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The best villain serve as moody mirrors to their heroic counterparts , and DC ’s newest villain is the gross foil toBatman’ssurrogate father figure as a dark interlingual rendition ofAlfred Pennyworth . While both Alfred and villainous fixer known as The assistant present themselves as impeccable servants and mentors , Alfred has never pass up the opportunity to serve build someone back up , whereas The Help has left a countless trail of body in his wake . With The Help vying to be Batman ’s latest wise man , the line between him and Alfred is throw into acute relief .
It is difficult not to opine of Alfred when viewing The aid . They coif immaculately in the same formal garb : jacket , vest , bow tie , and gloves . They are each tall and thin , balding , and with aquiline nose . Alfred , the most valuable member of the Bat - family , is demonstrate cordially , with kind eyes behind his sharp wit . By comparison , The Help ’s cold , hilly features and clipped emotionless lecture present him as schematic and reserve ( though he share Alfred ’s penchant for antediluvian language and reflection ) . But the similarities do n’t bar there : both The Help and Alfred have watched Bruce Wayne through his journeying to become Batman .
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It is inBatman : Killing Time # 4by Tom King , David Marquez , and Alejandro Sanchez that more of The aid ’s backstory is revealed . Having already proven his formidable skill by besting Batman in a duel , The Help flashes back to a visit with his previous mentor , Ra ’s al Ghul . During the visit , The helper and Ra ’s watch one of Ra ’s ' students ( implied to be Bruce Wayne ) sparring . When The Help asks about the man ’s personal identity , he is tell that this man isreplacing him as Ra ’s al Ghul ’s true heir- usurping the military position from The assistance himself . Ra ’s ' principle is that The assistance , who has only ever hire his services to others , lacks the personal ambitiousness to claim the mantle of the Demon ’s Head .
Now , with The Help offering his assist to Batman to chase after down a mysterious point , it ’s almost unsettling how quickly The Help slips into the role normally provided by Alfred . As they investigate together , he becomes the sounding board for Batman to ponder out his theories as they quest for the puzzling trail left by Catwoman and the Riddler . The Help seems positively garrulous now that he is help Batman , filling in for Alfred ’s common dry dig . And whileAlfred has always been shockingly hardcore , even he could never match Batman in hand - to - hand combat . Were it not for Bruce ’s promise to get The service to Justice Department after their hunt is over , he could dead play Alfred ’s part .
While The Help can never replace Alfred , they mirror each other perfectly . Even the name " The Help " cite Alfred ’s role as a butler . With each of them finally intersecting in Bruce Wayne ’s living , it is fascinating to see how DC ’s darkAlfred Pennyworthwill influenceBatman’spath .
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Batman : Killing Time # 4is now available from DC comics .
