#sela allen

[momachan]

The DC Book Of List: A Multiverse Of Legacies, Histories, And Hierarchies (2022).

[mikyapixie]

The JOHN WICK Anime Adaptation will be a Prequel Feature Film!!! It will show the "Impossible" task John had to do before retiring!!!

🤩🤩🤩

I’m so fucking ready!!!

[byneddiedingo]

John Wick (Chad Stahelski, 2014)

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Dean Winters, Adrienne Palicki, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, John Leguizamo. Screenplay: Derek Kolstad. Cinematography: Jonathan Sela. Production design: Dan Leigh. Film editing: Elisabet Ronaldsdóttir. Music: Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard. 

Keanu Reeves reminds me of Gregory Peck, another handsome movie star of limited acting range who succeeded by being eminently likable. Just as Peck was miscast as the demonic Captain Ahab of John Huston's Moby Dick (1956), Reeves struggled to be convincing as the villainous Don John in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (1993) -- something about both performers seems to draw a sympathetic response from the audience. That something is certainly needed in John Wick, with Reeves playing a remorseless hit man, though the actor is so innately likable that the filmmakers didn't really need to kill Wick's puppy to elicit audience sympathy. Shoot-'em-up thrillers are so common these days that adding another franchise to the action genre seems like overkill. But what makes John Wick work is screenwriter Derek Kolstad's ability to craft a believable alternate world in which the character can seem plausible. Director Chad Stahelski (and his co-director David Leitch, who was denied that credit by the Directors Guild) manage to create an ambience that evokes both French gangster movies and Hong Kong martial arts films -- Jean-Pierre Melville meets Tsui Hark -- while retaining a peculiarly American love of artillery and automobiles. 

[liebeistgroesser]

Psalm 88  Zürcher

1 Ein Lied. Ein Psalm der Korachiter. Für den Chormeister. Nach der Weise "machalat" zu singen. Ein Weisheitslied Hemans, des Esrachiters. 2 HERR, Gott meiner Rettung, bei Tage schreie ich, des Nachts stehe ich vor dir. 3 Mein Gebet gelange zu dir, neige dein Ohr meinem Flehn. 4 Denn ich bin mit Leiden gesättigt, und mein Leben ist dem Totenreich nahe. 5 Ich zähle zu denen, die zur Grube hinabsteigen, bin wie ein kraftloser Mann, 6 ausgestossen unter die Toten, Erschlagenen gleich, die im Grabe liegen, deren du nicht mehr gedenkst; von deiner Hand sind sie getrennt. 7 Du hast mich hinunter in die Grube gebracht, in Finsternis und Tiefe. 8 Dein Grimm lastet auf mir, und mit allen deinen Brandungen hast du mich niedergeworfen. Sela 9 Meine Vertrauten hast du mir entfremdet, hast mich ihnen zum Abscheu gemacht. Eingeschlossen bin ich, komme nicht hinaus, 10 mein Auge vergeht vor Elend. Ich rufe zu dir, HERR, allezeit, strecke meine Hände aus nach dir. 11 Tust du an den Toten Wunder, stehen Schatten auf, dich zu preisen? Sela 12 Wird deine Güte im Grab verkündet, deine Treue im Abgrund? 13 Werden deine Wunder in der Finsternis kund und deine Gerechtigkeit im Land des Vergessens? 14 Ich aber schreie zu dir, HERR, mein Gebet kommt vor dich am Morgen. 15 Warum, HERR, verstösst du mich, verbirgst dein Angesicht vor mir? 16 Elend bin ich und krank zum Tode von Jugend auf, schutzlos deinem Schrecken ausgesetzt. 17 Deine Zornesgluten sind über mich gekommen, deine Schrecknisse haben mich vernichtet. 18 Sie umgeben mich wie Wasser den ganzen Tag, umfluten mich ganz und gar. 19 Entfremdet hast du mir Freund und Gefährten, mein Vertrauter ist die Finsternis.

Psalm 88 NeÜ

1 Ein Psalmlied der Nachkommen Korachs. Dem Chorleiter. Zu singen auf schwermütige Weise. Ein Lehrgedicht von Heman, dem Esrachiter. 2 Jahwe, Gott meines Heils, / Tag und Nacht schrei ich zu dir! 3 Lass mein Gebet zu dir kommen! / Schenk meinem Rufen ein offenes Ohr! 4 Mit Leid bin ich gesättigt, / mein Leben ist nahe am Tod. 5 Ich werde schon zu den Toten gezählt. / Ich bin wie ein Mann ohne Kraft. 6 Ich bin wie einer, der schon im Massengrab liegt, / ein Erschlagener, an den du nicht mehr denkst. / Deine Hilfe erreicht ihn nicht mehr. 7 Du hast mich in die tiefste Grube gelegt, / in die finstersten Tiefen. 8 Schwer liegt dein Zorn auf mir, / mit Wellen und Wogen drückst du mich nieder. ♪ 9 Meine Freunde hast du von mir entfernt, / sie wenden sich mit Abscheu von mir ab. / Ich bin gefangen und kann nicht hinaus. 10 Vor lauter Elend werden meine Augen blind. Jeden Tag rufe ich zu dir, Jahwe, / und strecke meine Hände nach dir aus. 11 Wirst du an den Toten Wunder tun? / Sollen die Gestorbenen dich loben? ♪ 12 Wird man im Grab von deiner Gnade erzählen, / im Abgrund von deiner Treue? 13 Werden in der Finsternis deine Wunder bekannt / und deine Gerechtigkeit im Land des Vergessens? 14 Ich aber, Jahwe, ich schreie zu dir. / Jeden Morgen erreicht dich mein Gebet. 15 Warum, Jahwe, verabscheust du mich, / verbirgst du dein Gesicht vor mir? 16 Todkrank und elend von Jugend an / ertrage ich starr deine Schrecken. 17 Wie ein Feuer rast dein Zorn über mich hin, / deine Schrecken vernichten mich. 18 Wie tödliche Fluten dringen sie auf mich ein, / von allen Seiten bin ich bedroht. 19 Freunde und Nachbarn hast du mir entfremdet, / mein einziger Begleiter ist die Finsternis.

[littlemissonewhoisall]

Bart had a brief solo run as the Flash; Avery Ho uses the name; if we're counting the future of the main universe there's also John Fox, Sela Allen, Jace Allen, Thondor Allen, Blaine Allen, and implicitly Iris West II.

I feel like you’re low-balling the number of Flashes there.

It's specifically only the ones using the name Flash. So, Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West.

As far as I'm aware, that's the lot on the main DC Universe.

[augustheart]

where's Jenni where's Bart where's Max where's Don where's Dawn where's Sela where's John where's Irey where's Jai where's-

[strawbarryallens]

LADY OF LIGHTNING

[stillsmybeatingheart]

[filmista]

John Wick (2014) dir. Chad Stahelski & David Leitch

“When Helen died, I lost everything. Until that dog arrived on my doorstep… A final gift from my wife… In that moment, I received some semblance of hope… an opportunity to grieve unalone… And your son… took that from me.”

[fourframesatatime]

John Wick (2014) Dir. Chad Stahelski, Cin. Jonathan Sela

“John will come for you… and you will do nothing, because you can do nothing.”

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Who do you think are the most OP members of the FlashFam? I think it's difficult, the majority of them has almost the same powers.

Oh easy.

Wally, Bart and Barry.

I think we forget sometimes that the vast majority of the crazy feats of godlike powers we see from speedsters are coming from these three. Wally, Bart and Barry have insane connections to the speedforce and their skill level is unmatched. What these three can do is by no means normal or average. They are op as fuck.

You have to remember that even... let's say Max Mercury is nowhere even remotely near their skill level. And we're talking about Max Mercury. The guy who knows more about the speedforce than anyone else and trained for years to master it. But Max (although he was faster than Bart when Bart was a child) isn't on the same playing field as Wally, Bart and Barry. Max couldn't enter the speedforce without Bart's assistance, Max couldn't leave the speedforce without Barry and Wally's assistance, Max can't time travel to a destination of his own choice, Max can't speed steal or fully pause time, ect ect. Max is one of the most skilled, most knowledgeable, most trained and most respected speedsters of all time. Max is the cream of the crop. You won't find another speedster better than Max. He's a shining example of what's humanely possible for speedsters to achieve.

But Wally, Bart and Barry aren't humanely possible. Those three are insane.

I'm actually going to make a tier list to explain this

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING INSANE:

(AKA actually gods. Can do literally every speedster ability. Faster than literally everything. Beyond op.)

Wally West (now), Bart Allen, Barry Allen

TOP LEVEL OF SPEEDSTER ABILITY:

(AKA the top of the top. Insane skills. Insane knowledge. Insane speed. Likely has a vast amount of speedster abilities other than running. Likely faster than most other speedsters. Op af)

Max Mercury, Jay Garrick, Savitar, Eobard Thawne, Thad Thawne, Irey West (future)

ABOVE AVERAGE:

(AKA one of the following: above average speed, above average connection or above average abilities. Likely has one or two speedster abilities other than running. Slightly op but still beatable)

Irey West (now), August Heart, Edward Clariss, Jess Quick, Alinta (future), Hunter Zoloman (when connected), Lia Nelson, Jai West (future)

AVERAGE:

(AKA average connection, average speed, average abilities. Potentially an additional speedforce ability but no crazy speedforce abilities. Not op.)

Wally West (past), Ace West, Avery Ho, Jesse Chambers, Daniel West, Christina Alexandrova, Jenni Ognats, Jai West (now), John Fox, Red Death, Don Allen, Dawn Allen, Meena Dhawan, Anatole, David Edwards (after), Judy Garrick, Bar Torr, Fastbak, Swoosh, Terri Magnus, Sela Allen, Jonathan Allen, Carrie Allen, Barry West, S'Kidd Flash, Thondor Allen, Jace Allen, Blaire Allen, Nora Allen, Agent Flashling, Danica Williams, Cherub

TRIES REALLY HARD:

(AKA normal connection but below average speed and abilities. Extremely beatable.)

Baroness Blitzkrieg, Johnny Chambers, Bebeck, Cassiopeia, Harold Christos, Inertia 2, Killspeed, Mayfly, Millie Heyday, Runaround Sue, Wind, Pellmell, Poprocket, Velocity, Gabriella Rossetti

OH NO:

(AKA needs outside assistance to access speedforce (suit, drugs, formula), faulty connection, connection is killing them, can only access powers for short periods of time, ect)

Jai West (past), Alinta (now), Owen Mercer, Eliza Harmon, Jerry McGee, Meloni Thawne (*see notes), Gregor Gregorovich, Boleslaw Uminski, Joanie Swift, Mas, Menos, David Edwards (previously), Keigo, Ezra Gill, Henry Cosgei, Jaculi, Jaculi 2, Jimmy Olsen, Xane Swift

So yeah, as you can see by this, although all speedsters with a functioning speedforce connection are technically capable of being op, speedsters rarely actually are op.

We're just really used to op speedsters because we're used to whatever the fuck Wally, Bart and Barry have going on. But they are very much not representative of speedsters as a whole.

Do you guys remember how fast Wally used to be? When he was younger and struggling with his speed and stuff? THAT'S THE GODDAMN AVERAGE. Wally AT HIS SLOWEST was still faster than every single goddamn speedster he came across, including Jay, Johnny, Jesse, the Blue Trinity, the Red Trinity, ect. HE JUST WASN'T FASTER THAN BARRY OR EOBARD SO HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE WORST. Because Wally is fucking insane. He's an insane human being. Anyway, Wally at his slowest is the typical representation of an average speedster. That's how they typically are.

[goingtoweather]

Full crew list! With names, ranks, and ages! (tho some have less detailed portraits since they've only really shown up in the background at this point). I'll update periodically with better pics.

Name: Barzillai Waite Rank: Captain Age: 46

Name: Adelaide Waite Rank: Captain's wife Age: 34

Name: Eric Mathews Rank: 1st mate Age: 32

Name: Ezra Carter Rank: 2nd mate Age: 25

Name: Charles Allen Rank: 3rd mate Age: 34

Name: Lawrence Manner Rank: Greenhand Age: 26

Name: Josué Cabral Rank: Ordinary Age: 22

Name: Bastien Addo Rank: Ordinary Age: 28

Name: James Barnard Rank: Ordinary Age: 29

Name: Joseph O'Reilly Rank: Ordinary Age: 23

Name: Jackson Pells Rank: Greenhand Age: 17

Name: Silas Dickey Rank: Greenhand Age: 16

Name: Enoch Pike Rank: Cooper and Carpenter Age: 32

Name: Abnur Wright Rank: Ordinary Age: 20

Name: Luis Sela Rank: Ordinary Age: 21

Name: Samuel Nelson Rank: Greenhand Age: 21

Name: William Williams Rank: Boatsteerer Age: 27

Name: Frank Iona Rank: Greenhand Age: 19

Name: Francis Goldwhit Rank: Boatsteerer Age: 23

Name: Martin Amos Rank: Boatsteerer Age: 27

Name: João de Silva Rank: Boatsteerer Age: 24

Name: George Lee Rank: Ordinary Age: 26

Name: Ephraim Murray Rank: Cook Age: 41

Name: John Gillipse Rank: Steward Age: 18

Name: Apollo Delaman Rank: Ordinary Age: 21

Name: Peter Fortune Rank: Ordinary Age: 28

Name: Afonso Borges Rank: Greenhand Age: 23

Name: Ed Barker Rank: Ordinary Age: 25

Name: Josiah Ripley Rank: Ordinary Age: 23

Name: Scupper Rank: Mouser extraordinaire Age: 3

[lesbianladyblackhawk]

When dc forgets about your favorite speedster for 18 years just create her life story yourself no biggie

[peacerisendove]

I saw him and immediately my brain said to draw him.

I just adore the concept of speedsters being the personification/embodiment of the Speed Force/those in the Speed Force like this Impulse and Sela Allen and Wally that one time. It’s just such a cool and interesting concept!

Impulse from YJ 1000000

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Oh yeah John totally kissed his great whatever grandmother so that's really weird. But it's also not the only case of weird time travel caused incestuous relationships in the Flash family.... Unfortunately.

Malcolm Thawne is Barry's twin brother so every Thawne is technically an Allen.... So then Bart's parents.... Well.....

Oh but if you guys want some deep cuts for the Flash family tree there's Jay Garrick's late son Jimmy, Bart's lesser known clone Cherub, Jay Garrick's clone, Charlotte West (Iris, Rudy and Daniel's older sister) and her daughter Inez, and then of course Iris' adopted son Joshua who unfortunately died.

(but to go back to John Fox, his whole existence means that Kyle has a kid one day and that kid has a kid with one of Wally's kids or that Kyle's grandkid has a kid with Wally's grandkid. Wild stuff right there)

I hate it when a one-shot character from a "hypothetical future" comic that canon made impossible by the end of the story itself works their way into my brain and lodges there

I don't even remember his name and he doesn't have his own wiki page. This boy is a blip in the grand scheme of things

But I want to steal him

[augustheart]

Hey can I get some uhhhh headcanons for that great girl Sela Allen

love she!!!

trans girl, ace lesbian, has adhd

was probably a horse girl growing up. search your feelings you know it to be true

110% ready to goddamn fight everyone at all times just because she can

sela: walks through someone on accidentsomeone, to their friend: I think a ghost just vored me!

when she figures out how to become physically solid again she cries for like 20 minutes because she can finally touch people, touch objects, touch anything, she can exist again instead of essentially being a speed force ghost

the truest speedster! daniel is the truest after her but she’s the most so

would die for max mercury in a heartbeat

has a girlfriend who was devastated by what happened to her but they reconnect after Sela comes back!