BATMAN - How Old Is The Dark Knight? | History of the DCAU

[@sammjust2233]

We are closer to the Batman Beyond timeline that the start of the original series

[@dcauwatchtower]

*plasma rifles

[@dcauwatchtower]

Just messin’ with ya

[@chrissonofpear3657]

Will he be retiring in 2019?!

[@Abominatrix650]

Is that why a few years back, those killer clowns were popping up on Twitter? Precursor to the Jokerz?

[@gabrielp9646]

@Samm Just BATMAN BEYOND DOESN´T TAKE PLACE IN 2039. Please, don´t listen to these half-baked "fans" of the DCAU. Its unbelievable for me how these guys did this whole video without coming across one of the many, MANY interviews where Bruce Tim talks about what year BB takes place in.

[@StarGazer0352]

OH MY GOSH! I just did some math, 2039, when fictional Batman Beyond dons the cowl, will be the 100 year anniversary of real world Batman! That's pretty cool when you think about it

[@dcauwatchtower]

QUICK MATHS

[@loganmenchaca]

Holy shit man! It's so close!

[@silvercomet6782]

Dang, that is really cool

[@mrsarcasm5900]

Damn.. happy batman day am i right?

[@adambriton5394]

Why yes that is

[@isabelr3467]

I can't believe that Bruce Timm and his dedication to characters not aging is the true villain of the dcau

[@loganmenchaca]

"To people who think, my dedication to characters not aging and I are the true villians of The DCAU, I'm sorry but they just haven't been paying attention."

[@ezj8262]

Well, Batman has been around since the 40's, so he wouldn't have even made it to the 90's, if they didn't stretch out his life.

[@batfan1939]

@@ezj8262 1939, actually.

[@ezj8262]

Batfan1939 Though the first "bat-man" was in the 1926 film . . . Wes Roland's "The Bat." But he was a killer.

[@shhs1227]

@@ezj8262 the 1939 through mid 40s Batman killed people too

[@The_Old_Soul_Artist]

The only thing that bothers me is him starting his training at 18. His amount of knowledge is a lot for 2-4 years.

[@dcauwatchtower]

True. But “he’s Batman” after all...

[@The_Old_Soul_Artist]

@@dcauwatchtower Lol, true. I remember reading that he and Alfred left Gotham to begin his training at around 12-13 yrs old, with Al returning periodically to look after the manor and Bruce's affairs. It was when Bruce was about 17-19 that he was on his own. Then he becomes Batman between 20-22 yrs old, with nearly, or over, 10 yrs of various kinds of training under his belt.

[@ScooterinAB]

This is consistent with Batman being both the smartest and strongest living man, capable of doing all the dumb shit he does in the comics like dodge bullets and be stronger than one human being could be. He gets that knowledge in 2-4 years because Batman is a superhero and more than mortal.

[@obiedashinobi1322]

Same

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

Yeah, I would change it to basically starting at around 13ish and becoming Batman around 21-25ish. Of course he would still be learning new things and training even after becoming Batman but it would give him a good decade worth of learning and training before he’s Batman. With 16/18-23/25 being the Raas al Ghul stuff among other things

[@IAMBatman78]

I'm 85 years old.

[@starbrander]

That's How I Figured It.... thanks, Bats

[@radmanpedram3214]

BATMAN since when ?

[@IAMBatman78]

@@radmanpedram3214 1939

[@radmanpedram3214]

BATMAN wait if you lets you were born at the early 20 th century you would be way older than 79 years old after the end of the 20th century you be about 95 to 100 years old

[@joshreichle5192]

I thought you were Batman?

[@LordRavensong]

Batman retired last year. That means Coronavirus was just waiting for him to get too old to punch it.

[@mrcritical6751]

Corona was Red Claw’s final evil scheme, wait till Batman is out of the picture then unleash a virus to cripple the worldwide economy

[@cinemasean2098]

It was the negative Association of Bats this year

[@Xehanort10]

@@mrcritical6751 She was trying to get those billion dollars again.

[@The_Jawnski]

that is probably the funniest thing I've heard all week.

[@Abominatrix650]

She's doing better than Ra's ever did. Swine flu and recession was hardly a near-apocalypse

[@Joe_Kerr_9797]

This is my guess MOTP flashback: 21-22 BTAS: 31-34 TNBA: 36-38 JLU: 40-45 ROTJ flashback: 45-46 Batman Beyond (When he retires): 57-58 Batman Beyond: 78-81 Epilogue: 92-93

[@loudboy317]

There are 2 more flashback scenes where Bruce is at age 18 in both of them. 1st scene is when he's learning magic tricks with Zatanna and her father. 2nd scene is from the "Night of the Ninja" episode where Bruce competed against Kiyotai Ken and caught him stealing their master's sword which led to Ken getting kicked out of the dojo.

[@DH-fu7bx]

ROTJ flashback is wrong, Batman wore his TNBA suit. That means he was around justice league age.

[@MaxRamos8]

Return of the JOKER or JEDI? (Mark Hamill)

[@eldiegoxter7517]

@@MaxRamos8 Foreshadowing?

[@eldiegoxter7517]

#KeepEpilogueASecret

[@JeremyWS]

I think the true villain of Batman is CONTINUITY.

[@dadeleemurphy85]

the True Villainy of Batman is DC rebooting their Books every 10-15 years. which causes the massive indiscretions in the Comics.

[@crazyperson3812]

No it's Joel Schumacher

[@TheTurnipKing]

The true villain of any form of serial storying is always the passage of time.

[@SeasideDetective2]

I think it's really funny that an early part of this video suggests that it took over ten years for Bruce to be born. In Greco-Roman mythology, it took three nights for Hercules to be conceived. Therefore, Batman is AT THE VERY LEAST 1,216 times more impressive than Hercules! I knew Batman was awesome, but WOW!

[@yourfatboy5359]

@@crazyperson3812 joel didn't do anything wrong, the studio forced him to make both movies, you have to remember why tim burton's batman was canceled.

[@TammyBeth1015]

Because I like round numbers, I'm gonna go with 1962. That gives you 80 at the end of BB and the idea that his public career stretches from age 20 to age 80 just feels right. It also means that Timm's "always 35" thing works pretty well for most of the central Batman-in-his-prime Animated existence

[@LennyT007]

Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Kevin Conroy were all in their 30s in 1992. ...coincidence???

[@logan6034]

Lenny T007 I THINK NOT!!!

[@PeanutStrawberry]

Most likely...

[@lockonstratos31]

Kevin was actually in his 40s when he started playing Batman

[@LennyT007]

@@lockonstratos31 he was 36. 🙂

[@AkuTheDestroyer]

You released this on batman day on purpose didn't you? Nice call

[@Kj16V]

Batman Day? EVERY day is Batman Day.

[@tarmainecrane8487]

@@Kj16V 😂😂😂

[@JustAnotherFilmAccount]

Best dcau channel

[@robertsmithson9100]

I think this is the only DCAU channel

[@stevenfraser81]

Have you ever checked out J's Reviews? He has really indepth reviews of the entire BTAS run, including The New Adventures and the animated movies in that continuity. It was actually because of a guest appearance in one of J's videos by The Watchtower, that brought me here to subscribe!

[@loganmenchaca]

Agreed

[@dadeleemurphy85]

Except for ComicsExplained.

[@MrBranh0913]

Batman had to have been born in the early 60s. Since if the animated series is canonically in 1992. The main reason being is the Robin issue. Bruce Wayne clearly had been Batman a few years before the start of the series, since he adopted Dick Grayson when he was around 7-10. Dick Gray is at least 17 or 18 by the start of the animated series since he's in college. So this means that at minimum he was Batman 7 to 10 years before the start of the series. Hence he had to start his career around 1983 to 1986. Batman is clearly in his 30s during much of the animated series, and its heavily implied he's at least mid career at this point. Outside of Mask of the Phantasm we get very few accounts of early Batman adventures in this universe

[@dcauwatchtower]

You’re right about Batman starting his career in the early 80s, but he adopted Dick only a couple years into being Batman. We’ll be covering this portion of the Batman timeline in future videos!

[@prinzessinugk1279]

One explanation that suits everything: It's Flash's fault. He just messed up the timeline (again) and now people have ominous ages like 55-58. This also explaines what's the deal with the Batsuit or where the DCAU Titans have gone. Just sayin'.

[@stonalisa3729]

Or Hal Jordan

[@DejawoostA]

Good work... (Ra's al Ghul voice) detective

[@crawforddelarge7636]

Or maybe he was born in 1959. Bruce was 25yrs old in 1984. 33yrs old in 1992. In 1994, he's 35 and fights phantasm. 1997, he's 38. And adopts the second robin. 2001, 42yrs of age and works with the justice league.

[@zyaicob]

Nah he has to be younger than 43 in JLU

[@CROSSTATT]

In "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm", I would guess he was around 22 or 23 years. However, he could be 20 or 21 based on what you said.

[@Blokewood3]

I think this is the closest guess, and probably the original intention until JLU stretched the timeline.

[@jeffdpnerd4]

This channel is honestly soooo damn underrated like holy shit all old school JLU fans have to subscribe and watch every last one of these vids over and over especially with all the work y’all put into each video

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thank you so much!

[@dcauwatchtower]

Spread the word!

[@jeffdpnerd4]

Watchtower Database Will do sir! Lol

[@mrigankshekhar9635]

I am totally satisfied... I genuinely appreciate your hardwork.... Watching Watchtower Database content always makes me happy and makes me feel good about my childhood .... Thank You James & Mattie.

[@dennybecton]

Jeez, I really appreciate and admire your passion into the DCAU!! It’s always nice to see content that has effort and love put into it.

[@mattboy5296]

I personally go with either 1961 or 1963 for DCAU Batman's birth year because those are my parent's birth years and I think it's kinda cool that my favorite version of Batman is the same age as my parents.

[@Moonbeam143]

So, Batman DOES have a superpower! The superpower to confuse people about his age!

[@Rogosmacos]

That would be Wolverine LOL

[@camrolls3144]

Some New Gothamite: So how old are you? Batman: I'm Batman Some New Gothamite: But that's not an answer...

[@Top_Hat_Man]

Batman, Joker, Superman, And All Other Heroes And Villains Have That Super Power.

[@Justaguy852]

He has all the superpowers. Why BECAUSE HE'S BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@faizakhalid5710]

Don't forget the bat glare

[@DrBachur]

Your ability to care about little things to such an extent when the simplest possible answer is "they didn't think about it" bewilders me. Also, good video

[@DrBachur]

Oh, it's really amusing to see the pieces being put together, but if I had to deal with so many contradictions I'd just say "cartoon logic, nobody cared" and go to bed.

[@SeasideDetective2]

Oh, but I think these people DO think about it. The people behind Batman always find little ways to mess with our heads. For example, if you freeze-frame the scene that introduces Vicki Vale in the 1989 movie, you'll notice that the newspaper Kim Basinger is reading mentions "President Truman" - who, of course, stopped being President in January 1953. This despite the fact that we also see color televisions in the movie (color TV not being introduced until 1954 at the earliest) and hear Prince music on the Joker's boombox (Prince's first album being released in 1979). Of course, my reasoning has always been that Vale is inside a newspaper office, and that what she's reading is a back issue.

[@SheaStyles]

as a kid I always kinda thought Batman was 40 during JL-JLU

[@jerryswrd1262]

On google it says he was8 In his late 30s

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

I always though late 30’s perhaps early 40’s. Because he was such a wisened, experienced knowledgeable bat.

[@dannybuckle3763]

Honestly, these Character Age History episodes are some of my favourites; it kinda makes me wonder if it's possible to piece together ages for some of the lesser-seen characters like the majority of the Expanded League Roster (Elongated Man, for example, has to be one of the older ones, considering his comment on being "at this longer than you have" to Wally, meaning that he's been active since at least the mid-to-late 1990s, and as such was likely born in the early-to-mid 1970s, if not earlier).

[@FoolishPrince]

The League makes jabs at Bruce's age in Justice League and JLU several times... Pretty sure he would be nearing 40 here. Last episode of JLU, superman says batman is getting "soft in your old age". Look at the flashbacks of "robins reckoning"; we have a young Bruce, but still not as young as he is in flashbacks of "Mask of the Phantasm" and that was around 5- 7 years before the actual events of "Robins Reckoning"... so how much early was the flashbacks of MOTP?

[@dcauwatchtower]

We'll be going over the "Mask of the Phantasm" timeline in an upcoming video!

[@My19922]

As a Kryptonian under a yellow,white or maybe a blue sun Superman is gonna age A LOT slower biologically meaning even being well over the age of 50 he'd still be more than capable of being physically active. Same would go for Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter,Aquaman, maybe even Flash and Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.

[@thelicensednerd1626]

Tbh I'm more concerned that your house consists of just a basement and an attic

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Holy shit I’m taller than Batman. I’ll be walking with a VERY proud stride from this day forward 😌

[@dbzcupcake]

He'll still beat and hand you your own ass if you break the laws of Gotham 🤣

[@BabyStolasHootHoot]

@dbzcupcake7 has a point

[@GeneralMeade1815]

Bro killer croc is like 9 foot something so that doesn't make much of a difference

[@JokerL1000]

In my mind DCAU batman is 30 at the begining. 35 around justice league. And in his 70s in batman beyond. He would definatley have to be in his 30s during the BTS because hes in his prime, and this is most mens physical prime. He didnt do much in justice league so he could be a little older.

[@asimali9898]

Men physical peak is at 25 to I'd say hes around 25 to 30 in the justices league

[@JokerL1000]

@@asimali9898 No most mens peak is around 30 to 35. This is why most champions in the ufc get legendary around this age. Most versions of batman also start at around 30 to 35.

[@asimali9898]

@@JokerL1000 well okay that's good cause i always thought footballers lose there game after they reach mid 30s but I guess every sport is different but general peak is 35 coool

[@JokerL1000]

@@asimali9898 You also gotta remember bruce has a masterd degree, worked for the fbi as well. So hed have to be in his 30s

[@solen5529]

men hit their physical prime from 18-25 after 25 it begins to decrease

[@axelexiscus8660]

"2019 is next year" Why you gotta do me like that man Why

[@pandapruitt2542]

8:58 I watched plenty of canceled shows on things like boomerang as a kid not knowing that they were like 20 years old at the time

[@justice_productions_]

I’m satisfied for sure!!! Thank you! This is my number 1 question of the DCAU and finally it’s answered, I had about the same guess but damn, we saw Bruce throughout almost every decade in his life!

[@eldiegoxter7517]

In the DCAU Bruce Wayne stopped being Batman in 2019. In real life, Ben Affleck stopped being Batman in 2019. GUYS OPEN YOUR EYES IT'S ALL PLOTTED

[@justadude7922]

I’m late but also both Bruce Wayne and Ben affleck were 45 by the time of justice league And justice league unlimited

[@eldiegoxter7517]

And he _did_ came back, confirming it's all plotted (i know it's really not)

[@Ian-hj4yt]

@@eldiegoxter7517 Cringe

[@JayAristo]

i love this channel and i love rewatching it, if theyre running out of ideas maybe they can start doing history videos of characters in the dceu similar to how the amagi does their videos? but not as boring as the amagi. they can cover multiple characters this way and id love to lowkey watch a video hours long talking about bruce's adventures from the beggining to the end and then all the other heroes and villains as well. hope you guys come up w more video ideas cuz id love to see more

[@dcauwatchtower]

We do videos every week!

[@terrencecastonguay1984]

I always thought that Bruce was around the age of 35 in the DCAU and Happy Batman day and great vid as always.

[@rikudoubapeck]

I'd say 35 in his first appearance and throughout the 3 seasons of BTAS. Then 38-39 in The new batman adventures. 40 - 45 in JL and JLU. 85 in beyond and early 100s in epilogue when Terry is in his mid 30s I'd say.

[@terrencecastonguay1984]

@@rikudoubapeck I kinda thought that also about Bruce.

[@rikudoubapeck]

Yh. I seen an image a couple times of DCAU Bruce throughout the DCAU from childhood to elderly citizen. They always make him too young imo. It annoys me when they do for some reason. Like DC heroes are are quite up there in age in general I've found or at least imagined. I like that they are older. I also imagine Clark as being maybe 7 years younger than Bruce. I'd say when they meet in the DCAU I have Clark at around 31-32 when Bruce is 38-39

[@KLoveConcepts]

This man hilariously awkward. Lol

[@girgrumpyorange1873]

As someone else who grew up watching this animated universe, I always assumed that Batman & others would work multiple cases at a time but individual episodes focus on particular cases. Therefore, the passage of real time doesn't affect the passage of time in the animated universe properly/synchronously. *several epsiodes would take place in overlapping timeframes, so years don't pass at the same rate as it took us to watch them*

[@dcauwatchtower]

That is very true! Check out our Vanishing Point show, we did a whole episode on 3 BTAS episodes that likely take place at the same time!

[@mcmistle9892]

I have the sudden urge to visit Patreon right now.

[@dcauwatchtower]

❤️😘‼️

[@fluxcapacitor007]

I'm sorry that I can't quote where I read it, but I once read a Marvel editorial on time and aging in comics and they stated that Daredevil has been 32 years old for his entire comic book run. While Spider-man aged under a decade during the same time going from getting his powers at age 15 (in the 60s) and only aging to his early 20s and stopping. Comic book Tony Stark built his first suit of armour during the vietnam war but he isn't in his 80s in the comics. They had to retcon his origin to "Fix" the inconsistancy. Nailing down an age for a superhero and then trying to force it to be concruent with our own timeline just doesn't work, but it is fun to try. Very well done. Great video. :)

[@hdjksa52]

I guess it works because he will be at his peak at 20's to 30's. Around his mid to late 30's he will have to get help some how (The Justice League). As time progress, he will gain experience and start figuring out ways to get things done more effectively. People will know him so you will start seeing his collaborations here and there.

[@AHZUH]

Seeing this video for the first time in 2024 and hearing the 2019 bit is hilarious, how little we knew

[@xyongrayson8007]

The “never put a date on a show my @ss Bruce Timm!” part killed me😂

[@Tombrunnerh9]

Another great timeline video! Glad to see I wasn't off on my B:TAS timeline compared to yours. I agree with you that Bruce was born around the early 60s. I can't wait to see what your next timeline video will be about.

[@thedarkknight_1983]

I’m must admit I’m also obsessed with the DCAU continuity to a point absurdity. I guess that’s why I love these videos so much. I honestly used to thing of this stuff when I was in high school all the in the late 90s’ around the TNBA years. Personally though, I always estimated BTAS Bruce to have been born around 1959 to 1960. That’s just me though.... 😁

[@ArgentoLives1610]

Great video man!! I'm about 3 months from 23. So I'm a fresh from training Batman. Woohoo.

[@chrissonofpear3657]

And I'm ten years older - well in the prime.

[@Mohamad-m7md]

I love that Batman beyond takes place in 2039 because that’s 100 years after the original batman became batman

[@dralin350]

Nice! I actually came to the realization that he was retiring as Batman next year, recently too. I really want a movie set around his departure. One last hurrah for Bruce.

[@Comiccollector239]

Great video and it was uploaded today on my 19th Birthday 😊

[@Comiccollector239]

Mattie Washburn thanks it’s two happy Days for me today I’m a Big Batman fan

[@Comiccollector239]

Bat_613 Official well thank you 😊

[@Comiccollector239]

Bat_613 Official today for my Birthday I Got Batman Arkham city and Batman Arkham origins on my Wii U Both Feature DLC skins which is awesome

[@logan6034]

Happy birthday random citizen!! 🎁 🎊

[@Comiccollector239]

Logan Gun Thanks it was on September 15th but better late then never

[@kiernanhowell-mackinley1733]

I'm gonna say it was around 1962 that Bruce was born. Something about having him turn the square, even 80 years old in "Out of the Past" seems right but maybe that's just me being particular about numbers.

[@YoungCrazyKebeko]

Great video! Keep up the good work! There is another subject that I believe would be important to ask ourselves. I was always wondering for how many years each Robin was working with Batman. I don't know if the animated series and the Arkham games would have different results, but playing the Arkham games it would seem like during the events of Arkham Asylum, we are already at the point that Robin is Tim Drake, while Batman still looks in his mid 30s (or his prime). That would mean that each Robin has not been with the title for very long, but on the other hand we usually see each Robin starting pretty young as a Robin, and getting visibly older before they stop or "die".

[@dcauwatchtower]

Good thought, we'll jot it down for a future video!

[@fischermusicofficial]

Another great video guys

[@Tekkaman1994]

So Bruce Wayne left Gotham and started his training to become Batman at 18 in 1980, that works I suppose. Given, that the The Grey Ghost episode of BTAS showed the cover of a magazine with date of October 19, 1992, that means that Bruce was born in 1962, so he was 30 in 1992. Wow, so that make Bruce 15 years older than me! I assumed he was in his 30's in the 90's considering he was a kid in the late 60's to early 70's. This makes a lot of sense.

[@thecarolinabull01]

I'd say this is pretty much spot on. I'd like to go with 1963 as DCAU Batman's official birth year, since, in my mind, Bruce can be no older than 55 during the prologue of "Rebirth." Yet, at the same time, I can't imagine him being younger than 30 at the beginning of BTAS. Either way, I enjoyed the video.

[@cpvm0]

You don't get enough views for your work. Happy Bat-Day

[@justfilms9077]

I just can’t believe we’re currently living in the Batman is retired and Iron Man is dead timeline. Guess we got to wait till Terry becomes Bats and whenever a new Iron Man gets crowned

[@TheNerdHolden]

So if Bruce's birthday is sometime in the fall, can we headcanon that his birthday is November 30, same as Kevin Conroy?

[@kirk.illustration]

Great job on the final analysis. Take that BT!

[@AncientChi]

Batman doesn't age he is immortal his legend lives on forever

[@santiagomarin1882]

I like a Batman born in the early 60s. Makes him about my grandma's age, which is cute to think about

[@pepOnshow]

A major rule in comic books was that no major superhero could pass age 29, and then in the late 80's changed that no hero could age pass 36, so I know it doesn't make sense but mainly Batman is between 36 and 42 yrs old according to a question I asked and answered Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neal and other key people that have worked on the Dark Knight for years, but as for the animated series i think he is in his late 30's let's say 38 ish..

[@roderick8167]

Happy Batman Day Watchtower Database 🎁🎉🎊

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

I wonder what Bruce timm thinks of these videos.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Me too.

[@TheChocolateNick]

This is actually pretty satisfying. And makes the most sense

[@AkuTheDestroyer]

What if the Darkseid invasion that took place in superman gave earth new tech, creating a technological revolution. Which explains why between the end of The new Batman Adventures and the beginning of Batman and Harley Quinn, they went from Black and white TVs and Giant computers, to smartphones and hollograms. Then the Near-Apocalypse of '09 happened, bumping it back to what we see in Batman Beyond

[@AkuTheDestroyer]

We just recovered something amazing

[@Dave102693]

I always thought that

[@BillFinger27]

That I Never Even Told You saxophone piece always makes me feel warm and fuzzy in my tum tum

[@najeenixon1834]

In my mind, he was born somewhere in the early 60's, so 61-63 are accurate years.

[@thomasparker3609]

Awesome channel, this is the first video of yours I've watched.

[@wnll0850]

Haha so that means batman is literally the same age as my grandad (I’m 15) I have a new found respect for people of that generation.

[@billylangley9128]

Can we all agree that Shirley Walker's compositions for Batman mask of the phantasm were steller? That opening, title card theme is beautiful

[@dcauwatchtower]

100%!

[@crawforddelarge7636]

Batman Age Timeline. 1962-0 1970-8 1975-13 1987-25 1990-28 1992-30 1997-35 2001-39 2006-44 2019-57 2039-77

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

I always assumed Justice League and Justice League Unlimited took place during and right after The New Batman Adventures and this would be explained by the fact that Batman was only a Lart Timer in the Justice League. It would have to take place after World's Finest Knight Time, and The Demon Reborn. The Justice League pays Static a visit when he's about 15 years old and then Justice League Unlimited crosses over a year or two later. Considering Batman and Robin also crossed over during this time period, its clear Bruce is in fact a Part Timer for the League and primarily focuses on his war on crime in Gotham. We also see Tim at Superman's funeral with Alfred so Joker hasn't turned him into JJ yet. If Bruce actually left home at age 14, returned at age 25 then Batman Mask of Phantasm takes place 10 years later at age 35, he'd be all set for that 2 year time skip so that hes 37-38 in The New Batman Adventures, 39 in Justice League, 40-42 in Justice League Unlimited, early 60s at the start of Batman Beyond then early 80s in Batman Beyond. It gets tricky when Terry says Justice League Unlimited took place 50 years before his timeline but that episode definitely takes place a long while after Batman Beyond Season 3 seeing as Terry sounds older and wiser and the Justoce League has grown in number. It all gets so confusing. We also have to take into account that Dick spent at least 10 years with Bruce before leaving and hes feature in Batman the Animated series as a College Student.

[@margaretdaly7302]

Here’s what I think: In Batman: The Animated Series he is 25-35 years old. In The New Batman Adventures he is 35-39. In Justice League he is 39-45. At the very start of Batman Beyond he is 56. In the TV Show he’s 70-75. At the end of the show he’s 80. Oh, and int just scene where Tim Drake is tortured by The Joker, I believe Bruce was 45. Also, great video!

[@LiquidSSSnake]

I came up with the same conclusion over ten years ago, the clues are all in Batman Beyond. I think Bruce retired about now-ish when he pulled the gun, and Terry will be born in the next few years.

[@chrissonofpear3657]

I'm just going with about 1962 as the birth year, myself.

[@Human-jz8ee]

eoghan_d4ly that’s to young

[@Kpengie]

Keep in mind that in the Animated Series, he's already had a Robin for at least 8 years, meaning that it's impossible for him to be 25-30 based on logic. He would likely be at least 32 or so.

[@margaretdaly7302]

Kpengie p. Could’ve changed it in the animated series, let’s assume he had Dick for 2 years in TAS timeline, then Bat-Girl was there at the same time as Dick and then Tim came in probably a year after Dick punched Batman.

[@miguelorozco5330]

There's a flaw with this logic. In one episode of The New Adv of Batman and Robin, he fights an exsupermodel that was fired cause she turn 30. When Batman and Batgirl watch one of the villain commercials Barbara tells Bruce that the woman was his same age at the time of the comnercial (wich is less than 30), so Batman at that time "should" be in his 20's

[@dcauwatchtower]

Perhaps, but I don’t think Batgirl knew how old Paige was until they visited her agent in the next scene, so if she assumed “30s” and it turned out to be 29 instead, not too far off.

[@ninja1man4u]

I'm so much younger than batman. I'd probably be about nightwing age. That's so weird he's my dad's age....

[@hebamohamed2739]

I salute your dedication and creativity man... A fan from Egypt 😄😄😄

[@Godzilla00X]

I'm so dense I thought you were drawing doodle Bob until halfway through the ep

[@AsgersWeb]

I'd imagine 25 in the Mask of the Phantasm flashbacks 35 during the current time events there late 30s, early 40s during JL and New Adventures 45ish when Tim Drake get fucked up by Joker 60ish when he quits 80ish when he meets Terry 90ish in Epilogue

[@brianthekillabro5534]

Batman is actually 79 yrs old Batman day

[@Mohamad-m7md]

that would make no sense because he wasn’t born in 1939 he was a grown man called batman

[@DruidicDonkey]

"How old is Batman" Fuck, even DC doesn't know. Dude's been "young" for decades despite fostering and raising 3 random orphan boys at different time periods and somehow not elderly/middle-aged.

[@heavymetal19610]

Solid analysis! Cheers 🥂 Age: 61 (1961)

[@DareMurdok]

I just turned 36. I know the focus of this channel is the DCAU but Batman in comics is even wilder because you have to measure his age, the reboots from various Crises, AND try to figure out how old every Robin is and when they started and left or died. I think keeping the time vague works best tbh unless the story specifically calls for it. the Floating Timeline kinda thing, although sometimes it gets complicated because a floating timeline where new characters keep getting introduced makes things really crowded

[@StarGazer0352]

This makes me wonder Superman's age, or even Nightwing. Do I smell a new series? What...no...this was a one time thing...oh...well ok then. Great video!

[@dcauwatchtower]

We did do Vanishing Point episodes on the ages of Tim Drake, Amanda Waller, and Static!

[@StarGazer0352]

@@dcauwatchtower oh right 😌 so less of a new series and more of a continuous one

[@Powherkrangunch]

I'm almost the same age as Batman was when I first watched him as a kid. I may be getting old but at least I'm in good company! Love your videos!

[@SteinsChoice]

I'm older than Bruce at some points and younger in others. That should clearly state my current age [range], assuming the marked dates that youtube records comments is correct. And c'mon, at least give the guy one of those sofa chair things, it's meeting halfway.

[@cbennett3228]

Bruce says in one of the Batman Beyond episodes that he was eight when his parents died, he flat out says it, which adds to the JL and JLU episodes. So any other media that says that he's any other age, should be incorrect, because he says it at least three times on screen.

[@Anti-HyperLink]

I always laugh when someone says "right off the bat," whilst talking about Batman!

[@anthonyontv]

Title: how old is Batman Me: okay I’m actually interested in how old he is Video: 19:00 long Me: okay I’m actually interested in how this video could be 19:00 long.

[@dcauwatchtower]

It’s simple really, it takes that long to explain.

[@anthonyontv]

Watchtower Database I figured that out, but thank you. Nice video

[@Gsmooth84]

I always figured Bruce Wayne/Batman was born in 1964.

[@Gsmooth84]

A while back there was a timeline that used the 50 year timeskip, placing Bruce in his late 60's when he quit being Batman. I cannot find the website. I thought it was quite an interesting take on the timeline.

[@TorchlightCinema80]

15:40 Bro made this video just so he could say he’s 6’3”

[@Ajz092]

So I've learned that Batman is about 30 years older than me right now. That puts him around age 58 today. My dad is 51, so that means Bruce was 7 when my dad was born. Just a year shy of Thomas and Martha Wayne's death if they were shot when Bruce was 8.

[@ChaoticButterfly]

I wouldn't say that each year that passed for us was a year for them. Some episodes cover a week or more of time (Tyger Tyger, for example), some cover less than a day (Harley's Day Out), so it's hard to say exactly how much time passed, unless other dates were posted in the DCAU. In general, he tends to hover around 33. Here's some fun math... figure out Amanda Waller's age in Epilogue... I'd say she looks DAMNED good for how old she likely is.

[@dcauwatchtower]

We did a whole episode of our “Vanishing Point” show on Amanda Waller’s age too! And yes, you’re correct, time passing in real-time doesn’t equal time passing within the DCAU, but we never said that’s the case.

[@bengates9722]

*but how old is captain clown*

[@justice_productions_]

Ben Gates But how old is the condiment king?

[@bengates9722]

Justice Productions WE NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS!

[@Joe_Kerr_9797]

"You killed Captain Clown.....YOU KILLED CAPTAIN CLOWN!"

[@SuperShanko]

I'm guessing under 1? Also Batman killed an infant (robot).

[@redfather5342]

The real question is how old is the joker

[@whatagod_pod]

I'm glad other people love the DCAU as much as I do

[@Aellovera]

9:32 batman was likely born on 1964.. hey that rhymed

[@tomhato5523]

They probably just wanted him in his mid thirties, but realized there was more they wanted to do with him, so they retconned him to be younger.

[@justice_productions_]

Rip Kevin Conroy.

[@dontemorgan1517]

First, When I was a kid, I thought Batman TAS takes place in the late 30s-40s but when other superhero show aired, it got me confused. Second, Happybatmanday. Third, *sobbed* I'm going to missed Batman-Superman.com, I always check on it and listen to their audio clips, read their bios, and play puzzles.

[@jockonde9661]

DCAU's Bruce Wayne was born in 1960. Here's why: _ In the Mask of Phantasm, which runs in 1993, it is stated that he became Batman 10 years later. In the flash back, he seems at least 20, but less than 25 _Batman Beyond's action does not seem to run from 2039 to 2042. In that case, I think Terry would have turned 18 and go to college, it did'nt happen. So I think he was born in 2023, the shows runs in 2039/40 and he is 16/17. _ Bruce is both mentioned to be "in his 70s" and "80 years old" during Batman Beyond, I think that's because he is 79 first, and then turns 80. So, he was born in 1960. He became Batman at 23, was in his early 30s at the beginning of the Batman TAS.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Pretty solid logic. Only real thing I disagree with is the Batman Beyond part, as it does run to at least 2042. Terry is stated to be 16 when he became Batman (we learn this in “Epilogue”) and is said to be 17 a few times throughout the series. Mathematically, yes, of course he continues to age, but we’ll be doing a video on Terry’s age down the road too.

[@jockonde9661]

What make you think that Batman beyond run until at least 2042? I've not watched every BB episodes so perhaps I have missed a clue in this regard. In this case Bruce could have been born in 1962. 21 when he become Batman, 29-30 at the beginning of Batman TAS, 31 in the mask of phantasm, 77 in 2039 and 80 in 2042.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

I remember mentions that 2049 was when Batman Beyond took place. Since I kept hearing that was 50 years in the future, I counted backward. And I kept hearing he was 80 in BB.

[@dcauwatchtower]

BB starts in 2039, actually! Check out our BB timeline video!

[@thisisjjsmusic]

Batman retired in 2019, eh??? No wonder 2020 is a fucking shitshow.

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

What's so interesting about Batman TAS is that its Gotham is stuck in a sort of weird noir time void. On one hand you got black and white TVs, radios, cars from like the 30s, and just an all out old timey sense of fashion. On the other hand you have cyborgs, apocalyptic AI, and whatever the Batwing is. My headcanon explanation is that Gotham is just so economically bankrupt that so many people can't afford new things to the point that the majority of Gotham doesn't even sell new stuff. It's just all pawn shops and thrift shops. But if you're in the 1% of Gotham you can get all the latest tech.