Jimmy Olsen is The Guardian

James Olsen is going from reporter by day to a new identity at night on Supergirl… he’s becoming an actual superhero. Olsen will become the show’s version of Guardian, according to executive producer Andrew Kreisberg—and at first, he’ll be keeping his vigilante identity secret from Kara:

“These next few episodes are going to make him realize that being a photographer… is not enough for him, so he’s going to go on a pretty exciting career trajectory that we’re really pumped by. James is going to decide that he can no longer sit back and be a sidekick, so he’s going to decide to become a vigilante and he’s going to become Guardian — complete with the shield — which is going to cause a massive problem in his relationship with Kara [Melissa Benoist], because he has decided not to tell her.”

In the comics, Guardian is a shield-toting hero with exceptional combat abilities. The first person to use the moniker was Jim Harper, a Metropolis police officer who turned to vigilantism to tackle his city’s rampant crime. He was later changed to be affiliated with Project Cadmus, with a clone of Harper taking on the Guardian mantle. The next Guardian was Mal Duncan, who used a strength-enhancing exoskeleton to recreate the abilities of the original Guardian.

We think this is an interesting twist and it will give Jimmy Olsen a bit more depth and purpose on Supergirl. We also have heard that Winn is going to be his man in the van and is going to secretly help him, which we have to believe is going to provide us viewers with some comedic entertainment.

Thoughts?

 

~Seppin

~Rek