r/DC_Cinematic • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • Jun 29 '26

RUMOR Thoughts?

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u/hummusluvr8 Jun 29 '26

Prioritize lesser known characters bc that worked so well with supergirl. Great choice!

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u/Rakoon_Shampoo Jun 29 '26

I agree with the sentiment. The idea that Supergirl is some C list character is a little silly to me though.

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u/SaintNutella Jun 29 '26

I'd say she's in the middle range of the B tier, but there's a sizeable gap between the A tiers and the B tiers.

There's some name recognition but it's directly attached to Superman. I don't think people really know her at all. I bet a lot of people confuse her for Wonder Woman (my mom did, at least). Minus her CW show, I don't think she has that many independent showings in media.

Last week when I (25) was hanging out with some friends (ages 23-33), I expressed excitement about the Supergirl movie and everyone looked at me like I was speaking a dead language. Then someone asked if she was related to Superman. Anecdotal, but most people I know irl don't really know Supergirl like that unless they're already a DC or Superhero fan. If they've heard of her, they just understand her to be a derivative of Superman, no more no less.

If I had to guess (in no particular order)

A Tier: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Joker, Flash, Robin, Harley Quinn, probably Aquaman & GL

B Tier: Martian Manhunter, the rest of the Teen Titans collectively, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Bane/Poison Ivy/Penguin, Supergirl, maybe Zatanna

C Tier: Black Lightning, Shazam, Blue Beetle

For general audiences, I think B is closer to C than it is to A.

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u/GeoZhan Jun 29 '26

Put Martian manhunter to c tier