Barry Allen (Earth-18154230)

"It's not exactly super speed, at least not to me. Things don't move extremely fast in my perspective, they go very, very slow. Everything except me. It feels like the entire world is in slow motion, and I'm capable of going normal speed, but to everyone else it's as if I were moving at super speed. It's maddening. It's a curse, not a gift, but I treat it as if it were because that's what the people of this world deserve."

- Flash

Childhood
Barry's dad was arrested for murder when Barry was just a baby. He was raised by just his mother, which caused them to form a very close bond. At school, Barry always had trouble making friends. However, he had one friend he always knew would be there for him; Illiana Madrid. Although Barry got along with mostly everyone else, she was his only real friend, and everyone would always say that they were dating, but Barry did not feel for her that way.

Things got better in High School when Barry joined the physics club and met Iris West, and a few other people who he thought were pretty cool. He and Illiana started to drift apart, but no matter what they would always be friends. Barry also became particularly interested in a comic book titled "The Flash", which was written by Jay Garrick. It was about a High School football star who had super speed and fought crime in the 60's. He shared a secret identity with his writer, Jay Garrick, which many people were irritated by, but Barry liked it, as it made the Flash much more realistic. He idolized Jay Garrick, both the comic character and the writer, and many other kids made fun of Barry for "being a nerd", but he didn't let it get to him.

After Graduation
After he graduated, Barry realized that he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He had gotten accepted into college, but after that he didn't know what he would do. His college years were pretty normal, he and Illiana finally kissed and started dating, but they broke up after about two months, deciding it would be better to remain friends. After that, he began having feelings for Iris, which he didn't give much thought. Once he graduated college, Barry found out that his father was in the army but was given a dishonorable discharge. He wanted to clear his family's reputation, so he enlisted.