History YMMV / BatmanBegins

** Averted with Creator/LiamNeeson as Henri Ducard/[[spoiler: Ra's al Ghul.]] Liam Neeson already fit the mentor type due to usually playing good guys, [[spoiler: but gets a chance to show off his abilities to play the villain after TheReveal]].

* MagnificentBastard: This incarnation of [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's al Ghul]], [[BigBad Henry Ducard]], is every bit as magnificent as his original counterpart and a major figure in [[Characters/TheDarkKnightTrilogyBruceWayne Bruce Wayne]]'s transformation to Batman. [[KnightTemplar Ruthlessly devoted to a world free of corruption]], Ducard sets the eyes of his [[Characters/TheDarkKnightTrilogyLeagueOfShadows League of Shadows]] on the city of Gotham, which he sees as disgustingly decadent. Taking advantage of greedy drug-runners, Ducard uses flowers by the mountain of the League's base to synthesize a powerful hallucinogenic that [[MindRape gives nightmarish visions]], intending to use it to destroy Gotham. Keeping his plan hidden from the city police and Batman for much of the film, Ducard has his men steal a water vaporizer and infects the hydro lines with his toxin in preparation for making the chemical airborne and causing the civilians to tear the city apart. Burning Wayne Manor to the ground, Ducard loads his device onto a fake SWAT truck, releasing the inmates of Arkham and his fear toxin on the Narrows island, overwhelming the police force before trying to use Gotham's monorail to infect the city's main water supply and cause chaos throughout it. Although facing clear death after being defeated by Batman, Ducard nevertheless chooses to [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly accept his fate]] and his influence still lingers as his [[VillainousLegacy daughter returns to finish his work]].

*** Heck, even William Earle as a character could have had some solid potential as an antagonist. He could have been used as a mole for [[spoiler: The League of Shadows]] within Wayne Enterprise and feed them information such as [[spoiler: The microwave emitter later used to terrorize Gotham]] which would explain better how [[spoiler: the League]] knew of its existence.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Downplayed. Definitely better than most and it had some very unique and innovative ideas for a LicensedGame (not to mention full participation from its AllStarCast with the exception of Gary Oldman), but it was still considered average at best, citing simple mechanics and lame-brained AI. On the bright side, it went on to greatly inspire the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', which averts this in every way possible.

* CultClassic: As the only console video game based on the acclaimed Dark Knight Trilogy, with most of the actors involved and unique gameplay, it is loved by many as how a Batman movie video game is done right.

* InformedWrongness: Lucius speaks in a very derogatory tone when he says that the $300,000 Nomex survival suit was rejected for being too expensive to mass produce, but only seconds before he said that the armor was incapable of stopping a bullet that hits it with a direct impact. More effective body armor has been available for decades at ''much'' cheaper prices, making Lucius come across as vindictive because the Nomex suit was rejected for having poor returns in its investment.

* InformedWrongness: Lucius speaks in a very derogatory tone when he says that the Nomex survival suit was rejected for being too expensive to mass produce, but only seconds before he said that the armor was incapable of stopping a bullet that hits it with a straight shot. More effective body armor has been available for decades at ''much'' cheaper prices, making Lucius come across as vindictive because the Nomex suit was rejected for having poor returns in its investment.