Originally Posted by
Tzigone
I agree it would be difficult. The question becomes whether it's worth it. Does she want it? At certain times in the comics, she does not - she thinks of no life other than being a hero/Batman one day. Other times, she does seem to want it. This being difficult for her could make a very interesting storyline. Of course, it's also difficult to write in a way that pleases fans. The other big option to me is integrating into a non-Bat team. I think she should not stay under his umbrella forever. I liked Dick growing up and not staying in Gotham. Cass needs connections outside the Batfam, even if they are other heroes (and Batman got all jerkish about that once) and it would be good if those people were peers instead of older ones that want to take care of or instruct her. Obviously, that's not a "day one" thing, but as time passes. Independence from parental figures and all. Not that she had her parental figures for all that long, to be fair. But still, there are aspects of being able to grow in a healthy environment and stretch those wings and interact with others that I think would benefit her.
The biggest issue for me is how far to get from the original. It's a fine line -some characters change so much (and I'm talking organic change, not lightswitches with new writers) that a new reader might not even know where they came from. That's fine, as long as where they came from isn't their primary defining feature. Others never change, even when they realistically should have. Never seem to grow up. It depends too, on how much knowledge of speech she had and if you have telepath rewire her brain.