WhileBatmanhas contrive himself into a creature of the night , his allyBatgirltook thing one pace further by moving beyond slickness and fear into the realm of factual fantasm - based superpowers .   Batman ’s training has made him an expert in becoming one with the shadows , and he delights in appearing and disappearing from the darkness , convincing ally and enemy alike that   theBatman is some form of demonic entityalways watching from the darkness . However , when Cassandra Cain became a supervillain , she take this to the next level .

Cassandra benefit new index while undercover as Kasumi , an assassin ferment under the nefarious Sister Superior to eliminate metahumans , while   in closed book in reality working for Batman   to spy on the newly reincarnate Justice League Elite . Among her abilities as Kasumi , she is able of literally blending into the shadow , seem and vanish into the dark in a way Bruce has spent years faking .

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Cassandra accomplish this feat using the Shadow Thief ’s Shadow Belt ,   which admit her to literally merge with and move through darkness . pair off with her incredible attainment , this power allows her to go toe - to - toe with the superstrong hero Hawkgirl in Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke’sJustice League # 6 , and to redeem her squad from death in clip of risk . mirthful fans have long speculated thatCassandra ’s Batgirl is Batman ’s true successor , give her inner darkness , purpose of similar tactics , and standardized signified of discipline chasteness . InJustice League Elite , she show it , by becoming what Bruce has only feign to be : a true being of tincture who could strike from anywhere .

With one unproblematic tool , Cassandra Cain is able to hone a attainment that Batman himself has taken age to replicate . It is through this skill that Batman has head criminals into thinking he could seem in any place out of any berth from any angle . Not only has it made him a scary adversary , but it gives the great unwashed the notion thatBatman is up to of appear and vanishingout of slender air . Of course , genuine superpowers come up at a cost , and Kelly and Mahnke’sJustice League Elite # 9shows that Cassandra ’s powers in reality require her to interact with a terrific dimension of shadow creatures - the space she return through when she commingle with darkness in the regular world . Sadly , Cass did n’t keep these superpower - after accidentally injure Hawkgirl and being exposed to the Elite , she finally come back to her usual costume and methods .

A former assassin , Batgirl has a huge weight of guilt trip on her shoulder joint for her past , and has given a great sight to improve her abilities and operate as a hero . In thecase of the Justice League Elite , this includes risking her lifetime in an alternate dimension and betraying those whose trust she ’s earned so as to keep inexperienced person good . It ’s a top executive that manyBatgirlfans will hope Cassandra Cain reclaims in the future , and an model of how just likeBatman , she ’s truly attached to going above and beyond what seems possible as part of her mission .

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