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| color = #B3001B<br />
| name = Iris West-Allen<br />
| franchise = [[Arrowverse]]<br />
| image = Candice Patton April 2015 (cropped).jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Candice Patton portrays Iris West-Allen <br />
| first_major = [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]] <br />
| first_minor = [[Pilot (The Flash)|Pilot]]<br />
| first_date = October 7, 2014<br />
| creator = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations --><br />
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Iris West]]|[[Robert Kanigher]]|[[Carmine Infantino]]}}<br />
| adapted_by ={{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Greg Berlanti]]<br />
* [[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br />
* [[Geoff Johns]]<br />
}}<br />
| portrayer = [[Candice Patton]]<br />
| full_name = Iris Ann West-Allen<br />
| nickname = Eye in the Sky<br />
| alias = [[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]] (briefly)<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| gender = [[Female]]<br />
| occupation = Waitress at CC Jitters (formerly)<br /> Blogger (formerly)<br /> Investigative journalist<br />Founder and editor-in-chief of The Central City Citizen<br />
| affiliation = Team Flash (in secret)<br /> The Central City Citizen<br />
| family = [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]] (father)<br />Francine West (mother)<br />[[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally West]] (brother)<br />[[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] (adoptive brother)<br />
| spouse = [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] (husband)<br />[[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne]] (husband; altered timeline)<br />
| significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= --><br />
| children = [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen]] (daughter)<br /> [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen]] (son)<br />
| relatives = Esther (paternal great-grandmother)<br /> Ben West (paternal grandfather)<br /> Jenna West (paternal half-sister)<br />
| home = [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]<br />
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Iris Ann West-Allen''' ([[née]] '''West'''), is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise, first introduced in the 2014 [[Pilot (The Flash)|pilot]] episode of television series [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. The character is based on the [[DC Comics]] character [[Iris West|of the same name]], created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Carmine Infantino]]. Iris West-Allen has been continually portrayed by [[Candice Patton]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 4, 2014 |title=Candice Patton Cast In CW Pilot 'The Flash' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/candice-patton-flash-pilot-cw-676866/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://deadline.com/2014/02/candice-patton-flash-pilot-cw-676866/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Deadline}}</ref><br />
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In the series, Iris is initially a [[barista]] studying journalism, portrayed as a smart investigator, who falls in love with a [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]] [[superhero]], nicknamed by her ''The Streak,'' later ''The Flash.'' When she was younger, her [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|father]] told her that her mother, Francise, died in an accident, but it was turned out she had left her, due to having a drug addiction. She later found out that her adoptive brother, Barry Allen, was [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|The Flash]], and went on to work with him and his team in [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], eventually falling in love with him. In the first three seasons, she has the role of only the love interest for the protagonist, but in later seasons she upgraded her role.<br />
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Patton has appeared as Iris West-Allen in crossovers on the television series [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']], ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', and ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'', all set within the Arrowverse. The character has also appeared in a digital comic book series and tie-ins.<br />
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== Concept and creation ==<br />
[[Iris West]] was first introduced in the [[DC Comics]], as a [[supporting character]] and the main love interest and later wife of [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]], the [[alter ego]] of the Silver Age version of the superhero [[Flash (comics)|The Flash]],<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=326}}</ref> first appearing in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #4 on October 4, 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Showcase #4 Reviews |url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1942478/showcase-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1942478/showcase-4 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=League of Comic Geeks}}</ref> On television, she has appeared in various adaptations in other media; the character has been portrayed by [[Paula Marshall]] in the [[The Flash (1990 TV series)|1990 CBS television series]] as a guest star,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_flash_1990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430105748/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_flash_1990 |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> in animation she appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' voiced by [[Nicole Dubuc]]. She has also appeared in the animated film ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]'' voiced by [[Vicki Lewis]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice League: The New Frontier |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_league_the_new_frontier |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430105748/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_league_the_new_frontier |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> next in the animated film ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]'' voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dcu_justice_league_the_flashpoint_paradox |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129140147/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dcu_justice_league_the_flashpoint_paradox/ |archive-date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> and the animated film ''[[Justice Society: World War II]]'', voiced by Ashleigh LaThrop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Society: World War II |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_society_world_war_ii |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426160725/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_society_world_war_ii |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> She has appeared in the live-action film, in the [[DC Extended Universe]]'s ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'', portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molly Edwards |date=March 12, 2021 |title=The Flash adds Zack Snyder's Justice League actor Kiersey Clemons as Iris West |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-flash-adds-zack-snyders-justice-league-actor-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-flash-adds-zack-snyders-justice-league-actor-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=gamesradar}}</ref> who was also supposed to appear in [[Justice League (film)|''Justice League'']], but her scenes were cut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Begley |first=Chris |date=November 19, 2017 |title=Deleted 'Justice League' scene shows Kiersey Clemons as Iris West in action (video) |url=https://batman-news.com/2017/11/18/deleted-justice-league-scene-shows-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west-in-action-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215205701/https://batman-news.com/2017/11/18/deleted-justice-league-scene-shows-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west-in-action-video/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Batman News}}</ref><br />
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=== Characterization ===<br />
[[Candice Patton]] was cast as Iris West-Allen on [[The CW]] show [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], in February 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2014 |title=Candice Patton cast as IRIS WEST in Flash TV Pilot |url=https://speedforce.org/2014/02/iris-west-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230132619/https://speedforce.org/2014/02/iris-west-cast/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Speed Force}}</ref> Her casting process was characterized by her, as "surreal", as she auditioned for the role in December 2013, and didn't hear from the production until January of the next year, assuming she wasn't picked. She had also expressed interest in appearing in [[Gotham (TV series)|''Gotham'']], due to her favorite superhero being [[Batman]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Team |first=myFanbase |title=Exclusive interview with Candice Patton |language=de |work=Myfanbase |url=https://www.myfanbase.de/the-flash/interviews/?pid=20933 |url-status=live |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://www.myfanbase.de/the-flash/interviews/?pid=20933 |archive-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref> She has mentioned that her character is not based on the comics,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bastién |first=Angelica Jade |title=The Flash's Candice Patton on How She Created Two Versions of Iris West |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/the-flash-candice-patton-on-how-she-created-two-iris-wests.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/the-flash-candice-patton-on-how-she-created-two-iris-wests.html |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Vulture}}</ref> but she had studied them to prepare for the role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Flash's Candice Patton Talks Mama West, Barry/Iris Shippers & More |url=https://comicbook.com/news/flashs-candice-patton-talks-all-things-iris-west-at-dragoncon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://comicbook.com/news/flashs-candice-patton-talks-all-things-iris-west-at-dragoncon/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> With her casting she described the character as "passionate" and adding that the triangle between [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], her, and [[Rick Cosnett]]'s [[Eddie Thawne]], was "very complicat[ing]".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2014 |title=Meet Iris West: An Interview with The Flash's Candice Patton |url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/09/30/meet-iris-west-an-interview-with-the-flashs-candice-patton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501114753/https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/09/30/meet-iris-west-an-interview-with-the-flashs-candice-patton |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref> Patton said that she was proud that a black actress was portraying such a significant role, with her being a role model to young people, and normalizing interracial relations, while supporting the decision of race-changing, made by the showrunners. She has described her role as strong, fearless, passionate and emotional, with Iris having strength in vulnerability. She took inspiration from fellow actresses, [[Halle Berry]] and [[Zoe Saldaña]], and politician [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref name=":4" /> with highliting the fact that Iris is not a side character in the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Gianina |date=February 6, 2018 |title=Actress Candice Patton opens up on her role as Iris West in 'The Flash' |url=https://andscape.com/features/actress-candice-patton-iris-west-in-the-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://andscape.com/features/actress-candice-patton-iris-west-in-the-flash/ |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Andscape}}</ref> Throughout the show, her dressing style changing, showcasing her maturing, and becoming a leader.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Megan Behnke |date=December 2, 2021 |title=The Flash's Candice Patton Reveals What Iris Isn't Allowed To Wear Anymore |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/flash/the-flashs-candice-patton-reveals-what-iris-isnt-allowed-to-wear-anymore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203101125/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/flash/the-flashs-candice-patton-reveals-what-iris-isnt-allowed-to-wear-anymore |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> Patton expressed her view that the scheduling of the show is hard, and every year the storylines are getting bigger and more complex, with her being more nervous everytime the show restarts production, as a resulting, consuming more caffeine than she normally would. The actress also said that during the first three seasons, Iris and [[Grant Gustin]]'s [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|character]] were in conflict, and she was happy that their relationship's nature changed afterwards.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Candice Patton got past the controversy and turned Iris West into a groundbreaking role |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/01/18/how-candice-patton-got-past-the-controversy-and-turned-iris-west-into-a-groundbreaking-role/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415112601/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/01/18/how-candice-patton-got-past-the-controversy-and-turned-iris-west-into-a-groundbreaking-role/ |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> When asked about how hard was to play a different version of her character, she said that she tried to stay close to the original one, and had to improvize in some instances, with her taking this version as a more tough person and protective over her in-show husband. The moment when her character learnt that its version was married to Barry Allen, she knew she had to show to the viewers that Iris was developing romantic feelings for him. For [[The Flash (season 2)|season 2]], she found it interesting that Iris was starting to grow her relationship with her editor, but they were never meant to be together. When asked about her relationship with her fictional brother, [[Keiynan Lonsdale]]'s [[List of The Flash characters#Wally West / Kid Flash|Wally West]], she responded by saying that "Iris is just going to continue to try to support Wally and help him find his place in the West family. And hopefully try to bridge a relationship between him and Barry. She'll help Wally discover who he really is".<ref name=":0" /> For [[The Flash (season 4)|season 4]], she said that Iris had a responsibility to take up the role of her husband, after he vanished in the [[Speed Force]], while also being depressed and sad that Barry's gone, as she doesn't know when or if he will return, but also angry, for him leaving her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbieri |first=Alyssa |date=August 1, 2017 |title='The Flash' SDCC 2017 Interview: Candice Patton Talks WestAllen & Iris' Leadership |url=https://fangirlish.com/2017/08/01/flash-sdcc-2017-interview-candice-patton-talks-westallen-iris-leadership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413110754/https://fangirlish.com/2017/08/01/flash-sdcc-2017-interview-candice-patton-talks-westallen-iris-leadership/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Fangirlish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sernaker |first=Matt |date=October 8, 2017 |title=The Flash&nbsp;– Candice Patton Interview&nbsp;– SDCC 2017 |url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2017/10/sdcc-2017-flash-candice-patton-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222025231/http://www.comicsonline.com/2017/10/sdcc-2017-flash-candice-patton-interview/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ComicsOnline}}</ref> She also added that her and Barry have no secrets anymore, and Iris is ready to face bigger threats.<ref name=":2" /> For the episode [[Run, Iris, Run]], where the character gets Flash's powers, Patton said that "It's a complete role reversal [...] And the team trusting in her and her stepping out from behind the console and being a leader in a different way.", with executive producer [[Aaron and Todd Helbing|Helbing]] adding that "[She's] using everything she's learned, plus Barry's expertise. But we really wanted to have this dynamic when they flop places where she really gets to know what it's like for Barry when he goes out there, and Barry gets to know what it's like for her". Patton, after watching [[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']], appreciated the decision of giving powers to Iris even further.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |date=March 12, 2018 |title='The Flash' Star Candice Patton on the 'Role Reversal' of Iris as a Speedster |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-flash-run-iris-run-candice-patton-interview-1202723734/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-flash-run-iris-run-candice-patton-interview-1202723734/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> For her wedding scene on the crossover event, ''[[Crisis on Earth-X]]'', she picked her wedding dress on her own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-10 |title=15 Facts About The CW Show Flash Fans Don't Known About - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/15-facts-about-the-cw-show-flash-fans-dont-known-about-ia/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 5)|season 5]], when asked about its themes, she responded by saying that it is about legacy and family, especially due to the presence of [[Jessica Parker Kennedy]]'s character, [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen / XS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnerty |first=Kevin |date=October 1, 2018 |title=Candice Patton Interview: 'The Flash' Season 5 and Iris as a Mom |url=https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-flash-candice-patton-season-5-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023050835/https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-flash-candice-patton-season-5-interview/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ShowbizJunkies}}</ref> When asked about the CC Citizen, she said that it was made to showcase the leadership skills of Iris, but also to show the power of women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |title=There's a reason why 'The Flash' is telling more diverse stories now. The showrunner says he 'can't stand' when a show doesn't reflect the real world. |url=https://www.insider.com/the-flash-diversity-representation-showrunner-cast-interview-2021-6 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Insider}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]], Patton has stated that Iris was dealing with the death of Nora, and try to heal, while she has expressed interest into building her relationship with other members of the Team Flash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2019 |title=SDCC 2019&nbsp;– The Flash Interview: Candice Patton On Iris' Journey & More In Season 6 |url=https://theflashpodcast.com/interviews/sdcc-2019-the-flash-interview-candice-patton-iris-journey-season-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120030054/http://theflashpodcast.com/interviews/sdcc-2019-the-flash-interview-candice-patton-iris-journey-season-6/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=The Flash Podcast}}</ref> In 2022, she revealed that she had mood swings on set, due to her lack of [[vitamin D]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Flash' Star Candice Patton Reveals Vitamin D Deficiency, "Can Cause Mood Changes" |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2022/04/the-flash-star-candice-patton-reveals-vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-mood-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427135443/https://2paragraphs.com/2022/04/the-flash-star-candice-patton-reveals-vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-mood-changes/ |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=2paragraphs.com}}</ref> About her absence from four episodes of [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]], she said that when negotiating her contract, she wanted to be able to get back to her home in the [[United States]] if the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] worsened, and she wasn't able to cross the [[Canada–United States border]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Why Iris Was Missing From The Flash Season 8 Episodes Explained By Star |url=https://screenrant.com/the-flash-season-8-iris-missing-reason-explained/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Differences from the comics ===<br />
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The origin story of Iris West-Allen has been updated for the show, although many writers have taken upon the development of the character throughout its sixty-six years of existence in the comic books. In the comics, Iris works as a reporter for ''Picture News'', based in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]], and is the fiancée of [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]], and discovers her husband's secret on their wedding night when Barry talks in his sleep.<ref>{{Cite comic |title=The Flash |date=November 1966 |issue=#165}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wells |first=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965–1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1-60549-055-7 |page=120}}</ref> She is also born in the 30th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=G |first=Alex |date=September 24, 2020 |title=The History Of DC's Iris West Explained&nbsp;– Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/251646/the-history-of-dcs-iris-west-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091341/https://www.looper.com/251646/the-history-of-dcs-iris-west-explained/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref> In the [[The New 52|New 52]] rebooted [[DC Comics]] continuity, she is not married to Barry, although the two have romantic interest to each other.<ref>''The Flash'' #1</ref> She is [[Caucasian race|caucasian]], and red-headed. In the show, she is black, although she dyed her hair red. She is also not from the future, and her father is named [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]], not Ira West. Also, Iris never had lived with Barry in the comics growing up, and she never had [[Wally West]] as her younger brother, but as her cousin. In the show, Wally and Iris have issues between them, due to them never growing up together, and have to make up the lost time, something that is not the case as Wally is a good member of the West family. Her relationship with [[Eddie Thawne]] is non-existent in the comics. The organization Central City Citizen, that she heads from [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]] of the show, doesn't exist in the main continuity, only in the [[Flashpoint (comics)|''Flashpoint'']] one, and was adopted mainly for the needs of the character's development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2021 |title=DC: 10 Things The Flash TV Series Changed From The Comics |url=https://gamerant.com/dc-flash-tv-series-comic-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091341/https://gamerant.com/dc-flash-tv-series-comic-changes/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Game Rant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2018 |title=The 19 Biggest Changes The CW Made to The Flash (And 1 That Is Unforgivable) |url=https://www.cbr.com/flash-tv-big-changes-from-comics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091342/https://www.cbr.com/flash-tv-big-changes-from-comics/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref> In the crossover event comic book, ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', she died during the [[Anti-Monitor]] attack to the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]], something that happened too in the [[Arrowverse]]'s event of [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]. The job of a reporter is also kept from the comics, with the difference of her laddering up to the position of Editor-In-Chief. In the comics, neither her adoptive, Nadine, nor her biological, Fran, mother left her, or died from MacGregor's Syndrome, something that happened in the eleventh episode, titled "The Reverse-Flash Returns", of the [[The Flash (season 2)|second season]] of the show. In the comics she dresses more stylish, like [[Audrey Hepburn]], and in the show she has a modern clothing choices.''[[CBR.com]]'' has noted that both of the versions have leadership abilities, that shined especially during the [[The Flash (season 3)|third season]] of the show. In the second mentioned season, the event of Flashpoint is presented, but in the comic books Iris is a working journalist, cooperating with her nephew and cameraman, Wally West. In the show's events, she is aiding Wally in his [[Flash (DC Comics character)|Flash]] activities, although the fact that she doesn't know Barry is the same.<ref>''Flashpoint'' #5 (August 2011)</ref><ref>''Flashpoint'' #1 (June 2011)</ref> Another similarity is that their children, although having different names as in the comics they are named [[Dawn Allen|Dawn and Don Allen]] and in the show they are named [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen / XS]], after Barry's deceased [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|mother]], and [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen / Impulse]], in both versions have superpowers inherited by their father, that of [[Speedster (fiction)|superspeed]]. It is noteworthy the fact that Bart is actually the grandson of Iris, and not the son, as he is the son of Don.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2020 |title=The Flash's Iris West: 5 Things The Show Changed From The Comics (& 5 They Kept The Same) |url=https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-flash-iris-west-dc-comics-comparison/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104503/https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-flash-iris-west-dc-comics-comparison/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Arrowverse's Flash Family: Every Member Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-flash-family-dc-comics-members-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104502/https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-flash-family-dc-comics-members-explained/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref><br />
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== Fictional character biography ==<br />
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=== Early life ===<br />
Iris was born on June 24, 1989, to [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]] and Francine West in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]. When she was around six years old, her mother nearly overdosed on pills while Joe was at work. While Joe and his partner drove to the house, the stove caught fire since Francine had left the oven on. Iris was almost killed, but thankfully both were saved. Despite that, Joe told Iris that her mother had died. In reality, Francine was a drug addict who had left them but Joe didn't want his daughter to grow up believing that she'd been abandoned. Instead, he told Iris stories of the mother he knew she deserved, not the mother Francine really was. However, both Iris and Joe were unaware that Francine was pregnant with another child - a [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|son]]- when she left them. At Carmichael Elementary, she met [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] and the two became best friends. On March 18, 2000, when she was 11 years old, her friend's [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|mother]] was murdered, and his [[Henry Allen (Arrowverse)|father]] was wrongfully convicted. Afterwards, her father brought him to their house, and raised him with her.<br />
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=== Losing her fiancée ===<br />
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Iris and [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] went to the activation of the S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator, which failed and exploded. That night, a lightning bolt struck Barry and fell into a comma for nine months. During this time, she formed a romantic relationship with [[Eddie Thawne]], his colleague at the [[CCPD]]. She also found a job as a waitress at the CC Jitters. Over the weeks, Iris discovered that a superhuman figure was active in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]. She became determined to discover who he was. At some point, she was kidnapped by a metahuman, [[Tony Woodward (Arrowverse)|Tony Woodward / Girder]], but was saved by the superhero. That event inspired her to start a blog, documenting the activities of the superhero, she later named "The Flash". Her faith to him was emporarily broken when he was affected by the criminal metahuman Roy Bivolo / Rainbow Raider that caused The Flash to rage out as he attacked Eddie. The [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Arrow]] saved him, and later The Flash met with Iris to explain himself to her. Later, Eddie gave a key to his house to her, and the two started to live together. At some point, Barry confused his feelings towards her, something that left her in sock. She began working for Central City Picture News, as a junior reporter. On [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] at a party at [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]]'s house, she started discovering she also had feelings for Barry. She tried to sabotage his relations with her fellow reporter, [[Linda Park (Arrowverse)|Linda Park]], but was confronted by him, telling to her that he doesn't have feelings for her after that. While confused and angry by Barry's bizarre mood swings, [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow]] tricked her into believing Barry was suffering from [[brain damage]]. At one point, Eddie was about to propose to her, but were attacked by [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]]. The [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]] was about to kill her, but was saved by The Flash. At this moment, she realized the hero was Barry. Iris talked to Barry about it, and agreed to join his team. While Eddie was captured by Reverse Flash, she was nervous, until he was released. Eddie met with her and revealed her that they were never supposed to marry, something his future relative revealed to him. During the final battle between The Flash and Reverse Flash, Eddie shot himself on the chest, killing himself and araising his future relative. Iris cried as she was telling how proud of him she was.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=2015-01-20 |title=THE FLASH Season 1 Recap Starring Grant Gustin |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-1-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105124720/https://collider.com/the-flash-season-1-recap/ |archive-date=January 5, 2020 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
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=== Confronting her past ===<br />
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Iris went on with her reporting career, trying to cope with the death of her [[Eddie Thawne|fiancée]]. At some point, [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]] sat her down and confessed that her mother was a drug addict and told her what happened, and that she was alive. Reluctantly, Iris and her father went to see her in a hospital. Iris didn't believe she was dying, but not only she found it was true, but also she had a brother, named [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally West]]. She later visited Francine again and confronted her about this and told her to leave and never return, also telling her to never tell Joe about Wally. Around [[Christmas]] time Iris, unable to keep Wally's existence a secret anymore, confessed her secret to Barry who encouraged her to tell Joe, offering to help her. She eventually told him, but that night he arrived at their doorstep. Wally and Iris talked and fixed their relations, but was hard for Joe to do at first. As part of Team Flash, she found out she was married to [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], on [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], worming her feeling about him. When [[Hunter Zolomon (Arrowverse)|Hunter Zolomon / Zoom]] was defeated, Barry, as he lost his [[Henry Allen (Arrowverse)|father]] by him, kissed her and asked her permission to travel back in time to save his mother, something Iris agreed to.<ref name=":522">{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2016-09-29 |title='The Flash' Season 2 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112523/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Stopping her future death ===<br />
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After [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]]'s actions, a new timeline was created, in which he never became The Flash, but [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally]] did instead. With the help of Iris, they were protecting the [[Central City (DC Comics)|city]]. When Wally was seriously injured by [[Reverse-Flash (Edward Clariss)|Edward Clariss / Rival]], Barry reseted the timeline. In the post-Flashpoint timeline, Iris continued to hold a grudge against her [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|father]] for not telling her that her mother was still alive and as a result doesn't speak with him. She also did not share a kiss with Barry prior to him creating Flashpoint. She however remains a member of Team Flash. After learning of Flashpoint, she began to patch things up with her father and finally starts up a relationship with Barry, with the two engaging. At some point, a new [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]], [[Savitar (Arrowverse)|Savitar]], was battling Barry, but accidentally went to the future, where he saw Iris getting killed by him. After it was revealed Savitar was a future evil time remanent of Barry, she was sent to [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], being protected by [[Harry Wells (Arrowverse)|Harry Wells]], while Team Flash was trying to change the future. Iris was eventually kidnapped by Savitar and [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost]], with [[H.R. Wells]], disguised as her, found her took her place, with him being killed instead of her. After Barry got Savitar to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], he and Iris were willing to negate his erasure from existence, but he ultimately rejected the offer. At the final battle between Team Flash and Savitar, he was defeated, and killed, shot by Iris to save Barry. After the fight, the personification of the [[Speed Force]] appeared and took Barry to fix it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Carla |date=2017-05-24 |title=The Flash Season 3 Finale Recap: "Finish Line" |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-3-finale-recap-finish-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406155607/http://collider.com/the-flash-season-3-finale-recap-finish-line |archive-date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2017-10-07 |title='The Flash' Season 3 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-3-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112524/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-3-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Marriage to Barry Allen ===<br />
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In [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]]'s absence she became the leader of Team Flash. [[Cisco Ramon (Arrowverse)|Cisco Ramon / Vibe]] revealed to Iris that he and many of the technological allies of Team Flash had helped him to release Barry from the [[Speed Force]], while [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin]] returned to the team, albeit not without being scolded by Iris. They opened a portal, but it appeared elsewhere, over a bus, but they found him and brought him to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], with him being insane. When she was abducted by a Samuroid, Barry became sane again and saved her.<br />
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After a while, Barry proposed to her, and the two decided to marry. When they were about to marry, the church was assaulted by Nazis, from [[Earth-X (Arrowverse)|Earth-X]]. Barry and Iris decided to put the wedding off until later. Iris and [[Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)|Felicity Smoak]] tried to break out some of the people who were the meta-dampening cells, but it didn't work. So, they sent an SOS to the [[Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse team)|Legends of Tomorrow]]. When [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]] heart was going to be cut out, Felicity and she turned of S.T.A.R. Lab's power in an attempt to save Kara, but failed. Luckily, the Legends arrived on time to fight the Nazis and rescued them. After the invasion failed, she married with Barry, simultaneously with [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen / Green Arrow]] and Felicity, by [[John Diggle (Arrowverse)|John Diggle / Spartan]].<br />
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Afterwards, they enjoyed their honeymoon. At some point, [[List of The Flash characters#Clifford DeVoe / Thinker|Clifford DeVoe / Thinker]] kidnapped Barry in front of her, while [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin]] was kidnapped by [[Amunet Black (Arrowverse)|Amunet Black]] at approximately the same time. S.T.A.R. Lab satellite was unable to find them, Iris had to choose who to find first. This proved difficult for her, but ultimately, since Caitlin was in a more vulnerable situation than Barry, she decided to rescue her first and had all resources dedicated to finding Caitlin. Cisco and Dibny were able to rescue her, and Barry managed to escape from DeVoe by himself. DeVoe framed the murder of a person to Barry, and was sent to trial. During his trial, he talked Iris off, of revealing his secret identity to save him. Barry was sentenced to a life imprisonment without parole. Later, with Ralph's help, Iris managed to clear Barry and he was released from prison. The team encountered a metahuman, who swapped the DNA of Barry and Iris, making her a [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]], but were able to reverse it. DeVoe's plan was eventually unsuccessful. After the battle, Team Flash celebrated, but they were interrupted when Barry's and Iris' future daughter, [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen / XS]] appeared, from 2049.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Lewis |date=2019-09-30 |title=The Flash season 4 recap&nbsp;– catch up on what happened to Barry Allen |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/flash-season-4-recap-catch-20355138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826133547/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/flash-season-4-recap-catch-20355138 |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=mirror}}</ref><br />
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=== Losing her future daughter ===<br />
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[[Nora West-Allen|Nora]] revealed that she went back in time to meet [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] because she never got to know him in the future but her arrival had caused some problems in the present. Barry and the team eventually decided to let her stay and be a part of the team. Iris tried to build a relationship with her daughter, but Nora didn't want to, because in the future she saw her as a bad parent.<br />
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As a result of the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] gave the Book of Destiny to [[John Deegan (Arrowverse)|John Deegan]], he rewrote reality so that Barry was the [[Green Arrow]], and [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver]] was The Flash. Iris, at first, didn't believe Barry that he was her true husband, but eventually did. Barry and Oliver managed to fix reality.<br />
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Iris learnt that her future self had implanted a power dampener into Nora since infancy to hide her powers. She also discovered her future self, despite being a good mother, hid the fact that Nora's father was The Flash from her. This led to Nora having a negative perception of her mother out of anger and Iris was guilt-ridden by her counterpart's dishonesty. Iris wanted to have a relationship with Nora and to avoid becoming the woman that the latter knew in the future. During this time, she started The Central City Citizen, hiring [[Kamilla Hwang]] as a photographer. At some point, [[Sherloque Wells]] exposed that Nora was cooperating with [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]], who was imprisoned in the future. Iris disagreed with Barry on what to do with her, but Barry sent her back to the future. Iris, with the help of [[List of The Flash characters#Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man|Ralph]], went to 2049, and she confronted Thawne. After Team Flash defeated [[List of The Flash characters#Orlin Dwyer / Cicada|Orlin Dwyer / Cicada]], she and the Team went to the future and defeated Thawne, although Nora was araised from existence due to the timeline changing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-04 |title=The Flash Season 5 Recap&nbsp;– Everything You Need to Know&nbsp;— Major Spoilers&nbsp;— Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews, and Podcasts |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2019/10/04/the-flash-season-5-recap-everything-you-need-to-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307125648/http://majorspoilers.com/2019/10/04/the-flash-season-5-recap-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2019-05-15 |title=The Flash Season 5 Finale Recap: Who Was Erased From the Timeline? And What Crisis Twist Was Uncorked? |url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/14/the-flash-recap-season-5-finale-nora-erased-from-timeline-crisis-in-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225110113/https://tvline.com/2019/05/14/the-flash-recap-season-5-finale-nora-erased-from-timeline-crisis-in-2019/ |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Multiversal Crisis ===<br />
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After the death of [[Nora West-Allen|Nora]], she and [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] tried to cope with it, despite their anticipation that a version of her might be born in their future. Keeping her promise to Nora, Iris vowed to support her yet-to-be born daughter to become XS. She struggled on keeping The Central City Citizen running, and hired [[Allegra Garcia (Arrowverse)|Allegra Garcia]] as a reporter. Meanwhile, she was trying to distract Barry from his fate dying in Crisis.<br />
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When the Crisis began, the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] informed the heroes that there are seven individuals known as Paragons, who can defeat the [[Anti-Monitor]]. She, [[Lois Lane (Arrowverse)|Lois Lane]], and [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent / Superman]], went to search the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] for the Paragon of Truth. They first traveled to [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#Arrowverse|Earth-75]], learning that [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]] from her universe, using the Book of Destiny, was killing Supermen. After that they visit [[Smallville|Earth-167]], where they meet with that universe's [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]], but Lex, using the Book, kicks them from that Earth. The trio goes to [[Superman Returns|Earth-96]], where they meet the editor-in-chief of the ''[[Daily Planet]]'', [[Superman (1978 film series character)|Clark Kent]], who had suffered the loss of all of the people he cared for, thus making him the Paragon of Truth. In that moment Luthor appeared, using the Book, forcing Earth-96 Clark to attack Clark. They fight, but Lois knocked Lex out, thus Earth-96 Clark came back to his senses. Clark, Lois, Iris and Earth-96 Clark then returned to the Waverider, to join the other heroes, with her reuniting with Barry. With the team's best efforts failing, the Multiverse is consumed by anti-matter. Then, a mind-controlled by the Anti-Monitor [[List of supporting Arrow characters|Lyla Michaels / Harbinger]] appeared on the ship, killing the Monitor. [[Harrison Wells#Nash Wells|Nash Wells / Pariah]] then sends the Paragons to the Vanishing Point, though her, Clark, Lois, [[John Diggle (Arrowverse)|John Diggle / Spartan]], [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]] and [[Ralph Dibny (Arrowverse)|Ralph]] are consumed by anti-matter. After the fight between the Paragons with the Anti-Monitor and his forces result into victory for the first mentioned, [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver]], now a cosmic being called the [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]], restarts the Multiverse, combining [[Earth-1 (Arrowverse)|Earth-1]], Earth-38, and Jefferson's Earth forming Earth-Prime, restoring everyone to life, including her.<br />
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After Crisis, she resumed her reporting activities, investigating stolen prototype guns from McCulloch Technologies. Iris thought that behind the events, and the killings of former McCulloch employees, was the vanished [[Eva McCulloch]]'s husband, Joseph Carver. To gain more information, she broke into McCulloch Technologies, and was taken to the Mirrorverse by Eva McCulloch. She was jailed in the Mirrorverse, with a mirror duplicate taking her place. She was kept there for a long time, until Eva revealed to Barry she was behind everything, and he was able to save her. After returning to Earth, she tried to remain detached from her experiences in the Mirrorverse, but Allegra advised her as Iris' editor that people wanted to know the truth about had happened to her in the other dimension, and so she wrote an article about it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Jason |date=2021-08-06 |title='The Flash' Season 6 Recap: What You Need to Know Before Binging Season 7 |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-6-recap-what-happened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813104152/https://collider.com/the-flash-season-6-recap-what-happened/ |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
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=== Dealing with her husband's superhero life ===<br />
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[[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], as the Paragon of Love, asked her to help him reborn the [[Speed Force]]. Iris did, and was successful, but they also created other forces, the Still Force, the Strength Force, and the Sage Force. Eventually, the Speed Force, in the form of Barry's mother, [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|Nora Allen]], visited to presumably thank them for bringing her back, but also for help, due to the other forces attacking her. She investigated the forces, and found that the host of the Sage Force was Bashir Adil Malik, and with the Strength Force's host, Alexa, went to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], but "Nora" attacked, and was tricked she killed them, but it was an illusion, cast by Bashir. Barry managed to reason "Nora", and she left.<br />
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Sometime later, a confused memory-damaged [[Godspeed (character)|August Heart / Godspeed]] arrived from 2049. Iris developed a timesickness, and was taken into the Still Force by its host, [[Deon Owens]], to help her. Dazens of Godspeed clones attacked [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]] to find August, but with the help of her future son, [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen / Impulse]], daughter, [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen / XS]], [[Jay Garrick (Arrowverse)|Jay Garrick / The Flash]], the Speed Force, and her with speedster powers defeated them. After that, Iris with "Nora" brought back [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]], and Barry with his help defeated August. Afterwards, she and Barry renewed their wedding vows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Recap: Here's Everything You Missed in the Season 7 Finale |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-season-7-finale-recap-spoilers-the-cw/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725222443/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-season-7-finale-recap-spoilers-the-cw/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2021-07-21 |title=The Flash Boss Reflects on Season 7's Big Hurdles, Teases 'Greatest Challenge Ever' for WestAllen in Season 8 |url=https://tvline.com/2021/07/20/the-flash-recap-season-7-finale-godspeed-war-season-8-spoilers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019014925/https://tvline.com/2021/07/20/the-flash-recap-season-7-finale-godspeed-war-season-8-spoilers/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Armageddon and Reverse Flashpoint ===<br />
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Six months after the renewal of her wedding vows with [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], she took an interview from [[Ray Palmer (Arrowverse)|Ray Palmer]] at the Central City Technology Convention. The interview was cut short, after the attack of an alien from the future, [[Despero]], but Ray and Barry managed to defeat him. Iris and Team Flash start searching for information about the alien, contacting [[Alex Danvers|Alex Danvers / Sentinel]] of the [[Department of Extranormal Operations]], with her not having anything valuable. Despero then appeared and revealed to Barry that he was coming from 2031, and he was the reason for the world's destruction, referring to it as Armageddon. Iris talked to Barry, and assured him that he would never do something like that. That day, Barry asked where is [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]], with Iris telling him that he was dead. Barry ran to [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]] for help, with Iris and the Team trying to find his location to help him. After Despero found Barry's [[Hall of Justice (comics)|location]], he traveled to 2031 to uncover what happened, and to his surprise, learns that [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]] had changed the timeline so that he was [[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]], leader of Team Flash, and soon-to-be husband to Iris, while Barry was the [[Reverse-Flash]] and was part of the Legion of Doom with Damien Darhk where the group killed some superheroes. In the [[Reverse-Flashpoint]] timeline, Iris and [[Ryan Wilder|Ryan Wilder / Batwoman]] talk about her marriage to Thawne, and what she wants from life. Afterwards, Barry appeared in her house, and talked her into believing that he was the real Flash, with her stopping Thawne from killing him. When Barry was running at super-speeds, he sought Iris' help to run faster, through their Paragon of Love connection, and Barry successfully changed the timeline as it was before, with Joe being alive. But, Thawne managed to escape, and was eventually captured by Barry, with him seeking to help him not get araised from existence. Iris and Barry argued not to save him, but Joe convinced them to save him. Due to Thawne's actions, [[Mia Queen|Mia Queen / Green Arrow]] appeared from the future and taken to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]. She and Iris had a conversation about the future, and Iris advised her to not become like her [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|father]]. Eventually, Barry defeated Despero, and saved Thawne. Later, Iris and the Team went to celebrate their victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Recap With Spoilers: Here's Everything You Missed in "Armageddon, Part 4" |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-heres-everything-you-missed-in-armageddon-part-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208031042/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-heres-everything-you-missed-in-armageddon-part-4/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2021-12-15 |title=The Flash: Grade the 'Armageddon' Finale&nbsp;— Plus, Did Katherine McNamara Get Some Arrow Spinoff Closure? |url=https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-flash-recap-season-8-episode-5-armageddon-finale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413103752/https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-flash-recap-season-8-episode-5-armageddon-finale/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Dealing with her time sickness ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 8)}}<br />
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== Alternate versions ==<br />
=== Earth-2 ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 2)}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], is seen in the [[The Flash (season 2)|second season]] of [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. Her universe was destroyed during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]. She was studying journalism, and when her boyfriend, [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]], went to get his PhD, she quit her internship and became a cop to help pay for his tuition. At some point, the two married. She was a policewoman, investigating [[Hunter Zolomon (Arrowverse)|Hunter Zolomon / Zoom]]. When Barry Allen / The Flash of [[Earth-1 (Arrowverse)|Earth-1]] arrived to her world, she didn't notice, as he took her husband's place to search for information on Zoom. That night they went to ''Jitterbugs'' [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]]'s singing show. Then, [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost]] and [[Ronnie Raymond (Arrowverse)|Ronnie Raymond / Deathstorm]] stormed the place, with Deathstorm accidentally shooting a fireball at Joe, hospitalizing him. Later, he died, with Iris feeling guilty she couldn't save her father. After getting a lead on their location, she went after them. She was eventually saved by The Flash. The next day, Barry of Earth-1 revealed to her he was from another universe, and wanted help for the saving of [[Jesse Wells]], [[Harry Wells (Arrowverse)|Harry Wells]] daughter. After helping him, she and her Barry left for [[Atlantis (DC Comics)|Atlantis]], to escape Zoom. In late 2019, her world was destroyed from an anti-matter wave.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2016-09-29 |title='The Flash' Season 2 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112523/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Earth-90 ===<br />
{{See also|The Flash (1990 TV series)}}{{Further|Elseworlds (Arrowverse)}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on [[Earth-90 (Arrowverse)|Earth-90]] portrayed by [[Paula Marshall]], was a computer graphic artist and the ex-girlfriend of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen]]. In 1990, she broke up with Barry due to him being not interested in their relationship. She was killed when the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] invaded their world, using the Book of Destiny.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |title='The Flash' crossover recap: 'Elseworlds, Part 1' is topsy-turvy fun |url=https://ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-5-episode-9/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302145540/https://ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-5-episode-9/ |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=EW.com}}</ref><br />
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=== Mirrorverse ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 6)}}<br />
A version of the character, which was created by [[Eva McCulloch]], from the dimension of Mirrorverse, after the kidnapping of Iris West-Allen. She is often referred to as '''Mirror Iris'''. She assumed the role of the original Iris West-Allen and filled in the blanks with [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] on the real Iris's disappearance. At a dinner with Barry, they were attacked by [[Amunet Black (Arrowverse)|Amunet Black]], telling them to not interfere with her activities. She joined Amunet's business against Barry's wishes, but failed to take her down on her own, calling Barry for help, to also stop [[Goldface (Arrowverse)|Goldface]]. Though she was able to get the mirror gun from [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]], she didn't extract any information about Joseph Carver. When [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally]] returned, she had to fake knowing him, but Wally told Barry that he had a weird feeling about her. At some point, [[Kamilla Hwang]] took a picture of her that was showing she was a mirror clone, and Iris had to send her to the Mirrorverse, bringing a mirror clone of her to be replaced with. Later, Iris and Kamila went to interview [[Tina McGee (Arroverse)|Tina McGee]], at Mercury Labs, but their true goal was to retrieve a prismatic refractor. As they were about to escape, [[Millie Rawlins]] / Sunshine attacked them, but Barry intervened saving them. After learning that Joe went to witness protection, due to an assassination attempt, she uses it as the reason to kick Barry out of their apartment, with the goal of weakening him. She, Kamilia, and a mirror clone of [[David Singh (Arrowverse)|David Singh]], went to [[Ramsey Rosso (Arrowverse)|Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork]] and took blood sample from him, to use it to bring Eva back from the Mirrorverse. Upon Barry realizing that, he went to her apartment and the two fought, with her mirror glass, though, telekenisis, to wound him. When she realized that she was a mere tool of Eva, she decided to be self-destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=The Flash: Every Version Of Iris West In The Mirrorverse Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/flash-iris-west-mirrorverse-versions-differences-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306061716/https://screenrant.com/flash-iris-west-mirrorverse-versions-differences-explained/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref><br />
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=== Unnamed Earth ===<br />
{{See also|DC Extended Universe}}<br />
{{Further|Zack Snyder's Justice League}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on an [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#DC Studios|unnamed Earth]] portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]], is seen when [[Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe)|Barry Allen]] saves her from a traffic accident, using his [[Speedster (fiction)|superspeed]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Dany |date=2021-03-22 |title=It's Time To Talk About Those Flash Scenes In Zack Snyder's Justice League |url=https://www.looper.com/362337/its-time-to-talk-about-those-flash-scenes-in-zack-snyders-justice-league/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422170052/https://www.looper.com/362337/its-time-to-talk-about-those-flash-scenes-in-zack-snyders-justice-league/ |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Looper.com}}</ref><br />
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== Appearances ==<br />
{{Further|Arrow (TV series)|The Flash (2014 TV series)|Crisis on Earth-X|Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)}}<br />
Candice Patton has appeared in five out the seven [[Arrowverse]] TV series:<br />
* The character was first mentioned in the [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']] episode titled [[The Man Under the Hood]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Ryan-Rigley |title='Arrow': Everything You Missed on 'The Man Under the Hood' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1726320/arrow-the-man-under-the-hood-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518193709/https://www.mtv.com/news/1726320/arrow-the-man-under-the-hood-recap/ |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=MTV News}}</ref> of [[Arrow (season 2)|season 2]], while she was inderictly mentioned in the episode [[Three Ghosts]] of the same show,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Samantha M. |title=Arrow: Three Ghosts |url=http://www.douxreviews.com/2013/12/arrow-three-ghosts.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314165824/https://www.douxreviews.com/2013/12/arrow-three-ghosts.html |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> by [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]].<br />
* She made her first appearance in the show, [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']],<ref name=":1" /> where she is also among the main protagonists.<br />
* From the total one hundred and seventy episodes of [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], as of 2022, the character has not physically appeared in eight of them, with them being [[The Exorcism of Nash Wells|The Exorsism of Nash Wells]] of [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]], where she was trapped in the Mirrorverse,{{efn|Patton, although, appears as Mirror Iris}} [[Rayo de Luz]] and [[Enemy at the Gates (The Flash)|Enemy At the Gates]] of [[The Flash (season 7)|season 7]], and [[Into the Still Force]] of [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]]. She also did not make appearances until [[Negative, Part One]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=The Flash: Inside the Still Force and the Search for Iris |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-flash-inside-the-still-force-and-the-search-for-iris/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519212835/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-flash-inside-the-still-force-and-the-search-for-iris/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref><br />
* Patton made appearances in the [[Crisis on Earth-X]], and [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]], with the shows being [[Supergirl (TV series)|''Supergirl'']], [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']], [[Batwoman (TV series)|''Batwoman'']] and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title='Crisis on Earth-X' Arrowverse Crossover Description Released |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/crisis-on-earth-x-arrowverse-crossover-description-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165958/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/crisis-on-earth-x-arrowverse-crossover-description-released/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=James Laird last |date=March 18, 2021 |title=How to watch Crisis on Infinite Earths: order and online streaming details |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-watch-crisis-on-infinite-earths-order-and-online-streaming-details |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528030629/https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-watch-crisis-on-infinite-earths-order-and-online-streaming-details |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=TechRadar}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical response ===<br />
[[File:Candice Patton 2017 Paley Fest.jpg|upright|thumb|Candice Patton in 2017.]]<br />
Patton was cast as [[Iris West]] on [[The CW]] show [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], in 2014.<ref name=":3" /> Her casting was met with mixed feelings, due to her being a black actress, and the role she was going to portray was white and red-headed in the comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arenas |first=Jorge |date=July 5, 2018 |title=The Flash's Candice Patton Advocates Controversial Race-Based Casting Decisions |url=https://boundingintocomics.com/2018/07/05/the-flashs-candace-patton-advocates-controversial-race-based-casting-decisions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180710214635/http://boundingintocomics.com/2018/07/05/the-flashs-candace-patton-advocates-controversial-race-based-casting-decisions/ |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bounding Into Comics}}</ref> According to website ''Fansided'', Patton changed the way [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] viewed black women, and seemed to influence further race swaps of other characters, such as the Iris West that appeared in [[DC Extended Universe]]'s ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]],'' portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]], the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'s ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', [[MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|MJ]], portrayed by [[Zendaya]], and the casting of [[Leslie Grace]] as [[Barbara Gordon]] / Batgirl in the DCEU film, [[Batgirl (film)|''Batgirl'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2022 |title=How The Flash's Candice Patton changed the DC universe |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2022/03/23/how-the-flash-candice-patton-changed-the-dc-universe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324222242/https://bamsmackpow.com/2022/03/23/how-the-flash-candice-patton-changed-the-dc-universe/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bam Smack Pow}}</ref> Web site ''TV Guide'' mentioned that in earlier seasons of ''The Flash'', it seemed like Patton's character was colorblind, and wasn't acting like a black person. But, in [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]] "she was allowed to be a more authentic version of herself when she rocked her natural curls".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Finally Realized Iris West Is Black, and Now the Show Is the Best It's Ever Been |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/cw-the-flash-candice-patton-iris-west/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/cw-the-flash-candice-patton-iris-west/ |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> Patton has been victim to racist attacks by fans of the show, due to her playing a white character, with fellow co-start [[Grant Gustin]] saying on his personal [[Instagram]] account "Our Iris is an [[African Americans|African American]] actress [...] and she always is gonna be [...] she will continue to play her [role], and I have her back and will have her back".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Star Grant Gustin Speaks out After Racist Online Attacks Against Co-Star Candice Patton |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racist-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429083023/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racist-comments/ |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |title=Grant Gustin promises to do better after 'Flash' fans accuse him of not defending his costar Candice Patton from racists |url=https://www.insider.com/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racists-comments-instagram-2019-7 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Insider}}</ref> Patton has been experiencing this phenomenon from the day of her casting, and many fans have noted that The CW didn't take an official stand, until a 2020 [[Twitter]] post made by the official account of the network indirectly mentioning her too. Fans quickly went to support the actress, and attack the network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2020 |title="The Flash" Fans Defend Candice Patton in Light of The CW Policy |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-flash-fans-candice-patton-the-cw-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429083023/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-flash-fans-candice-patton-the-cw-policy |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cece |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Does The CW Network Care About Candice Patton, Javicia Leslie, and Other Black Actresses?&nbsp;– |url=https://whereisthebuzz.com/does-the-cw-network-care-about-candice-patton-javicia-leslie-and-other-black-actresses/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021181058/https://whereisthebuzz.com/does-the-cw-network-care-about-candice-patton-javicia-leslie-and-other-black-actresses/ |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=whereisthebuzz.com}}</ref> According to website ''Decider,'' she was the highlight of [[DC FanDome]] event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2021 |title=Candice Patton Won DC FanDome |url=https://decider.com/2021/10/16/dc-fandome-winner-candice-patton-news-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://decider.com/2021/10/16/dc-fandome-winner-candice-patton-news-flash/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Decider}}</ref> The [[Looper (website)|''Looper'']] noted that the scene of season 6 "Marathon", where Iris, trapped in the Mirrorverse, was touching hands with her husband, Barry, without him seeing her, was her best in the show's run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Eammon |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Iris' Most Heartbreaking Moment In The Flash&nbsp;– Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/846030/iris-most-heartbreaking-moment-in-the-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428005805/https://www.looper.com/846030/iris-most-heartbreaking-moment-in-the-flash/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref><br />
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Some fans, although, have noted the due to her being a successful journalist, her character looked like a combination of [[Lois Lane]] and [[Linda Park (comics)|Linda Park]], both reporters in DC comics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=So Iris West is basically a combination of Lois Lane and Chloe Sullivan?&nbsp;– Television: Broadcast TV Message Board&nbsp;– GameFAQs |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/225-television-broadcast-tv/72184258 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/225-television-broadcast-tv/72184258 |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=gamefaqs.gamespot.com}}</ref> Fans also have criticized the way her character was written, with some suggesting that she doesn't deserve the hate, because it is up to the writers on how to portray her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2021 |title=The Flash: 10 Unpopular Opinions About Iris West Allen, According To Reddit |url=https://screenrant.com/the-flash-iris-allen-west-unpopular-fan-opinions-reddit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428204807/https://screenrant.com/the-flash-iris-allen-west-unpopular-fan-opinions-reddit/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref> The moment that sparked the most controversy was when in a scene of the second episode of [[The Flash (season 4)|season 4]], titled "Mixed Feelings", during an emotional moment with Barry, she said to him that "We are the Flash", implementing that together make up the hero. The line was met with an outrage from fans, with the website ''Discussing Films'' noting that the bad feelings that were created, continued to follow the character's reputation throughout the rest of the show, but adding that the hero was always more than one person in the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahzad |first=Beatrine |date=September 12, 2020 |title="We are the Flash" and the Importance of Iris West-Allen |url=https://discussingfilm.net/2020/09/12/we-are-the-flash-and-the-importance-of-iris-west-allen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307063500/https://discussingfilm.net/2020/09/12/we-are-the-flash-and-the-importance-of-iris-west-allen/ |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DiscussingFilm}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 7)|season 7]], the [[Post-traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] she experienced in the Mirrorverse was never explored, and was forgotten, being described as "a let down" by critics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Sarah |date=July 30, 2021 |title=The Flash Season 7 Report Card: Biggest Letdown, Best Force, and More! |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/07/the-flash-season-7-report-card-biggest-letdown-best-force-and-mo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501142637/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/07/the-flash-season-7-report-card-biggest-letdown-best-force-and-mo/ |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=TV Fanatic}}</ref> Many fans have argued that the show is not giving the feeling of a duo, between Iris and Barry, something that is the case with [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent]] and [[Lois Lane (Arrowverse)|Lois Lane]] in the connected show ''[[Superman & Lois]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2021 |title=The Flash TV Show Has Never Given Iris West Her Due |url=https://gamerant.com/flash-tv-show-iris-west-letdown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104502/https://gamerant.com/flash-tv-show-iris-west-letdown/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Game Rant}}</ref> According to ''Collider'', Patton's character was treated unfairly in [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]], and was characterized by the website as a "plot point", while noting that her death in [[Negative, Part One]] did not have any gravite or impact.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Monita |date=June 26, 2022 |title='The Flash's Latest Season Seems to Have Forgotten its Leading Lady |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-8-leading-lady-forgotten-candice-patton/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> The mentioned website has placed the Barry-Iris couple as the fourth best of the Arrowverse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Monita |date=December 21, 2021 |title=15 Best Couples In the CWVerse, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-arrowverse-relationships-ranked-most-romantic/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> Patton as Iris has received positive reviews and from critics, with ''The Flash'' being the most watched show in The CW history.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 5, 2016 |title=How The Flash Finally Fixed Its Iris Problem |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/flash-premiere-flashpoint-iris-west-problem-fixed |url-status=live |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729184518/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/flash-premiere-flashpoint-iris-west-problem-fixed |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref><br />
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=== Accolades ===<br />
All awards and nominations are for Patton's performance as Iris West-Allen in ''The Flash'':<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Award<br />
! scope="col" | Category<br />
! scope="col" | Result<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | 2015<br />
| rowspan="3" | [[2015 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice TV: Breakout Star<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Wave 2 Nominees |url=http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-2-nominees |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411172500/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-2-nominees |archive-date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |website=[[Teen Choice]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with [[Grant Gustin]])<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2016<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[2016 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2017<br />
| [[43rd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Saturn">{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303124219/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[2017 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Action|Choice Action TV Actress]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceron |first=Ella |date=June 19, 2017 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620033702/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=June 19, 2017 |website=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | 2018<br />
| [[44th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 15, 2018 |title='Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023438/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[2018 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice Action TV Actress<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV Ship<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2019<br />
| [[2019 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice Action TV Actress<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Todisco |first=Eric |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the Complete List of Winners |url=https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812151930/https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[45th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancuso |first=Vinnie |date=July 16, 2019 |title='Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716042350/http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/ |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2019 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== Other media ==<br />
In January 2022, it was announced that a six-issue event series titled ''Earth-Prime'' would be released over the span of three months. The first five issues would focus on stories from every show of the franchise, with the last being a crossover event. ''Earth-Prime'' #5 was scheduled to be released on May 3, 2022, focusing on [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. The events of the comicbook will be [[Canon (fiction)|canon]] to the [[Arrowverse]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2022 |title=DC's Next Big Arrowverse Crossover Unfolds in New Event Series |url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-earth-prime-comic-event-series-cw-heroes-arrowverse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418082103/https://www.cbr.com/dc-earth-prime-comic-event-series-cw-heroes-arrowverse/ |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flook |first=Ray |date=March 30, 2022 |title=The Flash Spotlight Shines on Impulse & XS in Arrowverse Crossover |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-flash-spotlight-shines-on-impulse-xs-in-arrowverse-crossover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422210451/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-flash-spotlight-shines-on-impulse-xs-in-arrowverse-crossover/ |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors}}</ref><br />
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She has appeared in ''The Flash: Season Zero'', a comic tie-in prequel to the events of the show, appearing in seven of the issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2021 |title=THE FLASH SEASON ZERO |url=https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-flash-season-zero-2014/the-flash-season-zero |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-flash-season-zero-2014/the-flash-season-zero |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://arrow.fandom.com/wiki/Iris_West-Allen Iris West-Allen] on [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]<br />
* [[dcdatabase:wiki/Iris West (New Earth)|Iris West]] on DC database<br />
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[[Category:Television characters introduced in 2015]]</div>2601:241:C201:5AC0:646E:9A93:4F5F:DC61https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jefferson_Pierce_(Arrowverse)&diff=1149047448Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)2023-04-09T21:50:19Z<p>2601:241:C201:5AC0:646E:9A93:4F5F:DC61: /* Helping to stop the Crisis */</p>
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<div>{{Short description|Fictional character in the Arrowverse}}<br />
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{{Infobox character<br />
| color = #191970<br />
| name = Jefferson Pierce<br />
| franchise = [[Arrowverse]]<br />
| image = File:Black Lightning (Cress Williams).jpg<br />
| caption = [[Cress Williams]] as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning<br />
| first_major = [[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]] {{no italic|[[Black Lightning (season 1)|Season 1×1]]}}<br />
| first_minor = [[Black Lightning (season 1)|The Resurrection]]<br />
| first_date = January 16, 2018<br />
| last_major = [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]] {{no italic|[[The Flash (season 8)|Season 8×3]]}}<br />
| last_minor = [[Armageddon, Part 3]]<br />
| last_date = November 30, 2021<br />
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Black Lightning]]|[[Tony Isabella]]|[[Trevor Von Eeden]]}}<br />
| adapted_by = [[Salim Akil]]<br />
| portrayer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Cress Williams]] (adult)<br />
* Kaden Washington Lewis (young)<br />
}}<br />
| alias = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Black Lightning<br />
* Black Jesus<br />
}}<br />
| nickname = Jeff<br />
| species = [[Metahuman]]<br />
| occupation = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Member of the Crisis Team<br />
* Vigilante (in secret)<br />
* Principal of Garfield High School<br />
* Leader of Team Black Lightning<br />
}}<br />
| affiliation = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Garfield High School<br />
* [[Justice League]]<br />
}}<br />
| family = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Alvin Pierce † (father)<br />
* Ben Pierce † (grandfather)<br />
}}<br />
| children = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[List of Black Lightning characters#Anissa Pierce|Anissa Pierce]] (daughter)<br />
* [[List of Black Lightning characters#Jennifer Pierce|Jennifer Pierce]] (daughter)<br />
}}<br />
| spouse = [[List of Black Lightning characters#Lynn Stewart|Lynn Stewart]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jefferson''' "'''Jeff'''" '''Pierce''', also known by his alter ego '''Black Lightning''', is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise, first introduced in the 2018 episode "[[Black Lightning (season 1)|The Resurrection]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=November 16, 2017 |title='Black Lightning' Gets Premiere Date, Post-'Flash' Time Slot By the CW |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/black-lightning-gets-premiere-date-post-flash-time-slot-by-the-cw-1202209913/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116205410/http://deadline.com/2017/11/black-lightning-gets-premiere-date-post-flash-time-slot-by-the-cw-1202209913/ |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> of the television series [[Black Lightning (TV series)|''Black Lightning'']]. The character is based on the [[DC Comics]] character [[Black Lightning|of the same name]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2015 |title=Black Lightning |url=https://www.dccomics.com/characters/black-lightning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150935/https://www.dccomics.com/characters/black-lightning |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref> created by [[Tony Isabella]] and [[Trevor Von Eeden]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything You Need to Know About BLACK LIGHTNING |url=https://nerdist.com/article/black-lightning-dc-comics-history-explained-dan-cave-cw/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150926/https://nerdist.com/article/black-lightning-dc-comics-history-explained-dan-cave-cw/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=[[Nerdist]]}}</ref> and was adapted for television in 2018 by [[Salim Akil]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |last2=Cullins |first2=Ashley |date=November 29, 2018 |title='Black Lightning' Producer Salim Akil Sued for Alleged Domestic Violence |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-lightning-producer-salim-akil-sued-domestic-violence-1164897/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150925/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-lightning-producer-salim-akil-sued-domestic-violence-1164897/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Jefferson Pierce has been continually portrayed by [[Cress Williams]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Actor Cress Williams Cast As The CW's Black Lightning |url=https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/cress-williams-cast-cws-black-lightning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150935/https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/cress-williams-cast-cws-black-lightning/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=Fortress of Solitude}}</ref> with Kaden Washington Lewis portraying a young Jefferson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Black Lightning – Shadow Of Death: The Book Of War |url=https://starrymag.com/black-lightning-shadow-of-death-the-book-of-war/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=Starry Constellation Magazine |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107092014/https://starrymag.com/black-lightning-shadow-of-death-the-book-of-war/ }}</ref><br />
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In the series, Jefferson, is the principal of the Garfield High School, and a retired vigilante, who lives in [[List of DC Universe locations#Cities of the DC Universe Earth|Freeland]]. His powers are many, with electrokinesis, [[energy]] absorption and superhuman strength being a few. During the [[Black Lightning (season 1)|first season]] he has to return to his superhero life, and help his daughter, Anissa handle her powers, while also stopping his nemesis, [[List of Black Lightning characters#Main characters|Tobias Whale]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Black Lightning Season 1 Episode Guide |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/black-lightning-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150926/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/black-lightning-news/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref> In the following seasons he has to deal with new threats, like [[List of government agencies in DC Comics|A.S.A.]] and Markovia. He is a friend of fellow superhero, [[Central City (Arrowverse)|Central City]]-based superhero [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|The Flash]], who is also the leader of the Crisis Team.<br />
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Williams has appeared as Jefferson Pierce and his vigilante persona in two crossovers of the [[Arrowverse]], the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=December 10, 2019 |title=Cress Williams on Black Lightning Joining 'Fictional' Arrowverse Heroes, Being the Object of Costume Envy |url=https://tvline.com/2019/12/10/black-lightning-joins-crisis-on-infinite-earths-cress-williams-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150925/https://tvline.com/2019/12/10/black-lightning-joins-crisis-on-infinite-earths-cress-williams-interview/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=[[TVLine]]}}</ref> and [[The Flash (season 8)#Episodes|Armageddon]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=November 11, 2021 |title='The Flash' star Grant Gustin teases Barry and Black Lightning's 'heavy' reunion in 'Armageddon' |url=https://ew.com/tv/the-flash-grant-gustin-armageddon-preview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150925/https://ew.com/tv/the-flash-grant-gustin-armageddon-preview/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><br />
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== Fictional character biography ==<br />
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=== Early life ===<br />
Jefferson was born on September 12, 1974, to Alvin Pierce and an unnamed mother. At one point Jefferson was given a vaccine by his father, which Alvin later found out was tainted, this would eventually be how Jefferson would get his powers. Alvin was a reporter who was after [[Tobias Whale (Arrowverse)|Tobias Whale]]. One night, Jefferson watched as Tobias murdered his father. When Jefferson was twelve, he took part in a riot, which he was chased down an alley by two SWAT officers and accidentally set off his powers for the first time, knocking out both of the officers. He was then found in the alley by [[Peter Gambi (Arrowverse)|Peter Gambi]], who discovered Jefferson's powers and then began raising Jefferson.<br />
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=== Stopping Martin Proctor's plans ===<br />
{{Further|Black Lightning (season 1)}}<br />
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Jefferson is living in [[List of DC Universe locations#Cities of the DC Universe Earth|Freeland]] and works as [[Head teacher|Principal]] of the Garfield High School. He has retired from superhero life years ago, and is divorced with [[List of Black Lightning characters#Lynn Stewart|Lynn Stewart]], and also has two daughters, [[List of Black Lightning characters#Anissa Pierce|Anissa]] and [[List of Black Lightning characters#Jennifer Pierce|Jennifer]]. When he lears that Anissa is in danger, he saves her using his powers in the process for the first time in a long time. After some consideration, and some conversations with his friend [[Peter Gambi (Arrowverse)|Peter Gambi]], he decides to talk up the mental of [[Black Lightning]] again, acting as a superhero during the night and principal and parent during the day. Jefferson learns about the existence of a new [[drug]], called "green light", that is distributed by a criminal group called "The 100", headed by [[Tobias Whale (Arrowverse)|Tobias Whale]]. After The 100 killed two civilians,<br />
the local community march on the streets of Freeland, without police protection as requested. The 100 attacked the marching, but with only one casualty, as Jefferson was there and protected them. Following a fight with Anissa, who has superpowers like her father and is acting as a vigilante, he injures her and calls Gambi to take care of her, and she learns that Jefferson is the Black Lightning. Jefferson began training Anissa, to learn to control her powers. She eventually adapts the alias of "Thunder", and works on operations with her father. His younger daughter, Jennifer, learns that he is Black Lightning, and that she also has superpowers. Jefferson later learns that a government organization called [[List of government agencies in DC Comics|A.S.A.]] is behind the creation of green light drug, and wants to use it to create metahumans. It is headed by Martin Proctor, who is acting independently. Eventually Gambi kills him and Black Lightning exposes A.S.A. operations in Freeland.<br />
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=== Training his daughters ===<br />
{{Further|Black Lightning (season 2)}}<br />
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=== War with Markovia ===<br />
{{Further|Black Lightning (season 3)}}<br />
{{Expand section|date=January 2022}}<br />
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=== Helping to stop the Crisis ===<br />
{{Further|Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)}}<br />
After [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|The Flash]], [[Harrison Wells#Nash Wells|Nash Wells]], [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Frost]], [[List of The Flash characters#Jay Garrick / Flash|Earth-90 Flash]] and [[Cisco Ramon (Arrowverse)|Vibe]] fail to stop the [[Anti-Monitor]]'s weapon, Nash brings Jefferson to [[Earth-1]] to help contain the energy of the anti-matter weapon. He does so, but Earth-90 Flash sacrifices himself and saves the universe from total destruction. Nash teleported them back to the [[Waverider]], where Jefferson meets [[Superman (1978 film series character)|Clark Kent / Superman]] and the other superheroes. Unfortunately, the Anti-Monitor appears and destroys the rest of the universe, killing Jefferson too.<br />
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After [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen / Spectre]] sacrifices himself to restart the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)#Arrowverse and other series|Multiverse]] and merge other Earths including Jefferson's, he saves [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Frost]] and [[Mick Rory (Arrowverse)|Mick Rory]] from a shadow demon. Afterwords, he joins [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]], [[Sara Lance|<!-- don't delink -->Sara Lance / White Canary]], [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent / Superman]], [[J'onn J'onzz (Arrowverse)|J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter]], [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen / The Flash]] and [[List of Batwoman characters#Kate Kane / Batwoman|Kate Kane / Batwoman]] to form the [[Justice League]]. Following their meeting, he returns to [[List of DC Universe locations#Cities of the DC Universe Earth|Freeland]].<br />
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=== Defeating Tobias Whale once and for all ===<br />
{{Further|Black Lightning (season 4)}}<br />
{{Expand section|date=January 2022}}<br />
Following the dissolution of the [[List of government agencies in DC Comics|A.S.A.]] and the War for [[List of DC Universe locations#Cities of the DC Universe Earth|Freeland]], Jefferson began to mourn Henderson's death during the conflict. After doing so he decides to put an end on [[Tobias Whale (Arrowverse)|Tobias]], now Mayor of [[List of DC Universe locations#Cities of the DC Universe Earth|Freeland]], ambitions. He eventually fights him and kills him. He finally decides to go back to retirement from the superhero life.<br />
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=== Helping Barry Allen ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 8)}}<br />
In compliance with the Injustice Protocols, [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] asks Jefferson to permanently remove his powers. He begins to, but stops when Barry mentions [[Despero]]. Barry angrily lashes out at Jefferson, but is eventually convinced to stand down. Despero learns where Barry is and travels there, but is held off by Jefferson.<br />
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== Alternate versions ==<br />
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* In the episode [[Black Lightning (season 3)|''The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis'']] of [[Black Lightning (season 3)|season 3]], a version of Jefferson who became the Secretary of Education appears, from [[Arrowverse|Earth-1]], who is shot and killed by Agent Percy Odell.<br />
* In the same episode we see another version of him, from [[Earth-Two|Earth-2]], in which [[Jennifer Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jennifer]] kills him and the rest of her family.<br />
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== Appearances ==<br />
{{Further|Black Lightning (TV series)|The Flash (2014 TV series)|Legends of Tomorrow|Supergirl (TV series)}}<br />
[[File:Cress Williams SDCC 2017.jpg|thumb|Williams at [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] 2017]]<br />
Cress Williams has portrayed Black Lightning in three out of seven [[Arrowverse]] TV series, with these being:<br />
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* [[Black Lightning (TV series)|''Black Lightning'']], as the protagonist and lead character.<ref name=":0" /><br />
* [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], as a guest in [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]] and [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
* ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'', as a guest in [[Legends of Tomorrow (season 5)|season 5]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Lightning Saves The Flash In Part 3 Of The Armageddon Crossover |url=https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/black-lightning-armageddon-flash-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102150926/https://comicyears.com/tv-shows/black-lightning-armageddon-flash-review/ |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |access-date=January 2, 2022 |website=comicyears.com}}</ref><br />
* He is mentioned in the [[Supergirl (TV series)|''Supergirl'']] episode [[Supergirl (season 6)#Episodes|Blind Spots]] of [[Supergirl (season 6)|season 6]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dailly |first=Paul |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Supergirl Season 6 Episode 12 Review: Blind Spots |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/09/supergirl-season-6-episode-12-review-blind-spots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922133257/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/09/supergirl-season-6-episode-12-review-blind-spots/ |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=TV Fanatic}}</ref><br />
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== Characterization ==<br />
Akil described Jefferson and his family as "the [[Family of Barack Obama|Obamas]] of the superhero world" and compared the duality of Jefferson Pierce and his [[alter ego]] Black Lightning to the duality of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Malcolm X]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |title='Black Lightning' Boss: 'This Is an American Story, This Is Not a Black Story' |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2017/07/12/black-lightning-salim-akil-spoilers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416072516/https://ew.com/comic-con/2017/07/12/black-lightning-salim-akil-spoilers/ |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Williams said that "it was a dream come true" when he was cast as [[Black Lightning]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darcy |first=Ann |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Who Is Cress Williams From 'Black Lightning' and How Did He Get the Role? |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/cress-williams-black-lightning-how-he-got-the-role.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226012306/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/cress-williams-black-lightning-how-he-got-the-role.html/ |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet}}</ref> and it was hard, at first, portraying him, but loved it in the process. Williams also stated that “I always saw a parallel between Black Lightning and [[Batman]] [...] Before Batman becomes part of the [[Justice League]], he's essentially the savior of [[Gotham City|Gotham]]. I think that's what Black Lightning is about.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abrams |first=Bryan |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Black Lightning Star Cress Williams on TV's Most Human Superhero |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2018/11/black-lightning-star-cress-williams-on-tvs-most-human-superhero/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303155636/https://www.motionpictures.org/2018/11/black-lightning-star-cress-williams-on-tvs-most-human-superhero/ |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=Motion Picture Association}}</ref> When asked if it was stressful to portray the character he said "It's not so much pressure as it is an honor.", while also saying that "The physical part of it [was the biggest challenge in taking on this role]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=July 18, 2017 |title='Black Lightning' Star Cress Williams Is Ready to Embrace His (Super) Power |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-lightning-cress-williams-q-a-first-lead-role-1020982/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107091122/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-lightning-cress-williams-q-a-first-lead-role-1020982/ |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
On February 24, 2017, [[Cress Williams]] was announced in the lead role of [[Black Lightning|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=February 24, 2017 |title=Black Lightning: Cress Williams to Star in The CW's Latest DC Comics Pilot |url=https://tvline.com/2017/02/24/black-lightning-cast-cress-williams-the-cw-dc-comics-pilot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410152223/https://tvline.com/2017/02/24/black-lightning-cast-cress-williams-the-cw-dc-comics-pilot/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=[[TVLine]]}}</ref> One user of [[Metacritic]] wrote "''Jefferson Pierce isn't just a superhero. He's a social justice warrior. He quotes Martin Luther King Jr. and beats up bad guys. This instantly makes him one of the most interesting heroes on television.''"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Terrones |first=Terry |title=TV Review – Superhero seeks social justice on new CW series |url=https://gazette.com/news/tv-review---superhero-seeks-social-justice-on-new-cw-series/article_1ff4f7ec-b8b3-52be-b278-52052669389c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107091113/https://gazette.com/news/tv-review---superhero-seeks-social-justice-on-new-cw-series/article_1ff4f7ec-b8b3-52be-b278-52052669389c.html |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|Colorado Springs Gazette]]}}</ref> Reviewing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Dana Schwartz gave the series premiere an "A-" grade, writing, "The Pierce family dynamic is so compelling that even if Jefferson Pierce had no powers beyond great motivational speeches, this show would be a worthwhile watch.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartz |first=Dana |title='Black Lightning' crackles with electricity and relevance: EW review |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/16/black-lightning-crackles-with-electricity-and-relevance-ew-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604051256/https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/16/black-lightning-crackles-with-electricity-and-relevance-ew-review/ |archive-date=2019-06-04 |access-date=2022-01-07 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> ''[[The Atlantic]]''<nowiki/>'s Pilot Viruet wrote, "There's an authenticity to the series—it's neither too pulpy nor too preachy—that's heightened by the strong performances from its predominantly Black cast, particularly from [Cress] Williams, who anchors the show's many conflicts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viruet |first=Pilot |date=February 13, 2018 |title=In 'Black Lightning,' There's No Right Way to Fix a City |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/black-lightning-the-cw-review/552947/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604051306/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/black-lightning-the-cw-review/552947/ |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref> The success of Williams version resulted in placing the character at the 73rd place of the list of the 100 greatest superheroes In the history of comic books.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2019 |title=Ranked: The 100 Greatest Superheroes In The History of Comic Books. |url=https://www.comicbasics.com/ranked-the-100-greatest-superheroes-in-the-history-of-comic-books/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301190948/https://www.comicbasics.com/ranked-the-100-greatest-superheroes-in-the-history-of-comic-books/ |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> Williams has received positive reviews by both fans and critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Lightning |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/black_lightning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121074410/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/black_lightning |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratings: 'Black Lightning' Strikes – It's The CW's Top Series Premiere in 2 Years |date=17 January 2018 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/black-lightning-premiere-cw-this-is-us-ratings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515151641/https://www.thewrap.com/black-lightning-premiere-cw-this-is-us-ratings/ |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref><br />
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{{Infobox character<br />
| color = #000000<br />
| name = Kate Kane<br />
| franchise = [[Arrowverse]]<br />
| image = File:Ruby Rose as Batwoman.jpg<br />
| caption = Promotional image of [[Ruby Rose]] as Kate Kane / Batwoman for the [[Arrowverse]]'s 2018 "[[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|Elseworlds]]" crossover event.<br />
| first_major = [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]] {{no italic|[[The Flash (season 5)|Season 5×9]]}}<br />
| first_minor = [[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|Elseworlds, Part 1]]<br />
| first_date = December 9, 2018<br />
| last_major = [[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]] {{no italic|[[Batwoman (season 2)|Season 2×18]]}}<br />
| last_minor = [[Batwoman (season 2)#Episodes|Power]]<br />
| last_date = June 27, 2021<br />
| based_on = {{Plainlist|<br />
* {{Based on|[[Kate Kane]]|[[Geoff Johns]]|{{quad}}[[Grant Morrison]]|{{quad}}[[Greg Rucka]]|{{quad}}[[Mark Waid]]|{{quad}}[[Keith Giffen]]}}<br />
* {{Based on|[[Circe (character)|Circe]] ([[Batwoman (season 2)|season 2]])|[[Robert Kanigher]]|{{quad}}[[Harry G. Peter]]}}<br />
}}<br />
| adapted_by = [[Caroline Dries]]<br />
| portrayer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Ruby Rose]] ([[Batwoman (season 1)|season 1]]){{efn|Also in ''[[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|Elseworlds]]'' and ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.}}<br />
* [[Wallis Day]] ([[Batwoman (season 2)|season 2]])<br />
* Gracyn Shinyei (young)<br />
}}<br />
| full_name = Katherine Kane<br />
| alias = Circe Sionis<br />
| title = Batwoman<br />
| nickname = Kate<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| occupation = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Superhero (in secret)<br />
* Acting owner of Wayne Enterprises<br />
* Leader of the Bat Team<br />
* Vigilante (in secret)<br />
}}<br />
| affiliation = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Wayne Enterprises<br />
* Paragons<br />
* [[Justice League]]<br />
* False Face Society<br />
}}<br />
| family = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Jacob Kane (Arrowverse)|Jacob Kane]] (father)<br />
* Gabi Kane (mother, deceased)<br />
* [[Beth Kane (Arrowverse)|Beth Kane]] (sister)<br />
* [[Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Arrowverse)|Catherine Hamilton-Kane]] (step-mother, deceased)<br />
* [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Mary Hamilton]] (step-sister)<br />
* [[Thomas Wayne]] (uncle, deceased)<br />
* [[Martha Wayne]] (aunt, deceased)<br />
* [[Bruce Wayne (Arrowverse)|Bruce Wayne]] (cousin)<br />
}}<br />
| significant_others = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Sophie Moore (Arrowverse)|Sophie Moore]] (ex-girlfriend)<br />
* [[Julia Pennyworth (Arrowverse)|Julia Pennyworth]] (ex-girlfriend)<br />
* [[Magpie (character)|Reagan Pye]] (ex-girlfriend)<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Katherine Kane''', also known by her [[superhero]] alias '''Batwoman''' and [[supervillain]] alias '''Circe Sionis''', is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise of TV series, first mentioned in the 2018 episode "[[Nora (The Flash episode)|Nora]]" of the television series ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=October 10, 2018 |title=The Flash Premiere Recap: In Harm's Schway — Nora's Agenda Is Revealed |url=https://tvline.com/2018/10/09/flash-recap-season-5-episode-1-nora-reveals-barrys-future-fate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134018/https://tvline.com/2018/10/09/flash-recap-season-5-episode-1-nora-reveals-barrys-future-fate/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=TVLine}}</ref> based on the [[Kate Kane|character of the same name]], created by [[Geoff Johns]], [[Grant Morrison]], [[Greg Rucka]], [[Mark Waid]] and [[Keith Giffen]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batwoman {{!}} fictional character {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Batwoman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020003116/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Batwoman |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> and adapted for television by [[Caroline Dries]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=January 3, 2019 |title='Batwoman' Starring Ruby Rose Gets Pilot Pickup At the CW; David Nutter To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/batwoman-starring-ruby-rose-pilot-pickup-the-cw-david-nutter-to-direct-greg-berlanti-1202528625/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103225801/https://deadline.com/2019/01/batwoman-starring-ruby-rose-pilot-pickup-the-cw-david-nutter-to-direct-greg-berlanti-1202528625/ |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In this version, she is the cousin of famous superhero [[Bruce Wayne (Arrowverse)|Bruce Wayne]], living in [[Gotham City]], and becomes a superhero in his absence. The character has been portrayed by two different actresses, [[Ruby Rose]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |date=August 7, 2018 |title=Ruby Rose to Play Lesbian Superhero Batwoman for The CW |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ruby-rose-play-lesbian-superhero-batwoman-cw-1132599/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109170027/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ruby-rose-play-lesbian-superhero-batwoman-cw-1132599/ |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Ruby Rose's Batwoman Exit: The Story Behind Her Shocking Departure |url=https://tvline.com/2020/05/20/ruby-rose-batwoman-season-2-departure-scoop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521072644/https://tvline.com/2020/05/20/ruby-rose-batwoman-season-2-departure-scoop/ |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=TVLine}}</ref> and [[Wallis Day]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=March 22, 2021 |title='Batwoman' Sets Wallis Day As New, Altered Kate Kane In Big Reveal |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/batwoman-wallis-day-kate-kane-javicia-leslie-ryan-wilder-the-cw-1234718851/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322010114/https://deadline.com/2021/03/batwoman-wallis-day-kate-kane-javicia-leslie-ryan-wilder-the-cw-1234718851/ |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In the [[Batwoman (season 1)|first season of the ''Batwoman'' television series]], Rose portrayed Kate; when Rose was [[Dismissal (employment)|fired]] after the end of the season for “multiple complaints” about her behavior,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-says-ruby-rose-was-fired-from-batwoman-after-multiple-complaints-about-her-behavior|title = Warner Bros Says Ruby Rose Was Fired from 'Batwoman' After 'Multiple Complaints' About Her Behavior|date = October 20, 2021}}</ref> Day was cast as Kate in a recurring role for the [[Batwoman (season 2)|second season]], while the position of series' lead was taken over by [[Javicia Leslie]] as [[Ryan Wilder]], Kate's successor as Batwoman.<br />
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This version of Batwoman has also appeared in other series such as [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']], ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]],'' for the ''[[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|Elseworlds]] and [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' crossover events. Kate is a wealthy individual and aspiring businesswoman, having become the acting owner of [[Wayne Enterprises]] after Bruce Wayne disappeared. When she learned that he was [[Batman]], she took up his mantle, operating as the vigilante superhero oknown as [[Batwoman]]. After losing her memory following a plane crash, Kate is then taken in by [[Roman Sionis (Arrowverse)|Roman Sionis]], becoming the supervillain [[Circe (character)|Circe]].<br />
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== Concept and creation ==<br />
[[Batwoman|Kate Kane]]'s version of [[Batwoman]] is a relatively recently created [[DC Comics]] character, first appearing in [[52 (comics)|''52'']] #11 in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batwoman (Character) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batwoman/4005-9052/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130172721/https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batwoman/4005-9052/ |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Comic Vine}}</ref> She has only appeared in live-action in the [[Arrowverse]] series and has also made cameo appearances in numerous animated projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sands |first=Rich |title=Yvonne Strahovski and Gaius Charles Get Animated for 'Batman: Bad Blood' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/28047/yvonne-strahovski-and-gaius-charles-get-animated-for-batman-bad-blood-batwoman-batwing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914005224/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/28047/yvonne-strahovski-and-gaius-charles-get-animated-for-batman-bad-blood-batwoman-batwing/ |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=TV Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2011 |title=DC Universe Online: Tales from the Beta Test Part 1 |url=http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/DC_Universe_Online__Tales_from_the_Beta_Test_Part_1 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101173534/http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/DC_Universe_Online__Tales_from_the_Beta_Test_Part_1 |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With the announcement that, during the [[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|''Elseworlds'']] crossover event, Batwoman would make her debut, [[Ruby Rose]] was cast as Kate Kane<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Ruby Rose cast to play Batwoman in new TV production |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45109922 |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45109922 |archive-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> and would later return to the role in her own series titled [[Batwoman (TV series)|''Batwoman'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |date=January 3, 2019 |title=CW Orders 'Batwoman' Pilot Starring Ruby Rose |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-orders-pilot-1203098528/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021617/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-orders-pilot-1203098528/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> She also appeared in the crossover event [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|''Crisis on Infinite Earths'']]. As of 2022, she has appeared in five out of the seven Arrowverse shows: ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]], [[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]],'' ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]], Batwoman'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]].''<br />
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=== Characterization ===<br />
Rose said that she took the role too serious, and had a diet, while training everyday, something easy to her after she starred in ''[[xXx: Return of Xander Cage]]'' and ''[[John Wick: Chapter 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kahn |first=Juliet |date=December 24, 2018 |title=How Ruby Rose Got In Serious Shape To Play Batwoman |url=https://www.looper.com/141297/how-ruby-rose-got-in-serious-shape-to-play-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134016/https://www.looper.com/141297/how-ruby-rose-got-in-serious-shape-to-play-batwoman/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref> Rose admitted to being a fan of the character before she was cast, and got emotional when she did.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=August 9, 2018 |title=TV's Batwoman, Ruby Rose, Opens Up About CW Role: 'It's a Game Changer' |url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/08/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-lesbian-superhero-game-changer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://tvline.com/2018/08/08/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-lesbian-superhero-game-changer/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=TVLine}}</ref> She also added that the sexuality of the character, which is [[lesbian]], was an important part of the show, and something that got her on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radel |first=Felecia Wellington |title='Batwoman': Meet the woman stepping onto the dark path of Gotham crime-fighting for CW |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/10/06/batwoman-ruby-rose-arrowverse-cw-infinite-earths/3894232002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/10/06/batwoman-ruby-rose-arrowverse-cw-infinite-earths/3894232002/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=USA Today}}</ref> When asked if she is a female version of [[Batman]], she said that she is nothing like him, and she is a "game-changing" character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2018 |title=Ruby Rose speaks for the first time on 'game-changing' role as openly gay Batwoman |url=https://www.nme.com/news/ruby-rose-casting-batwoman-first-interview-2364987 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.nme.com/news/ruby-rose-casting-batwoman-first-interview-2364987 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> She also said that her character would be a strong woman, and inspiration for all women and young women of the world. Rose left the show in 2020, initially claiming abuse by the studio;<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=August 11 |first1=Rosy Cordero |last2=EDT |first2=2020 at 12:00 PM |title=Ruby Rose explains how the pandemic played a role in her decision to leave 'Batwoman' |url=https://ew.com/tv/ruby-rose-explains-decision-leave-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814130034/https://ew.com/tv/ruby-rose-explains-decision-leave-batwoman/ |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> however, in October 2021, [[Warner Bros.]] and Luke Fox actor Camrus Johnson confirmed that Rose had actually been [[Dismissal (employment)|fired]] from the series following "multiple complaints about [her] workplace behavior that were extensively reviewed and handled privately out of respect for all concerned" over the course of an investigation that took place over several months.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Her place took actress [[Wallis Day]], who would be playing the same character as her, making little changes to her portrayal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2021 |title='Batwoman': Wallis Day Talks Becoming Kate Kane… And That Twist |url=https://decider.com/2021/05/02/batwoman-wallis-day-kate-kane-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115063920/https://decider.com/2021/05/02/batwoman-wallis-day-kate-kane-interview/ |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Decider}}</ref> When asked what she likes more about the character, she said "''Batwoman'' is awesome, [...], Kate Kane is obviously such a huge character in the superhero world, so playing her is surreal but an honour.", while also saying that she will try to be comic accurate, something the fans want from adaptations of superheroes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2021 |title=Actress Wallis Day Talks Starring In Batwoman And Her Career |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/08/11/wallis-day-interview-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134016/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/08/11/wallis-day-interview-batwoman/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Wonderland}}</ref><br />
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== Fictional character biography ==<br />
=== Early life ===<br />
Kate Kane was born on January 26, 1990, to [[Jacob Kane (Arrowverse)|Jacob Kane]] and Gabi Goldstein, along with her twin sister, [[Beth Kane (Arrowverse)|Beth]] in [[Gotham City]]. From an early age, she was very close to her cousin, [[Bruce Wayne (Arrowverse)|Bruce Wayne]], who was like an older brother to her. On January 26, 2003, Kate and Beth had a bat mitzvah party, and while their mother was driving them home, the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] hit the car with a school bus, almost throwing it off a bridge. Then, Batman appeared, and stopped the car from falling, and left to arrest Joker. Kate climbed out of the car, but her sister and mother didn't, with the car falling over the bridge. After the incident, Kate's hatred for Batman grew, while his father grew distant from her, during his grief. At some point, the police found her mother's body, but not her sister's. That made Kate obsessed with finding her. On May 25, 2004, her father married [[Catherine Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Catherine Hamilton]], and met her step-sister, [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Mary Hamilton]]. Kate accepted Catherine as a mother figure, but not Mary as her new sister. At some point, Kate came out as a lesbian.<br />
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Wanting to join her father's security agency, Crows Security, she studied at the military academy, Point Rock. There, she met [[Sophie Moore (Arrowverse)|Sophie Moore]], whom she fell in love with. She rose to the top of her class, but was expelled when she and Sophie were caught kissing. Following Kate's expulsion, Jacob suggested that she leave Gotham to travel around the world, training under combat and survival specialists. Sometime in 2013, she travelled to [[London]], and developed a relationship with [[Julia Pennyworth (Arrowverse)|Julia Pennyworth]], daughter of [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. Julia revealed to her that she was sent by Bruce to look after her, resulting into the two breaking up.<br />
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=== Becoming Batwoman ===<br />
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In 2018, she learnt by [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Mary]], that [[Sophie Moore (Arrowverse)|Sophie]] was kidnapped by a group called [[Wonderland Gang (comics)|Wonderland Gang]]. She went to [[Wayne Enterprises]] to use the company's security system to locate Sophie, and met with [[List of Batwoman characters|Luke Fox]], the head of Wayne Security. She tracked the gang in the Burnside Orphanage, saving Sophie, and there she came face to face with their leader, [[Alice (Arrowverse)|Alice]]. Kate arrested her, and met with her [[Jacob Kane (Arrowverse)|father]], who was furious that she went alone against the gang. She went back to the Wayne Enterprises to talk to Luke, and discovered the [[Batcave]], realizing her cousin's secret identity is [[Batman]]. Luke revealed to her that he was devastated by his mistake in the car crush that killed her mother, and felt he had to take care of his cousin. As Kate was observing the [[Batsuit]], she asked Luke to modify it so it would fit her. After that, she found and arrested members of the gang. Later, she went back to the Batcave and examined a knife Alice threw to her, and realized she was in fact her lost sister. Kate started searching for Alice, and revealed to her family her believe that she is Beth, only for Jacob to lecture her, and saying to move on. Kate went to the Batcave, and found other gadgets Batman used and after a discussion with Luke, she decided to become a hero. A suspicious Sophie confronts Kate and asks her if she is dressing up as Batman, with her denying it, saying that if she would be a superhero, she would be [[Wonder Woman]]. As Kate asks Sophie to run a DNA test on Alice's knife to see if she is in fact Beth, gang members attacked them, stealing the knife while fleeing defeated. After the attack, she goes to the hospital were a member of the gang is, and releases him, telling him to say to Alice the word "waffles", a word Beth would understand its meaning. Then, Kate went to the Waffle Factory, where Alice was waiting for her, giving her some blood of hers, to DNA test it. Then, Crows Security arrived, and sent her to the [[Arkham Asylum]]. Kate, wearing her Batsuit, broke out Alice, letting her go. After the operation, Kate goes to her father, but have a heated argument, leaving to talk to Sophie, in which she expresses her feelings, when she abandoned her in the military academy. The next day, see met with Luke, citing a theory that someone else stole the knife. As she was about to leave Wayne Enterprises, she found a box containing a bat and a letter, revealing that Alice is Beth, and knows that Kate is the superhero dressing up a Batman. Ten days later, in her journal, she wrote that the reason for wearing the Batsuit, was to scare Alice and her gang, but now she can't anymore, while doubting her ability to being a hero. Later, Kate is called into action when someone flashes the bat signal onto Wayne Tower. It turns out it was Alice who called Kate, telling her that Beth is dead. She returns to the Wayne Tower, where is found [[Tommy Elliot (Arrowverse)|Tommy Elliot]] inside Bruce's office, who is there to invite him to a celebration party, only to find out he is missing. Luke then calls Kate to tell her that the only gun that can penetrate the Batsuit has been stolen from one of Wayne Tower's secret weapons facilities. As Kate suspected Elliot to be behind this, she attends his party, and talks to him, learning that he knew Bruce is Batman, and that's why he stole the gun, so that he could kill him. Elliot threatens to kill citizens of Gothan, if Batman doesn't show up. Kate then went to the Batcave and asked Luke to paint a bat logo on her suit, becoming Batwoman. She wore it and went to meet Elliot on the top of his privet building, and fought defeating him. Elliot cuts the robes of elevators in the building, in which Catherine and Jacob are, but Kate managed to save them. As the police take him away to the Arkham Asylum, Kate arrives and he tells her to tell Bruce, that he won't stop until Bruce shows his face. When a thief called [[Magpie (character)|Magpie]] appeared, she had to prove to the people of Gothan that they need her. At some point, Magpie stole [[Martha Wayne]]'s necklace from Luke. When Kate visited Crows' Headquarters, Sophie expressed her interest on why Kate was investigating when Batwoman was on the case, saying that she doesn't trust vigilantes. She eventually located the thief, and defeats, realizing she is Margot, the photographer taking pictures of the necklace. Afterwards, she goes to the hospital that the gang member is and tells her to look for someone named [[Jonathan Cartwright (Arrowverse)|Mouse]], who is above Alice. Kate decided to take over Wayne Enterprises, and run them.<br />
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=== Helping other heroes ===<br />
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After an altered reality [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen / The Flash]] and [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen / Green Arrow]], with [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]] from [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#Arrowverse|Earth-38]], were arrested in [[Gotham City]], Kate bails them out from jail. She took them to [[Wayne Enterprises]], and gave them equipment to use to find whom they were seeking. Kara met with Kate, and discussed the situation, asking if she knew who [[John Deegan (Arrowverse)|John Deegan]], who altered reality using the Book of Destiny, saying her that he used to work at [[Arkham Asylum]]. The trio left for Arkham, where a riot occurred, and Kate went to help them. After reality was restored back to normal, she contacted Oliver to ask him if Deegan was still a danger.<br />
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=== Battling Alice ===<br />
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Two weeks after the event, [[List of Batwoman characters|Luke]] tells Kate about “The Skin Pirate”, who is being reported as a citizen of [[Gotham City|Gotham]] that had hit three morgues in one night, and taken skin from the corpses. After investigating, she finds out it was [[Alice (Arrowverse)|Alice]]. Kate dons her Batwoman suit and ambushes Alice and the rest of her [[Wonderland Gang (comics)|Wonderland Gang]]. She interrogates Alice, and learns that [[Catherine Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Catherine Hamilton]] faked her death, and that a [[August Cartwright|man]] saved her after the car crush, whom she never learnt his name, and kept by force. This man had a son, [[Jonathan Cartwright (Arrowverse)|Jonathan Cartwright / Mouse]], and they were friends, who also helped her escape. During their conversation, Kate was drugged by her and Mouse, and taken in a basement. She eventually escaped, and found Mouse, who threaten to kill, if she didn't let go of her [[Jacob Kane (Arrowverse)|father]], who was captured when trying to save Kate. The two agreed to leave the scene with the people they wanted, and Jacob finally had no doubts that Alice is Beth. Sometime later in the Crows headquarters, Jacob tells Kate about the man who kept Alice, [[August Cartwright]], a madman with a medical license. Then, the news announced the existence of a new vigilante, going by [[Executioner]]. Kate left and arrived to the [[Batcave]], were a happy looking, because of the use of the Batwoman signal, Luke informed her about the Executioner. Kate goes to Sophie, where an assassin was waiting for her and wounded Sophie. She called her "Kate", while wearing her [[Batsuit]], meaning she knew her identity. Kate rushes her to the hospital, where her [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|step-sister]] works. Luke tracked the warehouse that the Executioner was hiding. Kate goes to investigate, but the Executioner appeared, knocking her out, and taking a hydrogen cyanide gas with him. Luke was able to identify the track he used, belonging to a man named Bertrand Eldon. Kate then broke into Bertrand's home and finds no one there. She locates the hydrogen cyanide capsules, and inside it finds a [[flash drive]]. In it, Eldon / The Executioner admits to being guilty of killing innocent people. Kate gave the drive to the police. Then, she finds him and defeat him. Afterwards, Kate meets with her father, and he promises to her to find and help Alice. Sophie, later threatens her that she will expose to her father that she is Batwoman.<br />
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When Kate was chasing an assassin called Rifle, she meets [[Julia Pennyworth (Arrowverse)|Julia Pennyworth]] and asked her to wear the Batsuit, and pretend to be Batwoman, to distract Sophie. That same night, she met with Sophie, while Julia was after Rifle, who shot her, and the Crows came and arrested her. Kate left and saved Julia, taking her to the Batcave. Luke revealed that Alice hired the assassin to kill Batwoman. As Julia was leaving Gotham, she said to Kate to not allow people to get close to her, a big mistake [[Bruce Wayne (Arrowverse)|Bruce Wayne / Batman]] made. The next day, Kate invited her step-sister to help her open a gay-bar, right across the street of a man who had shown homophobic actions. Sometime later, Kate stole the phone of a gang member, and gave it to Luke to track Alice. Luke tracks her, and Kate went to confront her, only to flee after a lot of gang members arrived. Kate then goes to her father and talks to him, without knowing he is the Mouse. After finding out, she goes to Alice, and she reveals her that the actual Jacob is on the Mouse's cabin. Kate arrived there, but he had already escaped. Later, she went and stopped gang members from kidnapping Catherine and Mary. She then re-confronted Alice, who tells her she poisoned Catherine and as Kate was about to kill her, she was knocked unconscious by the Mouse. Sometime later she went to see her father, who told her that he wants to kill Alice, with Kate responding by saying that she wouldn't stop him.<br />
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=== Stopping the Crisis ===<br />
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On December 10, 2019, Kate was fighting members of the [[Wonderland Gang (comics)|Wonderland Gang]], when [[List of supporting Arrow characters|Lyla Michaels / Harbinger]] appeared and teleported her to [[Earth-38 (Arrowverse)|Earth-38]], in the headquarters of the [[Department of Extranormal Operations]]. There she joined other heroes, like [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen / Green Arrow]], [[Mia Queen]], [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen / The Flash]] and [[Ray Palmer (Arrowverse)|Ray Palmer / Atom]] from [[Earth-1 (Arrowverse)|Earth-1]], and with [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent / Superman]], [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]] and [[J'onn J'onzz (Arrowverse)|J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter]] fought the [[Anti-Monitor (Arrowverse)|Anti-Monitor]]'s forces, not being able to stop them, with [[Monitors (DC Comics)|The Monitor]] teleporting the heroes away, while billions of refugees of Earth-38, left for Earth-1. In the [[Waverider (disambiguation)|Waverider]], she observed Oliver's death. She later joined Kara and [[Sara Lance]] / White Canary to remember him. In the Waverider, The Monitor informed the team that they have to find the seven Paragons, that can defeat the Anti-Monitor. Kate and Kara travel to another universe to find the "Bat of the Future", who is in [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#Arrowverse|Earth-99]]. There they found [[Bruce Wayne (Arrowverse Earth-99)|Bruce Wayne / Batman]], who revealed to them that he killed his universe's [[Superman]] and many more people. After Bruce tried to kill Kara with [[kryptonite]], Kate killed him, by kicking him into an electrical system. When they returned to the ship, Ray, who had activated the Paragon detector, revealing that she was the Paragon of Courage. During this, Kate questioned herself as a paragon but Kara was able to give her a pep talk. Kate is then revealed to have taken Bruce's kryptonite he had, but Kara said she can keep it. After that, she and Kara went to question [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]] on how the Book of Destiny works, to stop the Crisis. When a brainwashed Lyla, by the Anti-Monitor, attacked the heroes, [[Harrison Wells#Nash Wells|Nash Wells / Pariah]] sent the Paragons to the Vanishing Point, a place out of the timestream. After one month of being in there, Oliver as a superbeing named [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]], appeared and sent them to the [[Speed Force]], where Kate talked to Ray and Oliver of [[Arrow (season 4)|2015]]. Then, Barry took her to the Dawn of Time, where with the other six Paragons, battled the Anti-Monitor's army, and Oliver sacrificed himself to restart the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]].<br />
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After the creation of [[Earth-Prime (Arrowverse)|Earth-Prime]], she joined Barry, Kara, Ray and [[Mick Rory (Arrowverse)|Mick Rory]] to fight a giant [[Beebo (Arrowverse)|Beebo]] controlled by [[Sargon the Sorcerer]], who was defeated. When J'onn found out that the Anti-Monitor was still alive, Kate, Barry, Kara, Sara, J'onn, Clark, [[Rene Ramirez]], [[Nia Nal]] and [[Alex Danvers]] assembled to fight him and finally defeated him. Afterwards, she joined Barry, Cara, Sara, J'onn, Clark and [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]] to create the [[Justice League]] in the [[Hall of Justice (comics)|Hall of Justice]].<br />
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=== Fighting Gotham's crime ===<br />
{{Further|Batwoman (season 1)}}After the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis]], a version of [[Alice (Arrowverse)|Alice]], named [[Beth Kane (Arrowverse)|Beth Kane]], appeared on the Wayne Tower on Kate's birthday, and mistaken for Alice. Kate asked her about her life, revealing that in her [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#Arrowverse|universe]] she was saved from the car crush, never being tortured by [[August Cartwright]]. Beth was later introduced to [[Luke Fox (Arrowverse)|Luke]] and [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Mary]] and became friends. When the [[Jonathan Cartwright (Arrowverse)|Mouse]] kidnapped both the son's Mayor and the son of the Commissioner of the [[GCPD]], Kate went to save them, only to get kidnapped herself. Then, Beth went, pretending to be Alice, to Mouse to trick him, but she failed. Kate managed to save them and go back to the [[Batcave]]. Afterwards, Beth started getting sick, a result of the existence of two Beths in the same universe. She had two choose over which one to save, and chose Beth over Alice, but then August appeared seeking revenge, and killed Beth, mistaking her for Alice. Kate was devastated from the event and mourned her death.<br />
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Kate learnt about a serial killer, going by "[[Nocturna (DC Comics)|Nocturna]]", who was draining the blood from her victims. Kate went after her, but was captured. The killer proposed to work together, which Kate declined. As the killer was about to drain her blood too, but the Crows and [[Sophie Moore (Arrowverse)|Sophie]] arrived forcing the killer to leave. Kate planned to lure the killer in her club she opened, by having a party. During the party, Alice arrived asking where the Mouse is, confusing Kate. She eventually tracked the identity of the killer, [[Natalia Knight]], who had a blood disease. Kate went to find her, and she found Alice who had been tied up by Nocturna and had sent her off to Mary as her blood might cure Nocturna from her disease. She went to the Gotham Cathedral Church, where she found her step-sister, and the killer and her with Alice, fought her defeating her. The same night, Kate meth with Sophie and the two reunited as a couple. Sophie revealed to her that she was fired from the Crows, because she was helping Batwoman.<br />
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At some point, a new serial killer, going by "Serial Slasher" appeared, who was attacking digital influencers and tearing their faces apart. Kate decided to investigate, she discovered that the criminal was actually [[Duela Dent]]. Kate located and fought her, but she escaped, as she was about to kill her mother, Evelyn. Duela kidnapped an old friend of hers, and as she was about to kill her too, Kate intervened with the assistance of Sophie, and arrested her.<br />
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Sometime later, the Bat-Signal went on, and went to the roof, where August was waiting for her. Kate took him in and interrogated him with the help of her father, Jacob. She found that he killed the alternate Beth, and forced Alice, in her childhood, to kill his wife. These two events made Kate kill August. After murdering him, she was reluctant to suit up, causing a copy-cat effect in the city, along with a rise of its criminal element. After a conversation with Mary, she found inspiration to become a hero again. After some time, they learned that [[Tommy Elliot (Arrowverse)|Tommy Elliot]] was in possession of [[Lucius Fox]]'s book which contained a way to kill the wearer of Batman's suit as it had been a fail-safe in case the suit ended up in the wrong hands. Kate, with [[Julia Pennyworth (Arrowverse)|Julia]], went to find the book, but Kate was captured by the mob. She was able to defeat the mobsters after a lengthy fight, retrieving the book. The same night, it was stolen by an assassin, angering Kate. She located and asked where is it, only to find out that she gave it to [[Magpie (character)|Magpie]]. She later found out that [[Hush (character)|Hush]] was involved too. Kate manages to find the book, taking it from Elliot. During the next days, she fought a criminal going by "Titan", and started investigating [[Joker (character)|Jack Napier / Joker]].<br />
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=== Disappearing ===<br />
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One day she flew to [[National City (DC Comics)|National City]], to meet with [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]], on whether to destroy the piece of [[kryptonite]] she had in her possession. To the flight back to [[Gotham City]], her plane malfunctioned leading to a crash-landing. Kate left the scene of the accident. During her absence, a young woman named [[Ryan Wilder]] took up the mantle of [[Batwoman]]. Kate was in [[Blüdhaven]], being tortured by [[Roman Sionis (Arrowverse)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]], who blamed her for his daughter's death. She fought his men while they were pulling her from the plane and her face was disfigured.<br />
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=== Circe ===<br />
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After months of torture Roman later hired [[Evelyn Rhyme]] to alter her memory. Eventually, she was transformed into Roman's daughter, Circe, having her personality, and Roman treating her as his own. Roman then sent her to kill Batwoman, but instead brought [[Alice (Arrowverse)|Alice]] to Roman. He putted Alice to make a new face for Kate. With the help of advanced technology, her new face became part of her body, being able to bleed and heal. At some point, Alice and [[Jacob Kane (Arrowverse)|Jacob]] kidnapped her, and ran a DNA test on her, revealing she is in fact Kate. Ryan took her to the [[Wayne Enterprises]], where they are welcomed by a happy Mary. However, Kate doesn't recognize [[Mary Hamilton (Arrowverse)|Mary]] and asks who she is. Then, they realize that the Kate and Circe personalities are fighting for control. Circe took control and went to confront Roman, but Ryan arrived and cured her, with Kate being the sole personality. After that, Kate decides not to take back the mantle of Batwoman, as her successor, Ryan has earned that right. She met with [[Sophie Moore (Arrowverse)|Sophie]], telling her that she was leaving Gotham to find Bruce.<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
[[File:Wallis Day (15141879075).jpg|right|thumb|263x263px|Day portrayed Batwoman for ''Batwoman'' season 2.]]<br />
[[Ruby Rose|Rose]] was cast as [[Batwoman]] on the CW show [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], for the [[Elseworlds (Arrowverse)|''Elseworlds'']] crossover event of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=August 7, 2018 |title=Ruby Rose lands perfect role as Batwoman in CW's Arrowverse crossover event |url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/8/7/17661328/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-kate-kane-arrowverse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/8/7/17661328/batwoman-ruby-rose-cw-kate-kane-arrowverse |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Polygon}}</ref> Producers cited the actress' sexuality as part of the reason she was cast,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Batwoman TV Series In Works At the CW With Groundbreaking Lesbian Superhero Lead From Caroline Dries & Greg Berlanti |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/batwoman-tv-series-i-the-cw-lesbian-superhero-lead-caroline-dries-greg-berlanti-1202427678/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717211356/https://deadline.com/2018/07/batwoman-tv-series-i-the-cw-lesbian-superhero-lead-caroline-dries-greg-berlanti-1202427678/ |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> to bring more diversity to the [[Arrowverse]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulman |first=Alissa |title=Batwoman Executive Producers Talk Kate Kane's Groundbreaking Show |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3132136/batwoman-comic-con-panel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.mtv.com/news/3132136/batwoman-comic-con-panel/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |publisher=MTV News}}</ref> After her casting, Rose had to delete her [[Twitter]] account, citing the backlash from the fans she received,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gustines |first=George Gene |date=August 13, 2018 |title=Ruby Rose Quits Twitter Amid Backlash Over 'Batwoman' Casting |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/arts/television/ruby-rose-batwoman-casting-backlash.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/arts/television/ruby-rose-batwoman-casting-backlash.html |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and some online reactions attacked Rose for not being [[Jews|Jewish]], while the main focus of the criticism was the assertion that the fact she identifies as [[Gender fluidity|gender fluid]] made her "not gay enough"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Rose Quits Twitter Over 'Batwoman' Casting Backlash |url=https://fortune.com/2018/08/13/ruby-rose-quits-twitter-batwoman-casting-backlash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134015/https://fortune.com/2018/08/13/ruby-rose-quits-twitter-batwoman-casting-backlash/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Fortune}}</ref> although some media came to her defence, describing her casting as "perfect",<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Here's How Ruby Rose Is Preparing For Her Role In Batwoman |url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/ruby-rose-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134017/https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/ruby-rose-batwoman/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> with [[Stephen Amell]], the protagonist of the show [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']] that kickstarted the shared universe, said on Twitter that her "character will carry the universe [Arrowverse] into the future."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ruby Rose leaves Twitter after criticism that she isn't 'gay enough' for Batwoman |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/08/13/ruby-rose-leaves-twitter-after-criticism-of-her-batwoman-casting/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130031058/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/08/13/ruby-rose-leaves-twitter-after-criticism-of-her-batwoman-casting/ |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The critics went to criticize the character, noting that she hasn't received any character development to take up the mantle of her cousin, [[Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]], and by doing that she became hateable among fans,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2020 |title=Batwoman review – holy cow, Bat-fans, this is heroically bad |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/29/batwoman-review-holy-cow-bat-fans-this-is-heroically-bad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113005640/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/29/batwoman-review-holy-cow-bat-fans-this-is-heroically-bad |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> although some said that she did her best, when everything else was falling apart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2021 |title=Is Batwoman Season 1 Worth Watching? – Literary Retreat |url=https://www.literaryretreat.com/batwoman-season-1-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134017/https://www.literaryretreat.com/batwoman-season-1-review/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> After the ending of season 1, Rose was fired by [[Warner Bros.]], a move the company justified on the low ratings of the show, but also the fan backlash to her too.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Denise Petski,Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |last3=Andreeva |first3=Nellie |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Warner Bros. TV Hits Back, Reveals Misconduct Allegations Against Ruby Rose After Actor Claims Toxic Behavior On 'Batwoman' Set – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/ruby-rose-batwoman-toxic-behavior-allegations-cw-wbtv-1234858951/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112230407/https://deadline.com/2021/10/ruby-rose-batwoman-toxic-behavior-allegations-cw-wbtv-1234858951/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In 2021, Rose said that she would be up on returning as Kate Kane, if the studio wanted.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=Kevin M. Jr.|date=March 10, 2021 |title=Ruby Rose Talks Potential Kate Kane Return to 'Batwoman' |url=https://darkknightnews.com/2021/03/10/ruby-rose-talks-potential-kate-kane-return-to-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134030/https://darkknightnews.com/2021/03/10/ruby-rose-talks-potential-kate-kane-return-to-batwoman/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Dark Knight News}}</ref> In 2021, [[Wallis Day]] took the role, leaving the fans surprised, with no clear reactions, with some fans expressing the idea of killing-off the character instead of recasting it.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Eammon |last=Jacobs |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Wallis Day Talks Replacing Ruby Rose As Kate Kane On 'Batwoman' |url=https://heroichollywood.com/wallis-day-ruby-rose-kate-kane-batwoman-talks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062717/https://heroichollywood.com/wallis-day-ruby-rose-kate-kane-batwoman-talks/ |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Heroic Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2021 |title='Batwoman' Fans React To Kate Kane Being Recast After Ruby Rose's Exit |url=https://www.thethings.com/batwoman-fans-react-to-kate-kane-being-recast-after-ruby-roses-exit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113134017/https://www.thethings.com/batwoman-fans-react-to-kate-kane-being-recast-after-ruby-roses-exit/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=TheThings}}</ref><br />
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=== Accolades ===<br />
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| 2020<br />
| [[31st GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]<br />
| TV Performance<br />
| [[Ruby Rose]]<br />
| {{Nominated}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The QUEERTIES 2020 / TV Performance Winners |url=https://www.queerty.com/Queerties2020/vote-2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226061339/http://www.queerty.com/Queerties2020/vote-2005 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Queerty}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
| [[Autostraddle]] Gay Emmys<br />
| Outstanding Performance by an LGBTQ+ Actor in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show<br />
| Ruby Rose<br />
| {{Nominated}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2020 |title=Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle Gay Emmys! |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-third-annual-autostraddle-gay-emmys/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120000656/https://www.autostraddle.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-third-annual-autostraddle-gay-emmys/ |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Autostraddle}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Batman supporting characters]]<br />
* [[Batwoman]]<br />
* [[List of Arrowverse cast members]]<br />
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| color = #B3001B<br />
| name = Iris West-Allen<br />
| franchise = [[Arrowverse]]<br />
| image = Candice Patton April 2015 (cropped).jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Candice Patton portrays Iris West-Allen <br />
| first_major = [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]] {{no italic|[[The Flash]]}}<br />
| first_minor = [[Pilot (The Flash)|Pilot]]<br />
| first_date = October 7, 2014<br />
| creator = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations --><br />
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Iris West]]|[[Robert Kanigher]]|[[Carmine Infantino]]}}<br />
| adapted_by ={{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Greg Berlanti]]<br />
* [[Andrew Kreisberg]]<br />
* [[Geoff Johns]]<br />
}}<br />
| portrayer = [[Candice Patton]]<br />
| full_name = Iris Ann West-Allen<br />
| nickname = Eye in the Sky<br />
| alias = [[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]] (briefly)<br />
| species = [[Human]]<br />
| gender = [[Female]]<br />
| occupation = Waitress at CC Jitters (formerly)<br /> Blogger (formerly)<br /> Investigative journalist<br />Founder and editor-in-chief of The Central City Citizen<br />
| affiliation = Team Flash (in secret)<br /> The Central City Citizen<br />
| family = [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]] (father)<br />Francine West (mother)<br />[[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally West]] (brother)<br />[[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] (adoptive brother)<br />
| spouse = [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] (husband)<br />[[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne]] (husband; altered timeline)<br />
| significant_other = <!-- or |significant_others= --><br />
| children = [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen]] (daughter)<br /> [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen]] (son)<br />
| relatives = Esther (paternal great-grandmother)<br /> Ben West (paternal grandfather)<br /> Jenna West (paternal half-sister)<br />
| home = [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]<br />
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Iris Ann West-Allen''' ([[née]] '''West'''), is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise, first introduced in the 2014 [[Pilot (The Flash)|pilot]] episode of television series [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. The character is based on the [[DC Comics]] character [[Iris West|of the same name]], created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Carmine Infantino]]. Iris West-Allen has been continually portrayed by [[Candice Patton]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 4, 2014 |title=Candice Patton Cast In CW Pilot 'The Flash' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/candice-patton-flash-pilot-cw-676866/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://deadline.com/2014/02/candice-patton-flash-pilot-cw-676866/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Deadline}}</ref><br />
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In the series, Iris is initially a [[barista]] studying journalism, portrayed as a smart investigator, who falls in love with a [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]] [[superhero]], nicknamed by her ''The Streak,'' later ''The Flash.'' When she was younger, her [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|father]] told her that her mother, Francise, died in an accident, but it was turned out she had left her, due to having a drug addiction. She later found out that her adoptive brother, Barry Allen, was [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|The Flash]], and went on to work with him and his team in [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], eventually falling in love with him. In the first three seasons, she has the role of only the love interest for the protagonist, but in later seasons she upgraded her role.<br />
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Patton has appeared as Iris West-Allen in crossovers on the television series [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']], ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', and ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'', all set within the Arrowverse. The character has also appeared in a digital comic book series and tie-ins.<br />
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== Concept and creation ==<br />
[[Iris West]] was first introduced in the [[DC Comics]], as a [[supporting character]] and the main love interest and later wife of [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]], the [[alter ego]] of the Silver Age version of the superhero [[Flash (comics)|The Flash]],<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=326}}</ref> first appearing in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #4 on October 4, 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Showcase #4 Reviews |url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1942478/showcase-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1942478/showcase-4 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=League of Comic Geeks}}</ref> On television, she has appeared in various adaptations in other media; the character has been portrayed by [[Paula Marshall]] in the [[The Flash (1990 TV series)|1990 CBS television series]] as a guest star,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_flash_1990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430105748/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_flash_1990 |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> in animation she appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' voiced by [[Nicole Dubuc]]. She has also appeared in the animated film ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]'' voiced by [[Vicki Lewis]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice League: The New Frontier |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_league_the_new_frontier |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430105748/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_league_the_new_frontier |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> next in the animated film ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]'' voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dcu_justice_league_the_flashpoint_paradox |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129140147/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dcu_justice_league_the_flashpoint_paradox/ |archive-date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> and the animated film ''[[Justice Society: World War II]]'', voiced by Ashleigh LaThrop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Society: World War II |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_society_world_war_ii |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426160725/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/justice_society_world_war_ii |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> She has appeared in the live-action film, in the [[DC Extended Universe]]'s ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'', portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molly Edwards |date=March 12, 2021 |title=The Flash adds Zack Snyder's Justice League actor Kiersey Clemons as Iris West |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-flash-adds-zack-snyders-justice-league-actor-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-flash-adds-zack-snyders-justice-league-actor-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=gamesradar}}</ref> who was also supposed to appear in [[Justice League (film)|''Justice League'']], but her scenes were cut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Begley |first=Chris |date=November 19, 2017 |title=Deleted 'Justice League' scene shows Kiersey Clemons as Iris West in action (video) |url=https://batman-news.com/2017/11/18/deleted-justice-league-scene-shows-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west-in-action-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215205701/https://batman-news.com/2017/11/18/deleted-justice-league-scene-shows-kiersey-clemons-as-iris-west-in-action-video/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Batman News}}</ref><br />
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=== Characterization ===<br />
[[Candice Patton]] was cast as Iris West-Allen on [[The CW]] show [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], in February 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2014 |title=Candice Patton cast as IRIS WEST in Flash TV Pilot |url=https://speedforce.org/2014/02/iris-west-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230132619/https://speedforce.org/2014/02/iris-west-cast/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Speed Force}}</ref> Her casting process was characterized by her, as "surreal", as she auditioned for the role in December 2013, and didn't hear from the production until January of the next year, assuming she wasn't picked. She had also expressed interest in appearing in [[Gotham (TV series)|''Gotham'']], due to her favorite superhero being [[Batman]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Team |first=myFanbase |title=Exclusive interview with Candice Patton |language=de |work=Myfanbase |url=https://www.myfanbase.de/the-flash/interviews/?pid=20933 |url-status=live |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://www.myfanbase.de/the-flash/interviews/?pid=20933 |archive-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref> She has mentioned that her character is not based on the comics,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bastién |first=Angelica Jade |title=The Flash's Candice Patton on How She Created Two Versions of Iris West |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/the-flash-candice-patton-on-how-she-created-two-iris-wests.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/the-flash-candice-patton-on-how-she-created-two-iris-wests.html |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Vulture}}</ref> but she had studied them to prepare for the role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Flash's Candice Patton Talks Mama West, Barry/Iris Shippers & More |url=https://comicbook.com/news/flashs-candice-patton-talks-all-things-iris-west-at-dragoncon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://comicbook.com/news/flashs-candice-patton-talks-all-things-iris-west-at-dragoncon/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> With her casting she described the character as "passionate" and adding that the triangle between [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], her, and [[Rick Cosnett]]'s [[Eddie Thawne]], was "very complicat[ing]".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2014 |title=Meet Iris West: An Interview with The Flash's Candice Patton |url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/09/30/meet-iris-west-an-interview-with-the-flashs-candice-patton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501114753/https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/09/30/meet-iris-west-an-interview-with-the-flashs-candice-patton |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref> Patton said that she was proud that a black actress was portraying such a significant role, with her being a role model to young people, and normalizing interracial relations, while supporting the decision of race-changing, made by the showrunners. She has described her role as strong, fearless, passionate and emotional, with Iris having strength in vulnerability. She took inspiration from fellow actresses, [[Halle Berry]] and [[Zoe Saldaña]], and politician [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref name=":4" /> with highliting the fact that Iris is not a side character in the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Gianina |date=February 6, 2018 |title=Actress Candice Patton opens up on her role as Iris West in 'The Flash' |url=https://andscape.com/features/actress-candice-patton-iris-west-in-the-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://andscape.com/features/actress-candice-patton-iris-west-in-the-flash/ |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Andscape}}</ref> Throughout the show, her dressing style changing, showcasing her maturing, and becoming a leader.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Megan Behnke |date=December 2, 2021 |title=The Flash's Candice Patton Reveals What Iris Isn't Allowed To Wear Anymore |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/flash/the-flashs-candice-patton-reveals-what-iris-isnt-allowed-to-wear-anymore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203101125/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/flash/the-flashs-candice-patton-reveals-what-iris-isnt-allowed-to-wear-anymore |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> Patton expressed her view that the scheduling of the show is hard, and every year the storylines are getting bigger and more complex, with her being more nervous everytime the show restarts production, as a resulting, consuming more caffeine than she normally would. The actress also said that during the first three seasons, Iris and [[Grant Gustin]]'s [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|character]] were in conflict, and she was happy that their relationship's nature changed afterwards.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Candice Patton got past the controversy and turned Iris West into a groundbreaking role |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/01/18/how-candice-patton-got-past-the-controversy-and-turned-iris-west-into-a-groundbreaking-role/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415112601/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/01/18/how-candice-patton-got-past-the-controversy-and-turned-iris-west-into-a-groundbreaking-role/ |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> When asked about how hard was to play a different version of her character, she said that she tried to stay close to the original one, and had to improvize in some instances, with her taking this version as a more tough person and protective over her in-show husband. The moment when her character learnt that its version was married to Barry Allen, she knew she had to show to the viewers that Iris was developing romantic feelings for him. For [[The Flash (season 2)|season 2]], she found it interesting that Iris was starting to grow her relationship with her editor, but they were never meant to be together. When asked about her relationship with her fictional brother, [[Keiynan Lonsdale]]'s [[List of The Flash characters#Wally West / Kid Flash|Wally West]], she responded by saying that "Iris is just going to continue to try to support Wally and help him find his place in the West family. And hopefully try to bridge a relationship between him and Barry. She'll help Wally discover who he really is".<ref name=":0" /> For [[The Flash (season 4)|season 4]], she said that Iris had a responsibility to take up the role of her husband, after he vanished in the [[Speed Force]], while also being depressed and sad that Barry's gone, as she doesn't know when or if he will return, but also angry, for him leaving her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbieri |first=Alyssa |date=August 1, 2017 |title='The Flash' SDCC 2017 Interview: Candice Patton Talks WestAllen & Iris' Leadership |url=https://fangirlish.com/2017/08/01/flash-sdcc-2017-interview-candice-patton-talks-westallen-iris-leadership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413110754/https://fangirlish.com/2017/08/01/flash-sdcc-2017-interview-candice-patton-talks-westallen-iris-leadership/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Fangirlish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sernaker |first=Matt |date=October 8, 2017 |title=The Flash&nbsp;– Candice Patton Interview&nbsp;– SDCC 2017 |url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2017/10/sdcc-2017-flash-candice-patton-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222025231/http://www.comicsonline.com/2017/10/sdcc-2017-flash-candice-patton-interview/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ComicsOnline}}</ref> She also added that her and Barry have no secrets anymore, and Iris is ready to face bigger threats.<ref name=":2" /> For the episode [[Run, Iris, Run]], where the character gets Flash's powers, Patton said that "It's a complete role reversal [...] And the team trusting in her and her stepping out from behind the console and being a leader in a different way.", with executive producer [[Aaron and Todd Helbing|Helbing]] adding that "[She's] using everything she's learned, plus Barry's expertise. But we really wanted to have this dynamic when they flop places where she really gets to know what it's like for Barry when he goes out there, and Barry gets to know what it's like for her". Patton, after watching [[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|''Wonder Woman'']], appreciated the decision of giving powers to Iris even further.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |date=March 12, 2018 |title='The Flash' Star Candice Patton on the 'Role Reversal' of Iris as a Speedster |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-flash-run-iris-run-candice-patton-interview-1202723734/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-flash-run-iris-run-candice-patton-interview-1202723734/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> For her wedding scene on the crossover event, ''[[Crisis on Earth-X]]'', she picked her wedding dress on her own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-10 |title=15 Facts About The CW Show Flash Fans Don't Known About - FandomWire |url=https://fandomwire.com/15-facts-about-the-cw-show-flash-fans-dont-known-about-ia/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 5)|season 5]], when asked about its themes, she responded by saying that it is about legacy and family, especially due to the presence of [[Jessica Parker Kennedy]]'s character, [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen / XS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnerty |first=Kevin |date=October 1, 2018 |title=Candice Patton Interview: 'The Flash' Season 5 and Iris as a Mom |url=https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-flash-candice-patton-season-5-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023050835/https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-flash-candice-patton-season-5-interview/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ShowbizJunkies}}</ref> When asked about the CC Citizen, she said that it was made to showcase the leadership skills of Iris, but also to show the power of women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |title=There's a reason why 'The Flash' is telling more diverse stories now. The showrunner says he 'can't stand' when a show doesn't reflect the real world. |url=https://www.insider.com/the-flash-diversity-representation-showrunner-cast-interview-2021-6 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Insider}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]], Patton has stated that Iris was dealing with the death of Nora, and try to heal, while she has expressed interest into building her relationship with other members of the Team Flash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2019 |title=SDCC 2019&nbsp;– The Flash Interview: Candice Patton On Iris' Journey & More In Season 6 |url=https://theflashpodcast.com/interviews/sdcc-2019-the-flash-interview-candice-patton-iris-journey-season-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120030054/http://theflashpodcast.com/interviews/sdcc-2019-the-flash-interview-candice-patton-iris-journey-season-6/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=The Flash Podcast}}</ref> In 2022, she revealed that she had mood swings on set, due to her lack of [[vitamin D]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Flash' Star Candice Patton Reveals Vitamin D Deficiency, "Can Cause Mood Changes" |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2022/04/the-flash-star-candice-patton-reveals-vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-mood-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427135443/https://2paragraphs.com/2022/04/the-flash-star-candice-patton-reveals-vitamin-d-deficiency-can-cause-mood-changes/ |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=2paragraphs.com}}</ref> About her absence from four episodes of [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]], she said that when negotiating her contract, she wanted to be able to get back to her home in the [[United States]] if the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] worsened, and she wasn't able to cross the [[Canada–United States border]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Why Iris Was Missing From The Flash Season 8 Episodes Explained By Star |url=https://screenrant.com/the-flash-season-8-iris-missing-reason-explained/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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=== Differences from the comics ===<br />
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The origin story of Iris West-Allen has been updated for the show, although many writers have taken upon the development of the character throughout its sixty-six years of existence in the comic books. In the comics, Iris works as a reporter for ''Picture News'', based in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]], and is the fiancée of [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]], and discovers her husband's secret on their wedding night when Barry talks in his sleep.<ref>{{Cite comic |title=The Flash |date=November 1966 |issue=#165}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wells |first=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965–1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1-60549-055-7 |page=120}}</ref> She is also born in the 30th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=G |first=Alex |date=September 24, 2020 |title=The History Of DC's Iris West Explained&nbsp;– Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/251646/the-history-of-dcs-iris-west-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091341/https://www.looper.com/251646/the-history-of-dcs-iris-west-explained/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref> In the [[The New 52|New 52]] rebooted [[DC Comics]] continuity, she is not married to Barry, although the two have romantic interest to each other.<ref>''The Flash'' #1</ref> She is [[Caucasian race|caucasian]], and red-headed. In the show, she is black, although she dyed her hair red. She is also not from the future, and her father is named [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]], not Ira West. Also, Iris never had lived with Barry in the comics growing up, and she never had [[Wally West]] as her younger brother, but as her cousin. In the show, Wally and Iris have issues between them, due to them never growing up together, and have to make up the lost time, something that is not the case as Wally is a good member of the West family. Her relationship with [[Eddie Thawne]] is non-existent in the comics. The organization Central City Citizen, that she heads from [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]] of the show, doesn't exist in the main continuity, only in the [[Flashpoint (comics)|''Flashpoint'']] one, and was adopted mainly for the needs of the character's development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2021 |title=DC: 10 Things The Flash TV Series Changed From The Comics |url=https://gamerant.com/dc-flash-tv-series-comic-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091341/https://gamerant.com/dc-flash-tv-series-comic-changes/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Game Rant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2018 |title=The 19 Biggest Changes The CW Made to The Flash (And 1 That Is Unforgivable) |url=https://www.cbr.com/flash-tv-big-changes-from-comics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430091342/https://www.cbr.com/flash-tv-big-changes-from-comics/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref> In the crossover event comic book, ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', she died during the [[Anti-Monitor]] attack to the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]], something that happened too in the [[Arrowverse]]'s event of [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]. The job of a reporter is also kept from the comics, with the difference of her laddering up to the position of Editor-In-Chief. In the comics, neither her adoptive, Nadine, nor her biological, Fran, mother left her, or died from MacGregor's Syndrome, something that happened in the eleventh episode, titled "The Reverse-Flash Returns", of the [[The Flash (season 2)|second season]] of the show. In the comics she dresses more stylish, like [[Audrey Hepburn]], and in the show she has a modern clothing choices.''[[CBR.com]]'' has noted that both of the versions have leadership abilities, that shined especially during the [[The Flash (season 3)|third season]] of the show. In the second mentioned season, the event of Flashpoint is presented, but in the comic books Iris is a working journalist, cooperating with her nephew and cameraman, Wally West. In the show's events, she is aiding Wally in his [[Flash (DC Comics character)|Flash]] activities, although the fact that she doesn't know Barry is the same.<ref>''Flashpoint'' #5 (August 2011)</ref><ref>''Flashpoint'' #1 (June 2011)</ref> Another similarity is that their children, although having different names as in the comics they are named [[Dawn Allen|Dawn and Don Allen]] and in the show they are named [[List of The Flash characters#Nora West-Allen / XS|Nora West-Allen / XS]], after Barry's deceased [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|mother]], and [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen / Impulse]], in both versions have superpowers inherited by their father, that of [[Speedster (fiction)|superspeed]]. It is noteworthy the fact that Bart is actually the grandson of Iris, and not the son, as he is the son of Don.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2020 |title=The Flash's Iris West: 5 Things The Show Changed From The Comics (& 5 They Kept The Same) |url=https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-flash-iris-west-dc-comics-comparison/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104503/https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-flash-iris-west-dc-comics-comparison/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Arrowverse's Flash Family: Every Member Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-flash-family-dc-comics-members-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104502/https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-flash-family-dc-comics-members-explained/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref><br />
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== Fictional character biography ==<br />
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=== Early life ===<br />
Iris was born on June 24, 1989, to [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]] and Francine West in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]. When she was around six years old, her mother nearly overdosed on pills while Joe was at work. While Joe and his partner drove to the house, the stove caught fire since Francine had left the oven on. Iris was almost killed, but thankfully both were saved. Despite that, Joe told Iris that her mother had died. In reality, Francine was a drug addict who had left them but Joe didn't want his daughter to grow up believing that she'd been abandoned. Instead, he told Iris stories of the mother he knew she deserved, not the mother Francine really was. However, both Iris and Joe were unaware that Francine was pregnant with another child - a [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|son]]- when she left them. At Carmichael Elementary, she met [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] and the two became best friends. On March 18, 2000, when she was 11 years old, her friend's [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|mother]] was murdered, and his [[Henry Allen (Arrowverse)|father]] was wrongfully convicted. Afterwards, her father brought him to their house, and raised him with her.<br />
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=== Losing her fiancée ===<br />
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Iris and [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] went to the activation of the S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator, which failed and exploded. That night, a lightning bolt struck Barry and fell into a comma for nine months. During this time, she formed a romantic relationship with [[Eddie Thawne]], his colleague at the [[CCPD]]. She also found a job as a waitress at the CC Jitters. Over the weeks, Iris discovered that a superhuman figure was active in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]]. She became determined to discover who he was. At some point, she was kidnapped by a metahuman, [[Tony Woodward (Arrowverse)|Tony Woodward / Girder]], but was saved by the superhero. That event inspired her to start a blog, documenting the activities of the superhero, she later named "The Flash". Her faith to him was emporarily broken when he was affected by the criminal metahuman Roy Bivolo / Rainbow Raider that caused The Flash to rage out as he attacked Eddie. The [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Arrow]] saved him, and later The Flash met with Iris to explain himself to her. Later, Eddie gave a key to his house to her, and the two started to live together. At some point, Barry confused his feelings towards her, something that left her in sock. She began working for Central City Picture News, as a junior reporter. On [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] at a party at [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]]'s house, she started discovering she also had feelings for Barry. She tried to sabotage his relations with her fellow reporter, [[Linda Park (Arrowverse)|Linda Park]], but was confronted by him, telling to her that he doesn't have feelings for her after that. While confused and angry by Barry's bizarre mood swings, [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow]] tricked her into believing Barry was suffering from [[brain damage]]. At one point, Eddie was about to propose to her, but were attacked by [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]]. The [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]] was about to kill her, but was saved by The Flash. At this moment, she realized the hero was Barry. Iris talked to Barry about it, and agreed to join his team. While Eddie was captured by Reverse Flash, she was nervous, until he was released. Eddie met with her and revealed her that they were never supposed to marry, something his future relative revealed to him. During the final battle between The Flash and Reverse Flash, Eddie shot himself on the chest, killing himself and araising his future relative. Iris cried as she was telling how proud of him she was.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=2015-01-20 |title=THE FLASH Season 1 Recap Starring Grant Gustin |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-1-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105124720/https://collider.com/the-flash-season-1-recap/ |archive-date=January 5, 2020 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
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=== Confronting her past ===<br />
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Iris went on with her reporting career, trying to cope with the death of her [[Eddie Thawne|fiancée]]. At some point, [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]] sat her down and confessed that her mother was a drug addict and told her what happened, and that she was alive. Reluctantly, Iris and her father went to see her in a hospital. Iris didn't believe she was dying, but not only she found it was true, but also she had a brother, named [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally West]]. She later visited Francine again and confronted her about this and told her to leave and never return, also telling her to never tell Joe about Wally. Around [[Christmas]] time Iris, unable to keep Wally's existence a secret anymore, confessed her secret to Barry who encouraged her to tell Joe, offering to help her. She eventually told him, but that night he arrived at their doorstep. Wally and Iris talked and fixed their relations, but was hard for Joe to do at first. As part of Team Flash, she found out she was married to [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], on [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], worming her feeling about him. When [[Hunter Zolomon (Arrowverse)|Hunter Zolomon / Zoom]] was defeated, Barry, as he lost his [[Henry Allen (Arrowverse)|father]] by him, kissed her and asked her permission to travel back in time to save his mother, something Iris agreed to.<ref name=":522">{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2016-09-29 |title='The Flash' Season 2 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112523/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Stopping her future death ===<br />
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After [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]]'s actions, a new timeline was created, in which he never became The Flash, but [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally]] did instead. With the help of Iris, they were protecting the [[Central City (DC Comics)|city]]. When Wally was seriously injured by [[Reverse-Flash (Edward Clariss)|Edward Clariss / Rival]], Barry reseted the timeline. In the post-Flashpoint timeline, Iris continued to hold a grudge against her [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|father]] for not telling her that her mother was still alive and as a result doesn't speak with him. She also did not share a kiss with Barry prior to him creating Flashpoint. She however remains a member of Team Flash. After learning of Flashpoint, she began to patch things up with her father and finally starts up a relationship with Barry, with the two engaging. At some point, a new [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]], [[Savitar (Arrowverse)|Savitar]], was battling Barry, but accidentally went to the future, where he saw Iris getting killed by him. After it was revealed Savitar was a future evil time remanent of Barry, she was sent to [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], being protected by [[Harry Wells (Arrowverse)|Harry Wells]], while Team Flash was trying to change the future. Iris was eventually kidnapped by Savitar and [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost]], with [[H.R. Wells]], disguised as her, found her took her place, with him being killed instead of her. After Barry got Savitar to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], he and Iris were willing to negate his erasure from existence, but he ultimately rejected the offer. At the final battle between Team Flash and Savitar, he was defeated, and killed, shot by Iris to save Barry. After the fight, the personification of the [[Speed Force]] appeared and took Barry to fix it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Carla |date=2017-05-24 |title=The Flash Season 3 Finale Recap: "Finish Line" |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-3-finale-recap-finish-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406155607/http://collider.com/the-flash-season-3-finale-recap-finish-line |archive-date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2017-10-07 |title='The Flash' Season 3 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-3-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112524/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-3-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Marriage to Barry Allen ===<br />
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In [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]]'s absence she became the leader of Team Flash. [[Cisco Ramon (Arrowverse)|Cisco Ramon / Vibe]] revealed to Iris that he and many of the technological allies of Team Flash had helped him to release Barry from the [[Speed Force]], while [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin]] returned to the team, albeit not without being scolded by Iris. They opened a portal, but it appeared elsewhere, over a bus, but they found him and brought him to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], with him being insane. When she was abducted by a Samuroid, Barry became sane again and saved her.<br />
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After a while, Barry proposed to her, and the two decided to marry. When they were about to marry, the church was assaulted by Nazis, from [[Earth-X (Arrowverse)|Earth-X]]. Barry and Iris decided to put the wedding off until later. Iris and [[Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)|Felicity Smoak]] tried to break out some of the people who were the meta-dampening cells, but it didn't work. So, they sent an SOS to the [[Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse team)|Legends of Tomorrow]]. When [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers / Supergirl]] heart was going to be cut out, Felicity and she turned of S.T.A.R. Lab's power in an attempt to save Kara, but failed. Luckily, the Legends arrived on time to fight the Nazis and rescued them. After the invasion failed, she married with Barry, simultaneously with [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen / Green Arrow]] and Felicity, by [[John Diggle (Arrowverse)|John Diggle / Spartan]].<br />
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Afterwards, they enjoyed their honeymoon. At some point, [[List of The Flash characters#Clifford DeVoe / Thinker|Clifford DeVoe / Thinker]] kidnapped Barry in front of her, while [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin]] was kidnapped by [[Amunet Black (Arrowverse)|Amunet Black]] at approximately the same time. S.T.A.R. Lab satellite was unable to find them, Iris had to choose who to find first. This proved difficult for her, but ultimately, since Caitlin was in a more vulnerable situation than Barry, she decided to rescue her first and had all resources dedicated to finding Caitlin. Cisco and Dibny were able to rescue her, and Barry managed to escape from DeVoe by himself. DeVoe framed the murder of a person to Barry, and was sent to trial. During his trial, he talked Iris off, of revealing his secret identity to save him. Barry was sentenced to a life imprisonment without parole. Later, with Ralph's help, Iris managed to clear Barry and he was released from prison. The team encountered a metahuman, who swapped the DNA of Barry and Iris, making her a [[Speedster (fiction)|speedster]], but were able to reverse it. DeVoe's plan was eventually unsuccessful. After the battle, Team Flash celebrated, but they were interrupted when Barry's and Iris' future daughter, [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen / XS]] appeared, from 2049.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Lewis |date=2019-09-30 |title=The Flash season 4 recap&nbsp;– catch up on what happened to Barry Allen |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/flash-season-4-recap-catch-20355138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826133547/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/flash-season-4-recap-catch-20355138 |archive-date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=mirror}}</ref><br />
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=== Losing her future daughter ===<br />
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[[Nora West-Allen|Nora]] revealed that she went back in time to meet [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] because she never got to know him in the future but her arrival had caused some problems in the present. Barry and the team eventually decided to let her stay and be a part of the team. Iris tried to build a relationship with her daughter, but Nora didn't want to, because in the future she saw her as a bad parent.<br />
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As a result of the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] gave the Book of Destiny to [[John Deegan (Arrowverse)|John Deegan]], he rewrote reality so that Barry was the [[Green Arrow]], and [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver]] was The Flash. Iris, at first, didn't believe Barry that he was her true husband, but eventually did. Barry and Oliver managed to fix reality.<br />
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Iris learnt that her future self had implanted a power dampener into Nora since infancy to hide her powers. She also discovered her future self, despite being a good mother, hid the fact that Nora's father was The Flash from her. This led to Nora having a negative perception of her mother out of anger and Iris was guilt-ridden by her counterpart's dishonesty. Iris wanted to have a relationship with Nora and to avoid becoming the woman that the latter knew in the future. During this time, she started The Central City Citizen, hiring [[Kamilla Hwang]] as a photographer. At some point, [[Sherloque Wells]] exposed that Nora was cooperating with [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]], who was imprisoned in the future. Iris disagreed with Barry on what to do with her, but Barry sent her back to the future. Iris, with the help of [[List of The Flash characters#Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man|Ralph]], went to 2049, and she confronted Thawne. After Team Flash defeated [[List of The Flash characters#Orlin Dwyer / Cicada|Orlin Dwyer / Cicada]], she and the Team went to the future and defeated Thawne, although Nora was araised from existence due to the timeline changing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-04 |title=The Flash Season 5 Recap&nbsp;– Everything You Need to Know&nbsp;— Major Spoilers&nbsp;— Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews, and Podcasts |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2019/10/04/the-flash-season-5-recap-everything-you-need-to-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307125648/http://majorspoilers.com/2019/10/04/the-flash-season-5-recap-everything-you-need-to-know/ |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2019-05-15 |title=The Flash Season 5 Finale Recap: Who Was Erased From the Timeline? And What Crisis Twist Was Uncorked? |url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/14/the-flash-recap-season-5-finale-nora-erased-from-timeline-crisis-in-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225110113/https://tvline.com/2019/05/14/the-flash-recap-season-5-finale-nora-erased-from-timeline-crisis-in-2019/ |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Multiversal Crisis ===<br />
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After the death of [[Nora West-Allen|Nora]], she and [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]] tried to cope with it, despite their anticipation that a version of her might be born in their future. Keeping her promise to Nora, Iris vowed to support her yet-to-be born daughter to become XS. She struggled on keeping The Central City Citizen running, and hired [[Allegra Garcia (Arrowverse)|Allegra Garcia]] as a reporter. Meanwhile, she was trying to distract Barry from his fate dying in Crisis.<br />
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When the Crisis began, the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] informed the heroes that there are seven individuals known as Paragons, who can defeat the [[Anti-Monitor]]. She, [[Lois Lane (Arrowverse)|Lois Lane]], and [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent / Superman]], went to search the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] for the Paragon of Truth. They first traveled to [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#Arrowverse|Earth-75]], learning that [[Lex Luthor (Arrowverse)|Lex Luthor]] from her universe, using the Book of Destiny, was killing Supermen. After that they visit [[Smallville|Earth-167]], where they meet with that universe's [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]], but Lex, using the Book, kicks them from that Earth. The trio goes to [[Superman Returns|Earth-96]], where they meet the editor-in-chief of the ''[[Daily Planet]]'', [[Superman (1978 film series character)|Clark Kent]], who had suffered the loss of all of the people he cared for, thus making him the Paragon of Truth. In that moment Luthor appeared, using the Book, forcing Earth-96 Clark to attack Clark. They fight, but Lois knocked Lex out, thus Earth-96 Clark came back to his senses. Clark, Lois, Iris and Earth-96 Clark then returned to the Waverider, to join the other heroes, with her reuniting with Barry. With the team's best efforts failing, the Multiverse is consumed by anti-matter. Then, a mind-controlled by the Anti-Monitor [[List of supporting Arrow characters|Lyla Michaels / Harbinger]] appeared on the ship, killing the Monitor. [[Harrison Wells#Nash Wells|Nash Wells / Pariah]] then sends the Paragons to the Vanishing Point, though her, Clark, Lois, [[John Diggle (Arrowverse)|John Diggle / Spartan]], [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]] and [[Ralph Dibny (Arrowverse)|Ralph]] are consumed by anti-matter. After the fight between the Paragons with the Anti-Monitor and his forces result into victory for the first mentioned, [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver]], now a cosmic being called the [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]], restarts the Multiverse, combining [[Earth-1 (Arrowverse)|Earth-1]], Earth-38, and Jefferson's Earth forming Earth-Prime, restoring everyone to life, including her.<br />
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After Crisis, she resumed her reporting activities, investigating stolen prototype guns from McCulloch Technologies. Iris thought that behind the events, and the killings of former McCulloch employees, was the vanished [[Eva McCulloch]]'s husband, Joseph Carver. To gain more information, she broke into McCulloch Technologies, and was taken to the Mirrorverse by Eva McCulloch. She was jailed in the Mirrorverse, with a mirror duplicate taking her place. She was kept there for a long time, until Eva revealed to Barry she was behind everything, and he was able to save her. After returning to Earth, she tried to remain detached from her experiences in the Mirrorverse, but Allegra advised her as Iris' editor that people wanted to know the truth about had happened to her in the other dimension, and so she wrote an article about it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Jason |date=2021-08-06 |title='The Flash' Season 6 Recap: What You Need to Know Before Binging Season 7 |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-6-recap-what-happened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813104152/https://collider.com/the-flash-season-6-recap-what-happened/ |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
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=== Dealing with her husband's superhero life ===<br />
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[[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], as the Paragon of Love, asked her to help him reborn the [[Speed Force]]. Iris did, and was successful, but they also created other forces, the Still Force, the Strength Force, and the Sage Force. Eventually, the Speed Force, in the form of Barry's mother, [[Nora Allen (Arrowverse)|Nora Allen]], visited to presumably thank them for bringing her back, but also for help, due to the other forces attacking her. She investigated the forces, and found that the host of the Sage Force was Bashir Adil Malik, and with the Strength Force's host, Alexa, went to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], but "Nora" attacked, and was tricked she killed them, but it was an illusion, cast by Bashir. Barry managed to reason "Nora", and she left.<br />
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Sometime later, a confused memory-damaged [[Godspeed (character)|August Heart / Godspeed]] arrived from 2049. Iris developed a timesickness, and was taken into the Still Force by its host, [[Deon Owens]], to help her. Dazens of Godspeed clones attacked [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]] to find August, but with the help of her future son, [[Bart Allen (Arrowverse)|Bart Allen / Impulse]], daughter, [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen / XS]], [[Jay Garrick (Arrowverse)|Jay Garrick / The Flash]], the Speed Force, and her with speedster powers defeated them. After that, Iris with "Nora" brought back [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]], and Barry with his help defeated August. Afterwards, she and Barry renewed their wedding vows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Recap: Here's Everything You Missed in the Season 7 Finale |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-season-7-finale-recap-spoilers-the-cw/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725222443/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-season-7-finale-recap-spoilers-the-cw/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2021-07-21 |title=The Flash Boss Reflects on Season 7's Big Hurdles, Teases 'Greatest Challenge Ever' for WestAllen in Season 8 |url=https://tvline.com/2021/07/20/the-flash-recap-season-7-finale-godspeed-war-season-8-spoilers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019014925/https://tvline.com/2021/07/20/the-flash-recap-season-7-finale-godspeed-war-season-8-spoilers/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Armageddon and Reverse Flashpoint ===<br />
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Six months after the renewal of her wedding vows with [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry]], she took an interview from [[Ray Palmer (Arrowverse)|Ray Palmer]] at the Central City Technology Convention. The interview was cut short, after the attack of an alien from the future, [[Despero]], but Ray and Barry managed to defeat him. Iris and Team Flash start searching for information about the alien, contacting [[Alex Danvers|Alex Danvers / Sentinel]] of the [[Department of Extranormal Operations]], with her not having anything valuable. Despero then appeared and revealed to Barry that he was coming from 2031, and he was the reason for the world's destruction, referring to it as Armageddon. Iris talked to Barry, and assured him that he would never do something like that. That day, Barry asked where is [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe]], with Iris telling him that he was dead. Barry ran to [[Jefferson Pierce (Arrowverse)|Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning]] for help, with Iris and the Team trying to find his location to help him. After Despero found Barry's [[Hall of Justice (comics)|location]], he traveled to 2031 to uncover what happened, and to his surprise, learns that [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne / Reverse Flash]] had changed the timeline so that he was [[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]], leader of Team Flash, and soon-to-be husband to Iris, while Barry was the [[Reverse-Flash]] and was part of the Legion of Doom with Damien Darhk where the group killed some superheroes. In the [[Reverse-Flashpoint]] timeline, Iris and [[Ryan Wilder|Ryan Wilder / Batwoman]] talk about her marriage to Thawne, and what she wants from life. Afterwards, Barry appeared in her house, and talked her into believing that he was the real Flash, with her stopping Thawne from killing him. When Barry was running at super-speeds, he sought Iris' help to run faster, through their Paragon of Love connection, and Barry successfully changed the timeline as it was before, with Joe being alive. But, Thawne managed to escape, and was eventually captured by Barry, with him seeking to help him not get araised from existence. Iris and Barry argued not to save him, but Joe convinced them to save him. Due to Thawne's actions, [[Mia Queen|Mia Queen / Green Arrow]] appeared from the future and taken to [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Arrowverse)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]. She and Iris had a conversation about the future, and Iris advised her to not become like her [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|father]]. Eventually, Barry defeated Despero, and saved Thawne. Later, Iris and the Team went to celebrate their victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Recap With Spoilers: Here's Everything You Missed in "Armageddon, Part 4" |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-heres-everything-you-missed-in-armageddon-part-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208031042/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-recap-with-spoilers-heres-everything-you-missed-in-armageddon-part-4/ |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=2021-12-15 |title=The Flash: Grade the 'Armageddon' Finale&nbsp;— Plus, Did Katherine McNamara Get Some Arrow Spinoff Closure? |url=https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-flash-recap-season-8-episode-5-armageddon-finale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413103752/https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-flash-recap-season-8-episode-5-armageddon-finale/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TVLine}}</ref><br />
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=== Dealing with her time sickness ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 8)}}<br />
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== Alternate versions ==<br />
=== Earth-2 ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 2)}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]], is seen in the [[The Flash (season 2)|second season]] of [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. Her universe was destroyed during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]. She was studying journalism, and when her boyfriend, [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]], went to get his PhD, she quit her internship and became a cop to help pay for his tuition. At some point, the two married. She was a policewoman, investigating [[Hunter Zolomon (Arrowverse)|Hunter Zolomon / Zoom]]. When Barry Allen / The Flash of [[Earth-1 (Arrowverse)|Earth-1]] arrived to her world, she didn't notice, as he took her husband's place to search for information on Zoom. That night they went to ''Jitterbugs'' [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]]'s singing show. Then, [[Caitlin Snow (Arrowverse)|Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost]] and [[Ronnie Raymond (Arrowverse)|Ronnie Raymond / Deathstorm]] stormed the place, with Deathstorm accidentally shooting a fireball at Joe, hospitalizing him. Later, he died, with Iris feeling guilty she couldn't save her father. After getting a lead on their location, she went after them. She was eventually saved by The Flash. The next day, Barry of Earth-1 revealed to her he was from another universe, and wanted help for the saving of [[Jesse Wells]], [[Harry Wells (Arrowverse)|Harry Wells]] daughter. After helping him, she and her Barry left for [[Atlantis (DC Comics)|Atlantis]], to escape Zoom. In late 2019, her world was destroyed from an anti-matter wave.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tieman |first=Alyssa |date=2016-09-29 |title='The Flash' Season 2 Recap |url=https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526112523/https://fanfest.com/the-flash-season-2-recap/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=FanFest}}</ref><br />
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=== Earth-90 ===<br />
{{See also|The Flash (1990 TV series)}}{{Further|Elseworlds (Arrowverse)}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on [[Earth-90 (Arrowverse)|Earth-90]] portrayed by [[Paula Marshall]], was a computer graphic artist and the ex-girlfriend of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen]]. In 1990, she broke up with Barry due to him being not interested in their relationship. She was killed when the [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] invaded their world, using the Book of Destiny.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |title='The Flash' crossover recap: 'Elseworlds, Part 1' is topsy-turvy fun |url=https://ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-5-episode-9/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302145540/https://ew.com/recap/the-flash-season-5-episode-9/ |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=EW.com}}</ref><br />
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=== Mirrorverse ===<br />
{{Further|The Flash (season 6)}}<br />
A version of the character, which was created by [[Eva McCulloch]], from the dimension of Mirrorverse, after the kidnapping of Iris West-Allen. She is often referred to as '''Mirror Iris'''. She assumed the role of the original Iris West-Allen and filled in the blanks with [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]] on the real Iris's disappearance. At a dinner with Barry, they were attacked by [[Amunet Black (Arrowverse)|Amunet Black]], telling them to not interfere with her activities. She joined Amunet's business against Barry's wishes, but failed to take her down on her own, calling Barry for help, to also stop [[Goldface (Arrowverse)|Goldface]]. Though she was able to get the mirror gun from [[Joe West (Arrowverse)|Joe West]], she didn't extract any information about Joseph Carver. When [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally]] returned, she had to fake knowing him, but Wally told Barry that he had a weird feeling about her. At some point, [[Kamilla Hwang]] took a picture of her that was showing she was a mirror clone, and Iris had to send her to the Mirrorverse, bringing a mirror clone of her to be replaced with. Later, Iris and Kamila went to interview [[Tina McGee (Arroverse)|Tina McGee]], at Mercury Labs, but their true goal was to retrieve a prismatic refractor. As they were about to escape, [[Millie Rawlins]] / Sunshine attacked them, but Barry intervened saving them. After learning that Joe went to witness protection, due to an assassination attempt, she uses it as the reason to kick Barry out of their apartment, with the goal of weakening him. She, Kamilia, and a mirror clone of [[David Singh (Arrowverse)|David Singh]], went to [[Ramsey Rosso (Arrowverse)|Ramsey Rosso / Bloodwork]] and took blood sample from him, to use it to bring Eva back from the Mirrorverse. Upon Barry realizing that, he went to her apartment and the two fought, with her mirror glass, though, telekenisis, to wound him. When she realized that she was a mere tool of Eva, she decided to be self-destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=The Flash: Every Version Of Iris West In The Mirrorverse Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/flash-iris-west-mirrorverse-versions-differences-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306061716/https://screenrant.com/flash-iris-west-mirrorverse-versions-differences-explained/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref><br />
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=== Unnamed Earth ===<br />
{{See also|DC Extended Universe}}<br />
{{Further|Zack Snyder's Justice League}}<br />
A version of the character, residing on an [[List of DC Multiverse worlds#DC Studios|unnamed Earth]] portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]], is seen when [[Barry Allen (DC Extended Universe)|Barry Allen]] saves her from a traffic accident, using his [[Speedster (fiction)|superspeed]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Dany |date=2021-03-22 |title=It's Time To Talk About Those Flash Scenes In Zack Snyder's Justice League |url=https://www.looper.com/362337/its-time-to-talk-about-those-flash-scenes-in-zack-snyders-justice-league/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422170052/https://www.looper.com/362337/its-time-to-talk-about-those-flash-scenes-in-zack-snyders-justice-league/ |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Looper.com}}</ref><br />
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== Appearances ==<br />
{{Further|Arrow (TV series)|The Flash (2014 TV series)|Crisis on Earth-X|Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)}}<br />
Candice Patton has appeared in five out the seven [[Arrowverse]] TV series:<br />
* The character was first mentioned in the [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']] episode titled [[The Man Under the Hood]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive-Ryan-Rigley |title='Arrow': Everything You Missed on 'The Man Under the Hood' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1726320/arrow-the-man-under-the-hood-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518193709/https://www.mtv.com/news/1726320/arrow-the-man-under-the-hood-recap/ |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=MTV News}}</ref> of [[Arrow (season 2)|season 2]], while she was inderictly mentioned in the episode [[Three Ghosts]] of the same show,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Samantha M. |title=Arrow: Three Ghosts |url=http://www.douxreviews.com/2013/12/arrow-three-ghosts.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314165824/https://www.douxreviews.com/2013/12/arrow-three-ghosts.html |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> by [[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]].<br />
* She made her first appearance in the show, [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']],<ref name=":1" /> where she is also among the main protagonists.<br />
* From the total one hundred and seventy episodes of [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], as of 2022, the character has not physically appeared in eight of them, with them being [[The Exorcism of Nash Wells|The Exorsism of Nash Wells]] of [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]], where she was trapped in the Mirrorverse,{{efn|Patton, although, appears as Mirror Iris}} [[Rayo de Luz]] and [[Enemy at the Gates (The Flash)|Enemy At the Gates]] of [[The Flash (season 7)|season 7]], and [[Into the Still Force]] of [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]]. She also did not make appearances until [[Negative, Part One]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=The Flash: Inside the Still Force and the Search for Iris |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-flash-inside-the-still-force-and-the-search-for-iris/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519212835/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-flash-inside-the-still-force-and-the-search-for-iris/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref><br />
* Patton made appearances in the [[Crisis on Earth-X]], and [[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]], with the shows being [[Supergirl (TV series)|''Supergirl'']], [[Arrow (TV series)|''Arrow'']], [[Batwoman (TV series)|''Batwoman'']] and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title='Crisis on Earth-X' Arrowverse Crossover Description Released |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/crisis-on-earth-x-arrowverse-crossover-description-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165958/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/crisis-on-earth-x-arrowverse-crossover-description-released/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=James Laird last |date=March 18, 2021 |title=How to watch Crisis on Infinite Earths: order and online streaming details |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-watch-crisis-on-infinite-earths-order-and-online-streaming-details |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528030629/https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-watch-crisis-on-infinite-earths-order-and-online-streaming-details |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=TechRadar}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical response ===<br />
[[File:Candice Patton 2017 Paley Fest.jpg|upright|thumb|Candice Patton in 2017.]]<br />
Patton was cast as [[Iris West]] on [[The CW]] show [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']], in 2014.<ref name=":3" /> Her casting was met with mixed feelings, due to her being a black actress, and the role she was going to portray was white and red-headed in the comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arenas |first=Jorge |date=July 5, 2018 |title=The Flash's Candice Patton Advocates Controversial Race-Based Casting Decisions |url=https://boundingintocomics.com/2018/07/05/the-flashs-candace-patton-advocates-controversial-race-based-casting-decisions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180710214635/http://boundingintocomics.com/2018/07/05/the-flashs-candace-patton-advocates-controversial-race-based-casting-decisions/ |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bounding Into Comics}}</ref> According to website ''Fansided'', Patton changed the way [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] viewed black women, and seemed to influence further race swaps of other characters, such as the Iris West that appeared in [[DC Extended Universe]]'s ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]],'' portrayed by [[Kiersey Clemons]], the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'s ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', [[MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|MJ]], portrayed by [[Zendaya]], and the casting of [[Leslie Grace]] as [[Barbara Gordon]] / Batgirl in the DCEU film, [[Batgirl (film)|''Batgirl'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2022 |title=How The Flash's Candice Patton changed the DC universe |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2022/03/23/how-the-flash-candice-patton-changed-the-dc-universe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324222242/https://bamsmackpow.com/2022/03/23/how-the-flash-candice-patton-changed-the-dc-universe/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bam Smack Pow}}</ref> Web site ''TV Guide'' mentioned that in earlier seasons of ''The Flash'', it seemed like Patton's character was colorblind, and wasn't acting like a black person. But, in [[The Flash (season 6)|season 6]] "she was allowed to be a more authentic version of herself when she rocked her natural curls".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Finally Realized Iris West Is Black, and Now the Show Is the Best It's Ever Been |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/cw-the-flash-candice-patton-iris-west/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/cw-the-flash-candice-patton-iris-west/ |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> Patton has been victim to racist attacks by fans of the show, due to her playing a white character, with fellow co-start [[Grant Gustin]] saying on his personal [[Instagram]] account "Our Iris is an [[African Americans|African American]] actress [...] and she always is gonna be [...] she will continue to play her [role], and I have her back and will have her back".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flash Star Grant Gustin Speaks out After Racist Online Attacks Against Co-Star Candice Patton |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racist-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429083023/https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racist-comments/ |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |title=Grant Gustin promises to do better after 'Flash' fans accuse him of not defending his costar Candice Patton from racists |url=https://www.insider.com/the-flash-grant-gustin-defends-candice-patton-racists-comments-instagram-2019-7 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Insider}}</ref> Patton has been experiencing this phenomenon from the day of her casting, and many fans have noted that The CW didn't take an official stand, until a 2020 [[Twitter]] post made by the official account of the network indirectly mentioning her too. Fans quickly went to support the actress, and attack the network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2020 |title="The Flash" Fans Defend Candice Patton in Light of The CW Policy |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-flash-fans-candice-patton-the-cw-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429083023/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-flash-fans-candice-patton-the-cw-policy |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cece |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Does The CW Network Care About Candice Patton, Javicia Leslie, and Other Black Actresses?&nbsp;– |url=https://whereisthebuzz.com/does-the-cw-network-care-about-candice-patton-javicia-leslie-and-other-black-actresses/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021181058/https://whereisthebuzz.com/does-the-cw-network-care-about-candice-patton-javicia-leslie-and-other-black-actresses/ |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=whereisthebuzz.com}}</ref> According to website ''Decider,'' she was the highlight of [[DC FanDome]] event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2021 |title=Candice Patton Won DC FanDome |url=https://decider.com/2021/10/16/dc-fandome-winner-candice-patton-news-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165955/https://decider.com/2021/10/16/dc-fandome-winner-candice-patton-news-flash/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Decider}}</ref> The [[Looper (website)|''Looper'']] noted that the scene of season 6 "Marathon", where Iris, trapped in the Mirrorverse, was touching hands with her husband, Barry, without him seeing her, was her best in the show's run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Eammon |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Iris' Most Heartbreaking Moment In The Flash&nbsp;– Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/846030/iris-most-heartbreaking-moment-in-the-flash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428005805/https://www.looper.com/846030/iris-most-heartbreaking-moment-in-the-flash/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Looper.com}}</ref><br />
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Some fans, although, have noted the due to her being a successful journalist, her character looked like a combination of [[Lois Lane]] and [[Linda Park (comics)|Linda Park]], both reporters in DC comics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=So Iris West is basically a combination of Lois Lane and Chloe Sullivan?&nbsp;– Television: Broadcast TV Message Board&nbsp;– GameFAQs |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/225-television-broadcast-tv/72184258 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508064839/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/225-television-broadcast-tv/72184258 |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=gamefaqs.gamespot.com}}</ref> Fans also have criticized the way her character was written, with some suggesting that she doesn't deserve the hate, because it is up to the writers on how to portray her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2021 |title=The Flash: 10 Unpopular Opinions About Iris West Allen, According To Reddit |url=https://screenrant.com/the-flash-iris-allen-west-unpopular-fan-opinions-reddit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428204807/https://screenrant.com/the-flash-iris-allen-west-unpopular-fan-opinions-reddit/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref> The moment that sparked the most controversy was when in a scene of the second episode of [[The Flash (season 4)|season 4]], titled "Mixed Feelings", during an emotional moment with Barry, she said to him that "We are the Flash", implementing that together make up the hero. The line was met with an outrage from fans, with the website ''Discussing Films'' noting that the bad feelings that were created, continued to follow the character's reputation throughout the rest of the show, but adding that the hero was always more than one person in the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahzad |first=Beatrine |date=September 12, 2020 |title="We are the Flash" and the Importance of Iris West-Allen |url=https://discussingfilm.net/2020/09/12/we-are-the-flash-and-the-importance-of-iris-west-allen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307063500/https://discussingfilm.net/2020/09/12/we-are-the-flash-and-the-importance-of-iris-west-allen/ |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DiscussingFilm}}</ref> For [[The Flash (season 7)|season 7]], the [[Post-traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] she experienced in the Mirrorverse was never explored, and was forgotten, being described as "a let down" by critics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Little |first=Sarah |date=July 30, 2021 |title=The Flash Season 7 Report Card: Biggest Letdown, Best Force, and More! |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/07/the-flash-season-7-report-card-biggest-letdown-best-force-and-mo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501142637/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/07/the-flash-season-7-report-card-biggest-letdown-best-force-and-mo/ |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=TV Fanatic}}</ref> Many fans have argued that the show is not giving the feeling of a duo, between Iris and Barry, something that is the case with [[Clark Kent (Arrowverse)|Clark Kent]] and [[Lois Lane (Arrowverse)|Lois Lane]] in the connected show ''[[Superman & Lois]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2021 |title=The Flash TV Show Has Never Given Iris West Her Due |url=https://gamerant.com/flash-tv-show-iris-west-letdown/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430104502/https://gamerant.com/flash-tv-show-iris-west-letdown/ |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Game Rant}}</ref> According to ''Collider'', Patton's character was treated unfairly in [[The Flash (season 8)|season 8]], and was characterized by the website as a "plot point", while noting that her death in [[Negative, Part One]] did not have any gravite or impact.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Monita |date=June 26, 2022 |title='The Flash's Latest Season Seems to Have Forgotten its Leading Lady |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-season-8-leading-lady-forgotten-candice-patton/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> The mentioned website has placed the Barry-Iris couple as the fourth best of the Arrowverse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Monita |date=December 21, 2021 |title=15 Best Couples In the CWVerse, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-arrowverse-relationships-ranked-most-romantic/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> Patton as Iris has received positive reviews and from critics, with ''The Flash'' being the most watched show in The CW history.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 5, 2016 |title=How The Flash Finally Fixed Its Iris Problem |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/flash-premiere-flashpoint-iris-west-problem-fixed |url-status=live |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729184518/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/flash-premiere-flashpoint-iris-west-problem-fixed |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref><br />
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=== Accolades ===<br />
All awards and nominations are for Patton's performance as Iris West-Allen in ''The Flash'':<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Award<br />
! scope="col" | Category<br />
! scope="col" | Result<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | 2015<br />
| rowspan="3" | [[2015 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice TV: Breakout Star<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Wave 2 Nominees |url=http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-2-nominees |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411172500/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/wave-2-nominees |archive-date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |website=[[Teen Choice]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with [[Grant Gustin]])<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2016<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[2016 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Grant Gustin)<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2017<br />
| [[43rd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{won}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Saturn">{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303124219/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[2017 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Action|Choice Action TV Actress]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceron |first=Ella |date=June 19, 2017 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620033702/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=June 19, 2017 |website=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | 2018<br />
| [[44th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 15, 2018 |title='Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023438/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[2018 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice Action TV Actress<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| Choice TV Ship<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2019<br />
| [[2019 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<br />
| Choice Action TV Actress<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Todisco |first=Eric |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the Complete List of Winners |url=https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812151930/https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/ |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[45th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<br />
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancuso |first=Vinnie |date=July 16, 2019 |title='Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716042350/http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/ |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2019 |website=Collider}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== Other media ==<br />
In January 2022, it was announced that a six-issue event series titled ''Earth-Prime'' would be released over the span of three months. The first five issues would focus on stories from every show of the franchise, with the last being a crossover event. ''Earth-Prime'' #5 was scheduled to be released on May 3, 2022, focusing on [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']]. The events of the comicbook will be [[Canon (fiction)|canon]] to the [[Arrowverse]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2022 |title=DC's Next Big Arrowverse Crossover Unfolds in New Event Series |url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-earth-prime-comic-event-series-cw-heroes-arrowverse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418082103/https://www.cbr.com/dc-earth-prime-comic-event-series-cw-heroes-arrowverse/ |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flook |first=Ray |date=March 30, 2022 |title=The Flash Spotlight Shines on Impulse & XS in Arrowverse Crossover |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-flash-spotlight-shines-on-impulse-xs-in-arrowverse-crossover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422210451/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-flash-spotlight-shines-on-impulse-xs-in-arrowverse-crossover/ |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors}}</ref><br />
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She has appeared in ''The Flash: Season Zero'', a comic tie-in prequel to the events of the show, appearing in seven of the issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2021 |title=THE FLASH SEASON ZERO |url=https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-flash-season-zero-2014/the-flash-season-zero |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428165956/https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-flash-season-zero-2014/the-flash-season-zero |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=DC}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://arrow.fandom.com/wiki/Iris_West-Allen Iris West-Allen] on [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]<br />
* [[dcdatabase:wiki/Iris West (New Earth)|Iris West]] on DC database<br />
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