The Flash: Ranking Every Major Death Worst To Best

10. Henry Allen

This one was a letdown. Fans had been waiting all of the second season for the Crimson Comet to finally reunite with his father. And when Henry Allen's innocence was at last proven, audiences were overjoyed.

Everything seemed to be getting on the right track for Barry Allen at the end of season two, until Zoom ruthlessly and randomly murdered his father. Henry, played by 1990s Flash actor John Wesley Shipp, became somewhat of a favourite on the show as he seemed to be the Flash's moral compass. It is the death of Barry's father that is pivotal to his motivations for getting into Crime Scene Investigation as a career.

What is so unsatisfying about his death is the fact that he's murdered by the evil speedster Zoom. Though Zoom was a daunting foe, he was not a great villain nor a good character. His motives were weak, unrelatable, and cliched. So it feels especially unearned to have such a poor villain be the one to kill off a character as important as Barry's father. Not to mention it is this death that breaks the Flash emotionally. His grief leads to the creation of Flashpoint, which is, of course, one of the most important storylines in the DC universe and one of the worst things Barry ever does.

A character as important as Henry Allen deserves a better death. Thankfully for fans, John Wesley Shipp was back by the end of season two, as the hero Jay Garrick, and at least that character gets a better send-off.