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5 Superhero Film Characters That Never Appeared In The Comics

4. Rachel Dawes – Batman Begins/Dr. Chase Meridian – Batman Forever

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Because these two characters basically exist for the exact same reason, it’s a bit hard to talk about one without mentioning the other. Both were inventions of the filmmakers to give confirmed bachelor Bruce Wayne a significant love interest in their respective films, since Bruce doesn’t really have any big loves in the same way Superman and Spider-Man do.

Except for Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Vicki Vale, Talia al Ghul, and a whole slew of super-powered heroines and villainesses. Bruce gets around A LOT, guys. There’s really no reason why Dr. Meridian couldn’t have been Dr. Kinsolving. And how much more interesting would the whole trilogy have been if Rachel was actually Talia al Ghul (and didn’t die at the end)?

Well, I suppose creating a character so you can kill them without annoying the fanbase too much can be a perk. Which brings us to…

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David Molofsky

David is the Founder & Editor-in-Cape of AP2HYC.