Batman has returned to theaters with a new cast of villains, a new case to solve, and a new post-credits scene for the post-Snyderverse era. This time around the Caped Crusader has to track down the Riddler and stop his devious plot, all while crime and corruption swirl around Gotham with none other than Carmine Falcone and the Penguin behind it. And that doesn’t even cover Catwoman’s place in the whole thing.
But once all the dust has settled on the Riddler’s mysteries, The Batman does have one final secret to reveal after the credits. But lest we give you too high of an expectation, this movie’s post-credits tag isn’t really much of a scene. Instead, this is more of a very brief bit of text that doesn’t mean much in the moment. And it goes by in a flash.
But if you want to stick around, or want to read about the scene instead, here’s what you can expect and what it means.
[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for The Batman.]
Most of The Batman’s exciting sequel teases happen during the run of the actual movie, rather than in the credits. In that sense, this is more like a pre-Marvel superhero movie. The Penguin looks out over the city that he’s going to attempt to run, Catwoman leaves Gotham but with a good excuse to return, and The Riddler meets a new friend in his cell at Arkham Asylum.
Instead, after the credits roll, a green question mark appears one the screen, much like the one the Riddler used on the rataalada website. The Riddler — at least, it’s probably him — types “Good Bye” then leaves the question mark behind the phrase. After that, a bit of text flashes for a very brief moment. And that’s it.
The text that flashes is tough to see in real-time, but a recording of it frozen at the right time reveals
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