Batman: The Blackening
is a Batman fanfiction created by THE PETE PETERSON EXPERIENCE.
Batman attempts to fight the Joker, only to be convinced to do weed with him, which leads to him getting fired from being Batman. Now he has to find a way to pull himself together in order to continue fighting crime and he'll need the help of Robin.
True to the rest of the creator's work, this fanfic is loaded with spelling errors, OOC, cursing, and crazy situations.
This Fan Fic provides examples of:
- Big Bad Friend: Commissioner Gordon turns out to be the final villain in this fanfic.
- Big "NO!": Batman utters one when Commissioner Gordon fires him from being Batman.
- Bittersweet Ending: Bordering on Downer Ending because Batman manages to kill Commissioner Gordon, but at the cost of the entirety of Gotham (excluding Alfred) and himself.
- Canon Welding: This fanfic takes heavily after The Dark Knight Trilogy, but it also features characters not featured in the trilogy such as Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, and Poison Ivy.
- Driven to Suicide: Batman attempts to kill himself at one point, but this fails as he lands on a pile of baby whales.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Robin tries to do this for Batman during his breakdown.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Batman sacrifices himself in order to kill Commissioner Gordon once and for all.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: Chapter 2 was explicitly based on the author's break up with Jessica.
