On Fanlore, users with accounts can edit pages including user pages, can create pages, and more. Any information you publish on a page or an edit summary will be accessible by the public and to Fanlore personnel. Because Fanlore is a wiki, information published on Fanlore will be publicly available forever, even if edited later. Be mindful when sharing personal information, including your religious or political views, health, racial background, country of origin, sexual identity and/or personal relationships. To learn more, check out our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select "dismiss" to agree to these terms.
Barry Allen & Wally West
| Gen Relationship | |
|---|---|
| Relationship: | Barry Allen & Wally West |
| Alternative name(s): | Flash & Kid Flash, Flash II & Flash III |
| Fandom: | DC Comics, The Flash, Young Justice (animated series), Arrowverse, The Flash (TV) |
| Type: | Uncle and nephew |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | |
| Archives: | |
| See also: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
This article or section needs expansion. |
Barry Allen & Wally West refers to the familial relationship between Barry Allen and his nephew and successor Wally West.
They canonically love the heck out of each other.
Background
Fan community
Reception and meta
Fanon and tropes
Depending on the canon, Wally may or may not have an abusive father. If Wally's parents are abusive or neglectful, then Wally often finds comfort in a close relationship with his Aunt Iris and Uncle Barry, both in canon and in fan works.
- https://teatitty.tumblr.com/post/188066166614/hey-do-you-know-if-wally-wests-parents-are
- https://niiwa-angel.tumblr.com/post/188086549367/hey-do-you-know-if-wally-wests-parents-are
- https://excessively-english-jd.tumblr.com/post/622708267318231040/so-ive-been-reading-a-bunch-of-birdflash-young
Fan works
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Meta
Fan art
https://web.archive.org/web/20210913102110/https://twitter.com/preshfinn/status/1084336895826382849
"Caught me again Flash" by xxjust-a-nobodyxx (2012)
Fan fiction
External links
Fan communities and archives
- FanFiction.Net (FFN): [ stories] and [ crossovers] featuring
- DeviantArt (DA):
- Barry Allen & Wally West tag on Archive of Our Own (AO3)
- Tumblr:
Fan pages and sites
- West Family on Shipping Wiki at Wikia
Resources
- Relationship Roundup: Barry Allen and Wally West by Meg Downey (2018)