Since recency bias is a very real thing, here’s a Respect Thread for DCAU Batman who some of you forgot is the ultimate incarnation of Batman who’s been through everything you could ever possibly think of - tenfold.

From BTAS-TNBA-JL-JLU-Batman Beyond in a 60+ year career…

Toppled a giant Egyptian statue with his legs

Punched Killer Croc, a metahuman, at least 20 ft away

Can hold grown men with one arm

Tossed Kalibak yards away

Tossed a grown, large man across the room with one arm

Staggered fucking Darkseid

Regularly dodged bullets at close range (across 5 shows)

Dodged Darkseid's fucking OMEGA BEAMS

Withstood being mauled by a giant Saber-toothed cat

Took hits from a venom-enhanced Bane

Survived blows from Ra's Al Ghul with Superman's strength

Survived a nearby nuclear explosion with only an escape pod

One-shots normal humans

KILLED TWO LARGE CROCODILES WITH HIS BARE HANDS

Took down the entire second Injustice Gang in less than a minute

Effortlessly took out nearly 15 Brainiac drones simultaneously

Knocked out Sinestro with just a Batarang

Beat the shit out of Dr. Destiny without having slept for 3 days

Shock gloves allowed him to take out metahumans and Thanagarians with a single punch

Extreme environmental awareness

Self-taught in Jujitsu

Taught by Sensei Yoru in Japanese martial arts

Taught in escape-artistry by Zatara

Taught in monk martial arts by The Master

Expert with pugil sticks

Expert swordsman

Throws Batarangs like Amazon Cardboard

Doesn’t even have to look at his target to hit them

Is too stubborn to die