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Funny you mention her a post after War Games, as that was a vital storyline for her.

Steph is a lovely character. The daughter of a (third rate) villain, she donned a costume to chase after some boy.

She was the Spoiler, and I'll be honest, other than War Games, I haven't read much of that era. She liked Tim and wanted to help out. Bats didn't like her all that much. She later became Robin for a while after Tim quit (when his dad found out). Then War Games happened and she screwed up big time. In the end, she was badly wounded. Leslie Thompkins, still cross with Batman, faked her death to teach him a lesson (and because her ID was compromised).

But she returned and became Spoiler again, and later Batgirl, after Cassandra Cain gave up the name. She worked with Oracle and later Proxy. During The Road Home, it was revealed Batman had asked Cass to make her Batgirl, to give her a chance to redeem herself.

She's got fans, basically because she always gets the short end of the stick. In fact, folks at DC intentionally give her that short stick.