#batman: actually you know what i dont think im 100% okay with phantom being in gotham anymore

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Bruh, I love this Shrike AU so much. How do you think an encounter with Solomon Grundy would go? I'm seeing a few parallels between the two, and I'm curious as to whether or not Solomon would be able to tell that Shrike is in a similar undead state or if Phantom could pose an actual threat to him. And if he does, how such an encounter would be taken by the Batfam if Phantom was witnessed taking Grundy on in a fight and possibly winning.

I think an encounter with Solomon would be a challenge for Danny whether he's Shrike or Phantom. Solomon would be able tell Shrike isn't fully alive, like looking at a warped version of death much like his own. (side note, Danny and Jason can feel something is up with another due to the whole: not fully dead/alive situation but neither can place why the other feels off.) I don't think Shrike would be able to take on Solomon in any way, not posing as a human, without significant backup. Phantom on the other hand can probably take a good fight with Solomon though it's probably much more difficult than his average fights and struggles to fight a new kind of undead/not fully living being. Phantom probably would pose a threat to Solomon when he decides to use his ghost powers to his fullest abilities, something that Phantom has refrained from using most of his powers in order to fit with the image of being a meta. He doesn't want to make himself seem like a threat to those in Gotham but desperate times call for desperate measures. Phantom probably wins the fight, barely, and isn't seen patrolling for a long while due to how much it took out of him.

The Bat family seeing Phantom fight him alone is quite the feat and I think it would make them realize, especially Batman, that the meta truly is playing nice while in Gotham. Phantom could easily wreck havoc yet here he was, restraining himself. It gives Batman a glimpse at more of Phantom's powers and already starts planning ways to counteract them as well as make him keep a closer eye on the meta in case he starts to slip. Batman doesn't want that kind of power loose, not after what he just saw. Red Robin and Nightwing think the interaction they witness was cool and lands Phantom as one of the good guys in their books for the time being. Robin doesn't seem impressed. Red Hood and Black Bat don't express their option on Phantom and his abilities. Signal personally wants to befriend Phantom after that fight, maybe make the bat family seem less like a threat if he knows there's another meta in the city with him.

#mine #my art #shrike au #danny phantom #danny fenton #dp #phantom #batman #dc #solomon gundy #cyrus gold #au #dp x dc #dc x dp #once again this is drawn quickly so i am sorry if it looks off #i am very happy you are enjoying the au!!! #phantom: damn i finally get to let out some stress! *beats the shit out of solomon gundy* #batman: actually you know what i dont think im 100% okay with phantom being in gotham anymore