this has been rly bugging me lately , esp with how many people in diff dc medias use ‘ batwoman ’ as an identity that aren’t kate or related to kate in any significant way so like . . . this is a friendly reminder that batwoman is not a legacy mantle !
it’s not like robin or batgirl or even batman . the mantle of batwoman was created by kate for herself and no one else . it’s uniquely hers in a way that does not allow it to be passed along like candy to the next in line . no one else deserves that mantle , no one . it is not theirs to have .
literally the only people that come close to deserving to take that mantle would be beth or bette , both of which kate could potentially pass it on to if she were to die or retire the mantle herself . of course , the argument could also be made that any children she has in the future could take the mantle as well .
but any one else ? none of these ppl ( dick’s daughter in batman beyond , steph in . . . was it young justice ? idk ) deserve that title . that mantle is not theirs to take . literally no one but her children , bette or beth have any , any right to it and i refuse to acknowledge anyone else using it .
not to mention , you know , kate would be pretty pissed herself to see someone taking her mantle like that , too . like i said , that’s her identity and it’s so unique and specific to her that anyone else running around with it would be insanely insulting . it’d be like stealing some kind of sentimental object from her in that it’s so ingrained into who she is , her beliefs and her faith , her purpose in life that for anyone who doesn’t understand all that , who doesn’t know what it means or what it stands for to take it and use it would be deeply upsetting .
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