The Flash Season 3: 10 Things You Need To Know About Kid Flash
Find out all you need to know about Wally West ahead of his upcoming transformation to Kid Flash.
With Keiynan Lonsdale's Wally West having debuted in Season 2 of The CW's The Flash, fans instantly started speculating on whether Wally would end up with his own superpowers at some point in the future. After all, this is someone who is one of the most well-known and beloved speedsters in the DC comic book realm.
The CW has finally let the cat out of the bag, recently revealing some pictures of Wally suited-and-booted as Kid Flash ahead of the show's upcoming third season. But who really is Wally West?
Having debuted in 1959, the comic book Wally has nearly 60 years worth of history to explore as the character worked his way up to becoming one of the most important heroes in comic book history. Yes, Wally West really is that big of a deal.
How the superpowered Wally will feature in The CW's Grant Gustin-starring show remains to be seen, but, if nothing else, he certainly looks the part, with many fans mightily impressed by the look of this new take on Kid Flash.
So with that said, let's take a look at the comic book Wally West/Kid Flash, and get you up to speed on the key facts of this fan-favourite speedster.
10. Family Ties
In the comic book realm, Wally West is the
nephew of Iris West.
Upon Wally’s 1959 debut, Iris was at that stage dating Barry Allen. Eventually, Barry and Iris would end up married, making Barry the step-uncle of Wally. That’s certainly keeping the speedster gig in the family.
Obviously, in The CW’s show things are a little different. In the TV series, Wally is instead introduced as the long lost brother of Iris, with him having been kept a secret from both Iris and her ever-great pops, Detective Joe West.
Whilst it may have taken Keiynan Lonsdale’s TV take on Wally a little while to warm to Grant Gustin’s Barry, he did share one major thing in common with his comic book counterpart: both the comic book Wally and the TV Wally idolize The Flash.
And just like how the comic book Wally West eventually went on to become his own speedster under the Kid Flash moniker, the TV take on the character is now doing the same.