Post by redsycorax on Dec 13, 2022 3:17:13 GMT
As you can see from the Elseworlds thread, I've decided to compensate for the lack of British action heroes on the Second World War home front by introducing a female RAF fighter pilot, Rosalie Ashley (codename: Midnight Angel) into the story arc. So, yes, the character's name derives from the Pat Benatar song "Shadows of the Night' (1982) and the accompanying music video, in which a young female war factory worker dreams about what her life might be like if circumstances were a little different and women could participate in the war effort as fighter pilots themselves (as, indeed, the legendary "Night Witches" did in the Soviet Union). In the video, the female pilot conducts a daring raid into Nazi territory and sabotages a Nazi strategic hub, before escaping and later shooting down a pursuing Luftwaffe pilot. I've modified a few details from the song- given her a name, Rosalie Ashley, a background, a reason for her skill and prowess as a fighter pilot (she idolised her dad and was somewhat of a tomboy and was definitely mechanically minded) and turned her into a female RAF fighter pilot. I'm surprised William Marston Moulton didn't design a character like her during the Second World War to accompany Wonder Woman. Roy Thomas might have, if he'd been able to continue the All-Star Squadron all the way to the end of the War. Daughter thinks that she should have female Nazi enemies. Any ideas on that front? And sorry, but Paula Von Gunther is out of the running. Perhaps her sidekick Mavis, though? Some Nazi women probably also wanted to break out of the 'children, church and home" straightjacket Nazi ideology placed them in, or were so fanatically committed to Nazi ideology that they wanted to defend the Fatherland.
Some suggestions thus far include... Ilsa Hagen, the lead character of the film Ilsa She Wolf of the SS (1975), a female concentration camp commandant. Although the movie itself is somewhat sleazy, the character could have potential if written properly. She certainly has the requisite ruthlessness and absence of moral compass and/or ideological fervour to the Nazi cause. Eva Krupp, a female SS werewolf character in Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse could also be re-engineered for use in this context.
Some suggestions thus far include... Ilsa Hagen, the lead character of the film Ilsa She Wolf of the SS (1975), a female concentration camp commandant. Although the movie itself is somewhat sleazy, the character could have potential if written properly. She certainly has the requisite ruthlessness and absence of moral compass and/or ideological fervour to the Nazi cause. Eva Krupp, a female SS werewolf character in Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse could also be re-engineered for use in this context.
