Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-27700324-20180502172853/@comment-27700324-20180505055022

Mattster26 wrote: TheDoctor230 wrote: I always assumed it was Dawn Allen (Who was a speedster). She must be Barry's kid just look at the mix of red and purple lightning. Xandermcc wrote: Orange is the color. Which both colored lightning bolts are the same as Barry and Iris when she was a speedster. (Which might come from residual genes from Iris's time as a speedster or indicators that Dawn had taken some of the speed force from someone else using someone with Matthew Kim's powers) Barry's lightning trail is not orange nor red. It is in fact yellow. Speedsters who have a natural or positive connection to the Speedforce have a yellow lightning trail. This trail may transition to a darker, bolder more vivid yellow as their abitility to harness the Speedforce is 'strengthened'. I will concede that Barry's lightning trails throughout the seasons have been a little inconsistent if you look closely enough, but alas, Barry's lightning trail is not orange. I admit I'm not sure whether his lightning trail is ever orange in the comics but I can safely say that his lightning trail has never strayed beyond yellow. I agree with Xandermcc that the Purple lightning came from Iris' brief time as a Speedster. If anyone has any ideas or more theories, please be sure to send 'em my way. My theory is that Iris is probably still having some of that residual speed force inside her. Similar to how Barry manages to still tap into the Speed Force to get his powers back after he loses them. So that DNA goes into Dawn.