Barry. I feel he embodies the Flash concept the best. I also think his relationship with his villains are far ore interesting than Wallys was when he took over.
I'll give Wally his due, he helped push the Flash lore to better heights but I personally prefer Barry. I also think when you strip away the super hero aspect of the character Barry has a more interesting background and lore, hell I even like his design in and out the costume more.
Tl;Dr - Wally is a great character but I feel the best thing about his time as the Flash was never his character imo
Wally. His character arc of overcoming his own self imposed anxieties and becoming the very best superhero he could be throughout Waid's original run is the reason why he's my favorite superhero.
I had to think of this. I'm not a hardcore flash fan (at least when it comes to the comics). Even though Barry has appeared in more stuff recently I think of Wally as the definitive flash for me. I grew up with him and I've read some post crisis stuff.
I find it interesting not just here but in comments in YouTube a large part of Wally's current gen fanbase comes from the cartoon despite the DCAU Wally at best being more Bart Allen in personality. Goes to show you how much the DCAU did for DC fanss
Tbh that’s still my best version of Superman in terms of character and portrayal loved that he was a leader and could be serious but not grim dark like batman and still inspired hope.
Wally for me, but I wish I read the comics where he was trying to get past being a lesser Flash. He had a cool personality in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.
Wally. Everything that makes the Flash...Flash was based off of Wally. I mean look at the CW show. The majority of the Villains are Wally's villians. Even some of the terminology, The Lightning Rod phrase that Barry uses all the time was Wally's line, Hell they even used Wally's wife as a love interest for Barry. Simply because Barry wasn't interesting enough to have a show.
Up until Crisis On Infinite Earths, Barry was kind of a loser IMO. And that was really his only defining moment for me. Wally took the name Flash and bolstered it to unknown heights. Wally's the best.
I had to really think about this. I grew up with Wally, most of the flash comics I've read consisted of mostly Wally. It's a tough choice, but Wally is the definitive flash for me.
I just find it funny how Flash used to be Barry, then the mantle went to Wally and back to Barry again. I was also expecting to see more Barry responses seeing how many kids are on here.
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