Age: 19 Powers/Abilities:

• Super Speed; By tapping into the Speed Force, Barry can run at speeds that reach up to Mach 5. This isn't limited to how fast he can run - his speed enhanced his healing factor, able to heal a broken arm in less than three hours. He hasn't yet mastered his powers, and doesn't yet know the full extent of them.
• Speed Force Aura; The accompanying power to his super speed, Barry and anyone he is carrying is protected from the effects of speed - particularly friction and airborne particulate matter. It also protects him from high-speed impacts, allowing him to sustain only minor injuries. This in turn also means that he has a low-level resistance to injury.
• Intelligence; Barry's brain moves as fast as he does. He can think extremely quickly, able to read a book in mere seconds and retain the knowledge he gained. He is a skilled forensic scientist, very knowledgeable in criminology and chemistry. He can alter his perceptions of time; it can seem to pass so slowly that a second feels like years, during which he can alter elements of his environment without anyone noticing.

Weaknesses: Aside from his enhanced healing factor and resistance to injury, Barry is the same as any other human. If he isn't careful, he can die from injuries as simple as a broken neck. A well-aimed gunshot can end his life, just as easily as a stab wound to the heart. His impulsiveness and general lack of pre-planning is also an issue, as he often runs into a crime scene without a second thought. This proves problematic, especially if the opponent he's facing can manipulate temperature to Absolute Zero: this significantly slows him down, leaving him open for a killing blow. Backstory/Origins: Barry Allen was born in Central City to the happily married Henry and Nora Allen. He loved his parents whole-heartedly; both of them gave him all of their love, all of their support; nothing could drive a wedge between them. Early on, he befriended Iris West, daughter of Joe West, police officer and close friend of the Allens. The two developed a strong friendship, and soon, nothing could separate them. They would do everything together - the two would often have to be dragged out of each other's homes by their parents. Barry had a best friend and loving parents, and he wouldn't have it any other way. He was the happiest eleven year-old there ever was. This all changed when his mother died. Sleeping soundly in his bed, Barry was awoken by a noise coming from downstairs. Walking towards it, he saw a horrifying image: his mother on her knees, in the middle of a red and yellow tornado-like blur, begging for her life. Calling out to his mom in confusion, Barry attracted the attention of both his father and the cause of the blur. The former yelled to his son to get out of there, and the latter suddenly stopped moving. It appeared to be a man dressed in a yellow suit, always blurry, always vibrating, his red eyes searing into Barry's soul. And just like that, Barry was out of the house, transported several blocks down. By the time he got back, there were police cars parked in front of his home, and his father was being escorted out of the house in handcuffs, telling Barry not to go into the house. Scared and confused, Barry ignored Henry's warning as he entered the house. The first thing he saw was Joe, looking solemnly, almost apologetically, at Barry. The second thing ran his blood cold. His mother was dead. Barry was told that his father had killed his mother with a knife, stabbing her in the heart, and that he would live the rest of his life in prison. Of course, nobody believed him when he said that that was untrue, or when he tried to explain what really happened. When he realised that he was just going to be dismissed again and again, Barry devoted himself to finding out who really killed his mother. He would get to the bottom of this. The next seven years were a blur. Joe took Barry in, raising him alongside Iris. Barry studied his social life away, teaching himself forensic science, criminology and chemistry, only making time for Iris, who had proven to be invaluable to him over the years. Soon, his life settled into a rhythm: study, spend time with Iris, visit dad. At age sixteen, Barry asked a favour of Joe. He was given the case files for his mother's murder, and he got to work, looking for loopholes, for missing links, anything that might clear his father's name. But, after two years of relentless searching, Barry was yet to find anything helpful. Instead, it found him. A storm was raging outside of the school lab. Barry had stayed overtime, running an experiment that would be one for the textbooks. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the chemicals of the experiment floated out of their flasks and tubes, as if gravity no longer existed. Fascinated, Barry stared at the liquids. He didn't hear the window shatter. He didn't hear the thunder clap. He didn't see the yellow bolt of lightning seeking him out. He only felt the searing pain as it collided with him, sending him flying across the room, dousing him with the chemicals which were floating only milliseconds before. He didn't wake up until nine months later. Upon waking up in Central City General Hospital, Barry discovered that the lightning had left him relatively unharmed. As a matter of fact, it seemed like he was even fitter and healthier than before. Moving back in with Joe and Iris, things seemed normal for a few days... until an involuntary muscle spasm in his right leg sent him dashing right into a brick wall, breaking his arm. Admitting himself back to the hospital, Barry had his arm placed in a splint, only to find it healed and strong within three hours. Since then, Barry continued to discover new aspects of his powers, and spent weeks learning to control them. Once he felt that he was ready, Barry contacted one Cisco Ramon; a worker at STAR Labs who he had met in a science conference not long before he was struck by lightning. Revealing his powers to the man, the two worked together on a friction-resistant suit which would be contained inside a ring, able to be worn on a whim. Once the suit was completed, Barry took it for a test run... And the Flash was revealed to the world. Arc ideas: Rise of the Rogues: Barry Allen has only recently debuted as the Flash, and so far, there's been nothing he couldn't handle. This changes when a duo identifying as the Rogues start pulling off heists all over Central City; armed with dangerous technology, Captain Cold and Heatwave are a force to be reckoned with. Last Ape Standing: He's coming for the Speed Force. Nothing can stop him. And once he gets what he came for... the world will bow down to Grodd. Reverse: After all these years spent searching for clues, for evidence, for something, Barry's finally found him. The man in yellow. The man that killed his mother.