Warning: Spoilers for The Flash #17The Flash just unlocked a new ability that pushes his speed to astounding new heights, but not in the traditional sense. Running isn't the only skill that the Fastest Man Alive is capable of, and thanks to a new power-up, Wally West has learned how to channel his speed into a form of telepathy. With this skill in his arsenal, the Flash has raced past the rest of DC's speedsters and pulled off an impressive feat unlike any other.

In The Flash #17 by Simon Spurrier, Vasco Georgiev, Matt Herms, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Wally West and his family are introduced to the Warlord during their vacation in the magical land of Skartaris, and his son Jai immediately notices that something is off about the fellow hero. Jai tries to warn the Flash, but he's then surprised to hear his father's voice in his mind.

According to Jai, Wally West is "talking through vibrations", which is a brand-new application of his signature super-speed. The Flash has experimented with his powers countless times before, but this unexpected upgrade takes him to the next level.

The Flash Can Speak Telepathically via Vibrations After His Latest Power-Up

Wally West Redefines Super-Speed With His Stealthy New Ability

The Deep Change's birth. The Speed Force is evolving, and so too are its speedster conduits, as the Flash's power-up proves. Rather than sharing this insight aloud, though, the Flash communicates with Jai covertly by vibrating at a high enough frequency to avoid drawing Warlord's suspicion, becoming DC's newest "telepath".

Super-speed is typically represented by the act of running, but the Flash has demonstrated that he can harness the DC's fastest hero flips his reputation on its head with a subversive, stealthy approach to crime-fighting.

The Flash Has Explored Other Vibrational Powers Throughout DC History

Accelerated Vibrations Let The Flash Challenge What Speed Looks Like

The Flash reinvents the very nature of speed through his proficiency with molecular vibration, and this speech application is far from the only example of his vibrations in action. In The Flash #229 by Cary Bates, Irv Novick, and Frank McLaughlin, Flash's intangibility has since been honed into one of his greatest tools, featuring a number of useful variations beyond this initial use.

To see how Barry Allen taught Wally West to use vibrational intangibility, check out Absolute Power: Task Force VII #5 by Alex Paknadel and Pete Woods, available now from DC Comics.

Not only can the dark moments where he's threatened to inflict this upon enemies - but he has worked out that issue after years of trial and error. Additionally, he's healed himself by phasing his hand into his chest to remove a bullet. The Flash's vibrational intangibility has no limits, and neither does the Fastest Man Alive.

The Flash’s Superpowers Are Much More Versatile Than Speed Alone

The Scarlet Speedster Has a Variety of Subversive Tricks Up His Sleeve

Despite the Flash's reputation as the DC Universe's resident speedster, he isn't limited to a straightforward concept of speed. In fact, Wally West's Infinite Mass Punch. The Flash possesses many lesser-known abilities that break the mold of what an archetypal speedster can accomplish, and his vibrational communication is already one of the most promising powers at his disposal.

The Flash #17 is available now from DC Comics!