Absolute Batman’s first official villains show how Darkseid transformed his original lore

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Absolute Batman #1!The last one Batman On the block comes face-to-face with his first real supervillains, and they reveal the dark depths of Darkseid’s New world. The Absolute Universe has finally debuted, and it has a Gotham that makes the prime DC Universe look like Metropolis in comparison.

In his attempt to gain more power than ever, Darkseid bonded with the Spectre. However, his power capture is foiled, and his physical body is destroyed. But his energy spread and pressed on a young alternate Earth, creating a world that reflected the oppressive ideals of Darkseid. Now that the ultimate Batman is starting his crusade, he comes face-to-face with villains who embody this terrifying new universe.

The Party Animals are absolutely Batman’s first official villains

They are absolute monsters that will kill anyone

in Absolute Batman #1 By Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin and Clayton Cowles, MI-6 agent Alfredy Pennyworth is pulled off an assignment and forced to come back to Gotham City for the first time in years. Alfred notes that the town has grown worse in his time away, viz A news report discusses the fastest-growing threat in Gotham: A criminal gang known as the Party Animals, who have now killed nine people, including two police officers. Alfred returns to his base and prepares to be briefed on his new mission.

Alfred’s handlers give him the disturbing details about the Party Animals who, in just three months, have raised the murder rate in Gotham by 700 percent alone. The criminal crew is doing something to sow chaos in Gotham and nothing is off limits for them, not even a day care that the Party Animals tortured the previous day, killing 32 people. Alfred is ordered to stay in Gotham and get information about the gang, but not to deal with them. Alfred is also asked to keep an eye out for Batmanwho also followed the gang.

At a town hall meeting, Mayor Gordon tries to reassure his constituents, who are all afraid for their lives with the party animals on the streets. Unfortunately, the town hall is interrupted by the gang, who shoot and nearly kill the mayor. Before they can see everyone attending the meeting, Batman comes in and takes on the whole gang at once. Batman uses every gadget at his disposal to put on a show of force for the Party AnimalsAnd thankfully, they back down after Bruce cuts one of their member’s hands.

The party animals are just the beginning of Batman’s dangerous new villains

Darkseid wants to put Batman through the ringer

It should be noted that, unlike the Prime Universe, this Batman is actually lifelong friends with some of his villains (Penguin, Riddler, Killer Croc, etc.). Their colorful criminal personas do not exist. In the world and, so far, there’s no indication that they ever will. But you can’t have a Batman story without over-the-top villains, so it makes sense that in a world without the usual suspects, New threats would emerge to challenge Batman. It also stands to reason that in a world built on Darkseid energy, they would be far more dangerous than the Caped Crusader’s normal threats.

The Absolute Universe originally began as the Elseworld, a young, alternate world that could have been like any other variant in the multiverse. But because Darkseid’s energy imprinted on it, it made a world that was much more brutal and harsh than the Prime Earth. The deck is purposefully stacked against the heroes of Earth because Darkseid wove tyranny and hopelessness into the fabric of reality. A smelly world like that is the optimal breeding ground for a crew like the Party Animals to emerge. worse, They may not even be the most heinous villains Darkseid has created.

in DC All In Special #1Darkseid said that in his world hope “Will have to burn brighter than ever before to survive at all“. However, Batman does a pretty decent job of handling the party animals, but this is just one of his first outings. There’s already a Black Mask shown to exist in the world, and from the looks of things, he’s more extreme and violent. as Roman sionis have ever been portrayed. Not to mention, the ‘Joker’ of the world is an amoral, killer billionaire Which is almost certainly going to be a huge problem.

What’s Next for Absolute Batman’s Rogues’ Gallery?

What other villains can Darkseid’s world generate?

Thanks to Darkseid’s machinations, anything can happen in this new world. While there’s no doubt Black Mask and Joker are on the horizon to cause Absolute Batman some serious grief, there’s undoubtedly other villains just like the party animals waiting in the wings. It will be hard to top a gang that can increase the crime rate by 700 percent, but in a world that embodies the worst aspects of DarkseidIt won’t be long before Batman Eventually finds a villain who does.

Absolute Batman #1 is available now from DC Comics.