Batman Beyond/Batgirl…

Also, having Barbara in that role would allow a Wayne vs. Gordon scenario where she’s caught in the middle of her mentor and her father who not only feels guilty for her injury at the hands of the Joker, but resentment against Bruce when he learns he supported her vigilante endeavors and has allowed her a way to get back in the game. It’s not “woke” when the character actually deserves a spotlight, and would add so many elements to an otherwise generic story while we live in a world where Batgirl and most of the Robins are pretty under represented in live action form.

Barbara Gordon is a much more interesting character than Terry McGinnis, and offers more to that role.

Yeah, I’m sorry, but Terry McGinnis deserves to be Batman Beyond. It is the only true story where someone else besides Bruce actually pulls off wearing the mantle of Batman. Terry earns his story and his place while developing a decent rogue’s gallery of his own that doesn’t need the crutch of the classic Batman villains.

Whenever I go through a watch of my Justice League/Unlimited dvd set, I always stop right before the end of Unlimited Season 1 and do a full watch of Batman Beyond, because the final episode of Unlimited season 1 is a perfect epilogue to that series.

So yeah, this is pointless gender swapping to pander to…I don’t know who. Batgirl is a heroine all her own that shouldn’t need to steal from another character to get a boost. Babs deserves better. Terry deserves better.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Roas.

Nothing wrong with Barbara Gordon buy she is NOT Batman beyond, Its Terry McGinnis. Once again a male character is destroyed to elevate a female character, when good female characters are ignored. But as usual they will say its not made for me so I will take my money elsewhere….”Thank you VEERY much!”

His connection and backstory is great. Artificial inseminated by Candmus (Amanda Waller) to make Bruce Waynes son.  Because she new that Bruce would get to old someday and they would need another batman.

How about making a Batman Beyond movie with Batman and giving Batgirl her own movie with her own story instead of having her steal Batman Beyond’s story!!

It’s not as though I don’t think Shiftygism has some good points (though I still disagree), but if you’re gonna have Batman Beyond movie, it’s a perfect opportunity to introduce Terry McGinnis to a larger audience. Just swapping him out with Barbarba/Batgirl seems like being afraid to take a risk.

But then, it’s Hollywood. Of course they’re not gonna take that risk.