Batman (2025 Animated Series)

Batman is an upcoming 2025 CGI animates series based on the DC Comics Character of the same name.
==Synopsis==
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==Characters==
===Main Characters===
* Batman/Bruce Wayne - Gotham's most prolific billionaire, after witnessing his parents murder as a child, he devoted his life to ridding Gotham of crime, becoming the vigilante, Batman.
* Robin/Dick Grayson - A former circus acrobat that joins Batman after the murder of his own parents.
* Alfred Pennyworth - Bruce Wayne's trusted butler and confidante, former member of the British SAS.
* Commissioner James Gordon - Gotham's new police commissioner, said to be one of the few clean cops in Gotham.
* Detective Harvey Bullock - A police detective, tasked by Mayor Hamilton Hill to try to sabotage Gordon to make him look bad and give Hill an excuse to fire him, after a sabotage attempt goes wrong and puts Gordon in the hospital, Bullock changes his ways.
* Officer Renee Montoya - A police officer for the GCPD, one of the few clean cops in Gotham.
* Officer Michael Lane - A police officer, one of the few people that shows his support for Batman. He secretly assists Batman by providing him with police information.
* Lucius Fox - Bruce Wayne's business manager at Wayne Enterprises, as well as the provider of most of Batman's gadgets.
* Barbara Gordon - Commissioner Gordon's daughter.
===Villains===
* Anarky/Lonnie Machin - A young anarchist wanting to take down Gotham's corrupt.
* Baby Doll/Mary Dahl - A former actress born with a rare condition that keeps her looking like a child.
* Bane - A mercenary that uses a special serum to increase strength.
* Black Mask/Roman Sionis - A mob boss known for his signature black skull mask.
* Blockbuster/Mark Desmond - A muscle for hire.
* Calendar Man/Julian Gregory Day - A serial killer that themes his murders around holidays.
* Carmine Falcone - Gotham's most powerful crime boss.
* Catwoman/Selina Kyle - A cat burglar with a seeming crush on Batman.
* Clayface/Basil Karlo - A former actor turned into a shape-shifting clay monster after being experimented on.
* Clock King/William Tockman - A clock maker that turned to crime to save his sick sister after he was misdiagnosed with a terminal illness.
* Crazy Quilt/Paul Dekker - An artist turned criminal, he has a grudge against Dick Grayson after he was accidentally blinded.
* Deacon Joseph Blackfire - A psychopathic religious zealot and cult leader.
* Deadshot/Floyd Lawton - The world's deadliest assassin with perfect accuracy.
* Egghead/Edgar Heed - A former professor turned egg obsessed criminal, he was previously arrested for conducting illegal gene splicing experiments.
* Electrocutioner/Lester Buchinsky - A pit fighter and hired muscle that uses electricity in his crimes.
* Fake Joker - An underling of the Joker, he temporarily pretended to be the Joker to trick Batman, but when he was caught faking, the real Joker killed him.
* Hugo Strange - A skilled psychiatrist using his patients secrets to blackmail them.
* The Joker - A psychotic clown and leader of the Joker Gang, before killing them all. He is obsessed with Batman and sees them as 2 sides of the same coin.
* Killer Croc/Waylon Jones - A former circus freak with a skin condition making him appear reptilian.
* Killer Moth/Drury Walker - An entomologist that developed a rivalry with Poison Ivy due to her chemicals being harmful to insects.
* Mad Hatter/Jervis Tetch - A skilled inventor able to control people's minds. He is obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.
* Magpie/Margaret Pye - A successful model. She turns to crime by robbing warehouses for scientific tech for an anonymous buyer.
* Man-Bat/Dr. Kirk Langstrom - A scientist hoping to cure deafness, but his serum turns him into a mutated bat.
* Maxie Zeus/Maximillian Zeus - A former archaeologist with an obsession with Greek Mythology, believing himself to be Zeus.
* Mayor Hamilton Hill - The corrupt mayor of Gotham.
* Mr. Freeze/Dr. Victor Fries - A former cryogenics expert hoping to cure his sick wife's illness. An accident in his lab resulted in him needing to be kept in a special suit to keep him in sub-zero temperatures.
* The Penguin/Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot - Bruce Wayne's former school bully, now one of the biggest crime bosses in Gotham.
* Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isely - An eco-terrorist hoping to protect all plants across the world.
* Ra's Al Ghul - The immortal leader of the League of Assassins, hoping for Batman to become his heir.
* Rag Doll/Peter Merkel - A skilled contortionist turned art thief.
* Ratcatcher/Otis Flannagan - A skilled rat trainer that was framed for a crime that he never committed.
* The Riddler/Edward Nygma - A former police detective with an obsession with riddles and puzzles, he leaves clues at his crime scenes to prove his superior intellect.
* Sal Maroni - One of Gotham's biggest crime bosses.
* The Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane - A former psychiatrist at Arkham that studied fear. He was fired for unethical experiments he conducted on the patients.
* Solomon Grundy - A legendary zombie.
* Talia Al Ghul - Ra's Al Ghul's daughter.
* Tony Zucco - A hitman for the mafia that killed Dick Grayson's parents.
* Two-Face/Harvey Dent - Gotham's former district attorney with an obsession with duality, he became Two-Face when an assassination attempt scarred half of his face.
* The Ventriloquist/Arnold Wesker - A crime boss that uses a puppet.
* Victor Zsasz - A crazed serial killer that carves tally marks into his skin for every person he kills.
==Episodes==
===Season 1===
Episode Number	Title 	Plot
01 	Beware the Batman 	Batman has been fighting crime for 4 years, but the police and the public still don’t trust him. Bruce Wayne decides to prove his heroism by taking down the most notorious crime organization in Gotham, the Red Hood Gang. Using police files provided by Officer Michael Lane, Batman suspects them to attack Ace Chemicals, the man wearing the Red Hood falls off the catwalk, Batman tries to catch the man’s cape, but it rips, and the man falls into a giant vat of chemicals. The gang members reveal he was an innocent man that was used as a scapegoat.
02 	The Cat and The Bat 	Batman investigates a cat burglar that has been robbing several businesses in Gotham, when a casino is robbed, run by suspected crime boss, Carmine Falcone, he discovers that his secretary, Selina Kyle, is the robber, Catwoman, who had been robbing businesses that had ties to Falcone’s criminal dealings. Meanwhile, corrupt Gotham mayor, Hamilton Hill, hires police detective, Harvey Bullock, to sabotage the new police commissioner, James Gordon.
03 	Creature of the Night 	Sightings of a bat-like monster breaking into chemical labs leads people to suspect Batman of the robberies. When Batman investigates the break ins, he finds a link to a scientist named ‘Dr. Kirk Langstrom’.
04 	Wonderland 	A break-in at the manor of a wealthy philanthropist results in the kidnapping of the man’s daughter, Alice. Batman investigates the kidnapping, leading him to a man known as ‘The Mad Hatter’.
05 	Riddle Me This 	A bomb at the church puts Batman in a battle of wits against his smartest foe yet, The Riddler.
06 	Ice Age 	A celebration at Wayne Manor for Ferris Boyle, a popular humanitarian, is interrupted by an attack by a man with a cryogenic gun, who has a vendetta against Boyle.
07 	What A Croc 	An attack, during a prison transfer, results in the death of the criminal being moved. A second attack in a prison has Batman investigate, discovering a reptile like scale at the scenes, he discovers a link to the 2 men, they were both involved in an arson that burned down a travelling circus that killed all the circus performers, when one more man is set to be targeted, Batman intervenes and meets the attacker, the vicious Killer Croc.
08 	A Matter of Time 	A series of robberies are committed by a man calling himself ‘The Clock King’. Batman meets a clockmaker called ‘William Tockman’, who has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is taking care of his sick sister. Batman realizes that Tockman is the Clock King, committing the robberies so his sister can afford the best treatment when the illness kills him. When he is arrested, it is discovered that the diagnosis was a mistake and Tockman has no terminal illness at all.
09 	The Dummy 	A new crime gang arrives in Gotham, run by a seemingly timid man, Arnold Wesker, but Arnold insists the real head of the gang is Scarface, a ventriloquist dummy.
10 	Fear Itself 	Batman hears word about inmates at Arkham Asylum having bizarre panic attacks and suspects that they’re being drugged by one of their psychiatrists. When he catches The Scarecrow as the one behind it, he is drugged by Scarecrow’s fear gas.
11 	Birds of a Feather 	Batman suspects the mysterious crime boss, The Penguin, is behind a series of robberies around Gotham. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is invited to a party by his old school bully, Oswald Cobblepot.
12 	Rags to Riches 	Batman suspects Catwoman as the one behind a recent theft at the Gotham Art Museum, but when she has an air-tight alibi. An investigation by the two of them reveal the real culprit, a contortionist known as Rag Doll.
13 	Wings of a Robin, Part 1 	Bruce Wayne takes his girlfriend to the circus, but things turn bad when mob boss, Tony Zucco, organizes the killing of the Flying Grayson acrobats. Bruce decides to take in the Grayson’s son, Dick.
14 	Wings of a Robin, Part 2 	Dick discovers that Bruce is Batman after ending up in the Batcave. Dick gets involved with the investigation into Tony Zucco, resulting in him joining Batman as Robin.
15 	Corruption 	Batman and Robin are investigating the disappearances of several high-ranking men and women in Gotham. Batman discovers that each of them appear to be secretly corrupt, when a masked man called ‘Anarky’ hacks the TV tower to broadcast their ‘punishments’.
16 	Wrath of the Gods 	A man that believes himself to be Zeus plans to steal technology to rule Gotham from his own Mount Olympus.
17 	Call of the Penguin 	The jurors from the trial of Penguin start to go missing. Batman suspects Penguin has been having his men kidnap them while he’s locked up.
18 	Clayface of Tragedy, Part 1	Actor, Basil Karlo, is set to star in a new movie in Gotham but is hospitalized when a bomb is planted on his car. One year later, Karlo hears about a chemical that might be able to restore his scarred face, but with the formula untested, it has unexpected side-effects.
19 	Clayface of Tragedy, Part 2	Basil Karlo, now the shapeshifter, Clayface, attempts to hunt down the man that planted the bomb in his car and the chemist that experimented on him.
20 	Face Your Fears 	Scarecrow breaks out of Arkham, with a plan to poison Gotham’s water supply with his fear toxin.
21 	Shocking 	A series of power cuts seem to have a link to several break-ins around Gotham. Batman’s investigation discovers the power cuts to be intentional attacks by a man called ‘Electrocutioner’.
22 	The Sewers 	While rats start to infest Gotham, Batman and Robin become more interested in the disappearances of several individuals. Batman discovers that the men were linked to a trial 5 years ago, where a man named ‘Otis Flannagan’ was arrested for murdering a woman after she rejected his romantic advances, but Otis insisted on his innocence. Otis, now under the name ‘Ratcatcher’ had been using his rats to help kidnap the people that had him falsely imprisoned.
23 	Art is Suffering 	When Batman and Robin tail a group of robbers after a break in at the Gotham Mint, it leads him to Paul Dekker, a famous painter, who is blinded when a gun he tries to use to shoot Batman backfires.
24 	Day of Celebrations, Part 1	Batman discovers a police file about a series of murders occurring on holidays. Commissioner Gordon’s daughter, Barbara, is captured by the killer, Calendar Man. Batman realizes that the ‘Biggest Celebration’ is the 5th anniversary of Batman’s first appearance in Gotham.
25 	Day of Celebrations, Part 2	Despite their rivalry, Commissioner Gordon requests Batman and Robin’s help to save his daughter, after Calendar Man leaves a note saying that Barbara will die on ‘The Biggest Celebration’. An investigation leads to a college where an engineering professor, Julian Gregory Day, held a party where one of the victims went missing. Checking his apartment, Batman discovers trophies Julian kept from his murders. Batman and Robin track Calendar Man’s location and save Barbara, with Julian being arrested, Gordon finally thanks Batman for everything.
===Season 2===
Episode Number	Title 	Plot
01 	Opening Joke 	Batman and Robin investigate a break-in at City Hall, linking the break-in to a series of more robberies committed by The Joker Gang. A bank robbery has Batman encounter the gang’s masked leader, The Joker.
02 	Fleurs Du Mal 	Batman discovers that Blockbuster, a man attacking several factories, was paid off by an anonymous source, Batman suspects the anonymous eco-terrorist, Poison Ivy.
03 	Butcherbird 	Robin is on patrol while Batman works with Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Dent to take down corrupt politician, Rupert Thorne. While patrolling, Robin meets a man calling himself 'Shrike', who he recognizes as his old friend, Boone, who is on a mission from his 'Master'.
04 	Marksman 	A high ranking politician is assassinated by a sniper. Batman’s investigation says that, due to the angle of the shot, the assassin would have had to have perfect accuracy and took the shot from the other side of the city.
05 	A Baby in the Spotlight	Batman and Robin investigate the kidnappings of several actors that used to star in a sitcom together.
06 	Duality, Part 1 	Batman, Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent work together to wipe out corruption in the GCPD and take down crime boss, Sal Maroni, however, Harvey is put in hospital after an assassination attempt, leaving half of his face scarred.
07 	Duality, Part 2 	Harvey Dent, now going by Two-Face, hunts down Sal Maroni’s informants to take the crime boss down for good.
08 	Venom 	Gotham’s crime bosses, Black Mask, Carmine Falcone, Ventriloquist & The Penguin, gather their money together to pay a dangerous mercenary, Bane, to take out Batman.
09 	Born on Monday 	In the days leading up to Halloween, people have been reporting sightings of a zombie, the legendary Solomon Grundy. Batman and Robin discover it’s actually Clayface.
10 	A Confusing Enigma 	Businessman, Simon Stagg, is sent various bizarre taunts by a stalker, Batman suspects The Riddler.
11 	Lamb to Slaughter 	News reporter, Jack Ryder, thinks that a bizarre cult may be operating in Gotham. His investigation leads to him being kidnapped by Deacon Blackfire.
12 	Inside Joke 	Batman tracks down the villainous Joker Gang, where he finally meets their leader, the Joker.
13 	Lepidoptera 	A swarm of insects are spreading a virus around Gotham, targeting several scientists that were developing a pesticide that would also help with the protection of plant life. Batman suspects Poison Ivy is linked to the case, but she is innocent, she is the target of an Entomologist named ‘Killer Moth’.
14 	Joker Jet, Part 1 	Bruce Wayne announces a new fighter jet by Wayne Enterprises, only for it to be stolen by The Joker and his gang.
15 	Joker Jet, Part 2 	Batman and Robin try to piece together what Joker wants with the Wayne Fighter Jet.
16 	Blindsided 	Crazy Quilt escapes from prison, intending to get revenge on Robin, who he knows is Dick Grayson, since he recognizes his voice after being blinded.
17 	Unhappy Birthday 	Joker plans to pull a deadly prank to assassinate Jim Gordon on his birthday.
18 	Hard Boiled 	Egghead escapes during a prison transfer and attempts to renew his initial plan from when he was arrested, using illegal gene splicing to create a new species of predator.
19 	Misdirection 	Batman reveals that he knows that the Joker he’s been facing is a fraud, a decoy used by the real Joker, who promptly kills the fake Joker. Batman returns to the Bat-Cave but discovers that Dick has surrendered the Robin mantle.
20 	Mark of a Killer 	Batman is called when crazed serial killer, Victor Zsasz, escapes Arkham.
21 	The Butler Did It 	A series of strange robberies have been committed against Gotham’s elite. No evidence has been left by the culprits, but Bruce thinks there’s a link with Alfred’s sleepwalking. The investigation reveals Mad Hatter behind the robberies.
22 	Appeal of Beauty 	Batman investigates a series of robberies, where multiple pieces of tech have been stolen, initially suspecting Catwoman, but the MO doesn’t match. Batman discovers that the robber is a supermodel, Margaret Pye, now called ‘Magpie’, selling the tech to an anonymous buyer to keep up her lavish lifestyle.
23 	Strange Science 	Skilled psychiatrist and inventor, Hugo Strange, claims to have invented the perfect psychiatric research machine. Bruce decides to give it a go when he’s suffering from insomnia, but Hugo is revealed to actually be using the patients secrets as blackmail, discovering Bruce is Batman, he instead decides to auction off Batman’s secret identity.
24 	Final Act, Part 1 	Joker sets off a series of bombs around Gotham, which claims thousands of lives, making Joker the most wanted man in Gotham. Joker turns himself into the GCPD, claiming there’s more to his plan, starting with the 5 hostages he’s hidden around the city, but he’ll only reveal the locations to Batman. Batman rescues the 5 hostages and brings them to GCPD to help them recover, when Joker triggers a gas attack filled with his special toxin, killing 20 members of the GCPD. Joker escapes GCPD and reveals that he has made more of the toxin and has hidden another bomb somewhere in Gotham that will release the toxin in 24 hours.
25 	Final Act, Part 2 	Batman thinks about where Joker could have hidden the toxin, while GCPD attempt to locate Joker. Joker admits that he doesn’t know where in the city the toxin actually it is. Batman realises Joker hid the toxin on the Batmobile and is able to get back to the Batcave and deactivate the bomb just in time before going to catch Joker. Batman finds a young boy trying to steal the tyres from the Batmobile. Joker is taken to Arkham, where he meets Harleen Quinzell.
==Trivia==
* Alfred has a scar under his eye from a gunshot wound he received in the SAS.
* Several villains have appearances before they become villains:
** Calendar Man makes a couple appearances as a professor at Barbara Gordon's college.
** Magpie makes cameos on television and newspaper articles about her modelling career.
** Riddler has a cameo as a detective at the GCPD in the first episode.
** Harvey Dent has several appearances as Bruce Wayne's best friend.
** A special effects expert on Basil Karlo's film set is referred to as 'Garfield', who will later become Firefly.
** Harleen Quinzell makes an appearance in the end of season 2.
** One of Joker's hostages in the 2 part season finale is Dr. Thomas Elliot, who later becomes Hush.
* Multiple names given to street criminals, civilians and gang members are alternate version names of several characters in the comics.
** A police file on the Red Hood Gang mentions the names 'Curtis Base', 'Jarvis Porter' and 'Winslow Heath', all of which are real names given to different version of The Joker in the comics.
* The Fake Joker was intentionally given an appearance that doesn't resemble the Joker at all to intentionally irritate the viewers, before revealing the real Joker.
* The Joker has no red lips in this version, instead he paints a red smile onto his lips using blood from people he kills.
* The writers have confirmed that the Red Hood that fell into the chemicals in the first episode is the same man that would become The Joker, however, Batman does not know this.