Who fits which Magical Girl trope in the Batfam? Pt 17 (art included!)
Congratulations, everyone. Due to your votes, we now have a full set of colors! I will work on more art, as I've only got some done.
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Minilist of colors chosen by you;
Bruce🖤, Kate❤️, Damian🧡Harper🌈, Cas🩶,
Dick🩷, Duke⭐, Terry💚, Jason🩵, Matt🧩,
Tim💙, Babs💜, Luke🤎, Stef 💛, Carrie🤍.
There is a silly little story that goes with this. It's not long, but so let me tell you all.
The idea is that the bats did a thing as bats that went bad, and you can probably call it a failure. Bruce has decided the best way to get people to talk about something else is to bring his kids to a costume ball (likely outside Gotham) in hopes that the Wayne headlines would cover up the Bat fiasco. So everyone who failed has to take part. The thing is, for the ball, Bruce hired the most unhinged designer and told them they had carte blanche, as long as whatever they showed up in would be the most show-stopping this century.
The designer had given Bruce the most ominous giggle and a box to take home, with instructions that everyone had to send them a picture of themselves and the item they chose from the box, along with their measurements. The designer told Bruce the designs were already drafted because it was a project they had wanted to do for years, but no other client had been interested.
Some people did get to the box first, depending on who had caused the least trouble for Bruce. But he decided what was left he would take on as his thing.
And you are wrong about what was in that box. Well, it is a box of candies.
🩷Pink Bubblegum, ❤️Red Swedish Fish, 🤎Brown Chocolate
🧡Orange Maple Hard Candy, 💛Yellow Banana Candy,
💚Green Peppermint Candy, 🧩Turquoise Gummy Sharks,
🩵Cyan-Blue Candyfloss, 💙Indigo-Blue Rock Candy,
💜Purple Love Hearts, 🤍White Marshmallow,
🖤Black Licorice, ⭐ Gold Caramel, 🌈Rainbow Lollipop
So the bats do as instructed, not knowing that, for the ball, they are handed an outfit, an item (their weapon), and a card with the type of magical girl they unknowingly picked for themselves. And at the ball, they are encouraged to play around and take photos to cause a splash in the headlines. They also take a minute to discuss whether the colors they got fit them or if they got a last resort pick.
Full descriptions of the cards:
🦇 Bruce 🖤Black: aka the Secret Keeper. Just like red, black is passionate, but unlike red, they may keep their passion and goals more secretive. They may have trouble showing their emotions and can hide behind a mask, but those emotions tend to run deep. Some blacks may have unresolved trauma, so they can be harder to befriend. But if you gain their trust, they will love you deeply.
🦇 Kate ❤️ Red: aka the Passionate one. Be it quiet or loud, red magical girls have a passion in their hearts for what they want in life. Be it breaking a mold or reaching a goal. Breaking molds is often about perceptions of gender, but not always. They wear what they want and are secure in their gender identity. When it comes to a goal, they will go after it, sometimes making for a rival that will push both of you to do your best.
🦇 Damian🧡 Orange: aka the Spirited one. Orange combines the strengths of yellow and red, but with its own pitfalls. Having the level head of a yellow while the passion of red. If orange is into a sport, they likely excel at it, and if they're into fashion, they're the best dressed on their team. For orange, failure is not an option; if it were to happen, they might beat themselves up about it internally.
🦇 Harper 🌈Rainbow: aka the Bold one. Rainbow is the bright and bold one on the team, trying to embody the best qualities of the rest of the team, as well as their faults. So they can end up stealing the stage, so to speak. Often not meaning anything bad by it, but can end up hurting others by accident because they're always the center of attention.
🦇 Cas🩶Grey: aka the Stoic one. Grey may seem cold and boring, but it's anything but. Grey magical girls will walk through the worst of circumstances for their friends. Trauma and self-sacrifice are nothing new to them. They may seem a bit numb, but they do it all for love.
🦇 Dick🩷 Pink: aka the Heart. While Pink tends to get a leader role in magical girl shows, it's because they’re the heart of the team. They want the best for others, and that often means stepping up as a leader, showing the way with a smile where possible. Pinks will try to bring out the best in everyone, serving as an inspiration to them, even if they themselves can be a bit of a mess.
🦇 Duke ⭐ Gold: aka the Shining one. Gold is not afraid to be themself and will stand strong in the face of others’ expectations. They have a strong will and stop at nothing to reach their goals. If they see wrong, they will go out to fix it. setting a shining example to others, paving the way.
🦇 Terry💚 Green: aka the Chameleon of their team. Often overlooked, but can take on a plethora of roles depending on what their team needs. Being able to tap into both the energy of the warmer colors, or calm and intelligent like cool colors, or big sisterly and very “gender” as in shows both masculine and feminine traits in juxtaposition. People may sleep on green, but green will use that to their advantage.
🦇 Jason🩵 Cyan-Blue: aka the Lively one. They often have street smarts or are artistic. If there is danger, you can count on them to face the danger head-on. They will sometimes break the rules of conduct out of excitement. They may also be hiding a romantic side.
🦇 Matt🧩Turquoise: aka the Complex one. They don’t 100% fit the green or blue archetypes, and many people won’t understand them. Turquoise is both simultaneously critical and quietly positive. Often highly skilled and wanting to help others become better, which can come off as either positive or negative, depending on the one getting the feedback. But it all comes from a place of good intentions. Turquoise may have some anxiety about being misunderstood.
🦇 Tim💙 Indigo-Blue: aka the Intellectual. Blues are known to possess intelligence book smarts, most often, but others as well. They will likely use their abilities to help develop a plan and, in some cases, serve as the team's technical expert. Indigo-Blues know proper manners, coming off as formal. But will always care for their team, even if they can be awkward in a casual setting.
🦇 Babs💜 Purple: aka the Reserved one. The character can be a perfectionist and has talents to match. But they can be a bit of loner having spent so much time honing their craft. They will often care deeply about their team, sometimes taking on a big sister role. But could have trauma that makes it hard for them to emote and tell their team they care.
🦇 Luke🤎 Brown: aka the Amazon. It’s a rarer color, sure, but if you find one, it will often symbolize strength and be connected to nature. Brown would rather do things the old-fashioned way than rely on new-fangled technology and use the old-fashioned tools they made themselves.
🦇 Stef 💛 Yellow: aka the Mediator. Often, the one who has their emotions figured out and uses their skills to help their team. Whether they are calm or energetic, you can always count on them. Even if they read as non-serious, they are cheerful most of the time, but can, in fact, be serious when needed.
🦇 Carrie🤍White: aka the Calm one. White tends to be more reserved and calmer. Having an elegance about them. They may prefer not to fight but will support their team. White is often intelligent, sharing that trope with blue. White may also be the healer of a team, keeping everyone well cared for, but may neglect themselves in favor of others.
I hope you enjoyed this series so far. I will update with more art as soon as I finish it. IRL, making that difficult though.
