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Warning : Spoilers for The Flash # 15The next generation of superheroes is on the rise , and at this rate , it wo n’t be prospicient until theJustice League’sleadership is handed off from the Trinity to a impudent face . DC may have just confirmed who this future leader will terminate up being , as the Flash shares who he think is destined to take mission of the Justice League one solar day .
InThe Flash#15 by Simon Spurrier , Vasco Georgiev , Matt Herms , and Hassan Otsmane - Elhaou , the Flash ’s girl Irey - also known asthe hero Thunderheart- visits him at the Justice League Watchtower while she ’s have in mind to be with the relaxation of their category . Her bearing causes job as she interferes with Justice League operations , yet the Flash sees potential in her future on the team .
Wally tells Irey:“Someday you ’re gon na head these merry andrew - we both know that . “The Flash ’s Logos hint at Thunderheart becoming the drawing card of the Justice League in DC ’s future , and she ’s already being set up as a staring tantrum for the character .
The Flash’s Daughter Will Lead the Justice League in DC’s Future
Thunderheart Is the Perfect Choice to Command the Next Generation of Heroes
Thunderheart may be young , but as her sub name implies , her heart is sparking with energy that fuels her heroic electric potential . The path of a superhero visit to her , and inThe Flash#14 , she acts on this calling . When the Flash ’s mission in Skartaris to stop Weather Wizard does n’t take on her expectations , she steals her father’sJustice League membership cardto force her room onto the super - squad and embark on a mission she feel is more worthy of her effort . The notice initially rejects Irey ’s energy signature , so she uses the Speed Force to mimic the Flash ’s and is then accepted as a Justice League Cuban sandwich .
The Justice League ’s exciting Modern geological era is about to commence , and some unexpected heroes will be joining the team ’s roll alongside the backbone .
Irey being recognized as a superhero of the Flash ’s caliber suggest thatshe ’s subject of being a lawful Justice Leaguer in her own right . Moreover , once she ’s infiltrated the Watchtower , the role she plays further solidifies that she was birth to run . As the Flash embarks on a delegacy across the globe to inquire a psychic unusual person , Irey takes over the communications from Red Tornado and dictates where Wally should go to progress his investigation . Thunderheart ’s enterprise and deductive abstract thought reveal that she has the leading chops necessary to dominate the Justice League someday , just as the Flash has auspicate .
Thunderheart’s Powers Already Make Her a Flash-Level Speedster
Wally West’s Daughter Possesses Super-Speed That Rivals His
The present - solar day hero who helm the Justice League are the Trinity -Superman , Wonder Woman , and Batman- and the three of them are all formidable belligerent on the battlefield . As such , to replace them , the squad ’s succeeding drawing card would call for a likewise gamey baron level . Luckily , Thunderheart fits the broadside thanks to the speed that she ’s inherit from the Flash . Wally West may be thefastest speedster in DC lore , but Irey ’s power - set - including her peachy attunement to the Speed Force , attest by her aura handling - grants her the potential to outpace the Fastest Man Alive if she perfect her skills properly .
Irey ’s mastery of shaking trumps Wally ’s , proving that she could be a good instant than him .
in the beginning , Irey ’s Speed Force association did n’t manifest as stop number as the Flash ’s did , and she instead could practice quiver to phase through objects . She ’s since access speed , though , andcombining these two ability has pushed her to new height even her father ca n’t reach . InThe Flash#4 by Spurrier and Mike Deodato Jr. ,Thunderheart unleash god - floor powerby phase through a criminal while simultaneously moving at topnotch - speed . She turn intangible in one microsecond , then substantial in the next , then nonphysical again . Irey ’s mastery of vibrations trumps Wally ’s , proving that she could be a salutary jiffy than him .
Thunderheart’s Future as the Flash Affirms Her Justice League Potential
If Irey West Can Be the Flash, She Can Lead DC’s Top Team
Irey West ’s destiny extend beyond but leading the Justice League . In a story fromThe split second : One - Minute War Special#1 by Jeremy Adams and George Kambadais , she appear as the official Flash of the future . Not only that , but she ’s also substantiate to be thestrongest Speed Force userin story , surmount every trice before her - including her own founder . Of naturally , the persistence of the DC Universe is invariably in flux , so the future tense is never set in Harlan F. Stone . Still , the fact that she ’s see Flash status even in one possible future cements her as the ideal pick to chair the Justice League .
A future version of Irey West also appears inThe Flash#771 by Jeremy Adams , Berat Pekmezci , and more - available now digitally and in collected formats from DC Comics !
For the time being , Irey remain Thunderheart , and she certainly has a wad to learn before she ’s tasked with go DC ’s premier superintendent - team . Until then , she ’s throw a name for herself in the Justice League despite her inexperience . Beyond the pages ofThe Flash , Irey is currently work with the League inBatman / Santa Claus : Silent Knight Returnsby Jeff Parker and Lukas Ketner . Batman himself intrust in Thunderheart shows that even the Trinity see her as a genuine hero . Now that she has Batman ’s seal of approval , the Flash ’s hope that Thunderheart will lead theJustice Leaguemight eventually come to fruition after all .
The Flash#15is available now from DC Comics .
