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| + | {{Crew|name = Kobna Holdbrook-Smith|image = Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.jpg|job = Actor <small>([[Crispus Allen]])</small>|film = ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]''|imdb = 1506183}}'''Kobna Holdbrook-Smith''' portrayed Detective [[Crispus Allen]] in ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]].'' |
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| − | |name= Batman |
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| − | |real name= Bruce Wayne |
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| − | |alias= Batman<br>Bat of Gotham<br>Bat Vigilante<br>Caped Crusader<br>The Dark Knight<br>The Bat<br>The Batman<br>One Man Reign of Terror<br>Batsy<small> (by the [[The Joker|Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]])</small> |
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| − | |DOB= Feburary 19, 1972 |
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| − | |affiliation= [[Wayne Enterprises]]<br>[[Justice League]] |
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| − | |family= [[Thomas Wayne]]<small> (father; deceased)</small><br/>[[Martha Wayne]]<small> (mother; deceased)</small><br/>[[Alfred Pennyworth]]<small> (butler, surrogate father)</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/>''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' <small>(unreleased)</small><br/>''[[Justice League Part Two]]'' <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 do 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 billionaire owner and CEO of [[Wayne Enterprises]], and a costumed vigilante operating in [[Gotham City]], New Jersey known as the '''Batman'''. |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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| − | After witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of a [[Joe Chill|mugger]] as a child, Bruce then swore to become the fearsome vigilante Batman to stop anyone from suffering like him and wage a war on crime, beginning his crime fighting career 18 years before the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]]. Over those years, he became heavily seasoned as an expert crime fighter and detective, having fought and overpowered numerous criminal adversaries, most notably the extreme psychopath [[The Joker|Joker]]. He also mentored his ward and partner vigilante [[Robin|Jason Todd]] (known as "Robin"), though the latter was eventually killed by the [[Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]]. Batman would also apprehend future [[Task Force X|Suicide Squad]] members [[Deadshot]] and [[Harley Quinn]], as well as chasing [[Killer Croc]] out of Gotham City. |
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| + | * Kobna Holdbrook-Smith portrayed a Physical Therapist in ''{{WPS|Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange}}''. This makes him one of the few actors to date to have appeared in both the {{WPS|Marvel Cinematic Universe}} and the [[DC Comics|DC Extended Universe]]. |
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| − | Two years after witnessing the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], Batman grew increasingly wary of the alien hero [[Superman]], and the two would initially fiercely battle one another (mainly due to manipulation). However, they would ultimately settle their differences and team up with [[Wonder Woman]], together managing to take down [[Lex Luthor]]'s unleashed bloodthirsty monster, [[Doomsday]]. While Superman was seemingly killed by the dying monster, Batman and Wonder Woman would be inspired by his noble sacrifice to begin establishing the valiant [[Justice League]], in order to battle any future threats to the world, with Batman himself resolving to be their leader. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| − | ===Early Life and Parents' Murder=== |
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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:Thomasmarthawayne-170521.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Bruce with his parents.]] |
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| − | Bruce Wayne was born Feburary 19th 1972 in [[Gotham City]], New Jersey, to [[Thomas Wayne|Dr. Thomas Wayne]], a billionaire advanced technology and military defense developer, and [[Martha Wayne|Martha Kane-Wayne]], an Irish-Catholic debutante, and had an idyllic childhood due to his family's fortune. Growing up, he would be sat down by on the floor of [[Wayne Manor]]'s entrance room next to where the family crest was engraved 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. |
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| − | [[File:Batman_v_Superman_47.png|thumb|250px|Bruce, bellowing in devastation while witnessing his parents' murder.]]One night at age 9, Bruce and his parents were walking home from a family night out at the theatre to see "The Mark of Zorro" when they are confronted by a mugger, [[Joe Chill]], who shot both Thomas and Martha, killing them in cold blood right before Bruce's eyes. From then on, Bruce was raised by the Wayne family butler [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. 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. |
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| − | ==== Becoming Batman ==== |
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| − | In the eventuating years, Bruce grew up inspired by those bats to make himself a symbol of fear within the heart of crime in [[Gotham City]], Bruce 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. Bruce used this newfound workout and knowledge to take up the the persona of a fearsome yet heroic vigilante known as "the Batman" by launching a one-man war on crime at age 23, 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 residence housing all of his high-tech Batman gadgets, and located under [[Wayne Manor]]. |
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| − | ===Fighting crime in Gotham as Batman=== |
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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 18 years (up until the alien invasion of [[General Zod]]) fighting a one-man war on crime in [[Gotham City]] as the dark and fearsome vigilante "Batman", during which time he encountered numerous supervillains (such as his archenemy, an extreme psychopath known as the [[The Joker|Joker]]), and had taken on at least one young sidekick, [[Robin|Jason Todd]], better known as "Robin"<ref>[http://www.ew.com/gallery/batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-exclusives/2507933_gallery-batman-v-superman-dawn-justice-2016-ben-affleck '''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’: Inside the Superhero Grudge Match'' - Entertainment Weekly]</ref>, and captured many criminals and supervillains, locking them away in either prison or [[Arkham Asylum]], including 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 [[Killer Croc]] and Joker's partner [[Harley Quinn]], in addition to 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> He would also form an alliance with GCPD officer [[James Gordon]], and a [[Batsignal|Bat-Signal]] projector was used to summon Batman, if the latter were ever urgently needed. In addition, Batman later claims to have come across "a few" suspicious women during his long career, which likely included the aforementioned Harley Quinn. He was initially all about finesse, hardly 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. |
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| − | ===Losing Robin=== |
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| − | [[File:Bruce stares up at the damaged Robin suit.png|thumb|250px|Bruce at the display of his fallen ally.]] |
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| − | However, the [[The Joker|Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]] manage to kill [[Robin]] together, and left a note for Batman, spray-painted on the damaged [[Robin]]suit. A devastated Bruce hung Jason Todd'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, when out as Batman he was much more brutal and violent against his enemies.<ref>[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> |
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| − | ===Gotham City rogues=== |
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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 this time, Batman begins tracking down the world's most wanted hitman [[Deadshot]], and [[ARGUS|A.R.G.U.S.]] 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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| − | Fierce metahuman [[Killer Croc]], 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|A.R.G.U.S.]] SWAT team. |
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| − | ==== Black Zero Event ==== |
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| − | {{Quote|That son of a bitch brought the war to us two years ago!|Bruce, regarding [[Superman]]|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce sees the fight.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Bruce Witnesses the battle between Superman and Zod.]] Bruce was in [[Metropolis]] in the midst of [[General Zod]]'s attack on the city with the [[Black Zero]]. As Zod attempted to terraform the Earth into [[Krypton|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 vehicle and made his way towards the [[Wayne Enterprises|Wayne Financial Building]], giving the order via phone for the people inside to evacuate. Bruce's friend and employee [[Jack O'Dwyer]] gave the order to evacuate, but he remained inside the building. Bruce dodged several pieces of debris and falling 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 infant starship. As buildings began to fall, Bruce made his way to the Wayne Financial Building on foot and called Jack again, but got no signal. While there, he bore witness to the vicious duel between Superman and Zod. 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 colleague|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman}}As a result of witnessing the incredible destruction and carnage unleashed by the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]] 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>[[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 villains grip, destroyed it with a mighty 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 thus subdued him rather quickly, 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, 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, in to 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. The Kryptonian plasma rifles briefly held Superman back (though he was also unwilling to hurt them). 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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| − | 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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| − | Also around this time, the [[the Joker|Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]] are driving down a [[Gotham City]] street in the [[Jokermobile]], laughing maniacally on the journey. However, Batman pursues them in the [[Batmobile]], and after putting his car on auto-pilot, leaps onto the Jokermobile's roof. Harley, annoyed that Batman was ruining "date night", began angrily shooting into the roof, though, due to Batman's bulletproof suit, this proves ineffective. Joker, attempting to shake Batman off, makes a sharp turn, that sends his car flying off the road and into the river, forcing Batman to grapple away. Batman then promptly puts on a breather and dives into the river, finding the crashed car and Harley, but no Joker. Batman then grabs Harley, who awakens and tries to stab him, but Batman quickly knocks her unconscious with a mighty punch, and carries her out of the river. |
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| − | Batman then lays her down on the hood of the Batmobile and checks for a pulse, but does not find one. With extreme reluctance, Batman then does mouth-to-mouth to revive her. A pleased Harley then recovers and begins kissing him, but Batman resists and drives her to [[Belle Reve]].<ref>{{Film ref|Suicide Squad}}</ref> |
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| − | 2 years after the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], Batman rescues a group of young Asian women from sex trafficker [[Cesar Santos]] by subduing him and then ruthlessly branding him. One of [[Gotham City Police Department]]'s rookie police officers tried to shoot him but the Dark Knight escaped, leaving Santos with a "bat-brand" on his chest. This would be only one of the many criminals branded by the Dark Knight, as there had been 18 reports of it in Gotham within the past month. Bearing a "bat-brand" is equivalent to a death sentence among [[Gotham City]] prison inmates, and later among [[Metropolis]] prisoners too. These actions within the prisons were orchestrated by [[Lex Luthor]] as a way to make Batman feel responsible for those deaths, as if he were a murderer, thus making Batman's madness and cruelty grow stronger, all in the hopes that this would catch [[Superman]]'s attention and induce him to fight the Dark Knight. |
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| − | [[File:Batman_in_the_Batcave10.png|thumb|left|300px|Bruce, discussing the "White Portuguese" with Alfred.]]Bruce has been searching for someone known only as the "White Portuguese", which, as he tells [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]], is bringing in a dirty bomb to [[Gotham City]]. Bruce learns that a Russian man named [[Anatoli Knyazev]] may have information regarding the "White Portuguese", but even after interrogating 6 people as Batman, he learns nothing. Hence, Bruce Wayne later attends an underground fight club where he meets Knyazev. He and Bruce had a brief conversation, which allowed Bruce to successfully clone Knyazev's phone and discover that Knyazev worked for [[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 would 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, throws a glance at [[Robin|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?|[[Superman|Clark Kent]] to Bruce|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | [[File:Bruce_in_library_8.png|thumb|250px|Bruce plugging his hacking device in.]]Bruce attends a party, hoping to tap into the [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] mainframe, by plugging a device into the servers. While pretending to listen to [[Lex Luthor]]'s greeting speech, Bruce listens to [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]]'s instructions (via a hidden earpiece), and sneaks away from the crowd, successfully plugging in his device into the LexCorp servers. Unbeknownst to Bruce, however, Alfred's voice was picked up by the super-hearing of Daily Planet reporter [[Clark Kent]] (who, unbeknownst to Bruce, is Superman in disguise), 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|300px|Clark and Bruce meet for the first time]]Bruce initially attempts to brush the reporter off (as he notices the very beautiful [[Diana Prince]] out of the corner of his eye and intends to flirt with her), condescendingly referring to the younger man as "son", and sarcastically asking if the [[Daily Planet]] belongs to him. Clark, however, persists, claiming that Batman's actions are trampling on people's civil liberties in [[Gotham City]] (having seen it himself during his visit and interview of [[Kahina Ziri]]'s neighbors). Bruce, however, is quick to point out the hypocrisy in Clark's words, noting that every time [[Superman]], the hero of [[Metropolis]], carried out a trivial deed, journalists like Clark are quick to shower him with praise in "puff-piece editorials", while in fact the godlike alien should instead be feared, as there would be seemingly no way of stopping him, if Superman were to suddenly decide to "burn the whole place down." Clark is angered by this criticism, but calmly points out that most of the world doesn't share Bruce's opinion of the alien superhero, but Bruce responds by claiming that perhaps his view is based on the bad history that Gotham City has with "[[The Joker|freaks]] dressed like clowns" (clearly referencing his own rage following the [[The Joker|Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]]'s murder of [[Robin]] a decade ago). They both have a staredown, with the air around them becoming tense. |
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| − | At that precise moment, however, they are abruptly interrupted by [[Lex Luthor]], who enthusiastically introduces himself and invites Bruce to visit the [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] research and development facilities. However, [[Mercy Graves]] comes up and lets Lex know that a governor wants to speak to 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 suddenly sees a TV news report of a girl stuck in a burning house in Mexico, and is forced to switch his clothes and depart. Bruce then breaks from the crowd, and tries to unplug his device, only to find it has already been unplugged by a mysterious antiques dealer named [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]]. Bruce follows after her, but loses Diana in the nick of time. |
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| − | Later, Bruce finds [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]] at the [[Gotham City Museum of Antiquities]]' exhibit of a fake replica of Alexander the Great's sword, where he angrily confronts her by grabbing her arm and asking her about the information she stole. Bruce claims to see right through her "babe in the woods" act, saying that while she doesn't know him, he's met "a few women like [Diana]" (a possible reference to [[Harley Quinn]] among them). Diana, however, calmly smiles and claims to be sure that Bruce has never met a woman like her. She then proceeds to tell Bruce that she was unable to obtain anything due to the data having military-grade encryption. Diana explains that she stole the information because [[Lex Luthor]] had a picture that belonged to her. Before excusing herself, Diana then lets Bruce know that she only borrowed his device, and has already returned in to him shortly beforehand, placing it into his car. |
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| − | [[File:White_Portuguese_ins_a_ship6.png|thumb|300px|Bruce, explaining himself to Alfred.]]Later, while viewing the decrypted data, Bruce realizes that Lex is not only experimenting with [[Kryptonite]], but also investigating [[metahuman]]s. 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]] in 1918 post-World War I Belgium in seen). The others are the mysterious mighty [[Atlantean]] warrior [[Aquaman|Arthur Curry]], the powerful speedster [[The 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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| − | {{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 [[The Flash|Flash]] to Bruce|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} |
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| − | After falling asleep at his desk, Bruce began to experience a form of a nightmarish dream, seemingly a vision of a possible apocalyptic future. A devastated Superman kills thousands, and is driven by his incredible grief and despair to become dark and maniacal taking over the [[Earth]] as its iron-fistedruler, creating a stormtrooper army to aid him in his totalitarian regime of Earth, killing anybody who opposes him. A visibly more aged Batman, in desert clothing, exits a bunker, and watches his allies approach. He meets with them and asks for the [[Kryptonite]] rock. However, they open the box to reveal only green light bulbs. They apologize to him and hold him at gunpoint. He follows through with their commands as the stormtroopers reveal themselves to Batman and his allies. They execute them, as Batman watches helplessly. Angered, he begins a killing spree and guns down and killing also by brutally beating the multiple stormtroopers working for Superman. Although he manages to take down most of the stormtroopers while Parademons invade the area and abduct many of his resistance fighters, Batman is eventually overwhelmed by the remaining stormtroopers there who could barely restrain him. He snaps one of their necks but then is brutally (but barely) beaten down and restrained by the other stormtroopers. Seeing the damage that Batman was inflicting on the stormtroopers and their inability to restrain him, a [[Parademon]] knocks him unconscious. |
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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 the next night. |
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| − | [[File:Batman-v-superman-ul.jpg|thumb|250px|Bruce, observing his invented Kryptonite weapon.]]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 spear head (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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| − | [[File:They_were_hunters1.png|thumb|300px|Bruce, grimly musing about his father and ancestors.]]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'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 [[The Flash|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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| − | Some time 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]], asking her with curiosity where else she has been during the last century (her status as an immortal [[Amazon]] clearly impressing Bruce), and also sharing with her the data that [[Lex Luthor]] had on the metahumans [[Aquaman]], the [[The Flash|Flash]], and [[Cyborg]]. Diana however, while intrigued, does not answer the e-mail, and proceeds with her plans to depart [[Metropolis]] on a flight to Turkey. |
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| − | [[File:Batman and Superman face each other.png|thumb|300px|left|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. However, he destroys them, and continued to reason with Batman, but it became clear he wasn't getting through to him (most likely because Batman suspected a trick, due to the future [[The Flash|Flash]]'s warning of "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]]. 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 catched 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|400px|God vs Man]]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. 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|300px|left|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|300px|Superman, begging Batman to save "Martha".]]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 angry, 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 Clark's mother. Shocked, Batman came to his senses, finally realizing that Superman was in fact a selfless person instead of an monstrous alien threat (as he had pleaded to save his mother, rather than his own life), with the fact that their mothers share the same name 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 a thug had once orphaned Batman himself, the son of another MarthaAngered, ashamed and horrified at the monster that he had almost become, Batman hurled aside the spear in disgust. |
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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:1Bn7yP9.jpg|thumb|300px|Batman, battling Knyazev's men.]]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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| − | [[File:Save_Martha_8.png|thumb|300px|left|Batman shielding Martha from the explosion.]]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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| − | {{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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| − | 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_v_Doomsday_34.png|thumb|left|250px|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 Truth]] 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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| − | 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 that there is something else, something and 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, Batman disappears. He yells at the Dark Knight, that the bells are ringing and warns that "[[Steppenwolf|he's]]" coming to earth, after that he began to mimicking the bell sounds, mockingly. |
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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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| − | {{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 [[The Flash|Flash]]. As Bruce turns to leave, Amanda lets him know that she is aware that he is Batman, and he, though somewhat surprised, sternly warns Amanda 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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| − | With the help of [[Amanda Waller]]'s file, Bruce tracks down and sneaks into the apartment of [[The 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 tape he found on the [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]] files. Barry instantly recognizes himself in the photo and tries, unsuccessfully, to dismiss the person (him) as someone who looks like him, Jewish and someone who drinks milk, claiming that he does not do so himself. Bruce surveys his apartment and tells Barry that he knows he latter has abilities, but just needs to know what they are. Barry nervously rambles about his personal skills, including competitive ice dancing. A bit frustrated, Bruce hurls a [[batarang]] at Barry as hard as he can, which the latter effortlessly dodged and catches. Barry is awed after realizing that Bruce is actually Batman, and dismisses Bruce's claim of him being fast as an "oversimplification." 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 Bruce if he can keep it. |
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| − | [[File:410a1fb145881670abbee70b370753a1.jpg|thumb|250px|Bruce's true, dark and serious personality.]]Bruce Wayne is very dedicated and determined to his work of crime-fighting vigilantism, 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. |
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| − | Although possessing great disgust and anger towards criminals and supervillains (most notably the [[The Joker|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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| − | 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. 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. 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 relatively easy to "push [Batman] over." 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, with [[Lex Luthor]] 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 [[The Flash|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, 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 a thug had once orphaned Batman himself, the son of another Martha. |
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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 [[The Flash|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 sacrifice seems to have 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 [[Jor-El|House of El]]). This renewed hope in humanity of his 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 Amanda herself calling him out on this. |
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| − | *'''Peak Human Condition:''' Batman, as a tremendously skilled and experienced vigilante, is in peak physical condition and from frequent intense workouts in the [[Batcave]] and his numerous vigilante escapades in the city and the training he did before becoming Batman have heightened his abilities into the levels of peak human potential, and pushed him to the early levels of superhuman condition, and while not fully 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 Batman immensely physically powerful by normal human standards, with his physical attributes far surpassing even those of other exceptionally fit humans (like [[Deadshot]], [[Captain Boomerang]], and Superman's stormtroopers), with only [[Deathstroke]] being on par. |
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| − | **'''Peak Human Strength:''' Batman has and can, by properly using 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 workout regimes exercises are pulling or dragging an extremely heavy truck tire from a considerable distance in his [[Batcave]], 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, pushing an already extremely heavy cart (loaded with dozens of large weight plates) for a large distance, which, combined with his vigilante escapades have granted him his above peak human or low-level superhuman conditioning (and also allowed him to maintain this physical condition). Hence, Batman is capable of effortlessly lifting and hurling human opponents like ragdolls over his head to more than 25 feet across a warehouse, knocking them out with a single blow (notably doing so to [[Harley Quinn]]), sending a thug flying with a single kick, throwing people into walls hard enough to break through them, easily breaking their limbs with a single twist, punching people hard enough to send them headfirst into the floor and their head through the floorboards, and effortlessly smashing right through plastered wooden walls and floors. His strength also extends to his legs, easily allowing him to jump several feet into the air over a large box while slamming a man into it after lifting him in the air with him while he was jumping and then slam the box on another man by throwing it at him and easily jump many feet into the air from his Batwing and smash a steel framed window with ease (many of the above-mentioned feats have been achieved by him when he hadn't even recovered from his fierce duel with Superman which had visibly and 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 punches. In his nightmare of an apocalyptic future (where Batman is somewhat older and much weaker), Batman's mere swings from his gun launched the storm troopers in the air and his kick broke one's leg and knocked him out, and he could still break the neck of one of Superman's stormtroopers with his bare hands in mere seconds (despite Batman being restrained by multiple others, making them shake in the process), 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 by multiple stormtroopers simultaneously, he was still able to rise up, only being defeated by a super humanly strong knock-out blow of a [[Parademon]]. Even when he was captured, Batman had to be restrained with very thick and heavy chains. |
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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]], as well as the continuous physical trauma that he has sustained in the 20 years of his vigilante career which, in turn, vastly increased Batman's durability to nigh-superhuman levels. Hence, Batman could not be slowed down or fazed by falling from a ceiling, allowing him to land on his feet and quickly attack opponents. This also allowed Batman to be unfazed when crashing through a glass window feet first, being shot at multiple times in the head and body, getting kicked and hit by guns in the face, accidentally colliding with a thick wall head on at full speed from 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 Superman's stormtroopers and only gritted his teeth in annoyance, with it taking a super humanly strong blow from a [[Parademon]] to knock Batman out. When lifted and roughly pinned against a wall by the super humanly strong [[Aquaman]], Batman only grunts in slight discomfort, and quickly recovers. |
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| − | **'''Peak Human Speed and Agility:''' Batman has demonstrated superb nimbleness and agility, he can much run faster than the finest Olympian athlete, being able to reach the ground zero in [[Metropolis]] (during the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]]) on foot, reach the [[Wayne Enterprises|Wayne Financial]] building in a very short time by running, perching on a wall to avoid arriving police officers, quickly moving across ceilings and walls with almost ape-like acrobatics and gymnastics (which further's the suspicions of others that Batman is inhuman and supernatural), and even dodging short-range gunfire from a GCPD police officer's shotgun, with the officer barely getting a glimpse of Batman, as the Dark Knight's speed and agility made him appear as blurs of motion, enhancing the inhuman and supernatural illusion further. 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 remain unscathed while breaking into [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]], despite the guards tirelessly trying to shoot him (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 slight blurs due to him executing it all at very high speeds. Also, Batman could jump several feet into the air over a large box while slamming a man into it, after lifting it into the air with him while he was jumping. Batman even managed to grapple away from a super humanly fast charge from [[Doomsday]], as well as several of the monster's huge thermal blasts, all despite being visibly 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 hours without tiring or slowing down. Also Batman can recover extremely fast from injuries and fatigue due to his training and will. Hence, Batman was able to easily fight 24 armed thugs with intense speed (despite being very tired from his recent fierce duel with [[Superman]]) then also actively participate in the final battle against [[Doomsday]], to easily run through the cloud of falling debris in the [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], to do 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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| − | **'''Peak Human Metabolism:''' Batman's metabolism runs several times faster (due to his strict diet and workouts) than an average human. Thus, drinking and taking pain-killers had no effect whatsoever on him, as his body burns it off several times faster than an average human's, despite him drinking several bottles at a time, to which [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] dryly remarked that the next generation of the Wayne family will stare at an empty wine cellar. |
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| − | *'''Master Martial Artist:''' Batman is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant (on par with [[Deathstroke]] and even [[Wonder Woman]] herself), an infamously formidable master of a vast array of martial arts (including, but not limited to, Boxing, Karate, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Savate, Krav Maga, Ninjutsu, 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 super villains 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 and his nigh superhuman strength, executing it all at very high speeds. 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 nigh-superhuman strength, Batman effortlessly brought down [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]'s 24 men almost at once (despite being very tired after his fierce duel with [[Superman]] right before), has brought down the [[The Joker|Joker]] multiple times, can overpower even physically stronger opponents, like [[Killer Croc]] (whom he managed to chase out of Gotham City), and brought down numerous Superman storm troopers, until ultimately succumbing to their sheer numbers (in his nightmare vision of a possible future where he was somewhat older and weaker). When Superman's powers were temporarily weakened to 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 stronger [[Killer Croc]], and the infamously lethal assassin [[Deadshot]], the latter of whom Batman swiftly defeated and beat to the ground), having them placed behind bars in [[Belle Reve]]. Under Batman's tutelage, his ward [[Robin]] would become a highly skilled combatant in his own right. |
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| − | *'''Expert Marksman:''' Batman is a highly skilled marksman, utilizing his [[Batarang|batarangs]], sniper rifle, grenade launcher and 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 firearms, using a handgun in a holster on his side, as well as repeatedly disarming [[Superman]]'s storm troopers 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 showing his exceptional accuracy. |
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| − | *'''Stealth:''' [[File:1Bn7yP9.jpg|thumb|300px|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. Batman's remarkable speed and almost ape-like agility allow him to move away from the sight of others and stalk enemies from either the shadows or 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), 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 [[The 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, as soon as Luthor briefly looks 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 gas grenade, Batman's amazing stealth is further augmented, to the point that he was able to temporarily evade [[Superman]] himself while using one. |
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| − | *'''Intimidation:''' Batman commands an extremely intimidating presence, able to instill fear into the hearts of [[Gotham City]]'s criminals and super villains, 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 [[The Joker|Joker]], bold genius [[Lex Luthor]] (although when Batman told him that he had arranged for the latter to be incarcerated in [[Arkham Asylum]], Lex showed brief signs of unease), his 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]] (in his nightmare vision of a possible future), who was so fearsome that Batman himself showed visible signs of fear when Superman confronted the imprisoned 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. |
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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]] with a [[batarang]], along with 18 known other criminals) as an effective means of punishment or information extraction. |
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| − | *'''Indomitable Willpower:''' Batman, although he has no [[metahuman]] powers, he (much like [[Superman]]) 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 [[Black Zero|Black Zero Event]], 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, and demonstrated his incredible alien might (by effortlessly damaging the [[Batmobile]]), Batman showed no signs of fear, and was as determined as ever to fight the mighty godlike alien, boldly countering Superman's threat with one of his own (promising to make the seemingly invincible alien "bleed"). 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 Man of Steel at his mercy. Later, while helping Superman and [[Wonder Woman]] battle [[Doomsday]], Batman refused to back down from the seemingly hopeless battle with the unkillable juggernaut, and attacked the monster, persistently attempting to expose it to [[Kryptonite]], ultimately succeeding, thereby greatly contributing to Doomsday's defeat. Even when [[Lex Luthor]] warns Batman of the inevitable threat posed by invading extraterrestrial forces, Batman, despite Earth now being vulnerable after [[Superman]]'s death, refuses to despair, and instead has [[Wonder Woman]] help him bring together a team of powerful [[metahuman]]s consisting of ([[Aquaman]], the [[The Flash|Flash]], and [[Cyborg]]) into the [[Justice League]], to fight against this new threat. |
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| − | *'''Genius-Level Intellect:''' Bruce is an extremely intelligent eclectic genius, to the point that he has successfully gone toe-to-toe with the extremely dangerous, inventive and completely unpredictable psychopath [[The Joker|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, engineering, and business skills, which (coupled with his extensive experience utilizing them all) therefore makes Batman the most eclectically intelligent member of the [[Justice League]]. While his exceptional intellect and extensive experience make Batman wise, they also make his slightly vain, as he notably condescendingly calls the younger [[Clark Kent]] "son" upon first meeting the latter, though this might have also been part of Bruce's playboy façade. However, Batman is notably not quite as intelligent as genius [[Lex Luthor]], with the latter thereby successfully outsmarting and manipulating Batman into obtaining [[Kryptonite]] and genuinely attempting to kill [[Superman]], with Batman never suspecting it, 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 the 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:''' Batman, given his lack of superpowers, is a tactical genius, often using cunning and planning to 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 [[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 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 Truth]], and thus giving Superman an opening to exploit the monster's weakness to [[Kryptonite]]), and was confident in his ability to help [[Amanda Waller]] take care of the rumors following the aftermath of the calamitous mystical events in [[Midway City]]. Batman later puts his tactical brilliance to use again when he leads the newly formed [[Justice League]] against [[Steppenwolf]] and the latter's [[Parademon]] army. |
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| − | **'''Expert Deceiver:''' Batman is extremely skilled in the art of deception, with [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred]] even going so far as claiming that Batman's skills in that regard ever since the age of seven have been equivalent to Mozart's in music. 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 [[Mercy Graves]] into thinking that he was drunk, managing to thus avoid suspicion during his attendance of Lex's fundraiser party. 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 [[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 highly skilled detective, capable of observation, forensic investigation, and psychological assessments, as well as both inductive and deductive reasoning of the highest caliber. 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 was quickly able to see through the "babe in the woods act" of [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]], discerning something suspicious about the 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 [[The Flash|Flash]], and 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 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 [[Amanda Waller]]'s files stated). |
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| − | **'''Expert Engineer''': Batman is highly skilled in vehicles' operations and general engineering, with him 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]], [[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 [[Nightcrawler]] and [[Flying Fox]], as well as creating a new and updated [[The Flash|Flash Suit]] for [[The Flash|Barry Allen]]. |
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| − | *'''Human Vulnerabilities:''' [[File:Knightmare_45.png|thumb|300px|Batman, at Superman's mercy.]]Batman's greatest weakness is that he is a [[human]] with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or [[metahuman]] powers, therefore making him quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents, more so than any other [[Justice League]] member. Batman, however, usually compensates for this quite well with his highly durable fire- and bulletproof batsuits, tremendous combat skills, his self-achieved nigh-superhuman physical condition, highly sophisticated technological gadgets, and brilliant tactical intellect. However, despite all of his strength, combat skills and weapons, Batman was ultimately overwhelmed and defeated by the sheer number of Superman stormtroopers, was knocked unconscious from behind by the blow of a strong Parademon, was restrained by heavy chains, and was effortlessly killed when the extremely strong [[Superman]] ruthlessly tears Batman's heart from his chest (all in his nightmare vision of a possible future). Later, when fighting against Superman, Batman notably had trouble keeping up, as even in his extremely durable [[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]], Superman, while holding back (otherwise having the power to quickly and effortlessly kill Batman), still managed to swiftly beat the Dark Knight to the ground, with Batman heavily panting, requiring a few seconds to recover, and only avoiding being overwhelmed by resorting to [[Kryptonite]] gas grenades just in time. Despite winning the duel against Superman, the extreme exertion required to achieve it visibly and heavily tired Batman, with him initially panting heavily in the subsequent brawl against the 24 thugs. Despite dominating the fight without much effort (and nearly killing most of the thugs with his immense strength, speed, and combat skills), the extreme effort and exertion from his recent duel with Superman resulted in Batman being noticeably slower (by his own high standards) and visibly less agile, getting punched and shot twice (although without any effect and thus, in vain) by [[Anatoli Knyazev|Knyazev]]'s thugs, who had caught him off-guard once (due to him having not yet fully recovered from the duel). Batman was also in mortal danger when [[Doomsday]] took down the [[Batwing]], and was about to unleash his massive thermal blast upon the former, with only [[Wonder Woman]]'s timely intervention saving him. Later, Batman also narrowly escaped death from Doomsday's massive electrical shock-wave by taking cover behind some rubble just in time. |
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| − | *'''Subtle Psychological Manipulation:''' Batman, despite his brilliant intellect and extensive experience, can ultimately still be outsmarted and manipulated himself, though genius [[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 and tactical skills. Lex did so by using Batman's inner rage and demons against him, secretly finding ways to provoke him past the point of rational thinking. Hence, Lex succeeds in learning Batman's secret identity and psychological profile, which allows him to subtly enrage Bruce Wayne (having [[Wallace Keefe]] send him angry notes, and later blowing up the DC Capitol), and to subsequently manipulate Batman into first stealing the [[Kryptonite]] from [[LexCorp|LexCorp Industries]], and then effectively utilizing it against [[Superman]] in a fierce duel. Batman never suspects this, and is tricked into carrying out Lex Luthor's dirty work for him by personally murdering Superman, with only Superman's mention of [[Martha Kent]]'s name stopping the Dark Knight's killing blow just in time. This was because doing so triggered memory flashes of his parents murder, which made Batman come to his senses, realizing both his own hypocrisy, and that Alfred had been right about Superman not being a threat. |
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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. 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. |
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| − | *'''[[Batsuit|Standard Batsuit]]:''' Batman's highly durable Kevlar-titanium weave protective suit and combat armor (later inspiring the [[Robin]]suit of [[Robin|Jason Todd]]), used to compensate for his lack of invulnerability. It is invulnerable to knives, and small caliber bullets and is also fireproof<ref>{{Comic ref|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman}}</ref>. The 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 seems to be somewhat more vulnerable, as a blade could partially pierce the shoulder (though it looked more like it had gotten stuck in the suit's weave). 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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| − | *'''[[Batsuit|Armored Batsuit]]:''' [[File:Batman_superman_ironman_bat_sui.jpg|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 a higher level of superhuman strength, enough for Batman to 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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| − | *'''[[Batmobile]]:''' [[File:ZBatmobile_Chase12.png|thumb|250px|Interior of the 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]]. |
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| − | *'''[[Flying Fox]]:''' Batman's large three-story airplane, built in order to transport around the [[Justice League]], as well as his [[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. |
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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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| − | *'''[[Batcomputer]]:''' Batman's giant and powerful multi-purpose supercomputer console, located in the [[Batcave]], with several monitor screens. Among other things, [[File:UDWxmNrFGIM-1-.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Bruce and Alfred observing data on the Batcomputer.]]one of its monitors is equipped with thermal imaging, allowing Batman to easily deduce the number of [[Anatoli Knyazev|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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| − | *'''[[Grapple Gun]]:''' [[File:Warehouse_fight_3.png|thumb|300px|Batman wielding his 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 super humanly fast charge from [[Doomsday]], as well as several of the monster's huge heat blasts. |
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| − | *'''Respirator mask:''' [[File:Capture.png|thumb|200px|Batman wearing the respirator mask]]Batman's small mask than 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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| − | *'''Kryptonite gas grenades:''' Batman's innovative grenades developed by him after stealing the [[Kryptonite]] from [[Lex Luthor]]. These grenades, when shot at an opponent, emit a great amount of gaseous Kryptonite, which makes then an extremely effective weapon against [[Superman]], which, while unable to kill him, will extremely weaken Superman to almost [[human]] levels for roughly a minute after he breathes in the gas. |
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| − | *'''[[Kryptonite spear]]:''' Batman utilized this weapon in his duel with [[Superman]] (almost succeeding in killing the latter with it), [[File:MARTHA!2.png|thumb|left|250px|Batman, brandishing the Kryptonite spear.]]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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| − | *'''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 though flesh and [[File:Batman_visit_lex_6.png|left|thumb|250px|Batman, preparing to brand Lex.]]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. [[File:Picture8.png|thumb|250px|Bruce, plugging the hacking device into the LexCorp mainframe.]]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:''' Batman 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 Batman by [[Wonder Woman]], though the latter returns it promptly. |
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| − | *[[Thomas Wayne]] † - father |
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| − | *[[Martha Wayne]] † - mother |
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| − | *[[Benjamin Wayne]] † - paternal grandfather |
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| − | *[[Laura Wayne]] † - paternal grandmother |
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| − | *[[Patrick A. Wayne]] † - paternal great-uncle |
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| − | *[[Charles Wayne]] † - paternal great-grandfather |
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| − | *[[Alan Wayne]] † - paternal great-great-grandfather |
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| − | *[[Alfred Pennyworth]] - mentor, butler, surrogate father, oldest and most trusted ally |
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| − | *[[Robin|Jason Todd/Robin]] †<ref>[[:File:LexCorp promo - |
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| − | *[[Wayne Enterprises]] |
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| − | **[[Jack O'Dwyer]] † - employee |
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| − | **[[Wallace Keefe]] † - former employee |
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| − | **[[Van Criss|Dr. Van Criss]] † - employee |
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| − | *[[Superman]] † - enemy turned respected and inspirational ally |
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| − | **[[The Flash|Flash]] - recruit |
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| − | **[[Cyborg]] - Recruit |
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| − | *[[Amanda Waller]] - situational ally (and secret-keeper) |
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| − | *[[Martha Kent]] - rescuee |
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| − | *[[The Joker|Joker]] - long-time archnemesis,<ref name="TimeOutEnemies">{{Book ref|Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis|Gotham City|63}}</ref> protégé's murderer |
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| − | *[[Doomsday]] † - indirect victim |
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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 digital rendered. |
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| − | *This version of Batman was partially 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. |
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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 to this universe, mere rumors and news of which caused a huge and positive online and offline excitement in fans. |
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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 played the Marvel superhero [[w:c:marvelcinematicuniverse:Daredevil|Daredevil]] in the film ''Daredevil'' and also in deleted scenes in the spin-off film ''Elektra''. |
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| − | *Despite receiving universal acclaim from both critics and fans for his portrayal as Batman, Affleck was still nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. |
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith portrayed Detective Crispus Allen in Justice League.
Trivia
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith portrayed a Physical Therapist in Doctor Strange. This makes him one of the few actors to date to have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.