Most of the Youtubers who have made numerous outraged videos seem to be completely unaware that DC has an entire (and very successful) line of Young Adult graphic novels that take liberties with established characters. Jacob would discover he had superpowers from his Tamaranean heritage, though didn't know about his mother. Lesser known is their other love child, Jacob Grayson, who appeared only in Nightwing: The New Order, a timeline where Nightwing became evil and stripped the world of superpowers, resulting in Starfire leaving them.Starfire had a daughter with Nightwing named Mar'i Grayson, also known as Nightstar, though she has only appeared briefly in Kingdom Come and its sequel.However, it looks absolutely ridiculous and feels more like she's heading off to a cheap superhero convention. It's meant to symbolize her accepting Starfire as her mother and being comfortable with who she is despite being the daughter of a super heroine. Narm: Mandy's look as a superheroine at the end of the book.Memetic Mutation: "I Am Not _", "Nope, you are not.", "Dumpsterfire." Explanation Wordplay based around the title of the comic out of dislike for Mandy.In story, she slut-shames her mother for wearing skimpy clothing, implicitly looks down on how she doesn't have a father, mocks her speaking habits and never indicates a change of heart about her views, which some have taken to be a jab at Starfire being a role model for sex-positivity, a character trait that had also been erased in modern DC material aimed towards youth. Although the comic goes out of the way to make comparisons between her and immigrant parents, Mandy shows little respect for the traits influenced by her mother's customs. Starfire's portrayal has come under fire from her fans, who felt it took too much from her depictions in Teen Titans (2003) and Teen Titans Go! which put an emphasis on her status as an alien who was foreign to Earth culture.Neither does she really have much in the way of Character Development, many pointing out she only starts turning around after she gains powers which many feel isn't truly earned and that she only does so because her powers give her self-worth which is not a good message to give to the story's target audience. Designated Hero: One of the biggest problems a decent amount of readers have with the book is the fact that Mandy is a pretty unlikeable protagonist due to her constant Wangsting and being a self-centered Jerkass to people.The only real draw it has going for it is that it's related to Teen Titans. If you've read any type of teenage drama and/or protagonist-with-a-superhero-parent story, this one isn't going to be any different for you as it follows a lot of familiar beats to the letter. Cliché Storm: A major criticism against the book.At most, one could say she caught Blackfire off-guard and that Mandy was fueled by the Power of Love and that it was a case of Unskilled, but Strong, but it's still an utterly one-sided fight. She then defeats Blackfire without so much as breaking a sweat, despite being new to her powers and having much less experience than her mom or aunt. The climax of the book has Blackfire nearly defeat Starfire, which triggers Mandy into suddenly developing her powers.
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