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Having discovered his mother murdered and his father blamed for the act, forensic scientist Barry Allen sought to clear his father's name and find the real killer. After being doused in chemicals and struck by lightning, Barry was granted the gift of super-speed. Now he protects his hometown of Central City as The Flash, the fastest man alive and founding member of the Justice League.
A tough-as-nails journalist from Central City, who has a long and complicated history with Barry Allen. Before the New 52, she ultimately became Barry's wife.
Both he and his cousin, also named Wally after their great grandfather, were struck by lightning and infused with the Speed Force. This Wally is the new Kid Flash.
Struck by the same lightning bolt that turned his uncle Barry Allen into the Flash, Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West took the name Kid Flash, became Barry's sidekick, and joined the Teen Titans. Eventually, Wally became the Flash to honor his uncle's memory, who died saving the Universe. He also became a member of the Justice League. He married a woman named Linda Park and had two kids, Jai and Iris West II. Currently, Wally is active as the Flash.
Captain Cold, Leonard Snart, is a villain of The Flash. Snart is the ruthless and intelligent leader of the Rogues, a criminal team operating in Central City, and wields a cold gun during the commission of their crimes.
Heat Wave is a hot-tempered pyromaniac villain and member of the Rogues.
A mysterious speedster and serial killer who steals the Speed Force from other speedsters, Godspeed was revealed to be Barry's friend, August Heart, a fellow detective who was driven to murder his brother's killer. Being faster than the Flash with a twisted sense of morality, Godspeed poses a dangerous threat to Central City and its peace.
Glider is a member of the Rogues and the younger sister of the infamous Captain Cold.
Eobard Thawne was a brilliant scientist born in the 25th century, where Barry Allen's heroism as the Flash is the stuff of legend. Seeking to emulate his idol, Thawne traveled back in time to meet the Flash, but learned instead that his destiny was to become the Reverse-Flash, Allen's greatest nemesis. Rendered unstable by this knowledge, Thawne set out to erase Barry Allen from history and establish himself as the one true Flash.
Marco Mardon is a villain with the ability to control the weather, and a member of the Rogues.
Sam Scudder is a criminal and member of the Rogues.
During the Speed Force storm, Chinese-American teenager Avery Ho gained super-speed like The Flash. She was mentored by Barry Allen and Meena Dhawan (who would later become The Negative Flash) and chose to keep her speed powers after most others didn't. She later got taken in by China White and tricked into joining the China White Triad. She turned against China White in the end though, and joined the Justice League of China as The Flash of China.
Jai West's fraternal twin sister and Wally and Linda West's daughter. Her connection to the speed force has caused her to age rapidly. Additionally, she discovered that she and her twin brother shared a connection to the speed force. She has recently taken the mantle of Thunderheart.
Jay Garrick is the original, Golden Age, super-speedster, and was the first to have the mantle of the Flash and a founder of the Justice Society of America. It was Jay Garrick's legendary heroics that inspired Barry Allen.
Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!
She is a television reporter married to Wally West, the third Flash. Linda also gave birth to Wally's two children Jai and Iris.
Iris West's fraternal twin brother and (the Flash) and Linda West's son. He aged rapidly due to his connection to the speed force to the point where he is roughly 8 years old physically. He could "temporarily superaccelerate the myofibrillar hypertrophism in his muscular tissue" and has superspeed. He was recently given the code name Surge.
The leader of the 25th century police force The Renegades.
Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.
The first known human who ever tapped into the Speed Force, "zen master of speed" Max Mercury consistently traveled forward through time, always known by a different name over the years. A friend of Jay Garrick and Johnny Quick, Max taught Wally West how to use his speed at it's full potential and became a mentor to Bart Allen, Impulse.
Axel Walker is a criminal and member of the Rogues
Gorilla Grodd is a super intelligent, telepathic, anthropomorphic gorilla. A deadly opponent to all of the champions of good, Grodd is most well known for his rivalry with The Flash.
Hailing from the 30th century, Bart Allen is the grandson of the Flash, Barry Allen and Iris Allen. Originally using the name Impulse and trained by Max Mercury, Bart utilizes the same powers of super-speed possessed by his grandfather and fights crime alongside the Teen Titans, known as Kid Flash and Wally West's sidekick.
Former A.R.G.U.S. agent turned Star Labs supervisor of training new Speedsters.
Jesse Chambers is the daughter of the original Liberty Belle and Johnny Quick. She previously operated under the name Liberty Belle as a member of the JSA. She also was a leader of The Titans as Jesse Quick, and was a member of the Justice League of America.
Kristen Kramer is an Intern in the Central City Crime Lab.
The Amazon princess, blessed with god-like super abilities, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace, justice, and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is considered an archetype for many heroines outside of comic book. Her initial origin depicted her as a clay baby brought to life by patron goddess Aphrodite, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Amazon queen Hippolyta.
Michael Holt aka Mr. Terrific is the 3rd smartest man alive. Mr. Terrific embodies his Golden Age predecessor's slogan of "Fair Play", and is currently the leader of his own team, the Terrifics.
A CCPD police officer.
The warden at Iron Heights, a prison for super-villains just outside of Keystone City. He believes in severe punishment and despises super-villains. Current mayor of Central City.
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