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-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
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-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' ''[about Flash]'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
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** He played up his foolishness in his first battle with Gorilla Grodd by daring him to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight him fairly]]. He took off the headband shielding his mind from Grodd's control if Grodd would take off his mind control helmet. Grodd called him an idiot and tried to brainwash him again, only for the helmet to fry his brain. Flash had crossed some wires in it earlier and was goading him into using it again.
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
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** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and observant readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
** He also deliberately played up his foolishness in his first battle with Gorilla Grodd by daring him to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight him fairly]]. He took off the headband shielding his mind from Grodd's control if Grodd would take off his mind control helmet. Grodd called him an idiot and tried to brainwash him again, only for the helmet to fry his brain. Flash had crossed some wires in it earlier and was goading him into using itagain.
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.again.
** He also deliberately played up his foolishness in his first battle with Gorilla Grodd by daring him to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight him fairly]]. He took off the headband shielding his mind from Grodd's control if Grodd would take off his mind control helmet. Grodd called him an idiot and tried to brainwash him again, only for the helmet to fry his brain. Flash had crossed some wires in it earlier and was goading him into using it
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
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-->''"Dude, the bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day."''
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'''Wonder Woman:''' (''enraged'') I'm going to punch a ''hole'' in your head!\\
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--> '''Toyman:''' (''as ''[as Wonder Woman holds him by the collar'') collar]'' Wh-what are you going to do to me?!\\
'''Wonder Woman:'''(''enraged'') ''[enraged]'' I'm going to punch a ''hole'' in your head!\\
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--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers [[note]]which [[NoConservationOfEnergy does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it.[[/note]] He considers a ''literal'' armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers [[note]]which [[note]]this [[NoConservationOfEnergy does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it.[[/note]] He considers a ''literal'' armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers [[note]](which [[NoConservationOfEnergy does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it).[[/note]] He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers [[note]](which [[note]]which [[NoConservationOfEnergy does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it).it.[[/note]] He considers a (literal) ''literal'' armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* LovedByAll: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day in "Flash and Substance" shows that Substance", the citizens all adore The Flash, of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
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* LovedByAll: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern. [[/folder]]
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern. Lantern.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appeared back EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: His debut in an episode of the ''Superman: TAS'', which was two years before ''Justice League'' premiered.The Animated Series'' episode "Speed Demons" depicts him with the outline of the circle on his chest insignia being colored black rather than yellow, the yellow ornaments on his temples being shaped more like wings than lightning bolts and his chin being less narrow.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest, inexperienced, and without a doubt the most immature member of the Justice League.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest, most inexperienced, and without a doubt the most immature member of the Justice League.
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'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, ''you'' are no Bat-- ''(Flash ''[Flash suddenly drops him)'' him]'' --[[OhCrap maaaAAAAAAHHHHHH]]!
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it). He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[note]](which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it's comic book physics, we're used to it). it).[[/note]] He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* FunPersonified: He mostly takes this role, even in his (very, very slightly) serious moments.
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* FunPersonified: He mostly takes this role, even in his (very, very slightly) serious moments.
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* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it is it's comic book physics, we are we're used to it). He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
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* LovedByAll: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: As always, Flash is very sanguine.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that, you cur!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovedByAll: "Flash and Substance" shows that the citizens all adore The Flash, and even his RoguesGallery is respectful of him. He even manages to convince [[TheStoic Batman]] to attend the opening of a museum in his honor.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NotQuiteFlight: Flash once kept himself from falling to his death by using his cyclone arm trick to hold himself up in the air.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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** Like in the comics, Wally can use his super speed for vibration effects. This includes vibrating his molecules to phase through ice (as he did in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''). When fighting off his robot replica created by Luthor and Braniac, he destroyed it by shoving his hand through it and vibrating intensely; Flash avoids using this ability as much as possible because of how destructive the unstable resonance created by these vibrations could be.
** In "The Great Brain Robbery", Luthor accidentally switches bodies with the Flash and shows how dangerous the latter's vibration powers can be when used without regard for other lives. At one point, he threatens to vibrate his hand through a person's head if they don't comply with his wishes.
** Like in the comics, Wally can use his super speed for vibration effects. This includes vibrating his molecules to phase through ice (as he did in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''). When fighting off his robot replica created by Luthor and Braniac, he destroyed it by shoving his hand through it and vibrating intensely; Flash avoids using this ability as much as possible because of how destructive the unstable resonance created by these vibrations could be.
** In "The Great Brain Robbery", Luthor accidentally switches bodies with the Flash and shows how dangerous the latter's vibration powers can be when used without regard for other lives. At one point, he threatens to vibrate his hand through a person's head if they don't comply with his wishes.
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** He played up his foolishness in his first battle with Gorilla Grodd by daring him to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight him fairly]]. He took off the headband shielding his mind from Grodd's control if Grodd would take off his mind control helmet. Grodd called him an idiot and tried to brainwash him again, only for the helmet to fry his brain. Flash had crossed some wires in it earlier and was goading him into using it again.
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->'''Abilities:''' super speed, super reflexes, phasing, tornado creation
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'') Creator/MichaelRosenbaum (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''[=/=]''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive''[[note]]Appears as a statue only.[[/note]]
-->''"Dude, the bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day."''
The Flash is a young and popular superhero from Central City as well as a founding member of the Justice League. Apart from his vast speed powers, Wally's most significant qualities were his approachability and his down-to-earth, quintessentially human nature—qualities that many said made him the "heart of the Justice League". He made his first appearance in the ''DCAU'' via the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Speed Demons." He was initially portrayed as a show-boater and skirt-chaser and often ran ahead of the others and got into trouble about as fast as he could run. Eventually, his importance was expanded on within the series (starting with "A Better World").
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While Wally was around during the League's formation in the comics, he was Kid Flash, and thus not actually a member until the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational days. Here, he's a founding member.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Wally is by no means an idiot in the comics, but he's also not a scientist. This version, due to being a CompositeCharacter with Barry, takes Barry's role as a forensic scienist.
* AdaptationalJobChange: This version of Wally isn't a mechanic for the Keystone City Police Department, but takes Barry's role as a CSI tech for the Central City PD.
* AdaptationalWimp: Played with. The writers deliberately did this to him since his super speed makes it that logically he can end most confrontations before they ever begin. However, just like with Superman, Flash gets a chance to show off how powerful he is and what he's really capable of when he finally takes out the merged Luthor and Brainiac singlehandedly. As demonstrated by Luthor while he was trapped in Flash's body in "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is capable of using his powers lethally but refrains from doing so.
* AlliterativeName: His real name is '''W'''ally '''W'''est.
* AllLovingHero: In "The Ties That Bind", he helps two New Gods rescue their loved one via breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips. "Flash and Substance" explores this further. Flash talks a supervillain named The Trickster into turning himself in rather than resorting to violence, as he understands his situation. In the end, despite the Flash museum sustaining heavy damage, Flash shrugs it off, stating that what matters most to him is that no one was hurt and the good guys won in the end.
* AntiClimacticUnmasking: In "The Great Brain Robbery", as Lex [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Flash's body)]] is being chased through the Watchtower by the rest of the League, he stops in a bathroom and muses that at the very least, he has the opportunity to learn Flash's secret identity.
--> '''Lex Luthor:''' (''in The Flash's body'') If nothing else, I can at least learn the Flash's secret identity. ''[removes mask, looks in a mirror]'' ...[[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse I have no idea who this is.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence:
** Subverted. In “Divided We Fall”, he nearly vanished after using the Speed Force, but was pulled back into reality by the Justice League.
** Sadly, this is played straight in the ''Justice League Beyond'' comic (depending on whether or not you see it as canon), where it turns out he, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen disappeared into the Speed Force at some point between ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond''.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest, inexperienced, and without a doubt the most immature member of the Justice League.
* BadassBoast: In "The Ties That Bind", while speeding around Barda.
--> '''Barda:''' Unless you got an S on your chest, you're useless.\\
'''Flash:''' Hey I might not be as strong as Superman...\\
''[takes rod from her hand]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...but I'm just as fast...\\
''[speeds around her]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...maybe faster...\\
''[reappears with a flower with the rod]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...friends?
* BadLiar: "The Great Brain Robbery" plays it for hilarity, he tells a bunch of BlatantLies and has RefugeInAudacity with his claims while in Lex's body, which the other members attribute to him acting out due to stress.
* BashBrothers: With Green Lantern.
* BeneathTheMask:
** Perhaps best revealed in "Hereafter", after Superman's supposed death.
--> '''Flash:''' (''dejectedly'') I used to be able to goof around because I always knew (Superman) would have my back. Now all I've got is his example. And that's gonna have to be enough.
** Despite Wally's cassanova tendencies to flirt with just about any woman who happens to be in the vincinity, he's actually a lot more mindful of them than he comes off. In fact, when he's ''not'' being a CasanovaWannabe, he's shown to be awkward and shy, unable to make an actual move regardless of the far from subtle hints given.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** In "Maid Of Honor", after Flash's [[ThrownOutTheAirlock near-suffocation]], he responds to Green Lantern's assurance "You'll be all right" with a harsh (especially for him) reply: "Wish I could say the same for them..."; after which he zips throughout the station, taking the enemy mooks down.
** In "Secret Society", after the League breaks up, Flash spends a whole night unsuccessfully trying to find Shade. It ends with him [[HighAltitudeInterrogation dangling one of Shade's goons out of a skyscraper window]], and by this time Flash has gotten fed up.
--> '''Thug:''' (''unafraid'') Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, ''you'' are no Bat-- ''(Flash suddenly drops him)'' --[[OhCrap maaaAAAAAAHHHHHH]]!
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's often regarded as an ineffectual manchild and little more than comic relief, but there is a ''very'' good reason why he's one of the founding members of the League. Case in point, his singlehanded dismantlement of [[FusionDance Lexiac]].
* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it is comic book physics, we are used to it). He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
* BookDumb: While the Flash is not stupid, he is characterized as this to downplay his abilities becoming too overpowered and also being the inexperienced of the group.
* ButtMonkey: If we can believe him, even by the time of the ''Unlimited'' season, he's still treated as a kid despite being a founding member of the League.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] when the other Leaguers pull him out of the Speed Force.
* TheCameo: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: In "Flash and Substance", he's too focused on anticipating an attack from his rogues that he doesn't realize that Linda Park (his main love interest in the comics) is trying to flirt with him, even quickly signing over a slip of paper she wrote her number on while signing autographs. After his rogues are defeated, she flirts with him again. He realizes this and sheepishly recovers.
* CaptainObvious: Flash after seeing the stuffed T-Rex in the Batcave in “Starcrossed”:
-->'''Flash:''' That's a giant dinosaur!\\
'''Alfred:''' And I thought Batman was the detective.
* CardCarryingVillain: PlayedForLaughs in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode, [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E8TheGreatBrainRobbery The Great Brain Robbery]]. During his time whilst inhabiting Lex Luthor's body, he's asked by Polaris if he's going to wash his hands. Wally's response...
-->'''Flash-as-Lex:''' No! [{{Beat}}] Cause I'm ''evil''.
* CasanovaWannabe: He is flirtatious around women and would annoy Hawkgirl, but if truly taken with a woman as he was with Fire, he could be bashful, awkward and even shy.
** In "Secret Origins", after first meeting Diana:
---> '''Flash:''' Dibs on the Amazon!
** In "The Balance", Flash plays himself off as this after the disastrous lunch with Diana and Shayera.
---> '''Flash:''' I had dinner with two women at the same time! 'Cause I'm a stud! (smooshes his hand in his mashed potatoes)
* CharacterDevelopment: Flash starts off inexperienced and lacking responsibility as a hero. Over the series’ duration, he’s managed to befriend every member of the team on some level; from his Oscar-and-Felix friendship with Green Lantern to the sarcastic remarks that he regularly trades with Hawkgirl. Through these relationships the Flash becomes a window with which we can get to know the other characters. On the other hand, in exchange for these benefits, the Flash is unconsciously forced to become a better hero by his association with the others. There is also the evolution of his character’s abilities: In the first season, the Flash was frequently seen being taken down by debris or by a slower target or simply doing something that undermined his status as a hero (one of the worst being his inability to pilot the Javelin in "In Blackest Night"). By the time of the second season, he appears to have improved in his performance through piloting the Javelin successfully in "Maid of Honor" and using his speed-related abilities in new ways (such as tricking the Justice Lords’ Batman into believing his heart had stopped in "A Better World"). Overall, he becomes TheHeart of the League (as it was alluded to in "A Better World"), as his presence causes the other members to become better heroes.
** In the first season, Flash comes across as a VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry, obnoxiously flirting with every woman he sees. As the series progresses, this cools down considerably to where he’s given potential romantic encounters with no less than four women in the last season (Fire, Linda Park, Tala, and Giganta) and takes it all in stride.
* ChickMagnet: Two random women are seen drooling over him, reporter Linda Park (his wife in the comic) clearly has a crush on him, as does Fire, and Giganta takes time from her "Five Minute" head start to kiss him before fleeing the league. Also, when brain-switched with Lex Luthor, it's revealed by Tala that for all the jokes about his...prowess, he's actually a gentle, attentive, and in her words ''enthusiastic'' lover, leading to her being disappointed when they switch back.
* ChivalrousPervert: He hits on Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl ''constantly'', is thrilled at the prospect of visiting [[LadyLand Themyscira]], and is not above using his cred as a superhero to chat up the ladies. He's also, well, ''The Flash'', a genuine hero and as gentlemanly as Superman when it comes down to it. Though, remember, "Because I'm a Stud!"
** This is played for laughs in "The Brave And The Bold", where two girls are seriously turned off when he flirts with them. Then, a car crashes through the diner they're in and he has to move them to safety before they're crushed and then rushed after the driver. Then, one of them gets angry at the other for telling her to ignore him.
** When he developed a crush on Fire, he becomes shy and nervous around her.
** In "Flash and Substance", he was completely ''oblivious'' to Linda Park's advances until the end. Possibly justified at the time since he was busy prepping for a possible attack from his rogue gallery. Tie-in material from earlier on in the series reveals that he was already attracted to Linda and dated her at least once in his civilian identity.
* ClothingDamage: He gets this on a couple of occasions, most especially during "Divided We Fall" and "Flash and Substance". As the latter episode reveals, he's got a drawer full of costume-rings for spare uniforms due to this trope.
* CommutingOnABus: He was largely absent during the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' through making only three voiceless cameos.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of the Flash is Wally West with Barry Allen's superhero origin, day job as a forensic scientist, role as a co-founder of the Justice League, hometown/base of operations, RoguesGallery, and Flash Ring. [[note]]In the comics, Wally was a police mechanic and operated in Keystone City[[/note]]
** However, Barry did exist in the ''DCAU'', but was only shown briefly in a flashback in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in comic]] and "Flash and Substance".
* TheConscience: For the Justice League and especially for his fellow members of the Original Seven, as "A Better World" reveals. He tries to invoke this with Lord Superman when the other man has Flash at his mercy, but it doesn't work.
** Also in "Hereafter", he's the one who stops Wonder Woman from killing Toyman just after Superman is apparently killed, reminding her that [[MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave it's not what Superman would do]].
** When Green Arrow begins to doubt the League's mission after Luthor hijacks the Binary Fusion Generator, it’s Flash who points out the mission is to help people.
* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: For Lightspeed Energy Bars in "Eclipsed". The last standee he has gets destroyed by Orion in "Flash and Substance".
* CourtroomAntic: In "In Blackest Night", Flash stalls for time by offering to be John's lawyer with predictable results.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Okay, so he is touted as the PluckyComicRelief of the founding members, he's a BigEater who stuffs his face often due to RequiredSecondaryPowers, he's a ChivalrousPervert who rarely (if ever) has any luck with the ladies, frequently says the wrong thing at just the wrong time, and is capable of [[FragileSpeedster being taken down in one hit]]. Digested all that? Well, here's what this same guy is capable of doing [[LetsGetDangerous when he quits fooling around]]: rewiring Grodd's MindControl helmet so it'll fry the ape's brain (though he got better), holding his own against Lord Superman and throwing him hard and fast enough to momentarily stun him on impact, tricking Lord Batman into releasing him from his restraints, taking out an entire space-station of armed mooks when sufficiently aggravated, leading a successful infiltration of Apokolips, and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Brainiac!Luthor all by himself...and this is all without taking his day-job into consideration.
** In "Eclipsed", he took on the rest of the mind controlled Big Seven ''by himself''. At this point, it only seems fair because he was trying ''not'' to hurt them and they were working without, well, him.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash took on Braniac/Luthor alone. In desperation, he pushed his powers to their limit, running as fast as he could around the world numerous times and tapping into the Speed Force in order to separate and defeat the two villains. As a result, Flash was very nearly pulled into the Speed Force, but was rescued by the teamwork of his teammates. The incident left Flash with the disturbing possibility that traveling that fast again might mean he would never come back.
** In "The Great Brain Robbery", [[FreakyFridayFlip Luthor-as-Flash]] displays several abilities deriving from speed that Flash had never used. Among them: Threatening to use his fingers as a gun to vibrate them through someone's head, using vibrations to set up an unstable resonance in a bay door, causing it to explode, and using his fists to create an uncomfortable ringing in Dr. Fate's helmet. These abilities are not often exhibited for several reasons. As remarked by Green Lantern, setting up the resonance in the door was very dangerous, hence why Flash never performed it (the implication here is that Flash and the League have hypothesized or even tested these abilities before). Threatening to scramble someone's brains with your fingers is simply not superhero-esque and overall, Flash seems to prefer non-violent methods of disabling his enemies as opposed to hitting them really, really fast. It's also a MythologyGag, where in the comics he'd cause things to explode by vibrating through them.
* DeadpanSnarker: Flash frequently treats the gravest threats with a flippant remark, often underestimating the true danger of the situation.
* DemotedToExtra: He had no lines in the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' because of voice actor Michael Rosenbaum's commitments on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (though you may not notice simply on the basis that the cast is ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters frickin' huge]])''. He came roaring back for the second and third seasons though and even [[LampshadeHanging complained to a fellow Leaguer about not getting any respect despite being one of the original seven]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: In "The Ties That Bind", he notes that he's treated like a kid sidekick despite being "one of the original seven."
** It's subverted to some extent, since while Batman would formerly belittle him in the earlier episodes, he's considerably more respectful in "Flash and Substance", silently rebuking Orion's condescending tone. More importantly he accepts an invitation to visit the Flash museum in the hometown. As well, when he has the chance to flirt with Fire, whom he's expressed a romantic interest in, Fire misinterprets his shyness as him being "devoted to the mission" and expresses a lot of admiration for that mindset.
* EagleEyeDetection: "Flash and Substance" proves he's capable of this in his day job.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appeared back in an episode of ''Superman: TAS'', which was two years before ''Justice League'' premiered.
* FastestThingAlive: He is self proclaimed and proven to be this trope, as always.
* FieryRedhead: "Starcrossed" reveals that Flash has bright red hair to match his personality.
* FirstNameBasis: He apparently knows every single person in Central City, happily greeting multiple people in "Flash and Substance" and discussing specific details about their personal lives. He's just that friendly.
* {{Foil}}: To the other Justice League members in season one. He is portrayed as still learning the full range of his abilities and being inexperienced in terms of sacrifice (his bewilderment over Wonder Woman’s banishment in "Paradise Lost" and inability to comprehend leaving a teammate behind in "The Savage Time" or in "Hearts and Minds"). Flash provides an interesting contrast when compared to his more seasoned teammates, who have been doing the job for years (and, in some cases, for centuries).
* TheFool: Although he does have superpowers and is far from incompetent, he's by far the most lackadaisical of the founding members of the Justice League. He certainly fits the characteristic of living on the edge all the while having a cheerful (and seemingly naive) attitude no matter how bad the situation gets.
* ForTheEvulz: Played for Laughs in "The Great Brain Robbery" when [[FreakyFridayFlip Flash is in Lex Luthor's body]].
--> '''Dr. Polaris:''' Are you gonna wash your hands?\\
'''Flash-in-Lex:''' No...'Cause I'm evil.
* FragileSpeedster: [[DependingOnTheWriter Most of the time]]. He sometimes leans towards combining it with GlassCannon, or even becoming a full-on LightningBruiser depending on how serious he's getting and how well his RequiredSecondaryPowers are working this week. Especially early on, though, he's often taken out of the fight with one lucky hit.
* FreakLabAccident: His hallucinations in "The Brave and the Bold" show the iconic chemical-bath-via-lightning-bolt-through-lab-window origin.
* FreakyFridayFlip: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Dr. Fate proposes that he try to locate Grodd by tracing the psychic resonance left when Flash was under Grodd's mind control. While at the same time, Luthor is extracting info from Grodd's mind. The two processes are started at the same time, and Luthor and Flash's brains are accidentally switched.
* FriendlyEnemy: With the Trickster.
* FriendToAllChildren: As shown in "Comfort and Joy", where he seeks to bring a special toy to the children at an orphanage. Mirror Master later exploits this to trap him in "Flash and Substance", but it fails.
* FunPersonified: He mostly takes this role, even in his (very, very slightly) serious moments.
* TheGlovesComeOff: Similar to Superman, Flash actively holds his powers back. Part of it is due to the outright destructive potential of his powers and other part is [[HiddenDepths his own fear of his powers.]] The Brainiac/Luthor fight shows the full effects of this; Flash runs so fast that not only does he almost end his own life, but he causes massive destruction in his path.
** When Lex takes over his body later, it’s shown just how dangerous the Flash can be. John notes that Flash is well aware of this and takes great care not to do anything that will be so destructive.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite telling bad jokes and being a lecher, he is able to talk the Trickster into happily turning himself over without a single punch thrown and defeat Grodd by outsmarting him.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: If Tala's [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything subtext-laden dialogue]] in "[[FreakyFridayFlip The Great Brain Robbery]]" is to be believed.
* HandsomeLech: He's a skirt chaser, but he's also shown to be fairly successful at seducing women. See his ChickMagnet section for more details.
* TheHeart: As outlined in "A Better World", his death in the Justice Lords' universe was the trigger for their turning into [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]]. But it's better defined in this exchange from "Hereafter", just after everyone thinks Superman's been killed:
--> '''Toyman:''' (''as Wonder Woman holds him by the collar'') Wh-what are you going to do to me?!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' (''enraged'') I'm going to punch a ''hole'' in your head!\\
'''Flash:''' ''[restrains her free arm]'' We don't do that to our enemies!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' Speak for yourself!\\
'''Flash:''' I'm trying to speak for ''Superman''.\\
(''Wonder Woman's anger turns to sorrow, as she realizes what Flash is telling her'') ''[she drops Toyman to the ground]''
** When the Justice League votes on whether Hawkgirl can stay in the League, the only two obvious votes are Wonder Woman (no) and Flash (yes). When she decides to quit before the vote is revealed, Flash gives her a genuine hug.
** Also worth noting that while the rest of the founders try to tiptoe around the remaining tension between Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, Flash is the only one willing to try and get them to break the ice.
** In "The Savage Times" he chews out Hawkgirl for leaving Green Lantern behind.
* HeroDoesPublicService: Flash's friendliness went beyond simply heroism. Utilizing his super-speed, he donated a significant portion of his time to helping individual townsfolk and is on a first-name basis with many of the Central City's residents, offering to help paint one’s fence over the weekend. He also did charitable work for the city's underprivileged.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Defied in "Divided We Fall".
--> '''Android Flash:''' Slacker! Child! Clown! We have no place among the world's greatest heroes.\\
'''Flash:''' Says you. I've got a seat at the big conference table. I'm gonna paint my logo on it!
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that you Kurr!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: As Orion declares, "You play the fool to hide a warrior's pain".
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
* ObliviousToLove: For a guy who's known for hitting on the ladies at every chance, Flash is amazingly oblivious to Linda Park's not-so-subtle crush on him in "Flash and Substance". When she finally gets to outline it to him, he's a bit embarrassed and covers with a joke.
** In “I Am Legion”, Flash demonstrates a crush on Fire, prompting Hawkgirl to put them on a mission together. During the flight to Blackhawk Island, Fire drops some not-so-subtle hints that she’s actively interested in him. It takes Hawkgirl faking turbulence and getting Fire on his lap before he snaps out of his awkward shyness.
* OddFriendship: He and [[DrillSergeantNasty Kilowog]] immediately hit it off and are shown as good friends throughout "Hearts and Minds" despite their differences.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While this applies to the other members of the Original Seven on various levels, he's the one that gets it most significantly. Whenever he's not cracking a joke or chasing a skirt, you ''know'' the situation is bad. "Divided We Fall" provides perhaps the best example of this trope in action.
-->"Shayera, it's so beautiful here! There's a force...a [[MythologyGag Speed Force]]...[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence it's calling me home]]. [[ButNowIMustGo I have to go now]]."
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In the ''DCAU'', Flash's status as "The Fastest Man Alive" is always appended by saying Superman and Supergirl are close and can do [[ComboPlatterPowers much more]]. Flash does however show more control over his speed than Superman ever does. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He's a great deal more versatile in his application of super-speed, as well.]] "Eclipsed" and "Divided We Fall" suggest he is indeed faster by far.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Hawkgirl.
* PluckyComicRelief: He usually provides the LampshadeHanging in situations.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: He rains down who knows how many punches thrown at SuperSpeed on the downed Luther/Brainiac fusion near the end of “Divided We Fall”.
** In order to build up enough of a head start, he repeatedly ran around the world at super speed.
* RedIsHeroic: He wears a superhero costume that has the primary color of red.
* SadClown: A DefiedTrope. Orion assumes he's this (see ObfuscatingStupidity), but Flash really doesn't care about a destroyed Flash Museum so long as no one got hurt.
* ScienceHero: This is shown in "Flash and Substance", [[SecretIdentity Wally West]] is actually a forensic science technician for the Central City crime lab
* SecretIdentity: Wally West. When Luthor swaps bodies with the Flash, [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy he unmasks himself to find he has no idea who the Flash is.]]
* SmugSuper: Flash is often boastful of his accomplishments while trying to woo women. They are usually less than impressed.
** This falls away as the series goes on as Flash becomes more genuinely confident and has to overcompensate less. By the last season, no less than four women actively want to get romantic with him while he takes it humbly.
* SpeedBlitz: [[LetsGetDangerous When he isn't playing around]].
* SuperReflexes: He's the only member of the League who successfully dodges the pieces of the Eclipso gem when Hawkgirl smashes it with her mace. ''However'', during the first season, his presentations of power were limited by having him get tripped by obvious items. A ''lot''.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: He is the Wise Guy to Green Lantern's Straight Man.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: The Flash's speed is heavily inconsistent throughout the series considering he is often dealt with by Villains who shouldn't be able to handle his speed. Depending on the requirements of the plot, his fastest feats of speed include:
** In "Legends", following an explosion, Flash creates a whirlwind to prevent a giant robot from falling over his teammates. However, he reaches a high speed that transports himself and his teammates to an alternate Earth that resembles an idyllic 1950's town.
** In "Eclipsed", he and Green Lantern with the latter's ring create a wormhole, running towards the sun to swallow a generator bomb that endangered the earth.
** In "Secret Society", Sinestro claims that his beams move as fast as Flash does, the speed of light, but Flash states Sinestro doesn't think at the speed of light.
** In "Wild Cards", with exactly one second left, Flash grabs a bomb and disappears. A video replay shows him managing to run it out of the city, drop it, and get away as it is exploding.
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash invokes the Speed Force against Luthor/Brainiac running at a speed so fast that he circles the globe in only a few seconds and continues to do so several times becoming faster each time, hitting Luthor/Brainiac several times with enough force to tear away a chunk of "their" android armor. Then, Flash stops and his body starts crackling with the speed energy he's tapped into, which applies his vibrating hands to Luthor's Brainiac armor, tearing it completely away, and leaving Luthor naked and helpless at the bottom of a crater.
* SuperSpeed: As always, it is his main ability.
* SuperStrength: Because of the sheer speed and momentum his body generated, Flash possessed enhanced strength. Since his body was naturally protected from most of the effects of his speed, the ultra-fast punches and movements of Wally's limbs could produce devastating impacts that could stun or injure otherwise stronger or more powerful beings such as Superman or Brainiac. He could also throw objects at extremely high speeds, as he was able to hold off the likes of Lord Superman by throwing rocks.
* {{Thememobile}}: The Flashmobile, which is actually just a pimped-out van he bought with endorsement money he made appearing in commercials. As Green Lantern points out, it's completely ridiculous. Somewhat justified, though, considering its real purpose isn't getting around...at least not in that sense.
-->'''Green Lantern:''' Why do you need a van...wait, don't answer that. I don't wanna know.
* TooFastToStop: Deconstructed. In "Only A Dream", Flash's greatest fear is being trapped in a world where he's moving so quickly that everything and everyone around him appears practically motionless.
* TookALevelInBadass: Played with. Flash always remains down to earth and cheerful, but he can pull off something unexpected and powerful when the occasion calls for it, in a way that truly changes the game for the entire league. The rest of the team, which tended to condescend to him for his clown-like behavior nature, quickly pick up on this and as such (even Batman) shows respect to him in the later episodes.
** Two occasions stand out. The first one is when he outsmarts an AlternateUniverse Batman by pulling a BatmanGambit on him by making creative use of his powers that neither him nor main-universe Batman was aware of. This earns him praise from the master himself.
** The other is his defeat of Brainiac/Luthor, which is regarded in-universe and among his fans as his Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* TornadoMove: Flash found many applications for his super-speed. One was the ability to generate whirlwinds by rotating his arms at an incredible rate or by running in circles. These whirlwinds could be used to buffet opponents, or perhaps to cushion the impact of falling people or objects. Flash could even use such a whirlwind to briefly propel himself through the air.
** Lex tries this on the Watchtower in Flash’s body to propel him towards the teleport pad in zero gravity. Mr. Terrific then turns the gravity back on and Flash!Lex then knocks himself out from the impact.
* TimeStandsStill: "Only a Dream" reveals that this to be Flash's greatest nightmare; specifically, that he'll one day go so fast he'll never be able to slow down again while everything about him appears frozen in place, and thus living out his entire life-span in the time it'll take a little girl to tie her shoelace.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** He seems to have a thing for iced mochas.
** He is frequently seen eating large quantities of hamburgers.
* TranquilFury: He is rarely ever shown to be angry, or even aggravated. [[BewareTheNiceOnes However]], as "Secret Society" shows...
-->''(Flash is dangling a thug over a rooftop by his legs)''\\
'''Thug:''' ''(not intimidated)'' Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman.\\
''(Flash's face is totally without emotion)''\\
'''Thug:''' And believe me, you are no Batm-- ''(Flash '''drops''' him)'' --[[OhCrap aaAAAAAAAHHHHHHH]]!!!
** There's also the moment in "Maid of Honor" after he's rescued from being ThrownOutTheAirlock:
--->'''Green Lantern:''' You're going to be okay.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Wish I could say the same for ''them''.\\
''(He zips through the station one-punching each of the enemy mooks)''
* TheTrickster: Both himself and one of his enemies, The Trickster.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Batman, Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The sheer number of times he's tripped on involve things that he should've seen coming. Although, this may be him limiting his own power, as when he actually ''tries'', he's arguably one of the most dangerous of the original seven.
* WillfullyWeak: His powers are difficult to use safely. In "Divided We Fall", he finally stops holding back and just running down the road tears it apart and sends cars flying. Using his vibration abilities will make things explode, something he's not comfortable doing to ''people.'' Even if he was amoral enough to be comfortable causing that kind of damage, he simply can't go at his top speed or he could kill himself...[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence kinda]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Writers intentionally held Flash back in the series in order to keep him from being overpowered. This lead to the above trope where Flash would find himself struggling with mooks sometimes. The second season of ''Unlimited'' showed that when Flash fully stops holding back, he's arguably one of the most powerful members of the group.
* XanatosGambit: In "The Brave And The Bold", Flash proposes a fair fight, and takes off his [[PsychicBlockDefense headband]], inviting Grodd to take off his own helmet. Grodd, of course, does no such thing. Smiling, he activates his helmet – and screams as it feeds back on itself, due to some subtle sabotage by Flash when he patted it down over Grodd's eyes.
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!!Franchise/TheFlash (ComicBook/WallyWest)
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->'''Abilities:''' super speed, super reflexes, phasing, tornado creation
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'') Creator/MichaelRosenbaum (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''[=/=]''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive''[[note]]Appears as a statue only.[[/note]]
-->''"Dude, the bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day."''
The Flash is a young and popular superhero from Central City as well as a founding member of the Justice League. Apart from his vast speed powers, Wally's most significant qualities were his approachability and his down-to-earth, quintessentially human nature—qualities that many said made him the "heart of the Justice League". He made his first appearance in the ''DCAU'' via the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Speed Demons." He was initially portrayed as a show-boater and skirt-chaser and often ran ahead of the others and got into trouble about as fast as he could run. Eventually, his importance was expanded on within the series (starting with "A Better World").
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives. On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While Wally was around during the League's formation in the comics, he was Kid Flash, and thus not actually a member until the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational days. Here, he's a founding member.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Wally is by no means an idiot in the comics, but he's also not a scientist. This version, due to being a CompositeCharacter with Barry, takes Barry's role as a forensic scienist.
* AdaptationalJobChange: This version of Wally isn't a mechanic for the Keystone City Police Department, but takes Barry's role as a CSI tech for the Central City PD.
* AdaptationalWimp: Played with. The writers deliberately did this to him since his super speed makes it that logically he can end most confrontations before they ever begin. However, just like with Superman, Flash gets a chance to show off how powerful he is and what he's really capable of when he finally takes out the merged Luthor and Brainiac singlehandedly. As demonstrated by Luthor while he was trapped in Flash's body in "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is capable of using his powers lethally but refrains from doing so.
* AlliterativeName: His real name is '''W'''ally '''W'''est.
* AllLovingHero: In "The Ties That Bind", he helps two New Gods rescue their loved one via breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips. "Flash and Substance" explores this further. Flash talks a supervillain named The Trickster into turning himself in rather than resorting to violence, as he understands his situation. In the end, despite the Flash museum sustaining heavy damage, Flash shrugs it off, stating that what matters most to him is that no one was hurt and the good guys won in the end.
* AntiClimacticUnmasking: In "The Great Brain Robbery", as Lex [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Flash's body)]] is being chased through the Watchtower by the rest of the League, he stops in a bathroom and muses that at the very least, he has the opportunity to learn Flash's secret identity.
--> '''Lex Luthor:''' (''in The Flash's body'') If nothing else, I can at least learn the Flash's secret identity. ''[removes mask, looks in a mirror]'' ...[[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse I have no idea who this is.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence:
** Subverted. In “Divided We Fall”, he nearly vanished after using the Speed Force, but was pulled back into reality by the Justice League.
** Sadly, this is played straight in the ''Justice League Beyond'' comic (depending on whether or not you see it as canon), where it turns out he, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen disappeared into the Speed Force at some point between ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond''.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest, inexperienced, and without a doubt the most immature member of the Justice League.
* BadassBoast: In "The Ties That Bind", while speeding around Barda.
--> '''Barda:''' Unless you got an S on your chest, you're useless.\\
'''Flash:''' Hey I might not be as strong as Superman...\\
''[takes rod from her hand]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...but I'm just as fast...\\
''[speeds around her]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...maybe faster...\\
''[reappears with a flower with the rod]''\\
'''Flash:''' ...friends?
* BadLiar: "The Great Brain Robbery" plays it for hilarity, he tells a bunch of BlatantLies and has RefugeInAudacity with his claims while in Lex's body, which the other members attribute to him acting out due to stress.
* BashBrothers: With Green Lantern.
* BeneathTheMask:
** Perhaps best revealed in "Hereafter", after Superman's supposed death.
--> '''Flash:''' (''dejectedly'') I used to be able to goof around because I always knew (Superman) would have my back. Now all I've got is his example. And that's gonna have to be enough.
** Despite Wally's cassanova tendencies to flirt with just about any woman who happens to be in the vincinity, he's actually a lot more mindful of them than he comes off. In fact, when he's ''not'' being a CasanovaWannabe, he's shown to be awkward and shy, unable to make an actual move regardless of the far from subtle hints given.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** In "Maid Of Honor", after Flash's [[ThrownOutTheAirlock near-suffocation]], he responds to Green Lantern's assurance "You'll be all right" with a harsh (especially for him) reply: "Wish I could say the same for them..."; after which he zips throughout the station, taking the enemy mooks down.
** In "Secret Society", after the League breaks up, Flash spends a whole night unsuccessfully trying to find Shade. It ends with him [[HighAltitudeInterrogation dangling one of Shade's goons out of a skyscraper window]], and by this time Flash has gotten fed up.
--> '''Thug:''' (''unafraid'') Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, ''you'' are no Bat-- ''(Flash suddenly drops him)'' --[[OhCrap maaaAAAAAAHHHHHH]]!
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's often regarded as an ineffectual manchild and little more than comic relief, but there is a ''very'' good reason why he's one of the founding members of the League. Case in point, his singlehanded dismantlement of [[FusionDance Lexiac]].
* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it is comic book physics, we are used to it). He considers a (literal) armful of hot dogs to be a "little snack".
* BookDumb: While the Flash is not stupid, he is characterized as this to downplay his abilities becoming too overpowered and also being the inexperienced of the group.
* ButtMonkey: If we can believe him, even by the time of the ''Unlimited'' season, he's still treated as a kid despite being a founding member of the League.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] when the other Leaguers pull him out of the Speed Force.
* TheCameo: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: In "Flash and Substance", he's too focused on anticipating an attack from his rogues that he doesn't realize that Linda Park (his main love interest in the comics) is trying to flirt with him, even quickly signing over a slip of paper she wrote her number on while signing autographs. After his rogues are defeated, she flirts with him again. He realizes this and sheepishly recovers.
* CaptainObvious: Flash after seeing the stuffed T-Rex in the Batcave in “Starcrossed”:
-->'''Flash:''' That's a giant dinosaur!\\
'''Alfred:''' And I thought Batman was the detective.
* CardCarryingVillain: PlayedForLaughs in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode, [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E8TheGreatBrainRobbery The Great Brain Robbery]]. During his time whilst inhabiting Lex Luthor's body, he's asked by Polaris if he's going to wash his hands. Wally's response...
-->'''Flash-as-Lex:''' No! [{{Beat}}] Cause I'm ''evil''.
* CasanovaWannabe: He is flirtatious around women and would annoy Hawkgirl, but if truly taken with a woman as he was with Fire, he could be bashful, awkward and even shy.
** In "Secret Origins", after first meeting Diana:
---> '''Flash:''' Dibs on the Amazon!
** In "The Balance", Flash plays himself off as this after the disastrous lunch with Diana and Shayera.
---> '''Flash:''' I had dinner with two women at the same time! 'Cause I'm a stud! (smooshes his hand in his mashed potatoes)
* CharacterDevelopment: Flash starts off inexperienced and lacking responsibility as a hero. Over the series’ duration, he’s managed to befriend every member of the team on some level; from his Oscar-and-Felix friendship with Green Lantern to the sarcastic remarks that he regularly trades with Hawkgirl. Through these relationships the Flash becomes a window with which we can get to know the other characters. On the other hand, in exchange for these benefits, the Flash is unconsciously forced to become a better hero by his association with the others. There is also the evolution of his character’s abilities: In the first season, the Flash was frequently seen being taken down by debris or by a slower target or simply doing something that undermined his status as a hero (one of the worst being his inability to pilot the Javelin in "In Blackest Night"). By the time of the second season, he appears to have improved in his performance through piloting the Javelin successfully in "Maid of Honor" and using his speed-related abilities in new ways (such as tricking the Justice Lords’ Batman into believing his heart had stopped in "A Better World"). Overall, he becomes TheHeart of the League (as it was alluded to in "A Better World"), as his presence causes the other members to become better heroes.
** In the first season, Flash comes across as a VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry, obnoxiously flirting with every woman he sees. As the series progresses, this cools down considerably to where he’s given potential romantic encounters with no less than four women in the last season (Fire, Linda Park, Tala, and Giganta) and takes it all in stride.
* ChickMagnet: Two random women are seen drooling over him, reporter Linda Park (his wife in the comic) clearly has a crush on him, as does Fire, and Giganta takes time from her "Five Minute" head start to kiss him before fleeing the league. Also, when brain-switched with Lex Luthor, it's revealed by Tala that for all the jokes about his...prowess, he's actually a gentle, attentive, and in her words ''enthusiastic'' lover, leading to her being disappointed when they switch back.
* ChivalrousPervert: He hits on Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl ''constantly'', is thrilled at the prospect of visiting [[LadyLand Themyscira]], and is not above using his cred as a superhero to chat up the ladies. He's also, well, ''The Flash'', a genuine hero and as gentlemanly as Superman when it comes down to it. Though, remember, "Because I'm a Stud!"
** This is played for laughs in "The Brave And The Bold", where two girls are seriously turned off when he flirts with them. Then, a car crashes through the diner they're in and he has to move them to safety before they're crushed and then rushed after the driver. Then, one of them gets angry at the other for telling her to ignore him.
** When he developed a crush on Fire, he becomes shy and nervous around her.
** In "Flash and Substance", he was completely ''oblivious'' to Linda Park's advances until the end. Possibly justified at the time since he was busy prepping for a possible attack from his rogue gallery. Tie-in material from earlier on in the series reveals that he was already attracted to Linda and dated her at least once in his civilian identity.
* ClothingDamage: He gets this on a couple of occasions, most especially during "Divided We Fall" and "Flash and Substance". As the latter episode reveals, he's got a drawer full of costume-rings for spare uniforms due to this trope.
* CommutingOnABus: He was largely absent during the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' through making only three voiceless cameos.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of the Flash is Wally West with Barry Allen's superhero origin, day job as a forensic scientist, role as a co-founder of the Justice League, hometown/base of operations, RoguesGallery, and Flash Ring. [[note]]In the comics, Wally was a police mechanic and operated in Keystone City[[/note]]
** However, Barry did exist in the ''DCAU'', but was only shown briefly in a flashback in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in comic]] and "Flash and Substance".
* TheConscience: For the Justice League and especially for his fellow members of the Original Seven, as "A Better World" reveals. He tries to invoke this with Lord Superman when the other man has Flash at his mercy, but it doesn't work.
** Also in "Hereafter", he's the one who stops Wonder Woman from killing Toyman just after Superman is apparently killed, reminding her that [[MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave it's not what Superman would do]].
** When Green Arrow begins to doubt the League's mission after Luthor hijacks the Binary Fusion Generator, it’s Flash who points out the mission is to help people.
* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: For Lightspeed Energy Bars in "Eclipsed". The last standee he has gets destroyed by Orion in "Flash and Substance".
* CourtroomAntic: In "In Blackest Night", Flash stalls for time by offering to be John's lawyer with predictable results.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Okay, so he is touted as the PluckyComicRelief of the founding members, he's a BigEater who stuffs his face often due to RequiredSecondaryPowers, he's a ChivalrousPervert who rarely (if ever) has any luck with the ladies, frequently says the wrong thing at just the wrong time, and is capable of [[FragileSpeedster being taken down in one hit]]. Digested all that? Well, here's what this same guy is capable of doing [[LetsGetDangerous when he quits fooling around]]: rewiring Grodd's MindControl helmet so it'll fry the ape's brain (though he got better), holding his own against Lord Superman and throwing him hard and fast enough to momentarily stun him on impact, tricking Lord Batman into releasing him from his restraints, taking out an entire space-station of armed mooks when sufficiently aggravated, leading a successful infiltration of Apokolips, and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Brainiac!Luthor all by himself...and this is all without taking his day-job into consideration.
** In "Eclipsed", he took on the rest of the mind controlled Big Seven ''by himself''. At this point, it only seems fair because he was trying ''not'' to hurt them and they were working without, well, him.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash took on Braniac/Luthor alone. In desperation, he pushed his powers to their limit, running as fast as he could around the world numerous times and tapping into the Speed Force in order to separate and defeat the two villains. As a result, Flash was very nearly pulled into the Speed Force, but was rescued by the teamwork of his teammates. The incident left Flash with the disturbing possibility that traveling that fast again might mean he would never come back.
** In "The Great Brain Robbery", [[FreakyFridayFlip Luthor-as-Flash]] displays several abilities deriving from speed that Flash had never used. Among them: Threatening to use his fingers as a gun to vibrate them through someone's head, using vibrations to set up an unstable resonance in a bay door, causing it to explode, and using his fists to create an uncomfortable ringing in Dr. Fate's helmet. These abilities are not often exhibited for several reasons. As remarked by Green Lantern, setting up the resonance in the door was very dangerous, hence why Flash never performed it (the implication here is that Flash and the League have hypothesized or even tested these abilities before). Threatening to scramble someone's brains with your fingers is simply not superhero-esque and overall, Flash seems to prefer non-violent methods of disabling his enemies as opposed to hitting them really, really fast. It's also a MythologyGag, where in the comics he'd cause things to explode by vibrating through them.
* DeadpanSnarker: Flash frequently treats the gravest threats with a flippant remark, often underestimating the true danger of the situation.
* DemotedToExtra: He had no lines in the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' because of voice actor Michael Rosenbaum's commitments on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (though you may not notice simply on the basis that the cast is ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters frickin' huge]])''. He came roaring back for the second and third seasons though and even [[LampshadeHanging complained to a fellow Leaguer about not getting any respect despite being one of the original seven]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: In "The Ties That Bind", he notes that he's treated like a kid sidekick despite being "one of the original seven."
** It's subverted to some extent, since while Batman would formerly belittle him in the earlier episodes, he's considerably more respectful in "Flash and Substance", silently rebuking Orion's condescending tone. More importantly he accepts an invitation to visit the Flash museum in the hometown. As well, when he has the chance to flirt with Fire, whom he's expressed a romantic interest in, Fire misinterprets his shyness as him being "devoted to the mission" and expresses a lot of admiration for that mindset.
* EagleEyeDetection: "Flash and Substance" proves he's capable of this in his day job.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appeared back in an episode of ''Superman: TAS'', which was two years before ''Justice League'' premiered.
* FastestThingAlive: He is self proclaimed and proven to be this trope, as always.
* FieryRedhead: "Starcrossed" reveals that Flash has bright red hair to match his personality.
* FirstNameBasis: He apparently knows every single person in Central City, happily greeting multiple people in "Flash and Substance" and discussing specific details about their personal lives. He's just that friendly.
* {{Foil}}: To the other Justice League members in season one. He is portrayed as still learning the full range of his abilities and being inexperienced in terms of sacrifice (his bewilderment over Wonder Woman’s banishment in "Paradise Lost" and inability to comprehend leaving a teammate behind in "The Savage Time" or in "Hearts and Minds"). Flash provides an interesting contrast when compared to his more seasoned teammates, who have been doing the job for years (and, in some cases, for centuries).
* TheFool: Although he does have superpowers and is far from incompetent, he's by far the most lackadaisical of the founding members of the Justice League. He certainly fits the characteristic of living on the edge all the while having a cheerful (and seemingly naive) attitude no matter how bad the situation gets.
* ForTheEvulz: Played for Laughs in "The Great Brain Robbery" when [[FreakyFridayFlip Flash is in Lex Luthor's body]].
--> '''Dr. Polaris:''' Are you gonna wash your hands?\\
'''Flash-in-Lex:''' No...'Cause I'm evil.
* FragileSpeedster: [[DependingOnTheWriter Most of the time]]. He sometimes leans towards combining it with GlassCannon, or even becoming a full-on LightningBruiser depending on how serious he's getting and how well his RequiredSecondaryPowers are working this week. Especially early on, though, he's often taken out of the fight with one lucky hit.
* FreakLabAccident: His hallucinations in "The Brave and the Bold" show the iconic chemical-bath-via-lightning-bolt-through-lab-window origin.
* FreakyFridayFlip: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Dr. Fate proposes that he try to locate Grodd by tracing the psychic resonance left when Flash was under Grodd's mind control. While at the same time, Luthor is extracting info from Grodd's mind. The two processes are started at the same time, and Luthor and Flash's brains are accidentally switched.
* FriendlyEnemy: With the Trickster.
* FriendToAllChildren: As shown in "Comfort and Joy", where he seeks to bring a special toy to the children at an orphanage. Mirror Master later exploits this to trap him in "Flash and Substance", but it fails.
* FunPersonified: He mostly takes this role, even in his (very, very slightly) serious moments.
* TheGlovesComeOff: Similar to Superman, Flash actively holds his powers back. Part of it is due to the outright destructive potential of his powers and other part is [[HiddenDepths his own fear of his powers.]] The Brainiac/Luthor fight shows the full effects of this; Flash runs so fast that not only does he almost end his own life, but he causes massive destruction in his path.
** When Lex takes over his body later, it’s shown just how dangerous the Flash can be. John notes that Flash is well aware of this and takes great care not to do anything that will be so destructive.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite telling bad jokes and being a lecher, he is able to talk the Trickster into happily turning himself over without a single punch thrown and defeat Grodd by outsmarting him.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: If Tala's [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything subtext-laden dialogue]] in "[[FreakyFridayFlip The Great Brain Robbery]]" is to be believed.
* HandsomeLech: He's a skirt chaser, but he's also shown to be fairly successful at seducing women. See his ChickMagnet section for more details.
* TheHeart: As outlined in "A Better World", his death in the Justice Lords' universe was the trigger for their turning into [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]]. But it's better defined in this exchange from "Hereafter", just after everyone thinks Superman's been killed:
--> '''Toyman:''' (''as Wonder Woman holds him by the collar'') Wh-what are you going to do to me?!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' (''enraged'') I'm going to punch a ''hole'' in your head!\\
'''Flash:''' ''[restrains her free arm]'' We don't do that to our enemies!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' Speak for yourself!\\
'''Flash:''' I'm trying to speak for ''Superman''.\\
(''Wonder Woman's anger turns to sorrow, as she realizes what Flash is telling her'') ''[she drops Toyman to the ground]''
** When the Justice League votes on whether Hawkgirl can stay in the League, the only two obvious votes are Wonder Woman (no) and Flash (yes). When she decides to quit before the vote is revealed, Flash gives her a genuine hug.
** Also worth noting that while the rest of the founders try to tiptoe around the remaining tension between Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, Flash is the only one willing to try and get them to break the ice.
** In "The Savage Times" he chews out Hawkgirl for leaving Green Lantern behind.
* HeroDoesPublicService: Flash's friendliness went beyond simply heroism. Utilizing his super-speed, he donated a significant portion of his time to helping individual townsfolk and is on a first-name basis with many of the Central City's residents, offering to help paint one’s fence over the weekend. He also did charitable work for the city's underprivileged.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Defied in "Divided We Fall".
--> '''Android Flash:''' Slacker! Child! Clown! We have no place among the world's greatest heroes.\\
'''Flash:''' Says you. I've got a seat at the big conference table. I'm gonna paint my logo on it!
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
--> '''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're...naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that you Kurr!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
---> '''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
--> '''Flash:''' Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
--> "She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
--> ''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh...any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning...which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No...you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NotAfraidToDie: It's never focused on, but when Shayera pulls Wally out of the Speed Force after pleading with him to take his hand, it's shown she grabbed his wrist instead. This, plus the fact he seemed content upon being found, heavily hints he has no problem dying via a HeroicSacrifice.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: As Orion declares, "You play the fool to hide a warrior's pain".
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
* ObliviousToLove: For a guy who's known for hitting on the ladies at every chance, Flash is amazingly oblivious to Linda Park's not-so-subtle crush on him in "Flash and Substance". When she finally gets to outline it to him, he's a bit embarrassed and covers with a joke.
** In “I Am Legion”, Flash demonstrates a crush on Fire, prompting Hawkgirl to put them on a mission together. During the flight to Blackhawk Island, Fire drops some not-so-subtle hints that she’s actively interested in him. It takes Hawkgirl faking turbulence and getting Fire on his lap before he snaps out of his awkward shyness.
* OddFriendship: He and [[DrillSergeantNasty Kilowog]] immediately hit it off and are shown as good friends throughout "Hearts and Minds" despite their differences.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While this applies to the other members of the Original Seven on various levels, he's the one that gets it most significantly. Whenever he's not cracking a joke or chasing a skirt, you ''know'' the situation is bad. "Divided We Fall" provides perhaps the best example of this trope in action.
-->"Shayera, it's so beautiful here! There's a force...a [[MythologyGag Speed Force]]...[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence it's calling me home]]. [[ButNowIMustGo I have to go now]]."
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In the ''DCAU'', Flash's status as "The Fastest Man Alive" is always appended by saying Superman and Supergirl are close and can do [[ComboPlatterPowers much more]]. Flash does however show more control over his speed than Superman ever does. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He's a great deal more versatile in his application of super-speed, as well.]] "Eclipsed" and "Divided We Fall" suggest he is indeed faster by far.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Hawkgirl.
* PluckyComicRelief: He usually provides the LampshadeHanging in situations.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: He rains down who knows how many punches thrown at SuperSpeed on the downed Luther/Brainiac fusion near the end of “Divided We Fall”.
** In order to build up enough of a head start, he repeatedly ran around the world at super speed.
* RedIsHeroic: He wears a superhero costume that has the primary color of red.
* SadClown: A DefiedTrope. Orion assumes he's this (see ObfuscatingStupidity), but Flash really doesn't care about a destroyed Flash Museum so long as no one got hurt.
* ScienceHero: This is shown in "Flash and Substance", [[SecretIdentity Wally West]] is actually a forensic science technician for the Central City crime lab
* SecretIdentity: Wally West. When Luthor swaps bodies with the Flash, [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy he unmasks himself to find he has no idea who the Flash is.]]
* SmugSuper: Flash is often boastful of his accomplishments while trying to woo women. They are usually less than impressed.
** This falls away as the series goes on as Flash becomes more genuinely confident and has to overcompensate less. By the last season, no less than four women actively want to get romantic with him while he takes it humbly.
* SpeedBlitz: [[LetsGetDangerous When he isn't playing around]].
* SuperReflexes: He's the only member of the League who successfully dodges the pieces of the Eclipso gem when Hawkgirl smashes it with her mace. ''However'', during the first season, his presentations of power were limited by having him get tripped by obvious items. A ''lot''.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: He is the Wise Guy to Green Lantern's Straight Man.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: The Flash's speed is heavily inconsistent throughout the series considering he is often dealt with by Villains who shouldn't be able to handle his speed. Depending on the requirements of the plot, his fastest feats of speed include:
** In "Legends", following an explosion, Flash creates a whirlwind to prevent a giant robot from falling over his teammates. However, he reaches a high speed that transports himself and his teammates to an alternate Earth that resembles an idyllic 1950's town.
** In "Eclipsed", he and Green Lantern with the latter's ring create a wormhole, running towards the sun to swallow a generator bomb that endangered the earth.
** In "Secret Society", Sinestro claims that his beams move as fast as Flash does, the speed of light, but Flash states Sinestro doesn't think at the speed of light.
** In "Wild Cards", with exactly one second left, Flash grabs a bomb and disappears. A video replay shows him managing to run it out of the city, drop it, and get away as it is exploding.
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash invokes the Speed Force against Luthor/Brainiac running at a speed so fast that he circles the globe in only a few seconds and continues to do so several times becoming faster each time, hitting Luthor/Brainiac several times with enough force to tear away a chunk of "their" android armor. Then, Flash stops and his body starts crackling with the speed energy he's tapped into, which applies his vibrating hands to Luthor's Brainiac armor, tearing it completely away, and leaving Luthor naked and helpless at the bottom of a crater.
* SuperSpeed: As always, it is his main ability.
* SuperStrength: Because of the sheer speed and momentum his body generated, Flash possessed enhanced strength. Since his body was naturally protected from most of the effects of his speed, the ultra-fast punches and movements of Wally's limbs could produce devastating impacts that could stun or injure otherwise stronger or more powerful beings such as Superman or Brainiac. He could also throw objects at extremely high speeds, as he was able to hold off the likes of Lord Superman by throwing rocks.
* {{Thememobile}}: The Flashmobile, which is actually just a pimped-out van he bought with endorsement money he made appearing in commercials. As Green Lantern points out, it's completely ridiculous. Somewhat justified, though, considering its real purpose isn't getting around...at least not in that sense.
-->'''Green Lantern:''' Why do you need a van...wait, don't answer that. I don't wanna know.
* TooFastToStop: Deconstructed. In "Only A Dream", Flash's greatest fear is being trapped in a world where he's moving so quickly that everything and everyone around him appears practically motionless.
* TookALevelInBadass: Played with. Flash always remains down to earth and cheerful, but he can pull off something unexpected and powerful when the occasion calls for it, in a way that truly changes the game for the entire league. The rest of the team, which tended to condescend to him for his clown-like behavior nature, quickly pick up on this and as such (even Batman) shows respect to him in the later episodes.
** Two occasions stand out. The first one is when he outsmarts an AlternateUniverse Batman by pulling a BatmanGambit on him by making creative use of his powers that neither him nor main-universe Batman was aware of. This earns him praise from the master himself.
** The other is his defeat of Brainiac/Luthor, which is regarded in-universe and among his fans as his Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* TornadoMove: Flash found many applications for his super-speed. One was the ability to generate whirlwinds by rotating his arms at an incredible rate or by running in circles. These whirlwinds could be used to buffet opponents, or perhaps to cushion the impact of falling people or objects. Flash could even use such a whirlwind to briefly propel himself through the air.
** Lex tries this on the Watchtower in Flash’s body to propel him towards the teleport pad in zero gravity. Mr. Terrific then turns the gravity back on and Flash!Lex then knocks himself out from the impact.
* TimeStandsStill: "Only a Dream" reveals that this to be Flash's greatest nightmare; specifically, that he'll one day go so fast he'll never be able to slow down again while everything about him appears frozen in place, and thus living out his entire life-span in the time it'll take a little girl to tie her shoelace.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** He seems to have a thing for iced mochas.
** He is frequently seen eating large quantities of hamburgers.
* TranquilFury: He is rarely ever shown to be angry, or even aggravated. [[BewareTheNiceOnes However]], as "Secret Society" shows...
-->''(Flash is dangling a thug over a rooftop by his legs)''\\
'''Thug:''' ''(not intimidated)'' Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman.\\
''(Flash's face is totally without emotion)''\\
'''Thug:''' And believe me, you are no Batm-- ''(Flash '''drops''' him)'' --[[OhCrap aaAAAAAAAHHHHHHH]]!!!
** There's also the moment in "Maid of Honor" after he's rescued from being ThrownOutTheAirlock:
--->'''Green Lantern:''' You're going to be okay.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Wish I could say the same for ''them''.\\
''(He zips through the station one-punching each of the enemy mooks)''
* TheTrickster: Both himself and one of his enemies, The Trickster.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Batman, Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The sheer number of times he's tripped on involve things that he should've seen coming. Although, this may be him limiting his own power, as when he actually ''tries'', he's arguably one of the most dangerous of the original seven.
* WillfullyWeak: His powers are difficult to use safely. In "Divided We Fall", he finally stops holding back and just running down the road tears it apart and sends cars flying. Using his vibration abilities will make things explode, something he's not comfortable doing to ''people.'' Even if he was amoral enough to be comfortable causing that kind of damage, he simply can't go at his top speed or he could kill himself...[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence kinda]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Writers intentionally held Flash back in the series in order to keep him from being overpowered. This lead to the above trope where Flash would find himself struggling with mooks sometimes. The second season of ''Unlimited'' showed that when Flash fully stops holding back, he's arguably one of the most powerful members of the group.
* XanatosGambit: In "The Brave And The Bold", Flash proposes a fair fight, and takes off his [[PsychicBlockDefense headband]], inviting Grodd to take off his own helmet. Grodd, of course, does no such thing. Smiling, he activates his helmet – and screams as it feeds back on itself, due to some subtle sabotage by Flash when he patted it down over Grodd's eyes.
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