I for one am terribly disappointed in Cass' new codename. That name does not fit her at all. I don't even find it cool.
I don't know about you guys, but I have a feeling Morrison was the one who came up with "Blackbat." After all, he was the one who came up with Emoticon-Man, right? Someone please tell me it was just a radio callsign she used in Batman, Inc. 6 and not her real codename.
There were so many other names he could have used. Heck, she could have picked up "Nightwing" if she wanted to. Everyone else on the team "ascended" and adopted other roles, why not take Nightwing? Maybe a combination? I think even "Nightbat" is better than what she's using. Ugh.
Cassandra Cain
Character » Cassandra Cain appears in 878 issues.
The daughter of two notorious assassins, David Cain and Lady Shiva, Cassandra left her father as a child after she killed a man and saw his pain and fear while he died. After saving Commissioner Gordon's life, she became the new Batgirl with Batman and Oracle's blessing, and was later adopted by Bruce Wayne. She would later give the role of Batgirl to her friend Stephanie Brown, and became Black Bat. In the New 52 and Rebirth, she takes the alias of Orphan.
What do you think of her new codename?
Really hoping that's just a codename, cause when I read that in Batman Inc #6, I nearly lost it with laughter. Couldn't just go with Batgirl or Nightwing?
I think BlackBat is a good name. I like the Black part because it associates with another of her names: the Beauty in Black. And, the bat just functions to keep her as a member of the Bat-family. Sure there could have been a better one but I will strongly oppose Nightwing from being one of them. If she had taken on Nightwing, it would have been an indication that Batgirl (her previous alias) was an inferior role to Nightwing, just like Nightwing is an inferior role to Batman. So I'm glad that catastrophe was averted.
I would have preferred her codename be Bo Peep and Batman refer to himself as Shepherd. Dick and Damian can change their monikers to Lost Sheep #1 & Lost Sheep #2, respectively.
Blackbat sounds weird because it is new I am sure Nightwing was weird when Dick Grayson took that name. The benefit here is the name is her's no one has had that name with time it could be so specific that no one could take it from her either.
Who do we email if we like it?
I'm tired of codenames being constrantly recycled. Even if it is a bit lame, at least it's something different for a change.
The only thing bad is her new costume which is not creative at all.Other than that i would rather be called Blackbat than Batgirl or Red Robin ,I also fail to understand this Nightwing fetish.Nightwing as the Batmythos presents is an identity that symbolizes stepping out of someone's shadow.Making Cassandra Nightwing kinda defeats that purpose.
If i had a dollar for everyone saying that she should be Nightwing then i'd be a millionaire.
Oh and Morrison should'nt be bashed,he should be praised.Like everythingelse in his Batman run this Blackbat name is'nt just there for kicks
Eh, it's not great, but it's better than Red Robin. Dick is Nightwing, so giving another person his title doesn't make sense.
Random person: But Fade, Dick is Batman now
(Fade shoots random person)
Fade: Bruce is Batman. Dick is Nightwing. Move along.
I knida like it, plus it's sort of an hommage to that old pulp superhero that came up around the same time as Batman/Detective Comics 1, who was called Black Bat.
But it does sound kinda silly...like Tim's the one who came up with it :P
"Hey Cass, so now that you're gonna join in the Bat-clan again, did you think about your new codename?"
"huh..no, can't I be Batgirl again, like there's already two Batmen.."
"Why not BLACK ROBIN?? :D"
"Err..no."
"Black Batman??"
"NO!!"
"Black Bat?"
"Alright! Alright already! Geez..."
Really you wanna go out there and fight crime calling yourself fruit bat and ding bat? Cat bat is only gonna PISS Selina.Noir Bat! Ding Bat. Fruit Bat. Cat Bat! Answers.
Question. Names I genuinely think are better than Black Bat.
No worse than Red Robin.Blackbat? really? haha! that's awful!
I don't understand why some people are saying " Its better than Red Robin" lol, it's almost the exact same thing.
Call me crazy but I kinda like the codename Black bat .Ok I know of course the most bats are black and black bat sounds a littlebit stupid but what really matters is that CASSIE IS BACK !!!!! And I really like her new look :D
I don't particularly care for the name, but I agree that they need to quit recycling all the others.
Agreed. Black Bat is generic and lazy for a codename. I would assessed Cassie to go by Nightengale, Lark, maybe if she was risky- Spoiler. She is a fox, maybe Foxbat. Shuriken?
For a girl raised under an air of violence with a mercenary father, an assassin/ninja mother and previously tied to the League of Assassins- Cassandra learns that violence and inhumanity comes down to power plays by arrogant circles and conspiracists. I figured she'd give up the costumes and drama to considerate legal practices; lawyer, banker, possibly a war contractor.
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