Batwoman: Difference between revisions

* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]: She wears a feminine-tailored tuxedo, complete with bow-tie, to a Gotham socialite's ball.

* [[Bring It]]

'''Batwoman:''' "[[Bring It]]."<br />

''They fight, with the Acolyte beaten and knocked out''.<br />

* [[By the Hair]]: Batman himself tells Kate that long hair is a liability, and she replies with a smirk that she will "take it under advisement." Later scenes reveal that Kate's long hair in her Batwoman costume is actually a detachable wig, and [[Subverted Trope|when Alice tries to grab her hair she is distracted by the wig coming off long enough for Kate to escape.]]

* [[Call to Adventure]]

* [[The Cameo]]: Dan Choi, known for his activism for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," appears in ''Detective Comics'' #859 at West Point as one of Kate's classmates, and he was consulted for the story in that issue.

* [[Clark Kenting]]: When Batman is following Kate Kane, attempting to discern if she and Batwoman are one and the same, he disguises himself with a wig and thinks about how "[[Superman|Clark]]" always said the simple disguises were the best.

** In issue #857, there is a [[Call Forward]], as one flashback of Kate {{spoiler|has her and Beth dressed in red and black and white and pink respectively, mirroring what they would wear as adults, as well as the copy of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' on the floor of their room}}.

* [[Full Name Ultimatum]]: Both mother ''and'' father Kane.

* [[Gayngst]]: Flashbacks in ''Detective Comics'' reveal that Kate was originally enrolled at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and was well-respected and expected to achieve high rank, but was forced to resign after her homosexuality was revealed to her commanding officer. Though she was accepted by her father, who was glad she "kept [her] honor" instead of lying, she lost the only real goal she had and spent a long time drifting without desires or a determination to ''do'' anything with her life.

* [[Good Looking Privates]]: Kate herself, back when she was at West Point, and see [[Hot Dad]] for Jacob Kane.

* [[Society Marches On]]: The policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which required the discharge of any serving member of the US Military if they were discovered to be a homosexual and is an integral part of Kate Kane's evolution into Batwoman, was repealed by an act of the US Congress barely a year after Kate's origin was introduced in her run on ''Detective Comics''. [[Word of God]] is that the repeal will be addressed in the story.

* [[So Proud of You]]: Kate's father was surprised when Kate [[Coming Out Story|explained why she had been separated from the army]], but he only pauses long enough to consider what her story implies before confirming that he is proud of her for her actions.

* [[Stay with Me Until I Die]]: Cruely invoked in issue #4 of the ongoing, when {{spoiler|Cameron Chase poses as a nurse and convinces Bette that she's dying from her injuries, and asks her to give her a name so someone can be with her, and Bette gives Kate's name. This allows Chase to all but confirm that Kate is Batwoman}}.

* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]:

* [[What Could Have Been]]: Batwoman was initially touted as one of the main characters in James Robinson's ''[[Justice League]]'' spin-off book ''[[Cry for Justice]]'', and was heavily featured in promotional material for the book and even got a spot on the first cover. When the book was shortened and turned into a mini-series thanks to [[Executive Meddling|a decision from the higher-ups]], Batwoman's appearances in the title were regulated to scattered cameos and a brief supporting role in the fifth issue. The writer later apologized for performing an unintentional bait-and-switch on fans of the character.

* [[Will Not Tell a Lie]]:

'''Cadet Kate Kane:''' "A cadet shall not lie, cheat or steal, nor suffer others to do so. I'm sorry, sir, I can't...I'm gay." }}

* [[You Have to Have Jews]]: The Kane family itself is Jewish, with occasional mentions of [[Jewish Holidays|the various holidays]] and [[Bilingual Bonus|occasional Biblical Hebrew references]].