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Cassandra Cain replication asBatgirlto face a major planet overrun by undead hordes inDCeased : Unkillables # 1 . The alternate - universe of discourse storyline finds the majority of Earth ’s residents transform intozombie - similar Anti - surviving creatures , with only a fistful of the DC Universe ’s torpedo and villains left clean . In the carnage - filled first offspring , a newfangled Dynamic couple form from two surviving members of Batman ’s extended family , one of whom still wears the cowl of the Bat .
Known by several costumes and codenames ( who in Gotham City isn’t?),Cassandra Cainis specifically Batgirl here , invest in a version of her first Bat - Suit , with its typical featureless mask . The character of Cassandra ( also known affectionately as Cassie or Cass ) seem in theBird of Preyfilm , and in comics form has used the sobriquet blackened Bat and Orphan . The Batgirl identity was originated and is presently occupied byBarbara Gordonin main DC continuity .
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DCeased : Unkillables # 1 ’s most harrowing sequence followsJason Toddas he hear that the marrow Bat - Family member Bruce Wayne , Dick Grayson , Tim Drake , and Barbara Gordon have all been slain . manifestly Damian Wayne is live , condition unidentified . Jason ( in hisRed Hoodpersona ) reunites with Cassandra and Jim Gordon while defend Gotham City from the zombie onset . They head for the hills in the Batmobile , wherein it becomes clear that Cass is the last Batgirl remaining in the world . Later , Gordon makes a decimal point of introduce Cassandra and Jason as " Batgirl and Robin , " a rousing import given the retentive , oft - tragical history of the Batman - and - Robin sexual union . Also noteworthy : Cassandra ’s mother , the assassin Lady Shiva , appears as part of a pocket-size grouping of un - zombified survivors , perhaps set up a coming together in a future issue .
For this particular Revelation , Cassandra is an interesting selection to comprise the iconic cowling . Her define martial science is the ability to decipher body speech communication so as to anticipate opponents ' action mechanism before they happen , a pre - verbal " power " she win from an bringing up without formal linguistic process accomplishment . As per the Hellenic trope , zombi hordes do not tattle much , although they have very distinctive physical structure oral communication ( contrast with Batman ’s legacy foe , Riddler , Penguin , et al . , who all lean to be more chatty than physically expressive ) . In this sense , Cass is perhaps best - equipped out of all the Bat - People to deal with a wordless lumbering mob .
Will the other Bat - Folks return ? Will Cass in effect be the last to Bat?DCeased : Unkillables # 1is uncommitted now .
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