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33. Rogue (Polynesian Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Rogue’s new backstory — as per Tamati — is as follows:
Ara Marie was born into a large Maori family. She was the youngest of 15. Under the ‘Vulnerable Children’s Act’ she was uplifted from her family. She later found that the reason for her uplift was because she was ‘white passing’ and it was deemed that she would be a better ‘fit’ in a white family.
She never returned to her birth family and was disconnected from her culture.
Her powers to absorb memories, abilities and powers manifested in her teen years. She would use her powers to connect with other Maori. With a touch she would get a glimpse into what her life could’ve been. She found that this made her resentful and deepened her disconnection.
Ara was aware that her white passing enabled her to avoid racism, levelled at Maori and POC around her. She never felt enough to stand up for her own.
The first time she encountered a mutant (his power was pyrokinesis) she held on for too long and knocked him unconscious. This frightened her.
On a field trip to the west coast of her island, she had a chance encounter. She greeted someone and immediately felt power surge through her, she also got flashes of a Maori goddess who flew on the winds. She had met a tribal member of the Urukehu. The woman she had seen was Te Uira/ Storm.
Ara would eventually find Storm, who would bring her into her tribe, help her control and understand the potential of her power. Importantly she would connect with her identity. Storm would tell her, “you must always remember that you are Māori and your ancestors are with you. You will always be ‘enough.’”
Ara would fight alongside Storm and encounter mutants, super-powered people, gods and other sentient beings. She was now anchored to her ancestors, people and identity. No matter what or who she absorbed she had found her purpose.
Ara Marie- ROGUE”
They have also provided a fancast — Māori actress Raukura Turei.
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32. Red Hood (Latinx Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Jason Todd’s new backstory — as per Martin Sanchez — is as follows:
Jason Torres had a hard time growing up. His parents, Catrina and Wilfredo, would argue all the time, his mother suffered from depression and drug addiction, and his criminal father would always teach him about thieving and conning, whether he wanted to learn or not. His dad was a bit of a pessimist, and after being turned away from employment opportunities from countless businesses, he started believing, “If that’s how they see us, we might as well give them what they want.” He hammered that idea into Jason’s impressionable mind.
Eventually, Jason’s dad would wind up in prison, where he was promptly killed, and his mom would die soon after. Jason was by himself, but not for long. After one fateful night where he tried his luck and steal the tires off the Batmobile, he encountered Batman.
Instead of being mad, Batman had another thought. Much like with his previous Robin, Dick, Bruno knew that without proper guidance, the anger he saw in Jason might land him in a lot more trouble. He decided to take Jason under his wing, and the young Latino would go on to become the new Robin, but his aggression was always present.
His time as Robin only lasted a few years, before his life was cut short by the deranged Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker. The criminal lured him into a trap by revealing he was the one responsible for what happened to Jason’s parents. Batman could do nothing to stop Jason, and couldn’t save him. But this was not the end of Jason’s story. After nearly a year, he was resurrected by Talia al Ghul, who’s been paying special attention to Batman and those closest to him. Talia put him into the Lazarus Pit and she became almost like a surrogate mother for him. She took him to get training from a group of warrior monks known as the All-Caste, who encouraged him to let go of his rage.
After his years of training, he did consider doing that, but then he heard that the Joker is still wreaking havoc in Gotham, despite all that he has done. Jason decided that the only way for him to let go of his rage is by taking it out on the criminal filth that has ruined his hometown, especially if it’s the Joker. He donned the moniker Red Hood, headed back home, and started delivering his own brand of gun-toting justice. When Jason came face-to-face with his adoptive dad, Batman disapproved of his use of firearms. This would lead to a bit of animosity between the two. Eventually, Bruno decided that Jason is still his son, so he can rejoin the Bat Family, even if he doesn’t always agree with his actions.
The Latinx delegation has also provided a fancast: David Castañeda.
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30. Joker (White Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Joker’s new backstory — as per Shaun Martineau — is as follows:
Heh, have you heard the joke about the rodent who flies in the night? It cloaks itself in darkness, obscuring the little details that change between iterations. The joke is the Bat isn’t blind, it blinds others. And no-one can see it, no-one but him.
So many take up the Bat’s cause, changing themselves as well. Birds and Rodents and Felines, creating a nest of reflected familiarity to comfort. Even his own Harles…
But they will all fall away, one by one, until only the Bat remains. Just The Bat and The Clown, as it was always meant to be. Ha Ha.
Perhaps he was once a Gothamite. Or perhaps he was an outsider trying to make something out of a cruel city. Did he fall into a vat of chemicals or did his scars come from an abusive father figure? The only certainty is that he stands in stark contrast to the Bat. A White Knight, snickering against the thing that goes Bump Bam Wham KaPow in the night. Hehehe.
After an absence, he has returned to a Gotham City he no longer recognizes. He doesn’t find this new Gotham quite as funny anymore. And that simply won’t stand. He promises to Make the City Funny Again, his southern drawl fading into laughter that echoes in the streets he will paint White, until all is right. YEE HAW HA HA HA HA.
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