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All the Batmans

Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 18:35:19 2019 No.110380328 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>110380343 >>110380353 >>110380389 >>110380433 >>110380487 >>110380636 >>110380855 >>110380904 >>110381392

Just how many anti-Batmans exist in DC? The "dark mirror" is a common villain theme, but Batman seems to have more than most.
Off the top of my head:
>Prometheus
>Killer Moth
>Black Mask
>Hush
>Owlman (multiple)
>Midnighter (if counting anti-heroes)

Are there others?

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:36:11 No.110380343 Report

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>>110380328
Don’t forget the Dark Multiverse ones

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:36:48 No.110380353 Report

Quoted By: >>110380389

>>110380328
Wraith
Bane

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:38:24 No.110380389 Report

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>>110380328
Man-Bat
>>110380343
I would like to forget them please
>>110380353
I'm not sure if you'd count Bane

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:40:41 No.110380433 Report

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>>110380328
penguin
catwoman
>>110380389
Bane most definetly counts

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:43:41 No.110380487 Report

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>>110380328
Well perhaps not literal anti-batmen but a good number of his villains represent a twisted mirror of his character traits
>The Joker represents what evil a man can do when suffering a tragedy, much like what began Bruce's crusade
>Two-Face represents the duality between Bruce Wayne and Batman. Two men, two lives, and questioning black/white morality.
>The Scarecrow represents how Gotham sees The Batman, and how Bruce uses fear as a weapon. It questions whether or not Batman's methods are ethical, as he scares innocents too at times
>Mister Freeze represents Bruce being unable to let go of the past. As Bruce can't let go of his parent's murder, Victor can't accept his wife can't be cured.
>The Penguin represents a dark twist on Bruce's high class status and wealth. While Bruce hasn't let his money corrupt him, and doesn't seek validation like Cobblepot, many in Gotham see Bruce Wayne as a spoiled dick outside of charity work.
>Catwoman represents the thrill seeking factor of being Batman.
>Mad Hatter represents escapism from the reality Bruce fears.
>Clayface represents the many faces/acts Bruce puts on to hide his identity.
>Riddler represents misuse of intellect.

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:45:51 No.110380529 Report

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Ra's Al gul if Batman used the shadows for his own gain

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:51:18 No.110380636 Report

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>>110380328
Dude doesn't look like Batman at all.

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 18:56:12 No.110380734 Report

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He's not an exact copy but the intent is clearly there

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:01:40 No.110380823 Report

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>>110380487
I think a lot of these are retroactive, like Joker was originally just a clown criminal

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:03:44 No.110380855 Report

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>>110380328
Spider-Man has a lot of these too. Mysterio, Ock, Lizard, Venom, Scorpion, Spidercide, etc.

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:03:46 No.110380856 Report

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>>110380823
That's nearly everything in comics that just started. It went from simple gimmicks to "okay so what actual character traits can we get people to think/talk about?". It was just fleshing out ideas as time progressed

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:06:13 No.110380904 Report

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>>110380328
Superman has the most clones and Batman has the most evil counterparts. The one time Batman has an evil female version and she dies.

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:32:33 No.110381392 Report

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>>110380328
Azrael
Batzarro

>if counting anti-heroes
Moon Knight
Nighthawk (Supreme Power version)

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 19:40:25 No.110381546 Report

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The Wrath. Always wondered if Prometheus was Morrison intentionally trying to update the Wrath or if he just didn’t know about him and make a character with the exact same “parents were criminals gunned down by cops” backstory by accident

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Anonymous Sun 29 Sep 2019 20:48:18 No.110382911 Report

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>>110380487
That's a good philosophy to have, rather than going the anti-Batman route directly. Even Beware the Batman's villains were all foils to Batman, Katana, Alfred, or even Gordon.

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