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Real Identity: Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West
Affiliation(s): Teen Titans
Appearances: Homecoming Part Two, Lightspeed, and Titans Together
Appearances (New Teen Titans): Kids Korner 4 Kids
Powers/Skills: Enhanced Speed, Intangibility, and Unarmed Combat
Voiced By: Michael Rosenbaum

Wally West is the son of Rudy and Mary West. Born and raised in Blue Valley, Nebraska, West became an avid fan of the area's local hero, the Flash. However, Rudy West tried to steer his son towards a normal life. At age 10, West visited his Aunt Iris in Central City. Her boyfriend, Barry Allen, agreed to introduce West to the Flash. When West asked the Flash how he got his powers, the hero set up his lab just like that fateful night but thought the odds of lightning striking it were high. But all of a sudden, a bolt of lightning struck the chemicals and granted West the same powers as the Flash. Impressed, the Flash made him his sidekick, Kid Flash.

The Flash taught his protege how to use his powers, including how to properly vibrate his molecules through solid objects, and how to be a hero. A year later, a second lightning bolt struck Kid Flash and changed his costume's color scheme to a dominant yellow pattern. Eventually, he decided to strike out alone and worked solo and referred to himself as "The Fastest Boy Alive." During the Teen Titans recruitment drive, Kid Flash flew under the radar and wasn't approached. Undaunted, he arrived in Jump City to protect it when both the Teen Titans and Titans East were occupied. Kid Flash routinely defeated and humiliated the H.I.V.E. Five and attempted to rehabilitate their leader, Jinx. Jinx, however, resigned herself and tried to capture Kid Flash to turn over to the Brotherhood of Evil. Kid Flash was escaped the Five's base and was later captured by Jinx's Level 4 Containment Field near Sector 5. Jinx realized the error of her ways and freed Kid Flash before Madame Rouge could neutralize him.

During the Brotherhood of Evil's final plan, Kid Flash recruited Jinx to join in him in the final stand against the super villains. She agreed and Kid Flash used his quick thinking to deposit each super villain into Professor Chang's cyrogenic conveyor belt while Mas y Menos operated it. As a result, every villain was frozen into submission. Kid Flash then accepted membership into the Teen Titans after the battle.