Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)

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https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...ix=protagonist



Art by Ramon Villalobos


Yvette Monreal

With Yvette Monreal cast to play Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) in the upcoming DC Universe’s ‘Stargirl’.

(Brian Stapf also cast as Ted Grant/Wildcat) He has his thread here - https://community.cbr.com/showthread...hlight=wildcat
(Series also stars Brec Bassinger as Courtney Whitemore, Joel McHale as Starman, Luke Wilson as Pat Dugan, Meg DeLacy as Cindy Burman, Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Rex Tyler, and more...)

Thought it was time for her own thread.

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The idea first appeared in promotional material for the new Infinity Inc. series appearing in All-Star Squadron #28,
She is shown riding a cat-cycle, and oddly called "La Garro" which makes no sense. La is feminine, Garro (masculine) really means nothing.
Although La Garra is feminine for "Claw", could be what they meant? And would not have been a bad name.
However they did not go with the name or look.



Created by Roy Thomas, Dannette Thomas and Don Newton.
Yolanda Montez debuted in Infinity Inc. #12 (March 1985).
Slowly seeded into the book, her story is not revealed till a few issues later...

Her "powers" were first hinted at in #16



In a slow burn build, she would inevitably make her costumed debut in #23
In the midst of the Crisis of Infinite Earths wide line event:

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And in #25 a charming, and emotional scene, she is finally accepted as a member and legitimate legacy to the name Wildcat.
at first by the reluctant Ted Grant (who is only momentarily in a wheelchair), who is her uncle by way of Juan "The Mauler" Montez her father who Ted Grant once fought and trained with in the ring.
Upon seeing who she really is, he is more then willing to embrace her, and train her as his Legacy.




A role she fully embraces.


Yet with her own spin on it....

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[Agent Z]

Proposal: what if Yolanda was a Nagual?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagual

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Proposal: what if Yolanda was a Nagual?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagual

Love the Nagual and Tezcatlipoca, mythology, had a character like this when I was a kid.
Would love it if Yolanda took it as a power totem.

Although as far as an actual power, I actually prefer Yolanda remain more street level, and with the strong connection to her uncle Ted Grant (once her father's (Juan "The Mauler" Montez) rival in the ring), who trains her.

Nagual with the more supernatural shape shifting aspect, as a name and power I actually think lends itself more appropriately to Rosabelle Mendez (Pantha), or DC's/Impact/Archie Maria DeGuzman and Ivette Velez (Jaguar), strangely lots of overlap there.

As for Yolanda I'd go the other way, no wear-cat shape-shifting (just the claws), tough as nails brawler and boxer, and put her in the ring with her uncle, mentor and trainer Ted Grant.

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The idea first appeared in promotional material for the new Infinity Inc. series appearing in All-Star Squadron #28,
She is shown riding a cat-cycle, and oddly called "La Garro" which makes no sense. La is feminine, Garro (masculine) really means nothing.
Although La Garra is feminine for "Claw", could be what they meant? And would not have been a bad name.
However they did not go with the name or look.

In an All Star Squadron letter column a few issues later (and still before Yolanda actually debuted), Roy admitted that it was supposed to be La Garra and that it was a mistake. Of course it eventually turned into Wildcat which was the right choice. Hated that they felt the need to cripple Ted to make it happen though.

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.Hated that they felt the need to cripple Ted to make it happen though.

That's^ is not what happened here though.

His injury happened during Crisis, where they also took out Barry to transition Wally as the new Flash.
Huge difference between Barry to Wally and Ted to Yolanda, is a few issues later, after introducing her, Ted was already back! Standing up and ready to fight! (it was just a story-beat, so he could do the crotchity "aint nobody replacing me" bit), and she didn't replace him. He's back ready to be Wildcatting right alongside her.
And sticking up for her right, to be there too. TOGETHER!
She did not replace him.
So not sure how you level that hate or narrative against her.

That was the set up. He was already healed and standing, before she joined, he was not replaced by her.


How and why they later transitioned All-Star/JSA post Crisis, is a whole other bigger issue and nightmare, that has nothing to do with Yolanda or her introduction, LOL!

As far as sharing the name, I'd be fine with, In fact I'd prefer it if she took up her own identity as La Garra. So those like you couldn't level the hate and false narrative against her character.

... oddly called "La Garro" which makes no sense. La is feminine, Garro (masculine) really means nothing.
Although La Garra is feminine for "Claw", could be what they meant? And would not have been a bad name.

In an All Star Squadron letter column a few issues later (and still before Yolanda actually debuted), Roy admitted that it was supposed to be La Garra and that it was a mistake.

I'm not surprised it was a typo (her "Spanglish throughout the series is full of typos any time they used Spanish).
As I said La Garra (the Claw) seemed what they meant , and as originally intended was actually pretty good name for her.
The claw imagery is pretty much how she is revealed...

Her "powers" were first hinted at in #16

[Sandy Hausler]

Should I assume that the Stargirl show has no connection to the CW shows and the fact that a Wildcat (who may or may not have died) appeared on Arrow is of no importance/

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S... the fact that a Wildcat (who may or may not have died) appeared on Arrow is of no importance/

She appeared on Arrow?

Episode(s)?
Describe thanks!

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Should I assume that the Stargirl show has no connection to the CW shows and the fact that a Wildcat (who may or may not have died) appeared on Arrow is of no importance/

Only connection it has is that it exists within the new multiverse shown at the end of Crisis of Infinite Earths. It’s on a completely new Earth 2 with its own history and such.

However apparently there have been talks of potential crossovers with either Flash or Supergirl. But not in the first season and only at idea stage from what I’ve seen in interviews.