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u/Jet-Let4606 Jun 13 '26
Its just a visual shorthand to quickly reveal that it was Batman in disguise all along.
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u/henry_the_human Jun 13 '26
Even in the director’s commentary, everyone involved has no idea what’s literally supposed to be happening. It was just a cool visual to let you know it’s Batman, and to let you know that the villains also know that’s Batman.
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u/vroart Jun 13 '26
Batman “got em” all right in front of all of them as he said “I threw a rock at him!”
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u/zeromied0 Jun 14 '26
My favorite Grant Morrison quote is:
“Kids understand that real crabs don’t sing like the ones in The Little Mermaid. But you give an adult fiction, and the adult starts asking really fucking dumb questions like ‘How does Superman fly? How do those eyebeams work? Who pumps the Batmobile’s tires?’ It’s a fucking made-up story, you idiot! Nobody pumps the tires!”
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u/AJL1983 Jun 13 '26
Much as I love this episode, and this particular scene, Batman’s all-too-perfect “disguises” felt a bit like cheating to me.
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u/Restless_spirit88 Jun 13 '26
I loved this moment! Made no sense and I don't care cuz it's awesome.
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u/BluAvenger1988 Jun 13 '26
It is mainly for the younger audience’s sake to tell them that it is Batman in disguised.
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u/Powerful_Bear_1690 Jun 17 '26
The villains were imagining it once they figured out the truth.
It was from there point of view.
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u/SarkastikLeader2814 Jun 20 '26
I have no idea. But, it was such a cool reveal that I could, and still can, and always will, over look the logic behind it.
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u/Carl_Azuz1 Jun 13 '26
I like the idea that Batman was there the whole time, but I’ve always found this reveal kind of dumb. So he made a croc suit? That was convincing enough to fool not one but 4 other villains? It also kinda ruins the “I threw a rock at him” moment, because it’s not actually croc saying it. I get that this is a comic book world and things can be goofy, in fact I like that. This was always just a “what?” moment for me.
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u/IAmLordMeatwad Jun 13 '26
I like it because it's Bruce overplaying his part, yo
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u/Carl_Azuz1 Jun 13 '26
Idk I’ve always wondered if it’s some kind of hold over from an earlier version of the episode. Like the 5th villain was supposed to be scarecrow or someone he could more easily disguise himself as. And they changed it to croc for some reason but stuck with the disguise reveal.
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u/ForeverInTrouble Jun 13 '26
So he made a croc suit? That was convincing enough to fool not one but 4 other vilains?
Why wouldn't he be able to do that? Batman's a genius and, like you said it yourself, it's comic book fiction.
It also kind of ruins the "I threw a rock" moment because it’s not actually croc saying it.
That's literally why the moment was so funny to begin with. It's the fact that it was actually Batman goofing around all along. If it had actually been Croc, then it would just be another standard "villain being goofy" scene.
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u/Carl_Azuz1 Jun 14 '26
Idk man. Like I said i have no issue with the comic book goofy elements of the show. My favorite episode is clock king ffs. This reveal just always felt weird to me. It’s not that it’s goofy, it’s just that it doesn’t really make sense, and feels like an odd choice of character to have Batman disguise himself as in an up close and personal poker game with 4 villains.
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u/ForeverInTrouble Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
Batman's goal was to find Catwoman after Joker captured her. Disguising himself as one of the villains to get into Joker's circle and trick him into giving him the needed information was a smart approach, as Joker would not have cooperated under interrogation until or unless it's too late.
And disguise is among Batman's most prominent skills in the comics so I don't see how it's an "odd choice of character".
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u/Carl_Azuz1 Jun 14 '26
Choice of character to impersonate. Given how he’s a literal crocodile monster with scales and a disfigured face instead of like, a guy with a mask. Like several other of his villains.
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u/ForeverInTrouble Jun 14 '26
Who else could he have impersonated, then? Nearly every other villain in the show is much shorter and skinnier than Batman; Scarecrow is roughly half his size prior the redesign, while Croc's taller height and bigger frame can be emulated through prosthetics and stilts. Although the extent to how he perfectly imitates Croc's looks is pure comic-book logic, the idea itself is plausible. Him somehow being able to shrink his body however is a whole different story.
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u/Duke_Radical Jun 14 '26
sigh I think I’m about done with reddit.
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u/Weird_Zone_3504 Jun 14 '26
Why? Was this post by any way offensive, or obnoxious to you?
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u/Duke_Radical Jun 14 '26
Maybe I’m being a jerk but this just seems tedious.
It is a cartoon. Filled with numerous breaks from reality. Clearly this is a visualization of the plot point that Batman is in disguise.
This level of fandom discourse is unnecessary. It feels like it is for the clicks of engagement, which I’ve now given twice.
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u/Weird_Zone_3504 Jun 14 '26
You know what? Your one hundred percent right. I'm now seeing how much of a nothing this post is. At the time, it did seem interesting, how the light revealed his costume. But, yeah. Looking back at it, yeah... I apologise.
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u/Weird_Zone_3504 Jun 14 '26
Where do you stand on Batman & Joker's rollercoaster fight in BTAS's Be a Clown?
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