Mary Louise "Baby Doll" Dahl

What makes Baby Doll from the Batman animated series such a compelling character? Is it because she's disillusioned with the world by having no emotional rock outside of her entertainment days, trying to relive those feelings as best as she can? Or is it because she had actually come to a realization of the difference between reality and her illusion, and yet regressed back into the illusion simply because that was her natural comfort?
When she met Killer Croc, she was enticed to him because she felt they were similar; outcasted and faced prejudice by society for being physically but not mentally different. Notice that this has very little to do with her attention complex and escapism issues. She re-dawned her babydoll persona for the sake of breaking out Killer Croc, then afterwards for their crime heists. However in her new comfortable life with a companion, she clearly brings the infantile lifestyle back as evident by their hideout's decor (yet Mary's hotel room never had anything childish in it. Not just that, she displayed heavy daddy dom/little girl tendancies as she spoke to Croc like a "daddy", yet Croc spoke and treated and abused her like a housewife as well as partner in crime.
Batman isn't by any means new to having characters psychologically damaged or compelling in that manner, but I just find her written so interestingly- not because of her cliched backstory, motivation, or complex, but rather the way all those interact with her psychological development.

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And also we wanna bone her

It was the first episode which got me invested in her character, I feel it’s the Mr. Freeze effect, any subsequent appearances weaken the character’s impact.

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She was first introduced in '94. Her character was based on Shirley Temple as the "oh-so popular child actor". In '97 the Cat's Don't Dance, also produced by WB, the character Darla Dimple has a similar design. I just found that interesting.

DAHL?!

They had no fucking right making dimple with such a figure amd pairing her with a giant bodyguard who doted on her. I was irrevocably damaged by that

you could tell they had fun animating her and her legs

Max could probably tear her in half

She reminds me of that french parody of all the famous characters going in for a job interview where Hello Kitty goes on a rant about wanting to get boned by normal, sexy dudes instead of only being wanted by either little girls or pedophiles.

I would say the first part of her sequel was the best continuation you can have for a character like that; trying to just live some semblance of a life after doing some recovering but it just keeps getting thrown back into their face until they relapse

She was the true focus of the episode

I wish she had gotten the Melanie treatment like in Batman Beyond, where she's shown to have successfully left a life of crime behind.

The issue is that a normal, sexy dude boning someone like her would no longer be a normal dude after boning her. I understand the frustration, but at the same time, it's unavoidable that you're not getting the dick without the dude either being ruined, or already having been a degenerate to begin with.

I want to fuck Mary Dahl.

I mean, if she wants just sex then she can hire male prostitutes, their job description is to get it up to people who have to resort to whores, of which there might be some normal men and women but chances are low.

The main barrier is a normal, healthy relationship which would be hard but possible if she puts aside insecurities regarding her appearance being the only draw which most people have to adjust to, kust not to the extent she does

Its because its like fucking a little girl but its legal

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There's always porn.

Max could tear anyone in half. He could snap Darla over his knee like a baked potato.

Marium is fucking bae. I wish she had literally more than 2 lines of dialogue.

Why does she have breasts? I thought she's forever like a 3 y/old.
I think she fell in love with Killer Croc and went into crime because she was blinded by love and knew he'd want to do that.

Remember Helix Sup Forums? The weirdest looking superhero team ever? They had a character just Baby doll, of being a grown woman who looks like a toddler.

It's where Director Bones came from originally.
She had the power to create explosions.

She has that Andy Milonakis condition going on, but is perfectly legal. I suppose the question is is she sexually mature, functionally, etc?

Here's my no prize answer: she must be a metahuman of some kind, just like killer croc, and can take a cock without ripping her apart.

bring back Miriam

I LOVE her regular speaking voices in both cartoons.

>weirdest supervillain team
Fixed.

Baby Doll is an adult. For a real-life example look up Mario Bosco who is 42. It's no more immoral to date him than any other 42 year old.

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Why did Gilligan and the skipper join up with her?

they owe her for getting them off the island

I feel like Robin really got lucky there, he was almost full of holes

why do I miss REAL ACTUAL GUNS in cartoons?

at best you found the fantasy weapons and what not breaking suspension of disbelief
at worse you are one of "those people" that need all their kids shit to be real life full of consequences.

How old?

Yea I'd like to see her in comics given she's as capable as Batman. Least that was word of god at the time.

it happens from time to time. Beware the Batman had them for a short time before the Colorado Theater incident.

The saddest part is that she indeed tried to step away from her stereotype and it was what ruined her in first place.

Pretty badass for a fatty.

it was Robin in disguise.

>Why does she have breasts?
she was drawn like that in her second episode

so let's say a version of her gets introduced into the comics in a recurring role, how would you guys handle her?

personally I like the idea Sup Forums had a couple years ago about her going the Penguin route of semi-legitimacy, with her being in control of several of Gotham's nightclubs and gentlemen's clubs, unlike Penguin she's actually not directly involved in any real crime anymore, but due to the nature of Gotham she still has connections

Lolifags would be insufferable.

>When she met Killer Croc, she was enticed to him because she felt they were similar; outcasted and faced prejudice by society for being physically but not mentally different.

See, this was never a thing though. We never saw anyone in either of her appearances mistreat her because she looked different. When we first see her in the Killer Croc episode, the guy isn't like "wtf you look like a kid haha what a freak" he says "Hey look it's Babydoll from dat TV show! Say the thing you say on TV! Hahaha!"

Not sure why they retreated from her trying to recapture her happiness by trying to literally become her TV character. That's classic Batman villain psychopath shit. Her being an outcast because she looks the way she does is lame.

She wanted to go into Shakespear but everyone couldn’t get over the fact she was Babydoll. The show is basically her Mania along with her inability to age. You dumb fuck

Didn't the last tmnt show have real guns?

>She wanted to go into Shakespear but everyone couldn’t get over the fact she was Babydoll

Which is not an uncommon thing in the acting world. Which is why it was good. Nothing about her being unable to "age". She literally spells out her psychosis in the episode, you idiot. "I remember how happy I was with all of you and the folks at home watching me! Me! BABYDOLL!" She wanted to be a beloved character again.

What's the matter man? don't like the cool water guns?

Admittingly for One Piece specifically supersoakers make more sense as a main/side arm thing since sea water muks up devil fruit users, and well more often then not fruit users are immune to normal bullets

Being 3 ft tall makes it hard to do Shakespear man, so she just fell back to what she knew, it was the only thing she was ever good at. It’s a mixture of her inability to age and the show itself stunting and trapping her. You retard refuse refrigerator.

Both of you guys are right though...

No. It had purple lasers.

>Being 3 ft tall makes it hard to do Shakespear man

Except it's heavily implied in the episode that she's a terrible actress. Being a dwarf never stopped Peter Dinklage from being a serious actor. But that's because he's actually good.

When her attempt to be taken seriously as an actress failed, she tried to get her old show back on the air but was turned down because she's a selfish brat. It was all about getting attention and admiration. She should be a Batman villain who is crazy because she thinks she's a TV character. Not a villain who is angry because she's a little person. You shistain shoebox

No, I'M right. He's dumb.

Someone forgot to tell all those 3ft tall people doing Shakespeare that.

I never said that, I said nobody would take her seriously. And she is a bad actor you saccharine slut soup.

She tried that; wasn't accepted.

Because she's not a good actress. Not because she's 3ft tall.

I didn't say *why* she wasn't accepted, user.

>getting kicked in the face with heels
Ow, holy shit

What a weird yet appropriate metaphor.

it doesn't just shut them down or anything if they get wet, they just can't swim if they find themselves in water.

I think I'd do something more like a Penguin/Harley Quinn hybrid. Her greatest motivation being to be recognized for her skills and be loved/respected. She would use her stature as a way to easily blend in with other children, and utilizing her knowledge of stage makeup can change her appearance enough that no one would notice her in a crowd.
She'd probably never do the dirty work herself and she'd have a lot of hired muscle (perhaps an analog to miriam) that help her with her goals. She'd also be very open to collaborations with villains who compliment her on her appearance and skills (Sort of like with Killer Croc, she'd become lovestruck and easily manipulative, but incredibly spiteful when she finds out)

Yeah it's standing water that stops devil fruit users. A devil fruit user can still retain their power until sea water is up to their knees.

Honestly I thought she was super hot dressed as this.

Yeah honestly. something about a short stature with mature proportions is pretty hot. It's a damn shame that when she finally became physical/affectionate she decided to do it while dressed and acting like a 6 year old.

Because real guns usually look cooler than ones that were made up by people who aren't familiar with guns.

fuck you
fran mills is a national treasure. i wish i could have seen her perform at the reduced height theatre company and gotten her autograph before she got huge enough to star in films like the force awakens

Maybe she's a bad actress because she typecast to such a point where she never develop her craft.

Like Jaleel White?

Always thought Toyman and her would hit it off

she was about to stomp robin's fucking brains out

so was she just planning on blowing up too?

>It's a damn shame that when she finally became physical/affectionate she decided to do it while dressed and acting like a 6 year old.

From her perspective that was the only time in her life anyone ever loved her, so it make sense that she falls back on that.

well user, bitch is fucking crazy and thinks she can only be happy acting like a tv 8 year old, even if there's no audience except for the fake family cast she kidnapped
is going out after recreating her fake family sound that far fetched?

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Also sleeping with Croc.