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* BigLittleBrother: Donatello to Raphael, and both to Leonardo.
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* NothingCanStopMeNow: Both members of the BigBadDuumvirate say this during the final battle.

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* NothingCanStopMeNow: Both members of the BigBadDuumvirate say something like this during the final battle.



-->'''Ra's:''' And now, nothing can stand in my way.

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-->'''Ra's:''' --->'''Ra's:''' And now, nothing can stand in my way.



-->'''Shredder:''' The Foot and the League are mine. There's nothing any of you can do to stop me!

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-->'''Shredder:''' --->'''Shredder:''' The Foot and the League are mine. There's nothing any of you can do to stop me!
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* CreativeClosingCredits: A montage of comic book covers in various styles from both Batman and Ninja Turtle history, depicting other crossover adventures.

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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Several instances: [[spoiler:A foot clan ninja getting killed with a shuriken to the forehead, Ra's Al Ghul cutting off a guard's head, and Shredder impaling a guard with his claws.]]

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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Several instances: [[spoiler:A foot clan ninja getting killed with a shuriken to the forehead, Ra's Al Ghul cutting off a guard's head, and Shredder impaling a guard with his claws. Leonardo also hallucinates his brothers being turned into withered corpses under the influence of Scarecrow's fear toxin.]]


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* {{Irony}}: Ra's breaks Donatello's arm and dismissively kicks him over the railing during the final battle. This puts the most technically-minded of the brothers in a position to do something about his DoomsdayDevice.
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* MadScientist: Baxter Stockman tries to present himself as a helpless prisoner of the Foot Clan, but when ordered to activate the DoomsdayDevice he was made to build, he's positively giggling with glee.
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* FatalFamilyPhoto: Spiritually. One of the guards at Arkham Asylum is shown sipping from a "Gotham's Best Dad" mug moments before Ra's looms out of the shadows behind him, sword in hand. A hand with a prominent wedding ring is later [[BorrowedBiometricBypass used to open the Joker's cell]], [[AnArmAndALeg without the rest of his body]].

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* AdaptationDeviation:
** In the original comic book, the Turtles and their RoguesGallery are originally from another universe. It also turns out the mutagen in their bodies doesn't work in the DC universe, putting them on a ticking clock to return to their reality before it's too late. The comic also features more of their supporting cast, like Splinter, and less of Batman's.
** While a few hints of it remain, Raphael's subplot of denouncing Batman as a rich thrillseeker who fights crime for fun, but eventually coming to appreciate and respect Batman after Batman shows where his parents died and talks about his motivations was removed for the film, possibly because it had gotten attached to the infamous "Cowabummer" meme by those who found it difficult to take seriously, possibly because it makes less sense for Batman to reveal that much in a continuity where the Ninja Turtles don't come from a different universe.
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the comic]], the turtles discovered the Batcave thanks to Splinter following him there after their fight. But as he was AdaptedOut of the movie it meant the turtles had to find the cave through some other means that Donatello begins to explain, [[ExpositionCut but is cut off by Leonardo before he has the chance.]]



* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In [[ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the comic]], the turtles discovered the Batcave thanks to Splinter following him there after their fight. But as he was AdaptedOut of the movie it meant the turtles had to find the cave through some other means that Donatello begins to explain, [[ExpositionCut but is cut off by Leonardo before he has the chance.]]



* ArbitrarySkepticism: Donatello mentions that he'd heard of Batman but had dismissed the idea of a supernatural bat-creature that runs around Gotham at night fighting crime as an urban legend. He also mentions that he did [[SubvertedTrope consider that he might have been another mutant]] like them.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Donatello mentions that he'd heard of Batman but had dismissed the idea of a supernatural bat-creature that runs around Gotham at night fighting crime as an urban legend. He also mentions that he did [[SubvertedTrope consider that he might have been another mutant]] like them.them, and Leonardo correctly theorizes that the "supernatural" elements of Batman's legend are probably just people misattributing the effects of his gadgets.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Alfred hears that ninjas are at work in Gotham, he asks Batman if it's the work of the League of Assassins. Ra's turns out to be Shredder's partner in the Foot Clan's Gotham project.
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** Batman does significantly better against the Turtles in their first fight than he did in the source material. In their comic book fight, Batman was shown having the slight upper hand while battling all four Turtles but it wasn't totally one sided and Leonardo did show he had what it took to fight on even footing with the Dark Knight. In the film, the Turtles don't land a single hit on Batman and [[CurbStompBattle get totally demolished by Bruce]]. Bonus points for the fact that Batman managed to accomplish this shortly after being severely injured by the Shredder in a fight.

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** Batman does significantly better against the Turtles in their first fight than he did in the source material. In their comic book fight, Batman was shown having the slight upper hand while battling all four Turtles but it wasn't totally one sided and Leonardo did show he had what it took to fight on even footing with the Dark Knight. In the film, the Turtles don't land a single hit on Batman and [[CurbStompBattle get totally demolished by Bruce]].Bruce]], largely obeying MookChivalry instead of trying to fight back with teamwork. Bonus points for the fact that Batman managed to accomplish this shortly after being severely injured by the Shredder in a fight.
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* VillainousValor: When the Turtles take apart all of Penguin's henchmen, Penguin proceeds to fight them one against four, even when Leonardo has disabled his gun-brella.
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* LateToTheRealization: Even though the Batcave is located right under the Wayne Manor, Michelangelo doesn't realize that Batman is Bruce Wayne until she sees him without his mask.

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* LateToTheRealization: Even though the Batcave is located right under the Wayne Manor, Michelangelo doesn't realize that Batman is Bruce Wayne until she he sees him without his mask.

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* BattleStrip: Ra's takes off his cloak before fighting Leonardo and Donatello in the climax.



* BigNo: [[spoiler: Shredder yells this as he falls into a vat of chemicals at the end of the film.]]



* CallingYourAttacks: Michelangelo does this pretty often.



* DontTouchItYouIdiot: When Michelangelo gets into the Batmobile, Batman tells him not to touch any buttons. However, he eventually allows him to do so when they're cornered by the Foot and the League, much to Robin's jealousy.

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* DisneyVillainDeath: Shredder seemingly dies when he falls into a vat of chemicals at the end of the movie. [[spoiler: Subverted, as he's revealed to have survived in TheStinger.]]
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: When Michelangelo gets into the Batmobile, Batman tells him not to touch press any buttons. However, he eventually allows him to do so when they're cornered by the Foot and the League, much to Robin's jealousy.



* HandshakeRefusal: When Ra's al Ghul first comes to meet the Foot Clan, Baxter tries to introduce himself and offers his hand. Ra's completely ignores him.



* IveNeverSeenAnythingLikeThisBefore: When telling Leonardo about his fight against Shredder, Batman mentions that he'd never seen an attack like the one he used to defeat him. Leonardo realizes it must have been the Sato-Oshi technique.



-->'''Penguin:''' Fine! Take it! ''(leaves, grumbling)'' I'll consider this a resume building experience...

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-->'''Penguin:''' --->'''Penguin:''' Fine! Take it! ''(leaves, grumbling)'' I'll consider this a resume building experience...



** Baxter Stockman immediately surrenders when confronted by Robin during the final battle.
* LateToTheRealization: Even though the Batcave is located right under the Wayne Manor, Michelangelo doesn't realize that Batman is Bruce Wayne until she sees him without his mask.



* NeckLift: Shredder grabs Baxter Stockman by the throat at one point.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The combined raid of the Turtles and Batman's crew on Arkham Asylum was nothing but a [[spoiler:red herring spun by the Joker, in order to give the League and Shredder time to procure the cloud seeder.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The combined raid of the Turtles and Batman's crew on Arkham Asylum was nothing but a [[spoiler:red herring spun by the Joker, in order to give the League and Shredder time to procure the cloud seeder.]]Cloud Seeder.]]
* NiceKitty: When he's attacked by a mutated wolf man in the climax, Donatello tries to calm him down by calling him a "nice little wolf", to no avail.



* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: At the end of the film, Raphael says that there's no way Shredder could have survived falling into a vat of chemicals. However, Leonardo reminds him that this wouldn't be the first time they'd assumed him dead, only for him to surprise them. [[spoiler: Sure enough, Shredder is revealed to be alive in TheStinger.]]
* NothingCanStopMeNow: Both members of the BigBadDuumvirate say this during the final battle.
** Ra's says it when they're about to launch the Cloud Seeder. Right after, the Bat-family and the Turtles arrive.
-->'''Ra's:''' And now, nothing can stand in my way.
** Shortly after, Shredder says the same thing to Batman and the Turtles, only for the Cloud Seeder to then fall on him.
-->'''Shredder:''' The Foot and the League are mine. There's nothing any of you can do to stop me!



* PainfulTransformation: All those mutated by the Ooze are shown writhing in pain during their transformation, to the point that Shredder has to reassure Ra's that one of his men should survive. Probably...



* SmokeOut: Both the Turtles and Shredder use smoke bombs to get away at various points throughout the film.

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* SmokeOut: Both the Turtles and Shredder use smoke bombs to get away at various points throughout the film.


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* SssssnakeTalk: Naturally, Joker often talks like this after mutating into a cobra hybrid.


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* StomachOfHolding: Joker swallowed the formula of his venom before being locked up in Arkham. When Ra's and Shredder come to see him, he regurgitates it in exchange for the Ooze.


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* WeHaveReserves: When Shredder demonstrates the effect of the Ooze on one of the members of the League of Assassins and says he's not sure he'll survive, R'as shrugs it off as he has lots of men to spare.
-->'''Ra's al Ghul:''' We are legions. I have many more just like him.


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* YouAreTooLate: Ra's tells Batman that he's too late when he and the Turtles come to stop him from launching the Cloud Seeder in the climax.
-->'''Ra's al Ghul:''' You're too late, Detective! Gotham will fall! And be born anew!
* YouFool: Ra's al Ghul calls Leonardo a "Foolish child" after overpowering him during their fight.


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* YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive: In their first face-to-face meeting, R'as al Ghul dismissively refers to Shredder's clan as "you and your little Foot Clan".

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* AnyLastWords: Shredder asks Batman this question when he's about to use the Sato-Oshi technique during their final fight. Batman’s answer? "Cowabunga!"



* BarbellBeating: After being pummeled by Bane into Arkham 's gym, Batgirl quickly rescues Donatello by swing a barbell squarely into Bane's face. It finally knocks him out.

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* BarbellBeating: After being pummeled by Bane into Arkham 's Arkham's gym, Batgirl quickly rescues Donatello by swing a barbell squarely into Bane's face. It finally knocks him out.


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* DestinationDefenestration: After being turned into a bat-monster, the first thing Batman does is to grab Two-Face and throw him through a glass window.


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* DontTouchItYouIdiot: When Michelangelo gets into the Batmobile, Batman tells him not to touch any buttons. However, he eventually allows him to do so when they're cornered by the Foot and the League, much to Robin's jealousy.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Harley shows a little concern when the mutated Batman attacks their ally Two-Face. Joker couldn't care less, though.


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* IWillShowYouX: Mr. Freeze says this before firing his ice gun at the Turtles, much to Michelangelo's delight.
-->'''Michelangelo:''' A polar bear with an ice gun? That is so cool!\\
'''Mr. Freeze:''' I'll show you cool, child!


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* LeaveHimToMe: During the final battle, Batman tells the Turtles he wants to take care of Shredder himself.
-->'''Batman:''' Shredder is mine!


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** Michelangelo says this when he gets caught by Batman's rope during their fight.
--->'''Michelangelo:''' Oh, crud!


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* PrehensileTail: Having transformed into a mutated cobra man, the Joker uses his tail to grab Batgirl at one point.


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* SmokeOut: Both the Turtles and Shredder use smoke bombs to get away at various points throughout the film.
* SnakePeople: The Ooze causes Joker to mutate into a cobra hybrid.


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* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: In the climax, the most dangerous of the mutated Foot members is one who has become a ''T. rex''.
* ThereWasADoor: When Robin and the Turtles run away from Arkham's kitchen, Mr. Freeze chases after them by going through a wall instead of using the door.


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* UnderTheTruck: When chased by a mutated elephant man in the climax, Batgirl escapes him by sliding her bike under three Ace Chemicals tanker trucks. The elephant man then crashes into them, causing a huge explosion.


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* YouLeaveHimAlone: Raphael says this when he tries to save Robin from Mr. Freeze.
-->'''Raphael:''' Hey, creature! Leave that kid alone!
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* DramaticSpineInjury: When Batgirl and Donatello are confronted by Bane, Bane quickly overpowers them, then tries to break Donatello's back like he did with Batman in their first encounter. [[SubvertedTrope However]], instead of Donatello's shell, it's Bane's leg that cracks. As he's distracted by the pain, Donnie kicks him in the face and breaks free, and then Batgirl [=KOs=] him with a dumbbell.

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** During the climax, Mikey has this to say.

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** There are several to the 1987 series' intro:
*** The way the turtles land on Gotham's rooftops at the end of the LockAndLoadMontage is based on the intro's shot of them on New York's rooftops.
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During the climax, Mikey has this to say.



** Another reference is Michelangelo blocking the icicles shot by Mr. Freeze in a similar way to the 1987 series’ intro.

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** Another reference is *** Michelangelo blocking the blocks some icicles shot by Mr. Freeze in a similar way to using the 1987 series’ nunchaku moves he showed off in the intro.
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** Raph complains about losing his sai during the initial fight against Batman. A similar thing happened in the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 1990 film]] where he lost it fighting some Foot Clan.

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** Raph complains about losing his sai during the initial fight against Batman. A similar thing happened in the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 1990 film]] where he lost it fighting some Foot Clan.gang members.

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