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* 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.
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* CloningBlues: CloneAngst: 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.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Batman duplicant's eyes turn red for the latter half of the episode to distinguish it from the original. Upon its HeelFaceTurn, they return to being white.
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* 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.
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* RobotMeRobotMe: A robot Batman in this case.
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** Karl Rossum's name is a reference to the science-fiction play that first coined the word robot, ''Theatre/RossumsUniversalRobots''.
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** Karl Rossum's name is a reference to the science-fiction play that first coined the word robot, ''Theatre/RossumsUniversalRobots''.''[[Theatre/{{RUR}} Rossum's Universal Robots]]''.
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* MythologyGag: At one point, the Robot Batman’s face is partially burnt off by a vial of acid, much like the classic Two-Face origin.
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* ArtificialIntelligenceArtificialIntelligence: H.A.R.D.A.C. and the replicant Batman show this.
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* BigNo: Hollered by the android Batman when it thinks it killed the real one.
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* 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.
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* CopiedTheMoralsToo: The Batman duplicate is so such a good copy 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 to implement.
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* 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.
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* 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.)
* 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.)
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* 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
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* 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.
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* BittersweetEnding: Humanity is saved and the threat of H.A.R.D.A.C. is gone forever. Sadly Sadly, the android had has a HeelRealization just before that happened, this happens, leading it to be DrivenToSuicide, and his death could have been avoided.
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* 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]].
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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: Subverted. The Batman robot started starts out as a deceptively human robot, but became becomes a RidiculouslyHumanRobot over the course of the episode. So human, in fact, that it sacrificed sacrifices itself to prevent the scheme it had has set in motion from hurting people. Because like the real Batman, the robot copy [[ThouShaltNotKill is unwilling to kill, ever]].
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* 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.
* 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.
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* DrivenToSuicide
DrivenToSuicide: The duplicant Batman, believing it has killed the real Batman, destroys the Batcave computer before it can finish uploading the H.A.R.D.A.C. program, knowing the resulting explosion will kill it.
* 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 hispersonality-and personality--and morals.
* 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
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* {{Homage}}: The episode has the premise of ''Film/BladeRunner'', with Batman's replicant believing it was Batman.
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* {{Homage}}: The episode has the premise of ''Film/BladeRunner'', with Batman's replicant believing it was is Batman.
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* 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.
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* KillAndReplace: H.A.R.D.A.C.'s final creation, a robotic duplicate of Bruce Wayne/Batman Wayne/Batman, activates long after its initial defeat. The duplicate lacks a complete memory file, and thus believes itself to be the REAL ''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 has actually killed a human being (Batman was is actually OK though) though), and self-terminated.self-terminates.
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* 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.
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* KnockoutGas: After escaping into the Batcave and running down to the Bat Computer, Alfred attempts to use this on the duplicant, but the being a robot, it is immune. The duplicant removes Alfred's air filter mask once it catches up to him, knocking Alfred out.
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* 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."
* 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."
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* SequelEpisode: To "Heart "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE38HeartOfSteelPart1 Heart of Steel".
Steel]]."
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** Like in "Heart ofSteel", Steel," the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
** Karl Rossum's name isalso a reference to the science-fiction play that first coined the word robot, "Rossum's Universal Robots."''Theatre/RossumsUniversalRobots''.
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* 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.
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* ChaseFight: The android Batman and the real Batman engage in this at the climax.
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: H.A.R.D.A.C. created a duplicate Batman [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well.]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: H.A.R.D.A.C. created a duplicate Batman [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well.]]well]].
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* 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.
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* 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. He freaks out and destroys the computer, causing an explosion that destroys himself and H.A.R.D.A.C.'s last remains.
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Batman robot. robot, having absorbed the original's [[ThouShaltNotKill moral principles]] along with his basic knowledge, is horrified when it thinks that it killed Batman.Batman.
* OhCrap: Alfred gets this upon seeing the Batman robot's circuitry and realizing it's a duplicate.
* OhCrap: Alfred gets this upon seeing the Batman robot's circuitry and realizing it's a duplicate.
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* HeartDriveHeartDrive: A single piece of H.A.R.D.A.C. serves as a backup for his entire programming.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDoneMyGodWhatHaveIDone: 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.
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* 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.)
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* TitleDrop: Spoken by Batman at the end. (See DoAndroidsDream above.)
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* 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.
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* 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 ''[[GoneHorriblyRight too good a job'' 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.
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* ShouOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
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* ShouOut: ShoutOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
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* 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.
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* 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 to obtain that goal could have been avoided.
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* 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.
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-->'''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?
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-->'''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?
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Batman faces the last remaining H.A.R.D.A.C. robot, a Batman duplicate, who believes himself to be the real Batman.
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* ArtificialIntelligence
* BatmanGambit: Batman made his android copy think it killed him, to see if it would trigger Batman's own feelings against killing in the android.
* BigNo
* CallToAgriculture: Karl Rossum briefly takes up farming after the disaster of the H.A.R.D.A.C. program. He eventually does return to the robotics business full-time.
* 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.
* 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]].
* DoAndroidsDream:
-->'''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
* DrivenToSuicide
* HeartDrive
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: H.A.R.D.A.C. created a duplicate Batman [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well.]]
* {{Homage}}: The episode has the premise of ''Film/BladeRunner'', with Batman's replicant believing it was Batman.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bruce calls his android duplicate as "it" even when questioning whether the android had a soul.
* 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.
* KilledOffForReal: The last remnant of H.A.R.D.A.C. is gone forever.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* RobotMe
* RoboticReveal: Batman is shot by a thug. The thug is rather surprised, not because he managed to shoot Batman, but because he sees its circuitry.
* SequelEpisode: To "Heart of Steel".
* ShouOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
* ThouShaltNotKill: The robot copy of Batman that H.A.R.D.A.C. created in a final attempt to gain revenge on Batman and KillAllHumans follows his human template's example all too well. The robot has a HeroicBSOD when it thinks it killed Batman during their fight and sacrifices itself to foil the scheme it had earlier set in motion when it realizes more people will die because of it.
* 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.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed. When a robotic Batman (mistakenly) thinks that he has killed the real Batman, he becomes so horrified that he commits suicide. Batman later reflects on this, and wonders if the robot could have had a soul.
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* ArtificialIntelligence
* BatmanGambit: Batman made his android copy think it killed him, to see if it would trigger Batman's own feelings against killing in the android.
* BigNo
* CallToAgriculture: Karl Rossum briefly takes up farming after the disaster of the H.A.R.D.A.C. program. He eventually does return to the robotics business full-time.
* 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.
* 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]].
* DoAndroidsDream:
-->'''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
* DrivenToSuicide
* HeartDrive
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: H.A.R.D.A.C. created a duplicate Batman [[GoneHorriblyRight all too well.]]
* {{Homage}}: The episode has the premise of ''Film/BladeRunner'', with Batman's replicant believing it was Batman.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bruce calls his android duplicate as "it" even when questioning whether the android had a soul.
* 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.
* KilledOffForReal: The last remnant of H.A.R.D.A.C. is gone forever.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* RobotMe
* RoboticReveal: Batman is shot by a thug. The thug is rather surprised, not because he managed to shoot Batman, but because he sees its circuitry.
* SequelEpisode: To "Heart of Steel".
* ShouOut: Like in "Heart of Steel", the android's face is partially destroyed, showing its metallic skull underneath, very similar to the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
* ThouShaltNotKill: The robot copy of Batman that H.A.R.D.A.C. created in a final attempt to gain revenge on Batman and KillAllHumans follows his human template's example all too well. The robot has a HeroicBSOD when it thinks it killed Batman during their fight and sacrifices itself to foil the scheme it had earlier set in motion when it realizes more people will die because of it.
* 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.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed. When a robotic Batman (mistakenly) thinks that he has killed the real Batman, he becomes so horrified that he commits suicide. Batman later reflects on this, and wonders if the robot could have had a soul.
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