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Batman's greatest love interest?
- Thread starter Bor Gullet
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Now idk if its different in the comics but in the animated movie that introduced Damian im sure implied he was date raped.
Some of those are pretty strange inclusions over the more long term love interests he's had.
Not that it really matters because the answer is and will always be Selina.
I do enjoy his relationship with Diana, but not as endgame.
Not that it really matters because the answer is and will always be Selina.
I do enjoy his relationship with Diana, but not as endgame.
My parents had me and they hated each other.
It's Catwoman.
EDIT: Also
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It is hard to pick between Wonder Woman and Cat Woman. Cat Woman is the more popular answer but I loved Wonder Woman. In both cases, Batman's nature is in direct opposition to the partner. With Cat Woman, it is the ying/yang of justice/crime and with Wonder Woman it is the ying/yang of humanity/super-humanism. Both are compelling for different reasons.
The best - Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Talia, all bring something new and interesting out of Batman.
Diana has the same resolve that Bruce has, but without his baggage. She's able to fight for justice and champion the meek without becoming a dark symbol of fear. She brings levity and hope out of him. Unfortunately for him, he's really just a stand-in for Steve Trevor.
Selina brings out Bruce's playfulness. Basically, whatever veneer Bruce wears publicly to come off as a playboy is less of an act with Selina. He's more lustful, reckless, and generally irreverent when he's with her.
And Talia represents Bruce's adventurous spirit - a wild and epic temptation that Bruce wants more than he'd readily admit. The reason it doesn't work is that both Talia and Bruce are incapable of compromising on their life's mission.
Also, shout-out to Jezebel Jet, who managed to legit get the best of Bruce and only failed because Dr. Hurt couldn't keep up his end of the bargain.
Diana has the same resolve that Bruce has, but without his baggage. She's able to fight for justice and champion the meek without becoming a dark symbol of fear. She brings levity and hope out of him. Unfortunately for him, he's really just a stand-in for Steve Trevor.
Selina brings out Bruce's playfulness. Basically, whatever veneer Bruce wears publicly to come off as a playboy is less of an act with Selina. He's more lustful, reckless, and generally irreverent when he's with her.
And Talia represents Bruce's adventurous spirit - a wild and epic temptation that Bruce wants more than he'd readily admit. The reason it doesn't work is that both Talia and Bruce are incapable of compromising on their life's mission.
Also, shout-out to Jezebel Jet, who managed to legit get the best of Bruce and only failed because Dr. Hurt couldn't keep up his end of the bargain.
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I'm not saying they've never been together, I'm just asking why you'd pick her as Batman's greatest love interest?
I mean, Catwoman's the obvious choice here. But I did absolutely love the whole Bruce/Diana relationship in the old Justice League cartoons. They were perfect together
Moviebob has a good video explaining why Batman and Batgirl is icky.
If you ignore TKJ, the Timmverse/DCAU had already hinted at them romantically and even having dated at least a few times and, frankly, it was kind of a "makes sense" thing considering the working relationship they had, their age gap wasn't as much then and she was already in/through most of college by that point. He was still maybe in his late 20s or MAYBE early 30s. It's also not like he seduced her either time.
That being said, I always liked the DCAU relationship with Diana because that was one of her best characterizations and she seemed genuinely taken with him.
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It varies based on each universe, but in modern comics (let's say the last 20 years), it's easily been Catwoman. However, in other mainstream media, such as Arkham or DCAU, Catwoman is often sidelined in favor of Talia and/or Wonder Woman. The biggest omission here is probably Zatanna, given that she and Bruce were friends since childhood, and shared romantic interest each other prior to New 52 after Dini touched on the idea in Batman TAS.
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Tell me... do you bleed?
It's time you learn what it means to be a man.
Serious answer, Selina is "the one". Everyone else will always be fighting for scraps.
It happend in Batman: Son of the Demon which was considered non canon until Morrison re-conned(?) it. IIRC it was consensual.
It was basically revealed as the reason Bruce and Dick had a falling out in the canon-but-not-animated Batman Beyond comic. Which is still beyond icky and that part of the OP should be shunted into the sun.
As non-stop parodied in multiple places, like the Boys (comic version, do not read it) Tek Knight.
But yes, I vote Catwoman. Even if you point to Damian as evidence, I would argue Earth 2 Huntress predated him by a bit.
