and reunited the Legends, sans Amaya, whom Nate refused to see.

After traveling to Aruba and capturing Caesar, the Legends made the decision to return to 1942 on their own. However, when Nate took a selfie with Caesar, he inadvertently allowed Caesar to steal his history book on Rome, allowing Caesar to learn about the future and allowing him to conquer the entire world. The Time Bureau arrived before the Legends could act, however, and attempted to take over the operation only for Agent Sharpe to be captured and the operation to end in abject failure. After some persuasion, Rip allowed Ray and the Legends to finish the job, and Nate and Ray retrieved the book successfully: thereby setting history back on its proper course.

Return to time travel

Fixing anachronisms

After Nate, Ray and Jax reverse engineered stolen Time Bureau technology to track anachronisms, the Legends settled on a Level One anachronism in 1870 Wisconsin, specifically P.T. Barnum's fledgling circus. After some digging, Nate, Jax and Ray found the anachronism, which turned out to be a sabertooth tiger. Upon attempting to contain it, however, they inadvertently enlarged the tiger and allowed it to escape its enclosure. Knowing that none of the Legends had handled animals, Sara sought out Amaya, much to Nate's displeasure.

Ray and the others witnessed Gary Green ask for their help in solving an anachronism in Seattle in 2044, and they agreed to help. The Legends tracked down the person responsible for the anachronism and came across a metahuman named Zari Tomaz. Ray and the team found Zari in her lair and discovered that she was a skilled hacker, and Zari left for the Legends to confront the agents of A.R.G.U.S., who were hunting and murdering metahumans.

Saving his younger self

Ray called everyone to do a confidence test for Zari to learn how to work as a team. Ray started his trial with Mick, but Ray mysteriously disappeared and appeared, and they realized that Ray was murdered as a child. To save their future, Ray and the others traveled to 1988 and began keeping an eye on the young version of Ray. Ray shrugged off to follow his younger version to home, and they found out that he befriended a time-shifted Dominator who call Gumball.

Ray talked to Zari about his childhood without friends and that his friends were stuffed animals, and he only watched the musical Singing in the Rain. He and Zari followed young Ray to the FBI base and discovered that Agent Smith and other officials were planning to kill Young Ray, who was trying to save Gumball. Ray saved his younger version and he and Zari saved Gumball, who made the agents sing. Ray, Zari, the young version of Ray, and Gumball flew off to escape the agents. After Gumball was returned to his mother, Ray and the others helped Young Ray to impress everyone on Halloween and show that Young Ray is cool. Ray and Zari began a friendship and watched Singing in the Rain.

Facing the Darhks

The Legends suspected an anachronism in in 1895 London when bodies started turning up drained from blood, hinting to a vampire. As they tried to get clues by digging up one of the bodies, they instead ran into Rip who then informed them about the threat of Mallus, an ancient evil who he now believed was recruiting allies throughout time. He begged for their help but they were reluctant to trust him again. Rip offered to get the Time Bureau of their backs to which Sara agreed to work together. Believing that finding the vampire was key to tracking Mallus, they attempted to use Nate as bait but the plan went awry as Nate was kidnapped. Ray noticed that the body had a Palmer watch on it and revealed that the threat was not a vampire. He and the others were shocked to find out that Damien Darhk was going to be resurrected and were annoyed at Rip for tricking them. Rip pretended to agree and then locked the team in the Waverider. Sara had the ship's missiles target the cargo bay doors, so they could escape. They arrive too late as Darhk has already been resurrected in is killing Rip's Time Bureau agents one after one. The team tried to fight Damien, but he escaped with his daughter, Nora. Upon returning to the Waverider, Ray and the Legends were still upset, so they called the Bureau to arrest Rip and the Legends were allowed to time travel without permission.

Ray tried to help Jax and Martin, so they could stop being Firestorm, but he accidentally caused Jax and Martin to switch bodies. When they learned of an anachronism in 1937 in Hollywood, the heroes immediately went there and discovered Helen of Troy, who was their target, on set. Her ability, or rather the "curse of beauty", forced her to flee and join K&B Pictures. The team went to the college prom where Helen was to be introduced, but there they discovered that Damien Darhk himself was their agent. The man wasn't going to fight the legends, wanting to compromise. Sara, however, disagreed, took Helena to the Waverider and ran away with her friends. When things seemed to be going well, Martin Stein in Jax's body defended Hedy Lamarry was attacked by Darhk's allies. Legends immediately traveled to, where Lance offered Damien an old league-style duel without magic or allies. Sara won the fight and when she was about to finish off the enemy, her daughter attacked her with magic, effectively wounding her. Fortunately for her, Firestorm joined the fight and forced the enemies to flee. Sara in serious condition was taken to the hospital room on the ship, where she began to regenerate.

With Sara still unconscious from her last fight, the team decided to tackle another anachronism on their own, encountering one in Vietnam in 1967. Ray, Zari, and Amaya went to a camp to talk to a soldier who had survived a monster attack of. While talking to the solider, Tomaz noticed that they were being watched by a mysterious woman. The women showed Ray, Zari, and Amaya the beast who turned out to be Grodd who intended to restore order in the world, starting with Vietnam. However, in the process, he could trigger a Third World War. Ray, Zari, and Amaya came up with a plan to stop Grodd, but he discovered their plan and told them to be prepared for fire. Later, Mick's father burst into the camp that the Legends had visited was going to kill all of the campers, but Mick was able to convince him not to. After dealing with Grodd, the team returned to the Waverider to eat a cake from President Johnson's wife's recipe. and later spotted Sara who had awoken from her coma.

Crisis on Earth-X

Fight against Mallus

After the loss of Professor Stein, everyone on the team fought the duel in their own way. Leo Snart decided to help the crew express their emotions and with the help of a puppet he wanted them to tell Martin the last thing they wanted to say. The idea, however, was quite powerful after such a short time, and it did not work in the long run, and if that was not enough, a powerful anachronism emerged in South America in 1000. The Legends immediately went there, discovering that the Vikings worshiped a new god, Beebo, a present-day pet, and they also kidnapped young Stein. The heroes took up the younger version of their friend and returned to the Waverider, where they learned everything.

When Sara was scolding Zari, Ray tried to calm her down to prevent Mallus from manifesting. The hacker, however, decided to slightly modify the Gideon system, adding a program that searches for gaps in the history, so that Tomaz could save her brother and change the future. Unfortunately, the rest of the members returned from the mission, noticing the burnout of the AI core. Captain Lance became furious with Zari, who she ordered to repair the ship. During the repairs, a mysterious substance from the core pipes sprayed into the face of the woman who had fallen into a coma. As soon as the team found Zari, they took her to the medical room and hooked her up to Gideon. For the next few hours, the girl got stuck in a Gideon simulation, thanks to which the AI tried to show Zari that she can trust legends. As soon as she woke up, she was sure she knew her place in the band. From the information obtained from the simulation, she revealed to Sara the task that Constantine entrusted to Palmer.

When Sara went on a date with Ava, the Legends followed the trail of the Zambesi totems. The first target was a fire totem, but this one was stolen from the Detroit museum by Damien Darhk. The second course was an earth totem hidden by Blackbeard in 1717 in the Bahamas. Everyone except Zari went to retrieve the artifact, creating the story of "Cruel Captain Jiwe" and immediately afterwards without Mick and Amaya returned to the ship, which turned out to be parked in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. This forced the team to leave their friends behind and roll back to 2018 to Star City. Soon after, Captain Lance unexpectedly appeared on board, who interrupted her date when she saw a ship falling from the sky. After the team explained to her what happened, Sara immediately ordered Zari to repair the ship and as soon as possible return to 1717, where the heroes finally captured the Earth Totem, lost the Anansi Totem. Ray spoke to Mick about his concern with Nora, and he knew that she was going to die, so Ray traveled back to 1717 to save her, but was knocked out by Nora and the Darhks kidnapped Ray.

Ray talked to Damien about how he treated Nora and convinced Darhk to accept Nora as an adult. Damien knocked out Ray and tied him up. Darhk took Vogel to use as bait to save his daughter. Ray noticed that Darhk left the Atom suit, so he used it to free himself. Ray arrived to save Vogel, but it was too late, and the scientist gave Ray his wrist before he died, which contained the cold fusion. Ray couldn't escape and didn't want to kill Nora, so he destroyed the Berlin Wall to cause an aberration and lure his friends to come to the rescue. When the Legends arrived, Wally West managed to save Ray. Ray informed the team about the cold fusion to repair the Fire Totem, and they needed to face the Darhks to get it, but they were happy to learn that Wally managed to get the Fire Totem and retrieve the Earth Totem.

The team encountered strange changes over time, discovering a great anachronism in Memphis in 1954. Everything was linked to Elvis Presley, who never became "king of rock & roll", prompting legends to try to meet him at his uncle's mass. When Elvis was playing the guitar, Zari's totem went crazy, which forced the heroes to flee to the ship. As it turned out, Presley was the owner of the sixth missing artifact, the death totem. Wally swapped the guitar quickly, but that wasn't enough to fix the course of history. It turned out that thanks to the crystal, Elvis saw his brother's spirit while playing, which gave him the strength to continue making music.

As the anachronisms began to pile up, the team couldn't sit back and watch Mallus grow stronger. So Sarah divided the team into several smaller divisions and sent them to specific places to fix the time. Ray stayed with Mick, so he could repair the Fire Totem, but while they were working they were attacked by Sara, who was being possessed by Mallus through the Death Totem. Soon after, the rest of the team found Ray and Mick knocked out, for which they took both of them to Medbay. After everything was back to normal, Ray managed to wake up.

Ray and Sara helped Gary find Ava. Ray managed to hack into Ava's files and went to Fresno to talk to Ava's parents, but found out they were just actors and returned to the Time Bureau, where they met Ava. After stealing Ava's time courier , Ray and the others traveled with the mothership to Vancouver, 2213, and encountered many Avas and Ray revealed that Ava is a clone. The trio infiltrated in Ava Corporation. There, they found out all about the clones, but accidentally woke up one of them, who then attacked them, but easily subdued her.

Nate alerted the team that Amaya had taken the jump ship to 1998 to save her Zambesi from destruction. At the same time, the team received a distress call from Rip that Grodd was going after Barack Obama in 1979, so Ray led Rory and Sara to save Obama while sending Nate and Wally to stop Amaya from changing history. Ray and the Legends managed to shrink Grodd and locked him in a jar to prevent him from escaping. Ray and the team encountered Damien, who asked them for help saving Nora from Mallus. The team took him back to the Waverider where they used a spell to trap him in a magic circle for questioning. Darhk gave them the Water Totem as a gesture of confidence and explained that he wanted to save his daughter from being consumed by Mallus and wanted to help them stop it. Ray made a plan to get into Nora's ear and pretend to be Mallus. Seeing Mick watching to John Noble in Lord of the Rings, Ray thought about using John's voice to pretend to be Mallus. Ray met with John to get him to say the words to trick Nora.

Ray entered the ear to activate Noble's words, managing to fool Nora. The team looked for loopholes to save Amaya's village but realized there were none. Sara suggested they should allow Mallus escape and then kill him. The team were skeptical but Darhk suggested he could also wield the Death Totem as it was drawn to him as it was Sara as he had also been brought back from the dead. Ray became the bearer of the Water Totem.

The team assembled in Zambesi and armed themselves with the totems, ready for Mallus to be released after Zambesi was saved. Ray ran into Nate and told him that they met John Noble. However, as Amaya's daughter Esi defended the village from the warlords, the timeline didn't change as the Legends found out Darhk had betrayed them and had released Grodd to destroy the village instead.

The Legends engaged Darhk in a fight but he used his totem to fend them off. Darhk explained that he just wanted to save his daughter and allowed Nora to escape. Darhk then attacked Ray but Sara stabbed him in the back and they took his totem. The team then watched as Nora transformed fully into Mallus. The team attacked Mallus but were unable to defeat it and were forced to retreat. Rip took the time drive and made it unstable, he lured Mallus towards him as he prepared to blow himself and Mallus up to slow him down, sacrificing himself in the process. Sara used comms to contact Rip who told her he was proud on them and that he hoped that they would all live up to the name Legends. As they said goodbye, Rip blew himself up when Mallus moved towards him. The team mourned and reconsidered their options and Sara decided to take them to a place where Mallus could not find, Salvation in the old west in 1874 as it was a temporal blind spot. When Sara left, Ray freed Damien, and they teamed up to save Nora. Having traveled in the past, Ray and Darhk saved Nora and Darhk took Nora's place to save her and sacrifice himself.

Ray and Nora reunited with the others in 1874 where they devised a plan to defeat Mallus and his army once and for all. Ray, Nora, Jonah Hex, Helen of Troy, Ava, Kuasa, and Jax fought Mallus' forces and watched in amazement as Sara, Amaya, Zari, Nate, Mick, and Wally used the totems to become a giant Beebo and fight to Mallus. After Mallus's defeat, Ray said goodbye to Nora, who was arrested by the Bureau and before Nora left, Ray gave Nora the time stone to escape. Secretly, Ray began to have feelings for Nora. The Legends bid farewell to Amaya, who finally returned to 1942. The team went to Aruba for a break and relaxed on the beach. Soon, Gary and Constantine showed up and Constantine told them that a new danger was looming - the creatures that were released from Mallus's realm throughout time.

Losing Nate and relationship with Nora

Hunting magical fugitives

The Legends removed an aberration interfering with a tour of The Beatles although the Legends started getting bored by doing the same thing as they had spent five months fixing anachronisms while Constantine had mentioned magical creatures being loose. Zari confronted Ray about helping Nora escape the Time Bureau. The first magical fugitive that the Legends faced after defeating the demon Mallus was a Unicorn in Woodstock Festival, 1969. Ray and Nate were excited to see it until the unicorn began to kill, and the Legends were affected by the unicorn slime.

The second was found in Salem. Ray, Sara, and Zari went into town to find the fugitive, and their search eventually led them to Prudence Hawthorne, a teenage girl whose mother had been accused of witchcraft. Fetching John Constantine and Mick from the Waverider, the Legends followed Prudence into a remote forest, where they found Prudence and a growing cloud of sparkly fog. John demanded for the wicked spirit to show itself, but that "spirit" turned out to be Prudence's Fairy Godmother, who had escaped from Mallus' realm and been spit out into the timeline of Salem. The Godmother introduced herself and was about to sing a song until they cut her off and brought her and Prudence onto the ship.

Later, after getting new clothes, Ray cheerfully met up with Nate, celebrating his "non-cloven digits" and opening up a time courier portal back to the Waverider. Ray gestured Nate through the portal, but Nate told him to go ahead, announcing that he would be staying in 2018 for a while to work at the Time Bureau and reconnect with his father (as well as finish recovering from his recent heartbreak, which he only told Sara). Ray made Nate promise that the Legends would "see him for the next one" before hugging him goodbye. Ray shared a final glance with Nate, who gave him a reassuring smile, before sadly returning to the Waverider alone, leaving his friend behind in 2018.

After leaving Nate, Ray continued his work with the remaining Legends, forming a bond with Charlie and getting a tattoo of a corgi on his bicep, but he admitted how much he missed Nate. Sara spoke to Nate and reassured the other Legends that he would be back soon. While in pursuit of a shtriga in 1990s Maine, Nate was too busy at the Bureau to team up with Ray, so John went with him instead. The two served as summer camp boys' counselors while searching for the shtriga and the children that it had captured. Eventually, they found the missing children, but the kids were all on the verge of death. As Ray chanted the necessary incantation, John used magic to return their life forces back to their bodies, unmasking the shtriga's true identity in the process and allowing Sara and Ava to kill him. However, one little boy was still in severe danger. Eventually, John made a heroic sacrifice, sucking his own life force out of himself and healing the boy. Just then, the other boys that the two men had counseled arrived, worried after they didn't show up for food. Ray praised them as they loaded John onto a stretcher and gave electrolytes to the rescued children. The two returned to the Waverider, where Ray and Sara had Gideon sedate him while discussing possible solutions to healing John.

Ray finally decided to search for Nora Darhk, who had escaped to a Renaissance Fair in 2018 to hide from her pursuers and avoid her use of magic. Ray tracked her down and saved her from a man who was trying to make a move on her, bringing her back to the Waverider and asking her to help him save John. She refused at first, afraid because her magic was connected to her dead father. Eventually, she agreed to a lifetime of magic after a speech from John. Ray connected her to a machine that used energy to help her send him life force, and in time, John was healed.

A few minutes later, John stood up and left to smoke, much to Ray's annoyance. Nora thanked him for seeing the best in her, saying that it was time for her to go. Ray placed the time stone in Nora's hand, begging her to travel as far away as possible and hide, not telling him where she was. Nora reminded him of how upset the team would be if he released her again, but Ray confessed that he cared about her more, only wanting her to be free. At this, she took his hand and the two traveled by time stone to the Bureau headquarters in 2018. Ray told her to get out, but she said that she couldn't keep running because she realized that repentance was her path to freedom. She placed the time stone in Ray's hands, reassuring him that it was time to pay for her past. As the Bureau agents approached, she squeezed his hand once more, and Ray watched as she turned herself in. She gave him one last look before being escorted away at gunpoint.

A month after their separation, Nate returned to the Waverider, where Ray eagerly went to greet him despite Sara's warning that Hank was also on the ship for an impromptu evaluation. The Legends noticed the time seismograph going off and settled on a mission to 1920s Paris. However, Sara had Ray, Zari, John, and Charlie stay behind on the ship to avoid looking unprofessional or causing a scene. Ray and Zari attempted to teach Charlie an American accent so she could act out as Amaya until Hank was gone, ultimately failing. Sensing his feelings for Nora, John reminded Ray that he could most likely sneak off the ship without being noticed. Ray flew the jumpship to the Bureau and begged Ava for permission to see Nora, but she refused. However, the new creature handler Mona had overheard their conversation and offered her help. Ray shrunk himself into an envelope, which Mona brought to Nora's cell, claiming it was a love letter from Ray. Unfortunately, Nora accidentally used magic to lock all three of them, as well as Ava, in the cell. Mona brought out a bottle of alcohol, and the three women began to bond as they drank the bottle. Mona and Ava eventually convinced Nora to open the letter from Ray, at which point he revealed himself and asked for help escaping from the letter's glue. Ray explained to the girls that he simply wanted to see Nora and make sure she was okay, which Nora found "stupid but sweet", but Ava scolded him for not listening to her. Ray then shrunk the door, allowing himself, Ava, and Mona back out into the headquarters. Later, as Mona was bringing in congee to help with their hangover, Nora asked her to deliver a response to Ray's "love letter", which the latter was happy to do because she now considered the two her generation's "Ross and Rachel".

The Legends regrouped on the Waverider, where they threw a pizza party before saying goodbye to Nate. Ray sadly mentioned how different the ship was without him, but Nate reassured him that they could always visit him at the Bureau and he would always be there in Ray's "giant heart". Ray listened as Nate gave an emotional speech about his growth as a Legend and reminded them to "enjoy the ride while it lasts". As the Waverider flew off into the temporal zone, Nate went to speak to Charlie in private, and the remaining Legends shared a toast together.

Ray used a fake mustache to impress Nora, as she likes guys with mustaches. He and the Legends traveled to 1856 to catch the serial killer, Mike the Spike. Ray helped Didi Charbonnet's daughter to find Mike, but he was knocked out by Mike, and they discovered that the killer was a doll. Ray and the others managed to defeat him, and Mick ended up burning the doll and took it away in the Waverider.

Erased timelines

Romance with Nora Darhk

Ray and the others arrested Mona Wu, as she had been found guilty by the Bureau for releasing a Kaupe, Konane. The Legends did not know whether to believe it or not, but they were interrupted by an aberration that occurred in Mexico City in 1961. Upon discovering that Konane was an important fighter, Ray and the others decided to support him and El Cura in faking a fake fight and protecting Mexican history. When the Bureau appeared during the fight, Ray and the Legends clashed with the agents, but they successfully managed to make Konane and El Cura the idols of Mexico again.

Ray attended Hank's funeral. In the bathroom, Ray ran into Nora, who had been charged with Hank's death, so Ray decided to protect her from the Bureau by taking her to the Waverider. Ray and Nora had an awkward moment trying to sleep in bed together, but he decided to sleep on the couch so as not to make the situation more uncomfortable. Unknowingly, Ray and Nora were affected by Zari and Sunjay 's song, I Surrender. This caused Ray and Nora to reveal their true feelings, and they finally had a night of passion.

Defeating Neron and Tabitha

Ray helped Nora and John defeat Neron by removing him from Desmond 's body. Ray worried about Nora because Neron had hurt her so much. Unknowingly, Ray was being possessed by Neron. Ray began to fight possession of Neron and tried to ask Constantine for help, but Gary came to his aid. Ray and Gary tried to eliminate Neron without success. When Nate arrived, Ray tried to make him leave and made a deal with Neron which was to give him his body in exchange for not hurting Nate, which Neron accepted and Ray lost his body and Ray was sent to Hell.

Ray was sent to be tortured by his old enemy, Vandal Savage, but the two of them delved into talking about Kendra and began to get along leaving their rivalry in the past. Ray was transported by the Triumvirate before John so that he could decide if he wanted to bring Ray's body or save Astra Logue, but John decided to save Astra. While playing Jenga, Ray screamed because a piece fell and Nora and John, who came to get him, thought they were doing something wrong to him. Ray kissed Nora who was happy to see him and Ray said goodbye of Vandal Savage and was returned to the real world, but in the form of a Soul Token due to Neron using his body.

Anti-Monitor Crisis

On December 10, 2019, Ray and Sara were at a bar in Star City, where they participated in a game night. In the last question of the night, which was "what was the last song recorded by Janis Joplin", Sara and Ray were convinced that their answer (" Mercedes Benz") would be the correct one, but the presenter announced that the Legends lost. Ray revealed that when they went to Woodstock in 2018, the late singer noticed Ray in his suit, causing the story to be changed and the song " Little Robot Man", Janis' nickname for Ray, to be his last composition. At that moment, Lyla Michaels, wearing a blue suit, appeared on a table. Although Sara questioned her about her dress, Lyla did not answer and covered her and Ray in white light. Lyla, now called the Harbinger, revealed to Ray and Sara about the Anti-Monitor Crisis, an event that would destroy all the Earths in the multiverse. Ray and Sara, alongside Barry Allen, were dispatched to reconnoiter.

Upon being taken to Earth-38, Ray, Sara and Barry prevented Supergirl from destroying a quantum tower that had emerged in the center of National City. The Harbinger explained that this was the Monitor's plan as a "last line of defense", where the tower would delay antimatter and prevent it from reaching Earth, while also finding out about the existence of the Anti-Monitor and its goal of destroying the towers. He met Kate Kane, also known as Batwoman, and Ray asked if he could make adjustments to her batarang, but she rejected him, threatening him. Brainiac-5 located the capsule of Superman's son and Lois Lane, revealing that the baby was in Star City 2046 on Earth-16, making Ray and Sara realize that they traveled to an alternate universe on their first adventures. During the battle to save Earth-38, Ray fought alongside the Green Arrow, Mia Smoak and Batwoman against several shadow demons. During the fight, Ray helped Kate modify her batarang. The fight started in the interior of the tower and escalated outside. Later when the Monitor told the heroes the battle was lost, he portaled Ray to an unknown location.

As Harbinger arrived, Ray and Novu were in a disagreement about using the . When Harbinger found Mick Rory of Earth-74 with a , Ray and the rest of the heroes boarded the timeship to avoid the Crisis. While the other heroes did their missions, Ray stayed in the Waverider building the Paragon detector to find the seven people who would save the multiverse.

Later, Ray used the detector and revealed that the last three Paragons being J'onn J'onzz, Barry, and Ryan Choi. Ray, Ralph Dibny, and Iris West-Allen visited Ryan Choi, and Ray was surprised to learn that Ryan was his fan. He revealed his Atom identity, and Ralph revealed that he is the Elongated Man. The trio tried to recruit Ryan to join their fight for the Multiverse, but Ryan refused because he wanted to be with his family. After Iris convinced Ryan, Ray and the others returned to the Waverider to prepare for battle. Later, Ray as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

New multiverse

Later, Ray and the rest of the heroes found out from Harrison Nash Wells that the Anti-Monitor returned. Ray, Ryan Choi and Nash created a device to send the Anti-Monitor into the microverse. Ray joined Barry and saved Superman from the Anti-Monitor. After defeating the Anti-Monitor, Ray turned Superman back to his normal size. Later, Ray, Sara, and Mick stayed in Arrow Bunker mourning Oliver's death.

Fightning the Encores

During the Meet the Legends, Ray talked about Nora and how the world sees her after what happened with Neron. Ray and the team traveled to 1917 to discover that Grigori Rasputin was somehow revived. He and Nate tried to kill Rasputin to cheer Sara up, but they made it worse.

Ray and the others decided to help Sara and Behrad stop Rasputin. Ray got inside Rasputin and got big by killing Rasputin. Later, he received the help of Behrad to clean his exosuit. Ray and the others agreed to mislead the public by lying that everything they saw was false.

Ray offered the team a plan to travel back in time before the Encores were bad, but no one supported the idea. Ray ran into Nora, who was fed up with children asking for ponies, and he offered her his bed, so she could rest. The Legends traveled to the school reunion in 2004 to catch Freddy Meyers. Given the deaths that occurred, the Legends embraced Ray's idea to prevent Freddy from being evil. Ray along with Nate, traveled to 1989 to prevent Freddy from becoming a murderer. Ray and Nate pretended to be school mentors to talk to Freddy, but he turned them down, so Ray asked Nora for help to be Freddy's Fairy Godmother.

Ray tried to talk to Nora while she was working as a Fairy Godmother, but was interrupted by Mick. Ray inspected Mick, but saw that he had nothing and assumed that Mick was in love with Ali, but he did not accept it. The Legends traveled to France in 1793 and Ray believed that Nora was the Encore, but thanks to Nate he discovered that she was Marie Antoinette and Ray believed that she and Nora were related.

Ray, Nate, and Behrad fell under the temptation of the Marie Antoinette cake and kidnapped her by taking her to the Waverider. Ray spoke to Nora to show her the head of Marie Antoinette, but was shocked to learn that Zari took the magic perfume and alerted the team. Ray and Mick confront Marie's body and managed to retain her by locking the body next to her head in the cell.

Helping Constantine

Ray and Gary stayed to try to help him, and John apologized to them by agreeing to be with them in their last minutes of life. The trio talked about their list of what they want to do before they die and Ray commented that he wants to propose to Nora, but he couldn't and Constantine encouraged him to do so. Ray and Gary were saddened to see Constantine commit suicide, but were happy to see that Astra spared his life and revived him.

Marriage and leaving the Legends

Ray continued to watch Mr. Parker episodes with Pippa until Pippa encouraged him to propose to Nora and Ray thanked him. Determined, Ray returned to the house and together with Nora they revealed their romance to Damien, who did not take it very well and planned to kill all the Legends until Pippa arrived with the rest of the team and with a wish from Nora, Pippa sent everyone to Mr. Parker's Cul De Sac.

When the show started, Ray had become Mr. Parker and spoke with Damien and Nora to try and solve their problems and showed how Sara and Ava solved their relationship, Gary overcoming his fear of trains, and John and Charlie making amends for find the Loom of Fate. Ray continued to wear the speech hat, which allowed the wearer to speak, and Damien used it to criticize Ray and scold Nora.

Ray managed to get Nora and her father to solve their problems and the three shared a hug and to finish, Ray introduced Nate as a sun, and they all made it out. Ray and Damien solved their problems, and Darhk gave Ray and Nora his blessing to get married. With everything ready, Ray was congratulated by his friends and Ray and Nora got married at Constantine's House and celebrated. During the celebration, Ray spoke with Damien, who told him that they should leave the Legends, so that Nora can do her job without problems, which Ray accepted and joined the others to dance.

After getting married, Ray and Nora had a night of passion, which Mick listened to. Upon awakening, Ray saw photos of his first missions in the Legends and told Nora that they will leave the team so that she can continue with her work as a fairy godmother. Ray and Nora lined up to go to the bathroom and tried to say they were leaving the team, but Mick went first and revealed that the couple is leaving the team, except for Nate and Ray had to lie to his best friend, so that do not be sad.

To start the search for the Loom, the Legends had to travel to 1594 to ask William Shakespeare for the first piece of the Loom and Ray considered that as the last mission with the Legends and Nate planned that the mission would be incredible before Ray and Nora went to honeymoon. Upon arrival, Ray, Constantine, Nate, Mick, Behrad, and Charlie easily got the first piece of the Loom and Ray convinced everyone to stay to celebrate the victory to make the mission longer.

While celebrating, the Legends were drunk and accidentally started a fight where they showed off their powers and Ray accidentally showed off his exosuit, so they had to run off with the piece. When they returned to the Waverider, Ray and the others realized that they created an anachronism by seeing that Shakespeare never wrote Romeo and Juliet and due to interference from the team, Shakespeare made Romeo v. Juliet Dawn of Justness.

Ray apologized to Sara, who was also drunk, but she also apologized and said goodbye to Ray before he left the team. To make amends for his mistake, Ray talked to Shakespeare and managed to convince him to write Romeo and Juliet and Nate heard that Ray was planning to leave the team, which made him angry. When he returned to the ship, Ray and Nate argued about leaving the team and cheating on him and both ended their friendship, but secretly the two felt bad.

Ray and Nora packed their things and were ready to leave the team heading into 2020. When they were going to leave, Ray heard Nate calling him, and before he left he went and met him with watery eyes. Ray and Nate solved their problems by reestablishing their friendship, and they shared a goodbye hug. After this, Ray and Nora left. Ray and Nate would regularly get together for drinks, but oftentimes, Nate wouldn't come, as he and the other Legends were in a different time.

Retirement

Visiting Central City

Ray told Chester that his life as a the Atom and Legend had passed as he decided not to start another tech business and just wanted a balanced life with his wife. Ray attended the convention and was encouraged by Barry to remain a scientist and fix things. During an interview with Iris West, Ray revealed that he will return to technology, and will accept the ideas of all the young people, making amends for his mistake.

Helping Chester

The missing Necrians

Worried that Nate wasn't answering his calls, Ray put on his A.T.O.M. exosuit again, but Nora calmed him down fearing that he was worrying to much. Ray then went to Jefferson Jackson's house and recruited him, Kendra Saunders, and Carter Hall on his mission. The group then went to a bar to ask Mick Rory to give them his time courier so they could go rescue the Legends. However, they discovered that Mick and Kayla's children along with Mona Wu were kidnapped.

However, after learning that Kamaya and Kyle only wanted to meet their grandchildren, Ray and the former Legends made peace with Kamaya. On the way home, Ray talked to Kendra about their current lives and how much they've changed since joining the Legends. After returning to Earth, Ray received a call from Nate, where Nate couldn't wait to tell Ray about his adventures. The group then took a picture together. Two days later, Ray and Nora talked about their child. Nora requested that if their child was a boy, they would name him Damien after her late father, to which Ray agreed. On his outings with Nate, Ray heard the story of how the Legends encountered another version of Eobard Thawne, who helped them break a fixed point in time in 1914 until he was killed by the Robot Legends.

Reporting on Eobard Thawne

In 2022, after Team Flash discovered a version of Eobard Thawne working at Fast Track Labs, Chester P. Runk reached out to Ray for help. Ray sent a video message to them while he was at the Quincy P. Runk Institute. He apologized for the delay in responding to Chester's request for assistance and said that there was a infestation of serpent creatures from the Morlaidh dimension. Ray then revealed that Nate Heywood, while having retirement drinks with him, had told him that the Legends had their own encounter with Eobard in Sarajevo. Ray then told the team about Eobard's time as a fixed point guardian and how he sacrificed himself to save the Legends' lives. After another serpent got loose, Ray went to grab his sword to capture the creature, ending his video message.

Potential future

That same year, Ray went to a bar in Star City, meeting up with Sara Lance, Jax, Mick, Wally West, Kendra, and Scythian. As they talked, Ray learned that Martina Jackson became a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs, Mick's children did not become thieves and Alda and Sara's daughter became vigilantes, something that surprised Ray, however, the meeting was interrupted when Ray, Sara, Mick, Kendra, Jax, and Scythian disappeared from view mysterious way.

Battle with Magog

Summoned by Oliver Queen to help Nora West-Allen and Bart West-Allen, Ray used his suit again, to join Nora, Bart, Kara Danvers , J'onn J'onzz, Ryan Wilder, Luke Fox, Wally West, Mia Queen, Ryan Choi, Jax, Kendra, Scythian, Ray Terrill, and other heroes to face Magog and his evil army. After the epic battle, Atom, Sara, Jefferson Pierce, and Clark Kent happily reunited in the Hall of Justice, where he agreed with Clark that their suits no longer fit them.

Possible futures

Around midnight on April 25 in the year 2024, Ray, as the Atom, aided the Flash in his latest battle with Reverse-Flash, along with Green Arrow and Hawkgirl, on the streets of Central City. The fight also somehow caused the sky to turn a deep crimson color. The fight caused several trucks to start leaking their contents onto the streets and caused power outages that spread over 20 blocks and throughout the city. During the fight, the Atom aided the Central City Police Department in evacuating all the nearby buildings during the power outage. Eventually, the two speedsters disappeared in a flash of light, leaving Ray, Oliver, and Kendra behind. However, a 2049 newspaper mentions the presence of the Elongated Man and Batwoman as well, meaning the timeline may have changed. The timeline was further changed after the defeat of Cicada and the erasure of Nora West-Allen, which moved the crisis five years early.

In a possible future, Atom is seen fighting alongside Flash, Captain Cold and Sara Lance against an unknown large metallic adversary. Barry caught a glimpse of this when traveling through the Speed Force. This future is no longer possible due to Snart dying, though it is possible that the version of Captain Cold seen was actually his Earth-X doppelgänger, or that Earth-1 Snart had somehow been resurrected.

Personality

"So you're always this positive, even when you're dead? How can you pretend like everything's okay?"

"I'm not pretending. I believe it. I found that if I can trust in myself, I can believe everything's okay, and it usually is. It's called positive thinking. Give it a shot."

-Zari Tomaz and Ray Palmer[src]

"I became the Atom to make the world a better place. And I'm pretty sure that saving it counts."

-Ray Palmer to Felicity Smoak[src]

However, as much as he likes new members, he also strongly dislikes saying goodbye to old ones. Ray openly mourned the losses of Carter Hall (even though he barely knew Carter),[32] Leonard Snart,[45] and Rip Hunter,[77] and he even cried during the funeral of Martin Stein.[67] When Nate began working at the Time Bureau, Ray became lonely and a bit more serious until reuniting with Nora Darhk, and he sat in quiet sadness for most of Nate's farewell party.[83] Nate's apparent death left Ray devastated, and he was one of the first to help channel love in order to magically save Nate's life.[91] However, throughout his time on the team, Ray rarely let his sadness or nostalgia distract him when a mission was at hand, proving his strong morale and inner workaholic.

Powers and abilities

Exosuit application: Ray uses his advanced exosuit to replicate powers akin to those of meta-humans and magic users. Some of the suit's capabilities can affect him in a way that they can still apply to him even after he's removed the suit.

Size alteration: Ray is able to change his own respective size, able to shrink or grow to whatever size he chooses. The effects still apply to him even after he's taken the suit off. This allows him to infiltrate wherever he wants with a low likelihood of being caught when he's shrunken. His larger heights also proportionately increase his strength and durability, allowing him to fight the Leviathan and win. By the time of the Earth-X invasion, Ray was able to enlarge only parts of his body with no loss of balance and control, which notably allowed him to enlarge his arm to fill an entire corridor and crush several armed men, knocking them unconscious. Additionally, Ray can also change the size of other objects around him using his ion cannon, an example being a Thanagarian "tech meteor".

Energy blasts: Ray is able to use the suit's offensive capabilities to replicate meta-human energy blasts, such as electricity projection and hard light blasts, with his suit have an onboard photon and ion cannons. The energy blasts are able to send humans flying through the air, knocking a target unconscious, cracking stone, denting metal, even causing small explosions on impact with harder and thicker surfaces.

Former powers

Water Totem: Ray briefly wielded the Water Totem in the Legends' initial attempt to use all six Totems of Zambesi against the escaped Mallus at once individually. However, soon after when they tried to combine the totems' powers to destroy Mallus, Ray gave the Water Totem to Wally West. After Mallus was defeated once and for all, the totem was entrusted to Kuasa.
Water generation: Ray used the totem to hurl a burst of water at Mallus in the Legends' initial battle against the demon after Mallus assumed his true form.

: Ray briefly assisted John Constantine in returning some children's life forces to their bodies after they had been captured by a shtriga in Maine.

Bond with Neron: Following a botched attempt to destroy Neron by Nora Darhk and Constantine through exorcism from Desmond's body, the demon escaped and latched on Ray instead. After killing Nate Heywood, Neron's pact with Ray was null and void, so he left Ray's body.

"Ray's so nice and smart and hot."

"Yeah, it's kind of like I'm dating Barry but in Oliver's body."

-Caitlin Snow and Felicity Smoak[src]

Peak of human physical condition: Ray is in top physical condition. He regularly engages in moderate to strenuous exercise to keep his body in top shape and to increase his mobility while using the A.T.O.M. Exosuit in combat, notably climbing the salmon ladder like Oliver. Ray was inspired by Richard Branson, who works out twice a day, which gives him 20 additional hours of productivity a week.[13]

Genius-level intellect/Great business acumen/Leader: Ray is very intelligent, having an IQ of 140 and three PhDs.[19] His intellect made him a self-made man and an indispensable member of the Legends. Ray is also a skilled businessman, being able to lead Palmer Technologies, a multibillion-dollar enterprise, with success. He recognizes skilled people and is excellent at recruiting them for his cause. As revealed from an aberration timeline, Ray could have applied his intellect to become an M.D. for advanced cardiac surgical procedures.[5] Ray also exhibits leadership potential, as he received a signature from every Legend on his petition to become interim captain of the Waverider in Sara Lance's absence.

Master engineer: Ray has proven to be highly skilled in engineering, as he was able to design and build the A.T.O.M. Exosuit using dwarf star alloy as a power source. He has also developed several other gadgets and successful products when he was CEO of Palmer Technologies and while as a member of Team Arrow, such as nanobot surgeons and dispersal units, smartwatches, etc. Ray's engineering skills have shown to be on par with Cisco Ramon, who himself is a highly regarded mechanical engineer.

Master scientist/Physicist: Ray is an adept biochemist, as he was able to analyze and modify Eobard Thawne's biomolecular enhancer to have lasting and more stable effects while in World War II, despite the formula initially being made from 22nd-century technology.[48] Also, after receiving the secrets of cold fusion, Ray was able to successfully use its energy to repair the Fire Totem.[72]

Expert computer hacker: While not on the same level as his ex-girlfriend, Felicity Smoak, Ray is a highly competent hacker, as he was able to hack the Time Bureau's network to access Ava Sharpe's personnel file.[75]

Theologian: Ray is a licensed minister, allowing him to officiate John Diggle and Lyla Michaels' wedding when the priest was unable to make it.[19]

Multilingualism: Ray is capable of fluently speaking English, Latin,[45] and French.[84] He can also do a convincing German accent.[72]

Cooking: Ray is a skilled cook, easily making up a dinner for himself, John Constantine, and Gary Green.[102]

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Ray has some experience in unarmed combat, which at first was minimal. He is proven to prefer boxing as his fighting style, though is not as skilled as any professional combatant. In battles, Ray almost always relies on his suit by using his enhanced strength to engage enemies in close combat, a trait that is easily exploited by opponents relying on tactics (a prime example being when Ray attempted to arrest the Arrow and was subsequently defeated). Over time though and after training with his fellow Legends, Ray has become more adept in unarmed combat without his exosuit; he was able to knock out a restrained Scythian Torvil with a single punch, subdue two samurais whilst his hands were tied, and fight off multiple genetically-engineered AVA clones. Together with his suit though, Ray has become a formidable combatant as a member of the Legends.
Skilled swordsman:

Ray has some degree of proficiency in using a sword, as shown in a battle against the Shogun in Feudal Japan; he was able to land some solid blows to the A.T.O.M. suit the tyrant was wearing in an effort to cripple the exosuit by targeting some of its weak spots. However, it is possible the Shogun was not fighting to his full capability.[49] Ray later used Sir Galahad's sword in Camelot to great effect by channeling his suit's ionic energy through the blade to help fight against Rip Hunter's army of mind-controlled knights and even Damien Darhk.[3]

Skilled marksman: Ray has become a seasoned marksman throughout the years of using his exoskeleton's ranged weaponry. Using the suit's voice recognition, Ray was able to calculate the intensity and degrees of an Atom Blaster to fire at his restraints.[72] He also briefly wielded the Cold gun.

Singing: Ray seems to be a good singer, though unrecognized. At the funeral of Axl, Ray was about to sing for the rat before Sara cut him off.[114] Ray also wrote a song for all the codes Nate made for the Legends to help the team remember them better, which he began singing to them until he was cut off by Sara once more.[76] However, Mick Rory managed to memorize the songs quite fast, stating it was because of how often Ray sang it, which implies that he kept on singing on the ship after that.[77] Ray also sang frequently with Sara and Nate as the Puppets of Tomorrow in an alternate timeline.[85]

Dancing: Ray is a talented dancer, as seen when he performed a dance routine with Nora Darhk.[88]

"Ray is good and strong. He can fight his way back from Hell."

-Nora Darhk to Neron[src]

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain/Expert survivor: After getting time-scattered by the emergency protocol of the Waverider, Ray ended up in South Dakota back in the Cretaceous period and managed to survive for six months before being rescued by Mick and Nate.[46] Ray mentioned that he is a lifelong boy scout, possibly giving him insights and resourcefulness in surviving.[34] He has also demonstrated significant willpower when it comes to adversity; Ray was able to resist Damien's attempted torture when being held captive by the latter for months, refusing to divulge the secrets of his exosuit technology.[27] He remained defiant whilst withstanding severe beatdowns by Mikhail Arkadin[35] and Head Samurai.[49] Ray also refused to fix the Fire Totem for Damien and Nora even with the threat of death, only giving in when Damien threatened his mother, Sandy Palmer.[72]

A.T.O.M. Exosuit: Ray wears a powered exosuit of his own design as his heroic alter-ego, The Atom, to hide his identity from his enemies when he goes out fighting crime. It was designed by Ray himself, the armor being composed of and powered by a dwarf star alloy, making it strong enough to withstand damage from bullets, arrows, and explosives.

Former equipment

A.T.O.M. Exosuit: Ray wears a powered exosuit of his own design as his heroic alter-ego, The Atom, to hide his identity from his enemies when he goes out fighting crime. It was designed by Ray himself, the armor being composed of and powered by a dwarf star alloy, making it strong enough to withstand damage from bullets, arrows, and explosives. The suit's offensive capabilities include electricity projection, compressed hard light blasts, photon cannons, and the ability to infuse ionic energy into objects. A recent discovery in the suit's technological applications is that it allows Ray to miniaturize selected targets, including himself. Alternatively, by properly charging the suit with enough energy, such as auxiliary time-drive from the , the suit can reverse the shrinking effects and increase the wearer's size to the gigantic stature and proportionately increase their strength. During the Legends' adventures in Feudal Japan, the A.T.O.M. was destroyed by Nate Heywood to prevent its abuse. However, Ray found a supply of dwarf star alloy in the Old West and used it to create a second suit with the Waverider's fabrication room.

Oda Yamashiro's armor: This armor was used by Ray to defend himself in a duel against Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. After the duel, it was returned to its owner, Ichiro Yamashiro.

After Ray's A.T.O.M. Exosuit was destroyed, Mick Rory offered him Leonard Snart's Cold gun and Goggles as a sign of partnership. Ray used the gun briefly in his new alter-ego as "Colonel Cold". However, Ray was forced to disassemble the Cold Gun to stop a bomb, leaving the gun with insufficient power. After rebuilding his suit with dwarf star alloy from the Old West, he presumably no longer uses the Cold Gun.

This sword belonged to the legendary Knight of the Round Table, Sir Galahad, and Ray used it after the man was killed to help defend Camelot when it was under attack from Damien Darhk and Rip Hunter. Ray notably used his suit to focus ionic energy into the blade and enhance its strength, which he used to gain the upper hand in a sword fight with Damien Darhk. Afterwards, Ray presumably returned the sword to be buried with the fallen knight.

Water Totem: Ray was briefly in possession of the Water Totem. Later on, he passed to the totem to Wally West who, after defeating Mallus, left the totem with Kuasa.

Speed Force rifle: When Thawne phased out of his cell but was met with Ray, who was waiting for him with a speedster weapon handy. Thawne couldn't help but laugh at the irony as he stated that he was the one who invented them in the first place. Ray kept his weapon on him but let Thawne go as the latter wouldn't have time to search the ship for the fragment of the Spear of Destiny due to the speedster being hunted by something.

Anti-magic gun: Ray invented an nanite-based pistol that has a complex technological code to the nanites written by Zari Tomaz. It is made to counteract the dark magic of Damien Darhk and Nora Darhk by simulating the effects of a Heat gun and a Cold Gun crossing streams.

Tabitha's Magic Staff: When Ray was possessed by Neon, he wield Tabitha's magic staff which has an orb in it to drain energy from strong emotions such as fear use it to perform more advanced magical spells, like opening a portal to hell. After defeating Neon and accidentally killing Nate, John used it to harness love as energy to bring Nate back to life.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant

The Chronicles of Cisco

Concept artwork

Promotional images

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Armageddon

Merchandise

Ray had coulrophobia, a fear of clowns, as a kid.

Sara Lance, Kendra Saunders, and Ray were all left behind by the for only a few minutes, but to them, two years had passed.

He is gluten intolerant.

Ray is allergic to cats and dogs. However, this allergy seems to either be very minor or only developed in his adult years since Ray was pretty well known for rescuing "strays" when he was younger. Sara also mentioned Ray was allergic to apes, specifically Grodd.

Ray's favorite musical is Singin' in the Rain, which he openly considers the "best musical ever".

He loves playing video games, especially The Legend of Zelda.

Ray's favorite snack is arugula, according to an Ivy Town Times article.

He was named "Most Likely to Become a Particle Physicist" in the second grade.

Ray is very neat and organized, and thus enjoys washing dishes.

For breakfast, Ray likes his coffee with grass-fed butter and MCT oil with his eggs poached and runny.

Ray is best friends with Nate Heywood.

Nate's pet names for Ray include his full name, "buddy", and "big guy", the latter of which Sara adopted during Nate's leave of absence.

When on missions together, Ray and Nate enjoy pairing up for the buddy system and watching Patrick Swayze movies in between.

Ray keeps a photo of himself and Nate in a frame, but it's unknown whether he still has it.

Every episode on the week of Halloween thus far has had some significance towards their friendship.

In "" (October 27, 2016), they teamed up for the first time to take down Tokugawa Iemitsu and became friends.

In "" (October 31, 2017), they shared their first on-screen hug, and Nate comforted Ray upon the latter discovering the truth about his childhood "friends".

In "" (October 28, 2018), the two parted ways after pairing up for a mission with the Time Bureau.

Like Nate, Ray is secretly a "brony", being a fan of the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Mick Rory's nicknames for him are "Haircut" and "Boy Scout".

John Constantine's nicknames for him are "Raymondo" and "Squire".

Apparently, The Atom didn't exist on Earth-38, implying that if Ray even has a doppelgänger on that Earth, he never became The Atom.

Ray is uncircumcised.

Behind the scenes

In the DC comics, the Atom is a superhero mostly known for his ability to shrink in size, turning into a miniature version of himself, hence the name. The original was Al Pratt during the Golden Age, a diminutive man with superhuman strength; he was a founding member of the Justice Society. Ray Palmer took the name during the Silver Age, a physics professor at Ivy University who developed equipment to shrink himself down to subatomic levels while maintaining regular mass. However, like on the show, he was able to reverse the process and expand his size on a few occasions, too. Palmer has been a member of the Justice League, Titans, Suicide Squad and Indigo Tribe. Adam Cray also briefly took the mantle using stolen equipment, and it was later used by scientist Ryan Choi until his death.

Ray's second codename, Colonel Cold, was originally intended for Lewis Snart, appearing in the promos for Season 2 episode "Family of Rogues ", before getting scrapped in the final version of the episode.

Ray was portrayed by Brandon Routh in a recurring role in the third season and in two episodes of the fourth season of . Routh also reprised his role in two episodes of , and as a series regular in DC's Legends of Tomorrow . He played the role in all three parts of the crossover event . Routh also voices the character in three episodes of the web series , and appears in one episode of and each. Because of these appearances, Ray is one of the most recurring characters throughout the Arrowverse, appearing in all shows so far, with the exception of and .

Ray's relationship with Nora Darhk is a reference to the real-life marriage between Routh and Courtney Ford, who portrays Nora.

Routh was also known for portraying Superman (another superhero of DC) in the 2006 film, Superman Returns. This is alluded to with Snart referring to Palmer as "Boy Scout," which was a nickname for Superman. In the Arrowverse, Superman is portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin.

During an interview with MTV News, co-producer Keto Shimizu stated a spin-off of could be made with The Atom/Ray Palmer in the lead role. However, the idea never materialized and DC's Legends of Tomorrow was produced instead.

Brandon Routh went on to reprise his role as the Atom in LEGO DC Super-Villains.

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Bart West-Allen

Bart West-Allen (born c. 2030) is the son of Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen, as well as the younger brother of Nora West-Allen. Bart gained a connection to the Speed Force from his parents, and with his inherited powers he began acting as a meta-human vigilante in the future known as Impulse. He is also the archenemy of August Heart/Godspeed, whose clones dubbed him the Adversary.

Bart and Nora traveled back in time to stop August and his clone army, and helped their father and Team Flash fight the clones during the Godspeed war. After defeating Heart and the clones, Bart and Nora returned to the future.

Upon their return, a wave of temporal energy swept over them, changing the timeline. After learning of these changes, Bart and Nora headed to the year 2013 to sort things out.

"Sure, Dad taught me how to run. And Uncle Wally taught me how to meditate. But Uncle Jay.... He got me. He saw my impulsiveness as a strength, not a weakness."

-Bart on his speedster training

Bart was born to Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen circa 2030. He has an older sister, Nora. During Bart's childhood, Chester P. Runk helped him with his differentials math homework all the time, while his father, Barry, and his uncle, Wally West, taught Bart how to control his powers and meditate. Bart gravitated to senior speedster Jay Garrick, who understood his impulsiveness and taught him how make it a strength. Thus, Bart loved Jay the most as his "uncle" and looked up to him as a mentor.

Bart and Nora were taught that rule number one of the West-Allen family was to protect the timeline at any and all cost. At some point, Bart met the Speed Force's physical form, dubbing it S.F.N. (Speed Force Nana).

At some point before or during 2049, Bart became a vigilante in Central City along with his sister. Unfortunately, he often irritated Nora due to his impulsiveness. Eventually, Bart faced Godspeed, who became his archenemy after killing Jay right in front of him.

Later, Bart and Nora briefly managed to disable Godspeed, but he escaped to the Flash Museum, where he used the Cosmic Treadmill to travel back in time. Bart and Nora then followed Godspeed back to 2021.

Bart and Nora arrived in 2021 and went to S.T.A.R. Labs to find their father Barry Allen in the speed lab. Bart then claimed that the place was "crash". The two then met their mother and were informed by Barry that August Heart has no memory and is at S.T.A.R. Labs. They then found Cecile Horton, Caitlin Snow, and Chester P. Runk and greeted them. After Chester expressed his admiration for Bart's battle against Godspeed, Bart revealed that they met in the future and Chester helped him with his math homework several times, which Bart reminded him to do in the future. Bart and Nora then had lunch in the lobby when their father arrived and are interrupted by an alarm about a Godspeed attack near City Hall.

The trio went to the location and Bart said they should wait until the Godspeed clones killed themselves and they should clean up the mess afterwards, surprising Barry. His father then ordered Bart and Nora to run in different directions, but the clones didn't follow Barry nor Nora, just Bart. Fortunately, the clones had to reload in Speed Force and Bart managed to get away. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry refused to let Bart return to the field until he told him the truth of being "The Adversary" of Godspeed. Bart ran to the West House angrily.

Nora met him in the room and talked to him about their past. Bart was thrilled to talk about Jay Garrick, who was the only person who understood his impulsiveness and was killed by Godspeed. The two then returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, only to be gathered on the bench when Barry and Nora were defeated. The Godspeeds then threatened to kill Jay from this timeline unless Bart turned himself in. He then disobeyed Barry's orders and confronted the clones, but he was easily overpowered and captured. Bart was tortured by the clones but was soon rescued by Barry and Nora, but he ended up in a coma.

Bart woke up when the Speed Force increased his connection. They then joined forces and went to fight the Godspeeds army. Bart released a series of lightning shurikens and defeated a group of clones. However, the Godspeeds soon took control and reloaded from the Speed Force, which was close to them. They then returned to S.T.A.R. Labs.

Hours later, Bart and the rest of Team Flash witnessed the return of Reverse-Flash, who agreed to fight Godspeed in exchange for a physical body. A week after Godspeed's defeat, Bart attended his parents' vow renewal ceremony, where he sang the song "1949" for them.

At some point after this, Bart and Nora returned to the future. He and Nora would then travel to 2021 from time to time to visit Barry and Iris.

Returning to the past

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After Bart and Nora returned to 2049, they were hit by a temporal wave and then found out that Jay Garrick was now alive. While talking to Jay, Bart and Nora realized that he had married Rose instead of Joan Williams. In order to figure out what had happened to the timeline, Bart and Nora went to the Flash Museum. At the Museum, Bart and Nora discovered that they had accidently caused "temporal fissures" when they chased Godspeed through time. In order to fix these "temporal fissures", Bart and Nora traveled to December 2013 after they figured out that was when the timeline started changing. They appeared in a photo taken at CCPD on New Year's Eve 2014.

Stopping Will Parker

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At some point, Bart and Will Parker began attending Central City University. After Will mind controlled citizens of Central City, Nora called Wally West to help. Bart angrily accused Nora of dragging Wally into this situation, with each claiming that it was the other's fault. Wally then diffused the situation, stating that they needed to work together to prevent any more damage from being done. After Will was defeated and sent to Iron Heights, Bart, Nora, and Wally were congratulated by the crowd.

Battle against Magog

Bart is bored and Nora is writing an article for the Central City Citizen when suddenly they get the news on TV that the villain Bloodwork is attacking the city. Bart wants to face the villain but Nora says they can't because Bloodwork is a level 5 villain and they should only be supportive and not interfere in the battle. The Martian Manhunter arrives to face the villain and the sibling duo head out to catch a thug. Impulse and XS are preventing a theft of a B-villain's jewelry store when Magog appears wanting to finish all the heroes. The speedster duo run in search of Magog who are easily obliterated by his enormous power.

Supergirl appears, thanks them for their help, and takes over the battle. XS suggests they leave the fight with the girl of steel and go get help from S.T.A.R. Labs with Chester P. Runk. He explains that he has never seen such energy emanating from a person like Magog and discovers his real name is David Reid, a formidable scientist who has been under the radar for years. The lab's satellite also locates more of the unknown energy in multiple cities. It's a surprise attack and our duo goes after one of them, in Star City.

Will Parker has returned and hypnotized people into becoming his soldiers. Green Arrow is battling them when Impulse and XS show up to help her. Using technological equipment, Mia hits him squarely and they both disappear in green smoke. Now in Coast City, Bart and Nora find Atom facing Clayface who when defeated also disappears alongside Ryan Choi. Impulse and XS are alone and helpless to lead the battle that Supergirl is having with Magog that ends when the heroine disappears in the same green smoke. They then resort to one last exit.

At the Kent Farm in Smallville, Bart and Nora find Clark Kent and ask for his help, but the hero, after a speech about how he had to face Lex Luthor on his first day at the Daily Planet, refuses, saying that he believes in them and that they make it together. After a short pep talk from Nora, Bart is convinced that they can finally show they are real heroes by defeating this threat. Magog mocks him by saying that he has no more heroes to stop him and that it wouldn't be children who would do that.

With incredible timing, Impulse and XS finally hit the villain who soon fights back and brings back all the villains. XS and Impulse are in trouble with all the villains in front of them when suddenly a mysterious green cloaked man appears and brings back all our heroes who were in a kind of green smoke in the negative space, and together, they start an epic battle. The duo realize that Magog's powers come from the staff he carries with him, and in a shrewd and synchronized movement, they manage to wrest the staff from the villain's hands and defeat him. All other villains are sent to his timeline, except for Superman who disappears. Impulse and XS are recognized by Supergirl who says that seeing the two of them reminded her of the time she and The Flash fought together.

Helping his mother

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Personality

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Bart is an excitable young man and a fast-talker. He is also very impulsive, as he often runs into situations without bothering to consider the repercussions.

Bart loved Jay Garrick as his own uncle; Jay being murdered by Godspeed angered him just like how Thawne angered Barry by killing Bart's grandmother. However, thanks to changes to the timeline, Godspeed never killed Jay, who is still alive as of 2049.

Powers and abilities

Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: Bart possesses a natural connection to the Speed Force that he inherited from his father, Barry Allen.[4]

Accelerated healing factor: Bart's molecules move at accelerated rates, mending damage far quicker and more efficiently than normal humans, able to heal broken bones in 3 minutes. After having most of his Speed Force energy absorbed by the Godspeed clones and left in a critical state, his remaining healing capacities kept his body stable; albeit in a comatose state.

Superhuman speed: Bart can move at such vast speeds. He also shows that it can eat at an incredible speed.[4]

Bodily vibrations: Like most speedsters, Bart can vibrate his body for various effects.[2]

Intangibility: By vibrating his molecules at the natural frequency of air, Bart can physically pass through solid matter. Bart was also able to pass through Godspeed when facing him.[2]

Invisibility: Bart can vibrate his body so fast that he can no longer be perceived by the human eye.[2]

Electrokinesis:

Bart can produce yellow electricity from his body while he runs at superhuman speeds.[4] As noted by Nora, Bart can produce throwing stars of electricity.
Lightning constructs: Taught to him by his uncle Wally,[9] Bart can create constructs out of lightning, as demonstrated when he used lightning shurikens against the Godspeed army.

Superhuman durability: Bart possesses inhuman resilience, most commonly seen from being unaffected by momentum build-up. He can take attacks and exertion, even survive impacts that would easily kill normal humans.[2]

Superhuman stamina: Bart can handle the stresses of extreme racing without noticeable distress, letting his function much longer than normal humans unhindered.[2]

Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: Bart was able to fight A few of godspeeds clones with a combination of his powers and fighting skills

Singing: Bart is an excellent singer, as he sang at his parents' vow renewal ceremony.

Expert marksman: Bart was able to hit three of godspeeds clones with three lightning shurikens.

Appearances

Promotional images

Quentin Lance previously misidentified Barry Allen as "Bart Allen". Barry also chose the name "Bart" when he temporarily lost his memory and learned his name was Bartholomew.

Bart calls Godspeed his arch-nemesis, his Thawne, after Jay Garrick was killed by Godspeed right in front of him sometime in the future that Bart and Nora are from.

Bart goes to the West house when he's angry.

It was revealed by Nora West-Allen that she is older than Bart by seven years; as of 2049, she is 26 and he is 19.

Bart is a college freshman.

Bart's codename, "Impulse," was foreshadowed when his parents decided to start a family.

Bart is a good singer, as he sang a song at his parents' vow renewal cermony.

Behind the scenes

In the DC comics, Bart Allen, also known as Impulse, is the grandson of Barry Allen from the future and a speedster superhero. His dad was Barry's son Don of the Tornado Twins. Jenni Ognats/XS was Bart's cousin through his dad's twin sister Dawn. Bart suffered from accelerated aging until Wally literally slammed him against the Speed Force to stop it. He took on the name Impulse after he misunderstood an insult by Batman about him. He eventually became the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash after Crisis On Infinite Earths. However, he was killed by the Rogues after they were tricked by Bart's evil clone, Inertia. Bart was eventually revived as a teenager and became Kid Flash again. He was later trapped in the Speed Force and forgotten by all; until the Force Barrier was broken by Barry and Wally West, which finally allowed him to escape.

Bart was originally going to be introduced in Season 8 of , but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was introduced in Season 7.

This is the second live-action incarnation of Bart Allen, the first being the one in Smallville.

References

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"This place is crash!" -Bart West-Allen[src] Bart West-Allen (born c. 2030) is the son of Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen, as well as the younger brother of Nora West-Allen. Bart gained a connection to the Speed Force from his parents, and with his inherited powers he began acting as a meta-human vigilante in the future known as Impulse.

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" Listen, destroying history for personal gain, it's happened to almost everyone here. Rite of passage."

"Legends of To-Meow-Meow"

" Legends of To-Meow-Meow" is the eighth and midseason finale episode of the fourth season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow , and the fifty-ninth episode overall. It aired on December 10, 2018.
Following Zari's transformation into a cat, Charlie travels to 1962 Las Vegas and sets the jump ship on autopilot to carry Zari back to the Waverider afterwards. Realizing she can shapeshift again, Charlie poses as Marilyn Monroe, seeks out Red, a leprechaun compatriot from her days in prison, and warns him to stop openly using his magic lest he be targeted by abberation hunters like the Legends. However, Ray, Mick, and Nate stroll in and execute the leprechaun without hesitation.

Back on the Waverider, Nate asks Gideon for any messages. The AI reveals they have missed calls from Barry Allen, Oliver Queen, and Kara Zor-El, and Ray quips it must be the annual crossover. Nate decides to sit out the event as the other men laugh, and one of them bets the other heroes will be swapping costumes. Sneaking back into the ship, Charlie runs into Zari in the library and asks for her help, although she still has no idea why she's a cat. A hologram of Gideon appears and explains to "Amaya Jiwe" what happened to the team, unaware that "Amaya" is actually Charlie.

Zari was transformed by the Fairy Godmother during the team's last encounter with her, and the Legends are now Custodians of the Chronology following a disastrous encounter at Woodstock. Shapeshifting into Sara, Charlie attempts to change the Custodians' shoot-to-kill policy on magical creatures, only to be stabbed by Garima in the back as Sara was actually dead. Charlie recovers and escapes the Waverider with Zari in tow.

Aboard the jump ship, Charlie and Zari figure out Constantine's responsible for the broken timeline. Zari paws the destination coordinates for the Time Bureau headquarters in 2018, where Charlie transforms into Gary to blend in. She discovers that in this timeline, Sara was killed by the unicorn they sent back to Hell through a memorial photo in the headquarters.

Following directions from Hank Heywood, Charlie confronts Constantine inside the headquarters, where he has been confined for months for "becoming dangerously unstable after suspected time crimes". He transforms Zari back into a human, who's more than incensed at her time being a cat. Zari then explains to the magician that he broke time back in New Orleans: because he never damned Desmond to Hell, Constantine never joined the Legends, and thus Sara died without his help at Woodstock, turning the team into killers of magical beings.

Charlie and Constantine both think they can still fix things and keep the beneficial changes by saving Sara. Zari, however, urges Constantine to undo saving Desmond to set history back on track. Unwilling to damn his lover, Constantine transforms Zari back into a cat to keep her from interfering. Outside Constantine's cell Mona overheard most of the conversation inside and agrees to help the group.

The Custodians arrive at the headquarters looking for Charlie. Following an energetic shootout involving the Custodians, Time Bureau agents, Charlie's group, and a black-haired Ava Sharpe still mourning Sara's loss (but convinced that Sara can be saved), Charlie, Zari, and Constantine successfully escape the Custodians and jump back to Woodstock 1969.

Using the jump ship's weapons, Constantine and Charlie blast the unicorn into rainbow-colored gibs before it becomes a threat, causing the Legends team on the ground to wonder who's on the ship. Things are still wrong as Zari's still a cat. Jumping back to the Time Bureau headquarters in 2018, Charlie discovers that Ray, Mick, and Nate are now dead, and the remaining members Sara, Ava, and Gideon (who has gained a physical form) have reformed into the Sirens of Space-Time, who still waste any magical creature that crosses them.

Charlie infiltrates the Sirens as Amaya while Constantine continues to experience headaches associated with two conflicting timelines' worth of memories in his head. Charlie learns that this time around, Fairy Godmother killed the male Legends, causing the Sirens to adopt the same policy as the Custodians. The other Sirens figure out "Amaya" is a shapeshifter, and Charlie escapes back to the jump ship to save the boys in Salem 1692.

This time, Charlie poses as Fairy Godmother to trick Prudence Hawthorne into releasing her, thereby nullifying her magic and preventing her from strangling the male Legends. Back on the jump ship, Constantine and Charlie are surprised Zari can talk again, but they discover she has been transformed into a puppet instead. Checking with the crew aboard the Waverider, Constantine sees the Puppets of Tomorrow on the bridge instead of their human selves.

Sara tells Constantine she, Ray, Nate (and Zari) were turned into puppets when Fairy Godmother latched onto Mick after being released from Prudence. Mick promptly left the group to wreak havoc with his new partner in crime: Fairy Godmother with Leonard Snart's jacket, goggles, and Cold gun. Exasperated, Charlie and Constantine resolve to keep trying until they get their desired win.

All their efforts result in failure as in each resulting timeline someone dies: Ava, Hank and Nate, and even Gary. Eventually Charlie manages to reach a timeline where nobody dies, but Constantine's condition still deteriorates. Zari, now fully human, convinces Constantine the only way to truly set things right is to go back to New Orleans and let history happen, so he joins the Legends. Charlie is unwilling to lose her shapeshifting powers again and attempts to stop Zari, but is neutralized with a blast from the Air Totem. Undeterred, Charlie transforms into Ava and alerts the Legends to a magical presence in New Orleans 2018 as a pretext to stop Zari and Constantine.

Constantine hatches a plan where he convinces Desmond to stay with him even with his earlier time-traveler self calling it quits to the relationship just moments before. He succeeds, although he still uses a memory flasher on Desmond to be sure. The Legends ready their weapons to kill, alarming Charlie in Ava's form, and assume Constantine is the magical presence given there's currently three of him in multiple places. Charlie reverts to her Amaya form and prevents Sara from ordering Constantine's termination, but gets her neck snapped and then shot in return.

Charlie once more recovers from her injuries and insists on asking why the Legends are hell-bent on killing magical creatures. Sara doesn't recall meeting Charlie in London since it never happened. Charlie then realizes that because Constantine never joined the Legends, the Legends never met Charlie, and consequently they deem all magical creatures as threats that need to be taken out. Charlie is the missing ingredient in all the botched timelines, and Sara gives the order to Mick and Ray to shoot at the two Constantines in their sights.

The present version of Constantine watches behind a dumpster as the earliest version of him returns from the market and finds Desmond in the street, unaware of how he got there. As the past has been fixed by the mending of Constantine and Desmond's relationship, Mick and Ray's weapons don't reach their targets while aboard the Waverider Sara and Charlie's showdown is similarly aborted. Instead of delivering a flying kick to Charlie, Sara resumes her previous action of delivering a flying kick to Mike the Spike in Professor Stein's puppet. Constantine also regains Desmond's medallion, and silently apologizes for damning Desmond again.

When Zari, Charlie, and Constantine return to the Waverider they initially dread the timeline's still broken when they see the talking Professor Stein puppet in straps. Fortunately the rest of the team arrive looking fully human and dispel their worries. Sara notices the trio are being weird, and Constantine promises to tell the tale over drinks.

Meanwhile, Charlie apologizes to Zari for her actions. She reveals she kept coming back to Amaya's form because it's what she took when she joined the Legends, a group that she's started to like. Zari tells her destroying history for personal gain is sort of an initiation into the Legends, and accepts her offer of friendship. Mick and Ava swap hobbies, find each other's works tolerable, and bond over it. In Washington D.C. 2018, Hank receives news of the kaupe's escape and orders its retrieval, then converses with his golfing buddy: Neron, in Desmond's body.

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The episode's title is a direct play on the series' name and the fact that Zari is stuck in the form of a house-cat.

This episode marks Amy Louise Pemberton's third physical appearance as Gideon in human form. She had previously appeared in "Land of the Lost " and "Here I Go Again " as a neural projection in a virtual hallucination, along with being featured on a photograph in "".
In one timeline, she is shown as a fully-human holographic projection, and in another she is shown as an active member of the "Sirens of Space-Time" along with Sara and Ava; considering her code name of 'Hard Drive', the simplest explanation is that this version of Gideon is essentially the ship's android avatar, much like Rommie in Gene Roddenbery's Andromeda.

This episode marks the first time the Legends are called "Legends of Tomorrow" on-screen.

Thanks to the "Puppets of Tomorrow" timeline, this episode also marks the first appearance of the White Canary suit since "Beebo the God of War "​ and the first appearance of the Steel suit since "Here I Go Again "​.

In one of the timelines, Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Mick Rory, and Garima are a group called "Custodians of the Chronology", which may be a parody of the film Guardians of the Galaxy

Garima's role as a feared swordswoman and the only female founding member resembles that of Guardians member Gamora. The two also have similar names.

The Custodians' title card sequence is a parody of the title card sequence of the 1984-1987 series Airwolf.

In another timeline, Sara Lance, Ava Sharpe and Gideon form a group called "Sirens of Space-Time", which is a parody of the Charlie's Angels franchise.

Hank says "Good morning Sirens" to which they reply "Good morning Hank". This sounds exactly like "Good morning Angels" and "Good morning Charlie" from Charlie's Angels.

The pose struck by the Sirens of Space-Time is highly influenced by the logo of Charlie's Angels.

When Gideon tells the Custodians that they missed a message from Barry Allen, Oliver Queen and Kara Zor-El, Ray says "Sounds like the annual crossover". This is a reference to the fact that the ​ crossover event aired the same week as the episode did, being broadcast back-to-back with "Elseworlds, Part 2 "​.

Nate responds with "That's gonna be a hard pass", referring to the fact that although the last two Arrowverse crossovers included the Legends, they aren't a part of this one.

They also jokingly said "I bet this year they'll swap costumes", referring to the life-switch that happened to Barry and Oliver during the crossover, which made them wear each other's superhero suits.

Both the Custodians and the Sirens referred to the Shape-shifters as their "white whales", referencing the franchise and its characters.

When Ava is reading Mick's novel in the med bay, it's title is shown to be "Heatwaves", which is a reference to his alter-ego.

When Charlie and Constantine are trying to explain the alternate timeline to a morose Ava, she replies, "I don't have time for this timey-wimey crap". This likely refers to the Tenth Doctor of the BBC series , who often refers to time as "a big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff".

All the weapons the Sirens took while getting ready for a mission have been used by a current or former member of the Legends' team. Sara took Mick's Heat gun, Ava got Leonard Snart's Cold gun and Gideon took Rip Hunter's pistol.

Ironically, Snart and Ava are Sara's longest love interests on the show.

This marks the first appearance of the Cold Gun since "" and the first appearance of Rip's gun since "Fellowship of the Spear ".

Upon seeing the Puppets of Tomorrow, Constantine asks, "What the Fraggle Rock is going on here?" referring to the 1983 TV series of the same name.

Zari doesn't act like a goofy kids' show character like the rest of the Puppets of Tomorrow when she turns into a puppet.
This could be explained due to her current anomalous status being caught in the time paradox rendering her slightly immune to the spell.

Why preventing Desmond from being sent to hell causes the initial change is never addressed. Constantine still would have been spooked by Neron into joining the Legends for his own safety.

Constantine says that by banishing Neron to hell, he also unintentionally sent Desmond to hell due to the latter bonding his soul to the demon in exchange for Neron sparing John. However, as seen later on after Neron bonded with Ray Palmer, Neron using Desmond as a vessel should've also sent Desmond to hell. This means Desmond would've been in hell already, regardless of John's effort to banish Neron.

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Kamilla Hwang

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Kamilla Hwang is a training coordinator for A.R.G.U.S., a former bartender at Liquid Kitty and former photographer for The Central City Citizen. She is also the girlfriend of Cisco Ramon and a former member of Team Flash.

Original multiverse

Kamilla grew up with her sister. Over time she became a photographer and started working at Liquid Kitty.

While working at Liquid Kitty, Kamilla met Cisco Ramon, whom she served a drink on the house. They talked for a bit and later gave each other their phone numbers and began texting.

Kamilla later went on a date with Cisco at CC Jitters; unbeknownst to her, this happened 52 times in previous timelines, a fact that Cisco was aware of. With the date having begun with a rocky start, they agreed upon a do-over date.

Eventually, Iris West-Allen hired Kamilla to take photos of an Easter Egg for her newspaper.

Cisco confessed to her that he was Vibe and time later told her about giving up his powers.

She was made aware about Barry Allen being The Flash, and she has assisted Team Flash as mission control.

After four months, Cisco and Kamila are viewing the PCs on S.T.A.R. Labs, as Barry finds and catches a Godspeed. Afterwards, Kamilla participates in a barbecue at the West house. When a black hole opened in Central City, Team Flash discovered that the cause was a scientist named Chester P. Runk, but they managed to help him control his powers and save the city.

Kamilla helped Cecile, Ralph and Iris to prove the innocence of Allegra Garcia. Later, Cisco and Frost visited her art gallery. Frost was rude and Kamilla asked Cisco not to bring her back.

She was aware of Cisco sleepwalking. Cisco was seemingly going to cut his hair, and then Kamilla revealed that he was sleepwalking. Both were about to sleep when Josh arrived to announce that Gypsy died. Cisco and Kamilla went to S.T.A.R. Labs and met Zak. While Josh and Cisco were using a device to vibe, they saw someone with Cisco's likeness killing her, while Kamilla used the computers to locate a gun and found it in a shelf. She went to where Cisco and Josh were and the gun made Josh suspect more of him. After realizing of what they saw, Kamilla suggested that they saw a doppelganger of him, but Josh did not believe it.

Cisco and Kamilla worked together to uncover his Earth-19 counterpart Echo as the real killer. Cisco tricked him and exposed him as the real killer, and the Collectors arrested him. While Josh, Cisco and Kamilla were talking about Gyspy's death, they realized that Cynthia planned to bring Echo to Earth-1 so Cisco could uncover him. Josh invited her to her remembrance service and then abruptly left so the two could be alone. With Josh gone, Cisco told Kamilla that he was trying to express his love for her but couldn't. Kamilla said that she loved him too, and they shared a passionate kiss.

Later, while at CCPN, Allegra discovers Iris' layout for an article about The Flash "evaporating". Iris and Kamila come in, and work out an arrangement to keep an eye on the person who transformed Esperanza into a metahuman. They defy the man wearing the winding pin, and extort him into giving data. During Ramsey Rosso's outbreak in Central City, Kamilla and Cecile were chased by Blood Brothers but were saved when the Team Flash healed all those infected.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Kamilla as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

New multiverse

When Kamilla worked as a bartender for the Liquid Kitty, she had love at first sight for Cisco Ramon. Kamilla and Cecile Horton fought monsters created by Bloodwork.

Kamilla, the photographer for The Central City Citizen, aided Iris in investigating Black Hole despite Cecile Horton's protests. She pretended to be Iris in a holographic display so that the killer Dr. Light would attack her while the real Iris confronted Joseph Carver.

Kamilla worked on comms with Chester P. Runk while the other members of Team Flash were preoccupied; the Flash did not like it. Kamilla listened as Barry tried to justify his mean reactions to the changes caused by Crisis, not finding his parents' graveyard, specifically. Kamilla told him to be lenient with Chester because the Flash is his idol.

When Wally West arrived to Central City, she took a casual photo with a camera modified by Cisco, but Mirror Iris ordered her to delete it to avoid being tracked by Black Hole. When she went back with the camera in The Central City Citizen's office, she saw that the photo refused to be deleted. The camera requested to apply a prismatic filter and it revealed that the Iris in the picture was a living mirror, and not the normal Iris. Mirror Iris appeared shortly after and shot her with the mirror gun.

Later, Iris finds Kamilla in the Mirrorverse, in its version of S.T.A.R. Labs, and discovers that she owned Cicada's Lightning dagger. Kamilla feared Iris at first, threatening to stab her, because she knew nothing about the clones; Iris convinces her of her veracity by knowing that only she is allowed to wear Cisco's Chewbacca shirt. Kamilla had not yet adapted to the Mirrorverse; she is still unable to read from reflective surfaces. She did notice however that Iris was gaining the ability to read from reflective surfaces and had her recall the dangers of such a power as Iris sought the location of David Singh who was also trapped in the Mirrorverse. Just as Iris told Kamilla that she found a location on David in the Mirrorverse version of Central City Hospital, she started to vanish; Kamilla yelled her name as she disappeared.

Eventually, Iris sends a message to Kamilla and David to meet her at S.T.A.R. Labs. Meanwhile, Kamilla went to Central City Hospital to search for David but he was not there. As she was spray-painting a message to Iris on a wall, the two women found one another. They entered S.T.A.R. Labs to find David already there but he fainted; Iris explained to Kamilla that those who entered the Mirrorverse via the mirror gun would get violently ill. Just as Kamilla reminded Iris that she entered that way also, Kamilla fell ill and fainted.

When Eva gives up her plan and returns to the Mirrorverse, she frees all of her prisoners, including Kamilla and Singh. Kamilla then calls Cisco and they express their love.

Kamilla called Cisco to confirm their date at Jitters. She spent the night with Cisco and they decided to continue their date into the next day.

On a breakfast date at Jitters with Cisco, Kamilla tells her lover that the pictures she took during the Mirror Monarch incident are on display in San Francisco and Kamilla was told that she had opportunity there to pursue her dreams as a professional photography. Cisco gave Kamilla a camera that could identify the Forces of Nature so that none of them could catch her unaware, before he ran to a meeting of Team Flash.

Kamilla went to a meeting of Team Citizen where Kamilla displayed her gift; Iris, who left the Team Flash meeting angry with Barry because he sought to eliminate the Forces from existence, asked Kamilla to use her camera to track the Speed Force so that Iris could talk to it and stop its potential killing spree.

Kamilla agreed and Team Citizen ultimately went to the Allen house in their search; however, they found Psych, instead. To prove his power, he attacked Kamilla and Allegra, having them see their nightmares. After a momemt, the power waned and Kamilla commanded all three women to flee.

Later, Kamilla approached Cisco as he was talking with "Timeless" Wells. After they finished and he teleported away, Kamilla and Cisco both said nervously that each has decided to leave Central City for San Francisco. They hugged in agreement, joyously.

The next day, Kamilla received an e-mail from Miami that there was interest in her photography skills, so she told Cisco that she wanted to go there with him.

Kamilla went with Team Citizen to warn Naomi LaSalle that Psych was coming for the billionaire; when Psych appeared, Kamilla summoned the Flash and he sent them away to safety.

Team Citizen researched the background of Psych's civilian identity; later, when Kamilla heard that Psych and Fuerza were coming to S.T.A.R. Labs, she, Allegra, and Caitlin got weaponry for battle, but Fuerza and Psych were more interested in arguing with each other, so Kamilla let them be.

She and Cisco worked in A.R.G.U.S. to train Tinya Wazzo so she could master her powers. One of the things they used was a repurposed Samuroid.

Kamilla is loyal, understanding and good. Kamilla is a supportive girlfriend to Cisco Ramon. She was understanding when he confessed to being Vibe and remained encouraging when Breacher wrongfully thought he murdered Gypsy. Both share a healthy relationship, which led Josh to accept her as Cisco's new girlfriend and invite her to Gypsy's funeral.

She is very passionate about her photography and was slightly offended when Frost insulted her shots.

The Chronicles of Cisco

Kamilla prefers the decaf Flash drink at CC Jitters.

Kamilla wears Cisco's Chewbacca T-shirt and is the only one allowed to wear it.

it is hinted that WookieLover77 could be either Kamilla or Cisco

Kamilla has no known counterpart in the DC Comics and is an original character created for .

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For others characters with the same first name, see John (disambiguation).

For others uses of Constantine, see Constantine (disambiguation).

John Constantine

Species

Status
Human
Alive (resurrected)

Code name

El Diablo
The Beast (temporarily)

John Constantine (May 10, 1982 - 1925; resurrected 1925), nicknamed by the gangsters of Mexico City, is an exorcist, demonologist, and warlock, self-styled as "master of the dark arts". John is the son of the late Tommy Constantine and the late Mary Anne, the brother of an unnamed woman, and a descendant of Konstentyn. He is also the ex-lover/good friend of Anne Marie Flynn, Sara Lance, and Gary Green, as well as the ex-boyfriend of Desmond, the late Natalie Logue, and Zari Tarazi. Having been raised by an abusive father since John's mother died in childbirth, he grew up highly cynical and cunning, soon developing an interest in the dark arts.

When John was 15 years old, he was introduced into the occult world by Anne Marie. He learned various spells and became an exorcist with the hopes of one day using his powers to resurrect his mother. John became a figure of respect among the dabblers of magic and began leading the Newcastle Crew.

One night, John attempted an exorcism on a young girl named Astra Logue by summoning the demon Nergal, only for the demon to kill Astra and drag her soul to Hell, damning her for eternity, an action which damned John's soul for Hell upon death. Overwhelmed with guilt, he initially retired but after hearing of the Rising Darkness from the angel Manny, John returned to face this threat, with Manny giving him hope that, should he succeed, John's soul may be spared eternal damnation. While hunting a hunger demon, which he suspected may be connected to the Rising Darkness, John briefly operated under the alias Lee Drygas.

After the Legends allowed Mallus to escape his prison in order to destroy the demon, it opened a door to other evils. Joined by Gary of the Time Bureau, John confronted the Legends about their latest screw-up. Five months later, he would assist the Legends in capturing the escaped magical " fugitives", sending them to Hell. He initially refused to join the team, but after being pursued by a demon named Neron in 2018, John agreed to move into the , though still insisted that he's "not a bloody Legend".

Original multiverse

John Constantine was born in Liverpool, England on 10 May 1982, as the only son of Tommy Constantine and Mary Anne. His mother died giving birth to him, causing his father to develop a deep resentment towards John, whom he derisively referred to as "killer" his whole life. Whenever Tommy came home from drinking, which John stated was "every night", he would physically abuse his son, reminding him that Mary Anne died because of him. Also, to punish John, Tommy would put out cigarettes by burning them on his arms.

As a teenager, John formed the band Mucous Membrane with Bernie Reed. The main goal was desire to gain more attention from girls, but they only managed to release one album. When he was 15 years old, John met a girl named Anne Marie Flynn, who introduced him into the occult world. The two also became lovers for a time. John then began reading every book he could find on the occult, learning how to conjure dead beings in the hopes of one day conjuring his mother.

At some point in John's life, he met and became friends with both Chas Chandler and Esrin Fortuna, the latter of whom he eventually came to owe a substantial sum of money to.

In adulthood, John's friendship with Natalie developed into a romance. However, they broke up when he chose practicing magic over their relationship.

John and Chas spent their time in one of the bars getting drunk in the process. When John decided to go out with a girl he met, he asked his friend to pay the bill for him again. At the same time, John cast a protective spell on Chas, fearing that he might do something to himself by returning to his family. Before leaving, Chas wanted to listen to a song by a certain band that ended tragically. The pyrotechnic effects set off a fire that occupied an entire building. The man began to help people evacuate, but did not manage to save all of them and himself.

However, Chas woke up in the hospital with his family. After leaving the facility, he met with John, trying to understand the whole incident. He showed him the newspaper of the 47 people who died in the fire, declaring himself a victim - the 48th. It turned out that the spell John cast on Chas caused his body to swallow up all the dead souls. It was because of this that Chas's relationship with his family deteriorated and his wife divorced him. Chas followed John's advice and, unable to live normally with the souls of others, decided to fight evil alongside his friend in order to repay the gift and use it in a good way.

John once had a brutal encounter with Fennel and a sorcerer named Felix Faust. He survived, but left Faust with a grudge against him. John also became bitter enemies with voodoo priest Papa Midnite after several nefarious dealings. At one point, he came to learn of Damien Darhk, a practitioner of dark magic who was the leader of H.I.V.E.. John grew to fear Darhk so much he considered leaving whatever city the latter sought to destroy as a preferable option to facing him. John once put Beebo under a spell that made the toy sentient. Apparently, Beebo told him things that "will make your toes curl". Over the course of his adventures, John found the Grim Reaper in person and stole his sickle for unknown reasons. He also met a " Swamp Thing" in Maine.

Visit to Lian Yu

Once inside, they explored the cave where John explained that there are areas of the world as old as it including Lian Yu, possessing things corrupt men aren't supposed to have such as Reiter. John eventually found what he sought and retrieved it but set off a trap which Oliver saves him from being killed by, insisting he's not one of Reiter's men. After exiting the cave John thanked Oliver for saving his life and broke off the crystal from the rod to give to Reiter, as the rod itself is what contains the magic. John also warned Oliver about Reiter, insisting his narcotics aren't his only interest for being on the island. As insurance, John also used the rod to transfer a spell on his arm onto Oliver's torso, insisted he'd know what to do when the time came and on Oliver's request, John punched him out cold as part of his "escape" and left on his boat, but the two would keep in contact.

Incident at Newcastle

In 2011, Constantine crossed over to Earth-666 and made a deal with Lucifer Morningstar involving his friend Maze. Afterwards, Lucifer owed Constantine a favor. At some point between 2012 and 2014, John stopped the Monkey King from eviscerating an entire family and killed him with the help of Chas.

In 2014, Natalie, was killed by a drunk driver. John and his friends, Anne Marie Flynn, Gary Lester, Ritchie Simpson, Judith, and Chas Chandler, attempted to resurrect her. While Natalie was successfully resurrected, the ritual was botched and a demon possessed Natalie's daughter, Astra. John then decided to summon a more powerful demon named Nergal and extort him into dragging the lesser demon back to Hell, but unfortunately, Nergal was able to seize Astra and violently pulled her into Hell in front of everyone, damning her for eternity. This action also damned John's soul for Hell upon his eventual death. Natalie then committed suicide out of guilt.

Paying an old debt

A few months after his voluntary internment, John discovered a possessed woman writing something on a wall. After exorcizing the woman, John saw that she wrote the words "Liv Die". Remembering his promise to his friend, Jasper Winters, John left the hospital and went to the United States. There he met Liv Aberdine, the daughter of his friend who (like her father) could see the true nature of supernatural things when in contact with an amulet. They soon learned that the demon Furcifer pursued and wanted to kill her. John decided to ask the help of Ritchie to defeat the demon. The three then prepared a trap for the demon.

Hard-traveling exorcists

John encountered Lannis Cadogan's wife, who told him her sob story over marrying a deadbeat husband who tried to woo her as a "captain of industry", and then tried to seduce John. When he didn't respond to her advances, the widow shouted at him and made a scene in front of the guests, publicly showing Constantine out of her house. Having to fight off the mining company's goons, John left the premises, but not before letting Thad Bowman, the boss of NorPenn Mining Company know that he uncovered the secret behind the unnatural happenings at the mine. At first, John suspected the local disenfranchised preacher to be the one who enchanted the Coblynau to do dark deeds, but later investigation along with Zed convinced him that the man was innocent.

Venturing into the mines while following Thad Bowman and his son, John and Zed encountered the Coblynau trying to attack the two men, but John was able to break the dark spell and remind the spirit of its good nature, though not before it killed the father. Finally figuring it out, John came back to Lannis Cadogan's widow, revealing his suspicions about her use of Gypsy black magic. She tried to sic Coblynau on Constantine but forgot the fact that Coblynau is spirits of dead miners, which allowed John to summon her own husband as one, to take its revenge on the one who killed him. The Coblynau-turned Lannis appeared out of the ground and dragged his wife under it together with him.

John was learning a new spell at the mill when he overheard Zed and Chas talking. He decided to get dressed and after a while of conversation they looked at the bloody map that showed them Chicago. As it turned out, John found out about Bernie's death, which was not normal. As Zed moved away from the men, Constantine asked Chas to check her out, as she is smart but still doesn't trust her. Soon after that, John and Martin traveled to Chicago, leaving Chandler in Atlanta. They broke into the morgue, where an exorcist, using the hand of glory, temporarily resurrected the dead body of a deceased friend, who gave Constantine the last of his strength, saying that a vinyl voice had done so to him, and mentioned "Moonrise."

Following that, the two realized that their next stop should be the old Moonrise Records where Bernie used to work. According to the information found, its owner, Marcus Mooney, was still alive, so they decided to visit him. Thereby they found themselves on the Devonshire nursing ward, where they forced the nurse into the patient's room with an enchanted card. Zed and John started a conversation with Marcus, who told them the story of Willie Cole, selling the Devil's soul, and the vinyl he had hidden. He also mentioned that a detective had visited him some time ago, who asked about the same thing, and that he had read the name "Fell" on the sheet. Suddenly, Marcus had a seizure, and when they all ran out to call the nurse, time stood still, which Constantine was the only one who didn't notice. Manny stood over the bed of the dying producer and took his soul. Soon after, Zed and John broke into the Fell's house. The exorcist believed that a musician, Ian Fell, was behind everything, whom he attacked and accused of murdering Bernie.

After a while, an armed Jasmine appeared, who revealed that she was connected with the whole mess. She talked about a contract signed with a certain Anton, which was to be used as a rescue for her husband who died 20 years ago of cancer. Everything worked out, but now the same soul trader has promised her that he will return her soul in exchange for the "devil's plate". Constantine decided to visit Anton, encountering Papa Midnite, whose people had stunned the exorcist. When he awoke, he was tied to a metal gate, and the enemy injected him with an anticoagulant, then cut his arm open. He decided that he would follow his lead, but did not intend to kill him, and would return to him if the hints were incorrect. Soon after, Zed found John at the dump, where she chased away the stranger who was trying to kill him.

He found it not long after that with two drug dealers who were beating Gary. The exorcist offered them a drug from Nommo in exchange for the freedom of a friend with whom he immediately went to the bar to talk frankly. Seeing on TV that the demon stopped at the cinema, they decided to defeat the beast together. On the way, however, they were forced to break into the museum and divert attention to get the shaman's blade. At one point, time stopped Manny, who asked John if he really knew what he was doing. After Gary got the item he needed, they went to the movies together, stealing two ID cards on the way. There, they saw a demon in the body of a man eating popcorn.

It was then that Gary realized why he was alone with John here - a demon cannot be trapped in any vessel but in another human. Lester thought it over and decided it might be the best death of his life, the best end to his miserable life - he finally felt needed. In the end, he agreed, so Constantine proceeded to cast the spell. As soon as the demon chose Gary as its next host, John used the blade to engrave protective symbols on his face. Immediately after that, he took him to the mill, where he found Zed. The girl was angry at the exorcist that he had tricked a friend who only wanted to be like him. He only shouted that Gary knew what he was writing for and had Martin set up a room at the end of the long corridor. After taking Lester there, John tied his screaming friend to the bed and sat next to him, holding his hand. It was difficult for him, and after a while Manny showed up. This time he did not stop time, but knelt in front of the bed and stared at the suffering man.

John was trying to repair one of the artifacts while Zed had been trying to combine her visions with the bloody map for more than two hours. While Chas was preparing a meal, Martin's visions unexpectedly returned. She saw a little boy who was taught by his mother to shoot a pistol. Thus, Zed obtained a kind of connection with the map, which John was counting on, and they could go to the next place, which was New Orleans. After arriving, the three were the first to go to the mysterious alley where something paranormal happened last night. They found nothing suspicious, but did meet Detective Corrigan who was skeptical of "a bunch of occult freaks." But he knew what had happened in this place lately was not normal, and he took the business card from Constantine. Soon after, Zed and John checked into the hotel where the exorcist revealed that he was furious that he didn't know anything about Martin. The latter revealed that she did not like wine and headed towards the elevator. When the door opened, the empath saw the street and a broken tree, and then a car racing towards her. Constantine quickly realized that they were currently dealing with two phenomena, so he decided to notify

the police of the accident. In the morning, John and Chas went to the place from the vision, where they learned about the death of the driver who had asked about Philip Carlberg's hitchhiker before his death. After a while, Corrigan himself arrived, arresting Constantine, suspecting him of being involved in the accident. While his friend was away, Chandler made sure that no one in the alley was hurt. Constantine was being questioned by Jim at the police station. The detective realized that the exorcist was right and presented him with the files of a model who committed suicide 5 years ago and a boy who died in an accident 3 years ago. John decided it would be good to meet the victims' relatives, as they might know something. He himself went to see Tammy Fraser, a former model linked to Misaki's suicide, while Zed contacted the hitchhiker's grandmother. They both revealed that they had recently contacted a certain Papa Midnite, whom Constantine decided to visit. When he found his whereabouts, he interrupted one of his rites and tried to explain what he was doing. The latter, however, angry with him because of the last meeting, put him to sleep and ordered him to be hidden in the trunk.

John, after an intoxicating night with Nora, was awakened by her, who in a hurry and fear began to drive the man out of the house. She informed him that her boyfriend was coming soon and needed to go quickly, then she gave him the clothes and let him out the window. After this incident, Constantine went to the mill, where he prepared himself breakfast. Chas, in Zed's absence, decided to help John in the next steps, despite his reluctance, and traveled to Birmingham to investigate the strange murder of the entire family. They drove to the house of the dead, where Constantine decided to check what had happened there, when Chandler was supposed to protect the rear.

During the investigation, Manny appeared who once again mentioned that the forces of darkness are growing in power and will be even more difficult to overcome. John tried to force him to say what had happened in the house, but he could not do so, explaining that after giving free will to humans, angels were forbidden to interfere in events. The exorcist investigated the matter further, discovering that the girl who survived the attack was controlled by an entity inhabiting her body. Meanwhile, in another house in the same town, Henry's parents were awakened by their son's scream, fearing that someone was in his room. Daryl and his wife checked the room to prove to him that he was safe, then returned to each other. The young man, however, was still stressed when he suddenly noticed a strange posture behind the curtain. He cried out in fear, and as his parents ran into the room, he showed calm, informing them that everything would be fine from now on.

At the same time, in one of the bars, John met his friend Becca Schultz, who as a lawyer consulted the sources and obtained the documents for the exorcist regarding the last unexplained death of the whole family, except for the child. The man, however, could not come close to the victims of similar incidents, but he had the opportunity to contact the first of them, a certain Marcello Panneti, who was currently in a psychiatric hospital, where he also went. On the spot, one of the doctors described the Panneti case to him and briefly told him its story. Constantine then approached the patient he was trying to talk to. Hearing no answer, he stepped closer and saw that Marcello could not be contacted in any way.

That same night, Henry began to set traps in the house, one of which was climbed by the father, who did not see the suspect in the son. John and Chas, on the other hand, decided to return to the mill, where they tried to find a trail. There, the exorcist saw that all similar killings were on one geomagnetic line, which allowed them to predict the next victim. Immediately afterwards, John was looking for something to capture the beast when, in the artifacts, Chas found the Sword of Night that forced the user to tell the truth. Thus, he accidentally revealed that John was too self-righteous and that his wife had departed from him. The exorcist quickly took the artifact from his friend and tried not to comment on the whole incident, finding the item he had been looking for. Soon after, they returned to Birmingham, where they set out to find another youth controlled by the spirit.

During the day, Constantine watched Henry play in the school playground. He noticed his strange behavior and called his teacher to react. Unfortunately, it was too late and the young man hurt his peer, for which he was blamed by the school. Soon after, John went to the boy's house, where he pretended to be the new school counselor. As he was let into the house as soon as he got close to Henry, he unexpectedly showed his parents with a mandrake root that he was not their son. This angered Daryl, who stunned Constantine. When he woke up, he was in custody, and his prison companion turned into Manny, with whom he had an argument. After a short time, the accusations were withdrawn by Clarie, who saw the change in her son and wanted to know how to deal with it. They went for a coffee together, where John explained what was happening to her son and came up with a plan, fearing an exorcism after what happened to Astra.

He ordered the woman to return home, trick her son to sleep, and then return to him. After she did so, she met Constantin and Chase in one of the abandoned houses nearby, who were going to help with the ritual. It was the home of the first tragedy of its kind, to which John intended to bind the spirit. Unfortunately, the trial was unsuccessful. Chandler had the idea that Marcello was never possessed, he only killed his parents himself. So they decided to go home, but the boy started to run away, stunning Daryl. John chased him and caught him in the Fear Room, where he drove the Panneti spirit out of Henry's body, which he then gave to his parents. As it turned out, Marcello murdered his parents himself, but the act was so traumatic that the soul left the body and began to kill. During the exorcism, John sent the boy's soul into his body, which was under the care of doctors from the psychiatric hospital, thanks to which he could not harm anyone else.

When Zed returned to the mill, she began telling John about what had happened to her. The exorcist became interested only after a friend mentioned the vision. So he saw a connection between the stain on the bloody map at Briarwood and the preacher who had risen and began to work miracles. So together they decided to investigate the whole matter, despite Martin's lack of faith. After reaching the town, they walked to the church where Zachary was preaching. They have witnessed the things he does, including the healing of the old man's eyesight. John also noted that Zed was an unbeliever, but their discussion of faith was interrupted by a preacher who began speaking in Enochian, the language of angels, which made Constantine suspect the preacher's power.

Meanwhile, on his porch, Zachary was arguing with Sarah, who was still against using a feather. The man, however, was not going to give up, even after learning that the man on whom he had performed the first miracle had killed a policeman. Angry at her sister, he ordered her to get out and never come back to his community. Some time later, the preacher was visited by Constantine, who was trying to collect the pen. The latter, however, inadvertently rejected the exorcist with a shockwave and ordered him to leave his home. As John returned to the tent, he noticed a man healed by a preacher attacking Zed. At the last moment, he managed to kill him, saving his friend. They both returned to the angels shortly after, interrupting their conversation about the suffering Imogen had experienced. For Manny wanted to know what it was like to feel pain. Knowing that the angels were short of time, John and Zed came up with a plan to try to support the preacher's compassion so that during a mass baptism in the lake, the woman was able to retrieve the feather. The whole crowd was interrupted by the attack of "ghouls" - healed by Zachary, which forced him, along with Constantine and Martin, to flee to the church.

There, John ordered Zed to run to Imogen and return her quill when he himself tried to stop the ghouls. It was then that Zachary realized his mistake and said that it was all his fault and that everything could have turned out differently had he not killed a man by accident one evening. Thus Constantine realized that they had made a mistake, because Imogen is not an angel of Heaven at all, but of Hell. So he decided to run to the shed and stop Zed, but when he arrived it was too late. Imogen showed her true form, the Fallen Angel, and tried to run away, but the previously created protective spell prevented her from leaving the shed. As it turned out, she herself put a feather in the preacher's hand in order to be in the human dimension and then be able to live in it. Knowing there was no way out, she grabbed Zed and was ready to kill her if John didn't pull the spell. The exorcist knew he could not stand up to its power and pleaded with Manny for help, who could not interfere with the events. The Angel, however, could not allow this to happen, and took over Martin's body, tearing out Imogen's heart, killing her. Soon after at the mill, Manny admitted to John that he was facing the consequences of his actions, but he knows that he did the right thing.

Masterminds of the Rising Darkness

Zed went back to drawing in order to forget about the recent events of Imogen. John recognized the Invunche sketches, powerful evil beings that had died out long ago. Suddenly, Anne Marie Flynn appears at the mill in an astral projection, asking Constantine for help and explaining the recent incidents in Mexico. She gives him the address where to go and then disappears. While packing, John explains to his friend who Anne was to him and at the same time forbids her to go, recognizing that she is still on sick leave. Together with Chase, they arrive at the designated address, which turns out to be a monastery. When the men saw Anne Marie, they were surprised that she became a nun. Then they go inside, where the woman briefly introduces the subject to her friends. They manage to establish that what the child took is clearly blurring its tracks. All the while John tried to improve his relationship with Anna, but she still held a grudge against the exorcist for what he had done in Newcastle.

Soon after, they both decided to check the baby's fetus, which, according to the local family, should be buried underground. So they went to the front of the Lopez house, where they found no fetus, but the fruit on the tree was made of skin and blood. John and Anne decided to explain everything to Hugo, describing the find as old ties to the Garden of Eden. It also recalls the story of the first humans on Earth, namely Eve and her sisters, who rejected Adam's offer to serve as goddesses in Hell. After returning to the monastery, it turned out that another child had disappeared. To everyone's surprise, it was a descendant of Hugo, more precisely a child of his eldest son. This made Constantine understand that the monster they were confronting wanted the Lopez blood. Against her will, Anne Marie decides to summon evil to the monastery, using a fountain.

John has made a plan to get the kidnapped children back. He decided to fill the chicken with Hugo's blood and cast a special spell on him, thanks to which Lamasztu would see him as another child. These, however, had to be sacrificed by a woman, so Anne Marie agreed to this sacrifice. As soon as the witch took the bait, Hugo unexpectedly followed her in pursuit, trying to shoot her. At the last moment, the team stopped the man and the three of them went to the sewers to find the babies. They split up in the sewers to prevent Lamashtu from escaping. After a short search, John and Anne found the children and took them, but they were interrupted by a witch who had found out about the bait and was furious. Constantine used Icon of Pazuzu to send Lamashtu back to Hell, learning her connection to Brujería. After a while, they met with Chas, to whom John gave the child and left the catacombs. Suddenly, the exorcist and Anne Marie heard a strange scream that turned out to be Invunche. The man did not see any normal escape route, so the nun grabbed a gun and shot her former friend to gain time and run away with the last child. She referred to Constantine's words that no price is too high if an innocent person can be saved. The wound inflicted on him was so serious that he began to bleed out, attracting the demon.

John became acquainted with the prison trader Julio, who promised to take him to the chapel in exchange for the official's previously acquired wallet. On the way, the body of the dealer was taken over by Manny, who wanted to talk to the exorcist for a while. Constantine honestly admitted to him that he was afraid to die and was not yet ready for it. When Julio led him to the chapel, the man realized that he had been exposed to the Santa Muerta gang who wanted to avenge their murdered colleagues. It was then that Pazuzu woke up in the man who had torn the prisoners to pieces. When he woke up, he was in the prison square, where he hailed himself as the new ruler in order to have peace. After everyone parted ways, Anne Marie appeared in prison through an astral projection, finding out her friend's whereabouts. Soon after, Zed and Chas appeared in front of the prison, who were planning to go to the prison. Chandler, also intending to go inside, decided to use the easiest way and hit the policeman, thanks to which his plan was successful. Soon after, to the surprise of John's waning, Anne Marie also appeared, who promised to help. After finding a suitable place, they began exorcising themselves. They were surprised by the fact that at this stage of possession, holy water did not affect existence. The process was interrupted by Nahash - the tempter serpent, whose aim was to finish the exorcist. But he saw that he was possessed, and was glad that they would soon be allies.

Nevertheless, he attacked Chas, whose neck he broke, and in retaliation he was murdered by a nun with a mystical dagger. Soon after John awoke in the morgue next to Anne Marie, Chandler was also in the bag next to it. As the condition of the exorcist was not the best, they decided to move him to the mill. To this end, Julio collected entire supplies of heroin from all prisoners, which they then injected intravenously into Constantine. This gave them a way to take him to a specific location, but to distract the guards, Anne Marie used astral projection to create a naked copy of herself. After reaching the mill, taking advantage of John's unconsciousness, the team began to prepare the necessary things by tying the possessed man to the bed. When he awoke, he realized that he could not use the dictaphone because the demon would not listen to his voice. So he asked Anne Marie to perform an exorcism as she had the appropriate powers. However, she had to do it in Catholic, which allowed her to know the existence of Heaven and Hell. She agreed to this, warning Zed and Chas that at some point the demon would try to use their weaknesses against them. Anne has not forgiven herself for what she has done in Newcastle, and Pazuzu has taken control of Constantin. He started mocking his friends, trying to break them down and pointing out their greatest failures. Zed explained to the nun that she had to forgive herself as well, not only John, which would allow her to successfully complete the ritual. When the demon left the exorcist's body, Constantine thanked his friends for their help and would stay with him in such a difficult time. Soon after saying goodbye, John said goodbye to Anne Marie, apologizing for all his mistakes and promising to change.

John and Zed went to an abandoned warehouse, which was probably the hideout of the demon. Martin agreed to act as bait in order to drag the monster into the previously prepared magic circle. Once Karabasan was in it, Constantine tried to set the circle on fire, but the lighter refused to obey. Therefore, to save his friend from danger, he used a stun gun, destroying the demon with tremendous voltage. Immediately after that, they returned to the hospital to return with Chas to meet Faust. Hearing this name, Renee intended to help the team, fearing for her daughter. Zed decided to stay with the woman to guard her daughter's body. Soon after, during the meeting with Felix, the mage broke the contract that John had defeated Karabasana by dissipating energy, rather than sending him to Hell as the contract mentioned at the beginning. Seeing no other way out, Constantine took his nervous friend outside, where he tried to calm him down. The latter, however, was not going to give up and stunned his friend, locking him in the car. He himself went to the magician with a proposal, offering him 32 souls in exchange for one - the soul of his daughter.

Faust did not believe that one body could be such a "capacious vessel," so Chandler decided to show it to him by killing himself before his eyes. Soon Chas returned to life, surprising Faust, who was ready to accept the man's proposal. The latter, however, expected a handshake to "complete" the deal when John woke up and was about to save his friend. Chandler understood perfectly well that the magician could deceive him and tied him to himself with a tendon from his Achilles heel, then pulled a grenade from his pocket and pulled the pin, waiting for death. Then Renee appeared in the building, whom Chas ordered John to protect, shouting his last words before the explosion, which resulted in Faust being killed and the souls returned to their rightful owners. Several dozen minutes later, after the fire brigade arrived, John had the opportunity to quietly talk to Renee. He explained to her that Chas would be back and it would be long enough, depending on how violent his death was. He also tried to make excuses to himself that he didn't want to stand between their relationship and if he could change the time he would fix it. However, this cannot be done, and only thanks to him Chandler is still alive, like many other people. The next morning, Constantine waited in the hospital for Zed to wake up. When this happened, a weakened woman said that John's mother did not want him to blame himself for her death. Surprised by these words, he lay down next to his friend and began to think about his life.

John was resting in the mill, talking to Gary Lester's reflection in the magic mirror. Suddenly Manny appeared, trying to get the exorcist to work. He only succeeded when he mentioned an old friend, Ritchie Simpson, who lectured on a voice recorder at university. After the class was over, he heard a question from Constantine from the crowd of students, realizing that his day would be spoiled by an ex-friend. He took him to his office, where he learned of the death of Gary Lester and that something dark was going on around him, and that John intends to face it. The conversation was interrupted by a phone call to the professor from one of the students, Adam, who informed about his absence due to the unexpected death of his friend. They both immediately went to the scene, where the exorcist stealthily stole the policeman's notes, learning about the cause of death. On the night before school, on the wake of the student's death, Ritchie and John met Lily from whom they learned about what the four had been doing a few days ago. Later that night John decided to investigate the case alone and went to the cemetery described by Lily. There, he was surprised by the presence of Manny, who tried to show the man the mistake he still made about his friends.

The terrified girl was taken to the mill, where their goal was to deal with her problem. A moment of inattention made Lily look at the phone and unknowingly, through the reflection, she found herself in the other world. After a little argument, the men decided to visit this mystical world on their own and performed a ritual that allowed them to enter there. Moments later, they found each other and together they traveled on, where Simpson had the opportunity to demonstrate what he had learned over the years - modification of worlds. They didn't realize Shaw was watching them, until he finally decided to show up. Ritchie then realized that there was a grain of truth in the legend of Jacob's second life. The enraged men tried to fight the enemy, but this was his world and he held power here, wounding them.

Constantine explained to Ritchie that the wounds he was inflicting on them were not real and he could fight it. Thus, the professor took courage, stood up and began to modify the world against Shaw's principles, destroying it once and for all. Because of this act, the apartment began to collapse, which forced Ritchie and John to flee. After a while, Lily was brought to the exit by friends who could not leave this place themselves. Thus, Simspon showed the girl how to get out of this world. Constantine understood that Ritchie might want to stay here because he saw the potential of this place that Shaw did not see. Sam went back to reality and watched, and after a while Ritchie returned as well. After shaking off and returning to teaching, the professor stopped using the dictaphone during his lectures and spoke himself - he taught based on what he had experienced.

Constantine returned to the mill, where Chas studied the bloody map and the radio for information on supernatural events. After a while, the man noticed the thread he was following into the vast corridors. In one of the rooms, he met a meditating Zed who pretended that she just wanted to rest. In reality, however, she was trying to run away from her abilities, which John didn't particularly like. Immediately after that, the exorcist returned to Chas, where Manny's body took over his friend's body, who was furious with his ally for sitting idle. He thought the map was out of order and burned it, then told about a patient who was rushed to the hospital, who was suspected of having an overdose. On the angel's advice, the team drove to the local hospital, and to make appearances, John stuck a screwdriver in Chas's leg.

Thanks to this, they came closer to the described patient with black veins. When Zed tried to inspect her with her visions, she saw a bright light, but the narrative interrupted the cardiac arrest of the test patient whom the doctors were trying to save. As if that were not enough, Martin had an unknown seizure and she had to go to a hospital bed. As soon as it was stabilized, a brain tomography was ordered. Constantine at that time returned to Chas, whom he told about everything, while looking at the intrusive patient - Morris. The occultists went to the hospital morgue, where they wanted to examine Linda's body. It turned out that even after death, it was filled with powerful black magic, which worried John, who ordered his friend to look for clues in Jasper's archives. Soon after, the man went to Zed's room, where he found out about the friend's results as presented by Dr. Galen. Everything indicated that she had a tumor at the temporal lobe that could trigger her visions. As soon as the doctor left the room, Constantine tried to explain that people were always looking for a cause-and-effect relationship without seeing the other side of the medallion.

Soon after, the man, stressed by the whole situation, went to the roof, where he was going to smoke a cigarette. Dr. Carroll wanted to help himself, which Manny entered a moment later. John told the angel to help Zed, but he tried to avoid, explaining that he could not interfere in her fate. Therefore, the exorcist stunned the angel with air from Hades, and then cast a spell on him to "lock" him in the human body. As a result, Manny lost access to his angelicness and was forced to help John, who, following the flashing light, found another victim in the hospital - Duncan Hall. The man's body was torn open and his heart glowed purple. It was then that John and Manny began to put the facts together, concluding that there was a powerful artifact called a Black diamond involved in it all. Consequently, Constantine decided to return to the mill, and Manny would use the human body to search the patient files to discover what the two victims had in common. The exorcist found a piece of artifact in Jasper's hideout, which he checked on Chas, while Manny was seduced by a nurse, helping him achieve his goal. Soon after, the two men met outside the hospital, where an angel began to describe the experienced feelings. Thus, they again found out that the killer can only get rid of those who did not take advantage of the second chance. So they suspected Morris, who had a colorful past. John decided to check it out alone and sent Manny over to Zed.

Constantine searched for Morris, finding him suffocated by an unknown force of darkness that deafened the exorcist. As soon as he woke up, he called Manny, with whom they discovered Dr. Galen, who would be the alleged killer. They ran to Zed, fearing for her life, where they made many accusations against the doctor. He denied it, but then started to run away. The team followed him, where it was Zed who understood her visions. To make these come true, John decided to free Manny from the doctor's body, and then tried to fight the monster. Unfortunately to no avail, so for the first time he put all his hopes on Manny, awaiting his arrival. According to Zed's visions, a heavenly light appeared, to which Galen began to follow, taking him with him, and the very shard that was in his body merged with the shard of Jasper's diamond. After these events, Martin went to the church, where John found her. Soon after that, Manny also appeared, whom the woman saw with her own eyes. She was happy to be able to talk to the angel, so Constantine decided to leave them alone.

After Jim Corrigan took over the deceased detective's case and looked at the documentation, he contacted John and Zed, whom he met at the bar. There he showed them pictures of his dead partner - Clement Dupree, who had been mummified. There was also a strange symbol on his body, so the team decided to check the grave of the deceased. On the spot, it turned out that he was investigating the case of the disappearance of three girls of the same age and linked it all to the theory of the Blood Moon Tetrad. The symbol itself was used to stigmatize witches in the 12th century, implying that the girls were abducted by a Satanist. He needed each of them until one of the full moons, thus making sacrifices to renew the new cycle. Corrigan got a call from the police station where he found out about another kidnapping. Meanwhile, the conversation between Zed and John was interrupted by the sudden awakening of a pulled-out corpse, into which Gary Lester had entered, alerting his friend to a designated reward for his head.

Occultists and a detective visited the mother of the missing person, who told about their last quarrel. The three decided to investigate the matter in Vesta's room, where Zed could not see anything in the vision due to her confusion. Soon after John decided to use a special ritual to find out where Vesta was. However, it mainly consisted of an electric shock, which Jim and Martin did not like, but they achieved their goal, knowing about the last whereabouts of the girl. They made their way quickly to the scene where Constantine noticed they were being watched. As expected, they were attacked by Papa Midnite's voodoo zombie, whom Corrigan had shot at the last moment. John knew time was running out, so he asked Zed to focus her thoughts and help them with her abilities. Thus, the woman obtained the address to which they immediately went.

At the scene, they found the crucified body of a security guard, which was sealed with the same symbol as the previous victims. The exorcist knew that something was up, so he ordered his friends to flee, promising to call back soon. As expected, Papa Midnite himself attacked him shortly after, successfully hitting him with the As Winchester's bullet. After a while it turned out that Constantine had faked his own death using the body of a bodyguard and a camouflage spell. Thus, he managed to stun his opponent and take his weapon from him. He immediately went to the house where the girl was probably being held. There he discovered the bodies of the other three victims whose ghosts Vesta had seen. After a while, he met Corrigan and Martin, with whom he began searching for the child and the torturer.

After finding her, Zed took the girl to a safe place, and John and Jim took care of the criminal. The detective initially planned to hand him over to the police, when an exorcist explained to him about the atrocities he had committed. He did not want him to spend only a few years in prison for everything he had done and to be released again, so Jim released him, ordered him to flee and shot him, ending his miserable life. After that, Vesta returned to her mother, and Corrigan spent time with Martin at the bar, where he found out about his future, but decided to make up with her anyway by kissing the woman. John himself met Manny outside, to whom he told him that day after day he faced evil, but today was a real hell for him. He did not fight a demon, a monster from the abyss, but a man - extremely dangerous. At the same time, he assured the angel that he would not run away from the battlefield after all, because he only played when he was sure that he would win.

Restoring Sara Lance's soul

In late 2015, John received a call from his old friend Oliver Queen asking him to come to Star City to help him restore the soul of his friend Sara Lance which he accepted. He met with Team Arrow and explained that Sara needed restoration of her soul, not an exorcism, as her sister Laurel mistook it for. John also commented on the number of pretty girls Oliver had surrounded himself with, which made them feel somewhat uncomfortable. Much to Felicity's confusion, he requested a peacock feather, which he used only to scratch his back. John explained that the ritual would transport them to the "other side" where Sara's soul was trapped, and transported himself, Oliver and Laurel. Upon entering the spirit world, in the shape of Nanda Parbat, John, Oliver, and Laurel found the room where Sara was trapped in the Lazarus Pit. John held off the spirit of a League of Assassins member, as Oliver and Laurel freed Sara. All of them returned safely, with Sara restored to life. As John left, Oliver thanked him for his help, but John also told him he'd had a dark feeling since being in town, Oliver confirming it as their newest problem Damien Darhk. John, however, warned Oliver to be careful around Darhk and advised him leave town while he still could, before departing.

By late February 2016, John somehow found his way to Hell, presumably to fulfill his promise of saving Astra Logue.

Meeting the Legends

In late 2017, John had encountered a demon that was possessing a little girl who knew about Sara Lance, so he infiltrated the as Sara dropped off Jax. Stating she had a debt to repay to him after he saved her soul two years ago, he requested her help to face it.

With their help he learned that the girl was Nora Darhk who was slowly being taken over by a demon called Mallus. However, the second exorcism again failed, with Constantine, Sara, and Leo Snart being sent back in time by Mallus.

Sara found herself being plagued with visions courtesy of Mallus. Although Constantine was able to banish them away and the two talked about their past and sins. The two flirt with one another leading to the two having sex. After their encounter, they saved Leo from being lobotomized, and Sara decided to travel to Mallus' spirit world again to use the connection to power up the same transportation spell that was used to send them to the past. They eventually returned to 2017 however Constantine couldn't save Nora once they were back due to the emotional manipulation of her father who told her that the order would help her. Before he left the Waverider he confided in Ray Palmer that despite Sara's strong will she would eventually succumb to Mallus as Nora did. He also said if that was ever to happen, then Ray should kill her.

Sometime later, he gave the Legends information on the Death Totem, which was in the possession of Elvis Presley. He then attempted to assist Ava and Gary in tracking down the Waverider after Sara Lance was possessed by Mallus via the Death Totem. Using the Egyptian dream temple technique, John managed to locate Sara's soul in Mallus's realm.

Following the Legends' victory over Mallus, Constantine, accompanied by Gary who was dressed as the former, found the Legends vacationing in Aruba and presented them a severed dragon head. After confirming that it was Sara's idea to release Mallus, John informed them that Mallus wasn't the only evil they released. Following their "introduction" to the dragon, the Legends stayed on a lookout for magical creatures for 5 months, but met none, and decided that John was wrong. Meanwhile, Constantine went on his own, although he interacted with Gary, with the two men having an intimate relationship of some sort; although, according to John, by the rules of magic Gary was still considered a virgin.

Dating Desmond

At some point during the five months, Constantine spent some time in New Orleans. At a local bar, he was served by Desmond, and the two shared an instant connection. They spend the night together and, despite John's aversion to any emotional attachment to others and in spite of himself, he fell in love. The two started a relationship and soon moved in together in a loft they rented in New Orleans. Not long after, John was being targeted by the demon Neron, who owned the deed to Constantine's soul, that wanted his help in usurping the triumvirate ruling Hell.

Worried by his boyfriend safety, John squeezed a promise from Dez that the man would leave town and stay away from him until it was over. Instead, unknown to Constantine, Dez decided to make a deal with Neron and bond his soul with the demon in exchange for sparing John's life. The deal was later made public to John when in an attempt to send Neron to Hell, he had to sent Dez there as well. John does, for the sake of the world, and he later crumbles with grief in heartbreak as Desmond is thrown into hell.

Joining the Legends

Magical Fugitives

Sometimes later, five months after his last meeting with the Legends, he approached Sara, informing her that the danger was still there and the release of Mallus has accelerated the Rising Darkness. He left her with the enchanted bones of a saint so that she'd be able to divine disturbances across the timeline. The disturbance ended up in the appearance of a Hellish Unicorn in 1969's Woodstock, leading to the aberration of "Woodstock Massacre", where many attending hippies were slain by the beast. Sara asked John to help, as the two went on a search for the unicorn and the other Legends affected by the unicorn glitter. The two got in a fight, John saying that Sara should not pursue love and long-lasting relationships, as the people of their craft are cursed to hurt their loved ones, while Sara stated that it was John's own character that made him hurt and leave behind the people he loved, and in fact the loved ones made the heroes stronger for their connection. John ended up instrumental in figuring out the potion and the ritual needed to unmask the beautiful unicorn as a hellish nightmare horse, and then drag it to hell. Using Gary Green as bait, John managed to exorcise the hellish unicorn, at the expense of Gary's nipple. John tried to comfort Gary, joking that if his soul is going to hell, it's gonna meet Gary's nipple right there, before the two discussed personal relationship problems. John was later asked to join the Legends team, but declined, returning to his hotel in 2018 and drinking himself to sleep. He was suddenly attacked by an invisible force, before the bloody letters spelling "I'm coming for you, Johny" appeared on his mirror.

The mysterious attack prompted John to accept Sara's offer and sneak upon the , bringing a large case of his stuff on board and making a "contract" with the Legends: full benefits, a paid holiday, no cheesy costumes, in exchange for his help with the mystical fugitives. Secretly, John was hoping to find a way to save Dez by using the Waverider. Although calling himself "no bloody Legend", Constantine has indeed enjoyed the benefits of Waverider, coming into conflict with Mick Rory over their use of the ship's facilities. He would be instrumental in figuring out the mystery of the Salem witch trials aberration, noting that the spells used on villagers needed to have a vocal component in them, and if the mother could not cast them, then it must have been the work of her daughter, Prudence. As it turned out, the accused "witch's" daughter has made a contract with a time-displaced the Fairy Godmother, angry at humans for banishing her into Mallus's realm. Instead of granting the wishes of shoes of glass and various trinkets, the Godmother was eager to help the girl's revenge against the villagers, trying to seduce her into using the fairy's power to bring fire and brimstone upon the angry Puritans. John wasn't able to banish the Fairy Godmother, as her spellcasting was much quicker, allowing her to overpower the Legends. When John tried to stop Fairy Godmother and Prudence from leaving the ship, he was silenced by the fairy's spell, sealing his mouth shut. After Zari Tomaz and Sara Lance managed to convince Prudence to call off the Fairy Godmother, the girl released her from their contract, allowing John to incapacitate the mystical witch. He then brought her to the forest and discussed the Godmother's fate, offering her a deal: others she enters a contract with him, or he sends her to Hell. Although she was scared of Hell, the Fairy Godmother chose to refuse John's offer, saying that she'd rather take on the forces of Hell than on the being that is currently pursuing Constantine. She taunted him on being "far more damned than she is" before John opened a portal that siphoned her into Hell.

Later, when the team realizes the British Monarchy collapses due to a scandal involving Elizabeth II, Sara, Zari, Mick, and himself try to investigate a band called The Smell, where he accused one of the members of being a Leprechaun, a fight breaks out and causes Ray to get caught up with the band. After a fight with Mick, he goes to the bar his mother worked at to get a drink, being the first time he ever met her. Zari shows up to console him which backfires when John tries to neuter his dad. After fritizing out of existence twice and getting his nose broken, John and Zari have a heart-to-heart. When the fugitive, a shapeshifter named Charlie, takes the form of Ray and attacks the Legends, John tries to send her to hell, but Charlie takes different forms while saying how they were the monsters for trying to send an innocent to Hell. John stops the spell when she is in the form of Amaya, so when he uses a spell to take away her abilities she gets trapped in that form and gets thrown in the holding cell in the lab on the Waverider.

John went with the Legends to 1995 to Camp Ogawa to catch a Shtriga. John tried to question the children to find out what happened to the missing campers. Constantine and Ray found the children and upon reviving them all, John passed out and was taken to the Waverider to recover. John was saved by Nora Darhk, who accepted dark magic in order to save him. John and the others traveled to 1927 to capture a Minotaur. John made a distraction to confuse the Minotaur without success, but Hank Heywood managed to calm the beast. Later, John and the others celebrated with Nate.

Changing the timeline

John and the team traveled to New Olreans in 1856 to catch a Dybbuk, but he was distracted by Marie Laveau, who was Desmond's great-great-grandmother. John promised him that he would do everything possible to get his beloved out of Hell. With the help of Charlie, John and Charlie time traveled with Zari to prevent Desmond from being sent to Hell. John attempts to use time travel to change history to save the life of Desmond, but when it creates worse timelines, he accepts the need to restore the original timeline and comes clean to the Legends about his issue with Neron.

Fighting Neron

John and the Legends traveled to 1961 in Mexico City to make their idol, El Cura, and Konane, the Kaupe that Mona Wu let escape, become the best fighters in Mexico, which resulted in a success. The Legends traveled to 1973 to kidnap Richard Nixon, who was telling all the truths of the Government. To escape Hank Heywood and Nate, John, Sara, Mick, Ray Palmer, and Mona took a road trip. During the journey, the entire team shared their secrets due to an Agent of Ma'at. John and Sara managed to calm Mona, who was turned into Wolfie. Mona and the Legends were caught by Hank, but thanks to Nate, they managed to become allies of the Bureau again.

During Hank's funeral, John knew of Neron's presence and used Mick as a vessel to speak with Hank to discover Neron's plan. John eventually manages to save Desmond by luring Neron out of his body. However, when Neron takes control of Ray Palmer's body, John enters Hell in order to save him. In Hell, John received an offer from Satan to save Ray or Astra's life. John chose Astra, but she grew up in Hell and doesn't want to be saved.

After recovering Ray's soul with the help of Nora Darhk, John deceives Neron into breaking his own word. Neron had promised not to hurt Nate Heywood. So, Nate (while in disguise) fought against Neron in Heyworld, forcing the demon out of Ray's body and John finally killed him. John used Tabitha 's staff to revive Nate as everyone sang Sweet Baby James to help. After Nate's resurrection, John and the team left Heyworld for new adventures.

"We can't screw this up, okay? When we bring Oliver back, I need you to promiseme you can bring back his soul."
"Yeah-onethingatatimeIneedtohearyousayitI'lldoit-Tothebestofmyabilities."

-Sara talks with Constantine about resurrecting Oliver with a Lazarus Pit

After Oliver Queen was killed in the effort to evacuate Earth-38, Sara Lance, Barry Allen, and Mia Queen asked John to use his magic and find an Earth with a working Lazarus Pit. After finding a universe that could fit their needs, Sara had Constantine promise that once Oliver came back, John could retrieve Oliver's soul, but due to the dying multiverse, his magic failed when he tried using a spell to get to Oliver's purgatory in order to get the latter's soul back.

As a result, Constantine, Diggle and Mia visited Earth-666 to ask Lucifer Morningstar's help in a last-ditch attempt to retrieve Oliver's soul from purgatory. In purgatory, they encounter a Jim Corrigan doppelgänger, who transfers the powers of the Spectre to Oliver for him to use to save the Multiverse, so Oliver decides not to return. Jim then teleported John, Mia and Diggle back to Earth-1.

Later, John as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

New multiverse

At some point in the history of Earth-Prime, John met the owner of a scrapyard nicknamed "Old Man Joe"; in the yard, located between John Constantine's house and London, there was a 1975 Fiat that was possessed by a demon which ultimately John exorcized.

Fighting the Encores

During the recording of the documentary Meet the Legends, John and Gary were called by a mother who had her son possessed by a demon. John and Gary went to their home and found out that the demon was Masher. After talking to him, John sent him back to hell, freeing the boy. Later, John and Gary made a video call to Waverider and said that Astra released the worst souls from Hell. Later, John returned to Waverider and drank some of Rasputin's blood to perform a spell to get into hell, Sara told him to be careful.

In Hell, Constantine meets with Astra, facing her about the spirits she discharged. She declines in light of the fact that those spirits are giving her with new spirits. She is likewise tormenting Masher and then makes it disappear. Constantine comes back to the Waverider, frustrated. Constantine briefs the Legends about Astra's arrangement. They feels that perhaps Astra can in any case be spared, however Constantine says no. Then Constantine, Sara and Ray go to Los Angeles in 1947 after an encore. There, they discover the ashes of a person who was killed by one of the encores. They are before long defied by a lady with a firearm and gloss over themselves as the dead person's accomplice. The lady is Jeanie Hill who recruited them to shield her from her beau Benjamin Siegel who is resurrected.

Constantine and stand up to her. Constantine finds a message in the matchbook he found at the PI's office. He meets with Jeanie and uncovers he knows where the shakedown reserve is. On the off chance that she gets the weapon, he'll give her the extortion. And afterward Constantine and Jeanie hookup. Later, Jeanie betrays Constantine, holding the mystical firearm on him with the goal that she can take the shakedown to utilize herself. He winds up giving her the coercion material. So, Jeanie begins her vehicle and it detonates. On the Waverider, Constantine hauls Bugsy to hell with him to stand up to Astra with one projectile left in the mysterious weapon yet he discloses to her that he's never abandoning her. He utilizes the last shot to obliterate Bugsy. John later tells Sara and Ray the firearm is currently gone.

Later in Northumberland in the United Kingdom, Constantine and Gary show up at what is basically Constantine's old home where he experiences himself aside from it's not him. It's Charlie, however Constantine is troubled to see her. He discloses the Newcastle Crew to Charlie and the incredible witch he came to counsel: Astra's expired mother, Natalie. After a motivational speech from Charlie, he enters a door where Natalie's spirit is.

He is taken to Waverider by his friends but then he leaves. He tried to make a deal with the angel Gabriel, but he didn't accept. John ultimately poisoned himself to go out on his own terms; however, he met Astra and promised to find the Loom of Fate to bring back her mother. Astra gave John back his decade of life so he could fulfill his side of the bargain.

The Loom of Fate

John and the Legends traveled to 1594 to successfully obtain the first piece of the Loom of Fate, but Ray wanted to make the mission longer so that his last mission would be epic. Constantine noticed the presence of something, but accidentally caused a fight at the bar. To fix the timeline, John and the team did a theatrical play to inspire William Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet.

To find the last piece, John, Sara, Ava, Mick, Zari, and Gary did a ritual to travel to the past, but everything went wrong when Sara fainted and John and Zari traveled through time alone. He and Zari traveled to 1910 in their house, which was formerly a hotel. John and Zari met Mrs. Hughes, who cared for them, but John knew that Hughes was actually Enchantress.

John was discovered, but Zari pretended to be Cleopatra to fool the villains. John and Zari became friends, and together they managed to assassinate Jack, Clyde, and Bonnie, managing to obtain the last piece of the loom. The Legends came to rescue them and before leaving 1910, John spoke with Enchantress and revealed that he already knew her secret. Returning to the ship, John was surprised to see Astra.

Redeeming Astra

Constantine and Astra board the Waverider and proceed to where Clotho is mediating as she prepares to manipulate the Loom; Constantine almost steps into the urine puddle of Gary Jr. as Gary's emotional support animal runs out the room. Ava, Zari, and Nate are there also, but the women want to each use the Loom for a different reason. Ava wants the Loom to awaken Sara from her coma while Zari wants Behrad resurrected. Astra adds her desire for her mother to the debate. Zari asks John for his opinion and he sheepishly sides with Astra because he has made a promise; Nate notices Constantine's reaction and sides with Zari to further endear himself with her. Clotho decides that Behrad will be first, making Ava angry, but Clotho's decision is final.

The Legends wear sunshades as Clotho places the rings together and they transform into a shimmering golden cloth. Clotho manipulates the cloth and announces that she has found Behrad's thread. However, an explosion occurs as she tries to alter it, causing the Waverider to lose power. Clotho tells the others that she is not powerful enough to handle that level of magic without the other Fates; though Astra offers to help as she was groom by Lachesis to be a Fate, Clotho denies her, causing Constantine to volunteer to do research to see some other way to amass enough power, to Astra's anger.

As Constantine researches, Astra is accused of stealing the Loom rings when they disappear; Constantine vouches for her, but it is not enough to keep her from being imprisoned until the culprit is discovered. The mystery is solved when it is discovered that Gary Jr. is a hellhound with the power of manipulation. Constantine convinces Sara, now awake but blind, to protect him until he can cast a spell to banish the immortal dog, citing that Sara is not deaf, invoking her training as an assassin. Sara protects Constantine from attack until Astra arrives with the hound's real name, which was needed for Constantine's spell.

After Gary has retrieved the rings from the ship's septic system, John has him retrieve books from his house and bring them there so everyone can research. The team learns about the Chalice of Dionysus and Nate Heywood's encounter with it in the past, causing a quest to Hudson University to use it. Later, the Legends' women create the sorority Delta Chi Sigma in John Constantine's house using portal technology and win a drink from the Greek god Dionysus, causing John to glow with immortality as everyone partakes except Zari.

Relationship with Zari

The Legends soon realize that Astra has disappeared and has taken the Waverider with her, causing the others to be stranded at Constantine's house. The Legends begin a journey to London to get a time courier to get to the time ship. During the trip, Zombies attack the team but John has fun because they do not attack him.

John becomes Zari's protector because only she is in the position to die as she did not drink earlier. The bus that Mick Rory had carjacked was damaged, so the Legends opted to walk to London; Zari did not like this choice and sought to find a vehicle. John and she went to "Old Man Joe"'s scrapyard and found themselves surrounded by zombies. Constantine cast a spell that temporarily stopped Zari's heart so they could get to a working truck without fighting the monsters. John was forced to use CPR to revive Zari when she did not awaken when she should have. He and Zari then went to retrieve the others.

At London, the Legends enter the Time Bureau which appeared as a pub to find that the time courier was not charged; this discouraged Zari and she ran off. John followed and talked to her, the conversation ultimately resulting in them having sex. Constantine and Zari returned, with Charlie staring at them. As the zombies gathered outside the pub, John and the others discussed what they would do with the power of the Loom; John revealed that all he wanted was for Astra to be happy.

The Legends lost their day of immortality just as the zombies attacked; they all battled for their lives as Charlie took the time courier and escaped to the Waverider.

Reality was rewritten and John was a television character on the show " Highcastle Abbey" where he was a manservant to the Logue family, working to make Astra happy. Ultimately, Constantine and Astra rebelled against their scripts and caused Charlie to free them to reality.

The Legends split into two groups, one assigned to find the Waverider, the other to change reality. Constantine is noticed by a person who realizes that he was from television; since everyone in Loomworld wore jumpsuits, Constantine talked the man and his friends to trade clothes for autographs to be less apparent.

Gaining access to the Loom, Constantine was told by Sara to destroy the magical device. John tells Astra that since her mother was a natural conduit for magic, then she is one also, and powerful enough to focus that power into destroying the Loom. As John cast a spell, Astra had a memory that weakened the Loom's shimmer, but suddenly, Astra faltered. Unexpectedly, John was called by Sara to open the room's door; Atropos flew into the Loom and Sara caused her and the Loom's destruction by entangling their threads. The Legends escaped in the Waverider and went four months into the future.

Sara noticed that she was no longer blind, causing Constantine to explain that with Atropos dead, Sara has also lost her precognitive powers. While investigating what has happened over the past months, the Legends learn that people are addicted to the Fatewatch. John went with both versions of Zari and Behrad to the building that once housed Clotho Productions to find the origin of the Fatewatch; it was discovered that Gideon was the new Loom of Fate.

John and Behrad left the two women to hack Gideon while they joined the other Legends in their fight against Lachesis and her Encores.

Abduction of Sara

Aliens scattered throughout history

After the celebration, Constantine and Zari went to a hotel to spend the night together. The next morning, Constantine chatted with Zari about their relationship, but they were interrupted by Ava and Mick who informed them of Sara's disappearance. Constantine and the others questioned David Bowie and discovered that Sara was abducted by aliens. Constantine took Zari home to search for Astra, and they reported to Astra everything that happened and found a chrysalis in Gary's room and discovered that Gary is an alien.

Returned on the Waverider, Constantine cast a spell for Ava to communicate with Sara, but for a short time and John could no longer bear and was saved by Zari causing Ava and Sara's communication to be lost. Zari and Constantine spoke to Astra again and Astra questioned their relationship and Constantine and Zari said goodbye, returning to the Waverider to start the search of Sara.

John and the team traveled to 1955 in San Bernardino to find an Alien, who would make a massacre. He, Spooner and Ava would go to a butcher shop where they would find the Big Belly Burger mascot eating meat excessively. They discovered that the secret sauce is the problem and John would go to his house to bring a book to find out where the sauce comes from and when looking for it he would not listen to Astra's problems. John returned and located where the sauce was coming from and would take them to Rhonda Beeman's house where they would meet a cocoon of an alien known as a Giant air feeder and upon seeing it come out of the cocoon and eat Rhonda, John, Ava and Spooner They left the house to go to Big Belly Burger and stop the alien. John and the girls arrived on time and saw how Spooner managed to defeat the alien and with the mission complete they returned to the Waverider.

Relationship problems

John and Zari wanted to try something new in their relationship, but they were interrupted because Les-Lay sent Zari a message about the death of DJ S'More Money, and they found out that something happened. He and Zari arrived at the Waverider and are informed about an alien that murdered S´More Money in 2045, and they traveled to 2045 to investigate the situation earlier. Upon arrival, John would see how Zari regains his fame, and they arrive at a restaurant to eat and John reveals that he is Zari's boyfriend and there John would meet S´More Money and John used a spell to set fire to the mask of S´More Money and John and Zari would laugh at him. After Zari gave his show in , John, Behrad and Nate would require Zari to have more fans in order to beat Lord Knoxicrillion and use John as the great sorcerer boyfriend and Nate, Behrad and Les-Lay took John away to change his look and John heard Zari talk to his mother that her relationship with John would not last long and John was saddened to hear what Zari said. John and Zari would be interviewed about their relationship and the infuriated by all the fame said that this is over and argued with Zari that she only does this for the fame, and they break up their relationship.

After rejecting the temptation to cheat on Zari with Les-Lay, John met up with Nate and Behrad and they found out that S'More Money cheated on Knoxicrillion to use Zari's song and will win and they got angry so John decided to save his beloved. John used his guitar and sang alongside Zari and they got back together and won the Da Throne. Upon returning to the ship, John and Zari forgave each other and went to their room to further their relationship. John would later drink a flask before having sex with Zari and would not pay attention to Astra again.

Losing his magic

Upon returning home, John found Astra talking to Aleister Crowley, and he was angry with Astra, and they began to argue because these days he never paid attention to Astra, and she angrily changed the bodies of John and Crowley and John was trapped in the painting while Crowley was in his body. John kept warning Astra that Crowley was dangerous and tried to apologize, but Astra was very angry with him and Crowley interrupted the conversation and spoke with John, telling him that he and Astra would find the Fountain of Imperium and John was sick of the theories about that. Crowley's Fountain. Crowley locked John in the attic, so he wouldn't continue to bother.

After Crowley turned everything into a cartoon, Astra ended up locked in the attic and there John was still in the painting and it was a cartoon too and John told Astra to use her mother's book since the book had a song to take away magic from him. the power to a person if he becomes insane and weaken him and Natalie believed it in case one day he went crazy and Astra learned to sing fast and John told her that it is typical of a Disney princess. John saw Astra sing and beat Crowley by returning everything to normal and John returned to his body and gave Zari a happy kiss, and they told Robert Truss to leave. John locked Crowley back in the attic so he wouldn't talk about the Fountain anymore and he apologized to Astra for everything that happened and John promised Astra to teach her magic and he was left thinking that he is losing his magic due to Astra's spell.

John started having headaches after the Legends moved in, and he was cheered up by Zari to give him a big breakfast. He would still be frustrated after Astra placed a madhouse in the house and learned of the Legends' mission about Amelia Earhart. John convinced the team to help Astra to read Amelia's mind. At one point John gave half his powers to Astra to become more powerful and they locked Amelia to read minds and they saw that Amelia and Astra were suffering and wanted to break the bond and locked Amelia turned into Zaguron in the laboratory. John and Astra lied to Zari about what was going on.

Reunion with Sara

After learning that Sara died, John and the others went into depression, but the one who suffered the most was Ava, and they secretly discovered that Behrad plans to prevent Sara from being kidnapped and John and the others except Ava go to 1977 and found Behrad, and They decide to help him to save Sara. John and Zari tried to convince Sara to propose to Ava and Zari realized that John was acting strange, so he finally told her the truth about his loss of magic and saving Sara would be his only hope.

The Legends were discovered by Ava of the past, and they lied to her to continue at the party, and they met Nate from the Future where they knew that Sara would still be dead, but Behrad did not believe her and left to save her. John and the others made a doll just like Sara to fool the aliens, but there would be no success, and they were informed by Behrad that it was all for nothing and sad they left the bar because they failed and unexpectedly met Sara, Mick, Gary and Ava, and they celebrated that Sara was still alive and celebrate Sara and Ava getting married.

Searching for the Fountain of Imperium

John spoke with Crowley to receive information on how to find the Fountain. John received a visit from Noelle, who offered him a vial of magic so that he could temporarily recover it, but he did not accept. After recruiting Spooner on his mission, she and John traveled to Spain in 1939 to find the Fountain. During their adventure, John and Spooner met a boy named Fernando. John and Spooner met " El Gato", who told them about the Fountain, but were interrupted by Captain Noriega, who demanded to know the location of the Fountain. John managed to escape and return to the bar pretending to be a father to deceive Noriega.

After rescuing Fernando and Spooner, John and them escaped to find the Fountain. John, Spooner, and Fernando managed to locate the Fountain of Imperium in a cave and tried to use it, but their attempts were unsuccessful. Seeing Noriega approaching, John stayed at the Fountain while Spooner and Fernando fled. John decided to use the vial Noelle gave him and temporarily regain his magic by defeating Noriega and his soldiers, killing each one.

Saying goodbye to Fernando and El Gato, John and Spooner returned to the present. John erased Spooner's memory so he won't remember the pact he made with Noelle. John welcomed Noelle back, and he accepted the vials, so he could have magic and John gave Noelle Crowley's painting as payment.

Out of control

Upon returning to the ship, John felt invincible with his magic and tried to help Behrad bake cakes. With the help of Behrad, John tried to cast a spell to locate Earth, but accidentally damaged the ship. Constantine, Behrad, Ava, and Gary supported the Legends in winning a bowling game against the Pin Killers. Later, John and the others joined Sara, Astra, Spooner, and Mick at Galaxy Lanes to celebrate the victory.

Alliance with Bishop and death

John made an illusion to trick Zari and the team into escaping on the Waverider with Bishop. John and Bishop made a plan to find the Fountain of Imperium when it was operating in 1925, Texas. They both searched for mushrooms for Bishop's plan and Constantine met a young Spooner, who took him to his mother's house, where he met Astra and Spooner. Constantine used a spell to make Spooner know the truth of her past, when she was actually carried by the Fountain into the future.

John returned to the ship, where he was confronted by Astra, who tried to convince him to return to good, but John rejected her as he chose magic. John confronted Astra, but she was no match for him, and watched as the Source brought Spooner to the present. John and Bishop contemplated the Fountain of Imperium, but John began to die because the Fountain saw impurity in humans, and he was betrayed by Bishop. Constantine began to be destroyed by the Fountain, who was starting to leave, but John got to see Astra, Zari, and Nate for the last time. He apologized to everyone for what happened and eventually died.

Resurrection and leaving the Legends

John transformed from a spirit into a mushroom and convinced Sara to eat the mushroom to talk to her. John spoke to Sara with joy and said, "available". Constantine told Sara that if they managed to show the Fountain the power of humans, it would possibly help them end Bishop. John revealed to Sara that he must continue so that the Fountain and Spooner could continue to live. John said goodbye to Sara, so she can learn the meaning of life.

John ended up in Hell, but gave his soul token to a demon to resurrect. John visited Zari, who was upset by what happened, but he managed to calm her down and explain how he revived. Now though, John had to embark on a new path without the Legends and decided to break up with Zari, ending their relationship. John handed Zari a key, which led to a pocket dimension in Hell just like his home. John said goodbye to Zari and wished her luck for what she will find before using a time stone to return to 2021.

Erased Reverse-Flashpoint timeline

Personality

Having witnessed the horrors of the world, John is very cynical and seemingly unconcerned with the value of human life, often deflecting his real feelings with sarcastic jokes even towards the possibility of his own death. Due to the number of people who have died around him John prefers to work alone and anyone he does work with, he avoids attachment so he won't be as hurt if they get killed. He is also known for having a very dry sense of humor.

John is noted for being brutally honest with individuals, even angels and never being shy of expressing his attraction to individuals he encounters. It has been seen a few times, that he openly expresses an attraction to Zed Martin, after meeting Team Arrow he openly refers to all the female members of the team, such as Laurel Lance, Felicity Smoak and Thea Queen, as "pretty girls", and even openly flirted with Leo Snart.

John tends to be a pessimistic realist as when Oliver thanked him for bringing Sara back he simply told Oliver he owed him only for Oliver to rebuttal that instead of that, they should always have each other's back when the need is, not as business acquaintances, but as friends.

As John's journey to stop the Rising Darkness continued, he appeared to have developed possible genuine romantic feelings for Zed Martin, as observed by Manny, who pointed out that John was jealous upon seeing Jim Corrigan kiss her, since he seemed to be genuinely shocked and upset to see it. He also admitted that due to rarely encountering evil humans, he was troubled by the La Brujeria as they were quite possibly the worst of humanity, which worried him.

John has caused so much pain to those closest to him that if there is ever a chance to end that pain he would accept it in no matter what the consequences are, this is best seen when demons stated they would release Astra from hell should he stop interfering in their plans. Also, when he went back in time to save his boyfriend, Desmond from being sent to hell even though it could cause damage to the timeline.

Powers and abilities

Former powers

"I'm an accomplished warlock, an expert of the occult, and a master of exorcism. I'm also a Taurus, for those of you taking notes."

-John Constantine[src]

Magic: While referring to himself as merely an "occasional dabbler" after his failed exorcism, John is a master of the occult and mystic arts. Since his teenage years, John has accumulated vast knowledge and skill of magic, mysticism, and the supernatural. He is well-versed in various forms of sorcery, including dark magic. John knows words and phrases of multiple ancient languages, such as Latin, which he will usually chant while performing certain rituals or incantations. Many incantations give him the ability to affect physical forces, such as the inner workings of mechanisms, and the movements of others, allowing him to move objects and control their motion and momentum with the proper incantation. Despite John being a master sorcerer in his own right, he is shown to be wary of fighting Damien Darhk, though during their encounter, he was able to counter Darhk's powers with his own; indicating John's powers have gotten much stronger. This is further evidenced by how John easily overpowered the demon Neron who was one of the most powerful demons in Hell. However, due to Astra Logue using her mother, Natalie Logue's cleansing spell; John has lost all of these powers.[55].

Binding: John is able to use his magic to bind people in magic.[33]

Cloaking spell: John recognized and dispelled this magic at Felix Faust's hideout.[10]

Dark magic: John is known to be highly skilled in the Dark Arts, having studied black magic lore while still young. His knowledge of the Dark Arts is often used to dispel dark magic spells, with him even knowing on how to call upon God's magic power to dispel even Satan's dark magic spells, as he did to banish an acetate containing the Devil's voice to Hell.

Banishment: John is capable of banishing demonic and supernatural creatures to Hell through the use of various spells, as well as by opening portals to Hell.

Phobikinesis: With help from Neron, Constantine is now able to channel fear to power his dark magic to the point he can open a portal to Hell that people can now come back from; previously, he'd only been able to open portals that could send people to hell, but not get through from the other side.[36]

Necromancy: John mentioned that he mastered necromancy during his teenage years. With the help of Papa Midnite, he was able to allow the spirits of the dead to move on to the afterlife. John is also capable of restoring a person's lost soul back into their body. He was able to restore Sara Lance's soul and mentioned he had restored a person's soul once before. He also performed a ritual to temporarily reanimate and speak with the dead at the Chicago morgue using the Hand of Glory artifact.[8][12]

Corpse reanimation: When John Constantine was under attack from Brother Voodoo he reanimated a corpse to trick Brother Voodoo.

Summoning: John can summon various entities, and even control them. He has summoned demons to fight other demons for him, and once summoned a demon into his body to protect himself from a Invunche.

Duplicity spell: John used this spell to cover the location of Jasper Winters' millhouse.[10]

Exorcism: John can exorcize spirits that are demonic or ghostly in origin from their hosts by chanting incantations. Exorcism is one of John's most prominent abilities, most commonly used to expel demons from their hosts, like Neron.

Glamour: John is able to use his magic to glamour his appearance to make him look like other people.[38]

Teleportation: John is able to use his magic to teleport from one place to another as show when he transported the Legends to one another.[52]

Interdimensional travel: John, along with Ritchie Simpson, knew the Egyptian dream temple technique that would allow them to travel to the reality of Jacob Shaw. John also performed a ritual that transported himself, Oliver Queen, and Laurel Lance to the spirit world, to rescue the trapped soul of Sara Lance.[17] He later used this technique to help Ava Sharpe and Gary Green to locate Sara Lance across time and space, and gaze into the spirit world of Mallus.[3] He can also open a portal to Hell. He's traveled to Earth-666.

Illusion inducement: Using an ancient Mayan incantation, John was able to create a visual effect of the disaster that took place when a little girl was possessed by a spirit. John was also able to create an illusion of the RV he and the Legends were in in order to trick Hank Heywood. During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, he created an illusion of a map of all the other earths in the multiverse.

Transmutation: When Neron was going to cut Ray's throat, John magically transformed the knife into a feather.

Life-force transference: John was able to use a spell that allowed him to transfer a portion of his life-force energy into a child who had been drained of his own.

Energy projection: John can channel powerful blasts of energy through his hands and use it against his opponents. This energy is typically orange in color.

Light magic:

Although the full extent of his expertise is unknown, John is capable of using light magic and seems to be quite knowledgeable on how to use it, as he was able to give Oliver his magical tattoo from his arm to Oliver's stomach to allow him to channel light magic to fight Darhk. He was proficient enough in light magic to be capable of subduing a demon as powerful as Neron when he was off-guard with ease.

Light shield: When fighting Damien Darhk, he was able to completely neutralize a telekinetic dark magic attack from him with a shield of golden light and easily manipulate the light into striking Damien.

Amokinesis: With help from the Legends and all the other people John has learned to use love to power his light magic. As such, using the love the Legends had for Nate Heywood, he was able to generate enough magic to bring him back.[38]

Magic circles: John uses magic circles that can be used for rituals, as boundaries, or traps for certain creatures, such as when he used a magic circle to trap the powerful demon, Furcifer, so he could banish it back to hell.[5]

Protection spells: John taught Chas Chandler the protective Eye of Horus Egyptian symbol technique to protect the apartment belonging to Liv Aberdine[5] John also used a Brittonic spell to give Chas Chandler the ability to resurrect himself from the dead, but only a certain number of times.[10] John also mentioned that he could hide Liv Aberdine from demons with a special spell.

Spell negation: John was able to undo a spell that Gary Green had accidentally cast on himself.

Aerokinesis: John was able to use his magic to create a wind storm when he was fighting Atropos.

Death inducement: John was able to temporarily kill Zari to get pass the zombies.[41]

Intangibility: When fighting the encores alongside the Legends, John phased through the floor to avoid getting stabbed.

Pyrokinesis: John possesses some power over fire, as shown when he was able to create a small ball of fire from his hand, as well as when ignited his hands with a lighter, and suffered no harmful effects from his hands being engulfed in flames.[5] John was also capable of firing blasts of fire.
Heat generation: John was able to use a heating spell on a door to stop the agents from following him and the Legends.[33]

Revealing spells: John used a number of revealing spells and dispels.[10][17]

Sleep spell: John used this spell to put Zed Martin to sleep.[10]

Telekinesis: John once telekinetically closed and locked a door. He also used this power on a manifestation of a League of Assassins member, freezing the individual' motion and suspending them helplessly in mid-air before killing the man with a sword. When he was tied up by the encores, he telekinetically freed himself, and then sent a telekinetic blast at one of them.[8][12]

Immortality: After drinking from the Chalice of Dionysus, John became immortal for 24 hours.[41]

Scarlet Lady magic: After John failed to get his original magic back, he started drinking this potion that temporarily gave him even stronger and more dangerous magic than the powers he had before. He also gained a serious addiction to to the potion. With his new found powerful magic and his dangerously strong addiction to it, he temporarily gained a darker side. Following his resurrection, John no longer uses this potion and has lost the magic that he got from it.

Bioluminescence: John's eyes change color to glow blue when he uses his new powers.

Ergokinesis: John was able to generate and manipulation an unknown blue energy to attack the soldiers in 1930's Spain, firing off energy blasts and creating elongated tentacles to attack his foes.

Mind control: John was able to use his new magic to order Esperanza Cruz to tell the Legends he drank from the Fountain of Imperium.

Memory manipulation: During that same time, John was also able to erase Esperanza's memory of him killing the soldiers. John was also able to show Esperanza the truth about what happened to her.

Teleportation: John was able to transport the Waverider to Earth by intaking each of the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire and Air. He was also able to transport himself and the Legends into a board game, but he wasn't able to get them back out.

Size manipulation: John was able to alter the size of a robe for Zari Tarazi.

Conjuration: John could use his new found magic to conjure items out of thin air. He summoned supplies for a yoga session with the Legends much to Behard's displeasure. He was also able to conjure magic particles as a magic trick for a young Esperanza Cruz.

Astral projection: When John betrayed the Legends, he fooled them into thinking he was at his house when his physical body was on the Waverider.

Pyrokinesis: John set his hand on fire in order to threaten Bishop.

Sleep inducement: John was able to put Astra, a young Esperanza Cruz and Esperanza's mom to sleep.

Telekinesis: John was able to telekinetically blast Astra away, hurting her in the process.

Spirit physiology: When John died he temporarily bonded with the Fountain of Imperium and became a spirit.
Flight: As a spirit John was able to take on the form of a ball of energy and use that form to fly.

Occult knowledge: John has acquired extensive knowledge of the supernatural. John is master of the dark arts and well versed in demonology. He has been studying the dark arts since his teenage years.

High-level intellect/Expert strategist/Leader: John is an incredibly intelligent individual always managing to outthink his enemies and come out on top, even outwitting the devil himself on certain occasions.

Alchemy: John is proficient in creating potent enchanted potions that allow for magical effects to happen. He was able to create a potion that was able to temporarily transform Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe into children.

Skilled detective: John is a capable detective, specializing in paranormal investigation.

Expert con artist: John has a well-known reputation of being a con man.

Expert escape artist: John has shown that he can effortlessly break free from handcuffs when being interrogated by Jim Corrigan.

Entomology: John was able to immediately recognize Khapra beetles implying he knows insects and could tell them apart very well.

Extra sensory awareness: John had an uneasy feeling when he first arrived in Star City, which Oliver immediately claimed it was because of Damien Darhk. He was also able to sense Astra's presence when she atral projected invisibly from Hell to spy on him.

Multilingualism: Aside from English, his mother tongue, John can perform spells in Italian, Assyrian, and Hebrew so it can be presumed he knows the languages fluently. It may also be presumed he knows Arabic and Sanskrit, due to being able to read text written in these languages. It has also been revealed by Chas Chandler that John is capable of performing exorcism rituals in 50 languages.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: John possesses some proficiency in fighting, occasionally resorting to physical fighting when he can't use a spell. He was able to knock out two opponents, both strong miners, and he later landed a hit on Papa Midnite after a failed summoning. He later fended off ghouls while Zed Martin reclaimed Imogen's angel feather from Zachary, improvising a nearby piece of plywood as a striking weapon, which continued until he defended Zachary from the residual Ghouls breaking into a church, however he was caught off-guard and was only saved from the restoration of Imogen's wings. He also managed to stab Lamashtu with his switchblade while she was attempting to drown him in a fountain in Mexico City, and later fought off an Invunche even after Anne Marie Flynn put him in a weakened state by shooting him, long enough to let Pazuzu possess him to properly fight off the Invunche. In a Mexican prison, he fought off the leading brother of Santa Muerte, despite the latter wielding a knife. When Manny placed a bounty on John's head, he fought off a "voodoo zombie" controlled by Papa Midnite, but he was no match and had to be saved by a gun-toting Jim Corrigan. He later retaliated against Midnite when he snuck up behind him and knocked him down with a series of punches and knocked him out with two hits from the stock of the Ace of Winchester. Years before, he warned Oliver Queen that he has "a hell of a right hook". John was also able to block an attack from Jack The Ripper and knock him out with a single punch. Analyzing all of Constantine's fights, it can be said that Constantine's fighting style is Bare-Knuckle Boxing.
Skilled swordsman: During a spiritual adventure to save Sara Lance's soul, John demonstrated a degree of swordsmanship, able to hold his own against a manifestation of a member of the League of Assassins. However, he was quickly pressured enough that he had to resort to magic to defeat his opponent. He was also able to fight against his ancestor, Konstentyn, and ended the fight in a few moments before slicing off his hand.

Weaknesses

"It's, uh...something's wrong. This has, uh-this has never happened before. With all the antimatter in the system...I've lost my magical mojo."

-John Constantine explains to Mia Queen, Barry Allen and Sara Lance why his spell to retrieve Oliver Queen's soul isn't working.

Antimatter: After the ritual to retrieve Oliver's soul failed, Constantine revealed that antimatter can block the effects of his magic.

Lung cancer: After Astra used his soul coin to turn his burgeoning lung cancer up to 10, it caused him to collapse to the floor in a fit, coughing up blood. In other words, Constantine was suddenly dying. After making a deal with Astra, Constantine's lung cancer disappeared, though that didn't mean it wouldn't come back within that 10-year period. Upon hearing this, he has quitted smoking.

Natalie Logue's cleansing spell: Due to the nature of this spell, John's powers have been reduced and now has to relearn everything he already knew.

Damned soul: Due to accidentally sending Astra to Hell, John lost the "deed for his soul", which basically means he no longer owned it. Thus, he was unable to use magic that requires using his soul. Also, due to his soul being in demonic ownership, he was to go to Hell after death. However, after Astra gave him his soul token, this was no longer an issue. However, he has since traded it to a demon in order to be resurrected, meaning he is damned once more.

Original multiverse

Bag: John has a bag of items that he may need for his investigations. Some items he carries in the bag are holy water, a police scanner, cemetery dirt, duct tape, and nails from the coffin of Saint Padua, which can be used as a tracking device.

Business cards: John carries business cards that read, "John Constantine; Exorcist, Demonologist, and Master of the dark arts".

Driving license: John carries around his United Kingdom driving license.

Hunting knife: John carries a hunting knife.

Grim Reaper's sickle: At some point, Constantine found the Grim Reaper and stole his sickle for unknown reasons.

Lighter: John uses a specific lighter to which he lights a cigarette. This particular lighter bears an Ace of Spades, possibly to show that he faces his conflicts by himself.

Scry Map: John possesses a map in which he uses to find new supernatural events to investigate.

Six of Diamonds magic card: John possesses a charming card that is able to take on the appearance of whatever its holder requires. John has used this card to imitate a credit card and health and human services ID.

Stone of true seeing: John was given this artifact by Felix Faust to see the invisible demon Karabasan.

Former equipment

New multiverse

Scarlet Lady: After losing his magic powers, John is dependant to this potion which gives him temporary magic powers. The vials of potion was given by Noelle in exchange for Aleister.

Former equipment

John had a gun from Hell which had ignis inferni bullets. It could kill the living as well as the dead, with its bullets completely obliterating their targets on contact. The bullets could also jump from target to target.

Captain Cold's goggles: When John went to the South Pole, he wore the goggles. As he later realized he was tricked by Charlie, took them off.

John received his soul token back from Astra as payment for living in his house. He later traded it to a demon in order to be resurrected.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Constantine's lifespan was stated to only reach 2030. He was meant to die of lung cancer, but has since given up smoking. However, according to Astra, the cancer's already in his lungs, so quitting smoking won't keep him from dying.

He is bisexual as he was a lover with Sara Lance and Desmond although Desmond broke up with him.

Constantine genuinely tries to avoid people he owes a debt to, having apparently earned at least a punch to the face for the last time he met said people.

He's literally made a deal with the devil, specifically Earth-666's Lucifer Morningstar.

Constantine takes work where he can get it, so he will even perform a ritual to ensure a marriage if the customer pays him.

He won his apartment in a duel, which according to Constantine is "perfectly legal".

Constantine is a fan of Sting, even stating that "in the hands of a master, a lute is a formidable weapon. Just look at Sting."
This is possibly a reference to how Sting was the source of visual inspiration for Constantine's look.

At 5'11", Constantine is the shortest male Legend (current or former), tied with Jefferson Jackson, Carter Hall, Scythian Torvil, and Rip Hunter. The next shortest is Nate Heywood at 6 feet.

His motto is "relax and the work just flows".

Charlie's nickname for him is "John-O", while Mick Rory calls him "Trench Coat", "Weasel" and, rarely, "Englishman".

Constantine can flawlessly impersonate an American accent.

He does not own a cell phone.

Constantine has a LinkedIn profile that was shared by the official ​ Twitter account.

He is of Northern-Irish descent through his mother and English descent through his father.

His favorite among the Triumvirate of Hell is Beelzebub.

Unlike the source material where his name is pronounced "Constan-tine" (rhymes with wine), this iteration goes by "Constan-teen".

John also knows that Barry Allen is the Flash and nicknames him "Speedy".

Behind the scenes

In the DC Comics continuity, John Constantine is a famous warlock, sorcerer and investigator of magic, first appearing as a supporting character in "Swamp Thing" and later on as the star of his own book "Hellblazer".

During the early development of the Dark Universe film, Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro expressed interest in casting Matt Ryan as John Constantine in the DC Extended Universe (despite the fact that the DCEU and Arrowverse were separate multiverses), saying that he was in talks with Warner Bros. to make the ​ TV series canonical with the DCEU (this was reported before ​ was made canonical with the Arrowverse; it is not known if this would have made the Arrowverse canonical with the DCEU, or whether ​'s inclusion into the Arrowverse would even have been possible if del Toro's proposal had been accepted). However, ​ was cancelled before Warner Bros. could give its approval. With del Toro's departure from the project and Doug Liman's arrival on it, it is likely that the idea has been scrapped.

References

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Hartley Rathaway

" I used to be a meta-criminal, a Rogue, as they say. I used to hurt people all the time, and I enjoyed it."
"What changed you?"
"Oh, Roderick, okay?"
"Roderick. You changed to keep him safe? That's beautiful."

Hartley Rathaway, self-styled as Pied Piper, is the son of Rachel and Osgood Rathaway, and a former employee of S.T.A.R. Labs, who was fired by " Harrison Wells" for trying to stop the activation of the particle accelerator, which he'd discovered was at risk of exploding. After being affected by the particle accelerator and gaining the ability to hear at superhuman levels, Hartley attempted to get revenge on Wells for firing him by trying to kill Barry Allen/The Flash, believing Wells to have replaced him with the Flash.

After being defeated by Barry and Wells, Hartley was re-incarcerated, having planned his capture and escape the first time as part of his revenge plan, but not this time. However, he knew the whereabouts of Ronnie Raymond, and Cisco reluctantly worked with Hartley to find Ronnie and succeeded. Nonetheless, Hartley used this opportunity to escape.

In an altered timeline, Hartley's revenge was interrupted by the appearance of a Time Wraith, but worked with Team Flash to defeat it. As a result of the timeline change, Hartley made amends with Team Flash and became an ally of the team, even knowing Barry's secret and made up with his parents.

As a result of the new Earth-Prime timeline, Hartley did not become an ally of Team Flash because Barry accidentally put his boyfriend and accomplice Roderick Smith in a degenerative status, but after Team Flash asks him for help to defeat a Godspeed drone and use its liquid to save Roderick, he reconciles with the team again.

Following Roderick's recovery, Hartley took to running a dance club with his old crew. In 2023, he was attacked by the new Fiddler, who wanted his gauntlets on orders from Red Death. Determined to help Barry, Hartley and his friend formed an alliance with Jaco Birch and Keith to defeat the speedster and his Rogues.

Hartley was a child prodigy and son to Rachel and Osgood Rathaway. He was set to eventually take over the family business, Rathaway Industries, founded by his grandfather. However, when he came out as gay to his parents, they threw him out and cut off all ties to him. Hartley was estranged from his parents when he and Harrison Wells met.

Eventually Hartley was hired by Harrison Wells at S.T.A.R. Labs, becoming his protege and favored employee, something that did not sit well with his fellow S.T.A.R. Labs co-workers, including Caitlin Snow. While he got along well with Wells, Hartley was arrogant and demanding towards his co-workers making few if any friends. He was quick to alienate himself to Cisco Ramon on his first day of work, showing outward contempt for Cisco, due to the fact he arrived to work wearing a Star Wars T-shirt and also because of Wells' praise of Cisco's skills. At one point, Hartley and the rest of the S.T.A.R. Labs team was given a strict deadline by Wells for working on part of the particle accelerator.

Not long before the particle accelerator was turned on, Hartley made the realization that it could explode, Wells refused to listen, fired Hartley in order to avoid his interference, and blackmailed him into staying silent about the problem. As Hartley predicted and Wells planned, the accelerator did indeed explode. Hartley was caught in the effect, resulting in his hearing being augmented to superhuman levels. Unfortunately the levels caused him overwhelming pain and caused him to have to create a special device in order to control his hearing. He also went on to create gloves that emitted sonic attacks. Hartley attempted to call his parents, Rachel and Osgood, though they refused to call him back.

At this point Hartley sought out vengeance against Wells and S.T.A.R. Labs. His first act of vengeance was by sending Wells a warning at his home, shattering the glass windows with a sonic attack. He next attacked his family's office building, in order to draw the attention of The Flash, and be taken to S.T.A.R. Labs.

There he antagonized Cisco (even naming himself "Pied Piper", much to Cisco's annoyance) and Caitlin, while snidely telling Wells he let his 'pet' know that Hartley knows Wells' deep dark secret, referring to his back-and-forth with Barry at their fight. It turns out that Hartley had intended for himself to get captured. After escaping his cell using his hearing aids to explode the doors (and injuring Cisco and Caitlin in the process) he hacked Wells' computer to steal files on Barry so as to create a means in which to kill the Flash. Wells holds a press conference about the accelerator explosion, winning back some approval from Team Flash, but he holds back the whole truth, so Hartley is not dissuaded from his revenge plans, calling the admission merely a "pathetic bishop's sacrifice". He lured the Flash to the Dam, where he executed his plan by having his gloves emit a tone that matched Barry's speed frequency, which starts to shear apart his organs. Thankfully, Wells used nearby cars radio signals to interfere with Hartley's weapons causing them to explode in Hartley's hands. Hartley found himself back in his cell at S.T.A.R. Labs, where he was confronted by Cisco. Rather than being worried, Hartley coolly informed Cisco that he himself would let him out of the cell, because he knew where Ronnie Raymond was and what really happened to him.

Search for Ronnie Raymond

Cisco talked with Hartley on his own several times, attempting to find out more about Ronnie. Hartley continued to be condescending and arrogant, but insisted that he does know how to help Ronnie and bargained to show Cisco how if only he lets him out of the cell. Eventually, Cisco's guilt regarding what happened to Ronnie during the accelerator accident drove him to do just as Hartley predicted, and release him from his cell. Using specially designed handcuffs, Cisco and Hartley investigated where Professor Martin Stein was killed during the accelerator accident. There they found a blackened outline of his body, similar to the kind left by nuclear explosions. Hartley attempted to use Cisco's confusion to make a run for it, but Cisco was ready, having adjusted Hartley's hearing aids to let out a painful sonic vibration which Cisco triggered via remote control. Although in pain, Hartley was impressed by Cisco's ruthlessness. Their next stop took them to Barry's lab at the Central City Police Department where they examined footage of Professor Stein's death. There they saw that what looked to be a ghostly image of Ronnie merged into Professor's Stein's body. As Cisco realized what this meant, Hartley employed his hearing aid device to use Cisco's own weapon against him, rendering him incapacitated, and allowing Hartley to escape again.

About a year later, desperate to stop Zoom but not having enough speed to do so, Barry traveled back in time to the same day he first encountered Hartley. After drugging his younger self and impersonating him, future-Barry brought Hartley back to S.T.A.R. Labs as he originally did. Knowing about Hartley's rigged hearing aids, future-Barry clued his friends about it and had them removed and replaced with non-explosive ones. Later, a time wraith appeared, forcing Cisco and Caitlin to take shelter in Hartley's cell with him. Cisco had Hartley's gloves with him and thought to use them against the creature but didn't know how to use them but Hartley told them that he could save them. Cisco and Caitlin relented and handed him his gloves and he was able to use them to drive away the time wraith. This event started to make Cisco and Caitlin less hostile towards him and even consider to trust him. Before future-Barry returned to his time, he pulled Cisco aside and told him that Hartley knew the truth of what happened with Ronnie.

Months later, as future-Barry told his friends to prepare for his return with a way to stop the time wraith that followed him back, Cisco attempted to stop it with a sonic gun, which failed. As the time wraith began to suck the life from Barry, Hartley appeared, having figured out how to destroy the time wraith and saved Barry. Once Barry awoke, it was revealed that him going into the past altered events for Hartley, having reformed and become an ally of Team Flash. He then said his goodbyes before heading off to meet for dinner with his parents, whom he had reconciled with.

While searching for a way to deal with Zoom's meta-human army, Team Flash took note on how Cisco wasn't able to vibe on Earth-2 because of the differences in vibrational frequencies between the two Earths; and how the Time Wraith had a different dimensional vibration frequency that was exploited by Hartley. They later mentioned contacting Hartley for help to create a weapon to exploit the dimensional frequency difference of the people from Earth-2 in order to stop Zoom's army.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Hartley as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

In the timeline of Earth-Prime, it appears the events of Barry traveling back from 2016 happened differently or not at all, seeing as Hartley was never reformed and the bridge battle still happened. Additionally, Hartley had a band of henchmen who helped him in this battle, including Hartley's boyfriend Roderick Smith. Roderick attempted to shoot Barry with a vibrational blaster which Barry countered with a lightning bolt. The resulting explosion caused Roderick's body's molecules to vibrate uncontrollably, a state in which he remained for 5 years.

While Barry was searching for his parents' graves, he received a meta alert on his phone and raced off to deal with it. He caught Hartley stealing jewels to which he said "since when are you a diamond thief?"; Hartley replied "Are you really asking that after what you and your friends did to me?" This made Barry realize that it is another change from Crisis. As Barry took away his gauntlets, Hartley surprised him with his new ability to generate a sonic scream, which he used to fly and make his escape. Later, Barry pursued Hartley again.

5 weeks later, the evil speedster from the future Godspeed returned and began using vibrational frequencies to steal Barry's speed. Barry suggested bringing in Hartley for help, even though he knew he was a villain again.

Initially Hartley refused to help Team Flash, citing how The Flash hurt his boyfriend Roderick; when Roderick was brought from Mercury Labs to S.T.A.R. Labs, Hartley was further vexed by the heroes because their quest for a cure seemed even more harmful to his lover. However, Hartley's super hearing caused him to eavesdrop on a conversation between the Flash and Cisco that changed his disposition.

Hartley changed to Pied Piper and caught the Flash with his soundwaves as he failed to run up the side of a building while chasing Godspeed. Hartley told the speedster that if they combined their powers, like with the incident with Roderick, they could defeat the foe. Hartley was correct and the defeated villain bled charged sound, the cure Roderick needed.

Hartley and Roderick left, happy to be together again after 5 years apart.

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Hartley joined the Barry Allen and his Rogue Squad in the fight against Red Death, eventually succeeding.

"Hello, Flash. I heard you coming from a mile away."

-Hartley Rathaway to the Flash[src]

Meta-human physiology: After Hartley was struck by the energy of the particle accelerator explosion, this altered his DNA and supercharged his cells, augmenting his physiology to enhance his ears and later his vocal cords.

Superhuman hearing: After surviving the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Hartley gained the power of superhuman hearing. It allows him to hear far better than a normal human.[9] He is also able to hear radio waves and distinguish their frequencies.

Sonic scream:

After Crisis, Hartley is able to emit sonic screams with the same, if not greater, power intensity and frequency of his gauntlets.[10]
Flight: Hartley's sonic scream allows him to fly. He can also use his gauntlets to fly as well.[10]

"He is an expert in psychoacoustics and sonic vibrations."

-Cisco Ramon[src]

Genius-level intellect/Expert tactician: Hartley is a genius of the highest caliber and is described by Eobard Thawne as one of the most brilliant minds he has ever met. Hartley even found out Wells' "dark secret", concerning the particle accelerator instability. Despite Hartley's superior intellect, it is highly unlikely that he saw through Eobard's entire master-plan, mainly his intention to create the Flash from the particle accelerator explosion and exploit the latter's connection to the Speed Force to return to his own time. Hartley also possesses a keen, tactical mind able to keep his enemies guessing what the endgame is until it is too late.

Computer specialist/Expert computer hacker: Hartley is a capable computer hacker, he was able to hack into the computers from S.T.A.R. Labs to create a means in which to kill the Flash; that matches Barry Allen's speed frequency.

Master engineer: Hartley is skilled enough in engineering to make a pair of sonic gloves from scratch.

Multilingual: Hartley is capable of fluently speaking at least six languages, including English, Spanish, French, Latin, Japanese, and American sign language.

Expert hand-to-hand-combatant: While unknown to what degree, Hartley is aggressive in a fight. Despite being handcuffed at the time, Hartley was able to fight off Cisco and initially escape his captor before Cisco activated a rigged setting on Hartley's earpieces. He was also able to fight Michelle Amar who is a top level assassin on equal grounds.

Vulnerable eardrum: Because Hartley's hearing is so powerful, he can be overwhelmed by even the most basic sounds. Due to this weakness, he is forced to wear a device in his ear to limit the sounds he hears for the rest of his life. However, this can be circumvented if put in a confined space and listening to music; which Cisco did to Hartley in the altered timeline. In the new multiverse timeline, Hartley's hearing is fully stable, able to take in any and all sounds with no harm to himself.

Hearing aids: Hartley's implanted hearing aids double as smaller sonic devices, capable of emitting bursts of sonic vibrations once removed. However, he needs them in order to stand even the slightest of sounds, and as such removing them is difficult and induces tremendous pain. They are powerful enough to blow down doors, and Hartley used them in order to escape the Pipeline.

Sonic gloves: Hartley possessed a pair of gloves that were able to emit sonic vibrations. At their lowest setting they could shatter glass, while at their highest setting they could bring down an entire office building. The setting of the gloves is not necessarily correlated to their frequency and is more likely to have been in relation with the range or amplitude of the sonic beam. Hartley would have to find the natural frequency for an object to bring it down, each object being of a different natural frequency. This is why Hartley had to download notes on the Flash - to find out his natural frequency and attempt to take him down. In physics, striking an object at its natural frequency would cause catastrophic results over time - even quicker with fast sonic vibrations. This phenomenon is known as resonance.

Glasses: Hartley appears to be short sighted. He wears a pair of glasses when he is working.

Sonic gloves: Hartley uses a pair of sonic gloves that were able to emit sonic vibrations with the ability to shatter glass. The gloves are backup accessories he uses in conjunction with his Sonic Scream.[10]

Hartley was the first person to escape from the Pipeline, in the original timeline.

He is an avid chess player, and often incorporates chess metaphors into his speech (e.g. describing his victims as "pawns", and the Flash as a "scarlet knight").

Hartley was born in Central City.

One of Hartley's dreams was to be carried by a man in full-body leather. To the Flash's disgust, this was fulfilled by him when Hartley was captured.

Although Hartley was seen to have made amends with Team Flash following the events of "" in the original multiverse, Cisco still referred to him as a "dick" in "Cause and Effect ".
When Julian Albert began working with Team Flash, he reminded Cisco of Hartley Rathaway.

Hartley stopped using glasses by 2020. Whether he had corrective eye surgery or he uses contacts is uncertain, leaving this new alteration on Earth-Prime unclear.

Roderick Smith is his significant other.

In the DC comics, Hartley Rathaway is the supervillain (who was later reformed) known as Pied Piper. In the New 52 reboot of The Flash comics, he was also romantically tied to David Singh.

Hartley's sound-emitting gloves and his hearing problems coming from an accident (the comic version was born with them) make him similar to the Batman Beyond villain Shriek. Comic-verse Pied Piper has the power of music with hypnotic powers and was born deaf, acquiring superhearing from his hearing aids.
In , superpowers often seem connected to personal traits or the circumstances of the individuals being affected by the accelerator explosion. If Hartley had any other hearing issues before the particle accelerator explosion, it was not mentioned in any way.

In a draft of the pilot episode, "", dated February 3, 2014, Hartley was still a member of the S.T.A.R. Labs team at the time that Barry came out of his coma. In fact, it was Hartley who created the original costume for The Flash, claiming that he had made it for firefighters after having been involved with a fireman named Chip. Most of Hartley's dialogue and role within the episode itself were inherited by Cisco. Within the episode, both Cisco and Caitlin describe Hartley as difficult to work with and unpleasant to be around.
Due to Barry traveling back in time, Hartley became a good character, just as he was in the original draft. However, this was undone after Crisis.

Hartley served as the main antagonist of the book, The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen .

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For other uses of "Batwoman", see Batwoman (disambiguation).

Ryan Wilder

Species

Status
Human
Alive

" Best thing that ever happened to me was the day Mama Cora found me. Second best thing was the day I found that suit. But I can't help but to feel like that suit found me. This city needs hope, Luke. Hell, we all need it, and I saw it today in the face of a young girl who's been told her entire life that hope doesn't exist. Give me a chance, and I can bring that hope back to Gotham."

Ryan Wilder (born May 30, 1995) is the daughter of Jada Jet and a late unnamed man, the younger maternal half-sister of Marquis Jet, the adoptive daughter of the late Cora Lewis, and the girlfriend of Sophie Moore. In an alternate timeline created by Eobard Thawne, by 2031, Ryan was married to Sophie.

Once a homeless resident of Gotham City, Ryan found the Batsuit in the wreckage of a plane crash where Kate Kane went missing. Determined to find her purpose and take revenge against Alice, the leader of the gang that killed her adoptive mother, Ryan donned the suit and began acting as Batwoman.

Ryan later received Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton's blessing to operate full-time as Kate's successor, becoming a member of the Bat Team and the second Batwoman, sometimes being referred to as Batwoman 2.0, and stylized as B-woman, the Bat, the Caped Crusader, the Scarlet Knight, Gotham's Defender, and the Bat of the Future. After fighting to rescue Kate, battling against Alice and Safiyah, and helping protect Gotham all while suffering from severe Kryptonite poisoning, Ryan's role on the team quickly went from acting as a stand-in for Kate, to truly becoming Batwoman in her own right, eventually becoming the new leader of the Bat Team in the process. She is currently roommates with Mary and formally works for her as the manager of The Hold Up.

After Kate was found and had her memories returned, she passed the mantle of Batwoman to Ryan and named her the new acting CEO of Wayne Enterprises, before leaving Gotham again. A few months later, while the team searched for Batman's lost trophies with the help of Alice and Renee Montoya, Ryan was able to meet her biological mother, Jada, and her maternal half-brother Marquis. After he killed Professor Pyg to protect their family, Marquis went crazy and began to look more like the Joker. Eventually, Marquis forced Ryan to hand over control of Wayne Enterprises to him and ended up discovering her secret identity as Batwoman by Mary, who had been infected by Poison Ivy. After Mary was cured, Marquis threatened to attack Gotham with Joker's acid bombs, and Ryan ended up using the joy buzzer on him and making him go back to normal.

Ryan was born on May 30, 1995 in Gotham City to Jada Jet and an unnamed man with whom she had an affair. Jada had the attending doctor, Anthony Quadracci, make it seem like she died right after giving birth to Ryan under the alias "Nia A. Wilder" before abandoning her daughter. With Ryan's father having apparently died sometime prior, she was sent into foster care and bounced around several homes growing up, unaware of her true parentage. Quadracci was supposed to give Ryan and two million dollars to a couple who couldn't have children; instead, he kept the money and left Ryan at a firehouse.

When she was eight years old, Ryan was transferred into a group home for girls. She attempted to make friends with the other residents, who only bullied her in response. Ryan then encountered Angelique Martin, a fellow foster child who had snuck out of the home, and opened a window to let her inside. Angelique noticed that Ryan read a comic book featuring Ghost Kid, which she also liked. Angelique started reading the book and a friendship formed between the young girls.

One day, Ryan went to Hero Galaxy Comics in Wayside Heights to collect some free comic books, where she was kidnapped by Candice Long, who convinced Ryan to look at the comics in her van. She was taken to a house where she was held for several days. One day, the woman gagged Ryan and told her to be quiet. Ryan saw through the window that there was a student volunteer group asking the woman if she had seen a missing girl. Ryan tried to signal that she needed help until realizing that the group was looking for a white girl, causing her to give up, heartbroken.

Later, the woman also captured Angelique, who actually let herself be captured to find Ryan, who was very happy to see her friend, but feared for her since she herself had been there for weeks without a ransom. Hidden behind the door, Angelique attacked the woman, who retaliated with an aerosol spray that blinded Ryan, who had jumped between the two. Angelique hit the woman with a jar of candy and knocked her out. She then woke Ryan up so they could escape.

When she was 14, Ryan was adopted by Cora Lewis. She would develop a strong bond with Cora and come to see her as her actual mother. With Cora's guidance, Ryan was able to graduate from high school and eventually come out as a lesbian, which her adoptive mother was very accepting of. At some point, Ryan received a vase of flowers from Angelique, which she later gave to Cora.

On December 13, 2015, Ryan and Cora were moving into a new apartment where they were attacked by the Wonderland gang. The gang killed Cora and their landlord, before proceeding to beat Ryan up until the arrival of their leader, Alice, prompted them to leave. Ryan tried to save her adoptive mother with CPR, only to find that she was dead, leaving her alone to mourn for Cora. Ryan was subsequently instilled with a lasting hatred for Alice and her gang. According to Ryan, her world fell apart that day.

Without a path

Sometime after this incident, Ryan began a relationship with Angelique, though it was troubled due to the latter's criminal habits and drug use. Victor Zsasz came to know about the women's domestic problems. After being together for some time, Ryan noticed that Angelique's addiction had turned her into a different person. Trying to help her girlfriend get clean, Ryan found and stole her drugs. As she left Angelique's house, Ryan was noticed by two Crows Security agents, who catcalled her. In retaliation, she flipped them off, prompting the men to search her. Upon discovering the stash Ryan was carrying, they arrested her for drug possession and distribution. Ryan asserted that the drugs were not hers but the Crows did not believe her, since she refused to give up Angelique.

Ryan was sentenced to 18 months in Blackgate Penitentiary, a lesser sentence for a greater charge presented to her by the judge presiding over her case, that she was forced to make a plea deal of. Left with no other choice, Ryan had to cope within the prison's rough and secluded environment, filled with ragtag occupants. For her own survival, lest she not live to see the day of her release, Ryan improved herself not just in body, but in mind. During this period, Ryan met Crows agent Sophie Moore, and came to dislike her. When Ryan was finally released, she was left living in a van with her mother's plant and struggled to put her life back together from scratch. It was implied that she even took up martial arts and did part-time teaching for people who were at least willing to hire Ryan for her tutelage and training services.

One Halloween night, Ryan was walking through the streets of Gotham with a backpack and wearing a cat-ears hairband when she was approached by some criminals who ambushed and tried to rob her. They were about to kill her when they learned Ryan didn't have much to offer, but she was saved by Batwoman. During the scuffle, Ryan handled and somehow capably threw a Batarang for the first time, disarming a robber from a distance while the vigilante fought the man's cohorts. Ryan then looked on in complete awe and admiration as the Bat-themed crimefightress used her custom grapple gun to depart from the scene.

Becoming the new Batwoman

Taking on the bat suit

Two months later, Ryan was sleeping in her van one night by the riverside, when she was awakened by debris falling from the sky that landed right in front of her van; Ryan went to investigate when she saw an airplane crashing from the sky and into the waterfront. Ryan immediately rushed to the wreckage to search for survivors and found a man in the wreckage. Unlike her adoptive mother, she was able to reach him just in time and revive him with CPR, though Ryan ended up puking, as a result. She looked around and stumbled upon a red and black suit with a wig and figured out that Batwoman had been on the downed plane.

The next morning, Ryan went to see her parole officer, Susan Stevens, and said that something good had happened in her life. And seeing Ryan's noticeably bright and indeed positive mood, Susan asked if it was a home or a job vacancy, and Ryan said no. Ryan said that nobody wanted to employ a former inmate, even one with a martial arts background like herself. But that did not matter; not with the recent developments happening to her life.

Ryan then decided to wear the suit and defeat some members of the False Face Society, and all while also with the intent of grilling them for information on Alice's whereabouts. Choosing to privately don the Batsuit in an unkempt public restroom, she produced it from her bag and proceeded to displace her civilian clothes. It took a while for Wilder to figure out how and even mildly struggled as she garbed the outfit unto her person along with its affiliated accessories (i.e. wiggled cowl, gauntlets, cape, boots and compartmentalized belt) she finishes in the end and there she was; fully-attired in the Batwoman gear and Ryan, for a moment, struck a hands-on-hips pose as she checks herself out and admires the view of her wearing the suit being shown in and reflected back at her from the room's mirror before setting forth to undertake what she intended to do whilst wearing it that night.

She soon homed in on her targeted individuals - a pair of masked thugs loitering by their parked car in a secluded alley and getting ready to get high on some acquired dope. Ryan, with her gear's installed voice filter switched on to make her voice unrecognizable, arrived thinking she could take them by surprise and then subdue them easily in Batwoman's guise, only for one of them to pull her down as she perches upside-down trying to scare him from overhead, slamming Ryan hard against the pavement.

Wincing as she was loomed down upon, Wilder curses herself under her breath for her own imprudence by not considering that the False Face Society, and particularly these two members thereof that she was now facing against, may not fear Batwoman. The one who slammed her lunges at Ryan again, grabbing her by the shoulders, but with her right hand she manages to bring out the Grappling gun in time firing it over his right shoulder and at the rafters from above, freeing then pulling the Batsuited Ryan upwards and away from the thug's hold; only to remain suspended and clumsily swinging to-and-fro there for a brief while as she is continuously shot at by the criminals from below.

She tumble-rolled then safely landed on all fours back on the alley's street and getting back up on her feet, Ryan excitedly laughs in relief when she observes there's not a mark on her as she stood up proper, realizing that wearing suit renders her impervious to gunfire. However, the cowl's night vision eye-lenses were somehow incited and set into infrared mode by Ryan's somewhat rough landing - causing her to unexpectedly see her attacker's thermal readings though those lenses.

The felled crook badmouths her in response and Ryan decides to use her own words. Telling them that she is searching for someone in the city's criminal underbelly, and that their society may or may not have the information she seeks - hence the altercation taking place in the alley they are in. But the other masked thug did not appear ready to comply without a drawn-out fight yet. He tries to take this "Batwoman" on, resulting in the latter drop-kicking him onto the hood of his car and then rolling off to its side. The disguised Ryan kicks him again, slumping him by the vehicle's right front wheel, and then menacingly threatens him with another button on her left gauntlet as she points the wearable item itself at him, hinting that she is still unsure of her suit's overall capabilities and nor will she take responsibility for what will happen next after pressing that particular button if the goon doesn't tell her anything useful.

Obtaining new knowledge that not a single member of her Wonderland gang has been sighted for weeks, Ryan treks down into Gotham's underground sewers and was walking there all by herself when she was found by Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton, thanks to the Batsuit's tracker evidently left still active. Spotting her costumed figure moving in and across of the tunnels, they mistook her for Kate in the Batwoman suit and ran up to Ryan only to see, in disappointment, that the young woman wearing the suit was one of color when she turned to face them. Understanding that they were confidantes of the original wearer of the suit she is currently donned in, whom this encounter just confirmed was the still-missing Kate Kane, Wilder blandly apologizes for disappointing them this way.

Mary declares that keeping the suit is pointless, for it has an encrypted GPS tracking signature, and that Ryan must return the suit to them on the grounds that is still the original Batwoman's property. Instead, Ryan takes off the cowl and formally identifies herself to them, then crassly refuses to return the suit since she has yet to conclude her interests for having it and even derided Kate for what she believes were shallow reasons as to why the billionaire took on the mantle as Batwoman, in response to Mary emphasizing that the Batsuit was explicitly meant to be worn by a hero - and certainly not up-for-grabs or to frivolously adorn someone who merely happened to salvage it from the plane crash that night. Luke chides her, indignantly expressing to Ryan that she doesn't even begin to understand the full significance of the suit she's presently wearing, let alone what it stands for whenever Kate wears it.

Wilder confirms that, completely self-aware that what she stood for was practically next to nothing. That she did not have credit to her name and nor was she a symbol or a legacy, prompting Mary to challenge why someone like Ryan - with said questionable worth - should be in Batwoman's literal trappings if that be the case?. Ryan lashes out a retort that all her life she's been disadvantageously cornered and her foster mother, the person in Ryan's life who made it all bearable for the latter, was murdered with her killer still out there roaming free and that is just one case of many not graced by justice in the country; Ryan herself is an unjustly accused person and that she wanted to exact revenge for her mother's untimely death upon the parties responsible.

In conclusion, she callously assures Luke and Mary that she'll hand them back the Batwoman suit once she's finishes what she set out to do. And with that, Ryan used the grapple gun to get away leaving both of them impressed at Ryan's skill with it and simultaneously, stumped at the rogue's macabre conviction.

Ryan then returned to her van and presumably figured out how to deactivate the traceable signal from the suit. In the following morning, she reads a news item in the newspaper about Kate's disappearance; Ryan was researching the person who wore the Batsuit prior to her, for the time of when Batwoman came to her rescue from a couple months back was still fresh in Wilder's mind. She read and was moved by Kate's due story, leading to Wilder concluding that she was a real hero, suit donned or otherwise. Deciding that Kate Kane's legacy deserves better and thus the suit needs to be in better hands, she promptly reactivates the installed beacon on the gauntlet so Luke and Mary could discern its location, and then she could surrender it to them when they arrive. Then Ryan fell asleep.

She was woken up by Luke's urgent voice on the suit's communicator compelling her to get up and investigate. And right on cue as Ryan saw, after peering through her ride's rear door window, the Batmobile speeding towards her from behind so she started the van, culminating in a high-speed car chase across the abandoned amusement park where Ryan had her vehicle parked. As she drove past the rides, tents and stalls, Ryan asked if Batman was following her and Luke said "No!" over the comms, that it was actually Tommy Elliot, a fugitive from Arkham who looked like Bruce Wayne and would kill anyone to get the suit, not comforting Ryan in the slightest. Ryan opined to throw the suit out the window in hopes of drawing away the other vehicle's driver away from her van and give up the chase, but Luke and Mary quickly said and insisted otherwise. For if Tommy got the suit then he would be Gotham's most dangerous person. Luke urges Wilder to get as far away from Tommy.

At Mary's hesitant suggestion, Luke succeeded at remotely hacking the Batmobile and Ryan managed to lose Tommy. Ryan's armed pursuer now moving on foot gave her time to put on the suit and tried to catch him off-guard, but he had a shotgun with a single, substitute bullet out of Kryptonite - that was able to pierce the suit - loaded into it. Unaware of that, Ryan, again as Batwoman, descends down from the dilapidated roller coaster's elevated tracks and lands several feet away from Tommy's back. She announces that she knows the person there with her is not Bruce Wayne; and Tommy responds likewise, saying that neither is she Gotham's premier queer heroine.

Tommy fired, hitting Ryan square in the chest and knocking her down with the shot, and Ryan pretended to be down-for-the-count dead for her shooter to approach in order to collect the Batsuit from her body. When he got close, she rose up, grabs and disarms him, then tries to put Tommy in a submission hold using her legs and an arm around his neck, only for Elliot to roll-flip the dark-clad Ryan over himself breaking her hold. And clambering up her feet first, Ryan swung a low kick that sent her adversary to the grass-covered ground again. Ryan dodges a lunge then kicking him after he careens past her, leading to Tommy slamming to the rear doors of Ryan's van and causing them to open.

They continued to fight; Tommy swings his fists at Ryan, who avoids them using agile right and left side-steps before thrusting forth a straight kick, stopping Elliot, then doubles it down with a full-clockwise spin hitting Tommy across the face with a right backhand that spun and sends her opponent stumbling to the rear threshold of the Batwoman-outfitted Ryan's van and she follows. Reaching inside for a usable weapon, Tommy grabs then broke her mother's plant in the van. This elicited a big "No!" from Ryan and got her so furious that she violently gets into the altercation, blocking his hits while cleanly landing unopposed some of her own. All of it amounting to her felling Tommy down on his back, then Ryan mounting on him and brutally beating him up on the grass until his fake face came out. Standing teary-eyed but victorious, she informed Luke that it was over.

She went to Wayne Tower, before dawn, where she coolly returned the suit, in a duffel bag, to Luke and Mary noting to them, unimpressed, that the suit was not as impervious as she initially thought and even tossed to Luke the Kryptonite fragment that Tommy fired at her, having apparently performed first-aid on herself to dislodge the shard from her body, much to his and Mary's concern with the latter wanting to see Ryan's sustained injury herself since weaponized substance was said able to kill the wearer of the Batsuit, but the latter dismisses it. Ryan apologizes for her part regarding the suit's present state, then kindly wishes them luck at finding Kate.

Meeting Alice

She was next seen in formal attire and seated at a job interview at Bolton Security. Ryan, hoping to land a job there as security, confidently discloses her proficiency with the orthodox combative arts and the man, reviewing her offered file and resume, sees that she did time at Blackgate. Tentative, she confirms that though the circumstances that led up to her incarceration there were stacked against her - as she was presented by the judge with a choice in the plea she made, and it was either 18 months or 15 years that all made the difference.

Sensing that bringing up her ex-con background was not giving her much headway with the interviewer's good favor, Ryan continues saying her time at Blackgate hardened her to not only be able to stand for and defend herself if need be, but also sharply assess any given situation to single out potential threats or simply to glean on another person's drives and motives just by the look on their faces. The interviewer leans back on his chair, intrigued but hiding it well, then asks Ryan what she thinks of him and Ryan sighs, saying that he was already prepped to turn down her application.

Later, Ryan walked between the aisles of a grocery store in what appears to be the Vitamins and Supplement section. Browsing the merchandise, she tried to get an item from one of the shelves when her shot injury, courtesy of Tommy Elliot, began to act up again halting Ryan. She gets flashbacks of the night that Elliot shot her in and through the Batwoman suit. Wincing as she feels around her still-recent wound with her right hand; until the aching begun to wane again, she switches her selection and instead picks up a small container of extra-potent Ibuprofen with her other hand.

Shrugging and unsatisfied, she calls out for a grocer nearby if they have any generic versions of that particular medication; and that was when Ryan spots an armed robbery in progress; two masked men, whom she did not notice until then, had just entered the establishment. One of them stood as lookout by the entrance and with a shotgun held in his arms, while the other striding towards the counter brandishing a gun at the cashier standing by the counter's other side.

The cashier complies, extending out the cash to be taken and then pocketed by the one holding him at gunpoint. But that wasn't enough, it seems; demanding the grocery store's office safe be opened next, the robber hits his hostage over the head with the butt of his firearm when the worker was slow to comply, and in an instant, Ryan was already on the assailant, hitting him in turn over the head with a piece of hard merchandise. The other one sees this and point his weapon at Ryan, forcing her to take cover behind the end of one of the aisles in proximity to both the door and the counter,

and narrowly avoiding getting shot at the cost of destroying some merchandise. After a second shot was fired, she grabs another grocery item and forcefully throws it at the stalking gunman, drawing out a loud groan from the latter. He brandishes his shotgun to try shooting her for the third time, only for Ryan to close the distance again by sliding across the floor towards him and rising half-way up to intercept his aim. Then, Ryan stands up to kick him up the groin and between the legs. She wrenches the gun from the robber's hands and followed-up by swinging the weapon's butt at his head - sending him crashing against the displaying shelf near the entrance.

But at that point, the other robber has stood up and recovered, ambushing Ryan from the side and behind with a rabbit punch that struck her at the back of the head and knocking her down. Miraculously, instead of inciting upon her more harm, he goes to help his felled cohort and together they ran off, leaving the grocery store as Ryan slowly rises up with her right hand over the occipital region of her head. Looking out to see that they're gone, Ryan then rushes over to the incapacitated grocer to inspect his condition. Just then, the sound of a gun click drew her attention back to the door to see a Crows agent pointing a gun at her and ordering her to submit. Ryan could only roll her eyes and she complied with a sad sigh.

She got taken and later seen in one of the crows' interrogation room, and this was not an unfamiliar sight for Ryan. Even less of a stranger was the distinct crow operative who came to badger her; Sophie Moore. Ryan, jaded, looks at Moore as the latter enters the room and both of them exchanged familiarity-filled glances at each other. Walking up to the table at the room's center where the younger woman whose right wrist was cuffed to and already seated at, Sophie tosses her some ice cubes contained in a sealable plastic baggie, then opened up a case file that she brought with her and stood at the table's other side opposite of Ryan. Moore starts the conversation by humoring Ryan who takes the baggie and gingerly presses it against the aching back of her head, and Ryan similarly responds by teasing Sophie back about her hair, saying she likes it.

This sours Sophie's mood a little, who would rather Ryan address her more formally but Ryan pipes up that they were too familiar with each other at that point to not be on a first-name basis. She then wonders if Moore got demoted, given the latter's status in the Crows' ranks, yet currently overseeing a case of a petty armed robbery. Sophie responds in turn that such was a step-up in Ryan's case, as she is usually brought in for questioning in regards of drug-related cases; apparently, she used to have a partner in that sad enterprise whom Ryan now parted ways with. Therefore; she could not give Sophie any information in that area. Ryan then defends herself saying that she didn't rob the store, but Moore reviews the file detailing that Ryan was found standing over the unconscious cashier, with the shot gun at the crime scene bearing her fingerprints, and reading that out loud for Ryan to hear.

Ryan argues that she in fact tried to stop it from taking place - and a skeptical Sophie understandably has her misgivings of the former playing the role of hero. And given Ryan's recent stint at Batwoman not so long ago, that she of course cannot divulge to Sophie, she could only nod silently at the Jacob Kane's right-hand woman. The room's door opens and in came the same agent who arrested Ryan at the store. He whispers to Moore of having reviewed the establishment's security footage, which confirmed Ryan's side of the story. Sophie scowls at Ryan, who gave her a triumphant smile knowing that Moore has no reason to hold here there now that this whole affair had just been cleared meaning that she'll have to un-cuff Ryan and soon. Sophie apologizes and proceeds to do just that. And she heads over to untether Ryan, the latter cynically comments that the last jumble-up she suffered as result of the crows not doing their job right only resulted in her staying behind bars for almost two years.

As Sophie undid the cuff, she gives Ryan a piece of advice: if staying in that part of Gotham puts her at a disadvantage day after day, perhaps Ryan should just pack up and move elsewhere where her luck might change. That struck a nerve. Ryan asks where can she find such a place in a city where the word of Crows Security is essentially the law. And they've cuffed people like Ryan more times than can be counted because they were easier to bring into custody than a murderous criminal mastermind like Alice, or any member of her gang. She stands up, edges in and gets into Sophie's face confronting the latter that she knows why Jacob Kane and the rest of Crows has yet to fully resort lethal force in hunting down the Wonderland gang, particularly Alice herself. Sophie gets nervous but hides it; she informs that any feeling of sympathy Jacob may have had for Alice is long gone by now.

Ryan stares at Sophie, confused and has absolutely no clue as to what the crows agent meant by that. It was then revealed that she thinks Kane being secretly racist as the reason why he had been seemingly lenient towards Alice, by virtue of the criminal being Caucasian. Realizing that she may have said too much, Sophie gets defensive and promptly ushers Wilder away, showing Ryan the way out. Still nonplussed, Ryan repeats and muses on Sophie's words, looking over her shoulder at Moore standing in the middle of the room as she left.

After talking to Sophie, Ryan realizes that Alice is Jacob's lost daughter Beth Kane. Ryan goes to Mary's secret clinic to confront her on this and becomes sympathetic to her when Mary reveals she hates Alice as much as she does due to Alice killing her mother. Ryan apologizes and then a doctor bring in Jonathan Cartwright's corpse, leaving Ryan disgusted as Mouse's corpse is covered in bite marks. Ryan stayed with Mouse's body on a metal slab as Mary conducted her medical forensic tests in the other room when Luke walks in, quipping that people from all walks of life can indeed come in and go from Mary's secret place either at their own leisure, stressing Ryan's presence there.

Wilder rolls her eyes as Luke himself moves over to inspect the corpse, wondering what manner of fauna could have done this much damage - which he identifies as severe bite marks and apparently too many to count for the assumption that all of it was done by a single individual. Wilder morbidly voices that dying like this counts as unthinkable in her book. Mary approaches, denoting to Fox and Wilder that Mouse's wounds happened after he died apparently by poison. And not just any poison; Mary affirms that the same toxin that claimed her mother's life was used. Only one individual outside of Hamilton Dynamics would have access to it; Alice. Just then, the corpse they were observing suddenly spasms. The spasm went on, intensifying until a bat burst from and flew right out of poor Jonny's chest then glided about in the clinic. Witnessing that, Ryan screams and both Luke and Mary cast incredulous looks at her. Wilder reveals that she hates bats.

They later recaptured the bat and placed it inside a glass case. Wilder notes it coming out of Mouse postmortem that Alice must have allowed the bats to feast on his body. Finding the idea disturbing kept on flying within the case's confines, Mary replies with a grimace that this must be how Alice sees "closure" should be like. Luke walks in with his smartphone in hand and informs them of just receiving a call from Julia Pennyworth. Alice all but admitted to Pennyworth of having a massacre planned out and already in the works, before stabbing her in the back, but Luke told Ryan and Mary that Julia was fine. When Luke and Mary tried to find out where Alice would carry out her plan, Ryan saw a protest being broadcast on TV and realized it would be there. She then warned Luke and Mary. Ryan suggested that she dress up as Batwoman so she can disperse the crowd before the attack, but Luke said they would realize that she was not Batwoman, since she was white and Ryan is a person of color. After a brief discussion between them, Ryan is allowed to wear the Batsuit by giving the people a sighting of Batwoman.

Ryan put on the Batsuit and awkwardly landed on the roof of one of the tall buildings near Gotham Plaza. From the Batcave and through communications on the hood of the Batsuit, Luke assures her that no one saw her lose her balance when landing; except him and Mary. Luke at one tells Ryan that she could have used her cape as a parachute to further stabilize her descent, ensuring a disgruntled response from her. Ryan then went to the front of the building so that the protesters could see it, but it didn't work out of the blue. Ryan then waited for tips on how to look legitimately heroic and inspirational as the vigilante she was trying to impersonate. Amongst the protesters, a teenage girl spots Ryan in the Batwoman suit and notifies the others of that, telling them of the vigilant bat returning at last before the public's eye. Noticing she's garnering the crowd's sought attention just like she and the Bat Team planned-with her spoken words voice-filtered, she proceeded imploring to the rallied protestors to depart immediately from the plaza, for something terrible was about to happen there. Unfortunately, they were unable to hear her as she was very much on top of and several storeys up above the crowd.

Failing to properly hear or comprehend even a single word from what "Batwoman" was saying to them, the protestors stood their ground showering adulation up at the vigilante, much to Ryan's frustration. Just then, she heard the slow sound of clapping from somewhere behind her. Turning from her perch, she finds a less-than-impressed and condescending Alice, all alone and slow-clapping as she regards Ryan, knowing at once that she is not her sister but also admitting that this person in Kate's vigilante get-up is a complete stranger to her. The shocked Ryan seemed fearful for a second before the surprised look on her face ominously transitioned into fury.

Alice mock-congratulates this unknown female wearing Kate's Batsuit in front of her for easily deceiving the hapless percentage of Gotham. But being talked down as a fraud like that bore no weight for the life-hardened Ryan. She jumps down from the ledge and starts walking slowly in each step on the same level taken towards Alice. Luke tries discouraging the latter from engaging the latter into an altercation, but Ryan disregarded that despite not ignorant of Alice's infamy as a proficient murderer, seeing how the latter had an hand on the demise of her foster mother Cora. Ryan then says that she will kill Alice, which frightens Luke and Mary. Luke said she can't do that, since Batwoman doesn't kill, prompting Ryan to reply that she is not Batwoman, as Luke had said before. Ryan then disables the suit communicator.

Whipping out a pair of pistols, Alice repetitively shoots Ryan several times but to no avail since the Batsuit is bulletproof. Alice then realizes that this is the real batsuit. She decides to change tactics and challenge Ryan in hand-to-hand combat, in which Ryan narrowly won and was about to kill her.

So Alice uses a device to summon a swarm of bats that attacks the crowd below, distracting Ryan and allowing Alice to escape. Ryan was going to chase her but Luke managed to say that she had to choose the crowd. So Ryan let Alice escape. Luke espies through the sensors and relays to Ryan that a sub-sonic frequency is pulsing somewhere in the plaza - most likely a hidden transmitter planted by Alice that's luring the bats there. He recommends Ryan to go down there and find it.

Luke also recommends Wilder to incite the cowl's eye-lenses so he could remotely set their allowed perspective into the mode that "views" sounds inaudible to the unassisted human hearing ability so they hopefully may locate the sub-sonic transmitter. So, Ryan quickly descends and safely sets foot somewhere on the plaza after selecting she should land there and then jumping off from the ledge, cape-parachuting down. Upon landing, she surveys her chaotic environment with and through the Batsuit's white-tinted, sliding cowl lenses over eyes; the Crows, GCPD, Gotham news anchor teams and even the generic civilians already got their hands full with rabid bats in a biting frenzy to pay the new Batwoman much heed.

Via the said lenses' detection of sub-sonic, Ryan soon spots the device. The pulsing seems to be originating from one of the newspaper dispensers in a group of such close to where she landed on; so Ryan nears them and singles out the specific dispenser she seeks, disengaging the eye-lenses. That way, she can then see in normal view when casing that particular vessel and urgently rips open its compartment door on the side using both hands, revealing the beeping contraption that Alice hid inside. Ryan takes it, exclaiming to Luke on the comms of her find; then she glances behind her as her mind races on what she must do next. Not too far from where she is was Crows agent Sophie Moore saving helpless citizens from the attack, not noticing until almost too late that a bat was gliding towards her left. Thankfully, the critter was slapped down by Ryan Wilder. The agent observes this new arrival just as the costumed Ryan reciprocates to see if the former was alright. And like with her commanding superior, Sophie quickly distinguishes that this unfamiliar woman now garbed in the Batsuit is not the original.

Sophie asks who she was, and the latter pragmatically responds that she is her savior. Ryan then walks past the Crows agent as she converses, through the comms, with Luke on what her next step should be. The latter suggests destroying the gadget and Ryan refuses; for even with the transmitter gone, this colony of poisonous bats will still remain in Gotham. Luke brings up the "suggestion box" idea and one comes up in Ryan's mind on the spot after looking down on and then up from the device in her hand. She says that neither of them shall probably like it. She then enters the Batmobile. Later, the car sped over and across Gotham's paved streets. Soundly overtaking and driving past other moving cars as she steered on the streets - and all the while, a poisonous bat swarm gliding and flapping after the Batmbile.

With Luke in the Batmobile's comms, he and Ryan spar-quibbled for a while on where to best attract the bats chasing the latter without hurt more people. Luke suggests a number of possible sites to bait the bats into - all of which were continually refuted by Ryan as she desperately drove. At some point, Wilder made the Batmobile do a crisp turn to the left, on an intersection, that fleetingly diverted the pursuing bats for a moment before they corrected themselves and went after the again.

Ultimately, Ryan glimpses a crows' affiliated detainment bus driving towards the Batmobile and that gave her an idea, piquing Luke's attention. But Ryan defends that it was probably best she let her actions to the talking. She abruptly hits the brakes, decelerating at once before the bus and compelling the latter's driver to follow suit. Noticing this from the Batcave's feeds, Luke demands Wilder of her intent only for Ryan to confess that she isn't so sure herself as she takes the transmitter, exits the Batmobile and strides over to the detainment bus and begs its driver to exit his respective vehicle. When said driver refuses, Ryan reacts by pulling out her grapple gun and brandished it at the Crow operative, intrinsically turning a pressing request between a vigilante and a lawman into an on-the-street stick-up.

Forced to do what she said, the driver promptly opens the doors on the right side of the bus and exits it through them. Wilder enters and hangs the transmitter by the bus' rearview mirror, then closes the vehicle's passenger doors. Then she jogs towards the bus' rear door just as the bats concentrate on where she left the device coaxing them onto the device's position. She opens the door wide for the critters to fly into the bus to collect them all inside, while also raising her cape up and making sure that it covers her well enough to keep them away from herself. It did not take long before every one of Alice's weaponized bats were now in the bus' interior' so Ryan closes it shut before rearing a few steps back and unlatches a compact incendiary from her utility belt; she unpins and tosses it under the bus' chassis.

Just then, Ryan turns behind her to notice a homeless teenage girl getting up from and out of a ramshackle tent, hearing all that vehicular commotion. Yelling to take cover, Wilder rushes over to her side and wraps the teen in her cape in time just as the bus detonates - killing all the bats. She and the girl she just saved straightened up, as Ryan pulls back her cape from the younger girl, at the sight of the destroyed vehicle; the latter wonders if the person next to her was Batwoman and Wilder declines. But the girl insists that Wilder is Batwoman, to her anyway, looking up with grateful admiration at the disguised Ryan.

Fighting Victor Zsasz

Later, Ryan, as Batwoman, intercepted a transaction between an addict and a masked dealer from the False Face Society. However, her entry was not perfect, as she had a slight stumble when landing that almost unbalanced her after the touchdown, she said she would have made it if the boots didn't tighten. As she threw batarangs to try to stop the dealer, Luke tells her to stop wasting them, because it costs $ 1,000 each. The criminal said she was not the Batwoman and she waited for an answer from Luke, but did not come. The suit started to beep, so she knocked out the thug and asked Luke to call the police since she had another appointment.

Ryan arrived at Susan Stevens' office, who asked her if she was late because she got a job. So Ryan went to Mary's clinic and said she was going to get a call and had to say yes. Mary got a call from Susan, who asked her if she had given Ryan a job at The Hold Up, and Mary said yes, with Ryan pushing her. Mary told Ryan that the job at the club would be a good idea for her to hide her secret identity, as they were going to spend the whole time together. Ryan then questioned her what "all the time" would be like since she would only be Kate's temporary replacement, so Mary said she needed to get back to work. At the Batcave, Ryan, Luke and Mary saw on the news that a man had invaded Hamilton Dynamics and killed two employees. Ryan asked what he stole and Mary said that she did not know what it was, since she had sold her shares and does not participate in the affairs of the council. Ryan then realized that Mary is rich and asked why she earns so little at the club. Luke asked why she started working at Hold Up, and Ryan said that his probation officer kept asking for a job.

Eventually, Ryan also realized that the man who invaded Hamilton Dynamics is Victor Zsasz. Luke asked how she knew him and Ryan said that they know people in common. Susan called Ryan and said she was waiting for her at the club, so she had to go, and said she would look after Zsasz when they found his address. When they found Zsasz, Ryan donned the suit and went over to his apartment, where she found the stolen drive, but Victor was there. Ryan looked for batarangs in the suit and Luke said she used them all, so he asked her to use the bo-staff. Zsasz asked what happened to the previous vigilate and Ryan said she didn't need to answer an old man who uses his skin to sharpen knives. Zsasz said the suit did not belong to her and she was not Batwoman. Then he fired a rocket launcher at Ryan. She manages to dodge by jumping out of the window and returns to Batcave. The Bat Team plugged the drive into the computer and saw a large list of names that Zsasz was going to kill. So Ryan volunteered to speak to him to find out who hired him, not as Batwoman, but as Ryan, with Luke's reluctance. So, she asked Mary to purse of money to make the deal with Zsasz.

She found him at a restaurant and asked if he remembered her. She said she was dating Angelique Martin, so Zsasz decided to listen to her. She asked him to kill Alice since her gang had killed her mother, but he denied it and left. Ryan then asked Luke if she had come close enough to his cell phone. Luke said yes and that the mystery customer was Safiyah.

Ryan later returned to Batcave and made some modifications to the suit. She then went to Wayne Tower and received a call from Mary, saying that the Desert Rose had cured the cancer of a patient. Luke realized that everyone on the list had been healed by the rose after the attack of infected bats. Later, Mary said that Zsasz broke into the clinic. Ryan told Luke to keep calling while she went to put on the modified suit. Luke said the suit was perfect and Ryan asked if he had seen the damn wig. When Zsasz was going to kill Mary, Ryan arrived in the new costume and stopped him. They had a brief fight and Zsasz took it down. So Ryan used the bo-staff and knocked him out. Mary came over and said she loved the new wig, Ryan smiled and used the grapple gun to leave.

The next day, Ryan returned to the parole officer. Where they talked about the new Batwoman and Ryan's new job. Susan later said that she should get a new home or she would report it. Ryan then started working on Hold Up. Luke arrived and asked how the journalists got a professional photo of Batwoman, and Ryan said that Mary was taking care of the publicity. Luke gave her a new batarang and Ryan said he would train his aim. Luke apologized for distrusting him and Ryan said he understands, but he needs to give her a chance until Kate comes back. Luke agreed and Ryan asked if she could make any improvements to the Batmobile. Luke said she went crazy and left, making Ryan smile.

Facing her past

Ryan as Batwoman finds and interrogates a teenager addicted to Snakebite to learn who his dealer is; when she does, she chases him with the Batmobile. Even though her Kryptonite wound hurts, she manages to capture him. Suddenly, the alarm of a jewelry store activates. Ryan arrives there and is surprised by a boy. He made it ring to get Batwoman's attention so she can search for his brother Kevin who has disappeared for weeks. She then tells the Bat Team and asks them to help her, so Ryan and Mary research the possible whereabouts of Kevin. In Ryan's van, Mary asks she to live with her in Kate Kane's penthouse above The Hold Up. They stopped at Hero Galaxy Comics while looking for Kevin, with Ryan thinking he may have been taken from the store as she was.

Ryan then tells Mary her story and later calls to ask Angelique Martin for help but she refuses the call. Ryan and Mary peruse old clippings saved by Kate from Beth's disappearance and pinpoint the location of the house of the Candy Lady. Ryan meets with the Candy Lady, but gets attacked and knocked out. When Ryan awakes and frees herself from bondage, she fights the Candy Lady and learns that Kevin has been given to the False Face Society. Just as Kevin is about to kill Jacob Kane, Batwoman attacks the thugs and saves Jacob. The two fight the gang members. Batwoman talks to Kevin and convinces him to renounce his membership and to surrender. Later, Ryan returns to Hold Up, where she meets Angelique Martin. They chooses to rekindle their relationship.

Batwoman saves Jacob Kane from being killed by apprehending Pike and taking him somewhere to interrogate him later. Ryan returns to the apartment and meet Angelique, who is making breakfast and listening to Vesper Fairchild as Vesper tells her listeners about the art thief Wolf Spider. Angelique sees Ryan's Kryptonite wound and tells her to have it checked, and Ryan says that she is fine. Ryan saw the Bat-Signal and went to find Sophie, who asked for her help. Ryan reluctantly teamed up with the Crows to get the location of Coryana and find Kate. The Bat Team debates the offer and Luke convinces Ryan to make the alliance, citing that he has more of a reason to hate the organization than she does, but he is willing to forgo that if it means the return of Kate. Batwoman watches as Sophie and Jacob interrogate Pike and learn that the Jack Napier's painting is a map to Coryana, before Pike commits suicide.

Ryan hoped to use a batarang as a way to gain the trust of Evan Blake when she wanted to enter an illegal auction; Blake admired the item and asked Ryan which of the bat female vigilante was the original owner, to which Ryan said "Batwoman 2.0". She fails to pass Evan's test so they deny her entry until Angelique vouches for her. Angelique tells Ryan that she is there as a drug dealer, but Ryan refuses to reveal her reason for being there. Deciding that it would be easier to steal the painting and analyze it at the batcave, Ryan puts on the Batsuit to find Wolf Spider already there, stealing it. The two fight for the painting; the Kryptonite wound slows Batwoman.

Batwoman arrives with the Batmobile and finds Wolf Spider on the ground after he is hit by the Crows. She takes him to Mary Hamilton's secret clinic to heal. Ryan also decides that she is leader of the team and that she should no longer be compared to Kate; she then berates Luke for choosing the Crows over his own father. Batwoman later meets Sophie, who tells her that she has fired the two Crows for their misconduct, but Batwoman is not forgiving and wants Sophie to resign as well.

Wound and cure

When Ryan's wound gets worse after she beat some bandits, Angelique takes it to Gotham General Hospital, where Ryan lies and tells the doctor that she has a spider's bite. Angelique uses her money from being a drug dealer to pay for the medical bill. Ryan tells her to leave this life. When Ryan goes to work at The Hold Up, she is approached by Sophie, who attempts to blackmail Ryan with enough evidence to arrest Angelique on drug charges for her to place spyware on Angelique's phone to search for her supplier. Ryan makes a deal with Sophie.

When Ryan's wound got worse, she was cared for by Mary and Luke at the Batcave, while she was in pain and experiencing hallucinations. Batwoman later appeared on Angelique's apartment, who was with her new girl. Batwoman said that she was there because she sought Ocean. Angelique feigned ignorance, but gave Batwoman the hint that Ocean was able to grow mushrooms in the city. Batwoman threatened that Angelique could be arrested; noticing that the vigilante was acting injured, Angelique hit Batwoman off the fire escape causing her to fall hard on a car below. She was saved by Luke and Mary and taken to Batcave.

Deciding to take revenge, Ryan tracked Alice to her hiding place, where she was with Ocean. After Ocean left the hideout, Ryan as Batwoman appeared and revealed her identity to Alice, saying that she wanted revenge for her killing her mother. They had a brief fight, but the Batwoman was too weak and let Alice go, but put a tracker on her without her knowing it. Back in Batcave, Ryan tells Mary that she would go to Coryana to save Kate and find Alice and the cure for her Kryptonite poisoning her.

Ryan write in her diary what she think will happen today. Ryan thinks she will find Kate in Coryana and save her. At the Batcave, Ryan, Luke and Mary watch Sophie and Jacob being kidnapped by the Many Arms of Death on screen. Ryan decides to take risks and fly Coryana to save them. Upon reaching the island, Ryan fought Safiyah's men but eventually she was captured and taken to her, where Alice was also with Ocean's fake body. Before being arrested, Ryan told Safiyah that this was not the real Ocean.

So, Safiyah took Alice to stay in the cell with Ryan, who she offered to cure the desert rose and Ryan accepted. During the match caused by Alice, Ryan is found by Sophie. Ryan tells her that Kate was never on the island and that she doesn't want to die alone. Luke tells the communicator that she needs to return to Gotham because they still have a desert rose that can save Ryan from dying. When she arrived in Gotham, she was healed by the Desert Rose.

Facing the False Face Society

When Kate is declared dead due to body parts found in Bludhaven, Ryan has permanently taken on Batwoman's mantle. She was at her apartment with Mary when Angelique arrived. She apologized and wanted them to come back. When Commissioner Forbes was murdered, Ryan and the Bat Team investigated and found that Jordan Moore had witnessed what had happened. When Jordan and Sophie were going to be attacked by the False Face Society, Ryan saved them. Jordan revealed to Batwoman that she saw that the driver of the getaway car had a hanger that Ryan knew whose she was, Angelique. So she went after Angelique and confronted her. Ryan said he would protect her and Ange asked how. Ryan thought about telling the truth, but instead she said she knew Batwoman. Ryan then went to the Batcave and told the rest of the Bat Team the truth about Angelique. After a brief discussion, they decided to do it in Ryan's way. Later, Ryan met Jordan and Sophie at The Hold Up.

Batwoman disrupts Snakebite distribution by breaking into the False Face Society warehouses. After destroying yet another base, she took Dana Dewitt's microphone and declared war on the Black Mask. Batwoman brings Horten Spence to Mary's clinic after he gets blasted by Kilovolt. Sitting in the Hold Up, Ryan is on the phone with Angelique when she is kidnapped by the False Face Society.

Ryan allied with Sophie and later Alice to rescue Ange, since Alice was also after Ocean. A woman in a mask ended up cornering Alice, who asked Ryan for help and she didn't mind.

After escaping Russell Tavaroff by using the Grappling gun, Ryan returns to her shared apartment to see Sophie getting drunk with Mary. Sophie says that she does not want to drink alone on her five-year anniversary of joining the Crows. The disdain that Ryan has for Sophie is palatable, but the three have a ladies' night, playing "Never have I ever". At the end of the bottle of alcohol, instead of a worm, there is a poisonous caterpillar. The ladies learn that this is their first clue left by Cluemaster for Sophie.

At some point, Ryan told Imani that she had to skip their date because she needed to take Luke to the hospital because his mother was not well. Later, Imani saw Luke talking to Ryan at The Hold Up and asked him about his mother's well-being, and Ryan repeated her story and Luke said that his mother was well. When officers Smith and Medina entered the bar, claiming they had received a noise complaint, Ryan accused them of being racist and she and Luke were arrested for disrespecting them. In prison, Luke and Ryan argue about how either of them should have responded to the situation, so Sophie was thrown into her cell as well. Ryan initially calls out Luke for not speaking during the ordeal and Sophie for benefiting from the settlement as a crow, but they all reconcile and acknowledge each other's experiences. In prison, they meet a man named Eli who (apparently) supported their cause. They are later released by Imani and Ryan administered an antidote to many Snakebite-infected people, while Tavaroff and his squadron of Crows killed others.

When Luke was shot and fell into a coma, Ryan utilizes the Batmobile to find the man who was at Luke's shooting, who uncovers to her that the Crows caused it. Ryan sorts out that Tavaroff was the person who shot Luke, and promises to seek retribution. She targets Tavaroff in a back street, and he contends that Luke wasn't blameless, and has one of the Crows hit her with their vehicle. Back in the Batcave, Ryan calls to Sophie for help in finding the bad Crows. When Tavaroff and other crows planned to kill Jacob with a snakebite making it look like an overdose, Batwoman came and defeated them, saving Jacob and told Jacob him he had to make a decision. The next day, Luke woke up and Jacob cleared his name, disbanding the Crows permanently.

Kate's return

Ryan as Batwoman entered Janus Cosmetics and fought two security guards; as she searched for Kate Kane. She learned that the guards were members of the False Face Society, but she did not discover Kate's whereabouts. The Bat Team try to track down Kate and Ryan ultimately finds her drinking at The Hold Up.

During the blackout caused by the Black Mask, Ryan had a final duel with Kate with Alice's help; which led to Ryan using the vapors from the Snakebite to purge " Circe" from Kate's mind and even resucitated her after Alice pulled Kate from the river. After Kate returned to normal, she decided to leave Gotham to find Bruce and left the Batwoman's mantle to Ryan. Thanks to Susan Stevens, the parole board releases Ryan from parole. Then Ryan pitches to Luke and Mary to open a community center over Mary's clinic to make it official. When Ryan visited Alice at Arkham Asylum, Alice told her that her biological mother never died in her birth and is still alive.

The missing Bat trophies

The new Mad Hatter

Batwoman sought out Alice to ask for her help and made her see reason by telling her that her father will never come to save her. After arresting the hatter, Ryan and the team celebrated that they already had the controller hat. Eventually, the team gave Luke the nickname Batwing. Ryan found out that his mother's name was Jada Jet thanks to Sophie, but Ryan refused to meet her because if his mother didn't care about me because she would care now. Batwoman reunited with Renee Montoya, who knew her identity from Alice and forced her to work with Alice to find all the trophies.

Meeting her birth mother, Jada Jet

Ryan had to take Alice to the Batcave. The team discovered that the next trophy was the tooth of the original Killer Croc, which got a new wearer. Ryan was visited by Jada, who was upset that Sophie had hacked into the security systems. Ryan was disappointed in her mother. When Whitney Hutchinson was kidnapped by the new Killer Croc, Batwoman and Alice went to the sewers to save the girl, but were confronted by Mason, Steven's father, the real name of the new Killer Croc.

Batwoman was knocked out due to Mason's electrical device, causing Alice to escape. She contacted Luke to catch Alice. Upon getting up, Batwoman confronted Steven and managed to defeat him to rescue Whitney. Batwoman was thanked by Whitney's mother and Montoya. The next morning, Ryan went to visit Jada to reveal that she is his daughter.

Meeting her half-brother, Marquis

After fighting Lazlo Valentin, aka Professor Pyg, at Jada's house and witnessing Marquis kill him, Ryan confronted her mother about what the Black Glove Society did to Sophie's sister. It was then that Jada revealed what the Joker did to Marquis when he was a kid and gave her some home movies that showed him doing things like throwing something at his mother and spiking his dad's food with peanuts, which he was severely allergic to; while on a camping trip.

Corrupted friend

To heal Mary, Ryan enlisted Jada's help and betrayed Marquis to return to normal after his encounter with the Joker. Ryan received a cure for Mary and they made a plan to locate her as she had bonded with Alice. Ryan learned from his mother that Marquis ran away and returned to the tower, where he found Luke and several guards knocked out, and confronted his brother, who was upset with her, and they began to discuss the cure. Determined, Ryan obtained the cure, in exchange for giving the position of CEO of Wayne Enterprises to Marquis.

After locating Mary and Alice, Batwoman confronted Mary and Alice to give her the cure, but had to fight Mary because she had already joined the evil, and ran off with Alice. Defeated, Ryan, Sophie, and Luke went to Mary's clinic to figure out how to get back on their feet while watching the news as Marquis revealed his new position.

Meeting Lena Luthor

" While Kate may have been a Paragon, they're not needed anymore. Crisis set the universe back to zero to correct itself, and it's clear it wanted you to be the Bat of the Future."

While looking for Mary, Ryan found teenager Tanner Freyr, who had been infected by the Clayface's mud. Later, Ryan met Lena Luthor at Wayne Tower, and Marquis kicked the two out of the building, to which Lena told Ryan that she was used to it. Lena revealed that Kate Kane told the former's best friend, Kara Danvers, that Ryan and Kara would make a good team one day. She then asked Ryan for help.

Ryan later got the cryogenic serum from Jada Jet and Lena stayed to help use it to stop the new Clayface. As Luke Fox tracked him down, Lena told Ryan about the multiverse and the Anti-Monitor Crisis. With the help of Lena, Ryan managed to immobilize Clayface as he tried to attack the Gotham City Hawks and take him to Arkham to be healed. After the villain was defeated, Lena said goodbye to Ryan as she had a date and assured to Ryan that she will get Mary back, just like how Kara never gave up on her.

Defeating Poison Ivy and starting a relationship with Sophie

Renee Montoya eventually awakes her girlfriend Poison Ivy, who joined Mary in a crime spree. Mary was later found by security, who take her to an ambulance but she was rescued by Batwoman, who say she killed a man, but she didn't remember what had happened. Mary decides to help the Bat Team and pretend to support Ivy to distract her. Ivy drains Mary, but this nullifies her powers and Ryan as Batwoman succeeds to defeat her and gets back Mary. During the battle, Sophie kissed Ryan, starting to develop a crush for her. After saving Jada from Victor Zsasz and after admitting to Sophie that she developed romantic feelings for her, Ryan and Sophie had sex.

Saving Marquis

Disappearance

Defeating the Red Death

After her doppelgänger Red Death defeated the Rogue Squad, Ryan threw a batarang in the villain's armor to nullify her speed, leading to an even fight between the two Ryans, which lasted long enough for Barry Allen/The Flash to wake up and take the Red Death's suit off. She screamed angrily at Barry before Ryan knocked her out. Ryan then went to S.T.A.R. Labs with Team Flash and later returned to Gotham.

Possible future

Battle with Magog

In a possible future in 2049, Ryan had upgrades to her suit now with portable wings. Batwoman was visited by Bart West-Allen and Nora West-Allen, the current heroes of Central City, who were searching for Magog. She saved them from a group of Necrians, before seeing an evil doppelgänger of Superman. Excited to fight the villain, Batwoman charged at him, before mysteriously disappearing.

Ryan had been summoned by Oliver Queen to meet with other heroes and help Nora and Bart. Batwoman, Nora, Bart, Luke, Kara Danvers, J'onn J'onzz, Mia Queen, Ryan Choi, Ray Terrill, Wally West, Ray Palmer, Jefferson Jackson, Scythian Torvil, Kendra Saunders, and other heroes joined forces to face Magog and his supervillains. During the fight, Batwoman was confronted by a clone of the the Needle. Following Magog's defeat in the epic battle, Ryan and Nate Heywood sent the Necrians back in time.

Erased future

In an erased future created by Eobard Thawne, Ryan joined Team Flash after " Reverse-Flash" and Damien Darhk killed Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, and Cisco Ramon. Later, she faced Two-Face and an unnamed female speedster, and defeated her with the help of Luke. At some point, Ryan and Sophie married and were planning to adopt a child.

Later, while Iris was hesitant in writing her wedding vows for Thawne, Ryan returned Iris' advice, stating that she should follow her heart as well. In doing so, Ryan told Iris that her and Sophie were planning to adopt a child after an incident at Gotham's waterfront reminded her of Cora adopting her. Ryan then returned to Gotham after being summoned by Luke to assist in apprehending Two-Face yet again.

Personality

"Trust me, I know I'm not a symbol or a name or a legacy."
"Exactly, so why do you think you're worthy of wearing it?"
"Because I'm a number. I am the 327th baby of a black woman who died during childbirth that year. I'm a $20-a-day check to a group home. I'm inmate 4075, serving 18 months for a crime I didn't commit. But I can live with all those numbers because the mama who adopted me, I was her number one, but it turns out she's just one of a quarter million murders in this country who have not seen justice, and that is a number I can't live with. So you can have this damn suit back when her killer is dead."

-Ryan Wilder and Mary Hamilton[src]

Peak of human physical condition: As a relatively-new vigilante, former martial arts instructor and ex-convict, Ryan is in top physical condition for a woman of her age; she is able to maintain her bodily equilibrium while both moving or staying stationary in variable positions she's in, strong enough to throw or land blows that stagger enemies much larger than herself provided Ryan judges and secures the right fulcrum between herself and her target, quickly outmaneuvering around her opponents with relative ease and easily landing safely well on her feet almost every time after descending from a great height (and that was before Luke informs her that she could have used her cape to stably parachute down for an infallible landing).

Acrobatics/Free-running: Ryan is very acrobatic individual, able to land on her feet after descending from a great height. Even before she fixed the suit to fit her, Ryan was able to safely land on her feet when facing off against members of the False Face Society. Now that the suit has been tailored to fit her, Ryan now lands perfectly on her feet, especially when grappling onto buildings.

Honed senses: When Kate supposedly came back to normal, the Bat Team completely trusted and believed in everything she said. However, Ryan was the only one who didn't trust her, and her senses proved to be correct; it was in fact Circe Sionis pretending to be Kate. She was also able to figure out that Alice didn't actually kill Ocean and that Ocean's "body" was a fake.

Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: As a former martial arts instructor and ex-convict, Ryan is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist who (according to her) is versed in at least half a dozen combat disciplines and could even mentor others in that respect. Her combat style seems to comprise of boxing, karate, taekwondo, jujitsu, judo and kali. Although it was inferred that she had been out of active practice for sometime, Ryan was still able to subdue members of the False Face Society and bested Tommy Elliot in their first confrontation. Even Beth Kane took notice and appreciated Ryan's apparent intent to kill following the brief skirmish between herself and this new Batwoman, deeming that the latter will prove to be a "handful" in comparison to Kate Kane, who always stayed her hand from delivering the killing blow when it came to combating Kate's own twin, Alice. Ryan was able to easily subdue the members of Russell Tavaroff's crows and bested Russell himself on two occasions. However, in her only confrontation against Roman Sionis, she was defeated; due to the fact that Roman was using dirty tactics. Ryan later fought on par against Tatiana, forcing the latter to retreat. When fighting against Kate Kane as Circe Sionis, Ryan was bested by her in two of their confrontations, although Ryan managed to best her in their third confrontation, even when Kate was wearing an altered form of the Batsuit. She was able to easily best members of the mercenaries who took Nora Fries, although she lost to the head mercenary; due to her catching Ryan off-guard. Her skills have improved to the point where she was able to easily take down Victor Zsasz, unlike during their first encounter when she was defeated.

Master stick-fighter: Ryan is a highly skilled stick-fighter, using her staff to take down members of the False Face Society and Victor Zsasz. In a hallucination, she was able to take down members of the Wonderland gang with a broken broom handle. She was able to easily best Aaron Helzinger using her staff. She is also skilled in using two batons; able to hold her own against Circe Sionis and Tatiana, even causing the latter to retreat. She was also able to take down members of the Arkham Asylum orderly relatively easily by using her staff. In a fight against the mercenaries who took Nora Fries, Ryan was able to overpower the mercenaries with her staff and even fought on par against the head mercenary, although she lost; due to being caught off-guard. She managed to even match Poison Ivy in combat using two batons before being disarmed.

Master Knife Wielder/thrower: Initially having trouble with throwing Batarangs, Ryan was trained by Luke in order to properly throw them, now being able to throw them to disable members of the False Face Society. She was able to throw a Batarang in order to stop a member of Russell Tavaroff's murder from leaving as well as throw one into the leg of a member of Arkham Asylum's orderly.

Keen-level intellect/Business acumen/Expert tactician/Leader: Ryan is a very intelligent individual and a highly skilled tactician; despite her former low-class status, she was able to figure out how to operate most of the Batsuit's advanced tech in record time; albeit it took her longer to master the others - discounting the fact that she faced some difficulty exploiting them in the heat of battle for the very first time. As a former convict of close to a 2-year sentence, Ryan is also experienced in threat assessment, gauging individuals and looking over her shoulder in order to survive, having been in the company of Gotham's worst during her stay at Blackgate, and still thriving in the presence of the unscrupulous and uncivilized living here, and there as a homeless person on the city's treacherous streets. That said, Ryan is very knowledgeable with the transient community of Gotham to know where; such individuals or groups of them can be found clustered together or individually scattered after being pushed aside from the presence of the upper and middle classes, along with where those on the opposite side of the law would usually nest or briefly stay to simply enjoy their leisure. Ryan is also quite an adaptive thinker and problem-solver who can conceive immediate solutions and credible answers, respectively, on the fly; moreover, she is just as quick on her feet enabling her to execute them near-efficiently and close to flawlessly. With these serendipitous qualities, Ryan saw to it that Alice's toxic bats were expunged from the city without risking anyone else as collateral damage, using herself to lure them away as she sped off in the Batmobile. As Ryan puts it, word-for-word to Luke and Mary, her time in the company of criminals acclimated Ryan with the workings of crime, organized or petty, in Gotham's dark underbelly - giving her the insight on how criminality plots and operates, particularly in their city. But most importantly, how to break off said perpetrators and their bearings, if need be, in ways that Kate; due to her privileged upbringing, must have and inevitably overlooked. After significant mental training, Ryan became the Bat Team's "certifiable genius", with the title being given to her by Alice. Ryan is a very capable leader; as she leads the Bat Team in their operations. Ryan is also a skilled businesswoman, as Kate had confidence in Ryan; to the point that she named the latter the new acting CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

Expert investigator: Ryan is an excellent investigator; she deducted Kate Kane's identity as Batwoman, after only finding the Batsuit from the wreckage of Kate's plane. After encountering Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton in the sewers, they mistook her for Kate, which only confirmed her presumption. After Sophie Moore unwittingly stated that Jacob Kane no longer holds any sympathy for Alice, Ryan was able to correctly infer that Alice is Beth Kane, and soon after confronted Mary.

Stealth: Ryan is able to appear and disappear without much notice. This was seen on Ryan's first night wearing the Batsuit; she managed to sneak up in a dark alley and closed in on two masked thugs, who only detected her presence after she made it apparent with a Batarang she threw at them and when Ryan tried to scare one up-close.

Expert driver: Even while near-panicking, Ryan's skills as a driver is at least that she can not only outpace the Batmobile for a time with her van, but even effect evasive maneuvers while driving to evade ordnances fired upon her from the former vehicle by Tommy Elliot. Later, in the Batmobile, she expertly drove the specialized conveyance through Gotham while being pursued by a colony of envenomed bats - making an abrupt turn at one point that momentarily threw them off as they were hot on Ryan's trail.

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain/Master survivor: A driven and determined individual, Ryan is nearly fearless and almost never gives up under most situations. After being shot with Kryptonite, Ryan immediately rose up again within seconds to readily fight and took down her shooter; she is able to put up with the lasting effects of the inflicted wound displaying signs of discomfort for only brief periods. Ryan would later display her tenacity in single combat against Alice - matching the latter nearly blow for blow, despite of the apparent size difference between them, until the former finally succeeds restraining the criminal by forcing her down on one knee and then gripping firm with both hands around Alice's neck. One of her greatest displays of tenacity was when she was able to stay awake for quite some time despite being nearly frozen to death. She was also able to drive off Professor Pyg's paralytics not long after being poisoned. Despite getting a stinging feeling when shot by a gun while in the Batsuit, unlike Kate, Ryan does not wince when getting shot with a gun nor makes a face when in pain.

Expert escape artist: Ryan was able to escape the grasp of tree roots manipulated by Poison Ivy, presumably without the use of any tools; though the first time, she needed help from an axe-wielding Renee Montoya.

Sleight-of-hand: Ryan is able to swap hand-held playing cards with another individual's, with the latter only realizing that her card has been switched for another after returning her gaze into it.

Weaknesses

Former weaknesses

Kryptonite poisoning: After a shot of kryptonite from Tommy Elliot, Ryan's blood changed in color around where she sustained that injury; the veins found in that area have also began to glow an incandescent green and spreading outwards from that point. Sometimes the infection distracts Ryan from her current mission. Ryan had felt exhaustion and even dizziness as the wound had gotten more infected. It was eventually revealed that the kryptonite's radiation was still in Ryan's blood system, as it was slowly poisoning her; the Desert Rose is the only medicine that can cure it. But after being cured from the kryptonite poison; this is no longer a weakness for Ryan.

Van: After Ryan got out of Blackgate, she no longer had a home. She acquired a van, which she used as her "home" to live and sleep in. After moving in with Mary Hamilton, Ryan kept the van for sentimental purposes, even opting to move back into it temporarily when Kate Kane returned to Gotham.

After finding the Batsuit, Ryan decided to use it to interrogate two members of the False Face Society in an attempt to find and kill Alice. After defeating Tommy Elliot, she graciously returned the suit to Luke Fox and Mary Hamilton. A while later, they agreed to let Ryan use it to aid in her vigilante work as the new Batwoman. Ryan also made modifications to the Batsuit, such as an altered bat-belt and a new wig.

Synthetic wig: The second design of the Batsuit had a straight, bright red wig that Kate Kane wore while fighting crime as Batwoman. Initially, Ryan wore the Batsuit with the same wig attached to the cowl, until she later adopted a dual-toned, very curly brown wig with red endings spreading and trailing down the sides of the hairpiece.

Voice filter: As Batwoman, Ryan uses a voice filter to disguise her real voice from individuals who knew and could recognize her while wearing the Batsuit.

Expandable bo-staff: Ryan uses an expandable bo-staff to aid her in combat.

: Ryan modified the Bat-Belt to better suit her style and figure. She also reorganized the location of each gadget to operate more efficiently. The Bat-Belt is red with a bat-symbol on the front.

Batarang: As Batwoman, Ryan uses a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon and has several of these at her disposal. It was seen that she has a natural aptitude for employing it as a hand-thrown projectile weapon even before coming into possession of the suit and the rest of Kate Kane's Batwoman equipment. Ryan can deploy these either by hand - either as a melee or throwing weapon - or by firing them from a special launching mechanism that Luke included into one of the Batsuit's gauntlets. Luke personally modified one of the Batsuit's custom-built gauntlets into a projectile weapon launcher; pressing a specified button on It would result in a Batarang fired forth from the wearable - an alternative way deploying the normally hand-thrown implement into battle.

Grappling gun: As Batwoman, Ryan uses a length of monofilament wire attached to a spool, primarily used for scaling or reeling on to buildings, swinging from one establishment to the next and ensnaring targets.

Line launcher: As Batwoman, Ryan uses the line launcher; a baton-shaped gadget that shoots grapnel hooks out of both ends, allowing the user to quickly move from one location to another.

Batmobile: While operating as Batwoman, Ryan uses the Batmobile; a heavily modified sports car with many technical features. She painted the car with red trims and bat-symbols to better match her style, and currently uses the vehicle in many of her vigilante escapades.

Appearances

Concept artwork

Promotional images

Ryan's inmate number was 4075.

Ryan's favorite color is yellow.

Ryan's favorite animal is a snow leopard.

Ryan had never been on a plane before she traveled to Coryana.

Ryan is 5'4" tall and weighs 120 lbs.

Ryan was named after her maternal grandfather, Ryan.

As of 2049, Ryan is still Batwoman. This makes her the longest-lasting vigilante to wear the Batsuit on Earth-Prime.

Behind the scenes

Despite being an original character created for the series, Ryan made her first comics appearance in Batgirl #50 (December, 2020).

The scene of Ryan being saved by Batwoman from thugs on a Halloween night is inspired by Kate Kane's origin story in the comics, when she was saved by Batman from a gang of rapists in Detective Comics #859 (January, 2010).

Although Ryan's first official image as Batwoman came out in October 2020, an image of her already in suit with several other heroes was released a month earlier on the DC FanDome, made by artist and publisher Jim Lee.

Ryan Wilder is the first starring protagonist to debut in the new multiverse's Earth-Prime.
Ryan is also the first character to replace the titular character of a series in the Arrowverse.

References

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For other uses of "Batwoman", see Batwoman (disambiguation).

For other uses of "Kate Kane", see Kate Kane (disambiguation).

Kate Kane

Circe Sionis

Kate Kane

Batwoman

Species

Status
Human
Alive

" We all wear a mask of some kind. A cowl, a husband, wife, denial, anger. We all need our shield to protect us from the world. But for people like us, it's not always about stopping a runaway train or disarming a bomb. Sometimes, the best way to save someone is to be yourself."

Katherine "Kate" Kane (born January 26, 1990) is a wealthy individual and former aspiring-businesswoman, having become the acting owner of Wayne Enterprises, the founder and CEO of Gotham Pride Real Estate firm, and the owner and proprietor of the bar known as The Hold Up, before handing all of the aforementioned titles over to her successor, Ryan Wilder. She is the daughter of Jacob Kane and the late Gabi Kane, the twin sister of Beth Kane, the step-daughter of the late Catherine Hamilton-Kane, the step-sister of Mary Hamilton, the maternal cousin of Bruce Wayne, the ex-girlfriend of Sophie Moore, Julia Pennyworth, and Reagan, a close friend of Luke Fox and Kara Danvers, and a former member of The League.

After returning to Gotham City to save Sophie from the Wonderland gang, Kate learned of Bruce's secret identity as Batman and took up his mantle, secretly operating as the vigilante known as Batwoman or simply the Bat, stylized by radio personality Vesper Fairchild as the Lady Crusader and the Bombshell Caped Crusader, as well as nicknamed by Sara Lance as Batlady. She is also stylized as the Scarlet Knight and the Bat of the Future. During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Kate was revealed to be the Paragon of Courage. She and the rest of the Paragons defeated the Anti-Monitor and created a new universe with the help of the Spectre.

While Kate was on a flight home from National City after meeting with Kara over whether or not to destroy the piece of Kryptonite that she had, the plane's engine malfunctioned, causing it to crash. For a period of time it was believed that she was being held captive by Safiyah Sohail on Coryana, but it was eventually revealed that Safiyah never had Kate.

After this discovery, Julia Pennyworth discovered that body parts matching Kate's DNA were identified in Blüdhaven, leading to the belief that Kate had died in the crash. Despite this, Kate somehow managed to survive the explosion, despite having significant burns and a damaged larynx, but was soon taken captive by Roman Sionis, who enlisted Evelyn Rhyme to brainwash Kate into believing that she was Circe Sionis, effectively erasing Kate from her own mind. As "Circe", Kate operated completely as Roman's daughter, receiving plastic surgery and facial reconstruction operations to look like his late daughter, and becoming a model for his company, Janus Cosmetics, as well as his enforcer and right-hand in the False Face Society.

However, Kate was eventually freed from Evelyn's brainwashing due to the efforts of her twin sister, Beth. Having returned back to her former-self, Kate decided not to take back the mantle of Batwoman, as her successor, Ryan has earned the right to be Batwoman. Kate decides to leave Gotham in order to find her cousin, Bruce and bring him back.

Kate Kane was born on January 26, 1990 to Jacob Kane and Gabi Goldstein, along with her twin sister, Beth in Gotham City. From an early age, she was very close to her cousin, Bruce Wayne, who was like an older brother to her. Kate and Beth were inseparable growing up, doing everything together. The twins would often visit Bruce at Wayne Enterprises and once when they were little, Kate convinced Beth to sneak into his office. While playing in the room, Kate noticed a pearl necklace in a square pyramid-shaped glass container and tried to touch it. However, Beth stopped her and suggested they leave the office immediately.

Kate and Beth often snuck into the abandoned Burnside Orphanage to play ouija, taking turns scaring each other. On Fridays after school, they would go to a waffle stand at Burnside Park to eat chocolate-covered waffles.

On January 26, 2003, Kate and Beth had a Bat Mitzvah to celebrate their 13th birthday. As the party winded down and the family prepared to leave, Kate took a box of mints as a keepsake. Jacob drove home with his car full of Kate and Beth's birthday presents, so the twins planned to go with their mother. Before they left, Gabi gifted Kate and Beth garnet necklaces, their birthstones, which matched her ruby earrings, much to their delight. She asked Kate and Beth to ensure the three of them would keep one another close to their hearts as the twins grew up.

This tragedy left Kate devastated and traumatized. She also started believing Batman only cared about catching the villain rather than saving innocent people, since he didn't stop to help Gabi and Beth. As Jacob began drifting away from her in his own grief, Bruce comforted Kate through her healing process. The whole city spent months helping Kate and Jacob search for Gabi and Beth until Gabi's body was recovered. Feeling that Beth was still alive, Kate became determined to find her sister.

One night, Kate had a nightmare about the car accident and woke up yelling Beth's name. Jacob hugged her, comforting Kate. She refused to sleep in her bed, wanting to spend the night in the living room in case her sister called. Kate then made her father promise they'd never stop looking for Beth until they found her and brought her home.

After the search for Beth had expanded to Blüdhaven, Jacob was called by someone who claimed to be her, but it was cut short. He traced the call and traveled with Kate to its location, the Cartwright house. While Jacob spoke with the home's occupants and checked upstairs, Kate searched the basement. Noticing a mysterious door, she approached it and called out for Beth, but heard no response. Unbeknownst to her, Beth actually was inside, but had been threatened that the owner of the house would kill anyone she spoke to. Thinking that Beth wasn't there and the phone call was just a prank, Kate and Jacob despondently left.

One afternoon at Burnside Park, Kate was studying a map when Jacob brought her chocolate-covered waffles. However, she didn't even touch them, focused on finding Beth. Jacob replied they've been searching for months and need to take a break, but a guilt-ridden Kate confessed that Beth's fate was her fault; when the car crashed, Beth went to check on their mother while Kate left her behind in the wreckage. Kate tearfully wished she tried harder to save her sister, but was scared that she would fall down if she stepped too far. Kate broke down in tears as Jacob comforted her.

On May 25, 2004, Jacob married Catherine and Kate met her step-sister, Mary Hamilton. However, she was somewhat distant from Mary growing up, since they were fairly different from one another. Nonetheless, Kate was very close with Catherine, accepting her as a mother-figure. Also, despite her usual tough façade, Kate eventually grew fond of and and came to love Mary overtime, often guiding and watching out for her step-sister.

In Kate's teenage years, she attended Gotham Preparatory High School, during which she played club soccer. At one point, Kate was grounded by her father for an entire summer after Jacob found a reefer inside her school bag.

Wanting to join her father Jacob's Crows Security, Kate studied at Point Rock Academy. In her sophomore year, she met Sophie Moore, who was in the same dorm as her. Despite the military's strict code of conduct against homosexuality at the time, the two fell in love with each other and began a secret affair, often sneaking off somewhere for private moments. Over the years, Kate and Sophie rose to become Point Rock's top cadets. At one point, Kate won a sharpshooting contest at the academy despite being severely hungover.

In 2013, a week before graduation, Kate and Sophie snuck to the back of a shed, where they made out while discussing their plans to travel together over the summer. At Kate's suggestion, she and Sophie carved their initials into the shed. Just then, a superior caught them together. At a hearing, Kate and Sophie were offered a chance deny the homosexual allegations against them in order to remain at Point Rock. Kate wanted to reveal the truth, confident that the academy would not kick out their top cadets, which Sophie seemingly agreed with. As such, Kate defied their orders at the hearing and quit Point Rock. However, Sophie suddenly got a second opinion (after a talk with Jacob) and revealed to Kate she accepted Point Rock's offer, wanting to graduate. Kate was in disbelief tried to protest her decision, but Sophie simply asked that Kate keep her distance from her. Due to their different ideals, the couple broke up.

Following Kate's expulsion, Jacob suggested that she leave Gotham to travel around the world, training under combat and survival specialists.

Sometime in 2013, Kate traveled to London, where she trained under a Krav Maga instructor. Kate eventually had a fling with her teacher, hoping to get over Sophie. One day during a lunch date at a noodle house, they were suddenly attacked by a man who called Kate's teacher "Pennyworth". After the woman dealt with the assailant, Kate demanded answers. The woman revealed she was in fact Julia Pennyworth, the daughter of Bruce's longtime friend Alfred Pennyworth, who had been sent by Kate's cousin to look out for her. Upset at her deception, Kate broke up with Julia and left London that night.

Presumably, Kate received news of Bruce and Batman's disappearance from Gotham around 2015.

In 2018, Kate was training under an old man in a barren icy region, she suddenly received a call from Mary, who informed her of Sophie's kidnapping by Alice's gang, Kate immediately left for Gotham City earlier than she would've wanted to, heading straight for Crows Security, where she visited her father. She asked for Sophie's whereabouts and offered her assistance to the Crows, but her father disagreed and left to answer a call.

Arriving at the Kane penthouse, Kate was surprised with a welcome-home party, she was bombarded by Mary's rambling, when Kate interrupted to ask why Mary called her from her training, Mary revealed that she had accidentally discovered a box of pictures of her and Sophie and thought that Kate would want to come home, they were interrupted by Kate's step-mother Catherine, who asked for Mary to do a picture with the councilwoman, behind her, she saw a picture of her father and Sophie's acceptance into the Crows and recalled their tumultuous history. Showing her father the surveillance footage, they tracked the gang down to Burnside Orphanage, where the Crows converged upon.

Three days later, two Wonderland Gang members firebomb a Crow truck, Kate attacks them as her alter ego and she is a bit surprised when the suit deflects their bullets. She gets in front of one of them as he runs and knocks him out. She removes his mask and asks him where Alice is, and then leaves as more Crows arrive at the scene. She drives through Gotham on her motorcycle, going to the Wayne Enterprises tower, taking an elevator to the Batcave and Luke asks her where she's been. He warns her that she can't continue to go out and pretend to be Batman, to which Kate insists that she's merely doing it as a way of finding Alice and to determine if she is in fact her sister, Beth.

The next day, Kate meets with Catherine and Mary for breakfast and, Jacob arrives and says that the Crows might not have killed the gang member if Kate had joined his security group, Mary brings up the fact that Sophie is married to a man, but Catherine advises her daughter to drop the subject all together, Kate suddenly says that Alice is Beth and explains that she got one of Alice's knives with a garnet birthstone like Beth had, Jacob insists that facts are facts and that Beth is in fact dead, as skull fragments had been found years earlier, Kate tells her father that she'll prove it to them and leaves them to finish the rest of their breakfast.

Kate approaches Sophie at the Crows base and Sophie asks if "Batman" everyone is talking about is in fact Kate, Sophie insists that she hates Batman and also warns that Jacob hates Batman as well, so whoever is dressing up as Batman nowadays is really asking for trouble on Jacob's part, Kate denies it again and jokes with Sophie that if she were gonna save her in a dramatic fashion, she would have totally dressed as Wonder Woman to do so, instead of Batman, Jacob looks down from his office, and Kate takes Sophie somewhere private, she asks her to run the DNA on the knife, and Sophie insists that Alice isn't Kate's twin, Sophie warns her that Kate is getting her hopes up, and says that Jacob would kill her if he found out, Kate takes the knife back and switches topic, saying how she would have come back sooner to stop Sophie's wedding. Suddenly, a gas grenade rolls down the parking garage ramp and gang members come after the two women to get the knife.

Kate and Sophie fight them off, but one of the masked men grabs the knife and drives off with the others, later, Kate apologizes to Sophie for dragging her into it, Jacob complains that Kate brought Alice to the Crow's doorstep, and Kate wonders how Alice knew she had the knife, Sophie sides with Kate, but Jacob insists that Alice is a cop killer and must be stopped, Kate tells Jacob that somewhere deep inside of Alice, she's actually Beth, Jacob ignores her and says that the GCPD gave the Crows permission to put Alice down, an aide reports that they traced the second Crow from the night before and followed him to a section of town. Kate goes to Mary's clinic and asks to see the second gang member.

Mary has him under treatment and found a batarang in him, Kate says that he's one of Alice's gang and tells him to send a message to Alice; "waffles", she releases him and Kate tells Mary that if Alice is indeed Beth, she'll know what "waffles" means, when asking for more details, Kate tells her step-sister that it's better that she doesn't know, Kate later calls Sophie and asks her to stall the Crows while she finds Alice. Sophie realizes that Kate is referring to the Waffle Stand and Kate asks then asks Sophie to buy her some time so she can prove Jacob wrong.

Kate drives to the now-abandoned Waffle Stand and waits for Alice, Kate then hears Alice swinging on a nearby swing set and goes over to her, Kate asks Alice if she's really Beth, Alice toys with her when Kate asks her to prove that she is Beth, Alice says she is already here and knew the password was waffles and shares with her how they used to come every Friday to this waffle stand and gorge themselves in chocolate covered garbage, however, she then proceeds to say that she could also be lying because the little factoid she just shared could have been mentioned in the press and she might have read it online. Kate then reveals to Alice that she had her knife, while Alice continues to insist that they're sisters.

Kate points out that they found Beth's skull fragments and, Alice asks why she's there if that's the case, Alice describes the crash and how the thought of someone coming to save her was what kept her calm. Mary then texts Kate, asking her where she is, Alice says that Kate can answer that if she wants to. Kate texts Mary that something came up that is holding her up at the moment, when Kate says they have a lot to catch up on, Alice says she'd rather not she really just came to meet her here to ask her one question and that is when it was that Kate finally slept through the night after she disappeared, Kate says that she never did, because she feels like she should have been with Beth when she was in the crash. Alice then cuts her hand and gives her some blood to test her DNA, so she can get the proof she so desperately wants.

However, the Crows arrive shortly after with their guns drawn and, Kate steps between them and Alice, thus, shielding Alice from any potential kill shots, Jacob orders Kate to get out of the way, warning her daughter that Alice is just using her to get inside her head, they see that Alice has a weapon and Alice refuses to drop it, Kate warns Jacob that if he shoots then he won't just lose Beth, but her as well, not wanting to take that risk, Jacob orders his men to lower their guns and to instead take Alice to Arkham Asylum, Sophie approaches Kate, trying to justify telling Jacob her whereabouts, Kate is disappointed in her and goes instead to tell Alice that she hadn't told the Crows where they'd be meeting. Alice then asks Kate if she remembers why they each had to get their own waffle, and Kate proceeds to say that it was because Beth didn't like to share.

Kate later goes back to Mary's clinic not too long after as her alter ego and knocks out Dodgson, the power in the facility comes back and, Kate watches the TV as it comes on with the power and, a newscast shows that the van transporting Alice has exploded and subsequently fell into the waters under Loeb Bridge, Kate drives to the bridge and Luke calls her and warns her that the place is crawling with cops, undeterred, Kate speeds up trying to get to Alice in time, the van containing Alice sinks beneath the river waters and Kate gets her out using the laser saw while wearing the rebreather, she gives it to Alice to breath and Alice jerks awake and stares at her, the Crows shoot into the water, hitting the van and it explodes knocking the two women apart and opposite shores, Luke calls Kate several times as she lies unconscious, the police officers move in and Luke tells Kate to get up as a dog approaches her, he remotely activates the defibrillator built into the suit and by the time the police get there, she is gone.

Kate then goes back to the clinic, where Mary draws a gun when she hears someone behind her. When she realizes it's Kate, she lowers it. Kate apologizes for missing dinner the night before, Mary tells her that she understands Kate needs to know about Alice and says that Dodgson tried to kill her because Alice sees her as her replacement, however, she proceeds to tell Kate how Alice was in the wrong, since not once since their parents got married, has Kate treated her like a sister, she says that the most sisterly thing that Kate has done for her is pretending she doesn't exist, Kate tries to argue that it's not that way at all, but Mary doesn't believe her, Mary assures her that she didn't tell Jacob and asks her if Alice is worth all the trouble, Kate doesn't answer her and Mary asks her to tell Alice that she's not a threat. Kate then goes to Crows security, where her father is demanding to know how Alice escaped.

Kate tells Jacob that he's about to kill his own daughter, Jacob shows her the photos of a family Alice had killed and says that his Beth wouldn't have killed them, he tells Kate to drop it or he'll have her arrested and Kate storms out, Sophie tells Kate that Alice could have killed her, Kate accuses Sophie of lying to the military academy and selling her out, Sophie argues that wasn't the same thing and insists that she'd never lie to Kate, when Kate asks her if she's happy, Sophie says that she is and there is no "them". She tells Kate to move on and leaves.

The next day, Kate goes to see Luke, she thanks him for saving her, but as Luke looks to be tearing up, she tells him that they should get so emotional and they drop it, she tells him that she knows it wasn't Alice and her gang that took the knife, she theorizes that there's someone else out there who doesn't want her to know the truth about the DNA on that knife, Kate writes in her journal to Bruce that the people of Gotham want hope and she found someone she didn't know or recognize in Alice. Now instead of hope, she feels doubt. That night, Batwoman beats the captive Dodgson for answers as she wants to know everything he knows about Alice, Kate returns to her bike and finds a case left for her. There's a bat inside, and there's a note saying that Kate has her father's eyes, revealing that Alice not only is Beth, but that she also knows that Kate is the bat superhero.

Ten days later, Kate writes to Bruce to tell him how Alice has figured out she was the one putting on the Batsuit. She explains that she put on his suit to terrify Alice and her gang, but that it can't protect her now that Alice it's her inside the suit. Kate feels like she has lost her advantage, and in the process has inadvertently given Gotham their hero back. She admits that she didn't sign up for this part, as she never meant to give the city so much hope. She finishes this journal entry to her cousin telling him that she can't do this because she's not Bruce Wayne or Batman.

Later, Kate is called into action when someone flashes the bat signal onto Wayne Tower. It turns out it was Alice who called Kate using the bat signal, but also makes rabbit ears using the light from the aforementioned bat signal. When Kate gets there, Alice sarcastically says how it must be broken because it was supposed to call Batman not Kate. She reminds Kate that putting on the suit hasn't changed anyone's life and that being a hero is not her strong suit, since she let Jacob declare her dead after not helping her escape from the car. Alice asks how she can get Dodgson back, to which Kate says that if she can stop killing people for 24 hours then she'll reassess the situation. Alice begrudgingly agrees but says that if Kate is trying to save Beth, that she can't because Beth has gone down the rabbit hole and will never come back.

Kate returns to Wayne Tower, only to find Tommy Elliot inside Bruce's office. Tommy then proceeds to tell her that he now has more money than Bruce, and points to a building he just bought - five stories taller than Wayne Tower. Kate asks why he's there, and Tommy says he is here to invite Bruce to his party. Kate says he isn't back, and Tommy goes onto talking about how Gotham's Dark Knight has the city swooning after a picture showed him reappearing in the streets of Gotham. Kate claims that the photo is fake because it's too grainy to tell what exactly it is. Tommy lets Kate know he finds her lack of a reaction to Batman's return shocking. After all, as Tommy points out, Batman did let Kate's mother and sister die and is surprised she isn't more upset. Kate says that she had years to process, noting that Batman also saved Tommy's mother. Changing the subject, Tommy tells her that he wanted to invite Bruce to celebrate his new acquisition, and insists that he's there. Kate says that he isn't, but agrees to leave the invitation on Bruce's desk. Luke then calls Kate to tell her that something of value has been stolen from one of Wayne Tower's secret weapons facilities. The security cameras were jammed, but he thinks it could have been Alice and her gang. On her way there, she passes the Gotham Gazette, where cops have been called since someone wrote, "Come out, come out Batman!" in red painting, and there's an effigy wearing batman's outfit was drenched in what looks like "blood". Kate witnesses this and writes to Bruce, about how in trying to be Batman, she ended up drawing out his enemies instead. She tells her cousin that she figures today is just an effigy. But she wonders what will happen when his enemies start to kill real people in order to draw him out. She confesses that the Gotham he set out to protect is now less safe because of her actions thus far.

In the Batcave, Luke shows Kate how the Batsuit is bulletproof. He explains to her that the thieves took a prototype railgun from Wayne R&D. The gun is a parallel conductor that generates a pulse of electromagnetism, thus accelerating the velocity of the projectile. It's the most lethal weapon that Bruce ever built. Luke then tells Kate that the one he was using is just a prototype used for showing Kate what the rail gun does. Luke goes onto say that it is the only gun that shoots a shot strong enough to penetrate the suit. Bruce had it built in case the suit ever fell into the wrong hands. Thus, whoever is in possession of the gun has the only gun out there that can kill Batman. However, the disruptor in Kate's gauntlet can neutralize the gun. When trying to pinpoint who could have taken it, Luke suggests that maybe Alice took the gun, but Kate suspects that Tommy Elliot might be behind it instead. She shows Luke the invitation and notes that it was for Bruce rather than her. Kate figures Tommy knows Bruce is Batman and that's why he stole the gun. Luke suggests that she put the Batsuit back on and show Tommy that Batman isn't afraid of him. He figures that Bruce built something to stop the rail gun and he'll find it, and Kate should defeat the thief. Kate warns him that if she doesn't, then she'll let down the entire city.

Kate arrives at the Elliot party and presents her invitation to get in. She gets into the elevator with Mary and Sophie. Sophie explains why she's there with Mary; explaining she's her security detail. Kate mouths an "I'm sorry" to Mary, to which Mary mouths back that she knows. Sophie then asks Kate why she's at the party, and Kate says that she was told to move on. They all go up to the top floor and Kate looks around for Tommy. The bartender Reagan advises her to stay at the bar and wait for Tommy here if she wants to save herself from a verbal car wash of veiled misogyny. Reagan promises that Tommy will be here, so Kate orders a beer. Tyler comes over shortly after, and in talking with Tyler, Kate realizes that Sophie hasn't told him that the two of them dated or that Sophie is into women. When Tyler leaves, Kate is impressed when Reagan talks about how Tyler married Kate's ex and he has no idea. Reagan explains that she since she started bartending before she could drink, she has become quite good at reading people. At one point, Jacob says to Kate that he is glad to have someone around who hates Tommy Elliot more than he does, even if he is one of his biggest clients for the Crows.

Kate eventually finds Tommy, who says that even though it took him half his life, he's finally looking down on Bruce. Kate asks why he thinks Bruce is there, and Tommy says that they're "cosmic besties". Kate casually mentions that a thief stole the rail gun and there's a hidden GPS hidden in the butt, and Wayne Security will soon track down the thief. Tommy is subsequently busted by Kate when she sees him inspecting the stolen gun, looking for the supposed GPS. She tells him that it isn't his and asks how he knows Bruce is Batman. Tommy explains that he paid a man to riddle him the answer, and says that since Bruce saved his mother, he didn't get his inheritance earlier and his mother went mad. He says that he's going to get revenge on the city's hero, and insists that Batman has to die. Tommy draws a gun and aims it at Kate, then takes out a phone and shuts down the power throughout the building. Tommy tells Kate to have Batman meet him on the roof or he drops the elevators. Kate says that Batman isn't in Gotham, and Tommy releases an elevator with catering staff in it and says that in an hour, he'll do it to people the city will actually miss if Batman doesn't meet him. Kate checks out the elevator crash site and finds the survivors. She tells one that he's going to be okay as the EMTs arrive.

Kate then goes to the Batcave and says how this is all her fault, and asks Luke if he really thinks Bruce is coming back. Luke admits that he doesn't think so, and Kate says that maybe she's better than Batman because at least she's there. Luke fixes the suit by painting the bat symbol red for Kate's Batwoman suit. Tommy is waiting on the roof as Batwoman moves through the shadows. She finally steps out and when Tommy realizes that she's not Batman, she tells him that's the whole point. Tommy demands Batman, and calls her Batman's side piece. Luke tells her to activate the neutralizer in her glove. She does but it doesn't work, and Luke activates it remotely, but tells to stall for 30 seconds while it charges. Batwoman attacks Tommy and the two of them fight. He grabs the gun just as the neutralizer charges, and Batwoman shuts down the rail gun. However, Tommy grabs his remote and sets off a charge.

As the police take Tommy away, Kate arrives and Tommy tells her to tell Bruce that he won't stop until Bruce shows his face. Kate reveals that they are taking him to Arkham Asylum, and taunts him by wishing him good luck buying his way out of that punishment. Reagan then is seen coming out and Kate asks her if she's okay. She reveals that she came over to ask her if she's into her and promises to call Kate when the former says yes.

In another letter to Bruce, Kate admits that she was afraid of letting him down, and figures that whatever happens is worth it. She later stands on top of Wayne Enterprises in her new suit, where a helicopter spots her.

At some point after becoming known as "Batwoman", Kate lies in bed with Reagan, and turns off the radio. Reagan says that she kind of likes Batwoman and believes that Gotham could use a woman's touch. The two share a passionate kiss before Kate's phone rings, and she checks it to learn that Luke texted her saying that it's urgent. She tells Reagan that Luke is a co-worker and she has to go because there's a problem with the plumbing and lies that a water main broke at Wayne Tower. Reagan notes how Kate comes by her place late at night, and leaves before breakfast. As a result, she doesn't see much of her, except in small increments of time.

Donning her Batwoman suit, Kate goes to Mary's clinic. Using a voice modulator, Batwoman tells Mary that she needs her help and shows her Dodgson cuffed to a bed. Mary notes that Dodgson tried to kill her, but checks his infected leg. She says that she might be able to save him, and Batwoman promises to come back for Dodgson later. Mary jokingly asks her if she doesn't have neosporin in her utility belt. She also goes onto chastise Batwoman because she actually subscribes to a code of do no harm unlike the vigilante.

Batwoman deduces that she needs to establish the citizens' faith in Batman by capturing Magpie. Luke calls her and suggests that they use Eagle cams to find her. Magpie breaks into another gallery to steal jewellery, and Batwoman cuts through her line. The two women fight and Batwoman grabs some trinkets off of Magpie's belt, as Magpie jumps out a window. Batwoman tries to stop her and misses when her thrown Batarang returns and instead smashes a precious gilded vase that once belonged to Marie Antoinette.

The next day, Kate meets with Luke and suggests that the Batarang is broken. He says that the trinkets were grenades and figures he can trace the contents to locate Magpie. Kate leaves to have lunch with Reagan. Kate and Reagan decide to go for a walk before lunch, and Reagan correctly deduces that Kate came back to Gotham because of an ex. She then points out that she used to live in an apartment that is now part of the Crows District, but she along with the previous tenants were and all forced out. So the real estate moguls got rich evicting people; not caring who they hurt in the process. Kate realizes that Reagan was evicted from her childhood home, and Reagan admits to having googled Kate. Just as Reagan is taking Kate to her mother's restaurant, Kate gets another text and says that she has to deal with an electrical fire in her cousin's building. She invites Reagan to the fundraiser at the museum and she agrees.

Kate returns to the office and finds Luke knocked out. She realizes that Magpie took Martha's necklace, and feels guilty at not being there to protect Luke and the rest of the place. Kate and Luke talk about how Bruce's mom was killed for that necklace. Then Luke talks about how Bruce Wayne spent years looking for it in the streets. He eventually found it in an auction, and spent $1 million buying it back. Luke then says that Magpie 3D-printed the bombs using explosive ink, and suggests that Kate ask Sophie since it'd be easier for the Crows to locate it since they track magnate shipment. At the Crows HQ, Sophie wonders why Kate is on the case if Batwoman is as well, and Kate says that she doesn't trust vigilantes. After Sophie comes up with a list of explosive ink buyers, she tells Kate that she's glad she came to her and that they've always made a good team.

At the Batcave, Luke goes through the list of ink purchasers. Kate notes that Sophie thinks that she's Batwoman, and wonders how Bruce made living a double-life so easily. Luke tells her that Bruce's life sucked; the playboy thing was a good cover for him because he could tell the same lies over and over. Eventually, Luke's search comes up with a PO Box for one of the buyers at the old Gotham Hotel. Batwoman goes there and finds Magpie's jewelry, computer, and 3D printer. She notes that the temperature in the room is rather cold when just looking at the window, she's able to see her breath. Luke figures out that if Batwoman's body temperature raises the room's temperature, it will set off a bomb. Through Luke, Kate finds out that her suit can lower Kate's body temperature to match the room and bypass the sensors in Magpie's lair. However, Luke warns her that she can't breathe otherwise the bomb in Magpie's "nest" will go off. He asks her how long she can hold her breath. She says it gets dicey after two minutes. While she works, Luke says that the Batarang was calibrated for Bruce, not Kate, because he had longer arms. But that it has since been recalibrated to match her. He then asks Batwoman to clone the computer's hard drive, and Batwoman does so and finds Magpie's stash of jewelry, including the necklace. However, she also discovers feathers and sneezes due to her allergy and then hoists herself out of the room on a grappling line as a bomb goes off.

Batwoman later stands watch over the museum, figuring that Magpie will strike there. Luke has found schematics on Magpie's computer and is printing it since he can't decrypt them. She sees Reagan arrive and tells Luke that she has to go. Kate sees Reagan at the bar and avoids her, but first goes and hides her bag with her suit in a supply closet. Before she can approach her, Sophie comes over and says that she's working security in case Magpie shows. Reagan comes over and makes it clear that she's with Kate, and Sophie tells them to have fun after a tense and awkward moment between the three women. Roxanna comes over and Kate apologizes that the necklace was stolen. Roxanna informs her that a security guard showed up with stolen necklace. She calls everyone's attention and presents the necklace. Kate excuses herself from Reagan and calls Luke, who says that the "necklace" is a bomb that Magpie printed.

As she goes to get her suit, Kate figures that the bomb will serve as a distraction while Magpie robs the museum. Sure enough, Magpie arrives on the scene. She is stealing jewelry when Batwoman throws a Batarang at her and misses. The thief asks if Batwoman will capture her or save the guests, and triggers a remote to set off the bomb necklace. Batwoman goes there and absorbs the blasts with her cape, and sees Magpie fleeing with the jewels. One of the pearls from the necklace lands next to a little girl, and Batwoman throws a Batarang to knock the pearl out of the girl's hand and then shields her with her cape. Due to the new calibration, Batwoman is able to catch the Batarang. Magpie takes a grappling line across the street, and Batwoman snags her line and brings Magpie down into a nearby water fountain.

Luke tells Kate that the city trusts her now. Kate says that she wants to start a real estate development firm subsidiary for Wayne Enterprises. She plans to buy run-down buildings and give them to the rundown, because right now, the city doesn't trust Kate like they trust Batwoman. Batwoman watches over the city, and figures that if she's going to embrace the Bat then she'll have to embrace hiding part of herself. Meanwhile, Luke turns on the new and improved Bat-signal.

After Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, and Kara Danvers were arrested, Kate posted their bail and had a guard escort them to Wayne Enterprises. Once they got there, she reluctantly offered to help so they could leave, as she didn't want "Oliver" to cause any more problems. She took them to the rooftop and gave them equipment to use to find whom they were seeking while she watched them on a security camera. After a while, Kara came inside. Kara apologized for asking a lot of questions, realizing the name Bruce Wayne was somewhat notorious. Kate said she knew, as Bruce is her cousin. Kara mentioned that her cousin was frenemies with Bruce, then wondered if keeping his private life a secret broke him. Kate responded by saying that watching the city fall to pieces made Bruce hard to break and that Bruce was possibly forced to leave. Kara complimented her and then asked about John Deegan. Kate told her that he worked at Arkham Asylum. After Kara left, Kate took an elevator down to a cave, where her suit was located.

When Barry and Cisco were attacked by Arkham inmates she appeared as Batwoman and took down the remaining inmates including Psycho Pirate. She told them that Kate told them to leave and that they should have listened to her and walked away.

After reality was restored back to normal, she contacted Oliver Queen asking if the deranged doctor they brought into Arkham was going to be a bigger problem since he already made a friend at the Asylum: the Psycho Pirate.

Learning of Alice's past

Two weeks after the Arkham breakout, Kate writes another letter to Bruce, talking about how, despite spending nine months in her mother's womb alongside Beth, and then every other day for 13 years, she finds that Beth how she is now is a complete mystery to her. She admits that she doesn't know the rest of her story, but vows to solve this mystery before it's too late.

Back at Wayne Tower, Luke tells Kate about "The Skin Pirate", who is being reported as a citizen of Gotham that has hit three morgues in one night so far, and taken skin from the corpses. The newspapers are assuming it's a male, but upon checking surveillance cameras that Wayne Tech has, they find out that the aforementioned thief is in fact Alice. Kate decides that whatever Alice has planned for Gotham ends upon seeing the video footage. Even though at first, she thought that Alice wouldn't be behind it because it's too sick, even for her. She figures that she can track Alice through Dodgson, who she put a tracker in.

Kate dons her Batwoman suit and ambushes Alice and the rest of her Wonderland Gang. Alice yells to Batwoman that she's not afraid of the dark or of her before she is subsequently knocked out with a bo-staff Kate had on her. While she's unconscious, Kate ties up Alice. She eventually wakes up and Kate asks her what the skin was for, and asks if the "Mouse" that Dodgson mentioned is real or a figment of Alice's imagination. Alice defends herself by saying she didn't hurt anyone since they were already dead. Alice then refers to Mary as an attention-starved step-sister who illegally drugged Dodgson.

Kate however, proceed to tell Alice that if she keeps going down this road, it will end badly but she can get her into a rehabilitation hospital. A good one. But Alice refuses to say what happened to her after the crash, and Kate calls Jacob so that he can find Alice and take her to Arkham. Kate says that Alice is contained and she thought he should know. Well aware that Jacob will track the call, Kate tells Alice to start talking. Alice says that if Kate releases her then she'll tell her story. While on the road with Kate, she tells her sister about how her long and sad tale begins 14 months before Catherine Hamilton-Kane fakes her death, which confuses Kate. Alice deduces that no one told Kate about it, and proceeds to tell her how their stepmother faked her DNA results, but also how their father just found out they had a funeral for a deer. Eventually, Alice gets frustrated with Kate because she feels as though her sister isn't asking the right questions. She proceeds to tell her that she really doesn't want to know why she is the way she is now, when the latter asks her why. However, when Kate tells her that she has waited 15 years to hear it, Alice relents. Alice tells Kate about the first worst day of her life - it all happened when she woke up in a stranger's house after the crash.

A man, and his son, Johnny, were there, and the man offered to make her a sandwich. Kate asks Alice if she remembers the man's name, but Alice tells her how she never knew it, and that it doesn't really matter. She temporarily changes the topic, suggesting they should stop at a nearby diner that is up the road. In the diner, Alice tells Kate that the reason they are there is because she used to dream of running away from her captor to a place like this. But then her own hunger would wake her. So she admits that alas, it was not meant to be. Alice continues with her story, saying how Johnny had the ability to mimic any voice he heard, and explains that Johnny's father never actually called the police, but instead put Beth inside a room in the basement and locked it, where she found a face in the sink. Kate references Hannibal Lecter, when she asks Alice why there was a face in a sink, and if the unnamed man who she calls Hannibal Lecter wanted to kill her or skin her. Alice says that she wasn't a prisoner, but a friend.

However, she does admit to learning that friend takes on a different meaning depending on who you ask. The father was using the skin for experiments to hide Johnny's hideous face according to Alice. She goes onto say how Johnny's father thought that the ridicule would end for Mouse once he looked normal. It's then revealed that Alice, with Mouse's help, drugged Kate. So now it's Kate who is the one who kidnapped.

Kate wakes up chained to a wall. Alice is watching her, and admits that she found the tracker on Dodgson and had a friend drug Kate's drink back at the diner. She figures the plan she and Mouse have for Gotham will go better with Kate out of the equation. Alice continues with the rest of her story and tells her sister how after weeks and weeks in captivity, like a little rabbit down a hole so small, she finally managed to claw her way out. She remarks how it's curious, for there are so many out-of-the-way things that when one becomes desperate, present themselves. She goes onto say she found one such opportunity, in a nail. Alice laments her poor, delicate fingers, but says quite proudly that she eventually did take the opportunity. Alice tells Kate how she managed to escape the basement and call their father, although Johnny's father found her and hung up the phone.

Kate remembers the call and how she and Jacob traveled to the house in search of Beth, but didn't find her. Alice says that she waited for Kate to sense that she was there, but Kate sensed nothing. With that, Alice turns and leaves, closing the door behind her. Similar to Beth years prior, Kate uses a nail to pick the lock on her handcuffs. She eventually escapes and meets up with Sophie, who is running from an adult Mouse. The two of them eventually subdue him and bring him to Alice, who had stabbed Jacob.

Kate holds a gun to Mouse's head, and tells Alice to decide which is more important to her: killing Jacob or keeping Mouse alive. Alice figures that Kate is bluffing, but Sophie comes in and aims her gun at Alice. Irritated, Alice says that killing Jacob would be too easy and if they all walk out, no one has to die. Kate releases Mouse and goes to Jacob, and Alice leaves with Mouse. Jacob tells Kate that Alice is Beth. Kate blames herself for what happened to Alice. Jacob joins her, and Kate wonders if anyone can save Alice.

Sometime later in the Crows headquarters, Jacob tells Kate about Cartwright and how all those years Beth was being held prisoner by a madman with a medical license. He also reveals that the deed to the house was under someone named Dr. August Cartwright, who vanished without a trace. Kate isn't impressed by his apologies, and Sophie comes in and says he'll want to see a news report. A reporter on Channel 8's Gotham City News is talking about Stanton death, and there's footage of the Executioner. The reporter also mentions how Stanton was seen by many as a hero to Gotham, one who brought justice to the victims of some of the city's most notorious criminals. Amongst them being Jack Napier AKA the Joker.

While watching the news, Kate notices that Stanton's killer is seen wearing in security footage that Crows Security the Crows got was wearing what looks to be an old fashioned executioner's hood, and an axe. The GCPD has already put up the signal for Batwoman, and Jacob says that she's a symbol of false hope that hides behind a mask. Kate leaves and heads to the Batcave, where Luke is happy at the idea that the City has called for Batwoman's help for the first time, whereas Kate feels like a lot of pressure is on her to not mess this up.

Luke also goes onto say that this is good news for her since Commissioner Forbes must trust her since it seems like the Gotham City Police Department has her on speed dial. Luke also confesses to Kate that Stanton was the one who put away the guy that killed his dad in armed robbery the night of his high school graduation. They were celebrating the fact that Luke got into MIT but they ran out of ice. His dad went out, and the next thing he knows two cops are asking him to ID the body. They were waiting on him to cut the cake. Luke goes onto find a file on Medlock and confirms that he got 30 years at Blackgate Penitentiary rather than execution. He finds footage of Medlock, aka The Fist, vowing in court to kill Stanton. Due to overcrowding, Medlock was paroled a few weeks earlier. A newscast coming in is heard saying that Medlock has barricaded himself in a building with hostages.

Donning her Batwoman suit, she heads to the building, where she meets up with Sophie, who comments on her new suit. They hear a woman scream and run up, and discover that the screaming is coming from loudspeakers. Donnelly comes in and sets off automated guns, killing him as Batwoman tackles Sophie to the floor. Sophie is hit, and calls Batwoman "Kate" before passing out. Batwoman takes Sophie to the clinic and Mary tends to her. When asked why she didn't take her to the hospital, since Sophie can afford it, she explains that the clinic was closer than a hospital and that Mary can't let Sophie leave.

Kate returns to the Batcave and tells Luke that Sophie knows who she is. She says that she'll convince Sophie not to talk after she catches the Executioner. Kate figures that the Executioner is using methods of capital punishment to kill his victims, and Luke determines the third method Gotham has used to kill criminals is a gas chamber. There's only one warehouse in Gotham that stores the hydrogen cyanide gas. At the warehouse, Batwoman approaches a guard and says that she needs information. He tells her that no one has gone past him, and Batwoman fades back into the shadows as the guard offers to buy her a drink.

Batwoman calls Luke, who says that they've got a report of Medlock elsewhere. Batwoman prepares to go check on Sophie, but a truck suddenly slams through the warehouse door, knocking Batwoman down, and the Executioner gets out and hacks open the chemical storage cage. He takes a canister of the hydrogen cyanide gas and gets into his truck, and drives off as Batwoman wakes up and tells Luke that the Crows have the wrong guy.

Back at the Batcave, Luke tells Kate that the truck's license plates had mud on them, making it impossible to identify. But he remembers that the suit's carbon fiber ribbing is designed to absorb any impact, so any deformation in the fibers is recorded in the suit's data. This was originally designed to track damage caused by bullets and blunt-force trauma. As a result, he gets a partial ID on the license plate from when it hit Batwoman. The truck as it turns out belongs to a man named Bertrand Eldon, who worked at Blackgate for 20 years as their executioner.

Batwoman breaks into Bertrand's home and finds no one there. She finds Bertrand's service awards, and locates the hydrogen cyanide capsules on the coffee table. There's no sign of a trap, and Luke warns her not to grab it. She does anyway and nothing happens, and she confirms that there's nothing inside but a flash drive.

In Crows Security, Kate finds her father watching the confession. Jacob says that he doesn't believe that Judge Calverick is a fraud. He points out that Batman destroyed their lives. Kate tells Jacob that Beth became Alice because they stopped looking for her, and angrily says that Jacob gave up and blamed Batman because it was easier. She goes onto say that now an innocent man is going to pay the price for Jacob not listening then or now.

Batwoman heads to Calverick's office, where he is burning papers. She figures that the judge is burning the fake confessions, and says that he'll get free protection at Blackgate. Calverick runs out into his courtroom and the Executioner attacks him. Batwoman grabs the Executioner's axe and tells Calverick to run. Once he does, the Executioner says that he no longer trusts the law. Batwoman tells Luke over the radio to get backup to get Calverick into protective custody. Batwoman and the Executioner fight, and he eventually gets the upper hand. Jacob and one of his men arrive and Jacob shoots the Executioner. He sends the other to sweep the building, and Jacob tells Batwoman that he doesn't see a difference between her and the Executioner.

Jacob insists that he's accountable for Gotham and asks Batwoman who she's accountable to. Batwoman disarms him and they fight, and a timing device goes off on the Executioner's belt. Jacob realizes it's a dead man's switch linked to the Executioner's heartbeat. Gas pours into the room and the door seals. Luke confirms that the oxygen levels are dropping, and Jacob warns that the Executioner triggered the lockdown procedure. Batwoman asks Luke for ideas, and he says the hydrogen cyanide is flammable. However, Batwoman has to let the gas fill the room once to get full saturation. Batwoman tells Jacob to stay low to the ground, and he insists that he won't see the Bat symbol as the last thing before he dies. He says that the symbol let his family die, and Batwoman tells him to let his hatred fuel him into staying alive. Jacob explains that he has to blame the symbol because otherwise he'll have to blame himself. Batwoman ignites the gas when it reaches saturation level, and the cyanide burns off.

Batwoman visits Mary and asks where Sophie is. Mary tells her that Sophie's boss is Mary's stepdad, and she's not going to let him shut her down. Batwoman thanks Mary for saving her life, and Mary tells her that Sophie knows who she is and is probably going to tell Jacob. Mary also reveals that she didn't ask Sophie who Batwoman was, putting Kate at ease.

Later in Jacob's office, Kate looks over the information Jacob has on Alice. She realizes that she's been blaming Jacob for not saving Beth, but it was her as well who shared the blame for Beths circumstances as well since she was The Who crossed off the farm where Beth was all along, along with not being able to tell that Beth was behind the door of the farm. Jacob comes in and says that they're going to get Beth back and he won't ever give up. They both break into tears and Kate hugs him, knowing that she'll never be able to forgive herself if she doesn't forgive her dad first. Sophie comes in behind Jacob, exchanges looks with Kate, and leaves.

Kate struggles with Sophie who threatens to tell her father, Jacob that she is Batwoman. Meanwhile, Kate was chasing a criminal known as the " Rifle", but she lost sight of him after meeting Julia Pennyworth. That night, Kate had Sophie meet her at Alessandro's for dinner to reveal her alter-ego. They were interrupted by Alessandro, who asked the pair to leave due to their apparent show of affection upsetting him. He initially tried to use the dress code as an excuse, but Kate caught on to his lie and stood up for her rights, forcing Alessandro to admit his homophobia. When Kate subtly made a scene by threatening to have her stepsister, Mary Hamilton, use her influence to shut down the restaurant, Alessandro agreed to let them stay.

Eventually, Kate convinced Julia to disguise as Batwoman to Sophie thinks she is not. Kate later talks to Sophie at Crows Headquarters. Julia as Batwoamn was later shot by the Rifle with the coil accelerator and fell out of the window, down onto the streets. The Crows arrested her and planned to transport Julia to their headquarters, but she was rescued by Kate.

Back in the Batcave, Kate tended to Julia's ribs while the latter apologized for lying to her in the past. Luke revealed that a butterfly knife the police recovered from one of the murdered engineers of Hamilton Dynamics likely matched Alice's knife. Kate realized that Alice hired the Rifle to kill anyone who was connected to the coil accelerator and (incorrectly) Kate herself. Julia informed them that the SRR had tracked the Rifle to the Mediterranean, where she would be following him. Julia then said her goodbyes to Kate and Luke before leaving, also advising Kate to not make the same mistakes as Bruce and allow people to get close to her.

Kate as Batwoman ambushes a member of the Wonderland gang and asks him to give her his jacket. He initially refuses because it is "vintage", but ends up giving in. Kate returns to the Batcave and gives Luke the jacket and tells him to use the phone in his pocket to track Alice via GPS. Luke tracks the phone's GPS to Bowery, and Kate heads there. Kate finds Alice and accuses her of having hired the Rifle to kill her using Coil's accelerator. Alice reveals that she made sure that no one killed Kate and gives her sister the piece of technology that allows the accelerator to penetrate the Bat-suit. Kate advises Alice to surrender, but Alice orders her to leave when several of her henchmen arrive to support her.

At Hold Up, Kate finds Mary and she asks her to attend the Gotham Humanitarian Ball, where Catherine will be honored. Kate is still dealing with Catherine lying to Jacob about Beth's death, to which Mary reminds Kate that she has hope for Alice. Kate claims that Alice is different because she is "[her] family", which Mary is offended. She informs Kate that Jacob is coming to the dance because of her and that Kate would do the same before leaving. That night, Kate visits Jacob (who is actually Mouse) and asks if he is going back with Catherine. Jacob insists that he cannot just walk away from the wedding and Kate leaves, disgusted by who she thinks is her father.

At Wayne Tower, Kate is drinking and asks Luke how her father could choose to be with Catherine after all the pain she has caused them. Luke points out that Alice did much more damage than Catherine, but Kate insists that her sister's actions were due to her being "brainwashed". Kate finally finds out that the Jacob she met is not really him. As a test, she calls "Jacob" and tells him it's none of her business if he wants to go back with Catherine. Kate mentions a snowstorm at her wedding, and "Jacob" agrees. As soon as Kate hangs up, she reveals to Luke that Jacob and Catherine were married on the hottest day of the year, and deduces that the "Jacob" she just spoke to is actually Mouse.

Kate visits Alice and asks what she has planned. Kate even points to a photo that Alice kept of the two of her Bat Mitzvahs and discovers that there is still something good about her sister. Kate asks where Jacob is, and Alice replies that she left him in the same place that he left her. As Kate leaves, Alice informs him that Jacob is not well and that she must hurry. Kate runs to the Cartwrights' house, but finds that Jacob has already released his handcuffs and escaped. Kate as Batwoman later arrives at the Gotham Humanitarian Ball and attacks the Wonderland gang members, who are disguised as Crows while still looking for Catherine and Mary.

Kate confronts Alice and demands to know where her father is, to which Alice replies that Jacob is their father and she will soon find out. Alice complains to Kate about her years of captivity and reveals that she poisoned Catherine and Mary, claiming that Catherine deserved to "slip" into her family and brainwash Jacob, who "replaced" her with Mary and insists that Catherine caused her death for herself and Jacob deserved to go down with her. Kate is furious and starts to strangle her, but Alice simply scoffs at how Kate can't even kill her now. Kate releases Alice when Mouse arrives and knocks her down on the porch. Alice tells Kate swearing that she will eventually see things her way, and leaves. Jacob calls Kate and she explains what happened.

Kate later approaches Mary at her clinic and she tells Kate that her mother died the way Alice planned: slowly and in pain. Kate tries to comfort her, but Mary in tears rejects her stepsister and asks if Alice is still worth it. Kate sadly admits that she doesn't, and Mary tells her that it's too late before she leaves. In a narrated letter to Bruce, Kate states that she chose to hope that Beth could still be saved, but it only cost Kate her family again. She is forced to accept that the sister she knew was looking at their photo as children. She then tears up the photo. Kate later visits Jacob in her cell and expresses how much she hates Alice. Jacob promises to put Alice on the floor once and for all when he leaves, to which Kate admits that she will not stop him.

On December 10, 2019, Kate was fighting members of the Wonderland Gang when Harbinger appeared in a ball of light asking Kate to come with her. Kate refuses at first but Harbinger teleports her to the D.E.O. on Earth-38. Kate asks Kara Danvers who were the rest of the people and after some persuasion, Kate takes of her mask and reveals to people that she is Batwoman.

During a briefing at the D.E.O., Ray Palmer asked Kate if he could upgrade her batarang to which Kate threatens his arm.

Later on at S.T.A.R. Labs, Kate sat down with Kara and Sara Lance to have a drink in remembrance to Oliver Queen, who had died a few moments back. Kate mentioned the fact that there was still a multiverse to save to which Kara agreed. Kate later, at some point, traveled to the of Earth-74 where the Monitor started to talk about the seven paragons. During this discussion, Kara asked Kate if she wanted to hold Jonathan Kent but Kate politely refused. The Monitor revealed that Kara and Sara were paragons and that another one of these paragons was known as 'the Bat of the Future' and that you would find them on Earth-99. Kate decided to go and persuaded Kara to come as well.

When they traveled to Earth-99, they went to Bruce Wayne's mansion. When they knocked on the door, Kate was surprised to see Luke open the door. Realising that it was not the Earth-1 version of Luke Fox she knew, she asked if they could come inside to which Luke closed the door on them. Kara then proceeded to kick the door down to see Luke holding a gun. Then an eerily voice came from the staircase revealed to be the voice of Bruce Wayne. Bruce immediately recognized Kate but Kate was surprised to see Bruce.

While Luke took Kara to the library, Bruce and Kate went into the study room and Bruce revealed that Kate had been dead for 5 years. Kate explains to him the concept of the multiverse and after, Bruce takes Kate down the Batcave. There in the Batcave, Supergirl confronts him after discovering from Luke that Bruce had killed the Clark Kent of this earth. Kate later killed Bruce by kicking him into an electrical system which disabled his suit. His last words to her was for her to not kill anyone like he did.

When Kate and Kara returned to the Waverider, Ray used his paragon detector to detect the paragon of courage was on board the ship. Novu revealed that Kate was the true paragon of courage and Bat of the Future. After this, Kate and Kara decided to have a drink together. During this, Kate questioned herself as a paragon but Kara was able to give her a pep talk. Kate is then revealed to have taken Bruce's kryptonite he had.

Kate was then there when Ray's paragon detector detected the last three paragons being J'onn J'onzz, Barry Allen, and Ryan Choi. After that, she went to go question Lex Luthor with Kara about if the Book of Destiny could restore Earth-38. When Kara asked Lex and did not respond, Kate unlocked the prison Lex was being held in and threatened to break his arm and only then did he talk confirming that the Book could restore the fallen Earths at a great cost to the user however. Kate, fearful for her friend Kara's life, threatened to stop Kara. Surprising to Kate, Kara backed down.

Kate later approached Kara about why she had to stand up to her, in which Kara completely understood. Kate attempted to give Bruce's kryptonite back but Kara gave it back to her with the courage Kate would not have to use it. Afterwards, when the Anti-Monitor attacked the Waverider, Pariah sent all of the Paragons (including Kate) to the Vanishing Point. There, Lex Luthor wrote in the Book of Destiny that he was the Paragon of Truth instead of Earth-96 Clark Kent.

After one month of being in the Vanishing Point, the Spectre appeared to help them. The Spectre touched Barry's forehead giving Barry the power to carry J'onn, Kate and Sara through the Speed Force. However, Barry got disturbed by the Anti-Monitor while traveling through the Speed Force landing Kate in the middle of a heated argument between Ray and Oliver in the year 2015. Soon, she got noticed by Oliver in which she discovered that Oliver trusted no one but let them into his life anyway. Kate took this as a life lesson for her before Barry whisked away to the dawn of time in the netherverse.

In the eight grade, Kate was asked by her good friend, Evan Blake to Gotham Prep's Eighth Grade Winter Formal. Despite Kate already being out as a lesbian, she agreed to go with him to the dance. On the night of the dance, Evan's parents took him to pick Kate up. Upon arrival, he saw Kate in a velvet tailored suit and broke down into tears at the sight of her "radiating queer confidence" from her.

When the Anti-Monitor was confirmed to be back by J'onn J'onzz, Kate went with Wild Dog, Dreamer, Spartan, The Flash, White Canary, Supergirl, Martian Manhunter, Alex Danvers and Superman to stop him. After an intense battle with the shadow demons, Supergirl and the A.T.O.M. managed to shrink the Anti-Monitor with the help of Harrison Nash Wells and Ryan Choi.

Sometime later, Kate, together with the Flash, Superman, White Canary, Supergirl, Martian Manhunter and Black Lightning took part at a memorial for Oliver Queen at a S.T.A.R. Labs building, after which Barry proposed the others to officially create a pact between the seven of them in order to work side-by-side more often now that they live in the same universe, so that they would be able to prevent and face any future crisis.

" Okay, people. Time to recalibrate our gaydar. Batwoman is a lesbian? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but talk to me, Gotham. Whatever happened to politics staying out of our superheroes?"

Kate saves a runaway train as Batwoman, then is saved by GCPD cop Slam Bradley which causes everyone in the Gotham to believe they're in love, much to Kate's disgust. When Alice threatens Parker Torres to reveal Batwoman's identity, Kara Danvers wrote an article about how Batwoman was lesbian. This caused the GCPD to not trust Batwoman anymore. However, the citizens still supported Batwoman and accepted her for being a lesbian.

An alternate version of Beth Kane from Earth-TUD14 appeared on wayne tower on Kate's birthday. Kate mistook Beth for Alice and tried to hurt her, so Beth sprayed her and ran away. Kate later found Beth confused in Gotham park, they discovered that her universe is not that and they reconciled. Earth-TUD14 Beth was saved from the car accident by TUD14-Kate not experiencing the tortures August Cartwright and Mabel Cartwright inflicted on her. Beth was introduced to Luke and Mary and they became friends. When Mouse kidnapped Bryan Akins and Steven Forbes to get Alice back, Kate tried to save them but was also kidnapped and trapped in a car with the boys. Beth appeared as Alice and tried to trick Mouse, but it didn't work and she was also stuck in the car.

But eventually, Kate managed to save them. Later, the Bat Team threw a surprise party for Kate at Hold Up, where Beth started to feel sick. Two Beths in the same universe started to cause cellular degeneration between the two Beths. Beth was dying so she needed medical care, but the crows were chasing Alice all over town and would confuse them, so Kate ambushed five agents from the crows as Beth eloped with Luke and Mary back to Wayne Tower, where Kate offered her drink.

She asked the three of them if there was any way to save her. Batwoman later met with Sophie and asked if she wanted to start her warrant on the crows by killing Alice, with Sophie responding that Alice was a criminal. Kate returned to Wayne tower and found Alice there with Luke and Beth. Alice tried to kill her but Kate saved her. When the crows learned of Beth's location, Kate hid her in the Batcave, where Beth discovered that Kate is the Batwoman. Eventually, Kate had to choose to save Beth or Alice's life, she chose Beth, but August killed Beth mistaking her for Alice.

After mourning Beth's death Kate went after a woman nicknamed 'Nocturna' who picked up people at clubs and then drained them from their blood, killing them. Batwoman found a tied up female at a warehouse who was getting her blood drained and got confronted by the woman who's face is covered in a dark veil. The woman proposed to work together which Kate declined. After a struggle the woman bite Kate in her lips and injected her with tranquilizer which caused her to pass out.

Kate woke up tied up with Nocturna preparing to drain her as well. As Sophie and the Crows show up Nocturna is forced to leave. Sophie freed Kate but told her that the next time she would arrest her.

Kate made Mary do some tests and learned she got drugged with katemine by Nocturna's bite. She decided to have a party at her club to lure Nocturna in. While bartending Kate talks to Sophie who was send in to guard Mary and Kate. Kate suspected a woman flirting with Sophie but as she cut her finger the woman freaks out at the blood and is shown to be innocent. Kate then noticed Alice has approached the club as well, demanding to know where Mouse is. Kate explained that she does not know.

Later they found another suspect, Natalia Knight and linked her to the killings as she had ran out of blood for her disease. Kate found Alice in her lair who had been tied up by Nocturna and had send her off to Mary as her blood might cure Nocturna from her disease. After freeing Alice she made her way to Gotham Cathedral Church, which hasn't had mass for over a year and was closed down. She found Mary on the altar, tied up and getting drained from her blood. Batwoman fought Nocturna but ended up getting pinned and about to get bitten.

Alice moved in time and kicked Nocturna off her. as Alice took care of Mary, Kate chased Nocturna to the clock tower. Another fight ensued and as Batwoman found herself losing once more she used a ultraviolet light to burn Nocturna's face and used the distraction to cuff her.

Talking to Alice she told her she was the real vampire as she fed on Kate's guilth and that they are done. Alice replied she did not want Kate to give up on her.

Sophie used the Bat signal to call out Kate. As they meet Sophie explained how she lost her job. She told Kate that she is not sure who she is without her job anymore. As Kate told her she would keep her distance from now on, Sophie came at her and kissed her.

After Sophie was suspended because she helps Batwoman, she fall in love of her and they kiss. The next night, Batwoman goes to Sophie's home and they have an official first date. Batwoman wants to protect her and says that they don't see again because she has enemies and that they do the link she will be in danger, but Sophie answers her that she can defend herself, then they kiss. But Sophie's mother arrives, forcing Batwoman to leave.

The next morning, Gotham woke up in horror at the news of a "Serial Slasher" attacking digital influencers and tearing their faces apart. Kate decided to investigate, she discovered that the criminal was actually Duela Dent. Duela approached Batwoman, who escaped from her baseball bat and threw her on the floor. Duela then cut her mother's throat and ran away. However, Batwoman was able to save her by covering the blood with a medical cloth and she was presumably taken to the hospital where her life was saved by the doctors.

Kate also went to Mary's clinic to see if she recognized one of the possible victims. Duela's next victim was Veronica May, who she first hijacked from her van after killing her driver. Kate (as Batwoman) found the van and was approached by Sophie. They were discovered by the police but escaped.

Duela took Veronica to where they did their skin care line. She hung her over some acid, but before she fell, Kate saved her. Sophie defeated Duela and left her to the police. Afterwards, Kate decided that she shouldn't have a relationship with Sophie due to the danger she would be in.

"Congratulations, daddy. Now both your daughters are killers."

-Beth Kane to Jacob Kane

When a girl was going to be attacked by a thug on a street, Batwoman shows up to save the day, but the guy isn't one to back down so easily. He fights her and when her back is turned, he shoots Batwoman after she had asked the young woman if she was okay. He shoots her multiple times, but eventually she knocks him out with his own gun. The girl tells Batwoman that she'd ask for a selfie, but it looks like she is needed elsewhere and points to the sky.

" I don't expect a billionaire developer to understand how taking a man's life screws with your head."
"Try me."

Afraid of herself after killing August Cartwright, Kate refused to suit up, causing the formation of Batwoman copycats all around Gotham, along with a rise of its criminal element due to the real Batwoman's inexplicable absence. After Miguel Robles forced a man to blow up an area of Gotham (located around Mary's clinic), Mary gave Kate the inspiration she needed to go out there and be Batwoman again, while also revealing she knew Kate's secret identity.

Chasing Lucius's book

Kate saved several people from a human trafficking ring, during the fight one goon managed to pull her wig and nearly unmasked her before she defeated him. With Luke, she talked about how to deal with opponents going after her wig. Mary tried to celebrate the success of their mission with champagne but Kate only used the ice for her hurt knuckles.

They learned that Tommy Elliot was in possession of Lucius Fox's book which contained a way to kill the wearer of Batman's suit as it had been a fail-safe in case the suit ended up in the wrong hands.

The group tracked down Fox's book to a nightclub ' Lookout' which was a meeting point for mobsters and ran by Johnny Sabatino, Tommy Elliot's money launderer. Mary insisted in coming along but Kate refused as she would bring Julia as backup. Kate and Julia infiltrated the club where Kate saw Reagan who was barkeeping. Reagan admitted she still had feelings for Kate and the two flirted until Luke informed her that Julia was in position to put the lights out. Kate used the distraction to switch in her Batwoman suit and make her way to the office. It turned out to be a trap and she got captured with a booby trap. As Kate woke up she found herself chained and gagged as Sabatino and his goons prepared to auction her to the highest bidder.

After they sold her gadgets, she got auctioned to mobsters wanting to torture and kill her. Mary came in to buy her, pretending she wanted her suit. Sabatino promised her the suit after Batwoman herself would be killed. A mobster bought Kate and prepared to kill her. Mary made her suitcase with money explode and during the distraction was able to free Kate from the chains.

Kate was able to defeat the mobsters after a lengthy fight and after Julia brought Mary to safety she went after Magpie who had managed to steal the book. Grappling with Magpie she threw the book off the roof and as Kate got the book Magpie got away.

Leaving the building she spoke with Reagan who talked about how strange it was that this was the second time Kate was present at the same place as Batwoman. Kate told her Batwoman had helped her retrieve a book. The two went to Kate's place and had sex. The next morning Kate noticed Reagan was gone and had stolen the book as well, leaving the former emotionally hurt.

Kate tracked Reagan down to a motel room and kicked in the door; the only thing she wanted from her was the book. Reagan explained that she didn't have the book because she gave it to her sister, known to Kate as Magpie. Reagan further explained that this was the second time she gave that explanation because a blond woman with a British accent already accosted her for the info and the book.

Kate quickly went to find Julia Pennyworth who said that she wanted the book for Kate's sake, but Kate did not believe her. Their conversation was interrupted by Sophie who relayed that she and Julia were needed at a meeting.

Kate was confronted by Luke who questioned her about why her sexual urges were more important than her life in general. Kate refused to apologize for her actions, causing Luke to leave. Mary, who was trying to avoid being involved in the argument, got an alert via her phone that Tony Kim was kidnapped by the same person who kidnapped Professor John Carr, causing Mary to do research for Kate and for them to realize that Hush was kidnapping code-breakers because he must have an edition of the journal and needed to be found. The women continued doing research by reading the Gotham Gazette and realized that Carr wore a pacemaker which they could trace, but neither of them knew how to do the trace, realizing Luke's worth. Suddenly, on a land-line phone, Kate got a call from Gina, the girlfriend of Parker Torres, that Parker had been abducted.

Kate, unmasked, brought Parker to the Batcave much to the annoyance of Mary, who was upset that she seemed to be the last to know her own sister's secret identity. When Mary learned that Hush escaped, she insisted that Kate should apologize to Luke and get him to trace the pacemaker, but Kate merely frowned, causing Mary to take her frustration on Parker who was watching the Bats flying through the cave. When Kate finally calls Luke, he asks her how she got to his location so quickly, but the phone call suddenly stops. Both Kate and Mary tried to contact him, but, opposite of Luke's ways, the phone was off.

After Parker rewired the computers in the Batcave, Kate tried to make Parker work faster, annoying her. Meanwhile, Mary scavenged through a box and found Lucius Fox's glasses and showed her sister that the A.I. could translate the polyalphabetic sequence. Eventually, Parker learns that Professor Carr died at Arkham where Alice was imprisoned, causing Kate to leave without further discussion.

Arriving at Arkham, Batwoman fights a couple of guards before she activates her cowl and finds what room holds her friends. When she enters, Tommy raises his guns and Batwoman throws a batarang to get Alice's attention. Ultimately, though Luke tells her that the journal tells the secret of how to kill her, Batwoman trades the glasses for the freedom of her friends. After telling them how to escape the asylum, Batwoman decides that she is going back for the book when a guard discovers her and alarms others. Suddenly, all of the cells open and the place is filled with inmates who choose to fight anyone they see. Batwoman starts to fight inmates who try to harm the overwhelmed security guards until she sees the lights of a helicopter; though she was successful in retrieving her teammates, she failed to get the journal from Alice.

" His betrayal hurt a million times more than any of those bullets."

Later, as the Bat-Signal appears in the clouds, Batwoman meets with Jacob Kane who compares her war with Alice to Batman's war with the Joker and how the citizens of Gotham City are negatively affected. Jacob declares that if he ever sees Batwoman again, it is war.

Soon after, Kate was in a car with her father when they saw train patrons running away from a station; Jacob told her to stay in the car as he investigated. Kate boarded the train nonetheless and helped her father to battle a hulking man with two giant swords, who had already decapitated a train rider. Kate during the fight told the man that the train was filled with innocents, but he said that he did not care. When the train got to its next stop, the man ran, leaving Jacob and Kate wondering his motives and identity.

Kate went to Wayne Tower where Luke showed her a piece of Kryptonite and told her that it was the one substance able to penetrate the Batwoman suit; Kate asked if it was so important, why did Bruce Wayne leave it in a puddle in the Batcave, to which Luke replied that he was holding it for a friend. Kate, to Luke's amazement, described the "friend's" outfit down to its symbol. As Luke left to try to find a way to destroy the rock, Mary entered, wondering why the meeting was over so quickly without them discussing Tim Teslow's assault. Mary had researched the train attack and debriefed her sister on Teslow's biography, prompting Kate to want to talk to Apollo Teslow as Batwoman, but Mary questioned the logic of her costume change. Kate said that she can get around her father's edict, so Mary cited different instances where Jacob didn't care that Kate was his daughter and was harsh with his potential punishments. Kate, obstinate in her decision, told her sister that she wanted their father to see the vigilante Batwoman in a different light so that she can eventually tell him her secret identity.

Hiding in the shadows, Batwoman watched as Apollo exercised by running up and down the stairs of the Gotham City Arena; when he came near, she made herself known by commenting that his regiment made even her tired. As they conversed about Tim's past and his good traits despite how football warped him, Batwoman exited the shadows to see Tim approaching and screaming that his brother betrayed him. She told Apollo to run, but he stood watching. Meanwhile, Batwoman threw a batarang that pierced Titan's shoulder, but he shrugged off the blow as if it had not happened. The two began to fight as he swung his machetes. Titan dismissed Batwoman by throwing her down the bleachers before he crippled his brother.

Retreating to the Batcave, Kate had her wounds fixed by Mary who had to reset her shoulder while Kate watched on multiple monitors Gotham City News as Dana Dewitt interviewed Jacob who told all watching that the Crows would apprehend Batwoman and anyone who activated the Bat-Signal, since he blamed her for the death at the train and the crippling of the athlete. Luke entered after he got a call from Julia who said that Batwoman should refrain from this battle; Mary agreed because she believed that somehow Kate had cracked ribs. Kate admitted that Titan's strength was overwhelming. Luke displayed his research that Titan was attacking all those responsible for his current mental state. Mary continued her medical opinion that Batwoman should be sidelined for a few weeks so Kate could heal; Kate protested, but she was clearly not at her best. Mary remarked that she had an idea.

As Mary, with a phone in her pocket, activated the Bat-Signal, Batwoman got into position; she watched as the Crows surrounded Mary and Jacob approached. When Mary handed Jacob the phone, Batwoman told Jacob that she wanted to work with him because Titan was too much for her alone. Jacob was angry that Batwoman used his daughter as bait and destroyed the phone while telling his troops to leave the roof. Batwoman listened as the father and daughter argued; then she appeared behind Jacob offering a truce. Jacob asked how they can defeat their common foe and shook her hand in agreement.

At the arena, coach Kurt Donahue stands in the middle of the football field and waits for Titan; the Crows and Batwoman have scattered themselves throughout the stadium. Julia and Luke both give Batwoman the same message that she is the one being set up, but Batwoman assures Luke that she looked into her father's eyes and knows that he is sincerely with her. The lights go out; Batwoman switches to night-vision and sees Titan hurting Crows one-by-one. She descends on the field and tells the coach to flee; he does not hesitate. Titan and Batwoman fight with ferocity. She tries to talk to him and to remind him of his goodness, when gunshots riddle his body and he dies, to Batwoman's horror.

Suddenly, she finds herself surrounded by Crows who have their guns aimed at point blank range. Batwoman questions Jacob who fires on her, prompting his troops to do the same. A grappling hook to the dome of the arena gives Batwoman her only exit as the shots continued.

Mary brought the quiet, stunned Kate a bag of ice as she sat nursing her drink in Wayne Tower, lost in thought. Kate thanked Mary for having her back against their father.

Luke arrived and declared his victory over the Kryptonite shard he had; he took Mary's advice and crushed it. Kate asked the Bat team not to keep secrets from each other and revealed her shard of Kryptonite from "her friend", citing that she cannot allow it to be destroyed because it is not hers; she is only holding it.

Kate cried because she could not believe that her relationship with her father had gotten that bad, all because she wore that suit.

A few days later, Kate flew to National City to meet with Kara over whether or not to destroy the piece of Kryptonite that the former was saving. On the flight back to Gotham, shortly before the plane was intended to land, the aircraft's engine apparently malfunctioned due to being constructed with a recalled part, leading to a crash-landing. Kate remained missing following the accident, though her friends and family were determined to find her.

Meanwhile, a young woman named Ryan Wilder briefly donned the suit (which she'd found intact in the wreckage) and tried fighting the False Face Society, though she wound up having no idea how to work the suit's various gadgets. A short time later, after getting shot by Tommy Elliot (who was posing as Bruce Wayne, with the latter wanting the suit "back", and having stolen Kate's fragment of Kryptonite, which he used to shoot Ryan) with Ryan barely surviving the shot, Ryan returned the suit to Luke and Mary. But after saving Gotham's citizens, Ryan received Luke and Mary's blessing to operate as Batwoman in Kate's place, at least until Kate returns, becoming the second Batwoman and part of the Bat Team in the process.

Kate was held captive and tortured by Black Mask and his men for months, who thinks she is to blame for the death of his daughter. She fought his men while they were pulling her from the plane and her face was disfigured. During this time it was believed that Kate's plane crash was caused by Safiyah Sohail and that she was being held prisoner on the island of Coryana, with both Alice and the Bat-team fighting Safiyah to try to save Kate. In actuality, while Safiyah did not have her as her prisoner, she was later revealed to have been responsible for her disappearance and for Sionis' plan to capture Kate, as she was the one who gave Sionis the information about Kate's flight. After months of torture leading nowhere, Roman later hired Enigma to alter her memory.

Six weeks of forced therapy and brainwashing through hypnosis took place with Kate constantly reminding her abductors that she was "Kate Kane"; meanwhile, Roman went to the grave of Circe Sionis and retrieved her family mask. Enigma told Roman that she was ready; with a phrase, Kate now believed that she was Circe, having no recollection of her true identity or her original memories, and instead having the memories and personality of Circe replace them. Roman removes his mask in front of Enigma so that Kate/Circe will not be confused and will know that "her father" is beside her. Roman then begins to lie, telling her that he save her from the fire of Arkham, and that all of her current injuries and gaps in her memories are from surviving that fire.

"Circe" brought Alice to the Sionis Estate, telling her father that she wanted him to decide the fate of the woman who assisted Batwoman. Originally, Roman told her to kill Alice, but, at the last moment, he changed his mind, saying that he had a job for Alice. Circe knocked Alice unconscious after staring at her for a moment, then put her in the basement. Circe watched as Roman tortured Alice with a fingernail extractor. Later, Alice tried to run away but Circe stopped her. When Alice woke up, she prodded Circe about her familiarity, stating that she knew of a girl who used to have the same vicious determination as her. "Circe" revealed to Alice that she was in fact that girl (or at least she believed she was), which allowed Alice to figure out the true identity of Black Mask. Alice later told Roman that she could build a new face for "Circe". When she was finished with her new face, Alice pointed out to her brainwashed sister that she was not actually Circe Sionis, as her eyes were brown as opposed to Kate's genetically-colored blue eyes. After applying the face mask to Kate, Alice recognized her sister and said she had their father's eyes. Circe didn't understand what she was talking about and Roman asked Alice to leave.

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Continuing the lie of rescuing his daughter, Roman had his company do further work on "Circe", having them permanently attach her new face and cosmetically remove and heal the remainder of her burn scars and injuries to complete her transformation. The work that his cosmetic company did seemingly made "Circe's" new face become an organic part of her body, with it being able to bleed, scar, and heal just as natural skin would. Roman then made commercials with Circe as his model advertising his new burn cream "Rebirth" and has put in social media that Circe was in rehab for months to explain why she has not been seen. During her workout routine, Alice and Jacob capture Circe, and take her to Crow Headquarters to hide her from Sionis. A DNA test uncovers that she truly is Kate. Ocean later arrives and presents to them a pack of Kate's things to help trigger her memory. Circe doesn't move, until Alice offers her a mug she made her when Kate attempted to come out to her as a kid. That triggers Circe into imagining youthful Kate secured in a similar shelter Alice was in, with Alice using this to try to jog more of Kate's memories to the surface. As Jacob informs Mary of that Kate is in fact alive, Tatiana and individuals from False Face appear and attack Jacob.

Alice then tells her sister to escape and get as far away as she can while she tries to hold them off. Batwoman drives the Batmobile to where the Kanes are and arrives in time to discover Circe, who got away, scared and confused.

Ryan carries Circe back to Wayne Enterprises, where they are welcomed by a happy Mary. However, Circe doesn't recognize Mary and asks who she is. Sophie then arrives, surprised to see that Kate is alive - and in a split second is even more surprised when Circe recognizes her. As Ryan, Sophie, and Mary try to find out more about what has happened, Circe is set off into another vision, of a youthful Kate being assaulted by Circe in the same shelter Alice was once in. Circe then assaults Mary, who takes her out with a narcotic. They understand that Kate and Circe's personalities are fighting for control over her mind and body, and that Alice is fundamental in opening Kate's memories, and erasing Circe's and that they may have to make an exchange with Safiyah, and give her the Desert Rose to get Alice back.

While Batwoman and Mary bring Luke back and tell him that Kate's alive and that they need to rescue Alice to help Kate. While Alice's rescue takes place, Sophie looks after Circe in Mary and Ryan's loft, as the Circe and Kate sides of her personality continue to fight for control. At the point when Sophie leaves the room, Circe seizes control again and leaves to confront Sionis about who she actually is. After stabbing Sionis's hand and attacking demanding answers, Safiyah arrives to offer to tell her what she wants to know, as well as offer her a chance to decide for herself who she is.

At the Batcave, Kate convinced the Bat Team to give her back the Batsuit; she used a tranquilizing gun, knocked them out, and trapped them in the elevator. She fought Ryan Wilder, stole the suit, and several other objects from the villains who were in the cave for Roman Sionis.

A short time later, she took the suit and cut it up, using a piece of green Kryptonite to carve a diagonal line through the suit's emblem. She redid the suit in a version without the cowl, which she wore in the last battle against the Bat Team.

Kate is eventually freed from the brainwashing due to the efforts of Alice using the Snakebite, returning back to her former-self.

Kate decided not to take back the mantle of Batwoman, as her successor, Ryan Wilder has earned the right to be Batwoman. At The Hold Up, Kate told her ex-girlfriend, Sophie Moore that she will be leaving Gotham City in search of her cousin, Bruce Wayne, sharing a kiss with her in the process. After she left Gotham, Kate visited Kara Danvers and her father, Jacob Kane.

When the Anti-Monitor Crisis originally took place on April 25, 2024, Batwoman, among others was involved in the events. During the crisis, the Flash fought Reverse-Flash before disappearing from the timeline. However, based on several witness claims, there are contradictory versions of the events (whether the Flash was assisted by Supergirl and the Atom or a team comprised of Green Arrow, Batwoman and Elongated Man).

In a possible future, Kate as Batwoman is one of the several heroes remembered in the era called the "Age of Heroes".

"Kate is fearless, passionate, and reckless."

-Jacob Kane to Sophie Moore[src]

"I am everything you stripped away from my sister - hope, honor, integrity. I'm what she would have been if not for you."

-Kate Kane to August Cartwright[src]

After Kate was brainwashed by Evelyn Rhyme into believing that she was the late Circe Sionis, she become cold, cruel, sadistic, ruthless, and sociopathic, similar to her twin sister, Beth Kane, but to a far greater extent. She also became bloodthirsty, as she wanted to kill Angelique Martin and Ocean for their betrayal.

Peak of human physical condition: As a vigilante, former soccer athlete and a former top cadet of Point Rock Academy (alongside Sophie Moore) Kate is in top physical condition; she is strong enough to throw her enemies into the air and quickly master opponents much larger than her with relative ease. Due to five years of brutal combat and survival training under various conditions; Kate is remarkably resilient to cold temperatures, having no qualms in free diving with no protection in icy waters. Her physical strength seems to be even a bit inhuman, as Kate has little to no difficulty at all in lifting and throwing around full-grown men. She was strong enough to punch through ice from underwater using handcuffs, kick open the boarded-up doors to Bruce Wayne's office, break a metal staff over her knee and kick down Reagan's double-locked door. She is fast enough to exit a room unnoticed, not dissimilar to her cousin. Kate also has a high level of stamina as by her own admission, she can hold her breath for two minutes, but it gets "dicey" after two minutes pass. Her reflexes allowed her to catch Beth Kane's knife before it could hit the latter's doppelgänger, as well as dodge her own grappling gun's hook. Kate's father, Jacob Kane offered her the opportunity to join the Crows, putting her on par with former Navy SEALs and Green Berets.

Acrobatics/Free-running: Since becoming Batwoman, Kate has developed free-running skills and can fall from a height of several feet without hurting herself. Her abilities allow her to dodge and attack with fluidity from different directions without losing balance, as seen during her duel with the Executioner. She has also shown to be capable of reaching the tops of skyscrapers throughout Gotham. Kate was able to easily climb up to a window of the Wayne Enterprises building. She demonstrated the ability to perform multiple variations of flips during her training in the Batcave.

Honed senses: Kate's senses and reaction time are top notch, as she was able to avoid a blade strike from one of Alice's henchmen without looking.

Keen-level intellect/Business acumen: Kate is very intelligent; despite her part-time heroism, she manages Wayne Enterprises without any perceivable difficulty. Alice called her "clever".

Expert investigator: Kate is a very perceptive individual; as she was able to quickly determine that Kara Danvers is Supergirl. She thought to access Wayne Enterprises' security camera feed, which was not included in the Crows Security network. She is also observant of small details; she recognized the minuscule writing on a paddle held by one of Beth Kane's henchmen, which allowed her to locate her whereabouts. She also noticed a pattern in the Executioner's methods of killing.

Expert of deception: Kate is very good at keeping her own identity as Batwoman a secret; the highly intelligent Barry Allen, Kara Danvers and Oliver Queen respectively were unable to deduce that she is Batwoman; Kara had to resort to using her x-ray vision to discover that Kate is Batwoman.

Expert driver: Kate is capable of driving a motorcycle.

"I'd spent years traveling the world, training with combat and survivalist specialists so I could join the Crows."

Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Kate is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; she was able to quickly subdue Oliver Queen and Barry Allen simultaneously, the two latters who are highly skilled hand-to-hand combatants and martial artists their own rights, when reality itself was altered and they had each other's powers and combat skills, although it should be noted that she took them by surprise. Kate's combat style is comprised of Boxing, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Krav Maga, Sambo, Judo, Hapkido, Muay Thai and Aikido. Cisco Ramon referred to Kate as "badass" only moments after witnessing her in action and Kara Danvers even stated that the two of them would make a good team, not dissimilar to their cousins' relationship. Kate's combat skills are proven to be equal to Beth's and inferior to Ryan Wilder's. Before becoming Batwoman, Kate easily overpowered several of Beth's henchmen and even made use of her environment to fight them off, i.e. weaponizing a fire extinguisher, frying pan and a door. Kate is also one of the most deadliest combatants in the entire multiverse.

Master knife-wielder/thrower: Kate proved to have great accuracy with knives when she threw her batarang at an escaped inmate at Arkham Asylum and caught it when it returned to her after subduing the inmate. She also accurately threw one to knock Alice's remote off a building. Likewise, she can expertly intercept thrown projectiles with her bare hands, as seen when she caught in time one of Alice's flung knives, preventing the implement from hitting an alternate Beth. She is also cable of using two karambit knives in combat when she was brainwashed by the False Face Society.

Master stick-fighter: Kate is proven to be a highly skilled stick-fighter; as she was able to take down Alice and the Wonderland gang with a bo-staff. She can also handle multiple adversaries with two batons.

Master markswoman: Kate is highly skilled in the use of firearms; she dominated the sharpshooting competition and earned a medal for her skills at Point Rock Academy for hitting her target dead-on every single time, even while she was hungover. She was the only one out of 200 members to do this. She later precisely shot a Crows Security van's tire from 50 meters to rescue Julia Pennyworth. As Circe Sionis, she fired a crossbow at Sophie Moore's jacket, narrowly missing her torso and pinning it to the wall.

"My cousin figured it out years ago. Be more terrifying than your enemy."

Intimidation: As Batwoman, Kate has an intimidating appearance, capable of instilling fear in her enemies. This was seen when a criminal from Arkham Asylum, cried out of fear when he saw Batwoman.

Stealth/Infiltration/Escape artist: Kate is extremely secretive, being able to approach other individuals without being sensed. She was able to break out of a pair of handcuffs using a paperclip and nail to unlock her confines. Kate also quickly evaded her father's line of sight before she went to find Beth. Kate was able to snatch a Kryptonite compact from Earth-99 Bruce Wayne without anyone noticing.

"Sitting at that desk, staring out that window, watching this city that we grew up in rot at its core, you find a way not to break."

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain/Master survivor: A driven and determined individual, Kate is nearly fearless and almost never gives up under most situations. She spent months tirelessly searching for her missing twin sister, Beth, refusing to give up even when learning that investigators had seemingly found her body. Kate also has a high tolerance for pain as she didn't react when receiving stitches on her shoulder sewn there by Mary and reacted little when Mary had to reset Kate's other shoulder after a confrontation with Tim Teslow. During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Kate was revealed to be the Paragon of Courage; due to her bravery. Kate also has great survival skills; for example, she managed to survive explosion on her private jet; but she was severely injured in the process.

Circe Sionis face mask: After Kate's face got horribly burned to the point that it was unrecognizable, she needed a new face. Roman Sionis had Alice make Kate a realistic face mask of his daughter, Circe Sionis. With the help of Roman Sionis' cosmetics company, Janus Cosmetics, the face mask of Circe was permanently attached to Kate's face, and became an organic part of her body.

Batbike: Kate has a motorcycle to help her travel around Gotham. After passing the mantle of Batwoman to Ryan, Kate took her bike with her on her journey to find Bruce.

Batwoman suit: Kate wore a protective suit during her time as Batwoman, to protect herself and hide her identity from her enemies when she went out fighting crime.
Red wig: Kate wore a red wig while fighting crime as Batwoman; so her enemies did not mistake her for Batman, or Kate herself as she had shorter brunette hair in her civilian identity. She also used it as a memory of her birthstone.

Bo-staff: The bo-staff is a mechanically retractable and extendable staff that can compact itself to fit into the Bat-Belt. Kate used an expandable bo-staff in her battle against Alice and her wonderland gang. The staff is not extremely durable, however, as Kate was able to easily break it in two with her knee.

Kryptonite compact: Kate stole a small Kryptonite compact from Earth-99's Bruce Wayne.

The laser saw is a piece of Bat-Tech that can cut through virtually anything. Kate used the laser saw to save Beth Kane.

Rebreather: The rebreather is a piece of Bat-Tech that allows its user to breathe underwater. Kate used the rebreather to save Beth from drowning.

Just as Batman did, Kate had her own version of the utility belt. Her belt was very similar to Batman's in design, with the main difference having been its red-shaded coloration.

Kate used a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon. Given that she her arms are shorter than Bruce's, Luke had to modify a new set of Batarangs explicitly for Kate to use, since she had trouble in that regard with the original set - failing to properly catch a returning Batarang as it swerved back to her after she threw it at Magpie.
Recording device: Kate had a special Batarang with an audio-recording device built inside in order to listen in on both Roger Hayden and John Deegan inside Arkham.

Grappling gun: The grappling gun is a metal hook at the end of a length of monofilament wire attached to a spool which can be shot from a gun at high-ranges. It is primarily used for scaling buildings and ensnaring targets.

Subdermal transmitter: Kate used a subdermal tracking device the size of a microchip in order to locate and pursue some criminals.

Voice filter: Kate used a filter to disguise her voice from individuals who knew her civilian identity in order to prevent them from recognizing her voice.

Motorcycle: On Earth-1, Kate had a motorcycle as her model of long distance transport when acting as Batwoman in Gotham City.

Interdimensional extrapolator: During the search for the Paragons, Kate and Kara used an interdimensional extrapolator to go to Earth-99.

Circe Sionis death mask: Kate was forced to wear the death mask of Circe Sionis when being brainwashed into assuming her identity and to hide her true identity.

Twin double-edged karambit knives: Kate wielded two double-edged karambit knives while being brainwashed by the False Face Society as her primary weapons of choice.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Kate has many tattoos, with Kara Danvers implying that she has some which can't be seen.

Kate is allergic to feathers.

Kate smoked marijuana in high school.

Kate's blood type is O-positive.

Kate, whose full first name is "Katherine", shares her first name with her late step-mother, Catherine Hamilton-Kane, but is spelt with a "K" instead of with a "C".

Kate and Beth Kane getting chocolate-covered waffles at a waffle stand on Fridays after school is a reference to the waffle stand in the comics they frequented for their birthdays before being kidnapped.

Kate is one of many major protagonists in the Arrowverse to have a villainous family member (her sister, Beth Kane); other examples would include:

Oliver Queen (his half-sister, Emiko Adachi)

Kara Danvers (her aunt, Astra and her uncle-in-law, Non)

Felicity Smoak (her father, Noah Kuttler)

Winn Schott (his father, Winslow Schott Sr.)

Tommy Merlyn and Thea Queen (their father, Malcolm Merlyn)

Eddie Thawne (his future descendant, Eobard Thawne)

Lena Luthor (her adoptive mother, Lillian Luthor and her half-brother, Lex Luthor)

Nora Darhk (her father, Damien Darhk)

Jefferson Pierce, and by extension, Anissa Pierce and Jennifer Pierce (Jefferson's great-uncle and Anissa and Jennifer's great-great-uncle, Tyson Sykes)

Kate and Beth's birthday is January 26, which is "Australia Day". Interestingly, Kate was originally portrayed by Ruby Rose, who is Australian.

In the main DC comics continuity, Kate Kane is a superheroine known as Batwoman, affiliated with the Bat-Family. The character originated as Kathy Kane in 1956 and was a recurring love interest of Batman's until she was retired from the comics in the mid-1960s; she later returned in the 1970s but was killed off. In 2006, a new version of the character, now named Kate Kane and reimagined as being openly gay, was introduced in the post-Infinite Crisis continuity. The original version of Kane, however, was also reintroduced in 2011's Batman Incorporated series.

The Arrowverse version of Batwoman is based upon the 2006 re-imagining of the character.

In the DC comics, Batwoman had a relationship with Maggie Sawyer. The characters became engaged, but DC comics vetoed their wedding, causing the then writers to leave in protest.

Unlike Kate's DC comic book counterpart, whose natural hair color is red, Kate's red hair is only part of her suit.

In the DC comics before the New 52, Kate had no familial ties to Bruce Wayne.

Kate's friendship with Kara Danvers/Supergirl mirrors that of Barry Allen/The Flash and Oliver Queen/Green Arrow's, and also parallels the relationship of their respective cousins, Bruce Wayne/Batman and Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman in the DC comics.

Tommy Elliot refers to Kate as "Candy", much to her annoyance. In the DC comics, this was her cadet nickname while at West Point.

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Cynthia

Cynthia (died November 2019), better known as Gypsy, was an unrivaled collector and a meta-human Viber from Earth-19.

She came to Earth-1 to collect H.R. Wells due to him breaking the inter-dimensional travel ban on Earth-19. Her capture was interrupted by Cisco Ramon, who challenged her to trial-by-combat. Cynthia was defeated by Cisco and she returned to Earth-19 without H.R. claiming that he was already dead when she had found him. Later, on an assignment on Earth-2, trying to catch another breacher, Cynthia was captured by Grodd and forced to open a breach to Earth-1 for Grodd and his army to travel through to Central City. She helped Cisco and the team get rid of the gorillas on Earth-1 and went back to her Earth. She later returned to save Cisco from Savitar and Killer Frost, joining the team to defeat the two rogues. After trying to help in the battle with Clifford DeVoe, she became the ex-girlfriend of Cisco Ramon of Earth-1.

She was killed by Echo, a criminal she was pursuing who was revealed to be Cisco Ramon's Earth-19 doppelgänger.

As a collector, Cynthia is said to be a legend on Earth-19 as she had never lost a battle.

At some point Cynthia was partnered with a fellow collector who she later became romantically involved with. In 2014 Cynthia and her partner encountered a breacher from the 64th century of Earth-1 named Abra Kadabra who killed her partner along with several other innocent people. Cynthia then pursued Kadabra through the multiverse to get revenge.

Cynthia appeared through a breach, bringing up a holographic photo of H.R. Wells, searching for him in order to punish him for his crimes of inter-dimensional travel. She went to CC Jitters, picking up a coin and vibing his location, before knocking out two cops and leaving. The following day, she tracked him down to S.T.A.R. Labs. She was able to easily fend off Cisco Ramon and Kid Flash, before giving H.R. an hour to get his affairs in order. When she returned, she was challenged to a trial-by-combat by Cisco, allowing him the customary twenty-four hours to prepare. Later that day, while drinking coffee from Jitters at the waterfront, she was approached by The Flash, who attempted to subdue her, but to no avail. She then took H.R. as insurance.

The following day, Vibe arrived, before the two began to fight. They crossed through a number of universes, before returning to Earth-1, where Cynthia was caught off guard. Admitting defeat, Cynthia allowed H.R.'s freedom, along with her life. However, Cisco declined taking the latter. As she prepared to leave back to her Earth, Cynthia asked that H.R. never return, as she would pretend she'd killed him, thus remaining unrivaled. She was also going to bring back a giant sack filled with coffee as they didn't have it on Earth-19. As she and Cisco went to kiss, Cynthia opened a portal, returning to her universe.

Gorillas' attack

While she was chasing a dimension hopping fugitive from her Earth to Earth-2, Cynthia somehow found her way to Gorilla City, where Grodd took control of her and prepared himself to use her power to have him and his army cross to Earth-1.

Grodd used Cynthia to open a breach to Earth-1 for him and his gorilla army. He then sent Cynthia to attack Team Flash at S.T.A.R. Labs where Harry Wells managed to subdue her with one of his weapons. She was then locked in the Pipeline where she didn't seem to remember attacking them. She told them that the last thing she remembered was chasing a dimension hopping fugitive from her Earth to Earth-2 and then came upon a gorilla; that made the team realize that Grodd had taken control of her and must already be on their Earth as he couldn't control her between Earths. They asked her to help them but Cynthia refused and left to continue her pursuit of her fugitive. She then returned to her Earth where she met with the Accelerated Man and told him that she had found and terminated her mark. When he left, she was visited by Cisco who again asked for her help. She eventually decided to aid them and helped get Solovar to battle with Grodd and take back control of the gorillas. She then helped Cisco send the gorillas back to Gorilla City. Before she left, she and Cisco shared a goodbye kiss.

Cynthia tracked down Abra Kadabra to Earth-1, and found him fighting the Flash. After Kadabra vanished to S.T.A.R. Labs, they eventually managed to imprison him, but he told Barry that he knew the identity of Barry's nemesis Savitar, and would tell him if they released him. Cynthia wanted to bring Kababra back to Earth-19 to stand trial for his crimes, but Barry and Joe West considered his offer. She revealed to Cisco that Kadabra killed her partner on Earth-19, and was determined to capture him, which she finally had a chance to do. Suddenly, Cynthia discovered that Joe was releasing Kadabra, and when he was about to tell him Savitar's identity, Cynthia arrived and Kadabra escaped to Eobard Thawne's Time Vault, where he stole a power source that he needed to power his time machine which would return him to the 64th Century. Cisco managed to track down Abra Kadabra by using satellites to detect his unique energy signature. They found him attempting to travel back to the future. Eventually they manage to stop him and Cynthia returned him to Earth-19 where he was presumably subsequently executed for his crimes.

When Cisco was captured by Savitar and Killer Frost, Cynthia sensed his danger and rescued him. He complained about it and she revealed to him that she was mentally connected to him. Afterwards, during the final confrontation between Team Flash and Savitar, Cynthia joined Cisco in combat against Killer Frost. After they succeeded in taking her down, Savitar ran into Cynthia to knock her down before he took hold of Cisco and tried to kill him, only for Killer Frost to save Cisco. Savitar was defeated, and the team returned to S.T.A.R. Labs.

In the following 5 months, Cisco and Cynthia grew closer and their relationship escalated. On Earth-19's "1-1-1" holiday (described by Cynthia as a holiday celebrating "when one soul plus one soul equals one soul", most likely the equivalent to Earth-1's Valentine's Day), Cynthia planned to go on a date with Cisco, but he couldn't make it and she got upset with him. However, they eventually celebrated the holiday, with Cynthia wearing a dress.

Hooking up one night, Cisco attempted to find out Cynthia's real name, but she refused to tell him. She left to use the bathroom, requesting Cisco lose his clothes while she was gone. While she was out of the room, her father appeared, attacking Cisco. Reaching a peace, Cynthia allowed Cisco to take her father back to S.T.A.R. Labs, before the three of them went to CC Jitters to grab a coffee. Breacher, however, recounted how his Earth's coffee crops had all been wiped out, so he abstained from ever drinking coffee again. Cynthia offered to go grab him a tea instead. When she returned, they'd left, and she deduced he'd begun hunting Cisco. Following the 24 hour period, Cynthia and Breacher went to leave, the latter expressing both his dislike and respect for Cisco, before calling Cynthia by her name, Cynthia, much to Cisco's delight. The pair then left to deal with a code 17 breach.

Cynthia later sent Cisco a Christmas present from Earth-19. Cisco mistakenly assumed the device to be a break-up cube despite protests from Harrison Wells that it wasn't. Cisco opened it, only for it to play a sexy message from Cynthia with everyone gathered at Joe West's home overhearing it to Cisco's horror.

Cynthia apparently sent Cisco many different cubes containing messages in hologram form, all of which Cisco kept. At one point, she sent a cube asking Cisco for his decision on whether or not to take her father's place as a hunter. Breacher had previously lost his powers due to old age and retired after asking Cisco to be "the new Breacher." Cisco did not answer the cube, not having decided yet (or at least not wanting to give an answer.)

Cynthia was later called in by Team Flash to attempt to co-vibe with Cisco to find where Clifford DeVoe would go next. They found that DeVoe was going to steal something from shipping container 16 at the Central City Docks. However, they discovered after going to the yard that they had seen the wrong container and had been too late to stop DeVoe. Cynthia attributed this to her and Cisco's recent problems in their relationship, resulting in them not being synced enough to co-vibe properly. Cisco then tells Team Flash what Breacher asked of him. Barry tries to talk to Cynthia, and get them to patch up their relationship so that they can find DeVoe. After failing to co-vibe again, they try to talk about their relationship. Cynthia reveals to Cisco that she doesn't want him to replace Breacher, and Cisco tells her that he is unsatisfied with them living on separate Earths. They are interrupted by Barry, who tells them that they are going after DeVoe.

As the both Clifford and his wife Marlize take a shot at taking the quantum PCs, Gypsy arrives with Barry, Cisco and Caitlin and attempt to take the DeVoes out. But Team Flash is defeated while Clifford utilizes his forces to strangle Gypsy, who starts gagging. Marlize gets up and persuades Clifford to stop. The DeVoes escape, and the team returns to S.T.A.R. Labs.

After their failed mission, the group returns to S.T.A.R. Labs, where they learn DeVoe's plan. Cisco and Gypsy later vibe to the Collectors Agency HQ on Earth-19. Choosing to cut off their association, Cisco tells her that he won't leave Team Flash to replace Breacher. They say goodbye to each other, and go their separate ways.

Eventually, Cynthia was able to track down Echo on Earth-19. The two started a duel in hand-to-hand combat, which Cynthia ultimately won. However, Echo revealed his identity to her, which turned out to be Cisco's Earth-19 doppelganger. She stopped attacking, and quickly breached him to Earth-1. That hesitation allowed Echo to use a transonic-demolecularizer on her, which vaporized her and killed her instantly. Her plan was that Earth-1's Cisco could unmask him.

Breacher would return from Earth-47 upon hearing of Cynthia's death. He believed Cisco had killed her, but helped to catch Echo. Breacher invited Cisco and Kamilla to Cynthia's remembrance ceremony on Earth-19.

Her stun pistol, which was on Earth-Prime for unknown reasons, was placed on display alongside other objects from fallen allies of Team Flash in the Hall of Fallen Heroes in S.T.A.R. Labs. Her name was also nano-engraved into the wall to protect her memory from any changes in the timeline.

While Cynthia believed the law should be enforced she still had a good heart. Cynthia was very flirty with Cisco Ramon because she thought he's cute. She was shown to keep her word as she kept her promise of giving Cisco one day until their battle to the death over H.R. Like H.R., Cynthia had a great appreciation for Earth-1's abundant supply of coffee, shown by taking a rather large amount with her back home, as all coffee has been wiped out on Earth-19. To which, she is also shown willing to bend certain rules. Cynthia had been shown to be immensely dedicated to her job, single-mindedly pursuing her targets with frightening resolve, and treating them with very little mercy. However, when her emotions are stirred, she could be persuaded to give up the chase, help others out of the line of duty, and even outright lie to her superiors in a compromise with those who have defeated her. This could be difficult, since she appears not to like opening up about details of her life, even to people she's close to (such as when she refused to tell Cisco her real name).

Meta-human physiology: Through unknown means, Cynthia's physiology was altered and her DNA augmented, allowing her to access her new-found powers.

Dimensional energy manipulation: Cynthia has a psychic link to the natural energies of reality, allowing her to connect with various vibrations of the multiverse and manipulate them for various effects.

Dimensional awareness: Referred to as "vibing", Cynthia can perceive events throughout time and space through the kinetic sense; one such example of this is when she touched a tip given by H.R. Wells, allowing her to track him down. This also apparently augments her natural reflexes as she was able to counter The Flash during his sneak attack. Also, it seems this ability allows her to see through H.R.'s disguise as his partner Randolph Morgan, specifically calling him H.R. She is also able to Co-vibe with Cisco as a result of having deep connection with him and her powers.

Interdimensional travel: Cynthia has the ability to open breaches through space, both between different universes and within the same universe, allowing her to instantaneously traverse tremendous distances. She could even utilize this aspect of her powers for defensive purposes as seen when she opened up a breach before Cisco, re-directing an icy blast fired at him by Earth-1's Killer Frost.

Vibrational blasts: Cynthia can generate powerful concussive blasts of vibrations from her hands, strong enough to throw a fully-grown human quite a distance. Unlike Cisco's, they are red instead of blue. She can also use this power to disrupt Speed-Force powered movements, briefly stopping the speedster Wally West.

Mental connection: As she stated to Cisco, "vibers" are connected by their powers and are able to observe each other if they're skilled enough. Cynthia used it to find and rescue him from Savitar right as Killer Frost was about to execute him.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Coupled with her powers, Cynthia has shown to be a relatively proficient unarmed melee fighter, catching even speedsters off-guard, leading her to be unrivaled in her role as a collector. Cisco Ramon did not see her losing a fight to anyone.

Skilled markswoman: Cynthia was shown to be capable in the use of firearms, specifically with the stun pistol she used on H.R.

Keen intellect: As an elite field officer, Cynthia is shown to be sharp-witted and intuitive. A skilled tracker, she was able to follow H.R.'s trail through the multiverse with ease. She is also very alert, anticipating H.R. and Barry's attempt to subdue her. In battle, she is very efficient using her powers in unison with her combat skills, using her breaches to appear from one location to the next during battle, leaving little time for her opponents to counter.

Stun pistol: Aside from her concussive vibration blasts, Cynthia has an energy pistol as her sidearm, designed to stun targets rather than kill them. This allowed her to briefly knock out H.R. by shooting him in the chest and not damage him in the process, though he was left with soreness upon recovering moments later. In the new multiverse, it remained on Earth-Prime and was placed on display in the Hall of Fallen Heroes in S.T.A.R. Labs.

The Chronicles of Cisco

Cynthia possesses the same powers as her father, suggesting that she may have inherited them, although it's unknown how and when meta-humans were created on Earth-19 (though if she did inherit them from her father, meta humans have been around on Earth-19 for longer than they have been on Earth-1.

Cynthia has been shown to have a liking towards coffee from CC Jitters.

Cynthia is lactose intolerant.

In the DC comics, Gypsy, also known as Cynthia "Cindy" Reynolds and Cynthia Mordeth depending on the iteration, is a skilled telepathic superheroine from Earth-1 who can cast illusions and turn invisible, with a similar counterpart on Earth 16. In the New 52 her relationships with Breacher and Cisco/Vibe are similar to the show, with little inspiration taken from her pre-Flashpoint character outside of including her skills as a marksman.
Cynthia may also have been inspired by a minor Flash character, Peregrine. Peregrine was a female agent of the "Cronarch", ruler of the 64th Century, whom was tasked with hunting down time fugitive Abra Kadabra, considered to be a rebel and criminal in his home era. This situation resembles that of H.R. Wells being hunted by Cynthia because he'd broken the law prohibiting inter dimensional travel to or from Earth-19.

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Eddie Thawne

Species

Status

Meta- human

Alive (resurrected)

" It's funny. Returning from the dead really has a way of making you realize the mistakes you made in your old life. My mistake was being a nobody."

Edward "Eddie" Thawne (January 6, 1983 - May 19, 2015; resurrected 2049) is a former police detective of the Keystone City Police Department until he transferred to Central City Police Department. He was the partner of Joe West, the fiancé of Iris West, a good friend of Barry Allen, and is an ancestor of Eobard Thawne. Nicknamed "Detective Pretty Boy" by Joe, he was one of the first police officers in the CCPD to discover of the existence of meta-humans - second only to Joe - and eventually learned of Barry's secret identity as the Flash. Learning he was Eobard's ancestor, Eddie would later sacrifice himself to erase the Reverse-Flash's existence, saving his friends' lives and attempting to prevent any further harm to Central City or time itself.

Years later, Eddie would be mysteriously resurrected in 2049 on Earth-Prime with no memories of his previous life instead believing himself to be a scientist working for Mercury Labs known as Malcolm Gilmore. This would all change when he would be struck by a red lightning bolt from the Negative Speed Force, becoming its new avatar. Seeking revenge against Barry after learning that he married Iris, Eddie was manipulated into assuming the mantle of Cobalt Blue, resurrecting Barry's old enemies as the Legion of Zoom. However, after losing his power, he stole the powers of his legion and began to destroy the timeline. After a final confrontation between the two, Barry was able to force Eddie to break free of the Negative Speed Force's control, his friend convincing him to remove the Cobalt-97 and take control of the Negative Speed ​​Force; making amends with Barry to keep the balance in the universe by uniting the Positive and Negative Speed Force.

A member of an affluent, prestigious family, Eddie Thawne was the son of a politician and a woman, being an influential member of the town he was born and raised within. He was implied to be very close with his grandmother Agnes.

As a child, Eddie was short and overweight, frequently picked on by bullies as a result. The taunts often turned into physical violence, and he suffered many beatings at his tormentors' hands, getting his "ass kicked, a lot." Eddie's problems worsened when his father was responsible for a factory's closure which many people depended on. The bullying continued to escalate until a sympathetic gym coach trained Eddie to fight back. She taught him that the "key to fighting is patience." Eddie also found it difficult to make friends.

In adulthood, Eddie became a police detective with the Keystone City Police Department. During his time as an officer in Keystone, Eddie was familiar with the Rusty Iron Ale Brewing Co..

In late 2013, Eddie transferred from Keystone City to the Central City Police Department.

On December 11, the night of the unveiling of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator, Eddie was to meet Katie Rogers, a dancer, at Mama Chow's Fine Dining for a dinner date, which he was really excited about. However, Katie canceled at the last minute due to an injury so Eddie dined by himself. After dinner, he ended up stopping a thief who had stolen Iris West's laptop and brought the perpetrator to the CCPD. Sometime after Detective Fred Chyre was killed, Eddie was Joe West's new partner and started dating Iris in secret.

9 months later, Eddie happily greeted CSI Barry Allen who had just awoken from a coma, before he and Joe left to investigate a robbery at Gold City Bank. They brought back various witnesses to the station, questioning the witnesses on the circumstances surrounding the bank robbery. He discussed with Joe how the robbery had a freak storm proceeding it, a seemingly frequent occurrence, similar to the "wide world of weird" cased that Barry loved investigating. They went on to question numerous witnesses, along with viewing footage they'd recorded on their cell phones. Following work, Eddie later went out to meet Iris at his girlfriend's work, where they exchanged a kiss and talked a little, before Iris went to talk with Barry. Not long after, Eddie and a number of other police officers arrived at the crime scene that Barry and Iris had been associated with. Eddie showed Joe the sketch artist's illustration from a suspect, which appeared to be the apparently deceased criminal Clyde Mardon. Suspicious that he could've survived, the two went to Mardon's old farmhouse, where they found the criminal. However, before they could arrest, Mardon knocked Eddie and Joe away with wind and began to create a tornado around himself, proceeding to move it outside. Joe carried Eddie's unconscious body outside by their car while they were powerless against Clyde. As a piece of debris flew through the air, it almost hit them, but was intercepted by Barry's super speed, saving them from danger by ultimately unravelling the tornado and Joe shooting Mardon.

Detective West received a call that there was a situation at the Central City National Bank. By the time that they arrived there, both the strongman and The Streak had left. Iris met him at the crime scene, having been promised fro-yo. He reassured another cop that there was nothing between Barry and Iris, as they were like siblings, and Barry wasn't even Iris's type. When he finished, Eddie took Iris to get fro-yo. On the way there, the two were involved in a crash with multiple vehicles. They were uninjured, however as they got out, a tiger, the cause of the crash, pounced towards Iris. Eddie tried to nudge them away with pool toys, though they had little effect. However, the Streak intervened, zapping them away with static electricity, leaving Eddie to think that he'd done all of the work. When animal control arrived, the man commended Eddie for being able to do what he did, and Eddie mocked Barry for allegedly hiding and seemingly soiling himself. They reached the police department, where Eddie bragged about his achievement, only to soon be sent back out to a homicide. They concurred that the homicide was connected to the zoo outbreak, and started to look through the deeds of several companies scattered all over the floor. A short while later, Eddie and Iris attended a sports game. At half-time, Eddie labelled the surprise of a circus as "crappy", to which Iris simply mocked him, asking if he was afraid of the circus. Eddie attempted to go get some extra beer, though Iris made him stay to watch, kissing as he sat back down. Mr. Bliss soon struck fear in to everyone, causing Eddie to hallucinate seeing himself pointing a gun, apparently a past traumatic experience. However, Eddie, along with the rest of the crowd, was rushed outside of the stadium, claiming to have a raging headache. He attempted to keep everyone calm by announcing that he was police.

Eddie was present with various other police members at the scene of a robbery. He downloaded surveillance footage, of which only showed one perpetrator. However, Barry found evidence leading to the idea that it was in fact six people. After unintentionally implying that Captain David Singh could have been a suspect due to similar shoe size, Eddie walked off in embarrassment to survey the rest of the crime scene. Eddie later came to visit Iris in Barry's lab. While they immediately acted distant, Barry reminded them that he knew of their situation and they proceeded to kiss. A while later, Eddie and Joe visited Simon Stagg after having been shot at only a day before. They asked questions about the former employee Danton Black, though Stagg denied that it would ever be Black. As Simon walked away, Danton and masked clones began shooting at the three of them, forcing them to run for cover. When the coast was almost clear, Eddie took Stagg to safety. That night, Eddie visited Iris at his girlfriend's work. There they watched an interview with him on TV, and soon after he left for the police department to help with the hunt for Black.

After Leonard Snart made an attempt to rob the Kahndaq dynasty diamond, Eddie along with Joe arrived at the scene. Eddie questioned how the driver who was shot made it to St. Andrews Hospital. Eddie later revealed Iris had previously talked him into going to the Khandaq Dynasty diamond exhibit. Eddie later told Joe that he's serious about Iris and he could see himself married to Iris. Eddie and Joe then furthered their conversation about Iris to which Eddie said they should just listen to the radio though it only made things more awkward between the two. Eddie later went to Trivia Night at CC Jitters with Iris, Barry, and Felicity Smoak. When Eddie saw Felicity's dress, he suggested that Iris buy the same dress. Eddie later incorrectly answered the name of Han Solo's ship after being over excited. At Central City's train station chasing Snart, Eddie was told by Joe to stay back and wait for back up but Eddie later reminded Joe that they're partners so he doesn't take orders.

Barry held a social get together which included Eddie, Iris, Cisco Ramon and Dr. Caitlin Snow where Caitlin also expressed attraction to Eddie yet Cisco expressed distrust in him, mainly out of jealousy. Later Eddie, Joe and Barry investigated a bombing at an office building though were unable to find what was stolen. Eddie later witnessed Joe being forced to hand over the instigation to General Wade Eiling on Singh's orders.

Eddie and Joe visited a crime scene with Barry, where the victim was burnt to a crisp by electricity with nothing else affected, despite numerous combustible objects nearby and no electrical objects around. Later Iris visited Eddie at the precinct by it was held up by William Tockman who took Iris, Joe and every cop hostage but Eddie managed to stay hidden. As Tockman attempted to get Singh to give him a helicopter, Eddie attacked him, only to be shot. Tockman took Iris as leverage, though Joe managed to convince Tockman to let Iris say goodbye to Eddie. As they kissed, Eddie took the opportunity to tell Iris where his spare gun was located, which Iris used to defeat Tockman. Afterwards, Eddie was taken to the hospital and soon recovered.

After Iris spent the night with him in his apartment, Eddie was disbelieved when Iris brought the Flash up, and went to a crime scene where all the people in the back tried to murder each other and Eddie comforted one of the people. Eddie began to notice all the strange occurrences in Central City and believed the Flash to be responsible and asked Singh to organize a taskforce to capture the Flash though he disbelieved him and Iris became mad at him for hating the Flash. Later when Eddie and Iris were driving back to his apartment, they began to fight about the Flash and Iris confessed to having met the Flash a few times which Eddie felt outraged about, but the speedster himself abruptly took Eddie from the car and started beating him down in the street (as the speedster was manipulated by the Rainbow Raider at the time). However, the Arrow arrived and fought the Flash which allowed Eddie and Iris to escape. Eddie later visited Iris to say that Singh approved the taskforce and he vowed to take the speedster in which his girlfriend now supported.

After seeing Iris's Christmas present from Barry, Iris's mother's wedding ring, Eddie suspected Barry harbored feelings for Iris though Iris denied it as Eddie gave Iris a present himself; a key to his apartment to move in with him which Iris accepted. Eddie later investigated a murder and thieving at Mercury Labs and he suspected the Flash's involvement due to the sighting of a blur. Eddie and Joe later went to S.T.A.R. Labs where Dr. Harrison Wells, Cisco and Caitlin set a trap for the attacker but found Reverse-Flash instead of the Flash. After Reverse-Flash escaped and severely beat Wells, Reverse-Flash attacked and killed Eddie's taskforce but let Eddie live before the Flash personally attacked Reverse-Flash. Eddie later wondered why Reverse-Flash let him live and Joe confessed to the existence of meta-humans, like the Flash and this counter, and told Eddie that their existence needed to be kept secret. At the West house, Eddie, Joe, Iris, Barry, Cisco and Caitlin celebrated Christmas.

After someone attacks on Wells's mansion, Eddie noted to Joe that Wells wasn't harmed even though Wells was right where the shattered glass fell, which was suspicious because Wells shouldn't have been able to get out of the way quickly due to being confined to a wheelchair. Joe asked Eddie to go back to Wells's house and search everything. An unknown creature appears to which shots from Eddie, Joe and rest of the force do nothing in harm before the creature leaves. Eddie later unknowingly encounters a time-traveled version of Barry from a year in the future, asking for recorded a video message of him saying what Iris meant for what Barry claimed to be a video montage for Iris's birthday.

Eddie and Iris met up with Barry before the couple have dinner with his mother. Eddie later tries to talk down someone who wants to commit suicide by jumping off a building before the Flash uses super-speed to deliver the individual to Eddie.

Original Timeline: Eddie and Iris are joined by Barry and Linda Park on a double date. Eddie and Linda get uncomfortable with Barry's and Iris's personal closeness agitates both Eddie and Linda. Eddie and Barry later are at the Central City Morgue, learning that Mark Mardon used weather-based abilities to torture the coroner and is now after Joe. After Mardon uses lightning to try to kill Joe but Singh is hit instead and hospitalized, Eddie and Joe goes off to face Mardon which results in Joe being yanked away by Mardon much to Eddie's horror. Eddie later gives an impassioned speech to the Central City Police Department.

Current Timeline: Eddie punched Barry after Barry confessed feelings to Iris but Eddie later apologized after Caitlin covered for Barry saying that was a side effect of the lightning strike and is receiving treatment at S.T.A.R. Labs for "Lightning Psychosis".

With Joe's support, Barry reveals being the Flash to Eddie in an effort to convince him to help protect Iris from investigating Mason Bridge's disappearance as Barry and Joe did not want Iris to get too close to their suspect for Iris's safety as Reverse-Flash murdered Bridge and subsequently hid evidence. Eddie later lies to Iris, suggesting that Mason had run away to Brazil about a liaison with a mysterious woman. When discussing their story with Joe and Barry, Eddie makes it clear that he has doubts in regards to keeping Iris in the dark for safety but decides to argue about it another time. He listens to Barry's suspicions that Wells is Reverse-Flash. While having the Flash assist his arrests makes his job in apprehending criminals easier, Eddie struggles to keep Barry's secret with Iris, believing Iris deserved to know, but Joe told him to keep it from Iris. This strained their relationship, as Iris didn't think Eddie should hide anything. While eating at a restaurant with Iris, Barry, Ray Palmer and Felicity, Iris berated Eddie for hiding a secret and stops living with him for a little bit.

Barry and Eddie later tracked down the meta-human Hannibal Bates who could shape-shift into anyone after coming into contact with. Hannibal framed Eddie by impersonating him and shooting two cops. Barry takes Eddie out of prison due seeing Eddie's situation as similar to Henry's, but Eddie convinces Barry to return him back to custody. Thankfully, the Flash defeated Hannibal and the video evidence proved Eddie's innocence to DA Cecile Horton. Eddie told Iris that his secret is that he was working with the Flash and they started to rekindle their relationship. When the team neared their plan to capture Wells, Eddie planned to propose to Iris. He asked for Joe's blessing, but Joe refused to give it. He later goes over to the bridge with his girlfriend. But just as he is about to propose to Iris, Eddie is knocked by Reverse-Flash. Before Reverse-Flash could kill Iris, the Flash arrived and Reverse-Flash kidnapped Eddie. Reverse-Flash was revealed to be Eobard Thawne, Eddie's descendant from the future.

Though imprisoned, Eddie confidently believed that Eobard would fail against the Flash's team. Eobard revealed Eddie's fate in the future: Eddie would go down as the most forgettable individual in the Thawne family due to his uneventful life as a detective. Eddie was also devastated when Eobard reveals that Iris will marry Barry in the future instead of him. Eobard revealed a plan to Eddie to return to the future before the former re-activated the particle accelerator and escaped. The team found Eddie trapped and managed to free him. Disillusioned from his time with Eobard, Eddie is confronted by Iris about his proposal. He revealed that Iris marries Barry in the future and left. Despite Iris's unwillingness to accept the future, Eddie chose to break up with Iris, knowing that his love interest always loved Barry all along.

Though the group finally managed to capture Reverse-Flash with the help of the Arrow and Firestorm, Eddie fell into a period of depression, and remained painfully aware of everything that had been revealed to him about the future. In an attempt to comfort him, Martin Stein theorized that Eddie was an anomaly in time, describing him as a "coincidence" and capable of choosing his own future. Remembering how he met Iris, Eddie encouraged himself to disregard his belief in destiny and repair his relationship with Iris, saying "screw the future".

Eddie, Ronnie Raymond and the others would watch when the Flash returned after not undoing Nora Allen's death and destroying Eobard's time vehicle, resulting in the two speedsters fighting in the Pipeline. As Reverse-Flash gets the upper hand and threatened to kill all of Barry's loved ones before striking a finishing blow, Eddie shot himself in the chest, aware that his own death would prevent Eobard from having ever been born. Eddie found comfort that he would die a hero, and soon passed away in Iris's arms to which Eobard gets erased from existence. But his actions' effects on the timeline caused a singularity to form in Earth-1 that threatened to destroy the world. The wormhole managed to engulf Eddie's body before Barry and Firestorm were able to avert the disaster.

Eddie's life apparently had very minimal historical significance and was the only member of his family with virtually no record of, unlike his parents and descendants which comprised of successful scientists, politicians and captains of industry. Eobard knew of Eddie's existence but considered his ancestor a failure who had a "spectacularly uneventful" career as police detective and a "waste of a life" unlike the rest of their family from Eobard's perspective.

In the Legion of Doom's alternate reality via the Spear of Destiny, Eddie was still alive.

Eddie was grieved by Barry, Iris, and Joe in secret, painfully aware that the world could never learn the truth of his sacrifice. The deaths of both Eddie and Ronnie caused Barry to work alone for six months in an attempt to prevent anyone close from getting hurt, regarding both individuals as the true heroes who saved Central City instead of the Flash. Five months after Eddie's death, Barry had a vision of he and Firestorm defeating Captain Cold and Heat Wave. Eddie was amongst those praising the Flash's efforts after this small victory.

After Eddie's death, his photo was displayed at CCPD's wall of fallen officers as a memorial.

Iris moved past grieving for Eddie, but continued to hold back from finding someone else. In March 2016, Barry traveled back in time, and recorded a video message of Eddie expressing his love for Iris. Iris later watched the video and cried tears of joy at Eddie's words, which finally allowed Iris to move on from him.

Eddie's likeness showed up as the Speed Force when Barry tried to save Wally West from the Speed Force's prison, lecturing Barry about time travel having consequences.

Eddie's sacrifice unfortunately didn't prevent further damage in saving the timeline from Reverse-Flash's wrath, however, it did occasionally disrupted his descendent's time remnant's plans.

"Oh, how about your career as a police detective? It's spectacularly uneventful.";
"Yeah. Well, we'll see.";
"No, we have seen. I have seen. I am from the future. And you are the only Thawne to be all but forgotten by history. Waste of a life, waste of a man."

-Eobard Thawne taunts Eddie Thawne

Prior to 2024, Eddie remained in his career as a police detective which was apparently a "spectacularly uneventful" one. Eddie was not going to be needing his grandmother's ring to propose to anyone, implying that he never married. However, Eddie had to have conceived at least one child which eventually resulted in being a progenitor of apparently successful scientists, politicians and captains of industry as well as a very distant great-grandfather of Eobard.

Eddie had an uncle named Robern. In 2014, Eddie encountered Nora West-Allen and Bart West-Allen (while posing as interns) while he started working with Joe and meets Iris. Eddie's life remained the same as he was engaged to Iris until he died by sacrificing his life to save Team Flash from Eobard, with his body being absorbed into the singularity over Central City caused by Barry's trip back in time. However, Eddie's sacrifice was in vain as Reverse-Flash was still able to exist.

A photo dated to 2014 of Eddie and various other officers, including Joe, was on display on a wall in a hallway at the CCPD in late 2021.

In 2022, Deathstorm used Eddie's likeness to psychologically torture Iris, specifically acknowledging Eddie's sacrifice didn't prevent Reverse-Flash from repeatedly returning.

After the universe was reset following the Reverse-Flash's death, Eddie would be mysteriously resurrected on Earth-Prime in 2049 as "Dr. Malcolm Gilmore", a scientist who works at Mercury Labs. He lives in a house that resembles the West House, and has no memory of his previous life.

Malcolm decided to go to the CCPD to find out more about the file when he noticed that the officers were all staring at him in mild surprise and shock. The police captain, Daisy Korber, stepped out of the office and quickly recognized him as Eddie. He was then directed to his picture on the Honored Officer's wall and saw that Eddie had died over thirty years ago. Malcolm told his story to Korber who had trouble believing him. When asked to show his ID, Malcolm saw it glow and change into Malcolm's license, but excused it as a trick of the light. Malcolm soon began to grow frustrated when no one seemed to believe him, causing Korber to tell him of a brief time knowing Eddie and how kind he was when Korber came in as a rookie. Malcolm asked how Eddie died but Korber didn't know as it was just one in a long history of unexplained incidents in Central City. Malcolm began to get flashes of Iris in his mind and quickly left the precinct.

Malcolm made his way over to the Central City Citizen, looking for anything he could find about Eddie in Iris' office, but he was quickly caught by Taylor Downs who called security as he was a trespasser. When he tried to explain that he was simply looking for Iris, he hit a dead end as Taylor replied that Iris wasn't there. After seeing a photo of Iris and Joe, he got more flashes of Eddie's memories, specifically ones from the day he died. Malcolm then left the Central City Citizen and headed for the cemetery, claiming he needed to see Eddie's body.

He later found Eddie's grave and began digging to try and get to his coffin. Just as he reached it, he was found by Korber, who held him at gunpoint. Malcolm tried to explain that he needed answers as to why he looked like Eddie and why he was remembering his life, however, Korber tried to reason that he couldn't be Eddie as he was dead. Getting more flashes of his past, Malcolm laughed out loud recalling his dying words that nothing was a coincidence. He then moved to open the coffin where he and Korber found that it was empty. Once he saw the empty coffin, Malcolm began to get a clear recollection of Eddie's death and he was restored to his proper state of mind of his previous life. He then told Korber that he was Eddie and he had died by shooting himself in the chest. Korber was still in disbelief so Eddie proved it was him by showing that his shirt now had a fresh bloodstain over the wound and he dug into his chest, retrieving the bullet that he had shot himself with as a bolt of red lightning struck the tombstone behind him.

With his memories restored, Eddie went to Flash Museum to ask the Flash for help. Once there, the Negative Speed Force reached out to him by taking the form of the daughter he could have had with Iris. It offered him the Cobalt-97 crystal as a way to get his life back, however, Eddie was rescued by XS. Connecting with Team Flash, they agreed to help him. Things got worse when the Negative Speed Force possessed Nora and began to manipulate Eddie into believing that he had his entire life stolen from him. Needing time to process his feelings, Eddie left Nora alone for a moment. Barry arrived from 2023 and was immediately attacked by his possessed daughter, drawing Eddie back into the room. Seeing his friend brought back to life, Barry escaped with Eddie and brought the two back to Malcolm's "house".

In the brief reprieve from the chaos caused by the Negative Speed Force, Eddie and Barry began to piece together the larger plot, with Barry figuring out that Eddie must have been resurrected by the Negative Speed Force to replace its lost avatar. As Barry tried to convince Eddie of this, the Negative Speed Force continued to manipulate Eddie, leading to an argument between the two in which Eddie accused Barry of stealing his life. Barry was briefly able to reach Eddie by bringing up Iris only to be called away when the Negative Speed Force began to attack Central City. As the Flash went off to save the civilians, Eddie traveled to the West-Allen Family's flat to find Iris of 2049.

Iris was initially happy to see him, but the conversation turned sour when Eddie revealed he had a way for them to still be together, with Iris telling Eddie that a marriage between them would have never worked out, as Iris was always in love with Barry. Enraged by this response, Eddie stormed off, leaving Iris with an ominous warning about what he planned to do.

Back in Malcolm's lab, Eddie decided to accept his role as the Negative Speed Force's new avatar in the hope to rewrite the past to get his old life back, approaching the Cobalt-97 and speaking to the Negative Speed Force within it. Upon accepting the powers of being the Negative Speed Force's avatar, Eddie was shown four deceased villainous speedsters and was granted the ability to go and find them.

Following the Negative Speed Force's plan, Eddie used his abilities to form a team comprised of his descendant, Hunter Zolomon/Zoom, Savitar and August Heart/Godspeed, bringing them all into the Negative Speed Force. Once the villainous speedsters agree to team up, Eddie uses the Cobalt-97 to create a suit for himself, completing his transformation into Cobalt Blue. Shortly after, Eddie arrived at the hospital where Iris was getting ready to give birth, threatening Barry and Iris. When the two tried again to convince him to stop serving the Negative Speed Force, their attempts fell on deaf ears, as Eddie believed that it had given him far more help than they were able to.

Eddie began to chase Barry through the city, showing a mastery of his new abilities and nearly defeating Barry in a one on one. However, Eddie was unable to kill Barry thanks to the timely intervention of XS and Team Flash. In response to Barry's team arriving, Eddie opened up four portals and summoned his legion: Zoom, Savitar, Godspeed and Reverse-Flash. With both of their teams breaking into a fight throughout Central City, Cobalt Blue and the Flash faced off again taking them into CC Jitters where Eddie held two civilians at sword point to force the Flash to surrender. Before he could relish in his victory, Jay Garrick arrived and stole Eddie's speed by using a tactic learned from the Flash of Earth 90, leaving him briefly powerless against the two Flashes. Refusing to give up, Eddie absorbed the speed from the defeated Legion before teleporting back into the Negative Speed Force to get more speed.

While Eddie was absorbing more speed from the Negative Speed Force's heart, he was interrupted by Barry who disrupted Eddie's energy siphoning in an attempt to save his life. This sparked a brutal brawl between the two avatars, with Eddie nearly killing Barry in the same way that Reverse-Flash did when Eddie died the first time. After seeing this, Barry was able to talk Eddie down and show him what he had turned into due to the Negative Speed Force. Despite the Negative Speed Force telling Eddie to kill Barry, Eddie ripped the Cobalt-97 off his chest and destroyed it, taking total control of the Negative Speed Force. Afterwards, Barry and Eddie agreed to work together and find co-existence between the two Forces, the two shaking hands to solidify their new partnership. Eddie then returned Barry to the hospital so he could be on time for his daughter's birth, telling Barry he was happy for the former and Iris. With Barry gone, Eddie was left alone in the Negative Speed Force to begin restoring the balance.

"What are the odds that Dr. Wells would travel back in time and get stuck in the exact same city as his great-great-great-great grandfather? Working in the same profession, the same building? And that part of his plan to get home would mean that he'd have to preserve and protect your life. That makes you this rare thing that no scientist can plan for."
"Which is?"
"Coincidence. There is no science to coincidence. You, sir, are an anomaly. A wild card, as it were. You are the only person in this whole story who gets to choose his own future."

-Martin Stein and Eddie Thawne[src]

"No! You listen! The second I died, everyone forgot about me! And you, Barry, the man I sacrificed my life for, you thanked me by stealing my fiancée! But now, I have a chance to change that."

-Eddie Thawne to Barry Allen[src]

Negative Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: Eddie became the avatar of the Negative Speed Force like the Reverse Flash before him. The difference between the two is how they became connected to the Negative Speed Force; as Eddie gained his powers from the Cobalt-97. After agreeing to become the new avatar of the Negative Speed Force, Eddie possesses the powers of any speedster, being nearly identical to those of his descendant Eobard Thawne. As the avatar of the Negative Speed Force, Eddie is an extremely powerful speedster.
Superhuman strength: Due to the tremendous amounts of Speed Force energy in his body, Eddie displays a degree of superhuman strength, exerting inhuman amounts of force without using his speed.

Accelerated healing factor: Eddie's healing factor is on par with Barry Allen's, as his Negative Speed Force connection allowed him to remove the bullet from his chest and fully recover, much like how Barry was able to recover from massive psychic feedback that was equivalent to Savitar stabbing him through the chest, which would be a lethal injury for most - Iris West died that way in several futures.

Superhuman durability: Eddie's durability is well-above that of normal humans, as he is able to endure attacks and exertions much quicker than normal and survive impacts that would be fatal or at least permanently disabling to normal humans.

Superhuman speed: Eddie is able to move at speeds very close to that of the Flash at his peak.

Superhuman stamina: Eddie's body can handle the stresses of superhuman racing without noticeable distress. His body's enhanced stamina allows him to function much longer than a normal human without getting tired or weak. Therefore, he is also adapted to the extreme amounts of force exerted on him while he is moving at super speed, as well as the extreme temperatures and lessened amount of breathable air.

Superhuman agility: Eddie possesses inhuman bodily coordination, balance, equilibrium and dexterity. He is able to change direction immediately, thus allows him to make sharp turns on city streets without sliding or losing his balance.

Electrogenesis/Electrokinesis: Eddie can produce powerful red electricity from his body, generate a continuous stream of lightning to launch at a target, as well as generate various constructs to be used in battle. He can also absorb electricity from various sources to empower himself. When the Negative Speed Force dimension turned blue, Eddie's lighting might have changed from red to blue as well.

Speed siphoning: Eddie has the ability to absorb speed from other speedsters, specifically other Negative Speed Force users. After his speed was drained by Jay Garrick Eddie absorbed the speed of Reverse-Flash, Zoom, Savitar and Godspeed to make himself even more powerful than before.

Singularity creation: As a result of his original death and the Cobalt-97 Eddie gains the ability to generate singularities not dissimilar to that of Breaches. Originally this power was activated as an emotional response, however, with the help of the Negative Speed Force, Eddie manages to gain control over this power, using it to form the Legion of Zoom.

Genius-level intellect/Expert investigator: As a police detective of the Central City Police Department, formerly of the Keystone City Police Department, Eddie is a highly skilled investigator.

Expert driver: Eddie is a highly skilled driver; he is able to drive several different types of vehicles; such as cars.

Expert chemist/Scientist: While under his false life as Malcolm Gilmore, Eddie was bestowed great scientific knowledge and potential. Malcolm had his own private lab, and possession of a blue crystal; made of calcified cobalt and Negative Speed Force energies.

"I got my ass kicked. A lot, until my gym coach took pity on me. She said the key to fighting is patience. Here. A lot of guys waste energy trying to land the most punches. All it takes is one, but you got to make it count. Choose your spot and drive through it, like it's six inches behind the target."

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: As a police detective, Eddie is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, as he had received training as all Keystone City Police Department members do. As seen during a training session; with Barry Allen, Eddie also had a degree of boxing skills that; he had honed from a young age thanks to his gym teacher lessons. He helped exemplify this; by teaching Barry about proper striking methods. Eddie's combat capabilities; allowed him to overpower Hannibal Bates for a time. He also once punched Barry; although it said be noted that; he caught the latter off-guard.

Expert marksman: As a police detective, Eddie is highly skilled in the use of firearms.

Cobalt Blue armor: After accepting his status as the Negative Speed Force's avatar, Eddie used the Cobalt-97 to create an armored suit made of Negative Speed Force Energy.

SIG-Sauer P229R Eddie carried a sidearm as a detective. He ultimately used his weapon to shoot himself in the chest to stop Eobard Thawne.

Handcuffs: Eddie carried handcuffs; whenever he was out on patrol.

Cobalt-97: As the avatar of the Negative Speed Force Eddie is directly linked to the crystal, and he can communicate with it mentally and hear its voice. It is currently unclear whether Eddie gains any extra powers from the crystal in additional to his regular powers. Had the crystal fused with his body, however, he likely would've produced blue lightning. When Eddie saw what he had become due to the Negative Speed Force's corruptive influence, he smashed and destroyed the crystal.

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Eddie is right-handed.

Eddie shares many traits with Tommy Merlyn:

Both characters are related to a major antagonist, Malcolm Merlyn and Eobard Thawne, respectively, and their surnames are the same as those villains.
Both Eddie and Tommy were also mistaken for Eobard and Malcolm by some fans respectively early on in the series, until the latter two made their official debuts/revealed their secret identities.

Both debuted in the first season of their respective shows, and subsequently died by the end of the same season.

Both died protecting their loved ones; Tommy died saving Laurel Lance from the collapsing CNRI building while Eddie killed himself to protect Iris West and his friends from the Reverse-Flash.

Both characters have villainous counterparts in the comics.

Tommy facilitated a love-triangle between himself, Laurel, and Oliver Queen, while Eddie formed a love-triangle between himself, Iris, and Barry Allen.

Both characters were considered as being failures by their respective close relatives. Malcolm cut Tommy out of the family fortune and subsequently hired him in order to put his son's life in order. On the other hand, Eobard merely split Eddie apart from Iris only to ensure that Eddie begins a long blood-line of brilliant men of science, which included Eobard.

Both characters' deaths prompted the main characters, Oliver and Barry, to change their methods of vigilantism.

Both characters have appeared sporadically in the subsequent seasons of their respective shows, where they haunt the main character but also inspire them.

Both characters were resurrected in their respective shows final season, with Malcolm being brought back by Oliver's spectre powers and Eddie brought back by the Negative Speed Force, and go on to have fresh starts in life.

Eobard hates him for romancing Iris West and derailing Barry's future; which couldn't come true if Iris didn't marry Barry. Eddie is all but called a parasite who nearly destroyed everything Eobard worked for.

Eddie's exact relation to Eobard was never specified, but it was stated by Martin Stein that Eddie is Eobard's great-great-great-great grandfather. However, that was likely Martin's guess based on the time Eobard is from.

Eddie didn't appear in the Legion of Doom's rewritten reality. It would seem that either Eobard created a reality where his ancestor isn't needed to exist or did restore Eddie but the Speed Force is aware that things shouldn't be like this. This is referenced by the fact that the Black Flash is still chasing after Eobard, and shouldn't be if Eddie were to exist.

Although Eddie committed suicide in 2015 to erase the Reverse-Flash from existence, Eobard likely continued to exist via the Negative Speed Force as a time remnant.

Though not confirmed, it is possible that Eddie (or his grief) was connected to Deathstorm as he was sucked into the singularity along with Ronnie Raymond. This is further hinted with Deathstorm as Eddie having a physical form, unlike the other hallucinations Team Flash received from Deathstorm.

Because Eddie was resurrected by the Negative Speed Force in the year 2049, this would indicate his dead body traveled to the future by going through the singularity, and was brought back to life a while later by the Negative Speed Force.

Since the Negative Speed Force is the most powerful of the Negative Forces, once Eddie gained total control over it at the end of season 9, there is a chance Eddie also has a certain amount of dominance over the other Negative Forces too.

Eddie's name was a red herring for viewers that knew of Eobard Thawne before Eobard revealed himself and mentioned Eddie as a distant relative in "".

Eddie also shares his name with The Rival (Edward Clariss), Jay Garrick's archenemy in the comic books.

In the comics, the modern-day Thawne who lived in the present day is Malcolm Thawne, Barry Allen's long-lost twin brother, and possessor of a blue talisman that give him super speed, among other powers.

While his body was being sucked into the singularity, Eddie was shown to be wearing a blue object around his neck, and was being dragged inside with several pieces of cobalt resin from a time machine. This may be a nod to Malcolm having worn the talisman around his neck, a gift from his grandmother, possibly indicating that he could return. Eddie also acquired his engagement ring from his grandmother, further reinforcing the similarities.

In 2049, Eddie is known as "Malcolm Gilmore". In the comics, Dr. Gilmore is the doctor who stole Malcolm Thawne at birth and reported him as stillborn.

Eddie was originally going to appear in the 100th episode of .

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Ralph Dibny

Occupation

Original multiverse
Private investigator
Vigilante (in secret)
Member of Team Flash (in secret)
Police detective (formerly)
New multiverse
Private investigator
Vigilante (in secret)
Member of Team Flash (in secret; formerly)
Police detective (formerly)

Alter ego

Elongated Man
Stretchy Man (formerly)

Ralph Dibny is a former police detective of the Central City Police Department and a private investigator. He is the son of Debbie Dibny and an unnamed man, the grandson of an unnamed woman, and the close friend of Barry Allen, Cisco Ramon, Iris West-Allen, and Caitlin Snow.

In the pre- Flashpoint timeline, Ralph was one of the 17 people who lost his life during the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator's explosion. However, he reappeared alive in the post-Flashpoint timeline, gaining his powers due to exposure to dark matter from the Speed Force. Using these superpowers, Ralph joined Team Flash and began acting as a meta-human vigilante and superhero, initially referred to by the media as the Stretchy Man, but shortly thereafter being dubbed the Elongated Man.

After Joseph Carver's death and Eva McCulloch returned to the Mirrorverse, Ralph left Central City; with Sue Dearbon to defeat other criminal organizations; that are similar to Black Hole. Eventually Sue returned to Central City leaving Ralph overseas to fight the criminal organizations by himself.

In late 2012, Ralph was CCPD's lead detective during the murder investigation of Judy Gimlin, one of Barry Allen's first cases as a junior CSI wherein Ralph was his superior. Judy was stabbed to death and her husband, Reagan was the prime suspect.

Convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that; Reagan was the perpetrator, but had intentionally and so cleverly arranged the crime scene so that; all suspicions would be diverted away from him, Ralph instead planted evidence - a knife with Reagan's fingerprints - to "frame" the suspect for murder. But Barry; who went through something similar with what happened to his parents and thus; adhered to get the truth out more than anyone. determinedly sought to; prove Ralph's fabrication and ultimately testified against him, after inspecting the knife and determining it to be a fake murder weapon.

This led to Ralph being dishonorably kicked off from the police force for good and drove a deep wedge between his once-good and working professional relationship with Barry; who was left with the belief that; Ralph did what he'd done not for justice, but for the glory of it and this threw away what viable respect that; Barry once had for his disgraced former superior. Barry's mentorship under Ralph ended on bad terms and vice-versa.

Ralph spent years telling himself that he was doing the right thing, during this time, his friends, family and associates severed him from their lives and he eventually realized that; he did the wrong thing and; by breaking the law to achieve what he wanted; even if it was a noble cause; he became the very thing from; which he swore to protect the citizens of Central City from.

On October 10, 2017, Ralph was on the bus that was exposed to dark matter particles resulting from Barry Allen's return from the Speed Force. Ralph did not exhibit his powers immediately after that, but took a few weeks. He was visited by Barry and Joe West regarding if he had been on the bus that day, but gave them no information since Barry still has Ralph's ire. Soon after Barry and Joe left, two thugs came to Ralph's office. They hung him by his legs off the top of an establishment to intimidate him, inadvertently causing Ralph's powers of elasticity to manifest and allowing him to descend safely from that height, albeit with his lower limbs now rubbery and exceedingly stretched beyond the limits of their original design. He was later brought into S.T.A.R. Labs where Team Flash there did preliminary tests to his new attributes, all of which greatly disturbed Ralph who just wished to return to normal, but could not as he was still new to his meta-human abilities, preventing him from deliberately returning his outstretched extremities back to their default state.

A serum administered by Caitlin soon gave Ralph a measure of control, but was told that the concoction had not fully reversed his new condition instead rather only made it more manageable, which Ralph quickly realizes when he successfully lost weight upon visualizing it - finally letting him see (and beginning to appreciate) the perks of his meta-human condition and most-recent development. Ralph later met with the mayor, recanting his blackmail and returning the photos he took. He was shot by Bellows, only for both of them to find that his powers made him bulletproof. When the Flash came to save him and apprehend Bellows, Breacher appeared to attack him, as he mistook Ralph for one of the elastic invaders that ravaged his planet, so the Flash stopped him as well. While the mayor escaped with Joe on a helicopter, Barry revealed himself to Ralph and implored him to use his powers for good, so Ralph stretched an arm to reach the chopper from afar, allowing Barry to run up and save Joe. In the end, the two reconciled. Barry offered Ralph a place on Team Flash, which Ralph considered. When Barry, out of interest, asked him about his motive for investigating Bellows, Ralph revealed that a client requested him to investigate the mayor over the phone, going by the last name DeVoe.

Pursuing Mina once more, Dibny chose to prevent her from leaving by holding her car in place with his arm while Barry was fighting a caveman statue. This also caused Dibny to neglect falling debris in the ongoing chaos as a utility pole fell on a young girl. Dibny is wracked with guilt that his actions could have killed a child and admits he's never had to care for other people before since being a private investigator is so simple. Barry promises to be there for Dibny as a friend and that the job is always going to have its hard days. At a museum chasing down Mina, Dibny redeemed himself by choosing to save a night guard from a T-Rex statue over catching Mina, and paid the cheap price of becoming the said extinct dinosaur's chew toy, only spared because of Ralph's rubber-like physiology nullifying the skeleton's biting force, keeping its teeth from biting and actually cutting through him. Ralph then uses his own body to wrap around the skeleton cadaver's maw, keeping it from harming anyone or anything else in the museum. Later that day after Mina's re-capture, Dibny visited the young girl who had been injured in the accident and cheered her up by making balloon animals with his hands and feet.

The team, fearing for Ralph, set up a "babysitting program" for him, which consisted of watching him 24 hours a day. While being guarded by Cisco, Dibny picked up a carton of items from the bus from a lost property store that had a plate of a certain Izzy Bowin. Ramon immediately found the woman in one of the bars where she was currently touring. Barry decided to go with Ralph to the place and immediately after the concert they accosted the woman, making her case quite clear: the evil man is hunting her and wants to use her abilities. Bowin was not sure about the truthfulness of the men so she attacked them with a sound wave and ran away. Soon Dibny Ramon and Allen decided to talk to Izzy again, but this time in costumes of the heroes. Unexpectedly, the Thinker appeared on the battlefield, and to everyone's surprise, Bowin managed to injure him and provoke him to flee. Having no other choice, the heroes took the woman to S.T.A.R. Labs, where they tried to get her to cooperate by showing their true faces.

Izzy wasn't going to give up what she had achieved for something she didn't understand, though. It was only after talking frankly with Ralph that she realized she should try. The team trained the woman to use her abilities to defeat the Thinker until Bowin hurt herself. Ralph tried to stop her from leaving, but to no avail, because she wanted to face the enemy herself, not trusting the heroes. Ramon soon tracked down the woman DeVoe was with. Despite the heroes' efforts, the woman fell into the trap of a criminal who connected her to a body-changing machine. Ralph couldn't believe what was happening as he liked Izzy a lot and broke down as he watched Clifford kill Bowin and run away with her body. Several hours later, Dibny let Allen into his office while listening to Izzy's song. The detective, realizing that his friend had lost his job, handed him a business card, "Barry Allen, Private Investigator," accepting him into "his agency". He unequivocally stated that they have three more people to find, and when they do, he will personally finish the Thinker.

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When Ralph and Cecile Horton were searching who could be Cicada, they decided to research about the people tended by FEMA during the Enlightenment. They attempted to get the list of patients from Vance Brandon, but he declines unless they have a warrant. Cecile realized he was embezzling money by using her empathetic powers, so she blackmails him to make him deliver them the lists in order to not divulge his embezzlement.

Ignoring Barry's cries, Ralph entered the heist by himself, eventually being the first to find the printer. However, he discovered that the clients were all small children who needed new organs. His heart changed, Ralph knocked out the henchman with him and prepared to bring the printer to the hospital, but he was caught and held at gunpoint by another squadron.

As Ralph was being taken to be killed alongside Barry, the latter escaped from Ralph's trap and knocked the henchmen unconscious. Ralph explained that stealing the organ printer was too big a crime, as the patients it was going to help were all little kids. Barry and Ralph agreed to go back in together to rescue the printer from Goldface's gang, using the "stun" setting on their blasters so they wouldn't have to kill anyone. Dodging "kill" blasts and shooting to stun, the two fought their way through the lab and were on their way to the organ printer when Goldface summoned them back to the garage. They attempted to shoot him down but were horrified to discover that he was a meta-human with a layer of literal gold under his skin. Goldface subdued each of them in turn, eventually strangling Ralph with a golden whip, but Barry used an empty "kill" gun to distract Goldface, free Ralph, and trick Goldface into electrocuting himself, knocking him unconscious and disabling his gold skin. Though they were disappointed to have lost their key to the meta-human cure, Ralph praised Barry for their success in escaping from the criminal world while leaving everyone alive, though he teased Barry for his criminal code name. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs and free from Goldface's cuffs, Ralph sat by Barry's side as Caitlin tended to Barry's wounds from the fight earlier, and Barry reminded a distraught Ralph that they'd still had a win by taking down a powerful meta without their powers, which would help them keep fighting even if Cicada's dagger dampened them. They suddenly got an anonymous call from Iris, who had sneaked into Orlin's house in search of a story for her newspaper. Back in their meta-human egos, the three joined Iris at Dwyer's abandoned house, and she revealed that she knew Cicada's weakness.

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Due to his interest on pairing Cisco with Kamilla Hwang, he gave him suggestions on what to do with a book he brought to the team.

After Nora West-Allen changed the timeline 53 times to prevent Cicada from killing a metahuman from Team Flash, the team found a way to regroup by using Nora's time rewind. About his date with Kamilla, Cisco decided to be himself because he saw that the times he used fake personas she lost interest on him.

When the team persuaded Orlin to take the cure and he was a normal human again, another Cicada took him away and killed Vanessa Ambres. The second appeared, which was actually Grace Gibbons of the future. Grace was part of the Reverse Flash plan to be released from prison. After Team Flash defeated Cicada by administering the meta-human cure to her younger self and destroying her uncle's dagger, Nora sacrificed herself to fix her mistakes and was erased from existence once a new timeline began to set.

"I will protect this city, with my dying breath"

-Elongated Man at his press conference

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Ralph arrives on the and presents himself as Elongated Man. He is very surprised to see a doppelgänger of Superman, while Frost tells everyone to ignore him, as he is new, and this is his first crossover. When it is revealed that Ryan Choi is one of the Paragons, Ralph, Iris and Ray Palmer decide to go to Ivy University and tell him about the crisis so that he can help them.

They find Ryan alone in his laboratory on the phone to his wife. He immediately gets off the phone when he realizes his hero, Dr. Ray Palmer is standing before him. Ray quickly explains they're heroes, and the doctor for obvious reasons does not believe that. So, Ralph takes this time to stretch out his arm across the room and give the man to Kleenex. They insist Ryan is a Paragon and they need him to help save the universe, quite freaked out by everything Ryan backs out of the room, wanting to spend his final moments with his wife and child.

Eventually, Iris manages to convince Ryan and they take him to Waverider. Harbinger appears and reveals that she is possessed by the Anti-Monitor. The heroes try to stop him but he uses his powers to immobilize them. Then, the Monitor confronted his nemesis getting killed in the process but giving Pariah the time to teleport the Paragons to the Vanishing Point. Ralph, alongside the remaining heroes- Lois, Iris, Clark, Diggle, and Black Lightning-stand against the Anti-Monitor, being swept away by the antimatter wave and killed like everyone else in the multiverse, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

In the history of Earth-Prime, Ralph's life is basically the same; two years earlier, Ralph, as he describes it, was a "real crap-bag".

Retreating to Jitters to get their thoughts together, Ralph and Sue saw Cecile getting her order. Cecile was happy that Ralph was in a better mood and was out in the world. He introduced her to Sue and Cecile could feel that Sue was attracted to Ralph and told him so; Ralph feigned that it was not mutual and allowed Cecile to leave.

Sue locked Ralph in the vault and took the diamond. To escape, Ralph used his powers to enter the sprinkler system of the bank; upon exiting as Elongated Man, he saw Sue surrounded by John Loring and his thugs. Before they could shoot her, the hero covered her with his body, disgusting Sue but saving her from the hail of bullets, as she changed into a protective suit of her own. The bullets suddenly stopped; Ultraviolet had knocked the foes unconscious and demanded the diamond. Ralph was knocked out of the fight and could only observe as Sue and Ultraviolet fought, because he chose to protect the bank manager from a blast sent by Ultraviolet. Sue then slid the box of the diamond to Ralph; when the assassin approached Elongated Man to get her quest, he showed her the empty container, causing her to scream in frustration and vanish. John and his thugs awakened and threatened to kill the still hurt hero, but the Flash suddenly arrived with the real Joe West and the police to stop them. The bank manager was then convinced that he had not met Joe previously.

Ralph continued his research into Sue and realized that she was robbing banks while they were having brunches and interviewing for new investors. He learned that the First National Bank was having such an affair and that it fit Sue's M.O.; Ralph asked Cisco to his agency to assist him with the building's surveillance to see if Sue would come.

While Cisco Ramon was hacking the security system, Ralph checked the selection of the foods offered at the brunch. When Cisco returned, he told him that he met "January Galore"; they then both noticed that the security feed was disabled. When they reached the bank's computers, Sue was there, dressed in her protective suit; she was January Galore all along. She then escaped using a grappling hook.

Ralph and Cisco ask if it is time to activate the Artificial Speed Force machine; Barry looks at the Speed gauge to see the amount of Speed Force he has left and agrees. The machine changes gravity around it, only to fail, as nothing else happens.

Team Flash had a meeting where Barry revealed that Iris, Kamilla, and David Singh were missing, kidnapping victims of Eva McCulloch. While Ralph was doing research, S.T.A.R. Labs was invaded by Godspeed, but before Ralph could get involved, he was summoned by Frost who wanted to thank him for being her life coach before she and Carla Tannhauser left to heal Frost's wounds. Frost revealed that she felt less than Caitlin and was not close to Carla, though she was Frost's mother. Ralph told Frost that she was a valuable member of the team and that she should not fear Carla. He gave her a "dib-ploma" as a graduation present.

At the warehouse, the Elongated Man and the Flash saw crates of files with various names on them; one was labelled Dearbon, so Ralph was particularly interested in it. Meanwhile, it was noticed that the security guards were dead and the smell of gasoline was strong. Upon inspection, the heroes saw David Singh pouring gasoline. However, they failed to stop him and the warehouse with the files burned.

Ralph called the parents of Sue Dearbon into his office; he was surprised that she was with them, not only pretending that she had just met Ralph, but that for the whole time, she was on a religious sabbatical. The Dearbons wanted to pay Ralph for his time on the case, but he was more interested in how Sue planned to handle Black Hole.

Days later, Ralph is currently on the run with Sue.

Ralph decides that he needs to find evidence that Sue is innocent of killing Joseph Carver; opportunity arises when a city-wide blackout is created in hopes of foiling Eva's plan. Ralph calculates that the forcefield around McCulloch Technologies would be disabled; Ralph enters the building, finds footage that Eva killed Joseph, and exits. However, Ralph was inside the building when Eva blew the whole place up. Ralph's face is reduced to "mashed potatoes", as he is severely burned to the point of melting.

He and Sue go to S.T.A.R. Labs and take the evidence to Team Flash who puts Ralph in a healing chamber.

Weeks later, Ralph continues to work overseas, with him and Sue having cases in Tunisia.

"Just that everything that we've done, we did because we were trying to help people. Keep them safe. Is that all Dibny was trying to do back then?"
"Good people don't destroy lives and call it noble."
"Did I make a mistake back then? Did I cost a good man his life?"
"I don't know, Barr. He did break the law. Crossed a line. And you didn't make him do that. And you didn't make him blackmail the mayor. But, maybe Caitlin was right. Everyone who's gone what you, and her, now Dibny's gone through... maybe he deserves a second chance."

-Barry Allen and Joe West about Ralph Dibny[src]

"As new threats arise, you'll need more than me. Which is why I'm proud to recognize a hero who's put his life on the line for this city time and time again. A hero who deserves our recognition: the Elongated Man. Now, Central City has another symbol of hope."

-The Flash about Ralph Dibny[src]

"No, I don't stretch, I contort. I elasticize, I elongate, man."

Meta-human physiology: After Ralph was struck by the dark matter energy after the Flash's release from the Speed Force, this altered his DNA and cells in a way that Earth-2's Harrison Wells found most intriguing (and considering the number of meta-humans and their roster of logic-defying abilities and powers that Harrison encountered thus far, this is saying something), polymerizing the walls of his cellular structure, causing them to be elasticized to form an unbreakable bond at an atomic level, enabling him to access his new-found powers.
Elasticity: Ralph can stretch, contort, and compact various parts or his entire body into a myriad of different shapes and sizes. After taking a chemical stabilizer given by Caitlin Snow, he was able to retain a degree of "muscle memory" and revert to his leaner, fit state (or "default form"). He can even do things such as enlarging his fists or transforming his arms into hammers, blades and other weapons.

Shapeshifting: Ralph gained the ability to physically change the bodily form of anyone he can clearly picture within his mind. This was discovered when Ralph was describing his old business partner, Earl Cox, to Team Flash, and while doing so, he gradually started changing form from body part he described to body part, including his voice and accent, until he was in the full form of Earl. Ralph further on used this ability to masquerade as Gregory Wolfe and Clifford DeVoe, the latter of which he used to successfully testify for Barry Allen's freedom. However, as he was still unused to this new facet of his elastic capabilities, maintaining himself in the likeness of another's form taxes Ralph to the point where, apart from not being able to retain the said alternative likeness for as long as he would have liked, showing signs of gradual reversion until snapping back into his true form eventually, the assumed form also somewhat hampers Ralph's natural mobility - causing him to experience some difficulty in both movement and locomotion.

Superhuman durability: As a side effect of his elasticity, Ralph is also rendered highly durable, mitigating any impact he may receive with little consequence as his body expands and contracts, in and out of his normal human shape, to render said impacts obsolete and even cause projectiles to bounce off from his person, after absorbing the said projectile into or through his body, and immediately rebounding it back to the direction of the source. He took no harm from a bullet to the head, and a punch to the face only inconvenienced him as his body would stretch and cushion the impact to ultimately negate it; though it was implied that certain other forms of assault could still harm him, since a Viber meta-human from Earth-19, "Breacher", claimed that he could kill Ralph after furiously firing a vibrational blast at him and then followed it with another. It would appear that his insusceptibility to outward and solid physical harm is not limited to blunt assaults, since Ralph took a gargantuan bite to his outstretched torso from the teeth-filled jaws of a mobilized T-Rex skeleton without sustaining much harm to himself, despite something like that would have surely bifurcated a normal person in half. Ralph managed to withstand enough explosives to destroy a city block, though he did comment that it gave him heart burns right after doing so. Later, Ralph exhibited a marginally reasonable resilience against Axel Walker's Axid, sustaining only moderately superficial damage on his knee that did not impair Ralph in any way. Later, Ralph was able to survive Allegra Garcia firing undiluted ultraviolet radiation at his face, a feat Cisco Ramon attributed entirely to his powers.

Superhuman strength: Ralph has also demonstrated considerable strength, possibly attributed to the now substantial bonding of his cells at the molecular level which also refines his physical parameters and muscle definition. He was able to grab onto and stop a helicopter mid-flight with his extended arm and allow the Flash to run up his extended arm with ease, although he was somewhat strained by the act, and later (quite literally) single-handedly prevented a speeding car from driving away, with only one outstretched arm gripping the car from behind, while anchoring himself to another vehicle with the other arm. Ralph later showed being able to knock down a mobilized skeleton with a single hit from an enlarged fist.

Peak of human physical condition: As an ex-police detective turned vigilante, Ralph is in top physical condition, particularly since his powers allow him to keep fit.

Keen sense of smell: Ralph has a very acute sense of smell, capable of detecting and distinguishing scents, even behind a concrete wall.

"I promised there wasn't a single case I couldn't crack. And a promise made is a promise kept. Dibny detects."

High-level intellect/Expert detective: As an ex-police detective of the Central City Police Department, Ralph runs his own private investigation business and is very experienced in detective work, claiming to have never had a case he couldn't solve. At one point, Ralph was Barry Allen's senior for this field and was seen successfully closing several infidelity cases whilst working as a PI. Ralph even discovered that a woman's husband was still alive after being presumed dead, having remarried, relocated, and conceived two children. He was able to uncover that "Cameron Mahkent" was a non-existent judge used to fake Thomas Snow's death. Ralph is also very good at reading people's honesty, as he saw through Carla Tannhauser's lie about her husband's status. Despite being oblivious to the existence of the multiverse and failing to notice that Harry Wells was from Earth-2, Ralph was able to deduce upon meeting Nora West-Allen how time travel and alternate universes existed. Sherloque Wells has even referred to Ralph as a "master detective". Ralph's ability as a detective is so good that he was able to quickly deduce how Cicada's dagger played into Thawne's master plan after a brief encounter with him.

Feminine statistics: While not necessarily a dignified trait, Ralph is able to tell an encountered woman's physical vital statistics with a simple glance (much to the discomfort of the mentioned women).

Skilled deceiver/Manipulator: Using his powers of elasticity, Ralph was successfully able to impersonate Clifford DeVoe to get Barry out of jail for his framed murder. He also tricked Earl Cox into giving up Janet Petty by impersonating Joe West.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Ralph is proven to be a proficient hand-to-hand combatant, as he had received training as all Central City Police Department members do. When Barry was briefly given the much stronger physique of Oliver Queen, Ralph easily knocked him out with a single punch (although Barry was caught off-guard and unfamiliar with his new body). Ralph was also able to defeat several of Goldface's thugs with little struggle and could fight on par against Grace Gibbons for a while with help from Killer Frost.

Expert marksman: As a former police detective, Ralph is highly skilled in the use of firearms. He was able to effectively fire multiple effective shots at Cicada to subdue him. Ralph and Barry also once used guns stolen from Goldface to fight and knock out all of the latter's forces, as well as briefly stun Goldface himself.

Skilled knife wielder: Ralph is experienced in using blades in combat; during his fight with Grace, Ralph blocked all of her strikes with his arm blade, though was eventually defeated.

Indomitable will: Ralph is a determined individual who doesn't easily give up on his private investigation cases. He spent 274 days (nine months) searching for Sue Dearbon.

Extremely corrosive chemicals: As demonstrated with a powerful acidic solution called "Axid" invented by Axel Walker, such advanced corrosive substances can still hurt and very much harm Ralph. When exposed to some of it the first time, Ralph was left with a severe burn on his skin that had him yelling in agony.

Limited replication: Like Hannibal Bates, Ralph's shapeshifting is purely cosmetic and thus he has no knowledge from the person he is shapeshifting into. This means that his impersonation relies solely on his acting abilities and that anyone who knows the person he's imitating well enough will not be fooled by the change. Also, unlike J'onn J'onzz, Ralph lacks the ability to produce donned items, such as clothing and wearable accessories, on his person in lieu with his own brand of shapeshifting - forcing Ralph to improvise by acquiring such items in order to make his ruse believable when impersonating someone.

Power-dampening tech: If Ralph is wearing power-dampening cuffs, he can't use his powers.

Mirror gun: Due to his cellular structure being unbreakable at the atomic level, instead of his body being destroyed when hit by the mirror gun, it caused his cells to turn inside out and resulted in his body to enter into a vegetative state and appear deformed. The only way to bring Ralph out of this state was by having Cisco use his vibration blasts, triggering Ralph's body to return to its "default" form.

"Look at his face. Most UV radiation gets absorbed by the ozone layer; this was entirely undiluted. If it wasn't for his powers, that "sunburn" would have killed him."

Intense ultraviolet radiation: Unfiltered ultraviolet radiations, such as those generated by Allegra or Esperanza Garcia, are able to give nasty burns to Ralph's skin and cause him pain, despite his body's immense resistance to harm. His powers only prevent the burns from being fatal.

Injection immunity: Ralph's skin is so elastic that it is unable to be pierced by needles or injections even to save his life. When Ralph was dying from blood loss, the only way for Team Flash to save him was by having Barry phase a needle into him to donate blood.

Extreme heat: Though not a fatal weakness, extreme heat can "melt" Ralph, deforming his face and body. His body absorbs the excess heat and cannot release it, causing him to be constantly steaming.

Lack of stability: Initially, Ralph's stretching abilities were out of his control, acting instantly if exposed to enough outside force and would then remain stuck in that state, and was basically an afflicted human on his way to becoming a viscous and amorphous pile of flesh. By analyzing the difference in Ralph's DNA from before and after his dark matter exposure, Caitlin Snow was able to produce a stabilizer, enabling him to instinctively return to his normal shape as a default.

Fear: After Ralph ended up getting a burn on his knee in a battle against the Trickster due to the "Axid" the latter had created, Ralph realized he isn't invincible and was ready to give up on trying to be a hero, as he was afraid of getting hurt or perhaps even killed while operating in the field. However, after visiting Barry (who was in prison at the time; for a crime he didn't commit) and talking to him about his fear, Barry told him that's part of what being a hero is; that no one is fearless and that a real hero finds a way to overcome that fear and still make a difference in spite of potential danger.

Second Elongated Man suit: Ralph has a suit to hide his identity. The suit has an adaptive nano-weave structure that is malleable on the sub-molecular level so that, according to Cisco Ramon, it conforms to the shape of Ralph's body when he uses its powers. Cisco later remade the suit colored black with a hint of burgundy. The new suit also comes with a black domino mask, but otherwise works the same as the first suit. When Clifford DeVoe stole Ralph's body, he took the second suit, which Ralph had been wearing, with him. After Ralph regained control over his body in the final battle against DeVoe, he donned the suit once again.

Tie-mounted camera: Ralph obtained this through unknown means while undercover in Midway City in the summer of 2019. Both Remington Meister and Barry Allen have mistaken Ralph's use of the camera for adjusting his bow tie.

First Elongated Man suit: Ralph wears a suit to hide his identity as Elongated Man. A prototype, meaning that other iterations and artifices are bound to be produced after it in the future, the suit is a blue leotard with a matching mask and black tennis shoes. The suit has an adaptive nano-weave structure that is malleable on the sub-molecular level so that, according to Cisco, it conforms to the shape of Ralph's body when he uses its powers.

Sonic scepter: A sonic weapon created by Harrison Wells to use against DeVoe which can produce a powerful sonic wave when struck on the ground. Ralph used his elastic body to form a mold for the sonic scepter so that he could store it in his body for use at a second's notice. In a fight against DeVoe, Ralph used the device to incapacitate and cuff him. However, once DeVoe took over Ralph's body, the device was rendered useless.

Elongated Man suit: Ralph wears a suit to hide his identity as Elongated Man. The suit has an adaptive nano-weave structure that is malleable on the sub-molecular level so that, according to Cisco, it conforms to Ralph's body when he uses his powers.

Black Hole diamond: Given to him by Sue, the diamond contains the location of many Black Hole warehouses.

The Chronicles of Cisco

Ralph's meta-human powers seem to be a reflection of his personality; no matter how harsh the blunt reality of life strikes him, Ralph always seems to bounce back each time regardless of being in no better shape than the last, making elasticity the perfect attribute for him.

Ralph is the only bus meta-human to survive Clifford DeVoe's parasite-like possession.
Ralph is the second character in the Arrowverse who was seemingly killed by a main antagonist but survived by the season finale, the first being Thea Queen.

Along with his mother, Ralph openly considers Team Flash to be his family.

Ralph's actor, Hartley Sawyer, thinks of Barry as a surrogate brother to Ralph. In the show, their friendship is highly acknowledged by Marlize DeVoe and Joe West.

Ralph used to have a habit of calling Barry "Rookie", as it is the same nickname the former used when he was still a police detective and Barry had just started as a Junior CSI.

Ralph is a fan of the Netflix TV series Stranger Things.

Harry Wells called him "Ralph Disney" due to the latter's cartoon-ish personality.

Sherloque calls him "baby giraffe" because his footsteps sound like one; additionally the rival detective noted the footsteps could have also belonged to "a tall, sensitive man", referring to how kind Ralph is.

Ralph wears a night retainer and sweats in his sleep.

Ralph despises country music, claiming it to be "music's tone deaf stepchild". However, he appeared to have changed his opinion after meeting Izzy Bowin, as Ralph listened to her music after her death.

Apparently, Ralph doesn't always wear underwear with his clothes.

Ralph has coulrophobia, a fear of clowns. Ironically, he's a fan of Tim Curry, who portrayed Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries It.

Ralph has died/been thought to have died on at least five occasions:

The first is the pre-Flashpoint timeline, in which Ralph was among the victims of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion. Barry changing the timeline resulted in Ralph surviving.

The second is when DeVoe seemingly killed Ralph by transferring his consciousness into the latter's body. A couple months later, with the help of Marlize DeVoe and Cecile Horton, Barry found Ralph in DeVoe's subconsciousness and helped him regain control of his body, killing DeVoe in the process.

The third is one of 53 timelines created by Nora West-Allen to save Team Flash, including Ralph, from their deaths at the hands Cicada.

The fourth was when Ramsey Rosso absorbed Ralph's blood, leaving him in a near-death state before Barry managed to save Ralph by giving him a transfusion of his own blood.

The fifth is the destruction of the multiverse during the Anti-Monitor Crisis.

At 6'4", Ralph is the tallest member of Team Flash.

Similar to the TV show, Ralph Dibny of the DC Comics was a good friend of Barry Allen and a detective who became the Elongated Man.

In the DC comics, his full name is "Randolph William Dibny".

Due to Hartley Sawyer's firing from on June 8, 2020, Ralph was written out of the series. Ralph, portrayed by an unknown actor, returned in "" to wrap up Sue Dearbon's story arc from Season 6.

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John Diggle

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Alter ego

Spartan
Green Arrow (formerly)

" Barry, I lived a long life here on this Earth. I've been a spy, a vigilante, a soldier. Hell, I've even been the Green Arrow. The most important job I have ever had is as a dad. And there's not a bullet I wouldn't take, there's not a timeline that I wouldn't risk changing if it meant protecting my family. I know that now. Lyla... my kids, they're my heart, man. My soul. My entire world. How far would I go for them? As far as it takes. Everything else be damned. Don't be afraid to do the same."

John Thomas "Dig" Diggle (born c. 1977) is a former high-ranking agent of A.R.G.U.S., a former bodyguard, a master sergeant in the United States Army and a founding member of Team Arrow. John is the son of a late unnamed man and an unnamed woman, the step-son of Roy Stewart, the older brother of the late Andy Diggle, the best friend/surrogate brother of the late Oliver Queen, the husband of Lyla Michaels, and the father of Sara Diggle and John Diggle, Jr..

As a member of Oliver's team, John was his partner and played a number of roles including field support, decoy, and guidance to Oliver in times of doubt. John was known in the Suicide Squad under the code-name Freelancer. Later, he took up a suit and was officially given the designation Spartan by Felicity Smoak. Oliver would later temporarily retire from vigilantism and asked John to carry on the mantle of Green Arrow and leader of Team Arrow by extension until the F.B.I.'s investigation into his activities ended.

After Oliver discovered the nerve damage that John suffered in Lian Yu, he reclaimed the mantle of Green Arrow until John fully recovered from his injuries. John eventually left the team after losing faith in Oliver's leadership, until he rejoined Team Arrow to help battle Ricardo Diaz. He later returned to working with A.R.G.U.S. full-time after Oliver was arrested.

John worked with A.R.G.U.S. and the F.B.I. to catch Diaz after he went off the grid. After Diaz attacked Felicity, Team Arrow reunited to stop him and the Longbow Hunters within the law. Following Diaz's imprisonment and Oliver's release, John and Lyla started investigating Dante and the Ninth Circle, creating the Ghost Initiative to combat him. Team Arrow was later deputized by the Star City Police Department and John resigned from A.R.G.U.S. to work with them, as well as protect Lyla and her job as director. After the Ninth Circle's defeat and Emiko Adachi's death, John and Lyla helped Oliver and Felicity go into hiding. He later joined Oliver in fighting to save the multiverse during the Anti-Monitor Crisis.

John was killed aboard the alternate Waverider in the destruction of Earth-1 when the Anti-Monitor led the antimatter wave towards the ship on December 10, 2019. However, he was brought back with new memories on Earth-Prime until J'onn J'onzz restored his Earth-1 memories shortly after to help stop Mobius. John later attended Oliver's funeral, giving a speech to honor his best friend. He made the choice to disband Team Arrow and moved to Metropolis with his family. On his way to Metropolis, a mysterious green object crashed right in front of him.

John would travel to cities where his heroic friends worked to help them on behalf of A.R.G.U.S. and understand the headaches he suffered from the green object. Two years later, John ironically discovered the answers he was searching for from Eobard Thawne, who helped him open the mysterious box. While enticed by its power, he ultimately rejected this higher calling, as it had taken a toll on his personal life. Months later, Diggle went to Barry's birthday party, where he was ambushed by Bloodwork until he was healed by Khione and reunited with Oliver to defeat the threat with Barry and Wally West.

Original multiverse

John Diggle was born in 1977 in Starling City to an unnamed soldier and an unnamed woman. He had a younger brother, Andy, but their relationship was always very tense. Growing up, John and his father would see Starling City Rockets games every weekend using the Starling City Subway until it was decommissioned.

In 2003, John joined the United States Army and was stationed in Afghanistan. In 2005, he held the rank of Sergeant.

On July 23, 2005, John's unit was driving to the front lines in Afghanistan when they noticed a young girl standing in their path. John stopped the convoy and tried to help her, but the group ended up in a trap and were attacked by Taliban insurgents. During the fight, all the men in John's unit were eventually killed. Guilt-ridden and angry, John ruthlessly massacred the remaining insurgents. Afterwards, he saw the girl from earlier was injured from the battle and tended to her. John brought the girl to safety with him and later narrated the experience to a superior.

When he discovered that Andy was a drug dealer, John angrily beat him until his knuckles bled and convinced his brother to enroll in the army as well, hoping it would set him on the correct path.

After one of his times back home, John saw the "ghost" of a fellow soldier who had died, a symptom of survivor's guilt, and only made it go away once he figured out what the ghost was trying to tell him. During his time in Afghanistan, John met Ted Gaynor, a fellow soldier who saved his life from the enemy.

First marriage with Lyla Michaels

Around 2008, John retired from the army and was honorably discharged. In February 2010, he got a job for personal security with connections from Andy, guarding Tommy Merlyn's birthday party.

A bodyguard for Oliver Queen

In October 2012, John was hired by Moira Queen to protect her son, Oliver, after the latter was kidnapped following his recent rescue from an island. As John was driving Oliver into town, the two made conversation over the former's experiences in the army. John informed Oliver that his main priority is to protect his client, regardless of personal discomfort. Just then, Oliver suddenly vanished from the car, much to John's shock.

Over the next week, Oliver continued to try and avoid John, even driving off in the car alone following his legal resurrection. That evening at the Queen Mansion, John was reprimanded by Moira for not protecting Oliver. He tried to explain that his client didn't want his protection, which Moira was unsatisfied with and threatened to fire him. After Oliver returned home and agreed to accept his bodyguard, he apologized to John for giving him so much grief. John quipped that having served three tours in Afghanistan, he can handle Oliver's antics, but stated he will quit himself if his client runs off again.

The next day at Queen Consolidated, John witnessed Moira and Oliver's argument about the latter refusing to work at the company as was expected of him. While riding home with his client, John subtly empathized with Oliver's dilemma, reflecting on how after spending five years in Afghanistan, he realized that his home was just as much of a "battlefield"; your loved ones always try to get you to open up and be your old self again, which may not be possible anymore. John then noted that Oliver seemed unusually mentally strong for someone who spent five years cut off from civilization.

Later one night at Laurel Lance's apartment, John realized something was off when he went to get a light from two officers parked just outside of the establishment, finding them slain in the car, and protected Oliver and Laurel from the Chinese Triad when they broke in. He briefly dueled with China White, who eventually overpowered and was about to kill him but Oliver saved John's life by throwing a knife, shooting the blade out of her hand. When the police arrived, Detective Quentin Lance thanked John for saving his daughter. Afterwards, Oliver gave John an ice pack and also thanked him. John likewise reciprocated for his employer saving him, in turn, during the confrontation and commented on Oliver's ability to accurately throw a kitchen knife from 10 feet away, refusing to drop it when Oliver tries to make it sound like he got lucky when he threw it like that; but Diggle knows the difference between a beginner's luck and the skill of a legitimate expert, and Oliver's knife-throwing exhibited back at Laurel's place was definitely impressive as far as anyone with military experience like John is concerned. Suspecting there to be more to his charge than previously thought, John gets upfront with Oliver and cryptically stated he is "just beginning to understand the kind of man [Oliver] [is]". Sure enough, after Oliver visited his father Robert Queen's grave, John was visibly unsurprised when his client confirmed to be "going out" that night.

After Oliver ran out again on his watch by escaping through a bathroom window, John met him at the mansion the next morning and stated he would now be "watching [Oliver] pee", much to the latter's amusement. When Oliver decided to open a nightclub in his father's old factory, John was skeptical of the idea, pointing out his club's desired clientele wouldn't want to come into The Glades so late at night. Oliver insisted they would due to his notoriety and the business would soon gentrify the neighborhood. Amused at "the white knight swooping in to save the disenfranchised" on his own, John praised how "perceptive" Oliver was.

That night after Oliver and Tommy Merlyn got into trouble with Max Fuller at Poison, John brought them to Big Belly Burger where his sister-in-law, Carly, was a waitress. Carly warned him to be careful when protecting Oliver, reminding John how her husband and his brother, Andy Diggle, was killed while working as a bodyguard.

At the Unidac Industries auction, John lead the Queen family's security detail. When Oliver arrived, he warned John to stay vigilant since the sniper responsible for targeting the bidders would attack before the event, eliciting confusion and suspicion from the bodyguard. Suddenly, a shooting suddenly commenced. John took Moira and Thea to safety before pursuing Oliver, only to end up caught in the crossfire of the Hood's battle with Deadshot. John's shoulder was wounded with a curare-laced bullet. The Hood brought John to his lair and healed him with an herbal concoction.

Once John recovered, he learned the Hood was in fact Oliver, much to his shock. Angered, John attempted to attack Oliver, who easily dodged his shots. Oliver explained he wanted to save the city and offered John the chance join him. However, John adamantly refused, deeming Oliver a "murderer", and left. The next morning, John tendered his resignation as Oliver's bodyguard, citing that he "didn't approve of the way [Oliver] [spent] [his] evenings".

A couple nights later, John was eating dinner at Big Belly Burger when Oliver arrived in an effort to change John's mind about his offer. John was initially dismissive until Oliver showed him The List, which he found on Robert's body while burying him. Oliver explained he is atoning for his father's sins by helping the people of the city who were wronged by the criminal deeds of the elite. Oliver then revealed that Deadshot, whom he took down at the Unidac auction, was Andy's killer, much to John's surprise.

Over the next day, John began to rethink his role as a bodyguard. He talked with Carly about his desire to make a difference again, like back in Afghanistan. Carly encouraged John to pursue something he believed in, which was what mattered the most. The next morning, John showed up at the Queen Mansion to see Oliver. Accepting that Starling City needs someone to fight for it, he agreed to join Oliver, acknowledging how the latter needed someone at his side when fighting a "war". Just then, John witnessed Lance arrest Oliver.

Working with the vigilante

After Oliver was put under house arrest for being accused of being the vigilante, which was actually true, Diggle was told about a crime lord that was in trading arms. Diggle thought Oliver intended to head out himself but Oliver told Diggle himself to observe his closet men. Later, Oliver, had Diggle go out himself donned the Vigilante costume in order to save Oliver from incarceration.

Diggle learned that Officer Stan Washington was shot while attempting to stop a robbery by the Royal Flush Gang and tried to convince Oliver to branch out from The List to help the city. Oliver at first refused until Diggle arranged for him to pay Stan's medical bills at Starling General Hospital. John tricked Oliver into coming to the hospital and see Stan's wife, Jana, who thanked him for helping her husband. Oliver then agreed to help catch the Royal Flush Gang. That night, they hacked the bank cameras and attempted to find footage to help identify the members of the gang. However, the camera footage isn't enough and Oliver decided to break into the police station to get the information needed. Upon identifying the members of the Royal Flush gang, Oliver and Diggle found out they were one of the families hurt by Robert's corruption in selling a factory that employed them. Oliver attempted to give them a second chance by offering Derek Reston, the father of the gang, a new job. Upon being refused, they decided to take down the Royal Flush Gang.

John tries to convince Oliver that Helena cannot be saved and that she is very dangerous, but Oliver refuses to listen. Oliver then brings her to his lair and tries to teach her archery, with John still trying to convince Oliver to think things through about her. John then tries to comfort Oliver over dinner.

Oliver tells John about his contact with Laurel and asks him to look into Danny. He wants John to alert the police to anything he finds. John wants the Hood to get back to work. John has found a pickup truck he can link to the fire deaths. Oliver pauses when John tells him this is a time for the Hood. John isn't happy Oliver left Laurel by herself to battle the killer. This leads to a brief fight between the two as John tries to figure out what is wrong with Oliver. He thinks the other archer got into his head. Oliver talks to John about what happened to him during his battle with the other archer. In past years he'd never been worried about death because he had nothing to lose. But his life is different now because of what would happen to his loved ones if they lose him. John thinks having something to live for should give him an edge. Oliver tells John it's time to return to The List.

Oliver tells John of his mission to find " The Count". John reminds him that Thea's hearing is coming up in a few hours. Oliver and John meet with The Count. Oliver claims he wants to have something to offer his night club customers. The Count reveals that 56 people died to perfect his product. The Count gets away, on his way injecting Oliver in the chest with the pure form of Vertigo. Oliver and John manage to get away. John mixes up an antidote with Lian Yu herbs and gives it to Oliver. Oliver wakes up from his drugged state, with John telling him that The Count only got a half dose into him.

John and Oliver arrive at Queen Consolidated. John suggests Oliver go to the hospital but he declines. Oliver brings the Vertigo sample to Felicity Smoak, claiming it is an "energy drink" manufactured by his friend "Kevin" to cure hangovers. Oliver hopes she can analyze it and find out where in the city it was produced. When Felicity wonders why the "energy drink" is in a syringe, Oliver replies, "I ran out of sports bottles", much to her and Diggle's exasperation. Against John's wishes, Oliver goes after The Count.

At the Arrowcave, Oliver shows John Diggle the notebook that he got from Felicity Smoak. John finds it suspicious that Moira would have a copy of Robert's list, but Oliver attempts to write it off as a coincidence. John understands Oliver wanting to believe that his mother is innocent, but the evidence is suggesting otherwise, especially Walter's recent disappearance. Oliver returns to the Arrowcave and tells John about the destruction of the notebook. John sees it as a confirmation that Moira is hiding something, and says that if it were anyone else, Oliver would be donning his Hood gear and confronting them. Their conversation is interrupted when Laurel calls Oliver's ghost phone. As Oliver leaves to help her, John asks if he is just using this as an excuse to run away from the truth about Moira. When Moira's regular chauffeur mysteriously calls in sick, John arranges to take his place. Moira has him drop her off at a restaurant. Once Moira goes inside, John follows her in, only to discover that she's attending a friend's birthday party. When Moira asks why he's there, John lies that he was looking for the restroom. Oliver tells John about the ambush, and John suggests that Oliver "cannot see straight" with either Laurel or Moira. He has been keeping Moira under surveillance, because someone with an unbiased perspective needs to keep an eye on her.

Oliver initially disapproves, but John convinces him that there is nothing wrong with driving her around for a few days. John drops off Moira, who claims to be meeting with her accountant. Once she goes inside, John follows her and sneaks into a supply closet next to the office. Using a listening device, John overhears Moira talking to Malcolm (although John doesn't know who it is), telling him that she's made sure that Carl Ballard won't interfere with "The Undertaking". Malcolm's bodyguard comes into the closet and sees John, and asks what he's doing there. John claims that he was looking for a place to smoke and shows the bodyguard a cigarette lighter, which he substituted for the listening device. John plays Oliver the recording of the conversation between Moira and her contact (whose voice is distorted and unrecognizable), and Oliver is shocked that the accident with the yacht was no accident. However, he insists that Moira couldn't have been involved. John doesn't believe it and figures that the recording shows that she's involved, but they are interrupted when Quentin calls on Oliver's cell phone. Oliver reviews John's recording and is devastated to learn of Moira's complicity in his father's death. John suggests that blind trust can be dangerous and they figure that they need to know what "the undertaking" is and how Moira is involved.

Concerned with the rising danger of their missions, John tried training Felicity, wanting her to be capable of defending herself. After Oliver's return from an earlier mission, John asked how it played out, and Oliver answered "Bad for him". Oliver then informed John and Felicity that his target was Guillermo Barrera, an assassin, and he needed Felicity to hack his phone in order to figure out who Barrera's target was. When Felicity hacked Barrera's phone she was able to see that the last number that was called was to a restaurant called Jade Dragon, and John revealed that it is a front for the Chinese Mafia. Then when Felicity had hacked the phone they saw that the target is Malcolm Merlyn. He interrupts Oliver and McKenna Hall's date and informs Oliver of who the target is. After Oliver got back from saving Malcolm, Oliver informed John that Malcolm was taken to the hospital stating that it was good he wore a bulletproof vest. Oliver tells him that Malcolm is not at the hospital for being shot, he is there because of being poisoned by curare. John then realized that Floyd Lawton, his brother's killer, was still alive.

John was reading a Starling City Sentinel report of Deadshot's kill until Oliver arrived and John showed him a video of Helena Bertinelli killing Gus Sabatoni, and he warned Oliver of that she might tell someone about them and their operation. Oliver told John he wanted him to get in touch with their contacts in the Bratva and ask anyone in the street if they know why Helena is back and what she wants. Later Oliver told him that Helena paid a visit to his house and made a treat and he wants security on his mother and sister. John told him that he was way ahead of him. Later when Helena had blackmailed Oliver into helping her kill her father, John talked to him about Helena thinking Oliver should kill her, the Oliver asked him what he would do if it was Floyd Lawton and he answered not what Helena is doing. Oliver called him and when he came to Felicity's office where he found Oliver freeing a tied up Felicity.

Oliver tried to take down John Nickel, a corrupt real estate developer, but Nickel had already been kidnapped by someone else. After Oliver attempted to go after another name on The List, John took the notebook from him and insisted that Oliver take a break. The two went to Big Belly Burger, where Dig expressed his concern about how Oliver is handling the drama in his life while being the Hood, such as his failed relationships with McKenna and Helena. Suddenly, everyone in the restaurant got a video streamed onto their phones from Glades Betrayed of a man who had Nickel tied up and executed him. Back in the lair, John used his contact at the NSA to verify the perpetrator as "The Savior", whom Felicity discovered was Joseph Falk. Joseph captured ADA Gavin Carnahan. Oliver tried to find him with Felicity's assistance, but was too late. That night while trying to find a way to track Joseph when Roy Harper was kidnapped, John noticed sounds of a train moving in the background of his broadcasts and realized they were in a moving subway car in the abandoned Starling City Subway. Oliver was able to save Roy and killed Joseph.

When The Count escapes and Starling City is flooded with even more Vertigo-related violence, Oliver and Diggle make it their mission to track him down.

John and Oliver planned to take down Deadshot. With Felicity hacking A.R.G.U.S.'s database, they learned that Floyd was returning to Starling City to meet a potential client, which really was A.R.G.U.S setting a trap for Deadshot. When John went to the mall, the trap was already taking place. He observed the A.R.G.U.S agents (including Lyla) while waiting for Floyd to show up and when Floyd was started sniping the agents John quickly ran towards Lyla and was able to save her and then he ran to stop Floyd from escaping. John ran into Floyd in the staircase, the two fought, and Floyd got hold of John's gun. Floyd held John's gun at his face, and he forced him to fall on his knees with his hands behind his head. John told Floyd "I'm gonna kill you for what you did to Andy". Floyd answered, "I would pull the trigger right now, but no one is paying me" and he told John, "I got space for you right here next to your brother", showing John his victim tattoo of Andy. Floyd then punched him in the face with his gun and left John on the floor. Felicity later tended to his wound and when Oliver came back, John was angry at him for not showing up when he needed him. When Oliver later tried to get on the same page as John, John told him they were done with each other and quit being a member of the team.

Felicity went to John and told him about the new lead. He said he would come back as soon as Oliver apologized, but because of his stubbornness to admitting he had been wrong, he knew Oliver wouldn't. After overhearing Moira and Malcolm talking, Oliver realized that he would need all the help that he could get. Oliver apologized to John, and told him about Moira's involvement in The Undertaking, saying he needed John's help to stop it.

John was back on the team. He pretended to be the Vigilante to get information from Moira, hitting Oliver to gain information. He was meant to draw back his punches, but Oliver came back limping and injured. Later Dig assisted in getting Oliver and Felicity into Merlyn Global to find out Malcolm's plan with Dig posing as a security guard and even helping Felicity out of trouble when she was almost compromised. Later Oliver confessed that once Malcolm was dead that he would stop being the Hood to a surprised John and Felicity. Later when Felicity found the device Oliver sent John to disarm it while he handled Merlyn. However, the device was gone and Oliver was overpowered and captured by Malcolm.

Diggle saved Oliver from the custody of Malcolm Merlyn and the two returned to the Arrowcave with Felicity. Later Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity analyzed the date for Marlyn's timetable and discovered the device to be in the railway tunnel under the city and Diggle was present as Moria confessed the truth on the news. Oliver initially tasked Diggle to go after the device but he convinced Oliver to let him go with against Malcolm together while Detective Lance handles the device with Felicity's tech support. They briefly engaged the Dark Archer, but John got injured and has to let Oliver go without him. He managed to get up the stairs in time to see Oliver kill Malcolm. Before dying however Malcolm revealed that he had a second device which forces Oliver to left John as he realized that the earthquake was hitting Laurel's workplace.

Assisting the Arrow

Quentin learns a criminal named Barton Mathis, whom he put away years ago, broke out of prison during the quake and is back to torturing and murdering women. Felicity offers herself as bait so Arrow, Diggle and Quentin can catch Barton.

Diggle later approaches Lyla for information and they flirt a bit in between.

John collapsed after being unknowingly dosed with Vertigo. He was taken to the Arrowcave to recover. While recuperating, he and Felicity deduced that Cecil Adams was distributing the drug to the citizenry of Starling City through flu vaccination trucks.

John later went on a recon mission to gather information about Cyrus Gold. Cyrus found him and overpowered him in a brief confrontation, but John managed to escape.

At Queen Consolidated, Oliver, Felicity and Diggle discuss Laurel's claim that Sebastian is really not what he seems. They wonder if she is just setting another trap for him. Oliver tells Felicity and Diggle that he will not be inclined to believe Laurel in the future because in his eyes, she was wrong about his friend, and the Arrow could have paid Sebastian an unpleasant visit.

Back at the Arrowcave, Oliver comes in to see Sara is doing pull-ups on the salmon ladder as Felicity and Diggle watch. When Sara returns, she still considers trying to leave. Diggle shows up and reveals that Laurel was poisoned, as Tibetan pit viper venom was found in her blood, but no drugs. Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle return to the Arrowcave and find the Tibetan pit viper venom missing.

Diggle helps Team Arrow when the Huntress returns to the city. Watching the security system through the cave, Roy watches sadly as Thea leaves the club from above. Felicity and John are just about to leave but for a brief moment John comforts him before leaving with Felicity.

Diggle, Sara, and Roy track Slade after he leaves but learn that Slade had cloned the tracker they planted, with the sole purpose of screwing with them. In the foundry, Roy wants to leave and Diggle tries to stop him. Oliver returns to the Foundry and is surprised to find Felicity and Diggle. He says that Roy was right. Oliver realizes that he did so many wrong things due to focusing on Slade. Felicity and Diggle tell him that he isn't alone. "Now we fight back," Oliver says.

John along with Sara, Oliver, and Felicity broke into Queen Consolidated's Applied Sciences Division. Working to get everyone in outside before they set off the bombs. When Oliver went to kill Slade Wilson Diggle backed him up by shooting Isabel before she can kill Oliver.

Felicity is searching the web for any reports regarding Isabel Rochev's death and she and Diggle are surprised at the total lack of news as it had been a week. Planning to go get dinner, Diggle leaves the room and Roy wakes up. Felicity tries to talk to him, but he destroys her computer desk and knocks Diggle aside while leaving. Later, Diggle has been following Thea and reminds her that Moira loves her.

Diggle and Felicity attended Moira Queen's funeral. Afterwards, they continued to search for Oliver. They were forced to go to Amanda Waller for help. Later he along with Oliver, Felicity and Laurel went to cripple Slade Wilson's army. He was about to set off the charges before Isabel Rochev stopped him and threatened to kill him.

Diggle and Isabel fight, with her clearly having the upper hand. However, Felicity shows up, and hits Isabel with a van so that Diggle is able to escape. Isabel however isn't dead as Isabel gets up. Felicity then begins to drive away. Laurel and Oliver then meet up with Felicity and Dig. Oliver, Dig, and Felicity are driving around with Oliver thinking Thea was gone from town, when The Arrow gets a call from Quentin, inquiring if he needs any help. Felicity, Dig and Oliver head to the clock tower. Felicity says goodbye to Oliver and Diggle, because she is watching over Roy at the clock tower. Oliver and Diggle leave with the cure.

Oliver, Felicity and John are waiting for Roy to be cured. After leaving the clocktower, Diggle's girlfriend, Lyla, blows up the clocktower, killing the Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers. Roy, Felicity, Oliver, Lyla, and Dig head to the foundry and find it destroyed. Team Arrow and the Assassins head to cure the army as Dig and Lyla let the Suicide Squad free and tell them to attack without killing due to the bombs implanted in their spines. Later, the squad meet up with Amanda Waller who had ordered a drone strike on Starling City. She reveals that Lyla is pregnant. Oliver then meets up with Diggle and Felicity, telling them that A.R.G.U.S' prison on Lian Yu is more secure than any other in the world.

Diggle then leaves the two for a moment of privacy where Felicity praised Oliver's deception on Slade but confessed that for a moment she believed his feelings for her were real stating that he "really sold it". Oliver smiles then states "We both did". Then he asks Diggle about Lyla but Diggle diverts the topic, telling Oliver that it's not important. Oliver tells Diggle that he's flying back home.

Return of the Church of Blood

After The Arrow and Roy grappled on to a drug plane, Felicity attempted to hack the plane's Wi-Fi, though when she couldn't get a clean signal, Diggle suggested "plan B", namely invading the plane and placing an auto-pilot device in the cockpit. However, while they were doing so, Roy was shot by one of the men they had not knocked out. As he fell from the plane, Oliver suggested Dig prep for surgery. When they returned to the foundry they performed the surgery. Deciding that all they could do was wait, Dig left to tend to a pregnant Lyla.

Following her run-in with a member of the Church of Blood, Laurel returned to the base to tell the team of her news regarding a resurfaced Brother Blood. Despite the original Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood, being dead, Diggle suggested Oliver go check out St. Walker's Church, an abandoned orphanage that Sebastian had been raised in. After Oliver didn't check in, Dig went to provide backup. He attempted to enter the church, but was distracted by a follower, only for another to come up behind and knock him out, identifying Diggle as one of the two people Brother Blood had been looking for. Diggle was then taken to Brother Blood himself. Blood revealed his identity as Clinton Hogue. He began questioning John as to why he was inquiring into Sebastian Blood but was interrupted by The Arrow. Dig was untied and they ran off, running into some more followers. Oliver threw down a flechette that caused an eruption of smoke, allowing them to climb to their safety. Once they reached the surface, some Vertigo that had entered Oliver's system began acting, causing him to believe Diggle was various ghosts of people gone by. The two began fighting and Oliver gave Diggle a number of bruises and bad injuries. However, he was able to hobble away to Verdant, where he was found by Sara Lance. He was taken inside before she left to find Oliver. He explained what had happened while they placed Oliver on to a bed. Once Oliver woke up, he apologized for giving Diggle the injuries, before running a blood test and finding traces of mushrooms in Oliver's system.

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Diggle returned home, where Lyla told him of her mission to Kahndaq. He refused to let her go, instead suggesting that he should go. She was happy with the deal, but let him know that he'd be going with the Suicide Squad. He called Oliver to check in and let him know he'd be going before meeting up with the rest of the Squad. They headed out to Kahndaq, during which time Diggle met Ravan Nassar. When they arrived, they all parachuted to the ground. They headed into a city, where they disguised themselves (except for Deadshot, who scoped from afar). Before someone could be executed, Deadshot shot him and the rest began eliminating Onslaught members. As they began to escape, a truck blew up due to an IED from Ravan. Dig was annoyed as they had no way to Onslaught leader Khem-Adam, but they managed to find a survivor to interrogate. Inside a building in the city, Diggle ate some food provided by an old man, while the others interrogated the captured man downstairs. He headed downstairs and stopped them from torturing him, instead of talking it out. The man revealed Khem-Adam's location in the Ahk-Ton Desert. They headed out on camels before they blew through a side of the Amon-Shu Caves. They began eliminating Onslaught members, while Ravan and Diggle helped to rescue the kidnapped girls. Khem-Adam was taken by The Canary and Nyssa al Ghul, and the Suicide Squad headed back to America, burying Ben Turner in the Iron Heights cemetery.

Caleb Green's vengeance on Oliver Queen

Dig soon returned home, meeting Felicity and Roy in the base. He claimed to feel like sleeping for a whole week on Oliver's bed, but they were interrupted by the news, on which Oliver, masked, was fighting a man in the streets. Before they could be caught by the police, Diggle suggested that Roy use a grappling arrow to climb up the building. They did so but were soon caught by police. However, Felicity was able to intervene, impersonating a police chief. They returned to the foundry, where Diggle joked about Oliver wanting a new look with the hockey mask, refusing the cover himself. They soon discovered the identity of the man, Caleb Green, and his motives. After Oliver decided that the only course of action was to return to Lian Yu, John was in disbelief.

Becoming a father

Lyla asked Diggle to follow Oliver to Corto Maltese and check up on an agent, Mark Shaw. Diggle made contact with Shaw and verified his identity with a security key that contained the identities of all A.R.G.U.S. operatives and their families, only for Shaw to double-cross him and steal the key in order to sell it. Diggle and Oliver inform Lyla and she told them to wait while she sends an A.R.G.U.S. tactical team to handle the situation. However, they ignored her and attacked Shaw as he met with his buyers. Enraged, Diggle chased down Shaw, beat him, and demanded to know what gave Shaw the right to endanger his family by selling the key. Shaw replied that it was his only escape from A.R.G.U.S. and Amanda Waller, who he felt had taken over his life. Later, when Diggle returned to his family, Lyla said she had to go to A.R.G.U.S. to report to Waller, and Diggle looked briefly troubled.

He later helped Oliver as Felicity was gone and a mysterious archer had killed Isaac Stanzler with an arrow with a spade-shaped point. Oliver was frustrated with Felicity hooking up with Palmer. John talked to him about it. Oliver discovered a small letter in the arrow that had killed Isaac Stanzler. The address of an apartment was in it. The two of them broke into the apartment and searched it. Surprised, they noticed there were articles of newspapers on the walls of the arrow. There was even a shrine where arrows of Oliver's were displayed. Without their knowledge, a red-haired woman was watching them from a nearby building. Oliver realized the spade arrow was actually a heart. Carrie called them with a cell phone that was laying on the table. She told Oliver she wanted to be with him and then send him a picture of a mob boss with a bomb vest she wanted to kill. Felicity identified the unknown woman as Carrie Cutter a former SWAT officer. John stayed at Verdant as Roy and Oliver went to Sherwood to confront Carrie and free the mob boss.

John found out Carrie had been obsessed with a former Colleague and had received therapy from a psychiatrist. John tried to comfort Oliver and invited them to dinner with him and Lyla. John later found out Carrie had killed a hacker and learned that he had made an algorithm for her that traced the Arrow his activities back to Verdant. He quickly informed Oliver after which he looked for Thea to protect her. Oliver went back and called her and managed to agree on a meeting with her and made her leave the club.

John and Felicity were following Oliver through his earpiece as he went to the place he first saved her. They heard the conversation through Oliver his earpiece as he tried to convince Carrie he could not be with anyone. Carrie called him a liar and attacked him. She made both of them fall down into a train tunnel which disrupted the signal of Oliver his earpiece. Diggle and Felicity were no longer able to follow Oliver his signal as he was down below. Oliver got defeated by Carrie who cuffed him. Carrie wanted both of them to get run over by a train in an attempt to be together in death.

Oliver managed to dislocate his thumb and pulled both of them away from the speeding train. John was relieved learning Oliver had survived and he later told him Carrie had joined the Suicide Squad. John told him he knew Carrie could notice it when people lie and said that perhaps Oliver was lying to himself when saying he could not be with someone. John invited Oliver for a late dinner and was joined by Oliver and Roy just as they begun.

A week later, Diggle keeps watching in a neighborhood where their boomerang suspect is held up while Oliver and Roy storm his hideout. Sadly, their man had already left and the pair is confronted by an A.R.G.U.S. squad, revealing that the murder victim was an A.R.G.U.S. agent. Though A.R.G.U.S. told them to let this go, Oliver refused to. Diggle was sent to Lyla to find out who the culprit is, expecting that she would remain tight-lipped. Though Lyla insisted that A.R.G.U.S. had it handled, the boomerang killer attacks A.R.G.U.S., forcing Diggle to call Oliver. They managed to drive the attacker away with the sudden appearance of the Flash. Under pressure from Oliver, Lyla identifies the man as Digger Harkness, an ex-ASIS agent who was recruited into the Suicide Squad, only to go rogue after a mission in Tanzania went south and Lyla ordered the Squad's termination, only for Harkness' bomb to malfunction. Returning to the Arrowcave to safeguard Lyla, with pieces of Harkness' boomerangs, Teams Arrow and Flash agree to another team-up. Barry then quickly reassembles the boomerangs and Cisco identifies their manufacturer, Klaus Markos.

Barry later consulted with Quentin on Markos' last known whereabouts. As the team prepared to infiltrate Markos' hideout, Diggle was assigned to guard the perimeter due to his concern for Lyla. The only thing the raid produced was a cellphone, which Felicity used to track Harkness. But upon arriving at his hideout, they only find his cell phone, revealing Harkness had played them. They returned to the Arrowcave, only to find that Harkness had found the place by tracking the cellphone, his attack leaving Lyla critically wounded. Barry quickly rushed her to the hospital. While the rest of the team tracked down Harkness, Diggle remained by her side until she regained consciousness. He then proposed to her.

At the Arrowcave, Oliver informs the team of the League's ultimatum. Felicity tells them the DNA test that Caitlin Snow is running will take time due to the degraded sample. Diggle tells Oliver that they need to devise a contingency plan. Oliver realizes Merlyn and Thea both lied about them being in contact with each other. Diggle suggests Thea could be a suspect which would explain the similar DNA but Oliver dismisses the idea. Oliver tells the team that he is sure Thea didn't kill Sara. Felicity and Diggle both plead to him that he has a blind spot for Thea and that the Arrow should pay her a visit.

When Oliver is presumed dead at Ra's al Ghul's hands, Diggle leads Felicity, Roy, and Laurel Lance until his friend's return. After Oliver's return, Diggle accompanies him to Nanda Parbat to help him free Merlyn, but they are captured. Diggle and Lyla marry after a near-death experience with the Suicide Squad, when Lawton sacrifices himself for them. Diggle and Lyla decide to quit Team Arrow and A.R.G.U.S. for their daughter's sake. After Oliver leaves the team to join the League of Assassins as part of a deal to revive a near-deceased Thea, Diggle becomes the team leader, though he is not yet ready to forgive Oliver for kidnapping Lyla as part of a deception to gain acceptance by the League.

War against H.I.V.E.

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Oliver and Diggle were forced to work together as Thea and Laurel were away. The two track two members of H.I.V.E. but both got away before they could be interrogated. Later when Diggle returned home he found an A.R.G.U.S. agent who gave him a photo of the person who hired Floyd Lawton to kill his brother, Mina Fayad. Diggle tracked her to a meeting but got away while he was under fire. When Oliver was attacked by meta-human Jeremy Tell Diggle and Oliver finally talked and told Oliver about Fayad and asked for his help. However, when they were able to track Fayad she had been killed by Damien Darhk. The pair took on Tell and after Oliver saved Diggle's life from some of Tell's tattoo playing card projectiles, John was able to defeat him. Oliver earned back Diggle's trust for being willing to take a "bullet" (tattoo projectile) for him. He, Oliver, and Felicity celebrated with drinks afterward.

Oliver told the team that he planned to run for Mayor which Diggle thought was a joke until he realized he was being serious. Diggle then joined the rest of the team in seeing the new Arrowcave. When a team of rogue police officers killed two police officers and started stealing drugs from dealers, Diggle joined Thea in buying some to lure them out. The team were later able to arrest to police officers with the help of Captain Lance.

Spartan, Green Arrow, and Speedy took it upon themselves to stop Darhk and his ghosts from taking a nuke, but they were going to be beaten, until Barry came to save them, throwing up like he always does when Barry takes him running. Diggle met Kendra Saunders, whom they had to protect from Vandal Savage. The group encountered Carter Hall, a reincarnated lover of Kendra's, and were aided by Malcolm in stopping Vandal. After defeating Vandal, Diggle gathered everyone together so he could kill Vandal once and for all. To help, Spartan brought Black Canary to help the rest of the heroes and kill Vandal together for good.

At Oliver's bay cleanup, Diggle was down because his brother was finally home, but in a cage. He had another talk with his brother, trying to find out why he would abandon his wife and child and pleaded for him to renounce his ways. Diggle later supported Oliver's plan to expose Damien Darhk to the public. Diggle used his contacts to recruit marines for security detail at Oliver's campaign holiday party. However, Damien Darhk showed up, took out the security, and kidnapped Diggle, Thea, and Felicity. The three of them were put into a gas chamber. After Oliver turned himself in to free them (but Damien went back on his word), Laurel and Malcolm (dressed as Green Arrow) arrived and were able to rescue them from the chamber.

When Team Arrow caught Roy after stealing a network mapper from AmerTek, a triode capacitor from Cadmus Tech, and Palmer Tech's new power cell from Curtis, Roy revealed to the team that someone named The Calculator found him in Hub City and blackmailed him to steal the web-nuke components. Team Arrow tracked Calculator's target to the Flint Hill Data Farm and with Roy's help, they were able to stop the web nuke.

John and the team returned from patrol noting how quiet the city's crime was with Damien Darhk in jail. John later testified against Damien but Darhk's attorney was able to use John and Thea's purchase of cocaine (from their mission to stop Liza Warner's crew) to destroy John's credibility. The team then got a hit on Carrie Cutter, who was back in town after her stint on Task Force X, and had killed one celebrity couple and kidnapped a second but Carrie got away. Oliver then arranged a fake wedding with Felicity to draw Carrie out. At the ceremony, Felicity and Oliver distracted her long enough for John and Thea to arrive and defeat Carrie.

Diggle kills Andy after the latter threatens to harm Lyla and Sara. He initially lies to Lyla that he killed Andy in self-defense, but Oliver encourages Diggle to admit the truth to his wife.

At the nest, Team Arrow is taking a gander at potential atomic strikes everywhere throughout the nation. They have 21 hours to make sense of how to stop the strikes. Felicity says she needs to get her dad to help, and Oliver concurs, over Diggle's complaints. He says that if even one of the nukes hits, the passings that it causes will give Darhk almost unending force. At the spot where Felicity thinks Darhk is, Oliver and Diggle don't discover him. Rather, Oliver conveys a discourse about not deceiving Lyla (which he did, saying that he slaughtered Andy in self-preservation). At Ravenspur, Brick and friends have found Kuttler.

Brick offers him the entire "attempt to escape before I execute you" bargain yet before Kuttler can choose what to do, Oliver and Diggle appear in outfit to spare him. Kuttler makes his departure and Felicity gets him in the van, so Oliver and Diggle race to join her. Additional battling at the server ranch, with Green Arrow showing signs of improvement of Brick while Murmur attempts to get to Kuttler and Diggle takes out Ghosts. At City Hall, Oliver and Diggle show up and locate a mystery entry, which they follow into he ground. There, they discover a chamber where Darhk is drawing a monstrous measure of intensity from his venerated image.

After the defeat of Damien Darhk and the death of Andy at his own hand, John felt he needed some time away from the team and Star City, and decided to reenlist in the Army.

Reenlisting in the Army

Once Diggle left the team he reenlisted in the army to find some clarity. Later, Oliver and Diggle are talking through Skype. Oliver asks Diggle whether he figures they should assemble another group, and Diggle says yes. Oliver is somewhat disillusioned Diggle isn't sticking to the past as was he, and Diggle solicits what the status is from Oliver's relationship with Felicity.

Later, Diggle went to Chechnya to serve time there. He was commanded to take his men on a mission and obtain a piece of a bomb from Genesis Day before Chechen rebels could. On the mission, Diggle and his men were caught in a shootout killing everyone but Diggle and another soldier. The two found out it was all a setup so the U.S. Army could obtain the weapon and Diggle was blamed for trying to steal it.

John was then sent back to the U.S. to be held in a military prison where he began to lose his mind. While in prison he started seeing hallucinations of Floyd Lawton, the man Dig thought killed Andy. When Lyla visited him she told John she would try to get him out, but John told her not to. Lyla then told Oliver the news and the two of them came up with a plan to break Diggle out. Oliver broke into the prison to free Diggle with Lyla assisting him. Once Oliver got Diggle out of his cell they attempted to escape the prison. Once they got outside a group of soldiers stopped them in their tracks, not before Oliver and Diggle strapped on harnesses and were pulled into the air by a plane flown by Lyla.

Returning to Star City

Once free from the military prison Diggle returned to Star City. John had to live in the old H.I.V.E. headquarters due to him being on the run. He later rejoined Team Arrow and took back his old role as Spartan this time with an upgraded helmet. Diggle also became a mentor to new member Rene Ramirez, giving him the respect and advice that Oliver didn't. In November 2016, JJ turned two years old and had a birthday party, but Diggle was unable to attend due to him being a fugitive. Instead, they held another party for him, at the H.I.V.E. bunker in which he was staying.

A few days later, Oliver and Diggle were tracking down another vigilante showed up who goes by the name Vigilante and engaged him in a shootout. As Vigilante was about to shoot them The Flash came to their rescue and ran them to Felicity's apartment. Barry told Oliver he needed their help along with the Legends and Supergirl to fight the aliens known as the Dominators, who invaded Earth to exterminate all metahumans. It was at this time that John learnt of Barry going back in time and accidentally changing the timeline; he was shocked to hear that his daughter had been inadvertently erased from existence and, along with many of the other heroes, temporarily refused to work with him (and personally told Oliver he also wouldn't be coming with the others when he defended Barry by saying he wouldn't go without him). When the Dominators mind-controlled the heroes with the exception of Oliver and Barry, Diggle fought them until they managed to destroy the device mind-controlling him and the others. After this, the heroes decided to put what happened with Barry behind them and gave him their support. Suddenly Oliver, Thea, Diggle, Ray, and Sara were sucked up to the Dominators' mother ship and placed in a shared hallucination where John operated as the "Green Arrow" after returning home from the war and leaving the Army as his penance for all the things he had to do over there. He worked alongside Felicity Smoak. John, along with the others, slowly realized that this was fake and they all escaped the hallucination. Once they escaped, the team later defeated the Dominators and saved Earth.

War against Prometheus

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John is back in prison and to be charged with his treason against J.G. Walker, where in reality he was framed for a crime committed by the corrupt general. Oliver as mayor enlists Adrian Chase who reluctantly agrees to serve as John's lawyer and help exonerate him. After several attempts to delay John's transfer to prison, Adrian tells John to punch him. Under the pretense that John attacked Adrian, Adrian declares that committing such an offense against the district attorney was within his jurisdiction, which delays John's transfer for a week. Diggle later befriends Oliver's chosen successor to Laurel's mantle, Dinah Drake, a Central City detective, and encourages her to set down roots in Star City. Shortly after Felicity's dealings with Helix allowed her to acquire what she needed to place criminal charges on Walker, which was sent to the NSA before Adrian received it and sent it to a judge, who allowed John to walk free.

Fight against Cayden James and Ricardo Diaz

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During the island's explosion, Diggle survived by taking shelter in a plane with the others. However, he was wounded by bomb shrapnel and suffers a degenerative nerve injury that affects his motor control that requires taking daily medications, resulting him to develop a drug dependency.

Oliver returns to vigilantism until Diggle is fully recovered from his injury. John kept the damage a secret for several months, but when he finally decided to tell everyone, Curtis offered to make him a chip, similar to Felicity's, that would repair the nerve damage. Curtis develops the chip for Diggle to help him control his tremors as he progressively recovers. The chip was implanted shortly after and John made a full recovery.

Diggle and the team continued their investigation of Diaz with the help of Anatoly Knyazev. To investigate further, Diggle asked Oliver to become Green Arrow again, but he refused, which upset Diggle, causing problems between the best friends. Diggle got help from Lyla to investigate Diaz and his Vertigo dealing, though everything would go wrong, causing Diggle to mistrust Oliver's decisions, and he talked to Lyla about his fight with his friend.

Facing the Ninth Circle

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John remains working at A.R.G.U.S. and continues leading his manhunt against Diaz. The combined efforts of Diggle, A.R.G.U.S. and the other members of Team Arrow result in the successful capture of Diaz. After Oliver is released from Prison in exchange for Diaz, Diggle and Felicity are the first to receive him. Later, Diaz is recruited by Diggle as a member of the " Ghost Initiative". Diggle plans to use Diaz to locate " Dante", the financier behind the Longbow Hunters.

To find doctor Deegan, John, Kara Danvers, Caitlin Snow, Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, and Cisco Ramon snuck their way inside the Arkham Asylum. After Oliver and Diggle found Deegan in his office and attempted to convince him to revert reality to its original state, the doctor opened all the cell doors of the asylum to create a distraction, setting the prisoners free. With the help of Batwoman, the seven managed to bring the prisoners back to their cells and obtain the Book of Destiny from Deegan.

The Ghost Initiative is successful in locating Dante, but when Diaz betrays the team and helps Dante escape, Diggle hands in his resignation to A.R.G.U.S. to save his wife's job, while sending Diaz back to prison. John later meets Roy Stewart; who he blames for leaving his father die. They make amends when Diggle learns that his father died because of his own negligence and Stewart is the reason anyone survived the operation. After Team Arrow thwarts the Ninth Circle's plan to destroy Star City, Diggle takes Oliver and Felicity to an A.R.G.U.S. safe house in the woods where the two can raise their daughter safe from the Circle.

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John and Lyla partner on a special ops mission to save Connor and Sandra Hawke by Farzad Qadir. Later, Diggle, Dinah, Oliver, and Rene were transported to Arrowcave by the Monitor. There, they found future versions of Mia Queen, Connor Hawke, and William Clayton.

After Oliver died, John, Constantine and Mia visited Earth-666 in a last attempt to revive Oliver claiming his soul from Purgatory.

During the Crisis, John as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

Erased future

When Connor was in middle school, a couple of guys trying to get him to run their drugs for them, when JJ found out, he tried his best to convince his adopted brother not to get involved, stating that the latter that he was better than that, but Connor didn't listen, after which, John grounded JJ and held him responsible for his adopted brother's actions. This not only eventually led to his son despising him and Connor respectively, but also resulted in JJ severing all ties with his family.

Rewritten reality

New multiverse

On Earth-Prime, John's life mostly remained the same. However, he and Lyla now have two children, Sara and J.J, since Sara was restored back into existence. Before August 2011, Franklin Jet hired John Diggle as a security guard for the Jet family, but actually Jada Jet was in control.

Battle on Earth-Prime

The day after the new Earth was created, Diggle had his old memories restored by J'onn J'onzz. After Oliver Queen/Spectre sacrificed his life to reset the multiverse and Sara Lance returned to Star City, John expressed sorrow and regret that he wasn't with Oliver during both the times he died. They argued in front of the computers when a giant Beebo attacked the city. Diggle still didn't understand the situation, but watched as Barry, Kara, Ray Palmer, and Mick Rory stopped the giant Beebo along with Sargon the Sorcerer. The team celebrated the win and Diggle talked to Mick about Rory Regan.

Later, he went to Star City to join the final battle alongside Martian Manhunter, the Dreamer, Rene, the Flash, White Canary, Superman, Batwoman, Alex Danvers, and Supergirl, to stop the resurfaced Anti-Monitor from destroying everything once more. Later, John went home with Lyla and their children, where they watch the President deliver a speech in honor of Oliver.

Visiting Central City

"Oliver died for more than this Earth's survival. Oliver laid down his life so the people he loved could live theirs. That includes you. Life's a marathon, not a sprint, Barry. Slow down and enjoy it."

Later, Diggle went to Central City to give Barry the mask he gave Oliver the first time they met. Diggle told Barry and Iris that as a feature of Oliver's will and confirmation, Barry gets the mask. Barry examined it and noticed a peculiar smear imprint, and questioned if it's a mystery message from Oliver. He enrolled a hesitant Diggle in helping make sense of what it could be. Barry discovered dregs on the veil which coordinate Mirakuru and Lian Yu's dirt.

Diggle and Barry traveled to Lian Yu but didn't find any Mirakuru. Barry became upset, wondering if he was failing Oliver. In Deathstroke's former cell, Diggle proposed that the dregs were from Oliver carrying his suit to battle Slade years back, and there isn't a crucial arrangement about it. Diggle advised Barry on pacing his life and appreciating the new world that Oliver died for in order to truly honor his memory.

Oliver's funeral

" Of course, life will go on. It always does. But how? What twists and turns it will take, I can't say. I don't know what the future holds... except to say expect the unexpected. Oliver may be gone, but his mission endures. That mission lives on, Oliver lives on, in the people he inspired. Some will take that mission to the rest of the world... maybe even beyond that. Because if the past eight years has shown us anything... it's that this universe is far bigger than any of us could have dared imagine. Even if it is a little less bright without him in it."

Finding the Box

After the funeral, Diggle and his family moved to Metropolis to start a new life. On his way to Metropolis, a meteorite collided with the Earth close to Diggle's car. He raced out and hauled a substance out of the crater. When Diggle opened it, he found an object glowing green. Diggle asked A.R.G.U.S. to help him try understand the object and open it. Unfortunately, A.R.G.U.S. was unable to do so. Sometime afterwards, Diggle began to experience migraines.

Visiting Gotham

In mid 2020, John began getting migraines and researched that Gotham City had one of the best neurologists in the country.

The day before his appointment, John went to a poker-game where only law-enforcement officials were permitted entry. Inside, he overheard a conversation between a young, black man and Russell Tavaroff, the two-time champion of the Crows poker tournament.

During the game, John folded on a hand while the young man decided to bet everything on his cards. John asked the young man what grudge he had against Russell because he was focused on embarrassing him. Russell was forced to borrow money to cover the bet. When the young man won and took all of Russell's money, the he left the contest.

When Russell followed the man outside, John noticed and researched the two. He learned that Russell had shot the man days earlier and was out on bail. John followed and the pair and saw them fighting. He intervened and defended the man until Russell left.

Fighting the Godspeed clones

John arrived in Central City with an entropy trap designed by Cisco to help Team Flash stop the Godspeed clones, Diggle volunteered to go as he thought the team needed help from a soldier to stop the Godspeed war. John later had a headache while Barry was explaining their plan of reaching out to some of the other Godspeed clones that saved him.

Diggle and Barry managed to capture one of the Godspeed clones but said clone escaped, John helped a frustrated Barry to open up about his fears and insecurities. Diggle then went with Cecile on a quest to find August Heart but before leaving S.T.A.R. Labs he experienced a more painful headache that made him collapse to the ground along with Cecile when she tried to read their mind, though he later said that if there was anything really wrong with him the doctors at Gotham would have found it.

Visiting National City

John traveled to National City, contacted by James Olsen to provide support to Kelly Olsen in her investigation of a mysterious respiratory illness infecting residents of the Narrows following the collapse of the Ormfell Building.

In a pep talk, John related to Kelly about how he was offered the chance to become "a special kind of hero", which would have meant he leaving Lyla, his kids, and everything he love behind. He was struggling with that decision. John opened up to Kelly about how he was conflicted since the opportunity would've meant leaving his family and old life behind. John explained he needed to know what kind of hero did he really want to be.

Helping Jada Jet

John received a call from Jada Jet asking for help in Gotham regarding her son Marquis. They broke into Renee Montoya's office under City Hall to search for the Joy buzzer in hopes of saving her son, they found and took the object.

Declining the Box

" The cube was trying to make me someone else, something else. And it even tricked me into believing that somehow I wanted it, too, but... I don't. Because there is no power in the universe more powerful than the love I have for my family. But I suppose a man like you wouldn't understand that. Because if it came down to a choice between some cosmic destiny, or... being a father, a husband... there's really no choice at all."

Bloodwork Crisis

" You're my family, Oliver. I'm just glad I get to say goodbye to you this time."
"Me too. I love you, John."
"Love you, too, brother."

Diggle went to Central City for Barry's birthday, being part of the surprise party Team Flash made for him at S.T.A.R. Labs. During the party, Diggle gave Barry a gift, Oliver's bow which was found on National City, through Barry didn't want to accept it. After a toast, Diggle and all of the guests at the party except for Wally and Barry fainted as the drinks were infected by Ramsey Rosso, a villain who recently escaped A.R.G.U.S. and turned all the party guests into zombies with his blood.

He was later stopped by Khione, who froze all the water on his body along with the other infected at S.T.A.R. Labs, Diggle would later be unfrozen, curing him from the infection while he suited up to help Barry fight Bloodwork. Spartan went to the streets of Central City and attacked Ramsey while he was fighting the Green Arrow, who was temporarily resurrected due to the multiverse being in danger. After the initial shock of seeing his brother alive again wore off, Diggle ran up to Oliver and hugged him, telling him that it didn't matter how he returned.

Their reunion was interrupted as Ramsey got back up and grew into a giant monster that attacked the two heroes, but they were soon met with the arrival of the Flash and Kid Flash, who restrained Bloodwork so that Oliver could shoot an Spectre infused arrow through a multiversal breach after Diggle gave him back his bow. With the multiversal crisis averted, Ramsey lost his powers and was sent back to A.R.G.U.S. thanks to the efforts of all four heroes.

After the fight, Diggle continued to celebrate at Barry's birthday party before receiving a message from Lyla asking him to return to A.R.G.U.S. in order to debrief her about the whole situation. Before leaving, Diggle had a last conversation with Oliver where the two talked about his recent conflict with the green box that was tempting him. He also finally got the chance to say goodbye to him with one last hug.

Personality

"You are fighting a war, Queen. Except you have no idea what war does to you. How it scrapes off little pieces of your soul. And you need someone to remind you... of who you are. Not this thing you're becoming."

-John Diggle to Oliver Queen[src]

"Look, you don't know me that well. But I'm the type of guy who's only thought about one thing: how do I keep the people I love safe?"

-John Diggle to Cisco Ramon[src]

Peak of human physical condition: As a former soldier, bodyguard, and vigilante, John is in top physical condition. He engages regularly in intense exercises and spars with Oliver Queen in the Arrowcave during his spare time. Due to his build and training he received from both his time in the military and with Oliver, John is remarkably strong. Oliver even commented that his arms "are the size of bowling balls". He was an all state varsity track athlete who ran the 100 meters. He was strong enough to punch Russell Tavaroff back several feet. John's physical conditioning has eventually developed enough to allow him to battle against some of the most physically powerful combatants in the entire multiverse.
Honed senses: Due to his time in the military, John developed sharp senses and can pick up on danger. For example, after entering his apartment with Felicity Smoak to find his daughter, Sara Diggle crying, John quickly felt something was off, which was proved (correct) when it was revealed that Lyla Michaels had been kidnapped.

Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: John is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, having developed his combat skills during his time as a soldier. He is well-trained in the armed forces disciplines and has mentioned that he was once a part of the Special Forces. He has considerable experience in live combat, having served three tours in Afghanistan. During his time as a vigilante, John's skills were already great enough to be able to stand up to China White, Floyd Lawton and Danny Brickwell before he was eventually overpowered, keep up with Oliver during their sparring sessions and alongside him, was able to overwhelm Malcolm Merlyn, forcing him to incapacitate John via a knife throw. His style appears to incorporate Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing and Jiujitsu. Training with Oliver over the years have greatly improved John's combat skills, adding Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, and Eskrima to his style. John is skilled enough to defeat multiple members of the League of Assassins by combining his firearms skills with his combat training, go up against Oliver after he was trained by Ra's al Ghul for a time and land some blows, take out multiple Shadowspire agents with ease while unarmed, and even single-handedly defeat several of Talia al Ghul's acolytes unarmed without any injuries, despite the fact they were armed with swords. When he and Speedy fought Carrie Cutter, who had defeated Oliver before, John was eventually able to knock her down. John was also skilled enough to overpower and nearly capture Earth-2 Laurel Lance (prior to Laurel improving her combat skills; after her last encounter with Silencer) forcing her to flee, defeat Dinah Drake armed with her bo-staff, rival and eventually defeat Onyx Adams, a far more experienced hand-to-hand combatant/martial artist with centuries of experience and training as a member of the league since 1743; though it's possible that he simply caught Onyx off-guard, and he has even proven to have come close to Oliver's own level of skill, as he was able to fight on par with Vincent Sobel, who proved to be a difficult challenge to Oliver, and could stand up to Ricardo Diaz whose skills proved to be nearly equal to Oliver's and was even able to kick him down after being briefly overwhelmed but was unable to defeat him, along with later on able to compete with Oliver when they argued over their former comrades, albeit Oliver was holding back and eventually managed to begin gaining the advantage, having been able to land 3 square blows before being tackled and then tossed aside by Oliver, until Felicity interrupted them. Being an A.R.G.U.S. agent has improved John's abilities even more, as he is capable of going toe-to-toe with and even knocking down Diaz in order to flee in their recent altercation when the latter was injured by a knife-throw to the shoulder, although John could not truly defeat him and struggled to force Diaz back. He later on managed to compete with Diaz, this time without any advantage, before eventually being overpowered, and was able to swiftly knock him out when he teamed up with Emiko.

Expert archer: John is a very skilled archer, proving high levels of proficiency in archery when he posed as the Arrow, though his skills are not at Oliver's level.

Expert knife wielder/Knife thrower: John is an accomplished knife wielder, when practicing kali knife-fighting techniques with Oliver, John was able to keep up and even complimented by Oliver on his pace. In his second confrontation against Diaz, John accurately threw a knife into the latter's shoulder.

Master marksman: As a former soldier, John is proven to be highly skilled with multiple types of firearms, including pistols, rifles and sniper rifles. He is extremely accurate, as he was able to shoot Danny Brickwell in the head and kill his brother with a single around. John also has excellent marksmanship with crossbows, as seen when he used the Green Monster during his tenure as Green Arrow.

Master stick-fighter: John is a highly skilled stick-fighter, capable of wielding an expandable baton as a close quarters combat weapon. John could match up to Oliver whenever they sparred using escrima sticks. In a training session, he and Oliver teamed up in a practice fight against Sara Lance using bo-staffs. John also regularly sparred with sticks against Dinah.

Expert swordsman: John displays a remarkable amount of skill in swordsmanship, presumably due to his escrima training over the years. He was able to wield the sword he took from a League member just well enough to defend himself against Oliver in a sword fight after he was trained by Ra's al Ghul for quite some time, blocking most of Oliver's sword attacks, although with visible difficulty, before ultimately getting cut in the arm and disarmed.

High-level intellect/Military training/Master tactician/Leader: Due to his time in the military and with Team Arrow, John is highly skilled at formulating plans and executing them and also thinks ahead in case things don't go his way. When he was overhearing a conversation between Moira Queen and Malcolm Merlyn with a hearing device, John also had a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in his pocket in the event he was caught, which did happen; he pretended he was looking to have a smoke. As an ex-Special Forces soldier, John is well-versed in intelligence gathering, decoding ciphers and other coded messages, infiltration, espionage and explosives. When he was given the mantle of Green Arrow from Oliver, John was at first unsure of himself as he struggled with making the hard calls, but after a heart-to-heart conversation with Oliver, he became more confident in himself and successfully led Team Arrow on multiple missions.

Expert driver/Pilot: John is highly trained to drive multiple vehicles, such as cars and vans. John was also trained to fly helicopters during his time as a soldier and used this training to transport Arsenal and Black Canary during Danny Brickwell's takeover of the Glades. He also knows how to fly a plane, as shown when he attempted to escape with his friends from Lian Yu using Adrian Chase's plane.

Expert medic: John received medical training during his time in the army, allowing him to stitch up wounds and perform minor surgeries. With this skill, he was able to successfully remove a bullet from Oliver's chest with some help from Felicity. John usually acts as Team Arrow's main medic, patching up their injuries from the field.

Multilingualism: John is capable of fluently speaking English, Pashto, and Arabic.

Network: As a former soldier and bodyguard, John has a wide array of contacts in the military and various intelligence-gathering establishments, including the F.B.I., Interpol, and the NSA. Through Lyla, John also became affiliated with A.R.G.U.S..

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain: After his brother, Andy Diggle, tortured him, John was able to free himself and escape, despite experiencing some blood loss.

Weaknesses

Motion sickness: John's body cannot tolerate Barry Allen's superhuman speed; whenever Barry moves John from one place to another, he throws up every single time. When John realised he had little choice but to allow Barry to speed him to Lian Yu, he took sickness tablets beforehand in an attempt to prevent this.

Hacking: Due to the implanted chip in his right arm, John is vulnerable to hackers as they could deactivate the chip to prevent him from aiming any weapon properly, which also causes him severe pain and potentially life-threatening injuries; this was demonstrated during Team Arrow and the Outsiders' confrontation following Curtis Holt hacking the chip.

Debilitating headaches: Since coming into contact with the unknown green object, John has been experiencing intense, painful headaches. The cause appears to be of supernatural origin, as John hears voices yelling in his head - and Gotham's neurology department could find nothing wrong with him.

Former weaknesses

Nerve damage: Following the final battle against Adrian Chase on Lian Yu, John was injured from shrapnel embedded in his right arm, which (permanently) damaged the nerves. This causes severe tremors in the arm to the point that John can no longer aim a gun properly, even at close-range; this is evidenced by the fact when he failed to shoot at a man holding Wild Dog at gunpoint. To remedy this, John had initially been injecting himself with some sort of drug to stabilize his tremors on a regular basis. However, thanks to a chip implanted in his arm designed by Curtis and Felicity, John's tremors were permanently cured.

Original multiverse

Spartan suit: Before Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak left Starling City, Oliver recommended that John take up some form of identity concealment should he continue to regularly go into the field. John took his advice and had a new suit made for him. The suit seems to a more civilianized form of military armor. It includes a protective chest-plate made of a leather-like material covered by a dark jacket likely made of the same material. The suit also includes dark army pants and boots. The wrists include a device that can unload and load a firearm onto John's hand, allowing him to receive his sidearm quicker and carry more artillery at once.

Spartan helmet: After Oliver and Felicity left Starling City, John had a new helmet designed for him along with his new suit. The helmet seems to only cover the face and forehead, making it more of a concealment device rather than an actual helmet. The helmet also includes a tinted visor that can be retracted through unknown means. The helmet was later modified by Cisco Ramon, with John putting it on for the first time during Team Arrow's clash with Tobias Church.

John primarily makes use of a pistol, wielding it effectively. He also is proficient in using assault rifles, sniper rifles, explosives and grenade launchers. After John became Spartan, he started using a custom pistol fitted with either bullets or darts, as seen when he shot Nyssa al Ghul. It is shown that this weapon has a grapple line that slows descent similar to Oliver's grapple arrows. John often carries a Glock (or two) while in civilian clothing.

Implantable bio-stimulant: John had an implantable bio-stimulant designed by Felicity and Curtis Holt implanted into in his right arm to repair nerve damage caused by an explosion on Lian Yu.

Interdimensional extrapolator: Before going to Earth-2, John was given an interdimensional extrapolator as a present by Cisco Ramon. The device can create small breaches to allow travel between parallel worlds. It also has communication functionality that can allow contact between universes.

Former equipment

Ski mask: Before becoming Spartan; John sometimes used a ski mask when in the field to conceal his identity.

Telescopic baton: John had been seen to use a telescopic baton; specifically when fighting Ravager.

Original helmet: When John first became the vigilante Spartan, Cisco Ramon made him a helmet to go along with his suit. John apparently wasn't happy with the design, as he admitted it could use improvements. He later abandoned this helmet when given a replacement.

The Arrow suit: John wore Oliver's Arrow suit on a few occasions when impersonating the latter.

Green Arrow suit: John wore Oliver's Green Arrow suit while the latter was being investigated by the F.B.I.. The suit is composed of a high-density kevlar, able to withstand point-blank gunfire and high velocity impact.
Green Arrow mask: John wore a dark green mask to protect his identity and the identities of his loved ones.

Green Monster: While operating as Green Arrow, John used a modified crossbow designed by Curtis Holt and Felicity Smoak, which shot arrows instead of bolts (due to the fact that the nerve damage in his arm kept John from effectively using a normal bow and arrow). The Green Monster fires at a rate of 400 ft/s (272.73 mph) and can cut through solid concrete. The quality of arrows it can hold or how it reloads is currently unclear.

Flechettes: John regularly used the sharpened edges of these blades in close combat in order to neutralize targets quicker. He refrains from using them as projectiles, though, and prefers to use them for incapacitation.

Flick knife: Along with his sidearm and crossbow, John also carried a small flick knife.

New multiverse

Spartan suit: Like in the original multiverse, John wears a protective suit when he act as a vigilante.

Guns: John primarily makes use of a pistol, wielding it effectively.

Former equipment

Unknown green object: After Oliver's funeral, Diggle was packing up to move to Metropolis and a case crashed right in front of him. He walked closer and opened the case, causing the object to emit green light.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant

The Chronicles of Cisco

Concept artwork

Promotional images

Crisis On Infinite Earths

John has the distinction of being the first person Oliver shared his identity with and recruited into Team Arrow.

John served as a member of Team Arrow longer than any other member of the team except for Oliver himself. He has been a member from "An Innocent Man "​ to ""​​​​​​, and then again from "Human Target "​​​​​​ to "Brothers in Arms "​​​​​.

There is a running gag that John is the only one seen being freaked out by super-powered characters/objects in the Arrowverse such as The Flash, Supergirl and when witnessing the jumpship from the .

John has been killed in two erased timelines:

As a running gag, anytime Barry picks up John and runs with him at super speed, John throws up when they stop. Team Flash is even prepared to grab a trash can and water bottle for John in the event Barry needs to bring him to S.T.A.R. Labs.

Growing up, John was a fan of the Starling City Rockets.

He enjoys hot cocoa with marshmallows.

During his time as Oliver's bodyguard, John's email was "diggle@security.biz" and his phone number 555-PRO-TECT.

John is the only main character during Season 7 known to be alive in 2040 to not appear in the flashforwards.

Behind the scenes

His surname Diggle is likely named after Andy Diggle, the author of Green Arrow: Year One, upon which ​​​​​​'s first season is largely based, as is his brother who bears the exact name.

John's first name is a homage to Little John of Robin Hood lore, which Green Arrow is based upon, as revealed by David Ramsey.

John Diggle was later adapted to the mainstream Green Arrow comics starting with Issue 24 of the New 52s first series.

Prior to his official secret identity being defined as Spartan, David Ramsey often jokingly referred to John's alter-ego as "Black Driver", referencing a line from John in "".

In "Elseworlds, Part 2 "​​​, the Barry Allen of Earth-90 wondered why John didn't have his ring, a nod to the Green Lantern, John Stewart.

At the San Diego Comic-Con 2014, David Ramsey mentioned the possibilities of making a spin-off of ​​​​​​ featuring the members of the Task Force X in the lead roles, including John. However, co-producers Keto Shimizu stated that with the Suicide Squad film in development at that time, it doesn't seem like a possibility. It's currently unknown if this planned spin-off will be made in the future or not, because a sequel to the mentioned film was announced, which could cause more delays.

John has appeared in almost every series within the Arrowverse at least once, including . The only shows where he does not appear are and the retroactively added ​​​​ and . John was also assumed to have appeared in , but the series was revealed to be set in another universe and hence the Diggle that appeared there was a doppelganger. Because of these appearances, John is one of the most recurring characters throughout the Arrowverse.

Before being officially adapted to the mainstream DC universe, John Diggle could have been inspired by Lewis Peters, an African-American bodyguard who worked for Oliver Queen while he acted as the mayor of Star City. Peters was also a former member of Checkmate, a governmental organization which bears many similarities to A.R.G.U.S..

In the Green Arrow: Year One storyline, another bodyguard working for Oliver Queen is introduced, named Hackett. He also had a past military career, but was later revealed to have been involved in a drug scheme, which was the catalyst for Oliver to end up on the island where he became Green Arrow.

Diggle gaining a drug problem in Season 6 is reminiscent of the Green Arrow storyline Snowbirds Don't Fly, though it was Roy Harper who developed the addiction.

References

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For other uses of "The Flash", see The Flash (disambiguation).

For other uses of "Kid Flash", see Kid Flash (disambiguation).

Wally West

Alter ego

Kid Flash
Dark Kid Flash (formerly)
The Flash (Flashpoint timeline)

Wallace F. "Wally" West (born 1995/1996) is the son of Joe West and the late Francine West, and the younger brother of Iris West-Allen. He was born after Francine had separated with Joe, having left him and Iris, so he was brought up without his father or sister. Wally was a champion drag-racer under the alias " Taillights". When his mother reunited with her family before dying, Wally eventually met Joe, Iris, Barry Allen, and the rest of Team Flash, and soon became a member of the group.

In the alternate timeline known as Flashpoint, Wally was the meta-human speedster known prominently as The Flash. As the protector of Central City, he fought against his archenemy The Rival. He later regained his speed in the post-Flashpoint timeline, donning the name Kid Flash, which is also how he was nicknamed by his friends and some members of the media in the Flashpoint timeline. After defeating and detaining the criminal known as Plunder, he was embraced by Central City and officially became known as Kid Flash to all. He was tricked by Savitar via hallucinations to open a portal into the Speed Force, getting trapped in the Speed Force to replace him. He was later rescued by Barry Allen and Jay Garrick, who in turn took his place. He assisted Barry and Jay in the final battle against Savitar, successfully saving Iris. During this time, he began dating Jesse Wells.

After Barry entered the Speed Force in order to stabilize it, Wally took over as the Flash of Earth-1. Once Barry returned, Wally returned to sharing the spotlight with him. After Jesse broke up with him and him realizing that the team was fine without him, Wally decided to leave Central City for a time in order to focus on himself. He returned three weeks later for Barry and Iris's wedding, but later continued his soul-searching journey. He eventually ended up at a monastery in China, where he was recruited by Rip Hunter to join the Legends in their battle against Mallus. After they succeeded, Wally decided to stick around with the Legends for the foreseeable future. However, he returned to celebrate the defeat of The Thinker and the birth of his half-sister, Jenna West, also meeting his future niece, Nora West-Allen. At some point after that, he left the Legends to go soul-searching again.

Joining the Peace Corps and a Buddhist culture in Asia, Wally honed his connection with the Speed Force and trained to use it in new ways. In early 2020, he returned to Central City after the Crisis to visit his family, but also to warn Barry that the latter's actions had caused the Speed Force to start growing weak and dying. Years later, Wally returned to Central City for Barry's birthday, where he was brainwashed by Bloodwork to take over the Multiverse. Wally was saved by Barry and along with Oliver Queen and John Diggle, teamed up to defeat Bloodwork.

Original multiverse

Francine West gave birth to Wally eight months after leaving her family. Francine and Wally lived in Keystone City, where growing up the Francine did not make a lot of money to buy Wally gifts like toys as a however she made up for this by taking Wally on long drives. These experiences gave Wally a love for automobiles. When Francine became sick Wally started participating in street races and gained a reputation as a winner. Other racers stopped wanting to face him, so he started racing in Central City in order to pay for his mother's medical bills due to her being sick.

Visiting his father and sister

Wally visited Joe at the Police Department to tell him something. The detective was surprised by his son's visit as they had no appointment. As soon as the boy wanted to say something, a block from the headquarters, the Geomancer began to rage causing earthquakes. This forced Joe to leave Wally alone, having to stop a dangerous meta-human.

Joe attempted to help Wally and Barry bond by having him help Wally on a technical project to enter college. Wally became annoyed with Barry's revisions to his project and after being questioned by Barry if he had a problem with him, Wally revealed his jealousy over Barry's perfect life, getting to be raised in Joe's home and being bragged about so much by Iris and Joe, but they are interrupted by King Shark ripping the roof of the West home open in search of The Flash. When Barry stumbles back down the stairs after fighting King Shark and to cover his tracks as The Flash, Wally calls him a coward for hiding during the attack and leaves when Joe stops the altercation. While at CC Jitters, Joe tells Wally about Barry's mother being murdered when he was eleven and his father being wrongfully accused of her murder and that he had given Barry all the love and care he deserved and that while Barry is flawed, the reason they brag about him so much is because it could have been worse and that he is loved just as much as Wally and is also his son too.

Wally, along with Iris, met Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco at the bar. The young man noticed a new girl with them - Jesse. After a short conversation, the new friend went to the bathroom, leaving Wally alone. A few days later, the young man was eating dinner with his family and was talking about a project he is currently working on with his adviser. Speaking of him, he mentioned that he had to read the journals of people like Enzo Ferrari and Ferdinand Porsche because he couldn't meet them, but he needed their knowledge of speed. These words resulted in some idea in Barry, who left without touching the food and thanking Wally for the "key to the case" he is working on.

At a later night, Wally came over to see Joe and watch Formula 1, and to do some laundry. He told Joe and Barry that he had moved out of his campus because the rent became too expensive. Joe offered to pay for some of it, but Wally claimed it was fine. Later when watching the Formula 1, Harry came over and wanted to speak to Joe, Wally claimed he looked like Harrison Wells, but Harry denied being him and Wally left. The next day, Wally came back and Joe offered him a place in his house, which Wally quickly accepted. Later, Zoom raided the house and took Wally to his base on Earth-2, who claimed the only person able to help him, is The Flash. After The Flash struck a deal with Zoom, Wally was taken back to Earth-1, and taken away from Zoom.

After being saved by the Flash, when the Flash traded his powers for Wally's life, Wally was inspired by the Flash's sacrifice and figured out that Joe had a way to contact the Flash from what Zoom told him while he was in captivity. Wally asked Joe if he could arrange a meeting with the Flash so that he could thank him. Later on during a night, Joe brought Wally to the rooftop so that Wally could thank the Flash for saving him in person.

Joe and Harry found the two of them moments later, while Wally quickly responded, Jesse's heart momentarily stopped. Joe left and Iris mentioned that Barry 'was gone,' and the two left for home. That night, Joe was suspicious Wally was a Speedster due to Barry's energy hitting him, to test this, he dropped a coffee mug, though Wally didn't respond. After hearing a car alarm go off, he was told to leave.

Flashpoint

After Barry traveled back in time and saved his mother from Reverse-Flash the timeline was ruptured resulting in Flashpoint.

Wally's earlier life is unknown in this timeline though given that Francine had already moved away and given birth to Wally prior to Nora's murder it can be presumed that Wally still grew up without knowing of Joe or Iris. However, it is shown that Wally does still know them indicating he was introduced at some point, though exactly when is also unknown. While he loved his sister, Iris, he wasn't on good terms with Joe as he was an alcoholic who frequently missed shifts at C.C.P.D., and he and Iris rarely spoke to him.

Wally used to drive illegal cars, and tampered with a nitro formula to get his engine revving faster. One night, Wally was racing in a thunderstorm and his car was struck by lightning and as a result, he fell into a coma for nine months. However, his genetic structure was affected by the formula in conjunction with the lightning that struck his car, turning him into a meta-human speedster with a connection to the Speed Force. When Wally woke from his coma, he discovered his powers and decided to help the people of Central City, abandoning his racing car days. Wally told Iris about his powers and she decided to help him, using her connections as a reporter to give information to Wally to help him find and defeat criminals, calling themselves a brother-sister crime fighting unit. Needing a stable means to carrying out their new crusade, Wally and Iris sought out Cisco Ramon of Ramon Industries. However, Cisco was uninterested and refused to help them, but agreed to make Wally a friction-proof suit so his clothes wouldn't explode at Mach II when he ran, so long as they left him out of their crusade and never returned to Ramon Industries. Reluctant, the siblings agreed. Instead, Wally and Iris settled with a makeshift base in Wally's apartment. Shortly after receiving his suit, Wally began helping the public out as a hero called "The Flash", though was often called "Kid Flash" by Iris and some members of the media.

One day, The Flash saved a child from being run over by a truck and told her to watch for traffic in the future, but complimented the child's skateboard and sped off.

When a criminal speedster known as the Rival began terrorizing Central City, Wally faced him numerous times. During an encounter with the Rival, Wally rescued Barry from being hit by lightning which the Rival tossed.

Wally continued his battle with the Rival later on, ultimately coming short and falling inside of a dumpster. He was then unmasked by Barry, who was shocked to find him as The Flash.

Wally then brought Barry to his base of operations, where he was told he should find a place more secure while Wally explained the origins of his powers. Wally and Iris then explained the two had been working together as a crime fighting unit. When Wally showed his doubts that he could defeat the Rival, Wally, Iris, and Barry looked to Cisco.

At Ramon Industries, Cisco was upset, as Wally had brought a civilian which the former never met, and told him that he worked with the Flash.

Wally was later brought back to Ramon Industries, where Barry revealed himself to be a speedster as well. After tracking the Rival down at an abandoned sawmill, Wally and Barry ran over. The two planned to flank. After the Rival arrived and challenged one of them to face him first, Wally volunteered. Wally would ultimately come out on top, but was impaled once he turned his back. After Barry defeated the Rival and the latter was shot by Joe, Wally was taken back to Ramon Industries. Unfortunately, Wally's cells weren't regenerating as they should've. As a result, Barry set Eobard free to restore the timeline.

Post-Flashpoint

Wally, Joe, and Barry shared drinks, where Wally was confused when Barry embraced him. When Barry asked where Iris was, Joe was upset and Wally reminded Barry that Joe and Iris don't talk to each other.

Wally then begins to have dreams of Flashpoint induced by Alchemy, and begins to believe that Joe doesn't trust him with having powers much to his annoyance. Wally eventually comes to his senses, realizing that Alchemy can not be trusted and allows himself to remain in the pipeline until Team Flash can deal with him, however, when Wally's visions begin to become painful, he attempts to escape, but is thwarted by Iris. Wally recommends setting a trap for Alchemy and agrees to act as bait. He succeeds in baiting Alchemy and Flash and a SWAT team led by Joe capture him (Alchemy) and his followers. However, Savitar intervenes and frees the acolytes, kills the SWAT team, and pins The Flash down. Alchemy, free of interference, reaches out to Wally urging him to take his powers by touching the Philosopher's Stone which Wally does, entrapping him in a cocoon. Joe frees him from the pod as he is afraid of Wally ending up like Caitlin (who had begun transforming into Killer Frost). However, Wally's mind cannot function on the level his body is moving due to the interruption in his metamorphosis. However, this is quickly resolved by a serum created by Caitlin. Wally tests out his powers in the speed lab and shows that he is faster than when Barry first started. He stopped training and questioned when he can go out with Barry, with Team Flash remarking that he should take things slow.

He kept training with the help of Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon, but Iris kept on telling him to slow down and take his time, hiding the fact she didn't want him to use his powers, which only kept angering Wally. When the Dominators landed on Earth, Wally tried his best to help, but Iris wouldn't let him. Later, he began talking to H.R. Wells and asked for him to train him, but H.R turned him down. When Speedy, Heat Wave, Spartan, Supergirl, Firestorm and The Atom were placed under mind control and began attacking S.T.A.R. Labs, Wally realized that Barry and Oliver couldn't take them all at once and despite Iris telling him not to, he decided to stop listening to her and went out anyway, taking out several of the mind controlled heroes. He then called himself by his Flashpoint name 'Kid Flash', though he was shortly knocked out by Supergirl. Later when he had awoken, Iris and Joe were both glad to see he's still alive and H.R approached Wally, seeing his bravery and how serious Wally is and accepted his offer to train him.

Becoming Kid Flash

With the rest of the team going to save Harry on Earth-2, Wally stayed on Earth-1 to spend time with Jessie. They decided to be together, though Jesse was still very worried about her father. After Harry was brought back safely, Jessie cheered up and decided to move to Earth-1 to stay with Wally. However, Gorilla Grodd and an army of armored, intelligent gorillas followed the team back from Earth-2 and attacked Central City. Wally and Jesse fought the army together while Barry and Solovar dealt with Grodd. Later, Harry told Wally he was dying in order to manipulate him into leaving Jessie so she could spend time with Harry, but Jessie exposed the lie and Harry went back to Earth-2 alone.

Unfortunately, Wally and Jesse could not spend much time together because a bulkier Savitar started appearing to Wally in hallucinations because of his connection to the Philosopher's Stone, driving him crazy. The hallucination drove Wally to give Savitar the Stone, allowing Savitar to take on his physical form and be fully free from the Speed Force, at the expense of some of his speed, and Wally took his place. Uncontrollably being sucked into a wormhole, Wally screamed for Barry to help him but Barry could do nothing but watch as Wally's costume crumbled away and Wally vanished.

Return from the Speed Force

Eventually, Barry and Jay Garrick succeeded in getting through the Speed Force to reach Wally, who had been experiencing his worst memory (his mother's death) repeatedly for what could have been lifetimes. Jay took Wally's place as the Speed Force's prisoner, and Barry escaped with Wally. Despite his freedom, Wally was deeply scarred by his experience, and remained depressed. This was not helped by Jessie's decision to leave to take Jay's place as the Flash of his world.

When the Music Meister trapped Barry's mind in a musical world and stole his powers, Wally teamed up with Cisco as Vibe and the Martian Manhunter, a hero from Earth-38, to defeat him and save Barry as well as Kara. After Abra Kadabra escaped from custody, Wally teamed up with Barry, Cisco and Gypsy to stop him from time traveling away and capture him.

Wally went to spend time with Jessie for a while, and after he returned, he started telling Barry, Iris, and Joe all about his time with her shortly after Joe made a comment about love which indirectly caused Barry to deduce Savitar's identity, causing Barry to rush out and confront the metallic menace, who confirmed that he was, in fact, the Future Flash. Barry later tells the team, bringing them great surprise.

Now with a plan to save Iris from Savitar, the team sent Iris with Wally and Joe to Earth-2 to hide out with Harry. Unfortunately, Savitar dressed up as Barry and tricked H.R into telling him where Iris was. Arriving at their location, Savitar immediately battled Wally. Though Wally landed much more blows on the bulkier speedster, he could not hurt him through his armor, and Savitar strongly knocked him down. With Harry and Joe's guns ineffective against his armor as well, Savitar took Iris, though not before briefly unmasking himself to gloat.

Wally felt immensely ashamed that he failed to save Iris, but was amazed when H.R. revealed he took Iris's place in dying at Savitar's hand with his cloaking mechanism from his world. They all attended H.R.'s funeral. Wally disapproved of Barry's idea of trying to get Savitar to become a hero, and was proven right in his suspicion when Savitar set the Philosopher's Stone to explode, destroying S.T.A.R Labs. However, Wally and Barry managed to get everyone out safely. Wally, Barry, and Cisco went out into a forest where Savitar and Killer Frost were for a final confrontation, in which Cisco pulled Jay from the Speed Force.

Together, the three Flashes took down Savitar while Cisco got Caitlin back on their side. However, after Barry refused to take Savitar's life, as H.R.'s paradox would soon kill him anyway, Savitar got up and attempted to backstab Barry. Luckily, Iris arrived and shot Savitar dead with Joe's gun. Afterwards, the team celebrated at the destroyed S.T.A.R Labs, but their rebuilding efforts and celebration were cut short by the Speed Force's raging burst of lightning as the prison was unoccupied, raining chaos and destruction on Central City. Deciding to pay his penance for creating Flashpoint and Savitar, Barry agreed to take Jay's place in the Speed Force prison. Before he left, he told Wally that he would be Central City's Flash from now on.

Team Kid Flash

Desperate to save the city, Wally, Cisco, Joe, and Caitlin attempted to free Barry, but failed, earning another scolding from Iris. However, Barry appeared elsewhere, nude, glowing, and with a beard. The police brought him in and the team was ecstatic, only to find out Barry was driven mad and could not communicate with them. Wally decided to take it upon himself to stop the Samuroid and took up the mantle of The Flash before running out to confront the mechanical menace. Though he had the upper hand at first, Wally was defeated by the droid's powerful katana, which it stabbed through the back of the suit to lift Wally up humiliatingly, ripping the suit. The Samuroid then impaled his leg with a blade and left.

Wally was incapacitated, as the injury would take five hours to heal (and an amputation if he wasn't a speedster) so Iris let the Samuroid capture her, having faith that Barry seeing her in danger would snap out of his insanity. She was correct, and Barry raced out to save her, taking the new suit Cisco had designed for him. Wally was amazed at the speed at which Barry was running, admitting even he had never run that fast. Cisco informed him no one had ever run that fast. After Barry rescued Iris and destroyed the Samuroid, Wally welcomed him to "Team Kid Flash", a name that everyone else immediately rejected.

Leaving for Blue Valley

When Wally was waiting for Jessie to arrive from Earth-2, her father Harry Wells has arrived in her stead. He gave Wally a break-up cube which ended up malfunctioning. Harry then explained that Jesse was breaking up with Wally, which took him through a loop, in which Wally decided to venture to Earth-2 and talk to Jesse. After their talk, he realized that they both needed to explore their lives, he decided to return to Earth-1 where he discovered that the team didn't notice he was gone. Wally then decided to go live together with his friends at Blue Valley and said goodbye to his friends and family. During his time at Blue Valley, Wally encountered a starfish from outer space and fought it.

Crisis on Earth-X

Wally attended the premarital gathering and the wedding of Barry and Iris. When it was attacked by the Nazis from Earth-X, he joined the rest of the heroes in their efforts, getting many of the people present out of the church and using his speed to deflect SS militants' bullets. After the victory Barry asked Wally to take Joe and Cecile away from Central City. Wally wasn't happy to leave the other heroes, but agreed to do it. Wally tried to make it to Joe West's Christmas party, but couldn't, as he was on a trip to Cambodia.

Recruited by Rip Hunter

Wally was meditating in the Yunnan Providence of China when he was approached by a mysterious man in a suit who introduced himself as Rip Hunter - a fugitive from the Time Bureau. He said he knew West and was quite difficult to find, paying attention to the knowledge of the boy's meta-genes. Immediately afterwards, he revealed that he needed his help to save the universe. Wally understood that Rip was familiar to the Legends, but he was in no rush to help, as he still did not know his own place. Upon meeting someone new, the men began to discuss their drinking mistakes, and decided to steal Agent Green's phone and a time courier, and steal Rip's coat from the Time Bureau. With this, they moved to Tokyo in 1992 to a karaoke bar, where they began singing. Thanks to the sprinter's metabolism, Wally woke up without a hangover, unlike Rip, who, after a short conversation, offered the hero a place for outcasts like him - a place on the Waverider.

Joining the Legends

He and Rip used the time courier to take them aboard the Waverider where he was reunited with Sara Lance and Nate Heywood. He also met Ava Sharpe who wasn't too happy with them after their stunt with Gary but he told them that they had to do that to try and defeat Mullus. He and Rip also learned that Ray Palmer had been kidnapped by Damien and Nora Darhk. Despite some hostilities still between the Legends, Ava and Rip, they decided to work together. When Amaya Jiwe suggested that they use meditation to find her totem and the Darhks, Wally offered her his help due to him already having experience with meditation due to his time in China. He prepared some incense to help soothe and calm Amaya and Zari Tomaz. Amaya then asked him how he knew Nate and he told them all about how he was helping him through a breakup that he suffered from some girl on his birthday. Amaya then revealed that she was that girl, and he then wished them luck before he sped away.

They then went off to 1954 and went to the church where Elvis' uncle was the pastor and quickly found him as a teenager. When Elvis tried to play a hymn for the service, Wally jumped when he saw Zari starting to float into the air as her totem reacted to something. The pastor and all the other people in the church started to get hostile with them and they quickly left where Zari revealed that Elvis had a totem on his guitar that caused hers to react. When Sara told them that they had to get it away from Elvis, Wally quickly sped off, stole it and brought it back to the ship in seconds. However, the totem on the guitar started to glow and a ghost appeared, causing the guitar to fly off, out of control. Wally tried to stop it but it went and dragged him all over the ship. It was then revealed that the ghost was Elvis' twin brother Jesse and that the totem on the guitar was the Death Totem.

Nate, Amaya and Elvis had been arrested and his uncle had confiscated the demo that he recorded and Nate told them that they had to get it to the radio station to keep the history of rock music on track. Wally and Zari went off to go and get it back but Wally tried to remind Zari that he could speed off and get it back in no time. Zari then told Wally that this wasn't the same as in Central City where he could just run in with his speed and save the day. She told him that with history he had to slow down and talk with people and find out what they need, like a normal human being. He and Zari went to the church where they found Elvis' uncle and told him that he had to give the demo back. His uncle was convinced that rock music was corrupting his nephew and his town, but Wally told him that what he was really afraid of was losing his nephew. He told him of his own situation with him and his father arriving late into each other's lives but they were able to find something to tie them together when his dad let him go off to find himself and that he had to give his nephew the same chance. He gave the demo back and Wally quickly took it to the radio station so that it could be played. He then went back to the church where he danced to Elvis' music with Zari, before ghosts suddenly started appearing. He and Zari moved to protect the people in the church before Elvis arrived with the Death Totem and sent them off by playing Amazing Grace.

Wally moved to go and distract Amaya so she wouldn't interfere. When Wally returned to the ship, he told Amaya that Nate was still at the hospital, trying to convince Mari to give up her vigilantism. But Kuasa appeared with her Anansi totem as promised. However, Wally asked where Nate was and Kuasa revealed that she gave him to the Darhks and Wally angrily told her that wasn't the plan. She explained that she did what she had to do in order to ensure both her and Mari's existence as Nate wasn't her grandfather and his relationship with Amaya was a threat. Wally and Amaya went off to save Nate themselves. Wally went for Nora but she used Mallus' power to drain Wally before sending it back at him to knock him away. He came to and found that Kuasa had come to help them but had been killed by the Mallus consumed Nora and the Water Totem taken.

Fighting Mallus

When the team found that Amaya had taken the jumpship to go to Zambesi in 1992, they were prepared to go after her but were contacted by Rip to warn them that Grodd was going off to kill a young Barack Obama in order to break the timestream enough for Mallus to be released. Nate and Wally went together to go get Amaya while the others went to deal with Grodd. They arrived at the village and found an old Amaya preparing to pass her totem over to her daughter Esi in a ceremony but a child Kuasa came with a baby Mari to tell her grandmother that Esi wasn't coming. They then found the young Amaya and she explained that because Esi refused to be the new totem bearer the village was left vulnerable to the warlord's attack. She believed that if she could convince Esi to embrace her destiny then it would change the future but Wally warned Amaya that it might not happen in the way she expected as what happened when Barry created Flashpoint. Nate went to go and talk to the elder Amaya about being more emotionally supportive of Esi to help her better embrace her destiny but Wally tried to reason with him to not go through with Amaya's plan. Nate told him that he couldn't abandon Amaya and her family and Wally told him that if he allowed this to go too far then he would stop him before he sped off to rejoin the other Legends.

When he got back, he informed Sara of Amaya's plan and that Nate was helping her. They then discovered that if Amaya continued with it then the time stream would be broken enough for Mallus to fully escape. At first, they were against it, but then Sara came up with the idea that since they now possessed all the totems thanks to Damien Darhk joining them, they could kill Mallus but only if he was freed. Wally and the others agreed and he and Ray went to Nate and Amaya to tell them the new plan. They lied in wait at a sacred spot in the village with the captured Nora Darhk just as the warlords came to attack the village but Esi was waiting for them, now armed with the Anansi totem. The team waited but found that time wasn't changing as Damien Darhk had released Grodd upon the village to destroy it in order to keep Mallus from killing his daughter. Wally moved to stop Darhk but he levitated him off the ground and choked him before he flung him off to a corner of the tent before turning on the others. When Nate moved to stop Grodd, history was changed and Mallus was freed. Wally went out with the others to gaze upon Mallus' true form.

When the team moved to stop Mallus, Wally sped over to try to keep him in place while the others used the power of the totems against him but Mallus threw Wally away and batted off each of their attacks. Sara then called for a retreat while Wally stayed to buy them some time. After the team got back to the Waverider, Wally got back to them but found that Rip had taken the time drive from the ship to use it to overload and stall Mallus in order for them to escape. Wally took Zari to the jumpship to get the replacement time drive so they could install it and have the team escape. They all mourned Rip and his sacrifice before they went off to regroup at the Old West to hide the totems. When they got there, Wally found that he enjoyed being in that era, as did Zari. They were quickly found by Jonah Hex and they told them that they were there to avoid trouble but the town was quickly invaded by Julius Caesar, Freydís, and Blackbeard who were all under Mallus' control. They demanded the totems and gave them until noon the following day or they would be back with an army to destroy the town.

When Amaya and Nate discovered how the totems were combined to create one warrior to defeat Mallus before, the team went to attempt the same with Wally being given the Water Totem as Ray had left with Damien Darhk. They joined hands and found that they could hear each other's thoughts with everyone hearing Wally think that he believed he would've gone on to wield a lightning totem over a water one. They tried to create the warrior but created a deformed creature that Mick quickly destroyed with his Heat gun. It didn't seem like they had any other options but Ava Sharpe appeared with Jax, Helen of Troy and Kuasa to help them.

They went and fought against the joined army of Romans, Vikings and Pirates but Mallus had appeared to revitalize all the ones that the Legends and their friends brought down. The Legends then moved to try forming the warrior again and succeeded by creating it in the form of a giant Beebo. They had joined together as Beebo and fought against Mallus, ultimately destroying him.

Meeting his baby sister and future niece

Wally comes back as a surprise to his father to meet his newborn sister at her welcome home party. He and Joe talk about his time with the Legends with Wally admitting that he has grown as a person and implying that's he going be in the present to be more around his family now that he's more comfortable with himself. While mingling at the party they received a visit from a mystery girl, who Wally recognized as a caterer from Barry and Iris' wedding. She then revealed herself as Barry and Iris' future daughter, Nora, and told them she made a big mistake. When she explained her origin story, he replied why her nickname was XS and she reveals that Iris was the one who gave it to her and reveals that her big mistake was punching DeVoe's satellite with her father, making her not fast enough to go back in the future. When Ralph was confused because he didn't know anything about time travel, Wally replied that no one has actually taught him about the Legends.

Later, when Nora is running in the Speed lab, Barry tells him if he can take a sample of her DNA to the Legends and see if there is anything special and that in the worst-case scenario, the Waverider can bring her back to the future. When he gets back after Nora gets injured by her attempt to time travel, Wally tells the team that the Legends detected Negative Tachyons that slow her from time travel and also can be dangerous if she is taken on the Waverider.

When Gridlock was about to crash a plane, Wally listened to Nora's plan to phase the plane to avoid it from crashing a building and he, Barry and Nora run through Cisco's breach and on the plane where he knocked out Gridlock to make sure that he will not harm anyone.

At some point, he left Central City again and begins running across the world.

Leaving the Legends

Recruited by Mar Novu

Shortly after the Evacuation of Earth-38, Wally and many other heroes from Earth-1 were recruited by Mar Novu to fight in the Anti-Monitor Crisis, an event that would destroy all the Earths in the multiverse. Kid Flash resided aboard the Waverider of Earth-74 when Lyla Michaels, having become Harbinger, brought the last surviving hero of Earth-X, which was recently destroyed by the anti-matter wave.

After meeting Ray Terrill, Wally learned from Mar Novu about Pariah, a man that was drawn to each dying universe before the Anti-Monitor destroyed it similarly to Outkast, Pariah's anti-matter doppelgänger. Mar Novu tasked the group of heroes to find Outkast, as he knew how to find the Paragons (individuals that could save the multiverse), before disappearing.

Chasing Outkast

Kid Flash was part of the strike team that the Monitor sent to Earth-76 along with The Flash, Nyssa al Ghul, Kate Kane, Ray Terrill and Ray Palmer. The team arrived on Washington, D.C. and came face to face with Outkast. While the heroes helped Pariah fight his doppelgänger, they were unable to help Earth-76 as the wall of anti-matter destroyed it, which also allowed Outkast to escape.

The heroes were pulled away from the dying Earth and back into the Waverider by Harbinger. Kid Flash and the same team then traveled to Earth-D, Outkast's next location, where they were met with an army of Shadow demons, who they fought alongside the Justice Alliance. Outkast tried to kill The Flash by firing an anti-matter blast at him, but Wally jumped in the way, taking the shot to save The Flash and dying from his injuries. Wally was restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

New multiverse

When Joe discovered the existence of Wally, the two had a difficult time connecting emotionally, but Joe had faith that his love for his son, though unexpected, would bring them together.

Time in Peace Corps camp

Wally joined the Peace Corps camp. During his time there, he grew closer to the Speed Force and developed a Zen philosophy to his life. He also met Bhikkhunī Amala, a Buddhist nun who helped him better control his powers.

He saw possible futures that included Nora West-Allen and his own children, all being speedsters.

Death of the Speed Force

Wally returned to Central City as a flying helicopter was in distress; after safely unloading the passengers, Wally created time-remnants of himself to assist him in dismantling the helicopter and placing its pieces on the ground. Barry soon arrived and the two hugged.

Impressing everyone present with his electrokinesis by making an electrical lotus flower, Wally tells the team what he has learned during his travels. Unknown to him, his sister is trapped in the Mirrorverse while he talks to her duplicate.

Eventually, Wally confronts Barry about the Speed Force and that Barry needed to go into the dimension. While Barry was making excuses and remembering his battle against Bloodwork, Wally brought the two there to see and converse with Speed Force's avatar, who was slowly dying. When they return to Earth-Prime, Wally berates Barry for withholding the truth instead of seeking his help and tells him that he no longer sees the future speedsters, but sees the lineage ending with them.

Wally talked to his father, who advised him to give Barry a chance. Then Barry and Wally reconciled. Later, Kid Flash and the Flash battle Turtle II inside the CCPD.

Before Wally leaves Central City to try to discover ways to help people without his powers, he warns Joe to keep an eye on Iris because she seems different.

Godspeed War

Failed Enlightenment

Wally continued to work on his journey towards spiritual enlightenment on the Himalayas with the help of Bhikkhunī Amala. After Iris told him about Team Flash's recent battle against the Red Death, an alternate Ryan Wilder, Wally started to project his consciousness into the Speed Force to find alternate timelines, hoping to find a version of himself that already achieved enlightenment and could teach him how to let go of all his baggage, but was unsuccessful. He was particularly torn by the death of his ex-girlfriend Jesse Wells during the Crisis.

Bloodwork Crisis

" I know I'm not gonna find an answer to that pain in the multiverse. I have to look within."

Wally returned to Central City for Barry's birthday, reuniting with his former mentor on S.T.A.R. Labs with a surprise party. During the party, Wally gave his sister a drink with dried sendru and honey to help with her morning sickness, since Iris had just gotten pregnant. He later talked to Barry about his quest for an alternate self that reached enlightenment, but ended the conversation when Barry failed to acknowledge all his baggage. After a toast, all of the guests at the party except for himself and Barry fainted as the drinks were infected by Ramsey Rosso, a villain who recently escaped A.R.G.U.S. and crashed the party at S.T.A.R. Labs. Bloodwork infected all the party guests with his blood, turning them all into zombies except for Iris, who was saved by her baby sharing her healing factor with her.

Ramsey infected Wally's brain, causing him to hallucinate with his childhood home and his mother's illness. The villain later revealed to Wally that the multiverse still existed after the Crisis, saying that what he saw on the Speed Force weren't alternate timelines but other earths. Ramsey tried to tempt him by first telling him that there might be another Jesse Quick in the multiverse, when this failed, the villain offered to help him on his quest for enlightenment by unlocking his true potential, saying that he would enlighten the entire world. Bloodwork finally convinced Wally to give in by telling him that he also watched his mother die, and that the two of them could create a new multiverse where no one would have to watch their loved ones die.

After his conversation with Ramsey, Wally confronted Barry and was turned into a Blood Brother after his rant, killing his mentor by vibrating his hand through Barry's chest in a fit of rage. Ramsey was planning on using Wally and his ability to project his consciousness through other earths to spread his infectious cells all over the multiverse, though Ramsey's control over Wally wasn't permanent yet. The infected Kid Flash took Ramsey to the streets of Central City and began opening a gateway to the multiverse which Ramsey started to fed with his cell. The infected Wally and Ramsey were later met with a resurrected Flash and Oliver Queen, who had temporarily returned from the dead as the Green Arrow due to the danger to the multiverse posed by Ramsey's actions. Wally chased Barry around Central City, attacking him with his blood constructs until Barry caught him and talked to him, apologizing for all the times he made him feel like he didn't matter. This made Wally break free from Ramsey's control, returning to normal.

Erased future

When Barry went to a possible future timeline to learn Savitar's real name, he found that the Wally of that time had been paralyzed permanently by the evil speedster, and was being taken care of by Nurse Beth at the West House. Due to H.R. Wells preventing Iris' murder and Savitar's death, this timeline has been erased.

Possible future

Stopping Will Parker

Wally then ran to Central City to help Bart and Nora stop a rampage caused by civilians who mind controlled by Will Parker. Bart angrily accused Nora of dragging Wally into this situation, with each claiming that it was the other's fault. Wally then diffused the situation, stating that they needed to work together to prevent any more damage from being done. After Will was defeated and sent to Iron Heights, Bart, Nora, and Wally were congratulated by the crowd.

After that, Wally visited Qinghai province, where he met up with Bhikkhunī Amala. He informed her that as soon as he entered the village, he felt an overwhelming sense of dread. Amala replied that there must be a reason for his dread and that he should investigate his mind. Wally then meditated, where he was approached by Magog, who was there to kill Wally and the other heroes of the universe. Wally quickly escaped, leaving Magog angry and motivated to continue his mission.

Battle with Magog

A few days later, Wally and other heroes of Earth-Prime were assembled by the Spectre to assist Nora and Bart in the fight against Magog and his team of villains. During the fight, Wally, Jay Garrick, Martian Manhunter, and Supergirl faced Kal-El together. After Magog was defeated, Wally helped send the villains back to their respective times. In the Hall of Justice, Wally, Barry, and Jay watched video footage of Nora and Bart fighting Magog, filling them with pride that they had become great heroes, before the Spectre warned them of a incoming threat.

Personality

"I know that you were trying really hard to convince everyone that you were a badass, but I know that you're a good kid, Wally."

-Iris West to Wally West[src]

"Do you remember what you were like when we first met? 'Cause I do. You were petulant, stubborn. Every little thing pissed you off. You didn't want a father or a sister or a brother, but look at the man that you are now-the sensitive, intelligent, compassionate man that you have become, and it's not because of some mystical energy source out there. It's because you did the work."

-Joe West to Wally West[src]

Powers and abilities

Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: In the Flashpoint timeline, Wally gained his powers after being struck by a bolt of lightning, which he lost when the timeline was reset to its near-original setting. After his body was altered by the Philosopher's Stone, he could access and harness energy from the Speed Force. When his powers were new, Wally's growth rate was noted to be greater than Barry Allen's, as he had been continually advancing with his training; it is unknown if this comes from an instinctual talent, the particle accelerator, the Philosopher's Stone, or any mixture of them. In the new multiverse, Wally appears to have a spiritual connection to the Speed Force. When Wally fell under Ramsey Rosso's control, he unlocked Wally's full potential. This allowed Wally to keep up with Barry even though his powers had become stronger than all other speedsters in the multiverse.

Accelerated healing factor: For unknown reasons, Wally had a limited healing factor in the Flashpoint timeline, unable to regenerate from major wounds inflicted upon him by the Rival. In the current timeline, his healing capabilities appear to be much stronger, as his palm healed perfectly only seconds after cutting it. Also, when Savitar broke Wally's leg, it took him only a matter of hours to recover completely and fight the evil speedster again. However, his healing powers still seem to be below Barry's. A future version of him was bound to a wheelchair even 3 years after his spine was shattered by Savitar, while Barry was able to heal fairly quickly when Zoom broke his spine. Although it should be noted that Zoom merely broke Barry's spine, while Savitar completely shattered Wally's. However, after Crisis, it was strong enough to fend off and burn through Bloodwork's infection once Wally decided to take back control.

Aerokinesis: Wally can use his speed to generate air flow as vacuums on various levels. By rotating his arms, he can create strong tornadoes, able to repel enemies.

Astral projection: Wally learned to communicate with the Speed Force in a way that allows his consciousness to separate from his body and enter the dimension, with a voice that he hears in his head guiding him.
Breach creation: Through his Speed Force astral projection, Wally can see alternate timelines and other Earths in the new multiverse. After Ramsey unlocked his potential, Wally was able to use his astral projection to open a breach to the multiverse.

Bodily vibration: Wally has the ability to vibrate any part of his body at different frequencies on command, with varying effects. He can distort his whole body in a haze that normal people can't perceive properly and garble his voice to disguise it. While his mind and body were not running at the same speed, his body was constantly vibrating and he could not process normal time.
Intangibility: By vibrating his molecules at the frequency of air, Wally can physically phase through solid objects. He can even phase objects though people, as he did to phase his own blood into the body of Clive Yorkin in order to negate his powers. His efficiency with this ability is still developing, as he needs to focus considerably or build up enough running speed before attempting this. However, by the time he joined the Legends, he has mastered this ability, as he was easily able to phase his hand through a locked door on the Waverider. With the help of his future niece and Barry, he vibrated an entire airplane and all of its passengers to keep it from crashing.

Electrokinesis: Wally can produce yellow electricity, his Speed Force energy, from his body. It is commonly seen when running. While mostly used to boost his speed to higher levels, it can be used in other ways. The intensity of it can interfere with the surrounding electronics and overwhelm electric-absorption. Wally can harness this electricity to repeatedly hurl lightning bolts to stun or repel enemies, and also electrify a surface. With further training while away Wally's control over his powers has improved to make electric constructions like a lotus flower.

Superhuman durability: Wally's physical resilience is heightened to inhuman levels, leaving him unaffected to lack of breathable air and exposure to toxins or sedatives. He can withstand extreme forces that would cripple if not kill with only minor injuries. This allowed him to be only left bruised when a mind-controlled Supergirl sent him flying into a wall.

Superhuman speed: Wally can run at amazing speeds; he is fast enough that he can easily run along the sides of buildings, structures, and catch speeding projectiles. While in the Flashpoint timeline, Wally's top speed was Mach 2; his speed is noticeably greater in the current timeline to which he started faster than Barry's own initial speed and after only weeks, he was able to reach speeds of Mach 3. Wally's speed has greatly increased as he can reach speeds of Mach 13 and even Barry believed that Wally was at least as fast as him before the final fight against Savitar. However, after spending time in the Speed Force for six months, it was proven that Barry has regained his superiority in terms of speed over Wally. Like Barry, Wally can complete his daily activities in seconds, such as cleaning up the Waverider during his stint with the Legends. While rescuing Ray Palmer, Wally was able to steal the Fire Totem from Damien Darhk without the latter noticing, impressing both Ray and Sara Lance as well as the rest of the Legends. Nate Heywood referred to Wally as the second fastest man alive of Earth-1.

Superhuman agility: Wally possesses inhuman agility, coordination, balance, equilibrium, and dexterity, which allows him to not be tripped by great forces at super speed. He can change direction with immediate sharp turns without sliding or losing balance and instantly stop running on the spot. Combined with his speed, Wally is able to effortlessly jump several feet at a time, letting him easily go from rooftop to rooftop.

Superhuman reflexes: Wally possesses reflexes that are also enhanced to inhuman levels. This allows them to react instantly to almost anything, including other speedsters. He was able to catch multiple bullets shot by the SS militants with relative ease and later caught an arrow out of mid-air.

Superhuman momentum: Wally can generate great amounts of physical force through kinetic energy, simulating superhuman strength. His speed lets him channel the force to propelling targets several feet by colliding into or striking them. By knocking into Sara Lance, Thea Queen and John Diggle, he sent them flying into the air. His punch was even enough to knock back and incapacitate Music Meister, who at the time possessed the combined powers of Supergirl and the Flash. While defending Iris West from Savitar when he came for her on Earth-2, his speed-enhanced strikes were able to somewhat stagger the armored time remnant before he got the upper hand by sending Wally flying and then breaking his leg.
Interdimensional travel: Wally is able to use his speed to travel through interdimensional breaches and across to other dimensions. He was able to bring both Joe and Iris West to Earth-2 when attempting to hide the latter from Savitar.

Body replication: Wally is able to create clones of himself when breaking the helicopter apart. However, it is unknown whether it is a time remnant or not. It could also be a mirror speed projection similar to The Flash and Reverse-Flash.

Superhuman stamina: Wally possesses stamina that is enhanced to inhuman levels. He is able to endure running at superhuman speeds for extended periods of time without much exhaustion. However, similarly to Barry, Wally seems to become winded by opponents much stronger than himself.

Retrocognition: Wally retains his memories from before Crisis.

Former powers

Corrupted Speed Force connection/Blood Brother physiology: After accepting Ramsey Rosso's "cure" Wally's regular meta-human physiology was altered. His eyes, mouth and fingernails became tinted with black just like Ramsey, and when he ran his lightning appaeared a black-grey colour rather than yellow.
Blood constructs: Wally gained the ability to project blood from his hands to infect others or use in an offensive capability, much like Ramsey himself. It is unknown if Barry possessed this ability as well when he was Dark Flash, as the ability was never shown and the blood bond may have been weaker as Barry did not truly submit.

Drag racing: To pay his late mother's medical bills and cope with his grief, Wally took up the sub-hobby of participating in drag races and was well-regarded to the point where no resident residing in Keystone would challenge him to races any longer, and became rather well known in Central City. He is referred to by the alias of "Taillights", most likely because his opponents see a lot of his taillights during drag races.

Bilingualism: While Wally is fluent in English, he is shown to be speaking Japanese to Samuroid, although the exact extent to his fluency in the language is unknown.

Genius level-intellect: Joe stated that Wally was just as smart as Barry.
Expert engineer: Wally possesses fair engineering skills and was smart enough to work up a plan to create a turbine supercar that that would run on biodiesel and human stool while he was in college. He also has a well-lit background with certain fields and branches of engineering and mechanics.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Though Wally has never been trained in combat, he uses his speed alongside his reflexes to compensate. He could fight the Rival in the Flashpoint timeline as an opponent and hold his own, despite his losses before. His prowess, however, is still inferior to Barry's, shown when he fought Savitar alone, he was quickly defeated whereas Barry was able fight Savitar to a stalemate. He has since then improved after several training sessions with HR and Barry, with Iris creating new lengthy combat simulators for him to improve. During his time with the Legends, Wally has greatly improved his skills, able to defeat multiple enemies of Mallus and even subdue Kuasa.

Weaknesses

Hyper-metabolism: While moving at accelerated speeds, Wally burns calories much faster than a normal person. While letting him break down food more efficiently than a regular human, this also requires him to consume large amounts of nutrients. Continued usage of his speed while deprived renders him disoriented and weak before ultimately passing from low blood glucose. Also, because of his accelerated healing, he is unaffected by painkillers, sedatives, or anesthetics, as he burns through them too quickly to have any effect. He also cannot experience joys like getting drunk as even consuming a special 500 proof alcohol only intoxicated for a few seconds. Even after an entire night of drinking with Rip Hunter (during which he drank a special "rocket fuel" alcohol made by Cisco) he only had a 3 minute long hangover.

Speedster weapon: A weapon that can cut off a speedster from the Speed Force with a pulse wave. Wally was struck by this weapon which made him immobile and vulnerable to an attack that rendered him unconscious.

Former weaknesses

Mental impairment: After first gaining his powers from the Philosopher's Stone, his synapses did not function properly from his forced emergence, making his powers erratic. This was soon fixed by Caitlin Snow, to which he can then properly handle his extreme physical performances.

Philosopher's Stone connection: Due to the fact that Wally obtained his powers from the Philosopher's Stone; he was susceptible to telepathy from Savitar, ranging from visions to hallucinations. After the Philosopher's Stone's destruction; he no longer has this weakness.

Savitar's memories: Due to the fact that Savitar is a time remnant of Barry and has all of his memories, including one about giving Wally speed; if Savitar loses his memories then Wally will lose his speed because he would not have remembered to give Wally his powers. Despite this, upon Savitar's erasure from existence, Wally retained his powers and therefore, no longer has this weakness.

Original multiverse

Kid Flash suit: The S.T.A.R. Labs team gave Wally the suit as a Christmas present in the new timeline. It is an exact color and detail accurate of the one from the Flashpoint timeline. But it's unknown where Wally keeps his since quitting his tenure at Team Flash.

Former equipment

Flashpoint Flash suit: Wally wore this suit in the Flashpoint timeline. He wore it during his patrols as the Flash. It was designed by Cisco Ramon to keep his clothes from burning off while he was running at Mach speed. The suit was erased when Barry re-created the timeline, with help from Reverse-Flash.

The Flash suit: Wally wore Barry's original suit to appear as Barry to the Samuroid. Samuroid found out that he was not the "real Flash", and stabbed his katana into Wally's leg and up the back of the suit, ripping it. The suit was later retired after Barry started to wear the new suit Cisco made him, and Wally returned to his Kid Flash suit.

Water Totem: Wally temporarily had possession of the Water Totem, one of the six lost totems of Zambesi, and he used its abilities in conjunction with the others to create a being capable of defeating Mallus. Preferring his abilities as a speedster, Wally gave the totem to Kuasa to protect in the new timeline.

New multiverse

Kid Flash suit: Like in the original multiverse, Wally wears a protective suit when he act as a vigilante.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant

The Chronicles of Cisco

Concept artwork

Promotional images

Wallace is what Joe and Francine were going to name Iris if she had been a boy.

In the timeline of Savitar, Barry stated that Wally is fast enough to save Iris in the corresponding future. This implies that at that time, Wally had already equalled Barry in terms of speed. This was backed up somewhat when he and Barry raced around the Pipeline to create a temporal wormhole, as he is seen outpacing Barry for most of the run, though it is worth noting that Barry held back in this instance deliberately in order to siphon off Wally's speed as he had done previously with Jay Garrick.
Since Barry's return from 6 months of being in the Speed Force, his speed has increased to such astronomical levels that he is now far faster than Wally. According to Nate Heywood, Wally is now the "second fastest man alive", a fact which Wally doesn't like to reveal.

Despite not having grown up with him, Wally has come to acknowledge Barry as his foster brother.

Wally and Eddie Thawne are currently the only main characters whose Earth-2 counterparts have not been featured.
Due to Wally's counterpart only being mentioned semi-jokingly by Joe, it's possible he has no doppelgänger on Earth-2.

Wally is the third character who was both a member of Team Flash and the Legends, after Martin Stein and Nate Heywood, although Nate was only a part of Team Flash briefly between Legends Seasons 2 and 3.

The book The Flash: Climate Changeling reveals that Wally is the one who saves Iris from Savitar.

Similar to his counterpart on the show Young Justice, Wally has developed a habit of collecting "souvenirs" on missions with the Legends.

Growing up, Wally wanted to be an astronaut.

Wally likes Kung Pao chicken.

He enjoys punk rock music.

His likes the song "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.

Wally is an expert at the game Ms. Pac-Man.

Behind the scenes

In the DC multiverse, Wally West is the third person to take up the superhero mantle of the Flash, after Jay Garrick and Barry Allen. He was also the first Kid Flash as well as a founding member of the Teen Titans and the Titans, alongside Roy Harper. He married Linda Park in the original timeline and is Iris's nephew.

In the DC comics, the original Wally West is Caucasian, however, this version is an amalgamation between the original Wally West and his cousin who is half-African American and also named Wally from the New 52. Both of them were rebellious mechanical prodigies who became speedsters and went under the name "Kid Flash".

In the comics, both Wally and Barry share the mantle of "Fastest Man Alive", with Barry having a more scientific approach to using the Speed Force while Wally possesses a more spiritual connection. However, Wally is considered to be slightly faster.

The color of Wally's car is silver with red racing stripes, a reference to his future counterpart's suit in the New 52 comics from the Futures End storyline.

Keiynan Lonsdale was asked to reprise his role in "Heart of the Matter, Part 1 " and "Heart of the Matter, Part 2 " but was unable due to a scheduling conflict.

References

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For other uses of "The Flash", see The Flash (disambiguation). For other uses of "Kid Flash", see Kid Flash (disambiguation). "You can't tempt me with simple desires. I know my truth." -Wally West to Bloodwork[src] Wallace F. "Wally" West (born 1995/1996) is the son of Joe West and the late Francine West, and the younger brother of Iris West-Allen.

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I don’t want violence. I simply wish to save the world.Ramsey Rosso Dr. Ramsey Rosso, self-nicknamed Bloodwork, is the son of the late Rachel Rosso and a former friend of Caitlin Snow. His plans to create a cure for HLH using dark matter as a binding agent led to him becoming a meta-human. Despite h…

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"I told you that the Enlightenment would come for you, Marlize, and it will. Remember, I thought of everything. Even this moment." -Clifford DeVoe's final words to his wife, Marlize[src] Professor Clifford DeVoe (May 8, 19751-May 22, 20182), nicknamed The Thinker by Cisco Ramon, was a former history professor at Central City University, and a criminal mastermind who was also an extremely knowledgeable enemy of Barry Allen/The Flash.

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Michelle Amar

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Occupation

Serial killer
Member of the Rogues (formerly; incarcerated)

Affiliation

Rogues (formerly; incarcerated)

"Wozzeck, Mercer, and Michelle Amar, aka... Murmur, yeah... we did a story on her last year. She's an angry med student turned serial killer who has now teamed up with a pair of ruthless tech thieves. Well, Amar's definitely got an upgrade."

Michelle Amar, also known as Murmur is a member of the Rogues and an ally of the Red Death.

Michelle Amar was once a med student, but she went crazy and started a killing spree. During the time she became a serial killer, she also stitched her own mouth shut like the original Murmur, and learned Sign Language in order to communicate. At some point, she was recruited by Red Death to join her Rogues, to help her in take down the Flash and build a Cosmic Treadmill. The villain also gave Amar knives made with technology from Wayne Enterprises, transforming her into the second Murmur.

Fight against the Rogue Squad

Later, Amar and Owen Mercer infiltrated a military base to steal a power source for the Cosmic Treadmill. Entering the base, Amar fought Hartley Rathaway aka Pied Piper, before from being confronted by the Flash and his Rogue Squad. The Red Death then appeared and rushed Amar and the others out of the battle along with the power source.

After the Flash's capture, Amar and the Rogues attempted to learn his identity behind the mask, before being interrupted by Mark Blaine. When Mark betrayed Red Death, Amar along with the other Rogues; Andrea Wozzeck and Roy Bivolo, fought Blaine while the Flash and Iris West escaped, with the hero's last view seeing was Amar and the others killing Blaine.

Invasion at CCPD and Defeat

"Somebody's in a hurry"

-Amar, about Red Death hurrying her and Owen

It turns out that Mark was alive, just knocked out, and after Flash and his team escaped Red Death's lair, Amar and the others chained Mark up and went to CCPD to start their citywide invasion. After Barry convinced Gorilla Grodd to turn on Red Death, they combined their powers and overloaded the satellite dish that Amar and Mercer were standing next to. This caused the dish to explode and knock both of them out. What happened to Amar after this is unknown, but it can be assumed that she was placed back in Iron Heights prison.

Master hand-to-hand combatant: Amar is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist.[1]

Master knife-wielder: Amar is highly skilled at using a knife in combat; as seen in her fight with Hartley Rathaway.[1]

Sign language: Amar is able to communicate through signing words with her hands as a result of being mute.[1]

"These filings left behind from her weapon, they're almost impossible to see without a microscope, but I think they're cutting-edge nanocircuitry, just like the new boomerangs Mercer is using."

-Barry Allen[src]

Murmur suit:

Amar wears a protective black suit with a rag doll mask as her alter-ego Murmur, to hide her identity from her enemies.[1]

Nanocircuit Knives: Michelle's knives are able to cut into her victims in a way of leaving almost no trace of the filings on the bodies.[1]

Amar seems to get along with Owen, whom can understand her signs.

She is not without a sense of humor; having made fun of of the Chillblaine suit for lacking a shirt.

In the DC comics, Michael Amar aka Murmur is an enemy of The Flash and a member of the Rogues. He was a doctor-turned-serial-killer, suffering from schizophrenia and going insane due to the voices in his head. Eventually, he went on a killing spree and involuntarily confessed his crimes. Murmur cut out his own tongue and sewed his mouth shut after his arrest to prevent incriminating himself again in the future. He also has a uniquely toxic blood type that makes him immune to euthanization and allows synthesizing of a virus out of it.

Michelle Amar/Murmur, who is deaf, is played by deaf actress Alexandria Wailes.

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For other uses of Captain Cold, see Captain Cold (disambiguation).

Leonard Snart

Species

Status
Human
Deceased

Occupation

Original multiverse
Vigilante
Student (formerly; dropped out)
Criminal (formerly)
Member of the Legends (formerly)
New multiverse
Criminal (formerly)
Vigilante (formerly)
Member of the Legends (formerly)

"Make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails... throw away the plan."

-Leonard Snart's motto

Leonard "Lenny" Snart (June 2, 1972 - " 2016"), nicknamed Captain Cold by Cisco Ramon (or self-named as simply Cold), was a world-class thief from Central City. He was also the older brother of Lisa Snart and the son of the late Lewis Snart.

In 2014, after the appearance of Barry Allen/The Flash, who started endangering his heists with his heroics, Snart sought to eliminate him. Acquiring the cold gun, he had frequent encounters with the Flash, along with his best friend and partner in crime, Mick Rory/Heat Wave. In 2015, Snart and Barry reached a truce where Barry would let Snart continue his heists, as long as he didn't kill anyone in the process and didn't expose the speedster's secret identity to anyone. After this, Snart became an occasional ally of Team Flash.

In early 2016, Snart and Mick were recruited by Rip Hunter into the Legends, a time-traveling team of superheroes dedicated to hunting down Vandal Savage and preventing his uprising in 2166. Being considered "supervillains", he and Mick were seen as outcasts. Though both initially joined to exploit the potentials of time travel Snart came to be genuine about the cause, and genuinely befriended the Legends. He also became close with Sara Lance/White Canary and developed a romantic interest in her. However, Snart's change of heart led to a falling out between him and Mick. Following Mick's betrayal of the team, allying with time pirates to save himself, Snart was forced to maroon him in time which indirectly led to him becoming Chronos. After talking sense into Mick, they continued the Legends mission together. When the Legends were in danger of being killed by the Time Masters in the Vanishing Point, after learning they were in league with Savage, Snart sacrificed himself to save his friends and destroy the Time Masters, ending their corruption. He also shared a kiss with Sara before he sacrificed himself. Leonard's death was avenged when the Legends finally killed Savage.

A year after his death, a younger version of Leonard from 2014, prior to joining the Legends, was pulled from the timeline by Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash and recruited into the Legion of Doom to aid in their quest to retrieve the Spear of Destiny. After Eobard Thawne was erased from existence, Snart was returned from where he had been plucked from history where Mick then erased his memory to keep his place in time intact.

Leonard was later approached by Barry Allen while hunting for Vandal Savage in 1892 Siberia and brought Snart back with him to 2017 to help him steal an alien power source from A.R.G.U.S. to use to help defeat Savitar. After they succeeded, Leonard was brought back to just after he'd left Siberia and parted ways with his former foe as a friend.

Original Multiverse

Leonard Snart was born on June 2, 1972, in Central City. The day he was born, Leonard was kidnapped from the hospital by Sara Lance and Kendra Saunders to protect him from the Pilgrim, who sought to kill Leonard for his future exploits with the Legends. When aboard the , Leonard was placed in the care of a younger Sara and Mick Rory, his future partner in crime. Leonard, along with the other younger versions of the Legends, were taken to the Refuge.

Original timeline: In 1975, Leonard's father was arrested for attempting to steal the Maximilian Emerald, causing him to be sent to jail for 5 years.

Altered timeline: In 1975, Leonard went downstairs to get a glass of water, but, inadvertently he met his older self from 2016, whom he thought was a friend of his father. His adult version told his kid self to never let anyone hurt him, but, later his father appeared and sent him upstairs. The next day, his father was arrested for attempting to sell the Emerald, which he had gotten from the older Leonard in an attempt to prevent his imprisonment, to an undercover police officer.

When his father was released, he began to take his anger out on Leonard. His sister, Lisa, born sometime after 1980, and was equally abused. Lewis turned to crime, mostly breaking and entering, bringing his young son along so that he could help him to disable the security systems during the heists. Sometime later, Lewis was sent to prison. Leonard's grandfather took him and his sister to a diner right across from Central City Precinct named the Motorcar. Snart kept going there in his later life to listen to police radios and learn their response times. While Lewis did frequent sentences in and out of prison, Leonard mostly raised Lisa himself and thus shares an almost parental bond with her, despite their vastly different personalities.

Confronting Sam Scudder

In 2013, Snart completed a heist with Sam Scudder and Rosa Dillon. He gave them instructions to lay low, but they didn't listen.

Upping his game

Kahndaq Dynasty Diamond heist

In 2014, Snart and his crew attempted to hijack an armored car in order to steal the Kahndaq Dynasty Diamond, which it was carrying to an exhibition in the Central City Museum. They stopped the armored car by hooking it to the tow truck they brought to the robbery via steel cables. After taking the security guards as hostages, Snart opened the door of the armored car by using liquid nitrogen on it, just before the Flash arrived. The Flash quickly took down the robbers, making Snart lower his mask and expose his face. One of the security guards was shot in the shoulder by one of Snart's men, forcing the Flash to take him to a hospital as Snart and his crew escaped.

Back at their base of operations, Snart looked at the camera footage of the robbery he stole from the armored car as his men argued about what the Flash was, with one of them stating that maybe it was a top-secret drone. Snart explained that they attacked moving targets because the police response time was a hundred eighty-two seconds once the armored car reported the robbery, as opposed to sixty seconds with banks. He berated his man who shot the security guard for "losing his cool" when the Flash had arrived. When the man said he was quitting, Snart killed him, stating that "when you're out, you're out." He claimed that the Flash was a man, and they needed to "up their game."

Snart later met with the arms dealer Basil Nurblin. Nurblin first offered Snart a fire-based weapon, but he refused, saying "he did not need to heat things up, but slow them down." Next, Snart looked at a weapon stolen from the S.T.A.R. Labs that emitted a cold substance and glasses meant to protect against the glare the weapon caused. Snart asked Nurblin who else knew he had taken the weapon, and when Nurblin answered they were the only two, Snart shot and killed him with his newly acquired weapon.

Becoming Captain Cold

Returning to his base, Snart told his two remaining men that they would be back to the museum to steal the diamond that night. When his men protested, saying the museum would be crawling with the police and the Flash, Snart answered that his cold gun could stop the Flash and he knew the Flash's real weakness. His men mutinied and pulled a gun to his head. They left, saying that Central City was no longer Snart's playground now that the Flash was there. Disagreeing, Snart went to the museum by himself and broke in using the cold gun. He stole the diamond and made his way to the Central City Train Station, where he was engaged in a gunfight with Detectives West and Eddie Thawne. Snart escaped the two men by getting on a train, but this time he was challenged by the Flash, who had followed him using a signal the cold gun emitted. He told the Flash that he had seen his real weakness during the armored car robbery and at the theater. Explaining that he would save himself while the Flash saved everyone else, he shot the floor of the train with the cold gun and jumped from the train before it was derailed. The Flash got everyone out of the train but was ambushed by Snart, who shot him in the back with the cold gun. He thanked the Flash for forcing him to up his game, then was threatened by Cisco Ramon with what he claimed was a prototype of the cold gun but was actually just a vacuum cleaner with LED lights. When Ramon called him Captain Cold, he smiled and left, taking the diamond with him.

Snart discovered and disabled the signal his gun emitted with which the Flash had tracked him. He met with his former accomplice Mick Rory and told him that even though their previous partnership had not worked out well, things had changed and he needed a new kind of crew. He offered Mick the fire weapon he had taken from Nurblin and asked if Mick wanted to join with him, which he accepted.

Legion of Doom

Obtaining the Spear of Destiny

In 2014, Snart was found by the Legion of Doom and told him of his future with Rip Hunter and the Legends and how joining with them would result in his death. He agreed to join the Legion to get the Spear and avoid his fate. He appeared to Mick in 1916 who believed that he was just hallucinating him again. Snart tricks Mick into telling him the Legends' whole plan of acquiring the blood of Christ to destroy the spear, but Snart told him that he was a fool for destroying what was the greatest score of the universe. When the Legends found Sir Gawain and his map to the blood of Christ, Snart reveals himself to everyone and that this time he was real and had joined the Legion. He and Damien Darhk then had World War I German soldiers attack them. As the Legends were escaping, Snart told Rory that he was a fool for trying to save a bunch of losers that don't really trust or care about him.

New reality

In the new altered reality, Snart altered it so as to have him and Rory be the rulers of the criminal underworld of Central City. They had an abundance of wealth which they used to own over half the city including some banks and even the Diamond Exchange. They were able to commit crimes and had full amnesty from the police. However, Rory was not feeling as though things were the same as before as with them now easily thieving with no danger, there was no real point to any of it. Thawne called them both to S.T.A.R. Labs, where he was now the owner, to talk to them of Malcolm Merlyn who he felt was getting to be a problem. However, before more could be said, Nate Heywood fought his way through security because he needed to meet with Thawne as he felt that something wasn't right with the current world. Snart, Rory, and Thawne saw that Nate was starting to recall the past reality and Thawne asked for Snart and Rory to take him out and kill him. They brought him to the woods outside Central City but Rory stopped him before he could kill him. Rory argued that things weren't the same but Snart argued that they were better as now they ruled Central City and didn't have the Flash to bother them. However, Rory pointed out that they still had a speedster calling the shots. Snart assured Rory that he had a plan for dealing with Thawne and when Rory asked what it was, he told him not to worry about it. Rory argued that Snart claimed they were partners but only when he didn't have a plan of his own. Rory then knocked him out and escaped with Nate.

He went back to Darhk and Merlyn and told him what had happened. Darhk was worried as Rory might decide to go to the other Legends and help them reform themselves. Merlyn angrily pointed out that they should've eliminated the Legends and had wiped Rory's brain of them. He then told Snart that he trusted Rory too much. Darhk summoned Sara and Amaya and told them to find Mick Rory and bring him back but also kill anyone that he was with. Snart then revealed that he placed a GPS tracker on Mick because he doesn't trust anyone. After the two ladies left, the three of them began to discuss Thawne. They formed an alliance with him as they were sure that Thawne would use the spear against them as he kept it and the secret of using it to himself. Snart was thinking of arranging a fake meeting to lure Thawne out into a trap but Darhk and Merlyn quickly shot his idea down. Amaya then returned and told them that Rory had found more of his friends and she and Sara were separated. A moment later, Sara returned and told them that they underestimated Rory and the others but wouldn't again. She tried to take Amaya and go off but Darhk was onto her and realized that Sara's memory had been restored. Snart and Merlyn watched as he ordered Amaya to kill Sara but then Sara restored Amaya's memory with a device and the two of them escaped.

Snart moved to find Mick and saw that he was now alone. It seemed the other Legends didn't trust him anymore and Snart was able to learn that they planned to steal the spear before Thawne could destroy it with his new reactor device. The two of them informed Darhk and Merlyn and they planned for the Legends to distract Thawne and then they would swoop in and steal the spear for themselves. Rory and Snart were able to use their guns to incapacitate Thawne and everyone moved to try and get the spear. It ended up in Rory's hands and Snart asked for him to hand it over. The Legends reminded Rory what happened the last time he gave it to Snart but the Legion argued that it was Thawne calling the shots last time. However, Rory felt that Snart only thought him his dog and not his partner and then gave it to Amaya. Amaya started to use the spear but Snart shot her with the Cold Gun, freezing her into a block of ice. He then shattered her to pieces, killing her. He then took the spear, but Thawne recovered and stole it back before throwing it into the reactor, destroying it. Thawne then warned Darhk, Merlyn, and Snart to not think of turning against him again or he would kill them.

The Legion's Final Assault

To undo what the Legion had done, the Legends planned to go back in time to 1916 to stop the Legion from ever getting the spear at all. When Eobard learned of what they were doing, he went back in time to stop them. After killing Ray, Eobard then went and pulled Malcolm from his search of the Calebros to join him with the others in 1916. Snart, having just finished his meeting with Mick and reunited with Darhk, listened as Eobard explained that he was from the future where they had succeeded in using the spear but the Legends from that future had come to stop them and aid their past selves. Eobard told them to deal with them while he left to bring in back up. Malcolm, Darhk, and Snart used their weapons to attack the Waverider before the Legends could leave with the spear. Their efforts, combined with an unexpected Time Storm, caused the Waverider to crash. They then started to approach as the Legends moved to engage them.

Snart used his Cold Gun to shoot Ray out of the sky where he crash-landed near him. Snart then saw future Mick holding Darhk down and Snart told him to let Darhk go but Mick said that he wasn't listening to him anymore. Snart asked if that was any way to treat his former partner, but Mick replies that he no longer had a partner, but a team. Snart remarked how Darhk told him that Mick went soft and he then shot a shard of ice that pierced Mick's chest, killing him. Ray cried out in anger at seeing Mick die and moved to avenge him. Before he and Snart could let out a shot at one another, a stream of fire hit Snart and knocked him out. Ray saw that it was the present Mick and was happy to see him alive.

After Thawne's defeat, the Legends took the Legion and moved to deal with them. First, they took Malcolm Merlyn back to 2016 and left him back in his run-down apartment to stew in his defeat and failure. Sara returned to the cell where they were keeping Darhk and Snart and they asked what they would with them as they were already dead in 2017. Sara then told them that they wouldn't be going to 2017.

Mick Rory took Snart back to Central City in 2014, to the moment when he had been recruited to join the Legion. Snart initially thought Mick would kill him but he told his old partner that he was going to erase his memory and have him resume his place in history. Snart remarked that his place was to die in order to try and save the world but Mick said that he didn't die to save the world but to save his friends. Mick told Snart that his punishment was to go on and become a better man, and in turn, make him a better man as well. Mick then erased his memories and left Snart to continue with his timeline from then on.

Forcing The Flash to reveal himself

Even with sources like Iris West's blog reporting multiple sightings of the Flash, the speedster was still somewhat considered an urban legend. Knowing the Flash would make his more or less criminal activity harder to pull off, Snart started scheming for ways to make the citizens of Central City and the world aware of the Flash's existence. He first broke into a facility that held expensive foreign cars, with Mick initially under the false pretense that they were there to steal the vehicles. They left without stealing after it became clear that the Flash wasn't going to show up.

The duo's second attempt to lure the Flash was robbing the modern painting Fire & Ice, recently bought by Osgood and Rachel Rathaway at the cost of twenty-five million dollars. The CCPD showed up quickly, and with Cisco Ramon and Harrison Wells modifying their shields, they held off the effects of the Cold gun; they, however, were not prepared for Mick's attack. During the attack, Snart tried to get Mick to focus, as he was being distracted by the flames of his own gun before it was hit. Because the Flash was still a no-show, Snart and Mick left the crime scene along with the art piece.

Fire and Ice

After their getaway, Mick managed to repair his heat gun (as Snart had insisted he get to know the weapon's inner workings after giving it to him). As they leveled their weapons at one another, Snart berated Mick for losing focus, however, Mick retorted that Snart himself had not been as meticulous as he had in the past. Accepting this, Snart lowered his weapon and reminded Rory that with the Flash around, they could never run Central City, but offered him the chance to leave with the painting. However, he also pointed out that once they took out the Flash, the city would be theirs for the taking. Once Mick set the painting ablaze, he questioned how they would draw the Flash out, to which Snart noted that the Flash had partners too. To this end, the pair tracked down Caitlin Snow and kidnapped her. Snart was the main factor in this by freezing Snow's car and coating it with ice, before snarkily asking, "Car trouble?"

After setting a trap with Caitlin as the bait, Snart then hijacked the television broadcast to reveal to the public that the Flash was indeed real, and issued a challenge to the scarlet speedster. As Caitlin was being rescued by Cisco and Joe West, the Flash confronted Captain Cold and Heatwave. Having planned to have Snart and Mick cross the streams of their respective weapons in order to neutralize them, the Flash ran as fast as he could to accomplish this, but to no avail. As he realized that he needed to instead go slower, Snart and Mick managed to knock him down. Thanks to the timely intervention of Eddie Thawne, the Flash managed to escape and put his new method into action, and finally succeeded in defeating the duo as Snart and Mick were knocked out.

While being processed at the Central City Police Department, Joe remarked at how Snart was finally being sent to jail. Later, as they were being transported to Iron Heights, Mick lamented at their failure and questioned Snart on how his plan had gone astray. Snart stated that the public now knew of the Flash's existence, and so everything had changed. When the transport came under attack, Snart assured Mick that this was his plan, as his sister, Lisa, opened the transports doors to free them.

Running the town

Three months later, Leonard and Mick returned to Central City with Lisa. The pair was captured by mafia boss Vincent Santini but escaped and killed the boss' bodyguards. Snart told Santini that he was the one in charge before leaving. He later got his sister to lure Cisco to their base. Revealing that they had captured Cisco's brother, Dante Ramon, Snart forced Cisco to remake his and Rory's guns and make a third one for his sister. Later, he and Lisa attacked a casino and encountered the Flash, Leonard's primary objective. Snart convinced the Flash to back off by telling him that he had Cisco captive. Back at the hideout, Leonard made Cisco reveal the Flash's identity by threatening Dante's life. He re-encountered the Flash after an attempted heist and threatened to reveal his identity to Central City. Barry, however, convinced Snart to keep the identity a secret (and stop killing innocent people) while agreeing not to place Snart in the particle accelerator prison in S.T.A.R. Labs.

After knowing that the meta-humans would die because of the particle accelerator that Eobard Thawne reactivated, Barry contacted Leonard to meet at Saints and Sinners and made a deal with him; If Leonard agreed to help him, Barry had to destroy every single piece of information in the world concerning him. Leonard also got his sister Lisa to help out with the job. When Team Flash and Leonard and Lisa got to Coast City airfield, Leonard double-crossed the deal by getting Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard to destroy the plane that would transport them to Lian Yu, then be getting all the meta-humans to try to destroy the Flash. When Jake Simmons/Deathbolt was about to kill the Flash, Leonard used his cold gun to kill Jake, claiming he owed him money. Leonard let Mark and Roy Bivolo/Rainbow Raider go and told the Flash that the meta-humans and he now owed him, by joining his " Rogues" and then rode off with Lisa on their motorcycle.

Family reunion

Get out Jail free card

Joining the Legends

Teaming up with heroes

In January 2016, Snart and his partner Mick Rory conducted a heist on Central City Bullion Exchange and were making their escape in a mini-van when they were intercepted by Rip Hunter, who took them to Star City to be with the other heroes he had collected. Snart found himself waking up alongside Rory and they were joined by Martin Stein, Jefferson Jackson, Sara Lance, Carter Hall, Kendra Saunders, and Ray Palmer. Rip Hunter introduced himself to them all as a Time Master and told them that he gathered them all together in hopes that they would help him stop the immortal tyrant Vandal Savage.

Snart and Rory immediately refused as they weren't heroes though Rip told them that in the time that he is from, they will all be known as Legends. He then showed them a vision of the world should Vandal Savage succeed and he then gave them coordinates and some time to make up their minds. While Rory is still against going with Rip as they were thieves and not heroes, Snart thought that the mission could provide them opportunities to steal and acquire treasures across time. Rory thought more about it and said that if Snart was in then he was in but he would be no one's hero which Snart agreed.

Due to Boardman's notes, they found that Savage was in Norway attending a black market arms auction. Snart decided to take point for this operation as he had experience with these type of gatherings. They found that Savage was there but not as a buyer but as the event's seller. He was selling a nuclear warhead and Snart's group quickly put in a bid when they noticed that some of the guards were looking at them with suspicion. However, they saw that no one else was putting in a bid after them which meant the warhead was now theirs. Snart tried to play it cool but when they were approached by Damien Darhk, asking who exactly they were, Stein arrogantly challenged him in front of everyone. Savage realized that they were infiltrators and ordered for them to be killed which made Snart give Rory the signal to light the place up with his Heat Gun. A fight then broke out between the Legends and Savage's forces and Snart and Rory fought back to back with their Cold and Heat Guns against any that tried to get at them. The sight of their guns, as well as the other Legends' powers and skills, made Savage realize that they weren't from around there. After they got away, Snart sarcastically pointed out that he had everything under control until Stein started to pick a fight with Darhk. Rip Hunter then revealed that the timeline had changed as Ray had left a piece of his suit behind which Savage's men found and will reverse engineer for their own purposes.

When Kendra found a dagger that could be used to kill Savage, Snart volunteered himself and Rory to steal it from the home of a wealthy Russian collector. Ray didn't trust them on their own so he went along with them. Snart and Rory cased the house and tried to make a plan to go in but Ray quickly went to disarm the alarm. However, Snart saw that Ray went after a dummy box which alerted the guards to them but he and Rory quickly took care of them. When they were inside the mansion, they quickly found the dagger along with other valuables. He and Rory wanted to steal them all though Ray told them they were only here for the dagger and triggered the security system. While Rory went to find the fuse box, Snart went to try and manually disarm it. As Ray watched him work, he told Snart that he could've been an engineer instead of a thief though Snart wasn't interested. He argued that Ray wasted his own life to make himself a shrinking suit to try and play hero. They then were discovered by Savage, who turned out to be the owner of the house, and he had Rory and gunpoint. He then told them to call the rest of the team so that he could meet with Carter and Kendra. The rest of the Legends arrived and saved the three of them. While Carter and Kendra went after Savage, the rest of them engaged all of Savage's men. They took care of them but saw that Savage had killed Carter and had taken his body.

Trying to change his past

While the team was still in 1975, Snart and Mick convinced Jax to pilot the Waverider's drop-ship to Central City so that they could steal the Maximillian Emerald. After successfully obtaining the emerald, Snart directed Jax to his old address, at which point Mick realized Snart had only wanted to steal the emerald so that he could alter history so that his father would never be arrested. His father had tried to steal it back in 1975 but was caught and sent to prison.

While infiltrating his childhood home, Snart encountered his three-year-old self, who had come downstairs for a glass of water. Assuring him that he was a friend of their father's, Snart then advised his younger self to never let anyone hurt him. When Lewis appeared and sent the young Leonard upstairs, Snart presented him the Emerald, telling him to consider it a gift. Before departing, Snart cryptically told his father that he would prefer to just kill him but was sparing him because it would mean Lisa would never be born if he did. When he returned to Rory and Jax, he told how his father may not have been the best father but he never hurt him or his mother but that all changed when he went to prison. When he got out, he was a different man and took out his frustrations out on him, his mother and his sister and wanted to alter history so that his family wouldn't have such a hard past. When they got word that Rip and Sara had been captured by Vandal Savage, they went over to rescue them and take back Carter's body. Snart and the rest of the team moved to bury Carter and Aldus together where they vowed to find Savage and stop him.

Later on the Waverider, Snart requested Gideon to show him the new timeline, however, the A.I. told Snart that there was a little deviation, as Lewis had instead been caught while trying to sell the Emerald to an undercover police officer and was sent to prison just like before. His father's and his family's past remained unchanged though Jax thought that it still meant a lot that he tried to do something like this for his family.

Choosing his side

He fights and helps his team on several occasions: against Valentina Vostok and Savage in the U.S.S.R, stopping Sara to kill Martin if the rescue mission fails, saving Mick and Ray from Koshmar. During the mission in Star City 2046, he understands that Mick becomes out of control and is forced to knock him before they return to the Waverider. Mick promised Snart if he hits him again he will kill Snart.

Helping Barry

After being captured and rescued by the Legends and getting his hand regenerated by Gideon, he and the Legends journey to Siberia 1892 to locate Vandal Savage. While attempting to jump back on the Waverider, he felt he was being followed and he turns around with his Cold Gun and saw that it was Barry Allen. He was surprised to find the Flash in the past and Barry told him that he came to ask for his help because of his skills as a thief. He wanted to break into A.R.G.U.S. and steal a piece of alien technology. Leonard pointed out that the last time he came to him for help it didn't end well for him and asked Barry why he is trusting him now. When Barry took a while to answer, Snart told him to answer or he will jump on the Waverider and pretend the conversation didn't happen to which Barry answered that his fiancé Iris will die in one day if he doesn't help. He told him that they needed to break into A.R.G.U.S. to steal an alien power source for the Speed Force bazooka but his speed wouldn't help so he came to him for his expertise in thieving. Impressed with Barry wanting to be a thief he eventually agreed to help him under one condition: It would be done within his terms.

He was taken back to S.T.A.R. Labs in 2017 where the rest of Team Flash was surprised to see him. Snart thought that it was because of their past though, unknown to him, it was because he was dead by that point in time. He told the team that the power source was likely at the lowest level of the facility, as it was the most secure area.

Refinding his partner and protecting the team

In the Far West, Snart kills Billy Conlon, a member of Jeb Stillwater's Gang, to save Martin. After Jeb Stillwater's death by Rip, Snart joins the fight against the Hunters, and they are all killed. But Mick learns of one of the Hunters that Time Masters launched the Omega Protocol: The Pilgrim. She chases the young versions of the team but she is finally killed by Snart, Rip Hunter's team, and the young Rip Hunter.

Getting close to Sara Lance and hiding from Time Masters

After the Leviathan's destruction and Savage's capture, Snart suggests to kill him but Rip prefers to bring back to Time Masters because he disrupts the Timeline many times. During the journey, Snart gets close with Sara since the beginning of the adventure. When he understands that there is a problem, he hides with Sara but Ray, Kendra, Martin, and Mick are captured by Time Masters who are revealed to be Savage's accomplices from the beginning.

Destroying the Oculus

Once Snart and Sara freed the rest of the team from their holding cells in the Vanishing Point, Rip decides to go back so they can destroy the Oculus to make sure their actions won't be controlled meaning they would have a chance to stop Savage. Before the fight, Snart wonders if there is a future for him, for Sara and for us. Sara understands that Snart tries to steal her a kiss and said to him that he makes progress. Palmer set it to self-destruct but found out it had a fail-safe meaning someone had to stay behind to make sure it blew up. Rory decided to stay behind and the rest of the team left towards the but Snart went towards Rory to knock him out so he could stay behind, sacrificing himself, Sara gives him a kiss of goodbye. When Zaman Druce arrived and demanded he stop, but Snart smugly refused. The team's mission was successful, as the incoming explosion destroyed the Oculus along with many of the structures around it in the Vanishing Point, killing everyone on it, including Snart.

Erased future

In an erased future, Leonard can be seen fighting alongside the Flash, Ray Palmer/The Atom, and Sara Lance against an unknown metallic adversary. Barry caught a glimpse of this when traveling through the Speed Force. This future is no longer possible, due to Leonard's death. However, this may have been his doppelgänger Barry saw.

New Multiverse

Snart's life on Earth Prime is assumed to be nearly identical to his life in the original multiverse, joining the Legends in 2015 and sacrificing himself to protect them.

Original multiverse

Leonard was fondly remembered by the rest of the Legends for his sacrifice, especially Mick Rory, who, during his goodbye visit to a 2013 version of Leonard, thanked him for always being a hero for his sake, despite the younger Leonard not quite knowing what he meant. Barry Allen also appeared worried for Leonard and was quite upset when the Legends told him of Leonard's demise, but remarked that he became a hero as Barry believed he could be. As Mick Rory continued drinking, while thinking about his new role on the Legends, Leonard appeared as a hallucination to Mick, trying to convince him to abandon the team and go back to the life of crime. A year after his death, the Legends returned to Vanishing Point to retrieve the fragments of the Spear of Destiny in Thawne's possession and Mick made a stop at the now-ravaged oculus room, remembering Leonard's death before being joined by Sara, who also expressed how much she missed Snart.

Leonard's Cold gun was given by Mick to Ray Palmer, for his temporary role as "Colonel Cold" while his A.T.O.M. Exosuit was destroyed. Additionally, his images and voice were used by Barry Allen to create holograms that allowed to trap Leonard's old adversary Mirror Master. Leonard appears as the Speed Force to Barry while trying to save Wally and criticizes him about influencing him to be the hero. He also mentions to Barry about sacrificing himself for the Legends to which he showed a dislike about it. When Barry asks where's Wally, he attacked Barry by pinning him to the ground in ice until Jay Garrick appears and defends Barry from his cold blast. Leonard's first Cold Gun is currently kept at S.T.A.R. Labs and is often used by Caitlin Snow when either unable or unwilling to use her powers as Killer Frost.

During the Earth-X crisis, Leonard's doppelgänger was revealed to be a hero working with the Freedom Fighters, openly stunning his dead doppelgänger's team as they're not used to dealing with parallel versions of people they have lost unlike Team Flash and Team Arrow respectively. Leo, however, was a very different person from Leonard which left many of the Earth-1 heroes surprised. Leo initially appeared to have a low opinion of Leonard, deeming his advice about planning as "terrible". After several trips to Earth-1, Leo revised his opinion after learning of Leonard's change of heart from villainy to heroism. He also adopted one of Leonard's signature blue parkas before returning to Earth-X.

Leonard's death weighed on Barry's conscience. His name was on one of the gravestones that appeared in his Speed Force hallucination while fighting Bloodwork's infection.

New multiverse

Snart's goggles were left on the Waverider after his death. When Charlie tricked John Constantine in going to the South Pole, he took the goggles.

In a timeline in which Mick Rory was present in the life of his daughter Lita, he gave her a copy of the Captain Cold's blue jacket and goggles so that she could disguise herself on Halloween.

In order to help the former Legends save Mick and Kayla's children, Jefferson Jackson was given Snart's goggles, jacket, and cold gun by Mick and he became the new Captain Cold.

Personality

" That is a pretty cold calculation, Rip. Almost criminal. Except we criminals have a code: 'You never leave one of your own behind.'"

Leonard is a ruthless man who has a calm, composed, and level-headed demeanor, rarely ever losing his temper or giving into emotions. From killer to hero, Leonard's interactions with the Flash and journey with the Legends have greatly changed his personality from a self-proclaimed thief and proud of it to an honorable individual ready to die for his friends-though occasionally willing to retain his frivolity on matters of law and morality for self-benefit.

Although Leonard never finished high school, he is intelligent and patient, staking out a job for months before making his move, emphasizing timing, precision, and minimizing possible leads on him and his activities by refusing to kill unless necessary. Though due to the presumed failures of countless heists, Leonard has ironically made it his motto to disregard his plans in favor of quick-thinking, improvisation, and expecting the unexpected factors as he explains to Barry. He was clever enough to unlock the Montgomery 3000, a 25-ton door that can withstand a 30-megaton nuclear blast, by himself, without any of the three passcodes needed to open it in a matter of seconds and analytical enough to deduce that what stopped his job at the armored car was, in fact, a man and that he would need a weapon to halt Barry, choosing the Cold Gun for this very reason. Leonard has, however, begun to revel in his new-found weapon's power, and his battles with the Flash have begun to alter his perceptions of how the job works, transforming from an armed robber into a "supervillain" that would directly challenge the Flash. The change in his demeanor is astounding, as Leonard can be seen acting much more ruthless before meeting the Flash; he killed the man who supplied him the Cold Gun for the sake of convenience, and before that tried to kill Sam Scudder and Rosa Dillon for going against his orders as a crime boss. Despite his almost emotionlessness upon first meeting, Leonard displays a near-unflappable sarcastic sense of humor in most and always-dangerous situations with various levels of deadpan.

Despite Leonard's unapologetic criminal lifestyle, he sees and declares himself as a man of his word. This is demonstrated further when he promises to release Cisco Ramon if he tells him the identity of the Flash. Although he does torture Dante Ramon to get this information from him, he keeps his word afterward and lets both Cisco and his brother go. However, he doesn't always keep his word when he betrays his alliance with Barry by setting the meta-humans free. Leonard simply defends his actions by claiming that he is a criminal that saw an opportunity and used it for his own benefit because that's who he was.

Regardless of Leonard's ruthless nature, one of the only things he does care about is his younger sister, Lisa, with whom he has a close relationship. He severely despises his father for what he did to him and his sister, such as physically abusing them as children for no clear reason. Leonard deeply cares about his sister, going as far as working with a man he hates in order to keep her safe. All of these qualities have led Barry to believe Leonard has good inside of him and that he'll eventually change his ways, although Leonard jokingly remarks that heroes don't get paid enough.

Leonard possesses a code of honor when it comes to his teammates, seen when he becomes a full-fledged member of Rip Hunter's team after Carter Hall is murdered by Vandal Savage. When he deduces that Hunter wants Sara Lance to kill Martin Stein in order to prevent the devastation of the Cold War in the present time if Stein breaks and agrees to help the Soviets create their own Firestorm, Leonard is against the idea as he doesn't believe in turning on his own team members and manages to talk Sara out of shooting Stein, showing a profound understanding of her nature and drives and expertly employing reverse psychology. Thusly, Snart refuses to murder his long-time friend and accomplice Mick Rory when he turns on the Legends and even afterwards upon discovering he had been brainwashed into the temporal assassin, Chronos stops his teammates from murdering him despite Mick having previously threatened to kill his sister. Leonard also refused to kill Jax when he was mutated by Savage into a feral bird-creature, allowing his team to ultimately cure Jax. When he threatened Sara Lance at gunpoint, trying to force her to escape the Vanishing Point on the timeship while abandoning the rest of the team, she stood her ground without fear, knowing that for all his threats, Snart was no longer the cold-blood murderer, but a hero, who'd never kill his teammates. That proved to be true after Snart admitted his bluff and helped Sara with the rescue of their team members captured by the Time Masters. During the rescue, they encountered Mick Rory, seemingly brainwashed into being Chronos once again. Snart refused to attack his friend, which was recognized by Rory, who turned on the Time Masters instead.

Leonard, despite what his father did to him, tried to change his past to save his father and also prevent him from becoming abusive, showing that despite everything he wanted to save him.

Leonard is incredibly charismatic, maintaining the image of a "lovable rogue," using his charms to get important information, obfuscate his thievery or convince people of his trustworthiness. This way, he gained the trust of Valentina Vostok and Cassandra Savage. Leonard himself was interested in Sara Lance, flirting with her on occasion, drinking and playing cards with her and even apologizing for being "a jerk." However, Sara declined his advances with a smile on her face, saying that he'd need to be a master thief to steal a kiss from her. Despite this, Sara and Leonard kissed at the Vanishing Point, when Leonard decided to sacrifice his life to destroy the Oculus device in Mick Rory's and Ray Palmer's stead.

Being prone to controlling or playing others, Leonard absolutely detests the idea of being controlled or manipulated by anyone or anything. He values his free will and the ability to make his own choices and will do anything to hold on to that freedom. This is a trait that is so dominating in his personality that he destroyed the Oculus in the Vanishing Point not just out of compassion for his teammates, but because he wanted to make sure that no one else would be manipulated by the "Time Bastards" as he referred to them.

snart showed a commitment to stop savage vandal showing loyalty to his new friends he chose to leave 2046 from earth 16 (although at the time they thought it was a future from their earth) despite the world where snart and mick could be leaders was Something Originally he would have agreed, he didn't betray his friends when Rory betrayed them, he even stood up to Rory and chose to leave Mick in an unknown location because he was putting the team and his friends in danger. He helped save Jefferson without killing him and helped Professor Stein, who according to him "his actions were nothing short of heroic" when Mick kidnapped him, Snart was quick to warn his team that he was Mick, according to Mick, Snart thought he he was a hero Something that Leonard was not bothered or denied when the other times that someone told him that he was a hero, he said that he was not.

Genius-level intellect/Master tactician: Leonard's most noticeable and dangerous trait was his intelligence, making him a very skilled planner and schemer as he repeatedly developed plans that he pulled off with usual success. Leonard's tactics are based on timing, precision, and preparation as he would often spend his time studying every detail of his heist from studying the security detail to police response times; Mick has mentioned that Leonard is usually counting the seconds on the clock waiting for his plan to go off without any problems. This made him a threat to meta-humans such as the Flash. Despite never graduating from high school, Leonard had repeatedly shown considerable knowledge in subjects such as biology and engineering. Leonard was shown to display knowledge of marine biology as he helped Barry Allen get pass King Shark by lowering the temperature of the room, making King Shark sleep. Leonard was also able to be very persuasive and charming able to seduce Valentina Vostok and able to sway the loyal Cassandra Savage, to turn on her father, Vandal Savage. Leonard also had exceptional instincts that he considered to be almost like a "sixth sense," he was able to tell when something bad was about to happen just through a bad feeling.

Master thief: A career criminal, Leonard was regarded as a highly skilled thief who spent months preparing for a job and never giving up until he completed it; in his life, Leonard pulled off armored car heists, jewelry theft, and bank robbery with the utmost skill. Leonard was also skilled in the art of pickpocketing able to effortlessly swap specific items for his mission while stealing their wallets at the same time.

Expert engineer: While not as proficient as Cisco Ramon or Ray Palmer, Leonard was highly trained in electrical engineering due to his father forcing him to come with him on heists when he was a child. Once Leonard obtained his Cold gun, he had taken the gun apart and put it back together so many times that memorized how to repair it by hand. Leonard was also capable of updating and adding additional features to his Cold Gun.

Escape artist: In addition to being able to avoid capture by the authorities, Leonard was also skilled at escaping them after being captured; with Mick Rory noted that they have escaped a few prisons together. Leonard had also demonstrated the ability to effortlessly slip out of handcuffs.

Eidetic memory: In his nature for preparation, Leonard has repeatedly displayed an unusually adept memory being capable of memorizing the details of every job.

Expert marksman: While normally preferring to avoid killing when not necessary as to not sully his plans, Leonard was highly trained with firearms. Leonard had demonstrated great proficiency with his Cold Gun that allowed him to effectively hit the Flash while he was running at superhuman speeds and using it for various creative solutions. While in the Old West, Leonard demonstrated to outdraw a gunman with a revolver and a skilled sharpshooter as seen when he used a rifle to kill a man with his head from a window several buildings away.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Despite his composed demeanor, Leonard was a capable unarmed fighter. When taken captive by the mafia, Leonard and Mick quickly broke free from their confinements and killed most of the mobsters with their bare hands. However, between him and Mick, Leonard certainly proved to be the inferior combatant as Mick aptly gained the upper hand and delivered a severe beating to Leonard.

Indomitable will/High pain tolerance: While selfish and ruthless by nature, Leonard was capable of great conviction. As when handcuffed to a wall by Chronos, Leonard with almost no hesitation used his Cold Gun on his hand and shattered it to escape; he then immediately sought out the Legends to warn them.
Cold tolerance: Leonard had a higher-than-average tolerance for low temperatures, even more so than most people who has lived all of their life in freezing conditions; he displayed no discomfort being out in Russia in the middle of the winter, with nothing more than ordinary cloths - his coat is mostly for display, as he has stated that he never feel freezing and love the cold.

Generating a beam of absolute zero temperature, the weapon freezes whatever it touches and creating solid ice. It can also slow down the motion of fast-moving molecules, specifically those of the Flash, retarding his accelerated healing and vastly reducing his speed. It also gives off bright white and blue flashes that the user protects their eyes from with goggles.

Goggles: Leonard also wears a pair of blue wraparound goggles, which are designed to protect his eyes from the flashes given off by his Cold Gun.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

The Chronicles of Cisco

Promotional images

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Although he's called "Captain Cold" by Cisco Ramon, Snart refers to himself as simply "Cold."

He is the first non-meta-human villain Barry Allen has faced, in addition to being the first villain of to escape custody.

Leonard Snart has apparently watched Star Wars, as shown in "Pilot, Part 1 " of DC's Legends of Tomorrow when he refers to Chronos as "Boba Fett."

Snart's alter ego, Captain Cold has action figures designed after him. Oliver Queen's son, William Clayton was seen playing with one in "Legends of Yesterday ".

Snart is the second member of the Legends to die, the first being Carter Hall.

According to the Speed Force vision of Snart from "Into the Speed Force ", the reason that Snart had the courage to sacrifice himself at the Vanishing Point and save his teammates was because of the good he'd seen Barry do as the Flash.

Leonard is the first Arrowverse villain to find redemption and become a hero.

Leonard shares many similarities with Leslie Willis/Livewire;

Both were nemeses to their shows' respective heroes.

Both eventually developed a newfound respect for the heroes after being saved by them and even went as far as to say they were friends.

Both sacrificed themselves to save their friends.

Despite being a villain in his debut, "Going Rogue ", he was nice enough to give a young boy some gum.

Behind the scenes

In the DC comics, Leonard Snart, alias Captain Cold, is an enemy of the Flash, an "honorable thief," and the leader of Rogues, an often-changing team of criminals operating in Central City and Keystone City, united to oppose the Flash whenever he tried to stop their heists. His weapon of choice is a cold gun, able to fire a ray that slows things down on a molecular level, leading to intensive blasts of ice and cold that can stop anyone in their tracks (leading to Snart calling himself the "Master of Absolute Zero").

In the comics, Leonard is called "Len," a shortening of his full name.

Wentworth Miller, who portrayed Leonard and identifies as gay in real life, pitched the character as pansexual to the writers; he stated that if Leonard met another superhero or villain with the right combination of smarts, wit, and badassery, he'd be into them. Their sex or gender would be totally irrelevant.
Snart's Earth-X counterpart Leo identifies as gay, though he playfully flirted with Sara Lance.

Leonard wears a blue parka along with the Cold gun's complementary goggles when taking on the Flash, derailing the train and recruiting Mick Rory, a reference to his costume in the DC comics. He continues to wear the outfit when in action after first seen in that getup.

Most of episodes in which Leonard Snart appears in contain the word "Rogue", i.e. "Going Rogue ", "Revenge of the Rogues ", "", "", "Family of Rogues ", and "The New Rogues ". His Earth-X counterpart Leo also appears in "". This is a reference to Leonard's role as founder and leader of the Rogues in the DC comics.

In DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode "", Snart says: "This isn't my first prison break." This refers to both his criminal past & the series "Prison Break" where he plays Michael Scofield.

Leonard shares his birthday with his actor: June 2, 1972.

This version of Captain Cold is referenced in the video game Injustice 2. In the Multiverse mode, "Captain Cold of Earth 1013" mistook the Injustice-verse's Canary as Sara Lance from the Arrowverse.
The Arrowverse version of him is also a playable character in the mobile version, as "Multiverse Captain Cold".

References

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Joe West

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Occupation

Original multiverse
Police captain
Leader of the Anti-Meta-human Task Force
Member of Team Flash (in secret)
Police detective (formerly)
Beat cop (formerly)
New multiverse
Police captain (formerly)
Police detective (formerly)

" If I learned one thing being a cop, it's that you can't just protect the people you think are good. You have to protect everyone. That's what heroes do.
I know that.
Do you? A hero is not just in the name, Barry, or in a red suit. It's the choices we make that decide who and what we become."

Joseph "Joe" West (born September 9, 1968) is the former police captain of the Central City Police Department, badge number 5936. Joe is also the widower of the late Francine West, the father of Iris West-Allen, Wally West, and Jenna West, the former legal guardian turned father-in-law of Barry Allen, and the fiancée of Cecile Horton.

After the death of Nora Allen and the imprisonment of his friend Henry Allen, Joe took his son Barry to raise him to adulthood, where Barry became a coroner and became the vigilante known as The Flash, thus Joe joined him to deal with rogue meta-humans and served as a father figure to his friends. During his adventures, Joe lost his partner Eddie Thawne, who sacrificed herself to kill Eobard Thawne and later, Joe would meet his son, Wally West, whom he bonded with during the war against Zoom. Eventually, Joe began a romantic relationship with Judge Cecile Horton while accepting Wally's fate as Kid Flash and helping save Iris from her death at the hands of Savitar. Joe and Cecile had a daughter, Jenna, while the team dealt with threats like Thinker, Cicada, and Bloodwork. Following David Singh's retirement, Joe assumed his role as captain of the Central City Police Department.

Joe was thrown into danger by the threat of Joseph Carver, causing him to enter a witness protection program before returning to the team to help fight the Mirror Monarch. When Kristen Kramer took over, Joe left his role as captain due to his conflict with Frost until befriending Kramer, helping him accept his powers and fight the Godspeed clones. Now that he was retired, Joe began to live life more, learning that his retirement had advantages thanks to the advice of Cecile and Singh. Joe feared that Jenna would be in danger in Central City from everything that happened after the battle against Red Death, deciding to leave the team with Jenna and wait for visits from Cecile and the team. Later, Joe went to the birth of his granddaughter Nora West-Allen and proposed to Cecile.

Joe West was born to police officer Ben West sometime after 1967. In adulthood, he followed his father's footsteps and became a police officer in the Central City Police Department. During this time, Ben gifted Joe a watch.

At some point, Joe met a woman named Francine, and they fell in love. Eventually, Joe asked Francine's father if he could marry his daughter, which the man agreed to. Joe and Francine were married and on June 24, 1989, they had a daughter, Iris. Whilst raising his daughter, Joe apparently never bought a crib for Iris, preferring to "just plop [her] on some cushions and call it a night." Overtime, Joe and Francine's relationship became strained due to the latter's drug addiction.

One day around 1995, Joe and his partner got a call to check a house where a young girl said her mother was unconscious. Recognizing the address as his own, Joe rushed to the scene and was horrified to find his wife passed out from a drug overdose and a worried Iris standing in the kitchen, almost burned from the oven catching fire since Francine had left it on. Fortunately, Joe and his partner were able to get Iris to safety and help Francine just in time.

Joe sent his wife into rehab yet again, but she ran off soon after. He spent weeks searching for Francine, but couldn't find her. Joe then lied to Iris that Francine had died, hoping to spare his daughter from the truth and leave her with a good memory of her mother. However, both were unaware Francine was pregnant with another child when she left them.

When Iris met and became best friends with Barry Allen, Joe became close to the boy's parents, Henry and Nora Allen. All three knew about Barry's developing feelings for Iris.

Sometime prior to 2000, Joe rose to the rank of detective at the CCPD.

On the night of Nora Allen's murder on March 18, 2000, Joe arrived with the CCPD. He comforted her son, Barry, as his father Henry was taken away. He later took Barry in and raised him as his guardian, as Barry ended up half an orphan after Nora's death and Henry's imprisonment.

After an attempt to run and see his father, Joe assured Barry that he had the power to stop him from going, sending him to his room.

After Barry was bullied by Tony Woodward several times, Joe briefly trained Barry and taught him that it was best to stay away from fights that couldn't be won.

Supporting Barry's heroics

Thirteen years later, Joe was at a crime scene with his partner, Detective Chyre, were assigned to a robbery at a bank in Central City. They discovered it was the work of the Mardon brothers, and after discovering that they'd escaped to one of several farms, they visited each farm. At the last farm, they discovered Clyde Mardon. He began shooting at them as he ran away, hitting Chyre in the neck. Also, before he could escape, Mardon's plane was blown to pieces by a shock-wave from the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator. On the same night, Barry Allen, Joe's foster son, was struck by lightning, putting him in to a coma. Over the ensuing 9 months, Joe and his daughter, Iris, began visiting Barry. Eventually Joe's visits became so excessive that his superiors were often annoyed by his lack of commitment to the force, and one day Barry began having uncontrollable seizures despite the fact that he had flat-lined in front of a horrified Joe and Iris. As Iris was too distraught to be in the building, Joe began stressing but was approached by Dr. Harrison Wells, who offered his medical assistance in his lab. Initially Joe scoffed at this idea, out of distrust for his role in the particle accelerator accident, but Wells managed to convince him that he had the resources to save him whereas no doctor anywhere else did. Despite knowing that Wells was indeed Barry's best chance, Joe didn't trust Wells and knew something wasn't right about him, yet allowed Wells to take Barry out of desperation to see Barry better.

After Barry woke up from his coma, he ran into Joe back at the police department. He was called to a robbery at Gold City Bank and later returned with various suspects. They viewed various cell phone recordings, noting the freak storm that picked up inside the bank itself. They also noticed a getaway car, taking note of its partial number plate. Joe later arrived at another crime scene at which Barry and Iris happened to be at. Joe scolded both Barry and Iris for being there and became annoyed at the former when he suggested that Mardon was both alive and had gained the power to control the weather. He went on to reiterate that Barry's father was a murder, as had been proven, and it was an obvious fact. This caused Barry to walk off in annoyance. Not long after, more police arrived, including Detective Thawne, Joe's new partner. Eddie showed Joe the sketch artist's illustration from a suspect, which appeared to be the apparently deceased criminal, Clyde Mardon. Suspicious that he could've survived, the two went to Mardon's old farmhouse, where they found him. However, before they could arrest him, he knocked them away with the wind and began to create a tornado around himself, proceeding to move it outside. Joe carried an unconscious Eddie outside by their car while they were powerless against Clyde Mardon. As a piece of debris flew through the air, it almost hit them, however, it was intercepted by Barry with his super speed. Barry soon unraveled the tornado, and before Mardon could shoot Barry, Joe shot Clyde first. The following morning, Joe discussed Barry's powers with him and further apologized for not believing him, admitting that Barry's stories of a man in a blur of lightning killing his mother were likely true. He had Barry promise not to tell Iris about any of his powers.

Joe called Barry to a crime scene which he was supposed to be at. At the scene, Barry surveyed the footprints, comparing them to Captain Singh's, embarrassing himself. Back at the precinct, Joe scolded Barry for embarrassing not only himself, but also Joe and the captain. Barry attempted to apologize, putting it down to a lot of stress from recent events, and Joe mentioned how he related to all of it. He went on to assure that Barry hadn't told Iris anything, which he hadn't, so Joe sent him up to his lab to process evidence from the crime scene. After gunmen attacked an event at which Iris and Barry had been at, Joe was on the scene.

Realizing that Barry had tried to use his super speed, Joe walked off to talk to Barry, scolding him for trying to be a hero, telling him that he wasn't bulletproof (a fact that he had to confirm at first). He also suggested that Barry make better excuses than fainting, or Iris would become suspicious. Later that night, Joe discovered Barry's investigation of his mother's murder behind a map. He headed to S.T.A.R. Labs where he found Barry. He tried to talk Barry out of what he was doing by scolding him, though Barry was adamant that Joe had absolutely no power over him, not to mention that they weren't even technically related. Joe was upset, expressing his hope that they found out the unknown before someone was killed by it, and then left.

At work, Joe brought him some DNA samples of the shooters from Simon Stagg's benefit to Barry to process. Barry hoped to see Simon Stagg with Joe, though he told Barry to stay and do his job. Joe left with Eddie Thawne to visit Stagg. They questioned him about various lawsuits against him, including one from Danton Black, though Stagg assured them that Danton was nothing more than a clinical researcher, definitely not a killer. When he finished with them, he began to walk off, until they were shot at by the same group from his benefit.

As Simon was whisked to safety by Eddie, Joe stuck around long enough to see Danton Black pull off a mask, along with numerous other clones. Barry arrived, taking Joe to safety so he couldn't interfere. Back at the precinct, Joe tried to get Simon to reconsider protective custody, though he assured Joe that he'd upped his security, so if anything he would be happy to see Black coming for him. Harrison Wells arrived and following a short, snarky exchange between him and Stagg, Stagg left and Joe took Harrison to his office to talk.

Joe questioned whether Harrison knew about Barry's abilities during his coma, though he claimed to only have suspicions. Wells went on to describe how Barry had quit their team. However, he was sure that Barry would join before long, though not with the same motivation he once had, doubting himself. After their talk, Joe went to S.T.A.R. Labs to motivate Barry. He quickly saved them from a Danton Black clone that they'd made, and went on to assure Barry that only he could stop meta-humans; the police only had limited resources. He suited up and went to fight Black and despite finding the task impossible, Joe mentioned that Barry himself had shown him that even the impossible was possible.

After he beat Black, Joe brought pizza to Barry in order to apologize. He revealed how he knew about Barry's attempts to prove his father innocent, and wished to join in the crusade, even if it took them the rest of their lives. He apologized for acting like his father, despite not being his actual father, though Barry confirmed that he really was, after all he'd taught him practically everything growing up.

Some days following, Joe and Barry walked through the precinct as Barry took the credit for the capture of a man the night before. Joe assured him that keeping his abilities a secret was precedence. They walked on up to Barry's lab where Joe brought out the evidence from Barry's mother's murder case. Joe promised to take his time going through the evidence, refusing to quit until they found evidence proving Barry's father innocent. Before they could begin searching, Eddie interrupted, alerting them to a murder the night before of the entire Darbinyan crime family. At the crime scene, Barry was able to identify gas inhalation as the cause of death. They figured that it had to have come from inside, but found no canisters. Barry jokingly suggested that the gas had a mind of its own, causing Joe to send Eddie off for them to talk. Barry went in to depth on how he believed it to be a meta-human, while Joe suggested that they get "backup". They left to S.T.A.R. Labs where the team frantically became excited over the prospect of the meta-human.

Joe brought up the problem of putting meta-humans in to a regular prison, which led to Cisco suggesting they use the particle accelerator below them. They went to check the accelerator out and Detective West headed home. He went over the Allen case, watching footage from Henry Allen's questioning. Iris overheard and Joe simply passed it off as misfiled work. Eddie then arrived, under the guise of wanting to re-canvas the earlier crime scene, much to Joe's pride, and they soon left for the scene. That night Barry visited Joe for help with the meta-human. Joe attempted to help, but the conversation quickly led to Barry thinking of breaking his father out with his super speed. Despite the ease of it, Joe reasoned that often there would be some people Barry could not save, Barry's dad included. Finally, Joe went to visit Henry. He apologized for having disbelieved Henry, mentioning that he planned to re-open the murder case.

Suddenly, the Mist entered the room and began suffocating the guard. He soon moved on to Joe, causing him to choke, before Barry came, in disguise, and saved him with a counteracting injection. Joe soon came back to life and Barry ran off to stop The Mist. While in the hospital, Joe thanked Barry for saving his life. Iris and Eddie approached, causing Barry to leave. The couple hesitantly admitted that they were in fact in a relationship, but Joe simply explained that he had known all along, being the detective he was. He also promised not to shoot Eddie, because Iris liked him so much.

At the scene of the failed robbery by Leonard Snart and his team, Joe arrived with Eddie. When Joe noted they failed to steal the Kahndaq dynasty diamond, he was told by Eddie that Iris has been persuading him to take her though Joe did not want to discuss the subject. After Barry told Captain Singh his analysis of the robbery, Joe told Barry that he was slow on his improvising. He was then helped by Barry on identifying Leonard Snart who Joe notes is the son of a former corrupt cop. Later when Joe and Eddie discussed Iris, Joe notes that they are strictly work partners and does not care to discuss further about Eddie's dating life. Joe was later contacted by Dexter Myles, the owner of the Central City Museum after noticing Snart had gone through the tour twice which had never happened before.

Joe chased after Snart but was be nearly shot by him with the cold gun, though he was saved by Barry at the last moment. Joe later revealed to Iris that he does not want the two to be together is that he feared he would lose his focus and would feel responsible if anything ever happened to Eddie because of the work they do. At the train station where they located Snart, Joe told Eddie to stay and wait for back up but was reminded that they are partners. Joe later apologized to Iris, admitting he was wrong about Eddie after he saved his life. Joe then became more supportive of the two.

After Tony Woodward stole a yellow Hummer, Joe and the Central City Police arrive though Tony managed to get away. At the precinct, Joe reviewed the footage of Barry revealing what he saw the night his mother was killed. Joe then told Barry to tell Eddie an explanation to how Tony was not killed after several shots to the head without telling him he was a meta-human. Joe visited Harrison Wells at S.T.A.R. Labs asking to help solve the case of Barry's mother. Joe explained to Harrison what happened at the scene and claimed the explanation of a yellow and red blur was similar to when Barry saved a child the night before. Joe then believed that the man had similar powers and asked if someone existed with Barry's powers at the time of the murder.

Later, Joe is joined by Harrison for a drink where Joe asked if there was a particle accelerator at the time. Wells reminded Joe that there were no dark matter lightning storms. Joe asked when Harrison arrived at Central City, revealing that he was learning if Harrison was involved with the murder. Joe later brought Harrison a bottle of bourbon, apologizing for accusing him after learning about Harrison's wife who died in a car crash. Back at his home, Joe crossed off Wells for possible suspects before the "lightning man" arrived and stole all data and placed a knife on a picture of Iris, threatening if he does not stop, his daughter would die.

Christmas was approaching and Joe and Barry were putting up the Christmas tree but was forced to leave when the D.A wanted to ask some questions. When Mercury Labs was robbed by a yellow blur Joe and Barry both immediately knew it was the man who killed Nora Allen. Joe wanted to use the Mercury Labs tachyon prototype to lure out the blur. The day before they planned to release the trap Joe told Barry that he shouldn't be there as he was to personally attached to it. Eddie found out what he was planning and demanded that his task force should be a part of it. On the night the plan backfired and Joe released the Reverse-Flash and was knocked out by him. Joe invited the S.T.A.R. Labs crew, Iris and Eddie around for Christmas. Joe spoke to Cisco and discovered that there were two speedsters at Barry's home that night.

Joe becomes head of Central City Police Department's metahuman task-force, working with Cisco and Patty Spivot. He relies on Cisco's inventions to deal with superhuman criminals and becomes a mentor to the two. Joe later struggles with his disintegrated marriage with Francine after she resurfaces, leads him to face widowhood after learning that she is dying. Joe ultimately finds out about his son Wally through Iris after she discovers her brother's existence. Once they are introduced, their connection is uneasy; Joe is unsure of how to be a father to Wally, and Wally is somewhat resentful that his detective father was not part of his life. But after the speedster Hunter Zolomon kidnaps Wally, they become close. Joe is proud of Wally's aptitude in mechanical engineering and strong need to help others. After Wally is exposed to Harry Wells' dark matter experiment, Joe suspects that his son has become a metahuman.

Flashpoint causes some changes to Joe's life after the timeline is reset, primarily that he and Iris are not speaking because Joe never said that Francine was alive. However, they settle matters after Barry reveals the timeline changes. Joe fears for Wally's life after discovering Wally's dreams as Kid Flash and that he was badly injured in Flashpoint. After Wally becomes a speedster, Joe eventually accepts his son's destiny thanks to H.R. Wells. Joe also begins to move on from his widowhood by dating district attorney Cecile Horton.

When Iris is kidnapped by Savitar, Joe and the team try to save her, but Savitar ends up killing her, making Joe sad. But later it is revealed that Iris was safe and H.R sacrificed himself in her place. After Savitar's defeat, the rays of the acceleration force begin to fall on the city and Barry decides to enter the Speed Force, leaving the security of the city in the hands of the flash team.

After Barry's return, Joe learns that; Cecile is pregnant. Having a child young causes him and Cecile to initially experience a midlife crisis. They attend Barry and Iris' wedding ceremony, but it is suddenly interrupted by Nazis from Earth-X led by Dark Arrow and Overgirl. Barry and his allies fight them, while Wally takes Joe and Cecile to safety. When Barry is on trial after being framed for Clifford DeVoe's "murder", Joe considers framing Marlize to prove Barry's innocence, but is talked out of doing it by Ralph.

After Barry is exonerated, Joe is among those who celebrate with him. When Cecile goes into labor during Barry's final battle with the Thinker, Joe stays by Cecile as Caitlin helps to deliver their child to her. Following DeVoe's demise, he and Cecile name their newborn daughter Jenna Marie West. His friends and family also meet Nora West-Allen, Barry and Iris' future daughter and therefore Joe's yet-to-be born granddaughter. They went to celebrate their victory at the West house when Nora West-Allen appears and reveals that she is the daughter of Barry and Iris.

Barry tells Joe that Nora is starting to piss him off for spending so much time; with him and not; with Iris. Joe calms Barry by revealing that Nora's situation is identical to Barry's when he was a child. Joe was reading at his house when Cicada appears and asks about Vibe's location, but Joe denies it, so Cicada begins to torture him with his dagger. Cecile appears and Joe begs for a murderer to leave her alone, then Cisco appears and Cicada pushes him through the breach.

He later tells Iris that he thinks Cicada is a father because of how he held Jenna's blanket and talked about the family. Joe takes Jenna to be safe. After Nora's relationship with Iris worsens, she decides to stay with Joe for a while. Using all the information collected by Joe and Team Flash, Sherloque Wells announces Cicada's true identity as Orlin Dwyer. After the defeat of the cicadas and the erasure of Nora from the timeline, Joe regrets the loss of Barry and Iris. Later, David Singh, appoints Joe as his deputy chief of police.

Joe and Flash honor the Elongated Man at CCPD with a new emblem on his suit. However, Joe and Ralph took the opportunity to pay tribute to Barry Allen's civilian personality, not only to ensure a good remembrance for the post-crisis identity, but to show Barry how much his determination to obtain justice for those who lost loved ones. it took her to do her best.

Following the defeat of Ramsey Rosso (Bloodwork), Joe attended Team Flash's final meeting before Barry's apparent disappearance in the crisis. As Barry offered to trade his watch for Joe's watch as a memento for Joe to remember him, Joe declined stating that he wants Barry to come back after the crisis. Following the conversation, Joe alongside the rest of Team Flash watched in shock as the skies turn red.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Joe as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

On Earth-Prime, Joe's past remained mostly unchanged.

Joe had an uncle who took him fishing on a schooner every summer.

On March 18, 2000 he was a police detective working under David Singh. A future Barry Allen tried to approach him to help him contact Tina McGee, but he constantly refused to say his actual name to avoid causing drastic changes in the timeline. Joe grabbed a blue crystal that would later cause him to get possessed by the Negative Speed Force. In the Central City Hospital he pretended to understand Barry, but after Barry noticed he was acting weird, the Negative Speed Force fought him. When Joe was grabbing Barry, Barry overpowered him, expelled the crystal from him and sent him to his police car.

Sometime after Iris moved back in with her father after her first year in college, Joe confided in Barry that he felt bad for all the unnecessary arguments he would get into with her. During his time courting Cecile Horton, she and Joe went to her cousin's wedding; they had trouble dancing together, stepping on each other's feet, until they learned to dance in sync.

Joe became captain of the Central City Police Department under Chief David Singh, though Officer Daisy Korber actively works with him. He keeps a picture of XS in his office.

The CCPD, led by Joe, arrived at the bank after it was robbed by Sue Dearbon, and arrested John Loring and his thugs. The bank manager thought that Joe had been there earlier, but the Flash assured him that it was not him. Multiple deaths in Central City could be linked to Joseph Carver, so Joe decided to start a R.I.C.O. case against him.

" Iris" became angry when Joe would not relinquish information that she could use against Joseph Carver, so she resorted to tricking him; she invited him to lunch at Big Belly Burger, but lied about the appointed time, so she could have his office to herself. Joe called her as she was in his office.

Joe did not trust the members of the CCPD under his supervision, so he went to David Singh to inform him that he feels that there was a mole for Black Hole in the organization; unbeknownst to Joe, " David" was an imposter. Joe and "David" would have been killed by Sunshine, if Barry had not intervened and caused her to chase him.

Days later, Joe was driving when his brakes were unresponsive; he declined witness protection and wanted to pursue the R.I.C.O. case against Carver even further. Later, while he was interrogating Millie Rawlings, Rag Doll emerged from a box to kill Joe. Joe shot at Merkel but he reflected the bullets. Normally, the Flash could catch the projectiles, but this time, he was too slow and Joe was wounded.

He went to Carver himself to show that he was not intimidated and even garnered a confession from him that he was running an assassins' guild, but Carver used his technology to erase the recording.

Joe was forced to save his lover Cecile when she was captured by Rag Doll, going so far as to switch places with her when she sat in a chair near an explosive; seeing that the Flash could not save him and he had to disarm the bomb himself, Joe was convinced that he needed to be in witness protection to keep his family safe.

Barry came to the place where Joe was sequestered under witness protection to inform him that Iris was missing. They hugged as Barry cried.

As Team Flash battled Eva, Joe and Cecile were chased by a mirror clone who wanted them to enter the Mirrorverse. When Cecile was replaced, Mirror Cecile tried to convince Joe to go willingly. He resisted long enough for all the duplicates to transform into glass.

Joe was on the scene when an Ivo Laboratories truck driver was murdered in an ice-related incident and he tried to defend the reputation of Frost against Kristen who automatically assumed that Frost was the culprit. Later, he accompanied Kristen and the Meta-human Task Force to Caitlin Snow's apartment when Kristen used facial recognition software to identify Caitlin as Frost; he tried to explain that Frost and Caitlin were two separate people, but Kristen did not believe him until Frost was arrested in Keystone City.

During Frost's sentencing hearing, Joe took the stand and told everyone under oath that Frost has helped in saving the world on multiple occasions, thus saving everyone watching the trial; the judge told Joe that his statement is very potent and will weigh heavily in her decision. After Frost was sentenced to life with parole, Joe met with Kristen before she left Central City; he told her that she was a good cop, but she needed to be careful not to cross the line between "justice" and "vengeance".

The next evening, Joe and Barry have a sit-down conversation about recent events and how Barry sought to erase the Forces so that the Speed Force would not kill them. Barry explained that he and Iris created the Forces. Joe told Barry that the Forces are Barry's "unexpected children", just as Wally West was Joe's; Joe retold from his perspective his difficulties with Wally, but his love for his son was always paramount. Barry listened and the conversation affected Barry's actions towards the Forces.

The next day, Joe went to the case of Caleb Fairweather and learned from the mayor that Caleb was the fourth billionaire to be comatose. Joe received a call to report to the CCPD where he was interviewed by Kristen Kramer who told Joe that she remained in Central City because she is trying to find a solution to the meta-human criminal problem. During the interview, Joe could not answer her questions about Julian Albert or Patty Spivot without revealing their connection to Team Flash. Joe was sent by her to summon Barry Allen.

Later, a storm raged outside. Joe sat at home and watched on television a report that prisoners had escaped from Iron Heights; as Cecile came downstairs from putting Jenna to bed, she saw that Joe was in distress over the incident. Cecile and Joe discussed his decision to quit and how he needs to think of other ways to help the citizens. Suddenly, Cecile was hit by a lightning bolt.

Joe took Cecile to S.T.A.R. Labs to be analyzed and watched. Allegra discussed with Joe that he needed to stop acting helpless and to try to find a way to help Team Flash and the citizens. Joe refused to leave Cecile's bedside. When Barry and Iris were discussing the Forces of Nature, Joe told them to think of the Forces as their family and to bring their family together, changing the tide of the battle against the Speed Force.

When Cecile awakened, she was happy that Joe was the first person she saw.

Joe went to the party that the original team members of Team Flash had for Cisco's departure.

Joe studied a case related to Kristen Kramer and some fellow soldiers that did not came back from an attack. When he presented the situation at her, Kristen acted defensively and accused Joe of trying to get her out of the position as a revenge. However, Kristen opened up to him about the situation.

Joe and Kristen went to investigate Adam Creyke and after surviving a fire that burned the car they came in they arrested him.

When one of the Godspeed clones was attempting to vibrate his hand at Joe, Kristen used super-speed to save him. After the Godspeed invasion, Kramer informed him about her metahuman tests indicating that she could copy powers and her plans to take a leave of absence from the CCPD to reflect on the situation. She told him that the reason she survived to Adam Creyke's betrayal of a military unit was because she copied his powers at the moment. He let her call him Joe.

Eobard Thawne manipulated the timeline and used Negative Still Force to make Joe West trip down and be crushed by a train in May 23 2021. Eobard Thawne used this to create a chain of events that allowed him to create a Reverse-Flashpoint where he could usurp Barry's role as the Flash. Barry allegedly made his eulogy at his funeral.

After Barry never noted Joe's death, Iris investigated to see if Joe actually died. Although she gave up after seeing the official video, she saw black particles that she and Deon Owens would later identify as Negative Still Force particles.

After Barry went to the future to see the situation, he worked with Damien Darhk to restore the past timeline. In doing so, Joe along with all of Team Flash (who had been slaughtered by Despero) were brought back to life. When Barry and Damien came back to 2021, Thawne followed them and demanded Barry to save him. Despite being killed by him and knowing the other misfortunes Thanwe caused the team, Joe rebuked Barry and Iris for refusing to save Thawne's life and insisted that heroes should be there for villains. After saving the Reverse-Flash and sending him to prison, Joe attended the after-party along with the rest of Team Flash. There Damien Darhk gave him the time stone he used to help Barry undo Eobard Thawne's changes.

Soon after the events of Armageddon, Deathstorm appeared in Central City and started murdering people left and right. Joe worked with Kramer and Barry to keep the citizens safe, while Team Flash sought to defeat Deathstorm. In the end, Frost killed Deathstorm but died in the process to which Joe would attend an art class as a way of honoring her memory.

The Negative Forces and Thawne's revenge

When the Negative Forces showed up in Central City to challenge Team Flash, Joe wasn't present during the fight. In the battle's aftermath, Joe found out that the Reverse-Flash and the Negative Forces killed Iris; leading Joe to regret his decision to force Barry to save Thawne during Armageddon. After Iris was brought back to life with the help of Damien Darhk, Joe, Iris, Jay Garrick and his wife Joan witnessed the destruction that Barry and Thawne were causing in the city, with the battle ending with Barry killing Thawne by turning his own power against him.

In an alternate timeline, Joe became the chief of police; by 2014 after being shot; by Sterling Brooks, as he was seen as the hero of that; day.

In 2024, in one erased future, Joe became the chief of the Central City Police Department.

" Watch yourself. I took two oaths in my life. One, to uphold the law. The other, to protect my family. Guess which one takes priority?"

Joe is proven to hold Barry Allen in high regard, he covered Barry's tardiness by saying he had him run an errand, it is revealed he is Barry's foster father, after Barry's biological father was (wrongfully) convicted of murdering Barry's mother, and has always treated Barry like a son. He tried to talk Barry out of living the life of a superhero only out of concern for his safety, and was deeply hurt when Barry told him he's not his father and has no right telling him what to do to the point that he fought to hold back his tears.

Joe, despite having a rather difficult job and witnessing some of the strangest and strongest meta-humans around, is rather good-natured and has a light-hearted sense of humor, he once threatened to "shoot" Barry if he changed one more time for his date, after Barry could not decide what to wear for his date, he is also proven to be noticeably upset when Barry tells him they'd have to reduce how much pizza Barry goes and obtains from another city if Wally were to move in with them, he can often be seen laughing at many of Cisco's crazy antics, such as Cisco's enlarged cutouts of different members of Team Flash being in awkward positions that were prepared to train Linda Park in order to act as Dr. Light, perhaps, this is the most differentiating characteristic between Joe and Quentin Lance, who is very similar to Joe, but is often seen being rather pessimistic and foul mannered in general, even before tragedy had struck his life, threatening to shoot Oliver if he had found Oliver and Laurel making out again under his roof. In many ways, Joe plays the role of the voice of conscience towards Barry, similarly to how John Diggle does for Oliver Queen; though Joe tends to act more of a father figure than a comrade-at-arms, having known Barry as a child.

Joe later received encouragement from Eobard Thawne (under the guise of Harrison Wells); who noted that; doubt was what kept Barry from realizing his true potential; and Barry cannot believe in himself if Joe, the man; who acted as his surrogate father, has no faith in him. This led to Joe acknowledging that; there are things and limits to what everyone can do and that; Barry is no longer the boy he protected; since childhood.

Joe is known to let his job as a police detective blind him, like after Nora Thompson was murdered, he willingly believed the idea that; his good friend, Henry Allen was a murderer; when he should have realized that; Henry would never kill his wife, no matter what the situation was, 14 years after the fact, Joe finds out that; Henry is in fact innocent and goes to visit his friend in jail for the first time; since he had been incarcerated, he admits to Henry that; he feels ashamed for not believing in his friend's innocence. He apologized to his friend, but Joe was hurt; when Henry was cold to him. But he also knows that; he deserves it for not believing in his friend's innocence and tell Henry he now believes that; he is innocent and vowed to get him out sooner or later.

Joe was initially short-sighted, opinionated and narrow-minded; with a black and white view of life, the possible and the impossible, as he blindly thought Barry's story was just a child's imagination to help him understand what he saw; when actually Joe was wrong too. the point where i called Barry crazy for seeking the impossible. However unlike his daughter Iris, Joe is not above apologizing or admitting when's wrong.

Joe seems to hold grudges; when the Harrison Wells from Earth-2 showed up, Joe didn't trust him and constantly insulted him for the actions that weren't even from his Earth-1 counterpart, it wasn't; until he realized that Harry was willing to do anything for his daughter, much like Joe with Barry, Iris and Wally that; Joe stopped comparing Earth-2 Harry to Eobard Thawne, as a result; the two started to form a trusting friendship based on their love for their children. Over the next two years Joe and Harry's friendship has remained as strong as ever. During their war against Clifford DeVoe, Joe became concerned for Harry's well being when he became addicted to his Thinking Cap and when he started losing his intelligence because of it, assured him that Team Flash would help him get it back.

When Clifford DeVoe went to the police station saying that; Barry was harassing him Joe had gone; with Barry made him know that; Barry was conducting the necessary investigation so he knew that; DeVoe was lying and he kept thinking that; DeVoe was not the meta-human they were looking for nor did he tell him that; DeVoe was lying.

Due to Joe's protective streak; when Barry is concerned, he is willing to break the law for him as seen; when he was about to plant evidence at the DeVoe house to save Barry from going to jail for having been framed for DeVoe's murder. Joe is only stopped when Ralph Dibny talked him out it.

Joe is known for his fondness of the small pleasures in life; such as his penchant for jazz music, which he is known to keep an entire vinyl collection of, Keystone pizzas, baseball, and the katana, as he has been seen to possess one such Japanese sword at his house and even tried to convince Cecile to let him carry it with him out of a sense of over-protectiveness during her delivery of their daughter, Jenna West.

Upon gaining an adult future granddaughter, in Nora West-Allen, Joe instantly loves her and is seen to embrace her warmly.

High-level intellect/Expert detective: As a police detective of the Central City Police Department, Joe has proven himself a highly skilled detective and has been in the line of duty for a number of years. Repeatedly, Joe has shown to have very sharp and trust-worthy instincts, being one of few people who was able to see through the Reverse Flash's deception as Dr. Harrison Wells, which the speedster openly complimented him for.

Expert deceiver: Joe is very proficient at telling lies and avoiding the truth. He even lied to his daughter Iris West, for years that her mother was dead when in fact, Francine abandoned them due to her drug addiction.

Skilled interrogator/Torturer: Joe was able to torture information out of Alchemy's Acolyte.

Expert marksman: As a police detective, Joe is skilled in the use of firearms. He shot and killed Clyde Mardon, Everyman, and the Rival.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: As a police detective, Joe is an expert in unarmed combat, having gone through the training that all CCPD members do. He is also an effecrive teacher, having taught Iris how to defend herself.

Singing: As noted by Barry, Joe is a very talented singer, though he prefers not to make a fuss about it.

Iris and Cecile mentioned Joe was good at cooking.

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain: A man of principles and loyalty, Joe has repeatedly shown himself to have remarkable fortitude. Desiring to protect Cecile Horton and their unborn daughter, Joe was able to resist Clifford DeVoe's telepathy when the latter tried to force Joe to shoot himself, visibly startling the latter. He has also shown great endurance against pain; when tortured repeatedly by Cicada for Vibe's whereabouts, Joe refused to give into the serial killer's demands, barely even voicing his pain and impressing Cicada with his fearless drive.

Guns: Joe is very proficient in using guns.

A special weapon designed by Cisco Ramon to assist Joe and the CCPD in the capture of rogue meta-humans.

Handcuffs: Joe carries handcuffs whenever he is out on patrol.

Samuroid sword: Joe acquired a Samuroid's sword after fighting one off.

After the Reverse-Flashpoint timeline was erased and Despero was defeated, Damien Darhk gave Joe his time stone, telling the latter that he feels Joe is "gonna need [it] some day."

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Joe is the first to suspect that there is more to Dr. "Harrison Wells" than meets the eye.

In an erased timeline, Mark Mardon targeted Joe for revenge for his brother Clyde's death, succeeding in abducting him. However, since Barry Allen changed the timeline after his first bout of time travel by capturing Mardon ahead of time, Joe's life was never endangered.

In a second erased timeline, Joe, presumably along with everyone in Central City, was killed by Vandal Savage using the Staff of Horus in his efforts to kill Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. However, due to Barry changing the time continuum, this disaster never occurs.

Joe stopped believing in Santa Claus when he was eight.

He has a fear of gorillas and, by extension, Grodd.

Joe owns a collection of vintage vinyl records, which he is possessive of, even claiming that "those [records] are going in the coffin with [him]."

While in Tibet, Joe was discovered to be allergic to Szechuan peppers.

Joe once joked that his grandchildren would call him "Papa" and not "Grandpa". Interestingly, Barry and Iris's future daughter, Nora West-Allen, addresses him as "Papa Joe".

Joe has had two love interests: Francine West and Cecile Horton. Additionally, Sherry and Eliza Harmon have expressed an attraction to him.

In the DC comics, there were two versions of the patriarch of the West family. Originally, his name was Ira West and he was a university professor rather than a police detective, and only the adoptive father to Iris, with her biological father, being a man named Eric Russell. In the New 52, he was re-imagined as William West, an abusive alcoholic who bullied his youngest son, Daniel, and ended up crippled by him. There are no indications that he is not Iris' biological father.

In the episode "Flash of Two Worlds " of season 2, Martin Stein tells Joe that the Joe West from Earth-2 could be a Nobel Prize winner instead of a police detective: this is a nod to Joe's counterpart in the comics, the Nobel-winner scientist Ira West.

In the episode "Flashpoint " of season 3, Joe appears as an alcoholic, estranged from both Iris and Wally.

Joe's role of becoming Barry's foster father and raising him is based around Police Captain Darryl Frye, who played that role in the New 52 comics.

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Lately, there seems to be a common theme that Hollywood is taking redheaded characters from comics worldwide and casting Black actors. Of course, representation is always fabulous, but why is it happening with all the redheads? While some might find the choice to replace all the redheaded comic characters and change their ethnicity entirely strange, I went and did some research and found a very interesting through-line with many of the actors that have been chosen to replace these characters. Interested? Keep reading!

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Two Sides of the Same Coin

Hollywood's choice to replace redheaded characters with Black actors can be seen as extraordinary and problematic. The extraordinary side is that Hollywood finally recognises black actors because the younger generation can finally identify with heroes, heroines, princesses and princes, protagonists and antagonists, and see representation in the media they are exposed to.

The problematic side is, what about the redheads or gingers of the younger generation? Unfortunately for them, their representation is slowly being whittled down to almost nothing, as the characters are not only taken from fair-skinned and redheaded to Black but also to tanned skin with blonde hair, brunette hair, and essentially what Hollywood finds beautiful at the time. Yes, inclusivity is a crucial step that Hollywood needs to take, but what is the use of pushing out one group of people to include another?

A lot of fans who have commented on the situation of Hollywood "Blackwashing" redheaded characters are disappointed that the media feels the need to adapt existing characters for inclusivity. Instead, they want to see Hollywood creating new Black characters who have unique ethnic backgrounds with African ancestry from all around the world because that is a lot more relatable than taking a white character and turning them black. This is a scorching debate at the moment thanks to the latest reveal of a Black April O'Neil in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem and in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even Netflix's Black Isaac in Castlevania.

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Amazing Black Actors

With all this being said, I did some research into the Black actors that were chosen for the roles of these originally redheaded characters and found a really interesting commonality, a golden thread throughout, if you will. One thing that all of the following actors have in common is that they were nominated for awards in the roles where they took on these transformed characters who were originally redheads, suggesting that they were simply the best actor for the role.

Candice Patton is an African-American actress who played Iris West in The Flash. She was nominated twice for Best Actress in a Television Series, twice for Best Supporting Actress on Television, and won once, and nominated twice for Choice TV Actress: Action for her role in The CW Arrowverse series.

Idris Alba played Heimdall in Marvel's Thor movies, who is originally a redhead in the comics. This Black British actor with Sierra Leonian and Ghanaian descent was nominated three times for various awards, such as Best Artist of the Year, Best Actor, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, for his appearances in the Thor movies.

Jamie Foxx played Electro, aka Max Dillon, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and was nominated for three different awards for the role of Favourite Villain, Favourite Movie Actor, and Choice Movie: Villain. Mehcad Brooks played Jimmy Olsen in Supergirl and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor on Television at the Saturn Awards.

Quvenzhané Wallis famously played Annie in the 2014 adaptation of the film and has a staggering list of nominations for the role, including Outstanding Actress; Motion Picture, Best Young Actor/Actress, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Best Performance in a Feature Film, and last but assuredly not least Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes.

One of the world's current favourite Black actresses who was cast into the role of a character who was originally a redhead in the comics is Zendaya. She was nominated for many awards for her role as Mary Jane or MJ in the Spider-Man film series and has won several awards for her role as well. These awards include Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Favourite Female Movie Star and Choice Summer Movie Actress (twice!).

If you haven't picked up the trend by now, it would seem that the actors that were chosen for these roles absolutely killed it and have the awards nominations and wins to prove that they were the best choice for the character, as well as the fact that the race and ethnicity of a character don't have to be their defining characteristic, because those who have done an excellent job of bringing them to life don't perfectly match the description of the comics original.

A fictional character's ability to be reinvented time and time again is what makes them immortal, and it should be up to the creators to decide what their latest iteration will be. Could Hollywood make more effort and create beautiful Black characters? 100%. Look at the staggering success of Princess Tiana in the world of Disney. Anything is possible.

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Where do you stand on this hot debate? Is it okay to race swap redheaded characters with black actors?

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Chester P. Runk

Species

Status

Meta- human

Alive (resurrected)

Chester Phineas "Chuck" Runk (July 5, 1991 - 2023; resurrected 2023) is a former scientist turned online streamer and meta-human in Central City. After stabilizing his powers and meeting Barry Allen, he became a member of Team Flash.

Chester helped the team fight Eva McCulloch and the Forces. After Cisco left Team Flash and S.T.A.R. Labs to become the next director of technology and science for A.R.G.U.S., his responsibilities were passed onto Chester who now serves as the team's main tech support and tech specialist. Chester also finished building his father's machine to help Team Flash eliminate the Godspeed clones.

After helping Team Flash convince Barry to save Eobard Thawne's life, and defeating Despero during Armageddon, Chester got attacked by The Black Flame and is now working with Team Flash to stop it. After defeating The Black Flame also known as Deathstorm, Chester held Allegra as the two of them and the rest of team Flash cried over hearing the news of Frost 's death.

A matter of weeks later, Negative versions of the Forces showed up and gave the Reverse-Flash his speed back, which proved Barry was right to let Thawne die all along. Chester helped Team Flash fight off the Negative Forces, while Barry defeated and killed Thawne once and for all saving the day once more.

When the Negative Speed Force chose a new avatar in the form of Thawne's late ancestor Eddie, Chester helped his friends defeat Cobalt Blue and the Legion of Zoom. In the process, a newly resurrected Reverse-Flash killed Chester, but Chester was resurrected a few minutes later by his powers manifesting.

Chester is also the boyfriend of Allegra Garcia and in a possible future, her husband.

Chester P. Runk was born on July 5, 1991.

While he was a scientist, Chester scavenged for old lab equipment and materials from a junkyard. After later being caught and apprehended, the Central City Police Department let Chester off with a warning. He later left his occupation to become an online streamer, where Chester often displayed his scientific and technological prowess to viewers. To stay up for his streams, Chester would go to CC Jitters, where he met and was attracted to Natalie, a barista who often brewed him a Vibe-uccino.

During one stream, Chester built a gravitational wave emitter using scraps from his garage. However, when he turned it on, the device malfunctioned, forming a black hole in the process. Chester frantically attempted to resolve the problem but accidentally touched the black hole, seemingly sending him into a catatonic state. In reality, half of his consciousness had been transferred into the black hole itself.

Not long after, the black hole, where half of Chester's consciousness resided, began to materialize at places of personal significance to him, such as the junkyard where he was once apprehended, where it almost pulled in Iris West-Allen before dissipating. It later materialized at CC Jitters, the place where his crush Natalie worked, nearly killing all the people in the building before they were saved by The Flash.

Days later, Chester's vitality is completely reestablished, and he is freed automatically. He finds himself in S.T.A.R. Labs, enthusiastically dancing around and snacking on lounge food, he signs on to one of the PCs and discovers his own eulogy, he is surprised to see Frost, who was late arriving due to getting coffee. While he fanboyed over meeting her, Frost called in for help explaining why Chester's death was faked.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Chester as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

Chester grew up in Masonville, raised by his grandmother and his father. Chester would routinely look through Quincy's garbage because Quincy would discard items that Chester would find as useful for his own inventions. When his father died on December 5, 1998, Chester believed that Quincy did not like him since they hardly interacted and Quincy was constantly working. He began watching the Powers Rangers franchise sometime between 1993 and 1996.

When Chester was eleven, he attempted to build a hovercraft from his grandmother's car; the experiment did not work and he views drowning her car as one of his worst experiences.

While in the sixth grade, Chester created a working miniature copy of the "Millennium Falcon" to be presented at his school's science fair. Due to rust in the intake valve, the vessel did not fly on the day of the exhibit. The teacher grading him was a fellow African-American, who lived through the more rough eras of racism; he refused to allow Chester to fix the problem, citing that people like them don't get second chances, teaching Chester a life-long lesson.

At some point, Chester learned of Grodd and decided that he was his favorite supervillain.

Most of Chester's life remained unchanged by the Crisis. Sometime on Earth-Prime, Barry would visit and talk to Chester while he was in the MAC.

Following Cisco's adventures around Earth-Prime, Chester began helping out in mission control. Alongside Kamilla Hwang, he helped Barry against Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper, although the latter escaped. When Barry was running tests to count the number of changes to the timeline, Chester, who learned that Barry was the Flash, tried to help out, but was rebuffed by Barry who didn't view Chester as a member of the team. Chester's feelings were hurt, so he left, going to CC Jitters.

Reading a book, Chester wondered about the possibility of the universe being a cosmic neural network despite agreeing with the author. Informed from an alert to where Eva was, he waked Barry up from the Cryo Pod. Chester became concerned about Barry's state and him having only one percent of his speed left, assured from Barry that he better hurry using it before heading to Eva. On comps with Barry, Chester detected Eva's coordinates to have slowed down, considering she had stopped moving only for Barry to explain that she was only going up. Later, Chester asked if he stopped Eva.

After returning from visiting Gertrud, Chester was attacked by one of the mirror clones but managed to escape and return to S.T.A.R. Labs. He helped the Team Flash come up with a plan to defeat Eva, and after her defeat, Chester volunteered with the other members of Team Flash in the rebuilding of Central City.

Back in time

Chester entered S.T.A.R. Labs and could not believe that he was in the presence of the Speed Force itself; Cisco had to get his attention for Chester to discuss the isotope detection system he had devised to find the Forces of Nature. The system only works in close proximity to the Forces, so Cisco and Chester go to the van to create amplifiers as they travel about town to make detection easier. The two are outside nearby Masonville working on the device, when a wave of energy hits them. They notice that the cellphones and the van have disappeared. Throwing a rock which hits a energy field, the two notice they are in a dome.

They spend the night walking ten miles to Masonville to get a phone to call the Lab; they notice that things seem "retro". They realized that they have time traveled to 1998. Cisco tells Chester that they are stuck with the dome within the year 1998, so they must find a way out of the dome and forward in time. Cisco originally thinks Turtle 2.0 did this until he realizes that that the detector alerted them before they were engulfed, so this must be the work of a Force of Nature. Chester decides to use his skill in dumpster diving to find the parts they need to be able to track this new time-manipulating Force.

They trace the Force to Masonville High School, but Chester remembers that the principal would not allow them inside, so they change into '90's motifs to blend better. Inside the two interview and scan different students but find nothing until they talk to Parker, the Masonville Falcons water boy. Their conversation with him causes him to break free of the time bubble. But suddenly, Parker cries that he will relive the day for another time because of them. The energy wave comes and they do. This time, however, since only Chester had the sensor, Cisco believes that he is seven years old, his age in 1998. Chester frees him, shortly, by having him remember the future.

The sensor is broken from absorbing so much energy so Chester needs to get the parts to fix it, but, when Cisco wonders why they keep looping to December 4, 1998, Chester does not want to go to Gertrud Runk's to get the parts. Going to a tech store, Chester learns that Quincy P. Runk bought the part and does not wish to part with it when Cisco offers to buy it from him. This forces Chester to confront Quincy. Chester, who does not reveal his identity, learns how much he was loved by his father, before Quincy helps to repair the sensor.

Back at the high school, Deon Owens of the football team appears, full of anger; he is the wielder of the Force. Deon is so angry that he pulsates energy. Cisco blasts him back, but Deon erases the sensor from existence. Before Deon can rewind time, Chester explains to Deon that he is attempting to correct a fixed point in his own timeline; he can not change this day in his past. Chester talks to Deon about his encounter with his father and how it will change Chester's future. Deon stands down and decides to go to the future. Deon also frees everyone from the loop, thanks to Chester.

Chester and Cisco return to 2020 S.T.A.R. Labs and tell their story to the team. Cisco names the Forces of Nature and gives Chester his credit for beating Deon. Chester then starts working on an old project his father never finished.

Respecting Cisco's time with Kamilla, Chester finally had his opportunity to replace him as advisor to the CCPD; Chester went with Barry to a crime scene at Ivo Labs where a truck driver was turned to ice and shattered. Chester and Barry discover that the ice sample has artificial dark matter, meaning that Frost was not the culprit. Chester and Barry talk with Officer Daisy Korber when the Meta-human Task Force go to arrest Frost but apprehend Caitlin Snow instead.

The day after Frost was sentenced, Barry called a meeting of Team Flash to announce that he planned to go backward in time seventeen days to the re-creation of the Speed Force to stop the creation of the three other Forces of Nature.

The next day, Chester placed sensors throughout Central City to make finding the Speed Force easier.

Chester supported Cisco in finding a way to stop the Speed ​​Force tempest. Then, Chester helped from S.T.A.R. Labs to Barry and the Forces to inform them of what is happening with the tempest. After the tempest stopped, Chester, Kamilla, Cisco, and Allegra went to celebrate the victory.

Replacing Cisco

Chester said goodbye to Cisco, as he was leaving the team to join A.R.G.U.S. After Barry and Caitlin asked to distract Cisco, who was hypnotized by the powers of Rainbow Raider 2.0, Chester took it upon himself to distract him, but not for long as Cisco had run away. Shortly after Cisco last saved the day, Chester spoke to Cisco to tell him about his surprise, and Chester agreed to become the new principal tech support.

Chester tried to honor Cisco's position while creating new inventions, but some failed and unexpectedly found Barry and Iris in an awkward position. Chester helped Cecile into his mind to free Barry and stop Psycho Pirate. Chester ran into Sue Dearbon, and they were both trying to free Barry and Cecile, but their attempts were unsuccessful and Chester felt bad about himself and stormed off. After chatting with Iris, Chester regained his confidence and managed to free Barry and Cecile. After Sue apologized, Chester continued working on new inventions for the team.

Chester spoke to Frost about the heroics of Mark Blaine, who was a former villain by the name of Chillblaine. Chester and the team watched as Barry began to behave quite strangely. Shortly after, Chester notified Barry that he located one of the Godspeed clones, but because there were so many clones, Chester was forced to shut down S.T.A.R. Labs with a force field to prevent clones from entering.

Chester was glad to learn that Iris might be pregnant and explained to Barry that they owe a very loud sound frequency to eliminate the clones. Upon deactivating the force field, Chester entered the Time Vault to activate the sound frequency with the help of Gideon. Chester's plan failed because a clone destroyed the sound and was about to assassinate Chester, but Flash managed to save his friend. After the fight, Chester and the team prepared in case the clones return.

After John Diggle arrived, Chester admired him for being "the heart and soul of Team Arrow" and helped use an entropy trap created by Cisco to capture one of the Godspeed clones. After the clone escaped, Chester warned of another Godspeed attack. After the team rescued a stranger who was going to be attacked by a Godspeed, Chester said goodbye to Diggle by bumping his fists, making Chester happy.

Chester and Cecile met Barry's children of the future, Nora West-Allen and Bart West-Allen. Chester explained that he can use his father's Solar Encryption Engine to eliminate all the clones. Chester spoke to Allegra to ask for her help and activate her father's machine.

Chester was surprised to discover that Allegra was sad because of Esperanza's death. Both were left without saying anything until Barry arrived to try to use the incomplete machine to annihilate the clones without success. Chester motivated Allegra to move on. He informed the team that Jay Garrick and Bart were being attacked by the clones in a church. Chester and the team helped Barry enter the mind of August Heart, the original Godspeed, to find out how to end Godspeed's war.

Chester went to Allegra to tell her that she was not the culprit of Esperanza's death and that thanks to her, Esperanza spoke again. Finally, Chester and Allegra used the machine to help the sprinters take down the first wave of Godspeeds. The team prepared for the next wave of Godspeeds. Chester was going to use his machine again to kill the clones, but Barry avoided him as they gave Heart energy to regain his speed. After Barry managed to beat Heart, Chester and the team attended Barry and Iris's vow renewal ceremony.

Chester visited Barry and Iris in their loft, but was surprised to see Ray Palmer, also known as the hero Atom. Chester and Ray talked about going to the Central City Technology Convention together. At Jitters, Chester talked to many fans about Ray, but Palmer cut him off as he told him that he had retired from being a scientist and a hero, something that made Chester sad. Regardless of what Ray said, Chester did a livestream at the convention with Barry and Ray.

Chester is in charge of monitoring the city with the help of Allegra, and they were flirting until they saw how Barry caught 3 criminals at the same time. Chester and Allegra later streamed to promote their new drone until Caitlin interrupted to talk about Frost and Mark Blaine's relationship.

When the Negative Forces arrived, Chester and Team Flash fought them, but were unsuccessful in beating them. Due to this, they managed to give the Reverse-Flash his speed back by killing Iris. At this point Barry had had enough of Thawne and planned on killing him for good. Chester then assisted Barry in locating Thawne from which Barry would fight Thawne solo and defeat him for the final time.

In the future from which Nora and Bart West-Allen hail, they consider Chester to be the smartest person they know. He improved Nora's gauntlet's efficiency by around 2000% and often helped Bart with his differentials math homework.

Magog's attack

When Magog attacked Earth in 2049, Chester was monitoring the situation at S.T.A.R. Labs when Nora and Bart entered the facility. Chester told Bart and Nora that his initial scans of Magog were all over the place and how he could not get in touch with Barry, Jay, or Wally. Chester then noticed that there were attacks in various cities and informed Bart and Nora about them. After the siblings left to stop the attacks, Chester vanished mysteriously.

Presumably after Magog was defeated, Chester was returned back to S.T.A.R. Labs.

In an erased future created by Eobard Thawne, he was the Flash and Barry was the Reverse-Flash. Along with Damien Darhk, the Reverse-Flash killed Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, and Cisco Ramon. At some point, Chester and Allegra hooked up, but when Chester went to get coffee for her, Allegra became nervous.

" Are you sure you don't want some help? 'Cause, I mean, I'm ready, willing, and caffeinated, sir. Put me in, coach!"

Affable and exuberant, Chester has a likable personality, evidenced by the fact that he had many subscribers amicably commenting on his posted videos. He also gets along well with other individuals quickly - at a literal drop of the hat, even, as seen when he met several Harrison Wells (through Barry); Sherloque, H.R. and Wells the Grey. Despite interacting with them briefly, Chester was vibing with H.R. and Wells the Grey within seconds of meeting them. He was also able to form a connection with Allegra Garcia within a short period of time, despite Allegra not being very open to people.

At an earlier age, a teacher taught Chester that he would not get a second chance to do things right, so he tries hard to leave a good first impression.

When Chester failed to impress Natalie, he accepted it gracefully since he could allow himself to live.

However as Chester is still human, he is capable of feeling intense emotions of sorrow and stress when the moment hits him. Such as when Deathstorm made him see visions of his dead father or when he felt he let team Flash down after Deathstorm won. He also doesn't like to share his vulnerable side with people as shown when he kept Team Flash at arms length when Deathstorm was trying to kill him, and how he tired to handle Deathstorm by himself without Team Flash. He did however open up to Allegra about it, showing that he feels safe with her as Allegra thought he would talk to her about his problems. He does however still have his limits in regards to this, as shown when even after letting Allegra in on his problems, he pushed Allegra away when she tried to convince him that his beliefs in what was going on with Deathstorm were false.

Chester also has a brave side to him. He has been shown to be extremely loyal to his friends, and while he usually stays at S.T.A.R labs during most missions, Chester is not afraid to get into a fight if he has to in order to protect his friends. Some examples of this is at CC Jitters when he tried to protect Allegra and Marco from Ultraviolet, but was easily overpowered; or when he stopped Sunshine from killing Allegra and Lydia. As Chester started getting out into the field more, his courage has grown as he is now capable of using his intelligence to increase his combat prowess. An example of this is when Allegra and Cecile fought the Negative Forces to buy Barry and Fasttrack more time, and Chester assisted them.

Meta-human physiology: After building a gravitational wave emitter, which malfunctioned, Chester gained his own unique powers. These powers are extremely unstable and the longer they went unchecked the more out of control Chester became, which makes him one of the most dangerous Meta-humans alive. However after Team Flash cured him using the M.AC. Chester's powers were rendered dormant, and he is incapable of using them now. When Eobard Thawne killed him and Chester came back to life, Mark Blaine figure out his black hole energy is still a part of him. And even though Chester can't open black holes currently, there is a chance he might be able to do it in the future.

Superhuman healing: When the Reverse-Flash hit Chester with several thousands of joules of lightning, Chester's powers healed him and brought him back without a single scratch.

Superhuman durability: Chester's powers grant him vast amounts of durability. Even though he was killed by Eobard Thawne's lightning (which according to Mark Blaine was enough to kill a circus full of elephants), it did take him a little while to deal enough damage to actually kill him.

Black hole/Void manifestation: Half of Chester's consciousness was stored in a black hole. While in a comatose state, the black hole pulsated in rhythm with his finger motions. However, despite having black hole powers, he is incapable of using them due to no longer being in a comatose state. But there is a chance in the future he could learn to control his black holes consciously.

Eye transformation: When Chester's powers were still activated, his eyes changed color to glow a combined shade of orange and black identical to the color of dark matter.

"That tweak you made in Gideon earlier? In two seconds you improved her functionality more than I did in two hours. You're a genius."

Genius-level intellect/Master engineer/Expert tactician: Chester is intelligent enough to create his own gravitational wave emitter from junkyard material and put it together in his own garage, a feat that, according to Cisco Ramon, was nothing short of legendary. However, he was under the belief that what he was creating was a device meant to contact extraterrestrial life, only realizing too late the actual capability of his innovation. Later, in a matter of moments, Chester fixed and amplified a device more than Barry Allen, who has superhuman speed and is a genius and an exceptional engineer himself, was able to do in hours of work. During the final battle between Flash and Despero, Chester was able to make Barry a new pair of boots that were able to absorb energy as powerful as The Flame of Py'tar. Overall Chester is one of the most brilliant engineers on the planet, possessing an intelligence that is nearly unrivaled in the 21st century, as Barry has stated that given enough time Chester can do anything. Chester is also a very skilled strategist as he is always giving instructions to Team Flash from behind the scene. He also offered to try and fix Allegra's hot water issue at her apartment; indicating Chester is also skilled in repairing household appliances.

Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: What Chester lacks in martial arts, he makes up for in strategic thinking. This allows Chester to hold his own in a fight, as shown when he gave Barry, Cecile, and Allegra orders for defeating Blockbuster. He also saved Allegra, Lydia and Allegra's staff from Sunshine, and fought the Negative Strength Force, and temporarily defeated her all by himself by tricking her into trapping herself, whereas Allegra and Cecile were only able to fight on par with the other two Negative Forces, but weren't able to beat them. Since getting out in the field more, Chester's confidence has grown, and he is not afraid to hurt someone if he has to; showing that he is more than capable of putting his pacifist side in the backseat when the situation calls for it. However, despite Chester being able to take care of himself fairly well for someone with very little combat experience, he is still vulnerable to powerful opponents if they catch him off guard. This is shown in the Flash series finale when Thawne snuck into S.T.A.R Labs and took Chester by surprise. This caused Chester to easily lose their fight, and Thawne would have successfully killed him if it hadn't had been for Chester's powers.

High tolerance for pain: Chester is shown to have a rather high pain tolerance, as shown in the few fights he's gotten into. An example is when he fought Ultraviolet, and she broke his wrist and arm, and he dealt with the pain rather well. He was also able to take on the Negative Strength Force and survive without much of any damage.

Dancing: Chester is a skilled dancer, as shown when he was dancing with Allegra at Hartley Rathaway's nightclub.

The Chronicles of Cisco

In the new multiverse, Chester may be a worshiper of Rao, since he shouted, "Thank Rao!" upon learning that Barry Allen was safe.

He's a fan of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, even comparing the Speed Force to the Rangers' mentor and leader Zordon.

Chester is a sci-fi fan, which includes Arthur C. Clarke, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and mostly .

Chester is also a fan of Dungeons & Dragons.

Chester is also the meta-human member of Team Flash to not use their powers after their first appearances.

Despite being a very friendly individual, Chester is technically the most dangerous member of Team Flash, as his black hole powers have the potential to destroy the entire world.

Chester has a crush on Allegra as evidenced in various episodes of Season 7 and Season 8.

Chester has pyrophobia due to his father dying in a fiery car crash.

In the DC comics, Chester P. Runk, also known as Chunk, is an enemy-turned-friend of Wally West who has a black hole in his body. He debuted in The Flash #9 (February, 1988).

Chester's origin story is identical to Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man 2. They both built machines that backfired, resulting in them gaining newfound powers.

Chester's nickname "Chuck" is a reference to Brandon McKnight's role in an episode of the TV series Web of Lies; where Brandon plays a character named "Chuck", a psychopathic individual who stabs his girlfriend multiple times, based on a true story.

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Allegra Garcia

"I've been in a lot of bad relationships, so it's hard for me to accept a good one when it comes along."

-Allegra Garcia to her boyfriend, Chuck

Allegra Garcia (born February 23, 1999) is a meta-human with the ability to manipulate electromagnetic energy. She is a reformed criminal and a former member of Ultraviolet's gang. After clearing her name from being framed by her late cousin, Esperanza Garcia, Allegra became a writer of The Central City Citizen under Iris West-Allen and a member of Team Flash and Team Citizen. She is also the girlfriend of Chester P. Runk, and in a possible future, his wife. Allegra is also a friend/surrogate daughter of the late Harrison Nash Wells and a close friend of the late Frost.

Allegra found evidence Harrison Wells was alive but later discovered it was Nash Wells instead. Later, she helped Nash and he revealed to her The Monitor, the multiverse, and the Flash's secret identity, Barry Allen. Allegra joined Team Flash and helped out in their missions. After Nash sacrificed himself for the new Speed Force for Barry to get his powers back, Allegra helped rebuild Central City and tried her best to help Frost. Later, Allegra looked for and tried to reach Esperanza but after multiple battles, her cousin died in her arms. After Esperanza's death, Allegra became the supervising editor for the newly evolved Central City Citizen Media.

After Armageddon, Allegra helped Team Flash defeat Deathstorm, a new killer in Central City, and the Nega tive For ces.

A matter of weeks after the Reverse-Flash's final defeat, Red Death and The Rogues showed up forcing Team Flash to take action. It was also during that time that Allegra and Chester started to get serious in their relationship and take it to the next level, but Allegra got scared. In the end, Red Death was defeated, and Allegra stopped holding back with Chester, and the two are now dating.

Allegra Garcia was born on February 23, 1999 in Central City, into a family of criminals. Her father walked out on her when she was a baby. Following in her family's footsteps, Allegra became a juvenile delinquent and was frequently in and out of juvenile facilities for committing various crimes. At the age of 13, she was once arrested by detective Joe West for robbing liquor stores. Joe often visited Allegra in juvie, but she would refuse to speak with him.

On the night of December 11, 2013, Allegra got into a fight with her cousin, Esperanza, and her gang at the Juvenile Facility when she wanted out of the gang. Suddenly, the Particle Accelerator exploded and its energy surged across Central City. Allegra and Esperanza were blasted with the waves of the dark matter, giving them the same powers of electromagnetic manipulation, though Esperanza was presumed dead from the blast. When Allegra's powers were discovered, she was eventually transferred to the meta-human wing of Iron Heights Prison, despite being underage.

Allegra believed that her cousin was still alive, due to a series of murders that involved people being burnt to death with pure UV radiation. A witness of one of the murders noticed the tattoo on Esperanza's neck which Allegra had a matching ratio of: as a result, Allegra was mistakenly arrested by CCPD. Given no one would believe her hunches about her cousin being alive, she decided to plead guilty. She was almost charged with the max sentence of all crimes committed until Cecile Horton sensed she wasn't guilty with her empathic abilities and held off further prosecution and told Judge Hankerson she had new evidence to stall until she knew the truth. Allegra eventually made bail.

Shortly after Allegra made bail she broke out of her meta cuffs and later went to the witness who claimed to have seen her at the scene of the crime due to Allegra and her cousin sharing the same tattoo. She went to the witness' apartment only to find him dead with ultraviolet burn covering his face. She was later seen by Iris West-Allen and Ralph Dibny in the apartment when they were also visiting the witness for an interview. Allegra in a panic accidentally blasted Ralph in the face with UV Blast and ran but was later caught by Joe West and arrested for a parole violation. Allegra later tried to explain to Joe that she didn't murder the witness and was only trying to talk to him in an attempt to prove her innocence. She was later approached by Cecile who demanded to know who killed the victims but Allegra refused as she believed they wouldn't believe her if she told them and asked for her lawyer.

After her cousin had been stopped and apprehended by the CCPD, Allegra was cleared of all charges and was released. With the help of Cecile, Allegra was able to find a job as an intern at The Central City Citizen and was then hired by Iris and was told by Kamilla Hwang not to touch the vegan donuts.

The following week, Allegra found evidence about " Harrison Wells" being alive after a security camera recorded him breaking into McCulloch Tech. To her dismay though, when telling Iris about it, she kept her out of the story in order to cover up for who she things is Wells. Later, Allegra caught Iris and Cisco talking with the new Wells which made her angrily quit Central City Citizen as a result of learning that Iris lied to her about what would've potentially been a big story for her. Iris confronts her about it and explains that she will eventually tell the truth but not now. Allegra then decided to stay instead of quitting.

Two weeks later, she finds Harrison Wells in Iris's office and asks him a question about how he's alive. The man introduces himself as Nash Wells and is searching for something that emits ultraviolet. His device eventually makes him deduce that the "something" was, in fact, someone since it makes him aware that Allegra is a Meta-human that can emit ultraviolet. Nash tells Allegra that if she helps him, he will give her the scoop of the century. Later, in the sewers, Allegra is impressed by the story of The Monitor, the Multiverse and discovered that the Flash's identity was Barry Allen. When she tries to use her power to break the Monitor's wall, she fails. Later, Nash would encourage her to try again and reveals that he has figured out that she doesn't use her power by fear of becoming like her cousin. Allegra tries again and succeeds, giving enough time for Nash to take a picture of the Monitor's code. Allegra would return to The Central City Citizen with Nash tired about the big day she had with him. Nash than leaves after taking one last look at her, while she falls asleep on the couch.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Allegra as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

Like in the original multiverse, Allegra was a car thief and spent five years in Iron Heights, where she met Lydia Sanchez.

Allegra is present when Barry tells Team Flash that Iris, Kamilla, and David Singh are missing and probably trapped in the Mirrorverse. She volunteers to do research to help to find her co-workers and friends. Nash wants to assist her, but she harshly dismisses him. However, when Allegra and Barry are attacked by Godspeed, Nash is there to cause the speedster to flee. It is Allegra's retelling of the attack that helps Cisco to understand an aspect of the speedster's powers.

Allegra went with Cecile Horton and Nash to Caitlin Snow's apartment to help Frost to pack; she was expecting her mother's arrival to take her to a facility to heal. Allegra becomes annoyed with Nash because he acts awkwardly around the women, so she takes over his packing duties. She does find an outfit she likes and gets permission from Frost to keep it.

She and Nash then go to the police precinct to meet with the other teammates; she questions why they are meeting there, so Barry explains that he does not want to lose his job with the other problems occurring. During the meeting, Ralph Dibny reveals the Black Hole diamond he's been carrying; Allegra senses the radiation that it is emitting. She focuses her power through it and a map appears that leads to a Black Hole warehouse. Before he leaves with Barry to investigate, Ralph gets the diamond back from her.

Later, Nash gives Allegra a red stone and tells her to use it if an emergency arises; an emergency occurs when Team Flash becomes bodyguards for Joseph Carver to protect him from Eva McCulloch's team. During the battle, Allegra focuses her powers through the stone and aims it at her combatant, Ultraviolet, causing her cousin to scream in pain and slowing her assault. However, the battle still does not go well for Team Flash and as they are surrounded and at their opponents' mercy, Eva McCulloch declares the battle ended, with Carver dead.

Allegra approaches Nash about the stone; he reveals that it makes one relive the worst moment of their lives. She takes his coffee and sips it, after earlier, lying to him that she hated coffee; a friendship builds.

Nash's sacrifice

When Allegra comes in the Speed ​​lab, an idea sparks in Chester. He states that if Allegra uses her powers to contain the particles she will power the Artificial Speed Force to restore Barry's speed. They take a swing at it but Allegra is not able to contain the energy, Barry moves her out of the way to prevent her from getting hit but instead he's hit with the energy and all the Wells' have been transferred to his her mind. Allegra takes fault on what she did but Nash tells her they were just trying to help.

In the Med-Bay, the team tends Barry as they try to figure out what is going on with him. Gideon reveals that if the Wells stay in his mind, he will die. They blame themselves until Chester brings up they need an Organic receiver to diffuse the energy in, which Allegra discovers that Nash would die if she used him and becomes frustrated with him for lying to her. So she and Chester come up with a plan leaving Nash by himself.

When Barry's thinking became corrupted by the Artificial Speed Force, Allegra and Frost used several smoke bombs to transport The Flash back to S.T.A.R. Labs to try to neutralize him. But the quantum ball hits Cisco, who accidentally shoots Allegra, who hits Frost with ultraviolet energy and passes out. Moments later, Allegra woke up and Barry had brought Iris back and returned to normal. Team Flash along with the newcomers Chester and Wells came together to come up with a plan to stop Eva, and after her defeat, Allegra volunteered with the other members of Team Flash in the rebuilding of Central City.

Frost's friend

Allegra and Frost exercised together when Chester arrived and informed the ladies that Frost had a reward for her sighting issued by Kristen Kramer as well as being the prime suspect for an ice-related murder at Ivo Laboratories. Allegra became concerned because Frost said little and seemed to accept what was occurring; Allegra asked her friend what she was thinking. Frost attempted that she planned to pursue the criminal herself, but she wanted Allegra to cover for her because Team Flash asked Frost to allow Barry, Joe, and Chester to handle the problem. Allegra wanted to help further but she agreed. When Chester called later to warn Frost that the Meta-human Task Force was on the move, Allegra pretended that Frost was too deep in her exercise routine to answer the phone.

Time passed and Allegra missed her friend. Frost pleaded guilty to all of her charges and, instead of a trial, wanted to skip straight to sentencing. Kristen Kramer talked the state's attorney into having Frost take the meta-human cure instead of prison time; Allegra protested. Allegra, Caitlin Snow, and Cisco Ramon decided to sabotage the cure that was in the CCPD headquarters, but Kristen was there, so Allegra used her status as a reporter for The Central City Citizen to distract Kramer while Caitlin destroyed the samples. It was later revealed in court that Kristen had other samples prepared by A.R.G.U.S. Ultimately, Allegra watched as Frost talked the judge into giving her prison time instead and Allegra watched as Frost was escorted away.

The next day, Allegra meets with Team Citizen and they decide to seek the Speed Force so that it will not kill anyone else. The women ultimately go to the Allen house, but they find Psych instead, who attacks them and has them see their nightmares. Allegra has a vision of Esperanza killing her. When the Sage Force waned, Allegra and the ladies had opportunity to escape.

The next day, Allegra went with Team Citizen to confront Naomi LaSalle before Psych could attack the billionaire. When Psych arrived and attacked, Kamilla summoned the Flash, who took the members of the trio to safety.

Allegra and Iris researched the background of Bashir; Iris used Allegra as a sounding board to devise a way to stop Psych's rage.

When Allegra heard that Psych and Fuerza both were coming to S.T.A.R. Labs, she and Kamilla got weapons to fight them; however, when the two arrived and were more interested in fighting each other, Allegra left. Allegra also helped Team Flash and other forces defeat the Speed Force and the new Rainbow Raider.

When Chester offered Allegra to play Dungeons and Dragons with him, Allegra suddenly got a notification on her phone from the "Citizen Tip Line" about her cousin, Esperanza, which lead her to deny Chester's offer. When met at Jitters, Allegra revealed to Chester that Esperanza has been spotted in several cities, taking out targets, and states that she suspects her next target is at Central City. Allegra claims that she wishes to make things right with Esperanza, and maybe redeem her. After saying that, however, Esperanza attacks Jitters, and Allegra specifically to stop her from looking for her. After a fight between the two, Sue comes to help Allegra, which causes Esperanza to escape for the meanwhile.

Eventually, Allegra and Sue track Esperanza to the free facility and utilize the gadget to stop her. Nonetheless, the individual she was attempting to kill was Olsen, the Black Hole doctor who turned Esperanza into Ultraviolet. Allegra and Sue question Esperanza at S.T.A.R. Labs and she educates them concerning how she got her veil, uncovering how the Black Hole doctor cut her voice out of her. She asserts that he's actually doing it to other people and uncovers her scars while faulting Allegra for all that is happened to her. Allegra consents to work with her to discover the doctor.

Esperanza attempts to prepare Allegra with her powers, yet Allegra battles. Sue steps in and prods Esperanza into battling her and Chester gets injured simultaneously. It uncovers that Esperanza may simply be an act of futility all things considered and she leaves to search out the doctor herself. Sue begs Chester to persuade Allegra to surrender yet gives him a thought all things considered. Sue goes alone to attempt to persuade Allegra to stop. Allegra counters that that simply implies she needs to pull more enthusiastically to get them out. Chester's revelation ends up being about Allegra's tattoo, a ying-yang which rouses him. He can utilize Allegra's powers to follow Esperanza's and along these lines, discover her. When they discover her, Allegra and Chester go to defy Esperanza at the doctor's office.

Allegra gets into the office and gets in a tight spot regardless of Chester's earnest attempts, yet Sue appears at help, permitting Allegra to follow Esperanza. She tracks down her in the doctor's lab. It's uncovered that Esperanza made an arrangement with the doctor. He will reestablish her voice on the off chance that she kills Allegra and the entire Team Flash. They battle and Allegra does whatever it takes not to accept the doctor, however the he spurs Esperanza. She attempts to hit her with a killing impact of light, yet Allegra meets her with her own powers. Allegra's powers level up, fueled by her affection for her cousin, in a real sense changing Allegra into a gleaming being momentarily. The doctor winds up captured and back at STAR, Allegra converses with Esperanza and clarifies that she was pondering family when her forces stepped up. She additionally reveals to Esperanza that they recuperated the doctor's records and Caitlin figures they can fix her forever. With the mission over Allegra feeling confident asks Chester out on a date, but Chester denies due to setting up a DND game for the evening. Allegra then asks to join to which he happily accepts.

Caitlin works with Esperanza however her circumstance is convoluted. Caitlin figures she can fix things, yet Esperanza is reluctant to proceed with it. Allegra begs her to rethink and Esperanza accepts. Eventually, an army of Godspeeds begins attacking the STAR Labs' force field mid-operation, but they retreat. Luckily for Allegra, the surgery goes well.

Once Esperanza was better, she headed to fight old Black Hole allies. She wanted Allegra's help, but Allegra needed to stay with Team Flash. After hearing John Diggle talk with Barry Allen she decided to go check on her cousin. She found Esperanza on the ground and said her last goodbyes. Later, she had a hard time helping Chester with powering up the machine, as she blamed herself for her cousin's death. Some hours later, after a chat with Chuck, she had the confidence to initiate the machine and helped the speedsters fight the Godspeed clones using her powers. After they won the fight, she attended Barry and Iris' vow renewal at the West house.

Six months after the Godspeed war and the death of Esperanza, Allegra still worked for Iris in The Central City Citizen. Like Sue bought the building, Iris hired more employees, which made Allegra insecure over her work as a reporter. Iris talked with Allegra about promoting her to supervising editor. Allegra went with the writers and showed her ideas, but they just dismissed her ideas. Later, Allegra got more confidence in herself and her work thanks to the words given to her by Iris on how she had a different voice than them since she had lived in Central City her whole life. After hearing the news about Armageddon and Despero, Allegra comforted the team and Barry on how Despero was probably wrong. They called Alex Danvers, to learn about Despero but didn't learn anything news. After getting kicked out of S.TA.R. Labs, the team stayed in Barry and Iris's apartment when he attacked the team. Later, when they were in Chester's garage, they saw the news about Barry's attack. When Barry came back, he made a comment over Joe, which made everyone uncomfortable since Joe had died six months ago. After Chester's machine was ready, they headed to the West house to save Barry from Despero's attack.

After Barry ran away, the team needed to get him back. Cecile and Iris had different opinions on what to do, so they started to fight. Allegra decided to choose Iris' side and helped her see the footage of Joe's death. After noticing the footage was cut off; They thought Barry maybe had a point. But, the man showing the footage explained why it wasn't complete. After seeing the whole footage they saw they were wrong, making Iris sad. Allegra, to help Iris, brought some papers. Iris started seeing something weird and left. After Barry came back from the Reverse Flashpoint timeline, he reunited with Allegra and the rest of Team Flash.

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While at Central City Citizen, Allegra was overcome in grief over Frost's death, which made her surroundings feel blurry.

The Negative Forces and Thawne's resurrection

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When Negative versions of the Forces showed up, Allegra helped her friends fight them off, but not before they brought the Reverse-Flash back to life and returned his speed to him. Allegra and the rest of Team Flash tried to talk Barry out of killing Thawne similar to Armageddon, but Barry refused to comply due to being so full of rage over Thawne and the Negative Forces killing Iris. Out of options, Team Flash split up with one half helping Barry to enter the Negative Speed Force to force Thawne out of hiding, while the other half including Allegra worked to bring the Positive Forces back, which helped Barry claim victory over Thawne.

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After Barry left to the future 2031, Allegra and the rest of Team Flash were put on chairs by Despero, later being erased by a wave of time.

In an erased future created by Eobard Thawne, he was the Flash and Barry was the Reverse-Flash. Along with Damien Darhk, the Reverse-Flash killed Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, and Cisco Ramon. At some point, Chester and Allegra hooked up, but when Chester went to get cofee for her to have an amazing morning, Allega got nervous, making her leave.

In 2031, Allegra assisted Eobard and Iris' ceremony, when Barry Allen from 2021 crashed it, making the team angry. Allegra used her powers to attack Barry over Cisco's death. When talking with Alex Danvers, Allegra revealed Chester and her hooked up, but when she woke up he left. Allegra and Alex were attacked by Damien Darhk and Barry Allen when they entered S.T.A.R Labs. When Alex confronted Chester, she learned the truth about the hole thing. After fixing everything, Chester and Allegra were fine now. When Barry ran to fix the timeline (incidentally causing the Armageddon, then undoing it), everything that previously happened was erased.

Allegra was originally a criminal during her youth. As an adult, she is now a regular citizen trying to get her life back on track. Allegra sees herself as the light to her cousin, Esperanza Garcia's darkness and is afraid to become like her.

Allegra liked Iris West's articles in her Flash blog, since they were an inspiration for her in her convict days, and this led her to join The Central City Citizen. Allegra is adamant about being viewed as an individual; so she dislikes Harrison Nash Wells, because he constantly sees his adopted daughter, Maya when he views her. However, after the events of McCulloch Technologies, where they fought against Eva's Team and Nash saved her life, for the first time she was grateful to him again, and she started to warm up to him and accept him as a friend.

Allegra is insecure about her job as the supervising editor for the newly evolved Central City Citizen Media, since the writers don't listen to her and ignore her ideas. She told Iris that she wasn't ready and had no more experience than them, but Iris neglected the comments and told her she had a voice, since she has lived her entire life in Central City. She is also very loyal to team Flash and loving to Chester whom she has feelings for; as well as being extremely protective of him such as defending Chester when he challenged Ultraviolet to a fight and she defeated and injured him, or when she refused to leave his side when Deathstorm attacked. She often shows her tougher more guarded side when around other people including the other members of Team Flash, but reveals her vulnerable and soft side when spending time with Chester, indicating he's the only person she feels comfortable letting her guard down with. When the two of them started dating, Allegra got nervous due to her previous relationships, but after overcoming her fear, she wasn't hesitant to go all in and admit her love for Chester and immediately tried to seduce him, to which Chester happily agreed.

Meta-human physiology: After Allegra was blasted by the dark energy of the particle accelerator explosion, this altered her DNA and supercharged her cells, giving her access to her abilities. Allegra is one of Team Flash's most powerful members as she has the ability to control the entire electromagnetic spectrum.[3]

Bioluminescence:

Allegra was able to use her UV radiation harnessing to surround herself with glowing energy.[27]

Electromagnetic wave manipulation: Allegra is able to manipulate a range of different frequencies and wavelengths of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum.[3] Allegra was able to also jam radio communication between the Godspeeds.

Supernova/explosion inducement: Allegra's powers became supercharged when she was fighting Ultraviolet, and again when she was fighting Sunshine and Dr. Light; and she went supernova. She also went supernova and created a powerful electromagnetic explosion inside of S.T.A.R Labs out of rage when Eobard Thawne killed Chester.

Electromagnetic vision: The entire electromagnetic spectrum or most of it is visible to Allegra. She can tune her vision to interpret the various ranges of energy.[3] She can see radio waves (which include AM, FM, and TV frequencies), radar, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, power waves, x-rays, gamma rays, and even cosmic rays.[3]

Eye transformation: Allegra is able to change her eye color, as seen when she was fighting Ultraviolet.[27]

Limited photokinesis: Allegra can partially control light and light-based substances, as shown how she was able to telekinetically throw the light meta Sunshine to the ground, which even impressed Sunshine herself.[39]

Energy absorption: During her encounter with Sunshine and Dr. Light, Allegra was able to absorb all of the radiation from the bullet she got shot with from Dr. Light's photon rifle.[39]

X-ray vision: Allegra was able to see through the walls of Red Death's lair to confirm if the area was clear.

Radiokinesis: Allegra is able to generate multiple forms of radiation. She can also use her radiation powers to supercharge her fists to enhance her punches, as shown during her fight with Sunshine and Dr. Light.[3]

Bilingual: As a native Mexican, Allegra speaks Spanish fluently, in addition to English.[3]

Keen-level intellect/Expert investigator: As a reporter of The Central City Citizen, Allegra is an exceptional investigator, as she follows every lead and rumor to discover the truth behind any story.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Allegra possesses impressive fighting skills as she was taught to fight and defend herself at a young age as she was able to handle her own against Esperanza Garcia who was a highly trained assassin. She was also able to fight on par with and temporarily defeat Sunshine and Dr Light simultaneously (who are also highly trained assassins like Ultraviolet.)[39]

Stealth: Allegra possesses a high degree of street-smarts as she was able to escape and always leave the scene as well as she is able to get around Central City and was able to hide and escape the cops when she was framed by Esperanza and was able hide from her during the police lockdown when Esperanza was after her.

Protective suit: Allegra uses a black tactical suit when in the field she also wears a pair of jeans or black tights with any shirt usually a white shirt with a yellowish green jacket with Nash Wells techno fanny pack. [27]

Ruby: Before a battle with Eva McCulloch's team, Nash Wells gave Allegra this red stone, which induces nightmarish hallucinations in its victims when combined with her powers.[17]

Frost jacket: Before Frost left Central City with her mother, she let Allegra borrow a jacket from a previous version of the Frost suit.[17]

Harrison Nash Wells' techno fanny pack: An equipment bag with Nash's name tag that she wore over one of her shoulders with a strap that winds around the chest.[2]

Harrison Nash Wells' gauntlet: Allegra wears a gauntlet on her wrist which she uses for various purposes.[2]

Smoke bombs: Allegra used a smoke bomb to catch up to Barry and teleport them back to S.T.A.R. Labs.[2]

The Chronicles of Cisco

Allegra is 5 feet tall.[citation needed]

While unmentioned directly, Allegra has a visible crush on Chester, going as far as to invite him to coffee. This crush has also been directly addressed by Sue Dearbon when she told Chester that, because Allegra likes him, she would listen to him. Throughout Season 7 and Season 8, that crush has become more obvious as Chester and Allegra have grown closer, with Allegra even being bold and openly flirtatious with Chester every now and then in season 8.

In the season 8 finale, Negative Bashir teased that Allegra was an orphan. Although it is unknown if this is true or if he was just trying to get in her head.

In the DC comics, Allegra Garcia is the daughter of the supervillain Wavelength and a criminal with the power of electromagnetism. She debuted in Titans #28.

Allegra was from Brazil in the DC comics and she was changed to be Hispanic on the show, despite her name still being spelled the same way. In Spanish, two Ls together make a Y sound, so with the spelling on the show it would be pronounced "Ayegra". This wouldn't be the case if the show had retained her Brazilian origin.

Allegra was co-created by Eric Wallace, the executive producer of .

Allegra and Esperanza are the second pair of family members in the series who were struck by a dark matter wave simultaneously during a S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, resulting in developing the same powers. The first time was in Season 1 of when brothers Mark and Clyde Mardon were hit by the dark matter at the same time, resulting in them both having atmokinetic abilities just as Allegra and Esperanza developed radiogenic abilities.
However, in the Mardon brothers' case, Mark's powers were far more precise and potent than Clyde's, whereas Allegra and Esperanza's powers appear to be virtually identical.

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For other uses of "Killer Frost", see Killer Frost (disambiguation).

Caitlin Snow

Species

Status
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Alive

" The things we see, the things that we face, no one can do this alone. Trying is the biggest mistake that you can make."

Dr. Caitlin "Cait" Snow, M.D. (born February 1989) is a bio-engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs and a former scientist at Mercury Labs. She was working during the particle accelerator disaster and tended to Barry Allen during his coma with Cisco Ramon until he woke up. After he began his crusade as "The Flash" Caitlin became a member of his team with Cisco and Dr. " Harrison Wells", before discovering the latter's true identity as Eobard Thawne, and provides medical support for the team. Caitlin is the daughter of the late Dr. Thomas Snow and Dr. Carla Tannhauser, the widow of the late Ronnie Raymond. She is also the former lover of " Jay Garrick", before discovering his true identity as Hunter Zolomon, and the ex-girlfriend of Julian Albert and Marcus.

In the Flashpoint timeline, Caitlin is not a scientist but a doctor who is unwillingly brought into Ramon Industries by Barry to help him restore the timeline. Following Barry's attempt to restore the timeline, Caitlin is once again a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs, but she is also a meta-human with abilities similar to her Earth-2 doppelgänger, who she is afraid of becoming like. However, it was later revealed that she was a dormant meta-human all along due to her father using an experimental ALS treatment on her, when she was 10. After being taken over by her rising anger while using her meta-human powers and losing control of her emotions, Caitlin briefly started going by her doppelgänger's name, Killer Frost.

After suffering a clinical death from a seizure and subsequently being revived by her regenerative powers, her biochemistry was altered, culminating in her becoming fully consumed by her anger as Killer Frost, later encountering and allying with Savitar after the proclaimed speedster god reveals his true identity as a future version of Barry Allen. Later, between Cisco giving Caitlin the choice to cure herself rather than force it on her and watching Savitar nearly kill him, Caitlin finally regained her true personality and control of her powers. Despite this, Caitlin decided not to take the cure. Feeling lost to her own identity, Caitlin left Team Flash on good terms to rediscover herself. Six months later, having seemingly come to terms with her mistakes as Killer Frost, Caitlin finally decided to re-join Team Flash, only to discover that her Killer Frost-side had returned.

Shortly after returning to Team Flash, Caitlin once again began to struggle with her Killer Frost side and eventually lost control. Iris convinced both Caitlin and Killer Frost that they could try to be the same person instead of choosing one life or the other. As such, when preparing to serve as back up to Barry along with Cisco, she stated "Snow and Frost standing by", emphasizing that both Caitlin and Killer Frost were prepared to work together to help. When Nazis from Earth-X tried to invade Earth-1, she aided her friends in the battle that followed, earning Mick Rory's affection. In a battle against Clifford DeVoe, she lost her Killer Frost side as a result of DeVoe using Dominic Lanse's powers to create a mental block. After defeating Siren-X from Earth-X, Caitlin discovers that Killer Frost is still inside her, without the presence of dark matter. She later learns, from a suppressed memory, that Killer Frost has been with her since childhood, before she was exposed to the dark matter released by the particle accelerator.

After defeating DeVoe and getting Ralph back, she discovered that her father's death certificate was a fake and that he was actually alive. Barry, Cisco and Caitlin eventually found him hiding out in an old warehouse. However, he later revealed himself to be Thomas' evil alternate personality and attempted to kill the team and take over Thomas' body completely. During the fight, Caitlin managed to break through the mental block that DeVoe had created and regain Killer Frost. By late 2019, she'd begun referring to her alternate persona simply as " Frost".

Eventually, Caitlin and Frost are affected by exposure to the Mirror Monarch's rays, causing Frost's cells to replicate enough to create a new body and also separating their telepathic connection.

After Frost died, Caitlin and Mark Blaine attempted to resurrect her through Caitlin using a consciousness resurrection machine, however, the machine malfunctioned, and a new personality came out instead. The new personality ultimately decided to stay, against the wishes of Team Flash to bring back either Caitlin or Frost, instead taking the name . After spending a few months with Team Flash, though, Khione realized her higher calling as a goddess and ascended. Since she no longer needs a body, Caitlin's consciousness was able to return.

Original multiverse

Caitlin Snow was born in February 1989 to scientists Thomas Snow and Carla Tannhauser. From a young age, she idolized her parents and was inspired to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Caitlin practiced the Hippocratic Oath and was apparently obsessed with it, growing to value life so much that she refused to let anyone even step on a bug if she could help it.

Caitlin was very close to her father; on Christmas, they would watch old holiday movies together as it snowed for hours without end outside. Thomas personally mentored Caitlin in multiple fields of science and the two partook in various educational activities together for their own entertainment. However, Caitlin's father later fell ill, suffering from multiple sclerosis. During this period, Thomas realized that Caitlin had inherited his gene for ALS and used experimental cryogenic therapy to save her by freezing the progression of the disease, just as he'd done for himself. While the experimental trials successfully cured Caitlin, they left her with a dormant cryokinetic-powered alternate personality, who would later be known as Killer Frost.

One day, Caitlin was out riding her bicycle with her father when she fell off and got her leg stuck in the bike as a car sped towards her. Her resulting injuries and fear caused Killer Frost to manifest for the first time, triggering Caitlin's transformation into her alter-ego. Despite her father's protests, Caitlin looked into her bicycle mirror and saw her transformation, causing her to scream in terror. Caitlin would repress this memory and Killer Frost for years.

At some point following this, Thomas apparently died from ALS when Caitlin was 10 years old, much to her and her mother's heartache. After Thomas' death, Carla began focusing only on her work as a way to cope with the pain, and her subsequent neglect of Caitlin left them estranged for years.

Caitlin was a bright pupil and studied at fine learning institutions through her own merit. As an adult, she became a trained scientist and neurosurgeon. Despite their estrangement, Carla offered Caitlin a position at the former's research company, Tannhauser Industries, but Caitlin wanted to make a name for herself and declined. Sometime before 2011, Caitlin moved to Central City, where she did her residency at Central City General Hospital. During this time, Caitlin studied under Dr. Rachel Rosso and worked with her son, Ramsey Rosso, becoming close to them. Rachel sent a letter of recommendation for her to S.T.A.R. Labs, leading Caitlin straight to her dream career.

Working under Harrison Wells

Joining S.T.A.R. Labs

Caitlin was later hired at S.T.A.R. Labs by Dr. " Harrison Wells", who told her on her first day, "A scientist's work is never finished." At S.T.A.R. Labs, she met Ronnie Raymond, a structural engineer. In contrast to Caitlin's guarded personality, Ronnie was open and outgoing, and Caitlin would later describe them as being like "fire and ice". In spite of their very different natures, Caitlin and Ronnie fell deeply in love and started dating. Upon getting together, the two found they had trouble communicating at work, so they attended couples counseling for a time. Though Caitlin enjoyed working at S.T.A.R. Labs, she, like most employees, was often irritated by Dr. Wells' protégé, Hartley Rathaway.

At one point, the S.T.A.R. Labs team was under a strict deadline working on the particle accelerator. Caitlin, Cisco, and Ronnie were struggling, working late at night on the iridium plating for the synchotron, and they could not get the dubnium capacitor to hold a single charge. Eventually, Ronnie lost his calm demeanor and yelled, "Come on, you dumb-nium capacitor! Take charge!"

In 2013, Caitlin and Ronnie visited Piedmont State Park where in front of the Hudson Falls, Ronnie proposed to Caitlin and she accepted.

Over the years, Caitlin grew increasingly distant from her mother; the two didn't visit each other or talk much, and Caitlin apparently never even told Carla about Ronnie.

The particle accelerator explosion

Caitlin was working on the night that the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator was to be switched on. She and her fiancée, Ronnie, were discussing their honeymoon when they were alerted of the impending switching on. Dr. "Harrison Wells" paused for a moment and walked into the hall, and when Cisco and Caitlin came to check on him, he asked Caitlin to retrieve the bottle of Dom Pérignon they had been saving.

Following an accident involving lightning striking him, Barry Allen was put in a coma. After his situation got critical, he was moved to S.T.A.R. Labs, where he was stabilized and looked after by Caitlin and Cisco. Sometime following this, the two met Felicity Smoak during one of her visits to see the patient.

Time in Starling City

A little while later, Caitlin and Cisco were asked to pack up a S.T.A.R. Labs warehouse in Starling City, following the massive explosion that occurred in Central City. The two were doing an inventory count, discussing the particle accelerator's explosion when they heard movement in the warehouse. They went to investigate, only to find a security guard standing there. Cisco assured him that they were almost done, though he just stared them down, creeping him out. Before the man could reply, he spat blood out and dropped to the ground, with Deathstroke ready behind him. The two made a run for it, managing to incapacitate Deathstroke momentarily with an old energy gun made by Arthur Light. They later reported the incident. Sometime after, they met Felicity Smoak and John Diggle at the hospital. Felicity asked about Barry's condition, and Caitlin told her how it was still the same. Cisco quickly blurted out that " Iris" had been visiting him a lot. When Felicity asked who Iris was, Cisco struggled to explain their relationship, causing Felicity to walk off, distressed that "Barry's in a coma, he's already moved on". A little while later, Felicity met Cisco and Caitlin again in a lab with a vial of Mirakuru, telling them that she needed their help and that it would be their little secret. Caitlin and Cisco successfully created a cure for the Mirakuru, which would be used by Team Arrow to defeat the Mirakuru-enhanced soldiers during Slade's siege of the city, as well as cure Roy Harper of his unstable condition.

Working with The Flash

Barry awakens

Nine months after he was struck by lightning, Barry awoke from his coma to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face", a song he allegedly liked. Cisco called " Dr. Wells" down to the lab as quickly as possible, and explained to Barry what had happened, introducing him and Caitlin. The two took a break as Wells showed Barry around S.T.A.R. Labs, explaining in depth what had actually happened. Later, after discovering that he had the ability to run at super-speed, the team of four headed down to an airfield. After Barry commented on her lack of smiling, she admitted that it felt like the best course of action considering what she'd been through. As Cisco monitored Barry's speed, Caitlin measured his energy output, amazed at how fast he could run, before colliding with some water barrels. They headed back to S.T.A.R. Labs where Wells and Barry discussed the potential for the existence of other people like him, specifically another who had super speed like Barry, though Harrison was certain that Barry was unique.

After a run-in with a strongman at the Central City National Bank, Barry arrived back at S.T.A.R. Labs with a wrongly-healed ankle, after having previously broken it. They decided to re-break it, and Caitlin suggested to run extra tests to make sure that there was no further damage. Following that, Caitlin and Cisco tagged along with Barry to grab some DNA samples from the crime scene at which the strongman had been. While analyzing the sample, they helped Barry find a group of chimpanzees that had escaped from the Central City Zoo. As he locked them up, they revealed that the DNA sample was that of Joey Rose, a former strongman at the Central City Circus. They delved deeper into the closed circus, discovering that its owner had escaped from Belle Reve and killed several people. They notified Barry of this, while Dr. Wells also provided some details he knew on Mr. Bliss from having attended the circus previously, and Barry left to find the circus. Having been gone for a while, Cisco and Caitlin took a truck and crashed through the tent of the circus.

Cisco grabbed Barry and Caitlin attempted to drive away, however, their truck was lifted up by Joey Rose, who threw it some distance from the circus tent. As they crawled from the wreckage, they encountered the snake lady. The lady promised to let them pass, but Caitlin believed it to be a trap. The lady assured her that she was genuine, as they were only compliant with Mr. Bliss otherwise torture would be inflicted on them. Before leaving, Caitlin asked what all of it was about, but the woman was only aware that something big was happening. They headed back to S.T.A.R. Labs, where Caitlin explained what had happened to Barry and Cisco further explained what the snake lady had told them. Caitlin suggested that she could experiment with psychotropic drugs on Barry, though she was unsure how he would react. Noticing that Mr. Bliss had arrived at a Central City Cougars match, Dr. Wells urged that they go down to warn everyone. Having destroyed the work van, they took Cisco's car, which Caitlin found unhygienic and tiny. As they arrived, they noticed that The Flash had already evacuated everyone. Iris greeted them and they claimed to be there for the circus.

Caitlin walked in on Cisco as he guided Barry towards a burning building to save people inside. Once he had saved everyone, she ordered him back to S.T.A.R. Labs. Though he tried to justify what he was doing, using his abilities for good, she mentioned that they had actually agreed to locate and contain meta-humans together. Not being able to get her message across, she had Dr. Wells try to help communicate it. She angrily told Barry that she couldn't fix him every time something broke before walking off. After later fainting, Barry headed to S.T.A.R. Labs, where Caitlin yelled at Barry for keeping it to himself, as he could have suffered from a mini-stroke. They decided to test his vitals while he ran on a modified treadmill. They noted his low glucose levels, but not before he fell off and hit the padding. They hooked him up to 40 IV bags in order to bring him back to normal. When he awoke they explained what they determined to be the problem; he hadn't been eating enough for his massive metabolism.

When Caitlin was walking in the parking lot after she met up with Jason Rusch to learn more about F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M., she was kidnapped, due to her association with The Flash, by Leonard Snart and Mick Rory before she could get into her car. Captured, Rory tied her to a chair and gagged her. She was later rescued by Cisco and Joe West.

Discovering Wells' true identity

The team learned of Eobard's plan, to have Barry run fast enough to create a wormhole in which Eobard could return home while Barry could save his mother from Eobard in the first place thus restoring the timeline to order. Caitlin thought the concept was an easy choice until Professor Stein elaborated that Nora's murder had subsequently altered the timeline and changed history, so, therefore, nothing would ever be the same and no one would know because they'd never remember it, meaning Barry may never meet any of them. After tending to Ronnie's wounds from his battle with Reverse-Flash he told her that he and Stein are there to stay for good, and asks if she would like to finally marry him and she said yes. Later the two decided to marry before Barry time-travels in case everything does change and they, with Professor Stein as their rabbi, said their vows and married.

When Eobard was to travel back to the future Barry surprisingly returned and sabotaged his time sphere, forcing Caitlin and Ronnie to manually turn off the generators to close the wormhole before it could grow into a singularity. They succeeded, but, as a result of a paradox from Eddie killing himself to erase Eobard from existence, the wormhole reopened, and the team was helpless to watch it grow and begin consuming everything in Central City before it would eventually consume the world. Flash sped off into the portal to close it and managed to stabilize its range but wasn't able to close it. Professor Stein informed Ronnie the only way to destroy it would be for them, as Firestorm to separate inside it. Caitlin immediately protested but Ronnie professed that they have to try and kissed her farewell, before becoming Firestorm and flying into the singularity as Caitlin watched in tears. Though Firestorm succeeds in destroying the portal Ronnie doesn't survive and is presumed killed inside the singularity, much to Caitlin's devastation.

Zoom's arrival

Working at Mercury Labs

After Ronnie's death, Caitlin held herself responsible remembering Ronnie's offer to leave Central City months earlier and kept thinking what might have happened if she'd said yes but she did not blame Barry despite his assumptions.

After defeating him, Caitlin and Cisco see to it that S.T.A.R. Labs security is increased but as they are informing Barry of this, a stranger walks right in and introduces himself as Jay Garrick and tells them that their world is in danger. Jay reveals he knows the names of everyone present, Caitlin included, and explains that he is from another earth, Earth-Two, and more shockingly reveals he is a speedster himself named "The Flash" and was unwillingly pulled brought there as a result of the singularity as he battled another speedster named " Zoom", the same man who sent Atom-Smasher to kill Barry. Jay, however, lost his powers when he arrived and spent the last 6 months gathering information on Team Flash but a skeptical Barry asked if he'd run tests to confirm he is a speedster, which he accepted.

Caitlin ran these tests and learned that Jay acquired his powers through similar circumstances to Barry, but Caitlin was quite taken to learn he was also a scientist. Caitlin learned that he did have regenerative capabilities but no evidence he has connections to the Speed Force but also ran a polygraph on him without his knowledge which came back positive. Caitlin ran further tests on him on the treadmill where she seemed to have developed an attraction to Jay, though she quickly denied it when Iris implied that Caitlin had feelings for Jay. This is further implied when Jay reveals moments later that Caitlin ran a full body scan on him at her request, and she claims she was "being thorough".

Seeking to use Turtle's powers to stop Zoom, Caitlin and Jay went to check on him but discovered him dead in his cell. Jay was quick to blame Harry but he denied it though Caitlin, like Jay, was unconvinced. After discovering Jay's declining health Caitlin theorizes that a fresh infusion of healthy cells could fix Jay's blood, by finding his Earth-1 doppelgänger. Caitlin asked for Barry's help but he was unable to find any Jay Garrick on Earth-1. Caitlin decided to ask Jay himself but after telling him he didn't have an Earth-1 double Jay claimed there was a good reason and asked her to meet him at Hofherr Park, where she'll see for herself.

While Cisco was using his powers trying to locate Zoom he discovered that Reverse-Flash was still alive and invading Mercury Labs. However, when Barry returned from his encounter with the speedster he stated Eobard didn't know his name or that they've fought before. Harry theorized correctly that this version of Eobard is a younger version of the man they knew, one who has not yet traveled back to kill Nora and is meeting Barry for the first time. When Barry captured Eobard but wasn't allowed to talk to him because he would alter the timeline, Caitlin tried to reassure him to take comfort in the fact that he caught him. Barry, however, wasn't satisfied. When Cisco started seizing Caitlin stabilized him but he started fading out of existence to which Harry surmised was a result of Eobard's capture, rupturing the timeline, and Barry was forced to send him back.

However, Caitlin reassured Jay she'd figure out a way to restore his speed and save him and worked on perfecting the formula, and created Velocity-7. After doing so Flash went out to stop Geomancer but during their fight, the Velocity-7 wore off, and Flash was almost killed by Geomancer but Joe was able to save him. As Caitlin tended to Jay's wounds she promised that Velocity-8 would be better, but expressed worry that Barry, Cisco, and Harry wouldn't make it back in time.

However, Caitlin was able to save Iris by using the B.O.O.T. on Geomancer, and Joe ensured Fells was arrested. When Jay did return she informed him of the Velocity-9's effects on his cells and Jay was speechless, unable to express gratitude in words so Caitlin kissed him instead. Almost immediately, however, they discovered the Speed Cannon was damaged in Geomancer's attack, but Flash and Joe were able to stabilize it. After Barry, Cisco, Harry, and Jesse returned Jay closed the last breach but before it closed for good, Zoom appeared and stabbed his arm through Jay's chest killing him and pulled him back through the portal, right in front of Caitlin. Moments after Caitlin was shell-shocked and started repeatedly saying "he's not dead" much to everyone's concern until Cisco helped her and she tried to sleep it off.

Zoom's true identity

While enjoying a night out at a club, Caitlin and Cisco danced while Barry, Iris, Wally, and Jesse had some drinks. Suddenly, the club was attacked by another speedster, Trajectory, who committed a robbery spree. Caitlin suspected the speedster was using Velocity-9 and told Barry about it. However, Barry was furious to learn Caitlin had the means of increase his speed the whole time, but Harry defended her as Jay had previously stated how dangerous the drug was. After Barry fought Trajectory, Caitlin suspected she may be Eliza. When she and Joe questioned her about the serum Caitlin gave her, Eliza claimed to have destroyed it after helping her, which seemingly checked out. Later at S.T.A.R. Labs, the team was attacked by Trajectory, who locked Flash in the pipeline and knocked out Joe.

Trajectory revealed she was indeed Eliza, demanding more Velocity-9, ignoring Caitlin's warnings that the drug would kill her and threatening to harm Jesse. After getting more Velocity-9 Trajectory injected Jesse with a dose and escaped. Caitlin saved Jesse by giving her a transfusion of Harry's blood. After Trajectory killed herself by accidentally overdosing on Velocity-9, Barry revealed that before she evaporated her lightning turned blue, just like Zoom's. With this knowledge, Harry deduced that Zoom is dying and needs a cure which is why he wants Barry's speed, and Barry pointed out that Jay too was dying. Caitlin immediately denied the possibility that Jay was Zoom but Barry had Cisco vibe Jay's helmet, and he confirmed the revelation, much to Caitlin's shock.

After Barry and Harry created the tachyon enhancer based on Eobard's information, Barry was able to run four times faster, faster than Zoom, and realized he could take him down now. After Cisco figured out how to open breaches Barry prepared to fight him, telling Caitlin she doesn't need to partake if she doesn't want to. Caitlin, however, stood firm that she needed to help them stop Jay, whatever his real name is. When Barry questioned what she meant she revealed that Jay's doppelgänger's name was Hunter Zolomon but Harry was astounded, as Hunter Zolomon on Earth-2 is a serial killer, convicted on 23 counts of murder. After showing a newspaper of him the team realized that Jay was actually Hunter but Barry used this information to their advantage to set a trap for him. Barry successfully lured Zoom into their trap, using cutouts of the Earth-1 versions of his parents to catch him off guard, but he still escaped and abducted Wally.

While imprisoned in his lair Hunter acknowledged that Caitlin was mad at him for lying to her but told her that he loved her, much to her terror, and allowed her to roam free knowing she couldn't escape and tended to other business. While venturing she discovers a man in an iron mask using tap code against his cell, but Caitlin couldn't understand. Caitlin was then distracted by her doppelganger Killer Frost who was imprisoned in the opposite cell. Frost immediately mocked Caitlin's choice of clothing and didn't know who the iron mask was either, nor did she know why Zoom had imprisoned her. However, Frost made a deal with Caitlin that if she got her out of her cell she'd get her back to Earth-1. While working on a means to break the carbine in the cell the Caitlins talked about their very different upbringings but found common ground in their shared dislike for their mothers.

Returning to Earth-1, Caitlin became a witness to Zoom's ruthless conquest of the Central City Police Department. As he killed policemen and "failed" minions without mercy, Caitlin pleaded Hunter to stop this madness. Annoyed at her demeanor, Zoom encouraged to embrace darkness instead and threatened to kill her friends next if she didn't stop meddling in his business. Eventually, Hunter presented Caitlin with a choice: stay with him, and become the queen of his meta-human empire, or leave, and share the same fate as the rest of Team Flash.

As Zoom left Caitlin to address the meta-humans under his command, she escaped back to S.T.A.R. Labs Seeing her lover's merciless side took a toll on Caitlin's mental health, as she started hallucinating, seeing an apparition of Zoom appear behind her friends in S.T.A.R. Labs. Refusing to meet Hunter in person, Caitlin nevertheless agreed to act as bait for him via hologram, telling that she accepted her inner darkness, just like he wanted her to. Hunter rejected her "reconciliation" and tried to swipe at her legs, only to discover that Caitlin was but a holographic projection. He was then overtaken by Team Flash, but not before taking Joe West with him to Earth-2.

Becoming Killer Frost

Discovering her powers

Due to repressed memories of Zoom, Caitlin awakened her cryokinesis meta-human powers akin to those of her Earth-Two counterpart. She kept this a secret from the rest of the team, using them to help Barry escape Mirror Master's mirror trap. However, she later noticed while taking a shower that some of her hair turned pale blonde; she promptly cut off the altered hair to hide her powers. Desperate to understand what was happening to her, Caitlin visited her mother but was quickly annoyed when she asked if Caitlin had received her birthday card which she confirmed, in April, presumably a significant amount of time before or after it. Caitlin inquired how to get an appointment with her for a friend, not ready to reveal her secret, but as Carla coldly walked her through the procedures Caitlin angrily froze her desk and revealed she was the patient. Carla subsequently canceled all her appointments for the day and readied various tests for Caitlin. While preparing she met Carla's assistant Nigel.

Caitlin was brought down to the facility's testing lab for molecular motion where she revealed a shaft made of solid tungsten, heated to over 2000 degrees centigrade. Carla asked Caitlin to freeze it in order to determine how to reverse what's happening to her. To her horror, she froze it solidly within seconds. After Caitlin revealed the origin of her powers, she and Carla fought over Caitlin working at S.T.A.R. Labs rather than Tannhauser Industries, which Caitlin reminded her was because she desired to make a name for herself. Before they could argue further Nigel came back with the results and revealed that Caitlin had not just frozen the tungsten but had absorbed all the energy it was emitting.

However, Caitlin was frustrated when she heard them talking about how her power could benefit their pursuits rather than offer sympathies. When Carla began taking blood samples Caitlin, finally having had enough, confronted her over the seemingly lack of care for her well-being and how she hasn't expressed any concern over her well being since her father died. Carla defended that she tried to save him and reminded Caitlin that she ran away but Caitlin told Carla that she had to because she wouldn't even so much as look at her. Carla accepted Caitlin's anguish and admitted that she got consumed in her work out of grief but scolded Caitlin, believing she didn't know what that kind of loss feels like. Outraged, Caitlin told Carla about Ronnie, who Carla didn't even seem to be aware of.

Having had enough, Caitlin decided to leave but Nigel trapped her in the facility wanting to exploit her powers for himself. As he grabbed her Caitlin's inner Killer Frost persona was released in a fit of pure rage and she grabbed Nigel and froze his arm solid. Carla came in to confront her, and Killer Frost ordered her mother to move, but Carla offered her apologizes, acknowledging that she wasn't much of a mother, but was steadfast that she didn't raise a killer, managing to talk her out of killing Nigel as mother and daughter hugged. Caitlin returned to help Team Flash stop the supposed monster roaming the city, only for it to be a hologram.

Caitlin later told Cisco about visiting her mother and he commended her for trying to make amends with her family. Later Carla contacted Caitlin via webcam and told her that her results proved unfruitful; that Caitlin's biology was rapidly changing and the more she used her powers the less control she'd have. After hearing this, Killer Frost's anger emerged again, as Caitlin has accidentally frozen her computer, horrified to see that she was losing control over her emotions along with her growing meta-human powers. Worried of her powers, Caitlin stole power dampeners from S.T.A.R. Labs, something that Cisco thought to blame on H.R. Wells. She was seen wearing the dampeners during an attack of the meta-human Shade. After Cisco accidentally vibed Caitlin in the guise of Killer Frost, he forced her to reveal the truth about her powers to the team.

Kidnapping Julian Albert

Still obsessed with finding Alchemy, Killer Frost kidnapped Julian Albert, forcing him to create a search algorithm to find Savitar's acolytes. Julian succeeded in locating a member of Alchemy's cult, but also alerted the police to Killer Frost's location, as she tried to kill him. However, The Flash arrived and attempted to talk Caitlin down, even knocking out Albert to permit them to speak freely. Unfortunately, Caitlin was unable to control her powers; too far gone and panicked, she stabbed him in the leg and went after one of the acolytes, Craig. Upon arriving, she threatened the man's family, forcing him to comply. He informed Killer Frost that he didn't know where Alchemy was, or who he was, but only that Alchemy was merely another acolyte of Savitar who had shown them the future where, among other things, Caitlin had become Killer Frost. However, before she could press for more info on how to take away her powers, Vibe arrived and, like Barry, attempted to talk her down, but Killer Frost attacked Cisco. Barry then arrived on the scene and knocked Killer Frost to the ground.

Unwilling to surrender, Killer Frost gave Barry a kiss, using her powers to freeze him solid. Luckily, Cisco was fast enough to smite her with a Vibe burst, knocking Killer Frost unconscious. Upon waking up in the Pipeline, Killer Frost attempted to convince Team Flash she was back to normal, to no avail. She then made an offer of leaving them alone, if they release her and allow her to go on her way. But Barry refused to abandon her, angering Frost. She yelled at him, blaming Barry rightly for everything bad that happened to the team after Flashpoint.

Barry returned, asking for Caitlin's help with a freed Wally West, who couldn't maintain control over his powers. Killer Frost taunted Barry, who released her on one condition: if she wanted to leave, she had to kill him. Killer Frost threatened to do so, producing an icicle but was unable to kill her friend. Crying, Caitlin finally snapped out of her anger and she hugged him, horrified at her actions. Barry comforted her and she went back with him, assisting the team in returning Wally to normal (albeit now with Super-Speed). Barry later had to make a tough choice, after Julian Albert gave him two alternatives: quit his job at Central City Police Department as a CSI agent, or he would talk to the detective outside the room. Barry decided to make a big sacrifice and quit his job to save Caitlin from a life in prison.

Fighting off an alien invasion

During a joint mission with the Legends to stop the Dominators' invasion, Caitlin mostly partnered up with Professor Martin Stein, who encouraged her to learn how to control her powers, instead of denying them, just like he did as Firestorm. On her end, Caitlin helped Professor Stein to accept his daughter, Lily Stein, who was born as a result of an accidental temporal aberration.

Alchemy's defeat

After the Flash has defeated Alchemy and took the Philosopher's Stone to S.T.A.R. Labs safe in its compartment box, Savitar tried to manipulate Cisco Ramon into taking the stone for himself and releasing him, appearing to Cisco in the guise of his late brother, Dante Ramon. Despite being threatened by Cisco not to approach him, Caitlin managed to talk him down and persuade to hide the Brahmastra, stopping Savitar again. Later on, Caitlin was present when Team Flash communicated with Savitar, possessing the body of Julian Albert. She was worried as he claimed a prophecy for Team Flash, saying that one of them would fall, the other betray them, and the other would suffer a fate worse than death. After this ordeal, Caitlin encouraged Julian to come to celebrate Christmas together with Team Flash at West house, later on congratulating the CSI specialist when he came to the party after all. Showing Cisco that she took Martin Stein's advice to heart and started to practice control over her powers, Caitlin removed her power dampener and produced an icy mist with her hand, turning a rain cloud above the West house into a cloud producing snow.

Joining Savitar

Losing control

A mysterious future villain of the Flash named Abra Kadabra appeared, stealing from several tech companies in an attempt to build a timeship to return to the 64th century. Abra Kadabra soon found himself chased after by the Flash and Gypsy, escaping, but not before telling Flash that he knew Savitar's name.

Sometime later, he teleported into S.T.A.R Labs and ambushed Caitlin, Julian, and Joe West, but was soon apprehended by the Flash and locked up in the Pipeline, taunting the team about his knowledge of Savitar. There, he told Joe that if he let him escape from Gypsy, he promised to reveal Savitar's name so the team could save Iris. Joe agreed and set him free, but Kadabra betrayed him, claiming that the terms of the agreement had changed. He then went to collect a mysterious future power source from the Time Vault and set off an explosive as the trio attempted to chase after him upon his escape. The resulting explosion impaled Caitlin's side with shrapnel.

Team Flash took her to the med bay and helped her onto the bed. Caitlin showed signs of physical pain, as she was breathing heavily and moaning. Cisco tried to stop the bleeding with a T-shirt while the team decided how they were going to help her. Julian X-rayed her and found she had bits of metal wedged inside her that needed to come out. Caitlin refused to go to the hospital as they will find out about her Killer Frost identity. Iris told the team that Caitlin couldn't operate on herself but Caitlin said she could if she had a mirror, she could talk someone through the surgery.

Soon after Caitlin talked Julian though her own surgery. Iris helped stop the bleeding as Julian operated. As Julian came to the last piece of metal he found that it was stuck, as he tried to get it out, Caitlin's heart rate began to increase dangerously, causing Cisco to worry. Julian told her it was going to hurt as he pulled the metal out, Caitlin screamed in severe pain before becoming light-headed and telling Julian to stitch her up as she was going to pass out. Not too long after she woke up in the med bay bed with Julian holding her hand. Julian told her how brave he thought she was before getting up to kiss her, but pausing out of fear of hurting her. Later that day, Cisco was alone with Caitlin.

She seemed to be recovering well, but as they were talking, Caitlin stopped mid-sentence and passed out. She then started seizing. Cisco panicked and called for help. Julian came running in with H.R. and they tried to hold her down, but she suddenly stopped moving, with the monitor recording her heartbeat flat-lining. Cisco put his hand above Caitlin's mouth and found that she wasn't breathing.

Julian began giving her chest compressions and told Cisco to get the oxygen mask and place it over her mouth. They then tried the electric shock, but everything was unsuccessful. Julian tried more compressions while Cisco continued giving her oxygen but Caitlin wasn't responding and they couldn't resuscitate her. Cisco started crying, realizing his best friend had died. Julian, distraught, ripped off Caitlin's necklace, hoping her meta-human powers could regenerate her. About 30 seconds later, she began breathing again. Caitlin's wound also healed instantly, but she emanated a cloud of mist, sending the team and herself flying. Once the cloud cleared, Caitlin had transformed into Killer Frost and attacked the team before escaping.

Caitlin wandered around in the snow, only to encounter Savitar. She asked if Savitar wanted to cure her, to bring Caitlin Snow back, but the armored villain wanted just the opposite. Caitlin then asked Savitar why should she trust him. To prove that he can be trusted, Savitar removed his armor and revealed himself as a future version of Barry. Seeing who it was, Caitlin agreed to do anything he wants.

Hunting Tracy Brand

She was sent by Savitar to the Central City University in order to kill future physicist Tracy Brand, however, her attempt on the scientist's life was thwarted by the intervention of Barry and Cisco. She returned to Savitar to tell him of her failure. Savitar questioned Frost's loyalty by pondering the idea that there may be more Caitlin Snow still within her than she led him to believe, especially due to the fact that despite taking up the name Killer Frost she had not yet actually killed anyone. He then told her to once again try to kill Tracy with the promise that if she succeeded they could both be gods.

A few hours later she kidnapped Cecile at the West house and told Joe that the only way to spare Cecile's life would be to trade her for Tracy. At the site of the trade-off, she battled both Barry and Cisco before being overcome by Cisco's powers and knocked unconscious. Cisco then acquired a blood sample from her that Julian hoped could be key, due to Caitlin undergoing a full mutation into Killer Frost, to reversing the process and cure their friend. Before the team could return to S.T.A.R. Labs, to presumably lock Frost away in the Pipeline for their and her own safety, Savitar appeared and escaped with the still unconscious Killer Frost.

When Savitar lost his memory, Killer Frost realized that Team Flash erased Barry's memory to prevent the future Savitar is trying to create; but this also caused Wally to lose his powers. She offered them the hard choice of returning Barry's memory or leaving Central City vulnerable to attacks by meta-human criminals. Cisco encouraged her to remember being Caitlin Snow, which allowed her to help restore Barry's memory in surgery. She prepared to leave, with Julian confessing that he had fallen in love with her. This news briefly shocked Killer Frost, who coldly told Julian that she never loved him, then saying that went for the entire team. When in the elevator, her eyes briefly returned to normal, showing that Killer Frost could be turned back into Caitlin.

Betraying Savitar

Killer Frost then helped Savitar get rid of the Black Flash, and then used the weapon on the God of Speed. While interrupted by Team Flash, she took on Gypsy and Vibe but was subdued. Cisco then offered Killer Frost the choice to use the cure and become Caitlin again or remain in her current state. When Savitar attacked Cisco and attempted to kill him, Killer Frost, without using the cure, managed to take control of herself and let go of the mad persona. She attacked Savitar and watched his defeat by Barry. Caitlin later attended the funeral of HR Wells, where she met Julian and Cisco. She told them about her decision to leave, in the hope that she can rediscover herself. Caitlin and Team Flash bid each other goodbye and she departed on good terms.

Rediscovery and return

Working for Amunet Black

Trying to find her own way in life, Caitlin left S.T.A.R. Labs and journeyed away. Struggling to cope with Killer Frost, Caitlin took Julian's serum, but this only suppressed her temporarily and her alternate personality soon resurfaced, stronger than before. Afterward, Caitlin was contacted by Matthew Norvock, a member of Amunet Black's organization, and worked for them as Amunet's henchwoman. In exchange, Amunet used a transmodular genetic splicer, a piece of black-market technology, to apparently split Caitlin and Killer Frost. During this period, Caitlin kept a low profile and didn't use her credentials to get a prominent job, instead of becoming a bartender at O'Shaughnessy's.

Rejoining the team

After Cisco finished running Barry through all the new functions of his suit, Caitlin overheard his conversation with Iris and took the opportunity to suggest couples counseling to her which she harshly and rudely declined stating that they would be fine since they're "Barry and Iris" (like that means anything). After their talk, the alarm for an unauthorized breach went off and Iris shouted to Caitlin to come with her and apprehend whoever it was, however, Caitlin turned her back as her eyes began to glow white, signaling Killer Frost attempting to take control. After Iris called her name a final time, her eyes returned to the normal brown and she followed Iris to the speed lab. When they got there, they were aiming weapons at the breach when Wally sped in, they all prepared for an attack until Cisco ran in and told them all to stand down. After many confused glances were sent his way, Gypsy ended up coming through and the three calmed down and exited the lab.

After Barry saves Tim Kwon, whose car had apparently been hacked, the team take the parts of his destroyed car and plug them into a computer only to find that it had the same code as the elevator that killed Kurt Weaver. Caitlin then recognized the code and revealed that it was an organic virus with a digital sub base. Cisco then recognized the names of the victims and him and Caitlin went to start digging into their past.

Caitlin and Cisco were working on finding out how the victims were connected in his lab until Gypsy walked through the door, wondering when she and Cisco were going to go on their date. Cisco then said that he found a picture that could help them in the mystery but couldn't identify one of the people in it. After Barry then saves Joe from a rogue bomb robot in CCPD, the team discovered that the man in the photo was Ramsey Deacon and he had the ability to control any form of technology. Caitlin and Cisco, still in his lab, were still looking for a weakness in Deacon's powers when Gypsy walks in, still wanting to know about her and Cisco's date. He then is forced to cancel their date and Gypsy just lets him know it's fine. While Cisco thinks she is really is okay, Caitlin tells him that it meant she was not okay, he explains that he doesn't get it and she pats him on the back and leaves with a smile on her face after telling him, "You, my friend, are in SO much trouble".

After roaming the corridors of S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin comes across Breacher and when she reaches the cortex she asks Barry and Joe "why is the scariest person I have ever seen roaming our halls?" and they only respond with "Cisco". They then pull up a photo of Ralph Dibny and explain that he was a former corrupt cop that could've been on the bus on the day of Barry escaping the Speed Force. As Barry leaves, Caitlin and Iris comment on Ralph's handsomeness, comparing him to Oliver Queen. After Joe and Barry pay Dibny a visit, they discover that he is indeed a meta-human from the bus and take him back to S.T.A.R. Labs. When Ralph gets there, his legs are stretched out so far that his foot is in the hallway, and as Barry and Caitlin attempt to calm him down, Iris runs in screaming in terror. While attempting to figure out how his powers work, both Harry and Caitlin refer to him as "Silly putty", visibly upsetting him. They all then get into a fight that Caitlin quickly stops when she explains that she needs a sample of Ralph's blood and his arm elasticates, tripping her and making her accidentally throw powder in Ralph's face, causing him to sneeze and his face to fall into his hands, causing Joe to puke.

After calming Ralph down, the team returns to the cortex, and Iris asks Caitlin if there is anything she could do to help Ralph. She then explains that she would need a DNA sample of Ralph's before he was exposed to dark matter. However, Barry asks why she would help him considering he was a corrupt cop and is still a bad man, and Caitlin explained that she took an oath and had to help him. When he refuses to consider that Ralph has changed, Caitlin brings up past events of her becoming Killer Frost. Barry then reluctantly goes to Ralph's office in order to find a sample. He later returns with Ralph's hairbrush, having narrowly escaped a bomb someone had planted in the office. When Barry begins to make remarks about Caitlin becoming buddies with Ralph she explodes with rage on Barry and explains that she understands what it's like to wake up one day with strange powers, which causes Iris to look at them and realize they are arguing like they are a married couple. The two are then interrupted by Joe entering the room but still shoot each other angry glares. Later, Caitlin manages to complete a serum that would help return Ralph to normal and gives it to him. When he drinks it, his limbs return to normal and she explains that he can be any shape he wants to be. He then reaches down to his stomach and reduces his fat into abs.

Embracing Killer Frost

After receiving the message from Amunet, Caitlin books a flight in order to get out of Central City. Just as she is confirming it on her computer, Iris and Felicity walk in and push Caitlin into attending Iris's bachelorette party. She ultimately agrees but worries that Amunet may find her. Caitlin, Iris, Felicity and Cecile attend the party at a fancy restaurant and Iris notices that Caitlin is drinking excessively. When she looks to the entrance, she witnesses Norvok enter and walk to the girls' table. He asks her to come with him and Felicity mistakens him for a male stripper and when she asks him to take his pants off, he takes out his eye instead. Caitlin flips the table and Iris and Felicity begin attacking Norvok but are ultimately thrown to the ground. When he looks to Caitlin, Killer Frost takes control and the girls are shocked as they watch Caitlin's transformation. Frost then shoots a beam of ice at Norvok, knocking him out of a window and remarking "Ugh! I hate pink" then taking a big sip of the champagne. The three return to S.T.A.R. Labs and Killer Frost retrieves her suit that was stashed hidden from everyone. She then leaves the three other women at the lab and travels to Amunet's nightclub to confront her.

Once she arrives, Amunet is pleased to see her and shows her a meta-human that she has been keeping hostage in order to harvest his powers and sell them as a drug. She then proposes that she and Frost work together to take over the city and become Gods, however, Frost denies this offer and Amunet grows angry and begins to use her powers to slowly raise her metal in a bag beside her. Just as Frost raises her hand, ready to shoot an ice beam, Iris interrupts the two of them and compliments Amunet on her club and then asks Frost to come with her to get out of the club. After considering it, Frost complies and follows Iris out. When they return to the lab, Frost begins to get her things together and tells the girls about Amunet and her history with Caitlin. Just as she is about to leave, Iris manages to convince Frost to stay and fight Amunet instead of run from her. She leaves the lab and meets her under a bridge somewhere in the city and the two begin to fight. Killer Frost shoots at her with two ice beams but Amunet creates a metal shield that deflects both and then launches a large piece of metal into Frost's shoulder. Amunet then picks her up and begins to punch her several times, causing Frost to retreat back into Caitlin's mind and letting Caitlin take all the punches. Two officers pull up next to the scene, which distracts Amunet long enough for Caitlin to escape.

Back in the lab, Caitlin, now back in control, treats her own wounds and is finishing up as Iris walks in to check up on her. She helps Caitlin finish the last stitch on her shoulder and she asks Iris if Killer Frost had hurt anybody. When Iris explained that she didn't, Caitlin regretted coming back to the team and told Iris that she didn't consider her a real friend, only a "work friend" later stating as Killer frost "if you still wanna have a hand for Barry to put a ring on, I suggest you move it". Later, the girls get a location on Amunet and go to confront without Caitlin. However, the plan goes south and she catches Felicity and Iris but before she can kill them Caitlin enters and tries to make a deal with Amunet in exchange for her friend's lives. Her men then point their guns at Caitlin but she screams and sends an ice blast from her mouth at them, knocking them all down and bringing out Killer Frost. The girls get behind her and she creates an igloo around them to take over from Amunet's metal shards. They get the idea to use a magnet to stop Amunet using her powers and Frost explodes her igloo, knocking out all of Amunet's men. As Amunet gets ready to shoot her shards at the three women, Cecile turns the giant magnet on which attracts all of Amunet's shards. Killer Frost then forms an icicle in her hands and prepares to stab her before Iris foolishly stops her and tells her she can choose to be a hero. This gets through to Frost and she drops the icicle but Amunet promises to get her back and escapes, all thanks to Iris. Back at the lab, the boys return from the bachelor party and see Killer Frost standing in the cortex. She transforms back into Caitlin and explains everything about Frost. Later, Caitlin and Iris leave together and Iris asks her to be her maid of honor, which she accepts.

After this, Caitlin accepts Killer Frost as a part of her and the two begin working together as a team.

After Barry and Joe interview DeVoe and his wife, they return to the lab and the team debate whether or not he is the DeVoe they are looking for with Barry assuring everyone that he is the villain. He later manages to steal DeVoe's mug of coffee in order to get DNA for Caitlin to identify him as a meta but she is able to confirm that he is not a meta-human. However, Barry is still convinced that Clifford was the criminal mastermind behind the bus metas, even getting Cisco to vibe his mug but only seeing that he was having dinner with his wife. While the team were sitting in the cortex, Barry walks in and shows them that the samuroid head had a camera in it and is convinced that it is DeVoe watching them. However, they find out he broke into the DeVoe house and believe that Barry has become obsessed with him. Later, Barry reveals that DeVoe knows he's The Flash and that he was right about DeVoe being evil, convincing the team that he needed to be stopped. Cisco even comes up with the name "The Thinker". After the explanation, Wally walks into the cortex and everyone runs to hug him. The team then explain that they are going to wait for him to make a move and get ready for Barry and Iris's wedding.

Crisis on Earth-X

Before the wedding, Caitlin, Iris, Felicity and Kara Danvers went together for a manicure and discussed Felicity's relationship with Oliver and his son William. Caitlin remarked that they would be getting married too any day soon and the girls toasted to Barry and Iris. Later that night, before the rehearsal dinner, Caitlin encountered Martin Stein and the two sat down to speak. He commented that the last wedding they both attended together was Caitlin's and even mentioned Ronnie. Caitlin also told him that she helped Cisco and Harry create a serum to separate him and Jax and he told her that he knew since he saw her brilliance in it. She then left to go to the dinner and Martin told her he'd be there soon. At the rehearsal dinner, Caitlin ran into Mick Rory, who had previously kidnapped her back when he was a criminal, and she warned him no to try it again. The next day, the wedding ceremony was attacked by Nazis from Earth-X and the priest was killed by them. During the chaos, Cisco recommended Caitlin introduce Killer Frost, causing her to surface and join in the battle. Frost rose and began firing shots of ice at them, gaining the attention of Mick Rory who helped her. She then created a giant icicle over her hand and stabbed a series of Nazis. After the battle, the heroes return to S.T.A.R. Labs and Caitlin and Martin watched over Cisco who had been incapacitated. When Martin asked why Caitlin was dressed in her suit, she explained how her and her split personality work, which astonished him.

After discovering the Prometheus of Earth-X is Tommy Merlyn's doppelganger, the heroes came together in the Cortex and Harry explained the history of Earth-X, telling them about the Nazis winning WWII and Hitler's only dying in the 1990s. After the meeting, Caitlin and Harry worked together using dimensional vibrations to find the Earth-X Nazis. Caitlin, Harry and Jax attempted to work in Cisco's workshop but knew that dimensional breaching was Cisco's speciality and since he was incapacitated they couldn't find the Nazis. Martin then entered the lab and requested Harry and Caitlin leave so that he could talk to Jax alone, concerning their identity as Firestorm. The team later discovered that Dark Arrow and Overgirl were the doppelgangers of Green Arrow and Supergirl and that the Nazi speedster was Eobard Thawne who had somehow returned again.

Later, Caitlin, Harry and Felicity were attempting to find the Nazis when Caitlin was approached by Mick who asked how she brought Killer Frost to the surface. She explained that Frost appeared whenever she was scared or angry. Mick then humorously shouted "boo" in an attempt to scare Killer Frost out of Caitlin but he was only given an angry glance by everyone in the room. During this, Harry found out how to track down Overgirl and that they should be able to track down her location any minute. After they find the location, Green Arrow, White Canary, Supergirl, Alex, Firestorm and The Flash all go to apprehend the Nazis. However, this turned out to be a distraction to the lure out the heroes so the Nazis could take control of S.T.A.R. Labs. After handing Mick the German Mustard he was craving, Caitlin, Felicity and Iris all hear an alarm go off to alert them of Dark Arrow's arrival. The four went to the Speed lab to hide from him and when he arrived, Mick attacked him head on but Killer Frost came up from behind and managed to grab his bow, beginning to freeze it. However, it sent out a wave of energy that knocked her back against a wall. Black Canary, Wild Dog and Mr. Terrific then began to attack. This was all in vain as all the heroes were locked in the pipeline by the Nazis.

When stuck in the pipeline, Cisco finally woke up and immediately began to argue with Harry. Caitlin gave them a quick warning to stop but they continued anyway. Dinah, annoyed, then asked Caitlin if they were going to be like that the whole time they were trapped and Caitlin replied with a simple "probably".

The rest of the Legends eventually arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs and rescued the heroes trapped in the pipeline. As they entered the speed lab, the group was ambushed by Metallo. However, he was no match for them as Caitlin turned into Killer Frost and all of the combined abilities of Frost, Vibe, Black Canary, Wild Dog, Firestorm, The Ray, Heatwave, Zari Tomaz, Vixen and Steel come together and completely destroy Metallo. During the battle on Earth-X, Stein was injured so Caitlin, Jax and Martin rushed to the med bay on the in an attempt to save him. Caitlin quickly ordered Gideon to stop his bleeding and after she did, Jax suffered a fit and went into the same state as Martin due to them being linked by the Firestorm Matrix. Caitlin suggested that they merge as Jax is the only thing keeping Martin alive. After Caitlin did everything she could, Jax woke up and asked about Martin and Caitlin explained that he was sedated and that she and Gideon were doing everything they could to fix him.

Knowing that Martin's fate was likely sealed, Caitlin left the room and went to talk to Ray. She explained the situation and that Jax was acting as a human life support machine, keeping Stein alive for only so long. Ray remained optimistic that someone on the ship could figure something out. Jax later accepted this and was asked by Martin himself to end it, which he did, killing Martin. Caitlin and Cisco both stared out of the main window of the Waverider as they both mourned Martin's death. Later, Oliver gave a speech about never giving up and stated that they could beat the Nazis, which Killer Frost complimented. Gideon then informed everyone that the Nazis were attempting to contact the heroes. They all stood together as they spoke with Dark Arrow and he demanded Supergirl come with him and they would return to Earth-X quietly. Oliver refused, declaring war and the heroes went out on the battlefield. In order to destroy the Earth-X Waverider, the heroes needed someone on board to self destruct it manually. To do so, Killer Frost, Vixen and Zari all managed to get on board using Frost's ice path. The three managed to self-destruct the ship and escaped through a breach created by Cisco. In the end, the heroes managed to defeat the Nazis and everyone attended Martin's funeral. As Caitlin dropped dirt on his coffin, she asked him to tell Ronnie that she misses him.

Barry's incarceration

Kidnapped by Amunet

During the holidays, Cisco decorated the Cortex with a huge blue Christmas tree and as him and Harry began arguing about the tinsel, Caitlin entered and asked where Gypsie was. He explained that she had to work on the holidays and couldn't make it to Earth-1. When Ralph entered, he mentioned an inside joke he had with Cisco, Harry and Killer Frost, leading Caitlin to believe that her friends would much rather hang out with Frost than with her. She then left to get a coffee at Jitters. At Jitters, Caitlin had a Killer Frost drink as Harry approached her. He told her that even though Ralph may have said that Frost was more fun than Caitlin, Harry thought that she was special and that her friends would much rather hang out with her than Frost. Just as the conversation ended, Amunet burst through the glass doors of Jitters and called out for Caitlin. Harry attempted to hold her off with a gun but she quickly disarmed him and smashed the gun, when she found Caitlin, she tried to turn into Killer Frost but Amunet swiftly grabbed her and put power-dampening cuffs on her.

Amunet took Caitlin to an abandoned hospital building an showed her an injured meta-human she had "found". She explained that she was planning on selling him but he wouldn't come quietly so she was forced to shoot him which ended up with him having a metal shard stuck in the side of his head, ultimately forcing her to seek out Caitlin to help him. Caitlin quickly accepted and explained that she would do what she could considering she wasn't in an ideal environment. When the meta-human woke up, Caitlin introduced herself and he also did, introducing himself as Dominic Lanse. While explaining their situation, Caitlin discovered that he had the ability to read people's minds. Later, when preparing for the surgery, Dominic read Caitlin's mind and asked her about who Killer Frost was, forcing her to explain her alternate personality and how she works. She then questioned if they would ever escape due to her not having her powers at the time, but allowing her to realise that Dominic had powers that could help them.

The two snuck out of the hospital room and used Dominic's telepathy to spot any thugs around corners. However, this quickly failed as they were eventually cornered by Amunet and her men who brought them back to the hospital room. On the way back, Amunet questioned why Caitlin attempted to escape when she hasn't been injured once by Amunet the whole time and Caitlin revealed it was because she was doubting herself. Amunet then revealed that she was once a stewardess, who was constantly hit on by perverted pilots until she obtained her powers and made them pay. She told Caitlin that she was the brightest woman she knew and that she was capable of completing the surgery no matter the circumstances. She then ordered her to get back into the hospital room and complete the surgery.

During the surgery, Caitlin successfully removed the shard of metal and began to stitch Dominic up until he began to go into shock, causing Amunet to move her bag of metal shards, threatening to kill Caitlin. However, it was then revealed that Caitlin and Dominic had devised a plan to escape and managed to lace the ventilation with anaesthetic, knocking out Amunet and her men. The two ran out of the hospital but Amunet managed to catch up to them, almost stabbing them both in the back of their heads. They were almost shot again until Ralph and Cisco arrived and stopped the shards from hitting them, Cisco knocking back Amunet with a vibe blast. The four then escaped through a breach created by Cisco. The next day at S.T.A.R. Labs, the team discuss where DeVoe could be and that he could've potentially drowned after being thrown into water by Barry. That night, they have their annual Christmas party at the West house with even Dominic showing up. However, it is revealed to only Barry that Dominic was actually captured by Amunet and sold to the DeVoes, who killed him and allowed DeVoe to stab his own body and take over Dominic's. DeVoe's body is later left at Barry and Iris' apartment with a knife in his chest, framing Barry for his murder and getting him arrested by the CCPD.

Barry's trial

After Barry was questioned by the CCPD, he was placed on house arrest but was able to attend a meeting in the cortex by Cisco hacking into his ankle monitor. After discussing DeVoe's plan, Barry agreed to go to Iron Heights if he was convicted, not wanting to become a fugitive. The whole team attended Barry's trial at the courthouse and after the lawyer mentioned the knife that was used to stab DeVoe, Caitlin noticed Iris was visibly upset and grabbed her hand. However, Joe got a message about a meta-human attack in the city, forcing him, Caitlin and Cisco to leave Iris with Barry in the courtroom. After studying the medical records of the victims that passed out at Central City Bank at the hospital, Caitlin entered the cortex and explained everything to Cisco and Harry. She told them that they had all suffered from radiation poisoning and that they needed to find the meta-human before he poisoned the whole city or even worse, became a nuclear bomb. Cisco even nicknamed the meta " Fallout".

Later, Cisco and Harry managed to get a location on Fallout and the two went to try and apprehend him while Caitlin stayed and monitored them from the cortex. However, this only turned out to be a waste disposal truck. They finally managed to get a correct location on Fallout and called Barry, forcing him to postpone his conviction. Harry and Cisco then concluded that they needed Killer Frost in order to cool Fallout down and stop the nuclear explosion. At first, Caitlin can't transform because she needed to be scared or angry but after Cisco began listing things that would be destroyed if she didn't fight, Frost finally emerged. After jumping through a breach, Cisco and Killer Frost reached the location and Frost immediately froze Fallout with an ice blast. However, he managed to thaw his way out and shot a beam of radiation at her, sending her flying through a bus sop and knocking her unconscious. Barry and Cisco eventually managed to defeat Fallout and he was incarcerated at A.R.G.U.S.. However, Barry is later convicted and sent to Iron Heights.

Losing Killer Frost

Caitlin was saddened because she was starting to come to terms, and form a kind of friendship with her other personality. She subsequently tried everything she could think of to try to get her alter-ego back. She concluded that it was possible to get Killer Frost back, she just had to find a way to make her appear.

Trying to recover Killer Frost

After Team Flash defeated Siren-X, the Earth-X doppelgänger of Laurel Lance, Caitlin found out that Killer Frost is alive but without any dark matter in Caitlin's body, she is unable to appear.

The team began to help Caitlin to try and get Killer Frost to reemerge, they ran tests that involved Cisco shooting her with his vibe blasts, which caused nothing to happen. However, while Barry and Cisco are fighting DeVoe, Caitlin appeared and used Leonard Snart's gun on DeVoe in an attempt to get Killer Frost to return, but to no avail as he almost killed Gypsy.

Still desperate to get Killer Frost back, Caitlin finally went to Amunet for help. She led the team to believe that they needed Amunet to help defeat DeVoe and they all managed to get her to help them. Caitlin then struck a deal with her and told her that if she could get Killer Frost back she would do one favor for her. However, it's revealed that Amunet didn't know how to bring her back but still gave Team Flash an item that could help defeat DeVoe.

When Caitlin went to therapy with Dr. Sharon Finkel, she revealed that Caitlin had been repressing a memory from her childhood, a memory which was very traumatic for her. She later asked Cisco to vibe her to this memory and see what happened only to see her younger self get hit by a car and then transform into Killer Frost. This revealed that Frost had been inside Caitlin even in her early childhood, before the particle accelerator explosion.

In the final battle against DeVoe, when Cecile went into labor, her powers which she received from her pregnancy kicked in and Killer Frost briefly inhabited her body. She grabbed Caitlin's arm and told her that she had found Thomas and he had been that way all the time.

Searching for her father and recovering Killer Frost

Team Flash had discovered that Caitlin's father's death certificate was a fake and that he was actually alive. Barry, Caitlin and Cisco eventually tracked him down to a warehouse owned by Tannhauser Industries. However, it was later discovered that he was also a cryogenic meta-human that had an evil split personality that attacked the team. The personality wanted to use a serum, that Caitlin reluctantly created, to kill off Thomas for good and inhabit the body himself. Just as he was about to inject himself, Caitlin managed to break through the mental block that DeVoe had created, allowing Killer Frost to emerge and shoot him back with an ice blast. He quickly attempted to convince Frost to take the serum as well and work with him but she refused, stating that Team Flash was her true family. As she walked towards him, she stood on and destroyed the serum. She created an ice-fist and began to punch him but stopped as Thomas' personality emerged and spoke to Caitlin. This turned out to be a short reunion as the evil personality reemerged and shot her back with an ice blast, proceeding to use two ice blasts to launch himself into the air and escape. Later, Caitlin discovered that she could use the cerebral inhibitor to speak to Frost through the mental block and the two began to catch each other up.

During Thanksgiving, Caitlin, Cisco and Sherloque decided not to attend the party at Barry and Iris' apartment, causing Killer Frost to emerge. She questioned they're decision of eating by themselves instead with friends who care about them and proceeded to walk off to the party, asking if they were coming or not.

Battling Cicada

During a battle with Cicada, the entire team was taken down by him, noticing this Caitlin and Sherloque were running ready to shoot Cicada, but not before he threw his dagger full of energy towards them leaving them out of battle, and just as he was prepared to stab Barry with his dagger, Killer Frost emerged and fired an ice beam at him, sending him flying into a nearby van. He quickly stood and escaped the scene. The team later realized that Frost is immune to Cicada's dagger and could be useful in defeating him.

Elseworlds

After traveling to Gotham City, Kara Danvers used Caitlin to gain access to Arkham Asylum, convincing the nurse that she was a mentally ill meta-human, even quickly flashing Frost's eyes. After they got inside, a riot began and the two split up. Eventually, Caitlin came across a frantic Nora Fries who was searching for something amongst the shelves. When Caitlin attempted to help her, Nora blasted a beam of cryogenic smoke at her, causing Killer Frost to emerge and engage in a fight. When Nora grabbed her husband's cryo-weapon, Frost asked for some assistance over her comms but before Barry or Oliver could arrive, Nora blasted her back through a table, knocking her unconscious. Upon waking, Caitlin noticed that Oliver and Barry were fighting each other, for what she called help, when Batwoman neutralized them and made them realize that they were exposed to a hallucinogenic gas.

After finding the Book of Destiny, Caitlin, Felicity, and Curtis began to examine it to find a way to open it, but suddenly the Book disappeared in a blue smoke, leaving Caitlin and the others confused.

Altered reality

After John Deegan used the Book of Destiny to rewrite reality and made himself "Superman", Caitlin and Killer Frost's lives were rewritten. It appeared that Frost had fully taken over and worked under Deegan as one of his prime soldiers. After he returned to his base, Frost and John Diggle applauded his actions but he quickly made them stay quiet and exclaimed that the Trigger Twins had escaped him. Diggle and Frost quickly assured him that they would be captured just as a warning from the pipeline alerted the room. Frost explained that it must have been " Subject 1" but "Superman" quickly explained that he would take care of her himself.

Another Cicada

Caitlin assists in the fight against the different Cicadas with the second one killing her father. Later, Caitlin and Cisco managed to create a meta-human cure to prevent meta-humans from being hunted and killed by the new Cicada.

Meeting an old colleague

Anti-Monitor Crisis

During the crisis, Frost usually took over as her alternate personality. See the page section for information on her involvement as that persona.

As Frost, Caitlin offered some advice to the Waverider crew to slow the antimatter wave down. Unfortunately, in her alternate personality, she as well as everyone in the multiverse except for the seven Paragons, was killed in an antimatter wave by the Anti-Monitor on December 10, 2019, only to be restored a month later (along with Frost), after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

New multiverse

Defeating the Anti-Monitor

Later, when Mobius returned to continue his fight, Frost, Heat Wave and Black Lightning defended S.T.A.R. Labs from Shadow demons. After the Anti-Monitor had been defeated by the Crisis team and the shadow demons disappeared, President Shaw thanked the heroes on live television as Caitlin and Barry watched from S.T.A.R. Labs. The entire United States then had a moment of silence to honor Oliver Queen's sacrifice.

War against Black Hole and Mirror Monarch

After the demise of the Speed Force, Caitlin and Cisco created the Speed gauge and explained to Barry how it records his usage of his remaining speed force, recommending to him to use what remained wisely.

Soon, Nash Wells started yelling to be free of the pipeline; Frost used a scanner in its 3D mode to learn the secret of Harrison Nash Wells' mind. Eobard Thawne then tricked the three, knocking them unconscious, to escape momentarily but he was quickly caught by Barry. Caitlin chastised Barry not only for using his speed, but for contemplating and almost killing Nash's body to get to Thawne. Caitlin's constant arguing insulted Barry enough to finally leave the area. As Cecile arrived to help exorcise Thawne, Caitlin turned to Frost to deal with a call from Mercury Labs.

Caitlin was able to take control from Frost after the latter worked with their mother in temporarily stabilizing the wound and finding their baseline. Caitlin talked with Barry about the death of Joseph Carver and how much he missed his wife, to which Caitlin reminded him that he was the paragon of love and that would provide the answers he seeks. They hugged farewell as she prepared to go north to heal.

A few days later, Barry called Carla so she could give Caitlin and Frost an update on recent events.

"Twin" sister

Frost moves in

Team Flash volunteer at a construction site after the destruction caused by Eva McCulloch. Caitlin tells them about her recurring headaches. Somehow, Caitlin and Frost separated by then unknown means and they went to show Cisco in the S.T.A.R. Labs.

Caitlin with a painting in her hand enters her apartment to find Frost there, making a painting; Frost says that she had Matthew Norvock bring her things from storage. Frost is making the painting because there is an empty wall where she wants to place it; Caitlin retorts that great minds think alike and place the painting she brought on the wall. Frost inspects it and finds it lacking until she puts her own flare on it. Caitlin sighs.

Protecting her twin

Caitlin has been upset for days as she feels that she is powerless to help her "twin"; Frost has plead guilty and gone straight to sentencing with Kristen Kramer talking the District attorney into wanting to give Frost the meta-human cure for her crimes, which might kill Frost.

Caitlin, Cisco,and Allegra Garcia devise a plot to destroy the samples that the CCPD has to make them ineffective. Caitlin tells Officer Daisy Korber that Caitlin is missing property from when she was arrested; while Daisy gets the proper forms, Allegra creeps into the inner chambers as Cisco puts the camera in a video loop. Allegra gets stopped by Kristen unexpectedly, so Caitlin distracts Daisy again and goes into the inner chambers. Before the loop expires, Caitlin succeeds in contaminating the cure.

When everyone goes to court though, Kristen had other samples of the cure developed by A.R.G.U.S. and tells the judge that Frost must have destroyed the previous ones; Caitlin admits before the court that she was the saboteur. Carla Tannhauser is called and verifies that the cure would not kill Frost.

Frost and Caitlin talk. Frost has decided on jail time, but Caitlin wants her to take the cure and keep her freedom. Caitlin says that all of her life she has been with Frost; she does not want to be without her sister. Frost, though touched, explains that, as an individual, she must be allowed her own fate.

Analyzing the Forces

The next day, Caitlin still hurts from losing Frost, but she uses work to distract her by analyzing the body of Alexa Rivera. While attending Alexa, Caitlin sees Alexa's body suddenly move as a tremor occurs; Iris and Barry run into the med bay and ask questions. Caitlin witnesses as the married couple touches Alexa and resurrects her. Caitlin immediately begins reading vital signs. Caitlin helps to explain to Alexa that she was resurrected because she shared the "cosmic DNA" that Iris and Barry carry, making them her "parents" in a meta-human, cosmic power sense.

Fightning the Godspeed clones

The Rise of Deathstorm

Caitlin inadvertently helps the demonic entity Deathstorm gain a physical form.

Caitlin attempted to wake up the remnants of Frost's mind within her own, with Mark's help; using a machine. However, a malfunction caused the machine to instead damage Caitlin's brain, erasing her memory along with whatever was left of Frost; this created a new personality to take both of their places. This new personality ultimately was convinced by Pied Piper to not give up her existence, apparently leaving Caitlin dead.

Possible future

Erased future

According to Craig, a member of Savitar's cult, Caitlin would have been described as being "glorious and powerful", and Savitar had "special plans" for her, which did come true as she helped him and he needed her to kill Black Flash.

When Barry visited a possible future, in the year 2024, it is revealed that Caitlin allied herself with Savitar. Moreover, during a climactic battle, Vibe's arms were frozen and shattered by Caitlin, forcing him to replace them with bionic arms and subsequently making him unable to use his powers. Caitlin, still as Killer Frost, has been locked up in Iron Heights, and still refuses to divulge the identity of Savitar, with Julian as her caretaker.

Personality

"Snow, you're a tremendous scientist, but an even better person."

-Harry Wells to Caitlin Snow[src]

"Right. I'm the queen of letting these people down. But you know what? They're still here. No matter how much I disappoint them, they still show up for me. I don't really understand it, but I think that's part of this whole friends thing. So, unless you do something worse than kidnap and stab them, I think you're gonna be just fine."

-Killer Frost to Ralph Dibny[src]

Powers and abilities

Decelerated aging: After Deathstorm infused some of his black flames into her, Caitlin's body became augemented. Her cells entered a state of constant regenesis, slowing down tremendously, if not completely halting, her aging process. This likewise greatly enhanced her vitals to levels well-beyond those of a normal human.[citation needed]

Former powers

"Persistent sub-thermal homeostasis with, uh, involuntary gelid substantiation. She gets cold and freezes stuff."

-Kara Danvers on Caitlin Snow's meta-human powers

Meta-human/Cryogenic physiology: After Caitlin's father, Thomas Snow, discovered that she had the genetic marker for ALS, he used experimental cryogenic gene therapy on her to prevent the ALS from manifesting in her. The alterations Thomas had made to the treatment resulted in Caitlin developing a dual-personality (i.e. Frost) and meta-human abilities soon after he treated her. Caitlin's Frost persona, and the abilities associated with her, remained dormant for 17 years (apart from a few brief episodes during her childhood), as several tests never showed signs of a meta-human gene. Three years after the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Caitlin's powers finally emerged fully. After defeating Mirror Monarch, both Frost and Caitlin suffered from immense recurring headaches, which seemingly led to them becoming separated from one another and Frost inhabiting a body of her own. It was later revealed that Eva's mirror gauntlet contained a reflective mirror chip that forced Frost cryogenes to rapidly replicate and create a whole new form so she could survive. This made Caitlin still have her medical knowledge and Frost have her ice powers

Transformation: After Caitlin and Killer Frost decided to be just one, Caitlin became able to transform into Killer Frost and vice-versa; for example, she remembered her anger against her childhood bully and cut her hand with a broken bottle (which healed immediately) to trigger her alternate personality. Caitlin's transformation affected her physical appearance, as it turned her hair white/grey and changed her eye color to an icy blue.

Thermokinetic cryokinesis: By absorbing thermal energy from molecules to create gelid surroundings, Caitlin could generate dangerously low temperatures from her body, letting her freeze virtually anything. She could thus create sheets of ice, or shoot spear-like icicles at opponents. Caitlin could also create an ice slide and use her cryogenic powers to rapidly propel herself forward on the slide. Furthermore, her powers could reach such low levels that they could completely negate a speedster's healing powers and alternatively neutralize accelerated decomposing; by generating temperatures as low as -360 degrees, she proved able to shatter beings as powerful as the Black Flash. During the tests run by her mother, Caitlin was able to rapidly freeze a solid shaft of tungsten heated to over 2,000 degrees centigrade. She often gestured when using her powers, but she could freeze things by touching them (e.g. Caitlin could freeze people through a kiss) or by being in the same general vicinity. She was also able to freeze the light-based bullet from photon rifle in order to remove it from her body.

Energy absorption: Caitlin was able to absorb the thermal energy from molecules to generate low temperatures from her body, basically making things freeze, this was mentioned when Carla notice that not only was she freezing the weapon, she was also absorbing it's energy as her own.

Cryokinetic breath: Caitlin was able to exhale cold mists with enough momentum to knock several people backwards and off their feet. She could also use this as a means to produce a thick and obscuring fog.

Cryokinetic constructs: Using her thermokinetic cryokinesis, Caitlin could create constructs made of ice and icicles as shown in multiple occasions. During the Earth-X invasion, Catlin was able to create ice swords to fight the Nazis and we also see Frost uses ice daggers as her main weapon to might opponents such as her fight with Cicada and her fight with Grace Gibbons, Caitlin was wielding two daggers and was able to go toe to toe with Grace but was overpowered.

Cryokinetic healing: Caitlin was able to heal injuries by filling the wounds with ice. As the wound heals, the ice will thaw until its fully healed, the ice will be melted by the time its healed. For example, when she used this ability to help with Cisco's hand after Cicada's dagger cutted him, closed up Cicada's chest wound after removing the dark matter shard, and when Joe was injured by Ramsey's zombies.

Limited atmokinesis: Caitlin's powers could also affect the weather around her, dropping the climate of the area and causing it to snow.

Flight: By generating cryogenic thrust, Caitlin was able to propel herself to the wall and then, to the ground to avoid herself from falling. Another instance is when we seen Caitlin propel herself into the air to fight her father's alter-ego, Icicle, by creating ice slides and she used this ability before when she took on The Flash while trying to kill Tracy Brand.

Cold immunity: An added benefit to her powers, Caitlin's cells could withstand subzero temperatures, as seen when she was unaffected by a snowstorm she created after escaping S.T.A.R. Labs and later when Icicle decreased the temperature in a lab to absolute zero.

Accelerated healing factor: While Caitlin was accessing her powers, her metabolic rate was augmented to offset cold tissue destruction, allowing her to regenerate from damage sustained on her body at a rate much faster than even a speedster; however, foreign matter had to be taken out in order to not impede the healing. After clinically dying from a combination of a seizure and her reopened impalement wound, she was immediately resuscitated into a stable and cognitive state while her wound seamlessly healed completely in seconds. However, her healing powers only worked when her Frost side took over, as wounds inflicted by Amunet Black left Caitlin bruised and requiring stitches. Her healing was strong enough to even able to withstand a photon blaster that was able to disintegrate a person in seconds.

Superhuman durability: Caitlin had remarkable durability, seeing as she tolerated substantial amounts of physical distress; for example, she survived being hurled into a car and electrical box by Vibe's concussive blasts without sustaining any serious injury.

Mental communication: Caitlin and Frost were able to talk to each other whenever one of them was in control.

Velocity X enhancement: After injecting herself with Velocity X, Caitlin gained the powers of a speedster.

Electrokinesis: Like all speedsters, Caitlin could generate electricity from her body, which was blue in color. Due to having mastered her ice powers, (and possibly also from experiencing Flashtime before), she adapted to her newfound speed immediately. She was able to generate her remaining Velocity lightning on command, and unleashed a powerful lightning-enhanced cryo blast.

Superhuman speed: While her speed was not measured, she was able to keep up with and even outpace the Flash, who is able to run well over Mach 13, and was freshly recharged from the artificial Speed Force. Though she outpaced Flash due to having a similar familiarity with Central City and using her ice powers to slow him down, Flash was presumably running at his top speeds against her, noticeably exerting a lot of effort to phase and dodge her ice blasts.

Superhuman agility: Caitlin was incredibly agile, able to change direction immediately. She was able to make sharp turns on city streets while moving at super speed without sliding or losing her balance, and simultaneously use her ice powers, even on vertical surfaces, to create ice walls and ice blasts without slowing down.

Superhuman durability: Caitlin was able to get up with little to no injuries after being sent flying through the air and crashing into a car from an extremely high height. This was due to her already superhuman durability and her body adapting to the Velocity speed boost.

Superhuman reflexes: Caitlin's increased speed also augmented her reaction time, allowing her to react to danger and events far faster than a normal human.

Superhuman stamina: Caitlin's body could handle the stresses of superhuman racing without noticeable distress, and her body's enhanced stamina allowed her to function much longer than a normal human without becoming tired or weak.

Genius-level intellect/Master scientist/Physicist: Caitlin is extraordinarily intelligent, gaining a PhD and two doctorates by the time she was 28 and being a promising bio-engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs. Her talents have been a crucial aid in creating the particle accelerator and helping Team Flash. Working together, Caitlin and Cisco Ramon were able to use a sample of the Mirakuru to create a cure for it. Caitlin was also able to create new Velocity serums for "Jay Garrick" that temporarily healed him. She also somewhat understands the features of the Speed Force. Using samples of Cicada's dagger, Caitlin and Cisco successfully synthesized a meta-human cure.

Computer specialist: As a member of S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin has some technological skills of note, albeit not her main area of expertise. This is evident in her ability to reprogram the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite to track meteorological abnormalities over Central City in order to locate Clyde Mardon. Caitlin was able to determine that Ramsey Deacon's powers produced an organic virus and helped Cisco create a compound to invert it.

Medical knowledge: Caitlin is accomplished in multiple fields of medicine and acts Team Flash's medical support, such as monitoring Barry Allen's condition while he was comatose. Caitlin was also able to cure Barry when he was poisoned by Kyle Nimbus and treat his grievous injuries from Tony Woodward, including setting Barry's shoulder back into place. She also patched up Eobard Thawne after he was brutally beaten up by his Reverse-Flash speed mirage. Caitlin once mentioned that she knows how to perform a lobotomy, a procedure that requires both training and skill in the field of neurosurgery. Apropos, she had the ability to potentially surgically extract a thermite bomb from Lisa Snart's head. Caitlin also trained in obstetrics, as shown when she monitored Cecile Horton's pregnancy after the latter gained meta-human powers. Caitlin was even able to successfully deliver Jenna West at S.T.A.R. Labs.

Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: During the six months in which she worked as an enforcer for Amunet Black, Caitlin as Frost developed a measure of sheer hand-to-hand combat skills to a yet-to-be elaborated degree. She once reversed an arm bar Norvock exerted upon her, slamming and pinning him painfully against a pinball machine. Caitlin also managed to hold her own against and even briefly injure Orlin Dwyer. She fought on par against an older Grace Gibbons for a while, but was eventually overpowered. She was able to fight zombified patient at a hospital with ice brass knuckles and later fight a group of zombies with Joe.

Skilled swordswoman: During the Earth-X invasion, Frost was able to create ice swords and take down multiple Nazis with ease.

Expert knife wielder: During a fight with Cicada, Frost used a dagger as a weapon, managing to injure him.

Expert markswoman: Caitlin has incredible proficiency with guns, able to accurately subdue Geomancer by firing the B.O.O.T. at him. Caitlin also displayed excellent accuracy when armed with a Cold gun, able to incapacitate a riled-up Barry running wildly around S.T.A.R. Labs after he gained enhanced super-speed, something even Cisco was unable to accomplish with his vibrational blasts. After Clifford DeVoe seemingly took away her powers, Caitlin began occasionally using the Cold Gun as her primary weapon of choice when operating in the field.

Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain: Caitlin has a remarkable level of endurance; despite sustaining grievous injuries from an attack by Abra Kadabra, she was able to maintain consciousness throughout her surgery while instructing Julian Albert in removing the shrapnel from her body. Also, after being brutally pummeled into unconsciousness by Amunet, Caitlin was able to recover enough to flee when Amunet was distracted and stitch up her own injuries. During a battle with an older Grace, Caitlin managed to keep fighting despite the former inflicting multiple injuries on her arms until being overpowered. She even eventually overpowered Frost's violent impulses and used her compassionate nature to begin coexisting with her alter-ego.

Alternate reality abilities

Peak of human physical condition: As a henchwoman of Superman, Frost was in top physical condition.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Frost was a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; she was able to overpower Oliver Queen with help from John Diggle when Oliver had lost his abilities.

Former weaknesses

Carbine: Caitlin has implied that, similar to her Earth-2 counterpart, her powers have no effect on carbine.

Power-dampening tech: Like most meta-humans, if Caitlin is wearing power-dampening cuffs, she can't use her powers. She can also be contained in a power-dampening cell.

Doctor Light's photon rifle: When she was shot with Doctor Light's photon rifle, which was lethal to everything it touched, it created a wound that troubled Catilin's accelerated healing, and after battling Sunshine the wound opened back up and worsened its effects.

Abnormally high temperatures: Intense heat can apparently negate Frost's powers. However, the super speed she gained from Velocity X didn't negate her powers, since her thermogenic cryokinesis negated the heat that she generated.

Frost can't use her powers while moving at high speeds since this causes friction between her atoms, which generates extreme heat under these circumstances. Put simply, she is not able to access her powers because Flashtime is an external source of speed, rather than an internal one that can be counterbalanced.

Nucleokinesis: It is likely that similar to her Earth-2 counterpart, Caitlin or Frost can be severely injured, even killed, by nuclear energy.

Borderline split personality disorder: Caitlin's changing biology also caused physiological effects. The more she would use her powers, the crueler and more sadistic she would become, showing no emotional attachment or regard for human life. While struggling to contain her powers, Caitlin developed a form of dissociative identity disorder which is triggered when angered, making it difficult to calm her down and restore her rationality. The change can be seen as the case of Caitlin's super-powered alter-ego weakening in her psychic apparatus, allowing for her hidden fears, grudges, and insecurities to come to the surface, rather than a true split personality. Over time, her friends continued trust and love for her finally allowed Caitlin to overcome her mental struggles, regaining her sanity while having full control over her powers. However about six months later, having taken Julian Albert's serum to cure her, it proved only temporary and had an additional side-effect of developing a complete separate personality. In addition to the changes happening more suddenly and erratically both ways, it also caused both the Caitlin and Killer Frost side to no longer have any recollection of the other's actions. After some words of inspiring encouragement from Iris West, Caitlin and Killer Frost decided to just be the same person and Caitlin no longer had a problem with her alternate self. Killer Frost eventually started to care about Caitlin and was even concerned for her when faced with the threat of a nuclear explosion.

Emotional state: Caitlin's transformation into Frost is only triggered whenever she is angry or scared, as her split personality requires the surge of heightened adrenaline in her system. However, after Caitlin reunited with Frost following the battle with Icicle bonded with her, she has overcome this weakness and is able to call on her alternate persona whenever needed.

Julian Albert's serum: Julian worked with Caitlin's mother, Carla Tannhauser to create a serum capable of removing Caitlin's powers. According to Caitlin, while the serum initially seemed to work, Killer Frost re-emerged sometime afterwards, stronger than before, and was no longer affected by the serum.

Limited/Unstable control of powers: According to her mother, the continuous use of Caitlin's powers would end up making her unable to "turn them off", leading to Caitlin accidentally freezing her laptop. Caitlin seemingly began to use her powers (in small doses) with little to no adverse effect, as shown at Christmas 2016 when she made it snow. A tell-tale sign of her powers overwhelming her are the physical changes she gradually gains from them, such as her hair turning white and lips turning blue. The most noticeable sign of her losing control is her eyes glowing a pale whitish-blue and her distorted voice. The physical changes become more prominent as she makes use of her abilities, though they will recede if she goes long enough without using them, such as her hair going from white back to its original chestnut brown. However, as Frost she is in full control of her powers, to the point where she was able to create a slide of ice to ride across the city. Caitlin is now able to control them through her Frost side, who has become her ally.

Mental blockage: While battling Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker after he took over Ralph Dibny's body, DeVoe seemingly used Matthew Kim/Melting Point's powers to take away Caitlin's Killer Frost powers. However, Caitlin later found out that Killer Frost was still inside her without the presence of dark matter in her system; she just needed to find a way to make Killer Frost re-appear. Killer Frost later resurfaced during a battle against her father, Thomas Snow's evil second personality, Icicle, to save her friends. Shortly thereafter, Team Flash realized that DeVoe hadn't used Melting Point's powers against her at all, but instead Dominic Lanse/Brainstorm's powers to place a mental blockage in her mind to keep her from accessing her Killer Frost personality. After discovering this, Caitlin began using the cerebral inhibitor to help herself get back in touch with Killer Frost, although Team Flash suspects that, with time, she should be able to reach Killer Frost again without use of the cerebral inhibitor. After a week Caitlin and Killer Frost is able to talk and switch body's again without the use of the instrument or presence of stress.

Original multiverse

Frost suits: Caitlin wears a protective suit as her alter-ego, Killer Frost. Upon gaining full control over her powers and aiding her friends in the final battle against Savitar, she stopped wearing it. However, after her Killer Frost side returned, Caitlin started wearing a baby blue jacket with leather bottoms. After Frost returned from her disappearance, she never gained an official suit at first, mainly just wearing black, until Cisco created a new, dark blue suit, similar to her first suit.

Former equipment

Power-dampening cuffs: After her powers began manifesting, Caitlin initially wore a pair of Cisco Ramon's power-dampening cuffs on her wrists as a means to help keep her powers in check due to her unstable control over them. However, she abandoned the use of these when she couldn't keep them charged for long periods of time and would have to sit with them plugged in, which she claimed made her "feel like a human tablet".

Solar power collection pendant: Julian Albert created a snowflake-shaped pendant designed to dampen Caitlin's powers, as well as collect solar energy in order to charge it whenever she went outside so that it continues to work without constant recharging. After Julian removed it to allow Caitlin's meta-human powers to heal her injuries, Killer Frost destroyed it.

Cold gun: After Caitlin lost her powers, she started using a version of the Cold Gun when in the field, though stopped once regaining Killer Frost.

Ice throwers: Alternatively called "Frost Bites" by Barry Allen (although Cisco preferred the term "ice shooters"), Caitlin used these wrist-mounted cryogenic blasters to rescue Clifford DeVoe's hostages. Since she has regained Frost, Caitlin doesn't need to use her ice throwers.

Cerebral inhibitor: Caitlin used the cerebral inhibitor to bypass the mental blockage placed in her mind by DeVoe to talk to Frost. After a week of using the inhibitor, Caitlin and Frost were able to talk and switch between active personas without the use of the device. When Nora West-Allen was stuck in Grace Gibbons' mind, and Barry Allen and Iris West were stuck in Nora's, Caitlin used the inhibitor to communicate with them until the device began overheating, forcing her to stop.

New multiverse

Former equipment

Frost suit: Caitlin wears a protective suit as her alter-ego, Killer Frost. After Frost returned from her disappearance, she never gained an official suit at first, mainly just wearing black, until Cisco created a new, dark blue suit, similar to her first suit but no longer uses it, as Frost has gained a body of her own.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Freedom Fighters: The Ray

The Chronicles of Cisco

Promotional images

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Concept artwork

Interestingly, many villains in the series have expressed a degree of fondness towards Caitlin;

Eobard Thawne often expressed his admiration for her abilities.

Hannibal Bates displayed an attraction to Caitlin, notably when he was staring at her curvature and then kissed her while disguised as Barry Allen.

Hunter Zolomon was in love with her, which was mutual until Caitlin learned of his true nature.

Grodd has expressed genuine gratitude towards Caitlin and she is one of the few humans, including Eobard, whom he hasn't tried to harm.

Savitar has considered Caitlin like a child of his.

Amunet Black has shown admiration for Caitlin and her skills as a doctor.

Mick Rory developed a crush on her after seeing her as Killer Frost.

Icicle wanted Caitlin's alter-ego, Killer Frost, to be like him.

Deathstorm explained that traveled the universe for 7 years to find Caitlin so that he could transform her and make her his bride.

Caitlin has been kidnapped in every season of ​ except seasons 3, 6, and 7, more times than any other character.

In Season 1, she was kidnapped by Captain Cold and Heat Wave so that they could get to The Flash in "Revenge of the Rogues "​​​.

In Season 2, she was kidnapped in "Gorilla Warfare "​ and "Versus Zoom " by Grodd and Hunter Zolomon, respectively.

In Season 4, Caitlin was kidnapped by Amunet Black, The Trickster, and Siren-X in ""​, "The Elongated Knight Rises ", and ""​​​, respectively.

In Season 5, she was kidnapped by Icicle in "".

In Season 8, she was kidnapped by Deathstorm in "Death Rises".

Caitlin likes the show Orange Is the New Black.

Ironically, Caitlin is bad at Operation, since it's "not even remotely anatomically correct."

Caitlin carries a blood collection kit in her purse wherever she goes.

According to Caitlin herself, she practiced the Hippocratic Oath repeatedly as a child.

She likes funnel cake.

Caitlin has two doctorates and a PhD.

She is good at laser tag.

Caitlin's measurements are 34-25-34, according to Ralph Dibny.

Like her father, Thomas, Caitlin loves peanut butter and jelly waffles for breakfast.

In an erased timeline, Caitlin is the first person to discover that Dr. "Harrison Wells" isn't paralyzed after she discovers his wheelchair vacant while they are at CC Jitters. However, due to Barry changing the timeline, Caitlin learned the truth eventually along with everyone else.

In a second erased timeline, Caitlin, along with everyone in Central City, was killed by Vandal Savage using the Staff of Horus in his efforts to kill Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. However, Barry changed the timeline so this disaster never occurred.

Apparently, Caitlin Snow doesn't exist on Supergirl's Earth. However, as shown by Jay Garrick being Henry Allen from Earth-3, doppelgängers do not necessarily always have the same name.

Caitlin has had four love interests as listed in order: Ronnie Raymond, "Jay Garrick", Julian Albert, and Marcus. She has also shown an attraction towards Eddie Thawne and Oliver Queen and is hinted to have had feelings for Barry.

After Ronnie's death, Caitlin was in three relationships, first with Hunter Zolomon, then with Julian Albert, and then with Marcus. Caitlin initially believed that Hunter was a hero on Earth-2 while Julian was a crime scene investigator for the Central City Police Department. Barry is both a crime scene investigator and a hero, meaning both Hunter and Julian had the same job as him.

Additionally, Hannibal Bates and Mick Rory have expressed an interest in Caitlin.

While Caitlin was revealed to have powers, some of the struggles she went through are similar to Siobhan Smythe/Silver Banshee. Both were scared about having powers, went through great stress before and after they manifested, and had trauma brought upon them due to Cisco and Winn Schott, respectively, not being trusted in keeping these secrets from others over what they know is right and wrong.

The only difference between the two turning to the dark side is that Siobhan was able to maintain her mental stability by quickly embracing her powers, furthering her sense of optimism while Caitlin initially could not because she feared becoming her doppelgänger and hurting her friends.

Her split personality as Frost is similar to how Reign fights for control over Samantha Arias, and vice versa.

Caitlin shares several similarities with Earth-2 Laurel Lance; the loss of the men they loved and the manifestation of their powers each played an important role in the two women's descent to darkness. They both used memories of their known civilian personas to torment Team Flash and Team Arrow. However, the women's regard for the heroes managed to redeem them; Caitlin's love for her friends enabled her to overpower and eventually come to terms with Killer Frost, staying away from the darkness. Laurel gradually began to genuinely care for Team Arrow after their numerous attempts to protect her, ultimately leading her to turn on Ricardo Diaz.

Caitlin has a drink named after her alter-ego at CC Jitters, the Killer Frost drink.

Like her mother, she's a widow.

Caitlin is one of a few characters in the shared multiverse (including Tommy Merlyn and Thea Queen, Felicity Smoak, Leonard and Lisa Snart, Mon-El, Winn Schott, and Lex and Lena Luthor) to have a parent as a villain.

In a deleted scene from "", Caitlin flashes back to when Barry was comatose and "Wells" told her he didn't want people to judge Caitlin based on the fact that she stayed at S.T.A.R. Labs after the particle accelerator explosion.

Caitlin likes puppies, in "The Trial of The Flash " Harry and Cisco told Caitlin to get Frost to appear that puppies would die if Killer Frost didn't help Neil Borman from exploding.

Behind the scenes

In the DC comics, Caitlin Snow is known as the third iteration of the super-villain Killer Frost. In the current DC Rebirth line, unlike other incarnations of Killer Frost, Caitlin is a protagonist/anti-hero in the Arrowverse. Similarly, Caitlin in the Arrowverse started out as a villain during Killer Frost's emergence before becoming a hero.

Furthermore, Caitlin is often seen wearing blue and/or white, foreshadowing/referencing her transformation.

Caitlin's late Earth-2 counterpart fulfilled the traditional villainess Killer Frost role.

Caitlin once mentioned that Ronnie Raymond referred to them as being like "fire and ice" as a couple, a reference to their future meta-human powers.

Killer Frost once warned Norvock, "You're making me frosty. You wouldn't like me when I'm frosty." This is most likely a reference to a line said by comic-book character Bruce Banner, also known as the Hulk: "You're making me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

On Netflix, in certain episodes of The Flash, Caitlin's name is misspelled as "Caitlyn" in the subtitles.

Caitlin had a different hairstyle in Season 2 because Danielle Panabaker fell and hit her head, so they gave her bangs to cover the scar.

References

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For other uses of "Killer Frost", see Killer Frost (disambiguation). "The things we see, the things that we face, no one can do this alone. Trying is the biggest mistake that you can make." -Caitlin Snow to Barry Allen[src] Dr. Caitlin "Cait" Snow, M.D. (born February 1989) is a bio-engineer at S.T.A.R.

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For other uses of "The Flash", see The Flash (disambiguation).

Iris West-Allen

Species

Status
Human
Alive

" No matter what, I know that the love that we share and the connection that we have can never be broken, because we will never stop fighting for it. I felt so powerless today, but I guess this is me saying that I'm standing on my own two feet. And I'm gonna be strong. And I know we'll find our way back to each other. We always do."

Iris Ann West-Allen (née West; born June 24, 1989) is the co-leader of Team Flash, a former journalist of Central City Picture News, a former waitress at CC Jitters, and the owner/editor-in-chief of The Central City Citizen. She is the daughter of Joe West and the late Francine West, the older sister of Wally West, the older paternal half-sister of Jenna West, the ex-fiancée of Eddie Thawne, the wife of Barry Allen, and the mother of Nora West-Allen and her future son Bart West-Allen.

In the Flashpoint timeline, Iris and Joe seemed to have some tension since Iris didn't know about Francine being alive. She also knew that Wally was the Flash and they formed a brother-sister crime-fighting duo. After Flashpoint was removed from existence when Barry let Eobard Thawne kill Nora Allen in an attempt to restore the original timeline, Iris was estranged from her father Joe only to reconnect after hearing of Barry's time traveling. The life of Iris was later threatened by a powerful villain named Savitar, which they could foresee due to Barry accidentally traveling into the future trying to trap the villain, which was a future time remnant of Barry. Iris survived thanks to the sacrifice of H.R. Wells, and in the final battle, she killed Savitar, erasing him from existence.

After Barry's disappearance into the Speed Force, she took over Team Flash and coordinated the superhero activities of Vibe and Kid Flash. After Barry's return, she continued her position as team leader until she decided to retire and be a reporter again, serving as mission control, giving herself the code name " Eye in the Sky". During an encounter with the meta-human Melting Point, Iris briefly gained her husband's superspeed and took over as The Flash, before tracking down Kim and having him return the powers to Barry. She later helped Barry and his friends defeat Clifford DeVoe and became an older sister to her father and Cecile's new daughter, Jenna.

When Iris and Barry's future daughter, Nora, arrived in the present, Iris found out that her future daughter held a grudge against her for implanting a power-dampening chip inside Nora. Iris was shocked at this, but she was determined to not do that to her daughter in the future, causing the two to bond as they worked with Team Flash to stop Orlin Dwyer and a future murderous Grace Gibbons. When Iris found out her daughter was working with Reverse-Flash, she showed no animosity to her after finding out why Nora started working with Thawne. After destroying Cicada's dagger, Nora was erased from existence, leaving Iris and Barry devastated.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Iris was instrumental in convincing Ryan Choi, the Paragon of Humanity, to join their fight to save the multiverse. Unfortunately, she was vaporized by antimatter soon after. Upon being restored on the new Earth-Prime, Iris began an investigation into the assassin guild called Black Hole, but her curiosity caused her to be trapped in another dimension called the Mirrorverse while a double took her place. She was released months later thanks to Barry.

When the Forces were created, Iris was supposedly killed along with Alexa Rivera and Bashir Malik by the Speed Force and Deon Owens, only to be revealed as alive a few seconds later. After the final battle, she and Barry bid farewell to the Forces. During the Godspeed war, Iris had developed a "time sickness" and was being treated by Deon in order to fix it. However, during Armageddon, Iris asked Deon to undo all of her treatments, which resulted in her sickness getting more out of hand.

After the Negative Forces killed Eobard Thawne, they also killed Iris in order to bring Thawne back to life. She was brought back to life when Barry defeated Thawne.

Iris was born on June 24, 1989 to Joe and Francine West in Central City.

When Iris was two years old, her parents took her to the park to cheer her up after she was given some shots. There, Iris had ice cream for the first time and voiced a desire for it nearly every day for the next month.

When Iris was around six years old, her mother nearly overdosed on pills while Joe was at work. Francine subsequently ended up unresponsive on the couch, causing Iris to call the police. While Joe and his partner drove to the house, the stove caught fire since Francine had left the oven on. Iris was almost killed, as she was standing in front of the flames when Joe and his partner finally reached her, but the pair managed to get both Iris and her mother to safety. Iris came to repress her memories of this traumatic incident.

At school, Iris met Barry Allen and the two became best friends, though Barry secretly harbored a crush on Iris that he was never able to vocalize during their childhood. Iris held those same feelings for Barry deep down and though the two never acknowledged their romantic interest in each other, Joe and Barry's parents, Henry and Nora Allen, were well-aware of the connection between their children. Another boy at school, Tony Woodward, also had a crush on her and frequently bullied Barry.

When she was nine years old, Iris dreamed of becoming a ballerina. During her ballet recital, she suddenly froze from stage fright, much to her embarrassment. However, Barry then came onto the stage and helped Iris complete her dance routine. After her mother's alleged death, Iris always wore Francine's wedding band on a necklace. However, she lost the original ring in the fifth grade when she and Barry went to the zoo on a field trip. Iris was devastated over this loss, crying about it for weeks.

On March 18, 2000, when Barry was 11 years old, Nora was murdered by the Reverse-Flash and Henry was wrongfully convicted of her murder. Barry was subsequently taken in by Joe and went to live with him and Iris at their house. When Joe and Barry arrived at the house, Barry was not crying, due to shock. Joe asked Iris to show Barry the guest room, and Barry told Iris that his father did not kill his mother, to which Iris responded that she believed him. Later that night, Iris found Barry crying alone and comforted him.

Early on in his stay, Barry repeatedly attempted to run away. One time when Joe went to get groceries, Iris allowed Barry to run away, refusing to tell her father exactly where to, despite understanding the implication.

When Iris was 16, she and Barry switched bedrooms so that she would be able to sneak out the window past curfew, which was 8:00 pm. They claimed to Joe that reason they switched rooms was because Barry didn't like the noise from the streets. When Iris was 17, her appendix burst and she was sent to the hospital. At some point, Barry and Iris took Joe's convertible out for a joy ride and ended up crashing it into an oak tree on Fairmont Drive.

Between 2013 and 2020, Barry confessed his love to Iris and they got married. She founded The Central City Citizen newspaper. In 2020, Iris began reporting on Barry's exploits as the superhero the Flash after the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded and gave him his powers. In 2024, a Crisis caused the skies to turn red and all of reality was threatened by erasure via antimatter. However, the Flash saved the world by reversing the flow of power to the antimatter cannon, sacrificing himself in the process. Seemingly unaware of Barry's fate, Iris simply reported that the Flash had vanished in the Crisis. In 2049, Iris release a follow up article stating that the Flash had yet to return.

After dealing with his case in Starling City, Iris and Barry went to S.T.A.R Labs for the activation of the Particle Accelerator by Dr. Harrison Wells. During the event Barry tried to admit his feelings for her but was unable to as Iris assumed he was afraid to talk to her about romantic relationships. When a thug attempted to steal Iris' laptop bag, Barry went after him only for the criminal to beat him up. Fortunately, Detective Eddie Thawne managed to subdue him.

At the CCPD headquarters, Iris discussed her annoyance of Eddie's pride in catching the mugger, although did admit he was attractive. Later that night, the Particle Accelerator exploded and Barry was struck by a lightning bolt putting him into a coma. At the hospital, a horrified Iris attempted to rush to his side.

Over the nine months Barry was comatose, Iris began a secret relationship with Eddie.

In 2014, Barry finally awoke and visited Iris at CC Jitters. The two hugged and then visited the police station to show Joe that he was finally awake. Unbeknownst to her Barry began to slowly discover that he had acquired the ability to move at superhuman speeds. Later at C.C Jitters while sharing a romantic moment with Eddie, Iris noticed Barry watching them kissing; unaware of how heartbreaking it was to Barry. As she explained how she and Eddie became a couple the two were nearly hit by a car. Fortunately Barry was able to get them to safety.

A few days before Christmas, Iris was too excited to wait and wanted her and Barry to exchange presents now. Iris discovered much to her joy that Barry had gotten her a replica of her mother's wedding band which she had lost. Iris had gotten Barry in return a microscope which was supposed to be the best on the market. Eddie then dropped by to take them "tree trimming".

While At C.C Jitters Eddie gave Iris his gift to her: A key to his house. Since they were practically living together already Eddie thought he make it official. He also proposed the thought to her that Barry might have feelings for her although Iris insisted they were just friends and nothing more.

While working her shift at Jitters, Iris was visited by Caitlin who wanted information on the "Burning Man" on her blog. Iris told her that while she hadn't updated it in awhile she would send her reports she had collected. She also asked her if Barry was hiding something from her. Caitlin told her this was unlikely but if she felt Barry wasn't telling her something she should probably just ask him herself.

Later at the police department, Iris found Barry looking at the board of his mother's case. Barry admitted that in recent times he hadn't looked at it as much as he should have. Iris then told Barry the news of her and Eddie living together and also told him about Eddies suspicions he had feelings for her. Barry denied and claimed he was just surprised by how much time had passed.

On Christmas Day at a party at Joe's house Barry congratulated the two on moving in together. Iris however began to discover over the next few months her own feelings for Barry. When her co-worker Linda Park was dating Barry, Iris vaguely mentions how Barry had been in an unrequited love with someone for a while so he might not be ready for a relationship. After getting a call from Linda, Barry rushing off to talk to Iris about it. He is upset with her for possibly ruining it. He says that he doesn't have the feelings for her anymore, something that upsets Iris.

While confused and angry by Barry's bizarre mood swings having him be affectionate and rageful in the last year, Iris was tricked by Caitlin into believing Barry was suffering "Lightning Psychosis" that made his brain process his emotions poorly.

Unknown to Iris, she would never stay together with Eddie: Reverse-Flash's newspaper clip stated she wrote her story about the Crisis as "Iris West-Allen" and not "Thawne", meaning she would finally act on her real feelings for Barry.

When Iris figured out that Barry is The Flash, she confronted him about his activity as The Flash, telling him that she was disappointed about why he lying to her about his secret identity, but nonetheless she decided to help Barry and join Team Flash. At the time, the team was searching for Grodd, a psychic gorilla. Iris told them about a news headline from two years prior that linked them to Grodd. They sent Barry, Joe, and Cisco Ramon down to the sewers, where Joe was captured by Grodd while the latter used his psychic abilities to knock Barry unconscious, forcing Cisco to take Barry and flee. Later however, Barry went back and overcame Grodd's psychic attacks and rescued Joe.

Since then, Iris became become an active member of Team Flash, and occasionally used her contact with Barry to deal with some meta-human cases.

Iris feels betrayed by Barry for keeping secrets and further upset at her father for conspiring with him. She chooses Eddie, and she and Barry decide to let things proceed between them naturally; though the 2024 byline implies Iris would leave Eddie eventually (as the byline still said "West-Allen") however, Eddie kills himself to prevent Reverse-Flash from being born.

Iris remained unable to move on from grief of Eddie for some time, resulting in Barry using some of his time while traveling back to 2015 to get Eddie to record a message to Iris that encouraged her to move on if he died and to love again. She later got the tattoo of Eddie's name removed from her right shoulder; though the scarring embarrassed her.

As Team Flash kept battling Zoom in many ways, Iris started to look upon Barry with romantic feelings, as she took the fact that they were married on Earth-2, and supposedly in the future.

It was later revealed that Jay was actually Hunter Zolomon, who was holding the true Jay Garrick prisoner. Iris and Team Flash managed to defeat Zoom but not before he killed Barry's father. Traumatized by his father's death, Barry traveled back in time and prevented his mother's death, causing Flashpoint.

After learning of Flashpoint, Iris begins to patch things up with her father and finally starts up a relationship with Barry. She continues to assist Team Flash in taking down meta-humans and other threats including The Rival, Magenta, Mirror Master, Top, and Shade taking a supportive role and continuing her relationship with Barry unhindered. She becomes concerned when Wally becomes a target for Alchemy even going so far as to knock him out when Alchemy took control of him. She later begged her teammate Caitlin Snow, who had cryokinesis, but had no control over it, to use her powers to rescue Barry from the then-unknown enemy Savitar. Iris later questions whether Flashpoint really had caused the death of Cisco's brother Dante or Caitlin's transformation into Killer Frost, her cryokinetic alter-ego, or if these things would've happened even without Barry changing the timeline.

"I'm sorry you have to die, Iris. But it's either you or me."

-Savitar to Iris West

When Barry traveled to the future to get rid of the Philosopher's stone, he saw Savitar killing Iris.

After it was revealed Savitar was a future evil clone of Barry and that he would earn the memories of his past persona, Iris was finally sent to Earth-2 with Harry Wells' S.T.A.R. Labs. After Lyla agreed to give Barry the energy from the dominators, Savitar tricked H.R. on revealing Iris' hideout by impersonating the still heroic Barry. To atone for his mistake, H.R. used a piece of Savitar's armor to lead him to his hideout, cut Iris' leash, switch appearance with Iris to deceive Killer Frost and Savitar and ask Killer Frost for mercy to "H.R.". In any case, Iris had left a loving farewell in a video.

When Iris as H.R. went to Infantino Street to try to stop Savitar on her own, Savitar had already killed H.R., much to her devastation. H.R. then restored his and Iris' appearances. After Barry got Savitar to S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry and Iris were willing to negate his erasure from existence, but he ultimately rejected the offer. In the forest, after Barry pushed Savitar out of his armored suit and destroyed it, Savitar went to kill Barry but Iris shot Savitar dead before he hurt her fiancé. Then Savitar's corpse disappeared. Everyone thought the fight was over, but after H.R.'s funeral, the Speed Force began leaking energy onto Earth-1's Central City, due to the prison's vacancy. The Speed Force, appearing as "Nora Allen" told Barry to come with her. Barry then willingly entered the prison to stabilize the Speed Force, leaving Iris heartbroken.

When Barry was in the Speed Force, Iris would have Cisco vibe her to the waterfront to watch her first kiss with Barry, from the timeline that Barry inadvertently erased when attempting to stop the tidal wave.

In Barry's absence, Iris became the leader of Team Flash. She was very heartbroken after her fiancé left. Then a Samuroid was claiming that Team Flash was to restore Barry or else it would destroy the city.

Cisco reveals to Iris that he and many of the technological allies of Team Flash had helped him to release Barry from the Speed Force, while Caitlin returned to the team, albeit not without being scolded by Iris. They opened a portal, but it appeared elsewhere, over a bus, where a naked, unkempt and bearded Barry appeared and stopped a car before fainting. Cecile led the team to a secret area, where Barry was seemingly mad, writing strange signs and claiming that he did not kill anyone. When Barry was sent to S.T.A.R. Labs, he was running for all the labs, and Caitlin used a Cold gun to neutralize him and shut him on the pipeline. Joe shaved Barry's beard off.

Joe and Iris had a conversation about faith, which motivated Iris to deliver herself to the Samuroid so Barry would return to normalcy. It worked, and Barry could easily destroy the Samuroid and rescue Iris.

Iris invited most of her friends to her wedding with Barry in St. Paul Lutheran Church. When they were about to marry, the church was assaulted by Nazis. Everyone in the church started to fight, and Iris with other people got out of the church to safety. Barry and Iris decided to put the wedding off until later. Iris and Felicity tried to break out some of the people who were the meta-dampening cells, but it didn't work. So, they sent an SOS to the Legends. When Kara's heart was going to be cut out, Felicity and she turned of Star Lab's power in an attempt to save Kara, but failed. Luckily, the Legends arrived on time to fight the Nazis in S.T.A.R. Labs and rescue Kara.

After the Earth-X Nazis were defeated, they could finally marry. Barry brought John Diggle to request them to marry him to Iris. They said their vows, but before Diggle could declare them husband and wife, Felicity stopped Diggle and asked him to marry her to Oliver. When Oliver and Felicity acknowledged they could not do better vows than Barry and Iris, Diggle had both couples married.

They enjoyed their honeymoon. Unfortunately, it was interrupted when Ralph pressed the alarm button causing Barry and Iris to rush to Star Labs. This, therefore, ruining their honeymoon a little bit. While talking about a wedding gift given by Oliver and Felicity, Barry and Iris decided to reject the gift on the basis that Oliver and Felicity stole their moment without consulting them and that the gift, a coffee maker, was not in their wishlist. Clifford DeVoe kidnapped Barry in front of her, while Caitlin was kidnapped by Amunet at approximately the same time. Team Flash tried programming the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite to search for both of them, but the system began to overheat as a result. Because of this, Iris had to decide who to find first rather than search for them both. This proved difficult for Iris, upset that she was being forced to choose between saving her husband or one of her friends, but ultimately, since Caitlin was in a more vulnerable situation than Barry, Iris decided to rescue her first and had all resources dedicated to finding Caitlin.

Cisco and Dibny were able to locate were Caitlin was, however, she had managed to escape Amulet along with another Meta-human named Dominic Cisco then proceeded to breach them all to safely escaping Amulet. Later Barry returned to S.T.A.R. Labs having managed to escape DeVoe much to Iris relief. The group attempted to find Devoe or his wife, but their facial recognition software was unable to pick anything up. Joe mentioned that he'd still like to have a Christmas party and invited everyone over to celebrate the holidays. As the group celebrated, there was a knock on the door, and it was Dominic. At the same time, Barry got a call on his phone, as the security alarm at his and Iris's loft was going off and he sped off to see what going on. However unknown to everyone else Barry was arrested as DeVoe's mind had managed to transfer to Dominic and had placed his old body in Barry's place with a knife embedded in it, framing Barry for murder.

Released on house arrest (with Cisco hacking the tracking cuff Barry had to wear to convince it that Barry was at Joe's house (where he was supposed to be), when he was actually with the team at S.T.A.R. Labs, Iris and the rest of Team Flash at S.T.A.R. Labs tried thinking of ways to get Barry out of trouble, however Barry insist that he go through the justice process the right way. Later at Barry's trial opening statements were given with Cecile acting as Barry's lawyer. During the trail, the prosecution called Captain Singh as a witness, and he is questioned by both the prosecutor and Cecile. While Cecile managed to get Captain Singh to speak favorably about Barry's character the prosecutor brung up all the times Barry had been late or missing work due to his activities as The Flash painting Barry as someone with more than enough free time to stalk and murder DeVoe. During a recess Cecile pulled Barry and Iris aside and recommended one of two routes: taking a plea deal or Barry admitting that he's the Flash.

When the trial resumed, Marlize had now taken the stand. Joe and Dibny walked in with photos they took of the Devoe's kissing (with Clifford in Dominic's body) and handed them to Cecile to enter into evidence. The judge allowed the photos into evidence, and Cecile started questioning Marlize on the photos. However Marlize told the jury a story of how she met Lance, the body Cliff took over, at a gala for ALS, and that Clifford encouraged her relationship with him. It seemed like the jury believed her, and she stepped down from the stand. Iris followed Marlize out of the court room and questioned her on her motives for framing Barry for murder. Marlize revealed they have a master plan for the world, but stopped short of revealing what it was. Marlize also told Iris that while she was willing to do anything for her husband she questioned what Iris was willing to do for Barry.

Walking back into the court room and interrupting the trial Iris was about to tell everyone that Barry was the Flash when Barry used a power that allowed both of the pair to move faster than anyone else so they could not be seen or heard. Barry reassured her that he's made the decision not to tell anyone as they would not be only putting themselves in danger but also their friends and family. Iris agreed that his identity must remain a secret as Barry raced back to his table and the trial continued. Eventually both the prosecution and defense rest their case when suddenly Barry's phone rings with a warning that the meta human Fallout that the rest of the team had been pursuing was about to explode. Barry was able to convince the judge to let him leave and with the rest of the teams help managed to contain Fallout's radiation and saving Central City. Barry and Iris along with everyone at S.T.A.R. Labs, discovered thanks to the television, that Barry had been found guilty. Barry entered the courtroom for sentencing and the judge gave Barry a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.

Later, with Ralph's help, Iris managed to clear Barry and he was released from prison.

The team later encounter another bus meta Matthew Kim, who has the ability to swap people's DNA. He causes Barry's speedster powers to be transferred to Iris. He also accidentally creates a new meta-human when he gives Jaco Birch powers drained from a bank robber, although Birch wasted no time using his newfound powers to turn to a life of crime. Iris manages to defeat the criminal and Matthew not only manages to give Barry back his powers but also joins the team as a new trainee.

After Devoe's defeat, the Team Flash went to celebrate at the West house. Suddenly someone knocks on the door, and it's your daughter, Nora West-Allen. Nora revealed that she went back in time to meet Barry because she never got to know him in the future but her arrival had caused some problems in the present. Barry and the team eventually decided to let her stay and be a part of the team. She helped them take down both William Lang and Vanessa Jansen. However, after defeating Jansen, they ran into a meta-human killer named Cicada who killed Lang and preceded to kill Jansen.

When the team persuaded Orlin to take the cure and he was a normal human again, another Cicada took him away and killed Vanessa Ambres. The second was actually Grace Gibbons of the future. Grace was part of the Reverse Flash plan to be released from prison. After Team Flash defeated Cicada by administering the meta-human cure to her younger self and destroying her uncle's dagger, Nora sacrificed herself to fix her mistakes and was erased from existence once a new timeline began to set.

"That's not Barry."

-Iris warns Caitlin and Cisco of Dark Flash

A short while before the crisis, Barry Allen used the neural hyper-collider to project his consciousness forward past the antimatter wall blocking the Speed Force; there he witnessed a possible future of the Crisis in which Iris was consumed by the antimatter.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Iris went to search for the Paragon of Truth with Clark Kent and Lois Lane. They went to Earth-167, encountering that Earth's Clark Kent. However, they were sent back to the by Lex Luthor before they could talk to him. After that, they went to Earth-96 and after discovering that he is the Paragon of Truth, they warned that Earth's Clark Kent about Lex Luthor. After Lex arrived, he used the Book of Destiny to control Earth-96 Clark and make him fight Earth-38 Clark. Lois then managed to knock out Lex and free Earth-96 Clark from his control by reminding him that the people he lost would not have wanted that.

She later went to Ivy Town with Ray Palmer and Ralph Dibny to find Dr. Ryan Choi, the Paragon of Humanity. He originally did not believe them, but after Ralph showed him that he is Elongated Man, Ryan stated that he is not a hero, like them and needs to be with his wife and child and leaves the room. Iris then went to talk to him and congratulated him on his family. He asked her if she is a superhero too and she told him that she is not. After noticing her ring, Ryan asked her if she wants to be with her husband in their final moments. Iris then explained her husband is not like them and is a hero. He then said he is not like her husband. She agreed, but stated people like them remind superheroes what they are fighting for. Iris then asked him if he wants to hold his daughter, knowing he had helped to make the world safer. Ryan then reluctantly agrees. Ray then said Lois had informed him Earth-1 is the only Earth left and they return to the Waverider.

The Waverider crew and ship, following Earth-1 itself, were destroyed by an antimatter wave when the Anti-Monitor possessed Harbinger, but Iris was restored a month later when the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

After her freshman year in college, Iris moved back in with Joe while working as a waitress and writing her dissertation, though she would often get into unnecessary arguments with her father.

After the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Iris had her memories of Earth-1 restored.

Eventually, Iris meets a man named Gene Huskk, who had recently worked at McCulloch Technologies for a considerable length of time, only for a shady organization to infiltrate the company and steal a prototype gun. Iris requests him to go on the record secretly, and he concurs. He at that point discloses to her that the obscure association is called Black Hole. She and the remainder of the staff at the Citizen think of a course of events for Black Hole's association.

Iris composes a proper gathering with McCulloch's CEO, Joseph Carver, yet doesn't anticipate that him should give an official remark. Iris meets with Carver, who has assumed control over the organization without Eva McCulloch, his wife. Iris stands up to Carver about the firearm, and he takes her to a mystery part of the office. Carver contends that Gene was distrustful and made up bogus data about Black Hole. Iris chooses to run the story as is at any rate.

Later in her office, Iris distributes the article, and is quickly sued by McCulloch for slander. Cecile distinguishes that something isn't right - similarly as the Dr. Light discharge the firearm through the Citizen workplaces. Iris chooses to discover Gene and ensure he's sheltered, and solicits the rest from the staff to escape all alone. Iris discovers Gene, however he is killed by Dr. Light. Iris snatches Gene's trusted status card and drives away, as the killer marginally harms her.

Iris goes to Star Labs and makes sense of who the professional killer is - Kimiyo Hoshi. Joe goes up against Iris about seeking after the story, and contends that overcoming Black Hole won't occur without any forethought. In the mean time, Iris goes up against Carver, and blames him for being the pioneer of Black Hole. Carver doesn't deny it, however blames Iris for not knowing the entire story. Iris uncovers that she's set up a dead man's switch, which will distribute every last bit of her data in the event that anybody is slaughtered. Before confronting him about it and knowing that he was the leader of the assassin's guild, Iris talks to Kara Danvers, who instructs her to have a dead-man's switch that will print her story if she is harmed. She later goes to her apartment with Barry.

Afterward, Iris starts to presume that Black Hole had something to do with Eva McCulloch's vanishing. Before going to McCulloch Technologies, she wrote in a notebook a note with "Eva" written to be read by being reflected. While exploring McCulloch Technologies, she was taken to the Mirrorverse by Eva McCulloch, although Iris did not see that it was Eva who took her. She saw a mirror duplicate of herself acting romantically to Barry. She was trying to tell Barry that the Iris he was hugging was not her, to no avail.

Iris inquires as to Eva whether she can possibly fabricate a machine to get them out of the mirror measurement. Eva chooses to be courageous, as a result of Iris' model. When it comes time to utilize the machine, Eva frenzies, and shows Iris that the machine won't work - it'll open up a gateway, yet the individual strolling through will get scorched. Eva discloses that she needed to demonstrate the machine didn't work, on the grounds that in any case Iris wouldn't confide in her. Iris later leave the room.

When Wally West reunited with the team, she was happy for him despite not being able to meet him physically.

Iris discloses to Eva she thoroughly considers she's discovered a way. Iris discloses to Eva that Barry is the Flash and that he may be the way to getting them out of the Mirrorverse.

After Eva's suspicious attitude, she entered to a secret room hidden in a mirror wall and realized that Eva kidnapped her and that Kamilla Hwang and David Singh were also trapped in this dimension. After this, Eva tied her to a chair and showed her Barry fighting Mirror Iris with his weakened powers. When Iris said that Eva still loved Joseph Carver, Mirror Iris stopped fighting. When Mirror Iris expressed her wishes to be herself, she was killed by Eva. After that, Eva used Ramsey Rosso's blood to cross to Earth-Prime. Iris promised Barry to be strong through the mirror and stated that she would rescue Kamilla and Singh.

Iris found Kamilla making a grafitti to tell Iris about her whereabouts and both went to the Speed Lab. When they met David Singh, Kamilla and David fainted due to the mind damage caused by being sent to the Mirrorverse through the Mirror gun. For unknown reasons Iris got knowledge about the Mirrorverse's effects on the mind.

When Iris was to send them to the infirmary, Barry opened a portal to release her. However, since Barry was mentally affected to not have empathy and was adamant about only releasing her, she fought against it. Barry released her, but she fainted after being released.

When Iris eventually awakened, she walked from the infirmary to the Artificial Speed Force machine and touched it; Iris was focused on giving Barry his speed. The Team theorized that Iris had residual Speed Force in her cells which the machine absorbed and shunned into Barry, restoring his powers as The Flash. The energy release was so massive that it exited from S.T.A.R. Labs and exploded into four different directions.

With Barry, Cisco, and Frost gone to fight Eva, Iris joined the B-squad at comms. When Eva began to get the upper-hand, Iris realizes that brute force would not bring victory, so she uses a smoke bomb to teleport to Eva's location and try persuading her to desist.

When Eva attempted to launch mirror particles at Iris, she could stop them due to having acquired some control over mirrors during her stay in the Mirrorverse. Iris convinced Eva that she was bringing destruction to the world. Eva wanted to stop the invasion, but did not have the force to do it alone, so Barry and Iris held hands with her. Afterwards, Eva retreated to the Mirrorverse.

Iris had trouble writing an article for the newspaper, because she tried to remain detached from her experiences in the Mirrorverse; Allegra advised her as Iris' editor that people wanted to know the truth about had happened to her in the other dimension. After Iris went to a support group for those who were duplicated by Mirror Monarch, she wrote a better article.

Likely after his "exorcism" from Nash Wells, Eobard Thawne used the Negative Still Force to infect Iris with a time sickness, imbuing the Negative Still Force particles with his negative tachyon essence, turning her into a ticking time bomb, with the ultimate plan of regaining a physical form.

Later, Deon Owens preserves Iris in a time loop due to the dangers the Godspeed war is causing. Iris could see everything at Still Force, and when Nora and Bart appeared, she returned to Earth-Prime.

Iris briefly regained her speedster status when Speed Force Nora gave everyone with a connection to it a boost to fight Godspeed.

Since the Negative Speed Force could not be absorbed by Godspeed or his clones, she assisted the Speed Force to give Eobard Thawne a body back so he could fight Godspeed.

After August Heart was arrested, Barry Allen proposed Iris to have a wedding vow renewal. Cisco Ramon was the minister and after Bart sung "1949" for his parents, Barry and Iris made their vows and kissed while Barry used Flashtime to feel the kiss more passionately.

To take her mind off of her illness, Iris decided to go with Sue Dearbon for Coast City to investigate the "Coast City Phantom", which is actually Tinya Wazzo, a teenage metahuman they found in Jitters using a meta tracker app. They approached Tinya but she left and broke Iris's cell phone with her powers. As Tinya was looking for her mother, Iris and Sue managed to track her again and promised to help her. They then went to a luxury hotel to rest at night.

Iris would then go on to infect the Still Force, which infected the Sage and Strength Forces as well, allowing the Negative Forces to take over. She replaced an older version of her in 2049 and was tended by Nora, Bart and Joan Williams. The Negative Still Force then decided to teleport Iris in front of him and the other forces so Barry would accidentally strike them with his lightning. When Iris was impacted and fell unconscious, her body dissolved into those particles and went into another version of Eobard Thawne, who underwent a metamorphosis where the one wearing Harrison Wells's face was resurrected, and ripped himself out of the one with his true face. Barry believed that he had killed his wife. However, she was actually sent to the time stone that Damien Darhk previously gave Joe. She encountered a remnant of Darhk there that guided her to see that she was a survivor and helped her return to the real world. With the aid of future Jay Garrick, she met Barry and dissuaded him from continuing to fight Thawne since it would end up damaging the city. After Barry meditated to undo Thawne's damage in the city and reunited with the team, Iris was found to no longer have a time sickness.

A week later, as Iris was set to return to work, Allegra told her about a purchase offer that Central City Citizen had gotten from CatCo Worldwide Media. Though Iris was opposed, Barry showed her his mapbook which he used to write down future events and told her it would lead to the start of her future media empire. Despite this, Iris was opposed to the idea and became trapped along with her husband in a time loop repeating the events of that day. In the end, Iris took out a loan from Sue Dearbon to purchase the Coast City Gazette and expand her newspaper the way she wished. She also stayed with Barry throughout the day, and attempted to help him stop Owen Mercer's robbery of a Kord Industries battery, though he teleported away before they could.

Later, she met Khione, the result of Caitlin's attempt to resurrect Frost. While Team Flash debated whether to save Caitlin or Frost from Khione's body, Iris chose to save Frost. However, Khione decided to live as her own person and the Team agreed, welcoming her. Also, in anticipation for Nora's birth, she and Barry decided to travel around the world for a "babymoon". For one of their trips, the couple went to Paris and met a chef.

While Team Flash and the Rogue Squad worked to defeat Red Death and her Rogues, Red Death confronted Iris, pretending to be Ryan Wilder who had vanished. Iris managed to see through her lies, though it was too late and she was kidnapped to use as bait for her timeline's Barry. With Mark Blaine's help, she managed to escape her captivity. After the defeat of Red Death, Iris and the rest of Team Flash attended Joe's going away party. There, Khione revealed that Iris was pregnant, despite the mapbook saying she wasn't supposed to be pregnant for another three months.

When Eobard Thawne's past self changed the timeline in an attempt to undo " Flashpoint", the future changed once more.

In one potential future of May 23, 2017, Savitar confronted the Flash with Iris as his hostage. He claimed to finally be "free" of the Flash. Despite the Flash's pleas, Savitar simply told Flash that he "lost". Iris then tearfully told Barry that she loved him and Savitar proceeded to murder Iris before the Flash could get to him in time, and Savitar fled as the Flash was left to his loss. Seemingly unbeknownst to Savitar, Flash, or Iris a younger version of the scarlet speedster from 5 months earlier was watching the event from the nearby trees, though he was pulled back to his own time by Jay Garrick. After this, her name on the article changes to Julie Greer.

There have been many versions of this event, for example one is seen with H.R. with Plunder's rifle fixed on Savitar while another version did not contain anyone on top of the roof.

After the defeat of Savitar, Iris's name appeared on the article once again, meaning that this future was erased.

In 2024, Barry, aided by Green Arrow, the Atom, and Hawkgirl, engaged in a battle with Reverse-Flash atop two oil trucks in the streets. The battle ended with both speedsters vanishing in an explosion of light. After her husband's disappearance, Iris wrote an article on the subject titled Flash Missing Vanishes In Crisis, which ended up on the front page of the Central City Citizen, published on April 25, 2024.

Iris secretly had a power-dampening chip implanted in Nora to keep her inherited speedster powers hidden, also asking family and close friends to stay silent about them. As a result, Nora remained unaware of her meta-human powers. Nora discovered this years later.

After that Nora was erased from existence due to Cicada's dagger being destroyed, the article was written earlier and erased Nora's birth meaning that this future was erased.

According to Barry's mapbook, Iris' pregnancy was meant to begin in May 2023, though it instead began in February.

Mirrorverse adaptation: After being trapped in the Mirrorverse for so long, Iris' body began to adapt to the mirror realm allowing her to control it and being able to read and use its technology. She uses this power to read the monitors to locate David Singh who also is trapped within the Mirrorverse. It was pointed out by Kamilla Hwang that Iris had the power to control the Mirroverse but this also comes with a price of maddening her as a weakness. However after leaving the Mirrorverse Iris seemingly retained some of her new skills and apparently doesn't suffer from neural dissonance anymore. When Eva returned to the mirrorverse, Iris lost all her powers.
Vitrikinesis: Iris was able to manipulate mirrors after she was trapped in the mirrorverse for a while. She was able to fend off Eva's shards thrown at her.

Speed Force connection: Despite not apparently having a meta-gene, Iris seems to possess a unique connection to the Speed Force that allows her to connect with speedsters, namely her husband. This ability first showed itself when Iris felt a jolt of electricity when she touched Barry while he was in a coma. Iris seems to be able to generate and store Speed Force's energy in her body unconsciously. She was able to provide enough energy to jumpstart the Speed Force itself after it "died" due to corruption from the Spectre. Between her connection to Barry and the brief time she inherited his powers through Matthew Kim, the Speed Force was able to grant her full access to speedster powers to battle against the Godspeeds. Despite having them for only a short period, Iris quickly adjusted the usage of them, effectively working as a superhero, in certain capacities showing even more ingenuity than Barry. After the battle, Iris' connection with the Speed Force seemed to end, losing her speedster powers.

Accelerated healing factor: Iris' transferred powers let her heal in a fraction of the time a normal person would. After breaking her leg and suffering severe smoke inhalations, she made a full recovery hours later.

Electrokinesis: Iris' Speed Force energy uniquely generates purple electricity.

Superhuman agility: Iris was able to maneuver through enclosed areas with great coordination and dexterity. This enabled her to repeatedly traverse a tall building's staircase to save 14 people from a fire, one after another.

Superhuman speed: Iris was able to move at such vast speeds that even Barry was amazed at how fast she could move despite being new to her powers. With her speed, she can easily traverse Central City or change outfits in an instant. Her speed also enabled her to run on an ocean.
Aerokinesis: Iris was able to use her speed to generate air flows on various levels. While she struggled to use this ability to properly smother a fire, she proved able to use this build-up to gather and direct enough water into a tidal wave capable to disperse a giant fire cyclone of over 6000° Fahrenheit.

Superhuman stamina: Iris was able to run tremendous distances with no signs of fatigue.

"It's my job to find out the truth. I'm a reporter."

High-level intellect/Expert investigator/Skilled tactician/Leader: Iris is very intelligent individual and an excellent investigator; as she follows every lead and rumor to discover the truth behind any story; she eventually discovered that the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion was what gave the Flash his powers. Iris' background as a psychology student has sharpened her natural wits and intuition, which she presumably inherited from her police officer father and grandfather, and gave her a methodical approach to studying and investigating the several meta-human cases around the city, starting off with the Flash. Iris' detective skills made her a prime candidate for the police academy, which she only backed out; due to Joe West's disapproval. On her own, Iris figured out that Barry Allen was the Flash upon remembering how Barry gave off similar electrical shocks as the speedster while comatose. Iris is a capable tactician and leader; after Barry reluctantly went into the Speed Force, she took over the leadership role of Team Flash, though nearly 1 in 3 of the criminal meta-humans they have gotten into a confrontation with have managed to escape. She has a creative intelligence, which was evident when she got the idea of using the Quark Sphere from the Speed Force to stop a nuclear bomb or using A.M.A.Z.O.'s weaknesses against it.

"You need to go after her."

"Oh, come on. Give me a break. Have you seen her right hook?"

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Planning for his daughter's safety, Joe extensively taught Iris since her childhood how to defend herself. During sparring matches against Barry as children, Iris was never once hit by her friend, though it should be noted that Barry was not actually trying to hurt her. As an adult, Iris was able to knock out the much larger Tony Woodward (when not in his metal form) after he had been dazed by the Flash. She also showed considerable reflexes, able to dodge a sucker-punch from the Alchemy-possessed Wally West before knocking him out herself. Iris was also able to hold her own against and eventually subdue Marlize DeVoe after deliberately getting impaled on the latter's katana. She even managed to take down several Earth-X Nazis and knock out Peter Merkel with two punches.

"I'm alive, thanks to Iris. Turns out she's as badass with a gun as she is with a pen."

"Yeah, she is."

Expert markswoman: Iris is skilled in the use of firearms, having been taught by Joe in case of emergencies. She was able to accurately shoot off Dr. Light's mask from a distance. Iris also shot and killed Savitar to protect Barry and used a laser gun to defend herself from a katana-wielding Marlize. Iris is capable of defending herself with various types of laser guns and she has used them on many occasions such as helping Team Flash fight Eobard Thawne, fighting Cecile Horton while she was under the control of the Psycho Pirate mask, and defending the team from a mind-controlled Mia Queen.

High tolerance for pain: Though not seen often, Iris can tolerate intense pain when needed; she deliberately impaled herself with Marlize's katana, allowing her to pull Marlize towards Clifford DeVoe's chair, knock her out, and transport her out of S.T.A.R. Labs despite her injury.

Stealth: Iris was able to sneak up behind and knock out Shawna Baez without being noticed. During the Earth-X invasion, she and Felicity infiltrated S.T.A.R. Labs to save Kara from Thawne.

Neural dissonance: Iris' prolonged stay in the Mirrorverse gradually degenerated her mind; the more she adapts there, the more she loses her sanity. Iris even developed Eva McCulloch's tic of scratching her arm. However, she recovered from this after being released from the Mirrorverse.

Time sickness: Iris had a time sickness that caused her to lose consciousness and move forward in time. Deon Owens was containing it, although he undid the treatment so they could investigate about the Negative Still Force. As the sickness has worsened, her time episodes can send people or objects into the Still Force, via a green energy that seems to be Still Force energy or an energy similar to Timeless Wells's. The Negative Still Force was revealed to be infecting Iris to get a sacrifice to restore Eobard Thawne's powers so that he can be the avatar of the Negative Speed Force. It was cured after Iris left the time stone.

Guns: Iris is very proficient in using guns.

The Flash suit: After Melting Point transferred Barry Allen's speedster powers to Iris, she briefly took on the mantle of The Flash. Cisco Ramon modified a purple jacket Iris wore for day-to-day use to be friction proof, which she wore along with an extra mask of Jesse Quick's while operating in the field. After the speedster powers were returned to Barry, Iris stopped wearing the suit. In an erased future, Nora West-Allen reused this suit when she began operating as the speedster heroine XS.

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Iris' favorite childhood toy was a stuffed turtle she named "McSnurtle".

She loves mint chocolate chip ice cream, having had an "obsession" with it since the age of 2.

Iris enjoys dark roast coffee.

In an erased timeline, under the threat of Weather Wizard's tsunami, Iris admitted to Barry she loved him and they shared a kiss. She also discovered Barry was the Flash. However, because Barry later time traveled, he ruptured the time continuum and these events were erased in the alternate timeline.
When Barry attempted to romance Iris in the new timeline where this disaster never occurred, he only alienated her. Eobard Thawne would explain that the trauma of the impending doom was what awakened Iris to her feelings for Barry.

In a second erased timeline, Iris, presumably along with everyone else in Central City, was killed by Vandal Savage using the Staff of Horus in his efforts to kill Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. However, due to Barry changing the time continuum, this disaster never occurs.

Iris has had three love interests in the series: Eddie Thawne, Scott Evans, and Barry Allen. She also caught the romantic interest of Tony Woodward and Cisco Ramon.
Additionally, Iris is shown to have a crush on Oliver Queen, which appears to grow deeper when she learns he is Green Arrow.

Joe and Francine planned on naming her "Wallace" if their first born child was a boy, a name later used for Iris's brother.

In the portion of "" that took place during the time period of "The Sound and the Fury ", which aired in late January and presumably took place around the same time in-universe, Eddie stated that Iris' birthday was in two months, which would place it sometime in March or April. However, Iris's birthdate was later shown in "The Once and Future Flash " to be June 24.

Iris and Barry got married on November 28, 2017.

Iris is the seventh character in the Arrowverse to have her civilian name in an episode title ("Run, Iris, Run "), after Sara Lance, Felicity Smoak, Harrison Wells, Oliver Queen, Alex Danvers, Zari Tomaz, and Harry Wells.

Iris has appeared in every episode of except "The Exorcism of Nash Wells " and "", though in the former case, Candice Patton still appeared as Iris' mirror duplicate.

In DC comics, Iris West is the fiancée and later wife of Barry Allen, the second Flash.

In most variations of the DC comics, Iris is Caucasian and has red hair.

In pre-Flashpoint canon of DC comics, Iris actually originates from the 30th century and her real name is Ann Russell. This is referenced in the series by her middle name being Ann.

Both in the DC comics and in the Arrowverse, Iris had to assume the identity of a man in certain crises; in the DC comics her consciousness possessed Nathan Newbury, one of the jurors in the Trial of the Flash, while in the Arrowverse she used a device that alters perception of appearance to switch identities with H.R. Wells.

It is revealed in "The Once and Future Flash "​​, that Iris's birthday is June 24, 1989, making her a year younger than her actress, Candice Patton, who was also born on that day the previous year.

​​​​ isn't the only time Iris has taken the "Allen" surname upon marrying Barry; she took Barry's surname name (hyphenated with her own) in the animated series Young Justice and various comic book issues. In the abandoned Justice League Mortal film, Iris was given Allen as her last name, abandoning the West name all together.

In a deleted scene for "", Kamilla asks who was Iris' contact for the deadman switch and Iris revealed she had help from a "friend" who is revealed to be Kara Danvers as she glances towards of picture of both of them.

Originally, Iris was supposed to be a psychology graduate student instead of a journalist.

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Barry Allen

Alter ego

The Flash
Savitar (alternate timeline; formerly)

Code name

The Chemist (as a henchman of Goldface; formerly)

" What did you do? I created you. I taught you everything you know! Everything you are is because of me! What did you do?"
"I got faster. Didn't you?"

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen (born March 14, 1989) is a scientist in the Criminal and Forensic Science Division of the Central City Police Department. He is the son of the late Henry and Nora Allen, the foster son turned son-in-law of Joe West, the husband of Iris West-Allen, the brother-in-law of Wally West, the best friend of Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow, the close friend of Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Kara Danvers, Ralph Dibny, Sara Lance, and the late Oliver Queen and Eddie Thawne, a friend of Kate Kane and Jefferson Pierce, the archenemy of Eobard Thawne as well as the future father of his future children, Nora West-Allen and Bart Allen.

Barry's mother was murdered when he was 11 years old on March 18, 2000 and the blame was wrongfully placed on his father. He was taken in by Joe and he dedicated his life to proving his father's innocence. After the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded, causing a giant thundercloud to form, Barry was struck by lightning from an cloud, falling into a coma for nine months. When he woke up from his coma, Barry discovered that he had developed superhuman speed and various other abilities derived from it. Using these powers to protect Central City, he began acting as a meta-human superhero known as the Flash, initially referred to by the media as the Red Streak, the Streak and the Blur, stylized as the " Scarlet Speedster".

After Barry undid Flashpoint, a time loop was created with a possible future of Iris dying in front of Barry. A time remnant of Barry from this future was created, and after being shunned for not being the original Barry he became a powerful, mythical, armoured speedster, known as Savitar. After his transformation into Savitar, he sought to ensure his existence by murdering Iris in order to drive his younger self into the circumstances that led to his creation. When battling his younger self he referred to himself as the Future Flash. He was later erased from existence after he failed to recreate the circumstances of his own creation. However, this victory was short-lived; Barry was forced to enter and remain in the Speed Force indefinitely to save the world.

When Barry was "possessed" by Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork after the latter infected Barry's blood cells while he was saving Ralph's life, Cisco nicknamed him Dark Flash. Barry was restored to normal when Allegra Garcia used her powers to cure everyone affected by Rosso's disease.

During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Barry was revealed to be the Paragon of Love. He was one of the only surviving individuals from Earth-1 after the destruction of the Multiverse in the Anti-Monitor Crisis. However, thanks to Oliver's sacrifice, he and the other Paragons were able to defeat the Anti-Monitor after Earth-Prime was created. Barry also founded the Crisis team and worked to honor the memory of his close friend and mentor.

Soon Barry and his team are forced to content with the brewing Godspeed War, masterminded by an artificial speedster August Heart, who seeks to become the God of Speed by stealling Barry's recently enhanced speed. Its only with the help of many speedster allies, including the revived Eobard Thanwe, that August was defeated.

Original multiverse

Barry was born on March 14, 1989, to Henry and Nora Allen as an only child.

When he was six years old, Barry begged his parents to take him to a science exhibition in Midway City, but they, unfortunately, got a flat tire on the way. The family's car had to be towed to a garage in Masonville, where they were stuck all day. Barry and his parents had ice cream and french fries with gravy for dinner at a small diner and spent the night watching the local fireworks display. Barry would consider this to be one of the happiest memories he ever had with his parents.

Barry and his mother would watch Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra musicals together on rainy nights.

At some point, Barry met Iris West at school, with whom he became best friends. At the age of 10, Barry formed a crush on her. Iris' father, Joe West, as well as Henry and Nora, were all aware of Barry's developing romantic feelings.

On March 18, 2000 when Barry was 11 years old, he ran home from school after getting into a fight with some bullies. Though not being fast enough, his mother assured Barry that he had a good heart, and his father was proud of him for winning the fight. Later that night, Barry was comforted by his mother when he admitted he was afraid of the dark. Nora convinced him he wasn't afraid of darkness itself, just being alone in the dark and wished him sweet dreams.

Death of Nora Allen

That night, Barry was awoken by a commotion. He went downstairs and saw his mother surrounded in streaks of red and yellow lightning. Barry attempted to reach his mother but she told him to stay back and amidst the streaks, Barry saw "the Man in Yellow" for a brief moment, and his father urged him to run. At that very moment however, Barry suddenly found himself 20 blocks away (because his future self took him away from the Reverse-Flash).

Barry returned home in time to see his father being arrested by police, and was told by his father not to enter the house. He entered, seeing Joe standing solemnly over a body. When he walked away, Barry approached the body and discovered, to his horror, that it was his mother.

Following the ordeal, Barry was fostered by Joe and Iris. When Joe and Barry arrived at the West house, Barry was not crying, due to shock. Joe asked Iris to show Barry the guest room, and Barry told Iris that his father did not kill his mother, to which Iris responded that she believed him. Later that night, Iris found Barry crying alone and comforted him.

Living together caused an inhibitor between Barry and Iris, as growing up in the same household prevented their feelings (at least on Iris' side) from maturing beyond sibling love.

Six months after his mother's murder, Barry was still depressed and became grumpy towards everyone. Seeing this, Joe understood that Barry was acting angry because he didn't want to let the pain of the grief in, fearing his father and mother would be disappointed in him if he did. Joe assured Barry it was okay to let the pain in. Barry finally allowed himself to feel the grief and cried, with Joe comforting Barry and promising that he'd always be there for him.

During the first year that Joe took him in, Barry attempted to impress the former by building a robot with wheels for his science fair project, which nearly set the school gym on fire and hurt his teacher, Mrs. Dumas. In school, Barry was relentlessly bullied by Tony Woodward. Joe noticed this and had Barry spar with Iris, who easily beat him. Joe then told Barry that if he ever got into a fight he couldn't win, it was okay to run the other way.

At the age of 12, Barry went to a reptile camp, which was paid for by Joe. In 7th grade, Barry decided to mix glycerol with an oxidizing agent for his science fair project, believing he would win if he started a chemical fire. Barry got an A, but was suspended. As a teenager, Barry, according to himself, "lived for danger", including smoking a cigarette once, which was an unpleasant experience.

In high school, Barry attempted tryouts for the football team but failed horribly and made Joe swear to never talk about it again. Barry dated Becky Cooper in high school, though she was apparently a "nightmare" of a girlfriend. When Barry was 16, he and Iris switched bedrooms so Iris could sneak out the window past curfew, which was 8:00 pm at the time. They told Joe the reason they switched bedrooms was that Barry didn't like the noise from the streets. At one point, Barry and Iris took Joe's convertible out for a joyride and ended up crashing it into an oak tree on Fairmont Drive. Without realizing he was the man who killed his mother, Barry idolized Dr. "Harrison Wells" so much that read his biography twice, though he was still left not knowing much about him.

Barry graduated from college with a double major in physics and chemistry. It was with this skill that Barry was motivated to study criminology at Central City University in the hopes of proving that his father was innocent in his mother's murder. Barry was hired for the Central City Police Department by Captain David Singh. Shortly after, around 2012, he was the Junior CSI on a murder case in which the victim, Judy Gimlin, was stabbed to death and her husband, Reagan, was the prime suspect, which touched home for Barry. His superior, Detective Ralph Dibny, apparently proved Reagan's guilt by finding the knife used to kill Judy, which contained his fingerprints. Seeing similar circumstances to his mother's murder, Barry decided to delve further into the investigation and tested the knife. The knife actually didn't match the murder weapon used to kill Judy and Barry reported Ralph, who was subsequently fired for planting evidence. This created an enmity between the two.

Visit to Starling City

A year later, in December 2013 when he was 24, Barry arrived in Starling City. He wasn't able to initially get a cab as the driver pulled away, and he soon arrived at Queen Consolidated's Applied Sciences Center to investigate a mysterious break-in as a CSI from Central City with a connecting case, where he met Oliver Queen, John Diggle, Quentin Lance, and Felicity Smoak (the latter of whom he had an instant connection with).

Barry was set up in the division with Felicity's help, unknown to Barry, because Felicity believed that they should have used him as an asset considering his work in forensic science. The two began talking, and Barry began speculating about The Arrow and his background, making incisive observations about why The Arrow wore green instead of black, the type of arrows he used, and how he theorized that The Arrow has partners, particularly someone who had a background in computer sciences; all of this unnerved Felicity.

Barry was astounded when Felicity asked him to help with a blood sample from an arrow she received from the police both by her "connections" from working for Oliver, and the fact that he was working the same case as The Arrow. During that particular part of their investigation, Felicity invited Barry to a Queen Consolidated function, which was actually a party at the Queen Mansion. However, before the results came in, his cover as a crime scene investigator working for the police was blown by Oliver just after he and Felicity began arguing over a news report about the mass particle accelerator.

It was revealed that he was just an assistant CSI and there was no connecting case in Central City. Barry explained what happened to him as a child and how it had caused him to begin looking into cases with impossible circumstances, in hopes of one day proving one possible, therefore solving his mother's murder and freeing his father. He was later re-invited by Oliver as Felicity's plus one to come to his home, where he was throwing a party for his mother. When there, Barry apologized to Felicity while they danced.

After the party, Barry was contacted by Singh and was told to return to Central City if he hoped to keep his job and revealed the sedative used was ketamine, informing Felicity it should have been easy to track. He tried to catch the soonest train, though missed the last one of the night. He settled down into the train station to wait for the next one in the morning, when suddenly he was hit with a tranquilizer dart to the neck. When he awoke, he found himself in Oliver's base with Diggle watching him and Oliver lying on a table in full Arrow costume. Felicity approached him and asked Barry to save Oliver's life, who was not only poisoned with an unknown substance from the A.R.G.U.S. disaster bunker, but also had been beaten by the robber who had stolen the centrifuge from Queen Consolidated, raided the blood bank, and encountered Oliver as The Arrow while stealing large amounts of ketamine from the bunker.

Barry was able to save Oliver's life by thinning his coagulating blood with rat poison. Oliver was not too pleased with the situation at first, as Felicity had revealed his secret without his permission. However, Barry eventually gained Oliver's trust. He recommended that a mask would be better than the green grease paint he used on his eyes as concealment of his identity. Oliver later asked Barry if there were any side effects to the rat poison he injected in him, and Barry admitted it could cause hallucinations and heavy sweating. After testing Oliver's blood though, Barry discovered that Oliver's hallucinations weren't from the rat poison, and that it was psychological. Soon after, Barry headed back to Central City, but not before leaving Oliver a mask as a parting gift.

The accident

Following this, Barry and Iris headed to the unveiling and switching on of the particle accelerator. Barry attempted to convey his attraction towards Iris, but she simply misunderstood it. They began listening to Dr. Wells, who described how the particle accelerator would lead to a much greater future. As they were listening, a thief stole Iris' bag, along with her laptop inside it. Barry ran after him, attempting to catch up to him; however, the thief knocked the wind out of him and ran off, only to later get caught by detective Eddie Thawne. At the police station, Iris and Barry mocked Eddie, a new transfer from Keystone City.

Later, Barry headed to his lab, watching the news of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator, when it suddenly became unstable. As Barry tried to close his lab's rafters due to the worsening storm, he watched in confusion and awe as the liquids around him suddenly levitated, defying gravity. The particle accelerator then exploded and sent a shockwave of dark matter through the city. Seconds later, Barry was struck by a yellow bolt of lightning through a window in the roof. He was sent flying backwards through the already-charged chemicals and knocked unconscious. A red flash of light appeared across Barry's cheek, rising, and then faded away. Barry was quickly rushed to Central City Hospital, where he was kept on life support while in a coma.

For the following five weeks, Felicity visited Barry in the hospital while he was in a coma, and left only to help Oliver. Barry constantly seemed to flatline. However, it was concluded by Harrison Wells - who had also started visiting him - that Barry's heart was in fact beating too fast to even register on the EKG. When Barry's condition began to worsen he was moved to S.T.A.R. Labs to be closely monitored and was frequently visited by Iris West. When Iris came by one day, she received a static shock when she touched Barry's hand.

Becoming the Flash

Early days and setbacks

Freaked out by the incident, Barry promised to call Iris that night and left. Once outside, Barry noticed his hand vibrating at an unbelievable speed, shortly followed by him accidentally almost running into a bin at super speed, then breaking the back window of a cop car. Realizing the gifts he had, Barry went off running, testing out his super speed. Before long, he accidentally ran through the back of a van. Sometime later at an airfield, Barry met with Cisco, Caitlin, and Wells. He put on a tight suit and got ready to run. Dr. Wells cautioned restraint, whereupon Barry began to run at full pelt.

Partway through his test run, he began to remember the night of his mother's murder, specifically a ball of lightning with a man seemingly inside it surrounding his mother, and he crashed, fracturing his wrist. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, they discovered that Barry's wrist had healed in under three hours, much to their amazement. Dr. Wells inquired as to what happened, and Barry explained what he'd remembered: a man somehow inside a ball of lightning. Barry raised the question that perhaps there were more people like him, but Harrison rejected the idea, claiming that Barry was unequivocally one of a kind. Following that, Barry went to meet Iris at Jitters. He looked upon Iris and Eddie kissing. Barry and Iris soon took a walk as Iris explained to Barry how her and Eddie had met, asking Barry to promise not to tell her father. As they talked, a police car involved in a car chase slammed on the brakes, leading to Barry pulling Iris out of the way as the car hit the wall under the bridge. As the other car raced by, Barry recognized its driver; a man thought to be dead: Clyde Mardon. Barry ran after the car, crashing through the side and entering. Before Mardon could get his gun out, Barry grabbed the steering wheel, making the car tumble on its side and onto its roof. Mardon exited the vehicle, relatively unscathed and Barry quickly followed.

He called out to catch Mardon's attention, but soon the area was flooded with fog, apparently made by Mardon himself, causing a car to run into the already overturned car, forcing Barry to speed to a nearby patch of grass for safety. Paramedics soon arrived, along with the police, including Joe. Joe scolded Barry for having Iris out in the open and Iris for having followed the danger. Barry took Joe aside, telling him of his belief that the car was driven by Clyde Mardon, who had apparently survived a plane explosion, also somehow gaining the ability to control the weather. Despite various pieces of apparent evidence, Joe didn't believe him. Frustrated with Barry's apparent fantasies, Joe explained how his claims were impossible, including the ball of lightning with the man inside; he knew Barry's father was the murderer, as did numerous others. Having never asked for anything from Barry, Joe asked Barry to for once be realistic, to which Barry simply walked off, disappointed.

He returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, angry at Wells for lying to him about being the only one affected by the particle accelerator's explosion. Dr. Wells claimed to not be entirely sure, as there had been numerous amounts of radiation including anti-matter, dark energy and x-elements, all apparently theoretical prior to the event. Despite them only being theory up to that point, Wells claimed that Barry was proof otherwise. He went into more detail, explaining that they'd been looking for more "meta-humans", a term they'd coined for people like Barry. Barry brought up Clyde Mardon, whom they had to stop before he hurt anyone again. Wells cautioned Barry to keep himself safe, as Barry had the potential to unlock previously undiscovered vaccines, medicines and breakthroughs in science, yet he wished to put himself on the line and "play hero". Dr. Wells saw him as nothing special, just a boy who'd been struck by lightning.

Upset by Harrison's words and lack of confidence, Barry called Oliver Queen, hoping to get some advice. He visited Oliver in Starling City, where he expressed that he believed Barry could save people, though in an entirely different way to the Arrow. As opposed to the Arrow's tough vigilantism, Barry could be a guardian angel to the people of his city, saving them "in a flash". As he speeds away, Oliver expressed his awe at Barry's powers.

Barry headed back to Central City, to S.T.A.R. Labs. He apologized to Caitlin and Cisco, understanding that they'd lost things in the explosion, but there had been an increase in crime, presumably occurring because of the creation of meta-humans. They agreed to help, and Cisco even suggested the use of a suit he'd made, initially for a firefighter, but believed it suited Barry well. He put on the suit and raced to Mardon's farm, where they'd noticed an acute change in the weather. He saved Joe and Eddie, who'd come to investigate, after a piece of debris flew at them.

Barry continued to save citizens throughout Central City, much to the frustration of Caitlin and Joe. At his day job with the CCPD, Barry investigated a strange robbery and murder scene wherein the surveillance footage showed one man, but evidence indicated that there was at least six present. He later made a casual remark that the perp's footprints were about the same size as those of Captain Singh's but was reprimanded for it by Joe, who reminded him not to tell Iris about his ability.

Because of this, Barry lost confidence in himself and, face to face with Danton Black, the meta-human that infiltrated the Stagg event, he realized that he did not have the ability to really go up against them. At this point, Iris was still trying to get Barry to tell her what was going on with him. Just when he had momentarily quit his association with Wells and the others, Iris revealed that her new journalism topic would be his alter-ego, who has been dubbed the "red streak" by citizens. Caitlin then called Barry back to S.T.A.R. Labs and told him of a way to defeat Black. Joe then arrived to convince Barry to go after him.

Barry did and followed Danton to Stagg Industries, where he intended to kill Stagg once and for all. With a pep talk from those at the Lab, including Joe, Barry was able to isolate the real Danton from the hundreds of clones and put him down. When Danton momentarily regained consciousness, he attacked Barry only to miss and hit the window. Barry tried to save him from falling but Danton, not wanting to be saved, summoned up an extra hand to pull himself from Barry's grip and fell, much to Barry's disappointment. Later, Barry commended the group at the lab, who then fully supported Barry's city-saving, even Caitlin, and made amends with Joe.

Barry went to the movies with Iris when Cisco and Caitlin informed him of a car chase. Using his speed Barry quickly stopped the robber and returned before Iris knew he was gone. The next day Barry and Joe investigated the death of the Darbinyan crime family. Noting that as the victims were poisoned with gas they would have all died at the same time, yet some of them had time to move. This led to Barry realizing that they were dealing with another meta-human who could control gas. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Joe brought up the topic of finding a suitable prison for meta-humans. Wells and Cisco decided that the particle accelerator would be the best place to hold them until they could cure them of their powers. Caitlin, remembering the death of her fiancé Ronnie, froze in her spot. Seeing her distress, Barry offered for Caitlin to help him run tests on the poison gas they'd procured. At Barry's lab the two talked about Ronnie until the DNA results came back, revealing that the gas inside the victims also had someone else's DNA. Hearing of the murder of Theresa Howard on the police radio, Barry left despite Caitlin's pleas. Arriving at the scene, Barry found himself too late and angrily chased after the meta-human. Before he could fight him, the man transformed into gas and forced Barry to inhale him.

Rushing back to S.T.A.R. Labs, the team was able to painfully extract the gas with a needle. Despite being told to rest, Barry went to talk to Joe and confide in him about his inability to save the judge. He went on to mention his temptation to break his father out of jail, though Joe reasoned that his father would simply be a fugitive, and despite his abilities, Barry would never be able to save everyone. Later Barry apologized to Caitlin for worrying her, only for Caitlin to reveal that what he had said to her were the same last words Ronnie said before he died. Barry decided to help her overcome her fear of walking into the particle accelerator.

After finding peace, she thanked Barry and the two embraced. Wells and Cisco soon called them up and revealed that a sedative was also found in the gas. Barry told Cisco to check if anyone was executed on the night of the particle accelerator, as the two chemicals were used when executing death-row inmates. They identified the meta-human to be Kyle Nimbus, a hit-man for the Darbinyan crime family; the family had turned on Nimbus, leading him to be arrested by Joe West and prosecuted by Judge Theresa Howard. Barry quickly suited up and headed to Iron Heights prison, saving Joe who was visiting Barry's father.

Barry then went after The Mist, as Cisco proudly nicknamed him, defeating him by tiring him out (his fatigue would have forced him to revert to his human form eventually).

Barry later visited his father and confided in him that he missed his mother. Henry comforted him by telling him the story of how he learned to walk. Barry realized that to honor his mother he had to continue running, as he had always done.

Barry trained the speed of his mind by multitasking by playing a game of chess with Harrison Wells, a game of Operation with Caitlin, and a game of table tennis with Cisco. Barry defeated Cisco and Caitlin but made a mistake which caused him to lose against Wells. Soon after, they had an alert of a bank robbery, to which Barry responded to quickly. At the scene, Barry managed to unmask Leonard Snart, the leader of his crew. After a guard was shot, Barry quickly rushed him to St. Andrews Hospital and quickly returned to the scene for work. When Captain Singh noted that a guard said there were three robbers, Barry corrected him to four, though he quickly justified his reasoning as it had to have been a four-man job. After Singh sarcastically thanked Barry for his insight, Joe asked if Barry saw anything that could help the case, to which Barry told Joe he saw one of them unmasked. At the precinct, Barry quickly identified Snart and learned that Snart's father was a dirty cop.

Later when Iris brought Barry coffee, Barry was told by Iris that she began a blog about The Streak. Barry attempted to convince her to stop with the blog as it only brings crazies and trolls, but failed. Barry was shocked when he saw Felicity in his lab at the police station. He caught up with Felicity and he learned Felicity listened to his entire conversation with Oliver on the rooftop. Barry showed Felicity his powers and brought her to S.T.A.R. Labs. When asked if they could trust Felicity, Barry told Cisco and Caitlin that she works with The Arrow, reassuring them. Barry showed his powers again, using the treadmill where Barry attempted to show off by running backwards, though he failed When Barry brought Felicity to Jitters, he was invited by Iris to join her and Eddie at Trivia Night and to bring Felicity.

When Iris asked why Barry wasn't dating Felicity who she claimed to be the perfect girl for him, Barry stated that they were only friends. At trivia night, Barry and Felicity answered a majority of questions correctly. Iris then pushed Barry to ask Felicity out again, assuming Felicity was very interested in Barry based on how she dressed. After Snart was spotted, Barry left and had Felicity cover for him, though she had no excuse that could work for him. Barry arrived in time to save Joe and a few others but due to the fact he was struck by the cold gun when saving Joe, he was slowed down and failed to save a security guard.

Barry was hanging out with Cisco, Caitlin, Iris, and Eddie at a bar where he discovered that because of his high metabolism he could not get drunk. Suddenly an explosion was reported at a building Barry raced over to see a window washer about to fall, thinking of no other way to save him Barry asked Cisco and Caitlin how fast he would need to go to run up a building. They told him that if he moved at extremely fast speeds he would be fine but must maintain his speed on the way down or risk serious injury. Barry rescued the man but was seen by Iris; blurring his face so she wouldn't recognize him, he quickly left.

Later as police investigated, Barry informed Joe that he could find no bomb casing. Searching through the files using his powers Barry found some information that pertained to the incident. Back at the police station Barry was told by Joe to give the military everything they had on the case. Barry handed the files over but, using his speed, managed to snatch one file from them. Joe told him to consult with the crew at S.T.A.R labs. At the lab Barry told them of what happened. Wells was familiar with Wade Eiling, the general leading the investigation. Wells explained that he worked with Wade to develop gene therapies for soldiers while Wells was more concerned over its benefit to civilians, only for him to sever their partnership when he found out Eiling's plans to develop mind-reading abilities for interrogation purposes. Cisco went through the army's digital records where they discovered the culprit was a woman named Bette Sans Souci, a bomb specialist for the army.

Barry found Bette at her last known address however when tried to take her in, contact with her caused his clothes to begin to detonate. Bette told Barry to get out of his clothes before they exploded which he did, just barely escaping the blast. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs Barry told a distraught Cisco about the suit and revealed to the others she was a meta-human. Joe came to him and asked Barry why he didn't tell him Iris saw him the other night. Barry told him she caught him off guard so Joe told him to tell Iris to stop blogging about him. Barry begged Iris to stop but she refused, claiming that he himself had wanted to know about the impossible since they were young. Barry noted that she wasn't even putting her name on it; Iris told Barry only to talk to her when he was ready to tell her the truth about why he was being so skeptical.

Cisco and Caitlin called and told him that Bette was spotted at the location of the surgeon who experimented on her. Barry arrived just in time to save Bette from being captured. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs the others told Bette of how the Particle Accelerator explosion and how it changed her. As they examined her Caitlin discovered a tracked inside her graze wound when the army attacked her, leading Wade right to S.T.A.R. Labs. The others quickly got her out while Wells stalled Wade. Outside while testing her abilities, Bette asked Barry if the others had tried to help him find a cure. Barry told her how a friend once told him that the bolt struck him for a reason and now because of it he can help people. Joe called and told Barry that Iris put her name on her blog.

Barry confronted her as the Flash and told her to stop writing about him. Iris revealed that to him that she was writing to help Barry prove that the impossible does exist. Barry arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs where the others revealed to him and Bette that curing her was at the moment impossible. Barry suggested that she join their team but the others pointed out that Bette's powers were too destructive and could put them all in danger, despite Barry pointing out she was the first meta-human they encountered who was not a criminal or a person who deliberately used their powers to hurt others. Back at his lab in the police station Barry met up with Joe. He told him that by visiting Iris as the Flash he found out that Iris was only writing about him to help. Barry pointed out that the only way to get Iris to stop was to tell her the truth claiming he told her everything only for Joe to reveal he knew Barry had feelings for Iris since he was a child and noted that Barry has not told Iris his feelings about her.

Barry claimed it didn't matter since she was already dating Eddie but Joe told him that when fate wants something to happen, whether it be him getting hit by the bolt that gave him his powers or getting two people to fall in love, it works things out. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs the others told Barry that Bette had left without saying where she was going. When they finally found her about to engage Eiling and his men, Barry rushed to her location before she could kill him. As Barry talked her out of killing Eiling, the general shot her killing her. As her body began to detonate the others told Barry to get her remains out of the city. Barry asked them how fast he would have to go to run on water. The team guessed about 650 miles per hour but told him he must escape the blast once he dropped her. Barry did and just barely managed to outrun the shock wave.

Later as Eiling covered up the incident Barry expressed disappointment, as Eiling had killed Bette in cold blood right in front of him and yet they could do nothing to him. Caitlin tried to comfort him telling him that running on water put him in interesting "company". Back at Joe's house Barry told Iris about his situation with Bette without telling her the specific details and asked her one more time to stop writing about The Streak. Iris once again refused, forcing Barry to tell her that they should not talk to each other for a while.

Later Barry visited Iris once again as The Streak and tried to convince her to stop writing about him. However she ignored his request and instead tried to find out more about him. She then asked what she should call him with Barry claiming anything would be better than "The Streak". Their conversation was cut short when they heard sirens. Rushing to the crime Barry saved a kid who was about to be run over by the culprit. Cutting the criminal off, Barry discovered he was a meta-human when the man ripped the door off of the Humvee he had stolen and threw it at him. Barry dodged this and attacked the man, only for his skin to turn into a steel like substance, resulting in Barry injuring his hand and the man brutally back handing him. Beaten, Barry escaped but not before the criminal told him that he was "born to take a beating", a phrase that seemed familiar to him. Rushing back to S.T.A.R Labs, Barry passed out on the floor.

Caitlin examined his injuries and told him he had various fractures, a concussion, and a bruised spleen, the injuries being so severe that Caitlin told him even with his healing abilities it would take a couple hours for him to recover. Barry then told them about the meta-human's abilities, and asked how he was supposed to fight a man made of steel. Dr. Wells and the team assured him that they would find a way. The next day Barry reported to the Central City Police Department, where he confirmed with Joe that the metal man was indeed a meta-human. Joe told Barry that he was putting him and Eddie on the case so that Barry could explain to Eddie what he saw.

Barry then went to see the Central City District Attorney, who identified the "man of steel" as Tony Woodward. Barry recognized the name; Woodward was a former classmate of Barry and Iris', who bullied Barry throughout his childhood. After the meeting, Barry and Eddie ran into Iris. Eddie asks Barry what's going on between Iris and him, not knowing that Barry was avoiding Iris but Barry told him everything was fine.

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry was introduced to a girder dummy built by Cisco so Barry could learn the right speed to take down Tony Woodward. Barry was easily defeated and dislocated his shoulder in the process. Shortly after, he was called by Eddie who had found the missing Humvee. Barry responded and as he arrived, Eddie recommended that he should get a car. Eddie then asked what's happening between him and Iris again where Barry revealed they had a fight.

Barry and Eddie then headed to Rusty Iron Ale Brewing Co. after suspecting he had dropped by there due to the kegs in the trunk. After questioning a few men at the brewery, one man ran, Barry and Eddie chasing him. Barry ran in front of the two, where the man punched Barry though it slowed him down enough for Eddie to take the man down. They then learn that Tony supposedly died in an accident, though they revealed to the man that he lived. Barry visited Iris at Jitters again where he told her that Tony is an example of why she should stop blogging about him. As the cops arrived, Barry ran off to Tony's hideout.

Barry was easily defeated by Tony and rendered unconscious. After he was brought back to S.T.A.R. Labs, he was yelled at by Harrison Wells who reminded him that they were still finding a way to stop him. Barry was then told that they had found a way to stop Tony and that is to hit him at 837 mph. At the precinct, Barry and Eddie discussed being victims of bullying as kids, while blowing off steam using a punching bag. They were soon told that Iris was missing and the two quickly rushed to help. After learning a fire alarm went off at his old elementary school, Barry quickly realized that was where Tony and Iris were. Barry fought Tony but was once again defeated. Barry then ran away from the school, 5.3 miles exactly, then ran back towards the school, breaking the sound barrier and knocking Tony down. Barry then greeted an incarcerated Tony, revealing his identity and told him that the particle accelerator made them who they truly were.

After walking away from the makeshift prison, Barry celebrated as he had finally had his revenge on Tony. Barry then greeted Iris at Jitters and the two reconcile. When Iris told Barry more about "The Streak", she told him how he comes and goes in the blink of an eye, and Barry interrupted her saying he does it in "A Flash".

Barry went for an early morning coffee run at Jitters, though a trainee was working that morning. After a woman complained about it, Barry sped past and got everyone their coffee and left a large tip for the trainee. As he left Jitters, a man grabbed him and asked for his wallet. Barry laughed at the man, as he chose him out of everyone else in the city. Barry proceeded to take a majority of the man's clothes off and brought a police officer to him as he ran away. Barry later was called to a crime scene where a man was burned to death. Joe said Barry had to ID him though Eddie asked how Barry was going to do so with the man's face melted off.

Barry then bragged about his "mad skills". Barry then brought the photo of the man to S.T.A.R. Labs, where they managed to ID the man as Casey Donahue. Shortly after, the man's ID was used at an electrical plant, which Barry quickly responded to. When Barry arrived, he encountered Farooq Gibran, a meta-human who has the ability to drain electricity. Barry made a few attempts to avoid his attacks though he was soon struck by Farooq. Barry later tried to run away, though to his surprise, he had lost his super speed. At S.T.A.R. Labs, they had tested him on the treadmill, though to everyone's surprise, Barry ran slow, even for a normal person.

Barry warned Barry about the meta-human who siphoned his abilities and killed the man. Barry later bumped into William Tockman at the precinct, who had complimented him for his watch. At S.T.A.R. Labs, they managed to identify the meta-human who shortly arrived at the lab, demanding to see Harrison Wells. Wells shortly told Barry that they could try jump starting him to regain his speed which Barry quickly agrees to. When Farooq broke into the lab, Barry tried to talk sense into him but Farooq only struck Barry. Cisco managed to close the doors to hold Farooq off for a short while. Barry and Caitlin then went to the treadmill to jump-start his powers. When Cisco turned the power back on, Caitlin was hesitant to follow through as she was afraid he would die.

Barry told Caitlin that if she doesn't follow through they would all die. When Caitlin made an attempt to jump start Barry, they learned that it had failed. Barry and Caitlin then witnessed Tony get defeated by Farooq. Barry asked what he was doing outside of the prison where Tony reminded him he never steps away from a fight. Tony then told Barry and Caitlin to get out as Tony died. Barry was then furious at Wells, who had used Tony to buy some time. They then noticed that Barry's cells were still regenerating though Barry still didn't have his speed. Cisco and Caitlin then believed the reason he had yet to regain his speed was because it was mental and he didn't believe enough. When they made an attempt to escape the lab, they were attacked by Farooq. Wells then finally faced Farooq.

When Farooq attacked Wells, Barry finally believed enough to regain his speed and save Wells. Barry faced Farooq once more but this time he has connected to his powers and the energy overwhelmed Farooq, killing him. Barry then rushed to the precinct, worrying that something had happened to Iris. He was relieved when he saw her safe in Joe's arms. After they locked up Farooq's body, Caitlin noticed that Barry's cells were regenerating faster than before. Barry payed Eddie a visit at the hospital. After Iris left to grab a coffee, Barry briefly left and had a conversation with Iris as the Flash. Barry then told Iris he would never be late again and that Iris is worth being on time for. Barry then ran off and returned to Eddie's hospital room.

Barry arrived at a bank that Roy Bivolo was robbing, only to find everyone attacking each other. Barry managed to save a man from being shot just as everyone began to recover. When Joe and a few other police arrived at the scene, Barry suggested to Joe that the people were "whammied". At the precinct, Barry learned that Eddie finally believed the Flash's existence though he learned Eddie believes he's a menace. Barry proceeded to steal Captain Singh's lunch as he went to S.T.A.R. Labs to discuss the new meta-human. Shortly after, Iris called him out through her blog. Before Barry left, Caitlin told him not to get involved in Iris and Eddie's relationship as he would be responsible for their breakup. When Barry arrived at Jitters, he told Iris his name was Ralph.

Barry was warned by Iris that Eddie was pushing to get him behind bars. Barry managed to get to the storage facility Roy was hiding at before Joe and two other police officers could be killed. Barry was then greeted by Oliver, who had arrived in time to injure a "whammied" police officer. Barry then raced to the barn Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle were hiding at. When he arrived, he bragged how he gave Oliver a half an hour head start, yet still beat him. Barry asked the three what they were doing in Central City where he learned they were investigating a homicide which possibly connected to Central City, due to the material of the boomerang used to kill. Barry suggested that the two teams should work together, though Oliver refused as he didn't want anymore people in on his secret. Barry then carried Felicity and took her to S.T.A.R. Labs as she volunteered to go help. Barry was later told by Harrison and Joe not to trust Oliver as they feared he was too dangerous. The following day, Barry met up with Oliver and Felicity at CC Jitters, where Barry learned that Oliver had helped get the name of the meta-human. Barry was then asked by Iris how he knew Oliver Queen. She then sarcastically said that Oliver's arms were twice the size of his and told him that Oliver was on her top 3 cheat list. Barry was then glad when Oliver decided to work along with him.

The following day, Barry arrived late for the training, despite his speed. Barry was told by Oliver that he always ran in blind and he has a lot to learn. Barry was told to run a distance and run back where he'd get shot by an arrow where Barry told Oliver he wasn't going to be shot. Barry proved him wrong by catching the arrow though he was struck in the back by 2 bolts which Oliver had set up. At the precinct, Barry was told once again not to trust the Arrow, though Barry defended him, saying he's the reason they had Bivolo's name. Barry then decided to cut off the partnership and go after Roy himself. Barry was whammied by Roy but he believed there was no effect on him. Barry proceeded to bring up Ronnie in front of Caitlin. He later met up with Oliver where he told him that he believed Oliver was jealous of him. At the precinct, Barry lashed out at Captain Singh. Later on, Barry attacked Eddie and threw him out of Iris' car. As he was about to beat Eddie, Barry was hit by a trick Arrow from Oliver.

Barry then pulled the rope from the arrow and dragged Oliver down an alley. When Oliver fired two arrows, Barry dodged them, believing Oliver had missed, though he failed to realize there was an electricity box behind him. Oliver then injected Barry with two thousand milligrams of horse tranquilizer, though his metabolism burned it all off. Barry then ran circles around Oliver and as Oliver used one of his arrows to get on the roof, Barry reached the roof first and knocked Oliver down. Barry then dodged a few hits from Oliver before punching him several times. Barry then caught two arrows which Oliver had set up to his motorbike.

Barry was then shot in the leg with a flechette and then held by Oliver as Joe and Harrison arrived to reverse the effects from Bivolo. Barry and Oliver went on to take down Bivolo and look him in the prison in S.T.A.R. Labs. The following day at Jitters, Barry apologized to Oliver for his actions and his words, but was then told by Oliver that guys like them can never get the girl because of what they do. Barry visited Iris at Jitters though he learned Captain Singh has called the task force to bring him in. Iris proceeded to tell him she doesn't want to see him again after what he did to Eddie. Barry then ran off into the night.

Barry arrived in time to intercept two boomerangs from striking Oliver. Barry ran to the arrow-cave and performed the salmon ladder at super speed in front of Caitlin and Felicity. Barry then stated the salmon ladder made him hungry for sushi, which he quickly grabbed before rushing back. When Barry returned to the Arrowcave, he had blown his identity to Lyla Michaels, who he thought was Diggle's wife. Barry offered to help with the case, though Oliver told him that things are a lot different.

Barry told Oliver that he had begun to approach cases more carefully rather than just running into them. Oliver then accepted his help and told Barry they needed to reassemble the boomerangs to which Barry did swiftly. Barry and Oliver visited Quentin Lance where Quentin had forgotten his name and believed it to be "Bart". Quentin also believed that Barry was hit by a bus, rather than lightning, though Barry corrected Quentin. Barry asked Quentin about Klaus Markos where he learned enough information to track Klaus down. Barry was later surprised that Oliver was part of the Bratva, where Oliver told him that he's no longer a member. At the Bratva's hideout, Barry managed to subdue the members before Oliver arrived. After Oliver tortured Klaus, Barry brought Klaus to the Starling City Police Department and cuffed him to a drawer.

When Barry returned, he admitted that he should have listened to Harrison Wells and Joe West. When Oliver told him that Starling City isn't always sunny and that he had friends and family murdered, Barry interrupted Oliver, saying he watched his mother get murdered also. Barry then told Oliver that he doesn't use his own personal tragedies to torture whoever pissed him off. Oliver then made it clear to him if his way of dealing with criminals was too hard then Barry was not allowed to stay and help. When they believed they had tracked Digger Harkness, Barry and Oliver arrived at the warehouse, though they realized that they were played. When they returned, they found Lyla in critical condition where Barry rushed her to Starling General Hospital. After Oliver blamed himself, Barry reassured him it wasn't his fault.

When Oliver told Barry that everything he had been through taken away his humanity, Barry told him his humanity is what got him through everything. Barry and Oliver arrived later arrived a the train station where they had tracked Digger. Digger told them that they can stop him, or 5 bombs from detonating. Barry left to defuse the bombs while Oliver dealt with Digger. When Barry arrived at the first bomb, the team quickly realized that the bombs are linked and if one is defused, the remaining will detonate. Cisco told Barry that he needed to cut all 5 wires at the same time though Barry reminded him he wasn't Multiplex. Barry then quickly grabbed Felicity, Caitlin, Roy, and Cisco to the other four bombs where the five of them managed to cut the wires simultaneously and stop the bombs from detonating. At the arrow-cave, Barry was surprised when he had a mannequin set up for a future team-up. When Oliver said he will still be calling the shots, Barry told him that they'll see about it. Barry and Oliver then went to a warehouse to settle once and for all, who would win in a fight. Before the dueled, Barry told Oliver that he could still inspire people, but as Oliver Queen. Barry managed to catch two arrows from Oliver before charging towards him and dodging multiple arrows.

Barry visited the West household for Christmas. When he set up the Christmas tree using his speed, he was told to remove what he had added as the only red suited man Joe wanted to see in the house was Kris Kringle. Iris shortly arrived with eggnog using her grandmother's famous recipe. Barry and Iris shortly exchange gifts where he gave Iris a replica of her mother's wedding band. Iris gave Barry a microscope which she thought was lame but Barry claimed he loved it. They were shortly interrupted by Eddie who joined them for tree trimming. Barry went to S.T.A.R. Labs where he brought the team gifts as well as Grandma Esther's eggnog.

After an attack at Mercury Labs they discovered it was the work of the man in yellow. Barry quickly wanted to go after him but was told by Joe that the speedster took all the evidence and threatened to kill Iris. At the precinct, Barry had memories of the night as he looked upon his bulletin board. He was visited by Iris who had been calling his name multiple times. Iris told Barry that Eddie had asked her to move in and she said yes. She then asked if Barry had feelings for her as Eddie was under the influence that he liked her. Barry quickly denied the suggestion.

As Iris left, Barry sulked to himself but moments later saw the man in yellow, the Reverse-Flash, watching him just across from the precinct. Barry chased after the Reverse-Flash and begging to know why he killed his mother, but the Reverse-Flash told him if he wanted to know he'd have to catch him. The two race down towards a stadium where they battled though Reverse-Flash quickly defeated Barry. Barry asked the Reverse-Flash who he really was but the man claimed Barry already knew who he was, that they had been fighting each other for years. As Barry tries to fight back the Reverse-Flash subdued him and told Barry it was his destiny to die at his hands, just like it was mother's. The following day, Barry told the team about what had happened. After Barry believed he couldn't catch him, Wells reminded that force fields are impervious to speed.

Barry and Joe are visited by Tina McGee at the precinct who brought an unsigned warrant. Barry blackmailed Tina into giving them the tachyon prototype within the hour. Barry was then told by Joe and Wells that it's best for him to stay away while they capture the man in yellow. Barry argued that it's his fight though they still shut him down. Barry visited his father and told him that he had found the man who murdered Nora. When he apologized for failing to catch the man, his father reassured him that it wasn't his fault. Barry was then told to stop pursuing that man as everything that happened to Barry was influenced by the murder. His father noted that he had given up the chance to be with Iris because he was too consumed with what happened. His father then told Barry to not let the man take anymore from him. Barry then went to visit Iris and confess his feelings, leaving Iris in tears.

Barry received a text from Caitlin that Reverse-Flash was attacking S.T.A.R. Labs. When Flash arrived he attacked the Reverse-Flash though was quickly defeated again. Before the Reverse-Flash can kill him however Flash is saved by a seemingly alive Ronnie who quickly fled shortly after. Back at the precinct, Barry and Joe recount the early days of Barry moving in. Joe claimed that Barry changed the atmosphere of the house and asked Barry to move back in. They then return to Joe's home for a Christmas gathering where he gave his best wishes to Eddie and Iris.

Upset he couldn't stop the Reverse-Flash in their last encounter, Barry trained harder. He had Cisco use a drone to fire ammunition at him, all of which he evaded. He then had Cisco fire a missile, which Barry successfully grabbed and threw towards the drone. Shortly after Snart re-emerged, Barry quickly realized Snart was setting a trap for the Flash. Barry vowed to take Snart down but Wells told Barry to set his priorities straight and focus on taking the Reverse-Flash down. Barry went to Joe and told him he was going to focus on the Reverse-Flash and left Snart to Wells and Cisco, much to Joe's dismay. At S.T.A.R. Labs, after Caitlin brought up how Ronnie brought her scuba diving, Barry realized Firestorm wasn't a word but indeed an acronym.

Original timeline: Barry quickly took down Rathaway, who told Barry he can hear Cisco, Caitlin, and Wells through the radio waves. After Wells admitted he knew the chance of failure of the particle accelerator, Barry told Wells he owed Caitlin and Cisco more than an apology, as they stuck around when everyone abandoned him. Later that night, Barry and Iris had a coffee at Jitters discussing how people they admire aren't who they seem to be. When Hartley broke out of the prison, Barry rushed to S.T.A.R. Labs though Hartley had left by then. When Hartley attacked the Keystone Cleveland Dam, Barry rushed over and arrived in time to save a woman who Hartley threw off. Hartley used the data on Barry's molecular scans to stop Barry once he was disarmed. Hartley was then stopped after the team hacked into the frequencies after the cars at the dam to send out waves powerful enough to stop Hartley. When Wells told Barry he wished to regain the trust of the team one day, Barry told him he already had.

Due to a timeline change caused when Barry time-traveled from 2016, most of these events have been erased and replaced by the following.

Current timeline: When dealing with Rathaway, Barry was taken away by another version of himself, who tranquilized him and switched their Flash emblems in order to temporarily replace him. Barry later awoke and rushed into S.T.A.R. Labs, asking where the other Flash was. The other Barry explained that he was him from the future and was being chased by a Time Wraith. When older Barry tried to run back to his time, the Time Wraith caught up to him, so younger Barry attacked it, diverting it long enough to allow his older self to return to the future as the Time Wraith followed him.

Barry saved a couple from a burning car, Cisco told Barry he couldn't be mad for dirtying his suit, to which Barry asked when he could start calling it "his" suit. While Barry was investigating Clay Parker, he was greeted by his father. When Barry brought the DNA samples to S.T.A.R. Labs, they realized Shawna Baez was also involved. Barry and Caitlin discuss how they both don't have much of a social life where they were interrupted with a sighting of Shawna Baez and Clay Parker. Barry rushed to the scene and was shocked when he learned Shawna can teleport. He was shot at in the neck by Clay Parker but managed to stop the bullet, though the two escaped. Barry stopped by to help Iris with a report, though she already had plans with Eddie.

Barry then decided to drop by a south-side dive bar with Caitlin to check if Shawna and Clay returned to old habits. After Caitlin had a few drinks, she walked up to the stage drunk and called Barry out to join her. The two then sang "Summer Nights" where Caitlin was shocked Barry could sing well. After their duet, Barry was greeted by Linda Park, who offered him her phone number. Barry then took Caitlin back to her apartment and put her to bed. The following day, Barry teased at Caitlin for what happened the night before. Barry was called and told that his father was beaten by Julius.

Barry took Linda on a dinner date at a Mexican restaurant. While Linda went to wash her hands, Barry was notified of a robbery at a convenient store and quickly settled the robbery. The following day, Barry had another date with Linda but had to end the date early after Wells and Caitlin spotted Firestorm. Barry tried to stop Firestorm and told him they could help but Firestorm attacked Barry and flew off. Barry and Caitlin then tried a different approach, bring Martin Stein's wife along this time, which Martin finally agreed to get help. Linda called Barry to break up with him as she felt he didn't care enough in the relationship as he often ran off and made excuses. Linda told Barry that it's hard to date someone new when you aren't over someone and understood.

Barry went to ask Iris why she told Linda he had feelings for her still and told Iris he no longer had feelings for her. At S.T.A.R. Labs, the team learn that Ronnie and Martin could go nuclear and level the entire city, unless the host body was killed. Barry went to offer Ronnie/Martin some pleasantries though Ronnie told Barry he overheard the conversation. Barry went to Central City Picture News and told Linda he was going to eat a ghost pepper if she didn't agree on another date. Barry took a bite after she believed he was bluffing and Linda agreed to go on another date and offered him some milk. Barry returned to S.T.A.R. Labs and the team decide to use a quantum splicer on them two separate but learn Martin had left already. Barry and Caitlin rush over to Martin and the two told Martin that they have a way to separate them.

After the quantum splicer was placed, Firestorm reacting, believing they had failed, Barry grabbed Caitlin and ran off to safety as an explosion set off.

After they got to safety, Caitlin worried they were exposed to radiation, though Cisco informed them there were none. They went back and were pleased when they learned they successfully separated and took them back to S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry was contacted by Joe and was informed what he learned with Cisco the previous day. They brought the news to Wells who told them time travel is indeed possible. Barry then went to ask more about time travel with Martin Stein who suddenly had a panic attack when General Eiling attacked CC Jitters.

Barry rushed over to stop Eiling but the latter used kinetic needles to stop Barry. They later learn that Martin and Ronnie are still connected. At his home, Barry asked how Joe knew whose blood sample to match and was told that Joe asked Cisco to match the sample with everyone who worked at S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry then told Joe to not worry as he was sure Wells had nothing to do with his mother's murder. After Martin was captured, the team track him down and Barry, along with Ronnie go to rescue Martin. Barry was hit with a weaponized phosphorous and began running in circles to burn it off. After Eiling had the upper hand, he prepared to kill Firestorm though Barry stopped Eiling in time and Barry returned to S.T.A.R. Labs with Firestorm. Later, Barry told Joe that when the time came, he wouldn't fail like he believed he had in the past and he would save his mother.

After Barry loses a USB drive containing information on various crime scenes and searches for it at S.T.A.R. Labs with little success, but his attention was quickly diverted when Cisco told him of a possible metahuman, Mari McCabe whom Cisco nicknames "Vixen". However Cisco also informs Barry that Mari was currently living in Detroit and not knowing what to expect Barry went to Oliver for help and the two headed to Detroit to confirm whether or not she is a threat. Flash and Arrow arrived at the house of Mari's foster father Chuck but when she saw the vigilantes she immediately ran and they gave chase. Flash gave chase to Mari whose speed was just as fast as his and asked her to stop but she refused and displayed incredible strength caused Flash to fly back several blocks, but eventually resumed the chase with Arrow. Mari then displayed the ability to run up a building forcing Flash and Arrow to take the fight to the rooftops. Despite the combined efforts Mari continued to outrun Flash and dodge Arrow's shots, even crushing his arrows with her bare hands.

Mari also displayed the ability to camouflage but Arrow attempted to restrain her with a jettisoning arrow but she outran it, only to slip off the side of the building but then displayed the ability of flight which highly impressed Flash. As Mari attempted to fly away Arrow convinced her to come back as they just wanted to talk, though Flash wanted to handle the talking claiming to be better at it but Arrow simply reminded him he just puts meta-humans in the pipeline. However Mari shot down Flash and Arrow's claim that she was a meta-human claiming that she wasn't in Central City when the particle accelerator exploded, which Felicity was able to confirm. Though Flash was unconvinced Arrow offered their help to Mari to understand what she can do but she turned them down as she was uninterested and warned them that if they ever showed up at Chuck's house again, she'd kill them and flew off.

Ignoring Mari's warning Flash and Arrow returned later to her house, where they discovered she'd become a vigilante herself, and Arrow questioned her intentions to take on Detroit's criminals without training. However Mari convinced them to let her try things her way for a while and Arrow agreed and wished her luck as Flash reminded her they could still help if she needed them to. After Mari asked if they had an idea of a name for her Flash told her that Cisco had been calling her Vixen, and he quickly tried to cover up mentioning Cisco causing Arrow to ask if Barry and Felicity were separated at birth. Arrow also learned that Flash kissed her causing him to speed off in worry.

Barry took Linda bowling where they bumped into Iris and Eddie. The two join them but later, Eddie and Barry were called after a silent alarm went off at the Central City Morgue. Barry ran ahead and investigated the crime scene prior to returning as his CSI job and on his way, he noticed another Flash running beside him. After listening to a recording, they learned that it was Mark Mardon who attacked the Morgue. The following day, while Barry and Joe were discussing over a drive, they were attacked by Mark Mardon, though Barry got Joe to safety in time. Barry and Iris later went to CC Jitters where the latter told Barry that she suspects Wells had to do with Stagg's murder. Barry told Iris that Wells is a great man and she won't find such a story. Barry later told Cisco and Caitlin from what he heard from Iris but still denied the fact that Wells had involvement in Stagg's disappearance. After Mark attacked the precinct, Barry ran over in time to stop Mardon with the Wizard's Wand, though Mark escaped. The following day, Barry dropped by and conversed with Mason Bridge about Harrison Wells.

Barry asked Mason what evidence he had on Wells and was told to read about it like everyone else. After Joe was kidnapped and held hostage by Mark Mardon, the latter called Iris to meet him at the waterfront. Barry went to help Iris. Linda stopped by the precinct to talk to Barry, though Barry told Linda there was something more important, though not what she thought was going on. At the waterfront, realizing the danger, Barry told Iris to get out and get to safety, though Iris confessed her love for Barry. The two share a kiss before Barry revealed his alter-ego to Iris. To stop Mark Mardon's wave from destroying the city, Barry ran back and forth the seawall to create a barrier of wind and doing so, he accidentally traveled back in time as he watched his past self run towards the morgue.

At the morgue, Barry was confused at what was going on, quickly solving everything. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry finished off everyone's sentences and Wells quickly realized that Barry had traveled back in time. Wells then warned Barry to not alter any events, big or small as it could cause a cataclysm. Ignoring Wells instructions, Barry tracked down Mark Mardon and brought him to the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator prison. Wells told Barry that even though he may have saved many lives, time would find a way to repair itself. Barry ran as fast as he did previously in an attempt to go back once again, though to no success. At Central City Picture News, Linda told Barry that she knows he still had feelings for Iris and broke up with him, though wished him luck with Iris. Barry then told Mason he knew he suspected something wrong with Wells. Later that night, Barry and Cisco grab a drink but Barry ended up leaving Cisco with Lisa, unknown to him who she really is. The following day, Barry confessed his feelings to Iris, though to his surprise, she didn't feel the same way.

Discovering Wells' true identity

Barry and Joe discuss over Wells and while Barry believed he could be the Reverse-Flash, Joe told Barry that the blood at the house didn't match his. Barry then rushed over to a terrorist attack by Axel Walker, who claimed himself as the Trickster. They learn that Axel is a copycat of James Jesse, who had killed 10 civilians and 2 cops prior and now facing life sentences at Iron Heights. Barry and Joe head over to Iron Heights where James Jesse told them Axel likely found his lair. On their way out, Barry stopped by his father's cell and told him he has gotten closer than he had before in investigating his mother's murder. Iris later called the Flash to ask for help for the investigation on Mason Bridge's disappearance. Axel then made an address that he had planted a bomb somewhere in Central City. When Barry couldn't find the bomb, Wells told him it was a trick but Barry refused to listen. As Barry kept looking, Wells theory was indeed correct as Axel broke James Jesse out and took Henry Allen hostage.

Upset his father is held hostage and possibly killed, Joe was comforted by Barry and while the latter no longer trusted Wells, Joe told Barry it didn't matter why Wells was helping and the only thing that mattered was that he did. After they tracked down the Tricksters, Barry ran over but Axel planted a kinetic bomb so if Barry didn't run over 600 mph, the bomb would go off. Barry was told by Wells to phase through a wall but Barry refused to listen. Wells told Barry to feel the power and electricity and that he was now part of a speed force. Barry ran through a truck, getting the kinetic bomb off and returned to City Hall to give everyone an antidote. Barry then went to rescue his father before knives could drop on him. Barry then confirmed his father's prediction that he is indeed the Flash. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Henry thanked Wells for taking care of Barry, though Barry didn't seem to happy. The two share a hug before Henry was brought back to Iron Heights. At the precinct, Barry revealed his identity to Eddie and told Eddie to get Iris to stop looking in on Mason Bridge. Barry then described Wells' speech and deduced that he is indeed the Reverse-Flash.

After things at dinner went downhill with Eddie and Iris, Barry was called back to S.T.A.R. Labs where they learned the bee's were all robotic. At Jitters, Felicity told Barry to inform Caitlin and Cisco about Wells, though Barry told Felicity it could backfire. Barry later told Iris to trust Eddie and that Eddie only wants to keep her in the light. The team later learned Brie went to her next target, Tina McGee and Barry went to Brie's hideout while Ray went to save Tina. Brie sent bee's to attack Barry but Felicity hacked into the software and shut the bee's down and restrained Brie. Barry rushed over to Cisco after he was stung by a bee and vibrated his hand to use as a defibrillator.

After Tina thanked Barry for the help, Barry asked what happened between her and Wells and learned one day Wells became a completely different person. Barry later called Caitlin and Cisco over and told them about why he and Joe had learned about Wells. When Caitlin was hesitant to believe them, Cisco told them he has had dreams of Wells murdering him.

Barry ran over to Coast City and returned to Central City with pizza . At Joe's house, they inform the rest of the team that Joe and Cisco are headed to Starling City to investigate Wells. Later, Eddie called Barry when there was a report of a male who was trying to sell jewelry which was stolen the night before. Barry rushed over but learned the man was a shape-shifting meta-human. When the team feared the meta-human could copy Barry's powers, they told him to keep his hands off him. When Caitlin went to Wells' mansion, Barry rushed over and took her away and told her not to tell Wells anything. Eddie and Barry went to contact Mrs. Bates though soon realize it was actually Hannibal Bates. After Hannibal framed Eddie, Barry ran Eddie out of the precinct and told him S.T.A.R. Labs could keep him off the grid until they cleared his name but Eddie told him to do it the right way and Barry returned him to the precinct. Barry later got a visit from Eddie and was told Captain Singh called in a favor.

They realized that "Wells" was from the future. Barry, Caitlin and Cisco were then greeted by Gideon who told Barry of his future. Barry, hoping to get some information out of it asked why Wells came to this timeline. Gideon revealed the grim, cold-hard truth; he came here to kill Barry. When they learn Wells was on his way, Barry quickly asked why he killed Nora Allen that night, where Gideon revealed that he did so out of anger after Barry escaped from him. When Wells was heading to the Time Vault, they quickly left. The team then help Cisco see his "dream" properly by constructing glasses that allowed lucid dreaming. At the precinct, Eddie asked Barry to ask Joe why he did not give his blessing for his proposal to Iris. Later, while Cisco was in his lucid dream, the team learned Wells' true identity, Eobard Thawne, who called them shortly after Cisco woke up. Eobard told him of a fire that just broke out and Barry rushed over. When Barry was unsure what to do, Eobard guided him to use his arms like a vacuum by rotating them fast enough.

Later, Eobard told Barry that the only thing stopping him from achieving his goals, 9s himself. Barry later told Joe that they need to recreate the events that happened in Cisco's dream. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco had rigged the force field so instead of keeping a speedster in, it kept them out, which Barry had tested. Later, when Eobard returned from his lecture, Eobard managed to enter the force-field. As he prepared to kill Cisco, Joe fired three bullets at him, though Barry stopped most of them. The final one Barry was unable to reach and Eobard was shot and killed. Barry was upset that Eobard would never be able to confess however, it turned out to be Hannibal Bates.

They were then reminded by Eobard that he was always one step ahead. Barry told Eobard he could kill him if he'd just let his father out but Eobard told Barry he needed Barry alive. Cisco got a ping from Eobard's time vault and Barry ran over. Barry learned Eobard had camera's everywhere and had access to CCTV footage. Barry warned the team before running over to save Eddie and Iris. Eobard captured Eddie as Barry arrived. Barry told Iris everything was going to be ok and swore that he would bring Eddie home. As he ran off, Barry sent a static shock, much like he had when he was in a coma as Iris realized who the Flash really is.

Barry looked everywhere for Eddie but to no success. When Captain Singh asked where Eddie was, Barry and Joe told Eddie was taking personal time off. When the gold reserve was being attacked by Grodd, who had controlled Eiling, Barry ran over but was quickly stopped as Grodd "whammied" both Eiling and Barry. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, the team was greeted by Iris, much to the team's shock. Barry explained to Iris that there had been many times he wanted to tell Iris his secret but learned that Joe was right.

Barry and the CCPD later set a trap and capture Eiling. They locked him in the meta-human prison and learn he was controlled by Grodd. With the help of Iris, they learn of sewer workers going missing and Barry, Joe, and Cisco headed down to look for Grodd. Barry was whammied and knocked unconscious and Joe was kidnapped by Grodd. Later, Barry had Cisco build a tech so Grodd couldn't get into his head again. When Iris told Barry that he had been lying to her on the things that mattered most, Barry told Iris she had been lying about her feelings for him also. Barry cut himself off when he realized he couldn't have told Iris about the other timeline. Barry went 5.3 miles away from Grodd and ran toward him in an attempt for a super-sonic punch, though he had failed as Grodd cut his distance down.

Grodd threw Barry on a train track and as Barry's tech broke, Grodd had gotten into Barry's mind once again. As a train went toward Barry, Iris told Barry that he could defeat Grodd and save Joe. Inspired by Iris' words, Barry got out of the tracks on time and as the train passed, challenged Grodd. As Grodd jumped toward him, Barry got out of the way and another train passed and hit Grodd. Barry saved Joe and freed Eiling from the meta-human prison. Barry later told Iris that it's the thought of her that always kept him going. Iris then told Barry that she did have feelings for Barry but Eddie is her boyfriend and missing. Barry then told Iris that he would do the best he could to bring him back.

After continuously searching, Barry told Iris he has yet to still find Eddie but promised he was trying his best. Barry was then called by Cisco who had learned Eobard had been using his wheelchair to absorb Barry's speed. When they learned the particle accelerator was turned on, they realize the reason they couldn't find Eddie and Eobard was because Eobard was holding Eddie hostage at S.T.A.R. Labs. When they opened the particle accelerator, Eobard escaped and Barry chased after him, though Eobard had gotten away. Later Barry apologized to Eddie for not finding him sooner.

Barry said they needed to get the meta-humans out as even though they are dangerous, they don't deserve to die. Barry suggested they transfer them to the super-max on Lian Yu. Desperate, Barry looked to Leonard Snart to help transfer the meta-humans, under one condition, Barry erase all criminal records of him, though Joe was very disappointed Barry looked to such lengths. They had the meta-humans placed in a truck owned by Cisco's family and used the device from Eobard's wheelchair to disable the meta-humans powers temporarily. Once they reached the hangar, the meta-humans had escaped and began attacking Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, and Joe. They then learned it was Leonard who had sabotaged the truck and let the meta-humans escape. Leonard told Barry he had done so as they all now owe him and could be useful as a part of his Rogues Gallery. When Barry asked why he had spared him, Leonard told him he now owes him as well.

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry felt guilt having his plan failed and wondered how Oliver could do whatever it took to get what he needed. The particle accelerator then was fully charged and online. Eobard approached S.T.A.R. Labs and Barry ran out to face him. Eobard told Barry he couldn't stop him if he had tried as Eobard was always faster. Barry was then joined by Firestorm and Oliver. Barry and Eobard faced off as Oliver tried to get a clear shot at Eobard. Barry was thrown towards a S.T.A.R. Labs sign and as Eobard used his hands as a vacuum to blow Firestorm away, Barry ran over to grab Firestorm. Barry ran back and stopped Eobard before he could kill Oliver. Barry and Eobard fought on the roof of S.T.A.R. Labs and Eobard was thrown off S.T.A.R. Labs by Firestorm.Eobard was then shot by Oliver with another nanite arrow, disabling Eobard's speed and making him unconscious. Barry thanked Oliver and Firestorm for their help and looked over Eobard, finally taking down the man who murdered his mother. Barry ran off to Nanda Parbat and freed Oliver's friends. When Felicity asked to help save Starling City, Barry said he had a long overdue conversation with Eobard.

Barry asked why Eobard he murdered his mother, Eobard told him he hates him for something future Barry had done. He reveals that killing Nora was not his original intention, as he really went back 15 years to kill Barry when he was still a child. When Barry got his past self to safety, Thawne was so angry that he took it out on Nora by killing her. Eobard then told both of them could get what they want, Barry return to save his mother which would allow Eobard to return to his time. Barry presented this information to the team who all agreed he should do so. Barry asked Joe why he was so supportive and Joe told him though he had been a great son, he wants Barry growing up with his mother and his real father. Barry told his father he could save his mother but Henry told him it was to dangerous due to the repercussions of time travel.

Iris told Barry she knew of a possible future of them being married in the future and joked she was never a fan of hyphenated names. Eobard explained how Barry was going to go back to the night his mother was murdered, he warned Barry that he could die if he didn't reach the right velocity. Later, Barry was informed that as well as dying, Barry could cause a singularity which could destroy earth and continue even after the earth is gone. Barry along with the rest of the team attended Ronnie and Caitlin's wedding before Barry prepared to save his mother. Barry said his goodbye's to his friends and foster family. Barry was then told he had 1:52 seconds otherwise a singularity would form. Eobard told Barry he holds both of their futures and then told him to run.

As Barry ran, he saw the past, present, and future before traveling back to the night his mother was murdered. When Barry arrived to the night, Barry looked on as his future self battled Eobard. His future self then signaled him to stay back and Barry looked away as his future self rescued his younger self and Eobard murdered his mother. When Eobard had left, he went and told his mother that he and his father turned out to be ok. His mother looked at him, proud of her son, and Barry tells her goodbye, before she dies in front of him, her last words being "Goodbye, Barry".

Barry returned and broke Eobard's time machine. Eobard asked why he didn't save his mother and have everything he had wanted and Barry told Eobard he already has. Barry and Eobard battled though Eobard quickly has the upper hand. When Eobard told he was going to kill as his friends and family, Eddie shot himself and Eobard fell back. Cisco quickly realized that Eobard was being erased from existence and before Eobard vanished, Eobard told Barry he controlled his life all his life and wondered how he would go on without him. A singularity formed in the particle accelerator and the team rushed out. As they watched the singularity eat Central City, Barry told the team he had to try and stop it, even with little chance of success. Barry ran through Central City and jumped towards the singularity. As he stabilized the singularity, Firestorm flew toward the singularity and Barry watched as the two separate, causing the singularity to close. As Martin Stein plummeted to the ground, Barry caught him. When Caitlin arrived at their location and learned Ronnie didn't make it, Barry hugged Caitlin and looked toward the sky. For the next six months, Barry lived in solitude, blaming Eddie and Ronnie's deaths on himself.

War against Zoom

Eobard Thawne, as Harrison Wells left S.T.A.R. Labs to Barry in his will, yet six months after the issue with the singularity, Barry had still not dealt with the mail he'd been getting regarding the property.

Barry investigated the crime scene involving the death of Al Rothstein. Barry identified that Rothstein was strangled by someone large, though assured Joe that it wasn't Grodd. That night, Barry cleaned up Jitters from the destruction caused by the singularity. Iris arrived and joked Barry should be a contractor, as she noticed night after night, buildings had been rebuilt. Barry told Iris he wasn't going to his rally, though Iris told him he should just go as the citizens of Central City deserve to see the man who saved the city. Barry then told Iris that he wasn't the man who saved the city. After Iris left, Barry remembered it was Firestorm who closed the singularity, causing the death of Ronnie Raymond. The following day during his rally, Barry decided to show and accept the key to the city, much to the cities joy. As the key was handed over, Atom-Smasher threw a grill toward the mayor, though Barry got the mayor away in time. After Atom-Smasher grew, the Flash picked up and threw two propane tanks for Joe to shoot. After the tanks exploded, Atom-Smasher shrank and his mask unfolded. Barry and Joe noticed that he resembled Al Rothstein and Atom-Smasher fled.

Later at the precinct, Greg Turk from Weathersby & Stone LLP gave Eobard's last will on a USB, stating it was meant for only him to view. Barry then had an alert of unauthorized entry in S.T.A.R. Labs, only to learn it was his team in the building. Barry told his team he didn't want them there, though he was told by Joe that he needed his friends. After Atom-Smasher was tracker, Barry ran out with his Flash suit, leaving the communication system behind. After landing a few hits on Atom-Smasher, the latter grew and strangled Barry with ease. After Cisco caused a distraction setting off the alarms, Barry managed to escape and run back to S.T.A.R. Labs, though he passed on soon after. When he woke up, Joe told Barry that he can't blame himself on the death of Eddie and Ronnie and that it was on the entire team. Barry then went to Caitlin to apologize for not saving Ronnie, though Caitlin told Barry it was her fault as at one point, Ronnie asked her to get away from Central City, though she refused. Barry and Caitlin then watched Eobard's last will, where he confessed to murdering Nora.

Meeting "Jay Garrick"

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry was told of his upgraded suit and the increased security, where they were interrupted by Jay Garrick who warned them on an oncoming danger in the form of the evil Speed Demon named Zoom. Barry was told by Jay that when the singularity formed, it created a breach between both their worlds. Barry was then told by Jay that he was the Flash of his world. Jay told the team that he lost his powers and Barry quickly asked Jay how he lost them. Barry then told the team to do tests on Jay, warning the latter if he could have more enemies if they learn what he said was false.

Joe told Barry that the Eddie Slick they have in custody is proven innocent. Joe asked if it was possible if the Slick that started the fire was from Earth-2. Despite evidence piecing together, Barry told the team he still refused to trust Jay. When Cisco said Jay was right about Zoom, Barry reminded Cisco that they don't even know anything about Zoom. After Barry told the team they need to be extra careful, Iris pulled him aside. Iris told Barry she knew he's only being extra-cautious was because of Eobard Thawne. Iris reminded Barry that not everyone is the same and he only was able to beat him because he trusted in others. After Eddie Slick took Patty Spivot hostage, Barry looked to Jay for help. Jay told the only way he could stop Slick was by hurling lightning at him, as lightning and sand creates glass.

For an hour, Barry ran in circles and hurled lightning at a dummy, with Jay continuously telling him to go slower so he could direct the lightning accurately. Cisco and Martin Stein then reported the two on Slick's whereabouts. Barry then told Jay that they could distract Slick, with Jay, as Slick is unaware Jay lost his powers. The team return Jay Garrick's helmet and the two Flash's join hands before leaving to rescue Patty. While Jay distracted Slick, Barry saved Patty from a concussion bomb. When Slick grabbed "Jay" by the throat, Barry ran in circles around Slick and successfully hurled lightning toward Slick, turning him into glass and shattering. Later, Barry apologized to Jay for not trusting him because of a former mentor. Later, Martin Stein told the team that the most significant breach was in S.T.A.R. Labs but shortly after, Martin collapsed.

Snart family issues

While doing forensic work at the Central City Police Department, Barry was called by Iris, who was at Baldwin Tower investigating a real-estate scam. Barry told Iris to jump out the window as Barry ran over to catch her. As Barry got Iris to safety, Barry ran back to the tower and subdued the two men. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry and the team investigated the wormhole in the basement. Barry was told that they've tried sending objects in but they've all jumped back. Barry told the team Zoom may have been able to cross worlds due to him being a speedster and Barry may attempt to cross the breach. Unfortunately, Barry bounced back like the objects. The team deduced there's a hallway between the portals which continuously moves, therefore they need to create a " speed cannon".

Martin then told the team that they should all rest for the day. The following day at the grand-reopening of CC Jitters, Barry was shocked when he learned a beverage was named after him. Barry ran into Patty and they briefly conversed. Lisa Snart then bumped into the team, asking Cisco for the Flash's help as her brother was kidnapped. At S.T.A.R. Labs, the Flash asked Lisa why they should trust her due to them previously double-crossing them. When Cisco tracked Snart, the Flash told Lisa that they would see if she was lying and ran off. When Barry arrived, he found Snart, though he seemed fine. When Barry told Snart that his sister thinks he's kidnapped, Snart froze him. Barry was then introduced to Snart's father, as the two left. Cisco then used the thermal-threading he used on Barry's new suit to melt the ice.

Barry returned to S.T.A.R. Labs and told Lisa that Leonard wasn't kidnapped and was doing work with their father. When the team asked why they should trust her for a final time, Lisa showed them a scar that was given to her by her father. Barry approached Leonard at a bar and asked why he was working with a man he despised. Barry was told things were complicated but Barry asked what was wrong so he could help. Barry told Snart that he may have a code of honor now but his father doesn't, leaving no choice but to stop the two. Snart reminded Barry that he could still reveal his secret and left Barry to pay for his bill. Later, Barry was told by Joe that lied about his wife as she never died. Barry assured Joe that it was for the best as Iris may have gone down the wrong path with Francine West, giving Leonard Snart as an example. Barry then told Joe that he should still tell Iris the truth. The following day, Barry, Joe, and Patty investigate a body that was decapitated. Patty asked if it could've been by a meta-human but Barry told her it wasn't. Barry then quickly discovered that Leonard is only working for his father as Lewis had planted thermite in Lisa. Barry contacted the team, who discover Lisa was indeed injected with thermite.

When Barry and Caitlin search for the thermite with a magnet, Cisco told them to stop as the magnet cut set off the thermite. While Cisco told the team he would search for a way to extract the thermite, Barry told the team he should volunteer to replace Lewis Snart's new tech guy. Barry met with Leonard and told him of his plan. When their father arrived, Barry introduced himself as "Sam" and volunteered to join the team. To prove himself, Barry told Lewis that he helped his son steal the Khandaq Dynasty Diamond the previous year. Barry, Lewis, and Leonard arrive for a heist. When their ID's were failing, Barry told the security guards they should let them go before the managers start making complaints about the clogged toilets. When they arrived at the twenty-seventh floor, they find two security guards and Barry ran to subdue them as Leonard and Lewis argued. After Barry hacked into the security lock, Lewis fired a bullet at Barry, though Barry caught the bullet and faked being shot. Before Lewis and Leonard could get away, Barry intervened. Lewis told Leonard to fire his cold gun at him or Lisa dies. Barry told Lewis that the bomb was extracted by Lisa and Barry was then shocked when Leonard killed his father. As Leonard looked over his father, Barry took Leonard's cold gun, leaving him to be arrested. Barry payed a visit to Leonard at Iron Heights, telling him that he has good inside of him. As Barry left Iron Heights, he was told by Joe that the latter took his advice on told Iris of Francine. At Jitters, Barry ran into Patty yet again and was given her number. At S.T.A.R. Labs, the team learn Jay Garrick had completed the "speed cannon". Before he left, the team managed to convince him to stay until they defeat Zoom.

Finding a new Firestorm

Barry and the S.T.A.R. Labs team aided Martin Stein who had yet another reaction. After Cisco used the stabilizer Eobard used on his wheelchair, Barry was told the stabilizer would be transferred over to a power cane. Barry was then told by Caitlin that the latter found potential candidates that could be compatible with Stein. Barry then ran over to the two, quickly snatching blood samples from them for Caitlin to further examine if they are indeed compatible with Stein. Barry was later told by Patty Spivot of a " man-shark" sighting.

When Patty asked if they could work on the case together, Barry told her he isn't into meta-humans, though told her he would run tests on the shark tooth. Barry was then called back to S.T.A.R. Labs, where the debated with Caitlin who was more compatible for Stein. Barry pointed out Jefferson Jackson had the physical attributes and his alleles matched more than Henry Hewitt. Caitlin told Barry that Hewitt is a scientist and someone who was trying to make something for his life. Barry and Stein went to Jackson, telling him they're an agency collecting data on everyone affected by the particle accelerator. They were told that he doesn't like talking about the night as his life fell apart because of it. Barry gave him their number and asked him to think on it. When Barry and Stein returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, they found Hewitt. When Stein and Hewitt made an attempt to merge, they were unsuccessful. Jax later accepted his offer and arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs, where Barry revealed they couldn't fix his knee.

The team tell Jackson he could be a hero, though when they told him he'd need to merge with Stein, Jackson left. After Caitlin scolded Jackson for turning down being a hero, Barry told Caitlin that a decision like that can't be made lightly. Later, Barry told Patty the "shark tooth" had human DNA. Barry was later told by Joe that he was aware of his feelings for Patty. Barry told Joe that she's great but not Iris. After Henry Hewitt went on a rampage, the team found his police record. After Jax accepted his destiny as Firestorm, Barry, Stein and Jax left to face off Henry Hewitt. They managed to evade his attacks until he became unstable and blew his fuse. Barry and Firestorm then brought Hewitt to the pipeline. The following day, the team said their goodbyes to Stein and Jax as the two left for Pittsburgh. Later that night, Barry ran off and watched Patty from a distance. When he was caught off guard, the man-shark grabbed him and told him Zoom wanted him dead. As Patty walked out, she shot the man-shark several times and the man-shark dropped Barry. The man-shark was suddenly shot by a hooded man. Barry chased after the man, who unveiled his hood and Barry was shocked seeing the face of Harrison Wells.

Meeting Earth-2 Wells

Barry brought Harrison Wells of Earth-2 to S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry asked if he had any evidence if he was from Earth-2 and Wells presented the team with Caitlin's bag which Martin Stein threw into the portal. Cisco asked if he could be trusted and Barry told him that Wells saved his life. Barry proceeded to ask why and Wells told him it was to help him stop Zoom. Joe arrived and fired multiple bullets at Wells, though Barry caught them all. Barry pulled Joe aside, telling him that was Wells from Earth-2 and not Eobard Thawne. Joe asked how Barry could even look at him and Barry told Joe that he had to resist the urge to kill him. Later, Barry took Cisco to Jitters, though the latter expected alcohol rather than coffee. The two were interrupted by Patty, who told the two she was right about King Shark. Barry was asked if he could help Patty with a police report but told her he was busy.

Barry told her for just a normal conversation and Dr. Light agreed. Dr. Light unmasked herself and Barry hesitated seeing Linda Park. After saying her name, a confused Dr. Light blinded Barry and fled. Fearing Dr. light may go after her Earth-1 doppelgänger, Barry told them they should look after her. After crashing into Caitlin and multiple objects, Jay and Caitlin told Barry to stay behind as they volunteered to look after Linda. Later, Barry went on with his date with Patty, wearing sunglasses with built in cameras for Cisco to guide him. Though he went on with the date smoothly, Patty eventually told Barry she knew he was blind. Barry told Patty that he had his pupils dilated prior and didn't want to cancel. After the date, the two kiss and Barry regained his sight, complimenting Patty's dress. The two were then called to report to Central City Picture News after Eric Larkin was killed by Dr. Light. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Jay apologized to Barry as he never thought Dr. Light would ever kill.

After Wells argued with Jay, the two fought, though Barry stopped the two. After Barry told Wells he had retrieved Dr. Light's mask, Wells revealed to the team Cisco is indeed a meta-human, using his Next gen watch to prove so. Barry asked why Cisco never told them and Cisco told the team he was going to eventually. After failed attempts at using his powers to locate Dr. Light, Wells forced it on Cisco. Cisco told Barry Dr. Light was trying to leave town at the South Plaza Train Station. Barry left and confronted Dr. Light once more. After evacuating the train station, he asked how he is supposed to stop Dr. Light. Wells told him to confused Dr. Light by creating speed mirages. Barry told Wells he isn't able to but was told if he was able to travel through time, he should have no problem creating the after images.

Barry went on and created speed mirages but Dr. Light sent a blast of light around her, knocking Barry away. Barry told him he couldn't do it but Jay told him he could. Barry went on to create the after images once more and knocked Dr. Light out. After locking Dr. Light up in the pipeline, Barry told them they should listen to Wells and use Linda as bait. A frustrated Jay told them once more they can't trust Wells as he has as many secrets as the one they knew. At Jitters, after Caitlin suggested Cisco should have a nickname, Barry suggested the name "Vibe".

First battle against Zoom

Barry asked Dr. Light for help to stop Zoom, though Light urged him not to, though she eventually agreed. Barry told the team of the trap while Harrison Wells told them he developed a serum that could dampen Zoom's speed. Barry and Joe were then called to the CCPD precinct. At the CCPD, Barry was told by Patty that Joe shut her down on a case and asked if it was because of their kiss, though Barry told her he never told him. After Dr. Light escaped, Barry rushed over to S.T.A.R. Labs but was too late. In fear of Dr. Light going after Earth-1 Linda again, Barry had Iris take Linda into her home. Barry and Joe then had an argument that they shouldn't go after Zoom just yet.

Barry reminded Joe that he always said it's good to play offense rather than defense at times but Joe told him that was for football tryouts. At Iris' house, Barry suggested they use Linda to lure Zoom, though realizing what he was saying was wrong, Iris told him it was a good idea. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry greeted Linda. The S.T.A.R. Labs team took Linda on a practice run. After a few attempts, Linda eventually succeeded. When he went to hi-five Linda, the latter accidentally fired a blast of light to the former, though he managed to evade it.

Later, Joe told Barry that Linda wasn't ready but Barry told him otherwise. Later that night, the Flash went to visit Linda. When Linda said she wasn't ready, the Flash told her she's one of the strongest woman he knew. When she asked what he based that on, he revealed his identity. The following day, Barry was asked by Patty if he could go out for dinner but Barry told her he had something else to take care of that night. At night, Barry and Linda faked a battle where the latter came victorious, though Zoom never showed. Later when Zoom eventually arrived and kidnapped Linda, Barry ran over. Zoom told him that he isn't the only one who fished with bait and proceeded to drop Linda off the roof of S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry ran down and slowed her fall down and caught her.

Barry then ran around S.T.A.R. Labs in circles and hurled lightning at Zoom, though the latter caught the lightning and hurled it back at him. Barry then made an attempt a free fall fight for equal velocity though Zoom still came on top. Zoom proceeded to beat Barry and broke his spine. When Wells tried shooting Zoom with the speed dampening serum, Zoom caught it and used it against Barry. Zoom then dragged Barry to Central City Picture News and the CCPD, announcing their hero had been defeated. Barry was dragged back to S.T.A.R. Labs where Zoom shoved his claw like hands into Barry's abdomen, rendering Barry unconscious. When Barry woke up, he was told Linda left for Coast City. Barry then told the team he couldn't feel his legs.

Grodd returns

Barry began walking around with a cane. At one point, he made an attempt to walk without it but to no success. Barry asked how much longer until he should be recovered and Caitlin told him he was almost completely healed. When Wells told the team he was returning to his earth, Caitlin tried to stop him but Barry told her to let him be. When Cisco had a reminder of his date, Barry teased him. Barry then had a call from Patty, who offered to make him chicken soup for his "sickness". Barry went to test his speed on the treadmill. When he tried to push himself, he had flashbacks of being defeated by Zoom and soon collapsed. When Joe asked what was up, Barry told Joe that he couldn't get over being destroyed by Zoom. Barry then told Joe he felt as if the city no longer see's him as the man strong enough to protect them. Later, Joe alerted Barry and Cisco that Grodd had returned. The three chased after Caitlin but were too late. Barry felt guilty he couldn't do anything about it but Joe told him there was nothing he could do to help Caitlin. Later, when Barry ran on the treadmill again, he was greeted by his father, who was called by Iris. Barry caught up with his father and was told that it's good to slow down to get back where he wanted to be. They were then interrupted by Cisco, who had found where Grodd was hiding. When Cisco told Barry he had a plan, Wells revealed himself in Eobard's suit and Barry tackled him. Cisco quickly rushed over and reminded Barry that was a different person and Barry quickly apologized. Barry introduced Wells to his father and told him he would explain "Earth-2" to him later. While Cisco and Wells went looking for Caitlin, Barry was told by Henry he saw what happened against Zoom. He told him that though the city may not believe in him, he would get through it as he had himself when he was framed for Nora's murder. Barry was told that he needed to accept it and believe in himself to get through anything. Barry was also told that him believing his innocence when he was just a kid gave him all the hope he needed. When Wells and Caitlin returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, Wells suggested that they should send Grodd through a breach which would bring him the closest to home he could be. The team had Caitlin lure Grodd and as soon as Grodd caught her attention, Barry got her out of the way. Barry told Grodd that if he wanted Caitlin, he would have to catch him first and Barry ran toward the area of the breach. When Grodd caught up, Barry once again had flashbacks of being defeated by Zoom and was knocked down by Grodd. Barry was pinned down by Grodd with a single foot and was asked where Caitlin was. Caitlin revealed herself and told him they now understand what he wanted. Grodd released his foot off Barry and the team turned the speed canon on, opening the breach and Barry took Caitlin to safety. When Grodd resisted to go through, Barry ran around the city and "super sonic" punched him into the breach. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry asked if Cisco could reverse engineer the Eobard's Reverse-Flash ring so he wouldn't need to carry a bag around, in which Wells said he could help. At Joe's house, Barry, Joe, and Iris showed Henry photos of Barry growing up with them. When Joe told Barry Patty wasn't buying his "sick" story, Henry asked if Patty was his girlfriend. Barry told him that he would tell him about her on the way to the bus station. At the CCPD, Barry explained he was keeping secrets was because his father was in town and was afraid that Patty wouldn't have a good image of him, despite his conviction being overturned. Barry was told by Patty that she isn't that kind of person and told her he should've given her more credit but Patty told him he should've given himself more credit. Barry and Patty then share a kiss.

Vandal Savage

Determined to defeat Zoom, Barry continued to hone his speed. However he, quickly realized that he was not getting any faster, which Wells confirmed by pointing out that there were a number of reasons Zoom was more faster and stronger than Barry. Barry however concluded that they would just need to figure it out fast. He then went off to meet Patty. The next day Barry told Joe and Patty that a recent murder at the docks was committed by one man with the only evidence found being traces of a crystal that broke off the killers knives. Later at Jitters Cisco and Kendra were attacked by the same man. Barry quickly came to their aid and saved Cisco when the man threw a knife at him, which Barry stopped. This resulted in a grateful Cisco accidentally revealing Barry's identity to Kendra, much to Barry irritation. Later at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry and the team determined that the man who attacked them was the same one who killed the others at the docks, with Barry noticing that the daggers were centuries old, and that the man kept referring to Kendra as a "priestess Chay-Ara", and seemed to know her despite Kendra claiming she grew up in Wisconsin and had never left the states. Knowing that the police could not protect Kendra, Barry decided to got to Oliver and his team for help in Star City. Barry proceeded to rescue Oliver, Thea, and Diggle from Damien Darhk and his soldiers from H.I.V.E. At the new Foundry, Kendra was introduced to the rest of the Arrow team. When Thea suggested a description of the mysterious man, Barry used his abilities to draw a sketch of the man. Felicity proceeded to use face recognition software to find a match. When she did she discovered that the only known photo taken of the man was from 1975 meaning that the man should at least be in his 80's. Oliver proceeded to question Kendra more. When his questioning started to get harsh Barry stepped in, only for Oliver to point out that by asking them to help protect Kendra, and by bringing her to Star City, Barry put all of them in possible danger. Felicity proceeded to calm him down and suggested they all go back to their home to relax and catch up.

At Oliver's loft, Barry and Felicity proceeded to catch up and tell each other about what changes had happened recently in their lives. Barry then proceeded to go to Oliver and apologize only for Oliver himself to apologize and tells him that he was glad Barry came to them for help as it showed real maturity, something Oliver claimed he lacked. Soon after Oliver made a toast about how great it was to see everyone again. Later Barry went to Cisco to reassure him that they would keep Kendra safe. Cisco proceeded to tell him that when he kissed Kendra he got a "vibe" of seeing her with wings like a bird with a suit to match. When Barry asked him why he didn't share this information sooner, Cisco told him it was because he thought it was unrelated until now and asked Barry not to tell her about his powers. Not wanting to risk damaging their relationship, Barry agreed to not say anything. Suddenly the man broke through the window of the loft. Barry quickly fetched Oliver's bow and arrows but the attacker began throwing knives at everyone, forcing Oliver to engage him while Barry protected everyone. Eventually Oliver managed to shoot two arrows into the man's shoulders but Thea impulsively shot the man in the chest and he fell off the balcony. To their surprise, however, the man was nowhere to be found. Back at the Foundry the group tried to find out more about the mysterious man, until Barry suggested they use Cisco's powers. Cisco proceeded to tell Kendra about his abilities and the vision he got of her. Suddenly Malcolm Merlyn and the League of Assassins appeared and revealed the man's name was Vandal Savage; an immortal who has lived over centuries. Malcolm told them they could not protect Kendra, but Barry told Malcolm he was wrong and they could. Later when Hawkman abducted Kendra, Green Arrow and Flash searched for her and found Hawkman, and the two engaged him. He proved capable of fighting them both. After working together they managed to subdue Hawkman and brought him back to the foundry where they questioned him, but he was only interested in Kendra who he also addressed as Chay-Ara. Upon being asked the man identified himself as Carter Hall but revealed that he was really the Egyptian Prince Khufu, and he and Chay-Ara were lovers who have reincarnated over the centuries after their deaths to find each other in each life. Carter also revealed that Savage has, for centuries, hunted down both Kendra and himself and has killed them 206 times, as their life-force is tethered to his, and every time he kills them, he becomes stronger with his immortality and healing reinforced. Barry was confident they could kill Vandal but Malcolm arrived again to inform them Savage has left and is now searching for the Staff of Horus, which will make him near impossible to defeat. Carter suggested that he be allowed to show Kendra how to activate her powers and memories.

Going to the top of a building Carter suggested Kendra jump off to unlock her potential. When she began to hesitate Carter pushed her only for Barry to save her. When he suggested she try again, Barry and Cisco refused. Oliver then pulled Barry aside and asked why he was acting the way he was, with Barry admitting that he felt the rules of how they stop evil keeps changing and how even with powers he still feels powerless. Oliver told Barry however that he had already done enough and after making a joke about Kendra giving him a "lift" back to Central City, they realized that's where the staff was located after remembering Kendra felt drawn to Central City, and came to the conclusion that both her and Carter are attracted to the items that destroy them, or are from their past. Felicity located the staff at a church in Central City. Oliver and Barry raced towards Central City to try and stop Savage, only for him to beat them to it. Oliver and Barry proceeded to try and take the staff away from Savage only for him to overpower them with the staffs power. Savage proceeded to blow the church up using the staff with Barry racing both him and Oliver to safety. Doubting Savage blew himself up the two considered the current situation a tie.

A rogue team up

When Mark Mardon returns to break Leonard Snart and James Jesse out of Iron Heights, Barry must stop these rogues from taking over Central City during Christmas.

Reverse-Flash returns

Later Flash responded to a break in at Mercury Labs but was horrified to see the trespasser was a still alive the Reverse-Flash, though the Reverse-Flash was surprised to hear Barry call him by his real name and didn't seem to be aware of his death. Instead the Reverse-Flash simply told the Flash that he knew what time period he was from and that soon he would die, and the Reverse-Flash knocked him out and abducted Tina McGee. At S.T.A.R. Labs Harry surmised that Eobard is still alive because this is a younger version who hasn't yet traveled back in time to kill Nora, and travelling through the Speed Force protected him from timeline changes thus protecting him from Eddie's death thus; leaving a timeline remnant of the Eobard who would eventually go back in time and kill Nora. While the team worked on finding Eobard, Barry talked to Caitlin about Tina's abduction but she revealed that Jay was dying of an illness caused by Zoom taking his speed, but believed the way to cure him was to replace his dying cells with healthy ones but there was only one way to achieve this; his Earth-1 doppelgänger.

At the police station Patty asked Barry to look over the evidence from the truck incident which he agreed to but was distant with her, which Patty didn't understand why he was doing so but he simply said that everyone he loves leaves him eventually. Much later Patty, after looking over old case files and after learning of Barry and Joe's connection to S.T.A.R. Labs, learned Barry was the Flash and confronted him about it. Barry played dumb but Patty desperately told him he didn't need to lie to her anymore, understanding why he didn't tell her, but begs him to be honest now and she'll stay. However, Barry, not wanting another person for Zoom to target or stand in the way of her own future, refused to admit he was the Flash causing Patty to walk away in tears.

Later when Cisco was harnessing his powers to find Zoom he saw a vision of Eobard murdering Tina and taking off back to the future, but Harry was unable to find any trace of a tachyon device being used. However, when Cisco said he saw a clock with the time 9:52pm Harry revealed it was currently 6:00pm, revealing that he can see the future and the team began searching for Tina. With a mere few minutes left almost 3 hours later Cisco finally found Eobard and Flash spend in after him, stopping him from killing Tina and destroying the tachyon machine. However, the Reverse-Flash simply said he'd find another way back to his time and challenged him to a race and both the Flash and the Reverse-Flash sped around the city, but the Reverse-Flash was faster. However, the Flash this time managed to intercept his paths and dragged him into a warehouse where he proceeded to brutally beat the Reverse-Flash out of vengeance, ignoring Joe's protests not to but eventually listened and locked him in the pipeline.

At S.T.A.R. Labs Barry decided to talk to him to get some answers but Harry immediately protested as Eobard would learn more about him and the more he would alter the timeline, but Barry argued that Eobard killed his mother but Harry reminded him that this Eobard hasn't done that yet and doesn't know he's the Flash and he needs to keep it that way. Joe argued however that Harry already stated that Nora was going to die no matter what but Harry elaborated that Nora's death isn't set in stone, but altering her death will cause changes which no one can predict. Against Harry's advice Barry confronted Eobard anyway, remaining in the shadows so Eobard didn't see his face and asked Eobard why he despised him so much.

Eobard explained that once he was obsessed with the Flash so much he wanted to be the Flash and spent years learning how he came to be, and replicated the reaction that gave Barry his powers. Unfortunately after travelling through time he learned that he was never going to be the Flash but was destined to be his greatest enemy. Following this he grew bitter with resentment towards the Flash, believing himself to be superior he dedicated his life towards killing his opposite as the "Reverse-Flash". However, Barry was disgusted to learn that Eobard murdered his mother, accidentally informing Eobard that he murders his mother in his future, because he couldn't be him but Eobard angrily claimed to have become better than him, that he is the one thing Barry will never stop.

However, their argument was interrupted when Caitlin informed him that Cisco had begun seizing uncontrollably, and despite getting him stable Cisco physically began to fade out of existence. As everyone was stunned and clueless Harry realized that Eobard's capture ruptured the timeline and Cisco is being affected by the effects, and the only way to save him is to send Eobard back to the future. Barry however protested to sending away his archenemy enemy but Joe supported Harry and begged Barry to agree. Barry reluctantly listened but reminded them he destroyed the tachyon device but Harry told them that he and Eobard running around the inner ring of the accelerator in unison, will provide enough the speedsters with enough momentum to break the time barrier and allow Eobard to go home.

In the pipeline Eobard was released as Harry talked to Flash, reminding him that this was Eobard's origins story and there is nothing that can be done to stop it but now he can send him home and move on. However, the Flash argued that no matter how far he sends him he'll always be a part of his life. As the Flash and Reverse-Flash stood side-by-side at the entrance into the pipeline the Reverse-Flash vowed they'd meet again, and the Flash agreed but promised that every time he'll be ready for him and both sped off. After gaining enough momentum the two opened a portal into the future and the Flash hurled the Reverse-Flash into the portal and returned the Reverse-Flash to the future, and Cisco's life was saved. Shortly afterward Patty called Barry telling him there is a man with a gun on the train she's taking out of town but as the Flash arrived he found no one, except Patty claiming it to be a false alarm. Knowing she knew his secret and was leaving Barry finally stopped speaking with his altered voice and bid Patty farewell as she left for Midway City.

Going to Earth-2

Using Harry's breach closing device, Barry speeds through Central City to close the other 50 remaining breaches except the primary one in S.T.A.R. Labs, though Wells secretly implants a device in Barry's suit's emblem to siphon his speed, hoping to exchange it to Zoom for his daughter's life. During a confrontation with a vengeful Joey Monteleone, who was hunting the people who tried killing him two years prior, the device begins discreetly stealing his speed, though the speedster is able to temporarily defeat Monteleone thanks to a misplaced attack releasing water from a fire hyrant, saving Clay Stanley in the process. Barry and the team learn about Monteleone's criminal history as well as his newfound powers through the particle accelerator explosion. Barry finds Monteleone at a drag race, where Wally and Iris were, with plans to kill Clark Bronwen. Monteleone caused Wally and his opponent's cars to hurtle toward Bronwen, forcing Barry to outrace them to stop the crash. Despite saving Clark, Barry was too slow to prevent Iris from getting injured, as a glass shard pierced her shoulder.

Barry lamented on how he failed to stop Iris from getting hurt, causing Harry to confess his involvement in slowing his speed. Barry learns from a guilt-ridden Harry that his intention was to save his daughter from Zoom, and is asked to be returned to his Earth through the last remaining breach and to seal it to prevent Zoom from returning. Instead, Barry sympathizes with Harry's situation, as the team would've done the same; Barry and the others then inform Harry that they'll go to Earth-2 with him to save his daughter.

Afterward Barry, Cisco and Harry prepared for their journey to Earth-2 giving their goodbyes to Joe, Iris, Caitlin and Jay and when ready, Jay activated the Speed Cannon and Barry sped himself with Cisco and Harry into it and ventured through the multiverse.

Within he saw numerous other Earths throughout the Multiverse itself and various individuals and objects through existence itself including Connor Hawke/Green Arrow, a parallel Barry Allen/The Flash, Kara Danvers/Supergirl, Grodd, Jonah Hex and a Legion ring. After arriving on Earth-2 Barry and Cisco were in awe of how technologically advanced Earth-2 is, but they were caught off guard when they ran into the Earth-2 version of Henry Hewitt. Unlike Hewitt's Earth-1 counterpart this Henry was much more polite, much to Barry and Cisco's surprise. While in Wells' office Vibe attempted to use his goggles to find Zoom but the goggles wouldn't activate and Harry realized they were malfunctioning because the frequency is imbalanced, as Earth-2 vibrates at a different frequency.

However amidst their shock Barry saw his Earth-2 doppelgänger on TV being interviewed concerning an attack orchestrated by Zoom, trying assure everyone that "Detective West" has every cop searching for Zoom and promises to stop them. Knowing that he is still a CSI on Earth-2 and Joe is still a cop also Earth-1 Barry speeds after Earth-2 Barry and brings him to S.T.A.R. Labs who, understandably, is shocked to see Earth-1 Barry but becomes distracted when he sees Harry and admits how much of a fan he is. This also shocks Earth-1 Barry to see how much more geeky he is on Earth-2 but Harry distracted Earth-2 Barry while Earth-1 Barry uses a taser on him to knock him out. Switching his clothes with Earth-2 Barry, Earth-1 Barry goes to the C.C.P.D. of Earth-2 posing as Earth-2 Barry.

Barry calls Earth-2 Nora and talks to him about the plane tickets to Atlantis "he" gave them and afterward Barry barely held back tears, as he and Iris went to Jitterbugs (the Earth-2 CC Jitters) there Barry was shocked to see Earth-2 Joe is a singer but after his performance when Barry talked to him, he coldly reminded him his name was Joseph not "Joe" and addresses him as "Bartholomew". Barry then quickly realizes that Barry Two's relationship with Joe is not what it is on Earth-1. When Barry talks to Joseph further he coldly blames him for putting Iris' life on the line to further his own career, stating that Iris had to become a cop so they'd have enough money for his P.H.D., but Iris defended herself saying that writing for C.C.P.N. was boring and she loves being a cop. As they watched Joseph perform they were interrupted by the arrival of two metahuman criminals looking for Barry, but Barry was horrified to see they were the Earth-2 versions of Caitlin and Ronnie.

When Iris attempted to arrest them Caitlin tried to murder her but Barry tried to reason with Caitlin but she simply stated that she hated the name "Caitlin", that she is "Killer Frost" and attacks them. When Ronnie fires a fireball at Iris, Joseph pushes her out of the way and takes the hit. While Joseph and Iris are distracted Barry speeds Caitlin and Ronnie outside trying to reason with them but Caitlin attacks with her powers of cryokinesis, then Ronnie flies after Barry as he speeds through the city. However, Barry finds a statue of Jay and uses the helmet of it to redirect a fireball onto Caitlin distracting Ronnie long enough to escape.

Barry kept looking for a way out of his cell with no luck and tried to keep Jesse hopeful that Harry will find them, after she expresses doubts and believes he only cares for himself, but Zoom returns to remind them Jesse only lives so he can kill her in front of Harry. Barry then notices a man in an iron mask in another cell tapping against the window but whereas Jesse believes he's insane, Barry suspects he may be trying to tell them something. After agreeing to work together Barry and Jesse discover the "iron mask" is using a 5-by-5 tap code and begin to decode the message. The message turns out to be "J-A-Y" as in "Jay Garrick" but when Barry tells him he's alive "iron mask" repeatedly smacks his head against the wall of his cell in frustration for reasons unclear. When iron mask attempts to tell them more Zoom returns and angrily reminds him not to speak again, then phases into Barry's cell and proceeds to brutally beat him in a fit of rage. Barry then realizes the answer is to phase through the wall but is unable to find the frequency necessary to do so.

Later Barry and Jesse are found by Harry, Cisco, Iris, Earth-2 Caitlin and Earth-2 Barry but whereas Caitlin is able to free Jesse, she is unable to freeze open Barry's cell which Harry confirms is because it's made of a form of carbine. Barry tells everyone to leave but his doppelgänger refuses and confronts him about all they've been through to get to him, all the things he's done, impossible things, because he had to prove to himself and Iris that he could, reminding Earth-1 Barry that he is the Flash. Motivated by Earth-2 Barry's words Earth-1 Barry finally manages to phase through his cell only for Zoom to appear after Killer Frost tells them of their plan. Barry One pleads with Zoom to let everyone else go as Zoom only needs himself and Harry, and while Zoom acknowledges this, he makes no exceptions for everyone else and grabs Jesse. Before he can kill her Caitlin blasts him with her ice beams and everyone escapes except for Barry who refuses to leave without iron mask, but Harry insists there isn't enough time. Before leaving Barry promises to get iron mask which he accepts and Barry flees.

At S.T.A.R. Labs Barry One urges Barry Two and Iris Two to find shelter and reminds Barry two that though he isn't a superhero like he is, he's still a hero. When Zoom approaches Flash manages to get Cisco and Jesse to Earth-1 but when he returns to Earth-2 Zoom is waiting with Harry hostage who insists he close the breach. However, Harry has a dart and Flash distracts Zoom long enough for Harry to stab Zoom and the Flash speeds Harry back to Earth-1 and Jay closes the last breach. However, as the team is happy to see the last breach closing Zoom reappears and stabs Jay right through the chest, and drags him back to Earth-2 leaving the team to believe him dead. After the horrific tragedy, Caitlin starts to deny Jay's death, not wanting another lover to pass away.

Cisco then brings her upstairs. Barry then demands Wells to open up the breach again, only for Harry to tell him that he can't, as the device they used was strong enough to close and prevent any breach from opening, ever, telling them that they can't do anything now, as they are now safe. When Barry went upstairs, he talked to Cisco about how Caitlin was doing, and what this incident is going to do to her. Wells chimes in, telling them that it will be all right and not to tell anyone about their experience from Earth-2. They reluctantly agree.

Return of King Shark

After the incident, Barry went to his life as usual. Although secretly he wanted to tell about his adventures, feeling frustrated about his circumstances, wanting a distraction for him to ignore all of it. He started to act strange around his foster family, not wanting to play games with them. One day, a week later from their trip to Earth-2, two guests arrived, known to Team Flash, John Diggle and his wife. They notified the team of King Shark, believed to be dead. John notified them that he was in A.R.G.U.S. prison until recently where he escaped, intent on going after Barry. They also revealed that A.R.G.U.S. was keeping track of meta-humans, weaponizing them. John told Barry that they were going to take care of him but Barry obliged. Though Diggle insisted that A.R.G.U.S. recapture King Shark, Barry refused, as he was the last of Zoom's henchmen and was going to take care of him himself. They then worked together to try to stop King Shark. During the search, Joe called Barry, asking him to come over to help Wally with his engineering project. Though not wanting to go, due to the situation at hand, Barry accepts, much to Joe's surprise and delight. Barry then searches for King Shark, with the help of A.R.G.U.S, but in the end, they couldn't find the shark meta. Barry ran to John, telling him the results and asked him about Felicity, knowing that she was in the hospital after Darhk's attack on Christmas, Diggle says she was okay, as she is a tough woman. John then remarked that he was like Oliver, "holding the world on his shoulders". However, it was during this conversation when King Shark attacked A.R.G.U.S. then ran off.

Revelations of Zoom

Following the confrontation with new speedster Trajectory, her reaction to Velocity 9 helped Barry and his allies realize that Jay Garrick was actually Zoom. Seeking a means of increasing his speed, Barry traveled back in time to the previous year to talk with Eobard Thawne/Harrison Wells, reasoning that his old mentor/enemy would know the secret of increasing speed if anyone did. Although his plan to simply pose as his past-self failed due to the intervention of a Time Wraith, Barry was able to trick Eobard into providing him with the information he needed by claiming that Eobard would return home in his time and he had left information about Eobard's real identity where his past-self would find it unless he was allowed to return to his own time. With Eobard's information, he and his S.T.A.R. Labs friends helped him build a new tachyon device. While testing this out, he accidentally opened a wormhole to another Earth and met Kara Danvers/Supergirl. She helped him get home after he helped her fight two of her enemies Livewire and Silver Banshee, but when he returned, only a second had passed and nobody knew it. After the team discovered new revelations about Zoom's real history as Hunter Zolomon, Barry attempted to lure Zoom into a trap, but this backfired when Zoom escaped and captured Wally, forcing Barry to surrender his speed.

Now deprived of his powers but with Central City still endangered by metahumans, Barry attempted to continue to act as a hero when Doctor Wells was abducted by Griffin Grey, but his subsequent beating made it clear that this plan was never going to work. Despite the team attempting to compromise by using a holographic recreation of the Flash to fight crime, after Zoom returned to attack Central City, Barry decided to go along with a risky plan of recreating the particle accelerator explosion on a smaller scale in the hope that it would restore his speed. Although this effort seemingly vaporized Barry, he was actually sent into the Speed Force itself, where his encounters with aspects of the Speed Force masquerading as Joe, his mother and himself helped him accept his mother's death and his identity as the Flash before he returned home, his powers restored and even increased.

Laurel's death

With his powers back, Barry faces off against platoons of Earth-2 meta-humans that Zoom unleashed upon Central City, with one of them being the doppelgänger of a recently deceased friend, Laurel Lance. Barry takes it upon himself to fight her after she attacks Mercury Labs. Team Flash had manages to build a machine that will render all Earth-2 beings unconscious. The device works and Earth-2 Laurel is locked up. However Hunter kidnaps Henry and tells Barry that his inability to be selfish made him weak, and kills Henry in front of him. Henry's funeral is held shortly after that, with Barry wanting to take revenge on Zoom. However doing so made him emotionally uncontrollable, so he is locked up for some time. Wally later releases him, and Barry finds out that the team tried to take down Zoom on their own, with Joe taken. They realize they have no choice, so Barry (with the help of Cisco's vibes) arranges the race with Zoom. Zoom reveals he plans on destroying the Multiverse, leaving only Earth-1 behind, with a pulsar he built. Barry races against him, summoning Time Remnants to help him. Zoom is finally defeated and is taken away by Time Wraiths. Sometime after that, Team Flash returned to Earth-2 and rescued the man in the iron mask, and his identity as it turns out was the actual Jay Garrick and Henry's Earth-3 doppelgänger. They open up the Speed Cannon and send Harrison, Jesse, and Jay back to their worlds. That night, Barry and Iris declare their love for each other and kissed. Barry, too distraught after his father's death sped back to the past to the night his mother was killed to save her, shortly after his older self sped off with his 11 year old self he ran into the house and grabbed Eobard seconds before he stabbed Nora after which he knocked him out, thus drastically changing the timeline and causing his younger self to fade from existence to which he assured Nora that she was safe.

Flashpoint

New reality

After defeating Eobard, Barry took him to back to 2016, superseding this timeline's version of himself in the process, and he used an abandoned building to lock up his nemesis in a specially designed cell to keep him from harming people. Barry saw that the timeline had changed, most noticeably being that his parents were alive and well. While his "past self" had lived happily with them all these years, this also left Iris never having grown close to or even really knowing Barry and Joe as an alcoholic with a strained relationship with Iris, and a new speedster vigilante as the Flash. After three months of bliss with his new life, and periodically bringing food to Eobard in secret, Barry finally worked up the nerve to ask Iris on a date, which she agreed to. Soon after, the new Flash began struggling against an evil speedster called the Rival. After narrowly saving the other Flash, Barry learned that his replacement was in fact Wally. Barry also started to lose his memories of the first timeline, which Eobard theorized wass from Barry's frequent use of his powers in a timeline where he never actually obtained them.

Eventually, Barry revealed his true identity to Wally and Iris, the latter who was aiding Wally as the Flash. They went for help from Cisco, who was now an obnoxious and self-absorbed billionaire businessman. After convincing him to help them track down the Rival, Barry and Wally teamed up to battle the Rival. Though Barry defeated the Rival, Wally was mortally wounded. Realizing that the new timeline was worsening his friends, Barry released Eobard to let him kill his mother. When he got back to the reset timeline, Barry discovered that the timeline wasn't reset right due to him learning that Iris and Joe hadn't spoken to each other in months.

Post-Flashpoint

He then explains to the team how he created it then attempted to put things back the way they were, but with a few variations so far. While he finally tracked down the Rival, he was attacked and injured by a hooded figure calling himself "Alchemy", who explain some of his intentions before being attached by Clariss again and overwhelm the Flash, being to injured to fight back properly. He was about to be impaled when Cisco came to the rescue, and helped defeat the Rival, somewhat forgiving him in the process. He later learns that Iris and Joe have reconciled and he and Iris start dating.

Return of the Wells family

Later during a date with Iris, a breach was open in S.T.A.R. Labs, Wells came back with an unexpected surprise; a super-fast Jesse. Barry and the group goes to the speed lab to test Jesse. when Barry learns that Wally stepped into the street to try to get his speed. He screams at him for his careless idea. Later he and Wells talk about the mistakes that they made. Soon, he and Jesse team up to defeat Magenta. Later, he and Joe watch a security video of Clariss get killed by an invisible meta-human in Iron Heights.

Barry continues to train Jesse and teams up with her to battle Mirror Master and Top. He later greets H.R. Wells as he arrives on Earth-1 and says goodbye to Jesse and Harry Wells. Barry continues to try to create a more friendly relationship with Julian Albert, however, in return Julian only gives Barry the cold shoulder. However, he does manage to get put a the case of the "Monster" attacking Central City. During his investigation and subsequent battles as the Flash, he realizes that the "Monster" is nothing more than a hologram and then prevents Julian, who believed he was dealing with an adult criminal, from killing the young teenage boy who was responsible. Following this Julian begins to lighten up and goes out for a drink with Barry.

Savitar arrives

Unfortunately, life became more complicated when Alchemy returned to the spotlight and began calling out to Wally, forcing Barry to reveal Wally's Flashpoint life to the team, and to make matters worse, a mysterious meta human begins a killing spree using his unique vibration ability which allows his to appear as a shadow like creature. This also allows Barry to be fully returned to meta human investigation duties in the police department. Barry eventually confronts Shade after he attacked the park, but realized that the meta dubbed Shade was merely a pawn in Alchemy's game. Finally, Team Flash agrees to set a trap for Alchemy using Wally and Barry, Joe, and a team of SWAT officers attack Alchemy and his followers. Barry succeeds and the group temporarily defeats Alchemy however an unknown enemy launches an attacks, killing a swat officer and revealing to Barry that the enemy was indeed a speedster, but upon attempting to catch him he is thrown to the ground. In the midst of the confusion Wally is telepathically persuaded into touching Alchemy's Stone, which encases him in a cocoon of some kind. However, before Barry can do anything else the speedster slams him to into the wall. Barry questions the metallic looking enemy, "Who are you?!" The towering villain answers introducing himself as "Savitar, the god of speed".

Savitar quickly takes Barry from Joe and Wally and two battle each other outside of S.T.A.R Labs where Barry is nearly defeated by Savitar but Caitlin manages to save him with her ice powers but Savitar flees. When Caitlin's alter ego Killer Frost takes control of her, she goes on a rampage and kidnaps Julian. Barry and Cisco manage to capture here. The team is fractured when Caitlin reveals Flashpoint was the reason that Dante was killed. Iris explains that these events would have happened regardless of Flashpoint. The team gets Wally out of the cocoon and they discover that he has super speed. Barry manages to get Caitlin back to her old self and she forgives him. The team discovers that Wally is faster than Barry. Julian agrees to keep Caitlin out of trouble if Barry quits the CCPD, which Barry reluctantly agrees.

War against the Dominators

Team Flash received an alert on their satellite that a meteor was heading straight for downtown Central City. Barry went to investigate, but realized that it was not a meteor, but rather an alien spaceship which he later found out belonged to the Dominators. Barry got Oliver and Team Arrow's help along with the Legends, and Supergirl. They used an old S.T.A.R Labs hall as a base and battled the Dominators as they tried to kill all of the meta-humans on Earth as they thought they were a threat to their kind. Once Barry told everybody about Flashpoint after Cisco unfortunately found the message future Barry sent to Rip Hunter that Jax and Stein found on the Waverider, everyone besides Oliver, Kara, Felicity, Caitlin, Jax, and Stein didn't trust Barry as a result of Cisco's dumb actions. Once the president was captured by the Dominators the team selfishly decided to go without Barry. Oliver thought this was a crazy idea and wouldn't go without Barry. The team decided to go without the two of them and Supergirl led them on a rescue mission to get the president. When they arrived at an old salt mine that the Dominators were using as a base the president was killed by a Dominator and everyone there was put under mind control. They went back to S.T.A.R. Labs and tried to kill Oliver and Barry. Oliver fought off all of the melee fighters as Barry fought off all of the super powered fighters. The two were surrounded by all of the mind controlled heroes and were saved by Wally as he used his super speed to take out all of the fighters. Barry later got Kara to chase him to the salt mine where he faced so she flew right through him and destroyed the mind control machine that whammied all of the heroes. After the event the team decided to forgive him for what he has done. Once they returned to S.T.A.R. Labs Sara, Ray, Thea, Diggle, and Oliver all got sucked up to the Dominators ship where they were all put into a shared hallucination where Oliver never got on the Queen's Gambit. While they were stuck in the Dominators ship Barry and Kara helped Wild Dog, Mister Terrific, and Ragman find a way to hack the Dominators tech. Barry and Kara double teamed Laura Washington, a scientist who stole a key piece they needed in order to hack the alien tech, and knocked her out getting the piece. Barry also saved Wild Dog from Washington. Once Oliver and company returned he along with Barry, Ray, and Sara met with Agent Smith, who revealed that the Dominators knew about Flashpoint and told him that Barry was the Flash. He also told them that the Dominators would leave Earth in peace if Barry turned himself over to them. Barry decided he would give himself up to the Dominators in order to save every met human's life along with millions of human lives. The team didn't allow him to do so with Cisco finally reconciling with him and instead they all fought the Dominators. Barry and Kara raced around the world planting the device Lilly and Martin made that would put the Dominators in excrutiating pain on every Dominators on Earth. When Felicity activated the devices the Dominators were in extreme pain and once Firestorm transmutated the meta-bomb into water the Dominators retreated leaving Earth. After the heroes beat the Dominators Barry and Oliver went out for a drink talking about who would win in a fight and how the lives they live are far from normal.

Seeing a horrific future

With Savitar becoming a threat, Barry goes to Earth-3 and recruits Jay Garrick's assistance in fighting the "god". In the process, they recover the stone that Alchemy used, and uncover his true identity to be Julian Albert. To get the information they wanted out of Julian, the Flash reveals his identity to be Barry, as Julian did not trust someone in a mask. The team then hook Julian up to a mind machine where they force out Savitar's voice, which he says that one will betray them, and one will die. To make sure the stone does not go misused, Barry throws it deep into the Speed Force. After throwing the Philosopher's Stone into the Speed Force, which would presumably trap Savitar for good, the wormhole Barry created then exploded, enveloping him and sending him five months into the future. He sees his future self pleading to Savitar to spare Iris West. Savitar instead says "You lose, Barry". and plunges his gauntlet through Iris's chest, instantly killing her. Before Barry can fully comprehend the situation and ask his future self why Savitar's back, Jay Garrick pulls him back to the present. Returning to the present, Jay tells him that he must not think that the future he saw is the only future. He assures that the future is not set in stone. That night, the West-household party was in session, and Barry pulls Iris aside to present her gift, a new house, which Barry explains that they need a place of their own now.

Changing the future

After his visit to the future, Barry is plagued by nightmares of Iris' death and as a result soon becomes obsessed with finding a way to change it.

During early 2017 Barry continues to train Wally missions; including putting out a fire and later a battle against the criminal Jared Morillo. This triggers a memory of his trip to the future which involved seeing a news story involving his apprehension of Morillo, also known as Plunder. Terrified of what catching Plunder may bring about Barry holds back, but Wally arrives on the scene and makes the arrest himself. However, the encounter makes Barry realize that he can't keep this secret from Iris any longer, and tells her the truth. With persuasion from Iris Barry also lets Team Flash (with the exception of Joe) in on the future vision. Barry and Cisco then vibe to the future and learn numerous future key events from the news show, and witness HR now present during the event (meaning the future is changeable). Wally then informs the group that Plunder has escaped custody and the duo pursue him. The chase eventually ends with Wally apprehending the criminal and taking another step towards altering their future. Barry and Iris came home later on that day, to set up a party on the new hope they had, as well as to welcome Julian into the team. H.R Wells had also gave Barry and Iris a pet turtle named McSnurtle.

A few days later, Barry gets a text message from Oliver, who was talking to Captain Singh on the phone and had to give him a proof that he is Green Arrow. To help Oliver, Barry (as the Flash) ran to Singh's office and put a note on his computer screen that says "HE'S LEGIT".

Gorilla City

Eventually, Jesse returns to alert the team that Harry was taken by Grodd to Gorilla City. Determined to save Harry and possibly further change the future headlines, Barry, Cisco, Caitlin and Julian travel there to rescue him, only to be captured. In a cell, they are confronted by Grodd who speaks through Harry and tells Barry that he needs him to kill Solovar in order to become the new leader of Gorilla City and prevent an attack on Central City. Barry accepts and after a few struggles, he wins but refuses to kill him and is sent back to the cells. However, Grodd would not honor his deal to free them as he reveals that he only wanted to use them to take over the city and lead an attack on Earth-1. Luckily, after much thought, Barry manage to devise a method of tricking Grodd to release through an advanced method of playing dead through Caitlin's and his own powers, to escape back to Earth-1 with Harry in tow. Just when they though managed to stop Grodd's plan, they later learn from capturing a surprised Gypsy after her own equally surprising attack, that Grodd managed to capture and use her to bring his army to Earth-1. Though Barry considered killing Grodd to end his threat once and for all, Iris and Harry convinced him that killing Grodd is not worth losing his humanity over. When Cisco managed to convince Gypsy to aid them, Flash, Kid Flash and Jessie Quick went to hold Grodd and his army long enough for the vibers to retrieve Solovar and have him defeat Grodd, making him leader of Gorilla City once again, even sparing Grodd and leaving him in Earth-1's custody. At the loft, Barry proposes to Iris.

Savitar returns

The threat from Savitar wasn't over just yet that day both Wally and Barry were running to practice Wally's speed but then Savitar came and attacked Wally. Wally fought back but in the end it was just another illusion of Savitar and Barry calmed him down Wally finally told Barry the truth. He told Barry that for the past week he had seen Savitar and that this was the first time it got physical. Barry was selfishly angry at Wally for keeping this a secret and told Wally that it wasn't physical but that Savitar was messing with his head. Believing that Savitar was using Wally like he did with Julian to spy on the rest of team flash he selfishly kicked wally out of the team not trusting him anymore. Desperate for answers he wanted to talk to Savitar through Julian like before much to his displeasure. Cisco later told him that he found a way to communicate with Savitar without the philosophers stone and so they went to interrogate Savitar. When the communication was set Savitar began gloating about himself only to be stopped by Barry telling him that they are the same. He also tried to threaten Savitar by telling him that were ever he's imprisoned he won't know what freedom is like again. However Savitar was not fazed at all and merely told Barry that every step he and his team make only make his freedom more assured also hinting that not all of the philosophers stone was thrown into the speed force. Savitar then brought up Barry's parents and all the pain he suffered but told him he wouldn't survive what was coming angered Barry disconnected Savitar from Julian. Pressured by the fact that he may have to save Iris from Savitar Wally asked that Cisco show him what he showed Barry and Cisco used his powers to shown Wally Iris death. Wally soon realized the truth on why Barry really married Iris and he confirmed it saying that he married Iris in hopes that it could change the future he saw but also told Iris that he did it cause he truly loves her as well. After that Caitlin reveals that she had a piece of the philosophers stone in hopes that she could use it to get rid of her powers. Barry was angry at her and put the piece into the box wanting to put an end to Savitar he wanted to use Julian to talk to him so Cisco could track him down which displeased Julian once again. After having a brief exchange with Savitar Cisco began tracking him only to tell Barry that the device told him that Savitar was everywhere Cisco was going to use his powers to narrow it down while he was called by Irish to go back to the loft. When they meet Iris believed that Barry wanted to marry her because he truly loved her not just to protect her and now believes that their marriage is tainted and she doesn't want somebody to want to marry her eternally only to protect her. Once Iris said that word eternally Barry realized where Savitar was imprisoned. Cisco try to find Savitar and only saw white lighting Barry showed up and told him it wasn't lighting but speed force energy. It was then that they all realized that Savitar was imprisoned in the speed force by the future Barry Allen and by throwing the philosophers stone into the speed force they unintentionally gave him everything he needed to escape except the small piece that broke off. Jesse came running and told them Wally was acting weird they then realized that Wally took the small piece of the stone and planned to throw it into the speed force to stop Savitar not knowing that doing so would allow Savitar to escape. By the time Barry found Wally it was too late Barry could only watch as white tendrils of lighting took Wally into the speed force while Savitar escaped. Savitar soon told Barry his entire escape plan that Wally has taken his place in the speed force and saving him is now impossible. Barry enraged battled Saviar and although Savitar was still dominant the fight was more even. He told Savitar that he was going to kill him only for Savitar to tell him that if he had the strength to end his life he would have done it in the future. He also told Barry that he had everything and deserved none of it he also promised Barry that he was going to destroy the city like he did in the future and when that happens Barry would treat him like a god. Barry had him in a headlock and told him to show his face but Savitar got out of it quickly and stabbed Barry. He wished to kill Barry but promised to wait long enough so he could see Iris die Barry then vibrated his hand to break from the blade that Savitar was using freeing himself while bringing pain to Savitar who escaped. Barry ran back to the others who quickly saved him he was questioned by Joe to know what happened to Wally and that they had to bring him back. Iris went to comfort Barry over what happened and he realized that she didn't have her wedding ring on. While the others went to learn what they could from the blade they removed from Barry Caitlin apologized about what happened and if she didn't have that piece of the stone then none of this would have happened. Although Barry realized that he himself is to blame as it was his own fears that caused this to happen.

Attack of the Music Meister

The Music Meister hypnotizes Supergirl and goes to Earth-1 to search for "The Fastest Man Alive".

J'onn and Mon-El go to Earth-1 to speak with Team Flash. They explain Team Flash the situation. Barry and Wally are unable to defeat the Music Meister, who then sends Barry to the dream alongside Kara.

Discovering Savitar's identity

Barry confronts Abra Kadabra at a building who tells he knows as well as his attempt to save Iris from Savitar. He tries to catch Kadabra but escapes after Gypsy intervenes trying to capture him as well. Barry catches Kadabra at S.T.A.R. Labs is attacked but is given an offer to reveal Savitar's name if he lets him go. Later he escapes and almost gets away until Barry catches him once more. Before being taken away, Barry begs him to tell Savitar's name to save Iris but is shot down. He then realizes that enemies like Thawne, Savitar and Kadabra are always ahead of the team because they're from the future so he decides to go to the future.

Barry travels to 2024 in hopes of finding out who Savitar is but is immediately attacked by Mirror Master and Top when he arrives but manages to escape. Arriving at his abandoned apartment he runs into Cisco who lost his hands and powers after a fight with Killer Frost. Cisco then takes Barry around to the old members of Team Flash with Killer Frost the only one knowing who Savitar was but refused to tell. Seeing how much damage they've been done Barry decides to gather the team members back to S.T.A.R. Labs and fight crime again by stopping Mirror Master and Top with the assistance of Barry's older self and the criminals are soon apprehended. Barry is then given information about a physicist named Tracy Brand before returning to his time. Barry, Cisco and H.R. find Tracy hoping for her help until Killer Frost shows up trying to kill her but she is forced to retreat. Killer Frost then tries to kill Tracy again but is confronted by Barry and Cisco in which the latter fails to knock her down causing Barry to get hit by Killer Frost instead. Team Flash later confronts her again at a warehouse with Barry trying to talk sense into her but she perfectly repeats what he says at the exact same time due to Savitar telling her what would happen. Eventually she was defeated but was taken away by Savitar. At the West-household Barry and the West family talk about love which triggers something in Barry's mind. After a careful reflection of the conversations about Savitar, Barry realizes who he is. Calling Savitar out, he explains to him how he knows his identity through the following hints: that he's already lived it, the past, the present, the future and how he knows exactly how to use Team Flash's love against them - coming to the conclusion that Savitar was him. Honoring the correct deduction, Savitar steps out of his armor, stepping out to reveal a pale, scarred version of Barry.

Savitar goes on to point out that they're almost the same, but not quite. Barry then deduces that he's a time remnant. Savitar explains his birth happened because Barry " played god" in creating Flashpoint, in doing so, created a mysterious closed infinite loop resulting in Barry's creation of a time remnant, who was shunned by Team Flash and as a result of his pain, came to the conclusion the " God feels no pain" and strove to become one, attributing the existence of said loop to cause and effect, pointing out Post-Flashpoint Thawne's existence as an example after Barry threatened to kill himself to prevent Savitar's existence. Barry then tries to kill Savitar resulting in a fight between the speedsters which ended in an explosion. The former then brings the news of Savitar's identity to the team.

Changed future

Barry discovers H.R. was the one killed instead of Iris, but in doing so, Savitar does as well. Barry then calls out to Savitar in hopes of trying to save him believing there was still a part of him left as he reminisced a memory of the past which Savitar also remembers. Barry brings him to S.T.A.R. Labs hoping to help him but Savitar tried to kill everyone by blowing up the building with the Philosopher's Stone. Barry, Wally, Cisco, Gypsy and Jay Garrick who was finally freed confront Savitar and Killer Frost after Savitar's attempt to become a god fails. The speedsters chase after Savitar while Cisco and Gyspy took on Killer Frost. Jay and Wally are knocked down. Barry then arrives in time to see Caitlin regain control of herself and save Cisco from Savitar. Savitar tells Barry that before he is erased he will kill everyone Barry loves. Barry then phased into Savitar's suit and knocks him to the ground but Savitar says that "It's written and if you kill me you become me". Barry destroyed Savitar's armor and knocks him out. He threatened to kill his remnant but held back. His remnant charged toward him as Barry walked away but his remnant is shot by Iris and erased from existence shorty after. The team then had H.R's funeral. As Barry and Iris plan their wedding, a storm broke out. They figure out that someone needs to go into the speed force prison to balance it and so Barry voluntarily goes to as he felt he needs to atone for creating Flashpoint. He passed on the role of protector of Central City to Wally and told Iris to always keep running for him. Everyone watched as Barry entered the Speed Force with a manifestation of his mother and the Speed Force storm stopped.

The Fastest Man Alive vs The Fastest Mind Alive

Return from the Speed Force

As their time begins to run out, and all attempts to bring Barry back to his normal-self fail. With no idea how to return Barry to his senses, Wally uses the Flash suit to fool the Samuroid but the attempt does not work, as it sees through the lie easily. Iris then allows the Samuroid to kidnap her in hopes Barry will arrive to save her. Joe then rushes to S.T.A.R. Labs and makes a final attempt to bring Barry to his senses, and go after and save Iris. The attempt succeeds and the Flash - adorned in the new suit Cisco had made - comes out of the building and runs after Iris (and running faster than he ever has before). The Samuroid flies out with Iris to outskirts of Central City, to where multiple windmills were located, and destroys one to block Barry's path. He isn't tricked, and runs up the collapsing windmill and jumps on the Samuroid. He then phases his hand through its wing and catches Iris, saving her and disabling the Samuroid. After it crashed to the ground, he pulled the mask of the enemy, and discovers that it was just a robot with its final message welcoming him back. Iris then called out his name noting that he came back to her which Barry told her he would always do no matter what and the two shared a passionate kiss. Later back at S.T.A.R. Labs Caitlin examined Barry and noted he was in amazingly perfect health with Barry noting he felt reborn and told everyone he didn't remember his time in the Speed Force or even how he knew Iris was in trouble and thanked Cisco for bringing him back. Back at their loft Barry let Iris know he was proud of her for keeping everyone together as long as she could and that after coming out of the Speed Force he felt that all his guilt and sins had been washed away and that all he can see now is their future together. After sharing a kiss they both heard sirens and Barry went out to handle the crime promising he be back soon.

However, Barry's return from the Speed Force released dark matter into Central City again, transforming twelve people on a bus into meta-humans. One of these people, Ramsey Deacon or Kilg%re as he began calling himself, began targeting former colleagues who had sold a program he had developed but gave him none of the profits. After Deacon was stopped by the Flash, he was placed in Iron Heights.

The next of these new metas to appear was Becky Sharpe who gained the ability to create good luck for herself but cause bad luck for everyone around her. Harrison Wells from Earth-2 arrived back on Earth-1 because he was voted off of Jesse's new team. He revealed that Jesse had decided to break up with Wally which led to him going to Earth-2 to find out why. Becky was later defeated by Barry with the help of Harry.

One week after Wally left, the Team Flash encountered the next meta to be created from the bus incident. Discovering the man who drove the bus that was exposed to dark matter was dead from drowning in his own bathtub. They were able to trace a connection to the next meta that was created on that bus, Ralph Dibny a former cop from Barry's past. Barry and Joe went to confirm Ralph's status as a meta-human at his office were Ralph was working as a private detective as Ralph had been fired from the CCPD due to Barry proving that he falsified evidence on a murder case. After a short conversation, Barry and Joe left Ralph, disgusted by his behavior and personality. Ralph was then attacked by two men and hung from a roof. It was at this moment that Ralph's powers emerged and his legs stretched him all the way down to the ground. The problem was that Ralph couldn't control his powers, leaving him in an elastic state. Barry and Joe brought him back to S.T.A.R. Labs in the hopes of returning his body to its normal shape. Caitlin informed they that she needed a sample of Ralph's DNA from before his exposure to dark matter in order to find a way to stabilize his cells. They retrieved the DNA from Ralph's office and in the process arrested Mayor Bellows. After that adventure Barry extended membership to Ralph, Ralph accepted and Barry learned the identity of a man he had heard of before, DeVoe.

In his honeymoon, Barry was watching footage of him and Iris as children alongside Joe West, Cisco Ramon and Harry Wells in the West house. Ralph was able to find the house and pushes them to go to a strip club. Cisco revealed he prepared an alcoholic beverage that allows speedsters to get drunk. When he drunk it, he got too drunk, stating to be the Flash. Ralph's fight there got him, Barry, Cisco and Joe detained, until Harry paid their bail. When they returned to S.T.A.R. Labs, they denied having any problem to Iris, Felicity and Cecile. Caitlin proceeded to confess that she still had Killer Frost inside her.

Meeting Clifford DeVoe

After finding out that the Samuroid and the meta-humans were created by Clifford DeVoe, he and Joe interrogate him, without finding something incriminatory. This does not stop Barry from suspecting him and his wife Marlize, and Barry becomes very suspicious of them. The team at first don't believe him and his investigation of the DeVoe's causes him to be suspended from the CCPD when Clifford and Marlize accuse him of harassing him and puts a restraining order on him.

When Barry confronts DeVoe before his lecture, Clifford confirms his suspicions and reveals that he knows that he is the Flash. He also reveals that he is a super intelligent meta-human who got his powers by the particle accelerator four years ago. After which he tells the team this and finally getting them to believe him with Cisco naming DeVoe "the Thinker".

Wedding and Crisis on Earth-X

" People like us are always going to be getting into trouble, right? Having someone we love by our side just makes getting out of that trouble that much easier. We have something to fight for. If I can have my happy ending, so can you. I promise."

When the time came for Barry's wedding to Iris, the wedding was also attended by Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Sara Lance, Jefferson Jackson, Martin Stein, Mick Rory, Kara Danvers, and Kara's sister Alex (invited instead of Kara's expected plus-one Mon-El). Although the initial reception went well, during the actual wedding, the assembled heroes were attacked by a team of Nazi soldiers from Earth-X, the darkest world in the known multiverse, where Germany won the second World War. Putting the wedding on hold, Barry joined Oliver and Kara in confronting the leaders of this other world, who included Oliver and Kara's counterparts and a seemingly-reborn Eobard Thawne at a building where they stole a red prism. They had a brief fight before the Nazis escaped. Tracking the Nazis to a shipping depot, some of the heroes attacked but after some time they were defeated. After waking up, they learn the Nazis were seeking for Kara's heart to be transplanted into her Earth-X counterpart. Although briefly captured and held in a concentration camp, Barry, Oliver, Sara, Martin, Jax and Alex were rescued by the local resistance and captured the portal that would allow them to return home, but Stein was fatally wounded during the escape and died after returning to the Waverider. Rallying the three teams together, Oliver led the battle against Earth-X's forces, with Barry engaging Thawne in battle as other members of the team took on the common Nazi forces. Barry was able to defeat Thawne, but was unable to kill his enemy due to the temporal complexities of his existence, allowing Thawne to flee moments before the Nazis were defeated. As Kara, Alex and the Legends left, Barry impulsively brought John Diggle to a park so that Diggle could marry Barry to Iris, although Felicity interrupts Diggle's proclamation, asking that he also marry her to Oliver. Then both couples finally get married.

Framed and convicted

Around Christmas time, Barry and Iris examine their wedding gifts. Amongst them, barry finds a cutting knife with no name.

While out Christmas shopping, Barry is ambushed and kidnapped by DeVoe. He is held in DeVoe's lair within an inescapable energy prison, which DeVoe claimed was to teach Barry there are no happy endings. Barry tried to get DeVoe to divulge his plan but failed. DeVoe then left to respond to Joe at his house front door. When Marlize came around, Barry realized the DeVoes had a plan for his Speed Force energy and attempted to convince Marlize to turn against her husband, but she instead taunted that he couldn't hope to defeat the fastest mind alive, even if he's still human.

Once he was left alone, Barry figured out how to vibrate his body fast enough that it appeared invisible to the human eye. Once DeVoe returned and impulsively lowered the forcefield, Barry reveals himself and quickly moves faster than DeVoe could reengage the forcefield, taunting his enemy how for all his vast intellect that he's still human. Barry then attempted to apprehend DeVoe, only for the villain to teleport them high above the city, leaving Barry clinging to his chair. DeVoe then tried to attack him with his mechanical claws but Barry phased his body, causing DeVoe to damage his chair and crash in the water while Barry survived thanks to the flotation mode in the suit.

Barry then rejoined his friends and was introduced to Dominic Lanse, a telepathic bus meta. He told the team that DeVoe had a plan for his Speed Force energy and they needed to figure it out.

Later at the Christmas party at Joe's house, after Lanse joins their company, Barry gets an security alert from the loft and goes to turn off the alarm. Upon arriving, he receives a call from Lanse, who is revealed to be DeVoe, who had transferred his mind into Lanse's body after Amunet recaptured him. Barry pleaded DeVoe not to hurt his friends and family, to which the Thinker said he wouldn't. He then learned that DeVoe had left his original body in the loft, stabbed with the very cutting knife Barry had touched earlier. Hearing Singh knocking at the door, Barry's first instinct was to run, but for Iris's sake decided not to become a fugitive and thus allowed himself to be arrested.

During Barry's trial, when Iris was about to reveal his identity as the Flash, Barry discovered a new ability that allowed him to freeze time for himself along with anyone he's touching, and he explained to her why they shouldn't reveal his identity. He is deemed guilty by the judge and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Imprisonment

Barry was taken to Iron Heights and placed in his father's former cell. There he meets his father's old cellmate David Ratchet who protects him from the other inmates due to his father saving Ratchet's life. Barry also uses his speed to secretly help the guards contain the other inmates during a prison riot. When Axel Walker breaks out of prison and Ralph being afraid to stop him for his life. Ralph attempts to break Barry out for him to stop him. But Barry tells him he can't due to camera's everywhere and encourages him to fight Walker.

Barry learns that Ratchet was framed for his crime. He has the team track down the real criminal Sylbert Rundine who turns out to be a bus meta. Although Rundine is captured for his recent crime he refuses to confess to the crime he framed Ratchet. Barry later uses his super speed to take Ratchet to China to fulfill his dream. Unfortunately for Barry, the warden Gregory Wolfe puts a secret camera in Barry's cell finding out he is the Flash. He has Barry moved to the meta human wing and plans to cell him and others to Amunet.

Barry leads Deacon, Sharpe, Chaytan, and Rundine out of their prisons during which he forms a bond with Sharpe. Once they are outside of the prison they are cornered by Wolfe and Amunet. Wolfe reveals Barry's identity as the Flash to the other inmates who except Sharpe turn on him. DeVoe suddenly arrives and takes kills the innmates, takes their powers and transfers his mind from Lanse's to Sharpe's body. DeVoe also kills Wolfe before escaping. Barry speeds back to his cell in the aftermath.

Clearing his name

During Barry's appeal hearing, Ralph Dibny impersonated DeVoe and stated in his name that he was unconscious when the police found him in Barry's apartment but was not actually dead; ultimately clearing Barry of all charges of murder, and he was immediately released from Iron Heights Prison.

Ralph later gave Barry a job as a private investigator, as he knew what it's like to lose a job from CCPD, the difference between the two being is; that Ralph was fired for a crime he actually did commit, while Barry was fired for a crime he didn't commit.

Barry, Vibe, Killer Frost and Jesse Quick headed over to an A.R.G.U.S. facility where a woman by the name of Veronica Dale intended to blow up Central City with a nuclear bomb, and they defeated her men but failed to stop the detonation. Barry used his new ability where time is seemingly frozen completely after realizing they were too late. He pointed out to Jesse, who was moving with him, that moving the bomb somewhere else would only speed up the reaction and the idea of traveling back in time is not a choice after all the problems Barry had caused by creating Flashpoint. They agreed they could not stop and they were not enough to take everyone out of Central City. Barry then had the idea of calling Jay Garrick for help and sent Jesse to Earth-3 to get him.

Barry planned to have Cisco send the bomb to another earth and grabbed him to carry him into Flashtime, but the slow time meant Cisco could not open breaches. Jay then figured that cooling off the bomb core would stop the blast, so Barry went to get Killer Frost into Flashtime, to see if she could freeze the bomb. Due to the stress Flashtime inflicted upon Killer Frost, she exhausted herself before she was able to cool the bomb enough. While returning her back to normal time, Killer Frost pleaded with Barry to not let Caitlin die. Then Barry went to ask Harry for an idea, which was throwing the bomb into the Speed Force, which Harry believed would work. After Jesse and Jay came back, Jay was shocked of Barry's trick which Jay never got to do. Barry told Jay Harry's idea, which Jay strongly discouraged on the basis that every speedster could lose his speed and the Speed Force is a part of the multiverse.

After everything failed, Barry got desperate and grabbed Iris to say goodbye and apologize for his failure. He called her his lightning rod, which gave Iris the idea to take the device with Barry's DNA out of the Speed Force. After Iris explained Barry how he was released from the Speed Force, Barry ran fast to open a portal to the Speed Force, grabbed the device, got out from the Speed Force to go to the bomb and throws the device at the explosion. The chasing lightning rays followed the device and negated the explosion. Then Barry fainted and Joe went to see his health. An exhausted Barry then asked Joe if they were dead; Joe told him that they weren't, assuring Barry that the lightning had stopped the nuke.

A vigilante who apparently could strip people from his powers was the next meta-human. He was called Matthew Kim. When Joe and Iris went to talk to him, Matthew held Iris at scalpel-point. When Barry went to stop him, Matthew accidentally switched the power between Barry and Iris. As a result, Iris became the Flash for a while.

At last, Matthew gave Barry back his powers by stripping them off of Iris. Matthew agreed to be protected by Team Flash.

Barry and Ralph sometime later managed to find Janet Petty and imprison her in S.T.A.R. Labs, to avoid DeVoe from grabbing her.

Barry, Cisco, Caitlin and Ralph were prepared to capture Edwin Gauss on an emerging portal of a pocket dimension, he fell back to his portal for he was surprised of Team Flash. After they took Gauss in for his protection against DeVoe, DeVoe and his wife then sabotaged S.T.A.R. Labs while Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin went to DeVoe's lair via Gauss' pocket dimension. Iris battled against Marlize while DeVoe headed to the Pipeline to take the powers of the remaining bus-metas. Ralph crossed paths with DeVoe, now in Gauss' body, in the Pipeline and the two battled each other. At last, Ralph managed to gain the upper hand and defeat DeVoe by using the sonic scepter. Ralph later apprehended him with Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin returning from DeVoe's lair. Barry looked at Ralph with a smile and congratulated him but DeVoe, using Kilg%re's powers removed the power-dampening cuffs, and finally took over Ralph's body. Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin tried to stop him but he was now very powerful. Before escaping, DeVoe mockingly thanked Barry for Ralph's body.

After Ralph's demise, Barry developed PTSD that made him weak against DeVoe and other enemies. Team Flash asked Leo Snart for help in transferring Neil Borman to A.R.G.U.S. to protect him from DeVoe. As they were heading to A.R.G.U.S., they were attacked by DeVoe, who was intent on capturing Borman from them. Barry, believing that he could defeat DeVoe, used the sonic scepter to try to knock him out, but it was useless as he had Ralph's body, which only elasticized when the sonic waves passed him. DeVoe mocked Barry by saying, "Right, Rookie" in Ralph's voice, which made Barry fall to his knees. But in the middle of the battle, Siren-X, Laurel Lance of Earth-X, who was being captured by Citizen Cold before he was transported to Earth-1, interfered. Siren-X used her sonic scream to knock out both Barry and Leonard and even DeVoe. DeVoe eventually escaped while Siren-X brought Borman, Caitlin, and Joe to Central City Police Department, where she held them hostage. Barry, disappointed he failed to protect Ralph, was comforted by Leonard, who convinced Barry to accept his pain and face grief, made him better. Barry and Leonard headed to CCPD while Siren-X was seen to be forcing Borman to take off his power-dampening suit to spread radiation was interrupted right in time. Barry tried to stop Siren-X but he was struck by her sonic waves, pushing him backwards easily even Snart. When he was down, Barry again was haunted by his friend's death, while Siren-X continued to scream at Borman to make the radiation spread faster. After a lot of convincing words from Snart, Barry finally stood up and ran against Siren-X, knocking her out. Team Flash successfully transported Borman to A.R.G.U.S. with Snart going back to Earth-X with an apprehended Siren-X. Barry and Iris then headed to Sharon Finkel, where Barry opened up his feelings about Ralph's death.

After getting over Ralph's death, Barry and Team Flash teams up with Gypsy to try to end DeVoe's plan but he still overpowered them by almost ending Gypsy's life that was stopped by his wife, Marlize and they escaped together with the parts of the Enlightenment.

Barry woke up in the middle of the night and noticed that Iris wasn't in bed. He went out to the living room to see Iris working on a new article to expose the DeVoes.

The team later gathered at S.T.A.R. Labs, where Caitlin goes over DeVoe's tech. He planned on using the stolen satellites to reduce the intelligence of everyone on Earth. Harry tried offering advice, but he was unable to think of an intelligent plan.

Caitlin then realized that they had been tackling the problem of DeVoe all wrong. She revealed that they need a metahuman that's immune to DeVoe's powers and the only one that met those standards was Amunet Black. While initially hesitant, Caitlin was able to convince the rest of Team Flash to let Amunet help out.

Barry and Caitlin went to Amunet's hideout where they're greeted by Norvock. He told the pair that Amunet had not been heard from in quite some time so they're unaware of her whereabouts.

The group hatched a plan to find Amunet and they started it by finding out her real name.

Meanwhile, Barry pulled Iris aside and told her to exercise caution when writing the article on DeVoe.

When Joe and Caitlin arrived at a bodega that Amunet allegedly worked at they were attacked by her. Fortunately rushed in, stopping her from using her powers. Barry then revealed to her that they need her help to stop the Enlightenment. Reluctantly she agreed to help out and they took her back to S.T.A.R. Labs.

At S.T.A.R. Labs Amunet questioned Barry on why he was still wearing his uniform and revealed she already knew the Flash's real identity from when Barry was incarcerated at Iron Heights. Amunet told the team that in order to defeat DeVoe, she needed more of her metal shards, which were recently stolen. Barry sped off to find more shards in Amunet's storage lockers. Barry, Caitlin, and Amunet arrived at her storage location to try and find the person who took the shards. After a quick test, the group found out that t was Norvock who stole the shards and he and his cronies had left the boxing gym.

Barry and Iris continued to talk about Iris' article. She tried convincing Barry to let her release it to the public, but Barry is still hesitant due to the risk.

Eventually Amulet and Caitlin managed to deduce Norvock's location. As he was making a deal with thugs over the stolen metal in a dark alleyway, Barry sped to the location but is soon joined by Amunet, who tried killing Norvock. Barry managed to save Norvock from Amunet's shards, but Norvock then begins to attack them. Unfortunately manages to poison Barry with his venom. When Iris notices Barry's vitals going through the roof, she reminds Barry that he has to phase through the venom before it kills him which he does manage to do.

Caitlin and Joe stop the thugs from making away with the shards and Amunet uses them to form a mask around Norvock. She nearly kills him, but instead decides to cut off the snake in his eye. With her new shards, Amunet ditches the team and leaves.

Before leaving however, Amunet does gives Caitlin a concussive grenade made of Amunet's shards, which should help them take down Clifford DeVoe.

The team met back up at S.T.A.R. Labs and Harry had an idea. He explained that Clifford had not launched the satellites yet because he doesn't have help from his wife.

As the team starts to disperse, Barry told Iris to go ahead and publish her expose about the DeVoes. Later that night Barry and Iris were sleeping when Iris phone started buzzing with several notifications. Her expose has allowed people to come forward with their sightings of DeVoe, helping prove Team Flash's case.

Stopping the Enlightenment

Barry, Iris, and Cisco worked on coming up with a plan on stopping DeVoe. Barry admitted that he was not fast enough yet to run into DeVoe's pocket dimension however Cisco pointed out that if they split up, they might have a better chance at stopping DeVoe. Eventually Cisco got around DeVoe' hack and the team found out that the metahuman DeVoe is after is Fallout. Knowing that Fallout was still in A.R.G.U.S. custody, Barry ran to Star City and brung back John Diggle, who accessed ARGUS files to find out somebody posing at him checked in six hours ago.

Realizing that DeVoe is after Fallout, Cisco told the others that they only have twelve hours before DeVoe's "Enlightenment" began

After taking Diggle back to Star City Cisco revealed that DeVoe was using Fallout's nuclear energy to power the satellites as a part of the Enlightenment and doing some further digging found out that DeVoe was holding six A.R.G.U.S. agents hostage.

Cisco and Caitlin would later come up with an idea on how to stop DeVoe; they had to enter Flashtime with Barry to assist him in rescuing the hostages in time and stop DeVoe. Barry tried convincing them not to join Flashtime with him, but they show the science behind their theory and he eventually with hesitation and reluctance agreed to train them on how to move about in Flashtime.

The three began training and on the first time, Cisco was unable to use his powers while in Flashtime.

While Barry tried to train Cisco and Caitlin in Flashtime. They also began working on trying to come up with scenarios on how to save the hostages. While Cisco was able to use his powers this time Caitlin was not able to power up the cold gun. She fell out of Flashtime and knocked herself out.

Barry and Cisco took Caitlin to the med bay where she woke up and assured them she was fine, but Barry not wanting to risk losing his friends told Caitlin and Cisco that he refused to keep training them.

While trying to run through scenarios himself Cisco walked in and confronted Barry about continuing to train them. The two end up arguing about the death of Ralph with Barry claiming Ralphs death was on him as he pushed Ralph into becoming a hero which he believed lead to him being killed by DeVoe.

However, Cisco also pointed out that he was just as responsible as he freed Barry from the Speed Force which not only gave Ralph his powers, but also started the whole situation and told Barry he didn't do all that just so Barry could try to stop DeVoe all by himself. Barry admitted he couldn't do it by himself but told Cisco that everyone he tried to train ended up worse than when they when they met them. However, Cisco told Barry that Ralph himself was made a better person because of Barry and that they can stop DeVoe if they worked together which Barry agreed and decided to resume their training.

Iris and Wells the came in to tell the group that they found Marlize at her home in England. Barry gave Iris the last breaching device to get to England to retrieve Marlize.

At the A.R.G.U.S. facility, Fallout apparently combusted, releasing all of his radiation which DeVoe channeled. DeVoe shrank the chamber and went into into his pocket dimension when Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin arrive.

They entered Flashtime and managed to rescue all of the hostages as Barry rushed through the pocket dimension after DeVoe. DeVoe released his satellites but Barry used an explosive to destroy one of the satellites.

DeVoe then began lecturing Barry on the Enlightenment and warned Barry that love might be his downfall. DeVoe escaped into another pocket dimension.

Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin rushed back to S.T.A.R. Labs, where they found out that DeVoe had compromised the facilities satellite to use in place of the one Barry exploded. DeVoe used Kilg%e's powers to hack the S.T.A.R. Labs systems and take the Enlightenment online.

Cecile and Joe arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs as Cecile was in labor but they were unable to make it to the hospital in time. Caitlin assured them that she would deliver the baby.

Cisco told Barry that DeVoe stole the remaining Dark Force matter that was being stored at S.T.A.R. Labs. As the two were talking about what to do Iris walked in with Marlize.

Marlize explained how they should be able to stop DeVoe by entering his mind and finding the goodness he had left in him. Marlize explained that they need to find a way to transfer Barry's consciousness into DeVoe's and says that they'll have to use Cecile's powers for it to work.

In the training track, Marlize set Barry into DeVoe's chair and placed a power-expanding device on Cecile's head. They explained that using Cecile's power with DeVoe's chair, Cecile simply needed to find DeVoe's brain wavelengths and the chair will transport Barry into DeVoe's consciousness.

The experiment worked and Barry was transported into DeVoe's consciousness at the same exact time the bus was exposed to dark matter.

Marlize explained that Barry needed to find their house and Barry sped over there. He found the home completely empty however and the communications between Team Flash and Barry started going on the fritz as Cecile started having contractions.

Marlize revealed that if Cecile has the baby, she'll lose her powers which will trap Barry in DeVoe's consciousness forever.

Barry rushed to the picnic where Clifford and Marlize had their first dance and after he arrived, he was approached by Ralph Dibny who was revealed to still be alive and also walking around in DeVoe's consciousness. After hugging his friend who he thought dead Barry relayed back to Team Flash that Ralph was still alive.

Barry explained their situation to Ralph, who admitted that he had not seen a good DeVoe, only the evil version of DeVoe floating in his chair. The two were approached by DeVoe, but Barry managed to take Ralph and flee.

Barry and Ralph arrived at Oxford, where the good version of DeVoe was. However they found him slumped over in a chair, having been killed by the evil DeVoe.

Losing all hope Ralph tried to convince Barry to leave DeVoe's consciousness and spend whatever time he had left with his family. Barry refused to leave however and thought of another idea. Remembering that Marlize told Barry that if the good DeVoe transported through DeVoe's nexus, they'd be able to take control. Barry realized DeVoe had been keeping Ralph alive because if Ralph died, DeVoe would lose control.

Multiples copies of DeVoe converged on Barry and Ralph and they all began fighting their way to freedom. However the copies seem to overpower them Barry seemed defeated but after a quick pep talk by Ralph, they managed to make quick work of the copies of DeVoe when more clones show up stop him and Ralph from escaping but he is unsuccessful as Barry and Ralph escape into the Nexus.

Barry woke up in the pocket dimension and DeVoe realized he was defeated. DeVoe then collapsed to the floor and Ralph took his body back.

Marlize was able to shut down the satellites to stop the Enlightenment and the power turned back on across Central City. Iris double checked to make sure there is no longer any dark energy in Central City, confirming they defeated DeVoe.

Marlize transported the team back to S.T.A.R. Labs as Cecile announced that her water just broke and the team moved her into the med bay. As the team left the main room, DeVoe's chair lights.

Caitlin began Cecile's delivery.

The team rendezvoused in the main room and DeVoe reappeared as a hologram. Marlize however said goodbye to her husband and destroyed his chair, killing DeVoe for good. With DeVoe dead, his satellites began falling out of orbit, which alerts S.T.A.R. Labs.

Barry sped out to try and stop the satellites from crashing into Central City. The satellites began crashing into the city, but Barry, Ralph, and Cisco are able to save the citizens from major harm.

The last remaining satellite piece was crashing into Earth but Barry used his sonic punch to disintegrate it, but time reversed as he was about to make contact and as Barry sped up to punch it again, but this time the mystery speedster joined him to help out. They break the satellite together and she disappeared.

Returning to S.T.A.R. Labs Barry found out that Cecile had given birth to a girl.

Marlize gave Cisco technology to reverse the effects Wells had suffered, but it did not work entirely. Although he had some intelligence restored, Wells was not super intelligent like he used to be. Wells made the realization he needed to go back to his own Earth and spend more time with Jessie. He hugged Team Flash and traveled back home.

The team then went to the West household to celebrate the new baby. Wally also showed up and surprised the group and talked about defeating a time demon with the Legends.

Suddenly the girl Barry had met at his and Iris's wedding showed up and lets herself in. In front of the entire group, she revealed her name was Nora and she's the daughter of Barry and Iris from the future and admits she's made a huge mistake.

Fighting Cicada

Meeting his future daughter

Shocked and hesitant by the identity this girl claimed to be Nora tried to convince everybody of her identity as Barry and Iris' daughter. Nora explained that after helping destroy the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite, she lacked the speed to open the Speed Force to return to her timeline.

At S.T.A.R Labs basement, Nora's ran on the track while Barry and Iris talked about the situation. While Barry was still hesitant, pointing out that they have been lied too before Iris believed the evidence noting that her lightning is a combination of both of theirs as speedsters. Caitlin and Cisco walked in and started testing her vitals and Caitlin informed Barry and Iris that DNA testing confirmed that Nora was, in fact, their daughter.

At CCPD, Captain Singh informed Barry that he was reinstated to the force after being cleared of any wrongdoing in the death of Clifford DeVoe. With his job back Barry started tackling his workload when Nora sped in and offered to help out, much to her father's dismay. While they were talking a call came in about an attacking meta-human and Nora sped out to retrieve Barry's original suit from Cisco's closet.

Barry tried stopping the robbery when he interrupted and distracted by Nora, who arrived and expressed surprise at the villain Gridlock. Gridlock got away and the team returned to S.T.A.R. Labs.

Eventually, the team decided to have Barry and Nora race around the Pipeline, with both of them using tachyon devices to get Nora back to her proper point in the timeline. As Barry and Nora raced off to open up the Speed Force, Wally rushed in and told the group they have to stop the pair from going forward in time.

Barry and Nora were knocked out and they soon woke up in the medical bay. Wally informed them that he met with the Legends and had Gideon analyze Nora's blood, where she found that Nora was suffering from negative-tachyons that were making her slower. They then noticed on the TV that Gridlock has committed another robbery and they realized that without their satellites which they had just destroyed, they were without eyes and ears to keep track on the criminal metas.

In the Speed Lab of S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry and Iris had a heart to heart about having children. While they were talking, Barry came to a realization and left to talk with Nora. Nora admitted to him that in her timeline, Wells' newspaper of Barry disappearing in a Crisis came true and that shortly after Nora's birth he never reappeared. At that moment Barry realized that Nora wasn't stuck in the current timeline, rather she was choosing not to go forward in time in an effort to save her father from the Crisis and get to know him.

Iris called Barry and Nora back to inform them that they've identified Gridlock as a career criminal known as William Lang. They realize he boarded a plane at the airport in an effort to gain control over the flight and crash it.

As predicted the engine of the plane exploded and was crashing. Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Nora mentioned that she had heard of a story of Barry phasing the airplane through buildings. Barry then came up with the idea that together with Nora and Wally, they can make it happen. Nora gifted her dad a ring (similar to the one Thawne wielded) containing a brand new suit made by Ryan Choi in the future.

The three speedsters then sped towards the plane while Cisco got a better angle on the situation in an effort to Vibe them onto the plane. The scenario worked and Barry was able to handcuff Gridlock and stop him while Wally knocked him out. The three then began trying to phase the plane but their initial attempt failed as Nora found herself unable to do it. Barry then decided to give his daughter a pep talk recounting the same words Thawne told him early into his career as a hero and the trio were able to phase the airplane through Central City skyscrapers and land it safely in the river.

Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco gave Nora updated technology but Barry convinced the group that they should let Nora stay in the current timeline for a little longer. He however did not tell them know about the Crisis and persuaded them that they should make sure Nora's powers are functioning properly.

Rise of Cicada

Later that night, CCPD was escorting Gridlock to Iron Heights Prison when the convoy was stopped by a strange object that appeared and lodged itself in the road, started to glow and emitted red electricity before causing an explosion which disoriented the convoy and the officers. Gridlock remained chained in the transport vehicle while hearing the carnage outside as it appeared that there was a fight going on outside. After the fighting stopped, the door to the transport vehicle was opened, and an unknown assailant walked in and stood before Gridlock, he asked the assailant, "Who are you...What do you want?" and the assailant answered him with, "For all of you to die." The dagger in the assailants hand began to glow, and he walked toward Gridlock, appearing to intend to kill him. After the death of Gridlock, Cicada continued his vendetta against meta-humans, killing every meta he comes across. This prompted Team Flash to investigate the meta killer and also hiring the master detective from Earth-221, Harrison Sherloque Wells.

Elseworlds

At the weapons cache, Barry tried to shoot an incendiary arrow at the criminals, but accidentally shot a grappling hook arrow instead. He proceed to beat them using Oliver's fighting skills, but had a little problem with it due to his lack of combat training. One guy almost shot him, but luckily Diggle got him in time. Excited that he beat all the criminals, he almost let the driver get away. But luckily got reminded what to do by Dig, and shot exploding arrows at the truck. When it was all over, Barry realized that there is another guy sneaking up behind Dig, ready to hit him. He shouted in order to alert Dig, which was too late. Luckily, Oliver (who was dressed up as "the Flash" and got Barry's speed due to them switching lives) sped the two away. Barry then said that he's really glad to see him, as Diggle threw up (as he usually does when a speedster suddenly grabs him and speeds him somewhere). He then complimented Oliver's suit, which was in fact his.

Barry and Oliver went to S.T.A.R. Labs together and told Team Flash the situation. However the entire team was confused and did not believe that the heroes had switched identities and decided to call a Team meeting without Barry or Oliver present

Later when seeing Iris by herself, Barry encouraged Oliver to talk to her and try to convince. Oliver however was reluctant noting to Barry that she was his wife but Barry in return pointed out that because of how reality was changed it had to be Oliver. He also suggested calling Iris his "lightning rod" which Oliver refused to say. Iris however ended up knocking Oliver unconscious by spiking his drink still while Ralph knocked Barry unconscious.

Barry awoke up to find himself and Oliver handcuffed and locked in the pipeline. Barry then realized that if only Earth-1 people have them mixed up, they should go to Earth-38 to see if Kara can be a witness to their real identities. Agreeing on the plan the two first worked on getting out of their cell by using each other's powers and abilities. Barry was told by Oliver to dislocate his thumb in order to escape the cuffs use his freed hands to deactivate the power dampeners in the pipeline which he did. Barry then coached Oliver through phasing out of the cuffs and then phasing them out of the cell.

The two then go and grab an extrapolator to breach to Earth-38 and talk to Kara.

However Iris had thought ahead and held the extrapolator. Barry however pleaded with his wife, and by sharing the memory of the day he moved in with her and Joe as a child and calling her his lightning rod. Iris relented and gave them the extrapolator.

Arriving in a barn Barry and Ollie breach directly in front of Lois, who threatened them with a hammer. Kara sped to them and introduced Barry and Oliver to Clark her cousin and Lois his wife. Relieved that Kara recognized them for who they really are, Kara was surprised to see Oliver with Barry's powers.

On the farm, Oliver trained Barry in archery. However Oliver grew angry with Barry due to Barry's lighthearted attitude and Barry subsequently taking advantage of their predicament to get revenge for Oliver shooting him with arrows four years ago by using the same trick on Oliver. Oliver attempted to taunt Barry into anger and get him to strike him, and when it did not work Oliver sped at him only for Barry to lay Oliver on the ground with one move and lectures him instead noting that if he truly knew how to control his powers he wouldn't have been able to touch him.

Later Oliver went to Barry and admitted he let his anger get the best of him seeing Barry be so lighthearted and cavalier with his skills as in order to be The Green Arrow Oliver had to use all of the pain and anger of his past. Barry however told Oliver that is was the absolute opposite for him and that being the Flash means letting go of his pain and thinking about the people he's running too whether they be Iris or his friends. In that moment the two realized that Oliver is a better speedster when he is happy and Barry is a more skilled fighter when he's angered, so with Kara's encouragement (who had been listening) they decided to be more like each other to be more effective.

Cisco breached to the farm and called Barry and Oliver by their correct names having finally believed them. He asked them to come home to help fight Amazo ( the robot Oliver had accidentally activated when he foiled a robbery earlier in the morning). Kara invited Clark to join them, and Lois encouraged him.

Amazo was causing destruction in the streets when the four heroes came through the breach. They took turns attacking Amazo, trying to keep him from copying their powers and throwing him off balance, with Barry and Oliver adopting each other's attitudes the team seems to work quite efficiently . At first the plan seems to work and Superman slams him into the ground. However Amazo rises copies their powers and abilities and easily overpowers all of them.

Team Flash considers the possibilities of what they can do and realize thanks to Sherloque they can simply turn Amazo off.

Barry develops a plan and tells Oliver to bring A.M.A.Z.O. back toward them. Meanwhile, Cisco designs a virus to wipe the robot's C.P.U.

Barry then instructs Kara and Clark to hold Amazo once he returns. Cisco breaches to Barry's location to put the virus on an arrow. Amazo returns and the Flash, Supergirl, and Superman struggle to hold him in place. Stating "You have failed this city" Barry shoots Amazo in the eye, making him explode.

At S.T.A.R. Labs the team considers their options to help Barry and Oliver return to their lives. Clark decides to return to Lois on his Earth, along with an alimony check for Sherloque's third wife.

Barry and Iris talk and Iris revealed she believed him because she trusted her heart and now she needs Barry to promise her that while he is the Green Arrow he will not turn into Oliver in the process which he promises.

Cisco later tells Barry, Oliver, and Kara about his earlier Vibe. Oliver claims they need to see, so Cisco vibes Barry and Oliver to the moment when a strange individual meets another man and hands him a book of some kind. The man turns to them and warns them to give up.

The vibe then ended with Cisco's nose bleeding. Oliver using his powers quickly drew a sketch of the two men and a building Wayne Enterprises and concluded they needed to go to Gotham City.

Oliver, Barry and Kara intervened in an Argus op, lead by Diggle while his team was monitored by Curtis from a van. The team was attacked by a heavily armored Joe Wilson, who was about to kill Diggle when Barry, Oliver, and Kara used their abilities and powers to easily subdue and capture him.

Back at A.R.G.U.S headquarters, Barry and Oliver explained the swapping of their lives and powers and skills to Curtis and Diggle. When Felicity showed up to help, Oliver made it clear to everyone not to let Felicity know what was happening figuring there was enough going on with their lives with Barry surprised that Oliver and Felicity were having problems with their marriage but still keeping up the guise at Oliver's behest.

As the three heroes got ready to head to Gotham, Oliver suggested Barry remain behind, since Oliver's fame from making his identity public would make things difficult. Barry countered by reminding Oliver that if Gotham could handle the presence of Batman they could handle the Green Arrow as well. This led to them arguing about Batman, who Oliver insisted was a myth made up by the Gotham City Police Department much to Barry and Kara's shock and amusement.

Kara then grabbed Barry and flew to Gotham While Oliver ran. While Kara and Barry landed on a rooftop Oliver lagged behind, continuing to struggle with his speedster abilities. They then discussed how to find the people from Cisco's vibe, and Oliver mentioned knowing a local reporter however he was not sure she would help though, as he could not remember if he slept with her. While also on the building they found The Bat Signal on the roof, though Oliver continued to believe Batman was a myth.

In their civilian clothes, Oliver, Barry, and Kara walked towards the radio station where Oliver's reporter contact Vesper Fairchild worked. As they saw a couple shopping with an armed guard they discussed how crime ridden Gotham City was. Suddenly then a gang of thugs walked up and attempted to rob them at gunpoint. Oliver tried to talk them down but when that seemed to be getting them nowhere Barry acting on instinct attacked and managed to disarm one. The police arrived and recognized Barry as Oliver, and arrested everyone in the process.

In jail, Kara chastised Barry and Oliver for their handling of the situation. Calling them both out for how the handled the mugging, pointing out she could have gotten them away so fast they wouldn't have been seen. Oliver then conceded that she should be in charge next time. When their bail was posted and the three were finally released.

Outside a man met them at the door in front of a car. They realized he worked for the person who bailed them out and when he showed them a gun Barry lightly chided Kara by pointing out that she said they would not be confronted again before they all went with him.

The driver dropped them off at Wayne Tower, the former home of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Inside they were greeted by a tattooed woman who recognized Barry as Oliver the Green Arrow. Introducing herself Kate Kane Bruce's cousin and the current inheritor of Wayne Enterprises. Kane told them that she wanted them to leave her city as soon as possible.

On the roof, Kate talked to Kara and Oliver. Kara asked why Bruce Wayne and Batman both went missing at the same time - three years ago. Kate told them that Bruce couldn't live with what Gotham became after Batman left.

Barry went to Vesper Fairchild who decided not to help them due to Oliver having indeed slept with her Barry reunited with the others and revealed this to them. Kate gave them the wifi password and headed inside to work while Oliver revealed he stole police data from the station.

Oliver searched facial recognition and found out about John Deegan. A former doctor at Arkham Asylum he experimented on his patients, but was acquitted due to technicalities. However he could not find Deegan's current address or employment so Kara decides to search the city. Thanks to information from Kate the duo learn of the location of Arkham

Outside of Arkham, Kara, Barry, and Oliver discussed how to break in when Cisco and Caitlin breached in through with Diggle to pass the message that they were contacted by an alternate Flash. Kara then came up with an idea to get them in.

Kara pushed Caitlin in a wheelchair and told the administrator that she was delivering a new patient from the hospital, using Killer Frost's powers to bolster the lie. Meanwhile, Oliver used Barry's CCPD credentials and Diggle uses his A.R.G.U.S ones to infiltrate their way into an inspection. They walked down the hall, seeing the names of many of the Asylums inmates names on the door, before they found Deegan's lab.

Deegan recognized Oliver for who he was, but refused to undo the damage he had caused and pushed a button which triggered an alarm and released all the patients so he could escape.

Diggle, the Flash, Supergirl, Killer Frost and Green Arrow worked together to help recapture the patients. When a few almost got away, Batwoman showed up and stopped them.

Meanwhile, Killer Frost faced off with Nora Fries, who was using the cold technology of Victor Fires. Killer Frost called for help as she was being overpowered and both Oliver and Barry hurried to assist her.

Deegan grabbed the book from a hiding place inside the walls, but was found by Kara who took the book from him.

The two showed up to find Caitlin knocked out. Oliver attempted to throw a lightning bolt, but due to still not having good control over his speedster powers he ended up knocking over several vials labeled "Crane" which spill and release a gaseous agent into the air.

In front of Oliver laid Eobard Thawne; Barry's most hated enemy, While Barry himself saw Oliver as Malcolm Merlyn. This led to them both fighting each other.

Barry and Oliver while fighting were constantly taunted by their hallucinations until Batwoman appeared and stopped them, recognizing the vials and explaining they were exposed to a serious hallucinogen.

Outside of Arkham Batwoman orders them all out of her city.

With the book now in their hands at A.R.G.U.S., Felicity was eager to translate the cryptographs inside. Barry and Oliver talked about their hallucinations and acknowledged each other's burdens with Barry encouraging Ollie not to wait to talk things out with Felicity.

Oliver took Barry's advice to heart sat with Felicity and assured her they will be okay because while recent events have shown him that they might have changed as people, he will always love her no matter what and they made up.

Finally, the other Flash was able to breach into Argus. Another doppelganger of Barry Allen hailing from Earth-90 which was destroyed by The Monitor - the other man in Cisco's vibe. Earth 90- Barry revealed The Monitor uses The Book of Destiny throughout the multiverse to test worlds for an unknown crisis coming.

Cisco then told the others that the The Monitor was on the street being confronted by authorities. Kara, Oliver, and both Barry Allens confronted him. Earth- 90 Barry Allen headed towards The Monitor who made him vanish with a snap of his fingers. The Monitor told the three that he was trying to save the multiverse from a crisis. He summoned the book from Argus and disappeared. Reality was then changed again with Oliver and Barry now in matching black and leather attire and with Kara seemingly gone. Escaping from a police unit headed by Ricardo Diaz the two found themselves confronted by seemingly Superman but in all black.

Deegan is crying when The Monitor appears before him and handed the book back over, telling Deegan to think bigger and do better.

Suddenly, Barry and Oliver realized they are dressed identically, and a newspaper headline says they are wanted criminals known as The Trigger Twins. Kara is nowhere to be seen and neither of them is a speedster. A cop car pulls up and three police officers emerge. Joe Wilson, Malcolm Merlyn, and Ricardo Diaz. Diaz starts to arrest Oliver, who fights back and he and Barry run. Only to be stopped by a version of Superman who is dressed all in black. The black-suited Superman tells both Barry and Oliver that attempting to escape him would be impossible and that it will not go well. Confused, Barry attempts to remind Superman of their identities, in hopes of jogging Superman's memories. To their surprise, they find out that this "Superman" is actually Deegan who used the book to rewrite reality again.

Barry and Oliver manage to evade the police, but in order to fix the reality and save Kara, Barry suggests they track down Cisco, and have him open a breach to Earth-38 in order to get help from Clark Kent. They encounter versions of Gary Green and James Olsen before they find Cisco, who is a crime lord in this reality. Cisco is at first uninterested, but when Barry and Oliver say he can expand his criminal empire to other Earths with his powers, he relents, and opens a breach to Earth-38.

They end up on Earth-38, and meet with Clark, who takes them to the Fortress of Solitude. Here, Barry and Oliver reveal him, what's going on and that Kara is in trouble. Clark claims he has seen Book of Destiny before, and confirms it is the key to fix everything. Cisco breaches everyone to S.T.A.R. Labs on Earth-1. In the chaos Kara is freed and she gets the Book, and Barry and Oliver deliver it to Clark, who has been fighting Deegan. Clark claims the book and begins to fix reality, giving Barry, Oliver and Kara their powers back, but Deegan interrupts him, reclaims the Book and begins to rewrite reality again.

As Deegan rewrites reality, Barry concludes they need more time to stop him, and in order to do so, he suggests he and Kara speed around the Earth in opposite directions fast enough to temporarily stop Earth from rotating. Oliver and Clark realize the effort will kill them in the end, but they can't talk them out of it. Barry and Kara go for it, and they succeed slowing down time, and they eventually survive, thanks to Oliver, who used a cosmic arrow he received from Mar Novu on the Book of Destiny. Barry and Kara join others, just as Deegan brings out A.M.A.Z.O.. With assistance from Kara's friends from Earth-38, the heroes are victorious and Clark uses the Book to restore reality. Deegan has been disfigured badly due to the book, and he is delivered to the Arkham Asylum.

Barry, Oliver and Team Flash bid farewell to Kara and her friends as they return to Earth-38, with Kara saying this is becoming an annual thing. Afterwards, Barry and Oliver have a drink in a bar, where Oliver refuses to have Barry hug him. Oliver excuses himself, when he receives a phone call from Batwoman, who says Deegan has made a new friend in Arkham.

Another Cicada

After the first Cicada was defeated, the second appeared, which was actually Grace Gibbons of the future. Grace was part of the Reverse Flash plan to be released from prison, unfortunately Nora sacrificed herself to fix her mistakes.

Coming Crisis

Crisis draws nearer

"We can start by preparing the team for this Crisis. Maybe even a world without the Flash."

-Barry about the preparation for his legacy.

Several minutes after watching Nora West-Allen's video recording of her last words, Barry and Iris noted a massive power surge originating from the time vault. As the two rushed over to investigate, the plinth within the vault was destroyed under unknown circumstances, completely frying Nora's message.

Shortly after this, Barry and Team Flash were alerted to the existence of a black hole that was randomly appearing throughout the city. After it appeared on more than one occasion, the team determined that the black hole was really the consciousness of scientist-turned-online streamer Chester P. Runk, whose mind had been split between his human form and in the form of the black hole after a freak accident involving a gravitational wave emitter. After Barry journeyed into the black hole and destabilized it from inside, he was able to save both Chester and the city, with the former finally becoming conscious. As the team celebrated their victory, The Monitor appeared to Barry and Iris and informed them that he was the one who destroyed Nora's message, before proclaiming that Barry's fated death in the Crisis had been moved up to December 10, 2019 instead of the original date of April 25, 2024, and that there was nothing Barry could do in order for him to survive. Before leaving, Novu stated that the Flash must die in order for billions to live.

Unsure of whether to fully trust the Monitor, Barry decided to time travel to December 11, 2019 (one day after his supposed death) to witness the Crisis himself, although he was hit by a wall of antimatter in his attempt to do so, preventing him from completing his journey. As an alternative, Barry traveled to Earth-3 to seek the help of Jay Garrick, who, with his wife Joan Williams, was able to connect Barry to a device which allowed him to witness billions of future timelines. Unfortunately, in each timeline Barry viewed, Earth-1 was engulfed by a wave of antimatter, killing all its inhabitants, with the notable exception of the timeline where he sacrificed his life. Concluding that the Monitor spoke the truth and that he truly had to die to save billions, Barry returned to Earth-1 and solemnly informed Iris that there was no escape from his destiny, although, after realizing that to give up would be the worst way to deal with the ordeal, Barry revealed that he wouldn't resolve to his fate but be willing to die when the time came.

Infected by Ramsey Rosso

When Ramsey Rosso attacked Ralph, he managed to infect him with his blood. Barry came to his aid, but all he could do was to bring him back to S.T.A.R. Labs. He pleaded Frost to help him, but she instead let Caitlin take over and she concluded that a blood transfusion can save Ralph, but warned Barry she is not fully certain. Since Barry was a universal donor, he agreed to do it. Ralph was saved and taken to A.R.G.U.S. for recovery.

Barry was told by Caitlin to rest easy for a while. While at home, he began to feel pain and suddenly, Ramsey Rosso was standing in front of him. he determined that Barry was the Flash. He attacked him, but his punch did nothing. Ramsey then attempted to convince him to join him, because through him he can save himself as well as everyone. Barry refused, and later saw he was hallucinating.

Later, he tried to pour a glass of water. The pain returned, and he saw his mother, who was really the Speed Force. She came to warn him, that when he saved Ralph's life, a small amount of Ramsey's blood transferred into him, and now that blood is trying to bind Barry into Ramsey's will. Barry then found himself struggling between choosing the Speed Force or Ramsey; Ramsey trying to convince him that if he joins him, he will survive and can have the life he has always wanted, with Nora as his child with Iris; Speed Force trying to convince him not to listen to him. Barry eventually seems to reject Ramsey, claiming that his lies were so convincing. However, the Speed Force told him Ramsey wasn't lying. This causes Barry to get angry at Speed Force, since he never had any choice of becoming the Flash; it chose him, and ever since then he has been doing what the Speed Force wants. Ramsey appears again to convince him to reject the Speed Force and choose him, as the Speed Force will continue to use him and push him into his death in the Crisis. As Barry begins to accept Ramsey, the Speed Force reveals, that choosing Ramsey would save him and grant him what he wants in its twisted way, it would cause Barry to lose his soul, the very thing that Iris loves about him. Both Ramsey and the Speed Force attempt to pull him towards each other, with both claiming only he can end it.

Barry awakes in S.T.A.R. Labs, after Cisco and Frost found him lying on his apartment floor in pain. They determined that Ramsey's blood found its way to him, but now Barry claims he beat it. Iris arrives and is also relieved. Later, Barry is doing some work in the Labs and Iris comes to him and starts asking if he's okay. However, Iris notices Barry acts strangely, and she quietly walks away and tells Cisco and Frost that is not Barry. They walk slowly to him, and he turns around, now having a twisted face due to Ramsey's infection. He speeds away in a black lightning, knocking down Iris, Cisco and Frost and joins Ramsey.

Ramsey begins his reign of terror in the city with Barry to help him. Cisco activates hidden protocols in the Labs, which he made in case Barry ever goes bad, dubbing Barry as the Dark Flash. Iris refuses to give up on Barry and tries to convince him to come back to her. She seemingly fails. When Cisco attempts to take out Ramsey, he too fails because of Barry, and Ramsey tells him to deliver a message to S.T.A.R. Labs; he will come to use the particle accelerator in order to infect everyone in the city. The last thing he says " I knew I chose the right guy!"

As Barry and Ramsey arrive at Labs, Iris and Cisco learn that Ramsey used Barry to sabotage the accelerator. Both eventually realize that Ramsey spoke with exact words that Barry had previously spoken to them. This causes both of them to realize, that Barry is working on the inside to thwart Ramsey's plan. He also provided them with the answer to stop Ramsey and cure everyone; use Allegra Garcia's ultraviolet radiation powers combined with the particle accelerator to burn out Ramsey's blood in a massive ultraviolet-blast. Iris and Cisco lets Barry and Ramsey in and they make their way to accelerator. Ramsey's blood starts circling around the pipeline, but Frost brings Allegra and encourages her to use her powers. When Cisco gives the signal, Allegra gives it her all, and it works: Ramsey's infection is burned away by UV-light and Barry is also back to normal.

Barry reveals how difficult it was to fight Ramsey's control, but he managed to deliver the necessary clues to Team Flash. However, Ramsey is still large. Barry goes to fight him in the streets, where he transforms into massive blood monster. He gains an upper hand and binds Barry, but Ramsey then sees his mother. Ramsey is shocked and stops. Barry then reveals how Ramsey was able to tap into his doubts, he did the same to him. Despite his madness he still had doubts about doing what he did, and seeing his mother now in his mind is all that doubt. Using this to his advantage, Barry speeds Ramsey and locks him up in the MAC, as it is way more powerful than the pipeline. Ramsey is then delivered to A.R.G.U.S.

Later, Team Flash has gathered in the S.T.A.R. Labs lounge, sitting silently as Barry watches his watch, with only minutes left to December 10th. Barry then says sitting in silence is not how he wants to spend the final minutes. Everyone in Team Flash start to reminisce about their lives, from when Barry became The Flash. Barry thanks Joe for being there for him, when he needed someone and Joe says he is proud of the man Barry has become. Cecile says how she considers Barry as the son she never had. Cisco reminisces the old days right after Barry became the Flash, how it was just him, Barry, Caitlin and Eobard Thawne. Caitlin tells Barry how her life fell apart after the particle accelerator exploded, but then Barry entered her life, and she found new joy in life again, and thanks Barry for saving her life. Iris claims that no matter if Barry won't survive the Crisis, he will never leave her, as the only thing more certain than the Crisis is them. The clock then hits midnight, and the team witnesses as the skies turn crimson red and lightning starts striking. The Crisis has begun.

Anti-Monitor Crisis

Barry is running around Central City doing what he can as the Crisis hits. He then encounters Lyla Michaels, who now calls herself the Harbinger. She tells him she needs to come with her.

Barry joins alongside Sara Lance and Ray Palmer at Earth-38 to do reconnaissance and later joins Oliver Queen, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, J'onn Jonzz, Mia Queen, Kate Kane, Clark Kent and Lois Lane in the D.E.O. They tell them that the massive quantum tower that rose is not a threat, but the only thing that can stop the impending antimatter-wave. It must be protected from the forces of Anti-Monitor, or Earth-38 will be consumed like Argo City a short while ago.

Barry meets with Oliver, who reveals to him that he is destined to die in this Crisis. Oliver doesn't agree with this and demands to speak with the Monitor. Barry is confused about this.

Oliver asks Barry, Kara and Clark to help out with the evacuation of Earth-38 while he, Mia, Kate, Sara and Ray take up positions in the tower. Suddenly, Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons attack the tower. Barry, Kara and Clark come to their aid, and they manage to stop two waves of demons. Suddenly, the tower powers down, forcing Kara and Clark to power it up with their heat vision. They succeed, but only temporarily. The heroes keep fighting the demons, but the Monitor arrives and declare this battle is lost. He teleports everyone to safety, as Earth-38 is lost.

In the Arrowcave at Earth-1, Monitor brings mortally wounded Oliver to the heroes. Oliver reveals to Barry and Kara, how he sacrificed himself last year to save them, so that they could help save the multiverse now. Oliver dies soon after. Barry, Kara and others are saddened that Oliver is gone. The Monitor reveals that he was destined to die in this Crisis, but not like this, and remarks how his selfless sacrifice ensured the survival of one billion extra Earth-38 refugees. Nash Wells appears, and Barry is amazed to see him dressed like an omnipotent being. Nash claims he is now a Pariah, a man sentenced to bear witness to events he caused by releasing the Anti-Monitor.

Barry joins with others on Earth-74 Waverider, where Mar Novu reveals, that they need to find the seven Paragons, destined individuals, who can save the multiverse. Kara is the Paragon of Hope, while Sara is the Paragon of Destiny. However, he's not really interested. Iris joins him, and she says Mar Novu had a mission for her to help tracking the Paragon of Truth. Barry instead joins up with Mia, Sara and John Constantine to find a working Lazarus Pit in order bring Oliver back to life. Despite John's dwindling magic powers due to multiverse getting destroyed, he manages to find a working pit on Earth-18. They travel there and place Oliver's corpse into the pit. At first it doesn't seem to work, but he suddenly wakes up and attacks them. Eventually, Sara tranquilizes her, and they bring him back to the Waverider.

By the time Barry, Sara and Mia return, Ray had managed to use his Paragon Locator to identify the Paragon of Courage, who is Kate Kane. Also, Iris, Clark and Lois had managed to find the Paragon of Truth, Clark Kent of Earth-96. As more Earths are getting wiped out, rest of Team Flash arrive at the Waverider, and with Cisco's help, Ray manages to install the Paragon Locator into the Waverider. With it, the remaining Paragons are identified, and Barry is revealed to be the Paragon of Love. Paragon of Honor is J'onn Jonzz and Paragon of Humanity professor Ryan Choi. With all the Paragons identified, Mar Novu tells the heroes they now need to stop the antimatter-wave.

Cisco traces the source of the antimatter-wave in Earth-1 Central City. Mar Novu restores his powers as Vibe, and Team Flash led by Barry, and Pariah joining them, travel to the location. Here they find Nash Wells' excavation, where he released the Anti-Monitor. Cisco realizes this is why he needed to become Vibe again, because as Pariah, Nash can no longer remember, how he opened the door. Cisco vibes his memories and discovers the sequence to open the door.

As they open the door, they enter into Anti-Monitor's realm. Here, Team Flash discovers the source of the antimatter-wave; an antimatter cannon powered by a treadmill, and a speedster running it. Barry enters Flashtime to find out, who is the one powering the cannon, and to his shock, he discovers it is the Flash of Earth-90. He tries to release him, but the cannon is shielded. Cisco uses his powers to breach Earth-90 Flash out from the treadmill. But he then says to put him back, because the Anti-Monitor built a failsafe, which would cause all the universes to be destroyed, if he didn't power it up. Barry refuses, and Pariah brings help in the form of Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning, since his electrokinetic powers can be used to delay the cannon's destruction. Barry, Cisco and Frost try to come up with a way to destroy the cannon, and Barry realizes the only way is to run the treadmill the opposite direction. But it also means that whoever does this will die. He realizes this is the death Mar Novu destined for him.

Barry tearfully says goodbye to Cisco and Frost shares a tender hug with them. But Earth-90 Flash walks up to him, and steals Barry's speedster powers. He then claims, that Mar Novu said that in order for billions to survive the Crisis, the Flash must die; he never said which Flash. He encourages Barry to keep running, and that after he has been running as long as him, he will understand, why he is doing this. Cisco breaches him back to the treadmill, and he starts running the opposite direction, causing the antimatter cannon go into a feedback, overloading it. As the chamber begins to collapse, Barry refuses to let Earth-90 Flash die, but Cisco, Frost and Jefferson drag him by force back to the Waverider. Earth-90 Flash's sacrifice destroys the antimatter cannon, and killing him in the process.

In the Waverider, everyone think it's over. Out of all the universes in the multiverse, only Earth-1 is left, and Iris, Ralph and Ray managed to find Ryan Choi. Barry meets with Jefferson Pierce, and reveals how Earth-90 Flash was a doppelgänger of his father, Henry Allen. He tells him, that despite being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he kept on with his hope, and in times like this, he tries to do the same. The two heroes shake hands.

When Lyla returns, after she suddenly disappeared, John Diggle hugs her. However, Barry, Clark and Ralph determine, that this is not Lyla, but Harbinger under the control of the Anti-Monitor. She drops the ruse and attacks the heroes, eventually managing to kill Mar Novu. He summons one last antimatter-wave, which wipes out Earth-1. Pariah realizes Mar Novu's final words about knowing what he must do, when the time comes, and he uses his powers to send all the Paragons to safety, before Anti-Monitor kills them. The antimatter destroys the Waverider, and everyone still onboard.

The Pariah sent the Paragons to Vanishing Point, the one place Anti-Monitor can't reach them, since it is located beyond time and space. Barry insists that they go back and help the others, but J'onn says it's no use; only they are left. Earth-96 Clark suddenly grows weak, and he begins to disperse, and Lex Luthor appears in his place, as the Paragon of Truth, having used a page from the Book of Destiny to rewrite reality that much.

Months later, the Paragons are still stuck in the Vanishing Point. Lex and Ryan tried to use the Time Masters remnant tech to construct a time machine, but it failed. Barry has been trying to enter the Speed Force to travel back, but all his efforts have failed. When he returns with blast, Kara and Sara stop him from trying anymore, despite him being adamant. But everything changes when Oliver Queen, now as Spectre, appears before them. Oliver tells the Paragons, that since the multiverse is gone, their only hope is to travel to the Dawn of Time to recreate the universe. In order to do so, Barry needs to lead the Paragons to the Speed Force, but with his current power, he can't. Oliver can give him a power, boost, but the Paragons also agree to make a backup plan. Since Anti-Monitor was created by accident by Mar Novu, Oliver says someone has to go to Planet Maltus ten thousand years in the past to stop him from going forth with the experiment, that results in Anti-Monitor's creation. Kara volunteers to go with Lex and Ryan, while the rest travel to the Dawn of Time.

Oliver gives Barry the boost and he leads the Paragons to the Speed Force. He drops Kara, Lex and Ryan to Maltus. But then, the Anti-Monitor attacks and causes Barry and the remaining Paragons get trapped into the Speed Force. Barry meets Oliver, who tells him he must find the others. Barry quickly learns they are trapped in different moments in Oliver's life. Barry is at the moment, when he and Oliver first met. As he proceeds further, he finds himself in the Elseworlds and learns, how Oliver was able to save him and Kara back then. He talks with Oliver again, and Oliver claims that dying is the easy part, but the real heroes will have to keep going.

Further on, Barry ends up in the moment, when Laurel Lance and John Diggle mourn over Sara's death, who is lying on the table. Barry touches Sara, and she comes back to life, and this is the Sara, who went to the Speed Force with him. They leave and grab J'onn and Kate, as well as Kara, Lex and Ryan and end up in the Dawn of Time.

At the Dawn of Time, the Paragons encounter the Anti-Monitor. Ryan thinks it's not possible, since he managed to convince Mar Novu not to go through with his experiment. However, Anti-Monitor claims that he only did that with one Mar Novu, as there are other Mar Novus, and one of them will always go through with his ambition, which results in his creation. Oliver appears to the Paragons again, and tells them, that they can recreate the universe here. He will light the spark, but the Paragons must fan the flame. And so, the Paragons begin fighting Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons, while Oliver fights him. Eventually, with the help from Paragons, Oliver defeats the Anti-Monitor, with the cost of his life, and creates a new universe. Sara demands Barry takes her to Oliver, and they both claim Oliver will make it, but Oliver says he is at peace, and reiterates, what he told Barry; dying is the easy part, but the real heroes are the ones, who have to keep going.

New multiverse

Altered history

Being one of the survivors of the original multiverse, Barry took the place of his Earth-Prime counterpart after the multiverse was recreated (though his counterpart's suit remained in its display at S.T.A.R. Labs). As a result, residents of Earth-Prime remember actions taken by the Flash that Barry himself doesn't remember.

Sometime after Iris came back from her first year in college, Joe told Barry that he felt sorry for all the unnecessary arguments he was having with his daughter.

Hartley was never reformed and the bridge battle still happened; but the events of Barry traveling from 2016 and changing the timeline happened differently or not at all.

Final battle against the Anti-Monitor

On the new Earth, Barry attacked the Weather Witch before Supergirl could defeat her. Barry and Kara realized that their Earths had been merged as a result of the Spectre recreating the multiverse. Believing that the threat of the Anti-Monitor was over, Barry has a talk with Sara Lance. She confesses to him that she is saddened that all of her family is gone; she felt that Oliver was her last connection to her past, to before her being a costumed hero. Barry helps her by explaining that family is not necessarily biological and that the other heroes will always be there for her. Later, Sara and Barry were attacked by a shadow demon. Sara remembered that Ryan Choi could be next, so she was saved.

Barry immediately went on Star City to join the final battle alongside Sara, Wild Dog, the Dreamer, Spartan, Martian Manhunter, Superman, Batwoman, Alex and Kara, to stop the resurfaced Anti-Monitor from destroying everything once more. They are attacked by Shadow Demons, who merge into Anti-Monitor. He claims they are mere insects and demands their surrender, but with Sara leading them, they refuse. All heroes attack the Anti-Monitor, but he is impervious. He then enlarges himself. At the same time, Ray Palmer, Nash Wells and Ryan Choi constructs a shrink bomb to trap the Anti-Monitor into an eternity of shrinking, since he can't be destroyed without Earth-Prime being destroyed as well. After getting the necessary components ready, Barry speeds to S.T.A.R. Labs to assemble it. After, the bomb is delivered to the battle by Ray, and he gives it for Kara to throw. The bomb works, and Anti-Monitor is defeated for good.

Memorial for Oliver Queen

Barry later attended Oliver Queen's funeral.

War against Black Hole and Mirror Monarch

Death of the Speed Force and the return of Eobard Thawne

Barry's power started to fluctuate, manifesting as lightning surging around his hand and joint pain that his healing factor didn't immediately relieve. Wally West also noticed this and confronted Barry about it, initially angry, but after understanding the full scope of the situation, forgave him and both resolved to move forward and use their remaining speed responsibly.

Eobard Thawne resurfaced soon after, possessing Nash Wells. Taunting Barry about his remaining speed, Thawne promised he'd reconnect to the Negative Speed Force and claim his Nash's body with a goal to end Team Flash. Eobard's plan backfired, instead being exorcised from Nash's body and continuing to exist only as a wave of negative tachyons.

Black Hole's attack on Joe

After Joe's brakes were snipped while he was driving on the road, Barry and " Iris" started to investigate where they found a strand of Peter Merkel's hair and determined that Rag Doll was behind the attack. Barry, as the Flash, went to the CCPD to prevent three bullets, thrown by Rag Doll, from hitting Joe. Unfortunately, he only managed to stop two of them.

Later on that day, Cecile Horton was kidnapped so Joe and Flash went to a warehouse to find her. Flash engaged in a fight with Rag Doll before placing meta-human cuffs on him and going to help Joe. When he reached, Joe had taken Cecile's spot on a pressured-bomb. Joe ordered Barry to get Cecile away which he did. He then rushed back to the warehouse to stop Joe from exploding, only to see that Joe has escaped from the chair and wants to go into witness protection.

When Barry arrived home, he found "Iris" angry at him for not giving her a chance to say goodbye to her father. Iris then kicked Barry out of his apartment.

Discovering the Mirrorverse

Later, Cecile freed Barry because she could feel that something was wrong, but not with Barry.

He ran back to his apartment to find "Iris" talking to a mirror, then placing blood on it. Barry wanted his wife. Suddenly, "Iris" transformed her arms into swords and started to fight, cutting Barry across his face. As the battle continued, Barry was stabbed multiple times by "Iris" who used the mirrors in the place to her advantage, including a ceiling mirror that suddenly shattered and rained down around him. Barry still wanted his wife, but "Iris" teased him that she was his lover for the past few weeks. Suddenly, the Reflection acted weird and stopped paying attention to Barry, causing him to "feel" Iris West-Allen's presence near a mirror. Barry asked the clone to be her own person, but, just as she agreed, she exploded into shards and Eva McCulloch emerged from a mirror, telling Barry that Iris was safe if he did not fight her. Eva escapes and Barry passes out due to bleeding wounds.

Later, he awakened after his wounds healed and promised that he was going to find Iris wherever she was.

Battling Godspeed

That night, Barry went to see Joe West and told him the events of the past week.

The Flash told Godspeed to chase him for what he wanted; Barry lost the race and was punched hard. When he chased Godspeed to retaliate, he almost fell from a building, but Pied Piper caught him in a cascade of sound. The two worked together by combining their powers to injure Godspeed and make him bleed.

Barry interrogated Godspeed at Iron Heights to learn that he was not August Heart.

Protecting Carver

Originally, Carver did not want Barry to protect him, but he later changed his mind, causing Barry to call A.R.G.U.S. to put him in witness protection. While waiting on the transport, Barry was approached by "David" who asked if he could trade Iris for Carver. Suddenly, Nash pushed "David" and teleported Team Flash from the police precinct to S.T.A.R. Labs. Nash then berated Barry for even considering the trade, citing that Barry lately was acting less than heroic.

Carver convinced the team that he would be better protected at McCulloch Technologies because he could make it impossible for Eva to enter. The Flash became Carver's personal bodyguard. Eva McCulloch's team soon entered and a fight between them, Team Flash, and McCulloch's security guards began. "David" appeared and Eva used him as a transport into the building. Eva sent glass shards to kill Carver, but the Flash blocked the attack, causing Eva to send the glass through him into Carver, eventually killing him. The Flash was too wounded and healed too slow to stop the assault.

Later, Barry was reunited with Joe because, with Carver dead, he was no longer in witness protection.

Barry regaining his powers and Nash's sacrifice

While the artificial Speed Force machine succeeded in restoring his speed, it came at the price of Barry losing his morals and emotional attachment, forcing them to destroy the machine.

Rebirth of the Speed Force

After the sudden return and help of the resurrected Earth-1 Harrison Wells, Team Flash found an alternate usage for the Speed Force machine. Channeling the residual Speed Force energy Iris from her various interactions with speedsters through hers and Barry's love for others into the machine, they were able to restore the Speed Force and Barry's powers. Barry, Cisco, and Frost braced themselves and went to confront Eva a

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Cisco Ramon

Species

Status
Human
Alive

Alter ego

Mecha-Vibe
Vibe (formerly)

Francisco Baracus "Cisco" Ramon (born c. 1991), nicknamed Vibe by Barry Allen, is a former meta-human and former mechanical engineering genius at S.T.A.R. Labs, also formerly serving as the prison guard to their makeshift prison. He came from a Puerto Rican family and provides much-needed comic relief around his stiff workplace. Cisco is also a founding member of Team Flash. He is the best friend of Barry Allen and Caitlin Snow, a close friend of Iris West-Allen, Joe West, Ralph Dibny, and the late Harry Wells and H.R. Wells, and was also friends with Harrison Wells before learning his true identity as Eobard Thawne, though Eobard looked at Cisco as a surrogate son before and after his reveal.

Cisco is the youngest son of Mr. Ramon and Mrs. Ramon, the younger brother of the late Dante Ramon, the boyfriend of Kamilla Hwang, and the ex-boyfriend/good friend of Kendra Saunders and the late Cynthia.

Cisco was also affected by the particle accelerator, causing him to become a meta-human with the ability to manipulate the vibrational energy of reality, although he wasn't aware of his powers until nearly two years had passed since the accident. After the team defeated Cicada, he decided to inject himself with a meta-human cure of his own invention so he could live a normal life with Kamilla. His powers were later restored by the Monitor during the Anti-Monitor Crisis. However, he lost them again when the new multiverse was created.

After Cisco finished his travels of Earth-Prime and gathered all the information that he needed, he returned to help Team Flash in their wars against Black Hole and Eva McCulloch. In order to restore Barry's powers, Cisco helped build a machine that would create an artificial Speed Force, using the information from Nora West-Allen's journal. Initially, he and Barry were unsuccessful, however, after an encounter with a clone of Godspeed, Cisco realized that the missing element that they needed in order to successfully create an artificial Speed Force was in Atlantis, so he traveled there to get it.

After Cisco found an Atlantean portal, he took it to Central City and Team Flash was able to use it to get Iris out of the Mirrorverse. During the final battle against Eva McCulloch, Cisco created a suit that replicated some of his former powers. When he helped Barry capture Abra Kadabra, Kadabra reveals to him that he will eventually go by the nickname Mecha-Vibe.

During Cisco's school years, he met Jake Puckett, who bullied him by giving him swirlies in the toilet bowl unless Cisco allowed Jake to copy his homework. When Dante was 15, he owed a bookie but was unable to pay him back, so Cisco gave him all of the money that he had earned delivering pizzas that year to pay off the debt. At some point, Cisco met Melinda Tores, who he claimed was the love of his life. Melinda actually reciprocated Cisco's crush, but their relationship never became romantic as Dante lied to her about Cisco wanting to become a priest.

Cisco collected tech magazines in high school and showed interests in mechanics at a young age, but his talent was not recognized nor deemed of importance by his family, as their attention were mostly on Dante. Cisco knew he was being under-appreciated, but it didn't stop his passion and he continued to pursue his dream.

During his first year at S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco became quickly at odds with his co-worker and senior, Hartley Rathaway. When Dr. Wells introduced Cisco as the newest member of the team, the latter became skeptical of him, namely because of Cisco's penchant for hipster T-shirts. He was the official monkey trainer at S.T.A.R Labs. Hartley was likewise mildly annoyed when Dr. Wells placed Cisco on the same level as him, saying that "I have a good feeling about him, just as I had about you."

After Hartley was fired Cisco was highly relieved and hoped never to see him again, and Cisco became close to Dr. Wells, with Wells regarding him as a son. Cisco also becomes close friends with Caitlin and her boyfriend (who was also his fellow engineer) Ronnie Raymond, both of whom Cisco looked up to and regarded as family.

Following an accident involving lightning striking him, Barry Allen was put in a coma. After his situation got critical, he was moved to S.T.A.R. Labs where he was stabilized. Sometime following his move, Cisco, along with Caitlin, met Felicity Smoak again during one of her visits to see the patient. The two had inadvertently met sometime before, but were actually introduced as substantial characters came at this time.

A little while later, Cisco and Caitlin were asked to pack up a S.T.A.R. Labs warehouse in Starling City, following the massive explosion that occurred in Central City. The two were doing an inventory count and discussing the particle accelerator's explosion when they heard movement in the warehouse. They went to investigate, only to find a security guard standing there. Cisco assured him that they were almost done, though he just stared them down, creeping him out. Before the man could reply, he spat blood out and dropped to the ground, with Deathstroke appeared having murdered the guard. Though Deathstroke pursued Cisco and Caitlin through the facility intent on killing them they find a gun created by Arthur Light, who Wells had fired for apparent insanity, which was capable of harming him. When Deathstroke caught up with them and readied for the kill but Cisco shot him with the gun allowing them to escape, though Deathstroke still escaped with the device he'd come for.

Nine months after he was struck by lightning, Barry awoke from his coma to Lady Gaga's Poker Face, a song he allegedly liked. He called Dr. Wells down to lab as quickly as possible, and explained to Barry what had happened, introducing he and Caitlin. The two took a break as Wells showed Barry around S.T.A.R. Labs, explaining in depth what had actually happened. Later, after discovering that he had the ability to run super fast, the team of four headed down to an airfield. He had Barry put on a suit of his creation, which would hold up when he ran fast as well allowed them to monitor his vitals and energy output. He stood back, holding a radar speed gun, as Barry raced off, knocking over Cisco. He continued to monitor his speed before he tripped over into barrels of water. They headed back to S.T.A.R. Labs where Thawne and Barry discussed the potential for the existence of other people like him, specifically another who had super speed like Barry, though Dr. Wells was certain that Barry was unique. He left to meet Iris. After an encounter with Clyde Mardon's weather manipulation, he returned to S.T.A.R. Labs where he was angry at Wells for lying to him in regards to meta-human abilities. Cisco found the idea of controlling the weather cool, but Barry guaranteed that it wasn't cool, as it had caused a murder. Barry returned later, offering an apology in return for Cisco and Caitlin's help in catching rogue meta-humans. They agreed to help, and Cisco revealed a suit he'd designed for use by firefighters, which he believed would suit Barry's purposes well. Barry donned the suit and headed out to where they pinpointed Clyde to be. Cisco and Caitlin communicated with Barry, giving support. When Barry began to attempt to unravel it, Cisco stated his belief that Barry could withstand the pressure, which he eventually did.

After a run-in with a strongman at the Central City National Bank, Barry arrived back at S.T.A.R. Labs with a wrongly-healed ankle, after having previously broken it. They decided to re-break it, and Cisco did it as quickly as possible. Following that, Cisco and Caitlin tagged along with Barry to grab some DNA samples from the crime scene at which the strongman had been. While analyzing the sample, they helped Barry find a group of chimpanzees that had escaped from the Central City Zoo. As he locked them up, they revealed that the DNA sample was that of Joey Rose, a former strongman at the Central City Circus. They delved deeper into the closed circus, discovering that its owner had escaped from Belle Reve and killed several people. They notified Barry of this, while Dr. Wells also provided some details he knew on Mr. Bliss from having attended the circus previously, and Barry left to find the circus. Having been gone for a while, Cisco and Caitlin took a truck and crashed through the tent of the circus. Cisco grabbed Barry and Caitlin attempted to drive away, however, their truck was lifted up by Joey Rose, who threw it some distance from the tent. As they crawled from the wreckage, they encountered the snake lady. The lady promised to let them pass, but Caitlin believed it to be a trap. The lady assured her that she was genuine, as they were only compliant to Mr. Bliss otherwise torture would be inflicted upon them. Before leaving, Caitlin asked what all of it was about, but the woman was only aware that something big was happening. They headed back to S.T.A.R. Labs, where Caitlin explained what had happened to Barry and Cisco further explained what the snake lady had told them. Caitlin suggested that she could experiment with psychotropic drugs on Barry, though she was unsure how he would react. Cisco noticed that Mr. Bliss had arrived at a Central City Cougars match, so Dr. Wells urged that they go down to warn everyone. Having destroyed the work van, they took Cisco's car, which Caitlin found unhygienic and rather small. As they arrived, they noticed that the Flash had already evacuated everyone. Iris greeted them and Cisco claimed that they were there for the circus.

Original timeline: After some time, reporter Mason Bridge began to believe that Wells was hiding something, and confided in Iris West that he suspected Wells had a connection with the murder of Simon Stagg months prior. This information was later relayed to Barry and Team Flash, including Cisco, although Caitlin and Barry quickly dismissed Bridge's suspicions. Despite this, after developing a device capable of helping Team Flash stop Mark Mardon, Cisco explored the claim further, having realized that there was no reason the "Man in Yellow" should have escaped the containment field in December. He began running several tests on the field to determine the root cause of its failure while requesting that Caitlin keep Wells at bay. He eventually realized that the "Man in Yellow" that they saw in December was indeed a holographic image, and the man's encounter with Wells was recorded beforehand. Just as he arrived at this conclusion, Wells appeared and confronted Cisco, revealing his true identity as Eobard Thawne and the Reverse-Flash.

As a terrified and tearful Cisco questioned Thawne on why he murdered Nora Allen in 2000. Thawne explained that he was not there to kill Nora. Rather, he was there to kill Barry, and he was from the future, having been trapped in the past for 15 years. When Cisco asked why Thawne helped Barry for so long, Thawne explained that he needed Barry to get faster as a "means to an end." Finally, Thawne revealed that he created a speed mirage in December, which is what caused the team to see both the Reverse-Flash and "Wells" as different people. With Cisco having discovered his secret, Thawne revealed that his only option was to kill Cisco. As he pleaded for his life and claimed that he would be able to help Thawne get to his own time, Thawne disagreed, saying that he was smart but not that smart. As Cisco tearfully watched Thawne vibrate his hand, the latter revealed that he viewed Cisco as a surrogate son before phasing through Cisco's heart, killing him.

Shortly after Cisco's death, Barry accidentally traveled back in time while trying to prevent Mardon's tsunami from devastating Central City, allowing him to inadvertently prevent the circumstances that led to Cisco's murder. Because Barry time traveled by accident for the first time, these events never occurred and instead are replaced by the following.

Current timeline: After some time, reporter Mason Bridge began to believe that Wells was hiding something, but couldn't confide his suspicions in Iris West due to Barry's interference. As such, no information was relayed to Team Flash, and Cisco would never explore the containment field failure. After Barry captured Mardon earlier than the original timeline, Cisco was forced to attend his brother Dante's birthday party, where he grew bitter after realizing that Dante hadn't changed over the years and he was still considered the better sibling by their parents. Storming out of the party in exasperation, he went to a nearby bar where he was lured by Lisa Snart under the false pretense of going home with a date, where he encountered her brother, and Team Flash's former foe, Leonard.

Leonard demanded that Cisco make heat and cold guns for Mick Rory and himself respectively, to which Cisco refused but later relented after seeing that the two had captured Dante as well. After developing the two guns, Leonard saw through Cisco's initial deception, noticing that he had tampered with the firing pin. He was then told to make a gun for Lisa as well with gold. After doing so, Cisco continued to be held captive with Dante, upon which the latter revealed that his high-school girlfriend Melinda Tores reciprocated Cisco's crush for her, much to Cisco's shock. Dante then revealed his own insecurities and how Cisco had the power to pursue his passion while Dante was too afraid to even attempt to do so. Having had enough of his failures, Dante attempted to break free and attack Rory along with Cisco but was stopped by Lisa and Leonard. Leonard proceeded to demand that Cisco reveal the identity of the Flash in exchange for his and Dante's freedom. Despite his insistence that he didn't know who the Flash was, Cisco eventually gave up Barry's secret identity after Leonard froze Dante's hands, causing him immense pain, and threatened to do much worse.

After some time, Barry learned of the "disappearance" of Mason Bridge and, knowing of Bridge's suspicions about Wells in the original timeline, rightfully deduced that he was murdered by Wells and made the connection between Wells and the Reverse-Flash. With this revelation, Barry grew skeptical of whether to trust Caitlin and Cisco as he believed that they too were in league with Wells. Consequently, Cisco began to notice changes in Barry's mood and took his concerns to Joe, but Joe, knowing of Barry's distrust, merely told Cisco that Barry's mood was because of their recent meta-human criminals and the Reverse-Flash roaming free. Later on, however, Barry and Joe decided to reveal their theory of the Reverse-Flash's identity to Cisco and Caitlin. Although Caitlin immediately dismissed the claim, Cisco explained that he was having dreams where Wells revealed his identity as the Reverse-Flash and killed him. Unbeknownst to Cisco, the "dream" he was having was a trace of the original timeline before it was reset by Barry.

Deciding to research Wells further, Joe and Cisco traveled to Starling City where they, with the help of Quentin Lance, investigated the crash site where Tess Morgan died. As Cisco checked the site, he noticed some abnormal activity and dug up a rotting corpse, much to his disgust and shock. They later relocated the body and, with Caitlin and Barry, worked to identify who the body belonged to, before realizing that, to their horror, the DNA matched that of the true Harrison Wells. Suddenly confused as to who they were working under for so long, Cisco and the rest of Team Flash, with Caitlin now convinced, began working to uncover the truth of the Reverse-Flash.

Cisco later explored the S.T.A.R. Labs schematics where he noticed a room that wasn't supposed to exist. As Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco worked to find the room, Cisco noticed an increase in tachyonic particles emanating from one location, which they later discovered was the location of said hidden room, known as the Time Vault. As they entered, they noticed the Reverse-Flash suit and Wells' newspaper of the Crisis in 2024, much to their shock. After Caitlin revealed that Iris was to marry Barry in the future, Gideon spoke, unsettling Cisco somewhat. After Gideon explained that she knew who Barry was, they realized that they needed to disable Gideon's memory core to prevent her from telling Wells of the encounter. Cisco initially volunteered but refused after Gideon revealed her memory core's location. Barry then asked Gideon to not tell Wells of the encounter and was surprised when she accepted the command, revealing that Barry would create her in the future. With Wells nearby, Barry sped Caitlin and Cisco out of the time vault before Wells took notice.

Finding it necessary to explore his "dream" further in order to trap Wells, and having realized that the "dream" was, in fact, the events of the original timeline, Cisco, along with Caitlin, developed special glasses to help induce Cisco into a lucid dreaming state where he could guide Team Flash as to what was going on. After completing work on the glasses, Cisco met with Barry, Joe, and Caitlin and prepared to enter the dream where he was murdered by Wells. As he entered his dream, Cisco recounted the events of the original timeline, explaining to Team Flash that he thought that Wells had tampered with his work and he needed to make sure. Cisco soon realized that the Reverse-Flash they encountered in December was a hologram before Dream-Wells appeared and confronted him just as he had in the original timeline. Cisco explained Dream-Wells had revealed his identity as Eobard Thawne, as Joe drew the similarity between the last names of him and Eddie. Cisco proceeded to confirm that Eobard had killed Nora but intended to kill Barry. As Dream-Eobard prepared to kill Cisco in the dream, Cisco began to convulse in the real world with his blood pressure dropping, prompting Team Flash to desperately find a way to return Cisco to the real world as Caitlin repeatedly assured him that his experiences weren't real. Just as Dream-Eobard killed Cisco in the dream, Team Flash recovered him and safely returned Cisco to the real world.

After Eobard kidnapped Eddie Thawne, Cisco and Team Flash worked to locate the two but to no avail. Cisco later began to look into Eobard's wheelchair, realizing that Eobard must have used it for some other reason besides diverting suspicion to his Reverse-Flash identity. Cisco later found a power source located on its underside and deduced that Eobard was using it to charge his speed, thus ensuring that he was faster than Barry at all times. After he revealed his findings to Barry, Caitlin, and Joe, Cisco was alerted to the particle accelerator's reactivation, much to his shock. Barry suspected that Eobard was in S.T.A.R. Labs all the while, which was why the team failed to locate him earlier when they were searching throughout the city. Cisco, Barry, and Joe went to the pipeline to confirm Barry's suspicions, with Cisco bringing his drink along as it could alert them to Eobard's presence. As the three opened the pipeline door, Cisco noticed his drink float in the air, indeed confirming Eobard's presence, before the Reverse-Flash raced out of the pipeline and out of S.T.A.R. Labs. As Barry ran off in pursuit, Cisco and Joe watched as Shawna Baez escaped her meta-human containment cell. Despite their efforts to subdue Baez, she was able to utilize her powers to escape and trap Cisco and Joe in the pipeline before fighting Caitlin, although Iris was able to knock Baez out and save Caitlin in time.

After Baez was returned to her cell, Joe noticed a faint voice from within the pipeline. Realizing that the voice was Eddie's weakened shouts for help, Joe and Iris were able to rescue him. While Eddie recovered, he revealed to Team Flash that Eobard had revealed his identity, just as he had in Cisco's "dream," and said that the two were family. He explained that Eobard was working on a futuristic, metallic tube and that it was the "key" to Eobard regaining everything he lost, although he didn't know much else. After Caitlin allowed Eddie to return home and rest, Cisco received another alert, revealing the "key" Eddie was talking about: a device plugged directly into the particle accelerator. After Barry asked Cisco if he could disarm the device, Cisco explained that since the device was from the future, he couldn't tamper with it without running the risk of destroying the building. Cisco speculated that the device would be fully operational in 36 hours, as Barry realized that Eobard would return to S.T.A.R. Labs then.

With hours before the particle accelerator turned on and killed all the meta-human prisoners in the pipeline, Barry proposed that Team Flash relocate them to Lian Yu, realizing that Iron Heights would not be sufficient to handle the meta-humans and they couldn't let them roam free. After Barry recruited Leonard and Lisa Snart to help in transporting the meta-humans, Cisco fit energy dampers into his uncle's frozen food truck using the rig's cooling mechanisms and Eobard's power source, as the truck was big enough to support all the prisoners that needed to be transferred. With their plan ready, Caitlin rendered the prisoners unconscious and Team Flash relocated them to the truck. Cisco followed the convoy as they drove to the Ferris Air Testing Facility, although before their plan was a success, Leonard sabotaged the truck, allowing the prisoners to escape with their powers. As Rainbow Raider used his powers on Caitlin, she succumbed to its effects and attacked Cisco, blaming him for the "death" of Ronnie during the particle accelerator explosion. Shortly afterward, after Leonard and Lisa made their escape, Cisco ran to an injured Barry and ensured that he was okay.

While imprisoned, Eobard explained his plan, which was to have Barry run fast enough to create a wormhole for Eobard to travel through to return to his own time, while Barry could have the chance to go back and save his mother. While Barry considered the offer, Professor Stein pointed out the risks, as saving Nora could mean Barry would never meet Cisco, Caitlin or Ronnie. When Barry decided to go through with the plan, he asked Cisco to help him built a time machine for Eobard, as Eobard's speed, though faster than Barry's, was unreliable, proving Cisco's theory about his wheelchair "charging" him.

When Cisco and Ronnie discovered some of the materials were insufficient, Cisco gave the plans for the Time Sphere to Eobard to examine and asked how he fitted his Reverse-Flash suit into his ring. Eobard, however, was more focused on the Time Sphere and told Cisco the correct materials but Eobard expressed annoyance that he was unconcerned about his fate, believing Cisco would be more understanding. Instead, Cisco told Eobard about him murdering him in an alternate timeline which he kept remembering, and remembered how Eobard regarded him as a son and killed him. Eobard apologized, not for killing Cisco; justifying that he must have had a good reason, but that Cisco can remember alternate timelines, meaning he can see through the vibrations of the universe, confirming what he has suspected for some time now: when the accelerator exploded, Cisco was affected too.

Cisco denied Eobard's claim but he assured Cisco that a "grant and honorable" destiny awaits him but hopes that one day he'll remember who gave him that gift and that it was out of love. Cisco later presented the rings at Ronnie and Caitlin's wedding. Before Barry went back in time, Cisco reminded him there would be three of him back there - the current him, the future him and the younger him - and told him to wait until young him was gone. Cisco and Joe oversaw Eobard preparing to leave in the Time Sphere, but before he could go, Flash returned and destroyed the pod, stranding Reverse-Flash there and they fought. While Reverse-Flash had Flash subdued, he prepared to kill him only for Eddie to shoot himself in the heart, causing Eobard to start fading away. Cisco realized that if Eddie dies then Eobard will never be born and he was being erased from existence. Cisco watched Eddie die in Iris' arms as Eobard faded into nothing.

However, as Professor Stein warned, Barry's time-traveling formed a singularity that started to consume the city. Flash took off into the portal to stop it and ran around the inner ring, preventing it from opening further. However, Ronnie and Professor Stein were forced to close the portal by separating as Firestorm within it to unleash their power. They did so, but Ronnie was lost in the explosion and presumed dead; leaving the team to deal with the loss of both Eddie and Ronnie.

Following Eobard being erased from existence and the aftermath of the singularity event, Barry began to blame himself for the loss of Thawne and Ronnie and subsequently disbanded the team, denying the idea of him being a hero and opting to work alone. As a result, while Caitlin found work at Mercury Labs, Cisco was initiated into the Central City Police Department as a liaison and scientific adviser working closely with Joe. In order to help the department subdue remaining meta-human criminals, Cisco developed a device he named B.O.O.T. and presented it to Captain Singh. Shortly after, Joe asked Cisco of the upcoming Flash Day rally and whether he spoke with Barry, upon which Cisco revealed that he hadn't contacted Barry or Caitlin since the team broke apart and that none of his efforts would sway Barry to attend the rally regardless.

Cisco later attended the ceremony with Joe and found Caitlin there, much to his surprise. As the city prepared to honor The Flash, Barry appeared, pleasing Cisco and Joe that he changed his mind. However, shortly afterward, the ceremony fell under attack to another meta-human. During their efforts to stop him, Cisco had a vision of the man speaking with an unknown speedster, unnerving him slightly. Cisco then proceeded to use B.O.O.T. in an effort to capture him. However, the device didn't affect the attacker at all, as he was able to use his powers and grow in size. Joe then urged Cisco to run as he and Barry worked to hold him back, successfully doing so as the attacker revealed his face and escaped before doing further harm.

Cisco then worked with Joe to identify the attacker, after the latter explained that he looked just like a dead man named Al Rothstein that they had found at a nuclear plant just days before. However, much to the two's shock, Rothstein wasn't in Central City during the night of the particle accelerator explosion and thus couldn't be a meta-human, nor did he have any twin siblings. In order to subdue the attacker, Cisco, Joe, Iris, and Martin Stein returned to S.T.A.R. Labs and refused to let Barry stop Rothstein alone, much to the former's dismay. Cisco later informed Barry that they had determined Rothstein's location, upon which Barry ran off to stop him while leaving his communication headsets behind, insisting on accomplishing the task without Cisco's guidance. Despite Barry's resistance, he later saw reason after he was attacked and nearly killed by Rothstein and agreed to revive Team Flash, much to Cisco's relief, and brought Caitlin back from Mercury Labs. With the team's help, Barry was able to subdue Rothstein by trapping and flooding him with radiation in a closed-off chamber. As Rothstein succumbed to the radiation's effects and began to die, Barry asked him why he wanted to kill The Flash, to which he replied that Zoom wanted him to do so and the only way for Rothstein to return home would be if he completed his mission.

As Team Flash demanded that he talk, Jay revealed that he knew the identities of all of Team Flash's members. After reiterating that their world was in danger, Jay explained that following the singularity, several breaches had opened connecting his world to theirs. Cisco listened as Jay clarified that the Al Rothstein they fought and killed was from his world. After a skeptical Barry asked him for elaboration, Jay revealed that he too was a speedster and the Flash of his world, and before entering the breach, he was in a fight with another speedster named Zoom, describing him as an unstoppable, evil demon with the face of death. When the breaches opened, Jay was forcibly pulled in just before Zoom could kill him, causing him to land in a different world, powerless and unable to return to his own.

It was later revealed that Jay was actually Hunter Zolomon, who was holding the true Jay Garrick prisoner. Cisco and Team Flash managed to defeat Zoom but not before he killed Barry's father. Traumatized by his father's death, Barry traveled back in time and prevented his mother's death, causing Flashpoint.

In the timeline where Barry prevented Reverse-Flash from killing Nora Allen (nicknamed " Flashpoint" by Eobard Thawne), Cisco never met and worked for Thawne. Consequently, the Cisco of this timeline never met any of the future members of Team Flash and had a very different life, making a name for himself and creating his own company, Ramon Industries, which later grew to be a success.

Three months after Barry returned to 2016 after saving Nora, Barry went to Cisco for help in stopping the Rival, although Cisco didn't know who he was as he had never met Barry in this timeline. Cisco had additionally developed more of an ego than the Cisco Barry knew, insisting that people call him "Mr. Ramon." Despite his reluctance in crime-fighting, Cisco was convinced by Barry to join the effort to stop the Rival after the latter revealed that he had time-traveled and altered his past, unknowingly changing Cisco's fate in the process. Cisco helped Barry and Wally West/The Flash in stopping the Rival but their efforts proved to be futile as the Rival ended up injuring Wally severely to the point of death. As this timeline's Caitlin tended to Wally at Ramon Industries, Cisco reinforced his dislike for crime-fighting.

Having realized the dangers of altering time, Barry asked Thawne to travel back in time and undo his changes by killing Nora once again. After Thawne did so, the "Flashpoint" timeline was erased and Cisco's fate returned to how it was in the original timeline albeit with slight changes.

As a consequence of Eobard Thawne resetting the " Flashpoint" timeline, Cisco's personal history was altered, with his brother Dante perishing in a car crash when this event never occurred in the original timeline. Dante's death affected Cisco greatly to the point that he would frequently ask Barry's time remnant (who had taken the place of the real Barry while he lived in the alternate timeline) to travel back in time and save Dante from his death, although he would always refuse, driving a wedge in the two's relationship. At some point after this, Cisco began to attend regular talk therapy to express his grief.

When Cisco accidentally changed history for the worse will trying to make it better during the Dominator invasion, he began to understand how Barry felt after "Flashpoint" and started to repair their friendship. Cisco began to use his powers more, but he was afraid of becoming similar to his Earth-2 doppelganger, Reverb. With the help of his friends, he managed to overcome this fear and gained the confidence to build the Vibe suit. Cisco managed to beat Gypsy, saving H.R. Wells in the process. Later, Cisco and Gypsy began dating. Cisco later contacted her to help defeat Gorilla Grodd's army, Killer Frost, and Savitar. After Team Flash defeated Savitar, Barry was forced to enter the Speed Force prison in order to stabilize it. While Barry was inside the Speed Force, Iris would have Cisco "vibe" her to the timeline that Barry inadvertently erased when attempting to stop a tidal wave from hitting Central City, so she could watch her first kiss with Barry.

With Barry gone, Vibe and Kid Flash took it upon themselves to protect the city. The duo of heroes would be in charge of defeating Peek-a-Boo with the help of Joe and the police. In order to free Barry from the speed force, Cisco worked on a Quark Sphere for six months with the Harry Wells, Caitlin, Tracy Brand, Felicity Smoak, Tina McGee and Curtis Holt. However, freeing Barry accidentally created a bus full of meta-humans.

During the Earth-X invasion, the Nazis captured Cisco and locked him in the Pipeline along with Dinah Drake, Harry, Caitlin, and Mick Rory. When Cisco and Harry started bickering, Dinah asked Caitlin if the two would be arguing the entire time they were imprisoned, to which she cheekily said that they probably would. Cisco and the others were eventually freed by the Legends. Regrouping in the Speed lab, the heroes went up against Metallo and Dinah compared him to the Terminator, much to Cisco's delight. With their combined efforts, they were able to destroy the android. During the battle, Cisco, Iris, Harry, and Felicity Smoak piloted the for Frost, Amaya Jiwe, and Zari Tomaz to destroy the Wellenreiter.

After Barry was sentenced to prison after The Thinker framed him for murder, Cisco worked with Ralph Dibny, who temporarily replaced Barry Central City's vigilante. Vibe and Frost faced the Trickster and his mother alone, but they were going to burn to death, until Ralph as the Elongated Man came to save them, and they began to trust their friend.

Later, Breacher went to confront the vampire Crucifer again, but Cisco saved him just in time. After Cisco turned down the Breacher's offer to become the new Breacher, Cisco and Gypsy decide to split up when they realized that their career and live goals are very different from one another's. During the Enlightenment, Cisco and the Team Flash defeated The Thinker but debris from several of his satellites fell rained down on Central City, creating meta-tech and meta-humans like Orlin Dwyer/Cicada.

In order to stop being hunted by Cicada, Cisco pretended to die after one of Cicada's attacks. Despite surviving the attack, traces of energy from the Cicada's dagger nullified his powers, forcing him to stop being Vibe. Over time, Cisco began to like not having to deal with all the problems that came with his powers. With Ralph's help, Cisco overcame his breakup with Gypsy and started seeing other people, eventually meeting Kamilla Hwang. Cisco and the others tried the cure on King Shark, but Cisco got upset that Barry used it too early. After Shark defeated Grodd, Cisco and Barry reconciled.

When the team persuaded Orlin to take the cure and he was a normal human again, another Cicada took him away and killed Vanessa Ambres. Team Flash eventually discovered that the other Cicada was actually Grace Gibbons from the future. Cisco and Caitlin managed to create a meta-human cure to prevent meta-humans from being hunted and killed by the new Cicada. After Team Flash managed to defeat Cicada by destroying her dagger and administering the meta-human cure to her younger self, Cisco and the team faced Thawne, who returned from the future. Later, he decided to take the meta-human cure himself.

While Cisco was adjusting to civilian life and continued to work as a mechanical engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs, Ramsey Rosso, a meta-human who had blood-related powers, emerged as a new threat to Central City. Cisco and Team Flash manged to defeat Ramsey but then had to deal with the Anti-Monitor Crisis.

After helping Ray Palmer finish the Paragon detector, Cisco ran into the Monitor who restored Cisco's powers telling Cisco that he needed his powers to fulfill his destiny. Cisco was aboard the when it was destroyed by a wave of antimatter from the Anti-Monitor who was possessing Harbinger. He was restored a month later, after the Paragons and the Spectre created a new universe.

In an erased future where Savitar succeeded in murdering Iris West, Cisco lost his hands in a fight with Killer Frost, losing most of his meta-human powers in the process. As a result, Cisco developed bionic hands but was never able to regain his powers. After Iris's death, Barry abandoned Team Flash to cope with his grief, resulting in Cisco suffering from loneliness and depression with the team disbanded. However, despite their catastrophic losses, Cisco never lost hope, hoping that one-day things would return to how they used to be.

When Barry Allen time-traveled from April 2017, Cisco saw a new opportunity to get the team back together. However, to achieve this, he created a device that interfered with the resonance field Barry created while running, keeping 2017 Barry from going back in time, despite running fast enough to do so. As a result, this allowed 2017 Barry to catch up with his team's future selves and see what 2024 Barry had done to them. 2017 Barry had a change of heart and brought the team back together to take down Top and Mirror Master. 2024 Barry Allen realized his mistakes and decided to save his past-self, and apprehend Top and Mirror Master. Since Savitar ended up killing H.R. instead of Iris in 2017, this future never came to pass.

Although his powers were restored by the Monitor during the Crisis, Cisco did not have his powers on Earth-Prime. He felt like Team Flash didn't need him since so many members of the team had meta-human powers, so he worked constantly to impress Kamilla Hwang. Cisco was remorseful since no longer having Vibe's powers made it impossible to save Harry Wells and Jesse Quick when Earth-2 was destroyed.

After discovering that there were many changes between Earth-1 and Earth-Prime, Cisco decided to temporarily leave Team Flash to catalog all of the changes. In the meantime he gave Nash access to the laboratory as a way to bury the hatchet with him. He managed to catalog many of the villains of Earth-Prime as well as the fact that Atlantis was now on Earth-Prime. Cisco eventually returned from his exploration to help Team Flash defeat Black Hole.

After the death of the Speed Force, Cisco helped build a machine that he and Team Flash would use to create an Artificial Speed Force, using information from Nora's journal.

Nash tried to convince Cisco that he was having visions of Harry and Sherloque, but he refused to belive him and insisted that they were dead. When Cisco was willing to help him with tests to see what happened, Eobard Thawne already possessed Nash and tried to kill him until Cecile knocked him out.

After that confrontation, Cisco started working on a way to "exorcise" Thawne from Nash. Cisco and Barry, with Cecile Horton monitoring empathically, used the MAD 2.0 to enter Harrison Nash Wells' mind in order to get rid of Thawne. While they were in Nash's mind they discovered that Allegra Garcia was the doppelgänger of Maya, Nash's adopted daughter. Afterward, Cisco scanned the world with the S.T.A.R. Labs satellites to look for Thawne. When he couldn't find Thawne, he hypothesized that Thawne was searching for another body elsewhere.

While running simulations for the artificial Speed Force machine, Cisco spent time with the West family, " Kamilla", and " Iris" when he was summoned by Ralph Dibny who needed a hacker to help him in his investigation of Sue Dearbon. As Cisco was hacking into the security systems of the First National Central City Bank, he met "January Galore", who distracted him with her knowledge of computers. Later, Cisco learned that January was actually Sue, but she managed to escape him and Ralph. Cisco returned to S.T.A.R. Labs to finish the machine; however, the machine ultimately didn't work.

Team Flash had a meeting where Barry revealed to the others that Iris, David Singh, and Kamilla were all replaced by mirror duplicates that had been masquerading as their loved ones for weeks. Cisco, visibly shaken, wondered if Kamilla was still alive and prodded Barry for a better explanation, causing the two to argue loudly and for Cecile to calm them.

After a clone of Godspeed attacked Barry in S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco listened as Allegra Garcia gave an account of the skirmish. He then extrapolated that the team needed the help of Hartley Rathaway to defeat the foe, but Cisco was not looking forward to being around him. In order to explain to Barry why Hartley was different than Barry remembered, Cisco used an article from Central City Picture News. After Pied Piper and the Flash defeated Godspeed, Cisco and Nash realized that he bled "solidified sound", which they used to help Rathaway's boyfriend Roderick Smith.

Cisco and the rest of the Team Flash helped clean up Central City after Eva's attack. Upon learning that Abra Kadabra's had returned, Cisco accompanied Barry in his new suit to confront Kadabra. While confronted by Cisco and Barry, Kadabra revealed to Cisco that he will eventually go by the nickname "Mecha-Vibe". After intially escaping, Cisco and Barry were able to apprehend him. They then turned Kadabra and his obelisks over to A.R.G.U.S. who wouldn't tell Cisco how they planned on keeping Kadabra contained.

Cisco revealed to Barry and Iris that Caitlin and Frost were now separated. After Barry was attacked by a new enemy, Cisco nicknamed the enemy "Psych" because he incited extreme psychosomatic reactions. Later, Cisco began working on the Firestorm Matrix in an attempt to merge Caitlin and Frost back together. While Cisco was talking with Frost, Caitlin stormed in and revealed to Cisco that Frost had sabotaged the Firestorm Matrix. Before they could talk about the situation, satellites picked up Psych's isotopic signature, so Cisco and Frost went with Barry to confront Psych. Even though they had mental dampeners, Psych made each of them see their biggest fear.

After being defeated, Cisco, Barry, and Frost returned to S.T.A.R. Labs. When Caitlin asked Cisco where Frost was, he told her that she wanted be alone and was freaked out by whatever Psych made her see. He then began to make a plan to defeat Psych. When Barry went after Psych again he got caught in a nightmare, but Cisco managed to talk him through it and Barry defeated Psych. After Barry went into a coma to heal, Cisco was shocked to the see Speed ​​Force wake up and it revealed to Team Flash that Fuerza and Psych were just like it.

Cisco and Kamilla wanted to leave Central City, but didn't know how or when to tell Team Citizen and Team Flash. Cisco and Kamilla eventually their intentions revealed to Barry, Caitlin, and Iris. Cisco also went on to reveal that because of Chip Cooper's reassignment and thanks to a recommendation from both Lyla Michaels and John Diggle, A.R.G.U.S. offered him the job of Director of Technology and Science. Cisco was surprised and secretly upset at how Barry, Caitlin, and Iris had taken the news, seemingly being completely okay with him leaving and even encouraging him. However, as he was preparing to leave, a new Rainbow Raider robbed a bank, so Cisco told Barry and Caitlin that he would help them take her down as a part of their last mission together. After the new Rainbow Raider was stopped, Cisco contemplated all his previous adventures with the team and passed his role to Chester.

After August Heart was defeated and arrested, Cisco agreed to be a minister for Barry and Iris' wedding vow renewal. After Bart West-Allen sang "1949" to his parents, Cisco had the couple state their vows and kiss each other.

After Barry Allen removed the Negative Speed Force from Eobard Thawne to protect him from being erased, he contacted him to have A.R.G.U.S. incarcerate him.

"Cisco Ramon, always cutting the tension with a joke."

-Nora West-Allen[src]

Mecha-Vibe suit application: Cisco created a suit that replicates some of his former powers.[9]

Vibrational blasts: Cisco is able to generate clear concussive blasts of vibrations from his hands.[9]

Synthetic entropy trap: Sometime after John Diggle's visit to Central City, Cisco upgraded his gauntlets and gave them the ability to fire synthetic entropy traps which he used to temporarily trap the Godspeed clones.[81]

"I remember when these powers were a curse. Seeing Thawne kill me over and over. Knowing that darkness. I didn't want that. I didn't want to be a hero. These powers were a part of me. I had to learn that. And when I did, they showed me everything. I could vibe every clue. I could breach us wherever we needed to go. I could bring my value to the team."

-Cisco Ramon to Caitlin Snow[src]

Meta-human physiology: After Cisco was struck by the energy of the particle accelerator explosion, this altered his DNA and physiology to access dimensional energy. Though Cisco was affected by S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator like other meta-humans, Cisco did not manifest his powers until nearly two years after the dark matter explosion. He first accessed this ability after being murdered by Eobard Thawne and the timeline was altered by Barry. Despite having little training of any kind in using them, his powers are noted by Gypsy, a fellow "viber", to be very potent as even while subconsciously holding back against the far more experienced opponent, Cisco had a slight advantage in an energy clash. Initially, he needed a piece of special equipment to access his powers at will. By early 2018, Cisco's control over his powers improved enough for him to be able to effortlessly access his powers without the use of any equipment. However, he later took the meta-human cure that he and Caitlin had developed, getting rid of his powers.[67] During the events of the Anti-Monitor Crisis, Cisco's powers were restored by Mar Novu.[69] After the crisis, Cisco no longer had his powers.[6]
Dimensional energy manipulation: Cisco had a psychic link to the natural energies of reality, allowing him to connect with various vibrations of the multiverse and manipulate them for various effects.

Dimensional awareness: Known as "vibing", Cisco could perceive various events throughout time and space, letting him see into the past and future as well as parallel dimensions, even into the very Speed Force itself. He could even regain memories from an alternate timeline as he gradually began remembering the original events after Barry reset the timeline. Initially, this heightened awareness only appeared as dreams. Later, he became able to access these events by touching an individual or one of their personal possessions. These visions are typically hazy and dark, with a slightly distorted quality. Alternatively, he appeared to be able to alter other people's perspective, as he was somehow able to negate Zoom's own heightened awareness, hitting Zoom with a speed-dampening dart. He could also communicate with the person he was vibing. Cisco eventually stated that his powers have advanced to the point where not only could he vibe people, but he could also vibe how a person was feeling. He was also able to vibe Mon-El and Iris into the minds of the Flash and Supergirl. He was later able to co-vibe with Gypsy as a result of growing more powerful.

Interdimensional travel:

With his natural connection to the multiverse, Cisco could open portals to other dimensions. Being a noticeably more advanced ability, Cisco was shown to need focus and a proper awareness of his intended target. This required Harrison Wells to first calibrate Cisco's visors to lock onto the right electromagnetic frequencies that are located on the said dimensional plane. On a lesser level, he could make portals to teleport people to different locations in the same universe. He could even, with a noticeable strain on his body, access other people's personal pocket dimensions. With training from Barry, he had learned how to open portals in "Flashtime". However, they were only small enough for one person to fit through.

Vibrational blasts: Cisco was able to generate powerful blue concussive blasts of vibrations from his hands capable of propelling full-grown humans through the air. At first, he could only use it in moments of extreme stress, as shown when he instinctively knocked down an attacking Black Siren and was unable to do a second time. However, by 2016 of the new timeline, he became able to access this ability at will as he used it on Gypsy and others, with her, later commenting on its potency in spite of the difference in experience between the two viber meta-humans.

Mental connection: As stated to Cisco by both Reverb and Gypsy, "vibers" are connected by their powers and are able to observe each other if they're skilled enough. Reverb used this to track Cisco's progress with his powers from Earth-2, and Gypsy used it to find and rescue him from Savitar right as Killer Frost was about to execute him. Cisco, as of yet hasn't mastered the use of his powers well enough to do this at will, although it's possible that Cisco's visions of Thawne killing him were a result of him subconsciously using it to connect to an alternate version of himself.

"Genius engineer, prodigy hacker, and the mechanic who built a cold gun that could stop a speedster."

-Caitlin Snow[src]

Genius-level intellect/Master scientist/Physicist: Cisco is one of the most intelligent people on Earth. An example of this is that he was able to design the second Arrowcave. His intellect leads him to play a crucial role for Team Flash. Cisco is a capable scientist, as he was able to create the Mirakuru cure with the help of Caitlin Snow. Cisco also has gained a lot of knowledge on the Speed Force, understanding its nature and how to get Barry Allen in and out of it. Cisco has called his brain "the Ryan Gosling of genius intellects." Cisco is qualified for 7,685 jobs in the U.S. alone.[87]

Bilingualism: Cisco is capable of fluently speaking English and his native Puerto Rican-dialect, Spanish.

Computer specialist/Expert computer hacker: Cisco is a highly skilled computer specialist and hacker, though his skills are not on par with Felicity Smoak's. He was able to hack into the Tannhauser Industries' offsite's records.

Expert tailor: Cisco has been shown to be a highly trained tailor, having created the Flash suit, the Kid Flash suit, the White Canary suit, and his own suit, as well as aspects of the Arrow suit, the Green Arrow suit and the Spartan suit.

Guitarist: Cisco is a talented acoustic guitarist. He was able to produce a lovely melody despite being "a little rusty".[15]

Master engineer: Cisco is a highly skilled engineer, as he helped build the particle accelerator with Eobard Thawne and has helped Team Flash by creating various gadgets and weapons for them. Three of his notable creations are Captain Cold's, Heat Wave's, and Golden Glider's signature weapons. During the six months Barry was in the Speed Force, Cisco designed a Quark sphere containing Barry's DNA and modified the Speed Force bazooka so it would free Barry and put the sphere in his prison.

Trap master: Cisco does plans to trick enemies and often uses his engineering skills.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Though normally staying behind the scenes to help in battles, Cisco is shown willing to get into a fistfight when the situation presents itself. He was shown able to trade blows with Hartley Rathaway. However, it should be noted that Hartley was handcuffed at the time and ultimately Cisco ended the skirmish with his technological preparation, having rigged the latter's earpiece beforehand. Since becoming Vibe and learning to better use his powers, Cisco has started to be on the field more often, able to fight against Gypsy and Cicada. Cisco was even able to hold his own against Thawne, who was possessing Nash, though Thawne ultimately gained the upper hand due to Nash's superior physical condition and Thawne's own rage.

Clifford DeVoe: Clifford DeVoe is aware of Cisco's vibes and can interrupt them as well, knocking him around after stopping the vibe[88], although, co-vibing with another viber can bypass DeVoe's anti-vibing defenses.[57] However, since DeVoe is now dead, Cisco no longer is affected by him.

Injured hands: Cisco's ability to access his dimensional powers and project dimensional energy is primarily channeled through his hands. He is, however, able to access visions without the use of his hands, like the foreshadowed possible destruction of Earth-2 and the Multiverse, which was averted, but it's much more unstable and harder to read. This is demonstrated by Cisco Ramon's alternate 2024 self, whose hands were shattered by Killer Frost in their fight, and replaced with bionic hands, mentioning he can no longer access his powers, but was able to sense 2017 Barry's arrival in 2024.[71] Also, as shown when Cisco's hands got cut by Cicada's dagger, injuries to Cisco's hands still keep him from vibing as well as he usually would.[89]

Temporal alterations: Cisco's new-found connection to reality also puts him at a disadvantage to extreme time alterations. Deeper changes in the natural events of time can cause a strain on his body, one of the earliest signs being a bloody nose. The longer these deep changes remain unresolved, the worse Cisco's condition will get. Ultimately, he gets a brain hemorrhage before going into cardiac arrest. His body will then become transparent and distorted, as the time rupture begins to tear him apart. Only restoring the proper events will stabilize Cisco.[90]

Reverb glasses: After encountering his Earth-2 counterpart, Cisco obtained his version of the glasses and brought them to Earth-1. Harry Wells later re-calibrated them, adjusting them to the frequency of Cisco's Earth and thus allowing Cisco to channel trans-dimensional energy and open breaches between different universes.[1]

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Cisco has been killed in three alternate timelines:

In the first alternate timeline seen in "", Cisco looked into Dr. Wells after Barry relayed the suspicions of Mason Bridge and examined the trap the team set for the Reverse-Flash, discovering the speedster in the trap was just a hologram. Wells caught Cisco, revealed to him his true identity, and killed Cisco. However, Barry altered the timeline and in the new timeline Cisco never looked into Eobard, so Cisco's life was spared. However, because of Cisco's powers, he still retained traces of that erased timeline in his memory, including his death.

In a second alternate timeline seen in "Legends of Yesterday ", Cisco, along with the entire population of Central City, was killed by Vandal Savage using the Staff of Horus in his efforts to kill Carter Hall and Kendra Saunders. However, because Barry altered the timeline once more, this disaster never occurred.

In the alternate timeline known as the Reverse-Flashpoint, seen in "Armageddon, Part 4 ", Cisco had been killed by Damien Darhk and the Reverse-Flash, along with the Legends and Ray Palmer.

Cisco has a penchant for giving the villains of the Flash and Green Arrow monikers that fit their attributes, personalities, or powers. However, he claims to dislike codenames that incorporate colors such as "Green Arrow". He is also shown to dislike self-given nicknames such as "Speedy" and "the Anti-Monitor", claiming the sound of the latter made him want to "barf" and groaning every time he had to say it.

Despite his dislike of nicknames that include colors, he gave Lisa Snart the name Golden Glider, which includes a color.

Cisco also insists on being the only person to assign villains nicknames and can sometimes view it as a challenge when another tries to do the same (such as Harry Wells) but never fails to give credit where credit is due (such as when he embraced Martin Stein for nicknaming Al Rothstein "Atom Smasher" and admitted that Hartley Rathaway's self-given nickname of "Pied Piper" wasn't bad).

Cisco is right-handed.

Cisco appeared to have considered himself Barry's best friend and it is reciprocated, although Barry also considers Iris West his best friend.

Cisco is a pop culture addict and he likes to drop references all the time. In "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4 ", he mentions that it helps in stressful situations.

Barry and Cisco have watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan together multiple times. In the end, Cisco always says to Barry, "I have been and always shall be your friend."

Apparently Cisco Ramon doesn't exist on Earth-38. However, as shown by Jay Garrick being Henry Allen from Earth-3, the same versions of people do not necessarily have the same name.

While his vibration powers were said to let him retain his memories of every timeline, there have been timelines that Cisco never seemed to retain his memories from. He seemed to forget Vandal Savage destroying the city and everyone in it and he also seemed to never remember "Flashpoint".
In "Untouchable ", it was said that Cisco can't vibe alternate timelines at all, but he is able to vibe Earths identical to Earth-1 where the timeline hasn't changed. It is possible that he did this when he retained his memories of the Reverse-Flash killing him and later when he repeatedly vibed his date with Kamilla after Nora reversed time over and over again to keep Cicada from killing anyone on Team Flash.

Cisco seems to hate spin-offs as he was noticeably disgusted when H.R. mentioned Star Trek: Voyager.

Cisco considers Bulbasaur to be the cutest Pokémon of all.

Cisco has had four love interests on : Lisa Snart, Kendra Saunders, Gypsy, and Kamilla Hwang. He also expressed attractions towards Bette Sans Souci, Shawna Baez, Thea Queen, and Eliza Harmon.

Cisco uses a Moroccan conditioner with a pinch of lime juice to keep his hair shiny, which he considers being one of his greatest secrets.

Cisco received his middle name, Baracus, from the character Sergeant Bosco Albert "B. A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus who was played by Mr. T in the show , which his mother was a fan of.

Cisco is qualified for 7,685 jobs in the U.S. alone.

List of works he created, modified or contributed

1. The Mirakuru cure: He and Caitlin Snow were able to recreate a cure out of Mirakuru samples that ultimately helped Team Arrow stopping the super-soldiers from further destroying Starling City.

2. The Heat gun: Designed before actually getting to know and becoming friends with Barry. Preparing for the worst, the gun is meant for potentially harming the targets via firing streams of fire.

3. Calorie-densed protein bars: Specific calculations made to meet what Barry's body needed to avoid hypoglycemia. According to Cisco, it contains a number of calories equivalent to 850 tacos, excluding cheese and guacamole.

4. Modified ballistic shields: Feeling responsible for creating the weapon that allowed Snart remaining at large, he and Harrison Wells tweaked the shields from Central City Police Department to hold against the Cold Gun. After analyzing the Heat gun, the shields were again modified to also become fire-resistant.

5. Modified earpieces: After experiencing the damage caused by Hartley's earpiece, Cisco tweaked them without their owner's knowledge. An adjustment he made to these allows Cisco to control their vibration while being worn, causing various amounts of pain to the wearer. However, since Barry ended up altering the timeline so that Hartley never tried to escape the pipeline, Cisco presumably never altered Hartley's earpieces in this way. But, since Barry warned Cisco about Hartley being able to use his earpieces to escape, Cisco ended up making Hartley new, non-explosive ones.

6. A quantum splicer: Dr. "Harrison Wells" broached the idea but needed Cisco's help to finish it, hopefully, able to split up Firestorm without harm. The device somehow also allowed Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein to safely merge/separate/reemerge later on. This is later built into the Firestorm suit via unknown means, allowing the two counterparts to merge without having to manually put it on.

7. Vibe glasses: After Team Flash discovers the Time Vault and that Harrison Wells is the Reverse-Flash, Cisco built to special glasses help himself into his dream of being killed by Harrison, however, is horrified to discover that Harrison is, in fact, Eobard Thawne; Eddie Thawne's descendant from the future, it is later revealed that the streams of Cisco's are actually visions, revealing that Cisco is a meta-human.

8. White Canary suit: Made for Sara Lance as a replacement for her Canary suit and to join Rip Hunter's team.

9. Vibe gauntlets: Cisco created these gloves to channel his power into concussive vibrational blasts.

10. Combining the Vibe glasses and the gauntlets, Cisco made what he mentioned was his suit, as of his fight with Gypsy throughout the Multiverse, the suit was completed, adding a red and yellow padded jacket and pants.

11. Interdimensional extrapolator: Cisco created this for Kara Danvers so she can travel anytime to Earth-1 from Earth-38 and back. He later gave one to Leo Snart as well, allowing Leo to freely travel between Earth-1 and Earth-X.

12. Cerebral inhibitor: Cisco created this machine in order to resolve Savitar's knowledge of any plans they created by preventing Barry from creating new memories. However, this machine instead erased Barry's old memories instead. According to Savitar, it will be used in the future against somebody named DeVoe, later revealed to be Clifford DeVoe, aka The Thinker.

13. Speed Force bazooka/Interdimensional quantum splicer: Cisco modified the Speed Force bazooka created by Tracy Brand after Savitar captured him and stole the device. However, instead of creating an Interdimensional Quantum Splicer as Savitar had ordered him to do, he secretly modified the device to act as a "Skeleton key" so Jay Garrick could get out of the Speed Force prison. He modified the device further with assistance from Harry Wells, Tina McGee, Felicity Smoak, Curtis Holt, and Tracy Brand to get Barry out of the Speed Force prison without rendering the dimension unstable (but putting a quark sphere in the prison in his place), thereby preventing it from causing a Speed Force storm.

14. Elongated Man suit: Worn by Ralph Dibny when in out in the field as a superhero. It has an adaptive nano-weave structure that is malleable on the sub-molecular level.

15. Meta-human cure: With assistance from Caitlin Snow, Cisco was able to create a serum which, when taken by a meta-human, would remove their powers by suppressing the dark matter in their pituitary gland. Once a meta-human has taken the cure, there is no known way to reverse the process.

16. Killer Frost suit: Cisco created this suit as a gift for Killer Frost.

17. Paragon detector: A device originally built by Ray Palmer to identify the 7 Paragons, Cisco assisted him with the finishing touches.

18. Isotope detection system: Cisco helped Chester P. Runk build a system that gave Team Flash the ability to detect foundational isotopic signatures, so they would know if "Fuerza" or "Psych" was headed towards Central City.

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For the speedster whose identity he stole, see Jay Garrick.

For other uses of "The Flash", see The Flash (disambiguation).

Hunter Zolomon

Black Flash

Civilian

The Flash

Zoom

Alter ego

Black Flash
Zoom (formerly)
The Flash (formerly)

Hunter Zolomon was a meta-human speedster from Earth-2. Years after witnessing his father murder his mother when he was a child, Hunter became a serial killer. Following the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Hunter was affected during electroshock therapy by the dark matter emitted, giving him superhuman speed and various other abilities derived from it. Following this, he escaped and began acting as a supervillain known as Zoom, stylized as the Speed Demon. Later, using Velocity serums, Hunter managed to artificially increase his speed to the point where he could break the dimensional barrier. Having gotten tired of being the villain, Hunter decided to become "the hero" as Jay Garrick/The Flash, stylized as the Crimson Comet, borrowing the name from the speedster he found on another Earth and kept as prisoner. He created the charade in order to instill false hope - hope that would be ripped away.

Discovering the existence of Barry Allen on Earth-1, Hunter traveled to the other Earth and acted as a friend and mentor, apparently training to fight Zoom, but actually planning to increase Barry's speed to eventually take it for himself. Hunter eventually killed a time remnant of himself to give Barry a reason to avenge "Jay" and increase his speed even further, only for his true identity to be discovered by Team Flash soon after. Shortly after, intending to break Barry emotionally, he murders Henry Allen, thus being indirectly responsible for Barry's timeline change. After losing a race to Barry and attempting to destroy the multiverse, Time Wraiths appeared and imprisoned Hunter in the Speed Force, while reducing him to a decayed spectre-like form known as Black Flash, similar to that of the Time Wraiths.

He returned a short time later in the post- Flashpoint timeline as a mindless being bound to the will of the Speed Force for all eternity, while hunting down a time remnant of Eobard Thawne who existed in the new timeline due to Flashpoint, but was not supposed to exist because of ancestor Eddie Thawne's suicide. After Eobard and the Legion of Doom assembled the Spear of Destiny and changed reality, Zolomon was held captive by Eobard in S.T.A.R. Labs. After the timeline was restored, Zolomon chased down a future version of Eobard who had travelled to 1916 to ensure the Legends wouldn't stop him from altering reality with the Spear of Destiny, and killed Eobard, also erasing all of Eobard's time remnants. He was later sent after Savitar as the time remnant tried to send fragments of himself through time using the Speed Force, only to be frozen and shattered by Killer Frost.

Hunter Zolomon was born to James and Ashley Zolomon in Central City. When he was 11 years old, Hunter came downstairs to find his father abusing his mother, demanding respect following service in the War of the Americas. Noticing Hunter, Ashley pleaded for him to run but James took him in front of his mother, giving Hunter his silver helmet, and forced him to watch as he murdered Ashley. Shortly after, James was sent to prison, causing Hunter to be placed at an orphanage as none of his relatives wanted to take him in.

Serial killings and obtaining super speed

Hunter claimed he was a scientist with a significant solo operation specializing in chemistry and physics and began working on a way to purify heavy water without residual radiation. But given his deceptive nature, it's unknown if any of this is true, though Hunter did display scientific aptitude, as he was the one who created the Velocity serums.

What is known is that Hunter developed a bloodlust, having been triggered by witnessing his mother's murder, and became a serial killer. When Hunter was finally arrested, he was convicted on 23 counts of murder and sent to the Saint Perez Mental Asylum for the Criminally Insane. But when Harrison Wells' particle accelerator exploded with waves of dark matter were sent through the city, Hunter was affected during daily electroshock therapy, giving him the power of super speed. Still plagued by an incurable bloodlust, Hunter decided to use his powers to terrorize Central City.

Though successful in making himself faster, the Velocity drug had deadly side-effects and afflicted him with an illness that was killing him. Additionally, the Velocity drug turned Hunter's lightning blue. Desperate to save himself, Hunter set out to find a cure throughout the multiverse regardless of how many people had to die. Around the same time, he also fought with another speedster in attempt to absorb the man's speed. He defeated the speedster and tried to absorb the man's speed but couldn't. So he took the man prisoner and put a mask on that prevented from using his speed or talking. It was this time when he decided to disguise as a hero, to give the people false hope taking the speedster's name and alter ego "Jay Garrick" and cleaned himself up. With this new identity, Hunter assumed the identity "The Flash" operating as a hero. As Flash, he protected Central City from numerous other metahuman criminals including Atom-Smasher, Sand Demon and Dr. Light. He also had a statue built in his honor for his service as The Flash. However, Hunter soon found himself being relentlessly pursued by Time Wraiths, monstrous beings devoted to punishing speedsters who misuse their time-travel powers. Despite this, he still employed the use of time remnants, though he would be more wary of manipulating the timeline.

To maintain control over the city, Zoom sought out almost every metahuman in Central City and forced to serve him, and killed the ones who refused. Among those Zoom employed were Killer Frost, Deathstorm, Reverb, Rupture, King Shark and Black Siren as his enforcers to keep Central City's criminal gangs in line. However, his enforcers were under strict rules not to kill any speedsters they may encounter, a rule if violated was punishable by death.

One day, after learning that Dr. Wells was responsible for the existence of meta-humans, Flash arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs when Dr. Wells presented several new gadgets designed to detect meta-humans, and accused Dr. Wells directly of these crimes in front of the public. However, Dr. Wells claimed not to know of Flash's accusations, and Flash was disgusted with Wells not taking responsibility for these mistakes, begging to make things right and "help" him "stop Zoom". However Dr. Wells, coldly told him everyone in Central City would be safe if he would stop Zoom and The Flash sped off in seeming disgust. The next day Zoom attacked Central City College and kidnapped Harry's daughter Jesse Wells to later blackmail her father into helping him, imprisoning her in his lair alongside his prisoner. Moments after the kidnapping occurred, Hunter quickly returned as "The Flash" to cover up for his "absence".

As claimed by Hunter, on May 19, 2015 while Flash and Zoom "fought", a singularity opened above them and "Jay" was pulled into it and ended up on Earth-1. However, Hunter later implied that he, in truth, simply saw another speedster running in the singularity.

Being on Earth-1

Being a part of Team Flash

Hunter confirmed the existence of Earth-1's Flash and spent the next six months piecing together clues and eventually learned his identity; Barry Allen, along with other details of his life. Knowing that Barry's Speed Force held the answer to curing himself, Hunter plotted to steal it. To expedite Barry's accumulation of Speed, he, as Zoom, began sending meta-human villains from Earth-2 to Earth-1 to fight Barry, ensuring their co-operation by refusing to bring them back to Earth-2 until they succeeded in killing him, though in reality Zoom had no intention of allowing Barry to die except by his hand. The first meta-human candidate was Al Rothstein/Atom-Smasher, who Zoom dragged to Earth-1 via one of the 52 breaches across Central City on Earth-1, and promised him safe passage home in exchange for killing Flash, to which he agreed. Hunter also learned the names of Barry's then-current team members; Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, Joe West, Iris West and Martin Stein. As Hunter watched Flash being honored at the "Flash Day" festival, he witnessed Atom-Smasher from his Earth attack Flash.

Following Atom-Smasher's defeat, Hunter arrived at S.T.A.R. Labs, bypassed their newly installed security, introduced himself, and claimed that their world was in danger. Hunter introduced himself as "Jay Garrick" and explained to the skeptical team that the singularity had, in fact, opened a portal to his Earth through which other meta-humans had traveled, and that in his world he was a speedster named The Flash. Hunter also told them of his "enemy" Zoom and the circumstances of his arrival, but a skeptical Barry asked Jay to be tested to see if he really was a speedster. Hunter did so willingly, and explained his story of being a scientist to Caitlin, but Barry was still skeptical and had Hunter put in the pipeline prison. Hunter agreed to this, but tried to convince Barry that if Zoom had already sent Atom-Smasher, he would send others. Hunter also subjected himself to a full body scan upon Caitlin's request, and was tested on Barry's treadmill. However, Zoom also brought Sand Demon over with the same offer he made Atom-Smasher, to kill the Flash and he'd return him home and Sand Demon agreed. Once Sand Demon attacked Barry, Hunter offered his help to the team. However, Barry declined, believing they didn't need his help, and Hunter was locked back up in the pipeline.

After Sand Demon abducted Patty Spivot, Barry was finally forced to listen to Hunter and release him, and he told them Sand Demon's methods of attack; causing a diversion then attacking while the target is distracted. Hunter also told them Barry was going to defeat Sand Demon by harnessing the lightning that radiated from him while running, and hurling it at Sand Demon to turn him to glass. Hunter begun teaching Barry but after an hour Barry had no luck in hitting his target and Barry believed he couldn't do it, though Hunter insisted that he could. However, Barry told Hunter of his previous mentor, a man he idolized, who taught him how to get faster and stronger but was also the man who murdered his mother. Hunter expressed his sympathies but insisted he wasn't the same guy. Cisco and Professor Stein informed Hunter and Barry of Sand Demon's location and Barry suggested using Hunter as a distraction since Sand Demon was unaware of his lack of speed. When asked if Hunter had his suit, he confirmed, except his helmet, and Barry confirmed it was the same one that came through the portal 6 months before. Finally believing Hunter, he and Barry suited up and headed to Sand Demon's location.

Flash (Barry) sped Flash (Hunter) into the greenhouse where Sand Demon was surprised to see his Earth's Flash alive and engaged him, despite lacking his speed, and Flash distracted Sand Demon in order for the other Flash to rescue Patty. Sand Demon started choking Flash (Hunter), while Flash (Barry) used his super speed to kill Sand Demon as he was taught, and both Flashes came to Patty's aid. Hunter was tended to by Caitlin and confessed to missing his speed and Barry thanked him for his help and apologized for his lack of trust. Hunter equally commended Barry for his efforts in taking down Sand Demon but worried that Zoom would not be so easily defeated, since he claimed to have spent two years searching for Zoom, with no success and explained that his hate for Barry comes from his obsession with wanting to be the only speedster in the multiverse. Professor Stein was able to confirm the location of the largest breach from the singularity beneath S.T.A.R. Labs, but Stein collapsed and Hunter tended to him.

After admitting Stein to the hospital, Hunter studied the breach in S.T.A.R. Labs but was unable to successfully pass anything into it, instead anything that touched it bounced back off, even Barry at high speed wasn't able to breach the portal. As Hunter continued his work he confided in Caitlin his worry of what he'd do once he returned home without his speed, admitting to having enjoyed the rush of speed, but Caitlin insisted that Hunter's scientific expertise were just as important as his speed. Later after finally fixing the portal's alignment Hunter decided it was time to head home to learn what Zoom was plotting and how he stole his speed, but Caitlin insisted Hunter could look for Zoom on their Earth, and Barry further noted he could use more speed tips. After consideration Hunter agreed to stay until Zoom was defeated. After Slick's defeat Zoom sent in " King Shark" from his world to kill Flash.

Hunter was informed of Dr. Wells from Earth-2 arriving at S.T.A.R. Labs and Hunter arrived in time to hear his plan to capture Dr. Light and use her to lure Zoom to S.T.A.R. Labs, but "Jay" immediately scolded Wells for his plan. Wells was surprised to see Hunter alive but mockingly accused him of hiding from Zoom, but Hunter told him the circumstances of his arrival, yet Wells wasn't entirely convinced, causing the two to argue. Eventually Barry intervened stating they needed to focus on catching Dr. Light in order for their plan to work. After facing Dr. Light, Barry was blinded by her powers and Wells scolded Barry for trying to talk rather than fight her, but Hunter defended Barry who elaborated that Dr. Light looked exactly like his ex-girlfriend Linda Park. Out of concern Barry tried to leave to warn Earth-1 Linda about Earth-2 Linda but repeatedly walked right into walls, as Hunter told Barry he was to stay put until his sight returned and he and Caitlin left to warn Linda.

Hunter and Caitlin staked out in a van and discussed Hunter's "history" with Zoom where he claimed that Zoom scared him, "admitting" to not facing Zoom sometimes when he should have. Despite Caitlin insisting he and Wells talk, Hunter claimed that Wells couldn't be trusted, since he happily profited from meta-human activities, but knew something had changed in him. As Hunter and Caitlin continued to talk the two almost shared a kiss before Dr. Light wrecked the van they were in, knocking Hunter and Caitlin out. Hunter regained consciousness and arrived at Central City Picture News too late to save Linda's boss, Eric Larkin, but the very sight of Hunter made the Earth-2 Linda too scared to murder Earth-1 Linda and fled.

As Caitlin tended to Hunter he apologized to Barry for underestimating Dr. Light but Wells only further scolded Hunter, claiming that his doubt puts Barry at doubt and that he is ready to face Zoom. Furthermore, Wells claimed that "Jay" didn't hunt Zoom but was the one to be hunted, and Hunter "admitted" to being terrified of Zoom, but stood his ground that Barry facing Zoom now would only result in his death. After Harrison called "Jay" a coward the two got into a heated fight which was only broken up by Barry. Hunter was present when Harrison announced his plan to find Dr. Light was to give Light's helmet to Cisco, revealing he was secretly a meta-human. After some effort Cisco used his powers of astral projection to find Dr. Light at the train station. At the station Flash asked Hunter for advice but he was unsure of how to beat Light until Dr. Wells told him how to create speed mirages, but he initially was unsuccessful. Hunter however insisted Barry could do it, stating he was a better speedster and hero than he ever was, and with this inspiration Barry was able to beat Light.

Returning to Earth-2, Zoom taunted Jesse of her father's disappearance. However she didn't believe him and knew her father would find her and kill him, but Zoom mocked Jesse's convictions and simply reminded her that the fates of her and her father were still undecided and sped off. "Learning" that Wells had gone to Earth-1, Zoom returned and interrogated Jesse to find out why, but she tearfully stressed that she didn't know. Zoom, who actually knew the answer due to his confrontation with Harry as "Jay", commended her loyalty before torturing her.

First confrontation with The Flash

Zoom's meta-human plans took an unexpected turn when he was contacted by Dr. Light who claimed to have killed Flash and threw his emblem through one of the breaches as proof. Zoom however realized it was the Earth-1 Linda posing as her Earth-2 double and easily saw through the deception easily and did not take the bait, choosing instead to bide his time. Once Team Flash had let their guards down, Zoom really did come through to Earth-1 and arrived right in front of Linda and simply stared at her for several moments as she became terrified, and took her to the roof of the S.T.A.R. Labs where he was confronted by Flash.

Sadistically mocking Flash's failed attempt to deceive him, Zoom dropped Linda off the edge of the roof but Flash raced to the bottom followed close behind by Zoom and caught her with a wind-funnel before turning to face Zoom head-on. Flash then turned and raced around the building, building up his speed-lightning before firing a bolt at Zoom who, to Flash's horror, jumped into the air, grabbed the lightning bolt in a somersault and hurled it right back at Flash with even greater force, scoring a direct hit. Desperate to regain control of the fight, Barry attempted to outmaneuver Zoom by forcing him into a free fall from a high altitude where Zoom's superior speed was neutralized but Zoom simply reversed the move and instead landed on top of Barry.

Zoom then proceeded to brutally and savagely pulverize Flash at high speed before finishing with a devastating blow to Flash's spine, dislocating a portion of his spinal-column and temporarily paralyzing him. As Zoom stood triumphant over Flash's body, Well's attempted to shoot Zoom with a dart filled with the speed-dampening serum only for Zoom to catch it and jammed both darts into Flash's chest. This combined with the severe trauma and paralysis caused Barry to lose consciousness. Zoom then turned his head to Wells and told Harry he was next before speeding off with Flash's body.

Zoom dragged the limp, battered and bleeding body of The Flash across Central City to the newspaper office and police station to showcase his victory and declaring that the days of the Flash protecting Central City were over. He then returned to S.T.A.R. Labs with Barry to confront Harry and the team. Derisively mocking Wells for believing Barry stood a chance of defeating him, Zoom stabbed Barry with one of his claws before bidding him farewell. Drunk with victory and in the midst of gloating, Zoom was distracted long enough for Cisco to shoot him in the neck with a speed-dampening dart. Bellowing in agony, Zoom temporarily collapsed on the floor before recovering in mere seconds and raced away. Barry's defeat at the hands of Zoom caused the Scarlet Speedster to go into rehab until his back fully healed. Barry also suffered doubt that he could be the hero Central City requires after Zoom showed the city he's superior. However, Barry's father, Henry Allen, was able to snap him out of his fear and get him to go out as the Flash once again.

Getting close with Caitlin Snow.

After Caitlin and Dr. Wells successfully developed Velocity 6 like Hunter once did, they called Hunter to S.T.A.R. Labs and explained that they wished to test the drug on him, as a subject who had been connected to the Speed Force. Hunter sternly refused, saying that the Speed Force could not be lab-made and the drug's effects could not be predicted, and warned Caitlin not to let Barry use the serum. After Wells was shot by Patty Spivot, Hunter was recalled by Caitlin and, to save his life, he reluctantly took the Velocity 6 to phase through Harrison's chest and remove the bullet. Wells thanked Hunter for saving his life but Hunter, other than saying he would never take the drug again, retorted that he could thank him by keeping Velocity 6 away from Barry.

Unbeknownst to Team Flash, Hunter returned as Zoom in December shortly before Christmas, and offered Harry a mysterious deal in exchange for Wells assistance, to which Wells did not respond. Zoom sadistically pursued Wells throughout the S.T.A.R. Labs facility for amusement before cornering and disarming him. Holding Wells by the throat, Zoom's only words were "Merry Christmas" before racing away. In his identity as "Jay", he and Caitlin then worked on a way to close the other 51 breaches outside the S.T.A.R. Labs breach, therefore limiting the number of meta-humans he could bring through. As they talked Hunter and Caitlin playfully flirted with each other, Hunter sarcastically asking what Christmas is with Caitlin giving a very awkward and broad explanation only for Hunter to admit there was Christmas on Earth-2.

When Captain Cold, Weather Wizard and the Trickster escaped prison Hunter helped Caitlin develop another version of Cisco's undeveloped Wizard's Wand (which he built in an alternate timeline that was erased and, therefore, never did). When the Trickster made a citywide broadcast to Barry challenging him Hunter noticed a reflection in his eye, and noted it was a stuffed children's toy and narrowed down that Trickster was in an abandoned toy factory. Shortly thereafter, Zoom confronted Wells for a second time to demand an answer but Wells begged for more time, which Zoom reluctantly granted and returned to Earth-2. During Barry's second attempt to get the Trickster and Weather Wizard, Hunter helped Wells and Cisco remove all the bombs he hid within children's presents across the city, using one of the breaches and pulling them all in. Later Hunter attended Joe and Iris' Christmas party with everyone else where he and Caitlin kissed under mistletoe.

In the wake of Flash's victory over Weather Wizard and the Trickster, Zoom met by Wells, who demanded to see his daughter alive and well before anything else. Zoom consented and brought Jesse over, allowing Wells to see and talk to her briefly before super speeding her away again. Wells declared that he had figured out Zoom's master plan; to fatten up Barry with speed so that Zoom could take it all from him. Zoom confirmed it and asked for Wells' answer. Left with no other options, Wells reluctantly agreed to help Zoom steal Barry's speed in exchange for his daughter.

Hunter was present when Cisco briefed the team on Russell Glosson, which he named "the Turtle"; he was intrigued by the possibility of using his powers to slow down Zoom. When Barry failed in preventing the Turtle's new theft, Hunter seemed lost in thought; when asked by Caitlin, he answered he was thinking on how hard it was to assist to these things without remembering how he could no longer help others. Caitlin told him they could devise some way to get his speed back, but he said that when he arrived on Earth-1. The first thing he tried was exactly that, and whatever tests she had in mind, he had already done. When the team figured out that the next target for the Turtle would be an event that night at the Central City Museum, Hunter and Caitlin went with him, but the Turtle was able to foil Flash yet again.

After the team reconvened at S.T.A.R. Labs, Hunter asked if he could speak to Caitlin for a second, and shared with her some champagne (as she hadn't had hers at the event). After Barry managed to defeat and lock up the Turtle, Caitlin reached Hunter and informed him that she knew - she had collected his DNA from the champagne and she had realized he was sick with a terminal illness; she asked Hunter how he could let them get close, knowing that soon he would die, and he answered that he didn't expect to fall in love with her. Caitlin asked him to find a cure then, but Hunter said that the only way for him to live was to regain his speed, and for that they would need to defeat Zoom; she then said that they should get started.

Hunter and Caitlin both found that the Turtle was dead; he was suspicious about Wells, since it seemed he had died the same night they had brought him in. Wells denied this, asking him why he would kill a man potentially capable to stop Zoom, and Hunter retorted he could never figure out Wells' motives; Barry stopped the argument, although to Caitlin "Jay" commented that every time he thought Wells was on their side, something happened that made him doubt that.

Caitlin later shared the news of Hunter's sickness with Barry, saying that he was affected by Zoom stealing his speed at a cellular levels, and therefore they could replace his dying cells with healthy, identical ones; for that, they needed his Earth-1 doppelgänger. However, both Barry and Caitlin couldn't find a Jay Garrick in this reality, to their puzzlement; he then suggested her to just ask Hunter about it.

Caitlin met with Hunter and, after recounting her dad's fight against his own terminal sickness to explain her obsession with helping him, told him he could not find his doppelgänger; he said there was a good reason, and to meet him at Hofherr Park the day after to find out. While there, Hunter told her he had had the same thought, and was just as confused when he couldn't find any "Jay Garrick" of Earth-1, but eventually he found him; pointing him out, he said his name was Hunter Zolomon, and claiming that this Hunter was an orphaned "Jay Garrick" adopted by the Zolomons. When Caitlin asked him why Hunter One couldn't help out, Hunter Two told her that his DNA had been mutated when he obtained his powers, and that the final conclusion was that the only thing that could reverse his sickness was defeating Zoom and having his speed restored. In reality Hunter showed Caitlin his Earth-1 doppelganger in an attempt to get her to stop trying to help him, and to give her an explanation of his own on why his doppelganger wasn't named "Jay Garrick", thus preventing Caitlin from realizing that the man she knows is not actually "Jay Garrick". This slip-up later allowed Team Flash, with the help of Harry's Earth-2 knowledge, to find the clues to Zoom's true identity as Hunter Zolomon, a serial killer from Earth-2.

After installing a speed-force draining-device underneath the emblem on Flash's suit, Wells managed to siphon off roughly 2% of Flash's overall speed-force supply and stored it in a S.T.A.R. Labs injection gun. Later, Wells met secretly with Zoom and handed over the stolen Speed-Force, which Zoom then injected into himself. Wells attempted to swindle Zoom by demanding the return of his daughter before he gave Zoom the rest of Flash's speed but Zoom was not fooled, rammed a claw into Wells shoulder and reiterated that Wells wouldn't get his daughter back until he had stolen and delivered the rest of Flash's speed to him, threatening to torture her to the brink of death every day that passed instead of killing her. Leaving Wells on the ground, Zoom raced away and returned to Earth-2.

Crisis of two Earths

When Barry, Cisco, and Wells traveled to Earth-2, Caitlin, and Joe remained to protect the city. After a meta human named Geomancer began attacking the city in an effort to draw out the Scarlet Speedster, Joe and Caitlin believe it's time for Hunter to take Velocity 6 again. Hunter, fearing the drug for what it's done to him, initially refuses but after telling Caitlin about Zoom not really taking his speed but rather the drug being the culprit, he is encouraged by Caitlin's loving support and together they formulated Velocity 7, which gave Hunter his speed back temporarily to confront Geomancer but his speed disappeared in the middle of their fight, resulting in Hunter at Geomancer's mercy. However, Joe shot at Geomancer, injuring him and forcing him to flee. Later, while Caitlin tends to his wounds, they discuss the short-lived success of Velocity 7 and plan to work immediately on Velocity 8.

Hunter later learned that the Velocity 7 caused more cellular degeneration, though Hunter told Caitlin he had faith the next batch won't do harm. Later, Iris asked him if she could write an article on him. Hunter was reluctant at first but eventually agreed. Soon after, Geomancer caused tremors and collapsed a hospital. Hunter took the next Velocity serum and rescued the people at the hospital. When he returned, Iris told him she had everything she needed for her article. Hunter then took a "nap", but presumably actually traveled to Earth-2, realizing that he can't maintain his identities on two Earths at the same time. Hunter then created a time remnant and convinced it to be killed as part of his plan to push Barry to get faster. The time remnant was then sent to Earth-1, to explain Hunter's disappearance with the "nap" and assist Caitlin with closing the breach.

Zoom then confronted his prisoners, telling the man in the iron mask to stop making contact with Jesse and the Flash. Zoom then phased through Barry's cell and beat him down, before leaving. When Wells, Cisco, Killer Frost and Earth-2 Barry and Iris rescue the prisoners, Zoom arrived and thanked Killer Frost for leading them to him. Zoom then went to kill Jesse before being betrayed by Killer Frost, who took her revenge on him for killing Ronnie.

Zoom escaped Killer Frost's attack and made it to S.T.A.R. Labs before Barry could bring Wells over. Zoom was temporarily stunned by Wells but made it through the breach in time to kill his time remnant. When Hunter arrived back to Earth-2, he dumped his time remnant to the ground, claiming the situation to be a complication. Additionally, now being closed off from Earth-1, Zoom imprisoned Killer Frost rather than kill her due to looking exactly like Caitlin, who Hunter had genuinely fallen in love with during his masquerade as "Jay Garrick" on Earth-1.

Identity revealed

Team Flash would mourn "Jay's" death, until Cisco started vibing Zoom every time he was near his helmet. After revealing this to the team, Cisco was asked to vibe the helmet once again, upon which he realized, to his horror and horror of the team, that "Jay" and Zoom were the same person. Determined to make Zoom pay for his deception, Barry began to discover new ways to get faster to defeat the evil speedster while Cisco continued to receive "day-mares" of Zoom while near his helmet. After receiving the formula for tachyons from Eobard Thawne in the past, Barry swore to Hunter's helmet that he would stop him.

For six weeks, Hunter waited for Cisco to open a breach. One day, Hunter felt a breach being opened. He raced to where this was occurring and watched as a breach was being opened, but was disappointed when Cisco abruptly stopped. When Cisco opened a breach once again, Zoom made his way over. Zoom told Flash they made a mistake and the two raced over to S.T.A.R. Labs. Hunter then noted that Flash had gotten much faster, which would give him more speed to steal. Barry and Zoom quickly fought but Zoom hesitated as Flash set up cutouts of his parents. With Zoom briefly distracted, Zoom was shot by Flash with the B.O.O.T. Subdued and unmasked, Hunter asked how Barry knew of his past. Barry then told him he made a mistake by revealing to Caitlin who his doppelgänger was. When Hunter asked how he knew he was Zoom, Barry revealed that he was aware that Velocity serums turn a speedster's lightning blue if they run fast enough. Hunter noted Barry was clever to use his family against him and that family is a weakness. Hunter then told Barry that he couldn't lock the darkness up before breaking out and speeding off.

Following Barry's move, Zoom kidnapped Wally West and brought him to his lair on Earth-2. Zoom was then contacted by Vibe, who told him Barry would give up his speed in exchange for Wally. Zoom made his way back to Earth-1 with Wally. Once he passed Wally over, Hunter had Harry Wells make preparations to transfer Barry's speed to him, upon which Harry promised to knock his smug face off one day. Hunter then explained that the "Jay" he killed was his time remnant rather than a speed mirage, explaining that he realized he needed to be on both Earths once Barry closed all the breaches and went to Earth-2. Hunter also told them that he grew tired of playing the villain after a while and later enjoyed pretending to be a hero so he could rip hope away from everyone, though Hunter was called a monster by Caitlin, the very words his father was called. Once Barry ran on the treadmill and his speed absorbed, Hunter injected the vial with Barry's speed and cured himself. A victorious Hunter then thanked Barry as he held him against a wall, ready to give him death in return. However, just as Hunter was about to deal the killing blow, Caitlin told Hunter if there was a piece of humanity left in him, and if he really loved her, he wouldn't kill Barry. Hunter then dropped Barry before kidnapping Caitlin.

Zoom later returned to Earth-2. Through vibing, Cisco was able to determine that Zoom had taken Caitlin back to his mountain-top lair and tried to sway her into siding with him to no avail. Undaunted, Hunter allowed her to roam freely in the lair, knowing that she couldn't escape, while he attended to other business.

Invasion of Earth-1

Arriving back on Earth-1, Zoom went to the CCPD, mocking Joe by greeting him as an "old friend" and declaring this city now under his control. When the cops were about to retaliate, he reminded them that their guns were useless against him. Caitlin managed to convince Zoom not to kill them and he agreed, warning that if they tried anything, they would all meet their end. Afterwards, he chained Caitlin to a desk within the police department. When she questioned if his plan was to kill everyone, Hunter said not everyone as he wants to spare Caitlin due to his love for her. When she asks why he needs her, he gets a flashback of his mother's death and everything that followed and states he needs her because he doesn't want to be alone ever again.

As part of his plan for invasion, Zoom brought Rupture over. Later, he met up with Rupture to see if he killed Cisco, as Zoom managed to convince Dante's doppelganger that Vibe had killed his brother Reverb. Rupture failed but when he said would find him and get justice, Zoom told him to wait for now as he needed him to set an example and ordered him to go to Jitters and kill the police. After he left, Hunter sensed Caitlin's disapproval with his plan and she then asked if he wore the mask to scare people. This prompted another flashback of his rehabilitation back on his Earth and his desperation to convince his doctors that he wasn't a monster. However, it appears he moved past that as he coldly reminded Caitlin in his demonic voice that she said he was "nothing but a monster" before speeding off. Caitlin managed to get a phone and warn Team Flash of what is to come at Jitters. Utilizing that information, they set up trap for Rupture, using the Flash hologram to distract him and then depowering him with the Boot. The victory was short lived as Hunter saw the news report of Rupture's failure and quickly deduced that Caitlin had betrayed him by telling Team Flash his plan. She reminded him that he didn't keep his promise of sparing lives, and Zoom declared darkly that they were even then and sped off to Jitters.

Once arriving there, he demonstrated his immense speed by snapping the neck of the camera man and every cop in the vicinity in mere seconds, only sparing Joe and Captain Singh due to his affection for Caitlin. When Barry came in as Zoom throttled Singh for going against their agreement of not trying anything against him, Barry told him he proved enough. Zoom wasn't done however and after tossing Singh aside, he fatally stabbed Rupture with his claws and declared him just as worthless as his brother. Taking a camera, he told everyone watching that there was no Flash, just a hologram and that nothing can save them now from him taking over the city. Having made his point, he sped off. When Barry was trying to get his speed back by recreating the particle accelerator explosion, Hunter watched a bolt of lightning strike S.T.A.R. Labs and grew angry at the possibility his enemy would return. He quickly ran off to try to stop the return of The Flash. However, when he arrived, it appeared that Barry had died. Zoom mocked Team Flash for trying to bring back their beloved hero, instead killing him. Satisfied, Zoom sped off.

While Team Flash was busy with bringing Barry Allen, trapped in the Speed Force, back to life, Zoom was gathering the Earth-2 meta-humans on Earth-1. Tired with Caitlin's anger at him, he's given her a choice: stay with him and be safe, or go back to Team Flash, only to be treated with the same "mercy" as its other members should they meet Zoom again. After delivering his ultimatum, Hunter left Caitlin alone in her room. She stayed back and listened as Zoom delivered a speech before his meta-human "brothers and sisters", urging them to take Earth-1 from normal humans.

Once the city was in the 'Metapocalypse' Hunter left a sign for Barry to find on the Police department building, of his lightning bolt insignia. After Barry's arrival, Hunter taunted Barry over his naivete when it came to protecting people, and insisted that he and Barry were really the same person, noting their similar dark backgrounds. Barry angrily disagreed with Hunter's comparison, but just then, a building started collapsing across the street and Barry went to save all the people in the building, proving Hunter's point. Later, Hunter was visited by Laurel Lance, who mentioned she saw and fought The Flash. Hunter urged her to knock down more building, as that is her strength, in order to distract The Flash and his team. After Team Flash turned on their Pulse weapon, Zoom, along with all his minions, felt its harmful effects. However, Zoom was able to quickly make a portal in order to escape to Earth-2.

Shortly after, Zoom returned to Earth-1 and crashed the West household where he kidnapped Henry Allen, prompting Barry to pursue him across Central City before Zoom took Henry to Barry's childhood home. Hunter, claiming that it was "poetic justice" to have Henry killed in the same place as Nora once was, taunted Barry as the latter repeatedly begged for Hunter to let Henry go. However, insisting that Henry's death would push Barry to be just like him, Hunter phased through Henry's chest, stopping Henry's heart and killing him as Barry watched on in devastation.

In a fit of rage and grief, Barry viciously attacked Hunter who gleefully cheered him on, daring Barry to kill him and sadistically encouraging Barry to embrace his newfound rage just as Hunter did when he became Zoom.

The two then engaged in a high-speed chase-fight throughout Central City, during which Zoom took a quick detour to surreptitiously create another time remnant which continued the chase while the real Zoom disappeared. The violent chase finally culminated in Barry bringing down the time remnant Hunter in an alley-way, before ruthlessly attacking him and pinning him before preparing to finish Zoom off. Hunter once more dared Barry to give into his rage and commit murder, constantly baiting him, but Barry could not bring himself to do so. Suddenly, the real Hunter appeared out of nowhere and killed the time remnant in front of the shocked Flash. Informing Barry that he'd also be able to create a time remnant provided that he possessed the willpower to kill his other self, Zoom declared that Barry was "almost ready" before swatting him aside and racing away, as a tearful Barry watched on in defeat.

Race for the Multiverse

Hunter later ran by Barry's house to entice him to chase after him. Once Barry caught up to him, Hunter challenged Barry to a do-or-die final race between them to ostensibly establish who truly was the fastest man alive, although in reality, Hunter intended to siphon his and Barry's speed in order to power Mercury Labs' Magnetar, a device capable of destroying all other universes in the Multiverse whilst leaving Earth-1 as the last one standing. Unbeknownst to Zoom however, the Flash's allies refused to allow Barry to race, reasoning that Barry wasn't in the right mindset to face Hunter once more especially following his father's death, before locking him in the Pipeline and attempting to trap Zoom on their own.

As Hunter worked on the Magnetar, he was approached by Caitlin who, in an attempt to bait Zoom unbeknownst to him, falsely insisted that she began to see reason and loved Hunter once more before apologizing for her earlier words and actions. Hunter seemed momentarily touched but then declared that it was far too late for her to return to him before attempting to kill Caitlin as well. To his shock however, "Caitlin" disappeared when he delivered the killing blow, revealing a hologram as the real Caitlin was safe in the S.T.A.R. Labs van with Team Flash. Joe West subsequently attempted to take Hunter down as he fell for the trap but Hunter took the advantage and captured Joe before taking him to Earth-2.

Zoom subsequently imprisoned Joe in his Earth-2 lair. Joe bitterly asked Hunter about his past, which Hunter revealed before Joe asked him about the identity of the man in the iron mask. Hunter explained that after the singularity on Earth-2 and the opening of the breaches, he traveled to another Earth where he met that Earth's Flash, who he was easily able to subdue. Following, Hunter captured and imprisoned him on Earth-2 but wasn't able to steal the man's speed. Instead, Hunter kept him not only as a trophy, but also to assume his identity to give false hope to the people of Earth-2. With this, Hunter revealed the man's name: the true Jay Garrick, before taunting Joe over his own plan to imprison Barry, just as he did with Jay, after the former lost the race. Shortly afterwards, Barry contacted Zoom through Vibe's powers, agreeing to the race but only on the condition that Hunter released Joe, to which Zoom agreed.

Zoom returned to Earth-1 with Joe and waited beside the Magnetar as Barry and Team Flash met him there. As Barry revealed that they figured out Hunter's true endgame, Hunter simply confirmed it and laid out his one condition: if Barry backed out for any reason during the race, Hunter would kill Joe and Team Flash. Barry accepted and shortly afterward began his race with Zoom, with the two speedsters speeding around the Magnetar. in In the midst of the race however, in his arrogance, Zoom failed to notice Barry traveling mere moments through time, creating a time remnant. While the remnant continued the race, the original Barry jumped off the Magnetar and freed Joe. Eventually noticing Barry's tactic, Zoom furiously leaped off the Magnetar and tackled him before boasting that Barry would be unable to stop the Magnetar regardless as it was too late. However, Hunter then watched as Barry's remnant began to create a phase of his own to counteract the Magnetar, killing himself in the process while destroying the device and ruining Hunter's plan. As Zoom yelled in fury, he attempted to attack Barry's prime self but Barry quickly gained the upper hand, viciously beating the demonic speedster and throwing him to the ground, shattering Hunter's mask.

As he lay bleeding on the ground, Hunter derisively declared that Barry, as a hero, would not kill him as he had already tried to do so once but failed. Barry coldly stated that he didn't have to and looked over his shoulder to see a pair of Time Wraiths emerge from the Speed Force. Badly beaten and weakened from the race, Hunter could only scream in terror as the Time Wraiths surrounded him and began forcibly transforming him into a demonic-looking skeletal being, changing the lightning-bolt emblem of his costume red as well as it's outline and the earpieces, turning the emblem circle white and turning his speed lightning red. The Time Wraiths then reopened their portal and dragged the decaying form of Zoom into the Speed Force.

Black Flash

Becoming the enforcer

Hunter's ultimate fate upon being dragged by the Time Wraiths back into the Speed Force is unknown but whatever punishment he endured caused him to lose his remaining sanity, and decayed his body to an undead state similar to that of the Wraiths. Condemned to serve the will of the Speed Force for all time, he was transformed into the "Black Flash," a savage, demonic speedster driven by a lust to kill and operating on a newfound ability to sense the use of the Speed Force by other speedsters. He finally emerged from the Speed Force as a monstrous speedster-hunter set on bringing down any speedster in the multiverse who dared to mess with time, a far more potent weapon than any Time Wraith and living nightmare for speedsters.

Hunting the Reverse-Flash

The Speed Force deployed the Black Flash to hunt down the Reverse-Flash ever since he and Barry Allen returned to 2016 following the erasing of Flashpoint, to a world where Eobard Thawne wasn't supposed to exist and therefore was a paradoxical threat. As soon as Eobard parted ways with Barry he was beset and immediately outmatched by the demonic speedster who proceeded to track and pursue him relentlessly across time. However, Eobard was able to build an alarm to go off whenever the Black Flash was near, allowing him to barely stay ahead of it but restricting his ability to remain in one place for long.

The Black Flash eventually sensed Eobard's presence in 1927 but the rogue speedster fled before he could find him. Undeterred, the Black Flash tracked Eobard Thawne and his associates, Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn, to a bank in Zurich in January 2025. The Black Flash blindly charged in and searched the entire bank but could not lock onto Eobard since he was repressing his use of Speed Force and was thus invisible to the Black Flash, although it could still sense his target was still in the bank. As the Black Flash began to close in on Eobard's location Malcolm and Damien distracted him with arrows and swords as Eobard speed-punched him into a bank safe, which Malcolm sealed shut. Knowing the Black Flash wouldn't remain imprisoned for long, Thawne and his associates fled.

Reuniting with Barry

Eventually, the Black Flash escaped from the bank vault and continued his hunt for the Reverse-Flash but was unexpectedly recalled back to the Speed Force by his masters. Endeavoring to save Wally West, Barry Allen had entered the Speed Force to rescue him. The Speed Force refused to let him do so and unleashed the Black Flash against him. The demonic speedster viciously battled the Flash throughout the Speed Force vision of S.T.A.R. Labs during which Barry immediately noticed Zolomon and attempted to escape in an elevator. The Black Flash grabbed Barry before he could and hurled him back out, pinning him to the ground. The Speed Force representative told Barry of what he had to do to save Wally and gave him a final ultimatum, whereupon the Black Flash began draining Barry's life-force. Understanding, Barry severed his tether to the real world by removing his chest emblem and slamming it onto the Black Flash's chest, banishing him temporarily in a blast of white light.

Continuing the hunt

After his fight with Barry, the Black Flash continued his hunt for Thawne. After Eobard escaped the Waverider's brig and was about to go search for the fourth piece of the Spear of Destiny, Ray Palmer showed up and was able to distract Thawne long enough for the Black Flash to get close enough for Eobard's watch to detect him. Having no time to look for the fragment, the Reverse-Flash fled before the Black Flash showed up.

When the Legion of Doom was able to acquire the Spear of Destiny, they used it to rewrite reality itself and changed their destinies. Eobard likely attempted to reverse his paradoxical status but this proved futile as Black Flash continued to exist in the new reality. In order to neutralize its threat, Eobard imprisoned Black Flash in a hidden cell located in the cortex of the new reality's S.T.A.R. Labs. Though the Black Flash tried relentlessly to break out, Eobard was sure that he would eventually give up altogether.

Trying to erase Savitar

The Speed Force later sent the Black Flash after Savitar who failed to kill Iris West in 2017, creating a timeline where he never existed and thus becoming a paradox like Eobard. Determined to stop Savitar from splicing himself through time and avoiding his erasure from the timeline, the Speed Force quickly deployed the Black Flash to erase the rogue time remnant from existence. However, Savitar knew that the Black Flash would be after him and brought Killer Frost to help him stop the demonic speedster. As the Black Flash burst out of the Speed Force, he was immediately beset by Killer Frost, though he dodged her attacks easily. The Black Flash sped towards the two roaring like a wild animal and lunged for Savitar, only for Killer Frost to hit him with another cold blast, freezing and shattering the demonic speedster.

Zoom's actions in killing Henry resulted in Barry creating the Flashpoint timeline to not live with the pain of losing both his parents. Barry would return the timeline to how it was after seeing what his decision did to his loved ones. But, it caused major changes to some members of the teams' lives. The creation of Flashpoint also resulted in Savitar travelling to 2016 and battling Team Flash.

Zoom would be remembered greatly by those he had the most impact on. When Wally received speedster powers because of Barry's timeline changes, Barry drew inspirations from past mentors to train Wally, including Zolomon. Harry would learn from his battles with Zoom and how he was willing to kill him to save Jesse. When Barry was thinking of killing Grodd, Harry talked him out of it, drawing inspiration from his mistakes involving Zoom. Having always been one step behind Zoom, Thawne, and Savitar, Barry was determined to get ahead of Clifford DeVoe before he could cause major damage. While working with the crime lord Ricardo Diaz, Earth-2 Laurel, who sought Hunter as father figure, compared his inner hatred to Zoom's. She quickly realized that Diaz was far worse than Zoom ever was because she believes "he is not even human inside", unlike Hunter who was actually capable of loving someone; albeit in a very twisted and deranged manner. Caitlin would still at times refer to Zoom as Jay instead of Hunter. After Caitlin was manipulated by her father's alter ego Icicle, she started to blame herself, only for Barry to assure her that seeing the best in someone is who they are and used Thawne and Zolomon as examples.

CC Jitters sells a coffee named after Zoom on their secret menu that Tracy Brand would get whenever she was stressed.

DeVoe viewed Zoom, along with Thawne and Savitar, as one of the many "children" that the Flash had faced as inferior compared to him. Thus the Thinker deduced that his own power of limitless thought was far superior to Zoom and his speed.

In the possible future that Nora West-Allen hails from, Zoom's and Red Death's killing count is compared to Cicada. However, Cicada's killing count is bigger and was just growing. Sometime before 2032, Zoom's suit and speed-dampening mask were displayed within the Hall of Villains in the Flash Museum along with other memorabilia from past villains that Team Flash had fought and defeated. Nora West-Allen studied all of the Flash's past battles, including Zoom sending King Shark to kill the Flash.

In an erased future, where Barry's time remnant became Savitar and killed Iris, the remnant surpassed Zoom and Thawne's speed to the point that Barry felt as if he was standing still in comparison to the self-proclaimed "God of Speed". The remnant also held himself superior to both Thawne and Zoom as Barry's greatest enemy despite all the pain the speedsters caused him.

While Zoom failed at destroying the Multiverse (except Earth-1), Mobius or as he's more commonly known as the Anti-Monitor succeeded where Hunter failed. He used a Antimatter Cannon to destroy the Mutliverse and most life within except the Paragons who were brought to the Vanishing Point, thus finishing the work that Hunter started.

Personality

Powers and abilities

" When I got struck by the dark matter and electricity, I became Zoom - the fastest man alive. Wasn't long before I had this Earth on it's knees, but it wasn't enough, I wanted more! I wanted to be faster so I created a speed drug. It made me faster than I ever thought possible, fast enough to break the dimensional barrier, fast enough to run to other universes - other Earths."

Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: After being affected by the particle accelerator, while receiving electroshock treatment, Hunter gained a connection to the Speed Force; a mysterious energy field. His DNA was altered and cells supercharge with enormous amounts of electricity, augmenting his physiology to superhuman condition. After his transformation by the Time Wraiths, Hunter's powers became greater than ever before, as Eobard is extremely afraid of him and believed not even the combined might of the Legion of Doom could stop him, only slow him down.

Bodily vibration: Hunter had the ability to vibrate his cells on command for various effects. He can vibrate his entire body to mask his form from others from clearly perceiving it and distort his vocal cords to disguise his voice. Vibrating also allowed him to generate the force of a buzz-saw, allowing him to use the force to break objects.
Intangibility: Hunter could move and vibrate any part of his body so fast that he could effortlessly change his frequency and phase himself through people or objects. This allowed him to cause people to drop dead when he phased his arm through them, however, he could also harmlessly pass through people, as he did with Caitlin. He was also capable of effortlessly vibrating through carbide, which Barry had tremendous difficulty doing at first.

Death touch: After becoming an enforcer of the Speed Force, Hunter can kill any speedster he touches by phasing his hand into their chests, which notably caused Eobard Thawne to return to being erased from existence and obliterated him and caused the past selves he brought with him to fade from existence.

Decay Inducement: After his transformation by the Time Wraiths, Hunter gained their ability to cause cellular decay and drain people of life through physical contact. He tried to cause Flash to decay into a corpse, but this was stopped before the process was complete or even permanent.

Electrokinesis: Originally, like Barry, Hunter could emitted yellow electricity from his body. After usage of the Velocity drug made his body now produce sapphire blue lighting, a sign of his extreme over-usage of it. Even while only slightly accessing his powers, Zoom would produce a powerful aura of blue lightning from his body that always emanated off of him, whether he was moving at super speed or not. He could also manipulate electricity by touching it, as when Barry tried hurling lightning at Hunter, he managed to grab and hold the lightning as if it were a tangible object and hurl it back at him. He is also able to perform this same feat with his own electricity as he taught Barry how to do so. When he grabbed Harrison and stabbed him with his claws, he was able to transfer electricity into him, causing him extreme pain. Upon his transformation by the Time Wraiths, Hunter now generates red lightning.

Superhuman perception: The Speed Force also enhances Hunter's senses and mental capacities, allowing him to easily keep up with and perceive the movements of other speedsters while they are at super speed themselves even when he himself is not.

Superhuman strength: Presumably due to his greatly enhanced connection to the Speed Force, Hunter showed the ability to effortlessly exert great strength and force even without utilizing his speed, enough to lift fully grown humans over his head with only one arm, without any strain or effort. He was also able to easily break Barry's spine with one strike. Combined with his efficient fighting skills, Hunter was able to deal severe bodily harm with only a few blows. His strength carried over to his transformation by the Time Wraith's, allowing him to face the strongest of speedsters in battle, allowing him to eventually overpower and almost effortlessly pin down Barry Allen and force Eobard Thawne to flee on sight.

Eye transformation: Hunter can change the color of his eyes to pure black due to the physical corruption caused by the Velocity serum. This serves as both identity concealment and as a mean of intimidation (in the case of pure black). However, this is not a result of his electrokinesis, unlike fellow speedsters. Following his transformation into the enforcer of the Speed Force, Hunter is still capable of accessing his ability. This ability is seen once more during his fight with Barry Allen, as his eyes were pitched black.

Speed Force awareness: Hunter can sense the speed force in another speedster's system to track them down. He displays this ability when he realizes that Barry from 2018 with his speed back was in S.T.A.R. Labs and that the girl with Barry was a speedster. After becoming an enforcer of the Speed Force, Hunter's ability to sense the speed force in another speedster's system to track them down became even more powerful, which is how he is able to locate Eobard Thawne at any place or time.

Superhuman durability: Hunter had the ability to have large amounts of damage inflicted on him, and be hurt at a rate lower than regular humans, sometimes suffering no injuries. During his fight with Barry, he fell to the ground from hundreds of meters in the air with no noticeable injuries and quickly resumed viciously pummeling Barry.

Superhuman speed: Hunter is able to move at unimaginably fast speeds, moving from place to place in moments. Through extreme usage of the Velocity drug, Hunter artificially enhanced his connection to the Speed Force. Initially, Hunter could move at least at Mach 6-8, leaving Barry Allen's initial speed not nearly able to keep up. This is because with each stride of his legs, his feet spend less time on the floor than Barry, thus propelling him even faster. After gaining all of Barry's original Speed Force energy, Hunter became considerably faster than before, being able to snap the necks of nearly every person in Jitters in less than a second, leaving them all collapsing at virtually the same time. However, his inability to let go of his past rendered him unable to naturally increase his speed like Barry Allen, which led to his defeat at the hands of The Flash. After taking Barry's speed, he was able to catch up to 2019 Flash, by then considered the fastest speedster ever (although he was distracted by protecting XS). After his transformation by the Time Wraiths, he has gotten noticeably faster; he was able to keep up with Barry during their fight in the Speed Force.

Superhuman agility: Hunter was incredibly agile and able to change direction immediately while moving at super speed. This let him make sharp turns at super-speed, without sliding or losing his balance. It also let him leap farther and higher, able to easily perform acrobatic movements in combat, as well as fight confidently while free falling. Even when transformed into a Speed Force specter and removed of his senses, he is able to effortlessly coordinate himself at superhuman speed as if he still possessed sight, allowing him to avoid hitting any obstacles. He could effortless lunge several feet to tackle Barry to the ground to pin him down, even without using his speed.

Superhuman reflexes:

Hunter's reaction time was also augmented, allowing him to react to far faster than a normal human. He easily saw and countered a bolt of lightning hurled at him by Barry and likewise caught every single bullet launched at him by the entire police force with ease, using only a single hand. When transformed into a Speed Force specter, he demonstrated being able to effortless catch both an arrow shot at him by Malcolm Merlyn and a blade swung at him by Damien Darhk.

Superhuman momentum: Hunter was capable of inflicting massive amounts of physical damage on his opponents by packing speed into his blows. His punches seemed to break the sound barrier. He was able to reduce Barry to a bloody mess in seconds with his deadly strikes, and even break his spine, causing paralysis. Even with Barry's rapid healing, the damage inflicted on him was noticeably prolonged.

Time travel: Hunter can move fast enough to break open holes in the fabric of time and space, allowing him to travel through time, an ability which Hunter abused to get time remnants of himself to assist him in the current timeline.
Time remnant construct: By shifting moments through time, Hunter is able to get time remnants, versions of himself from either past, future, or aborted timelines, to assist him in his schemes.

Interdimensional travel: Hunter was able to travel between Earth-1 and Earth-2 at will. He did so by using the "breaches" between worlds. His speed allowing him to temporarily stabilize the interdimensional "corridors" that linked any one breach on Earth-2 with a corresponding breach on Earth-1, letting him and those he brings along pass through them. After stealing Barry's Speed Force energy, Hunter became powerful enough to create breaches with his own speed. He was able to create a portal out of thin air with a simple punching motion.

Superhuman stamina: Hunter's body could handle the stresses of superhuman racing without noticeable distress, and function much longer than a normal human without getting tired or weak.

Former powers

Accelerated healing factor: While unable to repair the cellular deterioration caused by the Velocity 6, Hunter's powers also afford him heightened healing capacities, allowing him to quickly heal any superficial harm to his being. Despite being shot by Cisco Ramon with a serum to dampen his speed, Hunter almost instantly recovered and ran off before the serum could take full effect, showing no signs of having been slowed down by the serum. Once obtaining Barry's Speed Force, Hunter's full regenerative properties were restored, allowed him to recover from his former cellular damage. However, his transformation into Black Flash displayed that he had lost the ability, as he shatters upon being frozen by Killer Frost rather than start to thaw out after freezing.

Voice changing: When Hunter was Zoom he can change is voice to sound monstrous, similar to speedsters like Eobard Thawne or Edward Clariss. After he became a servant to the Speed Force, Hunter lost what remained of his sanity, reduced to a feral being incapable of speech.

Intimidation: Due to Hunter's incredible power, savagery, and demonic-like appearance, he commands an extremely terrifying presence, instilling fear into enemies and allies, a common tactic of Hunter's is using the fear he has instilled in others in order to get them to do his bidding as he did with Atom Smasher, Eddie Slick, Dr. Light, and Harrison Wells, his use of psychological fear tactics by destroying symbols of hope and forms of protection in order to crush the spirits of a city's citizens to show that they are not safe from him. He is still deeply feared as an enforcer of the Speed Force to speedsters like Eobard Thawne as he terrified him more than a Time Wraith ever did.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Complementing his ferocious appearance and personality, Hunter's animalistic yet efficient style uses his tremendous speed and powers. His style is more precise than Barry Allen's originally was yet not quite as tactical as Eobard Thawne's. Instead, Hunter uses powerful punches to accompanied by his glove claws for savage slashing movements, overall causing great blunt-force trauma. In appearance with behavior, Hunter seems to enjoy inflicting as much pain as physically possibly when killing an opponent such a snapping his victim's spines and breaking their necks.

Former abilities

Genius-level intellect/Master tactician/Leader: Like Barry, Hunter is a very scientifically adept and well-read man excelling in physics and chemistry; Hunter even claims that he had his own personal lab and was a part-time professor. Hunter's feats as a genius include constructing prisons to hold meta-humans, and devices that dampen their powers. Hunter has been shown to possess a large amount of knowledge regarding the Speed Force, being able to develop the dangerous speed-enhancing Velocity serums. Despite his knowledge Hunter continuously broke the rules of the Speed Force and it eventually led to his current imprisonment. However, Hunter did have his limitations as a scientist as he was unable to steal Jay Garrick's speed requiring him to acquire the aid of Harrison Wells in order to do so with Barry. After acquiring his powers, he gathered an army of meta-humans to aid in his control over Central City. Despite his psychopathy, Hunter has proven to be a methodical man as he carefully studying Earth-1 and finding out everything he could before confronting Team Flash. As the Black Flash, Hunter is now little more than an animal that the Speed Force sics on Speedsters messing with time.
Master deceiver/Manipulator: Like most psychopaths, Hunter shows no concern, if not actual awareness, of right and wrong. To which, in showing no guilt, he is an accomplished actor. Hunter's persona as "Jay Garrick" and as "Zoom" were so different from one another that he was able to convince the citizens of Earth-2, his own meta-human followers, and Team Flash that were two different people for two years. During Caitlin's physiological exam during which she does a subtle lie detection exam, Hunter quickly became aware of this and showed none of the physical signs of deceit; showing his skills as a liar. While infiltrating Team Flash, he kept trying to make Barry become faster so he could eventually steal his speed. As the Black Flash, Hunter is no longer capable of being deceitful.

Weaknesses

Diminished senses: After his metamorphosis from the Time Wraiths, Hunter's senses appear to be much weaker, only able to perceive targets in motion. To which, if a speedster is not currently channeling the Speed Force (i.e. remains completely still) Hunter can't sense or even see him properly. Furthermore, while he can still see things (evident by the fact he never runs into anything), he apparently cannot differentiate between creatures that do not have Speed Force in them and inanimate objects, meaning he is completely oblivious to any danger that isn't an active speedster.

Extreme cold: For every speedster low temperatures are a problem as it slows them down and can weaken their healing abilities. It is proven Hunter possess this weakness when Killer Frost used her ice manipulation to stall him long enough for Team Flash to escape his lair. In his new form as the Black Flash, it's shown to still be a weakness to him, and the only thing who can destroy him according to Savitar, as he shatters upon being frozen by Caitlin.

Interdimensional energy: As a servant of the Speed Force, Hunter is now vulnerable to the inter-dimensional energy produced by Cisco's "gold-tooth" technology. While fighting him in the Speed Force, Barry overloaded the "gold-tooth" transmitter on his chest and attached it to Hunter. The inter-dimensional energy from the transmitter overflowed into his body, tearing him apart in an explosion of light.

Former weaknesses

Psychological trauma: Hunter suffers from severe PTSD, due to him watching his father kill his mother. Barry utilized his past memories to induce extreme psychological trauma, in order for him to lose his focus and become more feral, thus allowing Barry to overpower him, trap him and finally unmask him. He constantly has flashes to his traumatic experiences, either his father killing his mother, the orphanage he was placed in, or his shock therapy treatments. Caitlin unknowingly caused him to experience these flashes more frequently, as her words would constantly remind him of these events. After being enslaved by the Speed Force for all time, Hunter's sanity was completely erased, reducing him to a feral beast unable to act beyond the will of the Speed Force.

Time Wraiths: As Hunter continually broke the rules of the Speed Force, trying to manipulate it in order to recover from the side effects of the Velocity serums, especially after he went back in time and created a time remnant, Time Wraiths, the Speed Force's enforcers, were continually sent by the Speed Force to go after him. Hunter was terrified of the Time Wraiths and he was very careful in avoiding them as much as possible. When the Time Wraiths were intentionally summoned by Barry with the creation of a time remnant of his own, the Wraiths chose to go after and punish Zoom instead of Barry for the violation of the rules of the Speed Force (possibly since the remnant was used and sacrificed to save the multiverse). As they attacked Zoom, he screamed helplessly as the Time Wraiths aged him into a corpse-like figure, rendering him an eternal slave to the Speed Force. This also caused his lightning to change from blue to red while parts of his suit, particularly the emblems, also changed color from black to red.

Velocity serum: While the Velocity drug boosted Hunter's speed to tremendous levels upon overdosing, the speed drug had a severely side-effect. In addition to these enhancements only being temporary, they left his natural connection to the Speed Force weakened so much that he could no longer use his powers naturally without the serum nor could the Speed Force be detected in him. Even more, a lasting side effect caused him cellular degeneration would in due course kill him . However, his remaining traces of natural Speed Force energy significantly slowed down the damage to his body.

Electromagnetic radiation: Since Hunter was also a user of Velocity 9 like Godspeed, his speed could be disabled. However, since Hunter gained his speed naturally, it is unknown whether his powers would be completely disabled or if he'd just lose the speed boost from the Velocity 9.

Zoom suit: Hunter wears a protective suit as his super villain alter-ego, Zoom, to hide his identity from his enemies. It is unknown what materials it's made out of. The suit includes a mask that fully hides Hunter's face. The mask has small line shaped gaps on the mouth resembling a demented smile. This causes it to resemble the equipment he wore during the electroshock therapy sessions in the asylum. The suit's gloves are adorned with sharp "claws", allowing Hunter to perform slashing and pirecing attacks upon his enemies. The left side of the mask was ripped off by Barry after Barry defeated Zoom. While the Time Wraiths were taking Zoom away, red speed force lightning changed the colors of the emblems in the suit; the lightning emblems on the ears changed from black to red, the outlines and lightning symbol on the chest also transformed from black to red except the inner part of the logo was filled in with white. In later appearances, the inner part of the logo was black.

Former equipment

The Flash suit: Hunter wore a protective suit as his superhero alter-ego, The Flash, when he goes out fighting crime. It is unknown what materials it's made out of. The suit includes a helmet, which is part of the military uniform Hunter's father wore during his service in the War of the Americas. However, Hunter additionally decorated the helmet with small yellow wings made of some sort of metal. Hunter based this costume off of the real Jay Garrick, to represent hope so he could sadistically take it away from the people to appease his sick twisted nature.

Appearances

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

The Chronicles of Cisco

Concept artwork

Promotional images

Merchandise

Similar to how Barry Allen is called the Scarlet Speedster on Earth-1, Hunter Zolomon was known as the Crimson Comet on Earth-2. This nickname was later revealed to be stolen from Jay Garrick (Earth-3's Flash).

Zoom is the only main antagonist from who is not native to the show's universe as he is from Earth-2.

Hunter is the first main antagonist to successfully kill another main antagonist in the Arrowverse (having killed a time remnant of Eobard Thawne).

During his time as the Black Flash, Hunter generated red lightning instead of blue. It's unknown if during that time he had a connection to the Negative Speed Force or not.

Hunter racked up quite the body-count during his lifetime, having killed around 52 people including Eobard Thawne.
The number of people Hunter Zolomon has killed is most likely a reference to DC Comics' repetitive use of the number 52.

Hunter is the first denizen of Earth-2 to appear in DC's Legends of Tomorrow , the second being Harry Wells.

Even though Hunter had a major role in the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow ​​, he appeared only three times in that season and was mentioned as "Black Flash" due to his enslavement of the Speed Force.

He is the only main antagonist to have interacted with both the Reverse-Flash and Savitar, who were also main antagonists from ​​​​​​ .

He is the second speedster who appeared in an episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow without Barry (in "The Legion of Doom "​). The first one is Eobard.

Though it was never mentioned, Hunter is indirectly responsible for the events of Season 5 of : In "What's Past is Prologue ", he chased after the 2018 versions of Barry and Nora West-Allen, which caused the device they were holding to break. That chase also caused the two to end up in 2015, and because of the importance of the device, it forced them to ask Eobard Thawne's help in fixing it. Years later, that incident gave Thawne the idea to manipulate Nora into breaking one of Clifford DeVoe's satellites, which changed the timeline and caused Orlin Dwyer to get meta-human powers and become Cicada, thus causing the events of the season.

While Hunter failed his goal to become the fastest speedster in the Multiverse, his goal of making Barry embrace the darkness was achieved in a now averted future in the case of Savitar.

Hunter is first referred to as "Black Flash" by Savitar in the Season 3 finale of ​​​​​​, "Finish Line ".
Black Flash's task to hunt speedsters who mess with time can be seen somewhat fitting as it goes well with his first name, Hunter Zolomon.
Black Flash's job is similar to that of a Time Wraith, but, according to Eobard, Black Flash is "far worse than a Time Wraith".

His appearance as the Black Flash is different from the comics, as half of his mask is torn off (which was full in the comics, although the reason for this is because Barry tore Hunter's mask right before the latter was transformed by the Time Wraiths) and his lightning emblem is red and reversed of The Flash's with a black (and sometimes white) background, but in the comics it had a white background and the red emblem was not a reverse of The Flash's.

Zoom is the only speedster to give off lightning while stationary, and his blue lightning seems much more serrated than The Flash's, and with more arcs.

Zoom is the only main antagonist of The Flash ​​​​​​ who is a speedster to not be erased from existence. Instead, he becomes a slave for the Speed Force and later dies.

Ironically, Zoom killed Eobard's time remnant the same way Eobard killed Cisco Ramon (in an erased timeline), Mason Bridge, Rex Tyler and threatened to kill many others, including Oliver Queen, Barry Allen (on two separate occasions), Amaya Jiwe, Malcolm Merlyn, Oliver from Earth-X and Felicity Smoak; by having the Black Flash phase his hand into Eobard's chest, stopping his heart.

Apparently, Zoom doesn't exist on Earth-38.

The Anti-Monitor's endgame was foreshadowed by Zoom's final scheme, seeking the destruction of the multiverse using a machine powered by speedsters running on it.

Though unlike Zoom, he didn't want to leave a single universe to survive, but rather rule the remaining antimatter universe alone.

Also unlike Zoom, he succeeded.

Behind the scenes

In the DC comics, the alias of Zoom is used by Hunter Zolomon, also known as the third Reverse-Flash, and the archenemy of the third Flash (Wally West). His powers are also portrayed as time manipulation, which allows him to alter the flow of time around his very being while slowing everything else around him to appear faster.
Unlike his comic version, ​​​​​​ version of Hunter Zolomon is never referred to as the "Reverse-Flash" but only as "Zoom". In the comics Eobard Thawne is the first Zoom (official alias "Professor Zoom", commonly referred to as just "Zoom"), whose role as the Flash's enemy is continued by Hunter Zolomon (also known as both the second "Zoom" and the new "Reverse-Flash", but without the "Professor" moniker). In the show, this continuity between the two characters is removed.

This version of Hunter Zolomon has similarities to other enemies of the Flash in the comics:

Zoom's blue lightning and speed-draining abilities suggest an influence from two characters, a futuristic version of Barry Allen from the story line Out of Time, and the villain Malcolm Thawne a.k.a. Cobalt Blue, Barry's long-lost twin brother who acquired a gem that could absorb Barry's speed.

Zoom has many similarities to the Rival as he appears in the New Earth continuity in the comics, presented as the "archenemy of Jay Garrick", relying on special chemicals to increase his connection to the Speed Force, and being threatened to dissolve into the Speed Force if he does not steal it from another speedster.

Zoom's physical appearance, as well as his suit in the show, resembles that of the Black Flash in the comics, who acts as a grim reaper to speedsters.

In the episode Jay Garrick, when Zoom is being taken away by the two Time Wraiths, he takes on an appearance similar to that of the Black Flash, an entity of death for speedsters in DC Comics. In addition to his lightning emblems becoming red and the icon on his chest being filled with white, Hunter's body also warps somewhat, with his teeth resembling sharpened fangs and his face rotting down to the bone.

In "Finish Line "​ , Savitar refers to him as Black Flash, confirming his new identity, while his role is also similar, as he hunts Savitar in this episode and another time remnant speedster in the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow ​​ .

Zoom's eyes have gone through some changes. In a previous version seen in the trailers and in the pilot when Cisco Ramon saw him talking to Atom Smasher, Zoom's eyes glowed blue. However, the current version has his eyes pure black. This is most likely to give him a more "demonic" appearance and also having the blue eyes would have been somewhat repetitive, since Reverse-Flash had this quality last season. This seems to have been replaced by the presence of speed force lightning emanating from his body even when he isn't running.

From his first appearance to his unmasking as portrayed by Teddy Sears, the suited version of Zoom was portrayed by Australian stunt actor Ryan Handley rather than Sears himself. Tony Todd played the voice of Zoom.

After becoming the servant of the Speed Force, Hunter has a white emblem with a red lighting bolt and a red border. However, his emblem later changed to just a red border with a black inside and the same red lightning bolt, although this may simply mean that when he had a white emblem, his transformation into Black Flash wasn't complete yet.

Zoom served as the main antagonists of Season 2 of .

References

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Hunter Zolomon was a meta-human speedster from Earth-2. Years after witnessing his father murder his mother when he was a child, Hunter became a serial killer. Following the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Hunter was affected during electroshock therapy by the dark matter emitted, giving him superhuman speed and various other abilities derived from it.

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Mark Blaine

Species

Status
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Alive (reborn)

" No, Mark Blaine, that was my name. But you can call me... Chillblaine."

Mark Blaine, (died 2023; resurrected 2023) self-styled as Chillblaine, is a resident of Keystone City, a member of the Team Flash and a former employee of Ivo Laboratories, who was fired after creating cryogenic technology. He later began operating as a bartender at O'Shaughnessy's, using his cryogenic gauntlets to become "Chillblaine" in order to steal back his technology. He killed someone by replicating Frost's powers with his gauntlets, later framing her for the murder. When she showed up, Mark revealed his true nature to her and they had a brief fight, but Frost won. Mark was then taken to Iron Heights Penitentiary, where he escaped during a storm that wrecked the prison, but he is soon defeated by Frost.

Eventually, he managed to get released by delivering information to the authorities. After he was injured by some thugs, Mark was taken to the S.T.A.R. Labs by Frost to heal him. Upon receiving his cryogenic gauntlets back, Mark helped Frost in the fight against the Godspeed clones. After the battle, Mark fled and eventually, he and Frost began dating, but she died after absorbing Deathstorm, leaving Mark devastated.

After several failed attempts to resurrect the love of his life, one of which resulted in a new personality named Khione taking over Caitlin's body, Mark lost any chance to bring Frost back when Hartley Rathaway destroyed the cryo-chamber to protect Khione. Mark then developed a vendetta against Hartley and allied himself with the Rogues and the Red Death. However, after seeing what kind of a monster Red Death was and realizing the mistake he'd made in his obsession to get Frost back, Mark finally decided to let her rest in peace for good and rejoin Team Flash. Mark freed Barry and held off the Rogues to buy time for him and Iris to escape. He was later rescued by Barry and the Rogue Squad. Mark's desire to be reunited with Frost returned when Khione exhibited ice powers while bringing him back. After unsuccessfully attempting to mold Khione into a new version of Frost, Mark left Central City in order to properly cope with his grief. Seven months after Mark left, the Negative Speed Force possessed his body and used him to dismantle Team Flash until he was healed by Khione and helped the team defeat the speedster legion of Eddie Thawne.

When Mark was 9 years old, he fell into freezing ice water during a skiing accident, resulting in him being submerged for 15 minutes, where he died and was brought back to life. After this experience, Blaine became obsessed with cold and ice.

In his adulthood, Blaine worked for Ivo Labs in cryogenics. However, they fired him after he had conducted unethical experiments using their technology. After his termination, Blaine became a criminal. In 2016, he had an encounter with Goldface and knocked over his operation. Later, he saw the work of Killer Frost at hand and grew obsessed, leading to him began spying on her. Eventually, Blaine learned of her secret, that she was the alter-ego and split personality of Caitlin Snow, and sought to get her powers. He eventually designed a pair of gauntlets with nanotechnology, using them to replicate meta-human powers.

Framing Frost

Sometime in mid-2020, Blaine began bartending at a bar at O'Shaughnessy's in Keystone City where Frost formerly worked, later framing Frost for a murder he committed by replicating Frost's powers with his gauntlets. Blaine met Frost while bartending, revealing his true nature to her. The two fought people trying to capture Frost because they wanted the bounty placed on her by Kristen Kramer.

Later, after Frost figured out that Blaine had framed her, the two battled, with Blaine using his gauntlets to mimic Frost's cryokinesis; he was outmatched by Frost, who was far more experienced with her abilities. Blaine was then imprisoned in Iron Heights for his crimes.

Breaking out of Iron Heights

Blaine was one of several Iron Heights inmates to break free after a storm that wrecked the prison. He began sporting a fur jacket when he was once again confronted by Frost, who had also broken out of Iron Heights to help find and apprehend the inmates. He left his jacket open and had no shirt in order to flirt with Frost. The two once again fought, with Blaine making several flirtatious remarks that caught Frost off-guard. However, Blaine was once again defeated and his remarks had left an impression on Frost, who began developing a crush on him.

He was left out of prison in an agreement to become a state witness. Frost tried to apprehend him, but could not due to realizing it.

Fighting the Godspeed clones

Due to becoming a state witness, he was wounded in the bar he worked as a bartender. Frost made the group attacking him stop and persuaded Mark to accept going to S.T.A.R. Labs to be healed. Suddenly, an army of Godspeed clones attacked and Frost reluctantly gave Mark his cryogenic gauntlets. The two fought the clones, narrowly surviving the ordeal when the clones ran away to pursue the Flash. Later, Mark talked with Frost about the encounter and nearly kissed her. He then left after a drink shaker exploded.

Though she was angry with him for the rest of 2021, Frost ultimately forgave Mark in 2022 and they started dating. One of their dates took them to a very cold mountain top; they recorded their time there.

Mark and Frost went on a double date with Caitlin and her new boyfriend. However, things turned awkward because Caitlin was still dealing with trust issues. Mark later paid Caitlin a visit at the bar, telling her that he has changed for Frost and that he will always be there for his girlfriend. Mark then told Caitlin that she needed to move past whatever mental block was keeping her from dating again.

Mark had planned to go to New Orleans with Frost for Mardi Gras in 2023.

Frost's death

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After Frost's death from absorbing Deathstorm, Mark cried when Caitlin announced the devastating news to Team Flash. Mark later attended Frost's funeral.

Attempting to resurrect Frost

Mark and Caitlin attempted to wake up the remnants of Frost's mind within her own, using a Consciousness Resurrection Capsule. However, a malfunction caused the machine to instead damage Caitlin's brain, erasing her memory along with whatever was left of Frost and creating a new personality to take both of their places. Eventually, this new personality ultimately was convinced by Hartley Rathaway to not give up her existence, apparently leaving Caitlin and Frost dead.

Joining the Rogues

At some point, Mark was contacted by the Red Death at O'Shaughnessy's, who asked him to join her team of Rogues, to which Blaine agreed on the condition that he could bring Frost back to life.

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Era of the Red Death

Barry and the Rogue Squad found Mark in Rogues' lair, but they were stopped by the Red Death. She tortured Barry and Mark was knocked unconscious, along with some of the Rogue Squad members. Barry woke up, and he brought them to S.T.A.R. Labs, where Mark was in the Med Lab being looked after by Khione. She then told him to wake up and kissed him, and he woke up. Two weeks later, when Joe and Cecile were leaving Central City, Mark went to Joe's farewell party at the West House, along with the Team Flash. Barry and him had a talk about him being apart of the Team and that he was family no matter what. Then, Khione revealed to everyone that Iris was to be pregnant.

Helping Khione and Leaving Central City

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Possessed by the Negative Speed Force

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Fight against the Legion of Zoom

After being healed, Mark and the team grappled with how to stop Eddie Thawne before he destroys the timeline, so they went to confront him when he challenged them, however, Eddie brought his own legion of evil speedsters, starting a battle between both sides for the timeline. Chillblaine and Khione teamed up to stop Zoom, who would be killed by Thawne for more power and the team regrouped to make a plan against Thawne before he ended the timeline with the help of the Negative Speed ​​Force.

After Barry made amends with Eddie, Mark confirmed to Chester that his black hole powers had returned after being attacked by Eobard Thawne during the battle, shocking Chester and Allegra. Mark and his friends said goodbye to Khione before welcoming Caitlin with open arms. Over the next few days, Mark went to the West house to celebrate the birth of Barry and Iris' daughter, Nora West-Allen, while talking with Caitlin, and witnessed the proposal of Joe West to Cecile Horton.

Erased future

During the Reverse-Flashpoint timeline in 2031, Mark was married to Frost and he was a member of Team Flash.

Mark was invited to Eobard Thawne's wedding to Iris West, but Barry Allen interrupted it by trying to persuade who would be his friends in the previous timeline that he was the real Flash. After Team Flash discovered that Barry worked with Damien Darhk, Mark and Frost had John Constantine put a protection spell against Darhk's black magic to fight him. When they encountered Darhk, he failed to use his black magic against them but could otherwise fight them due to his previous training in the League of Assassins. However, Ryan Choi could stop Darhk from killing them.

Personality

"...and you developed an obsession with refrigerators."

-Frost dismissing Mark's near-death experience as what drove him to obsess over cold

Mark is a charismatic criminal obsessed with cryogenic technology. While manipulative and arrogant in his abilities, he seems to have a genuine attraction to Frost, willing to fight alongside her. In 2022, Mark fully committed to Frost. Through spending time when Frost, Mark has realized the wrongs of his past and reformed to be a better man.

Mark is proud of his physique; when he wears his Chillblaine suit he leaves it open and uses no shirt to show his torso.

Powers and abilities

Gauntlet application: By using nanotechnology within Mark's gauntlets, he is able to replicate meta-human powers.
Power replication: Mark is able to use his gauntlets to access an almost perfect replica of Frost's powers. It can also be assumed that Mark can replicate other Meta-human's powers although he doesn't choose to.
Thermokinetic cryokinesis: By absorbing thermal energy from molecules to create gelid surroundings, Mark can generate dangerously low temperatures from his gauntlets, letting him freeze virtually anything. He can create cold mist beams. Mark can also, presumably, create an ice slide and use his cryogenic powers to rapidly propel himself forward on the slide. There do seem to be limits to this replication, however, as he does not create icicle spears, nor are his gauntlets able to control the weather.
Cryokinetic blasts: Mark is able to create powerful blasts of ice from his hands, powerful enough to propel a fully grown adult several meters away.

Genius-level intellect: Mark is an exceptionally intelligent individual, and by his own claim, the best cryogenicist. He was also smart enough to know how to complete Frost's transformation into Hell-Frost.

Master Scientist/Engineer: Mark built a highly advanced microchip, and with access to a neurogenic scanner, was able to perfectly replicate Frost's ice powers. He was also able to perfect the M.A.C. to grant Frost identical powers to Deathstorm. He was also able to create an ice chamber alongside Caitlin to try and bring Frost back. But something went wrong and the experiment didn't work. He was also able to build the cosmic treadmill for the Red Death all by himself, showing signs of skill in using power tools.
Mixology: Mark is well-versed in making drinks, and can recite the scientific process and physics required to make said drinks.

Expert tactician/Manipulator: Mark was able to observe Caitlin Snow and Frost for years without being noticed, and had the resources to study every battle they had, as well as other areas of their personal lives. He was able to frame Frost and later tricked her into handing over her neurogenic information which allowed him to perfect his replication of her powers.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Mark was able to counter Frost's movements, gracefully catching or dodging Frost's attacks while both were not using their ice powers, and briefly gained the upper hand when using his chill gauntlets. His fighting style integrates Boxing, Taekwondo, Capoeira, and Jujitsu. Mark's also skilled in Wrestling, since he and Frost won a wrestling tournament on one of their dates. Mark was also able to simultaneously fight with and overpower all of the rogues who are all highly skilled fighters by himself. Although he was eventually defeated due to the vast amount of enemies he was up against.

Peak of human physical condition: Mark is in excellent shape, sporting a well-muscled build.
Acrobatics: Mark is incredibly agile, dodging Frost's ice blasts with ease, gracefully performing complex backflips, rolls and flip kicks, while maintaining his balance. He also shared a short dance with Frost during their fight, albeit unintentionally.

Charisma: Mark is exceptionally handsome. Due to his well-muscled build and surprising intelligence as a bartender (and also later, graceful acrobatics) Frost developed an attraction to him, despite learning later on that he basically stalked her. This results in part of their first fight becoming a short dance, with awkward pauses between the two of them. Michelle Amara also noticed his ripped body and suggested likely wearing a shirt with his Chillblaine outfit, and Owen Mercer referred to Mark as a Ken doll.

Weaknesses

"To think, you have so much strength, so much power, but so little imagination. I guess that just means I'm a better meta than you."

"Actually, Chillblaine...You're not a meta at all. One thing your bracelets can't copy, ice healing."

Limited power replication: While Mark was able to create a replica of Frost's powers, there seems to be a limit to how much he can copy, as he was unable to use ice healing to heal himself during his fight with Frost. He apparently also cannot create ice spears.

Chillblaine gauntlets: Mark uses a pair of high-tech gauntlets that generate cold mist beams. Since they are an exact replication of Frost's ice powers (minus icicle creation and ice healing) it is equal in strength to Frost's and also leaves traces of dark matter. Mark nicknamed the gauntlets Derek and Nancy.

Chillblaine suit: After breaking out of Iron Heights, Mark wore a specialized suit while committing crimes as Chillblaine.

Appearances

Mark's surname was originally named "Stevens" but changed to Blaine.

As of "Wildest Dreams ", Mark is implied to have a crush on Khione.

In "Wildest Dreams " Mark revealed that he hates shirts.

Behind the scenes

References

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