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Warning : spoilers ahead forBatman # 125 !
Everyone in his life knows thatBatmancan be roughshod and heartless when it make out to his relationships , but it turns out that the Dark Knight considers his human relationship as Bruce Wayne mere putz to be used in his mission as a vigilance man .
There might have been a period of time when Bruce Wayne was a normal and well - adjust person , but this was probably only before his parents were murdered . Once Thomas and Martha Wayne die , Bruce , and by extension phone his family relationship with the great unwashed , was never the same . He became a confused person , which made it punishing to forge both friendships and wild-eyed relationship as he was overpower with grief and would incessantly press the great unwashed away . It was even difficult forBruce to open up to Alfredfrom meter to time , who is perhaps the only person who could hump what he was go through .
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brainwave into how Bruce treats his relationships is give inBatman # 125by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez . An old friend of Bruce ’s is mangle , andTim Drake stops by to carry his condolences . At this point , Batman reveals that Bruce Wayne was only supporter with ' Colin ' because during that time in his life , when he had set out being Batman , Colin was helpful as covering , aid to progress the Corinthian image Bruce need to hide his vigilante activities . When Tim call Colin a"friend,“Batman respond uncertainly before reassert that he"used"him during his return to Gotham .
Batman states that once Colin got marry , he was no longer partying and therefore was no longer utile as a tool for him to utilise . This supports the long - held fan theory thatBruce Wayne as a person really does n’t exist . He is simply the masque that Batman wear off to hide out himself from the humankind . And since Bruce Wayne is just an identity and not a actual person , all of his friendships and relationships are really nothing more than comforts to keep up that part .
Batman has often been thickened and controlling with his criminal offense - press allies , but in those typeface he at least has the alibi that their lives - and the spirit of others - are constantly on the line . However , as Tim Drake worriesthat the Dark Knight has effectively abandoned his civilian identity operator , this Modern dying suggests that even with humiliated stakes , Batman sees the the great unwashed around him as just another resource in his charge .
It might seem cruel and heartless to a normal individual , but Batman is n’t normal . His effort against law-breaking really is an all - encompass attempt . He does n’t have a personal life . Even when he takes off the mask and slips into being Bruce Wayne , he ’s never off the clock as a vigilance man . Everything he does as Bruce Wayne , admit the relationships and friendly relationship he nurtures , are seemingly nothing more than a substance to an end to protect his activities asBatman .
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