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With an army of protégés at his side , DC Comics’Batmanhas no shortage of likely successors to the Dark Knight mantle , but oneBatgirldeserves that laurels more than all the others - evenRobin . Cassandra Cain may not be the first hero that spring to many fans ’ bear in mind whenthe topic of put back Bruce Waynearises . But when compared to her fellowBat - Familymembers , Cass is the obvious choice .
make by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott , Cain is the daughter of the infamous Lady Shiva , a fan - favorite character in her own right field . She ’s also the only fellow member of the Bat - Family that genuinely wants to be Batman - at least for the right reasons . AndBatgirl # 50by Dylan Horrocks and Rick Leonardi demonstrates why .
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After Batgirl and Batman are dosed with Dr. Death ’s aggression - inducing drug Soul , the two victor fighters begin trading bungle at an alarming stop number . Their fight takes them across Gotham as the pair come at each other with everything they have with neither side really go against a sweat . finally , their deathmatch takes them to Sprang Bridge where an exploding gasoline tanker snapsthe Bat - Family membersback into their right head and into the Gotham River below . As the two wash ashore , they hold each other as Cass explain that the only forcible contact she ever had with her birth father , David Cain , was violence . Finally , Bruce asks her where her allegiance truly lie between himself , Barbara , and David . Cass merely points at the Bat Symbol on his breast and responds , “ No . Notyou . This,”proving that , like Bruce , she understands that Batman is n’t just his identity , it ’s a symbolic representation of justice for those in demand .
This is just one illustration of the fear that Batgirl holdsfor the Batman legacy , and it ’s just one reason why she ’s the legitimate choice for the mantle . In the premiere emergence of her solo serial by Scott Peterson , Kelley Puckett , and Damion Scott , and for old age before her erasure from the timeline inFlashpoint , Bruce himself observe how similar they are . And apart from the fact that she is without a doubt the best fighter in the Bat - Family - even better than Batman himself - the movement and commitment for the deputation that she share with Bruce are what make her the natural successor , especially when liken to the Robins .
Nightwing made an excellent Batman , but he spent his whole aliveness mistreat out of Bruce ’s apparition and would never want to in full take up the mantel again , whileRed Hood has his own issueswith Bruce that need to be resolved before he could ever consider taking over . Tim Drake may be the Bat Family ’s enceinte detective , but fan have seen meter and again that the pressures of following Bruce ’s bequest drive Tim to an unbelievably dark lieu in many timelines . Likewise , Stephanie Brown is an awful torpedo on her own , but her relationship with vigilantism has been so touch and go that there ’s no elbow room she ’d stick around as Batman . While Damian may be Bruce ’s biologic heir and the Robin who most frequently proclaim that Batman mantle as his birthright , reader have seen the dark future his Batman creates and there ’s a very real part of him that desire to lay claim the curtain out of egotism rather than a genuine desire for jurist .
Cassandra Cain may not be the first soul fans cerebrate ofwhen it comes to replacing Batman , but she should be near the top of everyone ’s list . Out of DC Comics ’ integral Bat - Family , she ’s the one who values the legacy from the most genuine place , and she ’s the one most suitable to carry it on . Hopefully , withBatmanleaving Gotham after the approaching Shadows of the Bat event , Bruce and theRobinswill do the city a favour and haveBatgirlfill in for him .
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