The Flash
Warning : spoiler ahead forThe Flash#784
DC Comics is , once again , attempting to settle the fan disputation about whichFlash(Barry AllenorWally West ) is the best Scarlet Speedster in the latest Flash vs. Flash showdown . But , disregarding of which Flash is faster , one of them might have a grampus instinct . So , despite the fact that Barry and Wally have been happily share the Flash mantlepiece , they ’ve found themselves in an ineluctable conflict that may be the ending of at least one of these torpedo .
Barry Allen has gone missing duringDC’sDark Crisisevent , and the Flash Family — including fellow Flash Wally West — is on the William Holman Hunt to rule him . The Flash is no stranger to crisis - degree events . In fact , Barry was one of the major characters to die during DC ’s first major crisis , 1985’sCrisis on Infinite Earths . Wally , the first Kid Flash , then took over the Flash Mickey Charles Mantle from Barry , his uncle and mentor . A few crises and reboots by and by — including erasing the original Wally West from history during the New 52 era — Barry and Wally now happily share the name and the scarlet suit .
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However , that happiness may not come through the events ofThe Flash#784 by Jeremy Adams , Amancay Nahuelpan , Jeromy Cox , and Rob Leigh . Wally andhis own Kid Flash , Wallace West , discover Barry in an substitute dimension that seems to be designed as Barry ’s perfect life . Wally attempts to come near his wise man , but Barry does n’t recognize Wally . Instead , Barry sees the Reverse - Flash ( his arch - nemesis ) in Wally ’s place . Barry attack Wally / the Reverse - Flash , and Wally entertain back because he does not want to fight . The offspring ends with a cliffhanger where reviewer are left question whether Barry will seriously hurt — or even drink down — his fellow Flash , Wally .
The disputation over which Flash is truehearted is a front-runner among fans , but the real question here is whether Barry or Wally is brutal enough to take down his counterpart . Wally has almost always been depict asthe kinder , more reformer Flash , and Barry ’s killer instinct has common law . For instance , in pre - Crisis DC persistence , Barry has , in fact , stamp out Eobard Thawne ( the Reverse - Flash ) before , meaning Wally is in real danger here . If Barry truly believe Wally West is Thawne , Barry has enough motive to down his rival . So , this cliffhanger is the existent deal , and the threat to Wally is not an idle one .
Will Wally West go his fight with the original Flash , Barry Allen ? Barry ’s dream universe feels unusually like hisSilver Age Flash funnies — which entail he is his Silver Age ego , someone who ’s willing and able to kill his enemy . Wally Westmay just be the faster Flash , butBarry Allenis the more brutal speedster . However , fans will have to look until the following issue to see whichFlashwins — and how .
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