@shroudofsorrow: we've had Deathstroke and currently have Deadshot, Red Hood wouldn't really bring anything new to the table. DC got better characters they can use over him; Starfire, Beast Boy, Black Lightning & Black Manta would all be better options.
1) He could be a premiere skin for Deadshot, as I noted above.
2) Red Hood is a better character then everyone you listed, at least as a character. You are correct, that Beast Boy, BL, and Starfire would all be great choices for gameplay, but herein lies the thing: there's 9 spots. Every one of your suggestions could be included plus Red Hood. It's not as though he'd be the only DLC character.
3) Your argument that Red Hood's "not bringing anything new" could easily be applied to Black Manta, who's ability set would seem to me fairly similar to Aquaman, save his eye-beams, which are similar to the Kryptonian's heat vision. If that's good to you, I don't see why Red Hood would be anything outrageous. Heck, a case could be made that Starfire's powerset would make her fairly similar to Supergirl in gameplay terms. I think Red Hood should be a fine addition.
@tomkatie: Atom seems more likely than Plastic Man to me, but you make a fair argument for Black Lightning. It would also explain Boon suggesting that Static won't be in the game.
@ready_4_madness: @bflynn316: As a fan of the character, I enjoy Red Hood as a bit outside the typical Batfam spectrum, with his willingness to kill and use of firearms.
His associations with the Outlaws have placed him in a pretty fun role. He has solid chemistry with Arsenal & was an interesting contrast to Starfire. The All-Caste association and quasi-mystic territory put him in a pretty unique place even if it wasn't fully explored (as usual with Jason.) Dark Trinity is also making some headway, if doing a bit of retreading, but I think we're seeing a good bit of the things that worked in early Outlaws coming into play again.
That's my two cents.
Anywho, as for DLC I'll be powerful disappointed with no Static. That's really my only request. Deathstroke would be fun, but apparently people think he overlaps too much.
I also heard a lot of people like the idea of Beast Boy coming, which I really don't get. I imagine Killer Frost might be an option in place of Hawkgirl. Or Hawkman.
Good assessment of Red Hood. He's one of my favorite DC characters ever actually.
I think Beast Boy is probable, but I think Vixen might be more likely (easier to animate, has increased popularity thanks to the CW, and add diversity).
I really don't see Killer Frost happening, not with a roster that has Captain Cold and will almost assuredly have Sub-Zero as DLC.
@jayc1324: You should. The Batman is one of (if not the most) underrated DC cartoons ever. It's not the best, but most other good DC cartoons actually get the acclaim they deserve. This one was much more divisive, but it's awesome. Season 4 here is the best by far, then Season 2, then 1. 3 was more rocky overall but still good. Season 5 was the weakest by far but still had some good stuff in it.
@jaycool2: It IS a good episode to be sure. As I said, not as good as "Robin's Reckoning, but that's like dismissing the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies because they're not Spider-Man 2.
@nathaniel_christopher: I don't know, I myself enjoyed this show's take on Batgirl (as I've already mentioned). I enjoyed her costume (which was actually inspired by the Yvonne Craig Batgirl costume, which was also one of my favorites), and I think that the voice actress did a good job giving her the appropriate amount of youthful enthusiasm. Yes, it's annoying that Yin vanished from the show, but my perspective is that Batgirl is a solid enough substitute, not to mention we would have probably gotten her at some point anyway. Yes, they missed an opportunity to make Ivy Batgirl's arch-enemy (or rather emphasize it more), but having said that I still feel that this was a solid take on the character. To be honest, I actually liked the voice-acting and writing for this version just as much as the DCAU Batgirl, and both seem reasonably faithful to the source material also.
Well, gonna get around to reviewing Season 4 soon. May even start it today, actually.
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