“ | This place is crash! | „ |
~ Bart West-Allen |
Bart West-Allen is a supporting character in The Flash. He is the son of Iris West-Allen and Barry Allen/The Flash and the younger brother of Nora West-Allen/XS. Like his father and sister, Bart is a speedster who inherited his dad's connection to the Speed Force and is known as Impulse. He is also the archenemy of August Heart/Godspeed, and called The Adversary.
He is portrayed by Jordan Fisher.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Bart Allen was born in 2030 to Barry and Iris West-Allen and raised alongside his sister, Nora. When he had trouble with differentials math homework, Chester P. Runk, an old family friend of his parents, helped him. He was taught how to control his powers and how Wally taught him how to meditate. The person he loved most was senior speedster Jay Garrick, who he and Nora loved as an uncle. He saw Bart's impulsiveness as a strength and not a weakness.
At some point before or during 2049, Bart became a vigilante in Central City along with his sister. However, Bart became angry when August Heart/Godspeed murdered his uncle Jay right in front of him. Bart became known as the Adversary to the Godspeed Clones.
Personality[]
Bart was impulsive and always eager to rush into danger without getting the information first. Similar to his father, Bart is an exceptional singer, excitable and a fast talker. Despite his bickering with his older sister, it is evident that Bart and Nora love each other when they use their powers protecting Central City. He loved his uncle Jay Garrick. In a potential future, Godspeed murdered Jay, which angered Bart similar to how Barry felt towards Eobard when he killed Bart's grandmother. However, in the new timeline, Jay is still alive because of the West-Allen siblings' actions.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Speed Force connection/Meta-human physiology: Bart has a connection connection to the Speed Force, powers he inherited from his father, Barry Allen.
- Accelerated healing factor: As a speedster, Bart has a faster healing factor than humans do
- Superhuman speed
- Time travel: Bart and Nora both traveled back in time in 2021
- Bodily vibrations: Like most speedsters, Bart can vibrate his body for various effects.
- Intangibility: Bart can make his body intangible and penetrate solid matter by vibrating his molecules at a natural frequency of air.
- Invisibility: Bart can vibrate his body so fast, he will be unseen to everyone else.
- Electrokinesis: Bart produces yellow electricity when he is super speeding.
- Superhuman durability: Bart's inhuman resistance is due to his momentum build-up. He can survive impact upon a strong exertion that would be fatal to humans.
- Superhuman stamina: Bart can handle the stresses of extreme racing without noticeable distress, letting his function much longer than normal humans unhindered.
Abilities[]
- Skilled hand-to-hand combatant: Bart was able to combat Godspeed’s clones with both his powers and fighting skills.
- Singing: Like his father, Bart became an excellent singer at his parents' renewals of their marriage vows.
- Expert marksman: During the Godspeed War, Bart hit three of Godspeed’s clones with the shuriken constructed from his lightning.
Equipment[]
- Impulse Suit: Bart wore a protective suit while fighting crime.
Trivia[]
- Bart in the Arrowverse is a combination of Don and Bart Allen, Barry and Iris' son and grandson.
- Bart was going to appear in Season 8 of the Flash but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was introduced in Season 7.
- Nora is seven years older than her brother.
- This is the second live-action incarnation of Bart Allen, the first being the one in Smallville.