History WesternAnimation / BewaretheBatman

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* YouGotSpunk: Anarky has an immediate appreciation for Katana when they first meet, describing her as the pepper to Batman's salt.

* BareYourMidriff: Lady Shiva.

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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Who else? But it's clear that Tatsu fully believes Bruce Wayne is this and is the main reason she thinks he's a "marshmellow".

%% * BumblingHenchmenDuo: Professor Pyg and Mister Toad are this.

%%* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Harvey Dent]] accepts one from Anarky.

%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pyg and Toad.

%%* KatanasAreJustBetter: Katana will be Batman's partner.

%%* MacGuffin: The Soultaker Sword.

%%* RealMenCook: Dr. Burr can cook.

** Professor Pyg, in the comics is a completely AxCrazy ([[UpToEleven even by Gotham standards]]) member of the "Circus of the Strange" alongside Phosphorus Rex and Mr. Toad among others, and has a self-made army of lobotomized, mutilated Dollotrons. This version removes all these traits, the Dollotrons and Circus are never mentioned, and Pyg, now a soft-spoken eco-terrorist, is one of the most sane and amiable villains around.

* NiceHat: Alfred sports a Bowler Hat in "Safe".

** WordOfGod states the new design of Alfred is based on "a retired Film/JamesBond". He's also quite similar to [[ComicBook/Red2004 Paul Moses]].

** WordOfGod states the new design of Alfred is based on "a retired Film/JamesBond". He's also quite similar to [[ComicBook/{{RED}} Paul Moses]].

Unfortunately, the series was the latest victim of Cartoon Network's ongoing NetworkDecay and was downright abused by the network. The show was abruptly pulled from the schedule after only eleven episodes with no notice or announcement from Cartoon Network. The show's cast assured the show had simply been delayed until January 2014, then delayed again once January actually rolled around. It was not mentioned by Cartoon Network for their 2014 slate. However, [[ShortRunInPeru new episodes past this initial run on Cartoon Network aired in]] UsefulNotes/NewZealand on NZTV.

* BookEnds: "Broken" starts with Humpty Dumpty reciting "All the kings horses, and all the kings men". [[spoiler:When he appears to commit suicide, his destroyed robotic duplicate [[BrokenRecord only repeats]] those words.]]

* CableCarActionSequence: "Hero" has a fight on a cable-car above Gotham City Bay between Batman (who jumps in there from an helicopter) and Deathstroke, with an hostage dangling from a cable, trapped with a bomb, under the gondola for added fun.

* DarkestHour: At the end of "Fall", [[spoiler: The League's plan to make a black out in Gotham has succeeded, Ra's has defeated Batman, who is now the League's prisoner, and there might be problems of trust between Alfred and Tatsu after Ra's revealed that Alfred killed Tatsu's father]]

** The first few minutes show Batman foiling a robbery, using theatrics to elude the criminal's aim, taunts him by telling him why his other concealed weapons will be ineffective (later claiming to have lied about his chances) but then has his shoulder dislocated by the criminals partner. Thus we learn that this Batman is fearsome, analytical and also vulnerable. And then he demonstrates how badass he is by simply slamming his shoulder into a truck to pop it back into its socket.

** When Batman turns himself in to Dent in "Animal", pause when Dent bends down to pick up a gun. There is very clear, but brief, shot of Penguin's wanted poster.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: In "Hero", the crooks who take over the restaurant unload hundreds of shots at Detahstroke and somehow miss with all of them, even when he is standing at point blank range.

** Professor Pyg, in the comics is an completely AxCrazy ([[UpToEleven even by Gotham standards]]) member of the "Circus of the Strange" alongside Phosphorus Rex and Mr. Toad among others, and has a self-made army of lobotomized, mutilated Dollotrons. This version removes all these traits, the Dollotrons and Circus are never mentioned, and Pyg, now a soft-spoken eco-terrorist, is one of the most sane and amiable villains around.

** In "Fall", it's revealed in flashbacks that Alfred told Bruce not to ignore his limits, like in ''The Dark Knight''. Also [[spoiler: Batman's defeat at the hand of Ra's and the ninjas taking him prisoner are reminescent of the Batman vs Bane battle in ''The Dark Knight Rises'']].

* OutrunTheFireball: When breaking into Pyg's hideout in "Hunted", Batman outruns an explosion before it can get him. They he has to outrun another on the way out.

* RetCanon: ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' wouldsee Magpie redesigned to resemble her counterpart here.

* TheUnfought: So far, Humpty Dumpty is the first villian that Batman hasn't engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the series, but that might change later on.

* BigBadEnsemble: The creators have described Anarky as Batman's ArchEnemy and is the OverarchingVillain of the series, but he shares the spotlight with Ra's Al Ghul, Harvey Dent, and [[spoiler:Deathstroke]]. Ra's and the League of Assassins are prominent in the first half of the series until Ra's is defeated in "Reckoning". Harvey Dent steps up as a HeroAntagonist in "Nexus", but his obsession with capturing Batman quickly devolves into a witch hunt that has Harvey stooping to [[BigBadDuumvirate teaming up with]] [[DealWithTheDevil Anarky]] to capture the caped crusader, [[spoiler:which ends in Dent becoming Two-Face]]. Finally, [[spoiler:Deathstroke, a personal figure from Alfred's past, seeks revenge against him via killing and replacing Batman as his successor.]]

* AnimalWrongsGroup: Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad.

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Harvey Dent]] accepts one from Anarky.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pyg and Toad.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Katana will be Batman's partner.

* MacGuffin: The Soultaker Sword.

* RealMenCook: Dr. Burr can cook.

* TheStarscream: Silver Monkey try to be this.
* StatuesqueStunner: Lady Shiva.
* StayInTheKitchen: Averted as Dr. Burr tells Tatsu he doesn't mind doing it.
* StealthHiBye: Would we recognize Batman without this trick?

->''"To those who would hurt the innocent, I give you this one warning:'' '''Beware my wrath'''."

* AdaptationDistillation: According to WordOfGod, they are drawing on the earliest Batman comics of the 30's, as well as the allusions to Alfred's time with the British secret service. Plus the inclusion of characters from the Outsiders.

* RealityEnsues: The show does its best to give a more realistic feel to the series to show what Bruce would need to do to pull off Batman in real life, such as reducing his sleep and living on liquid meals. Also his Batcomputer usually comes up with a statistic on how realistic his chances are to pull off what he is about to do.

** The original ''ComicBook/TheBraveAndTheBold'' comic was canceled to introduce ''Comicbook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders''. The cartoon ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' was canceled to introduce this series, which sets up The Outsiders in the first series finale and would have featured them if further seasons had been ordered.

* BatmanGambit: In "Toxic", Batman lures Metamorpho to Stagg Enterprise to cure him by telling him that Simon Stagg was the one who exposed him to the gas which in turn will make Metamorpho go there to get revenge on him.

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** Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad's introductions make their ThoseTwoBadGuys relationship and Eco-Terrorist status very clear.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Professor Pyg and Mister Toad are this.

* AdaptationDistillation: According to WordOfGod, they are drawing on the earliest Batman comics of the 30's, as well as the allusions to Alfred's time with the British secret service. Not to mention the inclusion of characters from the Outsiders.

** Normally, Man-Bat is Batman's version of The Lizard; losing his hearing and wanting bat-sonar to compensate, he mad science'd himself and JekyllAndHyde-ifies between the good Kirk Langstrom and the savage Man-Bat. Occasionally, Man-Bat is portrayed as a hero with Langstrom's mind, but more often he's entirely in thrall to his animal instincts. In this, he's forced to become Man-Bat by Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad, and as Man-Bat he only fights Batman or commits crimes when under their brainwashing. Most of his screentime is as an ally of the heroes, and he becomes a founding member of the Outsiders.

** Basically, Anarky and Professor Pyg switched places and Anarky went from WellIntentionedExtremist to MagnificentBastard. The original was a tragic, optimistic anti-hero with good intentions but wrong means. This Anarky is a self proclaimed sociopath and aimless terrorist that acts as a stand-in for the Joker. [[spoiler:Makes unnerving sense if you read the miniseries Anarky.]]

* ArchEnemy: The creators say they wanted to set up ComicBook/{{Anarky}} as Batman's archnemesis, rather than ComicBook/TheJoker, due to the fact that they want to avoid "Joker stories".

* CarCushion: Magpie literally uses a car as a cushion after cutting herself free from Batman's grapping hook.

** Magpie owes a bit to the ''Film/BatmanReturns'' version of Catwoman. She has a romantic interest in Batman, [[spoiler:a SplitPersonality between a deranged villainess and a meek, friendly girl,]] and the ability to take an incredible amount of punishment. Not to mention the razor-sharp fingernails and black leather costume. She also borrows the MadLove Harley Quinn has for The Joker, but for Batman.

* DeadpanSnarker: Bruce and Alfred, as per tradition. Katana as well. Not to mention the ''Batcomputer''.

** Also, The Key, in the comics, is a guy with [[DependingOnTheWriter ever-changing]] mental powers based on the NinetyPercentOfYourBrain fallacy. The key theme exists just 'cause he's a Batman villain and so must have a theme. In this, he's a cyborg (key-things in his hands) with the ability to basically break into and out of anywhere no matter how good their security is, and he can hack into anything and store the data within him (you get the feeling they ''wanted'' to use Cypher but he's too much of a mastermind to allow the plot that results to happen.)
** Professor Pyg, in the comics is an completely AxCrazy ([[UpToEleven even by Gotham standards]]) member of the "Circus of the Strange" alongside Phosphorus Rex and Mr. Toad among others, and has a self-made army of lobotomized, mutilated Dollotrons. This version removes basically all these traits, the Dollotrons and Circus are never mentioned, and Pyg, now a soft-spoken eco-terrorist, is one of the most sane and amiable villains around.

* MadeOfIndestructium: So far the Batmobile appears to be made of this. It has taken an industrial chainsaw, acid that melts concrete, and even cannon fire without so much as a scratch to the paint job.

* MindControlEyes: You can tell when Cypher is controlling someone, because it gives them green eyes. (Not to mention the cable sticking out of their neck [[spoiler: except for Jason Burr]])

** Magpie's probably the most heart wrenching example, as she started off as a basically good person with kleptomania, but the treatment they gave her (which she volunteered for in hopes of being cured) ends up shattering her mind, and eventually erases her good persona entirely. Even after that, the Magpie persona is largely sympathetic, as beyond her compulsion to steal she mostly just wants to be loved; it's her complete lack of impulse control and her own emotions that makes her a villain. Even Batman feels sorry for her, and of course because it's [[CrapsackWorld that kind of show]] his attempt to help her only makes things worse.

** Humpty Dumpty is yet another one, and is equally heartbreaking. He tried to do the right thing by testifying against his BadBoss Tobias Whale, but was horribly injured and driven insane by Tobias' vengeance. Humpty is left basically a super (tactically) intelligent child, who mostly just wants to play games. Unfortunately, his games involve (somewhat justifiably) getting even with the people who either attacked him or failed to protect him, so he ends up drawing the attention of Batman, who naturally tries to help him. [[CrapsackWorld It doesn't]] [[RunningGag work.]]
** Then there's Lunk Head. He used to be a basic (albeit strong) mook, but a fight with Batman left him comatose and damaged his brain. Nowadays he's basically a gigantic child who *wants* to be good, but is just a little too stupid and immature to control himself. At one point he's coerced into breaking out of jail (which he initially doesn't want to because he knows he's been bad and belongs there) with the promise of candy. And, once more with feeling, because it's [[CrapsackWorld that kind of show]] he doesn't even get the candy. Instead, he gets betrayed by his only friend and pushed off a ledge.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** In "Broken", [[MythologyGag if you're familiar]] with Humphry's [[ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell backstory in the comic]]. It mentions that his grandmother "deceased under mysterious circumstances": in the comic, Humpty Dumpty was sent to Arkham after it was revealed that he finally responded to his grandmother's constant abuse by killing her, taking her apart, and sewing her back together in attempt to "fix" her.
** In "Secrets" if you look carefully in some scenes Magpie has noticeable JigglePhysics. Then again her whole outfit is surprisingly risque for a Saturday morning cartoon, even with the TV-PG rating. Ditto for Lady Shiva in "Family".
** In "Instinct" Bruce noticed a cheating husband.

* {{Adorkable}}: Dr. Burr.

** Also, The Key, in the comics, is a guy with [[DependingOnTheWriter ever-changing]] mental powers based on the TenPercentOfYourBrain fallacy. The key theme exists just 'cause he's a Batman villain and so must have a theme. In this, he's a cyborg (key-things in his hands) with the ability to basically break into and out of anywhere no matter how good their security is, and he can hack into anything and store the data within him (you get the feeling they ''wanted'' to use Cypher but he's too much of a mastermind to allow the plot that results to happen.)

* ManInWhite: Anarky's dressed in an all-white outfit, in order to contrast with Batman's black costume.