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''"My daylight persona is nothing, if not irresponsible."'' — Bruce Wayne, ''[[Detective]]''
''"My daylight persona is nothing, if not irresponsible."'' — Bruce Wayne, ''[[Detective]]''
[[File:Wayne_Civilian.jpg|thumb|left|Bruce in his civilian outfit.]]
[[File:Wayne_Civilian.jpg|thumb|left|Bruce in his civilian outfit.]]
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Conceived and designed as a cross between Benjamin Bratt's and Simon Baker's appearance<ref name= "BryanTwitt"/>, Smallville's version of Bruce Wayne is a tall, handsome and very muscular man with black wavy hair and deep black or brown eyes (''[[Detective]]''), that in some occasions are colored steel-gray or sky-blue due to different artists (''[[Effigy]]'').
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Conceived and designed as a cross between Benjamin Bratt's and Simon Baker's appearance<ref name= "BryanTwitt"/>, Smallville's version of Bruce Wayne is a tall, handsome and very muscular man with black wavy hair and deep black or brown eyes (''[[Detective]]''), that in some occasions are colored steel-gray or sky-blue due to different artists (''[[Effigy]]'').
[[File:Batman_Alfred_SV_ch_28_46818944.png|thumb|Batman without the helmet cowl.]]
[[File:Batman_Alfred_SV_ch_28_46818944.png|thumb|Batman without the helmet cowl.]]
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Fitting the description of "tall, dark and handsome"; Wayne is considered an extremely attractive man by many women and the newspapers often describe him as "Gotham's Golden Bachelor".
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Fitting the description of "tall, dark and handsome"; Wayne is considered an extremely attractive man by many women and the newspapers often describe him as "Gotham's Golden Bachelor".
Because of all this, he build for himself the reputation of a spoiled and irresponsible womanizer; so he can cover his activity as a [[Vigilante|vigilante]] and be over every kind of suspect.
Because of all this, he build for himself the reputation of a spoiled and irresponsible womanizer; so he can cover his activity as a [[Vigilante|vigilante]] and be over every kind of suspect.
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==Powers and Abilities==
==Powers and Abilities==
[[File:Superman_vs_Batman.jpg|thumb|300px|Batman battles Superman.]]
[[File:Superman_vs_Batman.jpg|thumb|300px|Batman battles Superman.]]
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Bruce doesn't possess any natural superhuman abilities, however he relies on his own scientific knowledge, detective skills, and athletic prowess. Through intense training, specialized diet, and biofeedback treatments, Batman's strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and coordination represented in fact the peak human perfection.
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Bruce doesn't possess any natural superhuman abilities, however he relies on his own scientific knowledge, detective skills, and athletic prowess. Through intense training, specialized diet, and biofeedback treatments, Batman's strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and coordination represented in fact the peak human perfection.
he also uses his vast wealth, and his company's unlimited resources and the latest state-of-the-art science and technology gadgets and his own will to defy the odds against him in his crusade against Crime.
he also uses his vast wealth, and his company's unlimited resources and the latest state-of-the-art science and technology gadgets and his own will to defy the odds against him in his crusade against Crime.
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Bruce Wayne was born and raised in [[Gotham City]]. His parents were billionaire, [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]]. The Wayne family own [[WayneTech]], a successful company in their hometown. When Bruce was a little boy, he and his parents were walking in an alley when a thug approached them from the shadows named [[Joe Chill]] attempted to steal Martha's necklace and held the family at gunpoint. He then shot and killed Bruce's parents right in front of him and escaped into the night. Bruce was devastated by his parents' death and vowed to spend the rest of his days fighting criminals and to find and gain vengeance against their killer.
Bruce Wayne was born and raised in [[Gotham City]]. His parents were billionaire, [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]]. The Wayne family own [[WayneTech]], a successful company in their hometown. When Bruce was a little boy, he and his parents were walking in an alley when a thug approached them from the shadows named [[Joe Chill]] attempted to steal Martha's necklace and held the family at gunpoint. He then shot and killed Bruce's parents right in front of him and escaped into the night. Bruce was devastated by his parents' death and vowed to spend the rest of his days fighting criminals and to find and gain vengeance against their killer.
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Bruce spent years honing and perfecting his mind and body up to it's maximal potential of excellence until he was ready to wage his war on crime. He then donned a bat themed costumed as a means to strike fear into the criminal world that resided in Gotham, calling himself Batman.
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Bruce spent years honing and perfecting his mind and body up to it's maximal potential of excellence until he was ready to wage his war on crime. In 2001, he donned a bat themed costumed as a means to strike fear into the criminal world that resided in Gotham, and at the age of 20 he began his career as the vigilante/urban legend, Batman. <ref> https://mobile.twitter.com/bryanQmiller/status/349669062613278720 </ref>
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<ref> https://mobile.twitter.com/bryanQmiller/status/349552463185055744 </ref> <ref name="S116info">[ http://www.tvguide.com/News/Smallville-Season-11-1048845.aspx Smallville Season 11 Comic Book Welcomes Batman —and Nightwing! ]</ref>
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Eventually, Batman would later take [[Barbara Gordon]] as his protégé and train her to become his sidekick. She took up the name Nightwing and assisted Batman in his war on crime.
Eventually, Batman would later take [[Barbara Gordon]] as his protégé and train her to become his sidekick. She took up the name Nightwing and assisted Batman in his war on crime.
[[File:Batman_Checkmate.jpg|thumb|Batman's investigations on the Kandorians.]][[Detective|Later]], Batman discovered and conducted an investigation on the [[Kandorian army|Kandorians]] conspiracy: He went to the wreckage site of [[Checkmate (agency)|Checkmate]] headquarters "The Castle" after [[Sacrifice|Zod's attack]] upon it and used his detective skills to uncover a few files that confirmed alien presence on Earth. Batman catalogued this information with the rest of the other findings that he uncovered regarding [[Kryptonian]] symbols such as the ones found in The [[Kawatche Caves]],The [[Mark of Zod|Z symbol]] burned into world monuments by flying terrorist and a unique set of blueprints of R.A.O. Corporation [[Solar tower]].
[[File:Batman_Checkmate.jpg|thumb|Batman's investigations on the Kandorians.]][[Detective|Later]], Batman discovered and conducted an investigation on the [[Kandorian army|Kandorians]] conspiracy: He went to the wreckage site of [[Checkmate (agency)|Checkmate]] headquarters "The Castle" after [[Sacrifice|Zod's attack]] upon it and used his detective skills to uncover a few files that confirmed alien presence on Earth. Batman catalogued this information with the rest of the other findings that he uncovered regarding [[Kryptonian]] symbols such as the ones found in The [[Kawatche Caves]],The [[Mark of Zod|Z symbol]] burned into world monuments by flying terrorist and a unique set of blueprints of R.A.O. Corporation [[Solar tower]].
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Batman returns to interrogating Saul to learn who the boss is behind the shipment. Saul frightfully gives up the name of [[Joe Chill]]. For a brief moment Batman recount the horrific moment from his past as a child that changed his life forever. Nightwing notices the effect the name has on Batman and attempts to learn the significant behind it. But Batman merely says to Nightwing to go back to the [[Batcave|cave]] because they are heading to [[Metropolis]].
Batman returns to interrogating Saul to learn who the boss is behind the shipment. Saul frightfully gives up the name of [[Joe Chill]]. For a brief moment Batman recount the horrific moment from his past as a child that changed his life forever. Nightwing notices the effect the name has on Batman and attempts to learn the significant behind it. But Batman merely says to Nightwing to go back to the [[Batcave|cave]] because they are heading to [[Metropolis]].
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The following day, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon arrive in Metropolis, Bruce observes as
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The following day, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon arrive in Metropolis, Bruce observes as
[[Clark Kent|Superman]] has just rounded up a group of armored-tech thugs for holding hostage a school bus filled with children. Superman hands these criminals off to the Metropolis police department lead by Detective [[Dan Turpin]] before flying off. Dan instantly recognizes Bruce and welcomes him to Metropolis before he summoned away by his partner [[Maggie Sawyer]]. Bruce is then left with Barbara who then display a fan-girlish appreciation for Superman much to Bruce's annoyance. However Bruce doesn't let it bother him, instead he counteracts it by addressing a fact he observed which is that Superman is already involved in a [[Lois and Clark|relationship]] with a woman. Barbara realized that Bruce was "showing off" his Detective skills thereby ending the subject discussion.
[[Clark Kent|Superman]] has just rounded up a group of armored-tech thugs for holding hostage a school bus filled with children. Superman hands these criminals off to the Metropolis police department lead by Detective [[Dan Turpin]] before flying off. Dan instantly recognizes Bruce and welcomes him to Metropolis before he summoned away by his partner [[Maggie Sawyer]]. Bruce is then left with Barbara who then display a fan-girlish appreciation for Superman much to Bruce's annoyance. However Bruce doesn't let it bother him, instead he counteracts it by addressing a fact he observed which is that Superman is already involved in a [[Lois and Clark|relationship]] with a woman. Barbara realized that Bruce was "showing off" his Detective skills thereby ending the subject discussion.
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[[File:Benjamin-bratt-picture-1.jpg|thumb|282px|Benjamin Bratt (left) and Simon Baker (right): the templates to Smallville Bruce Wayne's look.]]
[[File:Benjamin-bratt-picture-1.jpg|thumb|282px|Benjamin Bratt (left) and Simon Baker (right): the templates to Smallville Bruce Wayne's look.]]
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* According to Bryan Q. Miller, Bruce Wayne has been The Batman for a couple years longer, around the time [[Clark Kent|Clark]] started being the Red-Blue Blur and is "between year 5 and 10".<ref name="S117info">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39279 Bryan Q. Miller Introduces Batman, Nightwing to "Smallville"]</ref><ref name="S118info">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/16/the-dark-knight-comes-to-smallville-season-11 The Dark Knight Comes to Smallville: Season 11]</ref>
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* According to Bryan Q. Miller, Bruce Wayne has been The Batman for a couple years longer, around the time [[Clark Kent|Clark]] started being the Red-Blue Blur and is "between year 5 and 10".<ref name="S117info">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39279 Bryan Q. Miller Introduces Batman, Nightwing to "Smallville"]</ref><ref name="S118info">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/16/the-dark-knight-comes-to-smallville-season-11 The Dark Knight Comes to Smallville: Season 11]</ref> He later revealed on Twitter, Bruce Wayne first became Batman at the age of 20, when Clark started High School in 2001. <ref> https://mobile.twitter.com/bryanQmiller/status/349669062613278720 </ref>
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<ref> https://mobile.twitter.com/bryanQmiller/status/349552463185055744 </ref>
* Bruce's age is on par with Oliver and Lex.<ref name="S117info">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39279 Bryan Q. Miller Introduces Batman, Nightwing to "Smallville"]</ref>
* Bruce's age is on par with Oliver and Lex.<ref name="S117info">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39279 Bryan Q. Miller Introduces Batman, Nightwing to "Smallville"]</ref>
* According to Miller, Bruce does not take Green Arrow aka [[Oliver Queen]] seriously.<ref name="S117info"/>
* According to Miller, Bruce does not take Green Arrow aka [[Oliver Queen]] seriously.<ref name="S117info"/>
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==In the Comics==
==In the Comics==
[[File:Batman - New 52.PNG|thumb|Batman New 52.]] [[wikipedia:Batman|Batman]] is the secret dual identity of Billionaire Bruce Wayne. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads him to train himself to physical and intellectual perfection and don a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in [[Gotham City]], assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekicks Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing and his loyal and faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains such as The Joker. Unlike most superheroes, Batman does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime. Batman's history has undergone various revisions, both minor and major. Few elements of the character's history have remained constant. In early strips, Batman's career as a vigilante initially earns him the ire of the police. During this period Wayne has a fiancée named Julie Madison. Wayne takes in an orphaned circus acrobat, Dick Grayson, who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
[[File:Batman - New 52.PNG|thumb|Batman New 52.]] [[wikipedia:Batman|Batman]] is the secret dual identity of Billionaire Bruce Wayne. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads him to train himself to physical and intellectual perfection and don a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in [[Gotham City]], assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekicks Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing and his loyal and faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains such as The Joker. Unlike most superheroes, Batman does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime. Batman's history has undergone various revisions, both minor and major. Few elements of the character's history have remained constant. In early strips, Batman's career as a vigilante initially earns him the ire of the police. During this period Wayne has a fiancée named Julie Madison. Wayne takes in an orphaned circus acrobat, Dick Grayson, who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
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[[File:Batman_Lee.jpg|right|thumb|Batman.]][[File:Bruce Wayne (comics).jpg|thumb|left|Bruce Wayne in the comics.]]Starting in 2006, the regular writers on Batman and Detective Comics were Grant Morrison and Paul Dini, with Grant Morrison reincorporating controversial elements of Batman lore (most notably, the science fiction themed storylines of the 1950s Batman comics, which Morrison revised as hallucinations Batman suffered under the influence of various mind-bending gases and extensive sensory deprivation training) into the character. Morrison's run climaxed with "Batman R.I.P.", which brought Batman up against the villainous "Black Glove" organization, which sought to drive Batman into madness. "Batman R.I.P." segued into Final Crisis (also written by Morrison), which saw the apparent death of Batman at the hands of [[Darkseid]]. In the 2009 miniseries Batman: Battle for the Cowl, Wayne's former protégé Dick Grayson becomes the new Batman, and Wayne's son Damian becomes the new Robin.Batman's relationship with the law thaws quickly, and he is made an honorary member of Gotham City's police department. During this time, butler Alfred arrives at Wayne Manor and after deducing the Dynamic Duo's secret identities joins their service.
[[File:Batman_Lee.jpg|right|thumb|Batman.]][[File:Bruce Wayne (comics).jpg|thumb|left|Bruce Wayne in the comics.]]Starting in 2006, the regular writers on Batman and Detective Comics were Grant Morrison and Paul Dini, with Grant Morrison reincorporating controversial elements of Batman lore (most notably, the science fiction themed storylines of the 1950s Batman comics, which Morrison revised as hallucinations Batman suffered under the influence of various mind-bending gases and extensive sensory deprivation training) into the character. Morrison's run climaxed with "Batman R.I.P.", which brought Batman up against the villainous "Black Glove" organization, which sought to drive Batman into madness. "Batman R.I.P." segued into Final Crisis (also written by Morrison), which saw the apparent death of Batman at the hands of [[Darkseid]]. In the 2009 miniseries Batman: Battle for the Cowl, Wayne's former protégé Dick Grayson becomes the new Batman, and Wayne's son Damian becomes the new Robin.Batman's relationship with the law thaws quickly, and he is made an honorary member of Gotham City's police department. During this time, butler Alfred arrives at Wayne Manor and after deducing the Dynamic Duo's secret identities joins their service.
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Batman_YearOne.jpg.png|Benjamin McKenzie as the voice of Batman in Batman: Year One (2011)
Batman_YearOne.jpg.png|Benjamin McKenzie as the voice of Batman in Batman: Year One (2011)
Justice_league_doom.jpg|Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman in Justice League: Doom (2012)
Justice_league_doom.jpg|Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman in Justice League: Doom (2012)
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Batman_TheDarkKnight_Returns.jpeg|Peter Weller as the voice of Batman in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, two-parter films (2012),(2013)
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Batman_TheDarkKnight_Returns.jpeg|Peter Weller as the voice of Batman in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, two-parter films (2012),(2013)
Batman DCAU Beware the Batman_JL 2486748-beware.png|Anthony Ruivivar will provide the voice of Batman in the upcoming animated series : Beware the Batman. (2013)
Batman DCAU Beware the Batman_JL 2486748-beware.png|Anthony Ruivivar will provide the voice of Batman in the upcoming animated series : Beware the Batman. (2013)
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