History Trivia / Batman

* CashCowFranchise: There's a good reason the Batman mythos is a victim of AdaptationOverdosed. Give or take Franchise/SpiderMan, Batman is the highest-grossing solo superhero franchise of all time all media and [[TheMerch merch]] combined. No wonder Creator/WarnerBros regularly wants to reboot him moviewise.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Since The Amazing World of DC Comics #14, Gotham City has been depicted by the comics (and later film media) as existing within the [[UsefulNotes/NewJersey State of New Jersey]].

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Comics_Database DC Comics Database]] and the [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Wiki Batman Wiki]].

* NamesTheSame: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman,_Turkey Batman]] in Turkey, known mainly for its NATO airbase, is not named after Batman [[note]]but from the like-named river, etymology unclear, perhaps from Bati-, west- [[/note]] which is kind of a letdown. But try reading the Wiki article without chuckling.

* NamesTheSame:
** The name "ComicBook/RedRobin" sure would sound more intimidating if it weren't the name of a fast food franchise. ''Especially'' if their slogan weren't:
--> Red Robin! Yuuuuuum!
** [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] to [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]], at least in terms of sound.
** A very confusing example with Doctor Simon Hurt. [[spoiler: Lincon March also claims to be Thomas Wayne Jr., and may in fact be Bruce's long-lost brother.]]
** Minor villain Black Spider (known for being a [[{{Expy}} jab at]] ComicBook/SpiderMan, and for his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'') shares his name with a recurrent criminal from the Mexican comic book series ComicBook/{{Kaliman}}, la Araña Negra.

** Minor villain Black Spider (known for being a [[{{Expy}} jab at]] ComicBook/SpiderMan, and for his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'') shares his name with a recurrent criminal from the Mexican comic book series ComicBook/{{Kaliman}}, la Araña Negra.

** Dick was going to be KilledOffForReal in Infinite Crisis. For the same reason that [[Main/TheHeart saved him in fact]]. Considering how much emotional weight came from Barry Allen's death he could have been gone a while...
** In the early 00's, there was brief talk at Warner Brothers of possibly making a live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Batman Beyond}}'' movie to reboot the Batman franchise but the idea was passed over for ''Film/{{Batman Begins}}'' instead.

* FanNickname: Fans often call the trio consisting of The Riddler, Scarecrow, and Mad Hatter as "[[TheSmartGuy The Dork Squad]]".

!!ImageSource
[[AC:ImageSource/AnimatedFilms]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''
** PhotoDoodleRecognition
** SpoiledByTheMerchandise (toy)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero''
** FreezeRay
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''
** LaughablyEvil
** Monster.DCAnimation
** SingleMindedTwins
** WatchWhereYoureGoing
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies''
** HeroicBuild
** AnIceSuit
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanYearOne''
** DatelessGrave

[[AC:ImageSource/ComicBooksAToL]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}''
** MostCommonSuperpower (row 2, column 1; row 3, column 3)
* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2000''
** DodgeTheBullet
* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009''
** TalkingInYourSleep
* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2011''
** ThrowingOffTheDisability (fan-art)
* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''
** [[AccidentalInnuendo.ComicBooks Accidental Innuendo.Comic Books]]
** AdaptationalHeroism (left)
** AdaptationalWimp (top half, ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' crossover)
** AllEncompassingMantle
** AlternateContinuity (middle-left)
** ArtImitatesArt (bottom half)
** BadassCape (toy)
** BallroomBlitz
** BatmanGrabsAGun
** BeardOfSorrow
** CallToAgriculture (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** CharlesAtlasSuperpower
** {{Chronoscope}} (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** ClockKing
** TheCommissionerGordon
** CoolGarage
** CrazyPeoplePlayChess
** DarkAndTroubledPast
** DarkIsNotEvil
** DeadlyHug
** DeadSidekick
** DeathTrap
** DentedIron
** DigYourOwnGrave (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** TheDreaded
** DruggedLipstick
** EarlyInstallmentWeirdness
** EgyptIsStillAncient
** EmpoweredBadassNormal (''Franchise/GreenLantern'' crossover)
** EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
** FlorenceNightingaleEffect
** FootPopping
** GoKartingWithBowser (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** GoodIsNotSoft
** GratuitousAnimalSidekick
** HarmlessFreezing
** [[HilariousInHindsight/ComicBooks Hilarious in Hindsight.Comic Books]] (''Music/TheBeatles'' crossover)
** AnIcePerson
** {{Idiosyncrazy}}
** IneffectualSympatheticVillain
** InsanityImmunity (''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' crossover)
** TheJailer
** JokerJury
** KidSidekick
** LegacyCharacter
** LivingAphrodisiac
** MotifMerger (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** NoBadassToHisValet
** NotMeThisTime
** NotSoStoic
** OhNoNotAgain
** ParasolOfPain
** PowerfulAndHelpless (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** RedSkiesCrossover
** TheReveal
** RoguesGallery
** SafeWord
** ServileSnarker
** {{Sidekick}}
** StayInTheKitchen
** StealthHiBye (fan-art)
** StrawmanHasAPoint
** SuperheroTrophyShelf
** SupernaturalFearInducer
** TandemParasite (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter
** TerrorHero
** ThanatosGambit (''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' & ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** TragicVillain
** [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight.ComicBooks Unusually Uninteresting Sight.Comic Books]]
** UsefulNotes.{{The Bronze Age of Comic Books}} (bottom-left)
** [[VillainTeamUp.ComicBooks Villain Team-Up.Comic Books]] (''Franchise/SpiderMan'' crossover)
** [[WhatCouldHaveBeen.ComicBooks What Could Have Been.Comic Books]]
** WhoEvenNeedsABrain
** WitchHunt (''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' crossover)
** WithFriendsLikeThese
** WorkoutFanservice
** WouldHitAGirl
* ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}''
** KindheartedCatLover
* ''ComicBook/PoisonIvy''
** GoodPowersBadPeople
* ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''
** CoincidentalBroadcast
** DoesntLikeGuns
** FutureSlang
** LeaveBehindAPistol
** ThoughtCaption
* ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke''
** LaughingMad
** RageAgainstTheReflection
** StrawNihilist
* ''ComicBook/BatmanTheCult''
** ExternalCombustion
* ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily''
** [[MoralEventHorizon.ComicBooks Moral Event Horizon.Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth''
** [[FoeYay.ComicBooks Foe Yay.Comic Books]]
** ImpaledPalm
* ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman''
** StabTheScorpion
** TongueTrauma
* ''Film/BatmanReturns''
** EngineeredPublicConfession
* ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}''
** AntiHeroSubstitute
** HoistHeroOverHead
* ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures''
** BatmanGambit
** ChickMagnet
** DontExplainTheJoke
** TheFullNameAdventures
** IgnoreTheFanservice
** JokerImmunity
** RaisedByDudes
** SextraCredit
** SuperWindowJump
** WhyDontYouJustShootHim
* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn''
** DarkMistress
** GetARoom
** MadLove
* ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder''
** CombatStilettos
* ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''
** ThatManIsDead
* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''
** AreWeThereYet
* ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''
** [[AnIcePerson/ComicBooks An Ice Person.Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/RedRobin''
** WakingUpElsewhere
* ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}''
** IrislessEyemaskOfMystery
* ''ComicBook/NightOfTheOwls''
** AcousticLicense
* ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween''
** HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas
* ''ComicBook/KnightAndSquire''
** MuggedForDisguise

[[AC:ImageSource/LiveActionFilmsAToL]]
* ''Film/TheBatmanSerial'' (1943)
** AlternateContinuity (top: poster)
* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie''
** [[CrazyPrepared.{{Batman}} Crazy-Prepared.Batman]]
** VillainTeamUp
* ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' (1989)
** ArchEnemy (bottom left)
** BatSignal
** [[BoundAndGagged/LiveActionFilms Bound and Gagged.Live-Action Films]]
** MoneyToThrowAway
** SuperheroMovieVillainsDie (right half)
** TableSpace
* ''Film/BatmanReturns''
** BadBlackBarf
** SuperTrope (bottom row, column 2)
* ''Film/BatmanForever''
** PaidHarem
* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''
** [[BerserkButton.WebOriginal Berserk Button.Web Original]] (top half)
** ContinuityReboot (left half: poster)
** CosmopolitanCouncil
** FashionVictimVillain
** WTHCostumingDepartment
* ''Film/BatmanBegins''
** AlternateContinuity (bottom-right)
** ContinuityReboot (right half: poster)
** DyeingForYourArt (bottom half)
** HurtingHero
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight''
** BadassBystander
** ChaoticEvil
** CreepyCrossdresser
** DisguisedHostageGambit
** EyesAreUnbreakable
** FacialHorror
** ForTheEvulz
** GoodScarsEvilScars (bottom half)
** KubrickStare (row 4, column 1)
** MalevolentMaskedMen
** [[Memes/LiveActionFilms Memes.Live-Action Films]] (fan-art, ''Film/HarryPotter'' crossover)
** SmashTheSymbol
** TwoFaced
** TripleShifter
** UnhandThemVillain
** [[WouldHurtAChild/LiveActionFilms Would Hurt a Child.Live-Action Films]]
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''
** ClassifiedInformation
** DeliveryGuyInfiltration
** MenacingStroll
** Memes.TheDarkKnightTrilogy
* ''Film/BatmanFightsDracula''
** FightDracula

[[AC:ImageSource/LiveActionTV]]
* ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' (1966)
** AlternateContinuity (middle-right)
** [[BoundAndGagged/LiveActionTV Bound and Gagged.Live-Action TV]] ("Catwoman's Dressed to Kill")
** HitFlash
** ASpyAtTheSpa
** ToTheBatpole
** UtilityBelt (collage)
** TheWallsAreClosingIn
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}''
** ThePlace
** TheQueenpin
** [[WretchedHive/LiveActionTV Wretched Hive.Live-Action TV]]

[[AC:ImageSource/WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
** AlternateContinuity (bottom-left)
** AntagonistInMourning ("The Man Who Killed Batman")
** BatmanColdOpen
** ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes
** ChippendalesDancers
** CryForTheDevil
** FashionShow
** FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit
** HangingJudge
** HourglassPlot ("Joker's Favor")
** HypnoTrinket
** IfItsYouItsOkay (fan-art)
** InsaneNoMore
** LightningReveal
** TheNewAdventures
** NooseNecktie
** NotGrowingUpSucks ("Baby-Doll")
** OffhandBackhand
** RocketRide
** ShadowDiscretionShot
** ShirtlessCaptives
** TimmStyle
** WardensAreEvil
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''
** AnimalEyes
** DaddysLittleVillain
** DramaticLandfallShot
** EggSitting ("The Eggbaby")
** MysteriousVeil
** {{Socialite}}
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''
** AllianceOfAlternates
** BadGuysPlayPool
** BoisterousBruiser
** TheMusicMeister
** UselessBoyfriend

!!Quote Source
* QuoteSource: The Batman Franchise provides the page quotes for:
[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* DarkerAndEdgier
* IHaveAFamily
* ProtoSuperhero
* {{Sadist}}
* TheQuincyPunk
* ''ComicBook/Robin1993''
* ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures''
** ActuallyADoombot
** ChronicVillainy
* ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''
** {{Idiosyncrazy}}
* ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke''
** AmusementParkOfDoom
** JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope
* ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween''
** ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma
* ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader''
** DatingCatwoman

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie''
** BombDisposal
* ''Film/Batman1989''
** CreateYourOwnVillain
** ElectricJoybuzzer
** LaughingMad
** ThatManIsDead
* ''Film/BatmanReturns''
** ProducePelting
* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''
** GaiasVengeance
** PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure
** RecklessSidekick
* ''Film/BatmanForever''
** BatSignal
** JekyllAndHyde
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''
** ''Film/BatmanBegins''
*** CrooksAreBetterArmed
*** RichIdiotWithNoDayJob
*** SmokeOut
*** SoftspokenSadist
*** TerrorHero
*** WhatTheHellAreYou
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight''
*** BlackmailBackfire
*** BluntYes
*** ChaoticEvil
*** DisguisedHostageGambit
*** EveryScarHasAStory
*** EvilerThanThou
*** FallenHero
*** ForTheEvulz
*** GlasgowGrin
*** IncorruptiblePurePureness
*** LetMeTellYouAStory
*** ThePenIsMightier
*** ThePowerOfLegacy
*** ProtagonistJourneyToVillain
*** RobbingTheMobBank
*** RogueProtagonist
*** SanitySlippage
*** TheSpook
*** TimeBomb
*** WithGreatPowerComesGreatOpposition
*** WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied
*** YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''
** ExpressLaneLimit
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
** CatchPhrase
** FightingFingerprint
** IAmTheNoun
** IntimidatingRevenueService
** TheJailer
** SidekickGraduationsStick
** SplitPersonality
** StealthHiBye
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''
** LetsJustBeFriends
** TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife
** SecretKeeper
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''
** ScienceMarchesOn
** TheUnchosenOne

* FanNickname: Fans refer to Dick as Batman only as [=DickBats=], since THE Batman is Bruce.
** And yet when Bruce came back, the fans still supported [=DickBats=].
** Az and [=AzBats=] for Azrael. Later became an InSeriesNickname when {{ComicBook/Nightwing}} made up the latter.

* CharacterSpecificPages:
** [[Characters/BatmanTheCharacter Bruce Wayne / Batman]]
** [[Characters/{{Robin}} Robin]]
** [[Characters/{{Batgirl}} Batgirl]]

** SuperheroMovieVillainsDie (right)

* AdaptationOverdosed: Big time, and [[CashCowFranchise for an easily understandable reason]]. Batman is by far and away the most adapted [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]] character and the most adapted superhero ''period''. Since the 2010s alone, we got ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie''), the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' video games, ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'', a new potential live action universe starting with ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'', series like ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', ''Series/{{Pennyworth}}'', ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'', some glimpses in the Series/{{Arrowverse}}, and numerous animated series. There's been ''four'' different live action incarnations of Bruce Wayne in 2019 alone with ''Gotham'', ''Joker'', ''Titans'' and ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''. And that's not even counting the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies. Poor Thomas and Martha Wayne aren't done with having their death be reenacted in many cases.

* ''ComicBook/{{Knight}}''

** ArchEnemy (bottom-left)

** SuperheroMovieVillainsDie