Regardless of his race, Supergirl's James Olsen really doesn't have much in common with his comic book counterpart. For starters, he looks like he could probably beat up Superman in a fight, but he may very well get the opportunity to do that when he becomes a vigilante in season two of The CW series. The fan-favourite supporting character is going to adopt the identity of Guardian, a hero who was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Once a cop named Jim Harper, patrolling Metropolis's Suicide Slum, he eventually became the vigilante known as Guardian to "guard" society from criminals.
It will be Olsen who wields the shield here though, but won't be telling Supergirl about it. "James is going to decide that he can no longer be a sidekick, so he’s going to become a vigilante," explains executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. "He’s going to become Guardian, complete with the shield, which is going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara because he decides not to tell her. There’s this new masked vigilante, and she has her own feelings about vigilantes. He’s recruited Winn to help him. Winn is his man in the van. Winn and James together is like comedy gold."
Is it just me, or does that sound kind of awesome? It will be interesting to see how it plays out anyway, especially now that Kara and James are no longer an item. Apparently, the showrunners felt like they were pursuing that relationship because they had to, so clearly something has changed there now the series has moved to The CW. What do you think about Olsen becoming the crimefighting Guardian?