Line #39 MythologyGag/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice


1	[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bvsdarkknightreturns_3.png]]]]
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3	* To ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' (Creator/ZackSnyder's favorite Batman comic book):
4	** Batman's costume and PoweredArmor are both inspired by similar suits from the comic book.
5	** Lines of dialogue are taken directly from it as when Bruce says [[spoiler: "The [[TheAntiNihilist world only makes sense when you force it to,]]", "We've always been criminals", "It's time you learned what it means to be a man", and when he says "I believe you" when Knyazev promises to torch Martha Kent.]]
6	** Likewise, certain scenes- like Martha Wayne's death and Batman breaking through a wall to take down a mook with a machine gun- are direct ''homages'' to the graphic novel.
7	** [[spoiler:Superman drifting in space lifelessly, after tanking a nuclear explosion, in a near skeletal state is lifted from the similar scene where he diverts a Russian nuke from hitting the US.]]
8	** Batman has a grappling rifle in one scene, referencing him using similar equipment in issue 1.
9	** Robin's costume in display, with "HA! HA! HA!" written in yellow paint over it.
10	* The big fight resembles the one in Darwyn Cooke's ''ComicBook/DCTheNewFrontier'' series. In that comic, Superman was pressured into fighting Batman when a government official threatened his mother's life. When Batman has Superman on the ground, he taunts him with the expression "motherless alien". This offends Superman due to his mother being the only reason he's even fighting Batman. The fight is then interrupted by Wonder Woman, who convinces the two that they need to take control of the situation. Also, [[spoiler: Superman was seemingly killed by a greater threat]].
11	* Much like in ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain'', Batman tries to brand Lex Luthor. [[spoiler: But purposefully misses as he's gone through some character development.]]
12	* A brief moment in the Comic Con trailer seems to reference the book, as seen [[http://www.slashfilm.com/zack-snyders-tribute-to-the-dark-knight-returns/ here]].
13	* [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Set-Photos-Could-Tell-Us-Everything-We-Need-Know-About-Batman-v-Superman-Lex-Luthor-67025.html Set reports claim]] a small restaurant is named "Ralli's Diner," which was actually featured in a 1987 ''Superman'' comic, [[http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/07/24/a-year-of-cool-comic-book-moments-day-205/ in which Lex Luthor performed a]] KickTheDog moment toward a waitress.
14	* Superman is surrounded by a crowd who reach out their hands to touch him is a recreation of a page from ''Superman: Peace On Earth''.
15	* Just before leaving Lex's event to intervene in the botched Day of the Dead celebrations and save the young girl from being burned alive, when noticing the news broadcast, Clark's hand goes to his tie as he turns away, clearly intending to perform the iconic shirt rip.
16	* From the "Knightmare":
17	** The masked troops surrounding Superman bring up Regime Superman from ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', even donning a Superman emblem on their shoulders, [[spoiler: and the villainous Superman rips out Batman's heart because he "took Lois from him". ''Injustice'' depicted a Superman who turned villainous because Lois Lane was murdered.]]
18	** In the same sequence, [[spoiler: Parademons]] appear fighting on Superman's side, evocative of Elseworlds' [[spoiler: ''Superman: The Dark Side'', in which Superman's rocket is diverted to Apokolips and he grows up as Darkseid's adopted son]].
19	** It is also an homage to the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', in which [[spoiler: Superman is brainwashed and forced to serve as an agent of Darkseid]].
20	* Mercy Graves is {{Race Lift}}ed to Asian, just like she was in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''.
21	* Batman has a vision of himself wearing a trenchcoat in a dystopian future, mimicking [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Damian Wayne as future Batman]].
22	* The Comic Con trailer features a shot of people standing on a roof with the "S" shield painted on it to signal Superman for help. The same method was used in ''[[http://i.imgur.com/Kyrjoaz.jpg Superman: The Man of Steel]]'' #18.
23	* In the "Lexical Analysis" interview, Luthor dismisses Batman's intimidation tactics as "cowardly and superstitious", recalling a recurring quote used by Batman in the comics, "Criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot."
24	* [[spoiler: ComicBook/TheFlash makes a bizarre cameo in a vision, where he warns Batman of an oncoming threat, referencing ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'']].
25	* [[spoiler: Lex Luthor's ranting about an imminent threat resembles his VillainousBreakdown at the end of ''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies''.]]
26	* Batman's Rogues Gallery:
27	** Bruce, believing Diana to be an art thief, notes that he's [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} known a few women like that.]]
28	** Batman is on the search for the mysterious entity known as the "White Portuguese", to which Alfred suggests that [[WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm this "phantasm" may not even be a man, maybe they're a woman for all they know]].
29	** In the building where [[spoiler:Batman nearly killed Superman]], one of the graffiti on a large column is a distinct [[ComicBook/TheRiddler question mark]].
30	** Bruce asks Alfred that after 20 years in Gotham, "How many good guys are left? How many stayed that way?" He's most likely talking about Two-Face. While the former could refer to Jason Todd.
31	** When Batman gasses Superman with powdered kryptonite, he tells him "That's fear you're breathing." He obviously borrowed that gimmick from Scarecrow.
32	** Bruce sarcastically notes to Clark that Gotham has had "a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns."
33	* When Bruce assaults the warehouse at the end, the combat sequence is similar to the "Arkham" series of games. In fact, the device he uses to render several mooks' guns inoperative is straight out of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.
34	* Perry mentions that the Daily Planet was built around 1938, the same year when ''Action Comics #1'' was published.
35	* Speaking of ''Action Comics #1'', the famous cover depicting Superman lifting a car can be seen recreated as a news photo in a FreezeFrameBonus moment (seen in Wallace Keefe's hate-shrine to Superman).
36	* [[spoiler: The FinalBattle against Doomsday naturally ends with ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''... [[NotQuiteDead or so it seems]].]]
37	* In one scene, Superman was counseled by the "ghost" of Jonathan Kent, similar to ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' in season 10.
38	* In Post-Crisis, Lex Luthor is initially older than Superman (old enough to be Perry White's childhood friend). Here, it's reversed where Lex appears to be younger than Superman ''and'' Batman.
39	* Lex mentions his father being an immigrant from Europe. Lex's first appearance has him as the leader of a war-torn European nation.
40	* Lex's father being abusive brings to mind Lionel Luthor from ''Smallville'', as well as ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'' and ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright''. Also implied in dialogue in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
41	* Wayne Manor is shown burned down, as in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and ''Film/BatmanBegins''.
42	* [[spoiler:Zod's body resembles Bizarro. So does Superman, after being struck by a nuclear missile.]]
43	* [[spoiler:Third movie where [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Superman deals]] [[Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace with nuclear missiles]].]]
44	* This is the second film where [[Film/SupermanReturns Lex has a speech about the myth of Prometheus]], and the second film where he gets it wrong.
45	* Thomas Wayne was about to punch the mugger before being shot. In the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "For the Man Who Has Everything", and [[ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything the comic story it was based on]], Thomas fights Joe Chill in Bruce's Black Mercy-induced dream.
46	* Young Bruce fell into a cave of bats during his parent's funeral, like in ''Film/BatmanForever''.
47	* Bruce's first nightmare [[spoiler:has a giant monstrous bat, akin to the Man-Bat. As well as the giant bat in a deleted scene of ''Batman Forever'', which was used in the music video of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by Music/{{U2}}.]]
48	* In the movie theater scene, one of the movie posters shown is the 1940 ''Film/{{The Mark of Zorro\|1940}}''. This is the movie young Bruce and his parents saw that fateful night in the comics.
49	* Doomsday crashed back down to Earth, and landed on Stryker's Island. In the comics, it's also the location of a maximum security prison.
50	* Superman takes Doomsday into space during the fight, same as in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday''.
51	* A TV interviewer asks Senator Finch "Must there be a Superman?" This was the title of a famous [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age of Comic Books]] story which explored similar themes.
52	* Batman's TrainingMontage is intercut with him in a lab experimenting with Kryptonite. In the earliest comic depiction of Batman's origin, he's succinctly depicted in two panels working out with a barbell and next in a lab doing a chemistry experiment.
53	* Perry calls Batman "the Goddamn Gotham Bat-thing." [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder Sound familiar?]]
54	* Superman lacks the traditional spit-curl from other adaptations, instead being immovably slicked back. When he is affected by Kryptonite his hair suddenly becomes more pliable and droops down into the classic split-curl.
55	* While it may not be an intentional reference, [[ComicBook/SupermanRedSon this is not the first time Jimmy Olsen was a government agent rather than a photographer for the Daily Planet]].
56	* Metropolis and Gotham being twin cities separated by a bay goes back to the Bronze Age comics where this was the case.
57	* At one point, it can be seen that the Batcomputer is connected to something called the [[http://movieweb.com/batman-v-superman-ultimate-edition-batgirl-easter-egg/ "Oracle Network"]]. This is most likely referencing Barbara Gordon's post-Batgirl identity, Oracle.
58	* Another possibly unintentional one: Batman's cruel behavior towards criminals [[spoiler:prior to CharacterDevelopment]] is somewhat similar to Miller's [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder modern]] [[ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain portrayal]] of Batman.
59	* In the film Lex Luthor creates Doomsday with a combination of Kryptonian DNA from Zod's cadaver and human DNA from himself. In the comics, the post-Crisis version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} was created by Lex Luthor with a combination of Kryptonian DNA and Luthor's human DNA.
60	* Superman's [[https://i.imgur.com/663ZrV4.png statue has the boots with the square-shaped rims]] from his [[https://i.imgur.com/i2OUV8g.jpg New 52]] incarnation pre-[[spoiler: ComicBook/SupermanReborn]], instead of the ones from his actual costume with the double M-shaped rims.
61	* Like in Post-Crisis, Lex still has hair when Superman made his debut, and eventually went bald due to stress over his conflicts with Superman. This is also not the [[Series/LoisAndClark first adaptation]] to follow that same direction.
62	* WordOfGod states that the scene where Clark travels alone and talks with a vision of Jonathan Kent in the snow is a metaphorical MythologyGag to the Fortress of Solitude.
63	* Bruce discusses with Alfred at one point that his ancestors made their fortune by trading raccoon pelts with the native tribes of Gotham. This was the same backstory behind the Wayne family fortune given in, of all things, a story arc in ''Series/Batman1966'' involving Creator/VincentPrice as Egghead and a character named [[EthnicScrappy Chief Screaming Chicken]].
64	* "Is she with you?" "I thought she was with you." might refer to just who brought her in for the fight, but either of them being "with her" in another way has some backing, given in the comics Batman and Wonder Woman dated, while the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies have her in a romance with Superman.

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