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like zooms by for the fastest man alive
so his greatest moments come and go at
lightning speed
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down the top 10 greatest flash
moments for this list we’re looking at
those moments that really stood out for
the six decades of the scarlet speakers
history in comics and in a media number
ten flash versus arrow
flash wouldn’t be on TV if it weren’t
for arrow the CW series that first
introduced Barry Allen and flash and
arrow share a very special bond I was
getting ready to make my moves
what move the ones are the more their
crossover episodes are always exciting
but our favorite is when these two
friends take each other on Oliver has
come to Central City and seeing Barry in
action he’s impressed but he also sees
that Barry lacks discipline and training
two things that Oliver has in spades
Barry I have been living this life for
almost eight years countering things
that you can’t even fathom and I am
still alive this observation comes in
handy later when Barry is filled with
uncontrollable rage after being affected
by a metahumans ability to manipulate
emotions this all means that a certain
bow slinger has to try to rein him in
without killing him I still believe in
you Barry
number nine Henry’s death it’s poetic
returning to your childhood home season
two a flash featured Barry and company
trying to destroy the massively
villainous zoom a speedster from another
earth zoom was always two steps ahead of
our hero and because he was ruthless he
was always ready to go places that Barry
wouldn’t in order to win that’s why I’m
gonna beat you Barry
because you always have to be the hero
in the season’s 22nd episode team flash
is celebrating the return of Barry’s dad
Henry when everyone is dining at Barry
and Joe’s home zoom shows up and kidnaps
Henry story continues slash with Barry
in hot pursuit
zoom takes Henry – Barry’s childhood
home then in the same room where Barry’s
on his mother brutally murdered by the
reverse-flash zoom kills Henry it’s a
classic gut wrenching moment that packs
a big punch mother ha ha ha
number eight the death of iris West the
plash is known for his light-hearted way
of working and his breezy repartee
but the character has gone through a lot
of tragedies the death of his mother and
father have already been mentioned but
there was definitely more to come
Barry Allen and iris West had one of the
happiest marriages in comics even when I
was worried about very possibly being
unfaithful it was cleared up really
quickly and the two celebrated by
deciding that it was time to start a
family their future planned the couple
go to a costume party
disguised as Batgirl and of course the
flash tragically the Flash’s archenemy
reverse flash takes Irish’s life at the
party it was a moment that would haunt
the flash for years number seven
becoming part of the Speed Force several
people have been called the flash
including Barry’s former sidekick Wally
West who was responsible for this
memorable moment it had been established
that all of DC speedsters got their
power from a mysterious energy called
the Speed Force the problem is that if
you go too fast you would get sucked
into the force itself and couldn’t get
out unfortunately
in terminal velocity the villainous
Cobra is setting in motion a plan to
destroy the world and while battling him
Wally gets sucked into the Speed Force
all seems lost until Wally miraculously
returns drawn back because of his love
for his girlfriend Linda aww
number six introducing Barry Allen since
the Barry Allen version of the flash is
generally credited with ushering in the
so-called Silver Age of comics it’s
appropriate that Barry’s debut should be
on this list superhero comics we’re in a
bit of a dip during the 40s and early
50s but DC’s decision to try reviving
and revitalizing one of their old
characters paid off in a big way in
showcase number four leaders meet Barry
Allen a police scientist who enjoys
reading the comic book adventures of the
original flash when a bolt of lightning
douses Barry with an array of chemicals
the perennially Lake Barry Allen
suddenly finds that he’s the fastest man
alive in comic book history was made
number 5 Barry causes flashpoint
hello Barry Thawne I love what you’ve
done with the place
in the flashpoint storyline the DC world
is no it has been turned upside down
Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war with
each other
Captain Cold is a hero and Batman is
Thomas Wayne instead of Bruce Wayne you
get the picture right oh by the way the
world is also on the brink of
destruction you see in this world
Barry’s mother didn’t die but his father
did mom it’s you you’re here Barry’s the
only person who remembers the world away
was supposed to be and he realizes that
only the reverse-flash could have
engineered this the series leads up to
their confrontation when the villain
reveals that Barry is actually
responsible he had gone back in time to
save his mother thus creating the
flashpoint universe good job Barry the
world is about to end thanks to you
number 4 Barry’s choice you hold both
our futures in your hands now mr. Allen
I know you can do it season one of the
flash TV series revolves heavily around
the death of Barry’s mother by the end
of the season Barry knows that the
reverse-flash a speedster from the
future did the deed but killing her
stranded the villain in Barry’s timeline
I was stuck here stranded in this time
unable to return to my own now reverse
flash let’s bury in on a secret he can
help Barry go back in time to save his
mother
if Barry then helps him get back to the
future it’s a hard choice for Barry to
me but eventually he decides to take the
trip back to the past
viewers watch Barry return ready to stop
his mother’s death only to change his
mind instead Barry chooses to provide
comfort and closure to his dying mother
God and her both okay
and we love you mom
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number three the flash races Superman
for real
you can outrun the flash you bet can
Superman outrun the flash sure when a
starting in 1967 flash and Superman
engaged in a number of races to
determine which of them was faster but
they almost always ended at a time or a
win that was technical rather than
decisive in the rebirth storyline flash
has to sacrifice himself to the Speed
Force in order to save the other
speedsters and he starts pouring on the
speed to get engulfed in the Speed Force
Superman however won’t let him the man
Steele catches up to Barry trying to
talk him out of it he reminds Barry that
they’d raced before and that Barry can’t
run away Barry star that he is let
Superman know that he was holding back
all of those times and he instantly
leaves the Man of Steel in his dust
number two Silver Age and Golden Age
flash meet this classic is important not
just because Barry Allen meets Jay
Garrick the original flash but also
because it’s the birth of the entire DC
multiverse it starts out with flash
performing tricks for kids at a Central
City charity event suddenly he
disappears before their very eyes and
turns up in Keystone City Barry has
vibrated his atom so vast that he
crosses the barrier into the earth of
another dimension there he soon meets up
with the original flash Jay Garrick the
two flashes team-up starting a beautiful
friendship and opening the door to many
other alternate universes for DC to
explore before we reveal our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
forgive me but to me you’ve been dead
for centuries I don’t understand if I’m
the flash that why are you doing this to
me why do I have to catch this distinct
before you let me go back number one
Berry’s sacrifice Dec promised there
would be big changes in its crisis on
Infinite Earths event and they were not
kidding the anti-monitor has constructed
an antimatter cannon which will destroy
the remains of the multiverse in order
to stop him flash locates the source of
the cannons power by running around it
at a faster speed that he’s ever
attempted before Barry is able to
destroy the power core but doing so also
disrupts Flash’s physical being his
mortal core is hurled through time
ultimately disintegrating flash has made
the ultimate sacrifice choosing death to
save countless lives none of whom were
aware of what he has done do you agree
with our choices no no I don’t but I
choose to what other moments from the
Scarlet speedster his life should we
have included for more speedy top 10s
published every day be here to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
[Music]
you
like zooms by for the fastest man alive
so his greatest moments come and go at
lightning speed
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down the top 10 greatest flash
moments for this list we’re looking at
those moments that really stood out for
the six decades of the scarlet speakers
history in comics and in a media number
ten flash versus arrow
flash wouldn’t be on TV if it weren’t
for arrow the CW series that first
introduced Barry Allen and flash and
arrow share a very special bond I was
getting ready to make my moves
what move the ones are the more their
crossover episodes are always exciting
but our favorite is when these two
friends take each other on Oliver has
come to Central City and seeing Barry in
action he’s impressed but he also sees
that Barry lacks discipline and training
two things that Oliver has in spades
Barry I have been living this life for
almost eight years countering things
that you can’t even fathom and I am
still alive this observation comes in
handy later when Barry is filled with
uncontrollable rage after being affected
by a metahumans ability to manipulate
emotions this all means that a certain
bow slinger has to try to rein him in
without killing him I still believe in
you Barry
number nine Henry’s death it’s poetic
returning to your childhood home season
two a flash featured Barry and company
trying to destroy the massively
villainous zoom a speedster from another
earth zoom was always two steps ahead of
our hero and because he was ruthless he
was always ready to go places that Barry
wouldn’t in order to win that’s why I’m
gonna beat you Barry
because you always have to be the hero
in the season’s 22nd episode team flash
is celebrating the return of Barry’s dad
Henry when everyone is dining at Barry
and Joe’s home zoom shows up and kidnaps
Henry story continues slash with Barry
in hot pursuit
zoom takes Henry – Barry’s childhood
home then in the same room where Barry’s
on his mother brutally murdered by the
reverse-flash zoom kills Henry it’s a
classic gut wrenching moment that packs
a big punch mother ha ha ha
number eight the death of iris West the
plash is known for his light-hearted way
of working and his breezy repartee
but the character has gone through a lot
of tragedies the death of his mother and
father have already been mentioned but
there was definitely more to come
Barry Allen and iris West had one of the
happiest marriages in comics even when I
was worried about very possibly being
unfaithful it was cleared up really
quickly and the two celebrated by
deciding that it was time to start a
family their future planned the couple
go to a costume party
disguised as Batgirl and of course the
flash tragically the Flash’s archenemy
reverse flash takes Irish’s life at the
party it was a moment that would haunt
the flash for years number seven
becoming part of the Speed Force several
people have been called the flash
including Barry’s former sidekick Wally
West who was responsible for this
memorable moment it had been established
that all of DC speedsters got their
power from a mysterious energy called
the Speed Force the problem is that if
you go too fast you would get sucked
into the force itself and couldn’t get
out unfortunately
in terminal velocity the villainous
Cobra is setting in motion a plan to
destroy the world and while battling him
Wally gets sucked into the Speed Force
all seems lost until Wally miraculously
returns drawn back because of his love
for his girlfriend Linda aww
number six introducing Barry Allen since
the Barry Allen version of the flash is
generally credited with ushering in the
so-called Silver Age of comics it’s
appropriate that Barry’s debut should be
on this list superhero comics we’re in a
bit of a dip during the 40s and early
50s but DC’s decision to try reviving
and revitalizing one of their old
characters paid off in a big way in
showcase number four leaders meet Barry
Allen a police scientist who enjoys
reading the comic book adventures of the
original flash when a bolt of lightning
douses Barry with an array of chemicals
the perennially Lake Barry Allen
suddenly finds that he’s the fastest man
alive in comic book history was made
number 5 Barry causes flashpoint
hello Barry Thawne I love what you’ve
done with the place
in the flashpoint storyline the DC world
is no it has been turned upside down
Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war with
each other
Captain Cold is a hero and Batman is
Thomas Wayne instead of Bruce Wayne you
get the picture right oh by the way the
world is also on the brink of
destruction you see in this world
Barry’s mother didn’t die but his father
did mom it’s you you’re here Barry’s the
only person who remembers the world away
was supposed to be and he realizes that
only the reverse-flash could have
engineered this the series leads up to
their confrontation when the villain
reveals that Barry is actually
responsible he had gone back in time to
save his mother thus creating the
flashpoint universe good job Barry the
world is about to end thanks to you
number 4 Barry’s choice you hold both
our futures in your hands now mr. Allen
I know you can do it season one of the
flash TV series revolves heavily around
the death of Barry’s mother by the end
of the season Barry knows that the
reverse-flash a speedster from the
future did the deed but killing her
stranded the villain in Barry’s timeline
I was stuck here stranded in this time
unable to return to my own now reverse
flash let’s bury in on a secret he can
help Barry go back in time to save his
mother
if Barry then helps him get back to the
future it’s a hard choice for Barry to
me but eventually he decides to take the
trip back to the past
viewers watch Barry return ready to stop
his mother’s death only to change his
mind instead Barry chooses to provide
comfort and closure to his dying mother
God and her both okay
and we love you mom
[Music]
number three the flash races Superman
for real
you can outrun the flash you bet can
Superman outrun the flash sure when a
starting in 1967 flash and Superman
engaged in a number of races to
determine which of them was faster but
they almost always ended at a time or a
win that was technical rather than
decisive in the rebirth storyline flash
has to sacrifice himself to the Speed
Force in order to save the other
speedsters and he starts pouring on the
speed to get engulfed in the Speed Force
Superman however won’t let him the man
Steele catches up to Barry trying to
talk him out of it he reminds Barry that
they’d raced before and that Barry can’t
run away Barry star that he is let
Superman know that he was holding back
all of those times and he instantly
leaves the Man of Steel in his dust
number two Silver Age and Golden Age
flash meet this classic is important not
just because Barry Allen meets Jay
Garrick the original flash but also
because it’s the birth of the entire DC
multiverse it starts out with flash
performing tricks for kids at a Central
City charity event suddenly he
disappears before their very eyes and
turns up in Keystone City Barry has
vibrated his atom so vast that he
crosses the barrier into the earth of
another dimension there he soon meets up
with the original flash Jay Garrick the
two flashes team-up starting a beautiful
friendship and opening the door to many
other alternate universes for DC to
explore before we reveal our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
forgive me but to me you’ve been dead
for centuries I don’t understand if I’m
the flash that why are you doing this to
me why do I have to catch this distinct
before you let me go back number one
Berry’s sacrifice Dec promised there
would be big changes in its crisis on
Infinite Earths event and they were not
kidding the anti-monitor has constructed
an antimatter cannon which will destroy
the remains of the multiverse in order
to stop him flash locates the source of
the cannons power by running around it
at a faster speed that he’s ever
attempted before Barry is able to
destroy the power core but doing so also
disrupts Flash’s physical being his
mortal core is hurled through time
ultimately disintegrating flash has made
the ultimate sacrifice choosing death to
save countless lives none of whom were
aware of what he has done do you agree
with our choices no no I don’t but I
choose to what other moments from the
Scarlet speedster his life should we
have included for more speedy top 10s
published every day be here to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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