| 1 | [[WMG:"I'm Batman."]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ->''...some call me The Batman.'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Detective Comics'' #35 (not his first appearance, but the UrExample of this line). |
| 5 | |
| 6 | ->'''''[[WhatTheHellAreYou What are you!?]]'''''\ |
| 7 | ''[[TropeCodifier I'm Batman.]]'' |
| 8 | -->-- ''Film/Batman1989'' |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 11 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanReturns'', to [[ServileSnarker Alfred]]. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ->''[[IAmTheNoun I am vengeance! I am the night!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! AM!]] '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis BATMAN!]]''''' |
| 14 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', [[ItMakesSenseInContext to]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome a blimp]]. [[spoiler:Repeated verbatim in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'']] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | ->''Harvey! I'm Batman!'' |
| 17 | -->-- '''BruceWayneHeldHostage''', ''Film/BatmanForever'', attempting to reveal himself to Two-Face. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ->''Hi, Freeze! [[RunningGag I'm Batman.]]'' |
| 20 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', to [[AnIcePerson Mr. Freeze]]. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ->'''Terry [=McGinnis=]:''' You're Batman!\ |
| 23 | '''Bruce Wayne:''' I ''[[OldSuperhero was]]'' Batman. |
| 24 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ->'''[[TheDragon Mr. Fixx]]:''' You're pretty strong, for some clown who thinks he's Batman.\ |
| 27 | '''[=Terry McGinnis=]:''' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. AM. BATMAN!]]'' |
| 28 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ->'''[=Terry McGinnis=]''': ''I'm Batman.''\ |
| 31 | '''Static:''' [[AndImTheQueenOfSheba And I'm Beyoncé!]]\ |
| 32 | ''(later)''\ |
| 33 | '''[=Terry McGinnis=]:''' ''(to Bruce, about Static)'' He says his name's Music/{{Beyonce}}! |
| 34 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', "Future Shock". ItMakesSenseInContext. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ->''"I'm not ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}."'' |
| 37 | -->-- '''[[spoiler: Batman disguised as Hawkman]]''', ''ComicBook/PublicEnemies2004'' |
| 38 | |
| 39 | ->''I'm [[SpellMyNameWithAThe the]] Batman.'' |
| 40 | -->-- '''The Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' |
| 41 | |
| 42 | ->''I'm the Batman... and you're dust.'' |
| 43 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', [[WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula to]] {{Dracula}}. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ->'''Squire:''' [[AskAStupidQuestion Are you really Batman?]]\ |
| 46 | '''Batman:''' [[SarcasmMode No, I'm Goldfish man. Can't you tell?]]\ |
| 47 | '''Squire:''' Oh, it's like ''that'' is it? |
| 48 | -->-- ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA Classified]]'' [[Creator/GrantMorrison #2]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | ->''What, are you ''dense''? Are you ''retarded'' or something? Who the hell do you ''think'' I am? [[MemeticMutation I'm the Goddamn Batman.]]'' |
| 51 | -->-- '''The Goddamn Batman''', ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'', to Dick Grayson, [[InsistentTerminology age twelve]], [[UnfortunateImplications who he has just abducted]]. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ->''[[RevisitingTheRoots I'm Batman.]]'' |
| 54 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanBegins'', to [[TheDon Carmine Falcone]]. |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ->''"I'm the Batman."'' |
| 57 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Batman: Death Mask'' |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 60 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', to the MirrorUniverse {{evil twin}}s of Blue Beetle and Green Arrow. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 63 | -->-- [[LiteralSplitPersonality Intellectual Batman]], ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ->''No, you're not! '''I'm''' Batman!!'' |
| 66 | -->-- [[LiteralSplitPersonality Bruiser Batman]], ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', begging to differ. |
| 67 | |
| 68 | ->''Nuh-uh, [[TotallyRadical dudes]], I'm Batman!'' |
| 69 | -->-- [[LiteralSplitPersonality Slacker Batman]], ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', throwing his cowl into the ring. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ->'''Batman:''' I'm Batman.\ |
| 72 | '''[[BadassAdorable Chibi Batman]]:''' ''Please''. Make me laugh again.\ |
| 73 | '''Batman:''' Excuse me?\ |
| 74 | '''Chibi Batman:''' I'm the '''{{gosh|DangItToHeck}}darn Batma'''--\ |
| 75 | '''Batman:''' Be quiet. |
| 76 | -->-- ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' #51 |
| 77 | |
| 78 | ->'''Batman:''' You are the slinking coward who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne.\ |
| 79 | '''Joe Chill:''' That was a lifetime ago!\ |
| 80 | '''Batman:''' Yes, my lifetime. You took them without mercy or regret, and in cold blood, Chill!\ |
| 81 | '''Joe Chill:''' How do you know this? How could you possibly--\ |
| 82 | '''Batman:''' I know because I watched it happen. I know because I am the son of the man you murdered. ''[[InvertedTrope I... am Bruce Wayne!]]'' |
| 83 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', "Chill of the Night" |
| 84 | |
| 85 | ->''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 86 | -->-- '''Dick Grayson''', [[TakingUpTheMantle establishing himself as the new Batman]], ''Batman and Robin'' #3 |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ->''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 89 | -->-- '''[[spoiler: The Archivist-Bruce fusion, so we'll let you decide if he is Batman or not]]''', ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Return of Bruce Wayne]]'' #6 |
| 90 | |
| 91 | -> ''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 92 | -->-- '''Batman''', explaining to Harvey Dent how he knows so much, ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'', "Nexus" |
| 93 | |
| 94 | ->''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 95 | -->-- '''Batman to Deadman [[spoiler: explaining how he figured out who Deadman was despite never having seen him]]''', ''ComicBook/BrightestDay'' #14 |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ->''[[BraggingRightsReward Achievement Unlocked]] - [[AscendedMeme 10G I'm Batman]].'' |
| 98 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', after the Batsuit is acquired. |
| 99 | |
| 100 | ->''"Ich bin Fledermausmann!"'' |
| 101 | -->-- '''Batman to a German kidnapper''', ''Arkham Knight'' #10 |
| 102 | |
| 103 | ->'''[[{{Mook}} Apokolips Soldier]]:''' Whoever you are, prepare to be incinerated!\ |
| 104 | '''Batman:''' Want to know who I am? '''I'M BATMAN!''' |
| 105 | -->-- ''Batman and Robin'' #36 |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ->'''Bruce Wayne:''' I am Batman.\ |
| 108 | '''Dick Grayson:''' What?\ |
| 109 | '''Bruce Wayne:''' I... am... Batman. |
| 110 | -->-- ''Theatre/BatmanLive'' |
| 111 | |
| 112 | ->''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 113 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' |
| 114 | |
| 115 | ->'''Alfred:''' You can't spend the rest of your life alone, dressed in black, listening to angry music, and staying up all night.\ |
| 116 | '''Batman:''' Yes, I can. 'Cause I'm Batman! |
| 117 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' |
| 118 | |
| 119 | ->'''[[Franchise/MortalKombat Scorpion]]:''' You are no Sub-Zero!\ |
| 120 | '''Batman:''' I'm Batman. |
| 121 | -->-- ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' |
| 122 | |
| 123 | ->'''Brainiac:''' How is it ''you'' lead?\ |
| 124 | '''Batman:''' I'm ''Batman.'' |
| 125 | -->-- ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' |
| 126 | |
| 127 | ->'''Tiffany Fox:''' But there's something I don't get. Why ''you?'' I mean, no offence, but you're just...Bruce.\ |
| 128 | '''Bruce Wayne:'''...[[WhamLine I'm Batman.]] |
| 129 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'' |
| 130 | |
| 131 | ->'''Terry [=McGinnis=]''': Tell me something. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Why were you so sure those voices weren't coming from you?]]\ |
| 132 | '''Bruce Wayne''': Well first, I know I'm not psychotic.\ |
| 133 | '''Terry [=McGinnis=]''': I hope your other reason is more convincing.\ |
| 134 | '''Bruce Wayne''': And second, the voice kept calling me Bruce. In my mind, that's not what I call myself.\ |
| 135 | '''Terry [=McGinnis=]''': What do you call yourself?\ |
| 136 | ''(Bruce simply gives a MeaningfulLook)'' \ |
| 137 | '''Terry [=McGinnis=]''': Oh yeah. I suppose you would. ''[beat, smirks]'' [[LegacyCharacter But that's]] ''[[LegacyCharacter my]]'' [[LegacyCharacter name now]].\ |
| 138 | '''Bruce Wayne''': Hm. Tell that to my subconscious. |
| 139 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' |
| 140 | |
| 141 | ->I've got one more thing to say, and it'll only take me a second.\ |
| 142 | I've got two words that I want you all to remember, they're very important,\ |
| 143 | and if I leave you with anything, I'm gonna leave you with these two words.\ |
| 144 | And those two words are...\ |
| 145 | ''({{Beat}})''\ |
| 146 | [[ActorAllusion I'm]] Film/{{Batman|1989}}. |
| 147 | -->-- '''Creator/MichaelKeaton''', [[https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10157250129263812/ Kent State University Class of 2018 commencement speech]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | ->'''Luscious Precious''' (to Jim Gordon, who was Batman at the time): You die with the Signal sucked dry and dark. Because you are not Bat... (A hand pushes Luscious' head through the BatSignal)\ |
| 150 | '''Batman''' (yes, the actual one, Bruce Wayne): No... I am.\ |
| 151 | '''Jim Gordon''': ...You?\ |
| 152 | '''Batman''': Hello, Jim. Who died and made ''you'' Batman? |
| 153 | -->-- ''Batman'' v2 #50 |
| 154 | |
| 155 | ->'''Superman:''' OK, I scared her by accident. ''You'' did that on purpose.\ |
| 156 | '''Batman:''' I'm Batman. |
| 157 | -->-- ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'' |
| 158 | |
| 159 | |
| 160 | ->'''Prosecutor:''' And juror number four, where do you live?\ |
| 161 | '''Bruce Wayne:''' Wayne Manor.\ |
| 162 | '''Prosecutor:''' Mhh-hm, occupation?\ |
| 163 | '''Bruce Wayne:''' I own a corporation.\ |
| 164 | '''Prosecutor:''' I see, and is there any reason you shouldn’t be on this jury?\ |
| 165 | '''Bruce Wayne:''' [[SarcasticConfession Yes, I’m Batman]].\ |
| 166 | ''Later, Batman and Robin are patrolling Gotham:''\ |
| 167 | '''Robin:''' You did not.\ |
| 168 | '''Batman:''' Of course I did. What else could I do? [[ExactWords I was under oath not to lie.]]\ |
| 169 | '''Robin:''' So, so what happened? I mean, I assume you're not on the jury.\ |
| 170 | '''Batman:''' After everyone stopped laughing the judge told me this was a serious matter and that I would refrain for any further jokes. And then they put me on the jury. |
| 171 | -->-- ''[[ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures Batman: Gotham Adventures #35]]'' |
| 172 | |
| 173 | ->'''Batman:''' If you try to hurt my universe, my world, my family, like so many before you, you will fight, you will fail, you will fall. You are judgement. Power. Glory. Fine. I'm Batman. |
| 174 | -->-- ''Batman annual #4, said to a being asking why he shouldn't destroy the universe. He didn't.'' |
| 175 | |
| 176 | ->'''Barry Allen:''' You're...You are...\ |
| 177 | '''Need We Say It?:''' Yeah...I'm Batman. |
| 178 | -->--''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' |
| 179 | |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[WMG:"No you're not, ''I'm'' Batman!" (other DC characters)]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | ->''I'm Batman!'' |
| 184 | -->-- '''ComicBook/{{Robin}}''', ''Film/BatmanForever'' |
| 185 | |
| 186 | ->''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! AM... BATMAN!]]'' |
| 187 | -->-- '''[[Creator/JimCarrey The Riddler]]''', ''Film/BatmanForever''. |
| 188 | |
| 189 | ->'''Alfred:''' It seems you have discovered our little secret. Yes, I admit it. I am Batman. |
| 190 | -->-- ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Gotham Knights]]'' |
| 191 | |
| 192 | ->'''Static:''' (waking up in the Batcave) Who're you? |
| 193 | ->'''Alfred:''' Batman. |
| 194 | ->'''Static:'''... I don't think so. |
| 195 | ->'''Alfred:''' Just once, I'd like someone to believe that. |
| 196 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' |
| 197 | |
| 198 | ->'''Penguin:''' Joker?! |
| 199 | ->'''Joker:''' [[CostumeCopycat I'm the Batman.]] |
| 200 | ->'''Penguin:''' Y'see, the thing is...you're NOT! |
| 201 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. |
| 202 | |
| 203 | ->''I am the Batman.'' |
| 204 | -->-- '''Harvey Dent''', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' |
| 205 | |
| 206 | ->''Darling, I don't have to answer to you. I'm Batman!'' |
| 207 | -->-- '''[[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Katrina Moldoff]]''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. ''While in [[FreakyFridayFlip Batman's body]]''. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | ->'''Riddler:''' Everyone knows Batman doesn't kill. |
| 210 | ->'''[[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Katrina Moldoff:]]''' You see, the thing is, [[InvertedTrope I'm not Batman]]. |
| 211 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' [[FreakyFridayFlip continuation of above]]. |
| 212 | |
| 213 | ->''"C'mon, don't you recognise me? I'm '''Batman.'''''" |
| 214 | -->-- '''Spoiler''', ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' #52 |
| 215 | |
| 216 | ->'''Batman toy:''' I'm Batman.\ |
| 217 | '''Shazam:''' Get him, Batman! ''[throws toy at Sivana]'' |
| 218 | -->-- ''Film/Shazam2019'' |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[WMG:"Nuh-uh, dudes, ''I'm'' Batman!" (parodies in non-DC media)]] |
| 221 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 222 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'', to the audience, and to everyone else.[[note]]Only once he says "I'm A DC"[[/note]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | ->''"Of course I'm the real Batman. See, here's a picture of me with Robin."'' |
| 225 | -->-- '''Creator/AdamWest''', star of the 1960s series ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' and its [[Film/BatmanTheMovie movie]], AdamWesting, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' |
| 226 | |
| 227 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 228 | -->-- '''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jim Kim]]''' imagining he's Batman in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Detention}}'' |
| 229 | |
| 230 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 231 | -->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' as Batman, to every [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames bad Bat-game]] he's about to pummel in his review of ''Batman'' video games. [[note]]The ones he thought were [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames good]] got spared from this treatment.[[/note]] |
| 232 | |
| 233 | ->"''I'm Batman.''" (Batman cowl [[JumpCut appears]]) |
| 234 | -->-- '''[[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]]''', answering a stupid question %%Note: can someone figure out which episode number that was? Cheers. |
| 235 | |
| 236 | ->'''Dean:''' I'm Batman. |
| 237 | ->'''Sam:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah. You're Batman.]] |
| 238 | -->-- ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' |
| 239 | |
| 240 | ->''"I am the bat."'' |
| 241 | -->-- '''Hank Venture''', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' |
| 242 | |
| 243 | ->'''Ferr:''' You are the night. |
| 244 | ->'''Maxwell Adams:''' I am Batman. |
| 245 | ->'''Ferr:''' You're invisible, you got the [[GrapplingHookPistol Hookshot]]... you're Batman. |
| 246 | -->-- The '''LetsPlay/FreelanceAstronauts''': LetsPlay ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' - [[http://www.freelanceastronauts.com/view.php?id=478 Chapter 6-4]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | ->''I'm Batman.'' |
| 249 | -->-- '''Eric Matthews''', ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. [[ActorAllusion He actually is]] WesternAnimation/{{Batman|Beyond}}. |
| 250 | |
| 251 | ->'''Victor:''' Ho--Holy... |
| 252 | ->'''Gert:''' You're... You're... |
| 253 | ->'''Spider-Man:''' Yes. I'm Batman. |
| 254 | -->-- ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' [[labelnote:note]]And [[http://www.engrish.com/2017/08/batman-begins/ the inevitable inversion.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | ->''You're not a dark and troubled soul. You're a doctor who thinks he's Batman.'' |
| 257 | -->-- ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' |
| 258 | |
| 259 | ->'''Concussed football player''': [[TropeNamers I'm fine, let's go]]! |
| 260 | ->'''Coach''': Hold on, where are you? |
| 261 | ->'''Football player''': I'm in New York. |
| 262 | ->'''Coach''': [[TropeCodifier Who am I?]] |
| 263 | ->'''Football player'''(grinning): You're the coach. |
| 264 | ->'''Coach''': And who are you? |
| 265 | ->'''Football player''': [[OlderThanTheyThink ...I'm Batman.]] |
| 266 | ->'''Coach''': Sit down. |
| 267 | ->'''"Batman"''': You don't understand, I'm Batman! |
| 268 | -->-- 1997 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGACNG7-zsIan Snickers commercial]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | ->Dude, the guy is a ''teacher'', not- ''(secret passage to underground lab opens)'' ...Batman... |
| 271 | -->-- '''Conner [=McKnight=]''', ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', about [[MemeticBadass Dr. Tommy Oliver]] |
| 272 | |
| 273 | ->'''Sheldon''': I couldn't become Franchise/GreenLantern unless I was chosen by the Guardians of Oa, but given enough start-up capital and an adequate research facility, I ''could'' be Batman.\ |
| 274 | '''Leonard:''' ''You'' could be Batman?\ |
| 275 | '''Sheldon:''' Sure! ''(gravelly voice)'' I'm Batman!... See? |
| 276 | -->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt91cyc27RU A typical conversation]] from '''Series/TheBigBangTheory''' |
| 277 | |
| 278 | ->'''Kramer''': The bus is OUTTA CONTROL! So I grab him by the collar, I take him out of the seat, I get behind the wheel, and now I'm driving the bus!\ |
| 279 | '''Jerry''': Wow.\ |
| 280 | '''George:''' You're Batman.\ |
| 281 | '''Kramer:''' Yeah. Yeah, I am Batman! |
| 282 | -->-- ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' |
| 283 | |
| 284 | ->'''Linkara, in his Batman voice''': I'm not Batman, I'm totally not Batman... *mimicks hiding his mouth with a cape* I'm Batman. |
| 285 | -->-- ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' |
| 286 | |
| 287 | -> ''"I'm Batman. And I can [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace breathe in space.]]"'' |
| 288 | -->-- '''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}''' |
| 289 | |
| 290 | -> ''"Might as well come clean: I am Batman. [J]"'' |
| 291 | -->-- '''Jeff''', ''WebVideo/{{Everyman HYBRID}}'', [[AscendedMeme confirming]] one of the fandom's [[MemeticMutation theories]] via Twitter. |
| 292 | |
| 293 | ->''"If I were to go on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} there]] and write that, I don't know, I'm Batman, how long would I legitimately be Batman?"'' |
| 294 | -->-- [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], to [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} Jimmy Wales]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | ->'''Batman''': I'm Batman. |
| 297 | ->'''Superman''': I know you are. |
| 298 | ->'''Batman''': It's what I do. |
| 299 | ->'''Superman''': I know. You say that ''[[LampshadeHanging a lot]]''. |
| 300 | ->'''Batman''': [[UtilityBelt I carry things on my belt]]. [[OverlyLongGag Cause I’m Batman]]. |
| 301 | ->'''Superman''': ...Dude, it's cool. |
| 302 | -->-- [[WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded How Superman Should Have Ended]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | ->'''Superman''': But dude, you know what I would've done?\ |
| 305 | '''Batman''': Oh, I don't know, probably just-\ |
| 306 | '''Superman and Batman simultaneously''': ''Fly really fast, saving everyone from the bullets and explosions!''\ |
| 307 | '''Superman''': Exactly!\ |
| 308 | '''Batman''': Yeah, well, I can't do those things. [[ShutUpHannibal Because I'm not an super-bulletproof alien from another planet that can defy gravity]]. But you know what I ''can'' do?\ |
| 309 | '''Superman''': What's that?\ |
| 310 | '''Batman''': ''Make an incredibly awesome movie!'' ...You know why?\ |
| 311 | '''Superman''': [Resigned] Because you're Bat-\ |
| 312 | '''Batman''': '''Because I'm Batman'''! |
| 313 | -->-- Film/TheDarkKnight Parody, '''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded''' |
| 314 | |
| 315 | -> '''Superman''': Dude, I catch falling planes in mid-air every other week. |
| 316 | -> '''Batman''': ... And I'm Batman. |
| 317 | -->-- ''How [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]] [[WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded Should Have Ended]]'' |
| 318 | |
| 319 | ->''"I'm Batman."'' |
| 320 | -->-- '''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'', "[[Recap/TheLooneyTunesShowS1E6Reunion Reunion]]" |
| 321 | |
| 322 | ->''"Oh, I'm Batman."'' |
| 323 | -->-- '''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''' attempting to make a crank call to Marzipan |
| 324 | |
| 325 | ->''"What? I bring joy to the world. I am filled with mirth and sunlight. Also, I am Batman."'' |
| 326 | -->-- '''Creator/WarrenEllis''' |
| 327 | |
| 328 | ->''"Hello. I'm Batman. I remember it, because I'm Batman."'' |
| 329 | -->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' |
| 330 | |
| 331 | ->'''Batman''': Hey, guess what. |
| 332 | ->'''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Dr. Young]]''': What now? |
| 333 | ->'''Batman''': Could you ask that again, using a complete sentence with more words? |
| 334 | ->'''Dr. Young''': (Groans) What do you want this- |
| 335 | ->'''Batman''': I'M BATMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! |
| 336 | -->-- '''WebAnimation/SanityNotIncluded''' |
| 337 | |
| 338 | ->'''Pinky''': Who the fuck just hit me? |
| 339 | ->'''Black Belt Jones''': Batman, motherfucker! |
| 340 | -->-- '''Black Belt Jones''' |
| 341 | |
| 342 | ->''"Hi... I'm Batman - FUCK! ...I'm... Bruce Wayne..."'' |
| 343 | -->-- '''Bruce Wayne''', ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' |
| 344 | |
| 345 | ->''"[Don] Draper? No one’s ever lifted that rock. He could be Batman for all we know."'' |
| 346 | -->-- '''Harry Crane''', ''Series/MadMen'' |
| 347 | |
| 348 | ->'''Alex Trebek''': Mr. Keaton. |
| 349 | ->'''Michael Keaton''': ...I'm Batman. |
| 350 | ->'''Alex Trebek''': No, you are not. |
| 351 | -->-- Celebrity Jeopardy, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' |
| 352 | |
| 353 | ->'''Alex Trebek''': Let's see what Mr. Keaton came up with, you wrote... "Val Kilmer sucks." |
| 354 | ->'''Michael Keaton''': ...I'm Batman. |
| 355 | ->'''Alex Trebek''': Okay, and your wager... "George Clooney sucks." |
| 356 | -->-- Celebrity Jeopardy, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' |
| 357 | |
| 358 | ->'''Boy''' ''I am not Jeff. I am the Batman.'' |
| 359 | ->'''Mother:''' ''The Batman, would you like a chocolate milk?'' |
| 360 | ->'''Boy:''' ''Yes. Yes, the Batman would.'' |
| 361 | -> (Boy sits down with his chocolate milk. He keeps a stern look on his face as he sips the drink.) |
| 362 | ->'''Boy:''' *sips* ''Gotham is safe.'' |
| 363 | -->-- [[http://notalwaysright.com/the-dark-chocolate-knight/20422 The Dark Chocolate Knight,]] ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' |
| 364 | |
| 365 | -> '''Steve''': I don't believe this. How could they put me at the kids table? I'm 14. |
| 366 | -> '''Random Kid''': I'm Batman. |
| 367 | -> '''Steve''': No, you aren't! |
| 368 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Buck Wild" |
| 369 | |
| 370 | ->"So Azrael's all like 'I'm Batman', and Tim's like 'No, you're not, you're Azrael', and then Azrael's like 'Jesus is Batman', and Tim's all 'What the ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]'' are you talking about?'". |
| 371 | -->-- '''Creator/MaxLandis''', attempting to explain ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' |
| 372 | |
| 373 | ->'''Master Shake''': Guess who I am? [swings grappling hook] I'm Batman! |
| 374 | ->'''Carl''': Of course! [[FreakOut I'm Batman, too, eh!]] [jumps out his own window] |
| 375 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'', ''P.D.A'' |
| 376 | |
| 377 | ->"Mr. [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Trump]]?" |
| 378 | ->"Yes?" |
| 379 | ->"Are you Batman?" |
| 380 | ->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZA9k7WAuiY "I am Batman,"]] [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Trump]] said. |
| 381 | -->-- ''RealLife'', [[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/16/politics/donald-trump-iowa-state-fair/ 'I am Batman,' Trump tells boy on helicopter ride]] |
| 382 | |
| 383 | ->'''Cable:''' Who are you?\ |
| 384 | '''Deadpool:''' I'm Batman! |
| 385 | -->-- ''Film/Deadpool2'' |
| 386 | |
| 387 | ->'''Adam West:''' I never had to ''say'' "I'm Batman". I showed up, people knew I was Batman. Everywhere I went on the TV show, mall openings... Creator/JulieNewmar's bungalow... |
| 388 | -->-- ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' |
| 389 | |
| 390 | ---- |
| 391 | [[WMG:Everything else]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | ->''"Every mystery the universe has ever faced -- from the streets of Gotham to the solar pits of Apokolips -- he's solved them."'' |
| 394 | -->-- '''Wally West''', ''[[ComicBook/DCRebirth DC Universe: Rebirth]]'' |
| 395 | |
| 396 | -> '''Bruce Wayne''': ''Dad's estate left me wealthy. I am ready...but first I must have a disguise. Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a ''creature of the night'', black, terrible...a...a...'' |
| 397 | -> - ''As if in response, a huge bat flies in the open window!'' |
| 398 | -> '''Bruce Wayne''': ''A bat! That's it! It's an omen. I shall become a '''BAT!''''' |
| 399 | -> - ''And thus is born this weird creature of the dark...this avenger of evil; ''' 'The Batman' ''' '' |
| 400 | -->-- The original origin of the Batman, ''Detective Comics'' #33. |
| 401 | |
| 402 | ->'''Terry [=McGinnis=]:''' You don't know your way around here. A lot of things have changed. |
| 403 | ->'''Batman:''' Are criminals still superstitious and cowardly? |
| 404 | ->'''Old Bruce:''' Yup. |
| 405 | ->'''Batman:''' Good enough for me. |
| 406 | -->--''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', "The Once and Future Thing, Part 2" |
| 407 | |
| 408 | ->'''Franchise/WonderWoman:''' Circumstances aside, it was kind of enjoyable to be a kid again. |
| 409 | ->'''Batman:''' I haven't been a kid since I was eight years old. |
| 410 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', "Kid Stuff" |
| 411 | |
| 412 | ->''Am I blue? / Am I blue? / Ain't these tears in my eyes telling you...'' |
| 413 | -->-- '''Batman''' [[TheCastShowoff showing off his musical ability]], ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', "This Little Piggy" |
| 414 | |
| 415 | ->''It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.'' |
| 416 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanBegins'' |
| 417 | |
| 418 | ->''Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. [[ForTheEvulz Some men just want to watch the world burn.]]'' |
| 419 | -->-- '''Alfred Pennyworth''' on ComicBook/TheJoker, ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' |
| 420 | |
| 421 | -> ''Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil by the pale moonlight?'' |
| 422 | -->-- '''The Joker''', ''Film/Batman1989'' |
| 423 | |
| 424 | -> '''Penguin:''' ''You don't really think you'll '''win''', do you?''\ |
| 425 | '''Batman:''' ''[[IronicEcho Things change.]]'' |
| 426 | -->-- ''Batman Returns'' |
| 427 | |
| 428 | ->''How about a magic trick? I'm going to [[EyeScream make this pencil disappear]].'' |
| 429 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' |
| 430 | |
| 431 | ->''7 million. Never leave the cave without it.'' |
| 432 | -->-- '''Batman''', using his Bat Credit Card, ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' |
| 433 | |
| 434 | ->''People think it's an obsession. A compulsion. It's never been like that. I chose this life. On any given day, I could stop.'' '''''Today isn't that day. Tomorrow won't be either.''''' |
| 435 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'' |
| 436 | |
| 437 | ->''All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day.'' |
| 438 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' |
| 439 | |
| 440 | ->''Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.'' |
| 441 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' |
| 442 | |
| 443 | ->''"My world goes crazy sometimes."'' |
| 444 | -->-- '''Batman''', ''Detective Comics #475'' |
| 445 | |
| 446 | ->''"By the '''gods!''' You pursue me past your '''dying...!''' Are you '''man--''' Or fiend from hell?"'' |
| 447 | -->-- '''Ra's al Ghul''' ''([[ArbitrarySkepticism who really shouldn't be so shocked by resurrection]]), Batman #244'' |
| 448 | |
| 449 | ->''"Yet we're linked, you and I. Like comedy and tragedy. Two sides, same coin."'' |
| 450 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''' to Batman, ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', "The Bat In The Belfry" |
| 451 | |
| 452 | ->''"It wasn't the '''money''' I wanted. It wasn't the '''action''' I sought. I just liked the '''attention.'''"'' |
| 453 | -->-- '''The Riddler''', ''Detective Comics Annual'' #8, on why he is who he is. |
| 454 | |
| 455 | ->''"Why are we doing this? Because '''we''' are now two faces. One good, the other bad. Half-and-half. Fifty fifty. Opposite and equal. And we're '''deadlocked.''' When that happens... we let the '''coin''' decide."'' |
| 456 | -->-- '''Two-Face''', ''Batman Annual'' #14, explaining his philosophy as he holds a gun to his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]]. [[spoiler:The coin comes good-heads up just as Batman barges in.]] |
| 457 | |
| 458 | ->''"Bruce, you're Batman. You've lost your memory somehow, but you're this rich guy who dresses up in a costume to scare bad guys."'' |
| 459 | -->-- '''ComicBook/RedRobin''', ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Return of Bruce Wayne #6]]'', '''Robin brings it back to first principles for us.''' |
| 460 | |
| 461 | ->''An almost '''legendary''' figure, the cowled shadow of '''The Batman''' prowls through the night, preying upon the '''criminal parasite''' like the '''winged creature''' whose '''name''' he has '''adopted!''' '' |
| 462 | -->-- The standard tagline accompanying each ''Batman'' front page, circa ''Strange Apparitions''... |
| 463 | |
| 464 | ->''I made a promise on the grave of my parents to rid this city of the evil that took their lives. By day, I am Bruce Wayne, billionaire philanthrophist. At night, criminals, a cowardly and superstitious lot, call me...'''BATMAN''' '' |
| 465 | --> ...and circa ''Hush'' by Creator/JephLoeb. |
| 466 | |
| 467 | ->''' Mr. Freeze:''' Tonight I mean to pay back the man who ruined my life...'' our'' lives... |
| 468 | ->'''Batman:''' Even if you have to kill everyone in the building to do it? |
| 469 | ->''' Mr. Freeze:''' *nods* Think of it, Batman. To never again walk on a summer's day with a hot wind in your face, [[TearJerker and a warm hand to hold]]...oh yes. I'd ''kill'' for that. |
| 470 | -->-- "Heart of Ice", ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 471 | |
| 472 | ->''"There are times when I, too, disagree with Master Bruce's decisions. And when that happens, there's something I do that never fails to lift my spirits. I disobey him."'' |
| 473 | -->-- '''Alfred Pennyworth''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', "The Joining" |
| 474 | |
| 475 | ->''' Harley:''' There's one thing I gotta know: why'd you stay with me all day? Risking your life for someone who's never given you anything but trouble? |
| 476 | ->'''Batman:''' I know what it's like to try and rebuild a life. ''(gives her the dress she paid for)'' I had a bad day too, once. |
| 477 | ->''' Harley:'''...Nice guys like you shouldn't have bad days. ''(kisses him on the cheek, turns away - then plants one on him)'' |
| 478 | -->-- "Harley's Holiday" |
| 479 | |
| 480 | ->'''Ace:''' When I was little, Cadmus used to make me play all kinds of games. They weren't any fun either. They'd strap me into their machines and poke wires into my brain, "Ace, can you move this object with your mind?" ''(uproots a tree and launches it into the sky)'' Yeah. I can move it. They weren't really games, you know. They were training me, turning me into a weapon -- for "justice", they said. They got their weapon. I got cheated out of my childhood.\ |
| 481 | '''Batman:''' [[DeathByOriginStory I know what that's like.]]\ |
| 482 | '''Ace:''' You do, don't you? ''(smiles)'' You don't have to answer. I've read your mind. That's how I knew you weren't going to use Mrs Waller's weapon on me.\ |
| 483 | '''Batman:''' No. I wasn't. ''(drops Waller's kill-switch)''\ |
| 484 | '''Ace:''' You were going to try and talk me into fixing what I've changed...before I die.\ |
| 485 | '''Batman:''' Yes.\ |
| 486 | '''Ace:''' ...I'm dying very soon.\ |
| 487 | '''Batman:''' Yes... I'm sorry.\ |
| 488 | '''Ace:''' ''(quietly, crying)'' Would you {{stay with me|UntilIDie}}? I'm scared.\ |
| 489 | ''(Batman sits next to her -- when he offers his hand, she takes it)'' |
| 490 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', "Epilogue" |
| 491 | |
| 492 | ->''' Bruce:''' You don't know the first thing about the American justice system, do you?\ |
| 493 | '''Tim:''' I know it's bogus.\ |
| 494 | '''Bruce:''' And how did you come to that well-thought-out conclusion?\ |
| 495 | '''Tim:''' Watching you.\ |
| 496 | '''Bruce:'''... |
| 497 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 498 | |
| 499 | ->'''Batman:''' I imagine this is a unique opportunity for you. It must be odd for you to have the chance to catalog new levels of physical discomfort, as you rarely experience them. |
| 500 | ->'''Superman:''' What kind of masochist keeps track of the different kinds of pain they've - |
| 501 | ->'''Batman:''' Four hundred and ninety-six by my last count. |
| 502 | -->-- ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'': ''[[Creator/KevinSmith Quiver]]'' |
| 503 | |
| 504 | ->'''Batman:''' (on making Robin his sidekick at age ''nine'') Robin needed to help bring the man who murdered his family to justice. |
| 505 | ->''' Wonder Woman:''' So he could turn out like you? |
| 506 | ->'''Batman:'''...So that he wouldn't. |
| 507 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' |
| 508 | |
| 509 | ->''"Of [[TheAdjectivalSuperhero all the descriptive names of all the things people say when they hear a hero in action]], The Amazing Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, The Invincible Iron Man, the only descriptive word for this guy is 'The God-damn Batman!"'' |
| 510 | -->-- ''Website/SFDebris'' on ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' |
| 511 | |
| 512 | ->'''Bruce Wayne''': Yes, father. I shall become a bat. |
| 513 | -->-- '''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne''' |
| 514 | |
| 515 | ->'''Bat-Mite''': Batman's rich history allows him to be interpreted in a multitude of ways. To be sure, [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold this]] is a [[LighterAndSofter lighter incarnation]], but is certainly [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation no less valid]] and true to the character's roots as the [[DarkerAndEdgier tortured avenger]], [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker crying out for mommy and daddy]]. |
| 516 | -->-- ''A [[TakeThat rebuttal]] to angry fans of WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', '''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''', '''Legends Of The Dark Mite''' |
| 517 | |
| 518 | ->''"Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on — none of you are safe."'' |
| 519 | -->--'''Batman''', ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' |
| 520 | |
| 521 | ->'''Superman:''' Big man in a Batsuit. Take that away, what are you? |
| 522 | ->'''Batman:''' A genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, detective, pilot, escape artist, master of disguise; fluent in Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Russian...mastered 127 styles of martial arts, including taekwondo, judo, muay thai, karate, boxing, jujitsu, ninjitsu...degrees in criminal science, forensics, computer science, chemistry, engineering, biology, advanced chemistry, technology... |
| 523 | ->'''Superman:''' All RIGHT! |
| 524 | -->--''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyNXnuHNF8k Justice League Trailer (Avengers Style) Parody]]'' |
| 525 | |
| 526 | -> ''"Criminals are a terror. Hearts of the night. I must disguise my terror. Criminals are cowardly. A superstitious terrible omen. A cowardly lot. [[TerrorHero My disguise must strike terror. I must be black. Terrible]]. [[MadnessMantra Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot]]. I must be a creature. I must be a creature of the night. [[DeathByOriginStory Mommy's dead]]. [[MyParentsAreDead Daddy's dead]]. [[ThatManIsDead Brucie's dead]].'' I shall become a bat." |
| 527 | -->--''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' |
| 528 | |
| 529 | -> ''More than anyone else in the world, when you scratch everything else away from Batman, you're left with someone who doesn't want to see anybody die.'' |
| 530 | -->-- '''Franchise/{{Superman}}''' to Franchise/{{Batman}}, ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' |
| 531 | |
| 532 | ->"[[DespairEventHorizon Did I finally reach the limits of reason?]] And find TheDevil waiting? And was that [[TheDreaded fear in his eye]]?" |
| 533 | -->-- ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman RIP]]'' |
| 534 | |
| 535 | ->'' Young man, you have two seconds to remove your hands from my person before I remove them for you.'' |
| 536 | -->-- ''' Alfred Pennyworth''' to the Goddamned '''''Batman''''', after the latter has grabbed him and shoved him against a wall, showing everyone that Batman is NoBadassToHisValet. |
| 537 | |
| 538 | -> ''"When the mugger or the thief stops to think twice:'' that ''is fear.'' [[TerrorHero That]] ''[[TerrorHero is what I am]]. That is why they hired assassins - [[TheDreaded because I am the reason that criminals breathe easier when the sun rises]]."'' |
| 539 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' |
| 540 | |
| 541 | -> ''"Terry, I've been thinking about something you once told me, and you were wrong. It's not Batman that makes you worthwhile. It's the other way around. Never tell yourself anything different."'' |
| 542 | -->-- '''Bruce''' to '''[=Terry McGinnis=]''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' |
| 543 | |
| 544 | ->'''Robin''': ''Whoa, does Batman live in Bruce Wayne's basement?'' |
| 545 | ->'''Batman''': ''No, Bruce Wayne lives in Batman's attic!'' |
| 546 | -->--''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'' |
| 547 | |
| 548 | ->'' It’s taken me years to accept what you told me back then, that you were there for me that night. Not as a vigilante swinging to the rescue, but as an ideal, as an inspiration. A voice I heard in darkness, commanding me to stand up. The same voice that tells us when we get beaten down, we can accept being a victim or choose to be the hero of our own stories. And we make that choice by standing up.'' |
| 549 | -->-- '''Creator/PaulDini''', ''ComicBook/DarkNightATrueBatmanStory'' |
| 550 | |
| 551 | ->Batman is no noble hero. He isn't the person people look up to. He doesn't inspire others like [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Captain Steve Rogers]] would, or cradle hope like Franchise/{{Superman}} can. He doesn't save a burning school bus full of kids that's going in the river. Batman ''isn't a hero''. Rather, he would mercilessly stalk the deranged psychopath that wants to use school buses as tinderboxes, haunt his dreams, catch him when he least expects it, and burn a hole through his non-existent soul. |
| 552 | |
| 553 | ->This is by deliberate choice and design. Bruce Wayne protects a city that murdered his parents for no reason at all. A city where good people are a fiction. They are either too scared to do the right thing, too smart to live anywhere else but in Gotham...or, like Martha and Thomas, dead. |
| 554 | |
| 555 | ->Gotham City is [[WretchedHive so insidiously corrupt and broken beyond repair]] that it does not deserve a savior anymore. [[Film/BatmanBegins Ra’s Al Ghul did have a point there]]: no city which can murder a billionaire husband and wife in front of their only child on a cold, meaningless night deserves to be saved. Batman is the product of a city whose terrors and demons can only be fought by an equally terrible monster. A frightening, inhuman creature of the night. Not a hero. Not a guardian angel. Not a Messianic redeemer. |
| 556 | |
| 557 | ->He is what Gotham ''deserves''. He is a ''Dark Knight''. |
| 558 | -->-- Quorra discussion on Gordon's closing speech from the ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' |
| 559 | |
| 560 | -> ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter]] ends up with [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson MJ]], just like [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark]] ends up with [[ComicBook/LoisLane Lois]] and Franchise/{{Batman}}...[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg well]], [[LonelyAtTheTop Batman probably ends up alone]] and/or dead, but [[DownerEnding let’s not dwell on that for now]].'' |
| 561 | -->-- '''MGK''', [[http://mightygodking.com/2008/11/26/brand-new-year/ Brand New Year]] |
| 562 | |
| 563 | -> ''For eight decades, he’s been invading our comic shops, TV sets, and movie theaters in his never-ending quest to rid Gotham City of the criminal element. (Although, if he’s still fighting the mentally insane after 80 years and Gotham still isn’t cleaned up, maybe he’s not doing such a great job after all.)'' |
| 564 | -->-- A '''ToughPigs''' article [[http://www.toughpigs.com/batman/ matching up different incarnations of Batman with different Muppets in honor of Batman's 80th anniversary]] |
| 565 | |
| 566 | ->''"How can the world know fear – true dread – when there is you? A stalwart knight, ever ready to slay monsters. Fear isn’t true biology, Batman. It’s more than instinct. True fear is the absence of hope. And hope is the spread wings of a bat, shining in the clouds."'' |
| 567 | -->--'''Scarecrow''', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' |
| 568 | |
| 569 | ->'''Thug''': "The hell are you supposed to be?" |
| 570 | ->''(Batman delivers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on the thug in silence)'' |
| 571 | ->'''Batman''': "I'm vengeance!" |
| 572 | -->--''Film/TheBatman2022'' |
| 573 | |
| 574 | ->'''Batman''': "[[TerrorHero Fear is a tool.]] When that light hits the sky...it's not just a call. [[TheDreaded It's a warning.]]" |
| 575 | -->--''Film/TheBatman2022'' |
| 576 | |
| 577 | ->[[https://badmachinery.com/comic/a-feather-quill-from-his-cloak/ “He’s the BYRON of beating up criminals… …the ultimate fighting goth!”]] |
| 578 | -->--'''[[PerkyGoth Dark Esther]]''', ''ComicBook/GiantDays'' |
| 579 | |
| 580 | ->''"Batman as a traumatized vigilante haunted by the death of his parents is a recent thing. It sounds crazy because of course having dead parents is Batman's most recognizable trait, but in his intial characterization he wasn't traumatized, he was motivated. He went through something horrible and decided he would devote his life to guaranteeing that nobody would have to go through something like that ever again...by dressing up like a bat and punching crime in the face. The modern version where the death of his parents haunts him and twists him into a nightstalking monster is recent. And you know something? This is all Creator/AlanMoore's fault. As a much as I appreciate ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', it unintentionally sparked the idea that deep down, Batman and Joker were the same. That they were both broken men driven by tragedy beyond the limits of sanity. But Alan Moore didn't mean for that to be the takeaway from the comic. In ''The Killing Joke'' the Joker is ''wrong.'' His premise that all it takes is one bad day to become exactly like him is blatantly disproven, both by Batman and Jim Gordon. [...] The idea that Batman does what he does because he's cracked completely defeats the purpose of his character. He does what he does because he knows what it's like to be powerless, so he takes it upon himself to be the power that helps the powerless. A good sign of whether or not your Batman is being characterized properly is as follows: Could you picture this Batman comforting a scared child? If yes, congratulations! This is a certified Batman. If not, I'm afraid you instead have ComicBook/ThePunisher in a silly hat."'' |
| 581 | -->-- '''Red''', '''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9_ODNTNDrY Trope Talk: Realism]]" |
| 582 | |
| 583 | ->''"No superhero fascinated (Michael) Uslan like Batman. Unlike Superman, Batman didn’t have special powers. His strength came from his will, training, and armored flying suit. Batman was human and damaged—as a child, he’d watched a stranger murder his parents and swore to avenge their deaths. That origin story deeply affected Uslan, who couldn’t consider a world in which his mom and dad didn’t exist."'' |
| 584 | -->--'''Camille Dodero''', ''[[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68306/boy-who-saved-batman The Boy Who Saved Batman]]'' |
| 585 | |
| 586 | ->''"Marcus, this isn't you. At least, it doesn't have to be. I saw what happened to your parents. I know what you're feeling. A man with a gun once took away people I loved. I never stopped missing them. Never forgot how painful it was to be alone. You can't bring your parents back, but you can break the cycle of violence that took them. Don't be a part of it, Marcus. Don't become what killed our families."'' |
| 587 | -->--'''Batman to a kid whose parents were murdered and is pointing a gun at him''', ''Batman: War on Crime'' |
| 588 | |
| 589 | ->''"Batman wears the night as a costume and makes himself the patron saint of unknown terrors. He isn't about order; he's about control, which is much more protean. He became an avatar of the same unpredictability that ruined his life. Both hero and villain agree that life is horrifying and brutal, but ComicBook/TheJoker wants everyone to see that there's nothing to be done for it, so you might as well laugh -- and, in fact, you might not be able to stop laughing well past the point of coughing up blood. The Dark Knight, by contrast, knows that [[CrazyPrepared a diverse skill set readies a man for any situation]]. And in a city where the parks department poisons white swans, he's right. That's why he carries a tool in his utility belt for every predicament from shark attack to a Music/NickiMinaj concert"'' |
| 590 | -->-- '''Brendan [=McGinley=]''', [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-batman-always-wins "5 Reasons Batman Always Wins"]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | ->''"He died... sssaving the city... No, that's not true... he sssaved the city, yes... but he died ssssaving me. I ssssaid, 'I'm not worth it.' He said, '''Everyone's'' worth it.'"'' |
| 593 | -->--'''Clayface giving a eulogy providing just one of many possible ways Batman died''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader'' |
| 594 | |
| 595 | ->''"The night was his time, the shadows were his place. Like the bat from which he took his name he saw with his hands and feet and ears. As Bruce Wayne, he was cheerful, poshy, full of savoir faire and bonhomie, a fellow easily imagined in front of the fire in his book-lined library, with a balloon glass of brandy and a bowl of Cheez Doodles near at hand. But when the Bat-Signal floated against one of Gotham's skyscrapers(or perhaps the underside of a handy passing cloud) a grim and unsmiling creature emerged from the Bat-Cave. You could shoot him and he would bleed...you could crank him a good one on the head and he would fold up (at least for a little while)...but you could never, ''never'' stop him."'' |
| 596 | -->--''Creator/StephenKing'', [[https://imgur.com/a/vYORK "Why I Chose Batman"]], ComicBook/{{Batman}} #400 |
| 597 | |
| 598 | -> ''"[[IWorkAlone Batman works alone]]. [[InformedLoner Except for]] Robin, and Alfred, and Batgirl, and Commissioner Gordon, [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy and whoever Morgan Freeman played]], [the list continues offscreen].''" |
| 599 | -->--'''Batman''', ''WesternAnimation/DCLeagueOfSuperPets'' |
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