#MarchMultimediaMultiverseMadness Quarterfinals 2 – Cassandra Cain (13) versus Shuri (5)

“Your whole style and approach, I invented/And I ain’t takin’ that back, cause I meant it.” -Nicki Minaj Lauren: Thought I’d start this one out with someone else’s concept because apparently that’s what we’re doing now. Look, I respect Shuri as an intelligent and skilled fighter who’s done a lot for Wakanda, I do. I just think it’s funny how she’s been biting my girl Cass’ style and abilities every five years thinking she could arrive late to the party and still get dapped up for it. I mean, Shuri ain’t even send a thank you card for her all black leather suit complete with facemask, cape, and utility belt look. And this Griot ensemble with the gold belt, gold chest accessories, hair out, and the bandages around the wrists? Why she ain’t tag Cass on the gram when clearly she dug it out her closet? C’mon now, Shuri, that’s just hurtful. Y’all really thought you could throw on a “crow” filter and we wouldn’t recognize the Bat watermark, fam? But imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? So we’re flattered by the whole death and ressurection bit even though Cass crushed that ish twice before Shuri even showed up in her own main continuity. We’re flattered when Shuri gotta transform into a Rockbiter to take a bullet while Cass been shakin’ off shots since she was a kid. For fun. And what’s that? Shuri learned some martial arts? Well, damn, now you just tryna make the sista’ that One Punch’d Lady Shiva blush. So let’s talk about what Shuri does have to her name: her warr…