History Headscratchers / BatmanAndRobin

*** Why? Because he's nuts, obviously. Seriously, that's the reason, both in the film, the comics, and the animated series. He isn't quite as cracked up as guys like the Joker or Two-Face but he's not exactly sane either. Even before the accident that turned him into Mr. Freeze he was heavily obsessed with curing his wife's condition. After the accident his obsession kicked into overdrive and he stopped caring about ''anything'' except curing his wife. The thing you have to understand about pathological obsessions is the sufferers focus on what, in their minds, seems like the most direct route to their goal. Anything that deviates from that route or adds extra steps along the way is an unacceptable distraction, even if it would produce the same result with a fraction of the effort. Based on this, I'd say that at some point in movie!Freeze's (or The Freezinator as I like to call him) history he was in a position where turning to crime seemed like his only option. For instance, after his accident Freeze may have become unemployable. Rumors of rank incompetence and lax safety standards would swirl around him, damaging his scientific reputation. Universities and private companies would be understandably reluctant to fund a project that already turned one person into a mutant freak, and no doubt they would balk at the expense of maintaining a constant sub-zero environment for Freeze and fueling his diamond-powered suit. After getting rejected enough times and becoming increasingly desperate Freeze could easily have concluded that the only way to get the research money he needed was by stealing it or blackmailing the city for it. And once he goes that far, well, there's no turning back. If he developed the early-stage cure after turning to crime it makes sense that he wouldn't sell it to fund his research. In his (now slightly unhinged) mind, crime is the most direct route to curing his wife. Anything else, including using the early-stage cure to get legitimate funding, is an unacceptable distraction.

* What is Two-Face's suit doing in the property locker at Arkham? He died in that outfit in the last movie.

** It wasn't Freeze's plan at all. The rocket was for a quick escape (though he didn't really seem to need it; that tank it came out of ''picks him up'' from his landing sight.) Freeze simply recklessly disregarded the rocket in favor of the glider and like stated above, Batman exaggerated the theoretical damage.

** Batman was talking out of his ass. Of course such a small rocket with no warhead wouldn't destroy Gotham. It would've just been a chunk of metal falling down. Sure, there'd some damage, but definitely not city-wide.

** And how did Freeze himself plan on surviving the explosion? When he leaves the rocket, he uses a glider to slowly descend back to Gotham, the city that he was trying to blow up.

* Mr. Freeze's plan was for the rocket to plummet down to Gotham and reduce it to a crater, slaughtering thousands of people according to Batman. Wouldn't that include Mr. Freeze's wife in his hideout, thus destroying his entire motivation and decided livelihood?

* Mr. Freeze's plan was for the rocket to plummet down to Gotham and reduce it to a crater, slaughtering thousands of people according to Batman. Wouldn't that include Mr. Freeze's wife in his hideout, thus destroying his entire motivations for this thirst for vengeance in the first place?

* Does Arkham usually put men and women in the same cell together? On top of that, the man has a grudge against this woman for trying to kill his wife. Is this a revenge thing for the guards? What guarantee Freeze won't kill her, or do they care?

*** What was to stop her from ''grabbing'' Robin's head and forcibly kissing him? He was close enough, and he wasn't really paying attention to her.

** My guess is, they couldn't think of another quick way to get her into the Batcave.

*** Mr. Freeze, of all people, would be aware of the RuleOfCool.

*** RuleOfCool (pun intended)

** My guess is, they couldn't think of another quick way to get her into the Batcave.

* Why is Babara Afred's niece in this universe?

** Well, we already know he decks his clothes out in special gear to cool him down, so maybe he has Doctor Schoel's-like pads built into the slippers, except they keep the slippers cold. As for the cigar, a tiny bit of heat like on the tip probably isn't going to hurt him.

** Well, we already know he decks his clothes out in special gear to cool him down, so maybe he has Doctor Schoel's-like pads built into the slippers, except they keep the slippers cold. As for the cigar, a tiny bit of heat like on the tip probably isn't going to hurt him.
* Why is Barbera Afred's niece, and not Commissioner Gordon's daughter/niece? What? A bumbling old guy like Gordon can't have a hot daughter/niece that looks like Alicia Silverstone?

** Well, we already know he decks his clothes out in special gear to cool him down, so maybe he has Doctor Schoel's-like pads built into the slippers, except they keep the slippers cold. As for the cigar, a tiny bit of heat like on the tip probably isn't going to hurt him.

* If Freeze is deathly allergic to warmth, why does he smoke a cigar and wear polar bear slippers that ''aren't'' frozen like his robe?

* If the venom goes in Bane's bloodstream, why is there never any blood going through those tubes on his head? Shouldn't Antonio have bled to death after the tubes were pulled off, or even before he is transformed?

* Bane is brain damaged and can barely walk straight. So how is he able to operate a moving vehicle and obey traffic laws like a normal person?

* After getting strapped down, why is Antonio just obediently lying still on the operating table instead of trying to escape, knowing full well he is about to experience extreme pain and brain damage? He even does this while being injected with venom!

* How was Freeze planning to freeze the entire world if sunlight can thaw the ice?

* After getting strapped down, why is Antonio just obediently lying still on the operating table instead of trying to escape, knowing full well he is about to experience extreme pain and brain damage? He even does this while being injected with venom!