Is the Batfan getting too big

[lemonpeace]

I think War of Gotham is going to be inevitable where all of them take on each other for the right to the city.
some interesting matchups would be
Cass vs Dick (Talon vs Assassin)
Batgirl vs Batwoman (Distaff Bats clashing
Drake vs Robin (the age old rivals finally putting their rivalry to rest)
Batwing vs Harper (the tech expert vs the armored hero)
Signal vs Gotham Girl (Metal vs Kryptonite not to mention the romantic tension)
Azrael vs Red Hood ( the black sheep clash)
Batman vs Flashpoint Batman (Gotham isn't big enough for both of them!)
Wonder how many copies it will sell.....

....i...i want this! dammit why isn't this real!?

[Desmark]

....i...i want this! dammit why isn't this real!?

Lol. It is going to come when they run out of ideas. Remember war of the Green Lanterns?

[Gotham citizen]

I think War of Gotham is going to be inevitable where all of them take on each other for the exclusive rights to the city.
some interesting matchups would be
Cass vs Dick (Talon vs Assassin)
Batgirl vs Batwoman (Distaff Bats clashing)
Drake vs Robin (the age old rivals finally putting their rivalry to rest)
Batwing vs Harper (the tech expert vs the armored hero)
Signal vs Gotham Girl (Metal vs Kryptonite not to mention the romantic tension)
Azrael vs Red Hood ( the black sheep clash)
Batman vs Flashpoint Batman (Gotham isn't big enough for both of them!)
Wonder how many copies it will sell.....

Catwoman vs Talia: there isn't enough Bruce for both of them.

[Katana500]

I think War of Gotham is going to be inevitable where all of them take on each other for the exclusive rights to the city.
some interesting matchups would be
Cass vs Dick (Talon vs Assassin)
Batgirl vs Batwoman (Distaff Bats clashing)
Drake vs Robin (the age old rivals finally putting their rivalry to rest)
Batwing vs Harper (the tech expert vs the armored hero)
Signal vs Gotham Girl (Metal vs Kryptonite not to mention the romantic tension)
Azrael vs Red Hood ( the black sheep clash)
Batman vs Flashpoint Batman (Gotham isn't big enough for both of them!)
Wonder how many copies it will sell.....

Some sort of Batfamily civil war could be an interesting story. I think you kinda need Bruce out of the equation for it to work properly though, since he is pretty much the undisputed Batfamily leader who the vast majority of the family are too loyal too to stand against. Plus most agree with his code etc for that to cause any dispute.

Also you would need a good reason for the family to schism into two sides - and a reason which doesn't make one side look extremely bad or act out of character.

[Caivu]

I think War of Gotham is going to be inevitable where all of them take on each other for the exclusive rights to the city.
some interesting matchups would be
Cass vs Dick (Talon vs Assassin)
Batgirl vs Batwoman (Distaff Bats clashing)
Drake vs Robin (the age old rivals finally putting their rivalry to rest)
Batwing vs Harper (the tech expert vs the armored hero)
Signal vs Gotham Girl (Metal vs Kryptonite not to mention the romantic tension)
Azrael vs Red Hood ( the black sheep clash)
Batman vs Flashpoint Batman (Gotham isn't big enough for both of them!)
Wonder how many copies it will sell.....

The only matchups that make sense here are Bruce VS Thomas and maybe Damian VS Tim. And both of those have already been done.

I'm strongly against this idea, mostly because there's already been a setup for this exact thing relatively recently, but it was thankfully resolved without violence from either group. And that situation was about something way more serious than "exclusive rights" or whatever; that's not even a thing they would fight over.

[Restingvoice]

I don't want it either because whenever these things happen someone's bound to be portrayed out of character since most of these people have no reason to go against the other.

Even Damian and Tim settled their differences a long time ago. They still have some brotherly jabs but that's it.

Also, Cass and Dick's fighting's not gonna be very exciting. Cass and anyone except Shiva fighting's not gonna be exciting.

[Frontier]

Some sort of Batfamily civil war could be an interesting story. I think you kinda need Bruce out of the equation for it to work properly though, since he is pretty much the undisputed Batfamily leader who the vast majority of the family are too loyal too to stand against. Plus most agree with his code etc for that to cause any dispute.

Also you would need a good reason for the family to schism into two sides - and a reason which doesn't make one side look extremely bad or act out of character.

Civil War stories more often then not don't work well because it drives fans against each other and make the heroes look bad.

[Godlike13]

A Batfamily civil war would probably have to be centered around Bruce vs Dick. Both originators that could rally allies and test to loyalties of the other members.

Dick’s side would be Babs, Damian, Spoiler, Huntress. On Bruce’s there’s Kate, Duke, Cass, Azreal. Tim and Jason could go either way. Damian would intillaly be on Bruce side, but the twist would be he was a double agent for Dick.

[Jackalope89]

A Batfamily civil war that would probably have to be centered around Bruce vs Dick. Both originators that could really allies and test to loyalties of the other members.

Dick’s side would be Babs, Damian, Spoiler, Huntress. On Bruce’s there’s Kate, Duke, Cass, Azreal. Tim and Jason could go either way. Damian would intillaly be on Bruce side, but twist would be he was a double agent for Dick.

Actually, all things considered, Jason would either stay out of it, or join Dick. If we go by current events, that is.

[Katana500]

A Batfamily civil war that would probably have to be centered around Bruce vs Dick. Both originators that could really allies and test to loyalties of the other members.

Dick’s side would be Babs, Damian, Spoiler, Huntress. On Bruce’s there’s Kate, Duke, Cass, Azreal. Tim and Jason could go either way. Damian would intillaly be on Bruce side, but twist would be he was a double agent for Dick.

Problem would be finding a good reason for Dick and Bruce too fight. I don't think they have any big disagreements on how things are done.

[Godlike13]

Problem would be finding a good reason for Dick and Bruce too fight. I don't think they have any big disagreements on how things are done.

How about Dick's pissed that Bruce just left him to rot as a delusional hobo with brain trauma. Babs, Damian, Spoiler, and Huntress can also make cases for being discarded collateral damage. Alfred's death could be the tipping point.

[Zaresh]

How about Dick's pissed that Bruce just left him to rot as a delusional hobo with brain trauma. Babs, Damian, Spoiler, and Huntress can also make cases for being discarded collateral damage. Alfred's death could be the tipping point.

I dislike the idea of a civil-war lite storyline for the Bats. Never had worked really well for me, usually means making a mess of a lot of characters. Hero vs hero: a trope I really dislike. You don't need to go to that extent to create some friction and tension between a group of characters.

That being said, maybe making the batfam side between two different sides because of what happened with RicDick when they find out what actually happened, could be even realistic. Babs and Damian would be in one side (It's Bruce fault, we should've looked into it deeper. We gave up too soon), Bruce in the other with maybe Tim and Dick himself (we did the best we could, we thought it was the best choice, a new start), if he doesn't choose to break all contact with them (could be either way, depending on his temper at the moment). Jason probably would stay away, unless he's called in, like with Kate's "trial". I could see something like that happening without forcing the drama, if they don't go into an actual open "war". Like what sometimes happens when a messed accident hits a family and someone ends hurt.

[lemonpeace]

A Batfamily civil war would probably have to be centered around Bruce vs Dick. Both originators that could rally allies and test to loyalties of the other members.

Dick’s side would be Babs, Damian, Spoiler, Huntress. On Bruce’s there’s Kate, Duke, Cass, Azreal. Tim and Jason could go either way. Damian would intillaly be on Bruce side, but the twist would be he was a double agent for Dick.

I'd imagine Black Lightning wouldn't be down to let Cass and Duke get wrapped up in any petty feud among the batfamily. I can see Luke and Tim taking their slot with Jason being an X-factor (and honestly probably a kingmaker for whichever side he falls on).

I think a cool spin would be to have Bruce vs Dick vs Jason, with Jason representing the outsider perspective; him, Clayface, David Zavimbe, and Gotham Girl are the wild card faction.

[Desmark]

The only matchups that make sense here are Bruce VS Thomas and maybe Damian VS Tim. And both of those have already been done.

I'm strongly against this idea, mostly because there's already been a setup for this exact thing relatively recently, but it was thankfully resolved without violence from either group. And that situation was about something way more serious than "exclusive rights" or whatever; that's not even a thing they would fight over.

If it isn't clear to you that it's not a post meant to be taken seriously then I repeat it is a jocular post meant to poke fun at the trope. As for whether the matchups making sense or not since when has that stopped the writers from going along with it?

[Agent Z]

A bunch of grown ass adults whining that their are too many kids in comic books will never not be hilarious too me.