DC Admits Batman's Dedication Actually Makes Him a Worse Hero

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While Batman is easily the most focused and driven hero in the DC Universe, Batman Beyond reveals that that dedication actually makes him a worse hero as it exposes a detrimental weakness that is rarely ever addressed.

Before Bruce Wayne became Batman, he traveled the globe undergoing rigorous training with a number of mentors who had perfected their respective forms of martial arts in an effort to reach peak physical and mental condition. After spending some time being a solo vigilante, Batman takes Dick Grayson under his wing and trains him to be his very first Robin, a title Dick would eventually pass on to a number of successors including Jason Todd and Damian Wayne. While Bruce is able to train his Robins similarly to how he was trained, his last mentor was robbed of that hands-on training experience, though he was still held to the same standards as everyone who came before him—exposing a hidden, yet blatantly obvious shortcoming in Batman’s heroism.

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In Batman Beyond Vol. 3 by Adam Beechen and Ryan Benjamin, Terry McGinnis is tracking a mysterious new villain who has taken on the infamous moniker Hush. However, Terry quickly learns that this new version of Hush is far deadlier than the original as he is a perfect clone of Dick Grayson. When the two face off for the first time, Terry finds himself at a significant disadvantage as he wasn’t well enough prepared for the strenuous realities of being Batman. Throughout the series, Terry is concerned about the amount of sleep he is getting. Not only is he Neo-Gotham’s new Batman, but Terry also goes to school full time and has a girlfriend, meaning he has to juggle social, academic, and superhero