History Fridge / BatmanBeyond

* In ''Shriek'', a gorilla (and every non-human) going crazy due to a human inaudible sound seems like a case of AllAnimalsAreDogs and YouFailBiologyForever. However, when Shriek plays that sound again a few scenes later, you can see a vendor attacking someone buying something from his stall for no apparent reason and an old woman hitting a pedestrian with her handbag with no provocation. Thus, this ''isn't'' a YouFailBiologyForever or AllAnimalsAreDogs.

* In "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot", we see Cynthia, a RidiculouslyHumanRobot built and programmed to be Howard's girlfriend. Throughout the course of the episode, she proves to be {{Nigh Invulnerable}}, {{Super Strong}}, and [[SuperReflexes fast enough on the reflexes to catch one of Terry's batarangs]], despite ostensibly being created as a [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid G-rated sex bot.]] Well, the factory Howard bought Cynthia from also builds synthoids for combat, and Bruce Wayne orders synthoid replicas of people he knew in his heyday as Batman to use in Terry's combat training. Which, [[CrazyPrepared knowing Bruce]], would include other founding members of the Justice League, in case circumstances ever forced Terry to go up against them in combat. Including the {{Nigh Invulnerable}}, {{Super Strong}} HotAmazon with SuperReflexes fast enough to deflect bullets. The synthoid factory keeps a Wonder Woman template on file for Bruce, and the synthoid dealer is modifying it to make illegal synthoid sex bots.

** That scene carries a lot of implications about what Venom does to a body that's not modified and conditioned to handle it at high doses, like Bane's was in other DCAU shows. The Venom overdose causes [[spoiler: Chapell]] to scream in pain as his body bulks up uncontrollably (the implication being that it feels like ''his muscles are tearing themselves off his bones'' as it happens), and leaves him in so much pain that it temporarily forces him to his knees. [[spoiler: Chapell]] is barely coherent when he resumes the fight. Add in the rapid-heartbeat track that plays whenever Bane is shown bulking up on Venom in other DCAU shows, and the implication is that [[spoiler: Chapell]] is asphyxiating and having a stroke at the same time, while his body feels like it's trying to tear itself apart. A Venom overdose may be as horrifying a way to die in the DC Universe as being gassed with Joker Venom.

** That scene carries a lot of implications about what Venom does to a body that's not modified and conditioned to handle it at high doses, like Bane's was in other DCAU shows. The Venom overdose causes [[spoiler: Chapell]] to scream in pain as his body bulks up uncontrollably (the implication being that it feels like ''his muscles are tearing themselves off his bones'' as it happens), and is in such pain that it temporarily forces him to his knees. [[spoiler: Chapell]] is barely coherent when he resumes the fight. Add in the rapid-heartbeat track that plays whenever Bane is shown bulking up on Venom in other DCAU shows, and the implication is that [[spoiler: Chapell]] is asphyxiating and having a stroke at the same time, while his body feels like it's trying to tear itself apart. A Venom overdose may be as horrifying a way to die in the DC Universe as being gassed with Joker Venom.

** Bane could juice himself up to five times his usual size in his heyday without any serious side effects. That's because he's had years to build up a tolerance, and may have have his body modified to further counteract the effects of Venom. What happens when somebody that doesn't have that tolerance takes that much Venom into their system? ''It gives them a stroke and leaves them braindead.'' That episode adds additional horror to all the times Batman villains have plotted to shoot people up with Venom cocktails.

** The ending was as twisted as possible. Terry relayed the events to Bruce, mentioning that The Doctor was with him and he knows about Bullwhip's scheme about his wife cheating with him. Bruce asked Terry if Bullwhip saw The Doctor with him, Terry doubts it as he hid him before anyone saw him. Bullwhip only saw Batman that night, not with the Doctor. The final scene has Bullwhip casually mentioning that April is fine and he'll be done after one more surgery, telling the Doctor to go all out with him before the Anesthesia kicks in. the Doctor seemed happy to obliged as the Drill closes in and the scene fades to black.
-->'''Bullwhip''':Don't hold back, Understand?
-->'''The Doctor''': I understand. No holding back.

** And remember, April Moon was in on this whole scheme with Bullwhip, cheating on The Doctor, and she doesn't know either. April might very well be the next victim.
-->'''The Doctor''': I understand. No holding back.

* "Rebirth Part I" presumably has Warren killed in a brutal fashion. Terry beats himself up afterwards for not being there and helping his father (having no idea that the Jokerz weren't responsible)... but the fight he later has with Mr. Fixx indicates that if Terry had obeyed his father and stayed home, he would've been killed too.

* "Lost Soul". [[ItMakesSenseInContext When the Batsuit is taken over by an evil AI]], Terry makes do with Bruce's old belt and '''Nightwing's mask'''. In every version, Dick Grayson was the closest thing Bruce ever had to a son. [[spoiler: Then, in JLU, what do we find out Terry is?]]

* "Lost Soul". [[ItMakesSenseInContext When the Batsuit is taken over by an evil AI]], Terry makes due with Bruce's old belt and '''Nightwing's mask'''. In every version, Dick Grayson was the closest thing Bruce ever had to a son. [[spoiler: Then, in JLU, what do we find out Terry is?]]

* May be an unintentional example but the Terrific Trio's name. At first, it just appears to be an AlliterativeName based on the Fantastic Four but then take note of the fact that in the past, the word "terrific" [[HaveAGayOldTime used to have a much different connotation]], one signifying something bad or horrible the same way that the words "terror" and "terrifying" continue to do. In this sense, the name "Terrific Trio" has a harsher and more disturbing DoubleMeaning given their eventual tragic breakdown and demise.
* In "Hooked Up", when Donnie is first taken out of [[LotusEaterMachine his VR simulator]] by Spellbinder, he's told "It's time to pay the piper.", not just referring to the saying "He who pays the piper calls the tune", but to Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin, who also stole children like Spellbinder did in this episode.

* We know that Terry's parents broke up prior to the start of the series, [[spoiler: but it's possible that the fact that neither Terry nor his brother resemble EITHER of his parents could have lead to suspicions of cheating on Mary's part, which itself could have been a major factor leading to the divorce.]] And anyone who's seen ''Epilogue'' knows that [[spoiler: neither parent was at all unfaithful. It was just that since the [=McGinnises=] were similar to Bruce's parents, they were chosen to have his reproductive data overwritten by Bruce's in an attempt to create a new Batman.]] In other words, simple bad luck could have caused this divorce.

* Remember when Ra's Al Ghul revealed that he uploaded his brain into Talia's body? We only get ''his'' word that she complied to it, but who's to say Talia wasn't completely on board with the idea?

* "Rebirth Part I" presumably has Warren killed in a brutal fashion. Terry beats himself up afterwards for not being there and helping his father (having no idea that the Jokerz weren't responsible)...but the fight he later has with Mr. Fixx indicates that if Terry had obeyed his father and stayed home, he would've been killed too.

* Pointed out by [[WebSite/SFDebris Chuck]]. What is the impetus for Bruce finally retiring? It's not his heart, although that's a factor-it's because that, in desperation, [[BatmanGrabsAGun he pulled a gun on someone]]--[[NotSoDifferent not unlike Joe Chill]]. If he had continued being Batman, he would have to turn to lethal force just to survive, [[ThouShaltNotKill something that goes against everything he stands for.]] It's at that point that he realized he just couldn't wear the cowl any more.

** It's made explicit that [[StalkerWithACrush Zander has an unhealthy attraction to Max]]. Not to mention that as part of the Kobra cult's [[ItMakesSenseInContext crazy plan to turn themselves into dinosaurs and]] {{take over the world}}, they were also planning to [[TransformationHorror forcibly splice her as well to become Zander's dinosaur queen]]. Good thing that Batman arrives before they could do that to her.

* When Max regains consciousness in "Curse of the Kobra Part II" and seems surprised by [[GoGoEnslavement her new outfit]], her "servants" explain it's because "when you arrived here, your clothes were torn." We saw her unconscious in Zander's car after the scuffle in her apartment, and her clothes ''weren't'' torn then, so... how did they get torn between then and now? What did Zander do to her in that time...?

* In "Hooked Up", when Donnie is first taken out of [[LotusEaterMachine his VR simulator]] by Spellbinder, he's told "It's time to pay the piper.", not just referring to the saying "He who pays the piper calls the tune", but to ThePiedPiper, who also stole children like Spellbinder in this episode.

* From "The Winning Edge", [[spoiler: Bane's caretaker]] is the only person left to make Venom after Bane went into a vegetative state - with his own brain-dead state, Bane probably doesn't have much time left to live.

* Pointed out by [[SFDebris Chuck]]. What is the impetus for Bruce finally retiring? It's not his heart, although that's a factor-it's because that, in desperation, [[BatmanGrabsAGun he pulled a gun on someone]]--[[NotSoDifferent not unlike Joe Chill]]. If he had continued being Batman, he would have to turn to lethal force just to survive, [[ThouShaltNotKill something that goes against everything he stands for.]] It's at that point that he realized he just couldn't wear the cowl any more.

* Remember when Ra's Al Ghul revealed that he uploaded his brain into Talia's body? We only get ''his'' word that she complied to it, but who's to say Talia wasn't completely on board with the idea?

* [[spoiler: Amanda Waller planned to have Terry's parents assassinated when Terry was just 8 years old, hoping that Terry would become new Batman]]. However, who's to say that [[spoiler: killing Terry's parents would have same effect on Terry as it did on Bruce]]? The whole thing might have turned out the other way and [[spoiler: Terry might have possibly turned out to be incredibly malicious supervillain, instead of the new hero Amanda Waller wanted]]. At the first sign of trouble in Terry's happy family life (divorced parents), what does he do? He runs with a bad crowd, ultimately ending in a three month stint in juvie. What would have happened if [[spoiler: his parents ''had'' died?]] At best he would have become an anti-hero on the level of Jason Todd. At worst...

* Remember when Ra's Al Ghul revealed that he uploaded his brain into Talia's body? We only get his word that she complied to it but who's to say Talia wasn't completely onboard with the idea?

* The device Ian Peak used made him intangible by ''vibrating his molecules''. Meaning [[AndIMustScream what happened to him]] is exactly what would happen to TheFlash if he ever lost control of his powers.

* Ian Peak's ultimate fate. See AndIMustScream on the main page.
* We know that Terry's parents broke up prior to the start of the series, [[spoiler: but it's possible that the fact that neither Terry nor his brother resemble EITHER of his parents could have lead to suspicions of cheating on Mary's part, which itself could have been a major factor leading to the divorce.]] And anyone who's seen ''Epilogue'' knows that [[spoiler: neither parent was at all unfaithful. It was just that since the [=McGinnises=] were similar to Bruce's parents, they were chosen to have his reproductive data overwritten by Bruce's in an attempt to create a new Batman.]] In other words, simple bad luck could have caused this divorce.

* Remember when Ra's Al Ghul revealed that he uploaded his brain into Talia's body? We only get his word that she complied to it but whose to say Talia wasn't completely onboard with the idea?

* [[spoiler: Inque's daughter]] Deanna never makes an appearance again after "Inqueling". Inque does. And it's a safe bet she wasn't exactly pleased that [[spoiler: her daughter tried to kill her]]. Do the math and you'll probably figure out why we never saw Deanna again...

* The device Ian Peak used made him intangible by ''vibrating his molecules''. Meaning [[AndIMustScream what happened to him]] is exactly what would happen to TheFlash if he ever lost control of his powers.

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* Pointed out by [[SFDebris Chuck]]. What is the impetus for Bruce finally retiring? It's not his heart, although that's a factor-it's because that, in desperation, he pulled a gun on someone--[[NotSoDifferent not unlike Joe Chill]]. If he had continued being Batman, he would have to turn to lethal force just to survive, [[ThouShaltNotKill something that goes against everything he stands for.]] It's at that point that he realized he just couldn't wear the cowl any more.