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So...

Everyone here is playing a character. What's your favourite portrayal of that character? What's your biggest influence?
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I'd brought this up a bit in my CS, but I've honestly never been much of a fan of any canonical iteration of the Flash, so I don't have any particular run that I'm pulling from. There are two speedsters, however, that definitely inform the way I think of Barry (and of 'speedy' superheroes in general).

First is actually Byrd Man's take on the Flash way back in one of the original iterations of Ultimate DC, like a decade or so ago (God, we're old). Much as I've ragged on the guy in the past for gits and shiggles, he's fantastic at creating a certain tone and personalities to fit it, and his run as UDC Barry was enormous fun to read. One of my biggest regrets in our tenure gaming is that we never got to do that planned crossover between his Ultimate Flash and my All-Star Spider-Man, so I hope my take on the Scarlet Speedster does justice to the fun and excitement that his run did way back in the day.

Second is, err....it's, well.....[sup][sub][i]Sonicthehedgehog[/i][/sub][/sup] I know, I know, shut up. It was the first comic I ever collected month to month, and while the character at large has devolved into some weird postmodern meme-fueled nightmare thanks to a horrifying fanbase and a slew of mediocre games, Sonic has always been a fantastic character in the comics (apart from that one really weird stretch where Ken Penders was just throwing around new characters and got hyper-focused on dating drama). Basically anything written by Ian Flynn, from the latter days of the Archie run to the current stuff in IDW, is how I picture a prototypical speedster character should act: cocky, a bit mischievous, excitable, but always the first to jump into action when the day needs saving.

Sprinkle on a bit of Josh Keaton's Peter Parker from the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, particularly when it comes to the whole "heroic responsibilities vs regular life mishaps" element, and David Tennant's Doctor for "I'm making this up as I go, but I'm brilliant at it," stir until well-mixed, and bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes, and you've got my recipe for the Flash.