History Recap / BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE62HisSiliconSoul

* CloningBlues: The first half of the episode has the Batman duplicate believing it's actually the real Batman who's had his mind uploaded into a robot. It becomes rather grief-stricken upon learning it was never human to begin with.

* RobotMe

** Karl Rossum's name is a reference to the science-fiction play that first coined the word robot, ''Theatre/RossumsUniversalRobots''.

* ArtificialIntelligence

* CopiedTheMoralsToo: The Batman duplicate is so good that it also has Batman's moral code, including ThouShaltNotKill, which destroys any chance of it implementing the KillAndReplace plan that H.A.R.D.A.C. was trying ti implement.

* BigNo

!!Tropes:

* AIIsACrapshoot: A rare case where this benefits the hero (and humanity as a whole). The android rejects its programming, which in effect, utterly vanquishes H.A.R.D.A.C. (Sadly, the android itself [[DrivenToSuicide destroys itself]] as a result.)

* BittersweetEnding: Humanity is saved and the threat of H.A.R.D.A.C. is gone forever. Sadly the android had a HeelRealization just before that happened, leading it to be DrivenToSuicide, and his death could have been avoided.

* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: Subverted. The Batman robot started out as a deceptively human robot, but became a RidiculouslyHumanRobot over the course of the episode. So human, in fact, that it sacrificed itself to prevent the scheme it had set in motion from hurting people. Because like the real Batman, the robot copy [[ThouShaltNotKill is unwilling to kill, ever]].

* DrivenToSuicide
* GoneHorriblyRight: H.A.R.D.A.C. wanted his robotic replacement for Batman to be utterly indistinguishable from the real one. As it turns out, he did so by genuinely replicating his personality-and morals.

* {{Homage}}: The episode has the premise of ''Film/BladeRunner'', with Batman's replicant believing it was Batman.

* KillAndReplace: H.A.R.D.A.C.'s final creation, a robotic duplicate of Bruce Wayne/Batman activates long after its initial defeat. The duplicate lacks a complete memory file, and thus believes itself to be the REAL Batman until it learns otherwise. It then begins trying to carry on H.A.R.D.A.C.'s mission by eliminating Batman and replacing him. Turns out, H.A.R.D.A.C. did ''[[GoneHorriblyRight too good a job]]'' copying Bruce Wayne's mind, and the robotic duplicate can't handle the guilt of thinking it actually killed a human being (Batman was actually OK though) and self-terminated.

* KnockoutGas: After escaping into the Batcave and running down to the Bat Computer, Alfred attempts to use this on the duplicant, but the duplicant removes Alfred's air filter mask once it catches up to him, knocking Alfred out.

* SequelEpisode: To "Heart of Steel".
* ShoutOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
** Karl Rossum's name is also a reference to the science-fiction play that first coined the word robot, "Rossum's Universal Robots."

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The conflict probably could have been avoided and the robot saved if they had just thought to talk to it when it asked for help instead of assuming the worst.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The conflict probably could have been avoided and robot saved if they had just thought to talk to it when it asked for help instead of assuming the worst.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: H.A.R.D.A.C. created a duplicate Batman [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Batman robot, having absorbed the original's [[ThouShaltNotKill moral principles]] along with his basic knowledge, is horrified when it thinks that it killed Batman.

* WhatHaveIDone: The robot thinks he managed to kill Batman. He freaks out and destroys the computer, causing an explosion that destroys himself and H.A.R.D.A.C.'s last remains.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Batman robot. having absorbed the original's [[ThouShaltNotKill moral principles]] along with his basic knowledge, is horrified when it thinks that it killed Batman.

* HeartDrive

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone

* KillAndReplace: H.A.R.D.A.C.'s final creation, a robotic duplicate of Bruce Wayne/Batman activates long after its initial defeat. The duplicate lacks a complete memory file, and thus believes itself to be the REAL Batman until it learns otherwise. It then begins trying to carry on H.A.R.D.A.C.'s mission by eliminating Batman and replacing him. Turns out, H.A.R.D.A.C. did ''too goog a job'' copying Bruce Wayne's mind, and the robotic duplicate can't handle the guilt of thinking it actually killed a human being (Batman was actually OK though) and self-terminated.

* ShouOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.

* BittersweetEnding: Humanity is saved and the threat of H.A.R.D.A.C. is gone forever. Sadly the android had a HeelRealization just before that happened, and his death to obtain that goal could have been avoided.

-->'''Bruce:''' It seems it was more than wires and microchips after all. Could it be it had a soul, Alfred? A [[TitleDrop soul of silicon]], but a soul nonetheless?
* DownerEnding