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Flashfam is the family ship between Barry Allen, Jay Garrick, Wally West, Bart Allen, Avery Ho, Ace West, Max Mercury, Jesse Chambers, Irey West, Jai West, Iris West and Linda Park from the DC Comics fandom.
Canon[]
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After Barry Allen gained the power of the Speed Force, he finds himself meeting other Speedsters like him. One of them being Jay Garrick, who had served as the hero Flash long before Barry became a hero, and the successor to the Flash title. In The Flash series Jay is Earth 3's doppelganger of Barry's father, who was killed by Jay's imposter long before Barry sees the real Jay's face for the first time. Like in the comics, Jay help Barry to better understand the Speed Force as a mentor figure. In the Young Justice series Barry was a fan of Jay during his Flash days, and Jay telling Barry exactly how he got his powers was what allowed him to become the next Flash, by replicating the experiment and explosion. Before Jay retired he shows Barry the ropes as they worked together as partners. They stayed in touch and after Barry married Iris they made the Garricks part of the Allen family and West family, as they celebrate events like Jay's birthday and wedding anniversary together. In a few other Earths and adaptions of the Flash comics and universe, however, Barry meets Jay from when the Speed Force had him travel to the past or to an elseworld that has Jay as the Flash.
Other members of Barry's found family and team are members of his family, the first of them being his nephew Wally West who became his sidekick Kid-Flash. Wally maybe related to Barry's wife, Iris West, but he has proven himself worthy to be a Speedster hero. After Wally grew up, he took on the title of Flash for a time. Although Wally is commonly presented as Barry's nephew, the Arrowverse have them as brother-in-laws. Just as the franchise had Barry and Bart Allen as father and son, rather than grandfather and grandson like they are in the comics and other DC adaptations. Speedsters have the ability to travel through time and that is how Barry was able to meet his future grandson, who has followed in Barry's footsteps. In the Young Justice series Bart had called the Garricks his honorary great-grandparent and Wally his first cousin once removed. After Wally died Bart took on the Kid Flash title in his memory.
Iris has also proven herself to be a worthy ally to the Flashfam, the same with Linda Park and Joan Garrick. From how they not only aided and assisted Barry, Wally and Jay in their own ways, they also made time for the other Flashes who became like family to them. Both of the Garricks have served as the grandparents of the Flashfam, while Barry is commonly presented as the leader who has support from his wife, nephew and future grandson.
Fanon[]
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The Flashfam is one the superhero families of the DC Universe, this one focusing on Flash and his found family. Just as the Batfamily, Arrowfam and WonderFam focus on the found families of Batman, Green Arrow and Wonder Woman.
Although there those who think that the Flashfam should focus souly on their Speedster members, there are those who think that the love interests of Barry, Jay and Wally should be included as well. With Iris being related to some of the other Speedsters, like Wally and Bart, while Linda and Joan have made time for the others than just Wally and Jay alone.
Much like how Team Arrow from the Arrow series has been seen as the Arrowfam of the Arrowverse, some like to think that The Flash series has its own version of the Flashfam as well. With some of its members, like Barry, Iris, Wally, Jay and Bart, being key members of the original Flashfam from the comics. Beside some of the added members who have become Barry's found family within the Arrowverse. Even though some of those characters are normally Flash's foes or have no ties to the Flashfam in the comics.
Some find the Young Justice TV series to be one of the DC animated shows to focus on key members of the Flashfam. From how it has shown moments between Barry, Wally and Jay with Iris, Joan and Wally's parents, like they were all one big happy family. Long before Bart came along and became part of those family moments. Although fans of the comics know that Don and Dawn Allen grew up into becoming enemies of the Flashfam, fans of YJ have wondered if the series would have the twins take a different path. A path that would have the two be considered as members of the Flashfam, in the Young Justice universe.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Flashfamily (DCU) tag on AO3
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