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* RobbingTheMobBank: The episode begins with Catwoman trying to steal a valuable jade lion statue from Hideo Katsu. This lands her in hot water because the "businessman" is really a {{Yakuza}} boss planning on expanding his clan into Gotham and the statue's real value came from the data disc hidden inside it which charted the clan's hierarchy and business contacts.
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* CurbStompBattle: Once Catwoman stops running from Batman and fights back, she has the upper hand the entire time. The fight barely lasts a full minute before she tackles him off the roof, sending him crashing down below and [[LivingCrashpad using him to cushion the impact for herself]] while he takes the full force of it himself.

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* CurbStompBattle: Once Catwoman stops running from Batman and fights back, she has the upper hand the entire time. The fight barely Their "fight" lasts a full minute less than ten seconds before she tackles him off the roof, sending him crashing down below and [[LivingCrashpad using him to cushion the impact for herself]] while he takes the full force of it himself.
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-->'''Catwoman:''' Hate to cut out first date short, cutie, but I like to leave a man wanting more.

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-->'''Catwoman:''' Hate to cut out our first date short, cutie, but I like to leave a man wanting more.
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-->'''Catwoman:''' Hate to cut out first date short, cutie, but I like to leave a man wanting more.
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* BondOneliner: Downplayed due to being non-lethal, after Catwoman defeats Batman in their first meeting, knocking them both off a roof and landing on her feet while he lands on his back full force and is knocked out, she stands over him and taunts him "another cat fact, we always land on our feet".

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* BondOneliner: BondOneLiner: Downplayed due to being non-lethal, after Catwoman defeats Batman in their first meeting, knocking them both off a roof and landing on her feet while he lands on his back full force and is knocked out, she stands over him and taunts him "another cat fact, we always land on our feet".



* PreAssKickingOneliner: When Catwoman finally stops running away from Batman she warns him "corner a cat, get scratched" right before charging him. She quickly knocks him off the roof and knocks him out, while she lands perfectly on her feet.

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* PreAssKickingOneliner: PreAsskickingOneLiner: When Catwoman finally stops running away from Batman she warns him "corner a cat, get scratched" right before charging him. She quickly knocks him off the roof and knocks him out, while she lands perfectly on her feet.
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: The cat statue that Catwoman is so keen on stealing? It contains a mini-disc holding information on a ''{{Yakuza}} faction trying to expand into Gotham''.
* MuggingTheMonster: Catwoman uncharacteristically balks when it's revealed the cat statue she's trying to steal belongs to a Yakuza family, even offering to leave the statue alone entirely. Unfortunately Katsu has already decided [[HeKnowsTooMuch She Knows Too Much]], necessitating a rescue from Batman.


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* SpannerInTheWorks: The cat statue contains a lot of information needed for Katsu's plans for expanding his Yakuza family into Gotham, so he suspects Catwoman is trying to steal it for a rival crime family. Catwoman just wanted it because it was cat-related, and their kerfuffle puts Batman on their trail. Whoops!
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Batman fails to capture Catwoman, the elusive cat burglar, and she swipes his utility belt. While Batman finds a way to find her and get his belt back she begins planning to put the belt to good use and rob a certain statute that has caught her eye.

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Batman fails to capture Catwoman, the elusive cat burglar, and she swipes his utility belt. While Batman finds a way to find her and get his belt back she begins planning to put the belt to good use and rob a certain statute statue that has caught her eye.
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* CurbeStompBattle: Once Catwoman stops running from Batman and fights back, she has the upper hand the entire time. The fight barely lasts a full minute before she tackles him off the roof, sending him crashing down below and [[LivingCrashpad using him to cushion the impact for herself]] while he takes the full force of it himself.

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* CurbeStompBattle: CurbStompBattle: Once Catwoman stops running from Batman and fights back, she has the upper hand the entire time. The fight barely lasts a full minute before she tackles him off the roof, sending him crashing down below and [[LivingCrashpad using him to cushion the impact for herself]] while he takes the full force of it himself.

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* AchievementInIgnorance: While Catwoman tries to learn how to use the functions in Batman's belt and activate the drone she saw him use earlier she unknowingly activates several other gadgets in the Batcave that attack Bruce and Alfred.


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* CurbeStompBattle: Once Catwoman stops running from Batman and fights back, she has the upper hand the entire time. The fight barely lasts a full minute before she tackles him off the roof, sending him crashing down below and [[LivingCrashpad using him to cushion the impact for herself]] while he takes the full force of it himself.
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* BondOneliner: Downplayed due to being non-lethal, after Catwoman defeats Batman in their first meeting, knocking them both off a roof and landing on her feet while he lands on his back full force and is knocked out, she stands over him and taunts him "another cat fact, we always land on our feet".


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* LivingCrashpad: During their fight, Catwoman tackles Batman and sends them both off the roof they are on. Catwoman stays on top of Batman as they fall and when they crash on top of another roof of a lower building Batman takes the full force of the fall while softening Catwoman's own landing and allowing her to land on her feet.
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* BaitAndSwitch: After Catwoman defeats Batman she leans down to him and says she'll take something to remember him by, with her hand blacking out the screen. When Batman quickly regains consciousness his vision is briefly blurry as Catwoman runs off. The view might be led to believe that Catwoman swiped Batman's mask, and thus also learned his identity, but Batman is still wearing his mask and quickly notices Catwoman stole his utility belt.

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* BaitAndSwitch: After Catwoman defeats Batman she leans down to him and says she'll take something to remember him by, with her hand blacking out the screen. When Batman quickly regains consciousness his vision is briefly blurry as Catwoman runs off. The view viewer might be led to believe that Catwoman swiped Batman's mask, and thus also learned his identity, but Batman is still wearing his mask and quickly notices Catwoman stole his utility belt.
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** Catwoman disasters as soon as she hears police sirens approaching and later does it again after giving Batman the last piece of his belt back.

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** Catwoman disasters disappears as soon as she hears police sirens approaching and later does it again after giving Batman the last piece of his belt back.
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Batman fails to capture Catwoman, the elusive cat burglar, and she swipes his utility belt. While Batman finds a way to find her and get his belt back she begins planning to put the belt to good use and rob a certain statute that has caught her eye.

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* AchievementInIgnorance: While Catwoman tries to learn how to use the functions in Batman's belt and activate the drone she saw him use earlier she unknowingly activates several other gadgets in the Batcave that attack Bruce and Alfred.
* BatmanGambit: One that's used ''on'' Batman. Catwoman triggers a silent alarm just so Batman will show up and the two can finally meet.
* BaitAndSwitch: After Catwoman defeats Batman she leans down to him and says she'll take something to remember him by, with her hand blacking out the screen. When Batman quickly regains consciousness his vision is briefly blurry as Catwoman runs off. The view might be led to believe that Catwoman swiped Batman's mask, and thus also learned his identity, but Batman is still wearing his mask and quickly notices Catwoman stole his utility belt.
* BittersweetEnding: Batman manages to get his utility belt back from Catwoman and the two of them manage to beat Katsu, with the disk the two found having evidence against him. But Catwoman gets away and the police still think that she and Batman are working together as a criminal team.
* DatingCatwoman: The police believe that with Catwoman's appearance she and Batman are now working together, when neither of them had even heard of each other before. Ironically, Catwoman reads the newspaper about their "partnership" and instantly gains a [[VillainousCrush crush]] on him, before heading out to set up their "date."
* KarmaHoudini: Catwoman escapes from Batman and the police, even after stealing Batman's belt and being an established cat burglar.
* MacGuffin: The cat statue that Catwoman tries to steal. It is the reason she steals Batman's belt, and it is revealed to contain a disk filled with evidence against Katsu.
* PreAssKickingOneliner: When Catwoman finally stops running away from Batman she warns him "corner a cat, get scratched" right before charging him. She quickly knocks him off the roof and knocks him out, while she lands perfectly on her feet.
* StealthHiBye: Batman and Catwoman both do this.
** During the chase between them, Catwoman looks behind briefly and thinks she has escaped Batman, only for him to suddenly appear in front of her.
** Catwoman disasters as soon as she hears police sirens approaching and later does it again after giving Batman the last piece of his belt back.
* TakeThatKiss: During the chase between them, Catwoman briefly traps Batman under some construction equipment and blows him a goodbye kiss before leaving.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: Catwoman steals Batman's utility belt after she beats him in their first meeting, claiming she's taking it as "something to remember him by." She actually stole it because she wanted to figure out how to use the drone he used to follow her so she can steal a cat statue she wants.

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