DC's Vixen (CW Seed) -- animated series in Arrow/Flash universe
 

https://twitter.com/KSiteTV/status/554322748454240256

Welp, so much for DC animation for adults being dead on TV.

Edit- Oops. Sorry, I posted before I realized it was CW Seed which seems to be digital distribution. Still exiting nevertheless, as the original cast should do the voices.

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Seem like an odd ancillary character to base a series on.

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Seems like a really random character to base a series on.

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Really? It doesn't seem that random to me, Vixen is a female superhero that also happens to be a minority. I imagine this is a test to see if they can create some buzz and possibly introduce her on Arrow.

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I just meant in the sense that the character isn't that well known. Hell I'm a DC fan and had to double check to see who she is. Casual fans won't have a clue about her I'm sure.

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LOL at CW's confidence in the character that she's regulated to an online cartoon. Why not have her show up on the show in live action for a few episodes to see how viewers react to her? If Huntress can show up, Vixen should be able to.

Arrow started out pretty grounded in reality and has slowly moved into a world with outright superpowers/magic in it. Ollie started it all and now is going to feel inferior to all these actual super heroes. Him and Hawkeye can have a beer once a week and tell each other they make a difference. :D

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My guess is her powers might be harder to translate to live action than Flash, so they're testing her out this way.

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re: DC's Vixen (CW Seed) -- animated series in Arrow/Flash universe
 

All she does is mimic an animal's ability (i.e., swing like a fish, fly like a bird, strong like an elephant, speed like a cheetah). Most of that should be relatively cheap.


I wonder if they'll actually mention her on the live-action shows?

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I hope that the unifying factor between this and all the other CW/DC shows is that every super hero is in love with Felicity.

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:lol:

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It is random because Vixen is unknown to even the majority of the actual comic book reading audience. Only the most hardcore of hardcore nerds has any idea who she is.

If DC wanted a female minority superhero, there are other better options. For example, I wish they would have used Cassandra Cain instead. Cass is popular with the comic reading audience, and anything Bat-related is guaranteed to sell. DC just hates Cass in recent years for whatever reason, but she would have been a far better choice than Vixen.


I doubt that it the reason. The most likely reason is because Vixen is going to be a hard sell, and animation is cheaper than live-action so it's not going to be as big a financial loss if she fails to catch on.


Even the female superheroes are in love with Felicity?

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I was thinking vixen was morphing into half human/half animals, but I was getting mixed up with New 52 Animal Man.

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I can't stand Cassandra Cain. One of the worst characters DC ever created :thmbsdwn:

I do like the idea of animated/web series set in the Arrow/Flash/CW-verse that can explore the more ridiculous superheroery elements of the DCU that might seem a little hokey on a weekly network television show. Like "The Creeper" or "Ambush Bug".

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Pretty sure that was his point. RAWR!

I know Vixen way better than cassandra cain (who?). Vixen was on the DC animated series like Justice League Unlimited a fair amount of times.


Wonder who will voice the Flash and Arrow when they appear - hopefully they actually use Gustin and Amell. Can't imagine they'll be appearing that often.

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Cassandra Cain would have been a cool choice and would have made more sense if you ask me. Having a new Bat animated series (even if it was Batgirl) would be awesome and the idea of a series set in the Batman universe would be easier to sell than some character that I doubt most of the casual viewing audience has even heard of. Plus there'd be the option of having characters from the Batman universe crossing over into a Batgirl series.

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They can't introduce Bat characters in the Arrowverse on television, so giving her a cartoon was a no-go. This is all about creating buzz since the CW wants Vixen eventually introduced on the live-action show. I am actually surprised they didn't go with a character like Mr. Terrific, but I guess they wanted a female character.

I would also like to note that I can't stand Cassandra Cain either. The family of Batman characters have become more and more ridiculous over the years, as each new character is supposedly tougher than the last one introduced.

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Oh come on. You might not personally like her, but calling her one of the worst characters ever created is laughable. She's worse than Crazy Quilt or Condiment King?

Why don't you like her? I always thought she was far better as Batgirl than Barbara ever was. Barbara was always best as Oracle.


Cassandra Cain became Batgirl after Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara. Barbara then became Oracle who used technology and stuff to help out the Batfamily (in a role kinda similar to Felicity in Arrow). In fact, the Arrow season 3 episode titled The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak was originally going to be titled Oracle but they changed it at the last minute.


Um, they already have. Ra's al Ghul for example... Heck, the whole shirtless sword fight is taken directly out of the Batman comics.


That's not really true at all. Cassandra Cain is badass because she is the daughter of Lady Shiva, who is one of the best martial artists in the DCU. Shiva is better than Batman at martial arts, so it makes sense for Cass to be better too. Other than Cass though, it's not like anyone else in the Batfamily stands head over shoulders above everyone else. Although RECENT COMIC SPOILERS

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See, I know all that about Barbara, but have never heard the name Cassandra Cain before. Granted, much of my DC knowledge is from DC animated series. I've always been a Marvel Guy, although I love DC shows. Just never got into DC comics as much.

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Heh. You and I are like the exact opposite. I have always been a DC fanboy the most. I don't care for Marvel comics much, but I do love the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The only Marvel comics I read on a regular basis are Spider-Man and Daredevil. However, I read 25-30 titles from DC on a regular basis.

Cassandra Cain was introduced during the No Man's Land storyarc in 1999. She quickly became a fan-favorite and got her own Batgirl title that ran for about 70 issues from 2000 to 2006. Although now in the New 52, Cassandra Cain no longer exists. Barbara is no longer paralyzed and she is Batgirl again. That's one of many things people don't like about the New 52. A lot of people like myself felt Cass was the best Batgirl and Barbara was best as Oracle. The New 52 got rid of a lot of "legacy" characters like that which angered many people.

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Villains don't count for the most part as part of the rights, since their origins aren't usually tied to Batman. Which is why the movie division doesn't care that Penguin is now running around on Gotham the show.

I have never really bought Lady Shiva's character in Batman's universe, so I do not have to like her daughter. Taffer, you are far too willing to accept anything DC puts in their comics. Just because something sees print in the comics, doesn't mean you have to like it or even accept its validity.

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And why not?

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After throwing aside all the previous batgirls so that Barbara can be the "one, true" Batgirl again (and apparently now deaged), there's no way they were going to green light a Batgirl that wasn't Barbara.

Do they have a voice actress for Vixen (I'm assuming if they want to use this to test the waters for a live action debut, they'll use the same person for both)?

The character has the "honor" of being in two of the worst incarnations of the Justice League ever: Justice League Detroit (the one with Vibe) and Dwayne McDuffie's ill fated run. So there's that.

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Vixen was a fairly major character in the JL Unlimited series voiced by Gina Torres.. I can see this.

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Sounds like Bravestarr. Man I loved that show.