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Batgirl Is the Next DC Heroine Headed to Injustice: Gods Among Us

If I'm honest, I'm maybe more excited for that Killing Joke Joker outfit. Does that make me a bad person?

May. 9 2013

Posted by: Alex

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@frostedminiwheats said:

Wait... this is super confusing. They begin the trailer with an introduction to Batgirl, which is good and reasonable. I don't know who Batgirl is, I'm not a comics guy. But then they cut to the gameplay and immediately retcon the thing that they JUST TOLD ME. Did she get... unparalyzed? Because last I checked (4 seconds ago) you were telling me that she got shot and was paralyzed. So who's this fighting game character? Is this just pre-paralysis Batgirl? Then how is she getting "payback" for that time Joker shot and paralyzed her?

Am I missing something, or is this pretty dumb

It is pretty dumb, but nothing that happens in comics are permanent and in a game with parallel universes it is entirely possible that it's not the same Batgirl.

I'm not a comic book guy either though so maby she got unparalyzed or something.

EDIT: Oh, didnt notice your question had already been answered, my bad.

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@larrydavis said:

@frostedminiwheats : In the recent New 52 continuity, she somehow got unparalyzed. It's really dumb, Barbara was best as Oracle, Stephanie Brown Batgirl 4ever.

NOPE. Cass Cain 4eva

Stephanie Brown ROBIN 4evr

@hermes said:

That backstory left a bittersweet taste in my mouth. It was all about: "remember the time when Batgirl had a lot of character development and grew up of the gimmick of being a girl Batman? Well... we are forgetting all that because we want her to fight back."

Not that it was Netherrealm fault, I know the new 52 introduced that cop-out; but I don't like to be reminded of it, which leads me to the second point: another Batman character? Really? One third of the roster dedicated to that setting wasn't enough?

I can't think of another hero with a Rogues' Gallery as interesting as Batman's (Except maybe Flash; Weather Wizard!) and without looking at Smash Brothers style mirrors, I can't think of too many heroes that could fit in the holes.

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@joeyravn said:

@veektarius said:

@frostedminiwheats said:

Wait... this is super confusing. They begin the trailer with an introduction to Batgirl, which is good and reasonable. I don't know who Batgirl is, I'm not a comics guy. But then they cut to the gameplay and immediately retcon the thing that they JUST TOLD ME. Did she get... unparalyzed? Because last I checked (4 seconds ago) you were telling me that she got shot and was paralyzed. So who's this fighting game character? Is this just pre-paralysis Batgirl? Then how is she getting "payback" for that time Joker shot and paralyzed her?

Am I missing something, or is this pretty dumb

Don't forget the part where they explicitly say 25 years ago and she hasn't aged a day. I thought they typically tried to downplay explicit chronology like that.

Yeah. I took it as if they were trying to say "this thing happened in the comic books 25 years ago" and "this other thing is happening in the game now", not implying they were part of the same continuity or anything. They just did a bad job at it.

Batgirl/Barbara Gordon is not paralyzed anymore in the New 52. She has regained the use of her legs.

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@ett said:
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Injustice: Gods Among Us 'girl' poll results by Ed Boon

Glade to see them use the result.

Haha, damn, they didn't even go for the second choice.

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@adam1808 said:

@moonwalksa said:

Is it just me, or does the animation framerate in this trailer seem a lot higher than in the actual game?

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm guessing they've pulled some rendering trickery to present it at its best.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice this. I've watched this thing like 3 times to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

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Should have gone with Martian Manhunter.

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@boodoug187: I'm hoping for old stupid Robin and Batman "Adam West era"!!!

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Her superpower is awesome.

Killing Joke attire pack is also god damn awesome.

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Is it just me, or does the animation framerate in this trailer seem a lot higher than in the actual game?

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm guessing they've pulled some rendering trickery to present it at its best.

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@frostedminiwheats said:

Wait... this is super confusing. They begin the trailer with an introduction to Batgirl, which is good and reasonable. I don't know who Batgirl is, I'm not a comics guy. But then they cut to the gameplay and immediately retcon the thing that they JUST TOLD ME. Did she get... unparalyzed? Because last I checked (4 seconds ago) you were telling me that she got shot and was paralyzed. So who's this fighting game character? Is this just pre-paralysis Batgirl? Then how is she getting "payback" for that time Joker shot and paralyzed her?

Am I missing something, or is this pretty dumb

Don't forget the part where they explicitly say 25 years ago and she hasn't aged a day. I thought they typically tried to downplay explicit chronology like that.

Yeah. I took it as if they were trying to say "this thing happened in the comic books 25 years ago" and "this other thing is happening in the game now", not implying they were part of the same continuity or anything. They just did a bad job at it.

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@frostedminiwheats : In the recent New 52 continuity, she somehow got unparalyzed. It's really dumb, Barbara was best as Oracle, Stephanie Brown Batgirl 4ever.

NOPE. Cass Cain 4eva

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Batgirl seems pretty cool.

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@l4wd0g: nope, just took photos of nude body

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Why does her suit look like she found it in a garbage dump?

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I'm in love, girl

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If I'm remembering "The Killing Joke" correctly, I think it was implied that the Joker also raped her. I don't know how I feel about this as DLC.

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What was the point of that intro?

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Isn't that the voice of Ashley Williams, as Batgirl?

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wow. that's probably my favourite super. i might need to get this game.

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wow. another awesome trailer! can't wait til my next pay check, when i can buy the season pass. i love most /more of DC Characters then Marvel, so this, DCUO and Infinite Crisis(WB's new MOBA) are like candy to me. although i have been enjoying Marvel Heroes(MUA3/Marvel Diablo) Beta and can't wait for the launch. between the movies and games, it's like Comic Book Heaven on Earth.

and whose to say they won't have skins packs for DLC characters, Marvel vs Capcom did.. can't wait to find out the other two DLC characters, however rumor is the last one is Scorpion. 3rd one should be Clayface so we can get some Shang Tsung action up in here.

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Dat Super!

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On the one hand, putting another Batman character into Injustice pisses me off. On the other hand, a good fighting game character is a good fighting game character and Batgirl looks like she'd be pretty fun to play as.

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Yo, Bat-Family are the new Shotos!

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But I thought the Joker was banned. Kappa.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us 'girl' poll results by Ed Boon

Glade to see them use the result.

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Netherrealm are lucky their games look great once you start playing, because the faces on the models are garbage.

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@msavo said:

I know people are a little tired of Batman characters but I would love for Jason Todd, the Red Hood, to be dlc.

Agreed.

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That backstory left a bittersweet taste in my mouth. It was all about: "remember the time when Batgirl had a lot of character development and grew up of the gimmick of being a girl Batman? Well... we are forgetting all that because we want her to fight back."

Not that it was Netherrealm fault, I know the new 52 introduced that cop-out; but I don't like to be reminded of it, which leads me to the second point: another Batman character? Really? One third of the roster dedicated to that setting wasn't enough?

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@angeln7 said:

Is that Ashley from Mass Effect?

Kimberly Brooks (who voices Ashley) also voices Oracle/Barbara Gordon in the Arkham games, and it definitely sounds like her here too. Good move on their part.

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I really hope they don't use Scorpion. That just seems like a waste of a character slot. We can play Scorpion any other time in that last MK game just fine.

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This seems like a good place to say I have the deluxe hardcover of The Killing Joke.

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Is it just me, or does the animation framerate in this trailer seem a lot higher than in the actual game?

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@frostedminiwheats: It's a comic book. Batman and Superman have both "died" and came back in that same 25 year time span. The reason they called back to The Killing Joke was because of the new Joker costume in the same commercial. They're trying to get some nerd cred and it also lets them set up some kind of "backstory" for the fight in the ad.

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Wait... this is super confusing. They begin the trailer with an introduction to Batgirl, which is good and reasonable. I don't know who Batgirl is, I'm not a comics guy. But then they cut to the gameplay and immediately retcon the thing that they JUST TOLD ME. Did she get... unparalyzed? Because last I checked (4 seconds ago) you were telling me that she got shot and was paralyzed. So who's this fighting game character? Is this just pre-paralysis Batgirl? Then how is she getting "payback" for that time Joker shot and paralyzed her?

Am I missing something, or is this pretty dumb

Don't forget the part where they explicitly say 25 years ago and she hasn't aged a day. I thought they typically tried to downplay explicit chronology like that.

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@angeln7 said:

Is that Ashley from Mass Effect?

Sounds like it, yup.

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I know people are a little tired of Batman characters but I would love for Jason Todd, the Red Hood, to be dlc.

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Ok. Batgirl's super is SOOOOOOO FUCKING SUPER!! maybe one of the best?

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@angeln7: Yup, she's voiced by Kimberly Brooks who voiced Ashley in Mass Effect, but also Barbara Gordon / Oracle in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City.

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@assinass said:

@animasta said:

wait is batgirl different than batwoman?

Uh, yeah! Batwoman was on a long hiatus from the 60s to 2000s and then recently got a reboot as an awesome character (also lesbian).

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So I went to Wikipedia for new details on Batwoman, whom I've heard of but never really looked into. Turns out her original purpose in 1954, according to Wikipedia, was to stop allegations of Batman being a homosexual character.

And now she's a lesbian.

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Joker's Killing Joke outfit is great and while I don't really care for Batgirl's costume in this her super was fantastic.

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@pop said:

Oh, I thought she got paralized and became Oracle.

She's back to the mantle after New 52 was launched. Gail Simone said that Oracle is such an iconic character at this point that she didn't want to revert her disability, but she also said that it's been troubling everyone since she's in a world with cosmic rays and people growing limbs all the fucking time and it's just silly that no one has ever found a cure. New 52 provided a convenient way to do it, since it's a reboot, so it was more plausible to have Kiling Joke happen, have her be Oracle for three years in continuity and then get her cured.

While somewhat disappointed, I'm fine with that, since they found a much more respectful and sensible way to do this stuff than Marvel did with One More Day. "Yeah, not even Doctor fucking Strange can heal Aunt May from a stupid gunshot and the only way to separate Mary Jane and Peter is to force them into a deal with the fucking Devil himself, so they can save an old-ass lady. Because divorces don't exist."

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Oh, I thought she got paralized and became Oracle.

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Gotta say that I'm not loving the character design they use here, the way everyone seems to be wearing padded armor looks really weird. Batgirl especially seems like she's wearing a weird padded suit.

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@frostedminiwheats: They do say "In 1988". So unless you think things never change in comics, which would be kind of silly to think even if you don't know anything at all about comics, that is a hell of a long time for a character to stay paralyzed for things that generally don't age. Even the Simpsons and Southpark have had catchphrases come and go.

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There are already 7 Batman characters in Injustice, we really didn't need another.

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fuck that , i never liked batgirl....give me powergirl anyday

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@frostedminiwheats said:

Wait... this is super confusing. They begin the trailer with an introduction to Batgirl, which is good and reasonable. I don't know who Batgirl is, I'm not a comics guy. But then they cut to the gameplay and immediately retcon the thing that they JUST TOLD ME. Did she get... unparalyzed? Because last I checked (4 seconds ago) you were telling me that she got shot and was paralyzed. So who's this fighting game character? Is this just pre-paralysis Batgirl? Then how is she getting "payback" for that time Joker shot and paralyzed her?

Am I missing something, or is this pretty dumb

Alternate universes 'n' such.

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That teleport. That crossup 3. That super.

I don't even like Babs but damn, that character is nice lookin'.