I realised that if you let the character go where they’d logically or rationally do given the circumstances they’re in, their capabilities, development and tendencies that would mean giving a damn about characterisation and storytelling. Albeit not in a way people expect to. Consider this, if Caitlin Snow were to become a werewolf then Barry Allen would be Red Riding Hood.
As there are stories where RRH cons the wolf in order to escape, Barry Allen being a speedster would do just that. In fact he could and should be DC’s best escape artist. If a villain threatens to trap him, he’d either run away or punch through his surroundings in order to escape. (The real problem may be that writers may have to significantly limit his powers in order for him to do these.)
Likewise, given all the ninja training Kitty Pryde got and that she sometimes sported claws it’s shocking why almost nobody made her stay a ninja. Psylocke wasn’t meant to be a ninja, since she got body-swapped with one and earlier still she was a white woman (she did revert to it recently). Ironically since Kitty’s apparently more experienced with swords than she is, this should come naturally.
However with some authors won’t commit to it because if Kitty’s a character they live vicariously through that would mean letting her do what’s needed or necessary. Something like in Age of Apocalypse, which happened and briefly so. Realistically, she’d make X23 redundant should writers commit to her using claws more often given it’s been done before too.
Should they commit to it, that would mean not only significantly limiting their powers (as there’s no need to show feats) and go where they need do given the circumstances and plot. At any rate, we’d get Barry Allen escapologist extraordinaire and assassin Kitty Pryde 24/7. If they commit to it at all.
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