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* InconsistentSpelling: It's not clear whether his last name is spelled "Tank'''i'''nson" or "Tank'''e'''nson".



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's not clear whether his last name is spelled "Tank'''i'''nson" or "Tank'''e'''nson".
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* AdaptationalLateAppearance: Lucius Fox doesn't appear until the finale of Season Four, though it's indicated he's been working behind the scenes since the beginning.


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* ReusedCharacterDesign: His design for this series is basically a slight modification of his [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague DCAU]] character model.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the ShapeShifter. Every time Ethan uses his powers, his brain is among the parts that has to shapeshift. The more he uses it, the more unhinged he becomes, with the implication that his brain melting and remolding itself is causing some brain damage.

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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Ethan Bennett is a deconstruction of the ShapeShifter. Ethan gets his shapeshifting powers through a traumatic experience where he is kidnapped, tortured, and exposed to a mutagenic chemical that turns anything it touches into a clay-like substance. With both his skin and his mind melted, Bennett becomes the criminal Clayface. Every time Ethan uses his powers, his brain is among the parts that has have to shapeshift. The more he uses it, the more unhinged he becomes, with the implication that his brain melting and remolding itself is causing some brain damage.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Not as Ethan himself or even as Clayface, but [[spoiler:when he impersonated Solomon Grundy, his time disguised as Grundy has him voiced by Creator/KevinGrevioux. [[BassoProfundo Yes,]] ''[[Film/Underworld2003 that]]'' [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 one]].]]

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* EvilSoundsDeep: Not as Ethan himself or even as Clayface, but [[spoiler:when he impersonated Solomon Grundy, his time disguised as Grundy has him voiced by Creator/KevinGrevioux. [[BassoProfundo Yes,]] Yes, ''[[Film/Underworld2003 that]]'' [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 one]].]]

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* TheUnintelligible: As Clayface, his speech is garbled due to his vocal chords having melted. He becomes more intelligible once he gains more control over his powers.

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* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:When he is turned into Clayface. As he was kidnapped by Joker and subjected to intense psychological torture, before being exposed to the chemical that turned into a shapeshifter.]]
* TheUnintelligible: As Clayface, his speech is garbled due to his vocal chords cords having melted. He becomes more intelligible once he gains more control over his powers.
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* MyGreatestFailure: He considers that he was never able to catch the criminal that killed his parents to justice this, especially since this man [[KarmaHoudini was able to get away with it.]]
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* MissingMom: Like ''BTAS'', Barbara's mother is never seen nor mentioned.

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* MissingMom: Like ''BTAS'', Barbara's mother is never seen nor mentioned. Issue #18 of the tie-in comic ''Batman Strikes!'' heavily implies that she's dead.
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* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: One of the most jarring examples is when his attacks did little more than "slightly" damage the villain of the week in "Seconds". To note, said villain was physically just an ordinary middle-aged man. And this was after Batman went through major CharacterDevelopment as a superhero.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: While details aren't made clear, it's shown in "Artifacts" that his crusade as Batman ultimately paid off, with Gotham City in the distant future regarding him as a legendary hero.]]

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: While details aren't made clear, it's shown in "Artifacts" that his crusade as Batman the Bat-family's actions ultimately paid off, with Gotham City in the distant future regarding him Batman as a legendary hero.]]



* ThouShaltNotKill: He does not kill his foes, as doing so would make him no better than the criminals he's fighting against. [[spoiler:Though this rule can be bent, like when he kills the undead Dracula or the robotic D.A.V.E..]]

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* ThouShaltNotKill: He Obviously, he does not kill his foes, as doing so would make him no better than the criminals he's fighting against. [[spoiler:Though this rule can be bent, like when he kills the undead Dracula or the robotic D.A.V.E..]]

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Silver Age Batman and Bronze Age Batman were actually amicable figures, with their Bruce persona being more than just an act.


* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to most versions of Batman, this one seems less evasive and more relatable by comparison, with his Bruce Wayne persona seeming much more genuine. This Batman was the one who suggested to Superman they should team-up, and was also more open to the idea of joining the Justice League.

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* TheAce: [[AdaptationalWimp Downplayed at first]], but eventually played completely straight, as one would expect from Bruce Wayne/Batman.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to most many modern versions of Batman, this one seems is less evasive and more relatable by comparison, with his Bruce Wayne persona seeming much more genuine. This Batman was the one who suggested to Superman they should team-up, and was also more open to the idea of joining the Justice League.



* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: While details aren't made clear, it's shown in "Artifacts" that his crusade as Batman ultimately paid off, with Gotham City in the distant future regarding him as a legendary hero.]]



* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the first two seasons, where the police consider him a VigilanteMan at best.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the first two seasons, where the police consider him a VigilanteMan at best. Subverted later on, eventually being recognized as a legendary hero in the distant future.



* NiceGuy: This version of Batman lacks the abrasive qualities most other versions have. In one episode, he goes out of his way to personally deliver hearing aides to Kirk Langstrom’s niece since he was told she was going deaf. Turns out he was lied to, but it was still a very polite thing of him to do.

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* NiceGuy: This version of Batman lacks the abrasive qualities most other many modern versions have. In one episode, he goes out of his way to personally deliver hearing aides to Kirk Langstrom’s niece since he was told she was going deaf. Turns out he was lied to, but it was still a very polite thing of him to do.



* ParentalSubstitute: While he made mistakes at first, Bruce is definitely this towards Robin, having taken in the boy as his ward. "Artifact" shows that even after several years have passed, the two still keep in touch and can work flawlessly as a crime-fighting duo. To an extent, Bruce also acts as one towards Barbara.



* TheStoic: Comes with being Batman. However, this version of Batman is actually amongst the more emoting ones, and he also has a functional life as Bruce Wayne. Unlike most versions, where his "Bruce Wayne" persona is an act, this version is much more genuine.

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* TheStoic: Comes with being Batman. However, this version of Batman is actually amongst the more emoting ones, and he also has a functional life as Bruce Wayne. Unlike most modern versions, where his "Bruce Wayne" persona is an act, this version is much more genuine.



* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:It is how Bruce feels about what happened with him and Ethan between Ethan's breakdown in "Meltdown" and Ethan's HeelFaceTurn in "Clayfaces".]]

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:It is how Bruce feels about what happened with him and Ethan between Ethan's breakdown in "Meltdown" and Ethan's HeelFaceTurn in "Clayfaces". Thankfully, Ethan eventually sees the error of his ways and reforms in "Clayfaces".]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: With each passing season. In the first season, he was still relatively inexperienced and lost many fights against supervillains (though it was just three years and most of his prey were likely just common criminals and gang members.) With every new supervillain and such he comes across, Batman becomes stronger and fiercer.

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* TookALevelInBadass: With Bruce becomes a more capable combatant with each passing season. In the first season, he was still relatively inexperienced and lost many fights against supervillains (though it was just three years and most of his prey were likely just common criminals and gang members.) With every new supervillain and such he comes across, Batman becomes stronger and fiercer.more experienced.
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* InsufferableImbecile: Not does he treat his employees horribly and show signs of ableism, but he proves himself to be an utterly incompetent leader to work under.

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* PetTheDog: During "Fire & Ice", he's shown to be rather cordial to Bruce Wayne when Bruce acts like he agrees with his stance on the Batman.

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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
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During "Fire & Ice", he's shown to be rather cordial to Bruce Wayne when Bruce acts like he agrees with his stance on the Batman.Batman.
** He is sincerely concerned for Yin’s safety in "Strange Minds".

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* OlderThanTheyLook: While she doesn't look much older than 13 or 14 (and is kind of on the [[TeensAreShort short]] and [[NoodlePeople scrawny]] side), she's actually a college freshman by the fifth season, which would put her around 18 or 19.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: While she doesn't look much older than 13 or 14 (and is kind of on the [[TeensAreShort short]] short and [[NoodlePeople scrawny]] side), she's actually a college freshman by the fifth season, which would put her around 18 or 19.



* TeensAreShort: She's a late-teenager, but is about two feet shorter than Batman.



* TeensAreShort: Like Batgirl, he's much shorter than Batman.
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%%* * BadassNormal: As tradition.Like Batman, he fights crime without any superpowers.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Literally stated by Alfred in "Big Dummy" after Bruce is unable to make it to a date.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Literally stated by Alfred in "Big Dummy" after has said this about Bruce on two occasions. In one episode, where Bruce has to cancel a blind date and sends Alfred to apologize, the date asks if Bruce is unable married. Alfred replies, "Yes... To his work." In another episode, Selina Kyle sighs and asks Alfred if Bruce Wayne is married. Alfred replies, "Only to make it to a date.his job, Miss Kyle."



* CompositeCharacter: While she's Barbara, her personality and purple costume evokes the Spoiler[[note]]Keep in mind, this was before Stephanie became Batgirl in ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009''[[/note]].

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* CompositeCharacter: While she's Barbara, her personality and purple costume evokes the Spoiler[[note]]Keep in mind, this Spoiler[[note]]This was before Stephanie became Batgirl in ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009''[[/note]].



* EmbarrassingNickname: Dick hates being his mother's "little robin", but of course, eventually embraces the name as the Dark Knight's sidekick.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Dick hates being his mother's "little robin", but of course, eventually embraces the name as the Dark Knight's sidekick.



* AgeLift: This version of Alfred appears to be middle-aged rather than elderly, though he didn't age as well as his childhood friend Ewan Fripp.
** Though it makes sense, considering the series occurs early in Batman's career -- in the first season, Bruce is only 26 and has only been Batman for 3 years.

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* AgeLift: This version of Alfred appears to be middle-aged rather than elderly, though he didn't age as well as his childhood friend Ewan Fripp.
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Fripp. Though it makes sense, considering the series occurs early in Batman's career -- in the first season, Bruce is only 26 and has only been Batman for 3 years.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He clearly establishes the new direction for the Gotham police department when he tells Batman that he thinks chasing bats is counterproductive, not to mention a waste of police resources.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He clearly establishes the new direction for the Gotham police department when he tells Batman that he thinks chasing bats is counterproductive, not to mention counterproductive and a waste of police resources.



* InkSuitActor: Ethan is pretty much just a blue-eyed version of his voice actor, Steve Harris.

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* InkSuitActor: Ethan is pretty much just a blue-eyed version of his voice actor, Steve Harris.



* LanternJawOfJustice: He’s a superhero with one hell of an impressive jawline.

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* LanternJawOfJustice: He’s a superhero with one hell of an impressive jawline.



* VoluntaryShapeshifting: As usual, he can change his form into just about anyone or anything he can think of.

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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: As usual, he can change his form into just about anyone or anything he can think of.
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* MythologyGag: She is mentioned at the end of the second season before properly appearing in the third season, which is exactly how her introduction was handled in [[Series/Batman1966 the 1966 live-action television series]].
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* ButNotTooBlack: While he's pretty dark-skinned, Ethan has blue eyes, indicating that he's part Caucasian.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickWarburton [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Marc Alfos (FR)[[/labelnote]]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickWarburton [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Marc Alfos actors]]Creator/MarcAlfos (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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* PapaWolf: Once Batgirl and Robin become part of his team, he develops a fiercely protective side for the kids. One example in particular is from “A Matter of Family” when Bruce was so enraged by Tony Zucco attacking Robin that he broke free from his restraints to protect his adoptive son.
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* FearlessFool: He goes after Joker acting like he's an action-movie hero. To no one's surprise, he gets nabbed.

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* FearlessFool: He goes after Joker acting like he's an action-movie hero. To no one's surprise, surprise (except his), he gets nabbed.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Aside from a mention in "Artifacts", where it's stated she replaced Gordon as commissioner in the future, she's not seen or heard from again after Season 2, though she does appear on occasions in the tie-in comic "The Batman Strikes".

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Aside from a mention in "Artifacts", where it's stated she replaced Gordon as commissioner in the future, she's not seen or heard from again after Season 2, though she does appear on occasions in the tie-in comic "The Batman Strikes".''ComicBook/TheBatmanStrikes''.
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!![[{{ComicBook/Hawkman}} Katar Hol / Hawkman]]

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!![[{{ComicBook/Hawkman}} !![[ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} Katar Hol / Hawkman]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeNewbern [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Emmanuel Garijo (FR)[[/labelnote]]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeNewbern [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Emmanuel Garijo actors]]Creator/EmmanuelGarijo (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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* BadassBaritone: He speaks in a deeper voice while in his Batman guise.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LouisGossettJr



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LouisGossettJr [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/PatrickBorg (FR, 1st voice), Thierry Murzeau (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]]



-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong

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-> '''Voiced ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrongCreator/TaraStrong [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Laura Préjean (FR)[[/labelnote]]



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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamWest

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamWest
Creator/AdamWest [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Bernard Tiphaine (FR)[[/labelnote]]



-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LexLang

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LexLang
Creator/LexLang [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitchPileggi

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitchPileggiCreator/MitchPileggi [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Jean-Claude Sachot (FR)[[/labelnote]]






->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos ("The Bat in the Belfry"), Creator/JesseCorti (all other appearances)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos ("The Bat in the Belfry"), Creator/JesseCorti (all other appearances)appearances) [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveHarris

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveHarrisCreator/SteveHarris [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Gilles Morvan (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MingNaWen

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MingNaWenCreator/MingNaWen [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/BarbaraBeretta (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickWarburton

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickWarburtonCreator/PatrickWarburton [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Marc Alfos (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DorianHarewood

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DorianHarewood
Creator/DorianHarewood [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Thierry Wermuth (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeNewbern

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeNewbern
Creator/GeorgeNewbern [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Emmanuel Garijo (FR)[[/labelnote]]



-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChrisHardwick

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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChrisHardwick
Creator/ChrisHardwick [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Michel Vigné (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter
Creator/CharlieSchlatter [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/ChristopheLemoine (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DermotMulroney

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DermotMulroney
Creator/DermotMulroney [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Michel Vigné (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertPatrick

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertPatrick
Creator/RobertPatrick [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Nicolas Marié (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinoRomano

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinoRomanoCreator/RinoRomano [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/AdrienAntoine (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleJudovits, Creator/KellieMartin (as Oracle in "Artifacts")

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleJudovits, Creator/KellieMartin (as Oracle in "Artifacts")"Artifacts") [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Chantal Baroin (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EvanSabara, Creator/JerryOConnell (as Nightwing in "Artifacts")

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EvanSabara, Creator/JerryOConnell (as Nightwing in "Artifacts")"Artifacts") [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/AlexisTomassian (FR)[[/labelnote]]



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlastairDuncan

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlastairDuncanCreator/AlastairDuncan [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/JacquesCiron (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the ShapeShifter. Every time Ethan uses his powers, his brain is among the parts that has to shapeshift. The more he uses it, the more unhinged he becomes, with the implication that his brain melting and remolding itself is causing some brain damage.
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'''[[Characters/TheBatman Back to main.]]'''
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* GreenLanternRing: TropeNamer; his ring is a piece of advanced alien technology that allows him to create anything with the power of his mind.
* HeroicWillpower: As usual, his GreenLanternRing is powered by sheer force of will.

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* GreenLanternRing: TropeNamer; his ring RingOfPower: His Green Lantern Ring, a former TropeNamer, is a piece of advanced alien technology that allows him to create anything with the power of his mind.
* HeroicWillpower: As usual, his GreenLanternRing Green Lantern Ring is powered by sheer force of will.

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