Top 10 Shocking Batwoman Facts *really white dancing* Salutations Nerd Squad
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And to celebrate this we are delving into the latest addition to the CW roster which
premiered just this week.
Now don’t worry these facts aren’t focused on the show, but some have potential tie ins
with some potential future plot points.
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Now sit back, relax and make sure your clothes are perfect because today we’re diving into
the Top 10 Shocking Batwoman Facts.
Intro time.
#10 She’s Jewish Not shocking, rather its more surprising.
Most heroes don’t really communicate their religious beliefs unless it has an overall
impact to the story.
However Batwoman is very open about her religious views and beliefs.
While this may not seem like too much of a deal, when readers come and find inspiration
in their the characters they see on the page or on the screen, when they are open about
who they are both sexually and religiously, it can help readers or viewers to do the same.
She has been shown as Jewish rather than hiding it quite a few times.
In 52 #33 she celebrates Hanukah with her girlfriend at the time Renee Montoya, and
they further explore her affiliations in Bombshells, a series that takes place in an alternate
World War 2 universe in which the superheroine is seen fighting against anti-semitism on
both American soil and overseas.
#9 She has a Twin sister Beth Kane is Kate’s twin sister and was
presumed to be dead after Kate, Beth and their mother were kidnapped when they were 12.
During the kidnapping the mother was killed, and the body of a child was found and assumed
to be Beth.
It was later revealed that nobody really knew who the kid was.
Beth grew into one of the leaders of the Religion of Crime, going by the criminal alias “Alice”
due to her love of Alice in Wonderland.
There is someone who goes by the name Alice revealed in the premier of the Batwoman CW
show, so could this be Kate’s sister that the show is already setting up?
I mean it’s a reveal in similar vein to that of the reverse flash from The Flash season
1.
So it very well could be, we also know the CW also enjoys making their own variations
so it could very well be a red herring.
#8 So many versions With all the alternate timelines and universes,
there have been so different versions of the different DC heroes that it can be hard to
keep track.
But batwoman has had over 2 dozen different incarnations.
Multiple versions of these being of Kathy and Kate Kane.
In elseworlds however, Batwoman was Selina Kyle.
As batwoman Selina was able to pull batman out of a deep depression in that version of
the story, becoming his sidekick after he lost Robin and Batgirl.
She actually, ended up giving up being Catwoman and fully embraced being Batwoman, and Bruce
Wayne’s Wife.
While yes other heroes have multiple other versions and there are infinite earths, seeing
over a dozen different incarnations of Batwoman is a solid chunk and more than we’ve seen
of even the most popular heroes.
#7 She made history In February of 2013 presumably in theme for
valentines’ day, the writers behind the female caped crusader’s adventures made
history with eh first lesbian proposal in a mainstream comic.
That storyline was eventually shut down by DC (more on that later) but its still the
first lesbian proposal and it paved the way for more diversity in comics.
In Batwoman #17 Kate proposed to her girlfriend Maggie Sawyer IN COSTUME!
This was also her way of revealing her identity which honestly is one hell of a mind screw.
Like hey babe, I’m a superhero but also do you wanna marry me?
I know I’ve been lying to you for however many years or months we’ve been together
but I’m telling you now!
You wanna get married though?
YES ABSOLUTELY!
However while this could have boosted sales with their marriage and even planning of the
wedding, this leads me into…
#6 She isn’t allowed to have a happy ending After batwoman proposed and made history,
the creative team behind her comics left, citing creative differences.
This was largely due to DC Comics prohibiting Kate and Maggie’s wedding.
The official statement from DC was that heroes, especially those in the Bat Fam, cant have
happy personal lives.
Because being unhappy is what makes them be heroes.
Yeah, okay sure.
But if I was a superhero because there is too much crime in my city and then I get married,
its not like ill stop because i'm happy.
There would still be crime!
This decision would become the norm in comic books.
Heroes don’t get married if their unhappiness drives them to be heroes.
That some bs if you ask me.
How do you feel about this decision?
Do you think DC is right?
That they would stop being heroes if they were happy?
Or do you think that the heroes would continue out of the goodness of their heart?
Let me know in the comments below.
#5 She was nearly a ritual sacrifice Now when I say nearly, you probably think
I mean saved on the table before anything bad happened or even maybe caught wind of
what was going on and ended it.
No.
In fact I mean stabbed in the heart by a crazy cultist named Bruno Mannheim.
In 52 #25 a cult named intergang begins to follow the words of the Crime Bible.
Yeah, a sacred text that teaches criminals how to be s tier evil.
They kidnap Kate, intending to sacrifice her in a ritual that should end up burning gotham
to ashes.
Renee Montoya was able to stop the ritual, but not until after Bruno stabbed Kate in
the heart.
However she’s an actual bad mamajama and pulls the knife out of her chest and stabs
Bruno in the back.
With a little help from technology Kate survives.
However her breathing is forever impaired and she becomes weaker than she was before.
But she keeps being batwoman.
Hot damn!
#4 Fans hated casting While some fans believe that Ruby Rose is
the perfect actress to play batwoman, some members of the arrowverse community had someone
else in mind for the role.
Particularly Madelaine Petsch who is most well known for her portrayal of Cheryl Blossom
on CW’s riverdale.
And with her affiliation with the network it was possible for that casting to occur.
However since she would be filming Riverdale at the same time as Batwoman would be filming,
it would be too difficult for it to work.
However Ruby Rose was a good choice.
But after fans caught wind of the news some were not happy.
Some were complaining about her acting skills and saying they only caster her because she’s
lesbian.
Others criticized the choice of a non jewish actress.
But to be fair if she was jewish and not a lesbian, others would be complaining about
the that.
There’s no real way to please everyone and I think that the CW made a good choice when
it comes to the actress.
The only real way you should be judging the show now is based on the actual show.
#3 Shipping The Arrowverse Batwoman made her debut in
the crossover “Elseworlds” which featured oliver queen becoming the flash and Barry
allen becoming the green arrow.
They go to gotham and the Trio of Green Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl meet Kate Kane.
Kat has 2 scenes alone with kara and even after those 2 scenes, these two are already
being shipped together.
After Kate bails out Barry, Oliver and Kara, Kara says that Kate has 500 fewer tatoos than
other billionaires she’s met.
Kate responded with “those are the ones that you can see” which made kara laugh
and look a little flustered before saying “it’s a mystery” which some viewers
found unconvincing.
Kara later states that she used her X-ray vision to see all Kate’s tattoos, which
means she presumably saw her naked which made fans erupt.
They said that Kara and Kate should make their relationship a romantic one, but dating across
dimensions would be a little, if not very difficult.
#2 Why she’s a hero Kate was dishonourably discharged from the
army.
Her father and mother were part of the army as well, and her father has always wanted
her back in the army.
The plan her father had was that as Batwoman, Kate could prove herself to be a hero.
Then she could rejoin the army later, after having proven herself.
He went as far as sending her around the world to train and supplied her with the equipment
she uses in her exploits.
He even created a Bat-Army for her to lead.
All to one day get her back in the army, she hasn’t done so yet.
The question is, would she be able to?
Would the army approve of an ex-solider who got dishonourably discharged back into the
army, after they’ve been violating the law as a vigilante?
Seems a little farfetched to me and this is comics we’re talking about.
Her father believes that it would work and believes that this is why she’s fighting
crime.
#1 She was for batman Surprise surprise Batwoman was created to
parallel Batman, whoop de doo, now what Batman fears bats?
While yes, that statement is true, she was more than that for a time.
While after being reintroduced in 2006 as a lesbian, she was originally created in 1956
and was introduced as a love interest for Bruce Wayne.
While that sounds weird because now they’re cousins it gets even better.
Well, depending on how you see better.
I see it as funny.
She was introduced as a love interest for Bruce yes, but do you know why?
To prove that he was not gay for Robin.
Batgirl was also introduced as Betty Kane, Kate’s niece, and love interest for Robin.
Experts speculate that these 2 characters were introduced to deter people from believing
Batman and Robin were gay for each other.
It’s ironic if you think about it because now the one who was introduced to prove batman
wasn’t gay, is now gay.
There we have it the top 10 Shocking batwoman facts, what are your thoughts on this list,
did I leave anything out you find particularly interesting?
Let me know in the comments as well as your opinion on the batwoman premier.
Thank you all so much for watching, I have been and shall remain connor munro and I’ll
see you in another video.
Time to watch me screw up over and over.