Ace West (character)
Wallace "Ace" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was originally introduced as a biracial interpretation of Wally West as part of DC's The New 52 relaunch. The comic DC Rebirth #1 later established that he is a new character of the same name, being a Reverse-Flash's (Daniel West) son and Wally's cousin, both named after their great-grandfather. To avoid confusion, the character was renamed in later comics as Wallace West, and later simply as Ace West.
Wallace "Ace" West | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | The Flash (vol. 4) Annual #3 (June 2014) |
Created by | Van Jensen Robert Venditti Ron Frenz Brett Booth |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Wallace Rudolph West II |
Species | Metahuman |
Team affiliations | Flash Family Teen Titans Defiance Justice League |
Partnerships | Speedster partners: Barry Allen Wally West Other hero partners: Deathstroke Damian Wayne Emiko Queen |
Abilities | See list
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The character was inspired by a desire to feature an African-American iteration of Wally West in the Arrowverse series The Flash following the similarly black Jesse L. Martin's and Candice Patton's respective castings as Joe and Iris West. Ultimately, Keiynan Lonsdale was cast as the character, depicted as West's long-lost brother. Lonsdale reprised the role in Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl.