User blog comment:YJluvr/Stephanie Brown on YJ/@comment-1038387-20121023085336/@comment-34954086-20121023133830

If they arent familiar with her comic history, wouldnt having it in the timeskip sort of lose the desired impact? she'd just go from underdeveloped character A to wheelchair girl. Who really cares unless they know who she is? Take Paula, do you massively empathize with her and the adversity in comparison to what you have with The Killing Joke? of course not.

With Nightwing it's a different sort of character development which sort of suits non-showing better in this universe, it's not about growth with Babs, it's about overcoming a life shattering tragedy and the scars it leaves in her Family's lives.