Talk about being good friends
With the show's large cast of female characters, this is pretty much unavoidable. For example:
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Batgirl/Supergirl
- Batgirl and Supergirl have been frequently shipped ever since The '60s and especially after the DC Animated Universe. This series takes things a bit further. To elaborate:
- In "Super Hero High", while everyone except Cheetah was welcoming of Supergirl, Barbara Gordon was the only shown going out of her way to make her comfortable, constantly consoling her and encouraging her to never give up. Supergirl makes note of this, and has Katana make her a super suit, and the tables are turned when she encourages her to become a hero, hence why she became Batgirl.
- "Batgirl V Supergirl" is definitely full of this. This episode involves the titular heroes competing for the last slice of cake. The two exchange a lot of witty banter with each other that's borderline flirting, making it clear its all in good fun. Long story short, their shenanigans cause them to end up landing on top of each other in the cafeteria. Even after Harley eats the last slice, they're still on top of each other.
- "Batnapped" has Batgirl kidnapped by Killer Moth so that he can force her to be his partner. She of course says no, and says her true partner is Supergirl, who comes to her rescue. Granted, she's referring to how her best friend is her partner, but the fact they have a special communication system and a secret handshake should mean something.
- The Lego episode "Trading Places" has them pretending to be each other so that they can shut down Lena Luthor's de powering machine. They could've gotten any of the other non-powered heroes to do so, but they chose each other. The disguised Batgirl also looks like she's having fun dressed as Supergirl, before being captured anyway.
- In the Lego Galactic Wonder special, the ending scene has Supergirl holding onto both Batgirl and Lena Luthor as they clutch onto her as they land on Themiscyira, with the former purposefully dropping the latter of the two just so she can hold onto Batgirl longer.
- The Lego Brain Drain movie has a few stand out moments:
- We start the movie with Supergirl making a Narm Charm heroic comment to a group of thieves, which impresses Batgirl, and the latter is noticeably touched.
- Supergirl accidentally throws Batgirl into the air during a group huddle, and the latter gets saved by the former after falling, and is in her arms for at least a full minute. Keep in mind that they could've immediately gone to the ground after questioning why Principal Waller's car is on top of the Amethyst .
- The ending of the movie has Supergirl being invited to sing with the Opposite Direction singer. She then invites Wonder Woman and Batgirl on stage, but purposefully reaches for the latter first.
- A more subdued case of it happens in part 1 of "Gone To The Dogs". Batgirl and Supergirl bring their super dogs together on a play date. Take the "play" out, and add in the fact that it was just only them, and it's more or less a real date. There's also how, until the end of part 2, they were the only ones among the main seven characters to have a pet. Also, in part 1, when Supergirl freaks out over seeing a toy mouse, the way Batgirl takes it in stride, showing how they're used to each other's quirks by now.
- In the Lego Supervillain High, she tells Wonder Woman not to interrupt Batgirl when she's in genius mode, all in a tone that's fairly flirty, almost like she's impressed.
- In parts 2 and 3 of "Nevermore", their flirtatiously competitive nature from "Batgirl V Supergirl" returns.
- In the graphic novel series "Out of the Bottle" Supergirl writes a comic in which both herself and Batgirl are the protagonists, and they are portrayed as being intensely close to one another in spite of the fact they constantly refer to each other as "best friends".
- When the real Supergirl and Batgirl are chasing the cartoon version of themselves they share a moment together when Supergirl confesses that she created the Batgirl in her comic as a Mary Sue because that's how she sees Batgirl. In that same moment, when Batgirl starts formulating a plan Supergirl responds by saying "That's MY Batgirl!"
- The cartoon versions share a moment together near the end of the story. When Harley erases the cartoons with her magic editing pen Cartoon!Supergirl tells Cartoon!Batgirl to hold her while Cartoon!Batgirl admits to being glad that at least she'll be erased with Cartoon!Supergirl.
- In "By The Yearbook", their only scene is with each other, happily making silly faces.
- Their subplot in the Legends Of Atlantis movie really follows this. It involves their powers accidentally being swapped due to Raven. What really stands out is the amount of support and physical interaction they have with each other. When Batgirl tests out her flight power, Supergirl then takes a picture and her compliments are like that of a supportive girlfriend. They're also not the least bit shy around each physically, such as the two clinging onto each other when escaping the sinking ship , or in the climax, where they both say how much they inspire each other to act heroically and hold hands with each other. Their little scene at the end is borderline flirting.
Harley/Ivy
- Harley and Ivy have been heavily shipped ever since Batman: The Animated Series due to their well developed chemistry. Some standout moments include:
- When being paired up for a project in "Hero Of The Year", they both hug each other in excitement upon being paired up. The 40 minute point of the movie has them willingly working together on patrol. Keep in mind that only a few episodes ago in Harley's Hero Of The Month short, Ivy was devastated when Harley's attempts to make her a salad resulted in her ruining her plants.
- In "Seeing Red", everyone except Starfire acted like huge jerks due to Red Kryptomite. One scene involves Harley and Ivy pinning Starfire against the wall with a monster plant, and taunting her. Let's just say that their chemistry is exactly like that of Batman: The Animated Series , even if it's while being brainwashed.
- In the "Intergalactic Games" movie, Harley makes a comment on how graceful Ivy's vine whipping was during one of the competitions, which makes her blush.
- A sneak peek
for the upcoming graphic novel, Date With Disaster, shows both of them as kids lying in a field, looking up at the clouds. They look quite comfortable with each other.- At the end of this graphic novel, Harley and Ivy go to the dance with each other.
- While not as blatant as in other shows, an episode like "Ha Ha Horticulture", which focuses on them, would have some moments like this. In this episode, Ivy creates a special plant mist that works too well, and everyone at Super Hero High falls asleep, with Harley being the exception since she had a mask on. The two then go on an adventure to get an ingredient for the antidote, but Solomon Grundy wants to eat them. Sounds normal enough, though there are some moments. For one, when Harley is about to take off her mask, Ivy literally tackles her so that she's not affected. Plus, with Harley's "Are you serious?" expression, she laughs sheepishly. Plus, when Ivy manages to take down Grundy by herself, Harley is very proud of her, and she does it in a "let's get dangerous" pose, as if to impress her. Also of note is how she holds onto Harley for most of the whole ride, and how the latter says: "Yeah baby! Who knew flower picking could be so much fun?".
- In the graphic novel, Past Times at Super Hero High, Harley orders an attacking pterodactyl to "Stay away from my Ivy!" [1]◊. The embrace the two girls share immediately after the encounter [2]◊ is also quite adorable.
Lady Shiva/Big Barda
- Lady Shiva and Big Barda represent opposite ends of the warrior spectrum, with the former being hot headed and all about honor while the latter is more laid back and aggressive. Naturally, they have plenty of moments to click.
- One of the plots in "Hero Of The Year " has Lady Shiva thinking that Big Barda is still secretly working for the Female Furies when the latter enrolls in the school. Her dedication to proving it is almost like with Cheetah trying to outshine Wonder Woman in season 1 with how dead set she is. Once her worth is proven, they’re more or less inseparable.
- Lady Shiva’s Hero Of The Month short shows that she and Big Barda regularly hang out fighting baddies on a girl’s night out, and enjoying it. It’s almost like a date.
- In the "Intergalactic Games " movie, when Big Barda is being taunted by the Female Furies for being a hero, Lady Shiva comes to her defense. The actions do seem to suggest that she feels something more for Barda considering how furious she was at the Furies for insulting her.
- "New Perry-spective" has the two of them and Batgirl attempting to figure out what to do with a Parademon that wandered in. Let's just say that more focus is put on Barda and Shiva, and their arguments wouldn't feel out of place on a marriage with Barda serving as the all loving wife and Shiva as the more cynical "husband".
Wonder Woman/Batgirl/Supergirl
- The big three is composed of Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. Considering the series, the latter two are swapped out with their young female protégés, putting this trope into effect.
- In "Super Hero High", Wonder Woman thinks Supergirl is trying to steal her thunder. What convinces her otherwise? Barbara Gordon's insistence on belong her adjust. When she becomes Batgirl and the two decide to stay at Super Hero High, they give each other a great big hug. You could interpret this as jealousy for cheating, and then getting together when clearing things up, and there would be little difference.
- In "Body Electric", Batgirl makes a comment on how it would be like to have a sister. The other two girls then proceeds to hug her in response.
- All three girls take center stage in the Lego Galactic Wonder special and the Lego Brain Drain movie. They're constantly hugging and complimenting each other, never leaving each other's sight. Some of their bickering and mischievousness is like that if a married couple.
Batgirl/Harley
- Both of the characters are essentially complete opposites that their interactions have more depth to them.
- "Super Hero High" has a scene of Harley literally yelling out a window for Barbara Gordon to fix Supergirl's computer. Batgirl not having a negative reaction shows that she's used to it.
- They were both the first girls to compliment each other in their respective Hero Of The Month episodes.
- "Quinn-tessential Harley" has Batgirl being the one worried about fame inflating Harley's ego. When Harley becomes herself again, she gives Batgirl an exploding cupcake, and she actually laughs with her.
- "Surprise" has Harley trying to give Batgirl a birthday gift despite her birthday being nowhere in the near future. Why? It's because she cares for her.
- In the Lego short, "Crazed And Confused", while Batgirl does scold Harley for almost hurting people when using a giant whoopee cushion to stop Mad Harriet, she does know that Harley means well. It's interesting how she scolds Harley for that, but not for accidentally ruining the Batjet, something she's personally attached to.
- In the Lego Brain Drain movie, when the brainwashed Batgirl uploads a video of Harley singing without her consent, the latter sounds like she was being cheated on. She even builds a statue of Batgirl just to destroy it. Let's just say that Batgirl wastes no time in trying to get on her good side.
- They pretty much act like a married couple in "Anti Hall Monitor ".
- In "My So Called Anti Life", Harley says that nerdy Batgirl is the best.
Supergirl/Wonder Woman
Considering that they've both been the new girl at some point, there would be some opportunities to click.
- "Super Hero High" has Supergirl enrolling at Super Hero High, though when Principal Waller says that she's a "one a kind catch", Wonder Woman sounds visibly jealous, especially when she's shown up in gym class. Upon finding out that she just wants to fit in, she immediately tries to help her out. There's also the hug at the end.
- The season 2 premiere, aptly titled "New Beginnings", also has this. It takes place before the above special, with Wonder Woman trying to web chat with her . The way Supergirl tries to maintain her composure in front of her, and how Wonder Woman tries to impress her, it's almost like a date where they flirt.
- In "Tales Of The Kryptomites", she shows the most visible concern when Supergirl is affected with kryptonite.
- "Around Metropolis In 80 Seconds" also has this. It involves the two heroines competing in the titular race to see who's the better driver. They exchange plenty of banter that's rather flirtatious in nature.
- In the Lego Brain Drain movie, when Wonder Woman tries to calm down Supergirl after enhancing her fighting with red Kryptomite, the latter than makes a somewhat flirtatious pose, as if trying to impress her.
Wonder Woman/Harley
- You have the studious Wonder Woman and free spirit Harley Quinn. This would naturally come into play.
- The first sign is in the episode “Roomies”. The episode’s plot involves Wonder Woman trying to settle into the new room, but Harley’s attempts at making her welcome keep making things worse. While Harley is lovably naïve, her actions can also be interpreted as the fun loving girlfriend trying to get her partner to lighten up and have fun. The end of the episode definitely has shades of this, with Harley being over the moon when Wondy joins her on the fun.
- In Harley's Hero Of The Month episode, Wonder Woman is the most sincere when describing how Harley is a good hero, even if it's followed by a clip where she messed up.
- In "The Cheetah Who Cried Wolf", one scene has Wonder Woman foiling a robbery only to discover that it's Harley in disguise helping Cheetah get a Hero Of The Month award. Harley snitching her out is almost like that out of a spouse caught doing something bad.
- The Lego short "Wonder Waitress" has Wonder Woman being the waitress to help out the understaffed restaurant even though Harley was the one who accidentally made things worse. It shows how used she is to her behavior.
- Near the end of the second sparring match in the Lego Supervillain High movie, she and Harley are the ones fighting, with Wonder Woman trying more to calm down Harley and simply deflect her attacks. When Harley admits, through her lasso, that she also felt something was strange and simply chose not to say why, Wonder Woman simply sighs, but more like a "That's Harley for you." way.
- "By The Yearbook" is pretty much "Roomies 2.0", mostly near the end. For the school yearbook, they're co-editors, with Harley taking funny pictures and Wonder Woman taking heroic pictures, which the former thinks is boring. After a chase scene, it's revealed that she did so mainly to help remind others to have fun, and they both reminisce quite fondly. They also take a selfie very closely.
Bumblebee/Harley
- While both girls are energetic and nice, Bumblebee's more straightforward demeanor clashes with Harley's kookiness. Naturally, there would be some interesting scenes between them.
- In Bumblebee's Hero Of The Month short, Harley is the one most excited to talk about Bumblebee's accomplishments.
- "Ultimate Accesory" involves Bumblebee designing a new weapon for Weaponomics class, and asks Harley to help her out. Frost is rather blunt in how the inventions won't work out. Just the way Harley keeps supporting Bumblebee is almost like that of a lover trying to support her partner, and Bumblebee's knowing smirks seem rather flirtatious. The fact that Harley was not only the one to be there for her, but also the first to demonstrate them, adds to this, considering her mischievous nature.
- A minor point, but in "Surprise", when Harley tries to give Batgirl an early birthday gift, the fact that Bumblebee is the first to agree with her, albeit reluctantly, is quite interesting.
- In the Lego Brain Drain movie, Harley is showing the main trio around Bumblebee's room when they suspect that she and Katana were brainwashed into stealing the Amethyst, and kept the mind control gems in her room. When she catches them, Harley sheepishly tries to defend herself, but the tone and set up make it look like the former is being cheated on.
Batgirl/Catwoman
- The Batman and Catwoman dynamic is pretty well known. When you switch the main bat to Batgirl and make them the same age, you get some interesting moments between them.
- Part 3 of "Fresh Ares" has everyone finding out from Miss Martian that Catwoman stole the amulet that makes Ares calm. When the former transforms into Catwoman to get past her security system, Batgirl is visibly stunned at how well she can look like her. Also, when she gets caught, she attempts to escape in Batgirl's van, but gets caught after a cheeky remark.
- An interesting case occurs in part 2 of "Gone To The Dogs". When Batgirl and Supergirl go to Catwoman's room to find the missing jewels, she then tries to nervously hide the fact that she brought her cat to school despite the fact that pets aren't allowed. Just the way she acts makes it look like that she wants to stay in the closet when around her. It's eventually revealed that her cat stole the jewels for her, but it still doesn't change how she acted.
- It's safe to say that the radar went through the roof with the Lego Supervillain High movie. Let's see why.
- The first scene has the girls taking part in a sparring match, with Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, and Jessica Cruz (Green Lantern) taking on Catwoman, Cheetah, Frost, and Ivy. Though each scene before the switch is brief, there's a bit more emphasis put on Catwoman trying her hardest to outsmart Batgirl.
- During the survival class, where everyone is told to pick a lock with a paper clip, Catwoman bats quite a few eyes towards Batgirl, as if to say, "I'm going to have so much fun showing you up.". Also, when she gets framed for cheating even though it was Lena Luthor through her kryptomites, Batgirl shows the most visible concern for her well being.
- During the scene where they're being manipulated into breaking and entering into Cadmus, Catwoman calls her "The Doll Knight", and Batgirl sounds anguished when trying to tell them that they're being controlled.
- When Principal Taller tells them to steal something from Doctor Fate's class at school, Catwoman is the first to question her methods, in a similar manner to how Batgirl is the most determined to help her girls out.
- During the second sparring match before the climax (where Catwoman is the first to fight), the two of them once again fight (and even tackles her), with Catwoman being the one to mention that the others are jealous of how they're much better. (Harley and Frost made a similar comment earlier, but it was more out of teasing, not out of anguish). Batgirl then talks about how much the others push them to be better Heroes, and they're both quite touched by their remarks.
- When Batgirl plans to use her technology so that they can all defeat Lena, Catwoman is the one to offer doing the distraction.
Others
- A recurring theme in season 1 is to have Cheetah repeatedly sabotage Wonder Woman’s attempts to succeed in school. While she had the classic mean girl archetype and wasn’t afraid to push others around, the fact she’s shown to actively pursue only Wonder Woman and defeat her shows signs that she’s jealous of her and, in a sense, wants to beat her to feel good about herself and impress her.
- "Roomies Return: Frost's Bite" has Frost becoming increasingly angry as she keeps being denied various sources of heat. Miss Martian's concern for her is like that of a forlorn lover trying to make her happy. The end of the episode has them happily enjoying themselves around a steamer.
- "The Odd Couple” is more or less made on this trope. This episode pairs up Harley and Lady Shiva in trying to catch a villain, with Harley trying to make her laugh. Much like “Roomies”, Harley’s behavior in trying to get Lady Shiva to lighten up is like that of the girlfriend trying to get her partner to lighten up. There’s a bit more to it considering that Lady Shiva is more no-nonsense than Wonder Woman. At the end, they happily go back to looking out for villains.
- Lashina seems to invoke both this trope and Foe Romance Subtext. In “Spring Prison Break”, L speaks to Katana and Frost rather seductively when attempting to break the other Furies out of prison. A subplot in the “Intergalactic Games” movie has her trying to get Big Barda to rejoin the Female Furies. We see them reminisce, and she seems genuinely hurt when Big Barda stays with the heroes. It essentially plays out like two exes breaking up, and one of them trying to reconnect. She also doesn’t mind physical contact with the heroes, as shown in “A Fury Scorned” when Hawkgirl pins her down after poisoning Batgirl’s father. She seems to enjoy the physical contact seeing as how she doesn't fight back.
- What do "Doubles Trouble", "For Art's Sake", and "Fight Flub" have in common? They're all episodes where Katana plays a big role, and the only ones where the Double Dare twins appear, and they treat each encounter as an opportunity to mess with her specifically.
- In part 1 of "Fresh Ares", Catwoman tried to convince Ivy to do a favor for her, all in a seductively flirtatious manner. Even when she's rejected, she doesn't stop the facade. Ivy's reaction shows that she's used to it.
- In part 3, she stole Wonder Woman's tiara and is rather attached to it, clearly showing a bit more significance.
- Lois Lane has quite a bit of it with Jessica Cruz, as shown with the 4 part episode "Ring Me Maybe". In this series, she takes over as Lois' camerawoman. During the fights in the first two parts, while slightly miffed that she's not brave enough to record what happened, she doesn't take it out on her, and shows more concern for her well being. The most notable case of this is in part 4. When she hears about the new Green Lantern, she tells Jessica to rush over, clearly showing faith in her, and is visibly stunned, yet proud that she's the new Green Lantern. They also look into each other's eyes lovingly.
- Mera and Miss Martian have this in the former's debut episode "Fish Out Of Water". Mera tries fitting in at school, but to no luck. She tries to express her worries to her seahorse at the docks when she sees Miss Martian being pursued by Firefly. They both try to fight back, with the former trying to help out the latter. Some of the Narm Charm comments that Mera makes to reassure her seem rather flirtatious. We also have the hand holding when running off. As for the end, while Wonder Woman organized it, it was still her who thought of the pool idea to make Mera feel at home, and she's the one to bring her there.
