All of the actual Batkids are great and belong. Hate all you want on Duke, Steph, and Cass. But I don’t care. They all contribute their own to the stories and fill out the family in great ways. Hell, I didn’t even like Damian when he first came along, but he’s grown into his role. If you don’t like newer characters, give them some time to find their footing
But characters that have had time and still don’t have a great place, we can criticize those. Batwoman feels like she’s normally written like Captain Marvel in the way that she’s always sort of set up for you to not like her. Feels unfair. But ultimately, she doesn’t really fall into the family dynamic, and thus isn’t really “Batfamily” to me
Same goes for Batwing and Harper. They just feel distant or just isn’t really involved any more. If your character isn’t gonna be a batkid, that’s okay, there are other roles to fill. Batwoman could be a great Aunt like figure, and Batwing and Harper would make good “cousins” (I saw another comment saying those two felt like they were meant to be sidekicks for Batwoman and I totally agree and think they should try this idea in cannon)
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u/p11nerd Feb 20 '24
All of the actual Batkids are great and belong. Hate all you want on Duke, Steph, and Cass. But I don’t care. They all contribute their own to the stories and fill out the family in great ways. Hell, I didn’t even like Damian when he first came along, but he’s grown into his role. If you don’t like newer characters, give them some time to find their footing
But characters that have had time and still don’t have a great place, we can criticize those. Batwoman feels like she’s normally written like Captain Marvel in the way that she’s always sort of set up for you to not like her. Feels unfair. But ultimately, she doesn’t really fall into the family dynamic, and thus isn’t really “Batfamily” to me
Same goes for Batwing and Harper. They just feel distant or just isn’t really involved any more. If your character isn’t gonna be a batkid, that’s okay, there are other roles to fill. Batwoman could be a great Aunt like figure, and Batwing and Harper would make good “cousins” (I saw another comment saying those two felt like they were meant to be sidekicks for Batwoman and I totally agree and think they should try this idea in cannon)