As Jace Fox drop more time with the mantle ofBatman , the ideological and methodological differences between him and Bruce Wayne become increasingly obvious inDC strip . Jace sure enough possesses the gritstone and lineament necessary to be Batman , and arms himself fittingly ; However , as Jace ’s late coming into court inFuture State : Gothamreveals , Jace is proceed all - in on flipping Bruce Wayne ’s iconic habit and trust on gamey technical school gadgets .

In the preview forFuture State : Gotham # 12by Dennis Culver and Giannis Milonogiannis , Red Hood and The Next Batman go on their ongoing battle against the Next Joker . In former issues , The Next Joker took controlof the Magistrate ’s metropolis - wide surveillance arrangement and cyber - soldiers using an sophisticated computer computer virus , spread by proximity and his touch . With the metropolis under The Joker ’s restraint , Red Hood and Batman squad up and face their foe caput - on , equipping themselves with forward-looking power armour to even the odds with the physically imposing goof .

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As Batman and Joker face - off , Joker twit Jace saying that his new great power armor wo n’t be helpful , and that the computer virus will finally over - publish the armor ’s organization , turning Jace into a machine zombie for him to manipulate . Jace quickly retorts thatJoker has mess up , as his armour is impervious to the computer virus because it does n’t scarper on a connection , or have any smart capabilities . Without these key security flaws , Joker ’s virus is useless , and their on-going engagement will be determined almost only by who is the superior hand - to - hand scrapper , a skill both Jace and the Next Joker are well versed in .

irrespective of who ’s under the cowl , Batman is often characterize by the armory of convenience he employs in his war on crime . From grappling - hooks to in advance glitch and surveillance tech , Bruce Wayne ’s reliance on advanced techpossible through his wealth and connections to Wayne Tech is a hallmark of his Batman . In Jace ’s relatively limited fourth dimension as the Caped Crusader , though , he has made it clean that gadgets are not the end - all - be - all for his Batman . He simply does n’t have Bruce ’s connector and wealth , nor does he take it . While the power suit he uses inFuture State : Gothamdoes come from one of Bruce ’s old safe - houses , in his ownI Am Batmanrun Jace himself submit that the more attached a gadget is , the more points of failure it has , in his instance , to head off being tracked by the Magistrate or anyone else . Jace favorsa wide-eyed Batsuitthat is nothing more than body armor , and a load of burner phones flog to his belt , enough to fight and firmly intercommunicate with home base .

WhileBatmanmay often be characterized by a use ofoutlandish and nerveless gadgets , Jace Fox ’s run with the mantelpiece much forswears all the sci - fi tools Bruce Wayne relies on as the Dark Knight . As Jace face his own challenges inFuture State , he powerfully adheres to the philosophy that more tech means more problems .

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