[ SECRET POST #5235 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5235 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Finding out your buddy has secret plans to murder or maim you if he decides you need to be murdered or maimed would feel like a pretty big betrayal, and Batman's contingency plans for dealing with his nominal friends are frequently a lot more brutal than his plans for dealing with actual villains. And it's not like Batman is immune to mind control, so hey, not only does your buddy seem more willing to kill you than he is to kill the fucking Joker, he's potentially one failed will save away from being puppeted into taking down half the Justice League.

Add to that the fact that contingency plans that rely solely on one person being able to activate them are seriously shitty contingency plans. If he was serious about wanting contingencies in case, say, Superman snaps or is mind-controlled into a worldwide rampage, he'd make sure other people in the Justice League knew about and could activate those contingencies. Maybe compartmentalize the information so no one other person knew how to take down everyone, but making sure there are backup people as well as backup plans is 101-level preparedness. Since he doesn't do that, like, ever, it comes off more like Batman being a paranoid, egotistical ass than Batman being properly prepared.

[(Anonymous)]

Anyone that knows Batman already knows he is paranoid and doesn't trust anyone except Alfred... like it's not a secret or twist. I don't get why people still get butthurt about that. It's pretty much the basis of his character.

Being the only one amongst the Justice League without superpowers he does have to consider the possibilities of someone going rogue or getting mind controlled... which DOES happen pretty often so it's not entirely paranoia.

"B-but what if Batman is the one that goes rogue?", he still doesn't have superpowers and is not as much of a threat as a murderous villain Superman. Writers being braindead and creatively stunted is a problem amongst all comic books, but Batman being paranoid should not be surprise to anyone. Whether it's justified or not depends on the arc.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, this is what bothers me - he's not willing to kill the Joker but he'd kill his teammates? Nah. This plot was done fairly well in the animated series where the contingency plans were serious but non-lethal, but in the comics it's always OTT.