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* KeepingTheHandicap: At the end, Bruce decides to return to his natural age rather than the relatively young form the Lazarus Pit granted him. The reasoning is twofold; the implication is if Bruce has the ability to be Batman, he ''has'' to be Batman.[[note]]In his own words, if he stayed there and kept his youth, he'd "be weaker than ever" due to not being able to be Batman despite being physically capable of it.[[/note]] Secondly, it's also implied that Bruce [[PassingTheTorch is starting to come to terms with Terry being the new Batman]].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Talia" returns from Bruce's past. At the same time, Bruce learns that he can't allow himself to constantly wish for the days that he was more capable and has to get his head "out of the past".
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whether Talia was a willing participant in Ra's FamilialBodySnatcher plot isn't made clear and remains a mystery.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whether Talia was a willing participant in While Ra's says that he called upon Talia to aid in his FamilialBodySnatcher plot plot, it isn't made clear and remains a mystery.if her participation was willing or more akin to Bruce's situation.
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* {{Foil}}: Bruce and Ra's are both contrasts in how they handle their aging.
** For the most part, Bruce has always been unafraid to die for the sake of his mission, with [[Recap/BatmanBeyondS1E1E2Rebirth his one exception]] being considered an OldShame. The process of aging and being unable to live as Batman anymore, however, is something he never expected to have to deal with. After immersing himself in the Lazarus Pit, he finds himself revolted at how unnatural the process was and has to make peace with changing times.
** Ra's, in contrast, has always been shown as a somewhat elderly man, but is absolutely terrified of death. Using the Lazarus Pit and other magical means, he has done everything within his power to keep himself alive at any cost. In the end, he ultimately opts to steal the body of his own daughter in order to prolong his life, intent on doing the same to Bruce.
** For the most part, Bruce has always been unafraid to die for the sake of his mission, with [[Recap/BatmanBeyondS1E1E2Rebirth his one exception]] being considered an OldShame. The process of aging and being unable to live as Batman anymore, however, is something he never expected to have to deal with. After immersing himself in the Lazarus Pit, he finds himself revolted at how unnatural the process was and has to make peace with changing times.
** Ra's, in contrast, has always been shown as a somewhat elderly man, but is absolutely terrified of death. Using the Lazarus Pit and other magical means, he has done everything within his power to keep himself alive at any cost. In the end, he ultimately opts to steal the body of his own daughter in order to prolong his life, intent on doing the same to Bruce.
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* VoicesAreMental: Played with. At first, Ra's uses Talia's normal voice in her body as a disguise. However, after his cover is blown to Bruce and Terry, he begins speaking with his own voice again. According to Season 3's DVD features, they were going to explain this by way of transplanted vocal chords, but it was cut.
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* VoicesAreMental: Played with. At first, Ra's uses Talia's normal voice in her body as a disguise. However, after his cover is blown to Bruce and Terry, he begins speaking with his own voice again. According to Season 3's DVD features, they were going to explain this by way of transplanted vocal chords, but it was cut. It still sort of works if it's assumed to be from Bruce's point of view, since as soon as Ra's stops pretending to be Talia, his normal voice comes out.
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* ExcuseMeComingThrough: After exhausting what little tolerance he has for "Batman: The Musical", Bruce walks out, getting steadily more exasperated and rude as he pushes his way past the people between him and the exit.
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* ExcuseMeComingThrough: After exhausting what little tolerance he has for "Batman: The Musical", Bruce [[WalkingOutOnTheShow walks out, out]], getting steadily more exasperated and rude as he pushes his way past the people between him and the exit.
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* KarmicDeath: Ra's al Ghul finally meets his maker at long last in this episode, and it's all thanks to a damaged live cable falling into his own Lazarus Pit, causing a chain-reaction that takes Ra's with it and transforms the base into his funeral pyre.
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* KarmicDeath: Ra's al Ghul finally meets his maker at long last in this episode, and it's all thanks to a damaged live cable falling into his own Lazarus Pit, causing a chain-reaction that takes Ra's with it and transforms the base his headquarters into his a funeral pyre.
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* KarmicDeath: Ra's al Ghul ultimately ends up meeting his maker thanks to a damaged live cable falling into his own Lazarus Pit, which causes a chain-reaction that takes Ra's with it and transforms the base into his funeral pyre.
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* KarmicDeath: Ra's al Ghul ultimately ends up meeting finally meets his maker at long last in this episode, and it's all thanks to a damaged live cable falling into his own Lazarus Pit, which causes causing a chain-reaction that takes Ra's with it and transforms the base into his funeral pyre.
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* KarmicDeath: Ra's al Ghul ultimately ends up meeting his maker thanks to a damaged live cable falling into his own Lazarus Pit, which causes a chain-reaction that takes Ra's with it and transforms the base into his funeral pyre.
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* KilledOffForReal: The DCAU Ra's finally dies for good (while the DCAU Talia was effectively killed decades earlier when Ra's stole her body).
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* VillainRespect: When confronting Terry in the climax, Ra's admits he underestimated Bruce's newest apprentice.
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* VillainRespect: When confronting Terry in the climax, Ra's admits (albeit condescendingly) that he underestimated Bruce's newest apprentice.
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* VillainRespect: When confronting Terry in the climax, Ra's admits he underestimate Bruce's newest apprentice.
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* VillainRespect: When confronting Terry in the climax, Ra's admits he underestimate Bruce's newest apprentice.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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After Terry takes Bruce to a showing of ''[[TitleTheAdaptation Batman: The Musical]]'' for his birthday, Bruce begins to lament his old age and what could have been. He then receives a surprise visit from an old flame, ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul, who informs him that she has since taken control of her late father's [[FountainOfYouth Lazarus Pit]] and has altered the procedure to the point where it’s now "safe" for use. She offers Bruce the chance to become young again, but he’s initially reluctant. However, a subsequent [[MomentOfWeakness mugging episode which nearly leaves him and a bystander dead]] causes him to reconsider the idea...
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After Terry takes Bruce to a showing of ''[[TitleTheAdaptation Batman: The Musical]]'' for his birthday, Bruce begins to lament his old age and what could have been. He then receives a surprise visit from an old flame, ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul, Talia al Ghul, who informs him that she has since taken control of her late father's [[FountainOfYouth Lazarus Pit]] and has altered the procedure to the point where it’s now "safe" for use. She offers Bruce the chance to become young again, but he’s initially reluctant. However, a subsequent [[MomentOfWeakness mugging episode which nearly leaves him and a bystander dead]] causes him to reconsider the idea...
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** Bruce gets one performed on him by a villain for a change. The "mugging" that occurs at the beginning of the episode turns out to be a setup by ComicBook/RasAlGhul, done to give Bruce a MomentOfWeakness and convince him of his own feebleness in order to encourage him to accept "Talia's" offer to use the Lazarus Pit.
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** Bruce gets one performed on him by a villain for a change. The "mugging" that occurs at the beginning of the episode turns out to be a setup by ComicBook/RasAlGhul, Ra's al Ghul, done to give Bruce a MomentOfWeakness and convince him of his own feebleness in order to encourage him to accept "Talia's" offer to use the Lazarus Pit.
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* CrypticBackgroundReference: The "Near Apocalypse of '09," which was apparently a major crisis during which Bruce had defeated ComicBook/RasAlGhul for good.
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* CrypticBackgroundReference: The "Near Apocalypse of '09," which was apparently a major crisis during which Bruce had defeated ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's al Ghul for good.
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* HappierHomeMovie: One scene has old Bruce looking over photos of happier times he spent with his past romantic partners, including ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, ComicBook/LoisLane, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, and Batgirl. And one with Talia at the end.
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* HappierHomeMovie: One scene has old Bruce looking over photos of happier times he spent with his past romantic partners, including ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, ComicBook/LoisLane, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, Zatanna, Lois Lane, Catwoman, Batgirl, and Batgirl. And one with Talia at the end.
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** Bruce's rejuvenated appearance makes him look like he could be Terry's father, thanks to both his apparent age and their startling resemblance, right down to the black hair and IcyBlueEyes. Then at the end of ''Justice League Unlimited'', it is revealed that thanks to the schemes of Amanda Waller (who had decided that there must always be a Batman and tried to engineer one) and Cadmus genetic technology, Bruce is biologically Terry's father.
