Usually with Marvel and DC movies, most of the cast is comprised of characters who originate from the original source material. But every now and then, there’s room to include brand-new creations, and in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham’s case, that character is Kai Li Cain, one of Bruce Wayne’s wards. If you’re wondering why this original character was included in the latest of the direct-to-video animated DC movies, writer Jase Ricci and co-director/producer Sam Liu opened up about her origins while speaking with CinemaBlend.
Based off the same-named “Elseworlds” miniseries from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Richard Pace,Troy Nixey and Dennis Janke, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham takes place in the 1920s and follows David Giuntoli’s Bruce Wayne returning to Gotham City to investigate and combat supernatural forces threatening his home. Uncharted and You actress Tati Gabrielle voices Kai Li Cain, who fills the role that Tim Drake occupied in the original comic, though she has more to do in this adaptation thanks to being the secondary protagonist. Curious about how Kai Li came to be, I first asked Jase Ricci how he went about creating her, and he answered:
