S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1)


 * For its Earth Two equivalent, see S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth Two).

"How about, Scientific, and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories. Or S.T.A.R. Labs, for short"

- Tess Morgan to Harrison Wells

S.T.A.R. Labs (Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories), is a research and development company primarily located in Central City. It's greatest and most notable innovation: a next-gen particle accelerator inadvertently released a massive dark matter wave that created numerous Metahumans. Its facilities since the accident are for the most part defunct and the rest of them currently serve as a metahuman prison and as a base of operations for Team Flash.

History
In 2000, Harrison Wells and his fiancee, Tess Morgan, prepared to open a lab; Harrison sketched out the exterior he wanted, and Tess suggested the name, replacing what Harrison originally pitched (Technological Engineering Scientific Studies, or T.E.S.S.). Unfortunately, before the couple could see their dream come true, Eobard Thawne orchestrated their car accident. Although the couple did not live to see the lab at its prime, the lab did in fact inherit both the name and architectural structure they wanted.

Under Thawne's directorship, S.T.A.R. Labs developed a next-genertation particle accelerator, which was publicly intended to create new methods of energy, scientific research, and medicine (But actually, "Wells" secretly sabotaged the accelerator to detonate and create The Flash sooner than naturally intended). It activated on the December 11th, 2013. It was heavily anticipated by many people, including Barry Allen. 45 minutes after it was turned on, it became unstable, which resulted in the particle accelerator exploding and releasing a dark matter wave that not only destroyed a large fraction of the facility itself, but the blast wave also caused the deaths of seventeen people and injured many more. It was later revealed that some who were exposed to the dark matter were knocked into comas and awoke with a unique set of superhuman abilities. These people were classified as "meta-humans" by Cisco Ramon.

In the aftermath of the explosion, the lab was categorized as a class four hazardous location and has not been fully operational since. "Wells" has since lost his reputation as a scientist and dubbed a martyr; many meta-humans and people blamed him for what happened. Not only did "Wells" lose his reputation, he also pretended that he had lost the ability to walk in the explosion to prevent future suspicion that he was The Reverse-Flash or even a speedster for that matter. The company was in bad shape after the incident, unable to compete with other companies and went into both bankruptcy and a near full shutdown.

The facility's cortex bridge was later renovated as a medical wing for Barry Allen. After Allen awoke and discovered that he became The Flash, the remaining employees at S.T.A.R. repurposed the Cortex bridge and the main labs to serve as a base of operations for Barry's exploits as the Flash in exchange for hunting down any rogue meta-humans and using his powers to find new forms of medical redesigns and energy innovations. The destroyed particle accelerator's piping was then reused as a meta-human prison, now known as the Pipeline, before the meta-humans were relocated for their safety due to the reactivation of the particle accelerator.

After Eobard revealed himself as the Reverse-Flash, the company's future remained unclear until his demise. Its was then issued in his living will that the ownership of the facility was to be handed to Barry Allen in the case of his passing.

Current employees

 * Barry Allen  (consultant; owner; leader of Team Flash)
 * Caitlin Snow (bioengineer)
 * Cisco Ramon (mechanical engineer)
 * Harrison Wells (Earth Two) (Second in command of Team Flash and Physicist)

Former employees

 * Arthur Light (fired due to apparent insanity)
 * Ronnie Raymond (structural engineer)
 * Hartley Rathaway ( physicist)
 * Eobard Thawne (impersonating Harrison Wells, physicist; director)

S.T.A.R. Labs basement
S.T.A.R. Labs has a basement. In it, there's a force-field generator, which the team used to trap the Reverse Flash with the Tachyon Prototype as the lure. Wells at some point after pulling himself into the field, ran to his secret room, put the suit on, came back, and while wearing the suit, was able to beat himself not wearing the suit, moving mind-bogglingly fast. Then, as the Reverse Flash, Wells grabs the device, also speeding back and forth to his original position repeatedly to generate a speed-mirage of Wells, and speeds it to his secret room, and reappears in the basement. He kills all the soldiers before they have time to move. He's whooshed out by the Flash, and while fighting him, is still bouncing back and forth from that position inside to make it look like Wells is still there while he fights Barry outside.

Later, Cisco actives the Reverse Flash hologram. Wells catches Cisco and reveals himself as really being Eobard Thawne, a person from the future. He plows his arm through Cisco's chest, killing him, but Barry reversed time, altering this event. Cisco and Wells share similar experience here in the altered timeline, but this time, he doesn't kill Cisco. Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, Eddie and Joe set a trap for Eobard, with Cisco volunteering himself up as the bait. Cisco reverses the function of field to keep a speedster out. Eobard approaches Hannibal Bates and tells him that he will free him if he helps Eobard in tricking the team which involves him by playing Eobard. Bates accepts, Eobard gives him certain lines to rehearse, and lends him his wheelchair for the act, which Bates will use in the form of Eobard. Bates, acting as Eobard, comes in and speaks with Caitlin in the wheelchair who tells him that Cisco is in the basement trying to figure out what happened that night when the field malfunctioned. Bates confronts Cisco.

As instructed by Eobard, Bates tells Cisco that he's always thought he was "incredibly clever." Cisco says that Joe was right this whole time about him, and Bates says that from the very start, Joe sensed something was not right with him. Cisco says that he killed Barry's mother, and Bates, still acting as Eobard, states it was never his intent but that she was already dead from his perspective anyway and that her death didn't matter. As instructed by Eobard, Bates raises his hand in the same way Eobard did when he killed Cisco with it in his dream. Bates backs Cisco up into the field generator. Cisco activates the field, and Bates laughs and chortles, and as instructed by Eobard, says, "You're smart. You're smart, Cisco. But you're not that smart". As he says this, he, to Cisco's surprise, walks through the field. And before he can do anything to Cisco, Joe shoots him in the heart, killing him. But, to everyone's surprise, he was actually Hannibal Bates. And Eobard speaks to the team over the intercom.

The Time Vault
Named the "Time Vault" by Cisco, Eobard tucked this room away in S.T.A.R. Labs where he hid his Reverse-Flash suit and where he stored Gideon. This room appeared on Cisco's 3D schematic model of S.T.A.R. Labs.

The Flash
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The Flash: Season Zero

 * "The Strongman Cometh"
 * "Who Let the Chimps Out?"
 * "A Goodnight Hiss"
 * "Big Top Brawl"
 * "A Captive Audience"
 * "Showtime"
 * "The Big Finale"
 * Smoak Signals part 1

Trivia

 * S.T.A.R. Labs owns at least one van with the license plate that says "STAR 52."
 * It was revealed by Eobard Thawne that the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator opened (and presumably exploded) in the year 2020 in the original timeline, and that Tess Morgan lived to see this event.
 * S.T.A.R. Labs is usually where Superman research or works with Dr Emil Hamilton in Superman comics.