In the company-wide relaunch Rebirth, After the return of his protege Wally West, Barry has to cope with the emergence of a large number of new speedsters in Central City, as well as a new foe named Godspeed, who is revealed to be his friend and CCPD officer August Heart. But Barry managed to defeat him and send him to prison. Currently, one of the greatest villains returned and it was Shade. Barry went to save his apprentice the other Wally West from Shade, while saving Wally, he realized Shade was the one in trouble.
Barry must also cope with the reemergence of the old Kid Flash, and the guilt that comes with him. After the speed force storm debacle, Barry realised something was missing. New groups of criminals are appearing in Central City and thats when he figured it out, the Rogues were missing and these groups were trying to replace them. So Barry proceeded to find them, he searched everywhere, but only to find that they have left the city.
Meanwhile the Rogues were planning to steal the golden statue of Mercury in Italy. Barry informed of the acitivites in Italy, goes there to stop them. But only to find that it was an illusion by the Rogues all along and the statue stole way back. Flash said to himself that this was the biggest heist and suddenly and idea popped into Barrys mind.
So he ran and found Heat Wave to see him stare at his parents graves. Barry let Heat Wave defeat him, so he can lead him to the others. And Flash stops them, and knoks everyone out except Captain Cold. To whom he said, that they wouldn't plan a heist like this if it wasn't the final heist. But before the Flash can capture him, he pulls out a freeze gun made of black hole matter. The freeze gun now can decrease Flashes powers, because Snart made it to tap into the anti-Speed Force through the black hole tech while still firing freeze blasts.
While he was fighting Captain Cold they had an argument. He mentioned Snarts brain and that he can be much more than a robber that he could work at S. Labs , but Snart replied with "Where is fun in that" and that he robs banks because he wants to and he finds closure in that, just like Flash finds closure in saving people.
Then he says to Flash that he can see that they are not so different, they do their jobs for themselves. Then he proceeded to capture the Rogues and put them in prison. But still he felt like he lost. After he and his twin brother Malcolm were born two weeks late during storm one night, both parents are falsely informed that the latter son is stillborn by their mother's doctor. In truth, Malcolm is actually born healthy, but given to a family of crooks staying in a separate hospital room, the Thawnes, whose child has died during birth.
Despite the bond between his parents being cemented because of them, the lateness of their birth would eventually play an important role in Barry's bad habit of always being late. Barry grew up reading comics books about his favorite superhero Jay Garrick , the original Flash, and acting out many of his adventures with most of his friends, including his childhood sweetheart Daphne Dean.
By age eleven, his mother was killed, and his father was wrongly tried and convicted for the murder, later dying in prison as Barry watched him. However, the young Allen refused to believe that his father was guilty of the crime. His life ground to a halt as he dedicated himself to finding the real murderer and, more importantly, finding the motive behind the murder. Because of this, Allen studied forensic science, and dedicated himself to solving not only his mother's case, but those of other people in his situation.
After graduating, Allen found work with the Central City Police Department as a police scientist, with a well-known habit for slowness and lateness. Working late in the lab one night, a rack of chemicals that he was working next to was struck by lightning, and Allen was doused in chemicals. Surprisingly unharmed, Allen cleaned up the mess and returned to work, but soon noticed that the world appeared to be moving much slower than normal.
He soon realized that it was not the world that had slowed, but himself who had sped up. An avid fan of comic books, especially the adventures of the Jay Garrick Flash, Barry decided to follow in his hero's footsteps and fight crime, taking Garrick's superhero name as a form of tribute.
Experiments with his powers revealed that not only was he super fast faster than time when he tries , but he could vibrate his molecules, allowing him to appear invisible and phase through solid objects. He could also think and process information at light speed.
His girlfriend's adoptive father, Ira West, created a suit that could deal with his powers, and chemically shrunk it so it could fit into a ring for ease of portability. Though much of his crime fighting was limited to Central City , Allen constructed a Cosmic Treadmill to allow him to travel to alternate dimensions. After Flashpoint, The Flash is partly responsible for the creation of a new timeline in which the entire universe has been compressed and altered into a five year timeline. For Barry Allen, his origin is only slightly altered.
As it was originally, Barry's father is blamed for the death of Barry's mother. After his father goes to prison for the murder, Barry is placed in the hands of Darryl Frye , a police officer that may have had a relationship with Barry's mother. Barry is raised by Frye and because of his connections to the police force Barry becomes interested in working for law enforcement.
During his college years Barry would meet with Manuel Lago at a party and soon become close friends until Manuel went into a military program, where the two would lose touch. For years Barry would visit his father in prison, much to his fathers pleads to stop and move on. Barry would do no such thing and would in his spare time at the science lab try to figure out his mother's murder and prove his father's innocence.
One such night, Barry would get angry and throw one of the machines out the window, allowing an opening for a lightning bolt to shoot into the lab, hit Barry, and dose him in chemicals, connecting him to the Speed Force. After this, we would become The Flash. He made his first comic book appearance in October in the pages of Showcase 4.
In his first appearance in the comics, Allen was able to run lightning fast and travel through time. Immensely popular with the public, he became close with other superheroes, especially Hal Jordan , who would become his close friend. An accidental trip to another dimension brought Allen face to face with his childhood hero, Jay Garrick, with whom he foiled a villainous plot.
Barry's girlfriend and later wife, Iris West , had a nephew named Wally , who longed to escape his home of Blue Valley and travel to Central City where the only family member he was close to lived, as well as his hero, the Flash. One summer Iris invited Wally to stay with her and Barry. Allen took Wally to the lab and, in an amazing coincidence, the sequence of events that gave Allen his powers occurred again, leaving Wally with the same powers as his uncle.
Wally joined Allen in his crime fighting, becoming the sidekick Kid Flash. The Flash's adventures throughout the 's, when Allen suffered a series personal tragedies. His wife, Iris, was murdered by Professor Zoom. Allen eventually planned a marriage to another woman, but she was also targeted by Zoom.
Allen was able to save her, but in so doing, he failed to appear at their wedding, and she eventually went insane.
Zoom, meanwhile, was dead by Allen's hand. Allen was put on trial for Zoom's murder, and found guilty, though it was revealed that brainwashing carried out by Abra Kadabra , disguised as the Reverse Flash, was the reason for this verdict. Allen fled to the future, and was able to defeat Kadabra. He was also reunited with Iris, whose spirit had been drawn forward in time and reincarnated. He retired and moved to the 30th century with Iris. His retirement did not last long, however; the Crisis on Infinite Earths disrupted his happiness.
He was captured by the Anti-Monitor and dragged back to He was able to escape the Anti-Monitors' clutches, and destroyed the anti-matter cannon that was intended to destroy earth by creating a speed vortex. He was unable to handle the power of the vortex, however, and perished.
His soul was absorbed into the Speed Force , and Wally took up the mantle of the Flash. This was not the end of Barry Allen. He returned on three separate occasions to aid his nephew Wally West, helping him to deal with the worst days of his life. During the Infinite Crisis Allen, still residing in the Speed Force, entered into the regular universe along with other speedsters to combat Superboy Prime , dragging him into the Speed Force in attempt to cease his destructive rampage.
Barry Allen was permanently resurrected during the Final Crisis , during which he was instrumental in bringing about the defeat of Darkseid.
Unsure of why he is alive, Allen contemplates his duties in the universe. It is soon revealed that he is becoming the new Black Flash , and that his resurrection was part of the machinations of Professor Zoom. Zoom was also responsible for all the tragedy in Allen's life, including the murder of his mother.
He was able to defeat Zoom with the help of the other Flashes and several other super teams. Allen returns to his job in the police department, his life in Central City, and his job as the Flash. He is soon confronted by the Renegades , Rogues from the 25th century, and accused of murdering one of their members, the Mirror Monarch. Allen, determined to find the real killer, eventually uncovers a plot by the future version of the Top. He was briefly the host for the entity Parallax , but was able to escape with the help of Proselyte. While demonstrating his abilities at a charity event, Barry accidentally vibrated his body into another reality.
There, he discovered a villainous plot to hypnotize and steal from the inhabitants of Keystone City. He recognized both the city and the villains from his comic books. He deduced that his hero, Jay Garrick, the man that inspired him must also be real.
After finding and talking with Jay, Barry surmised that the comic book creator, Gardner Fox , had been unconsciously tapping into this dimension. Jay and Barry went on to foil the villains schemes. After this event, Jay retired, leaving Barry to continue the mantle. However, Jay would fluctuate in and out of retirement, helping Barry or Wally West out if needed. This was not the last time they met as both they, the Justice League , and the Justice Society of America would team up again.
Barry's arch nemesis Zoom killed Barry's bride Iris. Later, when Barry was at the altar with this second bride, Fiona Webb , Zoom attacked again. Barry lashed out at Zoom and killed him. Barry was put on trial for manslaughter, and was dismissed from the Justice League for violating their no kill policy. In the end, it is revealed that Iris was alive in the 30th century, and Barry travels there to live with his wife.