Wally West is the fastest speedster alive, and the third superhero known as the Flash. Drawing superspeed from the Speed Force, he uses these abilities to fight villains, often as a member of the Titans. Wally West, named after his great-grandfather, is the only son of Rudy and Mary West. As a child, he developed a fascination with the superhero The Flash, having no idea that the speedster knew his aunt Iris in Central City. One day, while visiting Iris at her friend Barry Allen's CSI lab at the Central City Police Department, Wally was struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals just like the Flash was, which infused Wally with the power of a mysterious energy force called the Speed Force like his hero.[6] Unbeknownst to Wally, Barry Allen actually WAS the Flash and invited the boy to become his sidekick - the first Kid Flash,[6] teaching him how to use his powers, like how to vibrate his molecules to pass through solid objects