History Recap / BatmanTheBraveAndTheBoldS2E11ChillOfTheNight

* TooDumbToLive: Even if the Spectre hadn't gotten to him, Chill signed his own death warrant the second he revealed that he killed Batman's father to his enemies.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Joe Chill tells all of the villains present at the auction that he's the reason Batman exists, they immediately turn on him and would have killed him in revenge if Batman didn't show up to stop them.

* CastingGag: Adam West and Julie Newmar, who were 60's Batman and Catwoman respectively, play Thomas and Martha Wayne. To even add to it, Thomas wears a bat costume and fights criminals along with him calling Bruce "old chum". Meanwhile, Kevin Conroy plays the Phantom Stranger and Mark Hamill serves as the Spectre.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lew Moxon. While he felt justified taking out a hit on Thomas Wayne, he did genuinely feel bad that Martha was also gunned down, leaving their son Bruce without a Mother.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Batman is slowly becoming this which worsens when Phantom Stranger and Spectre brought up his parents' murder.

* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: After Joe Chill rushes out to tell everyone about Batman, he doesn't consider the fact that they all refuse to spare him at the time. It's too late though and Joe Chill pays the price for mentioning Batman's name out loud and in front of them no less.

* InksuitActor: Joe Chill, Spectre, Phantom Stranger, and Lew Moxon all in one way or another bear a resemblance to their respective voice actors (Creator/PeterOnorati, Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/KevinConroy, and Creator/RichardMoll) animated into the show's art style.

* KarmicDeath: Joe Chill is killed when the ceiling collapse on him as he tries to escape triggered by the very weapon he was trying to sell. Justified, as it's heavily implied the Spectre may have arranged for Chill to get what he deserved.

* MythologyGag: The flashback at the beginning is reminiscent of ''Detective Comics'' #33.

* LaserGuidedKarma: After Batman reveals his identity to Joe Chill, Chill runs out and begs Batman's rogues for protection. Instead, the other villains all turn on Chill when they find out that he was indirectly responsible for creating Batman. Chill himself lampshades it before he dies, commenting that Batman "got him after all".

* BerserkButton: Poison Ivy after Joe Chill confesses out loud in front of her, Joker, Two-Face, and the rest of Batman's enemies about their enemy being the very same one who witnessed his parents's lives taken all those years ago.

* LittleNo: Joe Chill's reaction to the InternalReveal, as he realises that he created Batman.

Teaser: The Spectre enacts his vengeance on a scientist.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the past, Thomas could hold his own against some thugs. It was just that Chill took him by surprise.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Joe Chill tells all of the villains present at the auction that he's the reason Batman exists, they immediately turn on him and attempted to kill him as revenge if Batman didn't show up to stop them.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Joe Chill tells the villains he created Batman. He didn't realize it until it was too late that they might be more interested in taking revenge on ''him'' than helping him. It's only Batman's intervention that saves him.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: A [[{{Pun}} chilling]] example. When Joe Chill is killed by falling debris after Batman refused to kill him, the Phantom Stranger points out what a coincidence it was that Chill just happened to be right under where said debris could crush him. The Spectre's response?

* ThatManIsDead: Bruce decides not to kill Joe Chill even though the Spectre reminds him that Batman will die once Chill tells everyone that he and Batman are one and the same, because he knows Bruce Wayne will continue to live on without him.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Joe Chill tells all of the villains present at the auction that he's the reason Batman exists, they immediately turn on him and could have done much more than punching him a few times if Batman didn't show up to engage them instead.

* OmniscientMoralityLicense: Invoked by Spectre. It's implied he killed Joe Chill, and he can because he is a spirit of justice.

* ThatManIsDead: Bruce decides not to kill Joe Chill even though the Spectre reminds him that Batman will die once Chill tells everyone that he and Batman are one and the same, because he knows one thing.
-->'''Bruce Wayne:''' Batman may die, but Bruce Wayne (drops Joe Chill)...never."

* KarmicDeath: Joe Chill is killed when the ceiling collapse on him as he tries to escape triggered by the very weapon he was trying to sell. Justified, as it's implied the Spectre may have arranged for Chill to get what he deserved.

* ThatManIsDead: Batman maybe gone but Bruce Wayne will live.

* DeathBySecretIdentity: Joe Chill dies shortly after discovering that Bruce Wayne is Batman. The Spectre tries to enforce the trope, telling Batman to kill Chill because HeKnowsTooMuch. Batman refuses to break [[ThouShaltNotKill his one rule]], but his RoguesGallery are all too happy to make Chill pay for creating their nemesis (and it apparently never crossed Chill’s mind to tell the others about Batman’s secret identity anyway.)

* BittersweetEnding: With his parent's killer finally paying for it, Bruce hangs up his father's party costume in a display case and solemnly says, "Case closed."

* InksuitActor: Joe Chill, Spectre, Phantom Stranger, and Lew Moxon all in one way or another bear a resemblance to their respective voice actors (Peter Onorati, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, and Richard Moll) animated into the show's art style.

* ContinuitySnarl: The episode "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" revealed that Bruce's parents were killed after seeing a Swashbuckler movie, not The Mask of Zorro.

* AccidentNotMurder: Happens with Joe Chill after he gets buried under a ton of wooden celling beam. Given what he was responsible for though, this is an all too fitting punishment for Joe Chill.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's unknown if the Spectre killed Joe Chill or it's merely an accident.

* AssholeVictim: Joe Chill is a horrible person, being a hitman and currently selling weapons to murderous supervillains, and seeming to view his murder of the Waynes as just another job. The Spectre tries to coax Batman into killing him for this very reason, and when Batman refuses it's implied the Spectre may have finished Chill himself. It's hard to argue Chill didn't deserve it.

* MythologyGag: The flashback at the beginning is reminiscent of Detective Comics #33.

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: The darkest episode of the entire series. This "love letter to Silver Age comics" is noted for being the first time in an animated series that Batman confronts Joe Chill. As noted under "OOC in Serious Business", this is one of the few times this version of Bruce Wayne actually gets ''pissed'', his costume is literally colored darker than usual, and his behavior is more akin to recent portrayals than the throwback to the Silver Age and Adam West he normally is.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The darkest episode of the entire series. This "love letter to Silver Age comics" is noted for being the first time in an animated series that Batman confronts Joe Chill.

* InskuitActor: Joe Chill, Spectre, Phantom Stranger, and Lew Moxon all in one way or another bear a resemblance to their respective voice actors (Peter Onorati, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, and Richard Moll) animated into the show's art style.

* WhamEpisode: Not only the darkest episode of an otherwise light-hearted show fueled by pure RuleOfFun, but also the first episode where Batman unmasks.