Wally West

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DC Comics character Flash (DC Comics identity) fictional character speedster superhero

Wally West is a DC Comics superhero best known as the third Flash, a speedster and longtime member of the Teen Titans and Justice League.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Wally West canonical	9
The Flash Wally West (DCAU)	2
Kid Flash	1
Wally West (DC Comics)	1
Wally West / Kid Flash	1
Wally West to become Kid Flash	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10391475 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wally West
Context triple: [Trickster, enemyOf, Wally West]

A. Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore was a prominent Hollywood makeup artist known for his influential work during the mid-20th century, particularly at Paramount Pictures.
B. Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a DC Comics superhero who becomes one of the most prominent Green Lanterns, known for his creativity as an artist and his role in revitalizing the Green Lantern Corps.
C. Beast Boy
Beast Boy is a green-skinned, shape-shifting superhero and member of the Teen Titans known for his comedic personality and ability to transform into any animal.
D. Victor Stone
Victor Stone is a DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg, a technologically enhanced human with advanced cybernetic abilities and a key member of teams like the Teen Titans and Justice League.
E. Barry Allen
Barry Allen is a DC Comics superhero better known as the Flash, a forensic scientist who gains super-speed and becomes the protector of Central City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wally West
Target entity description: Wally West is a DC Comics superhero best known as the third Flash, a speedster and longtime member of the Teen Titans and Justice League.

A. Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore was a prominent Hollywood makeup artist known for his influential work during the mid-20th century, particularly at Paramount Pictures.
B. Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a DC Comics superhero who becomes one of the most prominent Green Lanterns, known for his creativity as an artist and his role in revitalizing the Green Lantern Corps.
C. Beast Boy
Beast Boy is a green-skinned, shape-shifting superhero and member of the Teen Titans known for his comedic personality and ability to transform into any animal.
D. Victor Stone
Victor Stone is a DC Comics superhero better known as Cyborg, a technologically enhanced human with advanced cybernetic abilities and a key member of teams like the Teen Titans and Justice League.
E. Barry Allen
Barry Allen is a DC Comics superhero better known as the Flash, a forensic scientist who gains super-speed and becomes the protector of Central City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DC Comics character ⓘ Flash (DC Comics identity) ⓘ fictional character ⓘ speedster ⓘ superhero ⓘ
ability	can lend speed to others ⓘ can steal speed from others ⓘ
alias	Kid Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace West NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally NERFINISHED ⓘ
alterEgoOf	Kid Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ
children	Irey West NERFINISHED ⓘ Jai West NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	Carmine Infantino NERFINISHED ⓘ John Broome NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Flash #110 NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate	December 1959 ⓘ
fullName	Wallace Rudolph West NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeCity	Keystone City NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice League Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice League of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Justice (occasionally/mentor) ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	longtime member of Teen Titans and Justice League ⓘ served as primary Flash of DC Universe for many years ⓘ
notableStoryline	Born to Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Crisis on Infinite Earths NERFINISHED ⓘ DC Rebirth (one-shot) NERFINISHED ⓘ Flash: Rebirth NERFINISHED ⓘ Terminal Velocity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of Barry Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTeam	New Teen Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInFlashLegacy	third Flash ⓘ
power	Speed Force connection ⓘ accelerated healing ⓘ dimensional travel (via Speed Force) ⓘ enhanced reflexes ⓘ super speed ⓘ time travel (via Speed Force) ⓘ
publisher	DC Comics ⓘ
relative	Barry Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris West NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy West NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Central City NERFINISHED ⓘ Keystone City NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Linda Park NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trickster → enemyOf → Wally West ⓘ

DC Comics character The Flash → hasVersion → Wally West ⓘ

subject surface form: The Flash

Keiynan Lonsdale → characterPortrayed → Wally West ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kid Flash

Candice Patton as Iris West → relative → Wally West ⓘ

Candice Patton as Iris West → stepMotherOf → Wally West ⓘ

Central City → notableResident → Wally West ⓘ

Barry Allen → mentorOf → Wally West ⓘ

Barry Allen → inspired → Wally West ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wally West to become Kid Flash

Barry Allen → successorAsFlash → Wally West ⓘ

Invasion! (Arrowverse) → featuresCharacter → Wally West ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wally West / Kid Flash

Wonder Woman (DCAU) → closeAlly → Wally West ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Flash Wally West (DCAU)

The Flash (DCAU) → realName → Wally West ⓘ

The Flash (DCAU) → basedOn → Wally West ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wally West (DC Comics)

Martian Manhunter (DCAU) → worksWith → Wally West ⓘ