Iris West is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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30 Facts About Iris West
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Iris West has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the superhero The Flash, and the aunt and grandmother, respectively, of the Modern Age variations of the characters Wally West and Bart Allen.
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Iris West is not told by Barry, but discovers her husband's secret on their wedding night when Barry talks in his sleep.
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Iris West reveals this to him on their first wedding anniversary.
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However, Iris did not stay dead for long as Iris' biological parents, the Russells, sent then-infant Iris to the past, where she was adopted by Ira West, her "death" causing a paradox that was resolved after the Russells placed her consciousness into a new body.
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Iris West takes Bart to the past to enlist the aid of her nephew in saving her grandson.
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Iris West contacted Johnny Quick at a country diner and tried to warn him of his upcoming battle with Savitar, but he did not heed her.
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Afraid to change the future by giving vital information about the present, Iris West refused to go into the details of how Savitar could be defeated, but finally Linda Park and Jenni Ognats convinced her to tell them the key to Savitar's defeat, which was to give him what he wanted: to be one with the Speed Force.
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Iris West's plan is to somehow put her grandson, who, by then, had taken up the Flash mantle, out of commission for a week to protect him from a future she is determined to change; however, her plan is corrupted by Bart's clone "brother" Inertia and a weakened Bart is beaten to death by the Rogues.
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Iris West spends some time as part of a Darkseid-resistance cell operating out of the Hall of Justice alongside Black Lightning, Green Arrow, the Ray, Linda Park and her two children.
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Iris West starts crying at the sight of Barry, who reassures her everything will be okay.
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Iris West is shown to be much younger than she previously had appeared, about the same age as when Barry first met her.
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Iris West is accidentally trapped in the Speed Force by Turbine, but is freed by Barry's alter-ego.
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Iris West kills Thawne after he lost his powers in retaliation of him hurting Wally II after Barry rescued them, though Thawne later again resurrected from his death.
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Iris West later appears at the cemetery where Barry asks her for her forgiveness for lying to her.
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Iris West forgives him, because she is curious about the Flash.
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Iris West is interested in other secrets Barry is keeping from her.
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Iris West is subsequently re-introduced to the pre-Flashpoint Wally West, swiftly regaining her memories of him when she sees him, simultaneously inspiring Wally's own memories of those he has forgotten.
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Iris West is later brought to trial in the 25th century for Eobard Thawne's murder.
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When Iris West became married to Blaze Allen, her life and soul were taken by the Night Spectre, which threw Blaze into a depression until he bonded with the demon Etrigan to become Speed Demon.
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Iris West's soul was eventually freed by Blaze and her nephew Wally, who became the third Speed Demon.
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Later Iris is seen with her nephew and cameraman, Wally West, covering a battle between Citizen Cold and Mister Freeze.
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When Citizen Cold returns home, Iris West learns from Pied Piper, that Citizen Cold is a criminal and murdered her nephew.
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Citizen Cold attacks Pied Piper, but Iris West uses one of his own weapons to freeze him in a block of ice, just as he had Wally.
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Later, Flash sees Iris West being arrested by Girder and King Shark for treason against the Regime from joining a Central City Insurgent group.
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Iris West is disgusted by Barry's actions and offers to arrest herself just to not deal with Barry.
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Iris West ultimately rejects Barry and tells him that he's not the man she thought he was.
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Iris West's scenes were later restored in the director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League, in which Barry Allen uses his speed to save her from a traffic accident.
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Iris West is slated to appear in the upcoming film The Flash, which is a part of the larger DC Extended Universe.
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Iris West Allen is featured in the Justice League novel Flash: Stop Motion written by Mark Shultz.
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