“ | I am vengeance! I am the Night! I AM BATMAN! | „ |
~ Batman's famous quote. |
“ | I'm not really a ‘people person’. But when you need help - and you will - call me. | „ |
~ Batman. |
“ | Rule number 1, you give me everything you got. Rule number 2, then you give me more. And rule number 3, I make the rules. | „ |
~ Bruce training Tim Drake, the next Robin. |
“ | Never again. | „ |
~ Bruce Wayne retires from being Batman after being forced to defend himself with a gun. |
“ | Very good then, Mr. McGinnis. Welcome to my world. | „ |
~ Bruce passing the mantle of Batman to Terry McGinnis. |
Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, is one of the main protagonists of the DC Animated Universe, specifically serving as the titular main protagonist of his own series and movies of the same names. He is a billionaire who became a crime-fighting vigilante after witnessing the murder of his parents.
Shortly after beginning his war on crime, Batman took in an orphaned boy named Dick Grayson as his crime-fighting partner, Robin, who eventually quit the team to lead his own life as the super-hero Nightwing; Batman then replaced him as Robin with Tim Drake. He also fought alongside Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. He is also one of the founding members of the Justice League. He fought crime for decades until old age and declining health forced him to retire. Years later, he passed on the mantle of Batman to Terry McGinnis.
He was voiced by the late Kevin Conroy, who reprised the role several times, including in the Arkhamverse and Injustice video game series and several DC Animated films. He was also voiced by Josh Hutcherson as a younger version (who also played Sean Anderson in The Journey films, Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games and Nod in Epic) Kyle Alcazar in Justice League Unlimited and Mike Schmidt from the live-action FNAF movie.
Personality[]
“ | I haven't been a kid since I was eight years old. | „ |
~ Batman to Wonder Woman in "Kids Stuff". |
After witnessing his parents' murder, Bruce vowed his entire life to protect Gotham from threats to prevent another child from having to go through what he experienced. He has shown on numerous occasions to put his vigilante crusade above all else, having a great dedication in stopping criminals and threats. While a member of the Justice League, Batman remains professional with his teammates, but revealed his true identity to them. Due to his cold and distant behavior, Bruce has been described as self-centered and manipulative by his allies such as Nightwing, whom he had a falling out with. However, Wayne was originally somewhat optimistic when he started his crusade, but slowly became bitter and cold as he started to alienate himself from his friends which had led to the falling out he had with Nightwing and later Batgirl and Robin as well as they all left him and the crimefighting life behind.
Powers and Abilities[]
“ | Oh, I have one, Johnny. I never give up. | „ |
~ Batman to Dr. Destiny on him having no super powers. |
Through intense training, specialized diet and meditation, Batman represents the absolute pinnacle of human physical prowess. His physical attributes is at the natural limits far above than that of an Olympic-level athlete that has ever competed. His strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, senses, healing and endurance are at the peak of human potential and perfection. Batman began his physical and mental conditioning when he was 10 and then intense physical training and weight lifting at age 12.
This also allowed him to just disappear from allies in mid-sentence, a habit that frequently annoyed the likes of Commissioner Gordon ("one of these days I'm gonna nail his feet to the ground") and Harvey Bullock ("I wonder how the Commish puts up with that"). Batman was capable of incredible feats of agility. During the Second Apokolyptian invasion, Darkseid commented with much surprise that Batman had been the first one to dodge his Omega Beams. With his martial arts prowess, occasionally augmented by technology, Batman was usually more than a match for any foe he encountered, human or otherwise.
Equipment[]
As the head of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne has access to cutting edge technology and Batman makes good use of it in his field equipment.
- Batsuit - Standard as well as heat-resistant, cold-resistant, and underwater versions.
- Batarangs - Of differing size and effect. These ranged from standard, to explosive, electric, remote, etc.
- Grapple-gun - This item assisted Batman in scaling the various buildings of Gotham City.
- Utility Belt - Batman's Utility Belt has compartments to hold several items, the contents of which change according to his needs, and often include items such as flashlights, laser cutters, underwater rebreathers, binoculars, a fingerprinting kit, flashbangs, remote controls for his vehicles, acid/base compounds, anti-toxins, mini-computer, and smoke pellets.
Vehicles[]
Batman has used several vehicles in the course of his crimefighting career, including the Batmobile, the Batwing, the Batcycle, and the Batboat.
Trivia[]
- He is the only character to appear in every DCAU show.
- He was born in the 1960s and retired as Batman in 2019; making him around mid 70s in Batman Beyond (which is 20 years after his last mission)
- If Justice League Unlimited ended in 2006 in-universe as it did IRL, it meant Bruce remained active for another 13 years.
- He is the first member of the original Justice League to appear in the DCAU.
- His first costume in the flashback sequences of "Robin's Reckoning", "The Mechanic" and in the animated feature, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, bears a striking resemblance to Batman's costume in the Golden Age comics.
- His second costume in Batman: The Animated Series resembles Batman's costume from the late 80s and early 90s prior to Batman's back injury in Batman: Knightfall.
- His third costume in The New Batman Adventures resembles Batman's costume from Batman: Year One.
- His fourth costume in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited is a combination of his last two costumes, the same costume from The New Batman Adventures with the color scheme of the Batman: The Animated Series costume and the long ears to foreshadow his fifth and final costume in the prologue of Batman Beyond.
- Due to appearing in more installments than anyone else, he's often considered the main protagonist of the entire DC Animated Universe.
- It has been reported that, despite his death in 2022, Kevin Conroy recorded his lines for a cameo appearance of this Batman in the upcoming Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three crossover animated film adaptating the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline, set for a release in 2024 alongside its first two parts. Due to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, another DC project he voiced Batman in, being released prior to this film, his reprisal will mark Conroy's final performance as Batman, essentially bringing his history voicing the character to a full cicle.
External Links[]
- Batman on the Batman Wiki
- Batman on the DC Database Wiki
- Batman on the DC Animated Universe Wiki
- Batman on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
- Batman on the VS Battles Wiki
- Batman on the DC Movies Wiki
- Batman on the Batman: The Animated Series Wiki
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