Batgirl Vol 1: Batgirl of Burnside is about Barbara Gordon also known as Babs, who is the main character. She is trying to start all over with her life, away from all the action that she has had in the past. After years of painful recovery from the gunshot that severed her spine, Barbara Gordon has a new home, a new costume, and a new attitude. (Publisher Weekly, 55). Babs pack all the necessary, moves to the other side of the bridge and heads to Gotham’s most exclusive neighborhood: Burnside. During all this changes she is doing with her life, someone sneaks on to her old apartment and fire up everything. Babs costume and gear were not the exception; all her Batgirl appliances were destroyed. Due to the consequences Babs has no other choice
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Thus, she gains an attractive number of enemies who wanted her social – media spotlight. This Batgirl is a much viral star as she is a superhero. Her villains are similarly current: a pair of murderous anime cosplayers, and a buzz hungry artist. (Publisher Weekly, 55). Meanwhile, Babs beneath the gears got a whole new crew of friends, college classes that are pressuring her and a dating scene that can make anyone want to swipe left on life. However, another villain in the story is Oracle she is a virtual villain that has been in Bab’s computer that has been stolen since the second day in Burnside. Throughout the computer Oracle controls Bab’s memory, all her memories all deposit in that computer. “Your mind is basically a computer...” (Dinah, Stewart). “My algorithm - my brain scan that is the part of HOOQ! That is the code Frankie’s been trying to kill! And if it is trying to get me...” (Barbara, Stewart). As you can see, Batgirl has several villains in this story. Although Batgirl is different from them and might not share the same ideas or have the same objectives, she also shares similarities with them. Villains in the literature terms are also known as antagonist because they are the ones that create the crime. But the hero that is the protagonist is the main character that fights against crime. When your protagonist and antagonist share common personality traits, you open all kinds of interesting scope for exploring both characters. In your antagonist, you’re highlighting all the worst traits of your hero and illustrating what your hero could become if he makes the wrong choices.
Thus, she gains an attractive number of enemies who wanted her social – media spotlight. This Batgirl is a much viral star as she is a superhero. Her villains are similarly current: a pair of murderous anime cosplayers, and a buzz hungry artist. (Publisher Weekly, 55). Meanwhile, Babs beneath the gears got a whole new crew of friends, college classes that are pressuring her and a dating scene that can make anyone want to swipe left on life. However, another villain in the story is Oracle she is a virtual villain that has been in Bab’s computer that has been stolen since the second day in Burnside. Throughout the computer Oracle controls Bab’s memory, all her memories all deposit in that computer. “Your mind is basically a computer...” (Dinah, Stewart). “My algorithm - my brain scan that is the part of HOOQ! That is the code Frankie’s been trying to kill! And if it is trying to get me...” (Barbara, Stewart). As you can see, Batgirl has several villains in this story. Although Batgirl is different from them and might not share the same ideas or have the same objectives, she also shares similarities with them. Villains in the literature terms are also known as antagonist because they are the ones that create the crime. But the hero that is the protagonist is the main character that fights against crime. When your protagonist and antagonist share common personality traits, you open all kinds of interesting scope for exploring both characters. In your antagonist, you’re highlighting all the worst traits of your hero and illustrating what your hero could become if he makes the wrong choices.