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The history of Batman from Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's film and comic series.
Biography[]
Batman[]
Early life[]
Young Bruce Wayne
The Wayne family went to the Monarch Theater to see Footlight Frenzy. After the movie, the family happily walked down the sidewalk and into an alleyway. In the alley the Waynes were confronted by two thugs. One of them goes up to them and tears Martha's pearl necklace off of her neck, and Thomas struggles with that thug. The second thug pulls out a gun and shoots down Thomas. Martha screams, and she is then shot down by the same thug.
The fateful night
The thug that Thomas had struggled with begins to run away, as the thug with the gun approaches Bruce, saying, "Tell me kid.... you ever dance with the Devil by the pale moon light?" The thug with the gun comes out of the shadows wearing a wide, demented grin. The cops can be heard coming and the first thug shouts, "Let's go, Jack!" Jack then says, "See you around, kid", and begins to walk away, leaving Bruce alone in the alley.
The gunman
Little did he know that his prediction would come true—that he and Bruce would meet again…
"The Bat"[]
Years later in an alleyway, a family is lost in Gotham City, and walks into an alley guided by the father who says, "I know where we are". In the alley, they are asked by a thug to give him a dollar, to which they walk right past, with the father speeding them up. When they are about to turn around a corner, the father is knocked out cold by a second thug with a gun. He tells the wife not to scream as he points the gun at the kid, while the first thug searches the father's body and steals his wallet. The two thugs then run away, and the wife screams about what happened. Unknown to the thugs, Batman was watching from a building above them, and goes to confront them.
The two thugs sit on a rooftop going through the father's wallet, when the first thug says he's scared of being up high, and begins to talk about how one of their friends was killed by "The Bat". The second thug dismisses it, saying that there is no "Bat" as Batman begins to descend directly behind them. Batman then surprises both thugs, overpowering one and holding the other by his shirt over the building's ledge.The thug pleads with Batman not to kill him, Batman tells him that he won't, but he wants him to do him a favor: "tell all your friends about me". When the thug asks who he is, Batman says, "I'm Batman".
Meeting Vicki Vale[]
A charity part is held at Wayne Manor by Bruce. Some of the guests include Commissioner Jim Gordon and the new district attorney Harvey Dent, along with reporter Alexander Knox and photographer Vicki Vale. Bruce is at a table with other men when Vicki approaches him asking, "Do you know which of these guys is Bruce Wayne?" Bruce jokes by saying, "Well I'm not sure." Vicki took the answer seriously and left with Knox to search for Bruce throughout the mansion. Bruce follows Knox and Vicki into an armory hall and hears their remarks about the armor and him. When Alexander and Vicki wonder about where a set of samurai armor came from Bruce tells them it's Japanese, "Because I bought it from Japan". When Knox asks who he is Bruce reveals himself to be Bruce Wayne to which Vicki jokes, "Are you sure?" "Yeah this time," Bruce remarks. The trio begins to talk about Batman when Alfred Pennyworth comes in telling Bruce that Commissioner Gordon was compelled to leave very unexpectedly. Bruce then leaves.
Face-Off at Axis Chemicals[]
After Gordon arrives at the chemical plant, Batman appears and fights Napier's men before apprehending Napier. Jack's right hand man Bob threatens Gordon, telling Batman to let Jack go. Batman does and Jack smiles, saying, "Nice outfit". Bob tries to get him to leave but Jack tries to shoot at Batman. He fires a shot at him, but it ricochets off of Batman's gauntlet, into a wall, and through Jack's face making him fall off the catwalk. Batman goes to save him, and grabs his hand, but Jack slips from Batman's grip and falls into a vat of chemicals. Gordon then tells his men to grab Batman, but Batman throws down a smoke pellet, and uses his grapple to escape through the ceiling.
Date with Wayne[]
Vicki has dinner with Bruce in a very large dining room. After a while of trying to manage the date because of the long dining-room table, they decide to eat in the kitchen with Alfred. Alfred then begins to tell stories about Bruce's childhood. Alfred eventually leaves, and Bruce reveals that Alfred is the only family he has. Bruce and Vicki then head upstairs and sleep together in Wayne's room. The next morning, Vicki asks Bruce if they could have lunch at her place so she could show him some photos, but Bruce says he can't because he will have to be out for a couple of days. Vicki tells him that they will get together when he gets home. While walking down a flight of stairs, Vicki learns from Alfred that Bruce is not leaving town. Vicki decides to follow Bruce, wondering why he was being so secretive. Vicki follows Bruce onto a street where he places two roses on the ground. Vicki approaches the roses and picks them up, intrigued. She then continues to follow Bruce.
Jack Napier is Still Alive as The Joker[]
Bruce is in front of City Hall when a mobster that worked for Boss Carl Grissom walks out and is asked questions by Knox. The newly created Joker suddenly appears and kills the mobster by throwing a pen into his neck, before proclaiming to the audience, "The pen is truly mightier than the sword". He then walks away as his men, dressed as mimes, fire semi-automatics. Bruce's jacket gets shot as Bruce approaches Joker's limousine. He sees Joker's face and recognizes him as Jack Napier. Bruce then turns and sees Vicki Vale, and then heads back to Wayne Manor. Bruce returns home and tells Alfred that Jack Napier is still alive and has taken over Grissom's organization. Alfred then tells him that Vicki Vale called, before hinting that she might be a positive influence on the troubled man.
Smylex[]
While watching the news about two models dying at a beauty salon, and then three new deaths, the female anchor begins to laugh hysterically and fall to the ground dead. Suddenly Joker appears on the screen making a fake commercial for his poison Smilex that he has put into an unknown item, saying that people probably have bought it already. Bruce then turns off the screen and tells Alfred that they are going to go shopping.
The Flugleheim Museum[]
At Wayne Manor Alfred hears a message from Vicki about how she will be ten minutes late getting to the museum. Alfred tells this to Bruce who suddenly realizes that he isn't seeing Vicki that day. Vicki waits at the Flugleheim Museum, and is found by the Joker. While he was trying to seduce/mutilate Vicki, Batman bursts through the ceiling window. He grabs Vicki, pulls out a grapple, and gets Vicki out of the museum. Bruce and Vicki get into the Batmobile and then drive away. Shortly afterwards Joker's men drive after them in their cars. Batman manages to give them the slip, causing several car crashes.
The Batmobile
Bruce and Vicki get out of the Batmobile and run into an alleyway. While running Batman initiates the Batmobile's shields to keep it safe. In the alley Bruce fires a grapple and gives the handle to Vicki. It propels her up onto a catwalk, and she than walks onto a rooftop and looks down. Joker's men arrive and shoot Batman down. Joker's men begin to inspect Batman, when Bob tells them to "take off the mask." When one of the thugs is about to, Vicki takes a picture, and they notice the flash and begin to shoot up at her. Batman then springs up off the ground and takes down the Joker's men.
Psychotic[]
Batman with Vicki
Batman and Vicki get back into the Batmobile and drive into a wooded area. They eventually drive through a trap door in a cliff and enter a long tunnel, and then a raised platform in the Batcave. Batman reveals that the Smylex toxin wasn't put into just one product, but many, and that the toxin only works when certain components are mixed, making it untraceable. Batman gives Vicki a file containing the cosmetic products to avoid mixing and tells her to get it to the press. Batman says that the Joker is psychotic, to which Vicki replies, "Some people say the same thing about you." Eventually when Vicki asks if there is anything else, Batman tells her that she has something else that he needs, and Batman then knocks Vicki out and takes her camera film.
Vicki's Apartment[]
Alfred tells Bruce that he should confess to Vicki, and Bruce then leaves to do so. Bruce goes to Vicky Vale's apartment to tell her that he is Batman. Before he could do so, he gets into a heated argument with her about how he lied about leaving town after having a dinner date with her, and even sleeping with her. They are then interrupted by the doorbell. When Vicki answers the door, the Joker barges in with his men, angry about what happened at the museum.
Bruce goes out to confront him. He tells the Joker a story about a man named Jack (hinting that he knows the Joker's true identity), remarking that he was a "Mean kid, bad seed, hurt people." Bruce then tells of how Jack's life of crime screwed him over. As he finishes his story, Bruce then takes the opportunity to flip out and threatens Joker with a fireplace poker. The Joker then pulls a gun on him and asks, "Tell me something my friend -- you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?".
Bruce was stunned at those words, and Joker claims he says that to every person he kills, just because he likes the sound of it. Joker then shoots and apparently kills Bruce before he leaves. Vicki goes to check on Bruce, only to find out he is gone and that he used a silver platter to protect himself from the bullet.
Joker's Party[]
During a press conference with the mayor, the Joker intercepts the live television feed to announce there will be a parade with 20 million dollars in cash being thrown to the crowd, and a challenge between him and Batman. Bruce watches this as he looks over the police file on his parents' murder. He then comes to the conclusion that the Joker killed his parents. Vicky arrives, knowing that he is Batman through the alley pictures she took, and the newspaper report on his parents' murder. Bruce hints that even though he kept her at a distance, he does love her. She tries talking Bruce out of being Batman, but Bruce refuses, knowing that if he stops now no one will stop the Joker. The parade goes off like Joker promised. Batman then shows up on his Batplane. But Joker is ready for him; he and his thugs put gas masks on and releases Smylex gas from the parade balloons to the city intent on killing Gotham. Batman steals all the balloons and releases them into the sky. Joker, feeling that stealing his balloons is the last straw, shoots Batman's plane down with a comically long barreled pistol.
The Cathedral Fight and Joker's Death[]
"Duel of The Freaks", Batman confronts The Joker one last time.
After Batman crashes into a nearby cathedral, Joker takes Vicky hostage inside the cathedral and up to the top. Batman follows him and fights off the Joker's thugs while the Joker dances with Vicki, taunting Batman. After Batman beats all the thugs, he comes after the Joker, asking him the same question he was asked: "You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". He then severely beats the Joker, promising to kill him. The Joker reminds Batman that he made him what he is. Batman then counters him with the murder of his parents, stating "I made you, you made me first." The Joker is stunned by this revelation and tells Batman that he killed lots of parents, to the point where he backs away in terror. Batman then knocks him off the tower. Joker grabs Batman and Vicki and has them hanging off of the cathedral ledge. The Joker tries to escape when his thugs arrive by helicopter. Batman shoots a grappling hook onto Joker's leg and tethering it to a gargoyle. The gargoyle breaks off, weighing the Joker down. The Joker, unable to hold on, falls to his death. Just after, Batman and Vicki fall, but luckily Batman uses his grappling gun to save himself and Vicki.
Gotham's Acceptance[]
The Bat Signal.
Batman sends a letter to Gotham City Hall saying that if Gotham has any crimes that become too much for the police, to call him. Knox asks "How do we call him?", to which Commissioner Gordon replies, "He gave us a signal", unveiling the new Bat-signal, which Batman is later seen viewing in triumph.
Batman Returns[]
| “ | You know what, I mistook me for somebody else. | „ |
| ~ Bruce Wayne |
Keeping his promise, Bruce continued his endeavors as the Batman; patrolling Gotham's streets and inflicting terror into the heart of the city's shrinking crime populace. His persistence to this path eventually led to Vicki leaving him; alienated by Bruce's inability to resolve his duality as Batman and Bruce Wayne.
The Red Triangle Gang[]
During the Christmas season, Gotham began to be overrun by rogue circus performers known as The Red Triangle Gang. The police are unable to stop them, so Gordon orders the Bat-signal to be activated. Batman then appears and manages to scare off most of the gang. He also manages to rescue a frightened secretary named Selina Kyle.
The Penguin Ascends[]
While deterred by Batman's arrival, the circus gang remained a threat and, the following morning, a member of the gang publicly attempted to kidnap the mayor's baby during a public presentation. While attempting to escape via the sewers, the gang member "encountered" the Penguin who took the baby from the thug and, emerging from the sewers and before the crowd, returned the baby to the mayor. Watching the reports of the event, Bruce initially felt sympathy following the Penguin's speech about finding his parents. However, when observing how calmly Shreck stood next to the deformed creature as the press took photos, Bruce's suspicions were perked. As the Penguin was admitted private access to the city's Hall of Records to trace the family records for his parents, Bruce began investigating into the Red Triangle Circus gang's past to see if there was a connection between them and the Penguin. Discovering reports of the circus once possessing an "aquatic birdboy" as part of its freakshow performers, Bruce found adequate cause to suspect the Penguin of ulterior motives in his "return" to Gotham.
Selina Kyle[]
Bruce attended a meeting with Shreck the following day to contest his latest venture to build a new powerplant to supplant Gotham's power reserves. During the meeting, Bruce mentioned suspicions of the Penguin running the Red Triangle Circus gang. While Bruce expected Shreck's outburst on the accusation, the appearance of Selina Kyle was something he was unprepared for. Recognizing her, but as a more confident woman than the one he had encountered earlier on, Bruce was immediately smitten with the secretary. Whilst talking, Bruce momentarily forgot where he was and let slip knowledge of their previous encounter.
Catwoman[]
Bruce returned to monitoring Gotham's streets for signs of the Red Triangle Circus gang's movements, and so was ready when the gang emerged to cause more public damage. While working his way through the gang members and losing one of his batarangs during an encounter, Bruce managed to confront the Penguin. The Penguin let slip his intention to become the city's mayor, but was interrupted when a "cat-woman" appeared before them moments before the destruction of Shreck's store. As the Penguin used the opportunity to escape via a helicopter-umbrella, Bruce turned to pursue the "cat-woman" only to be ambushed by the villainess and become momentarily perplexed by her alternating passive/aggressive attacks; ultimately becoming seduced enough for her to get in close enough to stab him through the weakest portions of his armor.
Tree-lighting Ceremony[]
Bruce and Selina
Returning to the cave to attend to his wounds, Bruce observes the Penguin's official challenge against the Gotham mayor for mayorship of the city on the television the following day; noting that the challenge was also aimed at Batman himself. Bruce goes to the Gotham Plaza during the day as a precaution; observing the preparation for the night's ceremony but becoming distracted when he encounters Selina window shopping. After a short conversation that led to their discussing the public opinions of their alter egos, Bruce invited Selina to spend the night at the manor. After a brief reluctance due to her own plans that night, Selina accepted. That night, the pair reclined to the watch the lighting of the tree ceremony but became more interested in each other instead. However, their attempts to get more intimate were deterred by the prospect of having to explain the injuries they each had received during their forays as Batman and Catwoman. Eventually jarred out of it by a news report announcing the kidnapping of the ceremony's Ice Princess and Batman's suspected involvement due to the discovery of the batarang that he had lost the previous night. Making an excuse to leave, Bruce leaves Selina in the lounge while he enters the Batcave to don a Batsuit and investigate the kidnapping personally. While he does so, Selina also excuses herself from the manor and rushes to Gotham to do her part in the Penguin's plot against Batman. Entering Gotham, Bruce parks the Batmobile in an alleyway. He tracks down the Ice Princess tied to a chair in an adjacent building. Making his way to her he attempts to free her only to run up against Catwoman who, after a brief engagement, takes the princess hostage and ascends the building. As Bruce follows, he once again discovers the princess alone, this time standing on the edge of the building's roof, however, before he could bring her to safety, the Penguin appears and throws an umbrella before the princess that releases bats. Startled by the flying creatures, the princess topples over the edge of the building, plummeting to her death and uncannily landing on the switch she had to press to light the tree. However as the tree was lit, the sudden eruption of light startled a massive flock of bats that had been stowed amongst the tree's branches. The bats erupted from the Christmas tree and flew into the crowd, causing mass hysteria in the gathered populace.
Bugged Batmobile[]
Batman and Catwoman
Accused of pushing the princess off the edge and for planting the bats within the tree, Batman tried to apprehend the Penguin but he was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Gotham's police who, due to Batman's reputation, shot at him on sight. The force of the bullets on his body armor forced him over the edge of the building only to land on another one where the Catwoman was waiting for him. Easily pinning him down in his weakened condition, she again attempted to seduce him; licking his face under a mistletoe that was conveniently above them. However, when she tried to stab him again her claw only punctured armor. Fully recovered and throwing her off, Bruce moved to the edge of the building and converted his cape into a glider; gliding his way to where he stowed the Batmobile only to find that the Penguin had gained control of the car and, while he was in it, sent the car on a destruction joy-ride through the Gotham streets. Batman manages to find the device that the Penguin had planted which would give him full control of the Batmobile and tears it out, almost hitting an old woman. The Penguin screams in frustration so Batman smashes the video-screen that projected his face. Unfortunately, the Penguin's plan had worked and Batman's reputation as a hero was debunked in the eyes of the Gotham public.
Smear Campaign[]
The following day, Bruce formed his own plan in retaliation and waited for the Penguin's public address; hacking into the plaza speakers and replaying unflattering quotes the Penguin had spat at him the previous night during the Batmobile's joy-ride. The ploy had the intended effect; effectively turning the Penguin's supporters and public opinion against him. Penguin's reaction turned violent as his supporters and Max Shreck abandoned him. Firing into the crowd, the creature fled to the park where he returned to his lair beneath the city.
Face to Face[]
While repairing the Batmobile, Bruce makes plans to attend Shreck's costume party to see Selina again. Attending the party, ironically without a mask, he momentarily confronts Shreck once again before finding Selina, who was also not wearing a mask. While the pair quickly start where they left off romantically, Selina eventually breaks down; revealing to Bruce that she had come to kill Shreck for what he had done to her. Furthermore, an off-hand quote about mistletoe that the pair had spoken to each other previously as their alter egos caused Bruce to realize she was Catwoman, and her to realize he was Batman. Intending to work things out, the pair left the dance floor just as the Penguin blew the floor apart and appeared from beneath it to announce his intention to kidnap and murder all of Gotham's first-born sons as retribution for what his parents had done to him. The Penguin then takes Max Shreck with him into the sewers as retribution for abandoning him. Leaving the party, Bruce immediately set out to stop the Red Triangle Circus gang members as they gathered babies into a circus train. Capturing the gang members, he let the Organ Grinder's monkey escape with a note to deliver to the Penguin. The note is revealed to be a formal in-attendance letter, mocking the Penguin's attempt.
Liberation of Gotham and Penguin's Death[]
As the Penguin enacted his second plan to use his penguins to destroy Gotham itself, Bruce used the Batski to enter the city sewers and home in on the Penguin's hideout; simultaneously working with Alfred in the Batcave to block the penguin army's control signal and redirect the penguins to the abandoned zoo. Cutting off the Penguin's escape route by using a tunnel that led to the zoo above, Bruce confronted the Penguin and the two fought. The Penguin pulled a blade out of his umbrella, while Batman pulled out a black box with a red light. The Penguin thinks the device is some kind of weapon, so he manages to wrestle it off Batman and pushes the button, only to find that Batman had once again tricked the Penguin into releasing the penguins' missiles within the zoo; causing the base's destruction. A flock of bats then surround the Penguin and cause him to fall through the skylight and land amongst glass and sewerage of the base's lagoon.
"Split, Right Down the Centre"[]
Descending into the lagoon, Batman caught sight of Selina stalking Max Shreck. He moved to stop her from killing the mogul; pleading with her stop her vendetta before it destroyed her. Knowing that he couldn't reason with her as an enemy, Batman pulled off his mask and tried to reason with her as a lover. His pleas fall on deaf ears, however, and as Shreck pulls a gun and shoots Bruce in the chest, Selina corners him and uses a taser she had acquired from a Red Triangle gang member to personally electrocute the corrupt tycoon; causing the base's power generator to explode as she did so. Recovering from the attack, Bruce began searching for Selina amongst the wreckage only to find the charred remains of Max Shreck. His search was further interrupted when the Penguin, slowly bleeding to death, attempted one last time to kill Batman only to pick up the wrong umbrella. The Penguin, poisoned from the polluted lagoon water, drops dead. Bruce then watched as a group of emperor penguins dragged their master to the water's edge and let him sink beneath the surface.
"Good Will to All Men...And Women"[]
Bruce is last seen being driven through the streets by Alfred. As they were passing an alleyway, Bruce thought he saw Selena's silhouette and urged Alfred to stop the car. However, when he enters the alley he only finds a black cat, which he picks up and takes into the car with him and returns home as the bat signal is lit once again, not knowing that Catwoman was alive and well.
Earth-97[]
Batman Forever[]
Fighting Two-Face and Helping Dick Grayson[]
In Gotham, Batman arrived at Second Gotham Bank to stop Two-Face who was committing a robbery. Batman foiled the robbery but Two-Face escaped. While at the bank Batman encountered Dr. Chase Meridian and they shared an instant attraction towards one another. Bruce Wayne then pursued the relationship. At Wayne Enterprises Edward Nygma developed The Box which spiked images directly into the users brain. Bruce stopped the project which pushed Nygma to become the Riddler. Wayne took Chase Meridian to the circus where Two-Face arrived, threatening to blow up the circus unless Batman revealed his true identity. The Flying Graysons got rid of the bomb but Dick Grayson was the only member to survive. Bruce allowed Dick to stay at his mansion as he sees similarities to himself but Dick does not want to accept that.
Story with Chase and The Riddler's Rising to Power[]
Bruce revealed to Chase that he was being haunted by suppressed memories. Bruce then took Chase to Nygma's the box launch where he tested the box supplying the Riddler with the knowledge of Batman's true identity. After the battle with Two-Face in the subway, Bruce is left in the dilemma of continuing to be Batman, seeing as it GNN news intimidated him and Two-Face for the destruction of the subway and saw that he was just Batman to fight against their greatest fear, decides to give up being Batman also to have a normal life with Chase. Later, Edward Nigma goes totally crazy and kills his own boss, throwing him to the sea, after that, Nigma went to his house, and suiting up as an enemy to Batman to kill and defeat him. Nigma costumed, decides to call himself The Riddler and goes to team up with Two-Face against Batman. Nigma develops much more as he can "The Box" - a kind of a special weapon that hypnotizing all Gotham City's civilians in order to rule the entire city.
The Riddler and Two-Face teams up and Teaming Up with Dick[]
The Riddler and Two-Face invaded Wayne Manor, destroy the Batcave and kidnap Chase. The next day Bruce has been temporarily amnesiac; does not remember being Batman, by what Alfred what leads to him to a section of the Batcave where he entails fight his nightmares and his fear. In this section observes his father's diary and realizes that the death of his parents was never his fault and then finds the secret of the Batcave, the giant bat. After rehabilitation and accept that is Batman, Bruce and Alfred solve the last riddle and discover that Riddler is none other than Edward Nygma. Both the time they go to a chamber tests the Batcave where Bruce used the new prototype Sonar Batsuit. Dick Grayson assumed the identity of Robin and went with Batman to save Chase.
The Battle in The Claw Island and Defeating the Villains[]
They got to the island that the Riddler and Two-Face had made their base, Two-Face captured Robin and the Riddler tried to force Batman to make a choice between Chase and Robin. Batman destroyed the mind device, driving the Riddler insane and then sending him to Arkham Asylum. Then he saved Chase and Robin whom a crazed Riddler dropped to their expected deaths. Two-Face confronted the trio but his weakness of needing confirmation from his coin gave Batman the upper hand. Two-Face flipped his coin and Batman threw a handful of coins at him which made him lose his coin and his balance and he fell to his death. Taking pity on his former employee, Batman answered the Riddler's riddle ("You see, I'm both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Not because I have to be. But because I choose to be."). It is unknown if the Riddler actually understood the answer well or not, but just when Batman was about to take Riddler into custody, Riddler began to scream wildly, as he began to hallucinate a giant bat flying towards him. He is then, afterwards, taken to the authorities and convicted to a life prison sentence in Arkham Asylum. After dropping off The Riddler at Arkham Asylum (The Riddler thanks to his damaged memories thanks he's Batman as he moves his arms like a flying bat and then laughing insanely when Dr. Chase asks him and then saying please who was Batman. As such, Chase tells Bruce that his secret is safe, citing that Nygma is now a complete lunatic.), Batman continued to operate in Gotham City, with his new partner, Robin.
Batman & Robin[]
Fighting Over Poison Ivy[]
While attending a charity ball to help save the Rainforest, Batman and his crime-fighting partner Robin both got affected by Poison Ivy's mind control dust and seductive charms, which caused them to fight over her throughout the film. During their first encounter, after a seductive striptease, Poison Ivy would seduce each hero, whispering sexual pleasures and insults to the other, making each think she preferred them over the other. After offering a night with her on auction, Batman and Robin got into a bidding war over Poison Ivy, but the ball was crashed by Mr. Freeze, and Batman was able to regain focus to fight. After a car chase where he and Robin captured Freeze, Batman and Robin continued to argue with each other. Batman criticized Robin for his recklessness which nearly got him killed and only being able to think of Poison Ivy, and Robin fired back that Batman doesn't trust him and wants all the glory for himself, including Ivy. Batman stated that Robin must do as he says or there will be no team, and Robin stormed off in anger.
Batman and Robin eventually learned that Poison Ivy helped Freeze escape from Arkham Asylum and tracked them to Freeze's old hideout. While searching the hideout, they were confronted by Poison Ivy and her enforcer Bane. During the confrontation, Poison Ivy affected the Dynamic Duo with her love-dust again and attempted to seduce them. During her seductions, Ivy pinned Batman to the floor and flirted with him before leaning in to kiss him, but Batman managed to resist her seductions and pushed her off him, grabbing her arm. Unfortunately, he was ambushed by Bane, which allowed Ivy to escape and confront Robin. Batman soon realized what was happening, and after defeating Bane stopped Ivy and Robin from kiss, realizing that the reason she kept trying to kiss them was to poison them. However, Robin remained influenced by Ivy, and blinded by his new love for her, thought Batman was jealous that she preferred his "sidekick" over him and attacked him to defend Ivy from him. Batman easily defeated Robin, but Ivy escaped while they were distracted and Robin renounced Batman as his partner.
Eventually, Poison Ivy stole the Bat Signal and changed it to a Robin Signal, signaling Robin to her lair. Batman realized this was a trap to divide them, but Robin believed it to be a sign of true love and Batman was still trying to keep them apart. Finally, Batman begged Robin to simply trust him as a partner, but as family. Batman was able to gain Robin's trust again, and Robin took precautions before going to Ivy's lair. Batman followed Robin in the shadows, with Ivy having no idea he was watching. He observed Robin and Ivy flirt from a distance without interrupting this time, trusting Robin to get the job done. Robin convinced Ivy to tell him what she and Freeze planned together as a sign of trust, and shared a passionate kiss with Ivy "for luck." After the kiss, Robin revealed that he had tricked Ivy, heading Batman's warning about her he wore rubber lips for protection against her poison. Ivy angrily shoved Robin into her lily pond in an attempt to drown him and tried to escape, only for Batman to finally make his presence known and ambush her on her way out.
Batman appeared to have her cornered, but Ivy ordered to plants in her lair to attack Batman, tangling him up and pulling him to to the ceiling, Batman was restrained and slowly began to be crushed. Ivy laughed at Batman and began to leave once again, but was interrupted by Barbara Wilson, Alfred's niece and Batman and Robin's new partner, Batgirl. While the two of them fought, Batman recorded Ivy's confession of trying to murder Freeze's wife, and managed to cut himself free of her vines. Batgirl managed to defeat and apprehend Poison Ivy, and the Trio left her trapped in her own lair where she was eventually apprehended by the police and imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.
Thawing Mr. Freeze[]
Batman was tasked with apprehending Mr. Freeze. Throughout the film, Bruce thinks about his relationship with his butler and friend, Alfred Pennyworth. Batman stopped Mr. Freeze, with help from Robin and Batgirl, from freezing Gotham City with the new telescope at Gotham Observatory, and revealed to Freeze that Poison Ivy had betrayed him and tried to kill his wife in order to be the only woman in Freeze's life. Batman promised to have Freeze's wife moved to the lab at Arkham Asylum, where he would be able to continue his research and find a cure for her disease.
Freeze also provided Batman with an antidote to save a dying Alfred, who was suffering from a lesser case of the same disease, before being incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. Back at Wayne Manor, Bruce gave Alfred the antidote, saving his life. After initial hesitation, he allowed Barbara to continue being Batgirl and join the crime-fighting team.
The Flash (2023)[]
When Barry Allen traveled through time to save his mother's life, it caused this Bruce Wayne universe to merge with his. How the pair worked together to restore their worlds is mystery.
Arrowverse timeline[]
Bruce would still serve as Gotham's protector for the next three decades, and would come into conflict with the Joker (although it is unknown if it is a new person taking on the identity or Jack Napier resurrected). Bruce was killed alongside everyone else in his universe by the Anti-Monitor, but was later brought back when the multiverse was reborn.
Earth-89[]
Batman '89[]
New Normal[]
Due to his damaged reputation, Batman and Gordon began working with each other more discreetly, using a secure radio channel to communicate with each other. Officers in the GCPD also begun to distrust him while city official worried he may have inspired more criminal activities in the city, ignoring the fact that the Joker was responsible. Batman's activities also began to inspire other citizens in Gotham to fight crime, one group of which calling themselves "the Batmen". During this time, he continued to search for Catwoman, unaware that she is still alive when she electrocuted Max Shreck to death, though eventually gave up around the following Halloween.
Halloween Riots[]
On Halloween night, Batman patrolled Gotham from the rooftops. When a gang of criminals, inspired by the Joker, started a riot on the streets, he noticed a helicopter passing the Lincoln Savings and Loan, quickly deducing the chaos was actually a diversion for a heist. Informing Gordon, Batman glided onto the armored vehicles the group were trying to extract. After attaching the helicopter to a building via a grappling hook, he disconnected the armored vehicles as the criminals crashed.
However, the event alerted the criminals to his presence. Using an Explosive Batarang, he detached the Bank's Giant Penny sculpture to use as cover and called the Batmobile to his location. It and the GCPD's arrival caused the criminals to disperse to avoid capture. It is unclear whether Batman was involved in any further actions during the night, though passed by Harvey Dent and Barbara Gordon after the former had scared off two muggers.
Conflict in Burnside[]
The following morning, Bruce was woken up by Alfred to meet with Dent, who'd visited without notice. Prior meeting in the kitchen, he learned over breakfast that Harvey's recent engagement with Barbara and his plans to arrest Batman. Bruce also learned that Dent blamed him for the escalation in Gotham's crime rate, including the riots, and had called in the National Guard to help him. When Harvey asked for his financial support, Bruce remained reluctant due to both his activities and the plans also putting Gordon in the crossfire. As Dent left, he and Alfred discussed the possibility of him retiring, given Dent's claims and the damage he was apparently responsible for. Bruce later contacted Gordon to warn him about his moves.
The following evening, Bruce watched the reports of Burnside residents calling for both Gordon's dismissal and Batman's arrest. He quickly deduced Harvey had been involved in the organization, due to his childhood in the area and contacts there. When Alfred informed him that the Batsignal had been lit from the GCPD Headquarters, Bruce investigated as Batman to learn who'd done so. From observations, he learned that it was a trap set by Dent and Lieutenant Harvey Bullock. Informing Gordon of his discoveries, they agreed to end communication due to the likelihood that their communication channel was compromised.
As the National Guard began that night's curfew, Batman heard an incident where a youth had stolen from a corner store. Tracking him down, he confronted the boy to discover that he'd only stolen supplies for his baby sister, not money as the owner had claimed. Asking about their mother, Batman was lured outside by a voice from the fire escape claiming to be in trouble. Once outside, he was attacked by a clocked figure who knocked him from the building. Using a grappling hook to minimize the fall, Batman was discovered by soldiers who'd seen him from the rooftops.
Pretend to surrender, Batman threw a flashbang capsule onto the ground, stunning the soldier and giving him the oppotunity to escape. As he ascended the line, the stunned soldiers attempted to shoot at him. However, these wounded at least four bystanders and killed the youth he'd chased. Shocked from the harm he'd done, Bruce returned to the Batcave to contemplate his actions, only coming out of his state when Alfred investigated.
A New Approach[]
Still reeling with grief, Bruce did not patrol Gotham the following night, instead working out and ordering the Bank's Penny to decorate the Batcave. The following morning, he listened to talk shows with the psychiatrist Dr. Harleen "Q" Quinzel, the daughter of the Joker, though quickly called Alfred to turn it off. When confronted him on his order, Bruce relayed what had happened in Burnside and confessed feeling responsible for the kid's death. When Alfred suggested he tried philanthropy, this struck a cord with Bruce and he decided to donate to the neighborhood's youth.
Visiting Harvey, Bruce asked to arrange a meeting with Burnside's councilors to help with his efforts. Meeting at the Royal Autobody, they proposed that he funded the borough's children's education, including university degrees and other equivalents. When confronted on his motives, Bruce reasoned he'd heard about the recent violence and the orphaned child, Nyesha. The group agreed to think about his proposal. After the meeting, Bruce noticed a gang of "Batmen" breaking into the Autobody. Donning a makeshift mask to hide his identity, he chased the group into an alleyway, though found they'd already been subdued by Catwoman, much to Bruce's shock.
After "exchanging a kiss", Bruce returned to the Royal Autobody without his mask to rescue Harvey. Working with mechanic Drake Winston, he pulled Dent to safety before another explosion went off. Staying behind to make sure he was okay, Bruce learned that Harvey had been disfigured by leaking battery acid, disfiguring half his face and possibly causing internal damage. His presence was caught by several reporters, one of whom took a photo against his will. Forced to stay behind to give a statement to Bullock, Bruce also learned that Drake had witnessed the alleyway events, thus figured out he was Batman, and caught a glimpse of Catwoman leaving the scene. He later returned home to discover more reporters outside, forcing him to return via the Batcave.
The following morning, Bruce learned his actions had become frontpage news around Gotham, drawing public attention that he'd previous avoided. He also discussed the night's events with Alfred, letting him know of Drake's suspicions and Catwoman's reappearance. Bruce later visited Gotham General Hospital to visit Harvey and arrange for plastic surgery to heal his disfigurement. When Barbara confronted him on his intentions, he revealed he'd be paying for the treatment himself. Returning to his car, he discovered a note from Selina cryptically giving him a meeting at Shreck's.
Arriving at the appointed time, Batman quickly located Catwoman and chased after her, eventually subduing on the rooftop where they'd first fought. As they flirted, he offered to help rehabilitate Selina and reinstated the offer he'd given her. Batman also learned she'd also taken mercenary work, though had begun targeting the rich in Gotham who'd begun exploiting . Catwoman also confronted him on his lack of investigations into white-collar crime . Learning that Selina had begun talking to a psychiatrist about their relationship, their meeting was quickly interrupted when a series of fires were set off around the city.
Alliance with Robin[]
After the incident, Bruce returned to the Batcave alone. Discussing riots in Burnside with Alfred, he learned that the vigilante he'd encountered had helped Burnside protestors in a confrontation with the GCPD and the fallout for Gordon. Before he left to rest, Alfred revealed he'd discovered links between the Wayne family and Drake Winston. Investigating the information, Bruce learned that the youth was a member of Burnside's once-prominent Winston family and how his family had bought out their company to cover a buyout. Calling him back, Bruce invited Drake to Wayne Manor and sent Alfred to pick him up.
Bruce met with Drake after he was shown the foyers' gallery. Taking him into the library, the youth attempted to convince him to testify against the arsonists and asked him to tell the GCPD that he'd subdued the group. Bruce denied the allegations and told him about Catwoman's involvement. Drake, however, refused to believe him and threaten him with a vial, claiming it contained the same acid that disfigured Harvey. Bruce fought him off, ending when Drake was subdued and the contents were revealed to be water. However, the fight confirmed Drake's suspicions that he was Batman, leading him to reveal himself as the vigilante he'd encountered.
Inviting Drake to discuss it over dinner, Bruce learned over it how he'd deduced his identity and why he'd not revealed it to anyone else. During it, they discussed his influence on the Batman copycats and its negative impact on Gotham. When Drake asked to see his car, Bruce brought him into the Batcave to see the car and his equipment. While down there, the youth proposed a partnership to take on the copycats and ensure order in Gotham.
Battle at Gotham Police Headquarters[]
Accepting Drake's offer, Bruce began training him as his "intern", regularly training him in the use of his technology and gadgets. By the night of the Gotham Police Headquarters attack, Batman was teaching Drake to drive the Batmobile and its systems. After catching a patrol car's attention, he instructed Drake in avoiding their pursuit and activated the car's holographic systems, allowing them to lose their pursuers. As he prepared for incoming assistance, Batman learned from Alfred that their attention was being directed to the Gotham Police Headquarters after a series of explosions.
Though initially uninterested in the attack, Batman decided to investigate after noticing the Batsignal lit up. Reluctantly allowing Drake to help, they discovered it under attack by the same gang behind the Lincoln Job, having now donned a new style. After saving Gordon from two members, Batman learned of the situation via the commissioner and learned that they were actually targeting the assets confiscated from the "Lincoln Job". Informing Drake of several snipers around the building, he and the Commissioner rushed to the lockup to stop the heist.
Arriving shortly after Lt. Bullock, Batman and Gordon discovered the leader was actually Dent, who'd gone into hiding shortly after his disfigurement. After subduing the guards, Batman prepared a Knockout Dart and attempted to arrest the former DA. However, Dent used a confiscated Super-Batarang to attack him, causing him to hit Gordon with it instead. As Dent and his remaining men took the Commissioner hostage, they forced Batman to either rescue the shot Bullock or risk their hostage's life to catch them.
Choosing to save Bullock, Batman brought him up to the assembled GCPD. After laying him down, he pretended to surrender whilst Drake used the Batcycle's tow cable to cause a distraction. After climbing aboard the vehicle, Batman detached the cable and fled back to the Batcave with Robin.
Tracking Dent[]
Returning to the Batcave, Bruce informed Drake of the Dart's tracking functionality. Knowing Gordon would still have it, he suggested they waited until they got a signal before going to search for them. The following night, Alfred informed them that the signal had been received. Due to the movement, Bruce deduced the dart had been slipped onto Dent and followed the signal. Together, Batman and Drake tracked Dent, now calling himself Two-Face, to Burnside Park, where they discovered both GCPD and Dent's gang a meeting with Barbara. When Catwoman interfered in the attempted arrest, Batman followed Dent as he fled to his hideout.
Arriving moments after he'd shot Gordon, Batman confronted Dent and learned of his split-personality. As the former DA attempted to escape, he used a roped-Batarang to ensnare his leg. However, Dent detonated explosives hidden throughout the base, destroying it and knocking Batman unconscious. His cowl was also broken by debris, exposing his identity to Dent. Shortly afterwards, Batman was recovered by Drake and Catwoman, who took him home so that Alfred could treat his injuries.
Recovery and Battle with Two-Face[]
Waking up the following morning, Bruce found Selina watching him. As they conversed, he learned that she had been investigating the gang used by Dent as they had been hired by executives at the bank they robbed to steal incriminating documents. Selina also briefed Bruce on the situation, including his unmasking to Dent. As they talked, he discussed the possibility of living together and moving away from their "masks". After learning of Gordon's death, Bruce sent a message of condolences to Barbara.
As Dent attacked both gangsters and former allies, Bruce remained in the Batcave as his injuries prevented him from going into the field. After being informed of an upcoming meeting, he invited him into the Batcave so they could discuss it more privately. Whilst there, Harvey revealed a photograph he'd taken of Bruce's unmasked body and tried to blackmail him into acting as his enforcer. Having taken Harvey's coin in the exchange, Bruce instead offered an alternative: he could arrange for his appearance to be restored and together they could take down the criminals of Gotham together. Giving him a coin which he believed to be a double-headed replica, Bruce offered him to decide whether to follow his wishes or kill him, refusing to follow through with his plans.
However, before Harvey could decide, Catwoman cut the ropes holding up the Giant Penny, causing it to knock Harvey from the ledge. Using a cable, Bruce tried to help him to safety, though his injuries hampered his attempts. Eventually, Dent, unable to decide and surrounded in "possibilities", fell to his death. Angered at her actions, Bruce chastised Selina and claimed he'd given Harvey a fake version of his coin. However, she claimed Dent was beyond saving and found he'd actually given him the real coin. Realizing their relationship couldn't work, she took leave and left with Miss Kitty. After she left, Bruce found a microphone of the cat's collar, which she'd been using to spy on him.
Moving On[]
Recovering Two-Face's gun, Bruce sent it to the GCPD to release Drake from their custody, the youth having been framed for a murder by the mobster. Inviting the youth to Wayne Manor, he gave him the Batcycle so that he could traverse the city and operate on his own. As he left, Drake suggested to Bruce that he abandoned the trust fund for Nyesha Burroughs and instead arranging for her to be adopted by his family.
Weeks after the battle, Bruce had recovered from his injuries. Whilst sleeping one evening, he had a dream that he'd married Selina, had a family together, and parents were still alive. Awoken by Alfred, he used Harvey's coin to decide whether he'd go on patrol that night.