Iris West-Allen

Iris West was born on the 30th century to Eric and Fran Russell and sent to the 20th century as an infant, whereupon she was adopted and raised by the West family. She never was told about her origins, but her curiosity instilled in her a need to dig for secrets, which helped her to become an award-winning writer for her high school newspaper, and later an intern and reporter for the Daily Planet. She eventually moved to Central City as a reporter in her own right for Picture News, where she met and eventually fell in love with Barry Allen (The Flash). Barry proposed to her and they got married (although the wedding was disrupted by Zoom - who is also in love with her). Iris actually discovered Barry was the Flash almost a year before he told her. She eventually discovered her future origins when she was temporarily returned to the 30th century.

In addition to being a reporter, Iris has had unusually close relationships with many of the Speedsters. She's actually related to multiple generations of the Flash legacy, almost woven into it by fate. She's was the wife of Barry Allen, mother of Don and Dawn Allen (The Tornado Twins), aunt to Wally West, and a friend of Johnny Quick and Jessie Quick.