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>When Batman started out, crime lords knew he would be trouble, so they came up with a way to keep him distracted...let loose a variety of "super" colourful criminals for Batman to deal with while they control the rest of the crime (drugs, gambling, protection rackets, etc.) in Gotham.
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I've got one that is so simple people would probably pass it up but I think it has great potential.
>There's more than one Alfred.
>In fact, there's an entire secret society of Alfred Pennyworths.
If there can be a bunch of robins at once, why not Alfred?
Bonus:
>Not all of them are Batman's aide, nor are they all necessarily on the same side.
>Some are trained in combat and can hold their own
the real kicker:
>Batman had no idea and he learns of it
I think it would make a sick revelation to have a bunch of old men posing as butlers to select influential people. You can do whatever you want with the concept as well - be they protagonists, antagonists, deuteragonists, doesn't matter.
Also for posterity, I like your idea OP. Would breathe some fresh air into the constant joker jerkoff.
I like the action heavy ones where he gets beaten down but then bounces back and beats the shit out of his enemy. I can also appreciate a good detective story.
is this the right thread to post my oc-batman villain ideas or do we stick strictly to story pitches ?
Elseworld where Joe Chill and Alfred switch places and Bruce grows up as a street urchin that eventually becomes a super criminal.
Still keeps the no kill rule.
>"super" colourful criminals
Would that be new villains or is it just an explanation for Gothams many Supervillains.
That actually sounds pretty funny if organized crime is funding Supervillains to distract Super Heroes.
Elseworlds story where Batman has to go back in time and kill his own parents.
Been re-playing Arkham Knight and have been enjoying the "one-man army" action take on the character which got me thinking. You need a capable antagonist with enough of a mystery to their identity that isn't easily predictable once you're past the premise - so Bane, Ra's and Joker are all off the table.
Going through the Batman toybox, there have been a few "anti-Batman" villains that could fit the mold, but best pick in my opinion would be Earth-2's Owlman. Have him infiltrate big business using a public alter ego (Ex. Max Schreck) and buy up real estate and businesses in Gotham City, renovating the city's architecture to the gothic/industrial labyrinth seen in Burton's films and providing Bruce Wayne with a business competitor. Behind the curtain of the city's new renovations are munitions storehouses, safehouses, and a couple of tactical traps to use against Batman in the eventual battle for the city (think micro-EMPs, radio scramblers, etc.).
Because of the wonky mirror-verse rules of Earth-2 shown in Morrison's story, Owlman would want crime to thrive, prosper and ultimately rule over Gotham City. Rather than manipulating and funding things from the shadows to achieve this, he would use a criminal persona that is equivalent to Bruce's "Matches Malone" disguise in order to have a direct hand in bringing/breaking criminal organisations into his control. This maintains the mystery element and prevents Batman from zapping him back to his own dimension once he realises who he is actually up against.
Batman = Agent of Justice. Owlman = Agent of Corruption.
My idea was a situation where Batman and the gang officially had to come out against the police of Gotham City after they do some fucked up shit and the new commissioner refuses to reprimand or penalise the officers. Riots take place etc.
The Batfamily are then basically positioned as another organised crime family in the city and even start siding with other gangs and villains in the city in a war against the increasingly totalitarian police
I think it would piss off a lot of fans, which is what I like about it
My ideal Batman story would be one in which he is more grounded. Keep the martial arts training and all that, but make his world more believable. As opposed to you know, Batman easily defeating Superman because of prep time. I believe a better Batman would one without all the answers. One who learns during his career. I would also like to see Batman age in real time like Spider-Man in Life Story. As for his villains, I’m thinking along the lines of pic related. Bruce is a criminal profiler in this story btw.
I think that's the type of story that needs to happen. One of my problems with modern Batman is that he's lost the human element of his character
Two-Face gets a sidekick with 1/4 of his face burnt, calls him "Quarter".
I'm sticking around, so fuck it, fire away dude
actually sounds good
Alfred runs over Bruce Waynes parents with a limousine?
I have a retarded single issue story idea or an episode of BTAS.
>A crime lord is creating a video to send to new villains and other lords. Its sort of comical as the guy who is video taping Batman is a guy who owes debt to said crime lord. The whole issue highlights how unpredictable Batman could be. When the video is completed it has an aesthetic similar to a 1950s commercial with music and everything.
Thanks, appreciate you sharing!
I've also been playing around with a crow design villain and a more magic-based one myself. Extra points for wanting to rework King Kraken by the way
thanks for the feedback
Like a hellblazer story only he's ill equipped to handle the situations. Horror batman essentially
is there a story where batman completes his mission and doesn't know what to do with his life?
so Joker War
I want a series based on this. They could jump generations every few issues to keep things fresh
I did have fun.
Mine would be a detective story. It would start with one of the lesser bat-family characters, like Batwing or someone, getting incapacitated while trying to stop some supervillains crime. Batman would start the case, looking for the person behind it. He suspects a big villain was behind it: like Hush or Bane. Then, issue by issue, each member of the family would be taken down one by one while trying to stop a supervillain crime. They would always be done silently, non-lethal with minimal evidence at the scene. The batcave begins to fill up with injured members. Bats goes around town hitting up all of his rogues'. Very Long Halloween esque - slowly gathering clues about the mastermind behind the attacks. Eventually, the only two left are Bruce and Barbara. The three manage to track the attacker's whereabouts to a masquerade ball taking place across town. Batman Bruce Wayne's up and goes to scope it out. There, he meets Cameron van Cleer, a socialite Bruce used to know. Cameron drops the fact that he knows Bruce is Batman, and Bruce tells Cameron that he knows his name is a fake one used by Drury Walker - Killer Moth.
Killer Moth says that his original premise was to be an anti-Batman, but that over the years he only became a joke. A year ago, doctors discovered a slowly growing brain tumor that will eventually kill him. Drury recommitted himself to his original premise and hired himself out to the villains as their protection. With most of the bat-family incapacitated, there is nothing to stop a crimewave from the villains. Killer Moth punctuates this point by activating the Moth-Signal, which replaced Bats' at the GCPD. All the villains begin to go wild and Killer Moth escapes.
That's all I got for now. Feel free to add ideas of you liked it.
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>is there a story where batman completes his mission and doesn't know what to do with his life?
No worries!
Consider reading into the crow species as there are several members of that family (Jackdaws, Magpies, Rooks) which will no doubt have different cultural folklore attached to them that you could lift from.
Also for your Spore villain, don't be afraid to double-down on Batman's gothic horror roots and push the character to borderline Lovecraft territory. It helps separate the character from similarities to Ivy, reinforces the 'detached from humanity' angle and provides you with more fun/fantastical opportunities for his powerset
Haven’t read too much Batman, is there an arc somewhere that’s like Eternal? Where various encounters with villains tie into one really long overarching mystery?
Long Halloween and Hush are along the lines of what you're looking for
Knightfall also does something similar, however that's more of a gauntlet/boss rush scenario
Independent researchers and detectives figure out batmans secret identity. They each try to approach him, but are intercepted by a society or union of detectives who also figured it out, but keeps it secret.
"We bear the blunt weight of many secrets. Not just who batman is, but also what really moves and shakes this city. Batmans got a couple blind spots.. He is just one man. We are many.
And he doesnt know, what he doesnt know."
They are right now dealing with a plan, to make sure Batmans secrets are kept secret. And a rogue researcher, that wants to expose the archive to the villains.
They will eventually have to approach Batman, and ler him know what they know.
I like this.
Too bad comic readers are morons. This would never fly.
