Ace (DC League of Super-Pets)

Ace the Bat-Hound is the deuteragonist of the 2022 Warner Bros. animated film DC League of Super-Pets.
He is voiced by , who also portrayed Calvin Joyner in Central Intelligence, Anthony Johnson/Franklin "Mouse" Finbar in the Jumanji films, Darnell Lewis in Get Hard, Snowball in The Secret Life of Pets films, George Beard in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and Roland in Borderlands.
==Appearance==
He is a Boxer with a bandana on his neck. As Bat-Hound, he wears a cowl on his head and a cape around his neck with the Batman symbol in the middle.
==Personality==
Ace is a fairly cynical dog, reckless, outspoken, irritable and skeptical at first but beneath his toughest exterior he is good-hearted and very emotional although he doesn't always show it. He despises life in hiding more than anything since he didn't spend his life there after his human family abandoned him when he was just a puppy. However, Ace is easily sociable, making friends at the safe houses he would refuse to leave behind and would do anything to offer them a real home, even if it means lying to them. Although he strongly believes in his friends when they gain powers, he has no illusions about their initial incompetence. Behaving like a dog is Ace's favorite pastime. PB also claims that Ace is good at talking to those who are hurting, meaning he is empathetic.
At first, he and Krypto despised each other, with Krypto only seeing Ace as a common dog without an owner and Ace seeing Krypto as a twisted guy. Ace enjoyed mocking Krypto's inability to depend on anyone other than Superman and was glad not to be his replacement friend. When Krypto lost his powers, Ace was overjoyed and even dared to pee on his statue while Krypto gave a superhero speech. As he reluctantly collaborates, the two eventually warm up, with Ace advising Krypto to let Superman go if he really cares and later saving him from the Solar Paw Punch's solar blast.
When he was a puppy, Ace was happier than he would ever be in his life and truly loved his owners. After saving the little girl's life, Ace was ashamed of himself when he discovered he had accidentally injured the child, ensuing with a broken heart when those he considered his family left behind the caterpillar. Years later, Ace is still saddened when he thinks back on his old life but he had no regrets and would start over if he had to, saying he would do anything if he truly loves someone even if it means letting him go and especially if it hurts. He also didn't blame the parents for abandoning him because he understood their reasons.
Initially, Ace doesn't adhere to the superhero ethos since he just wanted him and his friends to be free and away from the world's troubles, only helping Krypto save the Justice League by blackmail. It was only after bonding with him that Ace began purposely helping him. When Lulu threatened to crush Krypto to death, Ace surrendered despite Krypto being willing to sacrifice himself, showing that Ace has a deep moral code. He bonded with Batman very quickly after Lulu was defeated, licking his face affectionately.
==History==
As a puppy, Ace was raised by a family until one day, he saved the parents' toddler daughter from falling down the stairs, but in doing so, bit her arm. Since this made the parents believe he attacked her, he was sent to an animal shelter where he would continue to live as an adult.
=== DC League of Super-Pets ===
Ace tries to open the lock of his cage with his tongue while no one is watching but his attempt is foiled by Patty, Merton having not warned him because of her bad eyesight. His friends ask him why he doesn't want to be adopted and have friends but Ace declares that they are his only friends and that he will also escape with him to go to an animal farm where they can live. He then openly criticizes Lulu's mental decline with her making a pointing brick cannon. By the time Clark Kent arrives, Ace manages to get out of his cage and as he tries to get out the window he promises his friends that he will be back to free them at closing time before falling into the trash cans outside.
Running out of the alley, Ace accidentally and painfully crashes into Krypto who then tries to pretend he was in so much pain but Ace is not fooled. He continues what he calls his escape, causing a Krypto mistaking him for an escaped criminal to block his way in his superhero outfit while pitifully pretending that he does not know but Ace knows very well that it is the same dog. With Krypto getting in his way, Ace tries to punch him but Krypto easily holds him back so Ace fakes a side stitch to get away better, just for the super dog to freeze his paws. Helpless and bewildered yet again, Ace is mocked by Krypto for not having an owner, prompting Ace to point out that Superman (whom he recognized as Clark Kent) is still looking for a new animal in the shelter to no longer have Krypto at his feet, which a anxious Krypto refuses to believe but Ace is mostly thrilled not to be the new pet as he's taken back to his cage, a padlock on the lock so he won't run away.
As evening falls, Lulu uses her makeshift gadget to lure a piece of orange kryptonite freshly thrown out of Earth by Krypto after a fight against Lex Luthor. The space ore gives Lulu telekinetic powers and she frees herself, Ace then begs her to free them all as the Collarless must stick together but the evil rodent doesn't care what happens to them. As a fire spreads at the kennel due to Lulu's unleashing of powers, a frightened Ace this time begs Lulu not to let them burn, only for Lulu to remain indifferent to the fate of her former comrades and leave after having taunted Ace sarcastically, telling him to wait that someone will probably come and adopt him one day. The animals try to get out of their hiding place as the fire progresses, PB discovering that she can shrink before Ace's cage is crushed by pieces of the ceiling. Ace walks away unscathed, much to his shock. He freaks out when his cock is on fire until he sees it doesn't hurt him. He and PB free Merton and Chip who have also been given powers and run away from the burning kennel, free at last.
They enjoy their newfound freedom relaxing on the grass in Metropolis Park and then Ace gets accidentally electrocuted by Chip. Merton then mentions the "farm", embarrassing Ace but before he admits to having made it all up, an injured Krypto arrives in the park. Ace doesn't recognize him immediately but the statue of Krypto and Superman reminds him of how Krypto forced him back to the caterpillar. Now endowed with power, Ace decides to come back to score with the Labrador but by hitting him too easily in the right eye, the Boxer realizes that there is something wrong. Krypto admits he lost his powers, causing Ace to chuckle over his miserable situation then urinate on the statue as Krypto tried to encourage the other super animals to help him rescue Superman who Lulu had just kidnapped. When the subject of the farm is brought up again, Krypto, who really grew up on a farm, immediately understands that Ace fooled his friends, so Ace takes him away to explain to him that he lied so as not to break the hope of the trio. Krypto offers Ace to take them to Smallville with his friends on the condition that they help save Superman but Ace sees it as blackmail and even more when Krypto clarifies that he is only asking for a favor in exchange for not reveal harmful information. Ace finally accepts the deal.
The next day, Krypto is disgusted by Ace sniffing the floor, to which the Boxer replies that it's the best part of being a dog and that he better get on with it if he wants to see his owner again ASAP. . Ace also asks why Krypto has no more power, the latter admitting that he ate a piece of cheese with a piece of green kryptonite in it, which prompts Ace to mention the time he ate a plastic dinosaur. The group then witness in shock the entire Justice League being defeated by Lulu's upgraded guinea pig army. Encouraged by an overconfident Krypto, they go to a roof from where they observe the rampage of guinea pigs before being spotted by a Lulu surprised at their survival who sends her minions to eliminate them. Ace gets used by Canine Shield Krypto, causing him to take a blast of flame and then he falls to the ground in pain. The super-animals quickly prove too incompetent due to poor mastery of their power, which Krypto criticizes and Ace has no time to argue as he quickly gets the guinea pig Goliath beaten up. After Lulu throws Krypto away, she delights in mocking her former companions for being helpless before leaving with her army.
At the Hall of Justice, the group finds Krypto still alive and Ace assumes that the place is actually taxes more posh. When a depressed Krypto goes off to the Hall of Justice, PB encourages Ace to go talk to the white dog as he always knows what to say. Reuniting with Labrador on a postponement and watching the sunset, Ace accidentally bumps his head against the invisible plane. The two dogs begin to bond, with Krypto talking about the recent deterioration in his relationship with Superman and Ace understanding this well, even ending up talking about how his life turned upside down a long time ago. Krypto is sad for Ace but the Boxer holds no grudges towards his former family, knowing they just wanted to protect their daughter. He also says that he would save her again if he had to and that even though it was the worst day of his life, he has no regrets. Krypto does not understand so Ace explains to him that when you really love someone you have to be ready for anything for him, even if it means letting him go and especially if it hurts because the love of dogs is unconditional. Afterwards, the two dogs comment that the trio is really not good but Ace actually believes that they are stronger than they look, knowing them so well that they miss them. As Ace also knew Lulu very well, Krypto deduces that she is going to Ryker Island to free Lex Luthor. Ace does not intend to let her, just to catch the invisible plane in the face to his great frustration.
Aboard the invisible plane that Krypto plans to fly, the group is shot in the sky by Whiskers, a kitten that Lulu saves from the fire and orange kryptonite transforms into a living weapon. The five animals are quickly in bad shape and forced to hide in a car then literally compress by the body of a PB so anxious that she no longer controls her size. Krypto later helps the trio overcome their respective insecurities and succeeds in trapping the psychopathic kitten in a trash can, all with Ace complaining about having taken an organic missile right in his chest.
In Super-Villain Prison, the team confronts Lulu, but the evil guinea pig gets the last moment when she hangs a metal armored door over Krypto, threatening to crush him if the animals don't get in. cells. Krypto tells Ace not to listen to him but the Boxer tells him he has no choice and gives in. All her enemies locked up, Lulu frees Luthor who then betrays her by locking her up in a cell too. Krypto then tries to rally Lulu to their cause against Ace's advice but Lulu is freed by Mark and Keith then goes not only to take revenge on Luthor but also to eliminate the entire Justice League.
Ace and his friends try to get out with all their strength but a distraught Krypto tells them that their efforts are in vain. Even though Ace doesn't want to give up because that's not what Super-Heroes do, Krypto declares that he isn't one himself because he failed to protect Superman and instead of being jealous of Lois Lane should have been there for his best friend all the way. Ace quickly notices that Krypto is flying again because he digested the kryptonite. Labrador easily breaks free from his cell and frees the others with his heat vision but refuses to endanger them because of his mistakes yet again then flies off to confront Lulu, much to Ace's outrage.
Later, Ace and his friends join the fight against Lulu atop Lexcorp and begin the rescue of the Justice League imprisoned in Luthor's office-turned-rocket while Krypto battles the Machiavellian guinea pig. With PB becoming giant and Merton using his super-speed to propel Ace and Chip to the rocket, the Boxer must once again to his exasperation use his invulnerability to cut through the flames of Chip's damaged cockpit and punch through the rest of the shell of the rocket with its jaw. The rocket explodes but Ace manages to open the metal and he falls with the Justice League before being saved by PB.
The heroes freed, Lulu uses orange kryptonite to become a gigantic monster more powerful than ever. As the trio allies with their counterparts, Ace approaches Batman who proceeds to claim that he always works alone except with ironically plenty of people but ends up teaming up with Ace against Lulu. Despite the might of their combined efforts, the good guys are ultimately overpowered by Lulu's immeasurable power. As Krypto flies off into the sun to use the Solar Paw Punch, Lulu summons Ace and the trio to her and begins grinding them to death until Krypto hits her head-on, returning her to her state. normal. The solar blast begins to kill Krypto but Ace blocks the solar rays, screaming excruciatingly in pain. Once the explosion is over, Ace and Krypto are found to have miraculously survived. As the trio bond with their hero, Ace and Batman don't seem to fit right at first and start talking melodramatically about their tragic past until Ace ends up jumping on Batman and licking his face.
Some time later, Ace officially became Batman's pet and teammate, gaining the mask, cape, and gadgets to go with it. The now known as the League of Super-Pets consisting of Krypto, Ace, PB, Chip, Merton, and the reformed Keith and Mark, gather to stop a giant blue Corgi.
==Powers==
Ace has super strength and invulnerability as given by the orange Kryptonite. He can crush metal with his jaws alone, and his invulnerability allows him to survive lethal physical trauma although it still hurts him. He also survived an intense solar explosion without any injuries but suffered the most extreme pain.
After becoming Bat Hound, Ace was given Batman-style equipment and a hood and cape, such as a grappling line.
==Trivia==
*This version of Ace is just as serious as his other versions despite speaking in a comedic voice.
*This version of Ace is the first to be a Boxer, other previous incarnations including the original Ace from the comics were German Shepherds.
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