▁character ▁bi ography ▁Despite ▁being ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Barry ▁Allen ▁( the ▁Flash ) ▁and ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Da wn ▁Allen ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁T orn ado ▁Tw ins ), ▁Jen ni ▁O gn ats ▁did ▁not ▁at ▁first ▁display ▁any ▁signs ▁of ▁super - speed . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Domin ators , ▁knowing ▁her ▁family ▁her itage , ▁captured ▁her . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁keep ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁danger , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long - standing ▁fe ud ▁between ▁the ▁Allen ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁Th aw ne ▁line . ▁As ▁a ▁baby , ▁she ▁was ▁held ▁host age ▁by ▁President ▁Th aw ne , ▁only ▁esc aping ▁danger ▁when ▁several ▁All ens ▁back ed ▁down . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁Je ven ▁O gn ats ▁of ▁A ar ok ▁being ▁tort ured , ▁her ▁lat ent ▁super - speed ▁powers ▁activ ated . ▁She ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁before ▁st ray ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Domin ators ▁caused ▁their ▁base ▁to ▁expl ode . ▁After ▁this , ▁she ▁checked ▁herself ▁into ▁a ▁labor atory ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁learn ▁to ▁coordinate ▁herself ▁at ▁super - speed . ▁ ▁Once ▁she ▁learned ▁control , ▁she ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Super - H ero es . ▁ ▁She ▁eventually ▁learned ▁to ▁overcome ▁her ▁initial ▁fear ▁and ▁nerv ous ness , ▁while ▁she ▁developed ▁cr ush es ▁on ▁Cos mic ▁Boy ▁and , ▁later , ▁M ' On el , ▁and ▁eventually ▁dated