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Don Allen was a speedster, the son of Barry Allen and Iris West, and the father of Bart Allen.
History
Not long before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Barry Allen and Iris West travelled forwards in time, to the 30th century, where they settled. There, they concieved a pair of twins: Don and Dawn Allen. After Iris gave birth, Barry was only able to spend a month with the children before he would be called back to the present day in order to help the forces of good in the Crisis. Tragically, he was seemingly slain in the conflict.
Over the next several years, Dawn and Dawn would grow to adulthood, inheriting their father's super-speed, becoming the Tornado Twins. Don would father Bart Allen, who would in turn one day travel to the present day alongside his grandmother, Iris.
Eventually, Dawn and Dawn would seemingly be lost in a battle with the Dominators. However, they were saved by Eobard Thawne, their father's greatest enemy. He used his abilities to taint them with the Reverse Speed Force, turning them to his side. He first unleashed the pair in a future version of Central City against an aged Flash[1]; then, he brought them back to the present with him, making them part of his Legion of Zoom.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Speed Force Conduit: Speed force conduits possess a connection to the Speed Force, a cosmic force that allows its users to push the boundaries that keep time and space. As a conduit of the Speed Force, all aspects of their physiology are accelerated and enhanced.[3]
- Accelerated Healing: By having a connection to the speed force, every speed force conduit has an incredibly fast healing factor and can heal from most injuries in seconds and devastating injuries in minutes.[4]
- Enhanced Senses: The Speed Force enhances the speedster's senses, allowing them to perceive and process thoughts faster than the normal person.[5]
- Phasing: Speed Force conduits can tap into the Speed Force to vibrate their molecules in a way to achieve intangibility for short bursts, allowing them to phase through objects.[6]
- Speed Force Aura: The Speed Force manifests an aura around the speedster and whatever they are carrying, protecting them from adverse effects of their speed, such as friction with the air.[7]
- Superhuman Durability: The Speed Force Aura also protects speedsters from kinetic impacts, which in turn, makes them much more durable and resistant to injury than any normal human.[8]
- Superhuman Stamina: The Speed Force grants its conduits with a great increase of stamina, allowing them to fight or run much longer than the average person. Although a great increase, it is not unlimited.[5]
- Superhuman Speed: The universal factor of being a Speed Force conduit grants its user with imperceptible amounts of speed. All powers that conduits possess derives from their speed.[5]. This also confers:
- Superhuman Agility: The speedster's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows them to easily maneuver while moving at superhuman speed.[5]
- Superhuman Reflexes: In conjunction with their enhanced senses, The speedster's reflexes are heightened immesurably, allowing them to dodge or react faster than normal.[5]
- Vortex Creations: Speed Force conduits are able to create vortices of air by running in circles or rotating their extremities at super-speed. These vortices can be used for a number of effects.[9]
Notes
- Don Allen was created by Jim Shooter and Win Mortimer, first appearing in Adventure Comics #373. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Don Allen first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in The Flash (Volume 5) #26 by Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter.
Related
- 9 Appearances of Don Allen (Prime Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Don Allen (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Don Allen (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Don Allen (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 5) #26
- ↑ The Flash #758
- ↑ Being a speed force conduit conveys some core powers as demonstrated by Barry Allen and Wally West.
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 5) #73
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Flash (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #76
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #63
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #2
- ↑ The Flash (Volume 2) #74
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