History Fridge / BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice

* Ben Affleck as Batman may seem like an odd casting choice at first - he's the kind of guy you wouldn't expect to see wearing the Batsuit. '''And that's the point''' - Batman's identity has to be hidden well, and the less likely you suspect someone of being him, the better. In real life, a lot of his detractors merely saw him as a rich Hollywood playboy who made bad romantic comedies and led a gossip and tabloid-filled lifestyle with women like Jennifer Lopez who shouldn't have been cast as Batman. In-universe, a lot of people see Bruce Wayne the same way, as a rich gossip-laden playboy who couldn't possibly be someone as fearsome as Batman. This wouldn't be the first time this line of thinking was applied to casting Batman; when Michael Keaton was cast for Tim Burton's film, many people protested the choice, the same as they are doing with Affleck. Keaton quoted the above logic in an interview; his performance is still hailed as one of the best in the role, with some considering it better than Christian Bale's performance.

* Ben Affleck as Batman may seem like an odd casting choice at first - he's the kind of guy you wouldn't expect to see wearing the Batsuit. '''And that's the point''' - Batman's identity has to be hidden well, and the less likely you suspect someone of being him, the better. This wouldn't be the first time this line of thinking was applied to casting Batman; when Michael Keaton was cast for Tim Burton's film, many people protested the choice, the same as they are doing with Affleck. Keaton quoted the above logic in an interview; his performance is still hailed as one of the best in the role, with some considering it better than Christian Bale's performance.

* Lex Luthor Sr. was a highly-regarded businessman and by all appearances a model citizen of Metropolis. But in private... Lex Jr. says there was no god to shield him from his father's ''[[AbusiveParents "fists and]]'' '''''[[AbusiveParents abominations"]]'''''. What did Lex Sr. ''do''?

* Lex didn't Doomsday without a contingency plan. He managed to pit a man who has killed a kryptonian against a man who could potentially kill a kryptonian. Whichever one comes out alive would be able to stop Doomsday, but because he's much more powerful than Superman or Zod, victory would come at the cost of their lives. Lex was planning to kill two capes in one night.
* This isn't the original Lex. He's Lex Luthor Junior... who is generally more overtly psychotic than the other Luthors anyway. The original Lex came and went without the Superman to drive him down the rabbit hole!

* Lex Luthor Sr. was a highly-regarded businessman and by all appearances a model citizen of Metropolis. Lex Jr. says there was no god to shield him from his father's ''[[AbusiveParents "fists and]]'' '''''[[AbusiveParents abominations"]]'''''. What did Lex Sr. ''do''?

* Lex Luthor Sr. was a highly-regarded businessman and by all appearances a model citizen of Metropolis. Lex Jr. says there was no god to shield him from his father's ''[[AbusiveParents "fists and]]'' '''''[[AbusiveParents abominations]]'''''. What did Lex Sr. ''do''?

* It's no secret now that Batman has stopped enforcing his [[ThouShaltNotKill one rule]] so heavily and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if criminals get in his way. At first, this might seem to come off as a result of his jadeness kicking in after fighting for so long and just not giving a damn anymore... but then you remember that he also had a Robin prior, and likewise, it isn't a secret that Robin was killed prior by the Joker. Thus it brings a darker context to both Bat's portrayal now, and speaks volumes about the Joker's power (despite the fact he has yet to appear in the movies) in that he has [[TheBadGuyWins potentially achieved his victory]] over Batman finally by [[HeroicBSOD breaking him]] and leading to his massive amount of jadeness when he dons his cowl again.

* The actual fight between Batman and Superman [[spoiler: is fairly short with Batman managing to hit Superman with Kryptonite gas and essentially kicking his ass from that point onwards, no contest. It seems underwhelming (and heavily favors Batman) given the hype of the fight between the two icons of DC. But if one were to view the film with Batman as the villain/antagonist of the story, the fight's short and one-sided nature actually makes sense. It's not about who would win in a fight, but rather about just how far [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Batman has fallen in his vendetta against Superman]]. His dominance over Superman is not of a heroic underdog fighting back against a god but rather a cruel bully harming a good man pleading for his aid to save his mother from being killed, going against everything Batman fought for. Batman had already lost the moment he started fighting.]]

* The actual fight between Batman and Superman [[spoiler: is fairly short with Batman managing to hit Superman with Kryptonite gas and essentially kicking his ass from that point onwards, no contest. It seems underwhelming (and heavily favors Batman) given the hype of the fight between the two icons of DC. But if one were to view the film with Batman as the villain/antagonist of the story, the fight's short and one-sided nature actually makes sense. It's not about who would win in a fight, but rather about just how far [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Batman has fallen in his vendetta against Superman]]. His dominance over Superman is not of a heroic underdog fighting back against a god but rather a cruel bully harming a good man pleading for his aid to save his mother from being killed. It's only when he learns that both he and Superman's mother are called Martha does he realizes what he was doing all this time, and then stops short of the killing blow. In short, Batman had already lost the fight the moment it began.]]

* [[spoiler: Superman's self-sacrifice in the end may seem a bit pointless, but considering Lex Luthor had only an hour before tried to kill both his mother and girlfriend, he must have realised that Luthor would just keep coming after him and his loved ones. By dying he could at least indulge his enemy and protect the people closest to him.]]

* The Knightmare becomes more terrifying the longer one sits back and thinks about it. [[spoiler: The sheer cruelty displayed by Superman and his army is shocking, but when one takes the presence of ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} into account it becomes clear that he likely is largely responsible for this. With Lois Lane and/or Martha Kent both likely dead in this BadFuture, Darkseid would have ample opportunity to corrupt and twist the devastated Superman into his vassal on Earth. Hence why his Parademons are shown working alongside Superman's forces instead of simply attacking everything in sight. FromBadToWorse doesn't even begin to describe it.]]
* It's no secret now that Batman has stopped enforcing his [[ThouShaltNotKill one rule]] so heavily and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if criminals get in his way. At first, this might seem to come off as a result of his jadeness kicking in after fighting for so long and just not giving a damn anymore... but then you remember that he also had a Robin prior, and likewise, [[DeathByAdaptation it isn't a secret that Robin]] was killed prior by the Joker. Thus it brings a darker context to both Bat's portrayal now, and speaks volumes about [[AdaptationalBadass the Joker's power]] (despite the fact he has yet to appear in the movies) in that he has [[TheBadGuyWins potentially achieved his victory]] over Batman finally by [[HeroicBSOD breaking him]] and leading to his massive amount of jadeness when he dons his cowl again.

* At first it might seem odd the Diana actually [[spoiler: ''can'' hurt Doomsday with her sword, hold him with her lasso and use her shield and bracelets to defend against his attacks. Then you remember that Kryptonians have two glaring weaknesses: Kryptonite and magic. Diana's entire gear (since made by the gods) is magical and indeed she herself is this as well. Since it's established that magic simply bypasses Kryptonian defenses (since it doesn't play by the rules and is illogical), it's no wonder she was able to hurt Doomsday this badly.]] It does come as a nice surprise the creators did remember this fact.

* Lex Luthor's intelligence being reworked from scientific genius to ManipulativeBastard ties in with his entrepreneurial skills. He's not treating Superman like an enemy that needs to be crushed with force, but a rival company that he can run into the ground with the right strategy. He even tries to get the government to assist him, similar to how some businesses try to buy elections so that they can prosper under their preferred form of government. Then there's [[spoiler: creating Doomsday, which for all we know is part of another plan to keep Luthor relevant even after Superman is dead, much like how hardware and software distributors will always try to sell you upgrade after upgrade.]]

* Lex Luthor has collected evidence and footage of metahumans around the world, and one of them is...Cyborg? As far as I know, Vic is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin just that]], a human with robotic parts, so why would Luthor count him as the same kind of person as Aquaman, Flash, and Wonder Woman? There's also the fact that Vic isn't even Cyborg yet. But then you see the footage in its entirety. It's not Vic Stone that Luthor is interested in, but the [[spoiler:Mother Box]] that Silas Stone was using to repair his son.

* [[spoiler: Doomsday develops complete immunity to whatever harms him. Kryptonite was the only thing that could harm him in this movie.]]
** Oh and there is more: in the comics [[spoiler: Doomsday's power is resurrection with invulnerability to whatever killed him. Superman might not be the only one on his way to recover... and Kryptonite may not work again.]]

* [[spoiler: Due to being a mutation out of General Zod's remains]], it's not out of the realm of possibility that [[spoiler: Doomsday still has the mind and memories of Zod.]] From the way he reacts after setting eyes on Superman, his slow taking in of his surroundings at the Metropolis memorial, to the smirking sneer he gives [[spoiler: as he impales Superman - similar to Zod stabbing Jor El in ''Man of Steel'']], the film seems to vaguely hint this.

** [[spoiler: Someone on Krypton had already made a Doomsday-like monster, and it was so bad the council [[HeWhoMustNotBeNamed refused to name it]] and forbade any similar experiments.]] Now combine this with the FridgeHorror above: [[spoiler: how likely are we to have '''''[[SerialEscalation two]]''''' '''[[FromBadToWorse Doomsdays]]''' walking around?]]

[[spolier: Batman may have almost triggered Superman going rogue by his actions. Killing Superman really would be suicide then.]]