The Rejected Ideas of Batman Beyond | Cancelled Episodes, Early Concept Art and more!

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• DY

  @dynaguy3 · 2 years ago

  Wow I didn’t know a lot of the villains were reformed. They really should’ve said all that in the show. It helps prove why Batman’s no kill rule is important and effective. A lot of people think it’s stupid since the villains never seem to change and are constantly escaping prison. But this could’ve been a huge addition to the overall Batman character if an episode focused on Bruce explaining to Terry his decision to let his villains live and the episode ended with showing a lot of his former enemies living productive lives

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• BO

  @Bobbybillybillbob · 2 years ago

  In the comic spin offs I remember reading that Mad Hatter was an old man and in a vegetative state due to his mind controlling tech frying his mind and Scarecrow retires from his life of crime and dies of old age. I like the concept of Bane and Mad Hatter suffering from their own weapons and gadgets. Love the Poison Ivy concept, becoming a part of the rainforest. Penguin would probably continue his gang dealings and nightclub, Riddler i could see retiring once Bruce gives up Batman, Croc would have been cool as a return and Two Face I ld say actually being medicated and helped and plastic surgeons in the future heal him

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• AN

  @antioneatkins7724 · 2 years ago

  WB has a long history of canceling DC shows that were hits

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• ST

  @stfuinc.202 · 2 years ago

  Return of the joker is very rewatchable and one of the best Batman movies ever

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• ME

  @mentalist7772 · 2 years ago

  In a comic that is canon to the DCAU that tells what Batman was doing during the Justice League series it was stated that the Riddler had reformed and become a Private Eye where instead of competing with Batman by committing  crimes he decided to compete as Detectives instead.

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• CJ

  @CJ-442 · 2 years ago

  To be fair, Terry wasn’t technically Bruce’s “clone.” Genetically speaking, he was the son of Bruce and Mrs. McGinnis. Mr. McGinnis’ “reproductive material” was overwritten with Bruce’s (meaning Terry’s brother is likely also Bruce’s son). Waller specifically went out of her way to point out that Terry didn’t end up being the perfect Bruce copy that she’d hoped he would be. He wasn’t as smart or tactical as Bruce, and he was prone to snap decisions and judgments. The fact that he ended up as Batman was due mostly to luck and the fact that… it’s Gotham. The town’s a total cesspool; something bad was bound to happen to someone Terry cared about eventually. Him running into Bruce was where the luck came into play.<br><br>On top that, it was the early 00’s, and the “chosen one” trope (as you put it) was really making a resurgence. A lot of major fantasy or superhero series/movie that came out around that time had some sort of prophecy or preordained hero. The whole “every-man” hero story didn’t start to become more popular until around the mid 2010’s.<br><br>That being said, I kinda like it for this episode due to the drama because you KNOW that Bruce had to have known from pretty much the beginning. I mean, “He’s Batman”, there’s no way he didn’t grab a DNA sample from Terry and run a whole plethora of tests on the thing. I don’t think he was looking to see if there a genetic link between the two of them specifically, but that it just happened to come up when he was running it against the whole database. I mean, his mom’s a redhead. What if she could’ve been the daughter of Poison Ivy or something. He could’ve also been looking for genetic diseases or other sorts of manipulations that’d make him a ticking time bomb. After that, it wouldn’t be too hard for him to come to the conclusion that it was Amanda Waller’s doing since Cadmus and genetic manipulation was her whole thing.

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• GA

  @GamerSlyRatchet1 · 2 years ago

  We&apos;re very lucky that we got Batman Beyond as it is. The previous &quot;anime-esque&quot; pitch that was being worked on sounded quite....out there, to be kind.

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• BI

  @bizarroguy6570 · 2 years ago

  Apparently we might’ve dodged a bullet regarding the Keaton film as apparently they would’ve scrapped the cyberpunk element.

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• PA

  @pastorjerrykliner3162 · 2 years ago

  &quot;Terry&apos;s Friend Dates a Robot&quot; was the funniest episode of the whole series and I love watching it. &nbsp;It doesn&apos;t have any long arcs...it&apos;s just fun. &nbsp;And the snarky commentary...(Howard) &quot;We can still be friends...&quot;/robot goes nuts/(Howard) &quot;Did I say the wrong thing?&quot;/(Terry) &quot;Is it ever the right thing to say?&quot;

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• GR

  @grantwilson4506 · 2 years ago

  I think Dini&apos;s blurbs about the fates of the classic rouges are mostly just intended to be jokes, the truth is that the writers didn&apos;t give it much thought and we&apos;ll probably never know.<br><br>We know what happened to Freeze, Bane, Scarecrow, HQ, Joker, but everyone else, I&apos;m unsure about.

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• JA

  @JaguarCats · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ib185pLOGY&amp;t=626">10:26</a> okay in the JLU Epilogue. It was specifically stated that Terry wasn&apos;t Bruce&apos;s clone, he was his SON. He was similar to Bruce in many ways obviously but had enough differences too, like how he didn&apos;t have Bruce&apos;s amazing mind but he still had his heart. But most important of all, he still had a choice. And in the end, he chose to marry the girl he loved. Thats what that episode was about, exploring choice vs fate. <br><br>Besides, the show did hint at this twist early on when Terry met Superman and rejected his offer to join the Justice League. He said &quot;I guess I&apos;m more like the old man than I thought&quot;<br>Superman then quietly says &quot;More than you know&quot; indicating he took a peek at Terry&apos;s DNA and quickly put two and two together.

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• AN

  @AndreNitroX · 2 years ago

  Batman beyond is still one of the ambitious super hero shows I’ve ever seen, mature and cool, everytime I rewatch it, it’s like seeing it for the first time again

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