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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Why does Barry have blue lightning?

While Joss Whedon's Justice League cut is technically canon to the DCEU, changing Barry's color from blue to yellow is another way to separate The Flash from the controversial 2017 movie. In the comics, a speedster with blue lightning means they have tapped more into the Speed Force, making them faster.
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Why was Wally's lightning blue?

By this reasoning - and as applied in Flash #50, from Howard Porter and Joshua Williamson - Wally West has blueish white lightning to signify that he is moving away from the viewer faster than any other Flash.
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Why is Zoom's lighting blue?

Zoom, AKA The Fake Jay Garrick, AKA Hunter Zolomon Grundy, born on a Mundy. Eliza Harmon (she was originally yellow, but her juicing eventually turned her blue and then she died).
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Why is Reverse-Flash's lightning red?

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. Red lightning is seen in Eobard himself as well as Edward Clariss/Rival.
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Why is savitar white lightning?

Theory: So this is just a theory, but it's probably true, and that the reason Savitar has white lightning is due to the Philosopher's Stone, which granted him so much speed that caused his lightning to turn white, but with a side effect of having his body damaged.
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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 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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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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Why did zooms lightning turn red?

Red: Red lightning is typically the result of a speedster having a connection to an Artificial Speed Force, such as the Negative Speed Force. Red lightning is seen from Eobard Thawne and Edward Clariss.
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What is the strongest color of lightning?

White: most powerful lightning color

White is the most dangerous color of lighting. It suggests both a low concentration of moisture and a high concentration of dust in air. We all are aware that being hit by lightning can have serious consequences.
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Why are speedsters so powerful?

The DC Universe has many speedsters in its stories, most of them tapping into their powers thanks to an extra-dimensional stream called the Speed Force. It's what gives them their superhuman abilities as well as being a place they can actually visit and use as part of their adventures.
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Who has green lightning in The Flash?

Green Lightning aka Ali Rayner-West is the descendant of both Kyle Rayner and Wally West and made her first appearance in the comics series Green Lantern: Circle of Fire by Brian K. Vaughan and Norm Breyfogle.
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What is a blue Flash?

Noun. blue flash (plural blue flashes) (meteorology, astronomy) A very rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash of blue light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by refraction of light in the atmosphere.
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Which Flash is the fastest?

Wally West is the Fastest Flash and is arguably the fastest being that has ever existed, as said by Max Mercury—and it has been remarked that Wally and Barry are the only two speedsters that were fast enough to even outrun death itself.
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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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Why is Wally 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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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 is Savitar's face scarred?

When Barry's time remanant ran around the machine that was going to destroy the mulitverse, he burnt up and that is Savitar. When he burnt up from running so fast, you could see his face was burning. That is why Savitar has a weird "pizza" scar on his one side of his face.
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Why did Savitar suit turn red?

It is possible for a speedster from the outside to phase into the armor and force out the previous bearer in the armor just as Barry was able to eject his time remnant out, resulting in the blue light coming from the suit turned red.
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Who created Savitar suit?

Barry Allen basically created Savitar to stop Savitar. As HR points out, “Classic chicken and the egg scenario.” But Savitar also explained that he's not a God yet. He wants to have control of all of time but he needs two things to happen.
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