Batwoman
Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder becomes her own Batwoman.
Ryan Wilder: She’s likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. She’s also nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the batsuit before her. With no one in her life to keep her on track, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her pain with bad habits. A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical All-American hero.
Fan art with natural afro.
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This little girl will see herself represented.
Ryan Wilder first suits up as Kate Kane’s Batwoman with the red wig, to protect Gotham City after Kate (Ruby Rose) goes missing.
Related: Javicia Leslie Suits Up As Kate Kane’s Batwoman In The Red Wig
Look out, Gotham, I’m suited up and ready to go… But just wait until Ryan Wilder puts her own spin on the Batsuit. — Javicia Leslie.
But by episode 3 , Ryan Wilder’s has taken off the wig and molded the batsuit to fit her.
Ryan’s journey starts from a place of ‘What can this Batsuit do for me?’ But it’s not long before she realizes the power of its symbol and what it can do for everyone else in Gotham City. As Ryan embraces everything that makes her special, she adjusts the suit to fit her physically and figuratively. This meant creating a new body design and new cowl that was undeniably a statement that screamed ‘powerful.’ Maya Mani sent me her drawings and I loved it. The wig was something we never perfected in season one, and Janice Workman crushed it with this new take. Javicia and I saw various prototypes of styles and red ombres, and at one point we were trading our own iPad-doodled versions. Janice translated that into what we are looking at now. When I see it, I smile. It makes me feel inspired. — showrunner Caroline Dries.
I love the fact that Ryan is becoming her own Batwoman — it’s her style, her swag, and her moment! It was an honor to be able to collaborate with Caroline and Maya. I felt it was important that viewers could tell by the silhouette that Batwoman was a Black girl. With the form-fitting suit and beautiful Afro, we definitely nailed it! — Javicia Leslie.
Reaction.
Becoming her own Batwoman 🦇 @JaviciaLeslie pic.twitter.com/wnNCLuYI8d
— Batwoman (@CWBatwoman) October 26, 2020
Wow. The power in this.
Our Batwoman, @JaviciaLeslie @CWBatwoman pic.twitter.com/fk6y9vjDxm— Camrus Johnson (@CamrusJ) October 26, 2020
YES YES YES!!! ♥️🖤🦇 @CamrusJ @JaviciaLeslie @TheCW @CWBatwoman https://t.co/IXC4LelNlP
— Katherine McNamara (@Kat_McNamara) October 26, 2020
Batwoman lookin 🔥🔥👀Can’t wait to see @JaviciaLeslie in action!#batwoman #CW pic.twitter.com/tqp0VcQyy4
— David Harewood (@DavidHarewood) October 26, 2020
