Tips on The Flash's skillset?

Let's say I want to stay "true" to the flash and I grew up in the 90s with the flash tv series and loved it.

What skills would be a best fit?

skills super speed obviously and maybe martial arts or brawling and for powers i would go quantum

Martial Arts, and most of the Super speed abilities. You won't be all too combat effective, but that's the closest thing you'll get I think. I went with Electric for my Speedster character since it looks semi-similar to the Speedforce stuff you give off when running.

The Super Speed abilities don't do much damage, is that what you're saying?

Well, that and they don't have all that much scaling utility. You'd essentially be gimping yourself no matter the role if you stuck to only the abilities in the Super speed tree.

I agree. Electric would be the most fitting. Although, I think Flash is more of a Brawler maybe ?

I decided to go: Hero, Electricity, Martial Arts, DPS and then learn Healing as well.

I'd go with Brawling, but it's just so slow and heavy that I just feel like it doesn't fit. Martial arts moves pretty quickly, so I think that fits a Speedster a lot more.

I've tried this and the super speed skills to leave you lacking in dps.

No way to integrate speeds abilities into a toons PI/AM..true of ANY move in the game...same with iconic powers...with your NEEDING a fully integrated and interconnected loadout/weapon choice now both move and iconic powers will be left behind...just a fact...

I love brawling, but as a healer, it's detrimental to my craft....

I think it's more viable now with WM and Max Damage, but suffers from lack of good PI (Cyclone Push benefits from Helpless, which is applied by stuns). I've actually thought about trying it out on my main. I agree that MA speed fits better with a speedster than Brawling, but there aren't a lot of good WM combos there. I'd probably go with 1-H Focused Blast to Solar Flame. Weapon won't show much. Use a balanced might/precision build, Max Damage hands mod, and Dashing Combos feet mod. I like Electricity for the powerset. For abilities, go with Wired, Speed Drain for a SC, Phase Dodge for a shield, Cyclone Push for your main burst damage. Could use Robot Sidekick, though I hate that thing. I'd carry Tesla Ball, as well. It stuns and does extra damage to targets Electrified by Wired. Any target that is stunned will take extra damage with Cyclone Push, and make sure you get it in the WM crit window. Not going to top the charts, but should be viable.

Looks right to me, but I'd add, bad writing, bad acting, bad fx...

I saw a player using Earth as power, looks pretty cool, using Jackhammer (simulate the mess that Flash can do) upheavel and debris fields.

Word of power electrifies enemies.. Electric can benefit. So does gadgets. Just saying.

You have done nothing but prove my point..1 power out of dozens MIGHT work. And what a power it is...if I remember word of power goes something like this...your toon goes into this REALLY dramatic pose...like something INCREDIBLE is about to happen...stands there like that for whole seconds...and then dies because why you stand there all drama your enemies just keep killing you...and you end up beaten on the ground having gotten to do nothing about it...try word of power in PvP...see how impressed your opponent is...with all the posing...

WoP is on every loadout nowadays as it gives the most power out and gives you a might tick. As a healer it hits 2-3k easily. As I said it returns power, great move in any possible scenario (PvE or PvP).

EVERY loadout...Oh My...???!!!

I pushed for this in the past, i think the movement mode powers are what really need an upgrade in damage buff. You should be able to do a full load out from the speedster tree and compete with earth quantum electricity. This is much needed more than some of the other updates.

Brawling to MA Shuriken Storm WM combo (range tap, hold) is extremely good for support roles.

For Flash, I think that a SuperSpeed Quantum Troll would be perfect with the teleport thing, looking as if he is running faster.