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* The first series was published from 2000-2006 and featured Cassandra Cain, the [[Legacy Character|third]] Batgirl, found [[Batgirl (2000 comic book)||here]].
* The second series was published from 2009-2011 and featured Stephanie Brown, formerly known as the Spoiler. This series is found [[Batgirl 2009|here]].
* The third series began publishing in 2011 and
{{examples|The various women to use the identity and name of Batgirl are (In Chronological Order):}}
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* [[Redheaded Hero]]
* [[Retcon]] / [[Ret Canon]]: Barbara's age. She was originally a college graduate with a Ph.D while Dick Grayson was still in high school (later a Congresswoman while he was in college, meaning she was, at some point, at least 25), but has been gradually de-aged over the years until the post-[[Flashpoint]] reboot has them at the same age, and barely out of college. Rumor has it that one of the reasons for the reboot was that word around the office was that Barbara was probably pushing 30 by this point, and that wasn't workable. This arguably began with ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', which showed her as roughly the same age as Dick and paired them up romantically.
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: Her injury in ''[[The Killing Joke]]'' is this, no question. It's been noted that she's not so much a ''character'' in that story as she is a plot device to cause Commissioner Gordon and Batman pain. Alan Moore is on the record saying that this was a case where DC probably should have
== Helena Bertinelli ==
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Eventually, it was revealed that Cassandra's new personality was the result of being [[Brainwashed and Crazy|drugged by Deathstroke]], which was either an [[Author's Saving Throw]] or [[Voodoo Shark]], depending on how willing a given reader was to swallow it. A new ''Batgirl'' miniseries was put out to try to justify the changes and cement her [[Heel Face Turn]], but it was written by the same author as the much-despised ''Robin'' plotline, and did not sell well.
Despite reestablishing her as a hero, DC decided to separate Cassandra from the Batgirl persona and had her renounce the identity in the first issue of a new ongoing series, replaced by Stephanie Brown (See below). DC then declared that 2010 was a "big year" for Cassandra, but fans have called [[Lying Creator]] since her only appearance was in ''Red Robin #17'' as a crime fighter in Hong Kong. In this comic Tim gave her back her old costume and said that he hopes she will wear the symbol. [[Gail Simone]] had said that she would appear in ''[[Birds of Prey]]'', but unfortunately [
A quick side note: Cassandra briefly took on another identity, Kasumi, in the ''[[Justice League]] Elite'' title.
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{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Stephanie Brown Batgirl include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Always Second Best]]: [[Character Development|She began to shine once she assumed the Batgirl title]], but Stephanie has a long history of failing to measure up against her compatriots. In particular, she and Cassandra Cain (The Batgirl to precede her, and with whom
{{quote|'''Stephanie:''' When my dad was mad at me he'd lock me in the closet—what did yours do?
'''Cassandra:''' Shot me.
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* [[Character Development]]: The theme of the series seems to be growing up in both the literal and figurative sense, with Stephanie Brown going to college and also approaching superhero work with a more mature and developed attitude.
* [[Determinator]]: Despite everyone telling her to quit, despite everything bad happening to her, she keeps going. Especially evident in the fear gas scene.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Stephanie really is a product of her generation, with all the TV and movie knowledge that implies. She is ever-aware of the cliches that occur, and are expected to occur, in
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]: Her thigh belt was revealed to be empty. apparently just there for aesthetics.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Once she finishes beating to a pulp a train hijacker in issue #9, he can only comment how beautiful she is.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Stephanie has never once lost [[Plucky Girl|her positive, upbeat attitude]], never [[Darker and Edgier|descended to the same levels as the people she fought]], and also never so much as cheated on a test. She is the only Bat-character to never [[Angst]] or approach psychosis because of her affiliation with the icon.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]:
* [[Legacy Character]]: She picks up the immediate mantle from Cassandra Cain, becoming the third "real" Batgirl in current continuity, but she also struggles with the even larger burden of living up to Barbara's original legacy. This is exacerbated by the fact that Barbara [[The Obi-Wan|serves as her mentor.]]
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: You could rename this trope Pulling a Stephanie Brown.
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* [[Secret Identity]]: Batgirl is really Stephanie Brown, freshman at Gotham University and formerly the Spoiler and Robin.
* [[Smoke Out]]: She ''is'' a Bat...
* [[Squee]]: Stephanie herself
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Referenced, but did not occur within her series. She is more self-assured, confident and competent than she ever was as either Spoiler or Robin, and is complimented on such by Bruce Wayne himself, but this dramatic change took place before the start of her tenure as Batgirl, and her improvements within the series are only incremental increases due to regular training and experience.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Steph and her mom eat waffles at pretty much every meal. It is apparently her mom's way of bonding. Heck, even Damian was seen eating them with Steph more than once!
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