

The vigilante's reputation as a menacing creature of the night that hunts wrongdoers strikes fear in the city's criminal element. Years later as an adult, there have been numerous sightings of the "Bat vigilante" and a criminal, Johnny Gobbs, who died after accidentally falling off from a roof, creates a rumor that the vigilante killed Gobbs in a manner of a vampire that feeds on blood and cannot be killed. After decades of training, the adult Wayne had his company purchased equipment and built an advanced combat suit and the Batcave, a secret lair under Wayne Manor, and begins fighting crime in Gotham City as a vigilante who dresses as a bat. At his parents' funeral, he runs away and discovered a cave filled with bats on the family grounds, and decides to take the image and use it to put fear into the hearts of individuals who do wrong. After this, he is raised by Alfred Pennyworth ( Michael Gough), the family butler. As the Waynes walk down an alley, Thomas and Martha are shot and killed by a mugger. The character was recast with Val Kilmer and George Clooney in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997) respectively.Īs a child, Wayne watches the film The Mark of Zorro with his parents, Thomas and Martha. He was also expected to reprise the role in Batgirl before the film's cancellation. Keaton is set to reprise the role in the DCEU film The Flash (2023), which retroactively incorporates him into DCEU continuity. This version of the character was critically acclaimed, and an influence on later interpretations. He is based on the DC Comics character of the same name and was originally portrayed by Michael Keaton. Utilizes high-tech equipment and weaponsīruce Wayne, better known by his vigilante superhero alias Batman, is a fictional character who appears as the main protagonist in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher Batman film series (1989–1997), and later as a supporting character in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Flash (2023).Peak human physical and mental condition.Master tactician, strategist, and field commander.Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.
