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[thescarletspeedster]

PLAYER

NAME: Sarah
AGE: 38
PREFERRED CONTACT: fahrbot @ plurk
OTHER CHARACTERS: none

CHARACTER

NAME: Barry Allen
AGE: 27
CANON & CANON POINT: final moments of season 2 of The Flash
RESERVATION LINK: n/a
HISTORY: Wiki

PERSONALITY:

Barry was a sweet natured boy in his youth, and that didn’t change when his mother died. His adopted father Joe expected Barry to be a sad figure in his household, but Barry made the place come alive, bringing light back to the Wests’ lives after the death of Joe’s own wife. That doesn’t mean he was ready to let the mystery of his mother’s death go, however. All throughout his youth, Barry was determined to exonerate his father, and it was this determination that led him to a job as a forensic scientist. If he could prove other people’s guilt or innocence, eventually he’d learn enough to be able to set his father free. Barry’s brilliance, his talent for science and his natural curiosity and tenacity made him good at the job.

When Barry gained his powers, he knew instantly that he had to use them for good. There were times when he slipped, when he relied on his powers to get him to work faster, or to impress people, but Barry quickly came to respect what he could do, and what he shouldn’t do even more. He takes his duties as the Flash seriously, often helping people to his own detriment. His double life has damaged his relationships both friendly and at work, but Barry never once thinks of stopping.

Driven but social, Barry relies heavily on his friends that do know who he is for support, both as The Flash and as a young man thrust into a world he doesn’t understand. He relies on Joe most of all, thankful that his adopted father is on the police force and can help him navigate the two identities Barry has to occupy. Barry feels a great sense of loyalty to Joe, and tries to be a better man in all things based on Joe’s example. Barry’s deep friendship with his adopted sister Iris is also a balm, and he keeps her in his heart always, using her as his moral compass when times grow hard.

That doesn’t mean Barry doesn’t have bad traits. He can lose his temper if tired or frustrated, he can be extremely stubborn and reckless when he believes he’s right, but he tries to do right by the people he cares about. Since the rift in time and space over Central City that he helped cause nearly destroyed all their lives, Barry has been extremely down on himself, doubting himself, doubting his powers. He doesn’t know if he’s strong enough, mentally or physically, to fight the endless flux of villains. These fears are proven right when his worst enemy, Zoom, kills his father in front of him. From that moment, a part of Barry gave up. Somewhere deep inside, Barry wants to be worthy of the power that’s been thrust on him, but he’s started to wonder if he’ll ever be. All he can think of now is going back in time to save his mother from ever dying.

And Barry’s got the power to do it.

ABILITIES/SKILLS:

Barry’s powers are ever evolving, but at the time he leaves canon his primary abilities are all the result of the Speed Force, an extra-dimensional energy force that gives speedsters their powers.

- runs at incredible speed (very often used)
- has accelerated healing (daily thanks to the dangers of fighting crime)
- can vibrate his molecules at a rate that allows him to phase through objects (rarely)
- can modify his voice by vibrating his vocal chords (rarely)
- can also move his arms at a rate that creates a vortex (occasionally to put out fires)
- can harness the energy of the Speed Force to throw thunderbolts (in combat but rarely needed)
- can create phantom doubles of himself by moving quickly between two positions (rarely)
- can move so quickly that he goes back in time, though he tries not to let the temptation get to him (just once)

INVENTORY/COMPANIONS: one Flash suit made of special friction resistant polymers

FACTION CHOICE: Court of Stars

REASON: It might seem counterintuitive since Barry is a scientist, but he trusts his gut over information. He believes in law and order, but he also believes in the good in people, and more than once has tried to rehabilitate an enemy rather than jail them. He's harbored the idea that he could exonerate his father for more than a decade, never once stopping his efforts no matter the obstacle, which is very much the actions of a dreamer. He knows in his heart what's right and wrong, whether it appears that way on the surface or not.

TATTOO: Cassiopeia on his right shoulder blade

SAMPLES

NETWORK: (providing screenshots to a locked game) Link (this is a little naughty, Barry was dared to let someone else send a message to everyone and the results were NSFW)

LOG: Link

NOTES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS: nope!