Vampire Batman

**Vampire Batman** is an alternate version of Batman from *DC Comics*, originating from an alternate universe where he was bitten by a vampire. He was featured on the pilot episode of Battle Royale Bonus, where he was pitted against Zombie Spider-Man from *Marvel Comics*. He was voiced by Valentine "Viewtiful Valentine" Stokes.

## History

Bruce Wayne's life started much like his mainline universe's counterpart, with his grief over his dead parents turning into a drive to protect his city, until one night, when investigating a string of cutthroat murders, he discovered that the culprit wasn't exactly human - and in fact related to the one and only Dracula. As Bruce was sleeping, a vampire rebelling against Dracula named Tanya came into his room and bit him. After Bruce woke up and discovered his new vampire powers, they agreed to team up to take down Dracula.

## Battle Royale Bonus Info

***Background***

* Debut: Batman & Dracula: Red Rain (1990)
* Secret Identity: Bruce Wayne
* Height: 6'2'' (1.87 m)
* Weight: 210 lbx (95 kg)
* Occupation: Vampire, Vigilante
* The Batman of Earth-43 (Post-Crisis)
* Infused with the powers of a vampire
* Slayed the legendary vampire, Dracula
* Long lost his humanity, though still retained his sense of self
* Known alternatively as Bat-Man or Nightmare Batman
* Appears in the game Infinite Crisis

***Arsenal***

* Batsuit
	+ Standard armor made of kevlar
	+ Contains a built-in taser
	+ Cape used for gliding & blocking bullets
* Utility Belt
	+ Holds a majority of his arsenal
	+ Possesses a first-aid kit
	+ Seemingly contains the same tools & arsenal as regular Batman
* Batarangs
	+ Pocket-sized boomerangs
	+ Modified to be lethal
	+ Come in many variations, including explosive, electric, thermal & more
* Silver Batarangs
	+ Extremely effective against vampires
* Vampire Daggers
	+ Hollow wooden daggers fitted with silver on the inside, making them suitable for throwing
* Grapple Gun
* Bolas
* Gas & Smoke Pellets
* Vampiric Claws & Fangs

***Abilities***

* Vampirism
	+ Possesses superhuman strength, speed & durability
	+ Gained enhanced senses
	+ Is immortal, and can regenerate through consumption of blood
	+ Capable of flight via wings he can sprout from his back
	+ Psychokinesis & Hypnotism
	+ Transformation & Metamorphosis
		- Can change his form into a mist-like substance, allowing him to enter through even the tiniest openings
		- Can grow vampiric claws and fangs
* Master of 127 different martial arts
* Knowledgeable in pressure points
* Poison Immunity
* Genius-level intellect & tactician skills
* Capable of inventing advanced tech
* Fluent in over 20 different languages
* Master of Stealth and Espionage
* Can strike fear into common criminals

***Feats***

* Strong enough to smash through wood, lift a car and rip a storm gat out of cement effortlessly.
* Avoided getting hit by crossbow & oak bolts.
* Survived being impaled by an oak bolt, simply ripping it out.
* Effortlessly tanked handgun bullets and a coffin getting smashed over his head, claiming that he felt no pain from them.
* Defeated Dracula, tanking hits and dodging punches from the much stronger vampire.
* Snapped the Joker's neck with a simple slap.
* Hunted and defeated his rogues gallery, draining each of them of their blood and decapitated them, including Scarecrow.
* Saved Commissioner Gordon from Two-Face & Killer Croc.
	+ (-R.I.P. Alfred)
* Mentally affected Martian Manhunter in The Brave & the Bold ("Shadow of the Bat!")

***Weaknesses***

* Is weak to almost everything a vampire from legend is. These include...
	+ Stake Through the Heart: While this will not kill Batman, this will immobilize him and place him into a coma-like state
	+ Holy Water: Burns vampires like acid
	+ Crosses: Will burn Batman should he get too close to them
	+ Garlic (Sometimes)
	+ Silver
	+ Sunlight
	+ Thirst for Blood: Can sometimes overpower him and turn him into a savage
		- Has shown to be able to restrain this urge to an extent, but it can still get to him
* Vurnerable to decapitation, which will put him out for good.

## Trivia

* *Technically*, Vampire Batman is the first returning combatant on the show, as the original Batman was already featured in an earlier episode, where he was pitted against the Punisher.