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 The
Character
The Royal Flush Gang is a sophisticated and ruthless
gang whose crimes all center on playing cards. The members are King,
Queen, Jack, Ten, and Ace. They are quite aristocratic out of costume.
An older version of the gang faced Bruce Wayne as Batman many years
ago, and has returned to Gotham, as the King wishes to face the
new Batman.
Matters are complicated when Ten, a young girl named
Melanie Walker, meets Terry and the two fall in love. Both struggle
with the pains of their alter egos, and in the end it is Batman
and Ten who face off, not Terry and Melanie.
Parallels
and Thoughts
The Royal Flush Gang is actually a group of villains
that have appeared in  several
DC comics, including Justice League and Star man. While the gang
itself simply plays the part of the Villains Of The Week, Ten/Melanie
has a much greater impact on Terry. He is forced to take a closer
look at whom he really is when he finds out her secret, and he hesitates
while fighting her. Likewise, Melanie struggles between her feelings
for Terry and her position in the gang. The parallels between the
two are reminiscent of the similarities between Bruce Wayne/Batman
and Celina Kyle/Cat woman, who is even mentioned in this episode.
If The Royal Flush Gang, and Melanie, return, it will be interesting
to see if anything further develops between Terry and Melanie, now
that her other life is out in the open.
Episode
Appearances
- Dead Man's Hand
- Once Burned
Voiced
By:
- Ten/ Melanie Walker: Olivia D'Abo
- King: George Lazenby
- Queen: Amanda Donohoe
- Jack: Scott Cleverdon
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