Batman: Broken Promise - Fan-made Animated Batman Film (2022)

Fan-made animated Batman film, written and animated by Stephen Trumble.
Original score by Claire Wickes.
Starring Brian Vaughan, David Trumble, Sylvie Nightingale, Bronwyn Sweeney, Calum Carpenter.
Special sound design by John Moros.
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[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Hey guys! Just so you know, I now have a Kofi page! If you loved Batman: Broken Promise and want to support any future animations then you can buy me a coffee! 🦇🪙🔥 Here's the link - ko-fi.com/stephentrumbleanimation

[@blackviper6988]

Please more- I love your work and I can't wait to see what comes next-

[@wildcard5269]

Großartig Ficken Homage to Batman 👍🏽👍🏽

[@drnockaable]

So dope. This is what it's all about.

[@lance7413]

How the hell can you claim this isn't affiliated with DC comics? It totally is.

[@subfreq3339]

That was fekin brilliant! Wan lv

[@ohnen818]

I do honestly believe the man himself would have been proud to voice this. Outstanding.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Omg, that’s so kind. RIP Kevin. 🦇🦇🦇

[@cryptovendor4202]

It’s amazing

[@michaelquaid4679]

I would agree with that. This was really well done and inspired

[@krs5921]

Him and Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Very well-done. I tip my hat to you.

[@flamingbanana5831]

@@krs5921 kid named finger

[@obriang904]

It's how Batman addressed Arnold and Scarface individually, and how he stopped fighting once he knew the coin landed on his safety. His understanding of the villains he faces is his true strength that makes him different from any other wannabe vigilante

[@demod2080]

You can tell Batman not only respects the strength of his enemies, he treats them like people. The compassion he shows Arnold while showing disregard and disgust to Scarface, and the desire to help his old friend in Harvey while keeping the coin away in their fight shows how he wants to win the right way.

[@reviewchan9806]

He's also incredibly passionate and empathetic, understands their trauma and psychiatric need for help. He never kills or insults them for their condition, but instead honest seriousness

[@-Untitled-]

A couple of pointers: 1) don't stop writing great stories like this 2) keep up the good work 3) do more.

[@smashyboi6887]

Those are some great pointers

[@myman8336]

Reasonable proposal

[@ALPHACODE-WOLF-SPARTAN_03-117]

Hell yeah that's right

[@unfinishedsenten]

^

[@unfinishedsente]

Yea, other than that, it's perfect!

[@Fingerprint-face]

Two-face vs ventriloquist and Scarface. Two split personality themed villains. How great.

[@cskyla1844]

I really just noticed that. It's a really good touch!

[@dinkmartini3236]

Somebody can sleep at night knowing they've created at least one masterpiece in their life.

[@SeanKing-o6r]

Well said

[@EM-tx3ly]

Hopefully another KNIGHTFALL

[@twobrosincorporated]

“No 1%, no 99%, just a 50% chance... you won’t wake up.” This is amazing.

[@samketner8341]

"No double standards--No half measures!" Man, this has more good writing in 15 minutes than most movies do in 90.

[@moviedorkproductions9465]

Kevin Conroy would be so proud....

[@lesangpro]

Look at the coin Seeing the result "No compromise" Play by the game , and accept his lose , fair and square

[@tawesssoabbox]

That is the trap, is it not. It is a lot easier to write 15 minutes than 90. Now with that said this is still excellent writing. And for a one man studio the animation is really good.

[@OdaKa]

@@tawesssoabbox But then there's SNL stealing a sketch from Joel Haver and totally butchering it in the same amount of time

[@Super_Broly]

@@OdaKa cus directly stealing it would be effortless. Also SNL does usually 10 sketches on a weekly basis. When you're putting out that number of work in a season, it's hard to believe that you'd be able to write everything.

[@RobertBahnAnimation]

Absolutely adore how you modernized Scarface to be a more Tony Soprano-style gangster, tracksuit and everything

[@knivesmcdougal6496]

Exceptional fight scene. THIS is how Batman should be portrayed fighting: disappearing into the shadows and reappearing, striking with brutal and swift hits, moving as though he isn’t human. The less the audience sees, the greater the impact.

[@Jhitazz]

Hell yeah

[@cathalduffy3739]

The use of lighting in the animation really made this so fantastic. Very cleverly used, that first fight scene with the goons shooting out lights, oof

[@bipolarbear7337]

And the fact that Batman doesn't just use stealth or brute force when he fights; he's clever, redirecting a blade into the bat symbol on his armour where it's thickest, and using the Batmobile to block bullets whilst providing cover.

[@LTK-182]

I also love the fake out with the sword

[@MrBracey100]

Agreed!

[@joelatimer2116]

This is probably the coolest design I’ve ever seen Two Face been given. And some of the best justice done to his character.

[@stammer9406]

I like how his messed-up half looks burned like it was in The Dark Knight

[@dgxvf-wf9bf]

I like how Batman was willing to die if it meant Harvey would be free from the coin. Sadly, He's still a slave to it.

[@Flame4516]

Most likely he wouldn't die from getting shot, his suit is bulletproof.

[@Reagan1984]

​@Flame4516 Harvey is aiming at his head. Batman's cowl is usually not bulletproof and most of his armor is usually in the chest area.

[@melonmusk8924]

No, Batman knew the coin flipped on that side so he wouldn't kill him.

@@melonmusk8924 Your right, but then he would die if Harvey choose to ignore the coin. So either way batman views it as a win-win. because he already knew Arnold was free, and Harvey killing him would also free Harvey from the coin. 2 for 1. This IS Batman.

[@jd2161]

​@Flame4516 did you even watch it? He aimed at his mouth....

[@PaperWill]

God DAMN. Not only is this the best fan animation I've ever seen, but it's a legitimately well-written Two Face story.

[@unofficialyartifcial9108]

Didn't expect to see the Willster up in here

[@JanezWorld1]

Dent: "Give me liberty or give me death" *Coin lands on heads with the word Liberty written on it* Dent: No compromises, proceeds to lower gun. This right here is epic writing!!!

[@neomaka6394]

I know it was made before his passing but that final shot was a Hell of a tribute to the one true voice of batman.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

The absolute GOAT. Sorely missed. 🦇

[@danielcabrera3707]

whos passing ? , I FOUND THIS ANIMATION TO DAY ANS YOU SAY THE CREATOR IS NO MORE?.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@danielcabrera3707 Kevin Conroy passed away this year, the voice of Batman from the original Batman: The Animated Series and the Arkham Games, rightfully hailed as the ultimate voice of the Bat. This humble fan-film pays tribute to the animated series’s and by association Kevin 🦇

[@danielcabrera3707]

@@stephentrumbleanimation2579 thank you . at first i think in the animator from the film , yeah its sad kevin pass away. its amazing this animation i really hope more for coming sorry english.

[@Red_Pilot]

That last shot made smile bigger then ever seeing it

[@villa3927]

The "man on the inside" scene had me droping my jaw harder than the puppet. This is incredibly well written, designed and animated, from the use of light, shadow and color, to the positioning and angles of characters during fights to give significance to their intention. Batman´s stealth tactics, combat strategies and understanding of his enemies is shown to absolute perfection. And this is fan made. Dear god, We need fans like this people working with a proffesional level budget.

[@DorianBlackberg]

thanks for writing all that so i wouldn't have to. i get now why enemies like harvey dent would pose a challenge in hand to hand combat to batman. because we need fight scenes like that one, jessus christ. that was mindblowing. just incredible

[@owen5640]

Give the man a budget!

[@turtletheloser5523]

Definitely a Goodfellas reference with the "Oh no".

[@bigbossvi429]

This man right here knows Batman.

[@chickuna7854]

I love how in the fight with Two-Face. The Two-Face side does most if not all of the attacking while the Harvey side does the defending. Very nice touch.

[@bread5384]

It's details like that man 😩

[@lewis3853]

Yo I did not catch that. Even freaking better! Whoever this person is, amazing knowledge, fleshing out, and concept.

[@elisebus1409]

,Good eye! Oh my god I didn't notice, that's so cool!

[@codedxxx]

They took turns in offense and defence.

[@mustaphadiallo2134]

@@codedxxx ACTIVES MY POWER

[@joeyjoejoe1394]

Manufacturing and trafficking designer drugs was the Ventriloquist’s MO in his first appearance, that’s a deep cut, I like it

[@icarusgaming6269]

I missed the Tommy gun, though

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@icarusgaming6269 Hey he's using a MP4 SMG. Still works.

[@saltymisfit6566]

This honestly my opinion is what DC and marvel have both lost...The passion, the heart and the vision of what the characters truly are

[@kwayneboy1524]

Eh they still have it

[@fame12342]

​@kwayneboy1524 no they don't atleast as of now have you seen marvel?

[@kwayneboy1524]

@@fame12342 yeah and it's mid to great but every franchise has it's mid point plus to say it's lost what made it good is too ignore shit like Wakanda Forever, What if, Loki, Moon Knight and No way home which feels like ducking your head in the sand.

[@fame12342]

@kwayneboy1524 ok fair point but I disagree with wakanda forever in my opinion it was shit but yeah

[@G.R-w9w]

@@kwayneboy1524 nope

[@neetlikereallyneet9103]

If there's one way I've seen Batman fight that I like more than the Arkham system, it's the way he fights here. Slipping into the darkness, baiting enemies into shooting at nothing to distract themselves, using the Batmobile as a makeshift barricade to separate the grunts, the choreography (and everything else) in this animation is absolutely stellar. Plus, the voice actor for Dent balancing on insanity, switching between calm and reserved and batshit insane is incredible, his unwillingness to let the cards fall without the Coin, knocking around his own men. Great understanding of every character here. Tens across the board, and a shining example of what every person who writes Batman should try to replicate.

[@Gabriel-mx4qc]

I too liked the choreographed fight, one thing I think that would be sooo realistic ( like that how I would try to beat the ods) is for batman to drop small speakers before / during fight, now THAT o think would actually work in both stealth mode, like getting people really confuse by batman speaking from all directions, adding creepy laugh and sounds and drawing attention from set ups and movements. Combine that with some kind of gas or mist and the confusion is real. Even if they do find the equipment, the time and attention needed to investigate would be fatal. Another move I miss to se actually comes from kick as. I absolutely loved how big daddy used the electro light to confuse and momentarily blind he's opponents, that too would be such a believable and yet easy move to pull off for the dark night. After all we do all wanna belive that he could be real and things like that I think really ads to the credibility

[@willietonka8634]

​@@Gabriel-mx4qc I like all the ideas except the laughter

[@altimotheus819]

I would dead-ass watch an entire Batman movie/show with this style of animation, and I would love every minute of it. Every. Fucking. Minute.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

You can stay! 🦇🙏🏻👊🏻

[@altimotheus819]

Gee Willikers! I got pinned!

[@Bird56575]

@@stephentrumbleanimation2579 mogę się spytać w jakim programie ta animacja była robiona

[@Bird56575]

@@stephentrumbleanimation2579 I can ask in what program this animation was made

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@Bird56575 I used a combination of Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Animate, and Photoshop elements. Then composited the shots in After Effects.

[@danmackenzie7410]

This animation just goes to ahow how a great of villain two face can be, with right tone, motivation and atmosphere his presence can match that of even the joker

[@xxnat3dawgxx]

Great writting can make anyone interesting

[@leojones1964]

To be fair, almost every batman villain has a good anchor for great story telling, which is why Batman has the best rogues gallery around (i say even though Batman isnt even one of my fave heroes)

[@Oblivion___]

@@leojones1964 Exactly, the concept of all of them are excellent, even the less famous ones, or the ones that fans like to make fun of, Batman just doesn't have a bad villain, he has bad writers. If DC wanted to, every arc of Batman comics they could tell a different story of a villain, and even in 10 years they would still have interesting villains showing up, but instead we have the same 3 or 4 Batman villains escaping from Arkham every week without any explanation.

[@primary2630]

I agree and I think they depicted Scarface and Ventriloquist really well. The "man on the inside" bit was such A+ writing too. Two-Face's use of the coin and him being locked into whatever the coin demands was perfect. Ventriloquist as well was great and in a way actually killed his own mental illness by shooting Scarface.

[@obiomachukwuocha4918]

The idea that poisoned drugs kill the rich and the poor (not 1% nor 99%, just 50/50) is GENIUS!!!

[@DaWelshman]

It's so perfectly flawed. Fitting for a villain

[@danielshen4955]

Reminds me of a certain marvel villain….

[@spikedpsycho2383]

Two Face: HERES THE ONLY LAW THE LAW OF AVERAGES

[@primary2630]

@@danielshen4955 Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@Monicaser]

That fight with Two-Face is incredible. The growls of rage, Two-Face & Harvey playing offense and defense respectfully. Two-Face has always been a competent hand to hand fighter with pure rage in him it's wonderful to watch unfold.

[@CalumCarpenter86]

I am genuinely blown away, my friend. Especially by the script, the fight choreography and Claire’s pounding, driving score. Phenomenal work.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Thanks so much mate! You ruffian!! 🦇🙏🏻

[@clairewritesmusic]

Thank you so much Calum !! So happy you liked it 😁🦇🎵

[@ericmadsen7470]

@@stephentrumbleanimation2579 Mesmerizing. Gave me chills. Great animation and acting.

[@Donquixotedoflamingo0107]

Claire’s pounding?

[@SuperMoshady]

@@Donquixotedoflamingo0107 Claires pounding driving score 😆😆😆

[@WarpingFist]

This is by far one of the best on-screen depictions of Batman I've ever seen.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Thanks so much! 🦇

[@adamdrach5394]

You sir Bravo, bravo, great show and great story. ​@@stephentrumbleanimation2579got

[@Battycaribou712]

and Two-Face

[@petersanten3294]

I adore how much you paid attention to the things that make batman such a unique hero. So many times he ends up be written as a man who finds crime and punches it until it doesn't get back up, but here he acts in a way that conveys his character so much better. He keeps to the shadows when necessary, he uses reason and tries to diffuse situations with words first, he doesn't inflict any brutal 10 years in the hospital kind of violence. Hes a man who truly knows his ideals, and keeps to them in all aspects of his talk, movement, and combat. The animation is mind blowing, but its the character work that I'm going be be thinking about long after this.

[@weedies.sh1t]

I still prefer green arrow

[@CrusaderGoat]

@@weedies.sh1tnever cook again

[@Creepo_J]

​@@weedies.sh1t Ain't no one was talking about that

[@weedies.sh1t]

@@Creepo_J wahhh g wagon

[@jalenfunches2833]

This did the entire Batman franchise more justice in 15 minutes than Suicide Squad could with an entire game

[@cartooncritique6625]

That's because this was made by a passionate fan and the game was made by people who hate the IP and its fanbase.

[@SirWrighteous]

So you just gon drop the best Batman content the world has ever seen just like that out of the blue?? Aight cool. I'm here for all you got. Patiently...

[@davidtrumble305]

That's how he rolls.

[@emiliogonzalez15]

Frfr

[@reagle9315]

I animated Joker and Harley Quinn's backstory kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJW5hn-jfrCmgqs

[@scrapanimation3813]

He did post a trailer. but offcourse KZbin will not recommend it to you and you will think it's out of the blue

[@amuroray9115]

@@scrapanimation3813 true

[@martindovah3810]

I know this is going to sound stupid as hell, but this is *art.* There are tributes, and passion projects, and so many attempts at telling a story that come up short. This right here is just... it's art. It's Batman in his purest and truest form. It's an impressive contemporary styling of TWO different villains. Excellent fight choreography, a brilliant short story, nice voice work, and, of corse, gorgeous art. It's Batman. THIS is Batman.

[@YoRHa2B.]

I couldn't agree more my friend, it's absolutely fantastic! For a moment, I forgot I was watching a KZbin video.

[@bdpickett]

It's a great choice of villains for all the parallels. Both men suffer split personalities, but the split manifests in totally different ways. There's also the scarring as a theme as well.

[@johnbrender7635]

Outstanding at every level. This puts DC animation to shame

[@luisclaudio3576]

You want one live action as batman broken promise?

[@lewis3853]

Love how you described it. I was wowfully impressed.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

OK, it's pretty much not possible to respond to every comment now, so let me just say a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every one of you. And especially to anyone who told their friends, shared the link around, tweeted, did reaction videos. You are all beyond awesome and we appreciate you! This is two years of my life, and lots of love and hard work by the cast and (literally tiny) crew, and really all I wanted from it was for Batman fans to feel like it represented the character well. And to see such positive feedback, it's quite overwhelming. Thank you. If you want to support the film, please do continue to tell other people, share the link to this KZbin channel, tweet about the film, use the hashtag #batmanbrokenpromise , write reviews, do reaction videos, send it to other reactors or comic book lovers. Also, fly on over to @clairewritesmusic where our composer Claire Wickes is releasing the original score track by track. Like, subscribe, show her some love. She rocks! Also, I'll be posting BTS and artwork on Instagram and TikTok, so watch out for that. We really do want as many Batfans to see it as possible. On the flip side, PLEASE DO NOT rip and repost the video (clips or indeed wholesale) on other channels or sites without our permission. If you want to support us, react to the video or share the link and send people here. Thanks again so much for your lovely reactions to our work, it really makes it all worth it. Stephen Trumble. 🦇

[@jeremyvotaw1522]

Very well done!!! Can't wait to see another one from you guys. Glad that you didn't default to the Joker. Nice picks on the villian roster.

[@SaunKrystian]

I have some Motion Comic Rotoscope animations i made in unreal 5. Id love your thoughts. Phenomenal creativity.

[@DiabloOfGod]

This is incredible, is way too good, it could be a series from Warner Everything is amazing, the voices, music, foreshadow, animation, the fights, everything :D

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@SaunKrystian Thank you! Sure, if you want you can DM me on Instagram with a link or something and I'll take a quick look.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@jeremyvotaw1522 Mr. J does get around. There's so many brilliant rogues to choose from, and most of them a very rarely fully explored. Thanks so much!

[@outlier9099]

Oh my god. Scarface is an animation rig - a "puppet" for animation. Absolutely incredible

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Love that someone picked up on that!!!! 🦇🙏

[@kyoijin_bois3016]

I know everyone's talking about Dent (which yes, this is an incredible iteration) but oh my lord, Scarface is great here too. A whole Batman narrative centered around him as the villain in this style would be an instant classic.

[@OlEgSaS32]

Scarface/Ventriloquist is such a great character, main DC films should make a film with just him as the head villain

[@dannycondeii]

@@OlEgSaS32a real classic horror movie theme would be AMAZING with this

[@randallflagg3700]

Ventriloquist/Scarface is indeed a great character, his episode in *Gotham* season 5 ("Nothing's Shocking") is one of my favorites from that last season... If you want to see a live-action Scarface, for now it's the only one, except from a couple of very brief cameos in the show *Titans* . Anyway, in *Gotham* the Ventriloquist is played by the great Andrew Sellon, a real-life ventriloquist who was later made an honorary member of the International Ventriloquist Society for his work on the show. *Gotham* really is a great watch if you're a hardcore Batman enthusiast, and especially if you're a fan of his rogues gallery... between Cameron Monaghan's "Joker", Robin Lord Taylor's Penguin, Cory Michael Smith's Riddler, Alexander Siddig's Ra's al Ghul, Anthony Carrigan's Victor Zsasz, Camren Bicondova's Selina Kyle... There's just so much talent in there, that it's a shame that this show doesn't get as a much credit as other live action DC shows...

[@Christina-bl4cv]

this is better than 98% of all things on tv right now.

[@VapidBrain]

this filled a void i wasn’t aware i had

[@chieckenman4432]

Damn bro.

[@posionsoup]

SICCCK that scene where harvey comes back out from the dark and only his deformed side shows was amazing

[@josiah3820]

Brilliant. Just absolutely brilliant! "You've democratized your own hate". Whoever wrote that, brilliant line. Just fantastic. 🔥🙌🏽

[@jroston1045]

I was thinking the same. I need to try and use that line in real life.

[@salo7165]

"I got a man on the inside" ☠️

[@Polymerata]

I have no job

[@johnhoben293]

This is what street level comic movies should be like. Seriously impressive film.

[@satoshikatsumoto9007]

As tired as I am of grounded Batman stories, I *LOVE* this take on Harvey. He's like the Dark Knight and Long Halloween versions with punishing those on both sides of the law rather than a gangster obsessed with duality. Also that voice constantly switching between Harvey and Two-Face is just brilliant.

[@johnnydlux50]

One of the best Batman I've ever seen oh my god when Batman jumped off the building that was awesome but the Gun Fu between Harvey and Batman that was awesome😊 everything about your character design the color pallets is great there should be one of the official DC animated movies you more than game with run for their money I may want to best Batman movies ever too bad I can't get an action figure of Harvey or Batman gun laws color palettes that'll be great for the collection thank you so much for this and making my day and the Share and have rewatch this cuz I did we watch a few times just to pawn my first viewing of it cuz I was amazed how awesome Batman and this movie is thank you so much

[@brodyratliff7441]

I also like that whenever they fight, its focused on the burnt side of two face but when the are talking it focusing on Harvey

[@charliehigginson7990]

13:01 can I just point out something that I love about this particular part? As the coin is spinning on the floor and Two Face is fighting Batman, we only see the red part of his body, his evil side, but as soon as we hear the coin stop spinning (meaning it has landed on heads), the camera immediately pans around to his human blue side and he spares Batman. SO COOL!!!

[@HalftimeBackflip]

Thank you so much for time stamping my favorite part, how did I not catch that, this video is a mastapiece

[@clairewritesmusic]

Thank you all SO SO MUCH for the amazing comments - can't tell you how much it means, considering that this film was made on Steve's laptop in our little flat, with me scoring in the other room! This was by the fans for the fans 💛🦇

[@yaruncho]

Amazing job!

[@mayurprasad4115]

music was amazing!!!!

[@dominiquepowell3158]

Phenomenal

[@mattbuchata2535]

Your score brought tears of anger and joy and just a swell of emotions that scream “I am the night” it was a beautiful score thank you

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@mattbuchata2535 Perfect review for a Batscore! 🦇🦇🦇

[@T0NiK-cb7ub]

Bro said this was a fan film and gave us gold in 15mins

[@DrossRotzank]

Amazing. Much better than anything DC has done in animation in many years.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Thanks so much! 🦇🪙🙏🏻

[@fabioleal123]

nunca creí verte aquí dross 😂😂

[@ronaldbruce1]

Dross fan de batman?

[@pedromiret9195]

Absolutely. On an unrelated note, heyo! It´s nice to find you here Dross.

[@Kiloruntzz]

@@stephentrumbleanimation2579you’re a literal legend

[@firejaw6459]

This will be someone’s first introduction to these characters, and they will remember and cherish this short film for the rest of their life. And that’s really cool.

[@primary2630]

If that is the case for anyone, it is a good start. Character portrayals were top notch

[@KryyssTV]

Easily the best representation of Harvey I've ever seen and the very effective use of a largely obscure yet very interesting and complicated character like Wesker was an absolute stroke of genius!

[@Orangyoutan]

I absolutely loved batmans utilization of his gadgets, equipping a magnet on his gauntlet to disorient two face, using the batmobile for cover and support, and the batarangs to put the fight on his terms, the level of understanding of the character in this is out of this world

[@NikkiG1134]

Not just that but I can't get over how he uses his cape to discombobulate one of the goons before striking. It happened so sudden and swiftly it was like he was throwing a blanket infront of them.

[@Charely1925]

I love the choreography where Batman and Dent are up close disarming and rearming each other. This was very, VERY nicely done. My favorite line has to be, "Everyone tries to fight the war on drugs. No one tries to win."

[@mysteriousjess.]

Comes out of nowhere Drops this banger Refuses to explain Absolute Chad ❤

[@zixil3]

Just like batman

[@MJEmje]

Now imagine if this guy was in charge of a studio at dc … imagine seeing this sort of thing every week on tv

[@kaczorefx]

Holy sh*** That is THE best Two Face to ever be put on screen - thank you.

[@refuze2quit603]

A truly charismatic man who the audience respects always keeps their promises, no matter how good or bad their intentions are.

[@BrumaEnsis]

I can’t believe DC doesn’t scoop up talent like this. Incredible work.

[@PSUroughcut]

That would make to much sense.

[@gregoryuk]

The money men would ruin any artistic creativity.

[@chiryrodriwuez707bis]

Mejor asi... Este talento tiene amor en lo que hace! En DC solo tendría agendas que cumplir.

[@juannaym8488]

DC would run talent like this into the ground

[@14megasxlr]

They're too busy hiring college libs who hate Batman.

[@darko.2400]

I love this version of Batman where he clearly has a deep knowledge of his enemies psyche and even some intimacy (probably because he's done this dozens of times) and tries to talk the "big bosses" down before going all out. I think this happens because he's more mature and understands that punching everybody in the mouth at first sight doesn't really fix the problem permanently. He can either kill them or try to change them, and Batman being Batman, he chose the second option. I also love how he's so confident in his own abilities, but not in a cocky or arrogant way (maybe a little). He exposes himself, but he knows he can just disappear in the shadows if he wants to and people won't be able to keep up. This is amazing. Thanks for this.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Couldn't have put it better myself. 🙏🦇

[@christopherbatista4598]

Stunning

[@thomaswatson4633]

This is how Batman stories should be!! This is by far some of the best dialogue and realistic interactions, fight scenes and downright grittiness of Gotham. Shouts out to you for giving us this true work of Batman.

[@lanceanthony198]

One of the smartest things in this is how you represent scar face, and everything he does is clearly physically controlled by Arnold, he’s not some magical entity. But he is still completely real in the sense that he is a real personality with unique motivations that exists inside Arnold’s brain. And how ,psychologically, Arnold has to literally k’ll the puppet to be free of his control, he views it like a real person and can’t just stop the act. He has to orchestrate an authentic scenario to believably terminate the doll, or he wont accept it mentally.

[@castlewhale4746]

This feels like an instant classic. The fact that this is a fan written original blows my mind considering how accurately it characterizes Two-Face and Batman. Two-Face's entire scheme is absolutely beautifully written and makes so much sense for his character. "If I can't control the crime, I'll control the punishment" is so painfully and fantastically in character for Harvey Dent I almost refuse to believe this wasn't written by a team of professional writers. You can so clearly see that despite doing what he genuinely believes to be the right thing to do, Harvey is absolutely insane. Batman's rogues are always at their best when their anguish and mental illness is on full display, and Batman tries to help them and reason with them anyways. Batman is always trying to save the day and the innocent people who would be affected by the villains' schemes, but even more so Batman is a character that tries to save his villains from themselves and I feel like no character represents this better than Two-Face. The inclusion of The Ventriloquist only furthers this theme. Thank you for this beautiful piece of art.

[@TruOne2]

Batman tries so hard to save his mentally ill rogues, because he himself battles with mental challenges everyday. In his mind, he is TRULY BATMAN. Bruce Wayne is mask that he puts on to face the world. Everyday he has to live a life where he hides who he truly is so that he can go out and fight monsters. Every criminal he fights he has to FIGHT HIMSELF to resist the urge to kill, even just once. He emphathizes with them, because he walks that very fine line everyday. If he was a weaker man, he would've crossed it a long time ago.

[@abominableyeti5639]

“I gotta guy on the inside” ☠️

[@CapnAlces]

The dialogue in this short...

[@nickmichael6025]

get it? "Inside", his hand was inside the puppet!

[@abominableyeti5639]

@@nickmichael6025 lol I never even saw it that way. I just found it hilarious that a guy betrayed his imaginary friend

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@abominableyeti5639 That's the sad thing about Ventriloquist. Scarface and him are effectively separate entities. I think it's a Holdover when Scarface Puppet was a Cursed object in Ventriloquist early outings.

[@SteffanBlanco1]

Harvey’s speech is truly something. His journey from hero to villain is sad

[@razvanluculescu1014]

Congratulation to all the creators, but especially to Claire Wickes for an amazing musical score which followed very accurately the intensity and the emotions of the movie.

[@clairewritesmusic]

Thanks a million 😂 pardon the pun... 😁🙏🙏

[@Hellotherefellowbrowser]

The music is good, but honestly it sounds like spiderman rather than batman

[@Ichibushido]

I love this take on Harvey Dent. This pseudo-patriotic, form of demented justice. It makes his character more interesting and make more sense. You can see the person he was before and how twisted he has become. His ideals dictated what form of villainy he engaged in. It is way better than making two-face just a crazy person or generic mob boss.

[@kieranadamson3224]

Yeah, I love when they avoid the split personality concept because in a way it makes Harvey just another innocent victim of his evil alter ego. In this form, it's all Harvey's fault. You can pity him, you can understand him he'll in certain scenarios you may even support him up to a point. But still every citizen gunned down in a bank, every cop squished under a car. All of the people that get hurt because of his twisted sense of morality are his fault and that guilt feeds back into the loop.

[@patrickayrton4922]

The voice change and camera-directory in Two-Face just comes to show the attention to detail this animated fan-film holds and really is a masterpiece that even WB has struggled to achieve.

[@amuroray9115]

The dialogue of Harvey’s is Oscar tier

[@joshuaconnall4237]

Now I’d love to see this guys twist on scarecrow or riddler

[@victorschiller2629]

This is probably the best non-comic representation of Batman I’ve ever seen!

[@Xansting]

“That coin isn’t a freedom from choice it’s a surrender.” That’s one of the best lines about two face I’ve ever heard. I came here from TikTok with high expectations due to what everyone was saying and man I was not disappointed! Great work man, seriously.

[@JaretOnYoutube]

I love everything about this. The art style and animation is refreshing and memorable without being fancy or expensive, Batman is stealthy and has gadgets that aren’t usually used, the fight scenes are great, and this is the best interpretation I’ve seen of Two-face, you’ve given him symbolism and a real purpose. Whatever’s next, I’m here for it. This is great work.

[@isisbarfuss558]

Proof that you don't need hundreds of people working on something to make it good. In fact, it seems like the less the better.

[@jadamvadapalli]

I started to hate batman because his comics seems to rotate around just joker, putting him back in arkham, him breaking out of it killing more innocents, it felt like the writers have no clue how to end it or write something new. But you sir have created gold standard in writing the story, how in pursuite of justice people lose themselves. Thank god I found this

[@yaqinmalul6467]

🤡🤡🤡

[@cooldude8547]

Joker barely appears in comics now?

[@Hollowmello1285]

​@@cooldude8547don't worry vad writing will keep him coming back

[@toinfinityfilmOFFICIAL]

I’ve watched this several times and given praise each time, but I have to come back again and say SOMEBODY has to pick this up as a series. NOTHING has even TOUCHED this level of art- from the literal art and animation, the costume design and architecture of the buildings, and my personal favorite: the way the animation tricks you into believing there are actual cameras, the lens flares and movements, shift focus. I’m telling everyone- THIS. IS. A. MASTERPIECE 🙌 I can give no higher praise. Please, keep this up.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

Yes yes yes! I feel ya' and it's most definitely a masterpiece to behold

[@frankgeier2949]

There are so many moments in this that are just ...splendid. The play with light and shadow, Harvey's voice, the moment with the thug firing blindly into the dark and Bats just standing behind a pillar, waiting. Easily the best Batmobile I"ve ever seen. The writing is spectacular and the art style is incredibly interesting. Wow. just wow.

[@justsomevideos1]

I couldn't agree more.

[@tomiwaaina5499]

This is the most batman batman has ever batmaned

[@xXx_T0M_xXx]

This is perfect. From the patriotic take on Harvey and the very powerful themes. And then there's the combat. No stupid inhuman feats of strength or speed, Actual armor being used, the batmobile utility, the realistic gunplay, actually using the cape for combat. Absolutely amazing. Only critique is that I need more.

[@jamesadamsfl]

And yet, despite the lack of any kind of ridiculous speed or strength, the fight against Scarface's men still shows off Batman's wraithlike ability to pop in and out of the shadows. I love that they got both those things in there.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Glad they made the enlightened centrist the villain lol

[@jamesadamsfl]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Would he have been a tragic character if he had been a radical?

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@jamesadamsfl Depends where he leans

[@jamesadamsfl]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Honestly, I hold radicals of most/all kinds in contempt. So, yeah, having Harvey been "an enlightened centrist" (who saw through the rhetoric and political bs and was genuinely trying to make Gotham a better place for everyone) makes me feel sorrier, because when Gotham lost him, they lost one of their true heroes.

[@BrianSpurrier]

One small detail that I love is that, in the hallway fight with Scarface’s goons, Batman doesn’t just somehow dodge point blank gunfire. He uses the darkness and the goon’s fear to make sure they are just never shooting where he is

[@ColorOfExcellence]

I'm back two years later, and this is still the most INCREDIBLE fan-film I've ever seen.

[@gabrielgonzalez5791]

The music was on point

[@clairewritesmusic]

😆 thanks!! 🎵🦇

[@thefoodstampsband3848]

You can really hear the desperation in Harvey's voice as he's fighting Batman, justifying everything he's trying to do!!! I wanted to cry for how much I felt for him! You can actually feel him loosing his sanity!!!

[@davidtrumble305]

Thanks! We really tried to go deep with Harvey. He's my favourite rogue for that exact reason, his tragedy.

[@boblee2682]

@@davidtrumble305 will there be a park 2 ? Soon ?

[@jesusespinoza2477]

@@davidtrumble305 Yourwelcome! I mean it! Everyone need a story like this, beside this boring new movie (2022, The Batman, it sucks)

[@reagle9315]

I animated Joker and Harley Quinn's backstory kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJW5hn-jfrCmgqs

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

We now have Portuguese and Spanish captions!!!!!!!! Thanks so much to everyone who's offered their language skills, and let all your friends know!

[@elabogadodeyamcha5330]

Superrrr!!

[@lucasrochaaguiar2873]

Obrigado!

[@dantefarodey9552]

Muito obrigado.

[@jacktheripper2771]

When is it going to be a movie

[@aj-taz_editing]

If you need any spanish speaking folk to voice characters i’m willing to help ya out i can sing speak and read spanish i’ll do it free too

[@artsy_dragon_creations]

The writing and characterization of these characters is so good! Scarface and Arnold being treated as two completely separate characters, Harvey being so blinded by his ambitions and sense of justice that he loses sight of the wrongs he’s done in pursuit of his goals, yet when confronted with his own standards he still acknowledges and abides by them to a fault. Batman being so calm and collected and so aware of everything going on around him to the point he knew long before Harvey that the coin landed on heads and didn’t even blink with a gun to his head knowing Harvey won’t pull the trigger once he sees the coin’s choice

[@sorchara9119]

harvey denta voice actor gave an amazing performance and obviously had brilliant direction to switch up his voice depending on the dominant aspect of his personality. really clever stuff.

[@thokozanikwinda1513]

"IT'S THE GATMAN"

[@Xx_MelonLord_xX]

"I am Vengeance I am the Night I am GATMAN"

[@Fanciest-Hobo]

It's a really subtle reference to how in the old comics Arnold actually wasn't the best ventriloquist and couldn't pronounce 'b' while throwing his voice, so he would call batman "Gatman."

[@lazlosalami5321]

“No one escapes the coin” goosebumps

[@Hackerking10010]

I loved the writing in this so much

[@odinson7429]

Not even himself

[@Nonameisback999]

A detail I loved here is how Batman's cowl muffles the sounds of gunfire. That's a nice treat.

[@DnDShorts]

Damn, it's only every once in a while a you stumble on a new creative project and are just completely blown away. I don't have the knowledge or skills to appreciate just how much time, effort and vision this took you to put together Stephen, but I know it must have taken years. Thanks for making this; it's amazing and inspiring! I can't wait to see your channel blow up, and like a typical, insatiable KZbin viewer, I'm already hyped for what you do next!

[@ultzineo5065]

O Golly Gee, It's the man that makes shortened videos about the hit tabletop rpg: Dungeons and Dragons, didn't expect to see you here But anyways, agreed, this is a completely awesome video and I'm subscribing right this moment

[@MrChoco409]

didnt expect to see one of my favorite min maxxers here

[@reagle9315]

I animated Joker and Harley Quinn's backstory kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJW5hn-jfrCmgqs

[@mrpersonmanthing5572]

He threw his voice to trick the ventriloquist. That's fucking awesome

[@izbillzies4239]

It reminds me of how he manipulated the Ventriloquist in BTAS.

[@faiqak187]

This is how Batman is suppose to be: Fast, Silent, Prepared, Untouchable, Unbeatable! Well done my friend! Best one yet!

[@RyanG0899]

Batman shouldn't be untouchable or unbeatable.

[@indigo6719]

i adore this, two face is my favorite batman villain and the ventriloquist is up there too. i just love the portrayal of dent here, every shot is just perfect...sometimes he looks so human, like when he struggles to bring his eyes up to batman's after his coin lands, and sometimes he looks like a complete monster like when the batmobile almost crashes into him. and then batman is just too awesome in this too, i love at the end when he flips that pin, the implication that he just carries it on him, bc he still believes that there's hope for harvey. and someone else already pointed out that he uses only uses as much force as he needs to in order to dispatch enemies, nothing extra. this is just so perfectly done and now i have an itch for a new batman animated series in this style

[@misterfahrenheit2136]

i absolutly love the harvey voice.

[@victoriaweasley1115]

This is masterful. The story, though simple, delivers great motivation for the villain, the choreography and framing are clear for being dark and use the color palette to its best advantage, and the score slaps. An uncompromising passion project.

[@clairewritesmusic]

😁🙏 original score is over on my page if you want more batmusic!

[@isaiahkayode6526]

I love how you showcase two face as a hand to hand fighter where most people often forget is that dent is a very formidable brawler in the comics.

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

Thank you!!!! 🪙🦇

[@sadchild9478]

Two face is done dirty so much, I think people just view him as “the guy with a brunt face” and don’t go much deeper, but thankfully this guy did him Justice

[@stephentrumbleanimation2579]

@@sadchild9478 YES! Or just a standard mob boss character, whose coin always lands “bad heads up” so he can try to kill Batman. Why limit a character that can literally swing 50/50? 🪙🙏🏻🦇

[@codyneu9036]

BRO I'M 20 SECONDS IN and nothing has been said except "This city has been polarized" and the flinch on his face as he stares at the camera, I knew it was Harvey. That's good animation. Facial storytelling.

[@codyneu9036]

What an absolutely pure work of fan admiration. I loved every second of it. Every animation, every little detail, the color, the style, the sound design, the voice acting. It was all perfect. The story was just phenomenal, I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it other than I wish this was a show or storyline adapted to live action or otherwise. This is a perfect depiction. I saw somewhere in these comments that the man himself would be proud to voice it and I think he'd be proud of it as a whole and do it for free. I can hear is voice in it. It's phenomenal. What a genius piece of fan work. Thank you for that! 15mins I'm glad to have spent here. Subbed.

[@claudiuskeat8336]

I love this version of Batman. I feel like this is what he was meant to be like. Like a predator, hiding in the shadows, swooping in to catch his prey and disappearing in the dark.

[@adit12345678]

One of the greatest Batman films ever made. Loved the use of colour. Man, you should be directing features. Incredible music too. Brian Vaughn is THE BATMAN.

[@clairewritesmusic]

🙏🦇🎶🎶

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

Facts

[@artsfan5683]

I love how you showed Batman actively using darkness and misdirection to his advantage. Taking out lights, moving into dark areas, it actually felt like he wasn't only brute forcing his way through goons, but that he's was actively thinking and outsmarting the group.

[@pyroteknik664]

Felt like i was reading a comic and it captures the darkness that is Gotham and its villians.

[@m4z3n90]

This has to be one of the most visually stunning Batman projects ever, not just fan projects.

[@katbiremanlive]

This was probably the absolute best depiction of Harvey dent I’ve seen. Literally exactly what Harvey should be. And seeing Scarface taken seriously is absolutely amazing, please tell all the voice actors just how good of a job they did, it’s truly fantastic.

[@primary2630]

I'm assuming from the credits name that the animator's brother or father voiced Two-Face while the animator himself voiced Scarface. I always like seeing Batman's lesser known villains getting some attention like Ventriloquist, Calendar Man, Copperhead, Hush, Clayface, Solomon Grundy, Victor Zsasz, KGBeast, or even someone like Maxie Zeus, even though I'm not a big fan of his character I do find him interesting since he sees many of Batman's other villains as Greek gods like Two-Face being the trickster god, Poison Ivy being the goddess of the harvest, etc.

[@mustaphadiallo2134]

KPL2FUJOVEX950° JUC 90/100%

[@redstar6415]

12:02 that was the best transition

[@rrbcraftergames3361]

I really love how this channel just dropped one of the best Batman depictions that’s FAN MADE, and then just left. *mic drop*

[@TonytheCapeGuy]

This is easily one of the best Batman entries out there. "If I can't control the crime then I'll control the punishment" is an jncredible line for a villain.

[@StandardGabriel]

This just goes to show we need a new more mature animated batman series. This is amazing. I hope you get more recognition and maybe more time to make a follow up.

[@osmarbatista6301]

Muito bom

[@reagle9315]

I animated Joker and Harley Quinn's backstory kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJW5hn-jfrCmgqs

[@thedarkknight5239]

there is going to be a new animated series called batman: caped crusader. hopefully its something like this.

[@tukos7370]

They're developing one. And it's going to be on HBO.