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** During the same episode, TheFlash is imprisoned with the rest of the good Justice League, and Justice Lord Batman is told to guard them. Batman says he can't think of an escape plan, because Justice Lord Batman has thought of everything he'd ever think of. So the Flash speeds up his own heart, faking a heart attack, knowing that something happened to this universe's Flash and that Justice Lord Batman wouldn't want to see him die. It works, and he knocks out Justice Lord Batman when he comes to help him. As he's freeing Batman, Batman explains that this was his plan all along: Justice Lord Batman would anticipate any plan ''he'' could come up with, so he left it to the Flash to think of something.
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** In ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', a battle between the Modern Age (Kal-El) and Golden Age Superman (Kal-L) has Kal-L put through this scenario as he relieves Kal-El's history. [[spoiler:He calls Batman's bluff and takes the bomb before getting Bats to start being friendly.]]
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** In ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', a battle between the Modern Age (Kal-El) and Golden Age Superman (Kal-L) has Kal-L put through this scenario as he relieves relives Kal-El's history. [[spoiler:He calls Batman's bluff and takes the bomb before getting Bats to start being friendly.]]
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* ''Stephanie Brown'' pulls on one her dad, the Cluemaster, in ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'', leading him on a high-speed chase and into the hands of the cops. However, as he's ranting and raving at how "his people" own the Gotham City Police Department, the cops reveal that he's six miles out of Gotham and is now in the hands of the ''State Police'', who are free of Gotham's corruption.
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** Batman can't take ''full'' credit for the one in "The Joker's Favor" (he did help Charlie Collins pull it off, though, by simply doing nothing and watching as Charlie did it); Charlie told Batman that the Joker would just escape again, and invoke HeWhoFightsMonsters as a way to bully the Joker into giving up all the info he has on him and his family. Both Charlie and the Joker knew that the villain's pride would be too much to let [[TheEveryman a guy like Charlie]] do him in, so he panicked and complied.
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** Batman can't take ''full'' credit for the one in "The Joker's Favor" (he did help Charlie Collins pull it off, though, by simply doing nothing and watching as Charlie did it); Charlie told Batman that the Joker would just escape again, and invoke HeWhoFightsMonsters as a way to bully the Joker into giving up all the info he has on him and his family. Both Charlie and the Joker Batman knew that the villain's pride would be too much to let [[TheEveryman a guy like Charlie]] do him in, so he panicked and complied.
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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
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** When Paxton Powers, the co-President of Wayne-Powers (a [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain rather incompetent replacement]] for his apparently deceased father) was kidnapped by the Royal Flush Gang (after he double crossed them) and they demanded a ransom from Wayne, Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had written that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a plan aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (And Terry was able to apprehend both King and Queen in the process.)
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** When Paxton Powers, the co-President of Wayne-Powers (a [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain rather incompetent replacement]] for his apparently deceased father) was kidnapped by the Royal Flush Gang (after he double crossed them) and they demanded a ransom from Wayne, Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had written that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a plan aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (And Terry was able to apprehend both King and Queen in the process.))
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** In one episode, when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
** In "Ragdoll to Riches", {{Catwoman}} was in the middle of a ''very'' nasty rivalry with another thief named Ragdoll. After one confrontation ended with Catwoman victorious and Ragdoll ''angry'', Batman thought of a way to set a trap for both of them. He reopened Gotham Clock Tower, a structure built by his grandfather, for a limited tourist showing; a local legend claimed that a mobster during the Prohibition had hidden the stolen Cat's Eye Emeralds there, but they were never recovered. Batman knew that this kind of rumored hidden treasure would attract Catwoman, and that Ragdoll ''knew'' she'd show up, and would show up too to get even. And it worked. While the hero only apprehended Ragdoll, there was one bonus: [[spoiler:the myth was true after all, and the Emeralds were recovered.]]
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** In one episode, when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
** In "Ragdoll to Riches", {{Catwoman}} was in the middle of a ''very'' nasty rivalry with another thief named Ragdoll. After one confrontation ended with Catwoman victorious and Ragdoll ''angry'', Batman thought of a way to set a trap for both of them. He reopened Gotham Clock Tower, a structure built by his grandfather, for a limited tourist showing; a local legend claimed that a mobster during the Prohibition had hidden the stolen Cat's Eye Emeralds there, but they were never recovered. Batman knew that this kind of rumored hidden treasure would attract Catwoman, and that Ragdoll ''knew'' she'd show up, and would show up too to get even. And it worked. While the hero only apprehended Ragdoll, there was one bonus: [[spoiler:the myth was true after all, and the Emeralds were recovered.]]
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* In ''[[FanFic/ImAMarvelAndImADC Marvel/DC: After Hours]]'', Batman shows once again why this trope is named after him. Despite naturally not knowing about the events of [[spoiler: "One More Day",]] he is able to piece together enough clues to know how to [[spoiler: use Peter's DealWithTheDevil to convince the Joker he's given up and force Mephisto himself to save the day]].
* In ''[[FanFic/ImAMarvelAndImADC Marvel/DC: After Hours]]'', Batman shows once again why this trope is named after him. Despite naturally not knowing about the events of [[spoiler: "One More Day",]] he is able to piece together enough clues to know how to [[spoiler: use Peter's DealWithTheDevil to convince the Joker he's given up and force Mephisto himself to save the day]].
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** This all started because Harley nailed a BatmanGambit on ''Batman.'' She pretended to be betraying Joker by giving his plans to his worst enemy, on the condition that Batman protect her from her boyfriend's wrath. Then she rigged a robotic Joker decoy to attack her and Batman at the rendezvous point. Batman did as he had promised - he tackled Harley to shield her from the bullets. If he had not done so, she would never have been able to get close enough to him that she could stick him in the back with a needle full of sedative. No wonder he was impressed.
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* This is how Bane was able to break Batman during ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'': by busting everyone out of Arkham, he knew that Batman would tear himself apart trying to recapture everyone. And while he didn't recapture ''everyone''[[note]]Joker, Scarecrow and the Ventriloquist were left unaccounted for prior to the breaking[[/note]], it was more than enough to wear Batman to the point where he was helpless against Bane.
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* In the "Hush" storyline, Batman finds himself facing off against a mind-controlled Superman, and is clearly physically outmatched. His solution is to have Catwoman dangle Lois Lane off a roof, and give Supes the choice of either saving her or continuing the fight. This trick would never work if he didn't know full well that even a brainwashed Clark would never let Lois die, and that Catwoman is just amoral enough to threaten an innocent woman without actually meaning it. He may even have predicted that Lois' struggles would cause her to fall, adding an element of urgency to the situation.\\
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* In the "Hush" storyline, Batman finds himself facing off against a mind-controlled Superman, and is clearly physically outmatched. His solution is to have Catwoman dangle Lois Lane off a roof, and give Supes the choice of either saving her or continuing the fight. This trick would never work if he didn't know full well that even a brainwashed Clark would never let Lois die, and that Catwoman is just amoral enough to threaten an innocent woman without actually meaning it. He may even have predicted that Lois' struggles would cause her to fall, adding an element of urgency to the situation.\\
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**Batman even managed to set this up without hinting overtly at Superman's secret identity. He simply tells Catwoman that Supes cares about the people who work at the Daily Planet. There are three people there at the time, giving her three options; Lois, Perry White, or Jimmy Olsen, any of whom Clark would gladly lay down his life for. It was Catwoman herself that decided Lois would be the best target, so she had no idea she was dangling Superman's ''wife'' from a ledge.
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*** Ironically, this could've worked if Joker hadn't made one screw up: [[spoiler:after he poisoned Batman, he knocked him through window, leaving him unconscious at least long enough for him to have the window boarded up. If Joker had just let Batman out through a door or something, he could've been cured.]]
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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.mind.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman Beyond]]'': Though retired for the most part, Bruce can still pull off a few now and then.
** When Paxton Powers, the co-President of Wayne-Powers (a [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain rather incompetent replacement]] for his apparently deceased father) was kidnapped by the Royal Flush Gang (after he double crossed them) and they demanded a ransom from Wayne, Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had written that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a plan aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (And Terry was able to apprehend both King and Queen in the process.)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman Beyond]]'': Though retired for the most part, Bruce can still pull off a few now and then.
** When Paxton Powers, the co-President of Wayne-Powers (a [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain rather incompetent replacement]] for his apparently deceased father) was kidnapped by the Royal Flush Gang (after he double crossed them) and they demanded a ransom from Wayne, Wayne refused to pay it, telling them that it was against his company policy to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists (claiming that Paxton was the one who had written that policy). Of course, Bruce wasn't so cruel, even though he despised Paxton; this was, naturally, a plan aimed at exposing Paxton's criminal activities once and for all by forcing him to bargain further with his abductors, and it worked like a charm. (And Terry was able to apprehend both King and Queen in the process.)
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-->"I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle," ''[[Series/{{Batman}} Batman the TV Series]]''
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This all started because Harley nailed a BatmanGambit on ''Batman.'' She pretended to be betraying Joker by giving his plans to his worst enemy, on the condition that Batman protect her from her boyfriend's wrath. Then she rigged a robotic Joker decoy to attack her and Batman at the rendezvous point. Batman did as he had promised - he tackled Harley to shield her from the bullets. If he had not done so, she would never have been able to get close enough to him that she could stick him in the back with a needle full of sedative. No wonder he was impressed.
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** During the same episode, TheFlash is imprisoned with the rest of the good Justice League, and Justice Lord Batman is told to guard them. Batman says he can't think of an escape plan, because Justice Lord Batman has thought of everything he'd ever think of. So the Flash speeds up his own heart, faking a heart attack, knowing that something happened to this universe's Flash and that Justice Lord Batman wouldn't want to see him die. It works, and he knocks out Justice Lord Batman when he comes to help him. As he's freeing Batman, Batman explains that this was his plan all along: Justice Lord Batman would anticipate any plan ''he'' could come up with, so he left it to the Flash to think of something.
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** During the same episode, TheFlash is imprisoned with the rest of the good Justice League, and Justice Lord Batman is told to guard them. Batman says he can't think of an escape plan, because Justice Lord Batman has thought of everything he'd ever think of. So the Flash speeds up his own heart, faking a heart attack, knowing that something happened to this universe's Flash and that Justice Lord Batman wouldn't want to see him die. It works, and he knocks out Justice Lord Batman when he comes to help him. As he's freeing Batman, Batman explains that this was his plan all along: Justice Lord Batman would anticipate any plan ''he'' could come up with, so he left it to the Flash to think of something.something.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', when the Joker has Detective Yin trapped somewhere, Batman entered his mind to find the answer. In the end, he made Joker think he had been woken up to reveal the location of Yin, only to reveal that he had pulled the Joker into ''his'' mind.
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->'''Batman''': The shale held up by those sagging timbers has been shifting for decades. All we had to do was taunt [King] Tut with our silence. This caused him to raise his voice three decibels above high C, which caused the cave-in, [causing a shale boulder to [[TapOnTheHead drop on his head]],] which, of course, [[SplitPersonalityTakeover returned him]] [[IdentityAmnesia to normalcy]][[note]]Thus, preserving TheMasquerade[[/note]].
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->'''Batman''': The shale held up by those sagging timbers has been shifting for decades. All we had to do was taunt [King] Tut with our silence. This caused him to raise his voice three decibels above high C, which caused the cave-in, [causing a shale boulder to [[TapOnTheHead drop on his head]],] which, of course, [[SplitPersonalityTakeover [[SplitPersonality returned him]] [[IdentityAmnesia to normalcy]][[note]]Thus, preserving TheMasquerade[[/note]].
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->'''Batman''': The shale held up by those sagging timbers has been shifting for decades. All we had to do was taunt [King] Tut with our silence. This caused him to raise his voice three decibels above high C, which caused the cave-in, [causing a shale boulder to [[TapOnTheHead drop on his head]],] which [[SplitPersonalityTakeover returned him]] [[IdentityAmnesia to normalcy]][[note]]Thus, preserving TheMasquerade[[/note]].
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->'''Batman''': The shale held up by those sagging timbers has been shifting for decades. All we had to do was taunt [King] Tut with our silence. This caused him to raise his voice three decibels above high C, which caused the cave-in, [causing a shale boulder to [[TapOnTheHead drop on his head]],] which which, of course, [[SplitPersonalityTakeover returned him]] [[IdentityAmnesia to normalcy]][[note]]Thus, preserving TheMasquerade[[/note]].
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->'''Batman''': The shale held up by those sagging timbers has been shifting for decades. All we had to do was taunt [King] Tut with our silence. This caused him to raise his voice three decibels above high C, which caused the cave-in, [causing a shale boulder to [[TapOnTheHead drop on his head]],] which [[SplitPersonalityTakeover returned him]] [[IdentityAmnesia to normalcy]][[note]]Thus, preserving TheMasquerade[[/note]].
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->'''Robin''': But suppose something went wrong. Suppose Tut didn't raise his voice, what then?
->'''Batman''': I prefer not to think about those things, Robin, they depress me.
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->'''Robin''': But suppose something went wrong. Suppose Tut didn't raise his voice, what then?
->'''Batman''': I prefer not to think about those things, Robin, they depress me.
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* In VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum, Joker scares a medic during the intro while 4-5 guards are pointing rifles at him. If a guard had panicked, Joker would've either died or been seriously injured. Later, Joker escapes after being put into handcuffs, his hands still in front of him no less, after he's removed from the gurney and Batman is told to stay behind.
* In VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity, Bane asks Batman for help with destroying all of the Titan containers in the city. They agree to take six each. Batman holds up his end of the deal but Bane tells Batman he will be keeping his six. Batman then locks Bane up and destroys the remaining containers, telling Bane that he knew he couldn't trust him so he used him to get all the Titan in the same place.
* In VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity, Bane asks Batman for help with destroying all of the Titan containers in the city. They agree to take six each. Batman holds up his end of the deal but Bane tells Batman he will be keeping his six. Batman then locks Bane up and destroys the remaining containers, telling Bane that he knew he couldn't trust him so he used him to get all the Titan in the same place.
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* In VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum, ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', Joker scares a medic during the intro while 4-5 guards are pointing rifles at him. If a guard had panicked, Joker would've either died or been seriously injured. Later, Joker escapes after being put into handcuffs, his hands still in front of him no less, after he's removed from the gurney and Batman is told to stay behind.
* InVideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity, ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', Bane asks Batman for help with destroying all of the Titan containers in the city. They agree to take six each. Batman holds up his end of the deal but Bane tells Batman he will be keeping his six. Batman then locks Bane up and destroys the remaining containers, telling Bane that he knew he couldn't trust him so he used him to get all the Titan in the same place.
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* In ComicBook/TheManOfSteel, Batman has one ready to keep Superman from immediately apprehending him for vigilantism before having a chance to see the good he does. It's brilliant, it's specifically tailored to Superman's strengths and weaknesses, and (especially the key detail revealed at the end of the issue) it says a lot about how Batman sees the world; Batman's ''ExactWords'' are that if Superman touches him, [[spoiler:it will set off a bomb hidden "somewhere in Gotham City", which will kill "an innocent person."]]
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* In ComicBook/TheManOfSteel, ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'', Batman has one ready to keep Superman from immediately apprehending him for vigilantism before having a chance to see the good he does. It's brilliant, it's specifically tailored to Superman's strengths and weaknesses, and (especially the key detail revealed at the end of the issue) it says a lot about how Batman sees the world; Batman's ''ExactWords'' are that if Superman touches him, [[spoiler:it will set off a bomb hidden "somewhere in Gotham City", which will kill "an innocent person."]]
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* ''MadLove''. Harley actually manages to outsmart Batman -- more than the Joker ever could -- so he whips out a BatmanGambit and convinces her the Joker wouldn't believe she could pull it off. So to prove it she brings the Joker to Batman... right where he wants him, because Joker would never let anyone else kill Bats, making this a BatmanGambit that used Harley to pull a BatmanGambit on the Joker. All while chained upside-down and half-conscious.
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* ''MadLove''. Harley actually manages to outsmart Batman -- more than the Joker ever could -- so he whips out a BatmanGambit and convinces her the Joker wouldn't believe she could pull it off. So to prove it she brings the Joker to Batman... right where he wants him, because Joker would never let anyone else kill Bats, making this a BatmanGambit that used Harley to pull a BatmanGambit on the Joker. All while chained upside-down and half-conscious. Batman then rubs it in by pointing out to the Joker that ''he'' never came as close to killing Bats as Harley just did.
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-->'''Batman''': ''It's a touch Machiavellian, I admit. But my end justifies my means.''
**On the last page, Batman reveals that [[spoiler:the bomb was ''in his utility belt the entire time.'' The only life at risk was his own.]]
-->'''Batman''': ''It's a touch Machiavellian, I admit. But my end justifies my means.''
**On the last page, Batman reveals that [[spoiler:the bomb was ''in his utility belt the entire time.'' The only life at risk was his own.]]
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** For Joker, it's [[spoiler:poisoning Batman. Talia probably wouldn't have gotten involved, meaning Harley would've gotten the cure to him. Also, it's incredibly lucky that Batman started keeling over while underground and not while gliding through the air or dealing with enemies.]]
** Ra's Al Ghul [[spoiler:wanted Batman to kill him and take over the League of Assassins, which the latter refuses to do. He could've suggested that Batman kill him and then place his corpse into the Lazarus pit that was right behind him.]]
** Ra's Al Ghul [[spoiler:wanted Batman to kill him and take over the League of Assassins, which the latter refuses to do. He could've suggested that Batman kill him and then place his corpse into the Lazarus pit that was right behind him.]]
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* ''MadLove''. Harley actually manages to outsmart Batman -- more than the Joker ever could -- so he whips out a BatmanGambit and convinces her the Joker wouldn't believe she could pull it off. So to prove it she brings the Joker to Batman... right where he wants him, because Joker would never let anyone else kill Bats, making this a BatmanGambit that used Harley to pull a BatmanGambit on the Joker. All while chained upside-down and half-conscious.
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** Harley actually manages to outsmart Batman -- more than the Joker ever could -- so he whips out a BatmanGambit and convinces her the Joker wouldn't believe she could pull it off. So to prove it she brings the Joker to Batman... right where he wants him, because Joker would never let anyone else kill Bats, making this a BatmanGambit that used Harley to pull a BatmanGambit on the Joker. All while chained upside-down and half-conscious.\\
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** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bane's plan to trap the police force in the sewers after he takes over Gotham City is entirely dependent on Commissioner Gordon reacting in the manner he does.
*** Bane's robbery of the Stock Exchange and the escape: it is dependent on the police not blocking one route and also raising the vehicle barriers so that he and his men can use them to jump over a few police cars. Also, Bane himself escaping is dependent on the Batman showing up at a specific time and the police shifting their attention from him to Batman.
*** Bane's robbery of the Stock Exchange and the escape: it is dependent on the police not blocking one route and also raising the vehicle barriers so that he and his men can use them to jump over a few police cars. Also, Bane himself escaping is dependent on the Batman showing up at a specific time and the police shifting their attention from him to Batman.
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* From ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'':
**In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bane's plan to trap the police force in the sewers after he takes over Gotham City is entirely dependent on Commissioner Gordon reacting in the manner he does.
*** ** Additionally, Bane's robbery of the Stock Exchange and the escape: escape; it is dependent on the police not blocking one route and also raising the vehicle barriers so that he and his men can use them to jump over a few police cars. Also, Bane himself escaping is dependent on the Batman showing up at a specific time and the police shifting their attention from him to Batman.
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** The episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" (based on an earlier comic story) had Wormwood, a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Villain Of The Week]] with a penchant for death traps, abduct a businessman and force him to hand over bonds- Batman needs to find the bonds and figure out who hired the criminal, and to that end he attacks and threatens a known crime boss. Said crime boss seems to retaliate by hiring Wormwood to... steal Batman's cape and cowl, though he too wants to know what happened with the bonds and who hired Wormwood. Wormwood agrees, but his curiosity is piqued, and he does the job on condition that afterwards the crime boss tells him why he wanted Batman's cowl and cape in the first place. After several attempts, Wormwood manages to do so, apparently outwitting the great Batman- again, he forces Batman to concede by placing him in an inescapable deathtrap, but Batman turns out to be wearing another mask underneath his cowl, though since that has nothing to do with the contract Wormwood lets Batman live and flees. Upon handing the items over to the crime boss, Wormwood again asks him why he wanted Batman's cowl and cape- but the crime boss insists that Wormwood tell him who hired him for the previous job first, and where the bonds are. Wormwood concedes-he was hired by an agent of a foreign government, and the bonds are in a secure locker to which only Wormwood has a key, which he keeps on his person. Once again, Wormwood asks the crime boss why he wanted Batman's cowl the cape- this time, the crime boss tells him:[[spoiler: [[LatexPerfection He is going to wear them, because he was Batman all along.]] [[MookHorrorShow And he wants that key.]]]]
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** The episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy" (based on an earlier comic story) had Wormwood, a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Villain Of The Week]] with a penchant for death traps, abduct a businessman and force him to hand over bonds- Batman needs to find the bonds and figure out who hired the criminal, and to that end he attacks and threatens Josek, a known crime boss. Said crime boss with ties to Wormwood. Josek seems to retaliate by hiring Wormwood to... steal Batman's cape and cowl, though he too wants to know what happened with the bonds and who hired Wormwood. cowl. Wormwood agrees, but his curiosity is piqued, and he does the job on condition that afterwards the crime boss tells him asks why he Josek wanted Batman's cowl and cape in the first place. Josek says he'll tell if Wormwood explains what he did with the bonds and who hired Wormwood to do the job, a condition that Wormwood refuses. However, he goes through with the attempt to steal Batman's cape and cowl. After several attempts, Wormwood manages to do so, apparently outwitting the great Batman- again, he forces places Batman to concede by placing him in an inescapable deathtrap, but deathtrap and apparently outwits him when Batman is forced to concede. Batman turns out to be wearing another mask underneath his cowl, though but since that has nothing to do with the contract Wormwood lets Batman live and flees. Upon handing the items over to the crime boss, Josek, Wormwood again asks him why he wanted Batman's cowl and cape- but cape, and again the crime boss insists that Wormwood tell him who hired him for the previous job first, and where the bonds are. Wormwood concedes-he concedes - he was hired by an agent of a foreign government, and the bonds are in a secure locker to which can only open with a key that Wormwood has a key, which he keeps on his person. Once again, Wormwood asks is carrying. And then...
-->'''Wormwood''': Now, what will you do with thecrime boss why he wanted Batman's cowl the cape- this time, the crime boss tells him:[[spoiler: cape and cowl?\\
'''Josek''':''(chuckles)'' I am going...\\
[[spoiler: '''Batman''': [[LatexPerfectionHe is going to To wear them, because he was Batman all along.]] them!]]\\
'''Wormwood''':''({{gasp}}s)'' You're not...Josek?! [[EngineeredPublicConfession You were playing...playing me for a fool!]]\\
'''Batman''': [[MookHorrorShowAnd he wants that key.From the day you first walked in here.]]]]
-->'''Wormwood''': Now, what will you do with the
'''Josek''':''(chuckles)'' I am going...\\
[[spoiler: '''Batman''': [[LatexPerfection
'''Wormwood''':''({{gasp}}s)'' You're not...Josek?! [[EngineeredPublicConfession You were playing...playing me for a fool!]]\\
'''Batman''': [[MookHorrorShow
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***Bane's robbery of the Stock Exchange and the escape: it is dependent on the police not blocking one route and also raising the vehicle barriers so that he and his men can use them to jump over a few police cars. Also, Bane himself escaping is dependent on the Batman showing up at a specific time and the police shifting their attention from him to Batman.
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* In BatmanArkhamCity, Bane asks Batman for help with destroying all of the Titan containers in the city. They agree to take six each. Batman holds up his end of the deal but Bane tells Batman he will be keeping his six. Batman then locks Bane up and destroys the remaining containers, telling Bane that he knew he couldn't trust him so he used him to get all the Titan in the same place.
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* In BatmanArkhamCity, VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity, Bane asks Batman for help with destroying all of the Titan containers in the city. They agree to take six each. Batman holds up his end of the deal but Bane tells Batman he will be keeping his six. Batman then locks Bane up and destroys the remaining containers, telling Bane that he knew he couldn't trust him so he used him to get all the Titan in the same place.
