Batman/Characters/And Bat Family: Difference between revisions

Note that while Bruce Wayne is the most famous and most shown Batman, he is by no means the only one. Various other characters have taken up the mantle. But make no mistake: he is THE Batman. If anyone ever just refers to "Batman", they're referring to Bruce. [[Batman Beyond|Terry]], [[Nineties Anti-Hero|Azrael]], and [[Legacy Character|Dick]] typically need an addendum to the name if you're talking about them.

 

* [[The Ace]]/[[Broken Ace]]: While Bruce stands head and shoulders above the greater majority of heroes in the DCU, it's fairly obvious that in doing so he's not the most well-adjusted or emotionally mature individual, has great difficulty forming close relationships, and frequently experiences friction with people whom he is close to. This is also occasionally [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledged]] by Bruce himself; in one instance, Nightwing laments over the belief that he can never match up to Bruce, who assures him that despite living a very similar life in the same line of work Dick hadn't allowed it to mess him up as much, having a much more positive personality and maintaining a good relationship with just about every fellow hero he knows, and as such [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|was already better than him]].

* [[Adult Child]]: A rather subtle version, believe it or not. Never mind the fact that dressing up as a giant bat and swearing to exterminate crime seems like a rather childish thing to do, it could be argued that Bruce's emotional development was stunted the moment his parents died. Add to the fact that he seems to relate to young people (re: the Robins and Batgirls) better then he does adults and many stories also make note of the fact that while all criminals fear Batman, [[Friend to All Children|children do not]].

* [[Badass Cape]]

* [[Badass Normal]]: He is ''the very embodiment'' of this trope. Those who do not realize this usually end up learning it all too well.

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] / [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Catwoman, mostly. And, even though he hates to admit it, he thoroughly ''enjoys'' it. So does she.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't hurt [[Papa Wolf|his sidekicks. Or any children]] in front of him.

* [[Bomb-Throwing Anarchists]]: In ''[[Superman: Red Son]]''. [[Informed Attribute|Also, he's been described as an "idealist anarchist" (of all things)]] by Frank Miller. [[Christian Bale|So did one of the actors who played him.]]

* [[Building Swing]]: Goes hand in hand with his [[Grappling Hook Gun]].

* [[Byronic Hero]]