Why didn't Batman save Ra's?

Now, some have interpreted Batman leaving Ra's on the train as a crucial point in the character's development as it represents him realizing he can't be a perfect hero and stepping away from his father's shadow (Ra's had previously told him that he lacked courage, like his father).
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Did Batman technically kill Ra's al Ghul?

Batman doesn't kill. Not even indirectly. So when the choice to save Ra's or destroy the Lazarus Machine was presented I of course chose to save him.
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What happens if you don't save Ra's al Ghul?

Choosing not to revive Ra's and letting him finally die in GCPD custody is reminiscent to his death scene in the film Batman Begins. Batman says to Ra's that he won't kill him, but he won't save him either and leaves him aboard a train car that is about to crash and explode.
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What happens if you choose to kill Ra's al Ghul?

Allowing Ra's al Ghul to die also saves Nyssa's life, and gives her the opportunity to gather the rest of the League and leave Gotham forever. This decision gives Batman the safety of knowing that he won't have to deal with the League of Assassins again.
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Why did Bruce betray Ra's al Ghul?

During the final test in his training, Bruce was asked to act as an executioner and learned what the League really was about, that their leader wanted him to lead a mission to destroy the city of Bruce's birth. Bruce then destroyed their base and left the man he believed to be Ra's al Ghul to die there.
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What happens if you save Ra's al Ghul (Season of Infamy: Shadow War)

Who is stronger Batman or Ra's al Ghul?

In the pantheon of DC villains, Ra's al Ghul is one of the most dangerous. Able to survive just about anything because of the Lazarus Pits, al Ghul has been enacting fiendish plans for years to try and make his goals a reality. He's a cunning strategist and warrior and has even beaten Batman in combat more than once.
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Why does Bane hate Batman?

Gotham City fascinates Bane because, like Peña Duro, fear rules Gotham—but it is the fear of Batman. Bane is convinced that Batman is a personification of the demonic bat which had haunted his dreams since childhood. Therefore, Bane believes fate placed Batman on a collision course with him.
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Why didn't Bruce save Ra's al Ghul?

Now, some have interpreted Batman leaving Ra's on the train as a crucial point in the character's development as it represents him realizing he can't be a perfect hero and stepping away from his father's shadow (Ra's had previously told him that he lacked courage, like his father).
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Why doesn't Batman kill Ra's al Ghul?

Batman would never kill because in the tragedy that crafted Batman himself, Bruce determined that the worst thing anyone could ever do is take a life.
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Why did Ras stab himself in Arkham City?

As Batman and Ra's fell, Ra's tried to kill the Dark Knight one more time by stabbing himself with his own sword along with the Dark Knight through his chest when Batman tried to save him, but failed, with Batman leaving him to fall, and landing on the sharp "A" tip of the front gates of Arkham City and getting impaled ...
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Why did Ra's al Ghul revive Jason?

Ra's reveals that he switched Jason's body and revived him in the Lazarus Pit because, as the one who hired the Joker as a distraction from his own activities at the time, he felt responsible for the boy's death. Following his resurrection however, Jason went wild and escaped.
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Is Ra's al Ghul good or bad?

Ra's al Ghul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.
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What happens if you leave Arkham as Catwoman?

If she goes to Gotham, the credits will start to play before Oracle calling for help, saying that Joker has won, Batman and her Father are dead and Wayne Manor is overrun. The game then rewinds itself allowing the player to make the canon choice with Catwoman saving Batman in the Steel Mill.
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Has Batman canonically killed anyone?

Batman tries not to kill characters in his comics, but he has taken the lives of people in the past. In most cases, Batman kills because there is no other way for the villain to be stopped, or their death means many other lives will be saved. But in early Batman comics, the villains often died.
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Does Batman have a no kill rule?

The biggest one is that Batman doesn't kill. Now, this rule is mostly just in the comics, and even then it depends on the universe or the time in the Caped Crusader's life. However, the mainline Batman does everything he can to avoid killing and has been known to go after heroes who violate his rules.
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When did Batman get his no kill rule?

That's how Batman stopped killing less than a year after his debut and only five months after he first started using a firearm. In Batman #4, the Cape Crusader acknowledged this rule openly for the first time during a swordfight with pirates, telling Robin: "Use only the flat of your sword, Robin!
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Why shouldn't Batman kill the Joker?

Batman Shouldn't Kill

The best reason is simple: He'd never stop with Joker. While it's easy to say he could make a one-time exception and finish off Joker, using a more utilitarian "greater good" argument could just as easily be applied to Ra's al Ghul, Bane, or Victor Zsasz.
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Why doesn t Batman kill anymore?

In Batman Begins, he comments that he avoids killing to avoid become like the criminals he faces, believing that doing so will make him no better than his enemies.
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Who was the first person Batman killed?

In the story "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, Batman's first appearance is also marked by his first kill in the form of scheming executive Alfred Stryker.
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Who did Batman fail to save?

The classic story saw Batman fail to save Jason from the Joker, who beat Robin within an inch of his life with a crowbar, before finally killing him when he blew up the warehouse where Jason lay incapacitated inside.
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Why didn't Batman save Jason Arkham Knight?

He knew Jason was killing people, and Batman couldn't live with the shame of knowing that he had unintentionally created a deadlier version of Joe Chill. This explains the tragedy of what kept Batman away but also highlights his own selfishness and irresponsibility.
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Who taught Batman how to fight?

3 Alfred Pennyworth

This may go without saying, but Alfred Pennyworth is masterful in many of his teachings, a lot of which were passed down to a young Bruce Wayne. Besides his masteries in acting, Alfred taught Bruce the finer arts in combat medicine, voice mimicry, and disguise.
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Which Batman is the strongest?

The Strongest Versions of Batman
  1. Bat-Mite.
  2. White Lantern Corps. White Lantern Batman.
  3. Mobius Chair. God of Knowledge Batman ( from darkseid war)
  4. Black Lantern Corps. Black Lantern Batman.
  5. Superman: Speeding Bullets. Superman like Batman. ...
  6. Batman/Demon: A Tragedy. Demon-Bat.
  7. Hellbat Suit. Hellbat Batman.
  8. Batman. Green/Yellow Lantern.
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Is the Joker Batmans brother?

No, Batman and Joker are not related.

Official confirmation will be required before we can consider Todd Phillips' Joker to be the brother of the much younger Bruce Wayne. Until then, they aren't officially related. In other comic updates, check out what Pink Kryptonite does to Superman.
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Is Bane smarter than Batman?

Batman has a number of trying villains in his rogues' gallery, but few that can actually match wits with him. Except for Bane who, on more than one occasion, has proven that he is without a doubt Batman's intellectual equal.
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