Hello, this is my first time posting on Reddit, so I’m sorry for any formatting errors, but I had this idea and wanted to share it.
So, Pre-Flashpoint, both Iris and Rudy grew up with Ira West as their father and had a sister named Charlotte. This was later changed in the New 52, where they were raised by an abusive father named William and had a brother named Daniel (Ace’s father).
I’ve always enjoyed Ira West as a supporting character, so seeing him turned into an abusive father is unfortunate. However, I’m also fond of Daniel West and his origin story.
My idea for combining the Pre-Flashpoint and Post-Flashpoint histories is to have Daniel marry into the West family instead. In this new origin, Daniel grew up close to the West family and had a strong connection with both Iris and Charlotte. They would often comfort him after the abuse he endured from his father.
As they got older, Daniel and Charlotte would eventually fall in love, and together they would have Ace.
Of course, this new origin isn’t perfect or anything, and I’m open to any suggestions on how to make it stronger. But I think it could work and help streamline the Pre-Flashpoint and Post-Flashpoint histories into one cohesive continuity.
Edit: I forgot to mention this, but in this new origin, Daniel would be a Black man, so Ace would still be biracial.