Kid Flash (Iris West)

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caption=Kid Flash, on the cover to "The Kingdom: Kid Flash". Art by Mark Pajarillo
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Kid Flash
real_name=Iris West
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Kingdom Come" #3 (July 1996)
creators=Mark Waid
Alex Ross
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=Teen Titans
aliases=
powers=Can move and think at very high speeds; Has an invisible aura to protect her body and clothes against air friction.

Kid Flash (Iris West II) is a superheroine in the alternate future of "Kingdom Come" in the "DC Comics" universe. She first appeared in "Kingdom Come" #3 (July 1996).

Publication history

Iris West II/Kid Flash appears in issues 3 and 4 of the 1996 "Kingdom Come" mini-series. She subsequently appears in the "Kingdom Come" sequel, "The Kingdom", starring in her own issue "The Kingdom: Kid Flash" (February 1999). Characters similar to this one appear in "The Flash" #143 (December 1998) and #146–149 (March–June 1999), as well as "The Titans" #23–25 (January–March 2001); however, it is not clear if they are the same character.

Fictional character biography

In the alternate future of the "Kingdom Come" series, Iris West II is the daughter of Wally West (the third Flash) and Linda Park, and the twin sister of Barry West. Both Iris and Barry inherited their father's superspeed abilities, but only Iris chose to use her powers for good. Iris is constantly annoyed by the fact that her father, who has almost completely given up his life to patrol Keystone City non-stop, never makes time for her, while he does make time for her lazy brother Barry, who uses his powers to be a slacker.

In the sequel "The Kingdom", Iris is recruited by Rip Hunter (along with several other heroes of her generation - Ibn al Xu'ffasch, Batman's son; Nightstar, the daughter of Nightwing and Starfire; and Offspring, the son of Plastic Man) to try and stop a madman named Gog from altering the past, before discovering it to be unnecessary due to Hypertime.

In "The Titans" #23–25 she becomes a member of a group comprising the children of the original five Titans: herself; Nightstar; Donna Troy's son Darkstar; the Red Hood, Arsenal's daughter; and Tula, Tempest's daughter. They return to the present in various Hypertimelines to save the existence of Donna Troy.In "Flash" #225 (October 2005), Wally West's wife Linda gave birth to a daughter named Iris. Whether she will eventually become Kid Flash in the future remains to be seen. As for now, her only power remains the ability to vibrate through objects.In "Flash" #240 (May 2008) Iris appears to grow into a teenager wearing a costume similar to her future counterpart. In issue 241, Iris now wearing a "kid flash"-like costume displays superspeed and states she may be faster than her father. However her joy is short-lived, as she ages into adulthood after defeating Gorilla Grodd. In "Flash" #243, Iris is returned to her original age, and her powers revert back to molecular acceleration.

Powers and abilities

Iris West II has the same abilities as her father Wally West: superspeed, the ability to control and vibrate her molecules, and an aura that protects her from friction at high velocities. As her mother was a normal human, Iris is somewhat slower than her father.

External links

* [http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/iris-ii.html Profile on Iris West II]