9 Things Everyone Forgets About Batgirl

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The title of "Batgirl" has been held by five women in the DC Universe, most famously Barbara Gordon.
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  • @blackphoenix77
    @blackphoenix77 Жыл бұрын

    I remember someone on a message board that I no longer use got irrationally angry at me for saying that Barbara Gordon was Jim Gordon's biological daughter (because of the Post-Crisis reboot that made Jim her uncle and adoptive parent). This was decades ago: all of DC's subsequent reboots have made her Jim's biological daughter again.

  • @tyrant-den884

    @tyrant-den884

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd bet 10$ there's gonna be a cannon where Jim is Cassandra's biological father but not Barbara's in the next 15 years.

  • @juniorsigala5028

    @juniorsigala5028

    Жыл бұрын

    Tbh I never like that idea, not only does it unnecessarily complicate things but barbara I'm pretty sure or atleast heard that barbara was made to be Jim's biological daughter from the beginning so yeah to me it just complicates things but comics do that but still

  • @joshuaingobo1559
    @joshuaingobo1559 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the fact that Barbara Gordon had two brothers (pre-Crisis older brother Tony Gordon and pre-Flashpoint younger brother James Gordon Jr), that she met Clark Kent Superboy and briefly made her debut as Mighty Girl pre-Crisis, and that she has received a doctorate in Library Science shortly before she made her debut as Batgirl as a 26/27-year-old adult in 1966.

  • @nehemiahpouncey3607

    @nehemiahpouncey3607

    Жыл бұрын

    She also had ahem intercourse with Bruce on a rooftop 😂

  • @macturner2196

    @macturner2196

    Жыл бұрын

    Big need for librarians these days... Oh yeah. I mean, the last time most went to one was either in school, or NEVER.

  • @thecharmingone3931
    @thecharmingone3931 Жыл бұрын

    I actually like the idea of Batgirl still having her disability. Imagine they implemented that into the cancelled Batgirl movie, where she was recovering from her handicap but still had to worry about it hindering her.

  • @killSeal

    @killSeal

    Жыл бұрын

    Or maybe at the end of the movie! That way it could lead to more Birds of Prey but a bit more...proper Birds of Prey movie. We'll never know. :(

  • @christopherrasmussen9245

    @christopherrasmussen9245

    Жыл бұрын

    It would be interesting subject matter for a movie, most people don't realize that the paralysis of Barbara Gordon was an elseworld event from The Killing Joke. It initially wasn't meant to be a part of the main continuity. That is why those injuries have or haven't happened depending on the story being told. Sometimes she is Batgirl and sometimes she is/was Oracle.

  • @christopherrasmussen9245

    @christopherrasmussen9245

    Жыл бұрын

    Personally, I like the fighting spirit of the Oracle/Post Oracle Barbara Gordon

  • @foldabotZ

    @foldabotZ

    Жыл бұрын

    @@killSeal I feel that would be too soon, though, getting paralyzed at the end of her supposed-to-be debut movie which is also her origin story. Maybe in a second or third movie, but that'll never happen now with the movie being cancelled and made a tax write-off.

  • @georgia6947

    @georgia6947

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve always loved the idea of Barbara’s injury leaving her feeling like she has to give up superhero work and has lost her identity. She falls into a depression of sorts, until one day there is a mission that really needs someone on comms, and Barbara takes the offer up and it gives her a new zest for life. She does a bunch of stuff like working from her wheel chair, physical therapy, etc to recover from her injury, but has to wear a back brace type thing. Eventually she can return to the streets of Gotham as Batgirl, but some days she still suffers from a lot of pain and needs to rest and continue as Oracle from her wheelchair instead. It would give rep to people with chronic illness and injury that are told they are faking it because they don’t need a wheel chair all the time. Also in my idea the bullet just missed her spine and because she has so many muscles it wasn’t a paralysing injury as it provided some sort of padding.

  • @TevyaSmolka
    @TevyaSmolka Жыл бұрын

    I love Cassandra Cain batgirl she’s really awesome and badass in my opinion.

  • @bostonrailfan2427
    @bostonrailfan242711 ай бұрын

    “not barbara’s biological father” it’s a recent retcon that nobody, not even the adapters of DC properties, follows. so, yes, she is his daughter

  • @joshjones9749
    @joshjones9749 Жыл бұрын

    Cassandra cain's story would be perfect for a Live action or animated series.

  • @nickdejager8873
    @nickdejager8873 Жыл бұрын

    Cassandra took on the name Orphan because it was David Cain's alias. After he died (for a time) Cass took on his name. Not because Cassandra's relationship with Mommy Shiva.

  • @levonpoe
    @levonpoe Жыл бұрын

    big respect to barbara Gordon

  • @alexchord5689
    @alexchord5689 Жыл бұрын

    It's hard to imagine anyone who has suffered as much as Barbara Gordon has since she first became Batgirl. I'm surprised you didn't mention the first batgirl though, Betty Kane. I also was never unhappy that Barbara was adopted by Jim and his wife, Barbara, after his brother and wife died. In a way, it made sense seeing as how both Jim and his wife, Barbara, never had the same characteristics as Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl.

  • @Sunprism
    @Sunprism Жыл бұрын

    Cassandra Cain, the current Batgirl, is the only member of the Bat Family that Batman is absolutely sure he couldn't beat in a one on one fight

  • @FeedMeSalt

    @FeedMeSalt

    Жыл бұрын

    Cus waman. No but for real, they fleshed her out enough for it to be believable. Which is so rare nowadays. Usually we see new characters destroying established ones instead of building their own achievements first. Which is necessary or you just build garbage that offends.

  • @kaine8911

    @kaine8911

    Жыл бұрын

    Steph is also Batgirl (Well she did die so I guess it's just Cass and Babs) but there is also Nightwing who we can say also beats batman

  • @christianharris724

    @christianharris724

    Жыл бұрын

    Pfft

  • @juliajohnson8951

    @juliajohnson8951

    Жыл бұрын

    Cass is batwoman

  • @ranwolf1240

    @ranwolf1240

    Жыл бұрын

    @@christianharris724 Batman pretty much said so after Cassandra beat Lady Shiva the first time(something Batman admitted to never being able to do)

  • @lilywong9672
    @lilywong9672 Жыл бұрын

    In the current comics, Commissioner James Gordon and Barbara Eileen Gordon are the biological parents of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) and James Gordon, Jr. (aka J.J. Gordon the serial killer).

  • @TitularHeroine
    @TitularHeroine Жыл бұрын

    Wait so who was the fifth?? -Cassandra Cain -Barbara Gordon -Stephanie Brown -Betty Kane (That was her name, right? With the yellow and red costume) -???

  • @darkstardarin

    @darkstardarin

    Жыл бұрын

    Batgirl Beyond, I forgot her name.

  • @tyrant-den884

    @tyrant-den884

    Жыл бұрын

    Does the Bar family have three unrelated *Cains in it?

  • @TitularHeroine

    @TitularHeroine

    Жыл бұрын

    @@darkstardarin Okay cool, thank you! If they're going off *possible* timelines then might as well include the Dark Knight Returns universe as well Edit: typo

  • @shadowdramon01

    @shadowdramon01

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tyrant-den884 - all three have similar last names (Kane and Cain) but Betty and Kate Kane are cousins to each other and Bruce on his mom’s side. Cassandra Cain is the daughter of a lesser-known Bat-villain.

  • @sokagofferenginar8669

    @sokagofferenginar8669

    Жыл бұрын

    Betty Kane was Batwoman.

  • @loonytunescrazy
    @loonytunescrazy Жыл бұрын

    Thing is it depends on which verison it is with sometime he is her father

  • @Awestefeld6612
    @Awestefeld6612 Жыл бұрын

    Barbara Gordon was also a Congresswoman.

  • @jacobdrolet4262
    @jacobdrolet4262 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing about batgirl,fantastic job what culture comics.

  • @Paradox-es3bl
    @Paradox-es3bl Жыл бұрын

    I didn't forget about any of this. I didn't know some of it... but like 7/9 I knew and remembered. I doubt anyone forgot most of this. But yeah, I WILL forget that Jim Gordon SOMETIMES isn't Barbara's dad, because he usually is so who cares? Plus, even if he's not biologically, he's her real dad. The one who raised her and the one who's always there for her.

  • @unknowncommonman
    @unknowncommonman Жыл бұрын

    Barbara Gordon Kissing Jason Todd Red Hood and Jason having developing feeling's for her is an mostly unknown fact .

  • @Lukecash2

    @Lukecash2

    Жыл бұрын

    More like intentionally forgotten as a bad idea.

  • @z_zenith
    @z_zenith Жыл бұрын

    What's up with the low quality audio?

  • @Filmation77
    @Filmation77 Жыл бұрын

    I was a Cassandra Cain Mark,but i really liked Burnside Batgirl and that version of B. Gordon

  • @d.a.baracus1438
    @d.a.baracus143811 ай бұрын

    I always found it odd that Barbara spent so much time in a wheelchair. I mean, in a world in which she & Batman have access to magic, alien technology, technology from the future, & advanced human technology, they can't find a way to hear a severed nerve? Odd...

  • @luc9375
    @luc9375 Жыл бұрын

    In which book can I read the story beginning at 8:39 ?

  • @ThePinkDragon
    @ThePinkDragon Жыл бұрын

    loved Oracle

  • @hunterrousseau3770
    @hunterrousseau3770 Жыл бұрын

    No. 4, those two are endgame 💜 x 💙

  • @karenstarr
    @karenstarr Жыл бұрын

    9 things pretty much everyone already knows.

  • @damonsaylor973
    @damonsaylor973 Жыл бұрын

    And I miss it every Sunday I watched it. Thursday to when they had The other Batwoman her to. Oh I hope this doesn't sound lame but I miss stargirl too😳😳😳😳😊😊😊😊😊

  • @TupAware
    @TupAware Жыл бұрын

    Barbara Gordon was a Congresswoman.

  • @warrencochrane5155
    @warrencochrane5155 Жыл бұрын

    Ooh I liked this

  • @damonsaylor973
    @damonsaylor973 Жыл бұрын

    Grace is my favorite batgirl man I wish some how under the James Gunn Rule I really pray we see that movie I'll bet you any thing despite what They said and claim I bet it nothing like they say I bet you it good. Batwoman has it misses but all and all I enjoyed it.😊😊😊😊😊

  • @traceymarch4995
    @traceymarch4995 Жыл бұрын

    The Kane family a majority of them are related to Bruce Wayne if you go through the Batman comic history

  • @brandonscott5544
    @brandonscott5544 Жыл бұрын

    Batgirl INTERESTING VIDEO REASON

  • @Christian_Ada1
    @Christian_Ada1 Жыл бұрын

    Barman's kryptonite us children 😆😂 "kifs demand to be trained" and heid knees buckle 😆

  • @ejbalshan
    @ejbalshan Жыл бұрын

    Historic history?

  • @yadielenielbellecolon982
    @yadielenielbellecolon982 Жыл бұрын

    🙊💗👍💝😍😁

  • @baron7755
    @baron7755 Жыл бұрын

    The plural of Batgirl is Batsgirl

  • @Victor-mc1sz
    @Victor-mc1sz Жыл бұрын

    Babs was also a congresswoman pre crisis.

  • @fredlloyd-ward6141
    @fredlloyd-ward6141 Жыл бұрын

    6 batgirls you forgot Barbra Wilson from batman and robin wait no 5 batgirls I imagined that god awful film right

  • @JoshConder

    @JoshConder

    Жыл бұрын

    That movie does not exist.

  • @Lrbearclaw
    @Lrbearclaw Жыл бұрын

    I love the fact that I knew this entire list. I have a trivial mind. 9:13 - If I recall correctly, Barbara was named after Jim's wife.

  • @christianemden7637
    @christianemden7637 Жыл бұрын

    I thought Barbara becoming oracle, was a lot more inspirational, as her becoming batgirl. One of the more regrettable decisions of the last years was restoring her as batgirl. Oracle was unique, showing superiority of mind over matter.

  • @MrQdiddy85
    @MrQdiddy85 Жыл бұрын

    First

  • @baron7755
    @baron7755 Жыл бұрын

    0:47 they look the same age! they should not be

  • @benparrish672
    @benparrish672 Жыл бұрын

    The Joker shot Babs cuz he saw Batsy smashing on the rooftop & J knew tht if Barbara got pregnant then Brucey might give up Batmaning

  • @joeparrigen4982

    @joeparrigen4982

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @theamazingmaymay123
    @theamazingmaymay123 Жыл бұрын

    I honestly like Barbra as Oracle more then batgirl tbh

  • @LibraGamesUnlimited
    @LibraGamesUnlimited Жыл бұрын

    I like Barbara much better as Oracle.

  • @The4cp
    @The4cp Жыл бұрын

    I only count Cassandra and Barbra lol.

  • @Dawn_Of_Justice
    @Dawn_Of_Justice Жыл бұрын

    Tim Drake and Carrie Kelly's obsession with joining Batman was just copied from Batgirl. Barbara gordon was obsessed with being a vigilante. There are too many oracle nuts on here, to me Barbara gordon is Batgirl. Cassandra cain to me seems far more like a silent ninja character than batgirl. Stephanie brown is better as the Spoiler.

  • @baron7755
    @baron7755 Жыл бұрын

    Casandra Cain is so lame

  • @ChawlieJR
    @ChawlieJR Жыл бұрын

    Few things I didn't know, free things I wondered about.. Barbara Gordon is a well crafted character🤌🏾

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