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* BookcasePassage: Kate Kane is in Bruce Wayne's old office and notices the display case holding Martha Wayne's pearls is in the wrong position on the bookcase. Where it ''should'' be, there's an indentation in the surface and a locking lug. Kate puts the case back in position and turns it, causing the hidden door to the Batcave elevator to open.
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* KnifeNut: Alice is quite skilled with her butterfly knife.
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* KnifeNut: Alice is quite skilled with her ButterflyKnife.

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* KnifeNut: Alice is quite skilled with her ButterflyKnife.butterfly knife.
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* RealityEnsues: While Kate can afford to say ScrewThisImOutOfHere to the military, Sophie doesn't have the financial resources to fall back on.
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* OneSizeFitsAll: Despite the Batsuit being custom-designed for a (presumably larger) man, Kate has no problem adapting it to fit her feminine form.
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* ShoutOut: The "Movie in the Park" playing during Kate's official debut as Batwoman is ''Film/TheMarkOfZorro'', which is commonly the film the Waynes were watching before their deaths and thus played a key role in shaping Bruce's methods as Batman.

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* ShoutOut: The "Movie in the Park" playing during Kate's official debut as Batwoman is ''Film/TheMarkOfZorro'', ''Film/{{The Mark of Zorro|1920}}'', which is commonly the film the Waynes were watching before their deaths and thus played a key role in shaping Bruce's methods as Batman.
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* TakeMeInstead: Alice says she wants revenge on Jacob Kane, so Kate offers herself as a more valuable hostage in Sophie's place. Alice however taunts her that Sophie's loss will be more devastating to her father, as he regards Sophie as the [[WhyAreYouNotMySon daughter he never had in Kate]].


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* SpareAMessenger: After capturing Kate, Alice whacks Kate in the face with a bat and dumps her near Mary's clinic, so she can deliver a message to her father. However TheReveal of Alice's identity implies she has other reasons for sparing her life.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Kate worries that her father never really wanted her around (and [[CriminalMindGames Alice doesn't hesitate]] to play on this fear) but Jacob reveals he's actually trying to protect his daughter, having already lost one.
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* KnifeNut: Alice is quite skilled with her knives.

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* KnifeNut: Alice is quite skilled with her knives.ButterflyKnife.
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* DramaticIrony: Jacob isn't bothered by the supposed return of Batman, thinking 'he' is just another HeroicWannabe who will quickly get killed because they don't have the skillset. Kate however has been training for years to get herself qualified to join the other ex-special forces personnel in Crow Security; but rather than accept her father's offer to join, she decides to become the Bat instead.
* FailedDramaticExit: After saving Sophie, Kate goes to leave the trailer they've landed in only to realise the door is locked; she releases the catch with an embarrassed smile.


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* SamusIsAGirl: InUniverse; only Alice and Sophie who've seen 'Batman' up close know the Dark Knight is actually a woman. Sophie decides not to reveal this fact to her boss.

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* WeCanRuleTogether: Alice has this planned with Kate, though she hasn't told her yet.

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* WeCanRuleTogether: Used for the WhamLine that Alice has this planned with Kate, is Kate's long-lost sister Beth, though she hasn't told her yet.it's done as Alice's voiceover rather than a direct proposal.
-->'''Alice:''' I'll win you over, my dear sister. The two of us will rule Gotham together.



* WeWillRuleTogether: Used for the WhamLine that Alice is Kate's long-lost sister Beth.
-->'''Alice:''' I'll win you over, my dear sister. The two of us will rule Gotham together.

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* WeWillRuleTogether: Used for the WhamLine that Alice is Kate's long-lost sister Beth.
-->'''Alice:''' I'll win you over, my dear sister. The two of us will rule Gotham together.

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* WeWillRuleTogether: Used for the WhamLine that Alice is Kate's long-lost sister Beth.
-->'''Alice:''' I'll win you over, my dear sister. The two of us will rule Gotham together.

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* LiterallyFallingInLove: Kate rescuing Sophie is played up for maximum romantic subtext, with them falling onto a bed with their [[NearKiss faces really close to each other]].



* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Kate saves Sophie from a roughly 8-story fall by catching her in midair and shielding her before they crash through the roof of a construction foreman's trailer and land on a bed inside.

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* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Kate saves Sophie from a roughly 8-story fall by catching her in midair and shielding her before they crash through the roof of a construction foreman's trailer and [[SuggestiveCollision land on a bed inside.inside]].

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* IChooseToStay: In the flashbacks, Sophie decides to lie about her homosexual conduct because she wants to stay at the military academy, much to Kate's disappointment.



* LoveCannotOvercome: In the flashbacks, Sophie decides to lie about her homosexual conduct because she wants to stay at the military academy, much to Kate's disappointment.



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Kate all but tells her instructors at the military academy where to shove it, and quits without a second thought when she and Sophie face expulsion for homosexual conduct. [[IChooseToStay Sophie can't bring herself to make the same choice.]]

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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Kate all but tells her instructors at the military academy where to shove it, and quits without a second thought when she and Sophie face expulsion for homosexual conduct. [[IChooseToStay [[LoveCannotOvercome Sophie can't bring herself to make the same choice.]]
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* SecondLove: [[BiTheWay Sophie]] is married to a man named Tyler after Kate's return.

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* SecondLove: [[BiTheWay Sophie]] Sophie is married to a man named Tyler after Kate's return.
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* ShoutOut: The "Movie in the Park" playing during Kate's official debut as Batwoman is ''Film/TheMarkOfZorro'', which is commonly the film the Waynes were watching before their deaths and thus played a key role in shaping Bruce's methods as Batman.

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