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06-15-2021, 01:45 PM #1Uncanny Member
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Cheshire (professional assassin) Appreciation 2021
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06-15-2021, 02:44 PM #2Extraordinary Member
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My first exposure to her was the YJ cartoon. Now I hear that voice in my head whenever I read her.
Assassinate Putin!
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06-15-2021, 04:09 PM #3Moderator
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Was Cheshire enhanced in this story? She is beating up Starfire and reacting to Kid Flash.
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06-15-2021, 04:12 PM #4Extraordinary Member
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I reread this story kinda recent, but i don't think so.
Originally Posted by John Venus
DC: Dick Grayson, Wally West, Donna Troy, Yara Flor, Titans
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06-15-2021, 07:36 PM #5Extraordinary Member
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I’ll be blunt and say that I think Young Justice made a much better version of the character - the comic version Pre-New 52 long felt like she remained a “trashy Dragon Lady” cliché way past the point anyone would find acceptable.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
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06-16-2021, 01:34 PM #6Moderator
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Yep. Out of all of DC's most prominent Asian ladies (Talia, Shiva, Shado) Cheshire is the biggest dragon lady of them all. Originally Posted by godisawesome
But I have a few nitpicks:
-Making her the daughter of Sportsmaster and Tigress feels sudden and abrupt. I don't mind her being younger and daughter of an established character but I wish it was someone that made sense. I'm not sure if this was their intention but it seemed like they were trying to elevate Sportsmaster and Tigress whereas in the comics Cheshire is the more prominent villain.
-Her design, which is based off of her look in her non speaking cameo in the Teen Titans cartoon is closer to Japanese. I'm not an expert on Vietnamese culture but that mask is clearly based off of the Japanese fox mask and there is no similar one in Vietnamese culture and her costume is much closer to a kimono than anything Vietnamese.
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06-16-2021, 07:52 AM #7Uncanny Member
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I don't think she was "enhanced", but she's definitely a trained, experienced assassin going up against two heroes who knew nothing about her, giving her one advantage. Originally Posted by John Venus
Also, she was one of several unknown assassins attacking the New Teen Titans at the same time in a trap the team wasn't prepared for, so more confusion to throw off the heroes.
(And for the record, these unknown assassins had been arranged for by . . . The Monitor. Yeah, that guy from CoIE.)
