History NightmareFuel / BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold

** Black Lightning's dream involves him in the middle of a busy street, angrily electrocuting everyone who angers him, such as [[DisproportionateRetribution a guy putting sprinkles in coffee, a man letting his dog poop without picking it up, and a woman whose car is too big.]] While it's funny that he's getting angry at such seemingly insignificant stuff, the fact that he's likely being pushed by Psycho Pirate to react to everything with the same animosity that [[DarkAndTroubledPast people apparently gave him is very unsettling.]]

** Finally, Batman frees the kids and escapes to reality - or so it seems. Psycho Pirate pulls a lever that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath immediately incinerates Outsiders, complete with lovely visuals of them screaming in pain.]] Then Psycho has the audacity to tell Batman that it's his fault for making them heroes in the first place. That's right, they showed three kids being incinerated to death on screen. It turns out to be part of Batman's dream, so the kids are fine, but the whole scene is still horrifying.

** Finally, Batman frees the kids and escapes to reality - or so it seems. Psycho Pirate pulls a lever that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath immediately incinerates Outsiders, complete with lovely visuals of them screaming in pain.]] Then Psycho has the audacity to tell Batman that it's his fault for making them heroes in the first place. That's right, they showed [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar three kids being incinerated to death on screen.]] It turns out to be part of Batman's dream, so the kids are fine, but the whole scene is still horrifying.

** Metamorpho turns out to be the one who is providing Psycho Pirate with the most energy, much to the confusion of Black Lighting and Katana, who always found Metamorpho to be [[TokenGoodTeammate so upbeat.]] When they get to his dream world, Metamorpho is 50 stories tall and destroying everything in his path, while Psycho Pirate convinces him to turn on his friends after convincing him that they [[BreakThemByTalking think he's a freak and only value him for his power.]] Thankfully, his friends manage to calm him down, but still.
** Finally, Batman frees the kids and escapes to reality - only to see Psycho Pirate pulling a lever that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath immediately incinerates Outsiders, complete with lovely visuals of them screaming in pain.]] Then Psycho has the audacity to tell Batman that it's his fault for making them heroes in the first place. That's right, they showed [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar three kids being incinerated to death on screen.]] It turns out to be part of Batman's dream, so the kids are fine, but the whole scene is still horrifying.

* Every member of the Injustice Society, but especially Scarlet Scarab (alternate Jaime Reyes). What could have happened to turn him from good-hearted kid to gleeful sadist-- or was he always like that?

** There is a brief HopeSpot when he insists to the Scarab he has the heart of a hero, which makes Batman think Jaime can be redeemed... only for the kid to add on "I keep it in a jar in the back of my closet."

* In one of {{The Teaser}}s, Batman teams up with ComicBook/TheSpectre to defeat [[MadScientist Professor Milo]]. Batman subdues the criminal and leaves, but ComicBook/TheSpectre stays behind. Once Batman is far enough away, he transforms Milo into cheese (Milo ''[[AndIMustScream remains conscious]]'') before releasing the man's trained rats to EAT HIM ALIVE.

* Then there's the episode in which Batman [[TimeTravel goes back in time]] to meet Franchise/SherlockHolmes and Etrigan the Demon and try to stop UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper AKA [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Gentleman Jim Craddock]] from draining the life out of unluchy women to [[BlackMagic summon forth a]] [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils fiend from Hell]] to gain supernatural powers. Batman tries to warn Craddock that he doesn't know what is actually going to happen but is ignored. At the very end we see the ghostly Craddock standing over his grave, in his usual Edwardian finery, his body as always invisible, until the lightning flashes and we see him as he truly is: [[spoiler: a rotted and demonic-looking corpse.]]

-->''[[ImmortalityImmorality "Give me my desire! Let me live forever!"]]''
-->''[[ExactWords "I promise that your spirit will never leave this Earth."]]''

* In-Universe: [[spoiler:Batman revealing himself to Joe Chill, ''for'' Joe Chill. Imagine that you orphaned a little kid. Now, 30 years later, imagine that you're in a fight with one of the most dangerous people on the planet, who's constantly defeating crazed villains, super natural foes, and advanced technologies of all kinds. He bypasses a room full of that kind of crazy just to single you out. Why? Because ''he's'' the kid you orphaned, and he '''''HATES''''' you. ''That. Damn. Much.'']]

** There is a brief HopeSpot when he insists he has the heart of a hero, which makes Bartman think Jaime can be redeemed... only for the kid to explain he litteraly killed a hero, ripped out their heart and put it into a jar inside his locker.

** The massive [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Syndrome]] vibe. Syndrome's origins was dark enough, now if it happened to a omnipotent reality warper?

* The Faceless Hunter, from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. Holy hell, this thing is a monster. He roams the universe, finding worlds that his master, Starro can conquer, by attaching horrible mind-control probes to their faces. He's a physical god, can teleport, turn invisible, and has a terrifying arsenal of traps and weapons. He spends most of the series tracking, defeating and mind-raping the various DC heroes. And if you can't be posessed by a Starro spore? He'll horribly kill you. It get's worse though. How and why did he become Starro's herald? [[spoiler: He asked Starro to destroy his homeworld, because his people were pacifists]]. It's pretty bad when a world-conqueror makes you look good by comparison. And the creepiest John [=DiMaggio=] voice imagineable doesn't help matters.

** Black Lightning has him in the middle of a busy street, angrily electrocuting everyone who angers him, such as [[DisproportionateRetribution a guy putting sprinkles in coffee, a man letting his dog poop without picking it up, and a woman whose car is too big.]] While it's funny that he's getting angry at such minor stuff, the fact that he's likely being pushed by Psycho Pirate to react to everything with the same animosity that people apparently gave him is very unsettling.
** Metamorpho turns out to be the one who is providing Psycho Pirate with the most energy, much to the confusion of Black Lighting and Katana, who always found Metamorpho to be [[TokenGoodTeammate so upbeat.]] When they get to his dream world, Metamorpho is 50 stories tall and destroying everything in his path, while Psycho Pirate convinces him to turn on his friends after convincing him that they think he's a freak and only value him for his power. Thankfully, his friends manage to calm him down, but still.
** Finally, Batman frees the kids and escapes to reality - only to see Psycho Pirate pulling a lever that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath immediately incinerates Outsiders, complete with lovely visuals of them screaming in pain.]] Then Psycho has the audacity to tell Batman that it's his fault for making them heroes in the first place. It turns out to be part of Batman's dream, but the whole scene is still horrifying.

* "Inside The Outsiders!" is another terrifying episode. Psycho Pirate kidnaps the Outsiders, a group consisting of Katana, Black Lightning and Metamorpho ([[WouldHurtAChild who are all teenagers, by the way]]) and hooks them up to some deranged machine that traps them in their worst nightmares and regrets, while literally feeding off of their pain, fear and anger. His creepy, hushed voice certainly gives off a creepy, almost [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything inappropriate]] vibe.
** Even worse, when Batman attempts to free them at first, Psycho Pirate warns him that doing so will [[CruelAndUnusualDeath fry their brains,]] giving Batman no choice but to go into the machine himself to save them.
** Katana's DreamSequence has her remembering the death of her Master. She told their enemy Takeo where they kept a magical sword, and her master sends her to hide while he deals with him. We then get to see Takeo cut down her master, who refused to fight back. Poor Katana also blames herself for it, and it's implied that she's so quiet because it was her "big mouth" that got her master killed. Even worse, it seems that the dream loops over until she goes through with revenge, at one point even turning on Batman, who will die permanently if killed in the dream.

** Even worse, when Batman attempts to free them at first, Psycho Pirate warns him that doing so will [[CruelAndUnusualDeath fry their brains,]] giving Batman no choice but to go into the machine himself to save them.

** As a distraction, he ordered some of his thralls to ''kick their way into rocket exhaust.''

** The Spectre in general, including [[spoiler:the rather creepy way it's implied he's the one who killed Joe Chill after Batman refused to do the job, with the camera zooming in on the Spectre's eyes and his {{Blatant Lie|s}} about not knowing what happened.]]

** The Spectre in general.

** Earlier in the episode, Bat-Mite mentions a few of the classic clashes between Batman and The Joker, and among them he mentions ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'' and explains how the fans got to choose Jason Todd’s fate. Bat-Mite then heavily implies that ''he was among the many who voted for Jason to die''.

** Joker's VillainSong seems innocent enough...but with his new powers, every surreal image seen throughout is ''real.'' [[OmnicidalManiac Joker blew up the solar system for the sake of a music video.]]

** He came dangerously close to finding out Batman’s identity, but when realizing that he would just be plain ol’ Jack Napier without Batman in his life, he ends up a drooling, catatonic mess, much to Harley’s shock.

** As a distraction, he ordered some of his thralls to ''dance their way into rocket exhaust.''

* "Emperor Joker!": How many of you expected to see [[spoiler: [[StrippedToTheBone the skeletonized remains of Batman in a vat of acid]]]]?

* "Mayhem of the Music Meister" can be terrifying when you give it some thought. A villain who can control your mind by singing and make you commit crime while under his sway? [[SarcasmMode Not terrifying at all.]] Not to mention that [[spoiler:he almost wins.]]

* The Faceless Hunter, from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. Holy hell, this thing is a monster. He roams the universe, finding worlds that his master, Starro can conquer, by attaching horrible mind-control probes to their faces. He's a physical god, can teleport, turn invisible, and has a terrifying arsenal of traps and weapons. He spends most of the series tracking, defeating and mind-raping the various DC heroes. And if you can't be posessed by a Starro spore? He'll horribly kill you. It get's worse though. How and why did he become Starro's herald? [[spoiler: He asked Starro to destroy his homeworld, because his people were pacifists]]. It's pretty bad when a world-conqueror makes you look good by comparison. And the creepiest John [=DiMaggio=] voice imagineable doesn't help matters.

* Then there's the episode in which Batman [[TimeTravel goes back in time]] to meet Franchise/SherlockHolmes and Etrigan the Demon and try to stop UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper AKA [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Gentleman Jim Craddock]] from draining the life out of hapless women to [[BlackMagic summon forth a]] [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils fiend from Hell]] to gain supernatural powers. Batman tries to warn Craddock that he doesn't know what is actually going to happen but is ignored. At the very end we see the ghostly Craddock standing over his grave, in his usual Edwardian finery, his body as always invisible, until the lightning flashes and we see him as he truly is: [[spoiler: a rotted and demonic-looking corpse.]]

* Black Mask in general, but especially ''that voice''.

* In one of {{The Teaser}}s, Batman teams up with TheSpectre to defeat [[MadScientist Professor Milo]]. Batman subdues the criminal and leaves, but TheSpectre stays behind. Once Batman is far enough away, he transforms Milo into cheese (Milo ''[[AndIMustScream remains conscious]]'') before releasing the man's trained rats to EAT HIM ALIVE.

** In the context of Batman, imagine how terrifying this would be. You kill a boy's parents, and the boy spends the next ''thirty years'' obsessing over this one act. He trains and trains, until he is considered one of the deadliest mortals ''on the planet.'' And now he's here, and he's mad, and he wants to hurt ''you.''

** And if that wasn't enough, he even challenges Batman to find a hidden bomb before it destroys the town and Christmas!

** Not to mention the massive [[TheIncredibles Syndrome]] vibe. Syndrome's origins was dark enough, now if it happened to a omnipotent reality warper?

-->'''Fun Haus:''' Gee, that won't give kids nightmares, will it?

-->''[[ExactWords "I promise that your spirit will never leave this Earth."]]''