Why is Jay Garrick so slow?

Garrick claims that without the Speed Force, his own power is less than before: like Wally West in the Crisis on Infinite Earths aftermath, he can only run close to the speed of sound.
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Is Jay Garrick the slowest Flash?

Garrick became one of the elder statesmen of the DC Universe, a member of the Justice Society, and an all around role model. His years of experience made him a great hero, but speed wise, Jay is the slowest Flash. He can still pull off a lot of the cool Flash tricks, but in a foot race, he's coming up last.
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Why did Jay lose his speed?

Jay was found by Hunter Zolomon/Zoom, an evil meta-human speedster from Earth-2, and held as a prisoner in Hunter's lair on Earth-2, forced to wear an iron mask that dampened his powers.
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How fast is Jay Garrick?

Jay Garrick has been able to run 20 times faster than the speed of sound, and can possibly run up to the speed of light. When not tapping into the Speed Force, he can run at the speed of sound (770 MPH).
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Can Jay Garrick run at the speed of light?

By tapping into the extra-dimensional Speed Force, Jay can move at speeds approaching the speed of light. This power also allows him to have faster than normal reflexes and grants him the ability to vibrate fast enough to obscure his features, preventing the need for him to wear a mask.
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The Perfect Hero: The Flash

What is Flash's max speed?

He can also outrun other speedsters, such as Sonic and Quicksilver. It is said that The Flash can run 13 trillion times faster than the speed of light, which would mean that he can travel up to 1,750,000,000,000,000,000 miles per second. The Flash gets his incredible speed and abilities from The Speed Force.
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Is Jay Garrick faster than Superman?

On land Jay would be faster than Superman, running on water that's hard to call, swimming Aquaman has them both beat and in mid air Jay is useless because he can't fly.
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Can Jay Garrick beat Superman?

Jay added this kinetic energy to his own speed, surpassing Superman and catching up to Wally as they all ran into the 64th century.
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Is Wally West faster than Jay Garrick?

Although many readers know Barry Allen as the Scarlet Speedster, the first hero to bear the moniker of the Flash was Jay Garrick during the Golden Age of DC Comics. Barry and his successors, such as Wally West and Bart Allen, are all immensely faster than Garrick.
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Does Jay get his speed back?

Once the Speed Force returned, Jay's powers were fully restored.
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Who is faster Barry or Jay?

Barry Allen (Savitar Time Remnant)

Honestly, if he remained in the Speed Force, he would be the fastest being alive. He was able to go between it and the real world any time he chose and was able to beat everyone from Barry Allen to Jay Garrick easily.
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Why did Jay Garrick become Zoom?

Jay Garrick #2 told Caitlin that when he had his speed powers and used the speed-enhancing formula Velocity-6, he did some bad things. That's when a Multiplicity (or Superman 3, if you prefer) type situation happened that split off the bad part of Jay's personality, and made Zoom.
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Who is the real Flash on Earth-2?

Jay Garrick is a speedster and a member of the Wonders of the World on Earth 2 as The Flash.
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Who is the slowest speedster?

Who is the slowest speedster in all of fiction? Honestly, it's Zoom. He is completely slow because he doesn't actually run, rather he travels through time.
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Who is the 2 fastest Flash?

We know it's controversial not putting Barry in the number two slot. But we are taking Wally West's word for it and saying that Bart Allen is the second-fastest Flash.
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Who is faster Shazam or Flash?

Shazam can fly at the speed of light, which makes him faster than almost any other hero, but both Barry Allen and Wally West are able to move at speeds faster than light, meaning that while they would have to push themselves, at least two Flashes are faster than Shazam.
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Who is the fastest evil speedster?

While Eobard Thawne is the fastest villain Flash has ever faced, Black Flash is the fastest speedster of all time. This being is Death for anyone who possesses the power of the Speed Force.
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How fast is Savitar?

If you were talking about the comics, savitar is no where near the speed of Barry Allen, but in the tv show he can travel at light speed, which is mach 880991, which is 880991 times faster than the speed of sound.
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Who is the fastest speedster ever?

However, fans have met quite a few different speedsters in the DC universe over the years that have challenged or joined the Flash over the years.
  1. 1 Wally West/The Flash.
  2. 2 Barry Allen/The Flash. ...
  3. 3 Hunter Zolomon/Zoom. ...
  4. 4 Black Flash. ...
  5. 5 Black Racer. ...
  6. 6 Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash. ...
  7. 7 Clark Kent/Superman. ...
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Who can Superman not beat?

15 DC Heroes Superman Can't Beat On His Own
  • 15 Alan Scott's Magic Based Energies Would Challenge Superman. ...
  • 14 The Spectre's Sheer Power Level Puts Him Out Of Everyone's League, Including Superman. ...
  • 13 Swamp Thing Has A Near Flawless Win Record Against Superman. ...
  • 12 Shazam's Power Is Enough To Beat Superman.
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Who can beat Flash in a race?

At base levels — i.e. the levels of power that Wally and Superman have both showed when it comes to foot speed — Wally would take the race. With Superman's newly enhanced power, he'd likely win. But if there were no rules against how Wally used the Speed Force, then Wally would win.
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Can Superman outrun the Flash?

It's been proven by now that Superman can't outrun the Flash, but it turns out he's still fast enough to keep up with Flash's top speed - albeit barely.
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Who's faster, Flash or Goku?

When necessary, Goku has been faster than The Flash, but it's the source of The Flash's powers, and his years spent mastering the way he and his enemies respond to speed, that holds his best weapon.
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Who can fly faster than Superman?

The Flash Has Always Been Faster Than Superman

The Flash is the Fastest Man Alive, and that includes being faster than Kryptonians. While Superman is powerful and a close second as the world's fastest hero, he can't top the Speed Force.
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Who is faster, Flash or Kid Flash?

Originally the sidekick Kid Flash, Wally West is officially the fastest version of Flash, having surpassed his former mentor Barry Allen multiple times over.
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