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| + | {{Crew|name = Junkie XL|image = Junkie XL.jpg|birthdate = 8 December 1967|birthplace = Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands|job = Composer|film = ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''|imdb = 0432725|twitter = junkie_xl|wikipedia = Junkie XL}}'''Antonius Tom Holkenborg''' (born 8 December 1967), known by his stage name '''Junkie XL '''and occasionally '''JXL''', is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. He co-wrote with [[Hans Zimmer]] the score for ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]].'' |
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| − | |name= Batman |
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| − | |image= Batman justice league part one 4k 8k-wide.jpg |
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| − | |real name= Bruce Wayne |
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| − | |species= [[Humans|Human]] |
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| − | |alias= Master Wayne<br>Batman<br>Bat of Gotham <br>The Bat Vigilante in Gotham<br>One Man Reign of Terror<br>Batsy<br>Guardian of Gotham<br>Demon of Gotham |
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| − | |DOB= February 19, 1972 |
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| − | |age= 46 |
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| − | |affiliation= [[Wayne Enterprises]]<br>[[Justice League]] |
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| − | |family= [[Martha Wayne]] <small>(mother; deceased)</small><br>[[Thomas Wayne]] <small>(father; deceased)</small> |
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| − | |status= Alive |
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| − | |actor= [[Ben Affleck]]<br>[[Brandon Spink]] <small>(child)</small> |
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| − | |movie= ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''<br>''[[Suicide Squad]]''<br>''[[Wonder Woman (film)|Wonder Woman]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]''<br>''[[Untitled Justice League film]]'' <small>(unreleased)</small><br>''[[The Batman]]'' <small>(unreleased)</small> |
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| − | |comic= "[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman]]"<br>"[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Superman]]" <small>(photo)</small><br>"[[Field Trip]]"<br>"[[Picture Proof]]"<br>"[[Lights Out]]"<br>"[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Upstairs/Downstairs]]" |
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| − | |book= ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Cross Fire]]''<br>''[[Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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| − | {{Quote|Men are still good. We fight, we kill, we betray one another, but we can rebuild. We can be better. We will, we have to.|Bruce Wayne to [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | '''Bruce Wayne''' is the CEO of [[Wayne Enterprises]] and the vigilante operating in [[Gotham City]], [[New Jersey]] known as the '''Batman'''. After witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of a [[Joe Chill|mugger]] as a child, Bruce waged a war on crime in [[Gotham City]] for over 20 years before the [[Battle of Metropolis]]. Over the years, Bruce encountered numerous foes, most notably the [[Penguin]] and the [[Joker]]. He also mentored [[Jason Todd]] to aid him as Robin, though Todd was eventually killed by the Joker and his doctor-turned-partner, [[Harley Quinn]]. Batman later apprehended [[Deadshot]] and Harley, as well as chased an up and coming [[Killer Croc]] out of Gotham during his attempt to form yet another criminal empire in the city. After the death of Robin, Bruce became an increasingly ruthless guardian of Gotham City, as criminals grew wary of his now brutal reputation.<ref name="BvS - Batman">{{Comic ref|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Batman}}</ref> |
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| − | By 2015, a year and a half following the [[Battle of Metropolis]], Bruce had wary of the intentions of [[Superman]], developing a hatred of the hero further fueled by the Machiavellian manipulations of [[Lex Luthor]]. However, Bruce ultimately allied himself with Superman to save [[Martha Kent]], and the two were later joined by [[Wonder Woman]] to defeat the Kryptonian behemoth [[Doomsday]], though the battle cost Superman his life. In the following year, Bruce began investigating rumors of scientists from [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] being kidnapped by [[Parademons|strange creatures]] in Gotham, theorizing them as the precursor of an [[Steppenwolf|impending threat]] coming to [[Earth]]. Meeting with [[Diana Prince]], Bruce relayed his findings but discovered that his suspicions had already been confirmed, as [[Steppenwolf]] had already arrived. Bruce then decided to recruit the candidates he and Diana had been observing, realizing that an attack was imminent. |
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| − | Following the formation of the [[Justice League]], Bruce orchestrated a plan with the help of two [[metahumans]], [[Barry Allen]] and [[Victor Stone]], to resurrect Superman by utilizing the power of a [[Mother Box]] to jump-start the hero's regeneration process and revive him. With the team now fully established, Batman led a successful offensive against Steppenwolf, forcing the latter's invasion into retreat. Afterward, Batman passed the role of leader of the Justice League to Superman, instead focusing on the team's future. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| − | ===Early Life=== |
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| − | {{Quote|In the dream, they took me to the light. A beautiful lie...|Batman|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce Wayne with his parents.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Bruce with his parents.]] |
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| − | Bruce Wayne was born on February 19, 1972, in Gotham City, New Jersey, to [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]]. Bruce had an idyllic childhood due to his family's fortune and the love supplied by his parents. Growing up, he would be sat down on the floor of [[Wayne Manor]]'s entrance room by his father, who told him that despite the manor itself being built on railways, real estates, and oil, the first generation of Waynes made their fortune as hunters, trading pelts and skins with the French.<ref name="BvSDoJ">{{Film ref|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}}</ref> |
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| − | ====Assassination of Thomas and Martha Wayne==== |
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| − | [[File:Bruce witnessing his parents' murder.png|thumb|250px|Bruce witnessing his parents' murder.]] |
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| − | On June 26, 1981, at age 9, Bruce and his parents were walking home from the theater to see ''[[wikipedia:The Mask of Zorro|The Mask of Zorro]]'' when they are confronted by [[Joe Chill|a mugger]], who shot and killed Thomas and Martha before Bruce's eyes. From then on, Bruce was raised by the Wayne family's butler, [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce falling in the batcave.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Bruce falling into the Batcave]] |
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| − | His parents were buried on the grounds of Wayne Manor, but Bruce, overcome with grief, ran away from the funeral, falling into a cavern filled with numerous bats. This would later inspire him to use that fear to battle the criminal elements that took his parents' lives. |
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| − | ====Becoming the Batman==== |
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| − | In the following years, Bruce grew up inspired to make himself a symbol of fear within the heart of crime in [[Gotham City]]. He did so by training himself beyond the heights of mental and physical perfection, mastering many martial arts, the art of deception, tactical skills, and stealth, among many other disciplines. In 1996, Bruce used his newfound discipline to take up the persona of a fearsome vigilante known as the "Batman" by launching a one-man war on crime at 24, while also swiftly reclaiming control over his family company [[Wayne Enterprises]] as its CEO. The cavern with bats that he had once fallen into as a child inspired him to create the [[Batcave]], an expansive subterranean headquarters housing all of his high-tech Batman gadgets, located near [[Wayne Manor]]. |
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| − | ===Crusade Against Crime=== |
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| − | {{quote|Twenty years in Gotham, [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]]. We've seen what promises are worth. How many good guys are left? How many stayed that way?|Bruce Wayne|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | Bruce spent 20 years (up until the alien invasion of [[General Zod]]) fighting his way through the streets of [[Gotham City]] as the Batman. |
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| − | Bruce's morals often prevented him from killing his foes, meaning that most of Gotham City's supervillains often ended up incarcerated in either [[Blackgate Penitentiary]] or [[Arkham Asylum]]. Examples of Batman's enemies include members of both the Falcone and Maroni crime families,<ref name="p48">{{Book ref|Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis|Gotham City|p=48}}</ref> the monstrous metahuman [[Killer Croc]], his psychopathic archnemesis the [[Joker]], the Joker's girlfriend [[Harley Quinn]], and the [[Oswald Cobblepot|Penguin]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123365 ''New Details On BATMAN v SUPERMAN's Dark Knight; He Put The SUICIDE SQUAD In Prison'' - Comic Book Movie]</ref> Indeed, there was a time when Penguin and his exploding gadgets were Batman's biggest concerns,<ref name="JL">{{Film ref|Justice League}}</ref> though ultimately the Joker would remain his greatest opponent. In addition, Batman would encounter a number of shady women during his career, as he would later compare to [[Diana Prince]]. |
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| − | Bruce would also form an alliance with [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] officer [[James Gordon]], and a [[Bat-Signal]] projector was used to summon the Batman if the hero's vigilantism was ever urgently needed in order to defend the city. However, some of the GCPD's officers were adamantly against the idea of Batman, fearing and believing him to be a ruthless criminal, on whom they will often open fire, though these would eventually become the minority among the GCPD. |
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| − | Overall, Batman was initially about finesse, fully employing his immensely formidable skills of stealth and deception, hardly openly appearing at all, as evidenced when he caught [[Sal]] and tied him up from a tall building, and broke [[Pete Doumanian]]'s legs, forcing the latter to permanently retire from crime. Indeed, Batman was so successful in his stealthily deceitful method, that even after his 18 years of protecting Gotham city, there was hardly any tangible evidence of his existence, with some (notably [[Victor Stone]]) even assuming that Batman did not actually exist, and was nothing but an urban legend. |
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| − | ====Losing Robin==== |
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| − | [[File:Batman looking at the robin suit.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Bruce at the display of his fallen ally.]] |
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| − | However, at some point before the [[Battle of Metropolis]], the [[Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]]<ref name="SS Harley">[http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/08/08/suicide-squad-reveals-harley-quinn-was-involved-in-robins-murder/ ''Suicide Squad Reveals Harley Quinn Was Involved In Robin's Murder'']</ref> managed to kill [[Robin]] together and left a sadistic note for Batman, spray-painted in yellow on the damaged [[Robin suit]]. A devastated Bruce hung Jason's suit in the [[Batcave]], as a monument to honor his comrade and to also remind himself of what he fights for. After the death of his protege, sidekick, and friend, Bruce became much more hardened and angered, morphing into a more relentless and violent version of Batman. |
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| − | ====Capturing Deadshot==== |
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| − | {{Quote|It's over, Deadshot! I don't want to do this in front of your [[Zoe Lawton|daughter]].|Batman to [[Deadshot]]|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | [[File:Batman confronts Deadshot.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Batman confronts Deadshot.]] |
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| − | At some point during Bruce's career as a vigilante, Batman began tracking down the world's most wanted hitman, [[Deadshot]], and [[ARGUS]] leader [[Amanda Waller]] proves herself a situational ally by anonymously giving Batman some crucial information on how to track the assassin down. Hence Batman finds Deadshot on the streets with his daughter [[Zoe Lawton]]. When the duo goes through an alley, Batman glides down and seizes Deadshot, telling the latter to surrender, not wanting to do anything in front of Deadshot's daughter. Deadshot attempts to fight off the vigilante, but Batman swiftly gets the better of him, beating Deadshot to the ground. Deadshot then promptly takes out his gun and attempts to shoot Batman, but [[Zoe]] stands in the way, crying that she did not want her father to kill anyone else. After a moment, Deadshot surrenders his gun and himself to Batman, who cuffs him to a gate and leaves him for the [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]], who find him being hugged by a saddened Zoe. |
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| − | The fierce crocodilian [[metahuman]] [[Killer Croc|Waylan Jones]] came to [[Gotham City]] and tried to form a criminal enterprise. However, he was repeatedly confronted and defeated by Batman. Croc was so heavily on Batman's radar, that he was forced to flee the city, only to be later captured by [[Amanda Waller]] and her [[ARGUS]] SWAT team.<ref name="SS"/> |
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| − | ===[[Battle of Metropolis]]=== |
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| − | {{Quote|You're gonna go to war?!"<br>That son of a bitch brought the war to us two years ago!|Bruce to Alfred regarding [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce sees the fight.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Bruce witnesses the destruction caused by Superman and Zod.]] |
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| − | Bruce was in [[Metropolis]] in the midst of [[General Zod]]'s attack on the city with the [[Black Zero]]. As Zod attempted to [[Terraformation|terraform]] the Earth into a new [[Krypton]], starting with Metropolis, Bruce took a helicopter to the outskirts of the city and witnessed the Black Zero destroying everything downtown. He took a [[Wayne Enterprises]] security vehicle and made his way towards the Wayne Financial building, giving the order via phone to the people inside to evacuate. Bruce's friend and employee [[Jack O'Dwyer]] relayed the order but failed to escape the building himself. Bruce dodged several falling pieces of debris from buildings and jets before finally reaching a stop in front of an entire crowd of citizens. Bruce exited the vehicle and watched along with the crowd as the Black Zero was destroyed and sent back to the [[Phantom Zone]] with [[Superman]]'s [[Kal-El's ship|infant starship]]. As buildings began to fall, Bruce made his way to Wayne Financial on foot and attempted to call Jack again, but got no signal. While there, he bore witness to the vicious duel between Superman and Zod. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce hugging little girl.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Bruce watch Superman fighting Zod.]] |
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| − | As the mighty aliens fought high above the city, Zod's heat vision tore through the Wayne Financial building, causing it to collapse into ruins. A horrified Bruce screamed for Jack and ran towards the collapsing building while everyone else fled. Bruce searched for survivors, passing a group of frightened children and finding his employee [[Wallace Keefe]] trapped underneath rubble. Bruce and a few other employees there helped rescue the now paralyzed Keefe. Bruce then noticed a little girl staring at the building's ruins and saved her from getting crushed by debris. He told her that she would be safe and asked where her mother was, but she could only point to the now destroyed building before breaking down in tears. Bruce embraced and consoled the girl as he watched Zod and Superman continue their fight in the sky, coming crashing back down to Earth in a mortal embrace. |
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| − | ====Defeating Firefly==== |
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| − | {{Quote|He was always tough. But over the years, he got harder. I mean, you figure he's seen some things.|[[Sal]] to his partner|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman}} |
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| − | As a result of witnessing the incredible destruction and carnage unleashed by the [[Black Zero]] and subsequent duel of the mighty aliens, Bruce became more brutal as Batman, now resorting to breaking the legs of jewel thief [[Pete Doumanian]], for instance, though he still refused to kill the thugs that he apprehended.<ref name="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman">{{Comic ref|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Batman attacks Firefly and company.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Batman intervening in Firefly's operation.]] |
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| − | Months later, Batman intervened when [[Firefly]] was setting up charges to detonate a building. He used a [[Batarang|batarang]] to knock the detonator from the villain's grip, destroying it with a stomp and proceeded to engage Firefly, who unsuccessfully attacked the Dark Knight with his flamethrower, as it proved ineffective against Batman's fireproof cape and oxygen mask. Batman then subdued him, leaving Firefly's two low-level criminal allies tied up on a sidewalk for the GCPD officers to find, though, unknown to him, Batman was being watched by [[Lex Luthor]] the entire time via a CCTV camera in order to analyzing the Dark Knight's capabilities, which firmly established to Lex that the rumors of Batman being inhuman and supernatural are actually completely false.<ref name="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman" /> |
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| − | While at [[Wayne Enterprises]], Bruce followed a Metropolis Middle School student, [[Zoe]], who was watching a group of criminals using [[Kryptonian]] armor and plasma rifles, into a restricted section of the building. He urged her to return to her group, as he would seek the "proper authority", but they were caught by the gang. Suddenly, [[Superman]] showed up, causing the criminals to make a break for it, using the Kryptonian plasma rifles briefly to hold Superman back. Bruce then took down the guard watching him and Zoe, before activating a Kryptonian signal jammer, which let out a high-frequency screeching noise that subdued everybody, briefly including Superman. Given the opportunity to take out the criminals, Superman handed them over to the Metropolis Police Department, as Bruce praised Zoe for her courage, before returning her to her school group.<ref>{{Comic ref|Field Trip}}</ref> |
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| − | ===Locating Emily for Evidence=== |
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| − | [[File:Batman_confronts_Emily.jpg|thumb|251px|Batman confronts Emily.]] |
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| − | As Batman, Bruce was later chasing a group through the Carytown Crossing, in the movie and shopping district. He landed his motorbike on top of their car, causing them to crash, before subduing and tying them up. He ran from the scene, disappearing down a manhole. The following night, he located Emily, who had taken a photo of him. He acknowledged that she would do the right thing and destroy the evidence, disappearing into the night.<ref>{{Comic ref|Picture Proof}}</ref> |
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| − | {{Quote|Stupid bats, you're ruining date night!|[[Harley Quinn]] to Batman|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | [[File:Batman on the jokermobile.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Batman on the jokermobile.]] |
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| − | Soon after, the [[Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]] were joyriding down a [[Gotham City]] street in the [[Jokermobile]], laughing maniacally on the journey. However, Batman pursued them in the [[Batmobile]] quickly mounting onto the Joker's roof. Harley, annoyed that Batman was ruining "date night", began angrily fire into the roof, though ineffective against Batman's [[Batsuit|bulletproof suit]]. Joker, attempting to shake Batman off, made a sharp turn that sent the vehicle flying off the road and into the river. Batman then promptly put on a rebreather and dove after the car, finding the crashed car and Harley, but no Joker. Batman then grabbed Harley, who awoke and tried to stab him, but Batman quickly knocks her unconscious with a mighty punch and carries her out of the river. |
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| − | [[File:Batman carries Harley.jpg|thumb|250px|Batman carries Harley to the Batmobile.]] |
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| − | Batman then laid her on the hood of the Batmobile and checked for a pulse but couldn't seem to find one. With extreme reluctance, Batman then attempts oral resuscitation to revive her. A pleased Harley then begins kissing him, but Batman restrains her and drove her to [[Arkham Asylum|Arkham]]. [[ARGUS]] Director [[Amanda Waller]] then promptly had Harley transferred to [[Belle Reve]] supermax, where the female psychopath was eventually put inside a small electrified barbwire cage fit for her aerial acrobatic routines.<ref name="SS">{{Film ref|Suicide Squad}}</ref> |
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| − | ===Bat Brand of Justice=== |
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| − | {{Quote|A Devil... It saved us... It's still here...|Rescued sex trafficker hostage about Batman|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:The devil saved us.jpg|thumb|230px|left|An officer sees Batman for the first time.]] |
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| − | Two years after the [[Battle of Metropolis]], Batman rescued a group of young Asian women from sex trafficker [[Cesar Santos]] by subduing him and then brutally interrogating him. One of the [[GCPD]]'s rookie police officers interrupts his interrogation, frightened by the sight of the Batman perched on a wall and tried to shoot him, but the Dark Knight swiftly fled, leaving Santos with a "bat-brand" on his chest. This would be only one of the many criminals branded by the Dark Knight (a total of 18 reports of similar occurrences in Gotham) within the past month. Soon, bearing a "bat-brand" is equivalent to a death sentence among [[Gotham City]] prison inmates, and later among [[Metropolis]] prisoners too, as orchestrated by [[Lex Luthor]] to make Batman feel responsible for the deaths, as if he were a murderer, thus furthering Batman's own grief. |
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| − | {{Quote|We're criminals, Alfred, we've always been criminals. Nothing's changed."<br/>"Oh, yes it has, sir. Everything's changed: [[Superman|men]] fall from the sky, the [[Sword of Rao|gods]] hurl thunderbolts, innocents die. That's how it starts, sir. The fever, the rage, the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men... cruel.|Bruce and [[Alfred Pennyworth]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Alfred and Bruce at the computers.png|thumb|left|250px|Bruce, discussing the "White Portuguese" with Alfred.]] |
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| − | Bruce had been seemingly searching for a target known only as the "White Portuguese", which, as he tells [[Alfred Pennyworth]], is bringing in a dirty bomb to [[Gotham City|Gotham]]. Bruce learned that a Russian mercenary named [[Anatoli Knyazev]] may have information regarding the "White Portuguese", but even after interrogating 6 people as the Batman, he learned nothing. Hence, Bruce Wayne later attended an underground fight club where he met Knyazev, engaging in a brief conversation which allowed Bruce to clone Knyazev's phone and discover that Knyazev was employed by [[Lex Luthor]]. Bruce then expressed his intention to break into Luthor's house as Batman, but [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] is quick to point out that that wouldn't be unnecessary as Luthor has already invited Bruce to attend a fundraiser event. That evening, as Bruce prepares to depart the [[Batcave]] and attend the event, he stood before the monument for [[Jason Todd]]'s damaged [[Robin suit]]. |
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| − | {{Quote|Mr. Wayne! Clark Kent, Daily Planet. What's your position on the Bat-vigilante in Gotham?|[[Clark Kent]] to Bruce|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce tapping into Lex's mainframe.png|thumb|250px|Bruce plugging his hacking device in.]] |
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| − | Bruce attended Luthor's party with the intention of finding as much evidence against Lex as possible. While pretending to listen to [[Lex Luthor]]'s greeting speech, Bruce was guided by [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] via a hidden earpiece, and snuck away from the crowd, successfully plugging in his device into the [[LexCorp]] servers housed in Luthor's lower levels. Unbeknownst to Bruce, however, Alfred's voice was picked up by the Daily Planet reporter [[Clark Kent]], so, as soon as Bruce returns, a suspicious Clark is quick to interview him, asking Bruce about his position regarding Batman. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce Wayne meets Clark Kent.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Clark and Bruce meet for the first time]] |
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| − | Bruce initially attempts to brush the reporter off, condescendingly referring to the younger man as "son", and sarcastically asking if the [[Daily Planet]] belongs to him. Clark persists, claiming to have personally seen how Batman considers himself to be above the law and causing civilians to live in fear, despite having never seen Batman in action. Bruce is quick to point out the hypocrisy in Clark's words, noting that every time Superman carried out a trivial deed, journalists like Clark are quick to shower him with praise, and instead argues the godlike alien should instead be feared, as there would be seemingly no way of stopping him, if Superman were to suddenly decide to go rogue. Clark is angered by this unexpected and personal criticism, but calmly points out that most of the world doesn't share Bruce's opinion on the alien superhero, but Bruce responds by claiming that perhaps his view is based on the bad history that Gotham has with "[[Joker|freaks]] dressed like clowns." |
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| − | [[File:Bruce discovers his drive is missing.jpg|thumb|251px|Bruce discovers his device is missing.]] |
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| − | At that moment, however, the two were interrupted by the timely arrival of [[Lex Luthor]], who enthusiastically introduced himself to Clark and invited Bruce to visit [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]]' Research and Development facilities. However, [[Mercy Graves]] arrives, letting Lex know that a governor wanted to speak with him. As Bruce politely excuses himself and walks off, a suspicious Clark attempts to follow him, having heard Alfred's voice in the earpiece again, but he is stopped when he sees a news report of a girl stuck in a burning house in [[Mexico]], choosing instead to depart. Bruce then broke from the crowd to retrieve his mole, only to find it had been stolen by a [[Wonder Woman|mysterious woman]]. Bruce quickly pursued her, but she is able to leave the party before he can confront her. |
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| − | {{Quote|You don't know me, but I've known a few women like you."<br>"Oh, I don't think you've ever known a woman like me.|Bruce and [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Diana Prince and Bruce Wayne.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bruce speaks with Diana.]] |
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| − | Later, Bruce tracked down [[Diana Prince]] at the [[Gotham City Museum of Antiquities]], where an exhibit of a fake replica of [[wikipedia:Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great]]'s sword, where he confronted her about the information she stole. Bruce claimed to see right through her "babe in the woods" act, saying that while she doesn't know him, he'd met "a few women like [Diana]". Diana, however, calmly smiled and reassures Bruce that he's never met a [[Amazons|woman like her]]. She then proceeded to tell Bruce that she was unable to obtain anything due to the data having military-grade encryption. Diana also explained that she stole the information because [[Lex Luthor]] had stolen something of hers. Before excusing herself, Diana informed Bruce know that she was only borrowing his device, and had already returned it to him shortly beforehand, placing it into his car. |
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| − | {{Quote|Bruce, listen to me now! It's Lois, it's Lois Lane! She's the key! Am I too soon?! Aaaah, I'm too soon! You were right about him! You've always been right about him! Fear him! Find us, Bruce, you have to find us!|The [[Flash]] to Bruce|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Batman overpowered by Superman's stormtroopers.jpg|250px|thumb|Batman being overwhelmed by Superman's stormtroopers and Parademons.]] |
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| − | Bruce returned to the [[Batcave]] later that evening and placed drive into the [[Batcomputer]], utilizing the [[Oracle Network]] to decrypt it. While patiently waiting for the slow decryption process, Bruce eventually fell asleep at his desk. |
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| − | Bruce began to experience a vision of a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] - the product of an ongoing [[Injustice War]] - in which a devastated [[Superman]] killed millions, driven by his despair over the loss of [[Lois Lane]], becoming dark and malevolent. To aid in his totalitarian crusade, Clark founded the [[Regime Stormtroopers]] army, killing anybody who opposes him. An aged Batman exited a bunker and watches an [[Insurgency]] convoy approach. He met with them and asks for the [[Kryptonite|rock]] they were tasked to retrieve, the last hope of defeating [[Superman]]. However, it turned out to be an ambush and Bruce was held at gunpoint by one of his lieutenants as the undercover Regime agents reveal themselves, executing his [[Insurgency]] agents as Batman watches helplessly. Roaring in despair, Bruce begins a one-man assault on the Stormtroopers. Although he managed to take down most of the troopers, [[Parademons]] invaded the area, abducting many of his resistance fighters, Batman is eventually overwhelmed as the remaining Regime troops finally began to restrain him. Relentless in his assault, Batman began dispatching the troopers, breaking limbs and even snapping one of their necks, but then was brutally beaten down and restrained by reinforcements. Seeing the Stormtroopers' inability to restrain him, a [[Parademon]] knocked him unconscious from behind. |
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| − | Bruce awoke chained up in a bunker with his remaining agents, eyeing them as [[Superman]] arrived, landing in the bunker as his [[Regime Stormtroopers]] reverently knelt before their leader. Approaching Batman, Superman swiftly murdered the last [[Insurgency]] agents with his heat vision. Superman then unmasked the vigilante, expressing his anger over Bruce letting [[Lois Lane|Lois]] die, as she was his "world." Superman gave Batman one final sneer, placing his hand flat against the vigilante's chest, then brutally killed him by tearing out his heart. |
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| − | Shocked awake, Bruce found a distorted and unstable blue portal of energy beside him. From it, the [[Flash]] appeared and gave Bruce an incoherent warning to fear Clark's power (whom Bruce had "always been right about") and that [[Lois Lane]] was "the key" to this. Flash then suddenly realized that he was too soon in the timestream, so he begged Bruce to find "[[Justice League|them]]" and save "her". Bruce abruptly awoke again, though he wasn't sure if either experience was entirely a dream. |
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| − | Having awoken from his nightmare, Bruce examines the encrypted data and realizes that [[Lex Luthor]] is not only experimenting with [[Kryptonite]], but also investigating [[metahumans]]. One of them is Diana Prince herself, who is revealed to actually be an immortal Amazon warrior [[Wonder Woman]] (as a photo of her together with [[Steve Trevor's team]] in [[World War I]] Belgium in seen). The others are the mysterious mighty [[Atlantean]] warrior [[Aquaman|Arthur Curry]], the powerful speedster [[Flash|Barry Allen]], and the cybernetically enhanced [[Cyborg|Victor Stone]]. In the process, Bruce also realizes that the "White Portuguese" is actually a ship, rather than a person. Bruce then promptly admits to [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] that he plans to steal the Kryptonite to weaponize it, should it become necessary to fight [[Superman]]. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce realizes that the White Portuguese is a ship.png|thumb|250px|Bruce, explaining himself to Alfred.|left]] |
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| − | Dismayed, Alfred insisted Bruce was misled, as Superman hadn't been either theirs or humanity's enemy. Cynically, Bruce responded, recognizing that while Superman may not be an enemy just yet, Bruce had, during his 20 years of being the Batman in [[Gotham City|Gotham]], seen "what promises are worth"; having laid witness to many seemingly benevolent individuals become malevolently corrupted to the point that Bruce claimed that hardly any good guys are left. He further persists that if there was more than a one percent chance of Superman's corruption, it needed to be addressed immediately. In addition, Bruce personally witnessed the [[Sword of Rao|other Kryptonians]] who arrived on [[Earth]] attempt to wipe out all life on the planet. As a result, Batman adopted the perception of Kryptonians as having a natural predisposition towards evil, and he thus feared the possibility of [[General Zod]]'s level of evil gradually developing in the only other member of the alien race still to be on Earth: Superman. Alfred, seeing how determined and set Bruce is, remained silent as the latter walked away. |
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| − | ===First Encounter with Superman=== |
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| − | {{Quote|Tell me... Do you bleed? You will...|Batman to [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Superman and Batman stand on the Batmobile.jpg|thumb|250px|Superman threatens Batman]]While intercepting [[Lex Luthor]]'s men transporting [[Kryptonite]], [[Superman]] interrupted the chase, damaging the [[Batmobile]] after Batman tried running him down and again when Superman tore the doors off. Superman (enraged by the death of [[Cesar Santos]] and the helplessness of using words to stop Batman's vigilantism) threatened the Dark Knight, warning him to give up his crusade (to ignore the [[Batsignal|Bat-Signal]] the next time it is shined into the sky), and that he should consider Superman's warning mercy, meaning that disobedience will carry severe punishment. As he turned to leave, Batman countered with a threat of his own, expressing his determination to make the godlike alien "bleed". Not impressed with Batman's threat, Superman flew off, while Batman promptly drove back to the [[Batcave]] in the damaged Batmobile. Back home, Batman tracked the Kryptonite to [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]], with the intention of stealing it from there shortly thereafter. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce, angry after the Capitol bombing.png|thumb|250px|left|Bruce, seething with renewed horror and rage after witnessing the Capitol explosion.]] |
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| − | Mere days later, Bruce is at [[Wayne Enterprises]] Headquarters and sees on TV how his former employee [[Wallace Keefe]] publicly expresses disdain against [[Superman]], in light of him being present for the upcoming congressional hearing regarding Superman's involvement in the Nairomi incident. Dismayed at Wallace's comments, Bruce requests that his personal assistant Grace summon his other employee, Greg, and when she does, Bruce inquires if Wallace had been receiving the victims' fund monthly checks that Wayne Enterprises had been paying out. Greg reveals that Wallace had actually been rejecting them all, and sending them back, leaving hateful messages written on them in red. Dismayed at having not been told them, Bruce inspects the messages, which read "Bruce Wayne - open your eyes", "Bruce Wayne - I am your ghost", "Bruce no truce", "Bruce Wayne I will haunt you", and "Bruce Wayne = Blind", in addition to an old newspaper that Wallace send back to Bruce - an article which detailed the deaths of dozens Wayne Enterprises employees in the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], having "You let your family die" written on it, in the same red ink. Bruce's immense dismay and rage were only further compounded a few moments later, when he witnessed the massive US Capitol explosion during [[Superman]]'s congressional hearing, seemingly caused by Superman himself (actually malevolently orchestrated by [[Lex Luthor]] to frame him). |
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| − | Later that evening, induced by the red notes and recent events to finally take offensive action against [[Superman]], Batman breaks into the well-guarded [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] building, successfully steals the [[Kryptonite]] from within, while seriously injuring all of the guards (swooping down on them from above, like an actual bat) despite their tireless attempts to shoot him (evidenced by the numerous cartridges lying on the floor in the aftermath), leaving a batarang in the empty Kryptonite container (for Lex to see), as well as a considerable trail of destruction. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce observing the Kryptonite spear.jpg|thumb|250px|Bruce, observing his invented Kryptonite weapon.]]{{Quote|You're not brave. Men are brave.|Batman to [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}}With his experienced engineering genius, Bruce is able to swiftly invent and construct two effective anti-Superman weapons with Lex's [[Kryptonite]] - first using a laser to cut the xenomineral into a large spearhead (later constructing the thick shaft), and then gathering the leftover Kryptonite dust into 3 gas grenades, all encased in lead (rendering the danger invisible to Superman). |
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| − | In order to be at his absolute peak during the upcoming duel, Bruce also pushes his body to its physical limits with many intense workouts in his [[Batcave]] - dragging an extremely heavy truck tire from a considerable distance, hitting the aforementioned tire very hard with a huge sledgehammer numerous times, performing many pull-ups with extremely heavy weight plates chained to his dipping belt, bench-pressing more than a thousand pounds on a barbell, easily performing complex presses with extremely heavy dumbbells, and finally, pushing an already extremely heavy cart (loaded with dozens of large weight plates) for a large distance. |
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| − | [[File:Alfred and Bruce.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Bruce, grimly musing about his father and ancestors.]] |
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| − | With his physical preparation complete, Bruce retreats to mentally prepare at the abandoned [[Wayne Manor]], where he is found by [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]], who once more attempts to implore Bruce to stop, claiming that Batman cannot win such a confrontation, with it being "suicide". Bruce grimly responds saying that he is now older than his father [[Thomas Wayne]] had ever been, and that this might be the only thing Bruce does that actually matters, since despite Batman having defeated numerous [[Gotham City]] criminals and supervillains over the last 20 years, "criminals are like weeds", in that if 1 is pulled up, another grows in its place, while [[Superman]] has the potential to become the most formidable supervillain in history, so taking him down before that happens is "about the future of the world", something Bruce sees as "[[Batman|Batman's]] legacy". Bruce then grimly muses at how his father had once told him that despite the Wayne Manor itself being built on railways, real estates and oil, the first generation of Waynes had made their fortune as hunters, trading pelts and skins with the French. Thus, Bruce not only hopes to live up to his father by taking Superman down but also feels kinship with his ancestors, as a hunter of sorts. This grim reasoning, coupled with the future [[Flash]]'s message, absolutely cements Bruce's resolve. As Bruce walked away, Alfred, understanding that trying to stop the former is hopeless, bitterly remarked that "So falls the [[Wayne Manor|House of Wayne]]." |
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| − | Sometime before heading out to face Superman, Bruce finally sends an e-mail to [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]], letting her know that he has obtained the 1918 photograph of her and [[Steve Trevor's team]], asking her with curiosity where else she has been during the last century (her status as an immortal [[metahuman]] clearly impressing Bruce), and also sharing with her the data that [[Lex Luthor]] had on the other metahumans - [[Aquaman]], the [[Flash]], and [[Cyborg]]. Diana however, while intrigued, does not answer the e-mail, and proceeds with her plans to depart [[Metropolis]] for [[Louvre Museum|Paris]], via transitional flight to Turkey. |
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| − | [[File:Batman looks up from the Batsignal.png|thumb|250px|Batman activates the Bat Signal.|left]]Now armed and fully prepared, Batman prepares his preemptive strike against [[Superman]], building an extremely durable [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], and Kryptonite powered arsenal. Batman then set up traps in the old Gotham City Police Department building, also placing a [[Kryptonite spear]] in the ground for later use. Having prepared for the fight, Batman tore off the old cloth covering the Bat-Signal and turned it on, shining it into the thundery sky. |
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| − | [[File:Batman and Superman face each other.png|thumb|250px|Batman and Superman meet face to face again.]]A reluctant [[Superman]] (having just been forced to comply with [[Lex Luthor]]'s ultimatum) traveled to [[Gotham City]] to face Batman, who was prepared for him in the yard. Superman attempted to reason with him also revealing that he is aware of Batman's identity, but set off one of his traps, causing sonic emitters to boom at him, halting Superman for a few seconds. |
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| − | [[File:Superman and Batman ready to fight.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Batman ready to fight Superman.]] |
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| − | However, he destroys them and continued to reason with Batman, but it became clear he wasn't getting through to him (due to Batman suspected a deceitful ruse, due to the future [[Flash]]'s warning of Batman having "always being right" about Superman), as another trap (with automated machine guns) is set off when Superman pushes Batman aside (sending the Dark Knight flying over 60 ft with just a light push), but Superman disposed of it quickly as well. An angered Superman then easily lifted Batman over his head with one arm, and sent him flying down the street again, after which he tackled Batman into the air, through a building, and onto its roof, hurling him right through the [[Batsignal|Bat-Signal]]. |
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| − | Superman ordered the momentarily shocked and downed vigilante to stay down, letting Batman know that he has been holding back this whole time and that Batman would have already been dead, had Superman actually wanted to kill him. However, Batman promptly caught his breath, rises, and defiantly resumes the fight by throwing a smoke grenade between himself and Superman, momentarily vanishing out of sight. Using these few seconds to change his position, Batman gets behind Superman and fires a grenade at him, though the alien hero easily catches it. However, it then unexpectedly sprays [[Kryptonite]] gas into Superman face, which severely weakens him, bringing Superman to his knees, finally leveling the vast difference in strength, allowing the armored Batman to physically engage Superman in a duel. |
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| − | [[File:Batman vs Superman.jpg|thumb|250px|God vs Man]] |
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| − | Batman taunts Superman as the latter grows weaker. Superman attempts to fight back, but Batman takes full advantage of Superman's now weakened state and his own superior fighting skills, easily countering Superman's attacks and crashing through the skylight to the lower floor by stomping hard on a downed Superman. However, Superman begins to recover from the Kryptonite poisoning at this point, as he powerfully countered Batman's increasingly ineffectual attacks, even knocking him to the lower floor with a mighty tackle. As more of his strength and powers continued returning, Superman easily hurls Batman through multiple walls to the ground and charges at him, with Batman grabbing Superman in mid-air and slamming him against a wall, proceeding to punch him hard. However, more and more of Superman's powers return, so Batman's armored punches begin to lose effectiveness quickly. Signs of fear start to show on Batman's face, and Superman promptly tackles him to the ground, hurling Batman through multiple walls, to the ground again. |
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| − | [[File:Batman vs Superman Alt.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|The effects of the Kryptonite begin to wear off.]] |
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| − | As Batman sees Superman ready to charge at him again, he, in desperation, fires another Kryptonite gas grenade at Superman, just as the latter was leaping into attack. With his suit now damaged from the final attack, Batman grabs a bathroom sink and smashes it on the once again weakened Superman's head, knocking the latter unconscious. |
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| − | {{Quote|You were never a god. You were never even a man!|Batman to a defeated [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}}[[File:Batman over Superman.png|thumb|250px|Batman triumphant over Superman.]]Batman lifted Superman up by his hair and placed him over his shoulder, proceeding to carry him to the missing floor, where he threw Superman several stories down. Batman then grappled to the bottom himself and wrapped the wire from the gun around Superman's ankle. Picking up the grapple gun, Batman dragged Superman to the open area in the building. He deduced that Superman's parents taught him that he meant something and that he was there for a reason. However, Batman's parents taught him a different lesson. Batman activates a button on the gun, which yanks Superman towards him. Batman tosses him around the building, through the pillars. A badly defeated and wounded Superman lands on a pile of rubble and debris as Batman finishes telling him what his parents taught him, that the world only made sense "if you force it to". With that, Batman grabbed the spear and kicked Superman onto his back. He placed his foot on his throat, choking him, telling him that he was never a god or even a man. Batman then used the spear to cut across Superman's face (making good on his promise to make Superman "bleed"), and raised it, preparing to deliver the killing blow. |
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| − | {{Quote|Why did [[Superman|you]] say that name? Martha? Why did you say that name!? WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!?"<br/>"It's his mother's name! It's his mother's name.|Batman and [[Lois Lane]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Getting through to Batman.png|thumb|250px|Superman, begging Batman to save "Martha".|left]]Superman, unable to escape, urged him to save "[[Martha Kent|Martha]]", telling him that [[Lex Luthor|he]] has her and to find him, which caused Batman to mentally flash back to the night his parents died. Confused and enraged, Batman demanded to know why Superman had said that name. At that precise moment, [[Lois Lane]], having arrived by helicopter, rushed in and begged Batman to stop, telling him that Martha is the name of Superman's mother. Shocked, Batman came to his senses, finally realizing that Superman was, in fact, a selfless person pleading for the life of his mother instead of his own instead of a monstrous alien threat. Furthermore, Batman saw the hypocrisy of his own actions - that he has allowed [[Lex Luthor]] to twist his anger from the [[Battle of Metropolis|Black Zero Event]] and turn him into the very villain he swore to fight. Angered, ashamed and horrified at the monster that he had almost become, Batman hurled aside the spear in disgust and resolves to help [[Superman]] stop [[Lex Luthor]], the true enemy. |
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| − | [[File:Batman reaches an epiphany and sees the man he is becoming.png|thumb|250px|Batman, shell-shocked after realizing the monster that he had nearly become.]]Superman and Lois then explain the situation to Batman, concerning [[Martha Kent]]'s kidnapping by [[Lex Luthor]], and her currently running out of time. Putting his tactical genius back to use, Batman insists that Superman to go back to [[Metropolis]], while he would go after Martha, promising him that she wouldn't "die tonight". |
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| − | ===Saving Martha=== |
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| − | {{Quote|I'll kill [[Martha Kent|her]]! Believe me, I'll do it!"<br>"I believe you.|[[Anatoli Knyazev]] and Batman|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Batman_battling_Knyazev's_men.jpg|thumb|251px|Batman, battling Knyazev's men.|left]] |
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| − | Due to him having previously cloned [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev's]] phone, [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] was able to help Batman track the Russian and his thugs down to an abandoned warehouse near the port of [[Gotham City]] by using the [[Batcomputer]], which Batman promptly flies to in the [[Batwing]]. Very thankful for Alfred's help, Batman claims not to deserve him, to which Alfred responds affirmatively. After scanning the warehouse with the Batcomputer's thermal imaging, Alfred lets Batman know about two dozen armed thugs on the third floor, so he remote-pilots the Batwing, dropping Batman right underneath them, on the second floor. Catching the thugs off-guard by grappling up right through the wooden floor, Batman promptly disarms most of them, and engages all but two in vicious hand-to-hand combat. Despite being quite tired from his recent battle with [[Superman]], Batman incapacitates all of them swiftly and efficiently, brutally beating them to the ground and having two of them killed by a grenade. |
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| − | Upon making his way to the room [[Martha Kent]] was held in by [[Anatoli Knyazev]] and one of his thugs, Batman had a stand-off with Knyazev himself, who threatened to kill Martha. Batman said that he believed him, promptly shoots the Russian's flamethrower's tank, seemingly killing Knyazev. Batman, however, managed to shield Martha from the explosion with his fireproof cape, and attempted to calm her down, letting Martha know that he was a friend of her son. She, however, has already realized this, claiming that Batman's cape let her know of his allegiance (due to it being somewhat similar to that of Superman). Batman flew off on his Batwing as soon as he saw the Gotham police approach Martha, leaving her in safe hands. |
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| − | Afterward, Lex Luthor called Anatoli to kill Martha, only for Batman to intercept the call and tell him he defeated Anatoli and his men and he was coming for Lex next. |
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| − | {{Quote|Did you find the spear?"<br>"I've been a little busy.|[[Superman]] and Batman|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | The nuclear explosion that results in the missile hitting [[Superman]] and [[Doomsday]] is so gigantic, that Batman can clearly see it from Earth's surface, just as he is flying toward the fight on his [[Batwing]]. |
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| − | [[File:Batman preparing to run from Doomsday.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Batman in battle with Doomsday.]]Doomsday's body lands on the abandoned Stryker's Island, but he is far from dead, as the tremendous explosion and extremely high fall seem to have only made the monster stronger, with its body once again regenerating. Batman then joins in the [[Battle against Doomsday]] with his [[Batwing]], unleashing an immense amount of firepower, but Doomsday is unscathed and brings the plane down with his heat vision and breath. Before Batman can escape his crashed vehicle, Doomsday corners him and fires a tremendous superheated torrent at him. [[Wonder Woman]] arrives, however, just in time to save Batman from certain death, deflecting the beams with her indestructible [[Bracelets of Submission|bracelets]], which creates a massive wave of energy outwards. |
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| − | [[File:Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman stand strong.png|thumb|250px|Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, stand ready to face Doomsday]] |
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| − | Shortly thereafter, a recovered [[Superman]] returns from space, tackles away Doomsday, and asks Batman if he'd found the Kryptonite spear, to which the Dark Knight grimly replied that he had been "a little busy." While initially somewhat confused over who [[Wonder Woman]] is (incorrectly assuming at first that she was an ally of Batman's, that the latter had brought along), Superman proceeds to jointly attack [[Doomsday]] in tandem with her, while Batman keeps his distance, and persistently tries to expose the monster to [[Kryptonite]], which would exploit its only known weakness. He successfully hides behind some stone rubble at one point, avoiding Doomsday's electric shock-wave. |
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| − | [[File:Batman after firing grenade launcher at Doomsday.jpg|thumb|left|251px|Batman, having successfully shot Doomsday with Kryptonite.]]Batman, having successfully shot Doomsday with Kryptonite.Taking advantage of Doomsday's limited intelligence and tremendous bloodlust, Batman baits him into charging at him (managing to grapple away just in time), successfully dodges an ensuing huge thermal blast from the monster, and lures it closer to Wonder Woman, allowing her to get her unbreakable [[Lasso of Hestia]] around Doomsday's torso. As she strains to hold the mighty monster in place, Batman fires his last Kryptonite gas grenade at Doomsday, temporarily weakening him, and giving Superman to crucial opening the latter needed to stab the monster with the [[Kryptonite|Kryptonite Spear]]. Unfortunately, while the monster is mortally wounded, an enraged dying Doomsday manages to pierce Superman's chest with his huge arm-protrusion, mortally wounding him as well. Both combatants release one last thunderous bellow of agony before their lifeless and pierced bodies collapse. |
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| − | Batman is visibly shell-shocked and saddened (by [[Superman]]'s unexpectedly human move, which yet again proved Batman's image of Superman wrong) and promptly retrieves Superman's lifeless body, enveloping him in his own cape, and giving the body to [[Wonder Woman]], who places it on the ground, seconds before the arrival of a devastated [[Lois Lane]]. Lois proceeds cradle and weep over the body of her beloved, as Batman and Wonder Woman stand next to her in respectful lamenting silence, though Batman in particular, as he becomes guilt-ridden about being so devastatingly wrong about Superman, whom he had ironically wanted to kill less than 2 hours earlier. |
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| − | ===Visiting Lex Luthor=== |
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| − | {{Quote|Whatever you do. wherever you go, I'll be watching you!|Batman to [[Lex Luthor]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | Sometime later, Batman visits the [[Belle Reve]] jail cell of the imprisoned and now shaven-headed [[Lex Luthor]], expressing his extreme rage at Lex for his actions including how he deceived him. Batman pins him against the wall and threatens Lex with his branding ring, but Luthor boldly counters by sneering and revealing that he knows Batman's secret identity, but that nobody would believe him, as Lex is perceived to be insane. Batman then reveals to a dismayed Lex that he has arranged for the latter to be taken to [[Arkham Asylum]] and that some "friends" will be there for him. Lex, however, swiftly regains his composure, sneers again, and states that "[[Superman|God]]" is now dead, and due to that, there is something else, something and [[Darkseid|someone]] bigger coming, from outer space. Batman then defiantly punches the wall with his branding-ring, leaving the mark of a bat symbol on the wall. When Luthor turns his head back, Batman disappears. He yells at the Dark Knight in defiance, that 'the bells have already been rung', and warns that "he" was coming to Earth, after that Lex began to mimicking the bell sounds, mockingly. |
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| − | {{Quote|I failed him in life. I won't fail him in death.|Batman about [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce and Diana at Clark's funeral.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Bruce and Diana at Clark's funeral.]] |
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| − | Bruce, [[Wonder Woman|Diana]], and [[Lois Lane]] attend the funeral of [[Superman|Clark Kent]] in [[Smallville]] (with Bruce himself paying for it, as an anonymous donor), along with [[Pete Ross]], [[Lana Lang]], and [[Daniel Leone|Father Daniel Leone]], who presides over it. |
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| − | Bruce and Diana remain at the cemetery afterwards, and Bruce, guilt-ridden over having "failed [Superman] in life" (mainly due to Bruce's horrible actions against Superman, and due to Bruce having wasted 2 [[Kryptonite]] gas grenades on him, while they might have instead been used to kill [[Doomsday]] without losing Superman), asks her to help him honor Superman's heroic sacrifice by helping him bring together the three [[metahuman]]s from [[Lex Luthor]]'s file (the [[Flash]], [[Aquaman]], and [[Cyborg]]), in case a threat of that scale ever should arise again. Diana inquires why Bruce is proposing it. He replies that it is simply due to a feeling he has that things will imminently get worse (in reality, he was following the instructions given to him by the future [[Flash]] that appeared in one of his "dreams", as well as heeding Lex Luthor's enigmatic warning). |
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| − | {{Quote|That's the difference between us, Mr. Wayne - you believe in friendship, I believe in leverage.|Amanda Waller to [[Bruce Wayne]]|Suicide Squad}} |
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| − | [[File:Batman.png|thumb|left|250px|Bruce, speaking to Amanda Waller.]]After her [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] successfully defeats the mystical duo of [[Enchantress]] and [[Incubus]] in [[Midway City]] and save her, [[Amanda Waller]] meets up with her situational ally Bruce Wayne, asking him to take care of the rumors following the aftermath of the calamitous events, and in exchange, she gives Bruce her files on multiple notable metahumans, including that of [[Enchantress]], [[Aquaman]], and the [[Flash]]. As Bruce turns to leave, Waller lets him know that she is aware that he is Batman. Unfazed, he immediately, sternly warns Waller to shut down Task Force X, letting her know that if she doesn't, he and his new "[[Justice League|friends]]" will shut it down for her. |
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| − | Since [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]] has returned to her job at the [[Louvre Museum]] after [[Superman]]' funeral, Bruce stayed in touch with her, hoping that she would consider his offer. He eventually discovered the original physical photograph of Diana with [[Steve Trevor's team]], and send it to her in a [[Wayne Enterprises]] package. A tearful Diana e-mails Bruce back, thanking him for returning Steve to her (as it was the only photograph of them together that was ever taken). |
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| − | {{Quote|What do you want from me?"<br>"Fear.|Rooftop Criminal and Batman|Justice League (film)}}[[File:BatmanParademon-JL45121.png|thumb|250px|left|Batman encountering a [[Parademon]].]] |
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| − | The world is in mourning following the death of [[Superman]]. Sensing humanity's fear, Steppenwolf and his Parademons succeed in returning to planet Earth to resume their hunt for the Mother Boxes through kidnapping several employees of [[S.T.A.R. Labs]], which is in possession of one of the boxes. Having investigated the kidnappings and encountered a Parademon himself, Batman has decided to recruit his [[Justice League|planned team of metahumans]] as he believes an invasion is coming. |
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| − | {{Quote|You should get out."<br>"Can you at least point me to [[Atlantis]]?|[[Arthur Curry]] and Bruce|Justice League (film)}}[[File:BruceWayne-ArthurCurry-JL454121.png|thumb|250px|left|Bruce meets Arthur Curry.]]Bruce learned from [[Amanda Waller]]'s files that [[Aquaman|Arthur Curry]] visited a village in Newfoundland,<ref>[https://www.comicbookmovie.com/justice_league/zack-snyder-shares-a-new-batch-of-set-photos-from-justice-league-a147024 Zack Snyder Shares A New Batch Of Set Photos From Justice League]</ref> [[Canada]], (as a mysterious "stranger from the sea") during the winter, bringing fish to feed the hungry, always coming on the King tide. On the day right after the King tide, Bruce arrives at the village and asks to speak with Arthur. When Arthur reveals himself to be there, standing among the villagers, Bruce lets the latter know that an impending enormous threat is coming to the world, and asks Arthur to join the [[Justice League]] under his leadership. Arthur, however, upon Bruce revealing his knowledge of [[Atlantis]] reacted hostilely, proceeding to angrily lift and pin Bruce against the wall, ultimately refusing to join. After Bruce returns to [[Wonder Woman|Diana]] following the unsuccessful recruitment, he merely told her that Aquaman had "more or less" agreed to join. When she pressed further, asking if that meant "more more, more or less", a somewhat uncomfortable Bruce admits to Arthur having declined. |
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| − | With the help of [[Amanda Waller]]'s file, Bruce tracks down and breaks into the apartment of [[Flash|Barry Allen]] shortly before the latter returns, and introduces himself to the young [[metahuman]] (whom he recognizes as the past version of the scarlet time-traveler that appeared in his "dream"), though the latter is still confused. Bruce then promptly hands Barry a printout of the security camera footage he found on the [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] files. Barry instantly recognizes himself in the photo and tries, unsuccessfully, to dismiss the person as someone who looks like him, Jewish and someone who drinks milk, claiming that he does not do so himself. |
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| − | [[File:Flash meets Batman.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|Bruce throwing a [[Batarang]] at [[Barry Allen|Barry]].]] |
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| − | Bruce surveys his apartment and tells Barry that he knows the latter has abilities but just needs to know what they are. Barry nervously rambles about his personal skills, including competitive ice dancing, when Bruce hurls a [[batarang]] at Barry as fast as he could, which the latter effortlessly dodged and caught. Barry, awed, deduces that Bruce is actually the Batman, and dismisses Bruce's assessment of his abilities as an oversimplification. |
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| − | Bruce then continues, telling him about the [[Justice League|team]] that he is putting together, and almost immediately, Barry wants in. Bruce is momentarily confused, but he gladly accepts his decision. Barry, admiring the batarang, asks if he can keep it. |
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| − | As Barry and Bruce headed to his car, Barry consumed an entire box of pizza and explained the concept of the [[Speed Force]], and how it allows him to consume insane amounts of food. However, when Barry asked Bruce just how many there were on the team, Bruce's response prompted Barry to then ask what exactly Bruce's powers were, to which Bruce told him that his power was that he is rich. |
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| − | [[Cyborg|Victor Stone]] is the last member that Bruce is trying to track down, but due to his abilities, Bruce is having trouble locating him. Diana arrives to find him working on the [[Flying Fox]], a prototype troop carrier and wistfully mentions that she once [[Steve Trevor|knew a man]] who would have loved to have flown it. Taking a walk outside, Bruce and Diana talk, seemingly unaware they are being watched by Victor, who is aware of Bruce's interest in him. Bruce asks Diana to take over looking for Victor. She is successful, convincing him that she does not want to hurt him by pointing out that she knew he was at the lake watching her and Bruce. Victor eventually agrees to join the team when his father, [[Silas Stone]], is kidnapped by Parademons. |
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| − | The Justice League receives intel from Commissioner [[James Gordon]] that the [[Parademons]] are traveling underground, Which the team goes to find, the team climb up, to find Steppenwolf interrogating the [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] employees about the final Mother Box, which Barry get's nervous and tell's the team that he hasn't done battle before, which Batman says just save one person.[[File:Justice League (2017).mkv snapshot 00.55.52 -2018.01.22 16.27.42-.png|thumb|250x250px|Batman vs Parademons]]Steppenwolf then grabs Silas Stone, which Cyborg shots Steppenwolf and saves his father, which Wonder Woman helps out by attacking the Parademons and taking Steppenwolf to a different part of the factory, while Batman fights the Parademons, Barry goes and save one of the employees. Steppenwolf tells the Parademons that he will deal with Diana alone, meanwhile Batman is being attacked by one of the Parademons which he tells Alfred that he needs the [[Nightcrawler]] which he sents the machine to Bruce. |
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| − | Flash and Cyborg save all the hostage which Silas Stone tells Victor that Steppenwolf cannot get the final Mother Box. Batman then jumps down into the Nightcrawler and saves Wonder Woman before the Parademons could kill her, The Nightcrawler get's attacked by Steppenwolf, which Barry helps Wonder Woman get her Sword so she can help Batman. |
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| − | Flash and Wonder Woman get attacked by Steppenwolf and the Parademons before Batman helps her by killing one of the Parademons. Cyborg then falls into the Nightcrawler and hacks it so it in his control, which he uses it against Steppenwolf but falls when Steppenwolf catches a missile and throw it against the wall, which causes the factory to flood which allows Steppenwolf to escape. |
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| − | [[File:Aquaman-movie-jason-momoa-costume-front.png|thumb|250x250px|Arthur talking with Batman and James Gordon.|left]] |
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| − | After the fight with Steppenwolf, After Batman meets with Gordon before Arthur shows up and say that Steppenwolf took the Mother Box from Atlantis, then Victor reveals that he is possession of the final Mother Box, which he hid from his father. The team returns to the [[Batcave]] which Barry runs around the cave and sits in the Batmobile before Bruce calls for a meeting with the team. Bruce conclusion that they should use the Mother Box to bring [[Superman]] back to life. He believes that they need Superman to restore hope in humanity. Diana and Author are hesitant about the idea, but Bruce forms a secret contingency plan. |
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| − | The team put Clark's body in the waters of the [[Fortress of Solitude|Kryptonian ship]], using Allen's Speed Force to activate the Box, causing the resurrection of Superman. Which he flies out of the Kryptonian ship and lands in Heroes Park where Aquaman, Cyborg, Flash and Wonder Woman meet him, which they notice that something is wrong with him, which Clark uses his x-ray vision to scan the League which Stone accidentally launches a projectile at him as his cybernetic body registers a threat to him. Superman attacks Cyborg with his heat vision as the reason of the Justice League tries to calm him down by he overpowers them.[[File:Justice League (2017).mkv snapshot 01.17.22 -2018.01.22 16.21.05-.png|thumb|250x250px|Clark attacks Batman|left]] As the League all jump on top of Superman, Barry runs around him but Superman sees him and attacks him. Batman arrives and gets Superman to stop fighting the League, but he hits them and tells Bruce the same question that Bruce asked him "Tell me do you Bleed". Before Kal-El could kill Bruce, Lois, and Alfred to stop him. |
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| − | Back at the Batcave, Cyborg works to figure out Steppenwolf's plan while Bruce awkwardly asks Arthur if he can use his powers to have aquatic life locate Steppenwolf. Arthur offended tells Bruce that the water does the talking but says he’ll see what he can do. While bandaging his wounds he is assisted by Diana who observing the scars and bruises from Bruce's years of long fight against crime tells Bruce he can only do this for so long. Bruce agrees and the two apologize for their harsh words towards each other earlier before sharing a drink. |
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| − | The [[Justice League]] uses [[Flying Fox]] to [[Russia]] to stop Steppenwolf from being the Mother Boxes together, the team plan how there going to stop Steppenwolf, Batman tells the team that he going to take out the tower while the reason of the League will separate the [[Mother Box|Mother Boxes]], Batman destroys the tower but also the controls on the Flying Fox didn't reporting which cause it to crash, but Bruce get in the [[Batmobile]] and using a siren to get the attention of the [[Parademons]], this allows the rest to get to the Mother Boxes without any problems. |
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| − | The Parademons attack the Batmobile, ripping off one on the guns that it has an opening up the car before Wonder Woman and the reason the League saves Batman, Arthur jumps on the Batmobile before getting attacked by Parademons which leads Cyborg to save him and throwing him to the other Parademons. The Batmobile get's knocked which Bruce ejects from the vehicle and using his grapple to swings across and takes out some Parademons.[[File:Justice League (2017).mkv snapshot 01.38.45 -2018.01.22 16.24.05-.png|thumb|250x250px|Batman shooting at the Parademons|left]]Diana confronts Steppenwolf, before Cyborg attacks him which leads to Wonder Woman fighting Steppenwolf, while Flash helps Victor get to the Mother Boxes, which Barry takes care of the Parademons while Cyborg tries to separate the Mother Boxes, Batman saves Barry by grappling his legs from stopping him falling, Bruce takes one of the Parademons guns and fires at them. Steppenwolf finds out the Victor is trying to separate the Mother Boxes, which he grabs him before Wonder Woman saves him. |
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| − | Before Steppenwolf could kill Cyborg, Superman comes and saves him, Bruce tells Superman he needs to buy Cyborg some time to separate the Mother Boxes and to help civilians, Superman catches up with Barry saving he got the ones on the right. Victor calls for Superman help with the Mother Boxes, which Steppenwolf attack the Justice League which Superman freezes Steppenwolf's Axe and Diana breaks it with her Sword, which cause Steppenwolf to be attacked by the Parademons before he returns back to [[Apokolips]]. |
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| − | In the aftermath of the battle, Wayne, now given up his leadership to Superman and become his second-in-command of the team while also helping Martha get her house back by buying the bank that had taken it as another way of making amends with Clark who thanks him. Days later Wayne decides to rebuild [[Wayne Manor]] as a base of operations for [[Justice League|the team]] as he and Diana agree that more heroes could join. |
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| − | {{Quote|I don't recognize this world anymore."<br>"We don't have to. We just have to save it.|[[Alfred Pennyworth]] and Bruce Wayne.|Justice League (film)}} |
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| − | [[File:410a1fb145881670abbee70b370753a1.jpg|thumb|250px|Bruce's true, dark and serious personality.]]Bruce Wayne is very determined and dedicated to his work of crime-fighting vigilantism (due to having been forced as a young child to watch his parents get murdered by [[Joe Chill]]), sometimes employing illegal and morally dubious tactics (like torture, much to the chagrin of [[Superman]], causing him to initially view the former as a brutal and unforgiving criminal) while fighting crime as Batman, but ultimately for the good of [[Gotham City]]. Being skilled in the art of deception, Bruce often hides his [[File:Picture2.png|thumb|250px|left|Bruce's arrogant womanizing playboy façade.]]true dark (almost sociopathic) personality by maintaining a façade in public - while still serious and intelligent, he purposefully comes off as a somewhat arrogant womanizing playboy (notably trying to brush off reporter [[Superman|Clark Kent]] in order to flirt with [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]]), so as to avoid anyone from suspecting that he could possibly be the fearsome Batman. Bruce's deception also extends itself to his alter ego, since as Batman he strives to fool the criminal underworld of [[Gotham City]] into thinking that he is an inhuman and supernatural being, akin to a wraith. Hence, several female sex trafficker victims of [[Cesar Santos]] notably mistook Batman for a "Devil", and [[Cyborg]] initially even doubted Batman's existence. [[Alfred Pennyworth]], however, notes that Bruce has never been skilled at deceiving him, as he has known Bruce since the latter was a child. Other than Alfred, however, the only other individual known to see through Bruce's genius deceptions is [[Lex Luthor]]. |
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| − | Although possessing great disgust and anger towards criminals and supervillains (most notably the [[Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]] after they murdered [[Robin|Jason Todd]]), Batman, like the other [[Justice League]]rs, has proven himself a very caring and selfless person, in addition to being incredibly brave, constantly putting his life on the line to save innocent lives (notably when he fearlessly ran straight into the clouds of falling debris in [[Metropolis]], managing to save a little girl) and bringing the most dangerous criminals to justice for society's protection. He also risked his own life to rescue [[Martha Kent]], and did nothing to [[Zoe Lawton]], despite the latter being the daughter of the notorious [[Deadshot]]. However, despite being a situational ally to [[Amanda Waller]] and promising to protect her from any compromising rumors about [[Midway City]], Batman is adamantly against her [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] idea, and threatens to have his [[Justice League]] friends shut it down for her unless she does it first. |
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| − | Batman, as a tremendously skilled and well-rounded vigilante and polymath genius (in tactics, deception, criminology, science, engineering, hacking, business, exploitative networking, and martial arts, as well as both inductive and deductive analysis), has bettered himself both mentally and physically to his peak, without any superhuman assistance, thereby making him capable of pulling off terrific feats without actually being superhuman. Hence, Batman epitomizes many of the humanist beliefs of [[Lex Luthor]], who somewhat admires him, despite being Batman's enemy and business rival, and Lex, therefore, selects Batman to be his (discreetly manipulated) champion against [[Superman]] and the [[metahumans]]. While his exceptional intellect and extensive experience make Batman wise, they also make him slightly vain, as he notably condescendingly calls the younger [[Superman|Clark Kent]] "son" upon first meeting the latter, though this might have also been part of his Bruce Wayne playboy façade. Despite being a polymath genius, however, Batman was still in many ways considerably intellectually surpassed by supergenius Lex Luthor, who easily manipulated Batman as a pawn in his grand scheme to destroy Superman. |
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| − | Batman's strongest characteristic had originally been his strong moral code to never kill (notably not even killing the [[Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]] after their murder of [[Robin]]), until he became considerably more hardcore in his approach to fighting crime in [[Gotham City]], after witnessing the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]] first hand. It is believed that a combination of emotional and physical pain, loss, exhaustion, and potential disillusionment he’s experienced during his time protecting the streets of Gotham, as well as his growing cynical, pessimistic, and world-weary personality, caused Batman to view his former methods as too lenient (referring to his formerly held belief in their effectiveness as a "beautiful lie"), and to decide that he was better off letting his enemies die than allowing them to return and cause more harm. |
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| − | Hence, after the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], Batman seemingly has no regard for the safety of his enemies, as he has repeatedly crashed and wrecked vehicles with enemies still inside using the [[Batmobile]], as well as using both its guns and the [[Batwing]]'s to cause explosions near enemies, usually by blowing up nearby vehicles. He has also caused explosions in which enemies were caught in, such as by knocking grenades near enemies, or using a stolen machine gun to ignite [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s flamethrower when he was about to kill [[Martha Kent]], causing it to explode and seemingly engulf everyone in the room, though he shielded Martha Kent from the blast with his cape and saved her, as promised. It should be noted, however, that Batman's involvements with the deaths of criminals are more like manslaughter, which are obviously caused by his enemies themselves while trying to hurt him, with him only using lethal force against them in response to them using it against him first. Therefore, Batman never has actually killed anyone in the eyes of the law. |
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| − | In addition to having abandoned his no-kill rule, Bruce tends to be extremely suspicious of others, especially those in possession of great power, since he notably claimed that even if there is only a one percent chance of the alien [[Superman]] being a potential enemy of humanity, that it has to be taken "as an absolute certainty", due to the incredible destruction and carnage that the tremendously powerful alien could potentially unleash if he were to become corrupted by evil. This very cynical point of view on Bruce's part comes from him having seen "what promises are worth" many times during his two decades as Batman, having seen many seemingly benevolent individuals become malevolently corrupted, to the point that Bruce claims that hardly any "good guys" are left anymore (making it more than a mere one percent chance of Superman's corruption in his eyes), in addition to the fact that the only other [[Kryptonian]]s ([[General Zod]] and his loyalists) who arrived on [[Earth]] had attempted to wipe out all life on the planet in a terraformation apocalypse. As a result, Batman perceives Kryptonians as having a natural predisposition towards evil, and he, therefore, fears the possibility of General Zod's level of evil gradually developing in the only other member of the latter's race still to be on Earth - [[Superman]] (whom Bruce disdainfully refers to as "an alien" in a conversation with [[Superman|Clark Kent]]). Hence, despite his brilliant intellect and extensive experience, Batman, after 20 years of relentlessly fighting crime in [[Gotham City]], is shown to have become a damaged, fearsome, and almost sociopathic individual. [[Alfred Pennyworth]] explained it as fear and rage being able to gradually render a good man like Batman into a cruel one, due to the paradigm shift that the revelation of [[Superman]]'s existence had brought about. This newly darkened aspect of his personality ultimately allowed Batman to be outsmarted and manipulated, though supergenius [[Lex Luthor]] is notably the only one known to have ever successfully done so, due to him being one of the extreme few individuals to surpass Batman in intellect. Lex did so by using Batman's inner rage and demons against him, secretly finding ways to provoke Batman past the point of rational thinking, with Lex claiming that it had been easy to "push [Batman] over" and make him his pawn. When combining his own personal fear of and prejudice towards [[Superman]] due to the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], with [[Wallace Keefe]] sending him angry notes (actually from [[Lex Luthor]]), with Lex making it seem that Superman had blown up the DC Capitol, with Bruce feeling both the need to live up to his father [[Thomas Wayne]] (to do something that would actually matter to the whole world) and kinship with his ancestors (the first generation of Waynes, who were hunters, somewhat like him now), along with a horrifying message from a possible potential future (sent by that future's version of the [[Flash]]) where Superman ruled Earth as a ruthless tyrannical overlord (along with Flash warning Batman to fear "him", someone Batman had "always been right about", interpreted by Batman to mean Superman), Batman ultimately resolved to take matters into his own hands by pitting himself against Superman in battle, intending to kill the latter before he could potentially become an incredible threat. |
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| − | In the ensuing ferocious battle, Batman uses every tool in his ungraded arsenal against Superman, from a fierce [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], automated machine guns, sonic emitters and lead smoke grenades, to a spear and gas grenades containing [[Kryptonite]], and even a re-purposed kitchen sink. After finally managing to weaken Superman and having him at his mercy, Batman proceeded to brutally (even somewhat sadistically) beat the alien hero, pummeling him with his armored fists, hurling him through concrete pillars, and cutting Superman's cheek with the Kryptonite spear, making good on his promise to make Superman "bleed." As he placed his armored foot onto the fallen Superman's throat and prepared to kill him, Batman taunted his enemy, claiming that the alien had never been a God or even a man. However, when Superman uses (what he thinks will be) his dying breath to beg Batman to save his mother [[Martha Kent]] rather than beg for his own life, Batman is shocked and able to come back to his senses in the nick of time, finally realizing that Superman is in fact a selfless person instead of an monstrous alien threat (concluding that he must have misinterpreted future [[Flash]]'s message, as it would be utterly impossible for this to be a ruse on Superman's part), with the fact that their mothers share the same name ("Martha") enabling Batman to see Superman as being fundamentally just as human as himself, despite his alien heritage. Furthermore, Batman saw the hypocrisy of his own actions, since while he had formerly claimed that Superman needed to be destroyed due to the possibility of him becoming malevolently corrupted, Batman had ultimately become malevolently corrupted himself (just as [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] had previously pointed out to him), become the thing he swore to stop, which had made it easier for [[Lex Luthor]] to manipulate him into egregiously killing the son of Martha, much like how the thug [[Joe Chill]] had once orphaned Batman himself, the son of another Martha. In addition, Batman's prior belief of Kryptonians having a natural predisposition towards evil was invalidated when he learned of Lex Luthor's hand, as Batman realized that tremendous evil need not necessarily come from an alien, with him having been deceived this whole time by a supervillain considerably more evil than [[General Zod]], one who was a fellow human of his. Angered, ashamed and horrified at the mislead monster that he had almost become, Batman hurled aside the spear in disgust, apologizes to [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]], and atones for his mistake by first rescuing Superman's mother, and then teaming up with Superman (and [[Wonder Woman]]) to save the world from Lex Luthor's monster [[Doomsday]]. After witnessing Superman's selfless self-sacrificing death at the hands of Doomsday (whom Superman managed to kill with his dying breath as well), Batman is visibly shell-shocked and saddened, guilt-ridden about being so devastatingly wrong about Superman (whom he had ironically wanted to kill less than 2 hours earlier), whom he acquires a great deal of posthumous respect for. |
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| − | Feeling guilty about failing Superman in life (having wasted 2 [[Kryptonite]] gas grenades during his duel with Superman, while they could have instead been used to help kill Doomsday without Superman's death being necessary), Batman becomes determined not to fail him in death, by bringing together and leading [[Aquaman]], [[Cyborg]], and the [[Flash]], together with [[Wonder Woman]], thus forming the [[Justice League]], which posthumously honors Earth's greatest hero by protecting the now vulnerable world against any formidable threats. In addition, Superman's noble self-sacrifice has inspired and given Batman a more optimistic and hopeful outlook, since he says to Wonder Woman that despite their many flaws, men are still good and that they do in fact have the potential in them to rebuild and improve (the motto of Superman's [[House of El]]). Indeed, Batman is now able to see that Superman was "a beacon to the world", one who didn't just save people, but also "made them see the best parts of themselves." This renewed hope in himself and humanity induces Batman to turn away from his former murderous methods, accepting his no-kill rule once again, and resolving to base the Justice League on friendship when founding it, unlike [[Amanda Waller]]'s leverage-based [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]], with Waller herself calling him out on this. This renewed hope also allows Batman to gain [[Aquaman]]'s respect and inspire [[Wonder Woman]] to become a leader and a better superhero overall. Ultimately, Batman proves himself to be just as selfless and heroic as [[Superman]] when he (like Superman did with [[Doomsday]]) is willing to sacrifice himself to defeat [[Steppenwolf]] and save the world - by distracting an army of [[Parademons]], thereby giving the Justice League a necessary opening to dismantle the [[Mother Box|Unity]], but [[Wonder Woman]] decides to save Batman instead. |
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| − | Batman, while usually very serious, prim, and even somewhat gloomy, is a charismatic mentor and leader, having led his proteges [[Nightwing]], [[Robin]], and [[Batgirl]] in numerous vigilante escapades and missions, and even being mentally prepared to gather together the [[Justice League]]'s first roster and lead them against the impending [[Parademon]] invasion. When Flash remarks on his inexperience, many fears, and questions his value to the team, Batman helped him gain confidence with some simple advice, deducing the young speedster's potentially good judgment in their battle. Batman even gains the respect and friendship of the usually gruff lone superhero [[Aquaman]]. However, Batman is willing to be a strict and blunt leader on occasion, but this is shown to be equally effective in the end - notably when he angers [[Wonder Woman]] by using her memory of [[Steve Trevor]] to motivate her, but she is ultimately inspired by Batman's words to become a better leader and a better superhero overall. Batman's serious nature also leads to him initially getting annoyed with new [[Justice League]] recruits [[Flash]] and [[Aquaman]], due to the former's quick-witted humor<ref name="TheFlashPlaysAnnoyingComicRelief">[https://www.inverse.com/article/25471-the-flash-barry-allen-comedy-relief-justice-league-movie The Flash Plays "Annoying" Comic Relief in 'Justice League']</ref>, and the latter's dry remarks about his [[Batsuit]]. |
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| − | '''Peak Human Conditioning:''' [[File:Batman_v_Superman_-_Dawn_of_Justice_-_-Extended_Ultimate_Edition-_(2016)_141300-141373.gif|thumb|250px|Bruce Wayne training ]]Bruce Wayne, as a tremendously skilled and experienced vigilante, is in peak physical condition from frequent intense workouts in the [[Batcave]], numerous vigilante escapades in the city, and the training he did before becoming Batman; all of which have heightened his abilities to the highest levels of peak human potential, almost pushing into the early levels of superhuman condition. While not technically superhuman (making him the physically weakest member of the [[Justice League]]), Batman's extremely muscular and athletic physique (and resulting nigh-superhuman physical prowess) makes him immensely physically powerful by normal human standards, with his physical capabilities far surpassing even those of other exceptionally fit humans (like [[Deadshot]], [[Captain Boomerang]], and the [[Regime Stormtroopers]], with only [[Deathstroke]] being on par) Indeed, by bettering himself to his physical peak, Batman epitomizes many of the humanist beliefs of [[Lex Luthor]], inducing the latter to admire Batman, despite being his enemy. |
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| − | *'''Peak Human Strength:''' Batman has and can, by properly utilizing physical forces, momentum, and leverage (as well as his knowledge of anatomical weaknesses and undergoing frequent extremely intense strength-and-endurance-based exercises), easily generate low-level superhuman strength. Bruce undergoes extremely intense exercises to strengthen the maximum number of muscles beyond the limits of human potential and vastly increase his endurance. Some of his regular workout feats are bench pressing, squatting, performing weighted pull-ups, as well as pulling and dragging heavy plates of an excess of a couple thousand pounds, to name a few. His workouts and dietary plans, combined with his vigilante escapades, have granted him his peak human conditioning (and also allowed him to maintain this physical condition). Hence, Batman is capable of effortlessly lifting and hurling humans like ragdolls over his head over more than 25 feet across a warehouse, knocking them out with a single blow (notably doing so to [[Harley Quinn]]), sending a thug flying several meters with a single kick, throwing people into walls hard enough to break through them, and effortlessly dislocating limbs with a single twist. He's been shown capable of punching people hard enough to send them headfirst into the floorboards and even smashing through plastered wood and brick walls and floors. His strength also extends to his legs, easily allowing him to jump several meters into the air, over a large crate, while slamming a man into it after lifting them with him, and easily jump a into the air from his Batwing, smashing a steel-framed window with little resistance (many of these feats were achieved when he hadn't even recovered from his fierce duel with Superman which had heavily exhausted him). He could also easily tear apart [[Firefly]]'s armored suit with his bare hands and destroy the latter's detonator with a single stomp<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman_vs_superman/batman-takes-on-firefly-in-batman-v-superman-prequel-comic-a130507 Batman Takes on 'Firefly' in Batman v Superman Prequel Comic]</ref>. The lead knuckles on Batman's gauntlets allow him to hit even harder, inflicting more damage with his strikes. In his vision of an apocalyptic future (where Batman is somewhat older and weaker), mere swings from his gun launched the [[Regime Stormtroopers]] in the air and his kick broke one's leg and knocked him out. Notably, he could still break the neck of a Stormtrooper with his bare hands in mere seconds (despite Batman being restrained by multiple others), and he could still overpower many Stormtroopers before being ultimately defeated by their sheer numbers. However, even when Batman was being restrained and forced down simultaneously, he was still able to rise up, only being neutralized by a superhumanly strong blow of a [[Parademon]] troop. Even when captured, Batman had to be restrained with very thick and heavy chains. Moreover, when wearing his [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], his peak human strength is augmented by 28 times, effectively allowing him to exert about 29 tons of force. |
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| − | *'''Peak Human Durability:''' Batman is also exceptionally durable by human standards (further enhanced by his bulletproof [[Batsuit]]), due to his intense training in the [[Batcave]] and in the years before becoming Batman having made his skin, bones, and muscles far denser and more resilient than an average human. Hence, Batman could not be slowed down or fazed by falling from the rafters of a warehouse, allowing him to quickly land on his feet and begin his assault. This also allowed Batman to be unfazed when smashing through a steel-framed window feet first, being shot at multiple times, getting kicked and hit by guns in the face, and accidentally colliding with a thick wall head-on at full speed with his grapple gun while trying to evade [[Doomsday]]. In his nightmarish vision of a possible future, Batman also remained unfazed after an immense beating at the hands of the [[Regime Stormtroopers]] and only gritted his teeth in frustration, with it taking a superhumanly strong blow from a [[Parademon]] to knock Batman out. However, when lifted and roughly pinned against a wall by the superhumanly strong [[Aquaman]], Bruce grunted in discomfort. |
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| − | *'''Peak Human Speed and Agility: '''[[File:Justice_League_(2017)_4197-4336.gif|thumb|250px|Batman quickly incapacitate a criminal.]]Batman is incredibly fast and agile, and has demonstrated an almost superhuman nimbleness and agility (second only to his acrobatic protegé [[Nightwing]]), being able to reach the Ground Zero in [[Metropolis]] during the [[Battle of Metropolis]] on foot, and reach the [[Wayne Enterprises]] financial building in a very short time by running. He was able to perch on a wall to avoid arriving police officers, followed by quickly moving across ceilings and walls with almost ape-like acrobatics (furthering the illusion of Batman as inhuman and supernatural), dodging the point blank gunfire from a GCPD police officer's shotgun effortlessly, with the officer unable to get a glimpse of Batman, as the Dark Knight's speed and agility made him appear as blurs of motion.[[File:Justice_League_(2017)_137961-138113.gif|thumb|250px|left|Batman dodging the Parademon's plasma bolts]] His seemingly inhuman mobility allows him to move away from the sight of others and stalk enemies from the shadows or from higher vantage points. Hence, Batman was able to swiftly somersault over a cornered crook with almost inhuman agility. He also managed to remain unscathed while breaking into [[LexCorp]]'s Metropolis facility, despite the guards trying to shoot him (as evidenced by the numerous cartridges lying on the floor in the aftermath), and himself leaving a considerable path of destruction. He also effortlessly brought down Knyazev's 24 men at once using his combat skills and strength, appearing as blurs due to his incredible speed. Also, Batman could jump several meters into the air over a large crate while slamming a man into it (after lifting him into the air with him while he was jumping), easily balance himself while standing on the back of a stone gargoyle, and dodge many [[Parademon]] plasma bolts while grappling into their midst. Batman even managed to grapple away from a superhumanly fast charge from [[Doomsday]], as well as several of the monster's huge thermal blasts, all despite being greatly tired from his fierce duel with [[Superman]]. |
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| − | *'''Peak Human Stamina:''' Batman is immensely endurant, superior in that regard to the finest Olympian athlete, able to exert himself at his peak capacity for several hours without tiring or slowing down. Also Batman can recover extremely fast from injuries and fatigue due to his training and indomitable will. Hence, Batman was able to easily fight 24 armed thugs with intense speed (despite being fatigued from his recent duel with [[Superman]]), followed by actively participating in the final battle against [[Doomsday]]. He was able to run through the cloud of falling debris during the [[Battle of Metropolis]], and to routinely perform extremely intense workouts in the [[Batcave]] without tiring much (despite his extremely muscular build). However, when pitted against beings of far superior strength (like [[Superman]]) in hand-to-hand combat, Batman will increasingly show signs of exertion and fatigue even while wearing his [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]]. |
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| − | '''Master Martial Artist:''' [[File:Batman_v_Superman_-_Dawn_of_Justice_-_-Extended_Ultimate_Edition-_(2016)_197971-198357.gif|thumb|250px|Batman engaging multiple enemies at once.]]Batman is a tremendously skilled hand-to-hand combatant, an infamously formidable master of a vast array of martial arts (including, but not limited to, Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate, Professional Wrestling, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Savate, Eskrima, Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do, Ninjutsu, Shurikenjutsu, Kung Fu, Judo, and Aikido)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGiG3XmuIrM How many fighting styles does Batman know in Batman vs Superman?]</ref>, with 20 years of experience battling and overpowering numerous criminals and supervillains in [[Gotham City]]. His fighting also incorporates and takes full advantage of his proper use of physical forces, momentum, and leverage, as well as his knowledge of anatomical weaknesses and pressure-points, combined with his nigh-superhuman strength, executing it all at very high speeds. [[File:Justice_League_(2017)_78470-78589.gif|thumb|left|250px|Batman fighting Parademons]]Hence, while attending an underground fight club, Bruce whispers some words of combat advice to one of the fighters, which allowed the latter to swiftly defeat his opponent. With his tremendous combat skills, aided by his strength, Batman effortlessly brought down [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s 24 armed henchmen in an impressive amount of time (despite being very tired after his fierce duel with [[Superman]] right before), has brought down the [[Joker]] multiple times, can outmanuever even physically stronger opponents, like [[Parademons]], and brought down numerous [[Regime Stormtroopers]] (being the last [[Insurgency]] member left standing), until ultimately succumbing to their sheer numbers (though this occurred in a vision of a possible future where he was somewhat older and weaker). When [[Superman]]'s powers were temporarily weakened to almost human levels (from [[Kryptonite]] gas), Batman was able to easily block his attacks, and eventually defeat the latter. In fact, Batman is the one who defeated most of the future [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members (even the infamously lethal assassin [[Deadshot]], whom Batman swiftly outclassed in close quarters), having them placed behind bars in [[Belle Reve]]. His incredible combat skill, combined with his agility, was sufficient enough to easily overpower a several inhumanly strong [[Parademons]], swiftly disarming and incapacitating them in close quarters. Under Batman's tutelage, his protégé vigilante [[Robin]] would become an extremely skilled combatant in his own right. |
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| − | '''Expert Marksman:''' Batman is a highly skilled marksman, utilizing his [[batarang]]s, sniper rifle, grenade launcher, and [[Grapple Gun|grapple gun]] with a high degree of accuracy and precision (almost on par with that of [[Deadshot]]), notably using a batarang to knock a detonator out of [[Firefly]]'s hand, and shooting a tracker onto [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]'s truck from a great distance. In his nightmarish vision of a possible future, Batman was highly proficient with conventional firearms in close quarters, wielding both a handgun and an assault rifle, as well as repeatedly disarming [[Regime Stormtroopers]] of their assault rifles, using them as his own. When [[Wonder Woman]] restrained [[Doomsday]], Batman was able to shoot a [[Kryptonite]] gas grenade at the monster from a immense distance away, further demonstrating his exceptional accuracy. Batman possesses the same accuracy when utilizing the guns of his vehicles, notably neutralizing a number of [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s criminal convoy with his [[Batmobile]], and later his [[Batwing]], as well as shooting down many attacking [[Parademons]] with his [[Knightcrawler]] and [[Flying Fox]]. |
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| − | '''Master of Stealth:'''[[File:Batman_v_Superman_-_Dawn_of_Justice_-_-Extended_Ultimate_Edition-_(2016)_196495-196662.gif|thumb|250px|Batman, stealthily battling opponents.]] Batman is an immensely formidable master of stealth and infiltration, capable of breaching high-security facilities without being detected, which is all the more remarkable and impressive, given his large muscular frame. Batman's stealth is so effective in fact, that some criminals would claim that you wouldn't even know he was there until it was already too late.<ref name="BvSDoJ" /> Batman's remarkable speed and almost ape-like agility allow him to move away from the sight of others and stalk enemies from the shadows and higher vantage points, while letting them catch glimpses or hear his cape (having a penchant for gliding down upon his enemies from above, like an actual bat), thus giving them the illusion of Batman being a supernatural, wraith-like creature instead of a human. Hence, Batman was easily able to sneak up from behind even on the extremely experienced assassin [[Deadshot]] (catching the latter off-guard), to infiltrate a [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] building and obtain the well-guarded [[Kryptonite]] within (swooping down upon and seriously injuring most of the guards, leaving behind a considerable path of destruction), to sneak into [[Flash|Barry Allen]]'s apartment, and to even sneak into the [[Belle Reve]] supermax jail cell of [[Lex Luthor]], and disappear from it just as suddenly when Lex briefly turned away. Batman used the flickering red lights and caused the cell doors to open, making himself to appear to be a demon or wraith. When utilizing a specially designed gaseous lead grenade, Batman's amazing stealth is further augmented to the point that he was able to temporarily evade [[Superman]] himself. Later, Batman, [[Wonder Woman]], and [[Cyborg]] were able to swiftly slip away when [[James Gordon|Commissioner Gordon]] turned away for a moment, and even [[Flash]] was left incredulous at how he didn't notice his teammates leave, despite having superhuman reflexes and standing right beside them. |
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| − | '''Intimidation:''' [[File:REBUTTAL 565.png|thumb|250px|Batman's intimidating demonic appearance.]]Batman commands an extremely fearsome presence, able to instill fear into the hearts of [[Gotham City]]'s criminals and supervillains, with some of them not even daring to shoot him after Batman fiercely gazes them in the eye.<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman_vs_superman/batman-takes-on-firefly-in-batman-v-superman-prequel-comic-a130507 Batman Takes on 'Firefly' in Batman v Superman Prequel Comic]</ref> After Batman rescues several female hostages from a sex trafficker, they are so terrified of the dark vigilante, that they refer to him as a "Devil", and fearfully refuse to leave their cage even after the police arrive on the scene. Hence, [[Superman]] would initially go as far as to call Batman "a one-man reign of terror". Among the extremely few individuals who do not fear Batman, are the pathologically fearless psychopath [[Joker]], bold supergenius [[Lex Luthor]] (only showing momentary uneasiness when Batman first confronted him and when he told him that he had arranged for the latter to be incarcerated in [[Arkham Asylum]]), his [[File:Batman_v_Superman_-_Dawn_of_Justice_-_-Extended_Ultimate_Edition-_(2016)_246391-246448.gif|thumb|250px|left|Batman's intimidating presence]]long-time ally [[James Gordon|Commissioner Gordon]], and beings of superior godlike power, such as [[Superman]], [[Wonder Woman]], and [[Aquaman]]. However, even Batman was notably less intimidating than the evil version of [[Superman]] (first in his nightmare vision of a possible future, and then right after his resurrection, with post-mortem amnesia), who was so fearsome that Batman himself showed visible signs of fear when Superman confronted the vigilante, holding the latter at his mercy. Also, when Batman's armored punches began to lose effectiveness against Superman (due to the [[Kryptonite]] weakening wearing off), he showed signs of fear again. However, when Batman was about to kill the once again weakened Superman, the alien hero was starting to show signs of fear, as he thought that he was going to die at the hands of the armored vigilante, though this might have instead been Superman fearing that [[Martha Kent]] would be impossible to save if Batman killed him, as the time that Lex had given her was running out. Indeed, Batman's profound experience in intimidation tactics allowed him to remain unfazed by the fearsome [[Aquaman]] when the latter tried to frighten him. |
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| − | '''Interrogation:''' Batman is infamously adept in interrogation techniques, often using law enforcement methods, as well as torture (notably branding a [[Gotham City]] sex trafficker, [[Cesar Santos]], along with 18 known other criminals) as an effective means of punishment or information extraction. |
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| − | '''Indomitable Will:''' Batman has tremendous determination and strength of will, which make him an extremely formidable opponent, one who absolutely refuses to hunker down and give up, even when placed against seemingly insurmountable odds. Hence, during the [[Battle of Metropolis]], Bruce fearlessly ran through the extremely dangerous clouds of debris in order to save any survivors within the wreckage of the collapsed Wayne Financial building. Months later, even when [[Superman]] himself personally warned Batman to back off, Batman showed no signs of fear, boldly countering Superman's threat with one of his own. Indeed, in a vision of a possible future, when a malevolent Superman enforces totalitarian rule upon [[Earth]] with his Regime, Batman promptly establishes and lead the [[Insurgency]] against him, refusing to submit to the alien tyrant even when his Insurgent forces are eventually defeated by the [[Regime Stormtroopers]], leaving Batman helpless and at Superman's mercy. Batman later refused to stay down when Superman knocked him to the ground repeatedly during their duel, persisting until he finally won and had the weakened Kryptonian at his mercy. Even when [[Lex Luthor]] warned Batman of the inevitable threat posed by [[Steppenwolf]]'s impending invasion, Batman, despite Earth now being vulnerable after [[Superman]]'s death, despite feeling devastated and personally responsible for allowing Superman to die, ultimately refuses to despair, and instead dedicates himself to honoring Superman in death - enlisting [[Wonder Woman]]'s help in founding and uniting the [[Justice League]], to fight against this new threat. Batman later decides to resurrect Superman with a [[Mother Box]] despite Wonder Woman and [[Aquaman]]'s protests, as he was confident in his [[Lois Lane|contingency]], which ultimately proved to be correct. Shortly thereafter, Batman is willing to sacrifice himself to defeat [[Steppenwolf]] and save the world - by distracting an army of [[Parademons]], thereby giving the Justice League a necessary opening to dismantle the [[Mother Box|Unity]] but [[Wonder Woman]] decides to save Batman instead. |
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| − | '''Genius-level Intellect:''' Batman is an extremely intelligent and eclectic polymath genius, to the point that he has successfully gone toe-to-toe with the extremely dangerous, inventive and completely unpredictable psychopath [[Joker]] for years. Hence, Batman's brilliant intellect is arguably his greatest and most formidable ability of all, as it extends itself to his nearly unparalleled tactical, deceptive, detective, criminology, scientific, engineering, hacking, combat, exploitative networking, and business skills, which (coupled with his extensive experience utilizing them all) therefore makes Batman the most eclectically intelligent member of the [[Justice League]]. However, Batman is notably not quite as intelligent as supergenius [[Lex Luthor]], with the latter thereby successfully outsmarting and manipulating Batman into obtaining [[Kryptonite]] and genuinely attempting to kill [[Superman]], with Batman never suspecting that he was in fact Lex's pawn, and figuring it out only after his duel with the alien superhero had ended. It should, however, also be noted that it was his cynical and pessimistic side and extremely distrusting nature (due to 18 years of pain, losses and exhaustion) which finally took over Batman's moral psychology and sense by the time of the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]]. |
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| − | '''Master Tactician and Strategist:''' Batman, given his lack of superpowers, is an immensely formidable tactical and strategic genius, often using cunning and planning to effectively assess combat situations and come up with effective strategies, and successfully outwit stronger and more powerful foes, rather than simply out-fighting them, using any of their exploitable weaknesses to his advantage. Hence, Batman is by far the best tactician among the [[Justice League]]rs, with only supergenius [[Lex Luthor]] known to surpass him. Due to this, Bruce was able to swiftly make a mental breakdown of the fighting style and weaknesses of one of the fighters in an underground [[Gotham City]] fight club (helping his opponent swiftly beat him by whispering some combat advice), was able to swiftly defeat the notorious [[Deadshot]] by ambushing the latter in his daughter Zoe's presence (exploiting his unwillingness to kill in front of her), was able to chase the stronger [[Killer Croc]] out of Gotham City (exploiting the latter's limited intellect), was able to formulate a plan to break into the well-guarded [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] building and steal the [[Kryptonite]] within (overpowering the many guards by swooping down upon them with his incredible stealth skills, seriously injuring them all, and leaving behind a considerable path of destruction), was able to quickly improvise a plan to take down [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s 24 heavily armed men in a warehouse while saving [[Martha Kent]] (swiftly avoiding and disabling their weapons, and proceeding to use his own weapons and tremendous combat skills to overpower them, while also using their own knives and guns against them), was ultimately able to defeat the far more powerful [[Superman]] in their fierce duel (exploiting his weakness to [[Kryptonite]], lead, and sonic overload, as well as his unwillingness to kill Batman), managed to render the far more powerful [[Doomsday]] vulnerable to attack (exploiting the monster's limited intellect and tremendous bloodlust, baiting him into getting restrained by the [[Lasso of Hestia]], and thus giving Superman an opening to exploit the monster's weakness to [[Kryptonite]]), held out with his [[Insurgency]] for a lengthy time in the war against the more powerful [[Regime Stormtroopers|Regime]] (in a vision of a possible future), lured a [[Parademon]] out into the open (exploiting their ability to sense fear by dangling a crook off a roof nearby), concocted a complex plan to infiltrate [[Scout Ship 0344]] and resurrect [[Superman]], had a feasible contingency when Superman returned from the dead as an amnesiac monster (by having [[Lois Lane]] come to the scene and spark his memory), came up with the plan to separate the [[Mother Box|Apokaliptan Unity]] once more and defeat [[Steppenwolf]] (by personally distracting the [[Parademon]] army while [[Cyborg]] and [[Superman]] pried the [[Mother Box]]es apart), and was confident in his ability to protect [[Amanda Waller]] from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] finding out about her catastrophic error concerning [[Enchantress]] in [[Midway City]]. |
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| − | '''Expert Leader:''' Batman is an extremely skilled leader (though not quite on par with [[Lex Luthor]]), able to successfully lead [[Wayne Enterprises]] for decades (with it becoming the world's 6th leading company in high-technology defense innovation under him), to mentor and lead his vigilante proteges [[Nightwing]], [[Robin]], and [[Batgirl]] in numerous vigilante escapades and missions, to lead the [[Insurgency]] in the lengthy war against [[Superman]]'s [[Regime Stormtroopers|Regime]] (in a vision of a possible future), and to later successfully lead the [[Justice League]]'s original roster against [[Steppenwolf]]'s [[Parademon]] invasion. Indeed, despite [[Aquaman]]'s initial gruff refusal, the initial insecurity of both [[Flash]] and [[Cyborg]], and Batman's own doubts (as he knew that Superman would have been a better leader for them), they all ultimately came to look up to Batman as the team leader, and developed a healthy team dynamic. When [[Flash]] remarks on his inexperience, many fears, and questions his value to the team, Batman helped him gain confidence with some simple advice. In addition, despite Wonder Woman initially not being receptive, Batman ultimately inspires her to become a better leader and a better superhero overall. |
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| − | '''Expert Social Intuit:''' Batman, as Bruce Wayne, has a high degree of social confidence, allowing him to intuitively determine how to interact with others, gain their respect and get his point across with a calmness, eloquence, and charisma that sometimes belie his actual, usually gloomy, emotional state. Hence, Bruce diplomatically greeted [[Lex Luthor]] (whom he did not completely trust, given the latter's shady alliance with [[Anatoli Knyazev]]), calmly confronted [[Diana Prince]] (despite his rage at being thwarted in his attempt to gain data on [[Kryptonite]]), verbally leveled with Diana when she showed her comparable intellect, and even remained fairly calm when meeting [[Clark Kent]] and discussing [[Superman]] (despite the mere idea of the alien superhero enraging Bruce). Indeed, [[Alfred Pennyworth]] is one of the extreme few individuals with whom Bruce doesn't hold himself back in conversation, notably when he passionately expressed his motives for withing to destroy Superman. As a result, Bruce remains extremely well-respected at [[Wayne Enterprises]] by Greg, Grace, [[Jack O'Dwyer]], and even his embittered former employee [[Wallace Keefe]], who proudly proclaimed his loyalty to Bruce Wayne after his arrest. |
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| − | '''Expert Deceiver:''' Batman is a deceptive genius, a wunderkind prodigy, with [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] even going so far as claiming that Batman's skills in the art of deception, ever since the age of 7, have been equivalent to Mozart's in music, with only [[Lex Luthor]] being known to surpass Batman in deceptive skills. Hence, as Batman, he has been effectively able to fool the people of [[Gotham City]] (especially the criminal underworld) into thinking that he is inhuman and supernatural (with female sex trafficker victims notably mistaking him for a "Devil", and [[Cyborg]] initially doubting that Batman is even real), while as Bruce Wayne, he had been able to take on the façade of a somewhat irresponsible fun-seeking and womanizing playboy, in order to avoid anyone from suspecting that he could possibly be Batman. Bruce also successfully deceived [[Anatoli Knyazev]] (distracting the Russian with a polite conversation, while discreetly cloning the contents of his phone), [[Mercy Graves]] (tricking her into thinking that he was drunk, managing to thus avoid suspicion during his attendance of Lex's fundraiser party), and [[Superman]] (whom he ambushed with the unexpectedly potent [[Kryptonite]] weapons). However, Batman had notably never been particularly skilled at deceiving [[Alfred Pennyworth]] (the one person who knew Bruce best, having raised the latter from his childhood), and was unable to deceive supergenius [[Lex Luthor]], who was quick to see through the Dark Knight's inhuman and supernatural façade, thereby deducing (via CCTV) that Batman is actually only a mere man without any [[metahuman]] powers. |
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| − | '''Expert Detective:''' Batman is a formidable detective genius, capable of observation, forensic investigation, and psychological assessments, as well as both inductive and deductive reasoning of the highest caliber and has been claimed by many to be the "world's greatest detective". Hence, Bruce was able to deduce that [[Superman]]'s parents ([[Jor-El]] and [[Jonathan Kent]]) had told him that the latter was on Earth for a reason (despite knowing little about the alien superhero's past), and Bruce knew that the [[Gotham City Museum of Antiquities]]' sword of Alexander the Great was in fact a fake replica, and he was quickly able to see through the "babe in the woods act" of [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]], discerning something suspicious about the mysterious foreign antiques dealer right away, refusing to allow Diana's remarkable beauty to cloud his judgement and free her of his suspicion, unlike what a vast majority of men would have done. Bruce also effectively utilized his detective skills, using [[Amanda Waller]]'s metahuman files to track down and recruit the speedster [[Flash]], to learn of [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s connection to the "White Portuguese", [[Lex Luthor]] and [[Kryptonite]], as well as the latter's secret research on [[metahuman]]s. When encountering [[Parademons]], despite knowing little of them, Batman was able to deduce their ability to sense fear, and used that to lure one out into the open. When visiting a village frequented by [[Aquaman]], Batman was able to correctly deduce that the former was among the crowd of villagers before him, due to it being the day right after the King tide (the time of year when Aquaman arrived, as Waller's files stated). In addition, when learning of the [[Mother Box]]'s abilities, Batman was able to swiftly deduce that one of them would be able to resurrect [[Superman]] from the dead. |
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| − | '''Expert Criminologist''': Batman is an extremely skilled and experienced criminologist, at least on par with [[James Gordon|Commissioner Gordon]], having great insight into and understanding of [[Gotham City]]'s criminals and their mindsets, which allows him to consistently overpower and undermine their operations with extreme effectiveness. Batman, however, was initially unable to discern that [[Lex Luthor]] was in fact a covert supercriminal. |
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| − | '''Expert Engineer''': Batman is a genius in vehicles' operations and general engineering, since his company, [[Wayne Enterprises]] is the world's 6th leading company (after [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]]) in high-technology defense innovation, with Batman and [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] having personally built and over time improved upon his various sophisticated gadgets, most notably, the [[Batmobile]], [[Batsuit|Standard Batsuit]], and [[Batcomputer]]. Bruce later personally designed the [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], as well as the innovative [[Kryptonite]] gas grenades and a [[Kryptonite spear|Kryptonite-tipped spear]], all of which proved very effective against [[Superman]]. After establishing the [[Justice League]], Batman constructs the highly sophisticated [[Knightcrawler]] and [[Flying Fox]], as well as creating a new and updated [[Flash suit]] for [[Flash|Barry Allen]], and even deducing from [[Wonder Woman]]'s story that a [[Mother Box]] would be able to resurrect [[Superman]] from the dead. |
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| − | '''Expert Hacker''': Batman is an immensely formidable genius hacker, notable for his exceptional skills of intelligence gathering, and data interpretation, as well as his superb pattern recognition and analysis skills, with only supergenius [[Lex Luthor]] known to surpass him. Hence, Batman was notably able to utilize his sophisticated [[Batcomputer]] to hack into both [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] police radios and [[Gotham City]] news stations (being constantly hooked up to both, so as to be up to date with all the goings on in his city), and into [[Lex Luthor]]'s military-grade encrypted data on [[Kryptonite]] and [[metahuman]]s (while Lex actually intended to have Batman hack into it, the encryption was genuine, so as not to make Batman suspicious of being Lex's pawn). Batman also eventually learned of [[Amanda Waller]]'s [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] pitch to the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]], discovered the original photograph of [[Steve Trevor's team]] (promptly sending it to [[Diana Prince]] at the [[Louvre Museum]]), and even promised to protect Waller from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|US intelligence community]] learning of her error in [[Midway City]]. Batman usually utilizes the [[Oracle Network]], in order to most effectively hack and gather data from the [[Batcomputer]]. |
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| − | As the CEO of [[Wayne Enterprises]], Bruce Wayne has an immense fortune, making him one of the wealthiest people in the world, rivaled only by extreme few, like his business rival [[Lex Luthor]]. His wealth allows Bruce access to some of the most sophisticated technology in the world (most of it located in his hidden [[Batcave]] under the [[Wayne Manor]]), allowing him to create the equipment that is crucial to him as Batman, with it effectively compensating for his lack of superpowers. Indeed, when questioned by [[Flash]], Batman claims that being rich is his superpower<ref name="JusticeLeagueTrailer2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNdE1Gq_a1c JUSTICE LEAGUE Trailer #2 (2017) Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot DCEU Superhero Movie]</ref>. Bruce notably used his company resources to mail the original photograph of [[Steve Trevor's team]] across the Atlantic, to [[Diana Prince]] at the [[Louvre Museum]]. After establishing the [[Justice League]], Batman once again utilizes his technology to aid their mutual cause, notably constructing the [[Flying Fox]]. In addition, Bruce was more than willing to use his wealth to anonymously pay for all of the expenses of [[Superman|Clark Kent]]'s funeral, and to help Clark and Martha keep the [[Kent Farm]] by purchasing a bank. |
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| − | *'''[[Batsuit]]''': Batman's highly durable Kevlar-Nomax-titanium tri-weave protective suit and combat armor (later inspiring the [[Robin]]suit of both [[Nightwing|Dick Grayson]] and [[Robin|Jason Todd]]), used to compensate for his lack of invulnerability. It consists of three thin highly durable Titanium-kevlar bodysuit layers and an outer and thinner layer of durable and fireproof spandex. It is invulnerable to knives, and small caliber bullets and is also fireproof<ref name="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman" />. The [[File:Batman_justice_league_suit_by_batmanmoumen-dbsikk6.jpg|thumb|left|Bruce, wearing the standard Batsuit]]Batsuit's cowl also digitally alters Batman's voice, making it unrecognizable to those that know him as Bruce Wayne<ref>[http://batman-news.com/2016/01/30/batman-v-superman-empire-march-2016/ ''Over 25 interesting details from the ‘Batman v Superman’ issue of Empire magazine'' Batman-News]</ref>. The cowl, neck, gauntlets, and boots are able to effortlessly deflect small arms rounds and blades, though the rest of the suit is not impact proof nor impregnable, as a blade could partially pierce the shoulder region (though [[File:Batman without a cowl.png|thumb|250px|Bruce, without the cowl.]]it only had pierced the spandex layer and poked Batman without breaking the armor or his skin) and cause Batman a small amount of pain. Even so, it is not enough to truly harm or even slow down the wearer, as Batman seemed to only feel a small amount of pain after getting stabbed. In addition, the suit and cape can protect the wearer from explosions, which allowed Batman to shield [[Martha Kent]] from [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]'s exploding flamethrower tank that engulfed the entire room they where in. |
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| − | **'''Armored Batsuit''': [[File:Armored Batsuit.png|thumb|250px|Bruce, in his armored Batsuit.]]Batman's much more heavily armored and mechanized version of the Standard Batsuit, which he wore when confronting [[Superman]]. It is extremely durable and also grants him considerable superhuman strength (making him roughly 28 times stronger<ref name="HowStrongistheDCEUBatman?">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12A70-HeAQ How Strong is the DCEU Batman?]</ref>), enough for Batman to press about 29 tons and survive relatively unscathed after being tackled right through a building by Superman, though Batman was still left heavily panting on the ground and required a few seconds to recover, and Superman was notably holding back quite a bit, not wanting to hurt the Dark Knight. The Armored Batsuit also allowed Batman to evenly match and slightly overpower a Superman weakened (to almost human levels) by [[Kryptonite]], but as Superman got his his powers back completely, Batman's strikes quickly became completely ineffective. Also, Superman was initially holding back in their confrontation, and claimed that had he actually wanted to kill Batman, the armor would not have saved him at all. |
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| − | [[File:ZBatmobile Chase12.png|thumb|250px|Interior of the Batmobile.]] |
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| − | *'''[[Batmobile]]''': Batman's imposing and heavily armed custom combat vehicle used by him for transportation, pursuit and capture and one of his most powerful tools to aid in his war against crime in [[Gotham City]]. |
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| − | *'''[[Batwing]]''': Batman's aerial combat prototype vehicle with an immense amount of firepower, used by him against [[Doomsday]]. It is sometimes remotely piloted by [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] from within the [[Batcave]], via [[Batcomputer]]. |
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| − | *'''[[Knightcrawler]]''': Batman's other vehicle, used to access rough terrain that cannot be reached via a car or plane. It is a four-threaded tank with each tread on a separate leg so it can walk. It’s special function is that at can pierce into surfaces with each leg to climb up walls or hang from a roof. |
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| − | *'''[[Flying Fox]]''': Batman's large multi-deck airplane purpose-built in order to transport the [[Justice League]] around, as well as equipped to store the [[Batmobile]]. |
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| − | *'''[[Batarang]]s''': Batman's extremely sharp (capable of piercing concrete walls), but non-lethal throwing gadgets in the shape of his symbol, wielded by Batman when carrying out various different tasks, from incapacitating criminals to breaking through windows. When thrown by someone as strong as Batman, they're capable of cutting through even gun barrels and heavily damage them. Batman also leaves batarangs near crime scenes after he's finished as a calling card, with a dual purpose using them as a psychological weapon against other potential wrongdoers.<ref name="Tech Manual">{{Book ref|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Tech Manual|p=166}}</ref> |
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| − | *'''[[Batman's Utility Belt|Utility Belt]]:''' Batman's specially designed belt, with its many pouches filled with an arsenal of numerous gadgets, weapons and tools at all times, to aid Batman in his mission. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth at the computers.jpg|thumb|350px|Bruce and Alfred observing data on the Batcomputer.]] |
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| − | *'''[[Batcomputer]]''': Batman's giant and powerful multi-purpose supercomputer console, located in the [[Batcave]], with several monitor screens. Among other things, one of its monitors is equipped with thermal imaging, allowing Batman to easily deduce the number of [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s people within a building from a distance. It is also constantly hooked up to police radio's from the [[Gotham City|Gotham City Police Department]], as well as news stations, allowing Batman to be up to date with all the goings on in his city. When Batman is on one of his vigilante escapades, [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] sometimes utilizes the Batcomputer to help the Dark Knight with a specific task, notably when Batman saved [[Martha Kent]] from [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]. |
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| − | [[File:Batman fires a shot at a thug with his Grapple Gun.png|thumb|300px|Batman wielding his Grapple Gun.]] |
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| − | *'''[[Grapple Gun]]''': Batman's line launching, multi-purpose, highly versatile, and handgun-like device that fires a retractable, detachable line with a mechanized, magnetic, or clawed end, which Batman utilizes to traverse [[Gotham City]], escape danger and remain hidden from foes, all while allowing him to scale rappel, swing, catapult, or slingshot himself along structures or across gaps. It allows him to ascend and descend, much like an elevator or pulley system, at a harmless rate. It consists of a spool of cable, a winding device, and reloading feature. Once, it is shot a surface, it pulls the user at great speed towards their target and quickly retracts into the device once it is reached. This can be done in rapid succession, with the device being able to fire against instantly after retracting, with the speed of the device retracting being similar to flight. The line can pull great amounts of weight, as Batman can use it to slowly descend several stories while wearing his [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]]. It can also be used to pull on an enemy with great force, enough to stun and daze them or to injure them, with the end of the line also acting like a harpoon, as it can pierce into the flesh of a target and pull them. The line could even send people flying through the air towards the user due to the force it exerted when retracting, which allowed Batman to strike his airborne target unopposed. The protrusion at the base of the gun's grip also makes it ideal to be used as a blunt weapon in close-quarters combat. As the line can be detachable, it can be used as a lasso, with Batman tying the line to Superman's leg and, with the strength of his [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], slung him around a large corridor and into several pillars. Batman even managed to grapple away from a superhumanly fast charge from [[Doomsday]], as well as several of the monster's huge heat blasts. It can also shoot bullets that open up as a net, to contain enemies, as Bruce did with a Parademon. |
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| − | *'''Respirator Mask''': Batman's small mask that allows him to successfully breathe in locations with limited oxygen, such as when he was attacked by [[Firefly]]'s flamethrower, and when he dived underwater to save [[Harley Quinn]] from the submerged [[Joker]]mobile. |
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| − | *'''Remington 700''': [[File:REB_BATMAN_TRACKER_RIFLE.png|thumb|250px|left|Batman, preparing to track Lex's Kryptonite.]]Batman utilized this rifle, equipped with a suppressor, to fire a tracking device onto [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s transport to track the [[Kryptonite]] nugget to a [[LexCorp]] facility. |
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| − | *'''Assault Rifles (Alternate Future)''': Batman armed himself with an AK-47 assault rifle when leading his [[Insurgency]] against [[Superman]] and the [[Regime Stormtroopers]] in a war shown in a vision of an alternate future, in which he wielded the assault rifles of his fallen Insurgents when disarmed of his initial one. |
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| − | *'''[[Plasma Carbine|Parademon Plasma Rifle]]''': During one of his earlier battles with [[Parademons]], Batman managed to disarm one of its rifle and temporarily used it until it ran out of ammunition. |
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| − | *'''Sticky Bombs''': Batman's small, custom-built hand-held explosives that can stick to surfaces before detonating. Batman hurled these onto the guns of [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]'s men (thus instantly disabling their firearms), and later at [[Parademon]]s<ref name="JusticeLeagueTrailer2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNdE1Gq_a1c JUSTICE LEAGUE Trailer #2 (2017) Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot DCEU Superhero Movie]</ref>. |
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| − | [[File:Batman uses a gas grenade.jpg|thumb|250px|Batman, using a gas grenade in combat.]] |
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| − | *'''FN MK 13 Grenade Launcher''': Batman used this to launch lead smoke grenades to temporarily evade [[Superman]] himself during their confrontation in Gotham. |
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| − | **'''CTS Model 7290M Mini Bang''': Modified smoke grenades used during Batman's duel with Superman. |
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| − | *'''Kryptonite Gas Grenades''': Grenades developed by Batman after stealing the [[Kryptonite]] from [[Lex Luthor]]. These grenades emit a gaseous form of Kryptonite, used against [[Superman]] to severely weaken him for roughly a minute. |
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| − | *'''[[Kryptonite spear|Kryptonite Spear]]''': Batman utilized this weapon in his duel with [[Superman]] (almost succeeding in killing the latter with it), with it later (ironically) being used by Superman, this time against [[Doomsday]]. Due to its nature, it is one of the extremely few weapons capable of mortally wounding both [[Kryptonian]]s and Doomsday. |
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| − | [[File:Bruce clones Anatoli Knyazev's phone.png|thumb|250px|Bruce's cloning device.]] |
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| − | *'''Cell Phone Cloner''': Batman, as Bruce Wayne, can use a phone capable of cloning the software and contacts of another, allowing him to both listen to the cloned phone's messages and track it. He used this on [[Anatoli Knyazev]]'s phone while briefly standing close to him. |
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| − | *'''Branding Ring''': Batman also has knuckle duster type device with a bat symbol on the knuckles, which superheats to the point where it can burn through [[File:Batman prepares to brand Lex.png|thumb|250px|Batman, preparing to brand Lex.]]flesh and even stone with ease, burning the bat-brand into the surface it is pressed or punched into. Its mechanisms are similar to that of a stapler. Batman uses it to mark the worst of criminals with his symbol for effective intimidation (notably doing so to both sex trafficker [[Cesar Santos]], and a child predator, and at least 18 confirmed others), and as a warning to others. Batman came close to branding [[Lex Luthor]] when he visited the latter in prison, but instead ended up punching a symbol into the wall behind Lex. |
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| − | *'''Hacking Device''': Bruce plugged this device into the LexCorp servers, thus managing to tap into the mainframe and extract [[Lex Luthor]]'s files on [[Kryptonite]] and [[metahumans]]. This device is, however, temporarily 'borrowed' from Bruce by [[Wonder Woman]], though she eventually returned it. |
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| − | *[[Thomas Wayne]] † - Father |
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| − | *[[Martha Wayne]] † - Mother |
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| − | *[[Benjamin Wayne]] † - Ancestor |
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| − | *[[Laura Wayne]] † - Ancestor |
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| − | *[[Patrick A. Wayne]] † - Ancestor |
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| − | *[[Charles Wayne]] † - Ancestor |
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| − | *[[Alan Wayne]] † - Ancestor |
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| − | *[[Alfred Pennyworth]] - Mentor, Butler, Most Trusted Ally |
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| − | *[[Nightwing|Dick Grayson/Nightwing]] - Adoptive Son, Protégé, and Former Partner |
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| − | *[[Robin|Jason Todd/Robin]] †<ref>[[:File:LexCorp_promo_-_Batman_file.png]]</ref> - Protégé and Former Partner |
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| − | *[[Batgirl|Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]]<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/film/news/batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-warner-bros-1202018544/ ‘Batgirl’ Movie: Joss Whedon to Direct Standalone Film (EXCLUSIVE)]</ref> - Protégé and Situational Partner |
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| − | *[[Wayne Enterprises]] |
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| − | **[[Grace]] - Personal Assistant |
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| − | **[[Jack O'Dwyer]] † - Employee and Friend |
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| − | **[[Greg]] - Employee |
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| − | **[[Van Criss Laboratories]] |
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| − | ***Dr. [[Van Criss]] † - Employee |
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| − | *[[Justice League]] - Teammates |
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| − | **[[Superman|Clark Kent/Superman]] - Temporary Enemy turned Friend and Leader |
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| − | **[[Wonder Woman|Diana/Wonder Woman]] - Savior |
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| − | **[[Aquaman|Arthur Curry/Aquaman]] - Recruit |
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| − | **[[Flash|Barry Allen/Flash]] - Recruit |
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| − | **[[Cyborg|Victor Stone/Cyborg]] - Recruit |
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| − | *[[Insurgency]] |
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| − | *[[Gotham City Police Department]] |
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| − | **Commissioner [[James Gordon]] - Ally |
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| − | **Officer [[Mazzuccheli]] |
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| − | *[[ARGUS]] |
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| − | **[[Amanda Waller]] - Situational Ally |
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| − | *[[Martha Kent]] - Rescuee |
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| − | *[[Joker's gang|Joker's Gang]] |
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| − | **[[Harley Quinn]] - Prisoner and Partner's Murderer |
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| − | **[[Jonny Frost]] |
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| − | **[[Panda Man]] |
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| − | *[[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] |
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| − | **[[Lex Luthor]] - Business Rival, Manipulator, and Enemy |
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| − | **[[Mercy Graves]] † |
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| − | **[[Anatoli Knyazev]] † - victim |
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| − | *[[Doomsday]] † - Victim |
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| − | *[[Regime Stormtroopers|Regime]] |
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| − | **[[Superman]] - Killer |
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| − | **[[Parademons]] |
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| − | *[[Task Force X]] |
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| − | **[[Deadshot]] - Detained Enemy |
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| − | **[[Killer Croc]] - Detained Enemy |
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| − | *[[New Gods]] |
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| − | *[[General Zod]] † |
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| − | *A reference to Batman was shown during the final battle between [[Superman]] and [[General Zod]]. A poster can be seen that says "Keep Calm and Call Batman" in the central train station in [[Metropolis]]' CBD. A Wayne Enterprise satellite also appeared during Superman and Zod's fight. |
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| − | *According to producer [[Charles Roven]], Batman is an extremely rough, physical person. Ben Affleck said that he identified with Batman's character in that they are both very angry people. |
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| − | *Batman is about 41-42 years old at the start of ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' as Alfred states that he's been training in the art of deception since the age of 7 despite being unable to deceive him. Since Bruce started training when his parents died, his calculated age becomes 41-42 years. |
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| − | *While this version of Batman is largely thought to be the most lethal, other film versions of Batman have killed or at least indirectly caused death at least once. |
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| − | *Batman's voice is digitally altered by a vocoder in his cowl<ref>[http://batman-news.com/2016/01/30/batman-v-superman-empire-march-2016/ Over 25 interesting details from the ‘Batman v Superman’ issue of Empire magazine]</ref>. |
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| − | *In certain scenes, particularly action scenes, Batman's cape is rendered using CGI. |
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| − | *This version of Batman was mainly inspired by the incarnation from ''The Dark Knight Returns'' written by Frank Miller, depicting him as being older, more brutal in his fight against crime, and utilizing a durable battle armor, along with tear gas bombs filled with gaseous [[Kryptonite]] and other weakening methods to combat Superman on equal footing. His main costume is also based on the costume worn by that particular incarnation. There are also some elements from the Golden Age, Arkham-verse and mainstream versions in the Batman of this continuity. |
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| − | *Michael Wilkinson, the costume designer of BvS and Justice League declared that Bruce studied Asian martial arts in Japan. |
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| − | *This version of Batman is the first and only live-action incarnation to ever show him to be near to his comics' counterpart in terms of physical prowess (despite Michael Keaton's Batman demonstrating nearly superhuman strength at some points) while accurately portraying him in terms of personality. |
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| − | *While the casting of Ben Affleck initially caused a controversy including the filing of an online petition, his performance was ultimately met with an extremely positive reception with most fans calling him "the best Batman ever", and other fans adoringly dubbing him "Batfleck". This eventually caused Affleck to start writing a solo Batman movie affiliated with this universe, mere rumors and news of which caused a huge and positive online and offline excitement in fans. |
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| − | *In promoting the film, this version of Batman alongside Superman and Wonder Woman in the film was added to the mobile version of DC's video game ''[[wikipedia:Injustice: Gods Among Us|Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''; while the movie's version of Superman and Wonder Woman can be obtained through the game's challenge mode, Batman cannot, making him incredibly rare in-game. |
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| − | *According to Richard Cetrone (Ben Affleck's stunt double in BvS), Batman also used Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Kali and Professional Wrestling in the warehouse fight scene. |
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| − | *This version of Batman's birthday is on February 19, which might be a reference to the DC comics version, in which Batman's birthday is also February 19, however, it is possible that their birth years are different. |
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| − | *Batman is usually 8-years-old when he witnesses the death of his parents, however in this incarnation, Batman was 9-years-old instead of 8-years-old when he witnessed the death of his parents. |
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| − | *Batman and Aquaman both have fathers named Thomas. |
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| − | *Batman and Superman both have mothers named Martha. |
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| − | *The only people who know that Bruce is Batman are the members of the [[Justice League]], [[Nightwing]], [[Robin]], [[Batgirl]], [[Lex Luthor]], [[Amanda Waller]], and [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. |
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| − | *Bruce is right-handed. |
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| − | *This version of Batman has a kill count of 21 people (30 if you include the 9 people Batman killed in his nightmare).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkQS7q6sT0 Batman Movie Kill Count]</ref> |
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| − | *Unlike his comic book counterpart, this version of Batman doesn't seem to have a hatred towards guns and he also seems to be fine with drinking alcohol. |
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| − | *On August 23, 2013, [[Warner Bros.]] announced that Affleck had been cast as Batman. Beforehand numerous actors such as Josh Brolin, Joe Manganiello, Tyler Hoechlin, Richard Armitage, Wes Bentley, Jake Gyllenhaal and Orlando Bloom were considered for the part. |
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| − | *Ben Affleck's casting initially caused somewhat of a controversy and intense fan backlash including the filing of an online petition to remove him. However, upon the movie's release, his performance was met with an extremely positive reception with many fans calling Affleck the best Batman of all time. |
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| − | *Ben Affleck portrayed the actor George Reeves in the biopic 'Hollywoodland'. Reeves played [[Superman]] in Superman serials, making Affleck the only actor to portray both Superman and Batman. |
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| − | *Affleck worked out every day at 5:00 AM in several gyms in order to become a muscular Batman. He even asked Christian Bale, who played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan's ''Dark Knight'' trilogy, how to get into shape for the role. He also joked that Bale's advice was to get the costume makers to put a zipper on it to make going to the bathroom easier. |
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| − | *In the original cut of Justice League, Batman was disgraced by the killing he'd done during the events of ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'', and was ready to sacrifice himself to make up for the lives he'd taken. However, Wonder Woman and Aquaman saved him from doing so, stating that "dying in battle won't change anything, and he must live to keep the fight going."<ref>[https://cinemacure.wordpress.com/2017/11/19/read-zack-snyders-version-and-all-deleted-scenes-of-justice-league/ Read Zack Snyder's and All Deleted Scenes of Justice League]</ref> |
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| − | Ben Affleck as Batman first look.jpg|First look at Batman. |
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| − | Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice IMAX poster - Batman.png|IMAX poster |
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| − | 2951834-batman.png|Dawn of Justice skin from ''Batman: Arkham Knight''. |
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| − | 5217728-5127935713-36538.jpg|Batman, The Dark Knight defender of Gotham. |
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| − | Batsuit concept art.png|Standard Batsuit |
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Antonius Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), known by his stage name Junkie XL and occasionally JXL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. He co-wrote with Hans Zimmer the score for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.