How did Wally West get his powers?

One day, while visiting Iris at her friend Barry Allen's CSI lab at the Central City Police Department, Wally was struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals just like the Flash was, which infused Wally with the power of a mysterious energy force called the Speed Force like his hero.
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How does Wally West become a speedster?

He got his speed after being encased in one of Savitar and Alchemy's weird cocoons, a method that the villains have used to grant powers to other people based on their counterparts from the Flashpoint timeline.
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Who gave Wally West his powers?

The character was the nephew of the existing Flash character's girlfriend and later wife, Iris West. During a visit to the Central City police laboratory where Barry Allen worked, the freak accident that gave Allen his powers repeated itself, bathing Wally in electrically charged chemicals.
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How did Wally West get his powers Arrowverse?

After being saved by the Flash, when the Flash traded his powers for Wally's life, Wally was inspired by the Flash's sacrifice and figured out that Joe had a way to contact the Flash from what Zoom told him while he was in captivity.
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Why is Wally West faster than Barry?

Wally was the protégé of his uncle Barry, who guided him towards becoming a master of the Speed Force. By studying this extra-dimension encompassing the multiverse, Wally attained the skills Barry had cultivated over his long career as the Scarlet Speedster.
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Why is the Flash's lightning Blue?

Basically, blue lightning signifies extreme speed in Flash-lore, while Barry's lightning is usually yellow (which corresponds to a middle-ground speed if I'm correct).
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Who created the Speed Force?

10 The Speed Force was Created by Barry Allen

Back in 2005's The Flash: Rebirth by Geoff Johns, it was revealed that Barry Allen himself was actually the person who created the Speed Force.
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How did Bart Allen get his powers?

In the "Titans Tomorrow" storyline, Bart assumed the mantle of the Flash after the current Flash died in a "Crisis". In this alternate future he was able to steal the speed of others, a power he used on his past self. This reality shows a grown Bart posing as a member of the so-called Titans of Tomorrow.
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Who is faster Flash or Quicksilver?

Amazingly, The Flash is way faster than anything Quicksilver has ever displayed in the comics thus far. Flash has moved so fast before that he can phase through solid objects, and can also create enough friction and momentum where he's able to throw lightning bolts at his foes.
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Is Wally West a Metahuman?

In the alternate timeline known as Flashpoint, Wally West was the meta-human speedster known prominently as The Flash. As the protector of Central City, he fought against his archenemy The Rival.
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Why is Wally West so powerful?

Wally's connection to the Speed Force gives him a huge advantage over his uncle (even though Barry technically creates the speed force… that's comics for you!), and allows him to race past Barry at super-high speeds. He can also reach higher speeds than Barry, although both can run faster than the speed of light.
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Who is faster Flash or Kid Flash?

There's a great number of heroes that could lay claim to the Flash name in some way. But, the original Kid-Flash is actually the fastest of all of them. For years Wally West seemed like quite the threat for Barry Allen.
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Who is the fastest speedster?

1) Flash (Wally West)

The third superhero known by the name of Flash, Wally West is undoubtedly the fastest man alive, not just in the DC comics multiverse but in the entire history of comic book fiction. A fan of the scarlet speedster, Wally West gained his superpowers in a lab accident similar to Barry Allen.
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Who can beat Wally West?

3 Wally West Lost A Major Fight Against Deathstroke

Slade was also able to beat Wally West by predicting his move and sliding a blade into his shoulder, then twisting it. There is actually an earlier encounter between Wally as the Flash and Deathstroke which ended with Slade tripping the Flash so he could get away.
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Who is faster Wally or Wallace?

Wallace West (half-Black) is the son of Daniel West. As the more experienced speedster, Wally is Moreno in tune with the Speed Force and has a higher mastery of the many sub-uses the force offers users besides speed. Wally was the fastest speedster pre-Flashpoint, even faster than Barry.
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Why is Wally West Black in The Flash?

This was an attempt to coalesce the comic book characters with the then-new live action CW series, which had cast Candace Patton as Iris West and Jessie L. Martin as her father, thus solidifying their version of the West family as African American.
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Who's the fastest avenger?

1 Sentry Can Move At Speeds In Excess Of Light Speed
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How is Zoom faster than flash?

Unlike his appearance on The Flash would have you believe, Zoom has no connection to the Speed Force; in fact, he has no speed powers at all, only the ability to alter time relative to himself. This power gives him the appearance of traveling at super speeds, though in reality, he is simply slowing everyone else down.
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Who is the strongest Marvel character?

Over 3000 years old, Hercules, the son of Zeus, is considered the physically strongest character in the entire Marvel universe.
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Is Bart Allen Godspeed?

The Flash just revealed that Godspeed isn't Barry Allen's villain – he's Bart Allen's. Godspeed's primary target in both seasons 6 and 7 has been the Scarlet Speedster, but now it's known that the character August Heart (Karan Oberoi) shares a personal history with in the future is actually Barry's son.
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Who is Godspeed to Bart?

In season seven, following the events of the crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Godspeed became the arch-nemesis of Bart Allen.
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Is Barry's dad a speedster?

Henry Allen was a speedster, the original Flash, and sacrified his connection to the speedforce in order to protect his son.
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How did Barry Allen get speed?

One night, as he is working late on a new case, a lightning bolt strikes and shatters a case full of unspecified chemicals and drenches all over Barry, temporarily knocking him out. As a result, Allen later finds that he can run at super-human speeds and possesses equally enhanced reflexes, senses, and healing.
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Who was the first speedster?

3 Jay Garrick: The Very First Comic Speedster Who Set The Standard. The first speedster in comics, as well as being the first Flash, Jay Garrick set the standard that all speedsters would follow.
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How did Barry create a time remnant?

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen, also known as Savitar, in an erased timeline Barry Allen created a time remnant who became evil. He did this because Iris West from that timeline died and Team Flash shunned him because he was a time remnant.
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