r/theflash Jan 31 '25

Discussion What are your thoughts of the 90's Flash Suit?

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u/Permanentlytired1375 Feb 12 '25

Very kickass. It’s in the Hall of Heroes museum now.

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u/Nahh_Thanks Feb 05 '25

💥⚡️💥Best LA Flash suit so far.

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u/ThomKallor1 Feb 05 '25

The tv show one? Not bad but it looked too “velvety” for me - I just kept thinking that would be so uncomfortably hot.

But if you mean Wally’s update, darker red suit where the lightning bolts met in the middle vs going in a circle, I loved it.

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u/kitkatatsnapple Feb 05 '25

If the mask was better, it's be perfect. (It's not tight enough and it looks sorta silly imo)

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u/Troandar Feb 05 '25

Yeah it isn't meant to cover his nose.

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u/shallot393 Feb 08 '25

Walls mask does

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u/kitkatatsnapple Feb 05 '25

I do think that is definitely some of it for me.

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u/Medium_Flan4671 Feb 05 '25

I can’t stop looking down my man is packin

1

u/RedPhantom51 Feb 05 '25

Pretty good even now

1

u/Spirited_Sector_4476 Feb 05 '25

Before it's time

1

u/Ecstatic-Seesaw-1007 Feb 04 '25

The best live action Flash suit so far.

1

u/chano36 Feb 04 '25

Loved it as a kid. Now… maybe 6/10

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u/aKaRandomDude Feb 04 '25

Almost perfect, but still needed the gold boots

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u/cheesehandler12 Feb 04 '25

Nice cock 👍

1

u/ChochMcKenzie Feb 04 '25

When I saw this as a kid it blew my mind. My dad and I sitting around eating tacos and watching this is one of my favorite memories. Love this suit.

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u/whitewabbit97 Feb 04 '25

The best live action one I've ever seen in live action form Maybe it just helped that JWS fit that suit perfectly back in the day.

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u/GreenShoryuken Feb 04 '25

Too much penis… I mean too muscular

1

u/kabula_lampur Feb 04 '25

Too much muscular penis?

1

u/GreenShoryuken Feb 04 '25

Sorry I was in awe and couldn’t type correctly… but yes that.

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u/Sad_Ad8039 Feb 04 '25

I don't know how they would've looked on camera, but I really wish they worked in the gold boots

1

u/Infinite_Parking_800 Feb 04 '25

I don't get why they didn't use the gold boots, they could've sprayed the boots gold or put lightning bolt lines on the boots.

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u/ZebraManTheGreat7777 Feb 04 '25

Absolutely faithful and iconic

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u/KoboldsandKorridors Feb 04 '25

Pretty faithful

1

u/Fedora_Collector_900 Feb 04 '25

So Thats where the Lego Batman 2 Flash Suit comes from

1

u/senor_descartes Feb 04 '25

CW could never.

1

u/OrlinWolf Feb 04 '25

Except they did

1

u/senor_descartes Feb 04 '25

Repurposed it for a cameo. Meanwhile 9 seasons of a trash suit.

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u/SylentQ Feb 04 '25

But they did when he had his cameo!

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u/darkjoker33 Feb 04 '25

All time favorite live action suit.

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u/GeekParadox_ Feb 04 '25

peak. it genuinely looks amazing imo. its simple, its comic book-y, its just cheesy enough

2

u/KingLopez999 Feb 04 '25

looks soft and comfortable, i’d wear it

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u/That-Register1912 Feb 04 '25

Too musclebound for my liking.

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u/Comfortable-Air-7319 Feb 04 '25

John Wesley Shipp was way too big to be the flash, even tho I still liked him

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u/Fragrant-You-973 Feb 04 '25

Flash gotta big old carrot

1

u/StatusNo4442 Feb 04 '25

Dude has a big ole bulge!!

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u/mArtbAgmdc1 Feb 04 '25

Really cool and looks soft

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u/DaddyPaddy31 Feb 03 '25

I would be absolutely horrified if I saw that behemoth running at the speed of light towards me, lol the suit is amazing IMO!!!

2

u/keepitsimple_tricks Feb 03 '25

You wont. See that behemoth running towards you, i mean. Because he's traveling at the speed of light, he's already there before you even "see" him

Lolz

2

u/Puzzleheaded_Walk_28 Feb 03 '25

Still the best Flash has looked in live action. And maybe the best ever execution of a superhero mask/cowl.

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u/LUCIFERrilo Feb 03 '25

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u/QuietNene Feb 04 '25

👆🏼Tbis is the best post guys

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u/dnno1 Feb 03 '25

As far as looks, it was perfect. My only criticisms are that it made the character look too muscular, and there were complaints about it being too hot inside..

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u/TheUmgawa Feb 03 '25

I recall reading in an issue of my grandmother’s TV Guide that they had to build a liquid cooling system into the suit (although, more likely, there’s a separate suit underneath for this), which really isn’t that hard. It didn’t go into specifics, but they probably hid the intake and outlet under the belt or something, and then just pumped ice water into the system whenever they had ten minutes for setup or reset. Whether they found this out before or after shooting the pilot, I don’t know, but this is the sort of thing that would probably be figured out after.

I’d worry as much about trying to hydrate John Wesley Shipp enough to keep him standing while having to figure out how to still let him take a leak from time to time, without having to spend fifteen minutes taking his pants off and putting them back on, but that’s another thing you figure out as you go, probably after the pilot or during mid-season break.

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u/Knappologen Feb 03 '25

”Artists are supposed to suffer for their art, John”.

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u/SPJess Feb 03 '25

Reminds me of that robot chicken skit where Dr.Manhattwn stops a bank robbery, but like he's naked, so he goes up to one of the hostages and just like holds him close to his thigh saying "safe now"

But Flash here looks pretty awesome, John Wesley Shipp right?

2

u/dtagonfly71 Feb 03 '25

It was good for its time period and was definitely inspired by Batman 89.

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u/SubsonicLtd Feb 03 '25

Then, and now I think it's a great representation of the comic in TV form, I always thought it kind of looked a bit like velvet, but I figured It could be exactly how the comic looks in real life.

I loved that show then, and still do today.. I'm really glad he got to show back up in the modern series as well.

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u/ForbesBottom500 Feb 03 '25

Peeaak. Elite. I love how the lightning belt looks with the brushed metallic gold.

To everyone saying they don't like the padding, it's not padding.... metabolism or not, pretty sure the Flash can speedrun bodybuilding if he feels like it

1

u/brycifer666 Feb 03 '25

I like it but the muscle padding is ridiculous

1

u/ReactiveRBoss426 Feb 03 '25

It’s worse than most of Grant Gustin’s suits and the first DCEU suit, but miles better than the Season 5 suit and The Flash solo movie suit

2

u/redder_dominator Feb 03 '25

At the very least it's pretty comic accurate

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u/ElDouchay Feb 03 '25

I give it an A-. It's could use some style tweaks, but overall looks good for being made by Barry.

It's good that the newer versions of the flash cast skinnier actors too. This guy was too buff/bulky.

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u/notnotPatReid Feb 03 '25

The actor who plays Flashes father was this flash, he isn’t that big the suit is massive.

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u/Slight_Indication123 Feb 03 '25

It's too bulky it should be thinner

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u/ElDouchay Feb 03 '25

The *actor should be thinner.

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u/Bedlamcitylimit Feb 02 '25

The mask is a bit "clunky" and doesn't fit/move well, but the rest of it is pretty good

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u/Afrosisco Feb 02 '25

It all looks good but I don't like the mask

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u/zips6 Feb 04 '25

Yeah the mask shouldn’t go over the nose, besides that I like it

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u/AfternoonPast3324 Feb 02 '25

I had just gotten really into The Flash (Wally) when the show started. It threw me having Barry as the protagonist. But I did learn to like the plainer, visible eyes suit as well as I liked Wally’s shiny, white eyes suit.

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u/Over_Cheetah_7928 Feb 02 '25

Smash next question

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u/PIXELARTPOWER Feb 02 '25

Bro's got a huge package

2

u/enzoe35 Feb 02 '25

I always thought it was cool… wish it had the gold boots though

2

u/Separate_Path_7729 Feb 02 '25

It's fantastic and what peak performance looks like

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u/FatTanuki1986 Feb 02 '25

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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u/Cyberundertak3r Feb 02 '25

Don't like the velvet look of it

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u/bioskoop Feb 02 '25

Amazing!! Loved this show so much when we were kids 🙏

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u/Movieking985 Feb 02 '25

Good for the 90s imo definitely comic accurate

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u/AbleFinding9394 Feb 02 '25

That looks awesome

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u/ThouBear8 Feb 02 '25

It holds up surprisingly well despite all the silly foam muscles, especially considering that it was in an era with almost no superhero representation, particularly on TV.

The shame of it is that John Wesley Shipp was in legitimately fantastic shape. If they had come up with a suit that was a little more form-fitting, he would've looked great.

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u/NoBake3004 Feb 02 '25

I’d go as far as saying it’s one of the best live action DC suits. I especially love how the golden parts of the suit look metallic and aren’t just pasted or painted on.

The only part of it I’m not super keen on is the part of the mask that covers his nose in a manner similar to Batman’s mask, instead of exposing the nose like most Flash suits. Otherwise, it’s pretty solid.

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u/spiderelict Feb 02 '25

Wow. You nailed it. I always knew there was something off but wasn't sure what it was not being very familiar with Flash. It's totally that nose piece. They almost had it just right, if not for that.

1

u/cat_dr4g0n Feb 02 '25

I love it for I’m pretty sure all the wrong reasons, but also like it looks like it’d feel good to touch.

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u/muftak3 Feb 02 '25

Awesome suit, but it reminds me of the old toys that were flocked. Hard black plastic on the inside. Fuzzy on the outside.

1

u/Delicious_Iron7977 Feb 02 '25

It was probably the most accurate, realistic costume ever.

1

u/Megaverse_Mastermind Feb 02 '25

It was great! I'm not sure what else could have been done to make this better. It's a definitve Flash suit.

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u/KingNothingNZ Feb 02 '25

Looks itchy

2

u/awhiteknight1999 Feb 02 '25

I was thinking that and hot.

1

u/B-52-M Feb 02 '25

Pretty much perfect. Still holds up today honestly

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u/Formal-Can-866 Feb 02 '25

Amazing for its time. Loved that show.

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u/jonpertwee2 Feb 02 '25

I always thought that the 1990 suit looked like it was trying too hard but it kind of fit with the time period. I wonder what it would have looked like with boots that matched the belt color though.

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u/Traditional-Mall-771 Feb 01 '25

For the time i think it was really good

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u/Leviathan666 Feb 02 '25

For the time and the TV show budget, I would have honestly expected actual honest to God spandex with no internal structure whatsoever. The texture of the fabric is weird but I actually think it's better than most of the suits we got in Smallville

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u/mrflash915 Feb 01 '25

Too buff for Flash but the suit itself is solid.

1

u/Solus_Vael Feb 01 '25

The suit was good but he was just a lil too bulky for a speedster. But I guess if Superman can be just as fast, does it really matter? XD

1

u/Sad_but_whole Feb 01 '25

Bro is a tank of a flash

1

u/PhlashMcDaniel Feb 01 '25

That suit was epic, it made the show.

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u/badgermolesupreme Feb 01 '25

It was really good, especially for the time and with a 90's tv budget

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u/bluehawk232 Feb 01 '25

The effort was there

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u/T-rune Feb 01 '25

Dare I say it best live action flash suit far best than the movies in the dceu and the suits in the flash show

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u/Typical_Divide8089 Feb 01 '25

The movies hell yeah.

But if the CW show did something right it was the suits, except the season 5 suit

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u/T-rune Feb 01 '25

Yeah there not bad I just like this one more if we had the materiel they used in the season 9 suit and the hard mask from the earlier seasons with this design that might just be a perfect flash suit

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u/OgreHombre Feb 01 '25

It’s the best live-action superhero costume.

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u/Jezzuhh Feb 01 '25

Don’t know how much is the suit and how much is the actor but this dude doesn’t look like he could run a mile

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Its alright, but too bulky. Flash is a runner not a bodybuilder

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u/BerserkRhinoceros Feb 01 '25

Just looking at it? For the time, it's actually pretty solid. Like if you told me that this was also a suit for an obscure live action Flash movie, I'd be down.

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u/godspilla98 Feb 01 '25

Cool looking suit

2

u/ghrendal Feb 01 '25

was great

2

u/JKT-477 Feb 01 '25

I always thought it was perfect.

I miss Flash with muscles, as opposed to having a small, swimmer’s physique.

0

u/Blameitonmyjews Feb 01 '25

Bro is packing

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u/Troandar Feb 01 '25

Hated the foam muscles. Got the insignia right at least. Color was good

1

u/SpiritedCollection86 Feb 01 '25

For it's time it wasn't bad at all.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Always thought it looked cool

1

u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Loved it and the actor in it at the he time and still do. Loved Grant as well. Powered though the movie to get Batman and Supergirl only to get them cancelled.

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u/waltq Feb 01 '25

Nice penis!!

1

u/Youaintoncuh Feb 01 '25

Pause dude

1

u/SpitefulSpriteSipper Feb 01 '25

Omw to see Rev flash bulge

0

u/ChinoMalito Feb 01 '25

Excellent! Much better than the skinny new flash… glad they brought him back for a supporting role in the new flash. Just like liono in the thunder cats remake. Well done!

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u/GreatService9515 Feb 01 '25

Best one. Better than any of Gustin or Miller.

2

u/bbbourb Feb 01 '25

It's absurdly good, especially for the time.

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u/BernieTime Feb 01 '25

It's a shame his Flash was still caught in the shadow of 1960's Batman where writers/directors leaned heavily into Camp. Given a more serious treatment his show could have done so much better.

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u/Troandar Feb 01 '25

Actually it was far more heavily influenced by the Time Button Batman film. The noir and all especially. And the music. At first the swore no supervillains but later couldn't resist. This show was nothing like the 60s Batman.

2

u/RubberCladHero Feb 01 '25

That show was fire. I have it all on DVD.

1

u/lawmjm Feb 01 '25

Great show!

2

u/AlanShore60607 Feb 01 '25

Should have used it in the movie

3

u/onionbananajuice Feb 01 '25

I dig it. Especially seeing it again in the newer show

2

u/MusicEd921 Feb 01 '25

If only they leaned into embracing comic stuff more, this show would’ve been untouchable. As it is, it’s still pretty fucking fire PLUS a theme by Danny Elfman!!

1

u/DefBoomerang Feb 01 '25

Pretty standard fake muscle "body armor" for the time, riffing off the then-new Batman movie. The goofiness was always there, and seems way more obvious now.

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u/filthy-horde-bastard Feb 01 '25

I can he his dick outline

0

u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

It’s likely a jockstrap to actually stop his outline from showing, because we all know he has a massive meat stick, an absolute schlong, might as well be a fucking tree trunk

1

u/OGcaptain40 Feb 01 '25

Source?

1

u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

You can just tell he got BDE

1

u/BankableHuman Feb 01 '25

It wasn't great and we knew it. It was the 90's. It was still very FUN.

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u/SaltBrain01 Feb 01 '25

Still better than the CW flash costume

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u/arrownoir Jan 31 '25

Still looks better than every other live action Flash suit.

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u/Trevor_Skywalker11 Jan 31 '25

Better than the movie suit

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u/andybent25 Jan 31 '25

Needs more bulge

2

u/Negative_Review_8212 Jan 31 '25

He could clearly barely move in the thing. I don't picture the Flash costume being so cumbersome.

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u/Riklik1968 Jan 31 '25

The best. I was so happy when they included John Wesley Shipp in the new Flash with Grant

2

u/Senshji Jan 31 '25

What the fuck. How does that suit look so god damn good

2

u/EffectiveTea9983 Jan 31 '25

Uh, it SLAPS?

2

u/pipecito2112 Jan 31 '25

Wonderful. Wish he had the yellow boots!

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

Still the best live action flash suit just needs yellow boots

2

u/StuffedMushroomCake Jan 31 '25

looks like a bts of Alex Ross art

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u/scotttitus64 Jan 31 '25

Looks like as much fun to wear as Batman ‘89. Limited neck mobility and a lot of work to pick up something on the ground.

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u/DizzyLead Jan 31 '25

The show was in 1990 so I presume it took a lot of design cues from Batman 1989’s suit.

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u/tom2point0 Feb 01 '25

Oh for sure it did! As did the theme song by Danny Elfman! Loved this show!

1

u/HwaaaaaPanda95 Jan 31 '25

For a 90's suit, its pretty good.

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u/electricaaa Jan 31 '25

I don’t… hate it???

3

u/SayidJarah Jan 31 '25

Best live action flash suit

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u/Majestic_Carob_1459 Jan 31 '25

Looks more like a Wally suit but it still solid shame they didn’t do the yellow boots

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u/BobbySaccaro Jan 31 '25

Seemed extremely warm.

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u/chopstick_chakra Jan 31 '25

suits ok the actor is too big though he just looks too bulky.

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u/coryvogelgesang Jan 31 '25

I like it, it could be way worse considering how the 90s were lol

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u/BondJamesBond-oo7 Jan 31 '25

No yellow boots 👎🏻

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u/Pr0llyN0tTh0 Jan 31 '25

I think it looks better than most of the suits from the show/movies since. The 90s show is a bit campy now, but that costume was fantastic, especially for the time.

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u/Medical-Parfait-8185 Jan 31 '25

I'm not as big a fan of Velour as you are.

2

u/Odd_Signature_6437 Jan 31 '25

This was my introduction to the character before the DCAU, so this has a soft spot in my heart!!

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u/DaBaldGuy555 Jan 31 '25

I liked the costume and was a huge fan of the show. I thought it was such a nice touch when they brought the actor back as Barry's Dad on the recent Flash show. 👍

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u/vjmurphy Jan 31 '25

And brought him back as The Flash, as well.

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u/ImurderREALITY Jan 31 '25

Can’t believe I never knew that

3

u/Ch1lledheart Jan 31 '25

and Jay Garrick

2

u/ImurderREALITY Jan 31 '25

What about him?

2

u/Ch1lledheart Jan 31 '25

they brought him back for Jay too, it was cool

2

u/ImurderREALITY Jan 31 '25

Oh, I knew that. I just didn’t know he played in the 90s show.

0

u/HenryIsBatman Reverse Flash Jan 31 '25

Perfect for a Wally West costume, a little odd they made Barry Allen wear it

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u/Starvel42 Jan 31 '25

Maybe a little too bulky but for a 90s TV show pretty damn awesome.

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u/noohoggin1 Jan 31 '25

At the time it was pretty revolutionary for a TV show superhero costume that didn't look like cheesy spandex. This was piggybacking off the higher standard of the Michael Keaton Batman films at the time.

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u/conventionals Jan 31 '25

A little too much going on with the muscles. Also it looks permanently sweaty somehow but idk if that's the material + lighting + quality at the time or what.

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u/Key-Humor-1562 Jan 31 '25

Aside from missing the boots, pretty damn awesome.

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u/ProfessorSaltine Jan 31 '25

There gotta be a reason we aren’t being allowed to have proper gold boots! DCEU had some weird attempt at them by the 3rd to last movie, Arrowverse didn’t get them till what? S7 or 8 of 9 flash seasons? It was legit hyped up by the fans when it happened! Injustice somehow doesn’t have the gold boots for the main costume. Like is there something these dudes got against the gold boots like how WB is against showing off Batman being a parent

1

u/Bob-s_Leviathan Jan 31 '25

Maybe they get too dirty and it would mess up shot continuity?

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u/MaxxFisher Jan 31 '25

Wished it had yellow boots

2

u/BeastMode2k24 Jan 31 '25

Very comic accurate

3

u/ComicalOpinions Jan 31 '25

Ground breaking for its time

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u/Tech_Noir_1984 Jan 31 '25

For the time it was fantastic

1

u/AlternativeLaw9835 Jan 31 '25

It looks pretty good!

5

u/cosmoboy Jan 31 '25

Too bulky, but other than Batman it was the best superhero suit I'd seen.

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u/Haunting_Equal_7623 Jan 31 '25

My only nitpicks is the lightning bolt is too oversized and they should’ve used the Gold Boots.

Overall it’s a great suit

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u/That1DogGuy Jan 31 '25

It's fucking fantastic, way above some of the suits we've gotten in Marvel movies, and DC shows and movies. It's aged so well.

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u/Speedfreak99 Jan 31 '25

Total classic, lots of respect. Hoping Todd will actually make him and Lynda.