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This Batgirl and Red Hood cosplay reveals what would possibly occur if the 2 vigilantes actually went head-to-head. Gotham would not survive this rivalry.
A Bat-Household cosplay of Batgirl and Red Hood reveals what would possibly occur if Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd actually went head-to-head. Gotham may not survive if this rivalry got here to be.
What would occur if these two cussed characters went head-to-head—and what wouldn’t it appear to be? This cosplay by nobody_cosplay_works (Red Hood) and puffancs_cosplay (Batgirl) asks and solutions that query.
The armored Batgirl costume appears to take inspiration from Barbara’s unique New 52-era costume with its gold particulars and black bodysuit. The Red Hood costume appears to be from the identical period: it contains an armored shirt with a Red Hood emblem beneath a tan jacket in addition to the basic pink helmet. The 2 cosplayers stand in battle poses, together with one the place Red Hood appears to be at Batgirl’s mercy.
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What Would Occur if Batgirl and Red Hood Have been Actually Rivals?
Although followers is likely to be extra acquainted with Bat-Household relationships that get extra “air time,” Barbara Gordon and Jason Todd have a singular relationship inside the bigger group. In present continuity, in fact, they’re finest referred to as Oracle and Red Hood, respectively, however they really served as Batgirl and Robin on the similar time throughout DC’s post-Crisis on Infinite Earths period. That second was short-lived, nonetheless; Jason Todd’s Robin was famously killed by the Joker, simply as Barbara Gordon was famously shot within the backbone by the Joker, paralyzing her from the waist down. In time—and thru some notorious continuity modifications—each characters “recovered” and reinvented themselves. Jason Todd turned the unafraid-to-kill Red Hood, and Barbara Gordon presently balances her time between Batgirl and the intelligence knowledgeable Oracle.
Batgirl and Red Hood seem to have quite a bit in widespread—particularly their brutal encounters with the Joker—however this cosplay is exceptional as a result of it convey to the forefront what could possibly be a devastating rivalry inside the Bat-Household. Some universes would possibly draw a romantic connection between Babs and Jason, however this Batgirl has at all times been nearer to Nightwing, and Red Hood won’t ever actually be comfy among the many morally-strict members of Batman’s household. Given Babara’s technological attain as Oracle and her sturdy conscience, she would not hesitate to take Red Hood down if she felt he was within the mistaken—and Jason would not hesitate to violently defend his personal decisions, even to a good friend like Babs.
This cosplay by nobody_cosplay_works and puffancs_cosplay actually notices and makes use of the doable rigidity between Batgirl and Red Hood, particularly within the tense time that was the New 52. Provided that, in present continuity, Jason has as soon as once more gone rogue in the hunt for the Joker and Barbara is extra carefully tied to the Bat-Household than ever, readers simply would possibly see this confrontation between Red Hood and Batgirl come to life of their pages—not simply as a cosplay.
Sources: nobody_cosplay_works (1, 2) and puffancs_cosplay