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KingWhiteKnight
02/15/23 3:48:01 PM
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A Batman sinister six would be cool
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HBOSS
02/15/23 3:49:31 PM
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You know batman villains probably cant stand each other to him down.

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Zikten
02/15/23 3:50:08 PM
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The scary thing is it's been hinted before that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. He just doesn't care, and as of yet, hasn't apparently told any of the other villains
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boxoto
02/15/23 3:50:17 PM
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I think it happened a few times.

if you haven't played it, you should check out Batman: Arkham Origins

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Were_Wyrm
02/15/23 3:50:47 PM
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They do, quite often.

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VGAddict90
02/15/23 3:52:41 PM
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Um, I'm pretty sure they have.
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Questionmarktarius
02/15/23 3:53:22 PM
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meanwhile, in 1966...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/3/2/AAEhCpAAEL88.jpg
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ArchNemo
02/15/23 3:53:32 PM
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Zikten posted...
The scary thing is it's been hinted before that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. He just doesn't care, and as of yet, hasn't apparently told any of the other villains

Riddler does too

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Zikten
02/15/23 3:53:56 PM
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ArchNemo posted...
Riddler does too
Isn't he a good guy now though?
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ArchNemo
02/15/23 3:55:09 PM
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Zikten posted...
Isn't he a good guy now though?

Not sure, I don't follow DC regularly. He wasn't when he found out though.

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Zikten
02/15/23 3:56:06 PM
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ArchNemo posted...
Not sure, I don't follow DC regularly. He wasn't when he found out though.
I think he was a good guy for a time maybe 10 years ago or something. But it may have been reverted back later
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A_Good_Boy
02/15/23 3:56:30 PM
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Zikten posted...
The scary thing is it's been hinted before that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. He just doesn't care, and as of yet, hasn't apparently told any of the other villains
Doesn't Joker almost always find out who he is in all iterations of the character and subsequently never cares?

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RetsuZaiZen
02/15/23 3:56:34 PM
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It would make for an interesting story.

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Lairen
02/15/23 3:57:23 PM
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Batman has the thickest plot armor ever......

Apparently any evil versions of batman are the strongest villains ever.

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Priere
02/15/23 3:57:32 PM
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ArchNemo posted...
Riddler does too
Didnt Bane figure it out super quick as well?

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HBOSS
02/15/23 3:58:34 PM
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Lairen posted...
Batman has the thickest plot armor ever......

Apparently any evil versions of batman are the strongest villains ever.
Any Batman with time to plan is game over.

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Zikten
02/15/23 3:58:42 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Doesn't Joker almost always find out who he is in all iterations of the character and subsequently never cares?
Maybe. It kinda makes sense for his character to not care. To him, Batman is the real identity. Bruce Wayne doesn't matter to Joker
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EyeWontBeFooled
02/15/23 4:00:17 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Doesn't Joker almost always find out who he is in all iterations of the character and subsequently never cares?
And/Or he goes into endgame.

Sometimes he goes catatonic/quits. But, he REALLY, REALLY doesn't want the game to end.

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Lairen
02/15/23 4:01:01 PM
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Do we ever explore Thomas Wayne batman like at all? I just think hed kill all the villains and get bored.....

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MelbuFrahma4
02/15/23 4:01:48 PM
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Zikten posted...
The scary thing is it's been hinted before that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. He just doesn't care, and as of yet, hasn't apparently told any of the other villains

That sounds like potential for an all time great comic run. I'm surprised they comic writers havent done that storyline yet where Joker outs the Batman and ruins his life.

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Nukazie
02/15/23 4:02:31 PM
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and they'd still lose, they already know it

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Kurt_Russel
02/15/23 4:03:12 PM
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Lairen posted...
Do we ever explore Thomas Wayne batman like at all? I just think hed kill all the villains and get bored.....
Thomas Wayne Batman doesnt give fuck one about anything. Loose cannon Batman is more fun anyways I think.

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Foppe
02/15/23 4:03:24 PM
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Zikten posted...
The scary thing is it's been hinted before that Joker knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. He just doesn't care, and as of yet, hasn't apparently told any of the other villains
Riddler also figured it out, but he couldnt tell anybody because then the secret would be ruined.
I think it got retconned twice since then.
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Zombified_Toast
02/15/23 4:03:26 PM
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Lairen posted...
Do we ever explore Thomas Wayne batman like at all? I just think hed kill all the villains and get bored.....
I'm fairly surface level so the only time I can think of is the Flashpoint Paradox

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boxoto
02/15/23 4:53:36 PM
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Lairen posted...
Do we ever explore Thomas Wayne batman like at all? I just think hed kill all the villains and get bored.....
there's a recent storyline where he goes to the "main" universe, and teams up with Bane.

his reason is that he wants Bruce to stop being Batman, and live a safer life instead.

he lets Bane kill Alfred to send a message, and takes Damien hostage.

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Smiffwilm
02/15/23 4:55:42 PM
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Because working with the Joker always turns out well for everybody involved!

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bknight
02/15/23 4:57:31 PM
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Because he always just lets them off with a warning.
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R1masher
02/15/23 5:04:32 PM
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Bane did that in Knightfall well, broke him

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garan
02/15/23 5:10:08 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
meanwhile, in 1966...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/3/2/AAEhCpAAEL88.jpg


Came in to mention this brilliance.
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UnfairRepresent
02/15/23 5:13:29 PM
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Zikten posted...
I think he was a good guy for a time maybe 10 years ago or something. But it may have been reverted back later
Yeah he became a P.I

But I think he turned evil again

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EyeWontBeFooled
02/15/23 8:30:56 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Yeah he became a P.I

But I think he turned evil again
And got REALLY jacked, somehow.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/7/AACjiOAAEMAJ.jpg

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Punished_Blinx
02/15/23 8:44:34 PM
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MelbuFrahma4 posted...
That sounds like potential for an all time great comic run. I'm surprised they comic writers havent done that storyline yet where Joker outs the Batman and ruins his life.

It's not the same plot but the Telltale Batman game makes the relationship between Bruce Wayne and The Joker really compelling. It's an interesting twist on the dynamic where his obsession starts with Bruce first.

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CassandraCroft
02/15/23 8:46:53 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
meanwhile, in 1966...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/3/2/AAEhCpAAEL88.jpg

I too instantly thought off the Batman 1966 movie when I saw this topic.

Also there was a Season 3 episode where Catwoman and The Joker teamed up and in the episode The Enticing Doctor Cassandra she released all the supervillains from Gotham State Penetentiary.

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the_pika
02/15/23 8:48:54 PM
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Wasnt this the premise of BATMAN COMICS SPOILERS knightfall ? Bane released everyone and they all did all sorts of carnage to wear Batman out and then Bane delivered the coup de grace
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Punished_Blinx
02/15/23 8:51:16 PM
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To answer the question most of Batman's villains are more of the criminal mastermind type. Batman is usually dealing with their goons or traps or whatever so it wouldn't really change all that much.

Spider-Man usually deals with super powered villains so it's beneficial if they team up.

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EyeWontBeFooled
02/15/23 8:52:11 PM
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the_pika posted...
Wasnt this the premise of BATMAN COMICS SPOILERS knightfall ? Bane released everyone and they all did all sorts of carnage to wear Batman out and then Bane delivered the coup de grace
Kind of. It wasn't a full outing of Wayne.

Hugo Strange in the Arkham games is a better example.

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008Zulu
02/15/23 9:10:58 PM
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I suspect that most know, but don't speak out of some kind of pride. They want to beat Batman, they want to be seen beating Batman, they want to say :I did that!". Posting on Twitter would be seen as the bitch way of defeating him, if it did at all. The amount of public support Bruce could receive might just make things that much worse for the villains.

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TMOG
02/15/23 9:20:40 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Doesn't Joker almost always find out who he is in all iterations of the character and subsequently never cares?
He definitely cared in the Harley Quinn show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-of2BjL6Dy0
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Kajagogo
02/15/23 9:20:56 PM
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Wasn't there also a Batman '66 episode where all the villains teamed up, and turned invisible and Adam West had to fight the air?

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KrayzieBonezz
02/15/23 9:35:16 PM
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TMOG posted...
He definitely cared in the Harley Quinn show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-of2BjL6Dy0
This was one of my favorite moments in animated Batman mythology lol

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CassandraCroft
02/15/23 9:36:29 PM
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Kajagogo posted...
Wasn't there also a Batman '66 episode where all the villains teamed up, and turned invisible and Adam West had to fight the air?

Yep that is the episode I mentioned in my post if you had bothered to read it.

Doctor Cassandra Spellcraft created an invisibility pill that turned her and her husband invisible. She used her invisibility to release all supervillains from Gothan State Penetentiary (Arkham Asylum didn't exist until 1974). At the end of the episode Batman, Robin and Batgirl only won the fight after Batman used a spray to turn of the lights and fought in the dark.

The episode is called The Entrancing Doctor Cassandra.

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Kloe_Rinz
02/15/23 9:38:05 PM
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HBOSS posted...
Any Batman with time to plan is game over.
Only due to plot armour
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pegusus123456
02/15/23 9:39:57 PM
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To answer the topic title, most of Batman's villains are either mentally deranged or have wildly different goals. Any alliance they might cobble together tends to fall apart due to infighting.

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the_pika
02/15/23 9:48:22 PM
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...
Kind of. It wasn't a full outing of Wayne.

Hugo Strange in the Arkham games is a better example.

true. I wish it were its own comic arc
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YugiNoob
02/16/23 7:34:16 PM
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I always loved the It was rhetorical, asshole! line lol

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Revelation34
02/18/23 10:30:24 AM
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I wish I could have both of those lines done by Mark Hamill.

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AsucaHayashi
02/18/23 10:40:35 AM
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boxoto posted...
if you haven't played it, you should check out Batman: Arkham Origins

biggest missed opportunity ever since every boss you fight iirc is a 1v1 or 1v1vThugs.

they even made a whole CGI scene with batmanVdeathstrokeVdeadshot competing for the bounty yet none of that brilliance was ever part of the actual game.

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Noumas
02/21/23 2:23:19 AM
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Some of the Arkham teamups are good but they just make me want more. I was disappointed with arkham city it didn't seem like it had much narrative cohesion with all the villains
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