THE FLASH (BARRY ALLEN) CALLING: Protector PERSONALITY: Long before he became the Flash, Barry Allen trained as a forensic scientist. His police training means he approaches super- crime as an investigator, not just a fighter, and his scientific approach allows him to come up with new and creative ways to use his speed. HISTORY Barry Allen is an assistant scientist from the Criminal and Forensic Sci- ence Division of Central City Police Department. One night, as he was preparing to leave work, a freak light- ning bolt struck a nearby shelf in his lab and doused him with a cocktail of unnamed chemicals. As a result, Barry found that he could run extremely fast and had matching reflexes. He donned a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt, dubbed himself the Flash (after his childhood hero, Jay Garrick), and became a crimefighter active in Central City. SKILLS Criminology, Computers, Chemistry, Physics; Fast Exit 3 Edge * Hand Size 5 (30) POWERS Lightning Speed 20 Mach Control, Phasing, Power Slam, Run Up Walls, Waterwalking, Whirlwind, Speed Mirage, Dimensional Travel