History Main / BatmanParody

** Big Baddy from ''ComicBook/KickAss'' is another DeconstructedCharacterArchetype of Batman as well as Commissioner Gordon. He's got the dark armoured outfit and (at first) seemingly tragic backstory of being a cop whose family was murdered and his daughter Hit-Girl has strong similarities to Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain and Damian Wayne. [[spoiler: TheReveal however is that unlike Batman who had noble reasons to become a vigilante, Damon is actually a sad-sack accountant who was stuck in a unhappy marriage and decided to live out his fantasies; inventing the murdered family cop sob story as a cover. The [[Film/KickAss movie adaptation]] where he's played by Creator/NicolasCage changes this up and makes Big Daddy a straighter example, having the tragic cop story be genuine and making him [[https://www.monstersandcritics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/weHQd3A3.jpeg look more like Batman]] right down the cape, belt and cowl.]]

** Wrath is one of the more overt examples being a near carbon copy of Batman (with his own KidSidekick Scorn in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'') and a murdered parents backstory, in his case ironically killed by Jim Gordon as rookie cop. Like Prometheus, being so blatantly based on the Dark Knight hasn't helped Wrath's popularity despite getting some good exposure in ComicBook/TheNew52 he soon got VillainDecay again with Spoiler dropping with a single punch after she disabled his PoweredArmour. Since then, he's been written as a more pathetic BigBadWannabe who wants Batman to acknowledge him as his rival.
** Ghost-Maker who showed up in ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' as a RememberTheNewGuy is yet another obvious pastiche. He's the billionaire son of a wealthy Singaporean business owner who watched his parents get killed in front of him and seeking revenge, he went on a globetrotting TrainingMontage and trained with all the same trainers as Batman did and crossed paths with Bruce himself. They disagreed over how to handle criminals before making a promise to never step foot in each other's turfs. He temporarily becomes the ArcVillain for a while before falling back into AntiHeroSubstitute status and joins the aforementioned Batman copycat team "Batman Incorporated". And yes he has a KidSidekick too, Phantom One, who's [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fcy2cc9akAYfgrm?format=jpg&name=medium cover introduction]] is a neat CallBack to [[https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/07/arts/05robin-dick-cover/05robin_dick_cover-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale Robin's debut appearance]].

* Syndrome from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' is an impressive double example starting off as a CorruptedCharacterCopy of ComicBook/{{Robin}} being a wannabe and obsessed KidSidekick (who almost gets killed by the PracticallyJoker Bomb Voyage) before evolving into a caped billionaire BadassNormal and GadgeteerGenius like Batman... ''if he was a PsychopathicManchild'' willingly to kill every superhero in the world so he can be the "hero" of the world. It helps that Syndrome's CrazyPrepared tactics including having the means to bring down every hero is very similar to Batman and his {{foil}} Mr Incredible is a SupermanSubstitute. He's also akin to Characters/DoctorDoom being the tech-heavy nemesis to TheFantasticFaux of the film.

[[labelnote:Clockwise from top left]] [[ComicBook/WatchMen Nite Owl II]], [[ComicBook/BigBangComics The Knight Watchman]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Fruit Batman]], [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Catman]] and ([[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Center]]) ComicBook/{{Batman}}.[[/labelnote]]]]

[[labelnote:Clockwise from top left]] [[ComicBook/WatchMen Nite Owl II]], [[ComicBook/BigBangComics The Knight Watchman]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Fruit Batman]], [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Catman]] and (Center) ComicBook/{{Batman}}.[[/labelnote]]]]