You guys don’t understand how ready I was to see Jane kick HIC’s ass. Jane grew up practically worshiping this woman, only to eventually be betrayed and manipulated into bending to her will.
At this point, when my girl stood ready and rearin’ to go, I was so, so proud. She was finally going to get some closure. She was going to take back control of the mind she has had ripped from her again and again. So imagine my frustration and distress when she was no where to be found what appeared to be only seconds later in-comic.
I thought she had been forgotten, and justly so! There was no transition, no explanation. I get so frustrated every time I see fanart of all of the pre-battle close-ups, because I can’t help but feel cheated that Jane did not get one of her own. Don’t get me wrong, Jane did some cool things in [S]Collide. But to me, the snubbing of her character is apparent is ever. She’s made out to be little more than just the party’s healer, which is important, but discounts so many of her skills and abilities. All other characters get amazing battle close ups and displays of both skills and teamwork combos, whereas with Jane, we get this:
The update was good. I liked it. But this, to be frank, disappointed me greatly. Jane is an amazing character and deserves far better than this. I love Roxy, and I am glad that she got her moment to shine in killing the Batterwitch. But it should have been Jane. That, I feel, would have given her character some much-deserved closure. Instead, she is left crumpled at her namesake’s feet. The lack of the clock leads me to believe that she survived, and I hope that is the case, but regardless this flash left a sour taste in my mouth. Every character (excluding, of course, those in the ghost army) reigned victorious. Even Dirk’s death seemed to be mutually decided upon by he and Dave (not to mention, I highly doubt Dave would have done the deed were he not able to retcon it). He took control of his fate, and his death. Jane, by contrast, is the only character who ends the flash fully and completely defeated, her agency ripped from her once more.
So yeah, I’m distressed. Jane deserved so much more than what she got out of this flash. I can only hope this will be remedied in the few updates we have left.
THIS IS A GOOD ANALYSIS It’s important to remember that Jane trusted Crocker Corp. She put her life on the line being the heiress. I understand Roxy was settling unfinished business, but Jane needed closure, too.
