Cassandra Cain
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cassandra Cain |
| Occupation: | crimefighter |
| Title/Rank: | Batgirl, Black Bat |
| Location: | Gotham |
| Status: | alive |
| Relationships: | David Cain (father), Lady Shiva (mother) |
| Fandom: | DC Comics, Batman |
| Other: | |
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Cassandra Cain is a DC Comics character.
Canon
She was raised by her father to understand body language rather than spoken language and to be the perfect fighter. She ran away from him at age 8 after he had her kill someone and she realized what death and fighting really were. After wandering the world for many years Cass ended up in Gotham where she was discovered by Barbara Gordon and given the role of Batgirl. Bruce Wayne also mentored her, groomed her to be his successor, and eventually adopted her. Along the way she learned to talk. As she was raised by her father, she originally didn't know who her mother was. She had already fought Lady Shiva multiple times before learning of their relationship. Cass has died more than once but only for a few moments each time. Cass has a very strong moral stance against killing and a desire to be the best at what she does.
Fandom
Pairings
Cass has had only brief flirtations with men in canon and is generally portrayed in fanfic as being more interested in women. She is frequently paired with her best friend Stephanie Brown (Spoiler/Robin IV/Batgirl III) or with her mentor Barbara Gordon (Batgirl I/Oracle). Otherwise, she's often paired up with Tim Drake (Robin III/Red Robin) in het works.
Fanworks
Fanart
- Another Cassandra Cain sketch by psuedofolio
- Orphan by lightningstrikes-art
- Endure by aaronnaluzart
- Little princess by varphi
- Batgirl by lightningstrikes-art
- Seasons by yellowis4art
- Not You. This. by nevolition
- Time ran together by k20z
- Batgirl by aionyu
- guess who i love by unhooking-the-stars
- A Break from Patrol by ameliartist
- Batgirl by jaisamp
Fanfic
Meta
- Why Cassandra Cain Is The True Successor To The Batman Mantle by Dennis Upkins
- Cassandra died twice by fuckyeahbatgirls
- Cass and Puzzles by redundantthinking
- Cassandra's Name by renaroo
- First Appearance by fuckyeahbatgirls
- January 26th: Just Another Day by renaroo
- Cassandra and Barbara by fuckyeahbatgirls
- Writing Cassandra Cain by jncera
Archives & Communities
- Cassandra Cain works at AO3
Links
- Cassandra Cain tagged on Tumblr
- Fuck Yeah Cassandra Cain
- In The Name Of Cassandra Cain
- cassandra-cain group on DeviantArt
Resources
- Cassandra Cain on Wikipedia
- Cassandra Cain on the DC Comics wiki
- Cassandra Cain at BatmanYTB
- Cassandra Cain page at Batgirls of Gotham
