"Ridiculous Questions About Superheroes" or "How Does Superman Get A Haircut?"

mauve · 12-06-2012, 09:33 PM

In regards to Batman and how only a few characters seem to know that he's Bruce Wayne, I kinda liked how the Arkham games handled it. Most of the villains there have been dealing with Batman for so long, they're pretty much beyond the point of caring who he really is. Joker really doesn't give a damn because there's no fun in that. Penguin, Ivy, Two-Face, Freeze, and even Mad Hatter don't particularly seem to care at this point, either: They obviously have bigger problems to deal with and are content to just hate Batman and actively work to kill him.

The only two people who seem to want to know (aside from Strange, who already knows because EVIL PSYCHOLOGY) are Harley Quinn and Riddler, and Harley is too inept and Riddler too sidequesty to make a difference. I did kind of like how Riddler tries to work out where Batman could possibly come up with enough money to fund a private jet, custom car and a never ending supply of gadgets. The "robbing supervillians of their stolen wealth after capturing them" theory is actually kind of a clever excuse for why nobody connects GUY WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GADGETS with GUY WHO LIVES IN TOWN AND ACTUALLY HAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SPEND ON GADGETS.

Aside from the previously-mentioned fact that Bruce purposely acts like a doofus to avoid suspicion, I mean.

This has been another Mauve Is A Batman Freak Moment.

12-06-2012, 09:33 PM	#22
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	In regards to Batman and how only a few characters seem to know that he's Bruce Wayne, I kinda liked how the Arkham games handled it. Most of the villains there have been dealing with Batman for so long, they're pretty much beyond the point of caring who he really is. Joker really doesn't give a damn because there's no fun in that. Penguin, Ivy, Two-Face, Freeze, and even Mad Hatter don't particularly seem to care at this point, either: They obviously have bigger problems to deal with and are content to just hate Batman and actively work to kill him. The only two people who seem to want to know (aside from Strange, who already knows because EVIL PSYCHOLOGY) are Harley Quinn and Riddler, and Harley is too inept and Riddler too sidequesty to make a difference. I did kind of like how Riddler tries to work out where Batman could possibly come up with enough money to fund a private jet, custom car and a never ending supply of gadgets. The "robbing supervillians of their stolen wealth after capturing them" theory is actually kind of a clever excuse for why nobody connects GUY WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GADGETS with GUY WHO LIVES IN TOWN AND ACTUALLY HAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SPEND ON GADGETS. Aside from the previously-mentioned fact that Bruce purposely acts like a doofus to avoid suspicion, I mean. This has been another Mauve Is A Batman Freak Moment. __________________ Yoo Hoo!