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The film opens mid-action as Barry and Wally dismantle a coordinated Rogues breakout. Their seamless teamwork is shattered when Gorilla Grodd unleashes a telepathic pulse, blacking out Central City and invading with an armored vanguard to establish an overnight regime. ​During a direct counter-assault, Grodd exploits Barry’s predictable, tactical running style, hijacking his mind mid-run to severely injure and capture him. Wally barely escapes, rescuing Iris West from mind-controlled mobs. ​With Barry held hostage in City Hall, Wally faces immense pressure. He attempts a rescue using Barry's classic stealth tactics, but Grodd’s telepathic static overwhelms him, feeding on Wally's deepest insecurity: that he is just a cheap copy of his mentor. ​Iris helps Wally see the flaw in his approach. Grodd can predict Barry because Barry runs like a chess player, but Wally is instinctual and improvisational. To beat a psychic, Wally must move faster than thought itself. ​Wally launches a solo assault on Grodd’s stronghold, using localized slipstreams to gently clear away mind-controlled citizens before they can register his presence. Face-to-face with Grodd, Wally fights through crushing psychic illusions of failure. By fully tapping into the Speed Force, he accelerates until his brain waves are completely undetectable to Grodd's telepathy, becoming a blur of unpredictable energy. ​Wally frees Barry, and together they execute a spectacular high-speed takedown, with Wally delivering the definitive final blow. ​In the aftermath, as Grodd is escorted away, a bruised but proud Barry watches the crowd cheer for Wally. Realizing Central City doesn't just have a backup Flash, but a hero who has evolved what it means to use the Speed Force, Barry officially hands the mantle over to Wally.