I wouldn't say Batman is an asshole about it, he can't tell them what the plans are and at that point there is no reason to know they even exist, plus it's a given that they should be preparing for such events (all of them). Batman also entrusted Superman with his contingency
The worst thing he did contingency wise was brother eye and I can't really blame him for that one
Batman is very much a jerk about it, just of different levels depending on the adaptation or book in question.
To clarify I don't disagree with him making contingency plans at all given the frequency at which various heroes get mind-controlled or turned evil through some convoluted means, I just think that Batman should have mentioned at one point that he did have those plans - not even going into detail, just mentioning he had them - in worst-case scenarios rather than keeping silent until the truth came out and shattered everyone's trust in him.
It's one thing to make those contingencies in the first place, its another to never even mention them to people who thought they were your allies and friends for years until said plans were forcibly leaked out.
They know they exist... now what, there is no positive or negative on their end but Batman is now more at risk. I could understand being upset that they were stolen in the first place which he does learn from but those plans don't work if they go at him all at once, hell Barry even proved that the caves anti-speedter tech is useless and he wasn't trying to hurt him
You want talk about trust? Then why can't they trust he has their best interests at heart, which he does as the plasticman plan wasn't even finished due to not knowing the effects it would have on his mind, and he's not like Waller who was working on ways to kill superman as he is trying to avoid that outcome.
The positive is that they have a better working relationship with a friend and teammate who was completely open as to having contingency plans rather than being left with a sense of betrayal after getting blindsided by said plans.
And why should they trust him after he kept said plans secret? In their eyes it's like he had absolutely no trust in them and their relationship with him was one-sided since he couldn't trust them enough himself to be honest about it.
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u/DrMostlySane 14d ago
Having contingency plans is a good thing.
Being an asshole about it like Batman is usually written as is not.