#and Dick was younger and a bit more dork-ish

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Spoilers for Nightwing (2016) #92

Idk, the way Dick got hurt in the flashback is off... Like, couldn´t Dick have also throwed Batarangs at them instead of jumping in

[flashfuture]

I’m a bit of an outsider but it seems like the 90’s were a very paradoxical time for dc because from everything I’ve read Wally and Kyle’s runs are right bangers but like...I’ve also heard...other things about how other characters were written thats...less than flattering.

It’s okay the thing is lol that it depends on the character itself. The 90s was actually going to be a swap over and retiring period that well it didn’t happen. So here is my character break downs of the take over characters.

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The Flash

Wally was a silver age character. He was Barry’s legacy and Flash was already a legacy from golden age Jay Garrick. Wally took over in the late 80s. Barry was gone and Wally took up his mantle. The Flash Team knew this was coming.

He got an entire series about himself settling into his own without really anyone to help him. Rudy and Mary were terrible. Barry and Iris were dead. It was Wally and some friends he made.

Wally remained the solo Flash until 2010 ish when they brought back Barry. But Wally is currently the Flash again and hopefully DC will stop harming my baby boy. 

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Batman & Robin

Dick Grayson was growing up. And post crisis Bruce went from a overprotective father who Dick wanted space from to an abusive manipulative father who Dick was essentially running from.

Nightwing was Dick coming into his own. Connection to Clark’s mythos. At this point Dick was both a legacy to Bruce and Clark.

But Robin oh Robin. That was a symbol that didn’t fit with their new dark(er) Knight. So Golden Age Robin had to die. But Dick is busy.

Well who was just Robin right before Crisis? The Dick Grayson copy- Jason Todd.

So they bring back Jason and give him a quick revamp. They make him all chirpy and happy so Golden Age. But dark enough that he’s similar enough to NTT age Dick. Then they kill him. Like okay people say it was the vote but DC always wanted Jason or more accurately Golden Age Robin dead.

Which paved way for Tim Drake’s Robin. Someone who was made for this new darker Bruce. But would have also been paired with Dick’s more efficent Batman. However this failed when Azrael fucked hard with Tim’s character and bolstered Tim’s importance beyond the normal Robin levels. 

He was there to validate every bullshit thing Bruce was doing. He was there to validate child soldiers and reset the narrative from partner to general and soldier.

The issue for many fans comes from Tim’s character being a dork who siphoned off Dick’s chip on his shoulder colder more analytical mind.

Tim was just super eager and happy to help. (His backstory was pretty much just Bette Kane redone as a friend pointed out to me)

So Dick started to morph into happy big brother here. But the Batfam was changed in Crisis so the Batfam angle didn’t fit.

Dick wasn’t as hostile to Jason as some people would think but they weren’t close.

Dick was very close to Tim. I think original Tim paired with non altered Dick was a very good pair who worked well together.

It’s just when Tim became more and more popular he was given the traits that made Dick so popular and work so well.

Dick gave back the mantle to Bruce and Tim well Tim get siphoning more and more of Dick as time went on. 

Barely recognizable to their 90s and before counterparts

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Green Lantern

Kyle is actually more controversial than I might lead people on this blog to believe lol. Due to my undying and biased love for him.

He came in as a character who was going to put a new spin on Green Lantern. He was younger and fresher faced. But Hal’s Parallax arc as many might not know was quick as fuck. He just turned evil after Coast City and went for Genocide. 

Kyle was yeeted the ring and he went in to try and help save the world. Kyle was the one who talked down Hal. Hal handed him the ring and said you’re the green lantern. The passing of the torch really. 

But Kyle wasn’t beloved by everyone. Many people found his entry too quick. They thought he was too good with the ring too quick. They didn’t like his character. Thought he was too emotional to be a GL not enough Will. Lot’s of different takes. 

Also Guy and John were there and many people would have preferred to see them if it wasn’t gonna be Hal. 

Kyle and Donna was another thing that was alienating. Many people would have preferred to see her with Roy (plus I hate her with Kyle but that’s me) 

Kyle remained the sole GA until 2005 ish so about 10 years. And he continues to be a major player to this day.

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Green Arrow

Chuck Dixon hated Ollie and wanted him dead. So in came Connor Hawke. Ollie’s bastard son and a really talented martial artist that Ollie met at the Ashram. 

Ollie acted ooc as fuck during this run but he died in a plane crash. 

And Conn took over his place as the Green Arrow. Roy was doing Checkmate and Titans stuff anyways but no one asked him. 

Connor is my baby boy my favorite DC character. But he also wasn’t that popular. 

Obviously racism. They couldn’t even agree on a skin color. Many people were turned away by the perceived ‘preachiness’ of you know bringing up real world issues. 

A lot of people also didn’t like Conn being presented as a better martial artist than a lot of the Batfam (the fanon bias has always been strong) 

He was main GA until 2001 when Ollie came back. 

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Superboy

Okay we got Kon way back when Clark ate it and then he was sort of here. Younger than the above kids but obviously the intended take over for Clark. 

But then Clark came back. And it was just the take over didn’t happen here. 

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Rule one: tag nine people you want to get to know better. (I'm breaking it cause I never tag anyone cause like y'know I dunno if it pisses off people or not, plus I don't really have many people I talk to)

Rule two: bold the true statements:

I am 5'7 or taller (I'm like 5ft4 or something)

I wear glasses (I look like a dork)

I have at least one tattoo (Hell yeah~ Small bit of writing at the top of my back. I want more. Like I think tattoos are so cool)

I have at least one piercing (earrings. I'm boring like that)

I have blonde hair

My abs are somewhat defined (*wheeze* what abs)

I have or had braces (had)

I love meeting new people (Nope nope)

People tell me I’m funny (somehow)

Helping people with their problems is a big priority to me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude to people I know well (I'm a sensitive fuck who worries folks hate her. I don't think I could do that. Like it's hard for me to tell online if people are mad at me let alone if they're joking XD)

I started to say something ironically, now I can’t stop saying it (it's y'all also fam)

There is something I would change about my personality (I'd fucking change everything about myself if I could *nervous finger guns* I'm super insecure~)

I can play an instrument

I can sing well (ish depends. I like singing ja///zz or stuff from the 20s or later. Or one of the Cin///derella songs)

I can do 30 push-ups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw well

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing Maths in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute

I have beaten at least two people in an arm wrestle

I know how to cook at least three meals from scratch

I can throw a punch

I enjoy sports

I have learned a new song in the past week

I’ve gone running at least once a week in summer

I work out at least once a week

I have drawn something in the last month

I enjoy writing (when de///pression isn't being a dick)

I have done martial arts (Karate but didnt really learn much, teachers kept teaching us stuff we already knew)

I have had my first kiss (kinda ish when I was younger in primary but like I don't remember so must have been shit XD)

I have had alcohol (hated it)

I have scored a winning goal in sports

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting (Does an///ime count? I've done those easily)

I have been to an overnight event

I have been in a taxi (Not in a while but helps weirdly get around with an///xiety)

I have been in a hospital/er in the past year (not this year XD fucking last year though. Cause I dislocated my knee like last year like a couple of days into January)

I have beaten a video game in one day (Nah I like taking my time with them. I feel like I wouldn't enjoy and I'd be rushing if I finished in a day. Like gotta enjoy the game and like make it worth it I guess?)

I have visited another country (A few but I hate flying)

I have been to one of my favourite band’s concerts

I have at least one person I consider a best friend (legit never had a best friend. I get envious/sad when I see fictional character with one cause like I dunno it seems nice)

I live close to my school (I haven't been to school in like 7 years)

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling (only child~ it's lonely life 😢)

I live in the US (Nope, British and that's all you get XD)

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with friends in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CDs (*shrug* I dunno how many I have)

I share my room with somebody

I have a crush on a celebrity (Had I haven't crushed on any in years. Last crush I had was on a video game character and it didn't last XD *cough* ItwasGla///dio*cough*)

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least three relationships

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush for over a year

I have been in a relationship for more than a year

I have had feelings for a friend

I have break danced

I know a person called Jamie (Bullied me for like 10 years, complete dick. I despise the name due to that guy)

I have had a teacher with a last name hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair (I've had purple and red and then back to brown)

I am listening to a song on repeat right now (a cover of Magia from a magical girl ani///me I love)

I have punched someone in the past week

I have known someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the last year (I think so anyway XD)