Daniel West (Prime Earth)

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 * Image                  = Flash Vol 4 23.2 Reverse-Flash Textless.jpg
 * RealName               = Daniel West
 * CurrentAlias           = Reverse-Flash
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 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Bad
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 * Relatives              = William West (father); Iris West (sister)
 * Universe               = Prime Earth
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 * Hair                   = Brown
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 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
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 * PlaceOfBirth           = Keystone City
 * Creators               = Francis Manapul; Brian Buccellato
 * First                  = Flash Vol 4 0


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Origin
Daniel West's mother died giving birth to him, and his father, William, never forgave him, becoming an abusive alcoholic. His sister Iris protected and supported him until the day that his father went too far, and an angry Daniel pushed him down the stairs, crippling him for life. When he realized that Iris' opinion of him would change forever as a result of those actions, Daniel ran away from home, blaming his father for what happened, instead of himself.

By the time he was eighteen, he had fallen in with a fast crowd, and became a small-time thug, all while trying to mend his relationship with Iris, who resented him for leaving her with their paraplegic father. His first big score was thwarted by The Flash, and wound up in prison for 5 years.

When he got out of prison, Daniel found that Iris still wasn't ready to make amends with him, and while he struggled to make it on his own, he was captured by Gorillas when they attacked the Gem Cities. While he was rescued by the Rogues, when he learned that they still intended to rob those they'd saved, he attempted to escape, and crashed into Dr. Elias' stolen monorail car, which was powered by a Speed Force battery. The accident imbued him with the ability to turn back time, but that power was dependent on the Speed Force charge in the battery.

In Reverse
Wanting more than anything to go back in time and change his relationship with Iris by killing his father, Daniel dubbed himself the Reverse-Flash, and began murdering those who had been touched by the Speed Force in order to drain them of the energy he'd need to go back in time far enough to change his own past.

Eventually, the only ones who remained were The Flash and his own sister, Iris. Unfortunately, the Flash had learned that he could not be sensed through the Speed Force thanks to his containment suit, so he had given one to Iris as well, preventing either of them from being found immediately. Even so, Daniel managed to lure the Flash to Doctor Elias' lab, and used his power to go back in time and kill his father - except he was surprised to find his younger self and Iris witnessing his act of murder.


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