Bruce Wayne (Aftermath)

**Bruce Wayne** *(primarily known as **Batman**)* haunts the narrative in *Justice League: Aftermath*. He was a member of the Justice League, being one of the Big Three, as well as being the protector of Gotham City.

## Appearance

Bruce's true appearance is unknown, as his entire person is cloaked in his Batman outfit. This outfit is primarily a purple-grey color. His cowl has long, defined ears, and is a separate piece from his cape, allowing him to take it off with ease when necessary. He has black boots with dark grey accents, and grey gauntlets are worn on his arms that have golden blades. He has a golden utility belt with a bat in the center, and a grappling hook sheathed on his left hip. The bat symbol is worn on his chest with a golden outline. His cowl, unlike other iterations, bears a purple respirator rather than having his face be exposed, and his eyes glow white. He has a rather bulky build.

## Personality

It isn't currently known what this iteration of Bruce acted like.

## History

Bruce was a founding member of the original Justice League, and a member of the big three alongside Wonder Woman and Superman. As seen in the flashbacks of *Case 1: Oswald Cobblepot*, he was present for victories against the likes of Vandal Savage, Brainiac, Amazo, and Steppenwolf.

At some point before his death, Bruce's identity was deduced by The Question.

Three months prior to the series' start, Bruce, along with Diana and Clark, was killed under mysterious circumstances. Since their deaths, a likeness of them was built in the form of the Justice For All statues, which reside in front of the Hall of Justice in Washington, D.C.

## Powers

* Bruce had genius-level intellect, used to enact his detective work primarily. However, it was also used for strategizing in battle, and coming up with his gadgets, which would be designed by both himself and Lucius Fox. The gadgets he was known to have were:
	+ The entire Batsuit itself, with the projectile blades on the gauntlets, the cowl's glowing eyes for echolocation, his respirator for dealing with The Scarecrow's fear toxin or The Joker's laughing gas, and the utility belt, which housed the iconic Batarangs. The suit also came with the grappling hook.
	+ The Batmobile
	+ The Batwing
	+ Shark repellent
* Bruce was skilled in various forms of martial arts and hand-to-hand combat, which was aided not just by his strategy skill, but also his peak physical condition.

## Weaknesses

* Bruce had no supernatural powers, and was susceptible to villains (or heroes, should it come to that) who do have them.
* Bruce's paranoia was arguably his biggest fault, having once almost torn the Justice League apart by having contingency plans in the event any of the others went rogue.

## Appearances

* *Case 1: Oswald Cobblepot* (debut; flashback)

## Trivia

* Bruce's model art as made using Fistrick's model from *Ben 10: Omniverse*.
* Bruce's outfit takes its color scheme from the Adam West iteration of the character, the bladed gauntlets from the Christian Bale iteration, and the emblem from the *Rebirth* iteration. The glowing white eyes are a nod to both the more classic comic white eye design, and also the echolocation vision of Bale's incarnation in *The Dark Knight*.
* Bruce is depicted as the most physically fit of the Big Three. This is due to the more natural strengths that came to Diana and Clark. Diana's demigoddess status and Clark's exposure to Earth's sun granted them both enhanced strength regardless of their physical form, although they did opt to stay in proper shape regardless; contrasting this was Bruce who had to work constantly to keep his physical condition, resulting in a much bulkier build.