On tonight’s episode of The Flash, titled “Magenta,” fans got their first look at Jesse Quick using her powers…
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…and then, independently of that, their first look at the costume that she will eventually suit up with.
You can check the latter out in the image gallery attached — and as an extra, added bonus, you can see a quick look at Jesse in costume on next week’s episode of The Flash, from the teaser trailer at the end of this week’s episode.
It’s pretty safe to assume, then, that Jesse will play a pretty big role in the next episode — especially as the teaser shows Barry being — ahem — out of the picture for a little while, giving another speedster an opportunity to shine.
In the comics Jesse Quick, who has ties to the Justice Society of America, was one of a number of legacy heroes trained by the World War II-era heroes of Earth-2, including Jay Garrick. She played a significant role during Waly West’s time as The Flash.
In the comics, her father is Johnny Quick, one of the earliest speedsters and really named Jonathan Chambers.
Discovering a super complex mathematical formula of supposedly higher dimension, Chambers was able to gain super-speed. Inspired by Jay Garrick and fashioning himself a masked costume and code name, Chambers began his heroic career as Johnny Quick.
His daughter Jesse, born to fellow Justice Society member Liberty Belle, took on his heroic legacy (and his speed formula), most often working with either the JSA or other speedsters like Wally West, Bart Allen and Max Mercury. During the course of her career, she also worked with the Titans and the JLA.
