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TheFlashmight be the Fastest Man Alive , but even he ’s prone to costly failures that have Brobdingnagian impacts on the world around him . Ever since Jay Garrick set out it all , the Flash mantle has been shared by numerous heroes in DC ’s speedster family . And nearly every one of them has a misunderstanding that haunts them .
Flashes tend to be overconfident thanks to their reality - break out king , but they ’re just as likely to fail as anyone else . Read on to discover 10 of the neat mistakes in Flash story .
10Flash Abandoned Earth and Got Bart Allen Killed
The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13, Marc Guggenheim, Tony S. Daniel
Though Wally West tookup the mantle of the Flash afterCrisis on Infinite Earth , he empty it to pull up stakes the DC Universe to live with his class on another Earth . In his situation , Bart Allen became the Scarlet Speedster . However , Bart was n’t ready for the persona and a forgetful meter into his tenure as the Flash , Bart was killed after Inertia built a equipment that slip Bart ’s speed . When Inertia ’s gadget malfunctioned , Bart was forced to sacrifice his lifeto save the West Coast from the fallout . Had Wally not left , Bart very likely could have forfend this horrifying experience .
9Wally West Helped Turn His Friend Hunter Zolomon into an Enemy
The Flash #196, Geoff Johns, Phil Winslade
Hunter Zolomon was a condemnable profiler and a closelipped Quaker of Wally . But Hunter ’s life was plagued by tragedy , including an plan of attack by Gorilla Grodd that paralyse Zolomon from the shank down . Orion begged Wally to help him cook the many tragedies in Zolomon ’s life-time via the Cosmic Treadmill , but Wally refused . But Zolomon used the treadmill anyway andwound up put on powersthat call on him into the evil Zoom . Had Wally found some way of help his friend get by instead of turning him down , he could have aid Hunter avoid the dark and villainous path he ’d wind up on .
8Barry Allen Became a Murderer in a Twisted Timeline
The Flash, “Out of Time”, Robert Venditti, Brett Booth
Barry Allen might be one of the Justice League ’s tolerant souls , but wicked context can drive anyone to terrible things . The “ Out of Time ” story spark ofThe Flashpresented a Barry from a possible future where Wallace West croak and his personal life spiraled out of control . To fix things , Flash traveled back in fourth dimension and steal his past ego ’s life to fix the time to come . Unfortunately , this version of Flashwas so twisted by his biography experiences thathe vote out a criminalhe acknowledge would get off on a triviality , throwing the past Barry ’s life into bedlam .
7Jay Garrick Completely Forgot He Had a Speedster Daughter
Stargirl: The Lost Children, Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck
The Golden Age Flash may be the patriarch of the Flash Family , but when it come to his own family , the speedster completely draw a blank . Jay Garrick had a daughter named Judy , who work by his side as the teenage hero , the Boom . However , Flash had no cue she be aftershe was pluck out of the prison term streamby the interdimensional villain , the Childminder . The Boom was eventually deliver and reunited with her Father of the Church , which gave Jay his memories of Judy back . But it ’s a shock that all this time , Jay had a daughter that he almost did n’t see again .
6Wally Pushed His Girlfriend into Becoming a Superhero
Teen Titans Spotlight #16, Tony Isabella, Chuck Patton
During Wally West ’s days as Kid Flash , he dated a new woman identify Frances Kane , a metahuman with magnetic powers . Despite her apprehensions , Wally pushed Frances to become a superhero . Unfortunately , she was n’t educate for the realities and pressures that came with being a hero and the two break up a short clock time later . The stress and anger Frances harbored towards Wally later emerged in a newfangled image that was tempestuous with Wally West and desired revenge . The two fought periodically and Wally hold how much he regretted how he process Frances . Thankfully , the two were capable to make up .
5Barry Completely Forgot Wally Existed
DC Universe Rebirth #1, Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Phil Jimenez
The New 52 changed everything for the DC Universe . relationship were dissolve , personal histories were radically alter , and some characters went missing completely . Barry Allen , one of the company responsible for the strange new DCU , was no unknown to this as he whole forgot about Wally West , his longtime sidekick and closemouthed friend . Barry did knowaWally during the New 52 ( Wallace ‘ Ace ’ West , that is ) , but Flash had no clue anything was missing . It was n’t until Wally was able-bodied to transgress free from the Speed Force that Barry finally remember him , break up in tears over the fact thathe had forgotten his partner .
4Barry Helped Reverse-Flash Gain His Powers
The Flash #139, John Broome, Carmine Infantino
The Reverse - Flash has been plaguing the Flash Family for eld , but Barry is actually the intellect the succeeding speedster even has powers in the first place . In Reverse - Flash ’s first descent floor , Eobard Thawne gained powers thanks to a suit that Barry had put in a time capsule . Thawne studied the suit and managed to replicate Flash ’s unbelievable speed whenever he wear out it . This event triggered Reverse - Flash ’s foresighted antagonistic history with the Flash . Had Barry Allen never left his suit for Thawne to find , the DC Universe could have avoidedone of the deadly psychopathsfrom ever gaining A-one - speed .
3Zatanna Brainwashed a Rogue at Flash’s Request
The Flash #216, Geoff Johns, Howard Porter
The heroes of the DC Universe crossed a major line inIdentity Crisiswhen it was revealed that the League used Zatanna ’s abilities to mind - wipe supervillains on more than one occasion . Barry was in particular guilty of this as he enquire Zatanna to alter the Top ’s personality . Rather than a idea - rub , Flash call for Zatanna to make Top more heroic , which in reality worked for a small-scale geological period . But this majorly backfire as theTop was drive mad by the guiltof his former crimes . Top even tried to brainwash his fellow scalawag to make them police force - abiding as well , all because Barry thought brainwashing was a sound mind .
2Spectre Wiped the World’s Memory of Flash’s Identity
The Flash #200, Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins
For year , Wally West ’s identity element as the Flash was public information . But after Zoom attacked Wally and his married woman Linda , Wally decide it was time to make a variety . He sought the Spectre and ask him to make the worldforget that Wally West was the Flash . The Spectre complied and no one , including Wally , have sex who the Flash really was . Wally later recalled his indistinguishability and the world kept on buy the farm . But the fact that Wally went to such lengths to score out his identity element is a shock as he ’s ordinarily one to deal with the consequences of his natural process .
1Barry Nearly Destroyed the World with Flashpoint
Flashpoint, Geoff Johns, Andy Kubert
In Barry Allen ’s effort to untie his mother ’s death , Flash wreathe up produce a terrifying alternative timeline . The Flashpoint world ’s Superman expend most of his life in prison . Bruce Wayne was dead and hisparents were the timeline ’s Batman and Joker . But all those dire changes paled in comparison to the warfare between the Amazons and the Atlanteans which sunk most of Europe . While Barry did unwrap this world , his journey to even up the timeline weaken the DC Universe enough for Doctor Manhattan and the Great Darkness to remove five years ' worth of history , a effect the DCU is still get by with .
TheFlashFamily is a great collection of heroes , but these 10 moments stand out as some of their biggest failures in DC history .
