Batman is the titular main protagonist of the 2008 animated television series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, as well as one of the two titular protagonists of the 2018 direct-to-video animated film Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold. He is a crime-fighting vigilante, and the sworn protector of Gotham City.
On one fateful Christmas day, a family of three left their favorite movie theater in Gotham City's Park Row. The couple's son, Bruce Wayne, is disenchanted by their movie choice, "The Mask of Zorro." Previously, he didn't get the right toy he wanted for Christmas. Dr. Wayne, disappointed he couldn't make his son happy, decides it is time to go home. They take a wrong turn into an unlit alleyway. A desperate man with a gun demands the group's valuables. A scuffle follows. Within seconds, Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne are dead. Their son, Bruce Wayne has forever had his childhood stolen from him.
He became obsessed with the pursuit of justice and created a plan for the rest of his life. Once old enough, Bruce Wayne traveled the world and honed his body and mind to the highest physical peak. Along the way, he studied every known science including criminology, forensics, chemistry and psychology. Wayne trained under manhunters and martial arts masters and in time, became an unrivaled master, himself. Batman also became the master of disguise. One of his signature disguises is Matches Malone.
Wayne trained in Tibet, where he mastered techniques to be able to prevent telepathic manipulation and astral project his consciousness, and in China, where he studied Wudang martial arts under Master Wong Fei. Years later, Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham City. He took on what most critics called a figurehead position as joint CEO in Wayne Enterprises, as he maintained a public image of a billionaire playboy.
One day, Wayne investigated a den of bats on his property and discovered a system of caverns that stretched beyond his 150 acre estate into most of Gotham. He converted the caverns into his alter-ego's base of operations, complete with state of the art technology pinched secretly from Wayne Enterprises Research and Development. Chemistry and forensics lab, a high-tech computer database, a secret driveway, dock and shrines decorated the cave. Wayne then created a suitable identity for himself. It was something to use the darkness as a weapon, to strike fear in the hearts of criminals, Batman. He then was mentored by the Justice Society of America along with the second Black Canary. From his perspective, they seemed to micromanage his every move, disapprove of his overuse of gadgets, and laud over Black Canary's mastery.
Personality[]
Because he is driven by the guilt of his parents' death, Batman is usually a very grim and serious figure who rarely smiles with a large intolerance for heroes who use there powers to make money, give up on life or simply just quit the hero business. He does display a dry wit that he usually keeps to himself, but which viewers learn as he reacts to some of the more absurd characters in the series. However, he does have a few friends such as Green Arrow, the third Blue Beetle and Aquaman. He is deeply dedicated to his mission of protecting Gotham. In contrast, his alter ego Bruce Wayne is a superficial, pampered playboy who live off his parents' wealth.
Batman also has a complete separate criminal personality named Matches Malones, with his own various contacts, sources and criminal connections that make Matches Malone practically a real person. Batman dons the Matches Malone persona when he needs inside information from the criminal world. During the episode Mask of Matches Malone Batman is accidentally knocked unconscious and when he comes to, Batman thinks he is actually the criminal Matches Malone. He reverts back to his normal self thanks to the Birds of Prey and Matches Malone's criminal rival Two-Face. As Matches Malone, Batman is a ruthless high profile gangster with the power to become the most powerful crime boss in Gotham.
Skills and Abilities[]
Martial Arts: Batman is an accomplished martial artist and can defeat nearly any opponent in hand-to-hand combat. The specific fighting disciplines that the Batman is proficient in are unknown.
Mechanical Aptitude: Batman possesses knowledge of mechanical engineering and often employs this talent when constructing or upgrading equipment for use in crime-fighting.
Strength level[]
Batman possesses peak human strength that is beyond the best of athletes due to rigorous training.
When on Planet Zur-En-Arrh[]
As Kryptonians gain superpowers from their genetic reaction to a yellow sun, the environment on Zur-En-Arrh bestow super abilities to humans. As such, Batman acquired flight, super strength, superhuman endurance, heat vision, super speed, and freeze breath.
Equipment[]
Batsuits: Normal Suit, Underwater Suit, Space Suit, Green Lantern Suit (From "The Eyes of Desperpo!"), 19th Century Batsuit (From "Trials of the Demon!", when Etregan makes him a new costume)
Batlaser
Space Gear
Gas Mask/Underwater Mask/Space Breather
Bat-Glider Wings
Utility Belt
Gloves: Hidden keys and lasers to free himself.
Weapons[]
Batarangs
Emergency Batarangs
Batgrenades
Collapsable Sword
Vehicles[]
Batmobile
Batplane
Batcycle
Batboat
Batcopter
Trivia[]
He has the habit of using alliteration and plentiful puns.
