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The initiative view of DC’slong awaitedFlash Wareventfinally explains the hail conflict between Barry Allen and Wally West . AsThe Flash # 47opens , the two military personnel make out asThe Flashare nigh to an all - out fightover Wally West ’s program to mend the creation to how it was before theFlashpointevent that relaunched DC ’s New 52 Universe .
For those who may have forgotten or pretermit out , the 2011Flashpointstoryline focalise on Barry Allen , and how he had disrupted the DC timeline by going back in time to save his female parent from being slain by his condescending - opposition , Eobard Thawne . The resolution ofFlashpointresulted in a reboot of DC Comics ' history , and the founding of what became known asThe New 52 Universe .
A controversial move that was addressed in 2016 , as the timeline was altered again withDC Rebirth . The changes arose when the original Wally West ( Barry Allen ’s first sidekick ) defend his path into the new cosmos from outdoors of prison term . Now that Wally has learn how much he truly drop off inFlashpoint , he may be impossible to cease .
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Recently , shortly after making his universe bed to his darling aunt , Iris West , Wally begin to experience afflictive migraines , as he had visions of the pre - FlashpointDC Universe overlap the current world . Still , it has n’t been unclouded what , if anything , could in reality force Wally and Barry into a " war . "
The rest ofThe blink of an eye # 47begins to explain how thing got to the prospect on the first page . The natural action of the issue check Barry , Wally , and the other Wally West ( the current Kid Flash ) facing off against The Renegades - a group of superheroes from the 25th century , who came to the past tense to arrest Iris West for terminate the life of Eobard Thawne .
While Iris is willing to go to the future to defend her actions as ego - defense , Wally is reluctant to take chances losing his auntie again so presently after their reunification . He ’s also unwilling to trust The Renegades , who base their identity on 21st Century villains like Captain Cold and Golden Glider . nerveless heads eventually prevail , with The Renegades take to have a cure in the future for Wally ’s condition , what they name as " temporal seizure . "
Barry , Iris and the two Wallys travel forwards in clip with The Renegades , but the elderberry bush Wally West wind up go somewhere else . He finds himself in the ruins of The Flash Museum , guided through exhibits showcasing present moment from his life that seem familiar yet foreign by a mysterious voice .
The issuing reason as the articulation is revealed to belong toHunter Zolomon , A.K.A. Zoom , who stands before the case harbour the costume of Jai West and Iris West II - Wally ’s children from the original timeline - as Zoom declares that he is going to help oneself Wally save his family .
Given Barry ’s own experiences in trying to alter the yesteryear to save his family inFlashpoint , it is easy to understand why he would be worried about Wally making the same mistakes that he did . Yet Wally ’s point of view proves evenly sympathetic , with this issue substantiate that he not only lost his married woman when realness was pen to make The New 52 Universe , but also his baby .
It ’s unclear precisely what ultimate essence this may have upon The DC Comics Universe as a whole . Other comics have confirmedthat the pre - Flashpointreality still existsin some form or fashion and Wally ’s bearing has helped restore some people ’s memories of the previous timeline , include Barry Allen , his friends in The Titans andWally ’s old girl , Frankie " Magenta " Kane .
Future issue of this serial will tell apart the tale , but now more than everThe Flash Warseems unlikely to end neatly .
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The Flash#47is available now fromDC Comics .
