Batman Beyond
word of advice ! Spoilers ahead forBatman : Beyond The White Knight # 4
DC Comics ' latestBatman Beyondstory is showing how Terry McGinnis could be introduced into the DCEU without inevitably needing the original Dark Knight as a mentor . Set in an alternative timeline for Batman and Gotham City , Sean Murphy’sWhite Knightuniverseis offering an engaging and dynamic story that effectively flips the script on Terry ’s origins as the Batman of the hereafter , one where he never had Bruce Wayne as his teacher .
In the first few issues of Sean Murphy ’s newBatman : Beyond the White Knightseries , Bruce Wayne ’s identicalness is publically known after Batman willingly come out himself and turned himself in for crimes committed in this alternate universe , one where the Gotham Terrorist Oppression Unit has been mold in alignment with the GCPD which is compromised of Batman ’s former allies who make full use of the Dark Knight ’s dispose resource ( peculiarly his Batmobiles ) . However , Derek Powers has consume over Wayne Tech in Bruce ’s absence , having recovered the observational Beyond lawsuit and enter young Terry McGinnis to wear down it as his agent .
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While Powers was one of Batman Beyond ’s primary enemy in the original cartoon , he ’s become Terry ’s wise man in this alternate timeline . Bruce Wayne ’s Batman has become Terry ’s main resister rather after he broke out of prison to become the Dark Knight once more , wanting to protect his legacy and prevent the serious prototype suit from harm Gotham . However , the newBeyond the White Knight # 4reveals that Terry has his own order of business to avenge his Church Father ’s death . Combined with the new knowledge thatPowers ( aka Blight)was ask in the murder and that he ’s building a massive USA of Bat - Robots and Bat - Tanks , it seems Terry will shortly turn the tables and be the Heron he was always mean to be . As such , this new serial is show the perfect path for the DCEU to adapt Terry ’s story in a dynamic and new mode that does n’t copy and paste the cartoon ( while also having less of a reliance on the original Batman ) .
While it would sure be exciting to see someone like Michael Keaton or Kevin Conroy playing an Old Bruce Wayne to reluctantly take aim Terry , there ’s something to be tell about this conception being introduced inBeyond The White Knight . While Bruce Wayne is still involved in this new fib , he ’s not as integral to Terry ’s heroic transformation . rather , he ’s begun his journeying as Batman Beyond with all the improper influence , having been corrupted by Derek Powers . find the trueness and discovering the reallegacy of the Batman is more importantto Terry ’s electric discharge than Batman himself .
At any rate , the theme of the DCEU adaptingBeyondThe White Knight’sversion of Terry is a truly enthralling conception . His desire to avenge his father ’s death and take to go after the guy who head him to the Beyond suit in the first place is very challenging . However , it ’s also a way to interchange the script by take in less of a reliance on the original Dark Knight . While the iconic legacy would have to play a crucial role in any kind ofBatman Beyondadaptation , the DCEU would n’t need to rely so hard on having two versions of Batman in one film with this adaptation . After all , they ’re already doing that in 2023’sThe Flash .
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