While it's true that everyone has their favorite characters who they'll defend to the death, it's not selfish to be opposed to a character who's nobody's favorite. Sometimes a character just doesn't catch on. Is there anything wrong with saying they should be disposed of so writers can focus on the ones who actually matter?
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
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I wasn't stating an unpopular opinion but responding to the current discussion about the Batfamliy.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord
Having "someone who is better than Robin", when Robin is still here, that what makes Batfamily crowed. It's about them popping out, when there is no need for them; there is no place for them even outside Batbooks, let alone Batfamily books. Big Batfamily, honestly, never made sense to me.
some characters actually need to be in team books to sell. Spoiler, Azrael and Batwing etc don't really have brand recognition like Nightwing or Red Hood. Batwing is on his way though. But either way TEC gives them the opportunity to be featured with a solid writer and DC doesn't need to risk a solo title tanking after a few months. A team books also allows them to be rotated if necessary and TEC has the added boost because of the mystery of Tim's "death" which will tie into the button story line. Could Stephanie maintain a title by herself in the current climate? No, probably not. DC is not afraid to take risks but they know when a characters warrants a title or a miniseries.
Personally I would be completly satisfied with Bruce as Batman, Dick as Nightwing, barbara as Batgirl and Jason as a (DCAU Tim like) Robin.
But I think that the Batman franchise can support more charcaters.
I would go for something like this.
Buce and Dick are fine as they are handled at the moment.
Barbara should become again more central in the family and the top female crimfighter in Gotham.
Damain and Tim are imo popular and different enough that they could keep both in a Robin like postion. Tim should imo get a solo at some point, Damian works imo better in a team (he needs somelike Dick or Jon arround or his humor doesn't work).
Jason is fine as Red Hood, eighter in the outlaws and hopefully at some point in a solo, but imo how he is written and handled in the Batfamily events has to change complelty. Him just beeing one of the Robins doesn't really work imo.
I would keep Steph in a supporting role and keep her mostly outside of the big events (she is imo not the right character for stuff like this).
Cass is for me a problematic character since in Batfamily stories she either fades in the background or having her arround goes at the expense of everybody else (thats why I kind of prefer Strix who has a similar characterisation but is not the worlds greatest martial artist).
Helena should stay in Birds of Prey but for the most part out side of the Batfamily.
Not sure what do with Selina, unless she can get a solo again, either put her in Birds of Prey, or let her just pop up from time to time in batman stories.
With Kate's I would wait how succsess full her solo is, and if it doesn't work retire her. And I would stop with this she is the third pillar of the Batfamily stuff.
The others I would send into limbo.
I would just spit some of the up, i'd send Stephanie to bludhaven and have spoiler become nightwing's sidekick. she needs a role and propose and needs someone to play off of and a popular female lead. plus dick, Stephanie and daiman adventureswin.
cass can be with babs, luke with kate, tim i don't know. then cass, steph, luke etc will have more room to grown and roles to feel and dick, babs, kate solo would do better.