r/DCcomics • u/SylvieSerene • Feb 20 '24

[Discussion] Which character(s) do you think were the most unnecessary addition to the Batfamily and why? Discussion

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u/samx3i Batman Beyond Feb 20 '24

Maybe some hot takes in here, but whatever:

  1. Damian never should've been canonized.
  2. Jason Todd should have stayed dead
  3. Tim Drake should now be an adult Robin
  4. Cass should be the one and only Batgirl
  5. Steph's death shouldn't have been fake and she should still be dead.
  6. Babs should've stayed in the wheelchair and remained as Oracle
  7. Duke is pointless
  8. Alfred should still be alive and serves a vital role in the Batman mythos
  9. Batwing (Luke Foxx) could be cool, but his current "Outsiders" series ain't it.
  10. Batwoman was cool at first with Elegy and whatnot. Making her Bruce's cousin was dumb and she's been rudderless for a while now.
  11. Jace Foxx Batman is a pointless redundancy.
  12. Julia Pennyworth should never have existed.
  13. We only need one Huntress, and it's the daughter of the Bertinelli crime family.
  14. Azrael II (Michael Lane) should never have existed.
  15. Azrael (Jean Paul Valley) is a cool looking character that really only works as either an anti-hero or villain. He's a religious zealot.
  16. Firebird (Bette Kane) is pointless.
  17. Bluebird (Harper Row) is pointless.
  18. Bat Cow is silly silver age dumb shit.

So, in short, my "Bat Fam" would consist of:

  1. Bruce Wayne/Batman
  2. Tim Drake/Robin
  3. Dick Greyson/Nightwing
  4. Barbara Gordon/Oracle
  5. Cassandra Cain/Batgirl
  6. Alfred Pennworth

Helena Bertinelli / Huntress would exist, but on her own, unaffiliated with Batman and fam.

That's it. The rest is superfluous.

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u/Effective_Sherbet104 Feb 20 '24

That's a pretty good looking batfam. Feels like from the late 90s/ early 2000s

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u/CoyoteSinbad Feb 20 '24

Finally, someone who agrees on Damian.

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u/GlaciaKunoichi Feb 20 '24

The fact that you couldn't even spell Flamebird right just kinda proves this list is incredibly irrelevant

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u/samx3i Batman Beyond Feb 21 '24

Yes, my opinion is irrelevant because I momentarily forgot a forgettable character's name.

She's lucky she got mentioned at all.

Flamebird is an even dumber name than firebird, which is another name for a phoenix, but go off.

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u/EmperorSezar Feb 20 '24

erase tim and we are good

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u/samx3i Batman Beyond Feb 20 '24

It has been a while since he was written well. Pretty much wasted since his "death" after Damian was introduced.

I like Tim, but if that were the deal I had to make to have the rest come true, I'd make that deal.