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Digifiend
That same mandating is why they'd have Babs revert to Batgirl. I can see Bart reverting to Impulse too for the same reason - him becoming Kid Flash was shown at the end of season 2, and matched the comics at the time. So it wouldn't have made sense for him not to be Kid Flash in season 3. Of course, he's now Impulse again in the comics.
And as for Kaldur, Aqualad has been appearing in Aquaman comics lately - what if he was meant to be the 5G Aquaman? If so, it would be pre-emptive synergy. The show had Arthur retire to focus on his kingdom and his family - and like in the show, comics Aquaman is now a father.