History YMMV / BatmanGothamByGaslight

** For many, it's clear that after killing Sister Leslie, the Ripper is far beyond redemption at this point.

* CompleteMonster: UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper—in reality [[spoiler:Commissioner James Gordon]]--is a psychotic KnightTemplar and SerialKiller who believes in ridding Gotham of the "filth" of the streets, especially [[HeManWomanHater women]]. Kicking off a murder spree where he hunts down and slaughters numerous innocent women on the streets, the Ripper later tracks down and kills the kindhearted nun Sister Leslie. When he learns Dr. Hugo Strange has discovered his identity, the Ripper ambushes Strange and throws him to his own asylum's patients, who tear Strange apart. The Ripper then murders an old woman to frame Bruce Wayne for his crimes, and when Selina Kyle tries to prove his innocence, the Ripper targets her as well. The Ripper even regularly tortures [[spoiler:his wife]] by burning the latter to "burn the sin away", until the latter has been utterly DrivenToMadness. Utterly consumed by misogynistic fervor and a fanatic devotion to bloodshed, the Ripper showcases the true evil on Gotham's streets hiding within a human being.

** Ironically the story ends up as a spirited [[spoiler:role reversal]] adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Nemesis}}'' where [[spoiler:the cape crusader is the heroic figure rather than the evil monster and the commissioner is the evil monster rather than the heroic figure]].

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: It's unclear if Jack The Ripper a.k.a. [[spoiler:Commissioner James Gordon suffered some type of Dissociative Identity Disorder or not. It's also possible that Gordon has neurosyphilis, as he mentions "camp followers" spreading disease amongst good men, mercury poisoning, as mercury was used to (ineffectively) treat syphilis, and definitely PTSD, though the last one doesn't cause violence despite popular belief. Any violent PTSD sufferers were usually nasty before having the PTSD. The PTSD comes from the beatings he received from the nuns for being lefthanded and from the war, particularly the battle for Antietam.]]

** Harvey Dent crossed it by throwing his 'friend' Bruce under the bus when the latter was framed as the Ripper, simply out of petty jealousy when Selina takes an interest in Bruce.

** [[spoiler:Barbara Gordon. Being tortured both physically and psychologically by the Ripper --presumably for years-- has left her mind completely shattered, to the point that she truly believes that all the murders that her husband commits and even his mistreatment are good actions.]]

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: While Bruce Greenwood's performance as Batman was well received in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', this movie shows that he can handle the other side, Bruce Wayne, with just as much power and warmth, even with the Bruce Wayne persona having more screen time here.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Jason Todd is a redhead in this movie. Fans tend to forget that Jason was originally redhead in the Pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|OnInfiniteEarths}} continuity of the comics and at some point he dyes his hair black to emulate Dick Grayson (something that Creator/GrantMorrison rescued during his run in the [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Batman's titles]], but later writers since rescinded).

* HilariousInHindsight: Years after playing [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague two]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold different]] takes on Black Canary, Creator/GreyDelisle and Creator/MorenaBaccarin once again share a Bat-verse character, Leslie Thompkins, with Grey playing Gaslight counterpart Sister Leslie and Morena playing her closer to modern day counterpart in the live action ''Series/{{Gotham}}''.

* ShockingSwerve: The reveal of the Ripper's true identity was completely out of left field for many. Fans speculated the Ripper would be [[spoiler: Jacob Packer like the original comic, a version of the Joker, or even [[HateSink Harvey Dent]].]] Nope! [[spoiler: The Ripper's true identity is Commissioner Gordon, who is usually seen as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and it got essentially no foreshadowing: Batman himself only finds out by sheer dumb luck.]]

* ShockingSwerve: The reveal of the Ripper's true identity was completely out of left field for many. Fans speculated the Ripper would be [[spoiler: Jacob Packer like the original comic]], a version of the Joker, or even [[HateSink Harvey Dent]]. Nope! [[spoiler: The Ripper's true identity is Commissioner Gordon, who is usually seen as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and it got essentially no foreshadowing: Batman himself only finds out by sheer dumb luck.]]

* ShockingSwerve: The reveal of the Ripper's true identity was completely out of left field for many. Fans speculated the Ripper would be [[spoiler: Jacob Packer like the original comic]], a version of the Joker, or even [[HateSink Harvey Dent]]. Nope! [[spoiler: The Ripper's true identity is Commissioner Gordon, who is usually seen as the ReasonableAuthorityFigure.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Downplayed, but still is unclear if James Gordon suffered some type of Dissociative Identity Disorder or not. When Batman confronts Gordon, he is able to use his left and right hand while wielding a knife. He claims nuns had beaten him as a boy until he was right handed, so he does "Jack's Work" with his left hand. Even if he claims that wives are "the worst whores of all" and he burned off half of his wife's face to "burn the sin" out of her, at least on some level he was afraid to kill his wife, if his dream is any indication.]]

* NewerThanTheyThink: Batman uses his mansion's attic as his secret headquarter instead of the Batcave in this movie. Interestingly, the Batcave did not appear in the comic books until ''Detective Comics #83'' in January 1944, and it's a CanonImmigrant because it maked its first appeareance in the Batman movie serials from 1943, and later in the comic strips before its proper debut in the comic books.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Jason Todd is redhead in this movie. Fans tend to forget that Jason was originally redhead in the Pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|OnInfiniteEarths}} continuity of the comics and at some point he dyes his hair black to emulate Dick Grayson (something that Creator/GrantMorrison rescued during his run in the [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Batman's titles]], but later writers since rescinded).

** Sister Leslie. She is one of the few Gotham's authority figure who genuinely cares about the dispossessed and people in need, including the prostitutes who are being killed by the Ripper. Some of the murdered girls were orphans formerly under her care, like Pamela. And she is ultimately killed by The Ripper for this reason.

* HilariousInHindsight: Years after playing [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague two]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold different]] takes on Black Canary, Creator/GreyDelisle and Creator/MorenaBaccarin once again share a Bat-verse character, Leslie Thompkins, with Grey playing Gaslight counterpart Sister Leslie and Morena playing her closer to modern day counterpart in the live action Series/{{Gotham}}.
** Ironically the story ends up as a spirited [[spoiler:role reversal]] adaptation of ComicBook/{{Nemesis}} where [[spoiler:the cape crusader is the heroic figure rather than the evil monster and the commissioner is the evil monster rather than the heroic figure]].

* CounterpartComparison: Most viewers agree that the art style of the movie closely resembles the ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' style rather than emuling Mike Mignola's art style. For others, the art syle resembles ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' series style.

* HeReallyCanAct: While Bruce Greenwood's performance as Batman was well received in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', this movie shows that he can handle the other side, Bruce Wayne, with just as much power and warmth, even with the Bruce Wayne persona having more screen time here.

* CounterpartComparison: Most viewers agree that the art style of the movie closely resembles the ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' style rather than emuling Mike Mignola's art style. For others, the art syle resembles to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman'' series.

* CounterpartComparison: Most viewers agree that the art style of the movie closely resembles the ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' style rather than emuling Mike Mignola's art style. For other, the art syle resembles to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman'' series.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Downplayed, but still is unclear if James Gordon suffered some type of Dissociative Indentity Disorder or not. When Batman confronts Gordon, he is able to use his left and right hand while wielding a knife. He claims nuns had beaten him as a boy until he was right handed, so he does "Jack's Work" with his left hand. Even if he claims that wives are "the worst whores of all" and he burned off half of his wife's face to "burn the sin" out of her, at least on some level he was afraid to kill his wife, if his dream is any indication.]]

* NewerThanTheyThink: Batman uses his mansion's attic as his secret headquarter instead of the Batcave in this movie. Interestingly, the Batcave did not appear in the comic books until ''Detective Comics #83'' in January 1944, and it's a CanonImmigrant because it maked its first appeareance in the Batman movie serials from 1943, and lately in the comic strips before its proper debut in the comic books.

* NewerThanTheyThink: Batman uses his mansion's attic as his secret headquarter instead of the Batcave in this movie. Interestingly, the Batcave did not appear in the comic books until ''Detective Comics #83'' in January 1944, and it's a CanonImmigrant because it maked its first appeareance in the Batman movie serials from 1943.