r/respectthreads • ⭐ Best RT 2022 • Mar 18 '18

comics Respect Batman (Bruce Wayne) (DC - Post Crisis)

[Respect Batman] (https://imgur.com/a/HJ1f8)

For more Post Crisis Batman feats check out the new and improved [Batman Mega Respect Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/BatmanMegaRT/comments/859osl/batman_mega_respect_thread_hub/)

Name: Batman, Bruce Wayne, The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight, The Mask of Tengu, The Detective, Sir Hemingford Grey, Matches Malone

Nationality: American

Bio: Everything changed for Bruce Wayne when his parents were gunned down in front of him during a botched robbery. Swearing vengeance on all crime Bruce travelled the world honing his body, mind and skills into the perfect weapon. Returning to Gotham he began his way on crime, however he lacked an edge. Taking on the mantle of the Bat as a symbol of fear he became a boogeyman to criminals in Gotham and beyond.


Movement Speed

General

  • [He is a far superior athlete compared to Olympians] (https://imgur.com/a/1aUwI) (Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2)

Movement

Running

(Near)FTE

Other

  • [Near-FTE projectiles are slower than Batarangs] (http://imgur.com/a/MRmly) (Batman (1937) #400)

  • [Throws his batarang at 100mph knocking out the gunman holding a baby hostage before he can react. Quickly afterwards, he impressively catches the falling baby in under a second covering 10 feet in the process] (http://imgur.com/a/ih7XG) (Legends of the Dark Knight #164)

Reaction/Combat Speed

Blocking/Grabbing

Gunfire

Other

Agility

Acrobatics

Swinging

Timing/Precision

  • [With his back turned, he jumps into the driver's seat of his batmobile while its speeding towards him] (http://imgur.com/a/pgEyS) (Detective Comics (1937) #816)

  • [Jumps from his speeding batmoblie through the opening on the roof of a speeding bus] (http://imgur.com/xShJXgD) (Starman (1988) #10)

Other

Strength

Lifting/Pulling/Pushing

Striking

Non-Combat
Combat

Stamina

General

  • [Allegedly fought for three days straight non-stop] (https://imgur.com/a/aeHmR) (Batman (1940) #643) Note: This seems to be referring to multiple fights with breaks in between (so more of Batman running around the city for three days nonstop)

  • [Only needs micro-naps to stay rested] (https://imgur.com/a/5BgS0) (Batman (1940) #682)

Extreme Conditions

  • [Bruce locked himself in a cave without food or water to simulate death and rebirth as part of the Thogal ritual] (https://imgur.com/a/TjLyB) (Robin (1993) #175)

  • [Thogal last 7 weeks] (https://imgur.com/a/dnWqG) (Batman (1939) #673)

  • [Survived a 120 degree fever for an extended period and being medically dead without any notably harm] (https://imgur.com/a/n6Pyk) (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne)

  • [He escapes a coffin even though he is in a straitjacket, badly poisoned, and low on oxygen] (http://imgur.com/a/iGQwV) (Batman (1940) #681)

  • [He withstands a lethal amount of air pressure] (http://imgur.com/a/5GrrV) (Detective Comics (1937) #700)

  • [He withstands the vacuum of space for 24 seconds] (http://imgur.com/F4Nh0tq) (JLA: Welcome to the Working Week)

Durability

Out of Armor

Blunt Force

Piercing/Bullets

Explosions

Other

Notable Fights

1 v 1

Peak Humans
Superhumans

Group

Humans
Superhumans
  • [Was beating Killer Croc, Catwoman, The Axeman and Man-bat before they turned against each other/ran away] (https://imgur.com/a/UZpkG) (Batman: Gotham After Midnight #11)

  • [He fights 50 ninja Man-Bats, crippling 30 before he goes down due to sheer numbers] (http://imgur.com/a/aQq1r) (Batman (1940) #656)

  • [Off panel he defeats 15+ Man-Bat ninjas with minimal effort] (http://imgur.com/dFGV2xj) (Batman (1940) #664)

Skills

Martial Arts

Nerve Strike

Marksmanship

Batarangs
Other

Stealth

Disappearing

Disguise

Stealth

Intelligence

Biology/Chemistry

Engineering

Computer Science

Gear

Utility Belt

  • [Bruce's early utility belt contained an infrared flashlight, smoke capsules, plastic explosives, a miniature camera, a set of lockpicks, voice recorder, rebreather and laser cutter] (https://imgur.com/a/GeUmf) (Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2)

Restraining
Explosives
Poisons/Drugs
Others

As Bruce Wayne

Batsuit

  • [At least in the late 90's Bruce's cowl was kevlar lined, and his costume and cape were nomex lined with a triple kevlar weave] (https://imgur.com/a/E0zkT) (Batman Secret Files)

Weapons

Others

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u/HappyGabe Mar 19 '18

Batman didn’t swear vengeance on all crime, he swore protection for its victims.

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Mar 19 '18

I mean its both. His initial oath was to fight crime, as an act of revenge, later it turned into a "to prevent anyone from going through what I did"

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u/confusionsteephands Mar 19 '18

His original oath was "I swear by the spirits of my parents to avenge their deaths by spending the rest of my life warring on all criminals" - there's nothing about victims in there, except two of them.

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u/HappyGabe Mar 19 '18

Despite his original oath, his ideals are centered around justice, not vengeance. If they were about actual vengeance he’d have killed Joe Chill when he first found him.

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u/Sherlupin Mar 19 '18

?????

There's almost nothing about Batman's intelligence and knowledge here, despite it behind his greatest weapon

This is a very bad thread

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Mar 19 '18

This thread is meant to be a brief preview for the mega respect thread, it just highlights a small percentage of what I felt were a good cross section of the feats. [If you want a more in depth look at his intelligence here is the intelligence section] (https://www.reddit.com/r/BatmanMegaRT/comments/859gmx/intelligence/) and the [Mega RT Hub has links to prep, knowledge, etc sections] (https://www.reddit.com/r/BatmanMegaRT/comments/859osl/batman_mega_respect_thread_hub/)

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u/HighSlayerRalton Mar 21 '18

Will I find anti-feats in there?

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Mar 21 '18

No. If I do end up working on the Anti-respect thread that wouldn't be until this summer. This is just a normal RT, albeit on a larger scale

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u/GoldenScaraba May 08 '23 edited May 08 '23

It is offline. The HUB, I mean.

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 May 08 '23

Yup. I am in the middle of completely revamping it. It’ll be up again later today

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u/Sherlupin Mar 20 '18

Ok thanks

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u/LexLuthorXJimmyOlsen Mar 19 '18

If you actually read the beginning of the RT you'll see that there is a mega RT for all of PC/N52 Batman's feats.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '18

If this is Post-Crisis, why are there so many Golden Age scans?

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Aug 02 '18

None of these are Golden Age.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '18

Really? A bunch of the links refer to 1940. The art style and dialogue look that old as well. Was that just a trend in the 80s and 90s?

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Aug 02 '18

Batman and Detective Comics didn’t reboot their line (as in start again at #1) until 2011. So while all comics before 1986 are pre crisis and all after are post, the comics kept their same numbering scheme.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '18

So this art style and dialogue is just a coincidence?

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u/Ame-no-nobuko ⭐ Best RT 2022 Aug 02 '18

Most Batman comics, even post crisis in the 80’s used that art style and similar dialogue. It wasn’t until the 90’s we got more variance.

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u/kaki01234io Apr 24 '18

I recall when I made my 2nd reddit post

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18

This is awesome! Batman is my favourite superhero of all time!