Why is Iris Speed Force purple?

Purple: Purple lightning has been produced by "Accelerated Man" and temporarily Iris West-Allen after Matthew Kim transferred Barry's powers to her. However, the reason for this lightning coloration is currently unknown.
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Why is Iris's speed purple?

Other speedsters in the series, however, generate a different colored lightning — like Iris's purple variant. Since Iris and Wally are siblings, it seems unlikely that genetics are the reason for Iris's distinct lightning color; therefore, their differing relationships with the Speed force is a more likely explanation.
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Why is Nora's lightning purple?

While speedster physiology has been explained to a certain degree, there is still a lot they have not gone into during The Flash's run. The main reason why Nora only has purple lightning in this timeline is because of her brother Bart West-Allen, a.k.a. Impulse.
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What speedster has purple lightning?

Purple: Purple Lightning is generated by Iris West, and the Accelerated Man. The reasons for this coloration is unknown. Red: Red lightning is typically the result of a speedster having a connection to the Negative Speed-Force, which Eobard Thawne created at some point after recreating the Flash's powers.
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Is Iris faster than Barry?

Iris used her newfound abilities to become a superhero, taking the mantle of Impulse from Bart and more than living up to its name. She has arguably the greatest potential of any speedster in the Flash Family, and not only matches Barry in speed, but surpasses him in her understanding of the Speed Force.
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Why was zooms lightning blue?

Cobalt Blue, in comics, also leaves behind those conspicuous blue lightnings but it comes from the blue gem or some sort of talisman; the blue sparks of Zoom and Trajectory are a manifestations of the over-dose of those Velocity serums.
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What is Iris's speedster name?

When Iris and Barry marry, Iris learns that, not only is Barry the city's heroic speedster, but her nephew, Wally West, is Kid Flash.
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Who is the violet speedster?

It seems clear then that his "weird purple speedster" is a reference to Iris West-Allen on the one day she accidentally acquired Barry Allen's super-speed, in the season 4 episode, "Run, Iris, Run."
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What is the rarest color of lightning?

Green lightning is a rare phenomenon that can be seen during a thunderstorm. Someone who has seen green lightning is extremely lucky as green lightning strikes are rarely seen. It is so rare that the only photograph of a green lightning strike is one from when the Chaiten volcano in Chile erupted.
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What is Savitar's armor made of?

The suit was created using the Philosopher's Stone. Unlike other speedster suits which are typically made of a heat-resistant leather-like material, Savitar's armor is completely metallic, and also covers its occupant from head to toe.
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Why does the Speed Force look like Nora?

Speed Force as Nora Allen. When Barry seeks comfort, he snuggles in a blanket created by Nora. When the Speed Force is reborn, it appears as Nora in a human form instead of appearing as lightning. Barry slowly comes to terms with the Speed Force appearing as his mother, after a conversation with Iris.
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Did Iris have powers?

Iris previously gained super-speed in the series, albeit much more briefly, during Season 4. The newly discovered metahuman Matthew Kim possessed the ability to swap people's abilities through their DNA and inadvertently caused Barry and Iris to swap powers.
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Why is the Speed Force evil?

The Speed Force in itself isn't pure evil as they don't have the motives that Thawne, Zoom, and Savitar had. Instead, it's a conflict of different ideologies: whereas Barry wants to help the people affected by the New Forces, the Speed Force wants them dead.
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Is Iris pregnant in The Flash?

Toward the end of The Flash Season 7, Barry and Iris decided to start a family. In episode 15, they believed that Iris was pregnant, but, unfortunately, it was a false alarm.
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Why did Iris suppress Nora's powers?

By taking away Nora's powers, Iris was trying to save Nora from the multitude of very real dangers — from prejudice to death — that she would have faced as a metahuman or superhero, especially if she were outed as The Flash's daughter.
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Did Barry create 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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Why is Iris West Black?

For the Arrowverse series, the show's creators wanted to diversify the cast of characters and chose to make the West family Black. The series has never put a focus on Iris's race, instead choosing to focus on the other aspects of the character.
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Is Iris from the future?

In the comics, Iris phases back and forth in time because it's revealed she is actually from the future and was sent back to the 20th century by her birth parents.
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Who is the fastest speedster ever?

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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Why does the rival have red lightning?

A speedster connects to the Negative Speed Force by expressing or feeling angry or vengeful emotions to a point were it corrupts them, after converting to the Negative Speed Force a speedster changes their natural lightning color to red explaining why he has red lightning, in the season 3 premiere you can see him ...
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Is the Black Flash Zoom?

"Zoom has been transformed into Black Flash, who has quite a place in the mythology of The Flash. He's like the grim reaper for speedsters," he told TV Guide. "Andrew Kreisberg, the head writer and EP, has talked about their interest in having a Black Flash return at some point in the series."
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What were the two things savitar needed?

In order to ascend, however, Savitar will need two things: Iris will need to die so that Barry is driven so far into the dark that he creates the time remnants to stop Savitar, thus creating Savitar. Still following? So the other thing Savitar needs? Well, he declined to share that secret with Barry.
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