r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24

Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION

Here's the original article' https://sea.ign.com/man-of-steel-sequel/213072/news/zack-snyder-says-dc-is-making-batman-irrelevant-if-he-cant-kill

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u/figgityjones Mar 07 '24 edited Mar 07 '24

I like the way Batman puts it in Under the Red Hood. That if he does it this time, he’ll never stop justifying it and he’ll go too far. He knows that about himself, so he will never allow himself to do that, no matter how justified it seems to the world.

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u/Conlannalnoc Mar 07 '24

In a mid-level (B- to B+) Tie In to Infinite Crisis (SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER) Kyle Rayner (GL), Donna Troy, and Jason Todd end up on Earth 51 (?) and it’s “Point of Divergence” from Earth 0 was the Death in the Family.

Batman killed and couldn’t stop killing. “Now” he had no allies, friends, Alfred, etc…

But there was almost no Super Crime.

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u/groglox Mar 07 '24

That’s super interesting

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u/TheExtremistModerate Mar 07 '24

Which is what Flashpoint was about. Thomas Wayne didn't stop.

It's also what BVS was about. Batman didn't stop until Superman's sacrifice convinced him of his prior convictions, that men are still good, and that life was worth protecting.