Why Batman Killed Joker - Prison Time

Issue#: Injustice Year 3 #14
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[@Kalhenwrath1]

"This court finds you guilty of murdering the Joker, and sentences you to community service. This court also finds that, having murdered the Joker, you have more than adequately serviced your community. You are free to go."

[@nicholascmartinez]

So this.

[@capybara9521]

@@nicholascmartinez you like your own comment cringe

[@kale3144]

Literally!! There’s not a court or jury in the world that would punish you for that

[@lahkooky504westside3]

Judge: man you free to go 😑 Bruce: but I'm a murderer... I deserve punishment Judge: before I found the lord i was part of a gang called blue waffles. I was the main shooter and I blasting everyone in Gotham. I lowkey shot Thomas and marth-.... nvm. But that man joker shot my lil niece on her 19th birthday. I went back to the gang and put a hit on his head. You sir are an angel. You got respect in the blue waffles. Bruce: ok.... -.-

[@leiaorgana5098]

That’s a star trek 4 moment right there.

[@DaniG._.German]

I don't know what's funnier: the prison guards pointing their guns at Bruce and Clark, or the prisoners who want another round with the man who put them there?

[@davidmarshall3683]

Who said they want a round with Batman? I imagine it's Batman just kicking their ass' unprovoked or for shit they're just doing to others in there. You'd think they'd keep Batman in solitary though.

[@RexMK-]

@@davidmarshall3683 Maybe the only instance where solitary confinment is not to protect a prisioner but to protect all other prisioners

[@youtubealt243]

@@davidmarshall3683 Well Batman’s whole shtick is that he puts criminals in prison. There’s no reason to just beat them up unprovoked when they’re already there

[@darrenshan296]

@@davidmarshall3683 i imagine the prisoners started behaving after getting beat up inside a prison in masses.

[@user-ug2sv2by8v]

Both 😂😂

[@OK-yy6qz]

"by good behaviour you could get out by the time she's two" Security guard: "sir with good behaviour he could get out by 2 PM we keep telling him he doesn't have to be in here, the sentence for killing the Joker was like 3 hours,the rest he got for attacking the guards every time they try to let him out as he feels he deserves more punishment"

[@fabianv4794]

Lmao!!

[@neroidius6915]

Penguin, Two-Face, Riddler, and every other arch enemy of Batman: GET HIM OUTA HERE! PLEASE JUST GET HIM OUTA HERE SUPERMAN!

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

@@neroidius6915 Black mask: IT’S NOT FAIR! We’d usually escape by now but he always stops us last minute! Scarecrow: closest any of us Got was bane using a dug up tunnel in the middle of the night..by morning the guards found to him pinned on the highest towers roof! by kitchen forks… with 15 broken bones ! He doesn’t have his grappling hook, _how the hell did bruce do that?!_ Friefly in fetal position covered with fire extinguisher foam: m-make it staaahp.

[@JimmyBoy9878]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 omg lol

[@romeoaifesili5931]

All of this is my headcanon now.

[@KaLx13]

Every time Batman catches Joker It still baffles me how there wasn't at least one GCPD cop who wouldn't just walk up take off his badge and just shoot joker in the face then put his hands up.

[@SothThe69th]

If comic books were modeled after real life it wouldn't be a cop. There'd be a random civilian (or group) whos wife, husband, or child Joker killed who would blast him. Look up Gary Plauche sometime... or Ken McElroy.

[@fettsforlife4081]

@@SothThe69th there are a fair number of cops who would do that think about all of the terrorists in afghan who surrendered but never made it into questioning or prisoners like mobsters who resist arrest behind closed doors with only another partner to back up that statement or claim. but ye if nothing else the american public would take a shot at it

[@michaeld7945]

lol, joker would get the Epstein treatment

[@alexvineyard3045]

Or how they wouldn’t issue the death penalty for the millions of people he’s killed

[@atheist2025]

@Michael Green haha funny

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

When Superman decides that someone needs a hug, there will be hugs.

[@sgtreznov6525]

*caution, you are being embraced. DO NOT RESIST*

[@TheReverseFlashThawn]

Metal and glass wall? Heh, what's that?

[@cowcheese1983]

@@TheReverseFlashThawn that is the baddest comic frame of the boy scout ive seen in a long time!!!

[@captainvalourous6668]

The Primarch of the Salamanders agrees 🤣

[@sgtreznov6525]

@@captainvalourous6668 *CORVUS I WOULD LIKE TO PET THIS CREATURE*

[@jj_grabes]

“The Joker wasn’t a man.” Yup, this is *definitely* still Injustice Superman.

[@simpleidea1319]

You know people always blame God for not being good, like if God was all good then he wouldn’t let people die and children molested ect.. but when Superman tries to do what people want God to do everyone freaks out that’s exactly what would happen if God were to make a perfect world there would be no true freedom and things would be monotonous especially in the sense of not being able to choose right from wrong and only having the option of always choosing right defeating the the purpose of life

[@rabidshell]

@@simpleidea1319 the purpose of life is to eat, drink, shit, piss, reproduce, die there nothing more to it

[@thatoneshortboi]

@@totallynotabot8580 I don’t think he was forcing it on people but making an analysis. More about how people almost never seem to know what they want.

[@hellothere-dw3sf]

@@totallynotabot8580 I completely understand seeing like a paragraph or three mentioning God and immediately thinking they're a Christian bot ngl

[@beowulf916]

@@totallynotabot8580 He didn't try to force anything...don't warn people not to do something they haven't done, it makes you sound unnecessarily on-edge.

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

The fact that any jury in Gotham would even convict Bruce of killing the Joker is probably the most fictional part of this whole story, even if this was a dream sequence.

[@CountDVB]

Hence why he’d likely be tried in a different state

[@whenfunnydancingcockroach4625]

Well he definitely pleaded guilty and probably demanded that he goes to prison. At most the judge would make him do a day's worth of community service is Bruce didn't want to go to jail

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

@@whenfunnydancingcockroach4625 That's fair. I still think he might be sentenced to time served or something. Some loophole would be found to keep him from being sentenced. Even the DA could drop the charges.

[@hibarikyoya854]

@@benyspensierijr.5973 then he'd probably just buy the prison and pay them to keep him in there xd

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

@@hibarikyoya854 You're joking, but in context that's probably the most logical solution.

[@chronenojysk5107]

I like how Superman contemplating to go full injustice until her daughter just went “Nah, let’s NOT try that”

[@ElBandito]

That's her human side talking.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

Superman: We could be dictators for humankind. Daughter: Or... you could stop sounding so cringe.

[@Lowkeylie]

Except it’s literally in injustice and she’s a dream.

[@crazyman7671]

I like to think it was low grade humorous sarcasm

[@Billy_Bat1993]

​@@SirVonLuinewynyeah, he did it great in real Injustice timeline, didn't he? Oh, no..... He became a psychopath monster.

[@jonasgrant]

Imagine the prisoners trying to jump Bruce Wayne. "What are you going to do, without all your gadgets?" "Guess I'll need to hit you harder."

[@kaijukoopa1248]

@Parvis its suitably batman.. people tend to forget gadgets aren't a crutch, they go up against weapons so have to have some defense.. bruce still was intelligent and a fighter

[@SableLeaf]

Hilariously, his gadgets are there to help him avoid killing the criminals. X'D

[@nadroji6549]

Inmates: "What are you without your gadgets?" Bruce: "Master of over 120 martial arts."

[@ivanadriazola1991]

Going full Jack Snider's version of Rorschach

[@aalarsvolt4419]

2 days later, all the prisoners are in the corner of the field to avoid approaching Bruce

[@mrwiffy4170]

Superman casually walking through the visitors wall. "Bruce will pay for that"

[@sunshine-oy1li]

He stole that from spongebob

[@sirenloud]

Like he doesn't have the money lol 😏🙄🙌

[@robertf3479]

Or Clark can rebuild it when he's ready to leave. It's not like he couldn't.

[@jaisotheunfathomablybased7135]

Bruce could buy the jail

[@legendsofmichael4315]

@@robertf3479 not sure how Super strength is the same as super Bob the Builder.

[@cohencarpenter8338]

This scene is perfect. Superman realizes what Batman did and wants him to walk free, he obviously has the ability to break him out. But he respects Bruce too much to disobey his wishes, and Bruce respects the law too much to disobey his sentence.

[@ivantheterrible7696]

"respects the law too much..." not at all, far from it really, he just upholds his personal moral code. He repeatedly breaks the law and blatantly disregards it, since he's fully aware of all the corruption in the government that use and change the law to further their own goals. He just happens to think murderers ought to get locked up, and that the propper way to go about it is being imprisoned the same way the people he beats up.

[@jack-exzolt9858]

It's more like Bruce taking the bullet for Clark, like in the cartoon. He would rather have himself break the code, than Clark losing it all. That's true friendship.

[@CorrectMyGrammarPls]

Worst part is that this is all a dream superman is having

[@mortimerreid6766]

Bruce respects the law? Lol. He is a vigilante who constantly breaking and entering in buildings and houses while beating people up and hiring child soldiers.

[@emmioglukant]

He doesn't really respect the law, at least the ridiculous laws of Gotham

[@thefateofslate9095]

Batman: “I killed a man, I need to serve time” Judge: “I sentence you to 20 minutes in prison.” Batman: “I killed someone, doesn’t that require like……years?” Judge: “Are you questioning my authority?” Batman: “Yea” Judge: “Two years in prison.” But seriously, they technically DID go easy on Bruce. Who gets two years for murder?

[@ruthless1129]

This the funniest comment I’ve seen all day🤣🤣😭😭 it’s funny cuz that’s exactly how it would go🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

[@dragonseatcheese8727]

During the prohibition, one of the big names in bootlegging murdered his wife for cheating on him. He defended himself (bad idea) and despite admitting to the crime, and with having turned himself in, was aquitted of the crime. A body, a murder weapon, several witnesses, and a first hand admittance of guilt. Got off scot free. Let's just say that justice may be blind, but not those who dole it out.

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Two years on good behavior, that's less than regular time.

[@VoxelMusic]

Califonians

[@triforceofcourage100]

Realistically there wouldn’t be a sentence he’d probably be rewarded

[@darkwhyt]

You know….when the Joker was like “I’ll wait for the baby to be born. They make the best type of screams”…..I can’t imagine anyone not killing him.

[@guilhermehank4938]

I know I would and I'm against killing too

[@derrickcarbona9245]

Fuck that's some dark shit!

[@adamgreyskul678]

@@derrickcarbona9245 Yeah, I think when he said that he kinda broke something in Batman. Bats just reached over and snapped his neck. It was kinda chilling, I wish they'd showed it.

[@xiphos8219]

@@adamgreyskul678 They did. The way it came out of nowhere one panel to the next is meant to show just how swift and ruthless it was. We saw the full thing, he just moved that quick about it. No remorse, no hesitation. He was 110% done with it.

[@davidmarshall3683]

Nah Batman had decided what he'd do when he promised Clark Joker would never hurt him again.

[@Rudi_Gauss]

Imagine drawing your gun and pointing it towards Clark and Bruce.

[@FernandoComicsOfficial]

Was waiting for someone to say that lol

[@bluemenace04]

Even though most cops know they can't hurt superman, they still have a job to do. Even if they don't want to do it, it's what they signed up for.

[@darrenshan296]

@@bluemenace04 yeah they're just masquerading so that the egomaniacs in the higher ups dont sue their ass.

[@hamsterminator]

They could shoot Bruce potentially, unless supes got in the way. But yeah, mostly just a futile gesture.

[@SIedgeHammer83]

A smart cop would shoot at Clark as he would barely felt the bullet and the cop still keep his job. If bruce was shot, everybody in the world would hate that cop for life including some Villians. But of course it's just a dream.

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Honestly this might be my favorite Batman moment ever. This is the one time I feel the idea of Batman killing someone was done 100% right and not just a stupid shock value death to setup the Batman heel turn. Bruce killed not out of a need for revenge or in a fit of anger but because he wanted to protect people he cares about from the madness of Joker and in doing so actually beat the Joker at his game by not breaking his moral code. Bruce then goes on to accept the consequences of his actions like a hero, even though lets not kid ourselves no jury would convict Batman a guy who has saved the earth more times than anyone can remember of murder, esspecially for killing what maybe the most evil human being in the DC universe.

[@dagan2000]

yeah, but he pled guilty. he skipped the trial completely

[@snarffles5687]

Don’t forget indentity fraud, destruction of public prosperity, brutality, inducing life long traumas, oh!, let not forget child endangerment!. Sheesh bats did a lot of stuff huh?.

[@CoolDude-ts2hc]

Plus what the fuck were the courts gonna to do stop him from going to jail? He's Batman. They can't stop him getting out, they sure as hell can't stop him from getting in and staying in.

[@abigails4088]

@@dagan2000 that's what they're saying... if Bruce had went to trial, JURY ANNULMENT would have been a SURE SHOT. Bruce could have said "I did it, convict me" as his opening statement, and I still bet a jury would be like "happy birthday, Bruce...NOT GUILTY!" What I don't get is...if he's in Black Gate, that means Waller knows RIGHT WHERE HE IS... and she did say "The world will ALWAYS need a Batman" ...She could sure-fire get him on board with Suicide Squad operations right?

[@dagan2000]

@@abigails4088 there is no way in hell that he would join the Squad. The whole thing goes against his moral code

[@zqwc]

"Say the word and we walk out of here" I love this line for so many reasons. I mean for starters he says "walk" not "escape" or "fly out of here" he says "walk". Meaning he knows that EVERYONE knows that if he wanted to leave there with Bruce there's literally no one who could stop him. But also the lengths that Superman is willing to go to for his friend. He KNOWS Bruce killed the Joker, He KNOWS that by getting Bruce out of there he would be breaking his OWN moral code but he's willing to do that for him anyways.

[@slayerboi7008]

Not gonna lie. To me it was a holy shit moment. WHO would be able to stop superman? All it would take is one word and superman would become injustice superman but it batman morality that pulls superman back from the brink of abusing his god like power.

[@RelaxThruHeaven_RuleAllHell]

Exactly, except you got one thing wrong... He is no longer his friend. He is a brother.

[@extralives835]

@@RelaxThruHeaven_RuleAllHell Except you got one thing wrong... he is not a brother. *THROWS EXPLOSIVE BATARANG ON THE GROUND*

[@sptflcrw8583]

@@extralives835???

[@nlight1291]

you think this prison could hold batman more than several hours if he didn’t want it to

[@the_infinexos]

Kinda disappointed they didn't show Lara meeting Bats. He's literally the reason she still lives, her savior

[@stuartemmanuel3735]

You ought to be more disappointed on where is it Superman's cousin, she seemed mysteriously distant.

[@starhawke380]

@@stuartemmanuel3735 Maybe this is the timeline where the Legion of Superheroes took her to the future.

[@MrOverrated97]

@@starhawke380 not exactly, this is the injustice timeline, Supergirl doesn't get there until injustice 2. Not that It matters since this is just a dream Superman has.

[@MrOverrated97]

She does meet Batman with wonderwoman a little bit after.

[@mc.builder8267]

@@MrOverrated97 I like how even though this is a dream, the injustice Superman knows Batman well enough to know how he would act if he were to have killed the joker.

[@logandulken163]

I like to think Bruce wasn’t even sent to court, the town didn’t care if he killed the joker. He put himself in prison and forced them to leave him there for a few years.

[@amanpreetgill7564]

Ya but knowing how dense the system is in gotham, they probably did make him guilty of the crime.

[@bestnameever1850]

"throw me out of the prison and i beat you up "

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

@@bestnameever1850 “But you-“ “I’ll do it” “I’m just saying you didn’t even-“ “My fist. Your face. Multiple times.” “…fine”

[@benyspensierijr.5973]

You don't get to force your way into prison.

[@XRobotWarriorX]

I like to think it’s just Batman being a vigilante which is why he was sent to jail. (Cause ya know it’s illegal or something) Honestly killing the joker probably lessen his time in prison

[@inelllumba1727]

I love how the officer in the back while they’re hugging is like “tf man you coulda just asked to come through the gate now we have a hole in the visitor center”

[@Mussie099]

Judge: Mr Wayne, your sentence is community service till the day you die. Bruce Wayne: Community service? For Murder. Seems a little odd your... Judge: As Batman.

[@blueodin0946]

“That was a good memory.” “From another lifetime.” “I miss the people we were then.” “Me too.”

[@jaden5912]

*superman then smacks Batman across the room

[@rolph5967]

*King Bach then pulls out a comically large spoon*

[@gabaduran3333]

Damn

[@Calhoun815]

Man that shit made me sad, then Batman got sent across the room and I felt a little better 😂

[@iancruz6617]

Probably opposiye timeline bruce sacrifice his bd clark gets to life hos life nd not be a dictator.

[@AmondoDazz]

I want to see Jason just strolling into the prison all happy saying "Bruce, my man!"

[@Super-Saiyan-Blue-Gogeta]

Fucking ded.

[@brandoncutler09]

@@Super-Saiyan-Blue-Gogeta I lost it 🤣👍🏾

[@alexcerzea]

He would call him dad if he knows

[@Shuyin781]

I think Jason would rather go: "Sup old man!"

[@test-ti1xj]

Lmfaooo

[@karebear3622]

i love that clark was ready to just walk out of there with bruce, it really drives home how close they are and it felt like such a human moment with clark

[@XMorbidReignX]

More importantly, the only person actually capable of stopping Superman from walking out with Bruce, was Bruce

[@lenztner]

"Say the word and we walk out of here" The sentence is so powerful to tear me up

[@WarpstormChronicles]

The way he walks through the glass and embraces Bruce is just epic....

[@TheonlythingIknowisbloodshed]

It’s beautiful

[@WarpstormChronicles]

@@TheonlythingIknowisbloodshed I always loved the brotherly friendship of Bruce and Clark.

[@draconicdemigod9696]

It took a lot more to end their friendship and it's gonna take a hell of a lot more to keep those two apart.

[@cha5]

World’s Finest friendship.

[@woodrobin]

And it's got just a hint of a dark tinge to it, because it reminds us that this *is still* the Superman of the Injustice universe, with just the difference that Joker doesn't push him over the edge. The breaking of prison rules like they're as little a barrier as the glass, then saying "Say the word and we're out of here," making it clear he's willing to aid in the escape of a prisoner (a felony) because it's Bruce. Bruce has to walk him back from just casually making Batman and Superman the World's Finest Fugitives.

[@wolf_spider01]

For those who are wondering, Batman does get out of prison. I’m pretty sure in this dream universe that Bruce retired from being Batman, and married Diana, while becoming a mentor to Lara

[@kingofThewolfs]

i was wondering what happen to him

[@MrSoso1050]

After Killing the joker Batman wasn't needed

[@JyggaIag]

Who knew Injustice Superman of all people was a WonderBat fan

[@kingofThewolfs]

@@JyggaIag i im surprise how just a little change can turn the tables

[@CatsClaw44]

@@MrSoso1050 That's stupid reasoning considering the number of villains outside of Gotham that he stopped

[@qinjikofoxx5580]

The fact that Bruce intends to serve his full scentence really shows how much he values life, even if the life he took was that of a crazed murderer beyond help. And the way Clark gave him a hug right then and there and was willing to break him out of prison just goes to show how much he understands and appreciates what he did. Bruce threw away everything he had goong for himself... For Clark and his family, and that truly means alot.

[@jeremyrossi2716]

Technically, he didn’t just throw his life away for Clark and his family, but for the sake of the entire universe as Injustice Superman and his Regime were a threat to the whole universe.

[@Sam-vk8xd]

No joke, when Supes’ just walks through the glass and embraces Bruce, I got teary eyed. Superman was going to kill Joker, he even offers to break the law and bust Bruce out, to think that Bruce is the only force capable of keeping the World’s most powerful being from becoming corrupt. That’s a true homie right there.

[@antcow1239]

I can imagine Bruce in court, his lawyer starts off with this gem 'Ok, keep in mind it was THE JOKER! My opponent now has the floor to justify THE JOKER living after the crap he has pulled and the grave yards he filled.' Bruce would have realistically walked out of court a free man day one.

[@optmystic722]

I imagine the judge arresting the cop who arrested Batman

[@antcow1239]

@@optmystic722 You mean Gordan?

[@DaddyDeGrand]

I do not know the details for the injustice universe, but in most universes, Vigilantism is not something the authorities think kindly about. Gordon is pretty much the exception willing and able to work with Batman in most cases. There are a lot of cases he is involved him in many ways and if Bruce Wayne would ever be brought to trial for his actions as Batman, he would have a lot to answer for. Now that is to say that even then, I doubt that Bruce really NEEDED to be in prison. He has friends in very high places. He has established himself as a public Icon. And, most importantly, he has money. If he wanted to, he could afford the best lawyers and probably bribe entire courthouses.

[@wackypenguin94]

I do believe the court did let him go, with him providing much to the community and world, with the only person he killed being a terrorist, but knowing batman, he demanded time in prison

[@heavenwhispers3809]

Justice is blind

[@Zhello79]

Joker kills millions - nothing much is done. Batman kills Joker - goes straight to prison

[@shadowraider5154]

He went there of his own free will, I'm pretty sure the president was willing to give Bruce a pardon

[@Zhello79]

@@shadowraider5154 Its not just for this story because usually any Hero who kills or attempt to kill gets the boot some way some out. In White Knight look at how Bats was portrayed as the enemy.

[@brtomassampaio]

Well... in this universe that Batman gets send to prison, joker fucking dies...soooooooo....

[@Zhello79]

@@brtomassampaio Yeah we know. But the trope of some heroes reaping some sort of consequences, likewise with insane feats, etc.

[@brtomassampaio]

@@Zhello79 yeah, I get that It’s important for a narrative to give consequences for their protagonist. I was just commenting that, it’s not like they just let Joker do whatever the fuck he wants in this universe. Heroes have rough consequences on the DCU, but so does villains, and I was just reinforcing that, kind of like in a humble reminder way? Edit: (At least that’s my attempt on a “humble reminder”😅)

[@fireiron369]

“Say the word and we walk out of here.” I LOVE this line so so much.

[@jft2nd]

The judge probably was still in his pajamas on the trial date and just told Bruce "Dude, go home you're innocent it was the fucking Joker." as soon as he walked through the courthouse doors.

[@elainegoates9792]

People don't get out as quickly as Bruce supposedly will if they're guilty of murder. The charges are probably for other illigal things batman did

[@UchihaOokami2596]

@@elainegoates9792 Yeah, the joker stuff was probably ruled closer to putting down a rabid dog and they charged him for being a vigilante and property damage. Minimum they could give was probably those two years.

[@ridgefrost]

imagine if clark's kid grows up bats being her favourite hero, like a psychological thing where she appreciates him not knowing he is the reason her and her mother are alive

[@davethebss]

im gonna say it

[@liammccbyrne4184]

Or worse she hits rebellious teenage years and starts wearing joker makeup.

[@scorntheender7694]

Would be cool if she wore her uncle's colours.

[@ridgefrost]

@Gaming with animations joker had a plan to use a gas on superman that makes him think his wife is doomsday, so clark attacks "doomsday" and kills it, gas wears off and he realizes he just killed his wife and unborn child, also joker had tied practically a nuke onto clark's wife's heartbeat so when she dies metropolis blows up which it did then clark turns evil big time (injustice universe)...now this one is the universe where batman finds out about joker's plan and decides to kill him before he implements it knowing what would happen to supes EDIT: apparently supes was just put into a dream world by batman with the use of magical dust to give supes a sort of happy ending so its not a different universe just a dream....my bad

[@RuFi0000000]

A cool side story would be her ending up as a Kryptonian Batgirl. Superman being so overprotective that she feels smothered, though still having a good heart, so she ends up being trained by the bats himself.

[@nonuvurbeeznus795]

I always thought the best way for Joker to go out would be by random chance. I have a seen in my head where he escapes from prison but gets wounded and tired, he's travelling the streets of Gotham and laughing to himself, cooking up his next scheme as he retreats to his hideout. And then a random drunk driver plows into him and he goes under the wheels, crushing his head. It's a hit and run. The random, meaningless chaos that the Joker always seemed to revel in, was never his to control. You can't be the master of chaos. You can't be an agent of chaos. Chaos kneels to no one, and the universe always gets the last laugh.

[@GalisSlipscale]

Reminds me of the one non-superhero sort who managed to terrify Joker in the old animated series, by basically risking exactly that - Joker going out randomly, rather than dramatically. Joker had been using a regular citizen named Charlie as a pawn by threatening his family and he eventually snapped. The notion of dying to a "random" suicide bomber alone with no one to know rather than a super hero in a big public fight actually terrified Joker. "This is how it ends, Joker. No big schemes, no grand fight to the finish with the dark knight. Tomorrow, all the papers will say is that the great Joker was found blown to bits in an alley, alongside a miserable little nobody. Kind of funny. Ironic, really. See, I can destroy a man's dreams too, and that's really the only dream you've got, isn't it?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWmmZWCJp9Gjqqc

[@Ragga-br6sr]

We need you to write that last Joker comic

[@PrinceJes]

That would be so funny 🤣💀

[@CaptainPositron]

A Yoshikage Kira type death.

[@keemerthanever1942]

@@CaptainPositron exactly what I thought

[@enriquediaz3336]

I wish I knew exactly how the trial went, because with all jokes aside I cannot imagine a single trial actually sentencing Bruce to do time, like I can see the judge being conflicted and still give him a sentence because it's the law but I cannot imagine a jury being willing to put a man in jail for killing someone that has caused so much destruction and that at that point wanted to blow up the entire city.

[@Lauren007E]

If anything it would have probably been 4 hours of Bruce Wayne arguing with the jury and judge that the law is the law, murder is murder no matter who it was done too and he had to face some punishment for an act that taints a person so deeply until they eventually got tired and conceeded to giving him a mid range murder conviction since he refused to get off the stand an innocent man.

[@IncogNeyo]

Also couldn’t batman just cling to all the good he’s done? This is the equivalent of the teenagers killing jason voorhees and get time in prison because of it.

[@Lauren007E]

@@IncogNeyo that implies he wants to get off easier. He didn't have to unmask himself in front of the Gotham police, and he could have easily accepted Clark's offer to walk them out of there. He probably pleaded guilty immediately and refused to settle for less than a full punishment. The jury could have also hated him because he's a super rich trillionare who went around breaking people's bones and intimidating people for information

[@anthonylombardo4829]

​@@IncogNeyo that's not how the law works you can't say look how good I am. If you break the law you break the law. Also vigilantes are illegal

[@tomioluwa1284]

Court Hearing in Gotham Judge: lay the charges Lawyer: The Batman is here on the terms of killing the Joker. Judge:...So what are the charges Lawyer: that's it. Jury: Everyone in Gotham basically agreed what he did wasn't even a crime. But he keeps insisting he should go to jail and face the charges. Judge: I got out of bed at 8:00am when I could be partying the night away to the fact the joker is dead. Were not doing this whole "I deserve to be punished BS" give him a 1 hour sentence in the time out chair and lets get wasted. Course dismissed.

[@AnakinFury]

Weirdly it shows that if Batman was willing to compromise with Joker, he could have inadvertently saved a whole lot more lives. Neat detail that in this storyline is that it shows Superman would have still gone down the same thought of "rule this world, they only know fear", but his daughter and wife helped keep him hopeful.

[@davidmarshall3683]

I also find it interesting that this proves Batman wrong he is a better man than Clark and killing someone wouldn't break him.

[@AnakinFury]

@@davidmarshall3683 Well it did break him, but not in the "I'll rule this world" sense, more in the "time to hang up the cape and give up being Batman", basically he stepped down rather than stepped up like Superman did

[@Gray963]

This was a dream of Superman's after Joker won though.

[@jurdeurloo934]

@@AnakinFury yeah it isn’t exactly explained but I believe that batman convinced himself, that if he would be batman again he would probably kill again. “Once that line has been crossed there is no coming back”, thus I believe that he quit just to save himself from killing again.

[@gowthamsekhar1540]

Well It is not just the lose of Lois and his child made him go down this path. To be more clear he lost his family and the entire city that promised to protect. And plz don't bring me even Batman had lost and never turned evil. Like it is true that Batman had lost but not at the scale of what superman had lost here. Its much more than Batman could ever imagine.... Coming back to the point. If only Batman had decided to stand with superman and guide him through this it would have been a much different outcome but ya Batman had to be a dick and had to keep pushing Superman to the edge to make prove his point. Most of the Heros died just bcz Batman was a coward in Injustice.

[@littlen8279]

It's really sad how the bro-est version of Batman exists only in Superman's dream

[@oisinlynch8427]

Well barman doesn’t have a code

[@oisinlynch8427]

Sorry I mean does

[@Psycho-th8vb]

Yeah Batman represents fake friends not fear

[@jaredmichaud1160]

This is the Batman that gave back the $16 he owed Superman.

[@amanpreetgill7564]

You obviously havent read the time warping superman batman comics where they are raised as brother in arms.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

It appears that Superman was a good father, mentoring his daughter and yet knowing when to let go and let her be her own person--and he never stopped worrying about her, the way parents do. It was nice to see something not totally woke that saw Lara making fun of her Dad *playfully*, the way family members do. You could tell they loved each other deeply. It was downright heart warming.

[@theapexfighter8741]

I really wanted to see the reaction of Dick (Batman’s greatest success). Would he be mad at Bruce that he indoctrinated him for years like that just to break his own rule, or would he be proud at Bruce for sacrificing himself so Clark wouldn’t suffer.

[@shrill1736]

probably proud i'd imagine

[@jayjay86443]

Relieved, because he knows a grieving Superman is dangerous. Jason would be pissed, but proud later because Bruce finally took revenge. Damien probably doesn't care.

[@alexcerzea]

​@@jayjay86443 and Tim: excess of coffe can't let him think

[@HanithSVK]

Why? Bats killed that is true, but then surrendered himself to the law. He may have become criminal by killing Joker, but he was more than willing to serve his time, just like any other criminal would have. He didn't kill and then ran away. I think that Dick would be pissed only in specific situation, only when killing would become Batman's MO. But if it is only about killing one person, Joker on top of that, then Bats willingly serve time in prison, i think that Dick would understand it. Especially after Bruce would tell Dick, that Joker was planning on pushing Superman beyond the edge.

[@bulletsunderpressure]

I feel dick would be disappointed. Bruce is the example that all flawed but well meaning heroes live by. The message would be ultimately skewed thanks to this act on the joker. Dick would honestly want bruce to never be the batman anymore as the vow of never killing would be broken. Putting on the bat uniform now would disgrace that message further. There would still be a batman. Just not bruce. Dick would probably take over, if not him, definitely tim. Tim wants to be batman even more than dick does, tim just never had the combat prowless that bruce, dick, or jason had. But with damien watching his back, it could work. Ultimately, dick from now on would regularly check in with bruce to make sure his adopted father isnt beating himself up too badly. Bruce would never quit trying to protect gotham either. He would become the next "oracle" or "man on the wall" Someone who still watches over gotham, but wouldnt trust himself to not kill. He always feared that, and killing joker would have proved his fears a reality. This would be joker winning, and bruce knew it too. Dick would know all this too, as he is one of bruces closest family members. When joker died, so did bruces batman.

[@aflyingcone_2840]

"say the word and we walk out of here" goddam what a friend. Almost put tears in my eyes.

[@Shuyin781]

Batman and Supes will always be bbf

[@meowbatter4966]

Me: (sobbing) This is the feelings i get to see two people having a bond. A man can not show his emotions. 😢 Barry: Ha. A man? 😏 Me: Fuck you Flashy 😂

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

He was willing to break his code just so Clark wouldn't end up going to a place he couldn't return from. That's more than just a friend, Bruce did what a brother would do.

[@atheist2025]

Bruce looked into the darkness and harnessed it for good. But he know if anyone else looked into it they wouldn’t be so lucky, 2 of the dark multiverse Batman became evil when they killed the person who murdered their parents by random chance (A green lantern ring coming out of nowhere and the mugger dropping the gun and Bruce shooting him) so by all accounts he had every reason to make an exaction

[@Binqkkk]

Jason is the opposite of that. Which I find cool

[@abigails4088]

@@Binqkkk I wonder how Jason would react to this series of events... In his shoes, I think it would bring up the old wounds of "why is HE STILL ALIVE!? I'm not talking about anyone else, JUST HIM...and doing it because he took me from you..." but at the same time, for sure I would appreciate the gravitas of it... he couldn't sacrifice himself for one person, not even family... but he could do it for the whole world... Even if he says it was just for one man, Bruce definitely appreciated the possibility of Clark losing it if Lois was hurt. this is presumably an aversion to the INJUSTICE Superman arc, based on what I see. Bruce KNEW here, and he evidently ALREADY KNEW in Injustice proper that CLARK has to stay pure, stay the "boy scout" ...Bruce knows that reaching into the abyss RARELY leaves you unscathed. It burned nearly everyone he considered a friend...Harvey...Jason...Dick...Damian...Jim and Barbara... even Alfred suffers for the scars Bruce carries. AND THAT IS OKAY FOR THE MOST PART, they accept it...They love him for the man he wants to be, and for the man he almost is.

[@louiskalinggo1721]

This is Injustice Superman fantasy, how he wished things had happened. He wished Bruce would prioritize him and his family over his own moral code, the moral code that's keeping that Batman under control, and not becoming a worse threat than the joker. He wished that Bruce's self-inflicted penance is enough for him to somehow still uphold his moral code and not becoming insane.

[@lesgalloiseries]

Which is funny, because in the actual story, he didn't.

[@Tyranniisaurus]

I will never get over how funny it is, seeing Superman literally walking through a wall just to hug Bruce. Imagining that in a real world scenario, the meaning is happy and heartwarming, but the execution is downright comical.

[@kathyhenry9512]

I thought the same 🤣 At the very least he could have only gone through the glass and saved the pain of fixing a metal wall 🤣🤣

[@nhjo]

Clark just walking through the bulletproof grass to hug his buddy. And major props to Batman for turning himself in and serving his time. Dude stands by his convictions.

[@EljinRIP]

"I killed a man Clark. I need to do time" No, he didn't go against everything he believed in.

[@verruckter360]

He did

[@tlkfanrwbyfan8716]

Bruce lost but the important part is that Joker didn’t win. He was killed by Batman but Bruce kept his morals and Joker died by a quick snap. Nothing flashy, fancy about it.

[@pedinhuh16]

I mean, he did.

[@EljinRIP]

@@pedinhuh16 not against "everything". Hes going to serve whatever time and punishment is given too him even though he really probably didn't have to.

[@Taygon45]

@@verruckter360 He may have gone against his no kill rule, but the reason he's still better then the criminals like Joker who kill for no reason is that he is staying in prison for as long as the law deems necessary. He won't break out. He wont do it again. And he lets society judge him and punish him. Something the Joker would never do.

[@kennisonkeys7419]

I love this storyline, but glad it isn't the prime universe.

[@romanplays1]

this is essentially the good timeline to injustices bad timeline.

[@bon-a-petite9224]

Sorry to ask pal but what voices are supes and lois talking about?

[@theflashoflife8088]

@@bon-a-petite9224 end of the world

[@AhseemCarter]

@@romanplays1 this was all in Superman’s head while he was passed out in his coma

[@anonymoususer775]

@@theflashoflife8088 and why is the world ending?

[@thefateofslate9095]

Let’s be real, if Batman feels that he NEEDS to serve time in jail for killing Joker, then this is what’s gonna happen: -Convicted for first degree murder: sentenced for one day in prison -Fed a T-Bone steak, baked potato, lobster tail, anything he feels like having -Stays in a cell with central air and heating -Forced to sleep on a California king sized memory foam bed away from all the other prisoners -Shower in his room with shower gel (so he doesn’t need to worry about dropping the soap) -TV in his cell In every single sane human being’s eyes, that’s “justice” being served for Batman killing the Clown Prince of Crime

[@jayjay86443]

And all the inmates go by an unspoken rule, further enforced by the COs: stay tf away from Bruce. Everyone who saw him sent in solemnly agreed and will prevent him from being attacked, verbally or physically.

[@HanithSVK]

There is another thing. Can you imagine the riots of people, who knew someone killed by Joker? Or families of his victims? I am really curious how they would explain that to normal people, that Bruce Wayne, billionare philanthropist who spent untold resources to help people, both with his company and with his own life, was conviced for 2 years cause he killed the worst criminal in the history of Gotham. No to mention that many of those, who lost something/someone to the Gotham Criminals, may have been taken care for by different Wayne Foundations(especially the younger ones). I think that ordinary people/people who was save thanks to Batman/Bruce Wayne, would not just accept it. Whether or not that would matter to Batman's sense of justice that is different story, but the fact is, that he would have the "will of the people" behind him, certainly more than some glorified politicians/judges. Hence i think that they would let Bruce go free, cause imprisoning him would cause a LOTS of unnecessary problems. Between two options, "getting justice for Joker" or "getting Bruce out of jail", the second option is more acceptable for people. Not to mention, that if people knew that Superman is on their side in this specific case, they would rally around him in bid for Bat's freedom.

[@axyspianostudio]

That's a very unrealistic conclusion. now, realistically, he'd have all of the aforementioned things but with - a 60 inch flat screen tv complete with any gaming console of his choice - a built-in swimming pool inside his cell - a grand piano in case he wants to play la campanella for some reason - a thank-you card given directly by the president - a thank-you video given directly by the UN - a mailbox that receives fan letters and fanart directly from the joker's past victims - a food court inside his cell manned by the greatest chefs the dc universe has ever produced

[@Kap_NYC]

4:21 I always thought about this/that. Superman can literally create *entirely new glaciers* in the span of minutes... Even though it wasn't Clark, I'm glad *someone* decided to do this.

[@ChiragBhatia]

Sorry to burst the bubble, but this was a dream Superman had. Based on "infinite universes", this probably did happen. But this, specifically, is unfortunately just a dream Superman had after Joker won

[@ryuken338]

We already know that bro. Most of the people that are subscribed to this channel know comics pretty well. There are very few noobs here.

[@assassinsknight]

That fact that this was dreamed up means it goes into the multiverse. Sad truth is the injustice universe was probably created from a nightmare of the Superman or Batman of the MK v DC universe. Which lead to this earth being a part of the Dark Multiverse.

[@bon-a-petite9224]

@@ryuken338 sorry to ask what were the voices in supes head?

[@bon-a-petite9224]

@@assassinsknight that'll be dope

[@starhawke380]

@@ryuken338 Im one! I did not know this was a dream sequence.

[@thekidflashjapv7836]

I like how even tho he killed someone and broke his rule...he is still living by his code and facing punishment that shows you how truly strong batman is

[@davidc.]

Its a dream

[@cjteriyaga.v2]

@@davidc. No, it's a video about a comic book.

[@bluejacket242]

That's batman for ya

[@tomoplayzzOfficial]

Batman killed to save Clark the joker was gonna rip out his heart and Bruce wasn't gonna let that happen again so he killed him so that way all the pll he would've killed later on won't be dead so that way Clark doesn't loose who he is Bruce didn't break any moral code he protected a friend that he sees as a brother

[@darkuserkain]

The injustice series is so good. The amount of heart and soul in this story....

[@mrthatguy6488]

A judge: Bruce this is the 90th time we've been here with you, your free to go Bruce: NO! I killed a man so I deserve to get time in prison! Judge: But it was the joker. We should be giving you a Nobel peace prize but you traded it in to the government for prison time but they only gave you 60 minutes. Bruce: Well to bad I killed so I must have a punishment * superman bursts through a wall * Superman: OK Bruce time to go * drags Bruce out * Bruce: NO! NO! I KILLED A MAN * getting quieter and quieter * I KILLED! NOOOO!

[@DeltaRaven97]

I love how when Superman walks through the wall the guards point guns at him like it's gonna do anything.

[@lurkingchaos7035]

Ah yes pointing guns at a person who could move faster than light

[@KellyCalKelsey]

@@lurkingchaos7035 Beeg Brain Coops.

[@LeonValCh]

To be fair, t'd be no wonder if that was actually a reflex. I mean, let's start by the fact someone just walked through the glass and metal as if it wasn't there at all. Superman or not, that's ought to scare the hell out of anyone. And what do you do if you know you're armed? Grab your gun.

[@weirdchris3560]

I mean, what would you expect them to do? Bake him a pie?

[@nightwing732]

Still would have hurt Bruce unless Clark shielded him which he may not have been quick enough to do (super-speed or not sometimes reflexes aren’t fast enough)

[@JyggaIag]

I love that in Superman’s perfect world, he still has those evil tendencies despite his daughter and Lois being alive. It really shows that this Superman always had the capacity to become a dictator, all he needed was one very bad day nudge him towards evil.

[@deltagearadvanced5140]

Yup. Like they say, you can have the worst life ever and have reason to do horrible things. What makes you good is your ability to push through the bad and better than what life gives you. But just as easily all it takes is one bad day and... *Snap* There is no going back for some, and for those that survive like bruce, they are forever changed and damaged in ways you cannot heal, only make peace with.

[@levesd3722]

Good call.

[@fatherdog346]

'all he needed was one very bad day to nudge him toward evil.' isn't that the jokers line?

[@unusuallyoddacademy3401]

Looks like Clark proved Jokers "One Bad Day" idea.

[@RequiemPoete]

Really? I thought he asked that question just to see her answer.

[@thefateofslate9095]

Batman: “I’d like to report a crime” **goes to court** Batman: “The courtroom is empty.” Gordon: “Would you look at that? Looks like the judge is off today. Oh well, you’re free to go.” Batman: “I can just wait for th-“ Gordon: “For god sakes Bruce, do I need to shoot the judge?”

[@keithharrissuwignjo2460]

Batman: Wait you shot the jury?

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

@@keithharrissuwignjo2460 Gordon: no bruce, the jury is absent because it was in statistically impossible to find anyone impartial! it Just so turns out everyone in the country, let alone the city has a rather positive bias to murdering the Joker.

[@keithharrissuwignjo2460]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Batman:...Even harley?

[@AllMight6]

@@keithharrissuwignjo2460Gordon: especially harley

[@getthedunkon9347]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Gordon: Hell, the jury wanted to give you a tax break, a party and therapy. Batman: I don't like any of those. Gordon: Well, then.... that's what we'll be doing. Batman: I don't deserve this. Gordon: You're getting it.

[@sayansengupta5791]

I like how Superman walks through the bullet proof glass with attitude of " Imma give my homie a hug. The world be damned"

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

1:58 this just makes me realize how actively people are trying to kill bruce but just get their asses kicked. I’m surprised some villains haven’t just tried bombing the place while he’s there.

[@the_infinexos]

I mean, with how much shit Gotham PD put up with from metahumans and psychopaths, they probably have anti-aircraft missile defense systems and force fields around the whole place

[@darrenshan296]

@@the_infinexos or its because superman walked through concrete to hug bruce.

[@senpie6639]

Well he's not trapped in there with them, they're trapped in there with him

[@truepatrician4700]

Superman can get there in a second from anywhere across the world. I don't think Bruce needs to worry about anything

[@jakewiththecake2915]

Nah the only reason villains kept escaping and going after him was because he let them live and had a code but without a code his rouges gallery would be scared shitless I’m honestly surprised he didn’t take any others out or maybe he did but I think it would be cool if he became the leader of the league of assassins

[@Nyghtking]

I like the Injustice superman, in this timeline where he doesn't kill the joker the temptation to abuse his powers is still there, thats a character flaw and makes him feel more human, but superman has people who can pull him back from the edge. That makes sense

[@godofthecripples1237]

Yeah. And I think it makes sense from a realistic angle. Superman might be looked at as a beacon of morality, but Kryptonian or not, at the end of the day, he's only a man. He's going to get frustrated with the world, and he's going to be tempted to force it to change knowing that he's the only one who might have the power to make that happen. But, of course, his loved ones anchor him.

[@Nyghtking]

@Crab in A Top Hat To me superman has always been boring because he's just too perfect and basically flawless, the only time he gets threatened is when the narrative says he has to, and there's nothing from earth thats a threat to him so it's always something from outer space, even kryptonite isn't from earth and essentially it's only function is to give superman a weakness. Superman doesn't have to turn evil, he doesn't even have to consider turning evil, I just like it when he actually has some kind of flaw. It's kind of the same thing I feel about batman, when batman is in a story he's basically the most important character and it feels like nine times out of ten batman will be the one who comes up with the solution regardless of who he's teamed up with, but batman is suppose to be a normal human who trained himself to human perfection, he's not suppose to have powers and yet here he is out thinking literal gods and doing what should be impossible even for technology, being a paranoid loner are suppose to be flaws but they almost never feel like they hinder him in any way and more often then not him being paranoid is played as a good thing, and even though he always wants to go it alone he almost always succeeds. I liked Dark Knight's Metal because the story kicks off because batman is paranoid and a loner, he never told anyone what he was doing and refused to let anyone help, and because of that he was responsible for the event occurring.

[@peytonmac1131]

@@Nyghtking There's a good video on KZbin called, "Superman: the most underrated Superhero.", by Author's Anvil that explains it better than I can. He actually has quite a few weaknesses, like magic, mind control, even electrical shocks. He's indestructible, but those around him aren't and that is a constant dilemma for him. Just shaking someone's hand or hugging them is terrifying for him due to how easily he could accidentally break them. What makes him interesting (when written well) is that he is a good man who tries his best to help everyone around him. His positivity is a choice, not a character flaw. He choses to be a positive influence on the world, and in a world of evil that moral struggle matters a lot more to some people than just if he can beat up the enemy through sheer strength.

[@Zynirel]

@@Nyghtking superman is still human, but the the best of us, he's not better than us, he told his son he want to kick batman head off everyday lol, but the point is, read comic please, superman is still human and have flaws and negativity, but those negativity will never affect superman, he'll stay true to himself till the end of existence, not even capping

[@macewindu6853]

I never realized how creepy Batman is when he’s no longer a hero, but a crazed vigilante. When he guessed Superman’s kid’s gender it was a bit scary, he seemed villain like behind bars. And that stern and analytic face of his makes his genius terrifying

[@samuelwoodouse4482]

Man it was 50/50 it was him joking

[@primexample8912]

This speaks volumes about Superman he was willing to throw away everything he stood for in that moment to for his best friend..

[@oisinlynch8427]

Just like what Batman did for him

[@scottgiles4109]

Except this is Injustice Superman. He is far more willing to do that. Just like the walking through the wall. It is a cool scene, but would main universe Superman do it? Breaking Bruce out is just another example of him not really caring about justice as much as the real Clark.

[@francesco8000]

My favourite part is superman realizing why Bruce killed Joker while also understanding how hard it was for him to break his code. I really like how he just walks, crash the wall and hugs his best friend...and he even offers to break the law and get him out of prison. It's a giant "what if" inside another "what if" (injustice) but i really like it and it's really sweet.

[@unknown9126]

Like how they tied kingdom come superman with his suits design as he got older

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Me too.

[@tonyknighton4019]

Me too

[@The4Tifier]

This is ultimately my favourite version of the Injustice timeline; where even Batman realizes that there are people in this world that need to die, and that if he wasn't going to do it then Superman would and would corrupt everything he stood for. That, and people would live in fear of him and not in hope knowing Superman would never take another life.

[@jaysanj152]

The amount of fan were AGAINST this decisions just sickens me to the core. It's hard to tell whether they really batman fans or just secretly joker fans.

[@Foxygrandpa2131]

This version of Clark was as totalitarian as the other. He just hadn’t been pushed over the edge.

[@adnanjusic4890]

Nonsense, to kill a joker is most normal thing to do..

[@ohverxa6851]

@@adnanjusic4890 No hes talking about when superman said "We can do what ever we want, We have the power to stop them from hurting themselves." that hints towards him knowing hes better then the humans and he also has thought of taking over the world at somepoint.

[@adnanjusic4890]

@@ohverxa6851 he`s not wrong there

[@sariarosegold]

@@adnanjusic4890 when you're literally all powerful, those thoughts are just gonna be there. all the time. on the fringes. "i mean i could. i really could. maybe i even should.....but i won't. thats not how this works. i help where i can, but people have to have control of their own lives....but.... i could. if i wanted to. i really could...." ad infinitum.

[@hamsterminator]

This is in many ways a more believable plot line for how events might unfold.

[@kalejeo6377]

I know its the point of the timeline, but so many of the characters went against what they would normally do in certain situations. Wonderwoman was such a BIG disappointment in this timeline...

[@archietiberius5005]

"Say the word and we walk out of here" I am in tears - what a powerful way to tell someone you love and appreciate them, especially in that context. wow

[@dox3401]

The way the cop looks when Superman walks through the wall gets to me. Like his face literally expresses, “Buddy, you could of just walked through the door.”

[@SavageSquishy86]

I think seeing this just further grounds my mindset on how I just can’t bring myself to play the injustice games, because I grew up liking both Batman and Superman as comic characters. This just feels more genuine… that if it came down to it, Batman would have surely cancelled the joker before Superman could. 1.) cus he knows Superman is more vital a role and symbol that embodies the greater good. To lose that would be inconsolable. An alien who was more human than he was, but surely would have lost it all with killing the joker. And 2.) because at the heart of it, Batman is a tragic and noble figure… and he would surely go so far as to risk his life and potentially take one to preserve what remains as he did. And equally importantly, his discipline and willingness to endure the hardship that comes from it because he knows he can take it.

[@henrypeters5291]

I think something miss about both Bruce Wayne's and Batman's character is that he is a perfectionist. To borrow from Batman begins, Batman is a symbol. He is incorruptible and everlasting and so by breaking his code he is no longer a symbol and he can't be Batman. At least that's how Bruce Wayne sees it. So he would never kill the joker. The standard he holds himself to won't allow that. Also, Batman never thought the Joker would come after superman. He's says as much at the beginning of the comics. It's always been about him and the Joker. He never thought the Joker would bring Superman into this.

[@ziephel-6780]

@@henrypeters5291 "He never thought the Joker would bring Superman into this" And this comes from the man, that had made contingency plans against his Justice League members? Sure planning every scenario sounds unrealistic, for how can one plan for the unexpected? But Batman knew what the Joker was all about, he couldn't expect the Joker to not get bored of the same game every time Joker escapes.

[@TheRichard714]

Yeah, that Joker was no man at All... I know he has done some heinous crimes but damn that was gnarly.

[@xii978]

He didn't deserve to live

[@TheRichard714]

@@xii978 My thoughts exactly. The fact how he acknowledged & laughed about what he had done shows that he had me redeeming qualities... He had to go. For godsakes even Harley was not cool with that.

[@xen1313]

@@TheRichard714 Superman was an Icon all other hero's aspired to, except Batman maybe. The Joker shattered that Icon with the death of Lois. The fact that Batman never saw Joker's death coming should be all you need to know as to why the Joker laughed when he died. The great Detective blind sided by an act of a raw violence done by the one person everyone thought was too pure to carry out.

[@xjustanotherpersonx7967]

Joker was innocent but a tragic villain

[@TheRichard714]

@@xen1313 Made him crack. That was the punchline he was looking for the whole time. It's crazy.

[@photobackflip]

Thank you for just giving us the story and not inserting your ego via voiceover, face cam or retelling of the story. I wish more channels were like yours.

[@DmonHiro]

The court finds Bruca Wayne guilty of murdering the Joker, and sentences him to hosting a weak long party for all of Gotham.

[@kazejah1014]

Love it. Batman drove in that car with Joker and for a moment understood the entire gravity of what would happen if he let Joker corrupt Superman thru killing Lois or his kid, and he sacrificed. Ironically. That same sacrifice could just as easily make Superman veer off and go down the corrupt road just to free Batman. What a dynamic.

[@darrenshan296]

on point

[@Ares99999]

But here's an important fact: even in Superman's dream world, Batman did not rationalize, excuse, or deflect. He immediately removed his mask and openly surrendered to the police. Righteous or not, deserved or not, it was a crime, and he took responsibility. This is something Superman never did. And even then, you have this moment where Superman openly says that, if Batman asks, he'll just walk out with him, aware that there's nothing they can do to stop him. You can see the 'Injustice' mindset of 'might makes right' seeping in. He also has a discussion with his 'Dreamworld' daughter, in which he expresses 'Take Over' feelings, and his daughter tells him that'd be acting 'Like B-Grade supervillains.' That tell me that, unconsciously, he thinks that he should have taken responsibility for killing Joker and set a good example. And he actually, deep down, hates what he's become, and sees himself as a 'B-Grade supervillain'.

[@kazejah1014]

@@Ares99999 Absolutely. And it's all amazing!

[@darrenshan296]

@@Ares99999 you just broke down the coconut my man!

[@ivanadriazola1991]

It reminded me of how the question wanted to kill Luthor making the exact same sacrifice, Luthors death would be a blow to the league but being the question just a low rank member they could have recovered by expulsion him, even the worse case scenario being the league would have to disband, would be acceptable compared to Superman becoming the Justice Lord, and if that meant becoming a murderer, and being hated for hurting the league, so be it, it is what it is.

[@kuroroluxifer8321]

He could've handed him to Clark, so he could toss him into the Phantom Zone..bye bye Joker...he can escape Arkham, but he definitely can't escape the Phantom Zone.

[@fatman123526]

That was an option, but he knew in that moment Clark was going to kill the Joker. Maybe not right that moment, but what about the next time he tries? Or the time after that? Batman knew the world needed a superman who wasn't constantly in fear.

[@alexsolomon7991]

you underestimate the strength of his plot armor. exile him to the Phantom zone, he comes back in a year or two at the head of an army of phantom zone monstrosities that he's driven even MORE insane than they already were...eager to bring damnation to the mortal world becuase they were the ones who sent the Joker to them and made the zone so much, MUCH WORSE. The only way to deal with joker is to kill him from a distance (we found out what happens if you do it up close) and keep a SHARP eye out for secondary infections. The Bat that Laughs would not have happened, for instance, if they had just strapped the putz to an electric chair or gas chamber and executed him. (though 'd be careful about cremating the body...his ashes might pull a "return of the living dead", mix with the water table, and create Joker rain. or some such)

[@gogetog1065]

My dog

[@marcusortiz21]

You didn't watch the Lego Batman Movie

[@Wen6543]

@@alexsolomon7991 Exactly, the plot armor in Joker is too strong, you can´t keep him restrained or rehabilitate him, you kill him for good or you will have him back.

[@mistergasparazzi2356]

Man the video was fantastic and true heart breaking but what it was even more fantastic was the fact you use Lenore x hector love theme from Castlevania season 4 if i believe, and that makes the video wonderfull and beautifull

[@GuitarxWolf]

Bruce: “I can’t leave Clark…I killed a man!” Prison Guard: “Ummmm…Mr. Wayne…you can leave here anytime you want, no one is forcing you to stay here…”

[@bogustoast22none25]

Guards: *pull out weapons* Clark and Bruce: So anyways...

[@angryman1206]

In one timeline, this really did happen. Bruce was always more able to see shades of grey than Clark and yet while he doesn't regret it, he takes responsibility and sticks to his principles even after breaking his one rule.

[@teldarin7557]

Honestly, moments like these are my favourite when it comes to Clark and Bruce. I don't care all that much about the "who would beat who" scenarios, I just love seeing these two be the best of bros.

[@connord-class7684]

I love the fact that the prison guards draws their guns like that’s going to do anything

[@TomboTime]

I would have liked to see a scene where Bruce lets to see Lara for the first time after being released from jail. Lara: "So you're . . . Bruce? Bruce Wayne? " Bruce: "Yes. It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Lara. Your father has told me so much about you." Lara: "I guarantee he talks even more about you! He always tells me about how you sacrificed everything you had for him. For us. You're the reason our lives are so wonderful. Thank you, Uncle Bruce." Bruce: "Uncle Bruce?" Lara: "I don't know. feels right to call you that."

[@davidmarshall3683]

I'm not crying you're crying.

[@darrenshan296]

@@davidmarshall3683 youre right

[@lavellelee5734]

Omg that's so wholesome

[@chikitoborroko6597]

imagine a spin off from this dream sequence uncle batman

[@Psycho-th8vb]

And since Batman is not in gotham anymore Supes is probably dating Catwoman, batgirl, poison ivy in there

[@Bigsteppa34]

POV: You tried to pull a gun on a rich crime fighting man dressed as a bat with multiple styles of attacking/fighting and a alien who could destroy the world if he wanted

[@DrkMagician714]

Genuinely loving these, kinda doing a What If? spin on the DCU (aka elseworlds but different) definitely going to have to find the rest of this story and check out others you’ve done.

[@spinoslayer4714]

Man, this is the first time me seeing this. What am awesome piece..... thanks for sharing...

[@williss1192]

All Superman ever wanted was Batman to be a friend... I’m not saying Batman should kill Joker but the meaning behind that expressed how much of a importance he held to this friendship. He never showed up when Superman was mourning. But you can also see Superman adding a bit of his twisted beliefs into this dream

[@starhawke380]

I know these are comics and they have to keep characters around for new stories, but even the most liberal, cop hating, defunding, anti death penalty state in the union would have passed a special exception for the Joker years ago. Batman should never have had to kill Joker. The "justice" system should have taken care of that.

[@milesedgeworth3667]

After a high enough body count joker should have been marked to shoot to kill on sight

[@starhawke380]

@@milesedgeworth3667 Agreed. That number should be 1.

[@milesedgeworth3667]

Too low

[@overhaul-2428]

You can’t learn from death

[@Bragglord]

@@overhaul-2428 tell that to the victims. I absolutely agree with the first poster. I don't agree with the death penalty but if you have someone who has been on killing sprees multiple times and is smart enough to keep escaping from prison to keep killing, execution is justified.

[@Crazael]

My favorite part of this is when Supes steps through the wall between him and Bruce. He doesn't attack it, he doesn't struggle. He just steps forward and the wall crumbles as if it were made of wet paper.

[@Somefolks52]

Can't believe in 2021 there is still people using this style of video.. old school one

[@Raul_Menendez]

While Joker had the last laugh. Justice have been served. Seriously, Joker should've been put down a long time ago for the hundreds of innocents he's killed. Its like finding Osama Bin Laden and putting him in a mental asylum.

[@RexMK-]

Well Actually no, Joker din't even had the satisfaction of get Batman becoming a killer. Yeah, Joker in the made Batman Kill him but. 1-The main reason why he wanted him to do that was so Batman himself became a killer like him. To admit that his moral code was pointless and wrong, to morally compromise Batman. And even when he manage to get that. Even when Batmana finally took his life, Batman din't become morally compromise, Batman/Bruce abaide to his moral code, that is why despite all, he let himself to be imprisioned, because is his way of saying that what he did was wrong, because his moral code demand that. So yeah Joker made Batman kill, but he actually never abandon his moral code. So the point he wanted to prove all along was never made. 2-Joker wanted Batman to kill him in a very personal and pasinate way. To look at Batman at the very eyes as he slowly suff his life out, and how did Batman kill him? Just a quick random neck snap, just like. Not drawn out battle, no drawn out passion, nothing, just a quick and unpersonal death, in a way Batman killin the Joker was not about the joker but about the damage he had done and what HE WAS about to cause in the future, it was about to stoping something worse from happening. So basically, even when he manage to made Batman cross the line, he din't even got the last laught. In the end, Batman truly defeated the Joker by not letting him break him or anybody else ever again. And thus the Joker joins the big pile of "Generic Psycopaths that just kill for the sake of chaos and are all interchangable with one another" a sad clow whose jokes amuse no one else but himself.

[@Xero_Kaiser]

I wouldn't even say that Joker got the last laugh. He got put down like the mad dog that he is, Bruce did a little time (by choice) and the world went on to be a better place.

[@Psycho-th8vb]

Yeah it's all Batman's fault

[@baonguyen-mg1zj]

@@RexMK- so does it mean batman won the joker ?

[@lastperson4475]

hundreds? instead say millions, he kills millions of people alone in this comic

[@derrickcarbona9245]

That hug was devastating. Also the though of a life never lived because the evil of one person is dark.

[@ahmadsalman8325]

Man this is really gut-wrenching💔

[@blightpatterson126]

I honestly like these stories over most Superman stories , the ones that don't really focus on his powers but what he has a man is like and even he has the dark thoughts in his mind and some days he is very close to doing them but he had someone there to bring him out of the darkness he has Bruce who literally in this universe and timeline said dropped his code to protect his bestfriend from being hurt . You have louis and their daughter being the lights the keep him out of the darkness and I honestly love stories like this that peel back mask the heros wear and dive into their insecurities ,their struggles and so forth don't get me wrong I love a good flashy superhero comics but sometimes I love this just so much more

[@TheValorious]

Man literally walks through metal and probably bulletproof glass. Prison Guards: "I guess we'll try shooting him?"

[@bon7029]

Batman while Joker is filling graveyards: I do not kill. That would make me no better than him. The Joker messes with Superman. Batman: Even I'm not stupid enough to piss him off. *breaks Joker's neck* Though I do find it EXTREMELY weird that Bruce went to prison for it. Though to be honest, It's amazing he didn't end up suffering backlash from the families of everyone the Joker killed for not killing him sooner.

[@lapplandkun9273]

Because accordingly, since batman went "against" his morals and killed a man, he has to answer for it. Even though that man is one of the most evil, most vile, and messed up individuals in history, he still has to live

[@andrewgradilla7283]

And if he didn't punish himself with consequences for murdering, Superman would probably start doing it too, thinking it's ok since batman did it and is Scott free.

[@Zoidberryable]

Why do people always blame Batman for not killing Joker? Why isn't the failure of the police for being unable to handle him on their own? How about the courts that accept insanity pleas for supervillains or Arkham failing to contain him? Why is it Batman's fault for having some level of moral complexity beyond 'bad guy, me kill'? The psychology of Batman and how it reflects on his rogues gallery is one of the best things about him and people just shit on it to make a dumb point.

[@bon7029]

@@Zoidberryable After the second time someone escapes Arkham, you would think that Bruce would do something about it. Problem is it happens time and time again and they keep getting out, causing mayhem, and killing people. I would have personally snapped the Joker's spine to limit his mobility if I didn't want to outright kill him.

[@Olimar92]

@@Zoidberryable That's the thing, Arkham is probably the easiest place to escape from. You have people that don't even have gangs escaping every other day. The only reason Bruce doesn't kill is because he would be no better than the Joker. It would be far to easy to keep killing. The Joker lives because Bruce would become a monster. Similar to Superman, the guy lives in a world that would crumble so easily in his hands. Nothing would be able to stop him without Kryptonite. In reality that's what a lot of these super heroes deal with. They have powers that could help them rule entire worlds, star systems, but they don't. I's not them, but the pressure to do it because it's easy weighs on them. Batman does carry the blame for not stopping the Joker. Not making sure he's locked away or dead. His greatest weakness is that he could never come back if he crossed the line.

[@xavierperez6739]

Ahhh that Castlevania Suite gets me every time. Such beautiful music.

[@freezy898]

I like the continuity detail here. Bruce needed the phone to hear superman's voice but superman can just hear him through the glass

[@skeetskeet7041]

I like how, even with this “vision,” I guess, of what could have been, you can still see how warped this version of Superman had become with how he’s so willing to break laws and argue in the defense of killing Joker. You can still tell something’s a little off since Superman as he should be would never say something like *”He wasn’t a man”* to excuse killing, it just doesn’t line up with either him or Batman. And then you watch BvS and watch the both of them casually make more little Brice Waynes and you wonder how we ended up with Injustice being a better representation of DC.

[@bobZfish]

Joker doesn’t deserve to live though. You should honestly get a reward for killing the man.

[@skeetskeet7041]

@@bobZfish even so, it’s not them. Even if you or I would 100% put Joker on the “too soon” joke list, doesn’t mean they would. They basically refuse to because they know once they start justifying it they’ll start abusing their power, which is exactly what happened to superman as he doesn’t stop making people’s pronouns was/were

[@pp-vf8ls]

@@skeetskeet7041 but again, its the joker, even the villain himself admit it wanting to do more bad things once the baby born

[@skeetskeet7041]

@@pp-vf8ls and again, that doesn’t matter. *We* may totally axe him, *they* wouldn’t. It’s part of their *core character traits that they do not kill.* Clark because he’s such a nice person and is basically the best of humanity, Bruce because once he goes down that path he knows he won’t be able to stop himself. It doesn’t matter how we would do it because we are not them and therefore would face totally different consequences. It’s like arguing that Red Hood would be fine killing joker so Batman should too

[@atheist2025]

I’d argue with the death of joker

[@supr3m3panda]

I guarantee if Clark wasn’t in the house when she said her first words, he DEFINITELY heard and zipped back home in a nanosecond.

[@caiosaid213]

Its amazing how that feeling of being unstoppable and the most powerful being in the universe, collides with the human feeling and love with Louis. Truly captures whats being human and having feelings is about

[@derekbroestler7687]

This is why Joker would last about 2.5 seconds in the Marvel universe.... The list of folks who would take him out are virtually endless.... as are the the list of folks who would collectively know who it was that did it, and would prolly just shrug, and mutter, "play stupid games"....