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''Who's that cunning mind behind;

''The shadowy disguise?

 

In the dead of night, an innocent's scream pierces through the darkness. The laughter of the wicked echoes through the streets, and with the click of a gun being cocked it seems that evil will take the life of yet another. But, all of a sudden, there is movement in the shadows. The alleys fill with smoke as the silhouette of a mysterious interloper rushes towards the would be murderer. In a moment, the tides turn, as swift and severe punishment is meted out to the unjust. Suddenly finding their life saved, the grateful citizen looks to find their savior, only to find merely a passing shadow, gone just as quick as it appeared.

* ''[[Batman]]'', in many prose books and movie novelizations.

* [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''Spring-Heeled Jack'' is basically described as "Batman in [[Victorian Britain]]", and it suits.

* Though a villainous example, the appropriately-named Cowl in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' believes he is one of these.

* NightHaunt, in ''[[In Hero Years… I'm Dead]]''. {{spoiler|Too bad, he's also the [[Big Bad]]}}

* ''[[The Black Saint]]'' eventually becomes this.

 

* [[Angel]] in early episodes of ''[[Buffy]]'' and his own series. At least in spirit since his wardrobe is more of a [[Badass Longcoat]]

** Subverted in the final season, when {{spoiler|he tries to pull this only for his security team to show up and the person he saved being asked to sign a form attesting that she had been saved by Angel, CEO of Wolfram and Hart, and they turned it into a photo op. He didn't try again.}}

* From the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'': Achilles, leader of the Global Guardians. Battlecat and his daughter, Lynx, in New Orleans. The Nightwatchman in Boston. El Buho in Mexico City.

* {{spoiler|[[Running Gag|Batman]]}} in [[The Joker Blogs]].

 

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

* [[Batman]] was a questionable Cowl during the [[Silver Age]], with all of the wacky foes they faced and sci-fi hijinks. Keep in mind, the famous [[Adam West]] [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] was an adaptation of all of this wackiness.

 

* [[Adam West]]'s [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]. The high camp level pretty much destroys the "uses his opponent's fears against them" aspect.

** Also the night theme. This Batman acts in broad daylight.

 

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