Line #11 Recap/TheBatmanS4E11Rumors


1	There is another vigilante in town, who captures criminals and seems to keep them locked away. While Robin ponders if this makes crime-fighting easier, Batman points out that no one knows where the criminals went since they aren't in Arkham or jail. His instincts prove correct when Rumor goes after Catwoman, who is relatively harmless, and seems to have a personal vendetta.
2	----
3	!!Tropes for this episode include:
4	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Rumor was originally meant to be Hush, who assembled a VillainTeamUp for very selfish reasons and for revenge on Bruce Wayne. Mario here acts in revenge for his boss Paul Karon, whom the Joker paralyzed during an attack. He has no grudge against Bruce but rather Batman.
5	* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: Penguin attempts to get himself arrested to avoid being taken by Rumor, but his attempts fall flat as Batman and Robin just stare and even Catwoman {{facepalm}}s at his antics.
6	* CompositeCharacter: Rumor takes elements from both Hush from the comics and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' CanonImmigrant Lock-Up.
7	* CurbStompBattle: After the villains were released from their cells, Batman and Robin battled them. Surprisingly, they took them all down.
8	* DefiantCaptive: All the villains refuse to beg for mercy from Rumor, with Dr. Strange in particular performing psychoanalysis.
9	* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite being bitter that Batman failed to save him from the Joker, Paul helps them find his bodyguard when they realize that Mario has to be Rumor. Even Paul thinks that his bodyguard went too far.
10	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Batman and Robin's fight with Rumor leads to them accidentally freeing all the captive villains, who want a piece of Rumor and Batman.
11	* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
12	** Most of the villains aren't too happy that Joker's the reason Rumor exists. Joker on the other hand doesn't care. [[HypocriticalHumor This falls flat, however, since the other villains have screwed with people too.]]
13	-->'''Catwoman:''' Should’ve known this was ''Joker’s'' fault...\
14	'''Penguin:''' JUST ''HAD'' TO MAKE THE NUT-BALL ANGRY!
15	** Mr. Freeze attempted to freeze Batman during the final showdown, but just ended up freezing half the assembled villains when Batman dodge his ice beam, evening the odds for his opponent.
16	* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Rumor is heartbroken when Batman and Robin reveal that Paul turned Mario in for kidnapping the criminals. He says that he did it for Paul.
17	* PreferJailToTheProtagonist: Penguins begs Batman to send him to jail out of fear of Rumor coming to get him. Unfortunately, before Batman can do anything to protect Penguin or Catwoman, Rumor appears and grabs them both.
18	* RedHerring: Paul Karon, whose company developed the technology that Rumor is using and holds a grudge against Batman. He has an alibi the night Rumor did a kidnapping, which leads to Batman realizing that Mario is the real culprit.
19	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Professor Strange summarizes that Rumor's only goal isn't to save Gotham but to make amends for failing to save his employer.
20	* SaveTheVillain: Batman and Robin save their past foes from Rumor. Once they're free, the heroes end up saving ''him'' from them.
21	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Dr. Strange and Catwoman opt out of fighting Batman and Robin, with Catwoman cheerily telling Batman he's still scary.
22	* SecretlySelfish: Dr. Strange pegs Mario as this. He's not doing this necessarily to protect Paul: he's doing it because he feel guilty for failing his job as a bodyguard. Rumor tells him to [[BigShutUp shut up]] and saying that he's doing Gotham a favor getting rid of the villains.
23	* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Rumor plans to execute every villain in Gotham, but he wants to make sure the Joker is caught as well. His delaying the execution and MotiveRant gives Batman enough time to stop the execution.

Context Recap / TheBatmanS4E11Rumors