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** ComicBook/TheJoker was once a man who wanted to make people laugh, but after he fell into a vat of chemicals, he became an insane, murderous MonsterClown and Batman's ArchEnemy. Devoid of any empathy, Joker commits crimes he views as "jokes" at the expense of Gotham. Terrible things he's done include poisoning people with his deadly laughing gas; putting people in various death traps; [[MindRape torturing Detective Ethan Bennett for hours]] and causing Bennett's mutation into Clayface (for no reason other than to see what it would do to him); impersonating Batman and gassing people for minor crimes; using Bane's venom to go on a rampage; [[WouldHurtAChild attempting to drop a teenage boy into a vat of chemicals]]; frequently mistreating his henchman and his girlfriend Harley Quinn, as well as abandoning them to be arrested or even to die; and filling the abandoned tunnels and mine shafts beneath Gotham with miles of dynamite to collapse the city to oblivion.
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** ComicBook/TheJoker [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] was once a man who wanted to make people laugh, but after he fell into a vat of chemicals, he became an insane, murderous MonsterClown and Batman's ArchEnemy. Devoid of any empathy, Joker commits crimes he views as "jokes" at the expense of Gotham. Terrible things he's done include poisoning people with his deadly laughing gas; putting people in various death traps; [[MindRape torturing Detective Ethan Bennett for hours]] and causing Bennett's mutation into Clayface (for no reason other than to see what it would do to him); Clayface; impersonating Batman and gassing people for minor crimes; using Bane's venom to go on a rampage; [[WouldHurtAChild attempting to drop a teenage boy into a vat of chemicals]]; frequently mistreating his henchman henchmen and his girlfriend Harley Quinn, as well as abandoning them to be arrested or even to die; and filling the abandoned tunnels and mine shafts beneath Gotham with miles of dynamite to collapse the city to oblivion.
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** "The Joining" [[Recap/TheBatmanS4E12TheJoiningPart1 two]]-[[Recap/TheBatmanS4E13TheJoiningPart2 parter]] & "Lost Heroes" [[Recap/TheBatmanS5E12LostHeroesPart1 two]]-[[Recap/TheBatmanS5E13LostHeroesPart2 parter]]: [[HiveMind The Joining]] is an [[AliensAreBastards alien race]] that makes a habit of destroying planets. Setting its sights on Earth after wiping out half the galaxy's planets, the Joining proves to be far more independent than it looks when it launches a [[AlienInvasion worldwide invasion]] by having its race attack several cities, all while bragging about its superiority. Foiled by Batman before it can launch a laser that would destroy the world, the Joining would later strike a deal with Hugo Strange to grant him knowledge of the universe if he neutralizes the Justice League, preparing to launch another global attack with nobody to stop it.
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** The "Artifacts" episode's false assumptions on Thomas Wayne as Batman became more of a prediction since ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' had [[spoiler:an alternate Batman as secret identity of Thomas Wayne. Though HarsherInHindsight since he became TheAlcoholic after lost of his son and transformation of his wife into the Joker.]]
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** The "Artifacts" episode's false assumptions on Thomas Wayne as Batman became more of a prediction since ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' ''[[ComicBook/FlashpointDCComics Flashpoint]]'' had [[spoiler:an alternate Batman as secret identity of Thomas Wayne. Though HarsherInHindsight since he became TheAlcoholic after lost of his son and transformation of his wife into the Joker.]]
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Even accounting for the broken base, the description of seasons 1-2 as being "simplistic" and lacking in "maturity" and "fleshed-out characters" is horrendously inaccurate considering it had Ethan Bennett being tortured into becoming Clayface with full body horror and Ellen Yin's character transformation of being a "by the book cop" out to get Batman to a partner willing to work alongside him. Elements that were largely removed or downplayed in Seasons 3-5 in order to appeal to a more child friendly demographic.
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* BrokenBase: Seasons 1 and 2 versus Seasons 3, 4, and 5. Fans of the latter praise the generally more mature stories, more fleshed out characters, and the traditional Batman cast, and accuse the first two seasons of being simplistic and poorly written. Fans of the former praise the emphasis on inventive action scenes, original characters, and unique takes on the Batman mythos, and accuse the later seasons of abandoning what made the show interesting in an effort to shoehorn it into a homogenous DCAU mold. Not helping that when the show aired on Creator/{{Boomerang}} and Creator/CartoonNetwork they only ever aired the first two seasons.
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* BrokenBase: Seasons 1 and 2 versus Seasons 3, 4, and 5. Fans of the latter praise the generally more mature stories, more fleshed out characters, and the traditional Batman cast, and accuse the first two seasons of being simplistic and poorly written. Fans of the former praise generally appreciate the emphasis on inventive action scenes, more grounded police procedural direction the series took alongside original characters, characters and unique takes on the Batman mythos, and accuse mythos; accusing the later seasons of abandoning what made the show interesting in an effort distinct to shoehorn it into a homogenous DCAU mold. Not helping In contrast, fans of the latter enjoy the more traditional superheroic approach with its incorporation of Batman's cast and their gradual development into the Bat Family; seeing the former's elements as being bogged down with divergent, lackluster, or inconsistent execution that makes it difficult to enjoy them. Something that didn't help this situation was when the show aired on Creator/{{Boomerang}} and Creator/CartoonNetwork they only ever aired the first two seasons.
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** Despite being little more than [[TheVoiceless voiceless]] henchwomen to the Penguin, the Kabuki Twins proved to be quite popular, due to being the very embodiment of CreepyAwesome.
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** Despite being little more than [[TheVoiceless voiceless]] henchwomen to the Penguin, the Kabuki Twins proved to be quite popular, due to being the very embodiment of CreepyAwesome. They even made a surprising reappearance in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie''.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fanbase, these days. The two shows have never been officially linked together in a shared universe, but a number of fans like the idea of this show being a precursor to ''Teen Titans'' as opposed to trying to fit ''Teen Titans'' into the Timm-verse DCAU.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fanbase, these days. The two shows have never been officially linked together in a shared universe, but a number of fans like the idea of this show being a precursor to ''Teen Titans'' as opposed to trying to fit ''Teen Titans'' into the Timm-verse DCAU. It helps that Robin's design here is pretty close to the Teen Titans version.
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* HoYay: The titular villain of "Rumors" is [[spoiler:a bodyguard who failed to save his boss from being crippled by the Joker, so he became a vigilante to wipe out all criminals out of the guilt from his failure.]] He later even says that "this was all for him". Hugo Strange naturally has some fun with this.
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** Poison Ivy once again gives off lesbian vibes, but not to her traditional girlfriend and partner-in-crime Harley Quinn (the two never formally met in the show). Rather it's to Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, since they were once classmates and environmentalist partners. After her plant transformation, Ivy wants Barbara to join her crusade as partners once more while Barbara is doing everything she can to stop Ivy without actually hurting her.
** The titular villain of "Rumors" is [[spoiler:a bodyguard who failed to save his boss from being crippled by the Joker, so he became a vigilante to wipe out all criminals out of the guilt from his failure.]] He later even says that "this was all for him". Hugo Strange naturally has some fun with this.
** Poison Ivy once again gives off lesbian vibes, but not to her traditional girlfriend and partner-in-crime Harley Quinn (the two never formally met in the show). Rather it's to Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, since they were once classmates and environmentalist partners. After her plant transformation, Ivy wants Barbara to join her crusade as partners once more while Barbara is doing everything she can to stop Ivy without actually hurting her.
** The titular villain of "Rumors" is [[spoiler:a bodyguard who failed to save his boss from being crippled by the Joker, so he became a vigilante to wipe out all criminals out of the guilt from his failure.]] He later even says that "this was all for him". Hugo Strange naturally has some fun with this.
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* LesYay: Noticeably between Poison Ivy and Barbara Gordon. Including a lot of WeCanRuleTogether.
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** Killer Croc gained something of a following among the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom. Many fans appreciated this cool GeniusBruiser interpretation, as well as his [[JustForPun killer]] voice and Cajun accent provided by Creator/RonPerlman.
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** Killer Croc gained something of a following among the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom. Many fans appreciated this cool GeniusBruiser interpretation, as well as his [[JustForPun killer]] voice and Cajun accent provided by Creator/RonPerlman.
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* NarmCharm: Every other line out of Mr. Freeze's mouth includes ice puns. However, unlike the [[Film/BatmanAndRobin previous ice-pun-quipping]] [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger version of Freeze]], this version actually manages to make them sound... [[JustForPun chilling]].
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* NarmCharm: Every other line out of Mr. Freeze's mouth includes ice puns. However, unlike the [[Film/BatmanAndRobin previous ice-pun-quipping]] [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger version of Freeze]], this version actually manages to make them sound... [[JustForPun [[{{Pun}} chilling]].
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* SeasonalRot: After the extremely well-received Season 4, Season 5 abruptly turns the show into a generic Justice League vehicle covered in the fingerprints of ExecutiveMeddling (the previous Justice League show had just ended, and higher-ups presumably wanted to keep them on TV to set up the also Justice League heavy “Brave and the Bold”) before abruptly ending. There are still a couple classic episodes to be seen in Season 5, but to say it was regarded as a step down would be an understatement.
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* SeasonalRot: After the extremely well-received Season 4, Season 5 abruptly turns the show into a generic Justice League vehicle covered in the fingerprints of ExecutiveMeddling (the previous Justice League show had just ended, and higher-ups presumably wanted to keep them on TV to set up the also Justice League heavy “Brave and the Bold”) before abruptly ending. There are The season is still a couple considered good overall with some classic episodes to be seen in Season 5, episodes, but to say it was regarded as still a step down would be an understatement.from what has come before.
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show is ''much'' better received and looked back upon these days than it was when it was airing. The passage of time, more Batman-related animation outside the DCAU (such as ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' and the various ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies''), more controversial Batman-related products in general, and the rediscovery of the series on Creator/{{Netflix}} help with this. While previously it was reviled, derided or dismissed by many just for not being the DCAU, and blamed for DC or WB's arbitrary [[ExiledFromContinuity "Bat-Embargo"]] that kept many Batman characters off limits from ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' [[ViewersAreMorons for fear of confusion,]] over time the acrimony has largely cooled and many are now judging this on its own terms.
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show is ''much'' better received and looked back upon these days than it was when it was airing. The passage of time, more Batman-related animation outside the DCAU (such as ''The Brave and the Bold'', ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' and the various ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies''), more controversial Batman-related products in general, and the rediscovery of the series on Creator/{{Netflix}} help with this. While previously it was reviled, derided or dismissed by many just for not being the DCAU, and blamed for DC or WB's arbitrary [[ExiledFromContinuity "Bat-Embargo"]] that kept many Batman characters off limits from ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' [[ViewersAreMorons for fear of confusion,]] over time the acrimony has largely cooled and many are now judging this on its own terms. Today the show is looked back on extremely fondly for its strong writing and unique ideas, with some even considering it on par with ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: The Animated Series]]''.
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** In ''The Batman vs. Dracula,'' Creator/PeterStormare voices the titular vampire. [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 Over a decade later]], Stormare would end up voicing one of Dracula's [[TheStarscream less loyal minions]], Godbrand.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgKDtueytA The theme song]] from the first two seasons, courtesy of U2's lead guitarist, The Edge.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgKDtueytA The theme song]] from the first two seasons, courtesy of U2's Music/{{U2}}'s lead guitarist, The Edge.
