The real problem with having to make Black Canary into Tim’s blood aunt’s that Batman starts to look kind of pervy. To be fair, such sentiments did predate what I’m proposing. It’s not that Batman’s gay and he really isn’t. But when it comes to Batman being rude to his own proteges yet he still keeps getting them, and that Dinah is related to Tim then he starts to look bad.
As in Uncle Ollie and Aunt Dinah aren’t letting Tim go near Batman and would do anything to monitor his behaviour a lot. Tim having overprotective uncles and aunts (and biological ones at that) would make you wonder if Batman may’ve preyed on him or something close. The idea that Tim himself got abused isn’t new really. If the DCAU’s any indication, he got tortured by the Joker.
Having Black Canary around as his biological aunt makes it all the more damning and harsh. She’s shown to tutor youths before on Young Justice and her being Tim’s mentor and aunt makes her much more involved in his life than Dana was. Rather than merely cheering for him, she’d tutor and even monitor Tim a lot.
And that she won’t let Batman go near him or heck any villain. Oliver Queen wouldn’t necessarily make Batman redundant but rather having Tim as his nephew strengthens the differences. Though Ollie did start out as a Batman clone, he did take on a life of his own and having Tim as his nephew would mean that he’s going to support him and be really involved in his life.
Not that Batman’s made redundant but when you realise that Jack (Tim’s dad) was made comatose and that Batman went for either troubled youths (Tim in DCAU, Jason Todd) or orphans (Dick Grayson) it makes Batman look fishier. Batman’s presence in Tim’s life would be lessened somewhat, especially given Dinah and Ollie’s involvement.
Character development wise, like I said, Dinah Lance isn’t necessarily any less sexualised but now made more rounded by that she’s practically the biggest mother figure Tim ever had and the biggest female influence in general. And she’s strict enough to lessen Batman’s influence, since she can’t always trust him around Tim. Same with Green Arrow and Batman now starts to resemble…Michael Jackson.
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