Batman is the superhero defender of Gotham City, and Robin's adoptive father. He made his debut in La Larva de Amor.
Bio
A photo of Batman and Robin back in the old days.
When he was a young boy, Bruce Wayne witnessed his own parents murder in a senseless crime. Years later, he traveled around the world, learning various forms of martial arts. When he finished his training, he returned to Gotham City, and became Batman, the Dark Knight.
Batman facing the Gordanians in Prank'd!
His first official appearance was in the episode La Larva de Amor. He was seen fishing with James Gordon, the police commissioner of Gotham City, in a boat that has a picture of Batgirl on it (who is, coincidentally, Gordon's daughter: Barbara). He was also seen in the episode Girl's Night Out where the girls (Starfire, Raven, and Jinx) pass by a cop car with him and Jim Gordon laughing randomly. They don't seem to care that the girls are being pursued by much of the JCPD and just continue laughing.
Batman's lengthiest appearance, as well as his first speaking appearance is in the comic Prank'd!. Beast Boy prank calls several members of the Justice League, including Batman. When Robin hears of this, he worries that Batman will trace the call back to them, and orders an evacuation. Despite the prank call being bounced around six satellites and four continents, Batman is able to trace the call in mere seconds. Later on, Robin prank calls Batman, but bounces the signal to the invading Gordanian ship. Batman breaks into the Gordanian ship, confronts the leader, and forces the entire fleet of ships to retreat far away from the earth.
Batman, like many DC superheroes and villains, makes up a huge popculture-like influence throughout Jump City. His image often appears in various paraphernalia such as posters, movies, magazines, and even his own cereal brand. Batman's influence is most prominent in Robin's room in Titans Tower, where the majority of Robin's decorations are linked to his days as Batman's sidekick.
Batman and Gordon in Sidekick.
Episode Appearances
Season 1
- Dog Hand (mentioned)
- La Larva de Amor (Cameo, Debut)
- Girl's Night Out (Cameo)
- Books (Cameo)
- Power Moves (Cameo in video clip)
- Sidekick (Cameo)
Comics
- Par For The Course (cameo)
- Silicon Valley Cyborg (mentioned)
- Prank'd!
- Teen Titans -- Ghost! Part 1 (mentioned)
- Mystery Box (mentioned)
Season 2
- Slumber Party (cameo)
Trivia
- Batman was only hinted in the original show, but now his name is outright spoken and makes side appearances.
- The makers of the show have rumored that they want to have Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman in many things including Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice Leauge: Unlimited, Batman Arkham City, the 2013 video game Injustice: Gods Among Us, and many more) do a speaking role for Batman sometime, although it is unsure when, if ever, this will happen.
- Kevin Conroy's Batman often worked with Tara Strong's Batgirl. Tara Strong currently plays both Raven and Batgirl in the series.
- Batman, along with Commissioner Gordon, is a running gag in the series as they make cameos in many episodes.
- Batman's appearance in "La Larva de Amor" is different from "Girl's Night Out". In "La Larva de Amor," he looks larger and a little bit more round. In "Girl's Night Out," he is slightly smaller and more muscular looking.
- Bwana Beast's (debut in You're Fired) mask and muscular figure resembles Batman.
References
- Legendary Sandwich (cardboard cut-out for BAT-O's cereal)
- Driver's Ed (same as above, as well as assumed to be speaking with Robin on the phone when he crashed The Batmobile)
- Dog Hand (mentioned only by Trigon)
- Double Trouble (same one for Legendary Sandwich and Driver's Ed in Cyborg and Beast Boy's apartment)
- Laundry Day (Robin has a Batman bush shaped head after he feel off the Titan Tower)
- Ghostboy (Beast Boy has a pair of underwear with the Batman symbol on it)
- Gorilla (the phone was ringing and the ID was Batman)
- You're Fired! (people keep calling Titans Tower, thinking it's the Batcave, where Batman does his work; also shown as a comment applauding Robin's status update in DCUbook)
- Super Robin (Robin makes the Batman symbol on the wall with staples at one point at his job)
- Staff Meeting (Beast Boy uses the staff to hit a piñata shaped like Batman)
- Terra-ized (A Picture of Robin sitting on Batman's shoulders with Superman and Alfred in the background is seen in Robin's nightstand along with a Batman alarm clock.)
- Colors of Raven (Robin is seen reading a magazine called "Vigilante Daily", with Batman and his bat-signal on the front cover. A Bat-Os truck is also seen in the beginning of the episode.)
- The Left Leg (A Bat-Os truck is seen again.)
- Books (Apparently went missing according to a picture on a milk carton in the Titans' fridge, but turns out to be hiding behind his own picture frame in Titans Tower.)
- Power Moves (Cyborg plays a video clip explaining the concept of a Power Move, which features Batman and Superman teaming up to defeat Darkseid.)
- Matched (When Cyborg is selecting a superhero with his love machine, he scrolls past Batman's picture)
- Opposites (When Starfire pulls out the file, it was originally addressed to Batman from Superman. Batman told Alfred to put it in the file of stuff he doesn't care about)