Kid Flash

Wally West was the nephew of Iris West, fiance of Barry Allen, who was (unknown to her at the time) the Flash of Central City. Wally grew up in a small town called Blue Valley with emotionally distant parents, and dreamed of living in Central City and perhaps one day meeting his hero, The Flash. Wally was only close to one relative, his father's sister, Iris.

One summer, Iris offered to let Wally stay in Central City with her. Wally gladly took the chance to get out of his hometown and away from his parents, and looked forward to the excitement of the big city. Iris introduced Wally to Barry, whom Wally thought was dull and uninteresting until Barry offered to introduce Wally to the Flash.

Barry used some simple super-speed tricks to pull off the double identity, and gave Wally the surprise of his life. In Barry's lab, the Flash told Wally about how he had gotten his powers - a stray bolt of lightning that hit a rack of chemicals, which in turn hit him.

A bolt of lightning struck chemicals which spilled on Wally granted him super-speed powers similar to Barry's, the exact same way in which Barry received his powers. Wally would later find out that the Speed Force used these accidents as a cover to grant super-speed powers to both him and Barry.

Barry revealed his dual identity to Wally, and a new partnership was forged. Wally became Flash's sidekick, Kid Flash. Initially, Wally wore a costume mirroring Barry's. As a strategic decision during a battle, Flash altered Wally's costume to a primarily-yellow design. After the battle, Wally chose to keep the costume, and wore it through his whole career as Kid Flash.

Wally enjoyed many adventures with Barry and quickly established himself as a good hero, a few years after becoming Kid Flash, Wally met fellow heroes Robin and Aqualad, they joined together to stop the menace of Mr. Twister. It was the first time the sidekicks joined forces. Their second meeting was more eventful: Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, now joined by Wonder Girl, fought against their mentors, who had been possessed by the evil Antithesis. At this second meeting, the four youngsters decided to become a team and the Teen Titans were born, with Robin becoming the leader of the team. The sidekicks would continue to operate with their mentors, as well as spending time with their peers in the Titans.

He is 18 years old.

Speed Force Conduit: Wally’s primary super ability is his super speed which he gets from tapping into the Speed Force. He gained a connection to it after the same accident that gave Barry his powers and his connection to the force was possible because of adventures they shared together.

Decelerated Aging: Like all the Speedster that draws power from the speed force, Wally gained eternal youth and does not age until he becomes a full on grown man.

Energy Construct Creation: Wally discovered that if he concentrated, he could use the Speed Force to create solid constructs, which he used to compose his costume.

Sharing the Force: The ability of "lending" velocity to objects or people already in motion.

Steal Speed: Wally is able to "steal" speed and/or momentum from anyone or anything, including beings such as Superman or Inertia, effectively turning them into living statues.

Speed Force Aura: The Flash's body is surrounded by what he calls his "Speed Force aura". This aura protects him and anyone who is running with him or carried by him, from the effects of using his speed.

Speed Force Lightning: Due to his connection to the Speed Force, Wally generates Speed Force energy from his body in the form of electricity/lightning. Wally's lightning (for whatever reason) turned blue.

Superhuman Stamina: The Flash possesses vast superhuman endurance that is nearly inexhaustible.

Self-Sustenance: Wally has shown that he can survive in harsh environments such as space without any hindrance, and has shown that he can gain all the energy he needs from the Speed Force's infinite storage of energy.

Regeneration: Accelerating his healing factor while using the Speed Force to sustain him, Wally can heal from any injury instantly, without prematurely aging like his alternate version, Walter West.

Phasing: Kid Flash has always possessed the ability to control his speed and angular momentum at the molecular level, and control his molecular interactions to allow his body to pass through any substance. If he chooses Wally can excite the molecules of whatever substance he vibrates through to critical mass causing it to explode. While in an intangible state, the Flash is immune to any airborne viruses and can breathe regularly. He can also vibrate so fast that light does not reflect off him, rendering him invisible.

Flight: By spinning like a helicopter, he can even perform a limited kind of flight. Since his power is a quantum/molecular phenomenon, the Flash has been able to fly just as other metas do (and there have been other flying speedsters in the past, such as the deceased Johnny Quick) because he can control his absolute molecular energy and direction and force it in the direction he wished to move without running. Though he rarely makes use of this ability as he enjoys running.

Increased Perceptions: Kid Flash possesses the ability to alter his perceptions so that falling objects can appear to be standing still and can be caught and moved back to their normal position. He can disarm or jam any number of opponents weapons before they are even aware of his movement and can hurl small projectiles at hypersonic velocities.

Supercharged Brain Activity: Kid Flash's mental abilities are also increased in speed, simple computations can be done at lightning speeds.

Vortex Creations: By running in a circle at a certain speed, Kid Flash is able to create a vortex with a variety of effects. One effect is pulling the air away from the center in order to suffocate an enemy. Another effect is levitating whoever and whatever was in the center. Also, able to send anyone or anything into another dimension when running around them. Some other effects are acting as barriers to movement or funnels for toxic gases. Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Wally is very proficient in many forms of fighting.

Intellect: Wally is very smart. He was able to use his powers in different ways that nobody could teach him. He also remembers several lectures Barry gave him, including various "Flash Facts".

Mechanical Aptitude: Wally can intuitively understand the operation of any mechanical device and subconsciously/effortlessly create a schematic in his mind.