Bruce Wayne / Batman

## Summary

**Bruce Wayne** is the billionaire owner of Wayne Enterprises, and a costumed and armored vigilante operating in Gotham City known as **Batman**.

After witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of a mugger as a child, Bruce ultimately became the fearsome vigilante **Batman** as an adult, beginning his crime fighting career over a decade before the alien invasion of General Zod. Through those years, he became heavily seasoned as an expert crime fighter and detective, having fought and overpowered numerous criminal adversaries, most notably the extreme psychopath Joker. He also mentored his ward and partner vigilante Jason Todd (known as "Robin"), though the latter was eventually killed by the Joker.

Two years after witnessing the Black Zero Event, Batman grew increasingly wary of the alien hero **Superman**, and the two would initially fiercely battle one another (mainly due to manipulation). However, they would ultimately settle their differences and team up with Wonder Woman, together managing to take down Lex Luthor's unleashed bloodthirsty monster, Doomsday. With Superman seemingly killed by the dying monster, Batman and Wonder Woman would be inspired by his noble sacrifice to begin establishing the valiant **Justice League**, in order to battle any future threats to the world.

## Powers and Stats

Tiering System**:** **9-B** | **Unknown.** Likely **9-A**, up to **Low 7-B** with Prep Time

**Name:** Bruce Wayne, Batman, Bat of Gotham, Gotham Bat, Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight

**Origin:** DC Extended Universe (Debuted in Batman V Superman)

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** Born in 1973, 42 as of BvS

**Classification:** Human, Superhero, Vigilante

**Powers and Abilities:** Peak Human Speed and Reflexes, Genius level intellect, immense skill in martial arts, various gadgets/weapons he is extremely skilled with, Status Effect Inducement and Explosion Manipulation via equipment, and Master Interrogator, Strong Willpower (but not manipulation), Expert Leader, Expert Social Intuit, Expert Deceiver, Expert Detective, Expert Criminologist, Vehicular Mastery, Expert Businessman, Expert Networker, Expert Horserider (show when he rides a horse in Iceland), Multilingualism (speaks fluent Russian and understands Icelandic)

Attack Potency**:** **Wall level** (Capable of punching a man hard enough for them to flip in the air and smash into a wooden floor, and throwing someone with enough force to break a wall among other feats. Can also smash his way through a wall, and do battle with Parademons. His suit enhances his ordinary strength due to having brass knuckles in his gauntlets) | **Unknown**. Likely **Small Building level** (Was completely overpowered by Superman, and required Kryptonite to defeat him. However he was able to send weakened Superman flying with a kick and swung him like a wrecking ball with the use of a rope, destroying four large pillars), up to **Small City level** with Prep Time (Capable of crafting 300 Decibel Soundwave emitters)

Speed**:** **Subsonic** (Fast enough to completely outclass and take down dozens of armed men before they can even react, doing many complex maneuvers in seconds. Also dodged blasts from a Parademon's Plasma Carbine from close range). He has reacted to Doomsday's attacks, but this appears to be a Plot Induced StupidityOutlier.

Lifting Strength**:** **Superhuman** (Ripped apart Firefly's metallic wings with his bare hands) | **Unknown**

Striking Strength**:** **Wall Class** (One punch of his holds 6.3 kN or 1420 pounds-force, the equivalent to getting hit by a battering ram) | **Unknown.** Likely **Small Building Class** (Made Kryptonite-infused Superman bleed with his strikes. Even at his weakest Superman could survive being thrown through giant concrete pillars while shattering them upon impact, as well as various other powerful blows)

Durability**:** **Wall level**, **higher** with his suit (It's a highly durable and flexible Kevlar-titanium alloy, highly resistant to knives and bullets several of which it tanked at point blank, also proved immune to Firefly's Flamethrower in a Prequel Comic, and tanked the explosion of KGBeast's Flamethrower tank at point blank. Batman also survived being tossed by Superman into a police car with enough force to flatten the vehicle) | Likely **Small Building level** (Survived getting thrown through buildings numerous times by an extremely held back Superman)

Stamina**:** Very high

Range**:** Standard melee range, several meters with equipment

**Standard Equipment:**

* **Standard Batsuit:** Highly durable Kevlar-titanium weave protective suit and combat armor, used to compensate for Batman's lack of invulnerability. It is invulnerable to knives, and is also fireproof. The Batsuit's cowl also digitally alters Batman's voice, making it unrecognizable to those that know him as Bruce Wayne. The cowl and neck appear to be equally durable, as a criminal's knife only made sparks when it was brutally struck against the back of his neck.
* **Armored Batsuit:** A much more heavily armored and mechanized version of the Standard Batsuit, which he wore when confronting Superman. It is durable enough for Batman to survive relatively unscathed after being hurled through a building by the mighty alien, though Batman was still left heavily panting on the ground, and required a few seconds to recover.
* **Batmobile:** An imposing and heavily armed custom combat vehicle used by Batman for transportation, pursuit and capture and one of his most powerful tools to aid in his war against crime in Gotham.
* **Batwing:** An aerial combat prototype vehicle with an immense amount of firepower, used by Batman against Superman. It is sometimes remotely piloted by Alfred from within the Batcave.
* **Batarangs:** Extremely sharp (capable of piercing concrete walls), but non-lethal throwing gadgets in the shape of Batman's symbol, wielded by him when carrying out various different tasks, from incapacitating criminals to breaking through windows.
* **Grapple Gun:** A line launching, multi-purpose, highly versatile, and handgun-like device that fires a retractable line which Batman utilizes to traverse Gotham City, escape danger and remain hidden from foes, all while allowing him to scale rappel, swing, catapult, or slingshot himself along structures or across gaps. It is able to raise its user up several stories or slow their rate of descent. The line can pull great amounts of weight, as Batman can use it while wearing his Mechanized Armor.

* **Respirator Mask:** A small mask than allows Batman to successfully breathe in locations with limited oxygen, such as when he was attacked by Firefly's flamethrower.
* **Sticky Bombs:** Small, custom-built hand-held explosives that can stick to surfaces before detonating.
* **Gas Grenades:** Canister-type grenades that emit a great amount of smoke, augmenting Batman's already amazing stealth, to the point that he was able to temporarily evade Superman himself while using one.

Intelligence**:** Genius. Extremely competent fighter with decades of experience as a Vigilante. Very Skilled Detective. Alongside Alfred, constructed many highly advanced gadgets and pieces of tech.

**Weaknesses:** Any weakness of a regular human, but has survived situations which would kill a normal human. Has a questionable mental state, suffering from paranoia and extreme anger, which led to him being easily manipulated by Lex Luthor. However, after Superman's sacrifice, Bruce regained his optimism and sense of hope, and is no longer mad.

**Key:** **Base** | **Armored Batsuit**