Iris West

Iris West is the leader of Team Flash, a former journalist for Central City Picture News, a former waitress at CC Jitters, and a psychology graduate student. Iris is also the daughter of Joe and the late Francine West, the sister of Wally West, the fiancée of the late Eddie Thawne, and the wife of Barry Allen.

Charming and beautiful, Iris wants nothing more than to help and care for those around her. She's highly intuitive and has an innate curiosity, being amazed and intrigued by the fantastical events that are happening in Central City, particularly the Flash. After becoming a reporter under Mason Bridge, she becomes even more so in investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding Harrison Wells and S.T.A.R. Labs. Iris can be quite stubborn and holds true to her morals, despite what others may want of her. Iris is also a bit of a risk taker and more often doesn't hesitate to take action when need be; as seen when she helps take down Tony Woodward and William Tockman. Her ability to gather and analyze evidence and come to accurate conclusions is also noteworthy.

Publication Information

Flash : Iris West
Multiverse : Earth-1
Version : The Flash
Known As : Iris Ann West
Type :
- Leader of Team Flash
- Formerly Investigative journalist for Central City Picture News
- Vigilante
- Formerly Waitress at CC Jitters Coffee shop
- Blogger
- Graduated Psychology student
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Gender : Female
Origin : Central City, United State
Season : The Flash
First Appeareance : Arrow Season 2 Episod 9 : Three Ghosts (Indirectly Mentioned)
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Main View : Full Episod

When Iris finally figures out that Barry is the Flash - and finds out Barry, Joe and Eddie - people she's explicitly trusted all kept it from her, she feels immensely betrayed and disappointed. However, soon after she came to overcome her feelings of betrayal and proved her worth to the team and reconciled with her father since he pushed for her to be kept in the dark after Grodd's attack. After Barry reluctantly allowed Eobard Thawne to kill his mother, Nora Allen, in order to undo the damage caused when he created Flashpoint, Iris still has a close relationship with Barry, Wally and the other members of Team Flash.

But she is not on speaking terms with her father, Joe, because he had lied to her about her mother being dead. However, she later reconciles with him, after learning the truth about Barry's time traveling actions. Upon Barry's arrest for "murdering" Clifford DeVoe, Iris was desperate to save him. Despite her husband's objections, she almost impulsively/recklessly reveals to the court that Barry is the Flash, only for him to talk her out of doing it. Fiercely protective of her husband, Iris even confronts Marlize DeVoe and tells her to drop the grieving widow act which Marlize does and rubs the fact that Barry's on trial for Clifford's murder in her face, which Iris does not appreciate and vows revenge on the couple that are ruining her, Barry and their family's lives.

Discovering Barry's secret

Just as Eddie was about to propose to Iris with a ring he got from his grandmother, they were attacked by the Reverse-Flash. Iris quickly recognized him as Nora Allen's murderer and pleaded with him not to hurt anyone else. The yellow speedster refused to answer and moved to kill her, but the arrival of Barry as The Flash prompted the Reverse-Flash to abduct Eddie and fled. The Flash assured a distressed Iris that he would find Eddie and as he sped off a surge of lighting passed from Barry to her. In that second she remembered that she only experienced it before when she touched Barry while he was still in a coma after the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded. In that second she realized and still in shock that Barry was the The Flash.

Francine's return and meeting Wally

Looking into a housing scheme involving two men illegally evicting people from their homes Iris was attacked by the two men who tried to kill her. When she called Barry asking for help he told her to jump from the building she was in and fell almost 20 stories before Barry caught her. With the facts she needed she wrote a story on the subject and her co-worker Linda told her it had scored the front page, much to her joy. Later that day Joe sat her down and confessed that her mother was a drug addict and told her what happened when she was a child, that she'd almost been killed when Francine overdosed which Iris vaguely remembered as he told her. More shockingly Joe revealed that Francine was in fact alive and wanted to see her.

Flashpoint timeline

In the Flashpoint timeline, Iris does not instantly recognize Barry. This suggests that the two do not have a lot of contact with each other in the timeline. It is also shown that Iris seems to have a strained relationship with her father, Joe West. She also knows that Wally is the Flash and is an ally of his missions to fight against The Rival.

Post-Flashpoint timeline

In the post-Flashpoint timeline Iris continued to hold a grudge against her father for not telling her that her mother was still alive and as result doesn't speak with him. She also did not share a kiss with Barry prior to him creating Flashpoint. She however remains a member of Team Flash. After learning of Flashpoint, Iris begins to patch things up with her father and starts up a relationship with Barry. She continues to assist Team Flash in taking down meta-humans and other threats.

Possible future

Sometime before 2024 Barry and Iris' feelings become deeper and she marries him and renames herself "Iris West-Allen". She is also employed by another publisher called the Central City Citizen. In 2024, her husband engaged in a battle with Reverse-Flash, along with Green Arrow, The Atom, and Hawkgirl atop two oil trucks in the streets. The battle ended with both speedsters vanishing in an explosion of light, and Iris fronts page article on the subject titled "Flash Missing Vanishes In Crisis".

Erased future

When Barry changed the timeline from being called "Flashpoint" the future changed once more. In one potential future of May 23, 2017, Savitar confronted the Flash with Iris as his hostage. He claimed to finally be "free" of the Flash. Despite the Flash's pleas, Savitar simply told Flash that he "lost". Iris then tearfully told Barry that she loved him and Savitar proceeded to murder Iris before the Flash could get to him in time, and Savitar fled as the Flash was left to his loss. Seemingly unbeknownst to Savitar, Flash, or Iris a younger version of the scarlet speedster from 5 months earlier was watching the event from the nearby trees, though he was pulled back to his own time by Jay Garrick. After this, her name on the article changes to Julie Greer.

The Flash

As Flash
- Origin : Earth-1
- Version : The Flash
- Type : Speedster
- Host : Iris West
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- Appearances : The Flash

Abilities

Speed Force connection / Meta-human physiology : After Matthew Kim unintentionally stole Barry's powers, he subsequently transferred them to Iris. Doing this, Iris obtain all of Barry's essence of a speedster. Despite having them for only a short period, Iris quickly adjusted the usage of them, affectively working as a vigilante, in certain capacities showing even more ingenuity than Barry. Later, once Matthew transferred Barry's powers back to him, returning Iris to normal.

Electrokinesis : Iris' Speed Force energy uniquely generates purple electricity.
Superhuman agility : Iris is able to maneuver through enclosed areas with great coordination and dexterity.
Superhuman speed : Iris can move at such vast speeds; even Barry was amazed at how fast she could move despite being new to her powers. With her speed, she can easily traverse Central City or change outfits in an instant.
- Aerokinesis : Iris can use her speed to generate air flows on various levels.
Superhuman stamina : Iris is able to run tremendous distances with no signs of fatigue.
Adept markswoman : Iris is somewhat skilled in firearms, having been taught by Joe in case of emergency.
Keen intellect / Expert investigator / Skilled tactician / Leader : Iris is very intelligent and an excellent investigator, as she follows every lead and rumor to discover the truth behind any story; as she eventually discovered that the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion was what gave the Flash his powers in the first place.
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant : Since early childhood, Joe, planning for his daughter's safety, taught her extensively how to defend herself. During sparring matches against Barry as children, Iris was never once hit by her friend

Equipment

The Flash suit and Masked : Iris wears a protective suit as the Flash, to hide his identity when fighting crime, it was designed by Cisco Ramon.
Guns : Give by her father Joe West.