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** At the end of "Win or Lose (Part 2)," Jason starts walking towards his motorcycle. The framing of the panel is an almost exact duplicate of the famous drawing of Kaneda walking towards a motorcycle from ''{{Manga/Akira}}''.

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Bruce calls ''the Justice League'' because he can't figure out how to tie his, Duke's, and Damien's ties. Hilariously, Superman, then Flash, then Green Lantern all get in on it, all of them taking it completely seriously with Bruce growing more stressed as they need to leave soon. Finally, Wonder Woman points out that no one will say anything if they simply don't wear ties.

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Bruce calls ''the Justice League'' because he can't figure out how to tie his, Duke's, and Damien's ties. Hilariously, Superman, then Flash, then Green Lantern all get in on it, all of them taking it completely seriously with Bruce growing more stressed as they need to leave soon. Finally, Wonder Woman points out that no one will say anything if they simply don't wear ties.
** When the family comes together to make Alfred chicken soup while he's sick, Bruce treats it the same way he'd treat a sting operation, giving everyone a job based on their skill set and how mobile they are (because the entire family was injured in a fight the night before).


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* SickEpisode: In "Bad Day", almost every member of the Bat family is injured after a huge fight, and Alfred has a bad cold. Despite their injuries, the family members all pitch in to make Alfred a pot of chicken soup.
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** Averted in "Bad Day". With Alfred overseeing recipe quantities and cooking time, and Bruce actually concentrating on food prep rather than crime, the dinner is excellent.
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* AdaptationalModesty: Several female heroes wear slightly more modest versions of their traditional costumes (i.e. Poison Ivy wore a black leather jacket and leggings with her usual leotard, Huntress has pants, Wonder Woman's skirt is longer than in most adaptations, etc).


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* PaperThinDisguise: While [[DatePeepers spying on Duke's first date with a girl he really likes]], Stephanie, Tim, and Damian (who seems to be there against his will) are very obviously staring at Duke and Ana. Stephanie is wearing a Matches Malone-style glasses and mustache, and Tim is wearing a fedora with an overcoat. Damian didn't bother with a disguise at all; he just sips his drink and doesn't bother to hide the fact that they're spying. Ana found the whole thing hilarious.

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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: The Bat siblings are all fairly nonchalant when talking about things that have happened to them in the past (i.e. being trained/raised by assassins, being orphaned, ''literally dying'', etc). Averted with Duke, who is clearly horrified when he learns everything his surrogate siblings have been through.



* FantasticallyIndifferent: While fighting a wand-wielding Copperhead, Nightwing is turned into a (fairly adorable) bunny. He looks at himself, shrugs, then goes back to fighting.



* HandicappedBadass: In this version, Barbara uses a wheelchair and acts as Oracle, but that doesn't stop her from fending off an intruder with a bat. (In the ''far'' background of the frame revealing this, there is another intruder lying in a heap.) She later even [[spoiler: acts as bait to take down a group of criminals targeting her father, using their assumptions that she's defenseless against them and getting them all arrested]].

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* HandicappedBadass: In this version, Barbara uses a wheelchair and acts as Oracle, but that doesn't stop her from fending off an intruder with a bat. (In the ''far'' background of the frame revealing this, there is another intruder lying in a heap.) She later even [[spoiler: acts as bait to take down a group of criminals targeting her father, using their assumptions that she's defenseless against them and getting them all arrested]]. She's also a skilled enough hacker that she can get blackmail material on Jason (something even ''Damian'' couldn't do).



* HumiliatingWager: "The Tournament" has Tim, Jason, Cass and Steph compete in an annual video game match where the loser has to wear Dick's 'Discowing' costume. The previous year's contest saw Steph having to wear a Riddler costume after she lost.

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* HumiliatingWager: "The Tournament" has Tim, Jason, Cass and Steph compete in an annual video game match where the loser has to wear Dick's 'Discowing' costume. The previous year's contest saw Steph having to wear a Riddler costume after she lost.lost (though she took it in stride). Dick has been banned from said tournaments because he's [[TooKinkyToTorture impossible to embarrass.]]



** "Utility Belt" shows Batman pulling various items out of his belt that always happen to be exactly what he needs, implying that he's been in situations before where those things would have been useful. The [[NoodleImplements katana and stun bombs makes sense, but fish treats and shark repellant?]] [[note]] Though that last would could be seen as a MythologyGag given Batman's past experiences with sharks...[[/note]]



* OddFriendship: Damian is a ChildSoldier with NoSocialSkills who is (and is the son of) a BadassNormal. Jon Kent is the son of Superman with all of his powers and [[CheerfulChild an optimistic, enthusiastic personality]]. That said, [[OppositesAttract the two are good friends]] and get along surprisingly well (to the point that Batman says that Damian gets along better with Jon than he does with other kids his age).



** Like in canon, Alfred was the closest thing to a parent Bruce had after the death of his parents. He acts as a surrogate grandfather for the kids.

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** Like in canon, Alfred was the closest thing to a parent Bruce had after the death of his parents. He acts as a surrogate grandfather for the kids.kids...[[OnlySaneMan and is the only one capable of reigning in the chaos]].


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* TooKinkyToTorture: Dick Grayson spent a good part of his childhood in a circus, then spent the rest of it running around in a mask, shorts and pixie boots while making terrible puns. As a result, he is ''impossible'' to embarrass...to the point that he thought his old costume (aka the Discowing) looked cool [[note]] It was a shiny silver one-piece with a huge Martian Manhunter-style collar and a V-neck that stopped halfway down the chest. [[/note]]. He also takes things like being turned into a bunny or being carried by a Flash visibly better than the rest of his family.
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** It should be noted that she does this while wearing a cape and cowl reminiscent of Batman's.
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* MundaneUtility: Used a few times during the series by different characters:
** In the episode "Emergency", Green Lantern uses his ring to create a diagram of how to tie a tie.
** An entire episode is dedicated to Clark Kent showing Conner how to shave with heat vision. Justified because Kryptonian hair is so strong that normal razors can't cut it.
** Tim once tried to use the Bat computer so he, Wonder Girl, Connor, and Kid Flash could watch a movie. They got caught by Bruce.
** Cassandra is able to use her SherlockScan to not only figure out weak points in villains, but also to smoke the truth out of her foster siblings when they try to keep secrets from her.
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* StealthHiBye: "Stealth Attack" has Batman assigning Orphan to do a Stealth Hi to nearly every member of the Batfamily to test if they can each see her coming. Only Barbara passes due to her updating her security measures. Not even Batman himself can see her coming, and fails his own test.

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* StealthHiBye: "Stealth Attack" has Batman assigning Orphan to do a Stealth Hi to nearly every member of the Batfamily to test if they can each see her coming. Only Barbara passes She catches almost every one of her targets off guard, including both Superman and Wonder Woman, with only Oracle passing due to her updating her security measures. Not even Batman himself can see her coming, and fails failing his own test.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Much like in canon, Batman is this for the Batkids (not with Damian, though, seeing as how he's Bruce's biological son). He isn't perfect, but he acts as either a father (or older brother [[note]] In canon he's only about fifteen years older than Dick [[/note]]) to all of the kids, with the comic even calling him Duke's mentor.
** Barbara tends to act like this for the younger kids, given her TeamMom status.
** Like in canon, Alfred was the closest thing to a parent Bruce had after the death of his parents. He acts as a surrogate grandfather for the kids.
** While he doesn't appear as often, Batwing (Luke Fox) acts as this trope, too, usually for Duke.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Damian's dog in the comics is traditionally named Titus. Here, he's called... [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Murder King]]. However, "Assassin" has him go by his original comics name, implying that Damian changed the name.

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* AdaptationNameChange: Damian's dog in the comics is traditionally named Titus. Here, he's called... [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Murder King]]. However, "Assassin" has him go by his original comics comic name, implying that Damian changed the name.it.
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** In "Online," a Youtube-esque video site has a video titled 'BATGIRL CRASHES MY PARTY?' with a young kid in a yellow shirt and a blue cap pointing at a blonde Batgirl with a bewildered look on his face. The color of his outfit and the way he wears his hat makes him a ''dead ringer'' for the 'Youngster' trainer class from ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'', specifically using the colors of the SRE rendition of the trainer class - also known as 'Youngster Joey' after the memetic trainer from GSC, whose HGSS look was updated to take after the SRE look.

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** In "Online," a Youtube-esque video site has a video titled 'BATGIRL CRASHES MY PARTY?' with a young kid in a yellow shirt and a blue cap pointing at a blonde Batgirl with a bewildered look on his face. The color of his outfit and the way he wears his hat makes him a ''dead ringer'' for the 'Youngster' trainer class from ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'', specifically using the colors of the SRE RSE rendition of the trainer class - also known as 'Youngster Joey' after the memetic trainer from GSC, whose HGSS look was updated to take after the SRE RSE look.
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* StealthHiBye: "Stealth Attack" has Batman assigning Orphan to do a Stealth Hi to nearly every member of the Batfamily to test if they can each see her coming. Only Barbara passes due to her updating her security measures. Not even Batman himself can see her coming, and fails his own test.

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* WhatAreRecords: In "Newsflash", Damian and Jon are confused when Clark mentions changing out of a phone booth to save the day.

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* WhatAreRecords: In "Newsflash", Damian and Jon are confused when Clark mentions [[PhoneBoothChangingRoom changing out of a in phone booth booths]] to save the day.day, which has largely become a DiscreditedTrope thanks to the rise of cellphones.
-->'''Jon:''' What's a phone booth?
-->'''Damian:''' Whatever they are, I am certain they are not appropriate places to change clothes.
-->'''Clark:''' ''[rubbing his face]'' I'm so old.
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* WhatAreRecords: In "Newsflash", Damian and Jon are confused when Clark mentions changing out of a phone booth to save the day.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Just Desserts" invokes how Bruce decides to bring ice cream (just desserts) in order to one-up his arch-nemesis Margie...thus giving her karma (or her ''just desserts'')
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* DramaticIrony: In "S'tel ees a cigam wohs" Bruce gets dressed as Superman to fight Copperhead. One of the crowd members says he could be a superhero like that.
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* TheBusCameBack: "Ransom" has Tim being kidnapped by a trio of newbish criminals, being rescued by Jason who then proceeds to [[DoWrongRight teach them how to be better at it]] before taking them out and saving Tim. "Stick Up" marks the return of these criminals, trying to rob a convenience store but getting quickly side-tracked by Tim's presence and Red Hood showing up.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Episode 87, “A Close Shave”, focuses completely on the Kent Family. There’s even a MeaningfulRename as the series is renamed ''Superman: Kent Family Adventures'' for the episode.
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* {{Animesque}}: This series wouldn't be on Webtoon if the art style didn't resemble manga.

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** In the first issue, Damian tells Duke that the dinosaur in the Batcave eats intruders. Bruce later tells Duke that he was kidding. In a later issue, Duke daydreams that the dinosaur comes to life and eats several ninjas sneaking into the Batcave...and is disappointed when he wakes up.

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** In the first issue, Damian tells Duke that the dinosaur in the Batcave eats intruders. Bruce later tells Duke that he was kidding. In a later issue, issue 20, "Daydreaming", Duke daydreams that the dinosaur comes to life and eats several ninjas sneaking into the Batcave...and is disappointed when he wakes up.



** "Daydreaming" ends with Duke woken from the titular daydream by Batman, who was trying to explain their emergency plans to him and decides to start over from the top with what to do if Gotham is overrun by an army of Man-Bats. "Hold the Line", sixty-five issues later, focuses on the GCPD and Batwoman dealing with Gotham being overrun by an army of Man-Bats.



* CrazyPrepared: Per tradition, Bruce "Batman" Wayne. His list of emergency plans is so long that Duke falls asleep going through them, though we hear that M-02 apparently is "in case Gotham is overrun by an army of man-bats".

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Per tradition, Bruce "Batman" Wayne. His list of emergency plans in "Daydreaming" is so long that Duke falls asleep going through them, though we hear that M-02 apparently is "in case Gotham is overrun by an army of man-bats".Man-Bats". [[BrickJoke Sixty-five episodes later]]...

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* BrickJoke: In the first issue, Damian tells Duke that the dinosaur in the Batcave eats intruders. Bruce later tells Duke that he was kidding. In a later issue, Duke daydreams that the dinosaur comes to life and eats several ninjas sneaking into the Batcave...and is disappointed when he wakes up.

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In the first issue, Damian tells Duke that the dinosaur in the Batcave eats intruders. Bruce later tells Duke that he was kidding. In a later issue, Duke daydreams that the dinosaur comes to life and eats several ninjas sneaking into the Batcave...and is disappointed when he wakes up.
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** The issue "Utility Belt" shows just how prepared he is: at any given time, he keeps stun bombs, a foldable katana, bear treats, and ''shark repellent'' in his utility belt. Green Lantern is shocked not only at the fact that he keeps so many random items on him, but at the implication that he has such things because he's been in situations before where they were needed.
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* FriendToAllChildren: Every member of the Bat family is surprisingly good with kids.
** Bruce/Batman, of course. His habit of adopting every crime-fighting orphan he meets is lampshaded by Jason.
** Dick/Nightwing has two issues where he comforts a little girl who's recently lost her parents. He's a [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]] in general, as well, always willing to spend time with his younger siblings.
** Jason/Red Hood. In the issue "Sneak Attack", he's helping a lost little boy get to safety, then promises to buy the kid candy if he never tells anyone that Orphan scared him.
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** "Not It" has Bruce mutter about how much he hates fighting Condiment King, to the point where he does everything he can to pawn the task off on his children. Evidently, his luck eventually ran out, as "Suit Up" opens with Kate having to retrieve a spare Batsuit for him after the original was ruined in a fight with-- you guessed it-- Condiment King.
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* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Damian receives a puppy for his ninth birthday and names him Murder King. Cassandra grimaces while Barbara says that's not an appropriate name for a dog. It's later shown that the dog was renamed Titus.

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* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Damian receives a puppy for his ninth birthday and names him Murder King. Cassandra grimaces while Barbara says that's not an appropriate name for a dog. It's later shown that the dog was renamed Titus.[[CanonCharacterAllAlong Titus]].

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* BrickJoke: In the first issue, Damian tells Duke that the dinosaur in the Batcave eats intruders. Bruce later tells Duke that he was kidding. In a later issue, Duke daydreams that the dinosaur comes to life and eats several ninjas sneaking into the Batcave...and is disappointed when he wakes up.



* DatePeepers: In "Crush Part 2", Steph brings Tim and Damian to spy on Duke's date night.
* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Damian receives a puppy for his ninth birthday and names him Murder King. Cassandra grimaces while Barbara says that's not an appropriate name for a dog.

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* DatePeepers: In "Crush Part 2", Steph brings Tim and Damian to spy on Duke's date night.
night. The first two are wearing [[PaperThinDisguise Paper Thin Disguises]], while Damien didn't bother and just looks annoyed.
* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Damian receives a puppy for his ninth birthday and names him Murder King. Cassandra grimaces while Barbara says that's not an appropriate name for a dog. It's later shown that the dog was renamed Titus.



* HandicappedBadass: In this version, Barbara uses a wheelchair and acts as Oracle, but that doesn't stop her from fending off an intruder with a bat. (In the ''far'' background of the frame revealing this, there is another intruder lying in a heap.)

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* HandicappedBadass: In this version, Barbara uses a wheelchair and acts as Oracle, but that doesn't stop her from fending off an intruder with a bat. (In the ''far'' background of the frame revealing this, there is another intruder lying in a heap.)) She later even [[spoiler: acts as bait to take down a group of criminals targeting her father, using their assumptions that she's defenseless against them and getting them all arrested]].



* ICanStillFight: One entire issue is dedicated to Bruce being confined to a few weeks of bed rest by Alfred, and trying to get down to the Batcave...only to be stopped every time by his family (with the last straw being Jason removing the wheels from all of the Bat vehicles so Bruce can't leave).



* InterruptedIntimacy: "TMI" has Batman and Catwoman end one of their chases with innuendo-laden banter that was clearly leading into something more... until Bruce realizes that he left his comm-link open, his family heard ''everything'', and they have gained a serious need for BrainBleach (except for Damian, who failed to pick up on the subtext).

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* InterruptedIntimacy: "TMI" has Batman and Catwoman end one of their chases with innuendo-laden banter that was clearly leading into something more... until Bruce realizes that he left his comm-link open, his family heard ''everything'', and they have gained a serious need for BrainBleach (except for Damian, who [[ChildrenAreInnocent failed to pick up on the subtext).subtext]]).



** Implied of Bruce -- Damian tells Duke that the kitchen is Alfred's domain, and Bruce has a lifetime ban from cooking.

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** Implied of Bruce -- Damian tells Duke that the kitchen is Alfred's domain, and Bruce has a lifetime ban from cooking. It's later played straight when, while on the phone with Superman, Bruce almost burns the stove by making an omelet.



* MundaneMadeAwesome: Bruce calls ''the Justice League'' because he can't figure out how to tie his, Duke's, and Damien's ties. Hilariously, Superman, then Flash, then Green Lantern all get in on it, all of them taking it completely seriously with Bruce growing more stressed as they need to leave soon. Finally, Wonder Woman points out that no one will say anything if they simply don't wear ties.



** Bruce as well, with him having issues with communicating with his kids, and his obsession with fighting crime means he can be unreliable for important events. But he also still clearly cares about his kids, telling Jason and Stephanie (who both frequently end up as TheUnfavorite at times in main continuity) both that he loves them in separate YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre moments, and feeling a great amount of guilt when he misses Cass' balet recital.

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** Bruce as well, with him having issues with communicating with his kids, and his obsession with fighting crime means he can be unreliable for important events. But he also still clearly cares about his kids, telling Jason and Stephanie (who both frequently end up as TheUnfavorite at times in main continuity) both that he loves them in separate YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre moments, and feeling a great amount of guilt when he misses Cass' balet ballet recital.
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* {{Crossover}}: Season 2 has an appearance with Zatanna Zatara from ''WebComic/ZatannaAndTheRipper'' and Mari and Grace from ''WebComic/VixenNYC''

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* {{Crossover}}: Season 2 has an appearance several crossovers with other DC-licensed Webtoon comics, with appearances from [[Webcomic/ZatannaAndTheRipper Zatanna Zatara from ''WebComic/ZatannaAndTheRipper'' and Zatara]], [[Webcomic/VixenNYC Mari and Grace from ''WebComic/VixenNYC''Grace]], and [[Webcomic/RedHoodOutlaws Artemis and Bizarro]].

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* MythologyGag: The costumes the Bat-Family wears and some of the titles they bear bounce around various points of Bat-Canon.
** In "Recovery", Jason prevents an injured Bruce from going into the field by stealing the tires off all his vehicles. In the comics, Batman first met Jason when he was attempting to steal the tires off the Batmobile.

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* MythologyGag: The costumes the Bat-Family wears and some of the titles they bear bounce around various points of Bat-Canon.
** In "Recovery", Jason prevents an injured Bruce from going into the field by stealing the tires off all his vehicles. In the comics, Batman first met Jason when he was attempting to steal the tires off the Batmobile.
[[MythologyGag/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures Has its own page.]]
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* TheDreaded: In a weird way, the Condiment King. Fighting him is just plain embarrassing and you end up with your costume covered with smelly gunk.

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