History Franchise / DCSuperHeroGirls

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The graphic novel of the original 2015 DC Super Hero Girls, ''Spaced Out'', features a [[FakeCrossover mild crossover]] between them and their 2019 counterparts in Chapter 13. 2015’s Zatanna opens a seeing portal between the two universes, allowing the 2015 cast to be bystanders to a typical crime-stopping adventure of the 2019 cast.

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The graphic novel of the original 2016 DC Super Hero Girls, ''Spaced Out'', features a [[FakeCrossover mild crossover]] between them and their 2019 counterparts in Chapter 13. 2016's Zatanna opens a seeing portal between the two universes, allowing the 2016 cast to be bystanders to a typical crime-stopping adventure of the 2019 cast.

* ActionFigureJustification: Actually invoked by Mattel when they made the toys for the show. In the hopes of having a crossover audience, there were two toylines released simultaneously. There were a set of 11.5" Fashion Dolls, with combable hair and cloth outfits, and then a set of 6" Action Figures of molded plastic. The series was retooled in 2019, and the smaller action figures were dropped in favor of heavily stylized and redesigned fashion dolls.

The first generation of the franchise, headed by writer Shea Fontana, features [[HighSchoolAU younger, teenage versions of many of its characters]] attending a special SuperheroSchool together, with ComicBook/WonderWoman as a FishOutOfWater who has left Themyscira for the first time. The second generation of the franchise, originally developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, follows the more traditional WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld setup, with the cast now making use of their usual [[SecretIdentity secret identities]]. [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] serves as the central protagonist here, though Wonder Woman remains as team leader.

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The graphic novel of the original 2016 DC Super Hero Girls, ''Spaced Out'', features a [[FakeCrossover mild crossover]] between them and their 2019 counterparts in Chapter 13. 2016's Zatanna opens a seeing portal between the two universes, allowing the 2016 cast to be bystanders to a typical crime-stopping adventure of the 2019 cast.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: It's a routine for the main Super Hero Girls group, sometimes at the most awkward of times.

* CastOfSnowflakes: More so in the Lauren Faust-headed reboot, the main six girls and the broader cast demonstrate an impressive visual variety of costumes, body types and racial representation.

The first generation of the franchise, headed by writer Shea Fontana, features [[HighSchoolAU younger, teenage versions of many of its characters]] attending a special SuperheroSchool together, with ComicBook/WonderWoman as a FishOutOfWater who has left Themyscira for the first time. The second generation of the franchise, headed by Creator/LaurenFaust, follows the more traditional WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld setup, with the cast now making use of their usual [[SecretIdentity secret identities]]. [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] serves as the central protagonist here, though Wonder Woman remains as team leader.

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': A television series developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, which serves as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Premiered in 2019.

* IntraFranchiseCrossover: The graphic novel of the original 2016 DC Super Hero Girls, ''Spaced Out'', features a [[FakeCrossover mild crossover]] between them and their 2019 counterparts in Chapter 13th. 2016's Zatanna opens a seeing portal between the two universes, allowing 2016 cast to be bystanders to a typical crime-stopping adventure of the 2019 cast.

* FeministFantasy: One of the main hooks of the franchise stars a group of teenaged, popular DC women, like Wonder Woman and Batgirl, in the forefront of an action-comedy superhero series aimed at young girls.

* CastofSnowflakes: More so in the Lauren Faust-headed reboot, the main six girls and the broader cast demonstrate an impressive visual variety of costumes, body types and racial representation.

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': A television series developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, which serves as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Premiered in 2019.

Compare ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRising'', which is Creator/MarvelComics' own cross-media franchise aimed at young girls.

!!Works In The Franchise Include:

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': A television series developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, which serves as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Scheduled to premiere in 2019.

The franchise features [[HighSchoolAU younger, teenage versions of many of its characters]] attending a special SuperheroSchool together. The initial incarnation of the franchise placed a young ComicBook/WonderWoman, who has left Themyscira for the first time, at the centerpiece of the brand. Under the continuity reboot following the television series, more emphasis is placed on a larger ensemble cast, though Wonder Woman remains a focal character (albeit sharing the role with [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]]).

* ''Toys/{{LEGO}} DC Super Hero Girls'': A series of AlternateUniverse LEGO films that began yearly release in 2017.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': A television series developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, which serves as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Scheduled to premiere in 2019.

!!Tropes Commonplace In The Franchise:

* AdaptationalHeroism: Many traditionally villainous characters like Cheetah, Blackfire, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy are superheroes-in-training (though GoodIsNotNice applies to some).
* AdaptationalVillainy: A few characters get this treatment, such as [[spoiler:Black Canary]], are turned into villains.
* HighSchoolAU: It's an official DC Comics work set in a high school, albeit not a standard high school. A large portion of characters were aged down to teenagers.
* NoNameGiven: The proper names of most of the characters are not given in-series.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Secret identities do not exist in this universe. Characters are exclusively referred to by their superhero and supervillain names. This applies to even when they're referred to formally (for example, Harley is called "Ms. Quinn", not "Ms. Quinzel", several times by Amanda Waller).
* SuperHeroSchool: Super Hero High is one of these. There are also various others throughout the universe.
* YoungerAndHipper: ''DC Super Hero Girls'' features many characters who are usually in their twenties and thirties aged down to teenagers.

* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The web series, consisting of a series of minutes-long animated shorts. Lasted from 2015 to 2018, with five seasons of 105 episodes.

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The television series developed by Creator/LaurenFaust, which serves as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Scheduled to premiere in 2019.

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The franchise features [[HighSchoolAU younger, teenage versions of many of its characters]] attending a special SuperheroSchool together. The initial incarnation of the franchise placed a young ComicBook/WonderWoman, who has left Themyscira for the first time, at the centerpiece of the brand. Under the continuity reboot following the television series, more emphasis is placed on a larger ensemble cast, though Wonder Woman remains a focal character (albeit sharing the role with ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}).

The franchise features [[HighSchoolAU younger, teenage versions of many of its characters]] attending a special SuperheroSchool together. The initial incarnation of the franchise placed a young ComicBook/WonderWoman, who has left Themyscira for the first time, at the centerpiece of the brand. Under the continuity reboot following the television series, ComicBook/BarbaraGordon serves this role.

''DC Super Hero Girls'' is an official Creator/DCComics spinoff series based off its comics. It launched in 2015.

The series is a HighSchoolAU set in a SuperheroSchool. It features younger versions of many of its superhero characters going to a special superhero high school together. The series features a lot of villainous characters, such as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, however most have been [[AdaptationalHeroism turned into superheroes]] The main character is Wonder Woman, with Batman and Superman confirmed to exist but already graduates.

''DC Super Hero Girls'' is geared at young female fans. It takes a lot of inspiration from ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' and ''Toys/EverAfterHigh''.

* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The web-series. It consists of animated shorts, but it has also spun off into feature length AlternateUniverse LEGO-style films and a series of books.
* ''Literature/DCSuperHeroGirls'': A series of children's chapter books set in the same universe as the web-series.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The televised series. It's a ContinuityReboot created by Creator/LaurenFaust.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Secret identities do not exist in this universe. Characters are exclusively referred to by their superhero and supervillain names. This applies to even when they're referred to formally (for example, Harley is called "Ms. Quinn" not "Ms. Quinzel" several times by Amanda Waller).

* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The web-series. It consists of shorts, but it has also spun off into feature length LEGO-style films and a series of books.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'': The televised series. It's a ContinuityReboot by Creator/LaurenFaust.

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