Unlike Barry Allen’s Flash, Wally did get a whole slew of powers (most of which were derived from the Speed Force), that none of his predecessors had ever had. This was partially due to the fact that most of what he was trying to phase through had some sort of electrical element that was liable to spark under the correct circumstances and it certainly made for some great art on the page. Whenever Wally phased, the objects he would pass through would explode. Since his days as Kid Flash, he had the ability to vibrate his molecules fast enough to phase through matter, but not fast enough to do it flawlessly. In spite of this, Wally had struggled with phasing. For a long time, Wally West was the fastest of all the DC Universe speedsters. Post-CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, Wally West got the chance to take up the mantle of the Flash, and during that time he is able to achieve the same top speed as his mentor and uncle, Barry Allen, eventually going on to surpass Barry. It is well established in comic book continuity, making it a nice #DCTV Secret that nods to fans of the source material. Wally West’s struggle with phasing is not something unique to the Fla sh TV show. If any given speedster can vibrate their molecules fast enough to “phase” through other matter then he or she can run “as the crow flies,” and you can’t get more efficient than that! It serves the purpose of streamlining the power set of a speedster and utilizing them in the most efficient way possible. Rather, it’s an ability that was added to the stories of the second Flash-and lead of the show-Barry Allen. Phasing itself was not an ability that Jay Garrick started out his career with when he broke onto the scene as the Flash in 1940. Now phasing is something Barry Allen has been able to do for a while on Th e Flash and also something that Supergirl fans have seen from Martian Manhunter as well. He’s been training with Barry this season and improving at a much quicker rate than his predecessor, but has been tripping up on a classic Flash trick-phasing. In tonight’s episode of The Flash we get a lot more Kid Flash goodness! If you’ve been following these series of editorials, you know that I absolutely love Wally West, so the events of “Untouchable” have definitely given me a lot to write about.
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