1.) He doesn't have any supernatural powers
Batman has no powers. That's no news to anyone, but that's what makes him so great! He does all the things heroes like Superman or Spider-man (if you feel like hopping through both Marvel and DC Universes) but without any powers. Example: He can fly (more glide) with his winged cape attached to his suit. Another example: That web things Spider-man does? Batman does that but with a retractable grapnel hook. And makes it look cooler. He fights with the might of martial arts, taking all of their strengths over one another and applies it to fighting 7 or more goons sent by The Joker and such. Speaking of which...2.) The Joker
As I said before, Batman is my favorite superhero, and partly because The Joker is my favorite villain. Some may say, "Oh he's just some stupid clown." FALSE. The Joker is just as smart as The Bat, but uses that cleverness for sinister purposes. Another thing I love about Joker is his whole mindset on life. About how the entire world is insane, and he just wants to be the leader of it, while having as much "fun" as possible of course. That "fun" is just his way of saying he loves to kill. And Joker doesn't just kill, he massacres. He brutally, violently kills because he enjoys it. But all that killing is to satisfy him until he claims his ultimate prize, the head of Batman.
3.) Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne is the perfect alter ego for Batman. Billionaire, Playboy philanthropist, and owner of WayneTech. So calm and collected, yet sly, smart, and overall brilliant. Batman Begins profusely and brilliantly portrays the beginning of Batman and where he got his skill, why he pursued it, and wheat he gained from it. And it's all on Bruce, Batman isn't even in existence yet.
4.) The Ultimate Tech Guru
This is mainly in part of Lucius Fox's role in the Batman. Lucius secretly helps Wayne out by fitting him with the best in technological prototypes, making Batman unstoppable. His Batrangs are incredibly helpful in tough situations with multiple bad guys. The Line Launcher gets him to places not accessible by gliding or jumping. His Batclaw disarms and opens things. And there's much much more.
5.) Arkham Asylum/City
Rocksteady Games did an absolutely perfect job imagining these areas in full, open-world, 3D glory in both Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Both if which are in my top 20 favorite video games, but that's for a later time. Both places have such a unique sense of splendor with it's blood stained, Joker graphitti ridden walls. It has such a sense of purpose. They add so much to the Batman Universe.
And this is what I love about Batman.
I totally agree! Spot on. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteA few Problems with your arguments,
ReplyDelete1. Batman is not a "super hero", a super hero can be defined as "
a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers, such as Superman" and as you stated, batman has no powers.
2. Joker - I totally agree with you that the joker is amazing. However, the joker should not be a reason why you like Batman, It can be why you like the batman story arc, but not batman.
3. Bruce Wayne - as we really see in the Nolan's Dark Knight series, and we realize that Batman is his true identity, and Wayne is the mask. and By your description, it almost sounds like your talking about Tony Stark.
So those are my thoughts. Definitely, i agree that Batman is the best, but other reasons are more major.
1. Well, I really don't know. Today, it's practically the same thing. I don't really have a problem with it. It's just nitpicking.
Delete2. Actually, the reason why the Joker is a reason to like batman is that he is the ultimate counter/foil/ideological opposite to Batman. It just accentuates why he's so great.
3. Nolan's Trilogy is just one interpretation. You can't only look at one representation, but all of them. In some of them, it's more like two separate people.
1. Batman was purposely made to propose and counter the unrealistic universe in which superhero's with un-natural powers exists, Batman was created to give it's audience- more of the fanboys/girls the feeling of a more real reality in which the reader can become and relate to the character more because of the humanistic strength-not so much power.
ReplyDelete2. The Joker can be a powerful and influential character to people as well, because of the background this character has. The story of the Joker vs. Batman is intriguing to many readers because it could have been represented as a metaphorical "alter-ego" of batman, in which batman could have followed this kind of personality based on the past experiences of injustice- thus causing a vengeful personality. Because of this, it gives the audience/reader a chance for realization that the decision of good and bad is a real life situation. This also makes batman a more personal character rather than superman.
3. These overlooked, yet, essential components of the batman character makes it the most striking character than any-other. The first of it's kind and only original.