In the warehouse, Batman dispatches a room full of Lex Luthor’s thugs with lethal efficiency. He slams a crate onto a man’s head. He stabs a combatant in the shoulder with his own knife. He throws a grenade back at a thug, blowing him up without a second glance. This version of the character kills.
| Aspect | Batman (BvS) | Nolan (TDK) | Keaton (Burton) | |--------|--------------|--------------|------------------| | Moral code | Broken, then restored | Firm no-kill | Ambiguous (kills indirectly) | | Physicality | Heavy, brutal | Agile, martial artist | Stiff, iconic | | Psychology | PTS-driven, paranoid | Driven but stable | Gothic recluse | | Relationship to violence | Weaponized rage | Necessary tool | Dramatic performance | batman v superman dawn of justice batman
He projects his own trauma onto Superman. He cannot kill the mugger who murdered his parents, but he can kill the alien who might destroy the world. It is irrational, obsessive, and entirely human. In the warehouse, Batman dispatches a room full
Alfred Pennyworth acts as the voice of conscience, noting that "the feeling of powerlessness turns good men cruel." He throws a grenade back at a thug,
This is a Batman who has already fallen.