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• If you go to Crime Alley, Bruce can pay his respects to his parents.
• The scene where Robin leaves Batman is kind of touching. It really shows how much they trust each other.
• In a probably twisted way, Batman contemplates why he should give the cure to the Joker, when the Joker stabs Batman, making him drop the cure, dooming himself, Batman admits:

Batman: Do you know something funny? Even after everything you've done... I would have saved you.

• This is probably the only continuity where Batman and Mister Freeze actually patch up their differences. For once, Victor gets a relatively happy ending!
  • Freeze even admits he was wrong and apologizes to Batman. He also apologizes for doubting him as well.
  • You can go and visit Freeze and Nora during the epilogue. The affection he shows toward her is almost creepy, seeing as she's a block of ice, but also very touching.
• Returning to the steel mill after the story is complete nets you a scene with the Abramovici twins reconciling. Humorously, they want to take it all the way by getting reattached.
• In Catwoman's DLC, you can have her choose to drop the loot she'd worked so hard to get and go save Batman. It was actually quite touching.
  • Especially if you've unlocked Catwoman's interview tapes. Strange tried to undermine Catwoman's feelings for Batman, saying her hesitance to accept a man's help keeps her from a actual relationship with the Dark Knight. To see her pass up the loot to help him in light of that adds so much to that scene.
  • Even further: if you direct Catwoman to take the loot and run, you see a Nonstandard Game Over in which Batman dies under that rubble, Strange's plan succeeds, and Joker escapes with the cure and takes over Gotham. Catwoman's rescue is the only reason that Batman survived to save the day.
• A small one, but sweet nonetheless. In Aaron Cash's office at Arkham Asylum, there was a picture of Cash, his wife, and his son. In his office at the church, there's another picture of them with a baby added to the family.
  • According to Gotham City Sirens, Harley mentions that Joker killed Cash's baby before. If this baby is the same one, this might count as Spared by the Adaptation as well.
• The Joker singing "Only You" in the credits, seemingly recognizing the irony, yet playing it straight at the same time. It's really bizzare having a touch of empathy for the mass-murdering lunatic.
• The Joker's insightful, and surprisingly sympathetic message about how lonely Batman's life makes him. It's one of the few rare glimmers that there was ever a person in there.
• If you go visit Mr. Freeze after rescuing Nora, Batman implores Victor: "Fix her and quit this life. You're better than this."

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