Why does Bruce Wayne dress like a bat?

In-Universe Origin
While brooding in his study over how to be a more effective crime fighter, Bruce Wayne saw a bat come through his window. Reflecting that "criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot," Bruce adopts the persona of a bat in order to conceal his identity and strike fear into his adversaries.
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Why is Batman symbol a bat?

The Batman Logo History

The comics' creator saw it fit to pick a bat to symbolize this fight against evil and the pursuit of justice. With each struggle and triumph over himself, the hero grows stronger and stronger, all without resorting to dishonest means in his work.
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Does Bruce Wayne like bats?

Wayne's phobia of bats is the most apparent. It stems from his childhood incident of falling down a well with bats flying up above him. Because the incident happens at such an impressionable age, it causes extreme fear and becomes impossible to get rid of.
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Does Batman ever turn into a bat?

In Batman Beyond, a new trend dubbed "splicing" involves fusing bestial and human DNA. The new Batman ends up captured by the Splicers' leader, Abel Cuvier, and injected with vampire bat DNA, which transforms Batman into a Man-Bat. He is later returned to normal by Bruce Wayne.
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How did Man-Bat get his powers?

Powers and Abilities

Transformation: Upon injection of his bat gland extract, Kirk Langstrom can transform himself into a half-human/half-bat creature. Once the serum wears off, the Man-Bat returns back to human form.
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Why is Batman a vampire?

Grayson has become obsessed with killing Batman ever since he murdered his parents, and after finally locating his crypt, he finds he can't bring himself to kill him, so Batman bites him and turns him into a vampire as well.
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Does Bruce Wayne ever sleep?

The comics have shown that Batman can have micro naps. He has also trained himself to compress a whole night's sleep into three hours and can continue functioning normally for three to four days without sleeping at all.
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What is Batman's greatest weakness?

What are Batman's weaknesses?
  • Batman“s weaknesses. ...
  • Psychological trauma. ...
  • Unwillingness to kill. ...
  • Regular human physiology. ...
  • His allies. ...
  • Identity. ...
  • Self-control. ...
  • Reliance on technology.
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What does Batman fear the most?

Batman has an extreme fear that he could lose himself and no longer be safe to continue.
  1. Fear #1: Bats.
  2. Fear #2: Killing.
  3. Fear #3: Fear of Failure.
  4. Fear #4: Loss of a Loved One.
  5. Fear #5: Dreams of the Past.
  6. Fear #6: Relationships.
  7. Fear #7: Fear of His Parent's Being Ashamed of Him.
  8. Fear #8: Losing Himself.
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Why is the sky black Batman?

To get the dark look of the show backgrounds were painted on black paper but the night sky , cars and clothing that was suppose to be black were left unpainted. When casting the part of Batman and other characters the voice director Andrea Romano looked for an actor with a voice with character.
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Why does Bruce Wayne call himself Batman?

If you are a comic book dweeb, as I am not, you will know that Bruce Wayne chose the name 'Batman' because we was afraid of bats as a child, and chose to use his greatest phobia against his enemies.
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What is Batman's famous line?

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
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What is Joker's fear?

In Arkham Knight his worst fear is being forgotten. So I guess since he isn't dead in comics his worst fear would be Batman not caring about him/ being irrelevant and un-feared by the people of Gotham. Scarecrow once drugged Joker with his fear toxin and nothing happened, and then Joker beat Scarecrow up.
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Can Batman Control bats?

Batman: Arkham Series: In both Batman: Arkham City and Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman can unlock and perform a combo move called Batswarm. This summons a large dissipating vortex of bats in the area, which attack and harm nearby enemies.
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What is Batman IQ?

A trivia published in BuzzFeed states, “Batman's stated IQ is an unbelievable 192, several notches above the famed theoretical physicist (Albert Einstein), who was estimated to have an IQ between 160 and 180.
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How long has Batman went without sleep?

In this two-part story, Batman goes (for what I could imagine) to go without sleeping at all for ~ 2 days. I remember reading somewhere that Batman could go up to 80 hours without sleeping (although he is known to take micro-naps/sleeps in between).
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Is Batman bulletproof?

Batman utilizes many different body armor designs, some of which are constructed into his Batsuits, and others which are separate. In its most basic version, the suit is bulletproof around the upper torso and back.
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How long can Batman hold his breath?

Batman bench presses between 800-1,000 pounds, military presses 500-600 pounds, and curls 300-350 pounds!! Again for a mere mortal, that is unbelievable. Bruce's lung capacity is so great he can hold his breath underwater for 4-7 minutes and can survive in an airless environment for 45 seconds!
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Does Batman eat?

He is, apparently, much more successful in feeding the actual bats that call the cave home. But, sometimes, Batman takes a bite out of more than just crime. Early comics show Batman eating an “Olympian” diet of steak and salad while out on the town as Bruce Wayne.
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How many hours a day does Batman train?

According to this source, Batman begins every morning with a half-hour jog, followed by 30 minutes of meditation or yoga. In the evenings, his workout varies, but is always lengthy and intensive.
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Can Superman be a vampire?

So no, Johnny, Superman has never been turned into a vampire by being bitten by a vampire! He's come sort of close at times, though! Thanks for the question, Johnny!
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Does Batman have a sun?

In the New 52's Batman/Superman #20, by Greg Pak and Ardian Syaf, Batman uses a red sun generator against some hostile Kryptonians from the Phantom Zone. Bruce explains that Martian Manhunter extracted a drop of Krypton's red sun and used it for a superpower suppressor.
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Who is Batman 1million?

Batman is a member of the Justice Legion Alpha and the warden of the dangerous Asylum Planet of Pluto. He patrols the entire planet himself, aided only by his sidekick Robin, the Toy Wonder.
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Is Joker scared of Batman who laughs?

As we've seen in Snyder's Justice League, the Joker hates the Batman Who Laughs. The Joker's disgust for the BWL is even part of how he was defeated in Dark Nights Metal. But The Batman Who Laughs #4 shows that this isn't your usual supervillain rivalry about how only he gets to kill Batman.
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What was Scarecrow afraid of?

Crane is more potent than ever before. With his signature fear gas, Scarecrow has always prided himself in his ability to bring out the worst in people, showing them their greatest fears as they surrender to its effects. Under Scarecrow's fear gas, arachnophobes see spiders.
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