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** Comic and BTAS Poison Ivy is a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] and eco-terrorist who alternates between wanting to punish humanity for hurting the planet and using her brainwashing powers to commit crime or get revenge on people who crossed her. Just ask BTAS Harvey Dent, who still hates her in his Two-Face form because she tried to kill them while they were engaged. She's nearly killed Batman a few times, usually with poison. ''The Batman'' iteration of Poison Ivy is a teenager named Pamela Isley that was still an eco-terrorist, but more dumb and impulsive than competent, and that's before she gets coated in corporate chemicals that give her plant powers. Batman and her former best friend Barbara Gordon recognize that the chemicals may be affecting her brain, and try to reason with her. She still has her vines, mind-control powers, and ability to clone people using plants, but not-so much the capability for long-term reasoning. A tie-in comic even lampshades this when she and Harley Quinn bust out of Arkham; despite the two butting heads, Harley recognizes that Ivy is just a "kid" compared to her and tries to be a mentor during their night of crime. Batman and Commissioner Gordon lampshade that compared to how dangerous Ivy could be, they were lucky that the worst the two did was brainwash a restaurant into serving them a fancy dinner and growing a forest in a football field.
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: D.A.V.E, {{spoiler|though subverted later in the episode.}}
* [[Alien Invasion]]: The Joining, twice in the endings of Season 4 and Season 5.
* [[Animesque]]: Not as much as ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', but still noticeable. Comes from the same animators as ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''.
* [[Art Evolution]]: Batman originally had a very pointed chin (which is much different than almost any other incarnation where he has a [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]) but when Robin came into the picture they gave him a slightly more square jaw.
* [[Armor-Piercing Question]]: In the first part of the Season 1 finale, as Chief Rojas slams the police for failing to capture Joker, when one of the cops points out most of the criminals he is screaming about are imprisoned, Rojas asks "And who received credit for those busts?" After noting it was not Yin or Bennett, he repeats more loudly "So tell me. Who?!!". None of the officers answer, and Rojas states "That's right. The Batman!" before fuming over Batman and his Rogues Gallery have made the police department a punchline.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Both Chief Rojas and the Joker almost become this, both at the hand of {{spoiler|Ethan Bennett/Clayface I. Rojas for basically treating Ethan like crap and the Joker for the [[Mind Rape]] he put Ethan through and the fact that the chemicals the Joker exposed him to basically was what made him into Clayface.}}
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]] - Joker 2.0 decides that size does matter.
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* [[Perky Female Minion]] - Harley Quinn, as always.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]] - Clayface, put in contrast to the Joker's perpetual [[Slasher Smile]]. The only time he smiles is when he's about to finally give him his life of crime.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: The first season finale severely deconstructs this. The rise of supercriminals, the constant reliance on Batman to stop them, and the failure of the police to do anything about it, and the fact the public begins to see Batman as a hero along with the police department becoming a subject of ridicule results in Chief Rojas going utterly berserk, and becoming determined to make sure the GCPD can take down one of the Rouges, especially Joker, before Batman to try to reverse all the bad press.
* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]] - Chief Rojas.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]
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* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: The Penguin is actually not entirely as idiotic as he let's on...
* [[Stop Copying Me]]: One of Robin's lines when he's dealing with a mirror clone of himself mimicking his words.
* [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist]]: Ethan Bennett in the first season, as he admires the Batman and believes he is helping Gotham, but he is also assigned to bring Batman in. Very tellingly, during Batman's rematch with Bane, Ethan does nothing to interfere.
**'''Ethan: I really believe the Bat's helping Gotham. Even if he is on the wrong side of the law. But he's getting a bad rap, and the heat's on me to take him down.'''
* [[Time Skip]] - Season 5 picks up a year after Season 4. As a result Batgirl's in college and Gotham has a new mayor. Before that, Season 4 started sometime after Season 3, which is why Batman is now drawn as older looking.
* [[Title Drop]] - Nearly everyone, from civilians to the cops to his biggest enemies to the man himself tends to use "The Batman" as apposed to just "Batman" when talking about him. It's a lot more noticeable in the earlier episodes, though.
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