Originally Posted by
lemonpeace
alternate future or no, there is a clear theme of playing on brand recognition and legacy. whether people want to accept it or not Future State is meant to have ripple effects in the direction to come, it just doesn't seem thematically resonate to go "Katana's big thing is she's not Katana" when the whole thing is about establishing and heightening these characters' brands. Maybe Katana isn't the best name but it's the name she's been ecognized by with little to no issue for decades. Her power comes from her Katana, so she's Katana, Bruce Wayne is inspired by a bat, so he's Batman; I don't thinking Ronin or Shogun do anything for her that Katana doesn't. besides, superhero names are often silly anyway and Ronin or Shogun aren't exactly leagues better in the stereotype name department if that's the big offense of the name Katana.