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1838
A fort messenger named Max--last name unrevealed--gains the power of
super-speed and begins operating in the American West protecting the
natives as Ahwehota, a.k.a. Windrunner.
1844
Max skims the edge of the Speed Force, his great velocity carrying him
nearly half a century into the future.
1891
Max reappears and adopts the new alias Whip Whirlwind.
1902-1936
Max, still attempting to break into the Speed Force, leaps forward into
the future an indeterminate number of years and times.
1937
Max reappears, begins operating clandestinely as Quicksilver.
1938
Jay Garrick gains super-speed, becomes the first Flash.
1941
Jay meets Max and learns much about his power potential.
1947
Jay assists Max against the Screaming Skull. Jay is the last hero to see
Max alive for years to come.
1948
Max leaps forward in time once more, not knowing he has fathered a
daughter.
1957
Max reappears, begins operating as Blue Streak.
1956
The villainous Fiddler puts Jay-Flash (and all of Keystone City) in
suspended animation inside a dimensional warp.
1963
Savitar becomes the new Speed Force avatar.
Max and Johnny Quick battle Savitar, causing both Max and Savitar to leap
forward in time.
10 years ago
Barry Allen gets super-speed powers, becomes Flash II.
9 years ago
Wally West gets super-speed powers, becomes Kid Flash.
Barry-Flash frees Jay-Flash and Keystone City from suspended animation.
Jay-Flash retires, officially passes the Flash mantle to Barry.
Barry marries Wally West's aunt Iris.
8 years ago
Barry-Flash meets the time-traveling Reverse Flash, Professor Zoom.
7 years ago
Iris Allen learns that she is actually Iris Russell, a time-refugee from
the early 30th century.
5 years ago
Professor Zoom kills Iris.
Max reappears, forgoes adopting a heroic identity, instead prepares for
Savitar's eventual return.
Flash, forced to kill Professor Zoom to save another life, is tried for
manslaughter and is acquitted.
4 years ago
Barry Allen learns Iris is alive in the year 2957, travels there to be
with her once again. One month later, plucked from a future of happiness,
Barry dies during the Crisis saving the universe from the
reality-destroying Anti- Monitor.
Wally's powers are transmogrified and severely diminished in final battle
with the Anti-Monitor. Wally's top speed is now about three times that of
sound.
In memory of his mentor Barry, Wally West nevertheless adopts the Flash
identity.
3 years ago
Wally moves to Keystone City, once more establishing a Flash presence
there.
Gradually, Wally's powers begin to increase.
2 years ago
Flash's costume changes, becoming more streamlined.
Wally meets Linda Park, forging a love that would save his life time and
again.
Wally regains top velocity in a battle against the time- jaunting Reverse
Flash.
1 year ago
Impulse appears in the 20th century, is tutored by Wally and later by Max.
Wally becomes the first speedster ever to enter the Speed Force and
return.
Now
Because of his contact with the Speed Force, Wally begins to manifest new
powers far more advanced than those of any previous Flash.
Wally adopts a new, frictionless costume made directly from Speed Force
energy.
1 year from now
Wally chooses to sacrifice his life to save all reality past, present and
future.
20th-30th centuries
The Flash dynasty continues for the next thousand years. Thus far, these
are the known Flashes:
25th century
Eobard Thawne becomes Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.
27th century
Particle physicist John Fox becomes the Flash of his era.
28th century
Blaine Allen becomes the Flash of his time. Following his death, his son
Jace takes up the mantle.
2927
Infant Iris Russell is sent to the 20th century by her parents to spare
her from almost certain nuclear war. She is found and adopted by the West
family.
2957
Immediately following his manslaughter trial, Barry is transported to this
year by Iris's parents, who--using 30th century science--plucked Iris's
life-essence from her in the moment of death and transplanted it into a
new, living body. Barry is thus reunited with his beloved wife. They
conceive twins, though Barry does not live to learn this, as he leaves
only one month later to do battle in the Crisis.
2958
Barry and Iris's twins, Don and Dawn, are born. Both have their father's
speed powers.
2978
Dawn Allen gives birth to Jenni Ognats (XS of the LSH).
2980
Don Allen's wife, Meloni Thawne, gives birth to Bart Allen (Impulse).
Don and Dawn Allen, operating as the Tornado Twins, are killed by
Dominator agents under the guidance of Meloni's father, sworn enemy of the
Allen clan.
2982
Iris Allen kidnaps the rapidly accelerating Bart, takes him to the 20th
century where Wally can help temper Bart's powers.
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