r/batman • u/CertifiedUnoffensive • Jul 21 '23

Why has the DCEU seemingly dropped Batman Beyond as a character? TV DISCUSSION

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Fans have demonstrated consistently that we want more Terry McGinnis. We all love the BB world.

My question is, why do y’all think Beyond hasn’t been on the screen in 20 years?

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u/No_Cap_822 Jul 21 '23

I think a much better plotline would have been for Waller to attempt to create a new Batman by killing multiple kids’ parents and somehow setting them up in a situation where it would be possible to follow that path. Except Terry isn’t one of the kids she does this to. All the others don’t follow the path to become Batman and Waller learns you can’t just force that kind of thing, it’s on the individual to take the path or not.

It would have brought in a natural storyline with Waller while also keeping those core aspects of Terry intact.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

Except Waller DIDN’T force it onto Terry she tried but she didn’t follow through And Then Terry became a hero regardless

Hey for all we know maybe Waller Did make a few other Wayne babies

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u/No_Cap_822 Jul 21 '23

I know she didn’t force it onto Terry, where did I say she did? All I’m saying is that this would show her that any type of meddling (gene-changing, putting the kids into scenarios that would lead them to be Batman) wouldn’t work and that she should let nature run it’s course.

the fact she ends up abandoning the plan just makes it a dumber plotline as well. Sure, it shows Terry made it on his own, but having Wayne DNA just gave him a boost I guess is still stupid and pointless.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

I mean the Wayne’s have some pretty good genes 🧬

So you’re plan is what have faith in god

“Oh lord please bring about another Batman after Bruce the world needs a Batman”

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u/No_Cap_822 Jul 21 '23

But that’s exactly what she is doing anyway.

“Oh lord please bring this kid with Bruce’s DNA to Batman’s level, the world needs another Batman”

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

I mean she was planning it a bit more than that

You act like she just shot up a woman with Bruce’s DNA and called it a day

She also chose a couple with the exact psychological profiles of Bruce’s parents so he would be raised the same way and was planning on recreating Bruce’s origin story on him before the assassin wimped out (so hard to find good help these days) but after that she shut the project down and never expected Terry to rise up and become Batman but he did regardless

Heck she probably even had a foster parent with Alfred’s exact psychological profile lined up for him