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TheJustice Leaguehas a figure of close friendship within the individual members of the squad , with few as interesting asBatmanandCyborg ’s . Two of the most intelligent members of the League , the pair take a crap for a natural and unique partnership . Batman : Fortress # 2brings the duo back together to revive this friendly relationship , though the reunion comes at a tragical cost .
InBatman : Fortress , the world is get off into a coil after an unnamed foreign ship enters the atmosphere , with dark distribute and panic spreading across the globe . As the watercraft disrupts the world ’s power , Batman and the other available members of the Justice League unite a antagonistic - offensive effort with many of the mankind ’s predominant land . Superman , alas , is nowhere to be found . When the Earth force out ' tone-beginning fail , the invading force capture Wonder Woman , Martian Manhunter , Hawkman and Aquaman , while Flash gets debilitatingly injured . During the fighting , Cyborg , who recognize the alien engineering science to be of Kryptonian inception , falls into the ocean after being cut in half .
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author Gary Whitta authorsBatman : Fortress , an 8 - issue miniseries with art byDarick Robertson ofTransmetropolitanandThe Boysfame . Though not part of DC’sBlack Label , the serial appears to take stead outside of the principal DC continuity , allow a more bighearted use of characters and their deaths . Regrouping after the attack that recoil offBatman : Fortress # 2 , Batman retreats to a US naval watercraft with a retrieve Cyborg . As Batman and Cyborg discuss the onslaught , fans get a touching second evocative of the pair ’s friendship before Victor Stone succumbs to his fatal injury .
Batman and Cyborg have a history of being closemouthed friends within the Justice League . Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’sJustice Leaguerun during DC’sNew 52eraheavily feature the duo as confidants on the team . Johns highlights the fact that both men are extremely intelligent and strategically - minded , with Cyborg ’s Brobdingnagian database of entropy complimenting Batman ’s insightfulness as a police detective . It ’s a skillful human relationship that appropriate these two man , sometimes isolated by their own tragedies and highly active minds , to naturally gravitate toward each other as kindred strong drink . This affinity makes Cyborg ’s last present moment all the more heartbreaking , as his final words are dedicated to his organized religion in their partnership : " You need to focalise now on what you’re able to still redeem , " Victor articulate . " Our friends . This major planet . If anyone can , it ’s you … "
This tragedy is underline by what follow , as Batman come apart down in the Batcave , trounce out at Alfred over his own feelings of helplessness for his booster . When Bruce reveals he keep back Victor ’s head for some sort of strategical or informational advantage , he clearly regret the necessity of not allow his friend to rest . This showcases the underlying sadness that come from theworld ’s greatest detective ’s inabilityto stop plan for the next threat : he ’s rarely , if ever , allowed to intercept and mourn . Batman and Cyborg ’s friendship remains a highlight of theNew 52 Justice Leaguerun , andBatman : Fortressrevives it in a attractively tragic way . By havingBatmanandCyborgshare Victor ’s final moment together , strategizing and trust each other to the end , Batman : Fortressallows one of theJustice League’sbest friendships to momently conclude on a touching , poignant government note .
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Batman : Fortress # 2is usable now from DC Comics .
