Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman and Robin #10!One of the coolest weapons Batman Ever used in the iconic “Year One” storyline gets a major, if not disturbing, improvement. The Dark Knight comes face-to-face with a seriously enhanced Human-Bat, who is out to transform Gotham into a city of hybrids. Thankfully, Batman’s latest gadget helps turn things in his favor.
in Batman and Robin #10 By Joshua Williamson, Simone Di Meo and Nikola Čižmešija, Man-Bat has taken over Gotham City and plans to use genetically altered bats to transform its citizens. Batman takes to the skies to stop Kirk Langstrom.
Robin tries to find a way to help Batman stop the bats without harming them when his girlfriend Flatline arrives with a gun with gas pellets Man-Bat used to shoot bats at Batman. Robin gives the gun to the Dark Knight and Batman uses the gas on Man-Bat, which causes a swarm of bats to surround him.
Batman has a gun that can shoot bats at people
Over the years, Batman has a lot of cool gadgets and gizmos to aid his crusade against crime. While he only had a few basic gadgets during the first year of his career, Batman had one that really came in handy during the “Year One” storyline. Batman was being hunted by the Gotham City Police Department and was running out of places to hide so he utilized an ultrasonic bat beacon. The device sent out a high frequency that attracted a swarm of bats. The bats created the distraction Batman needed to escape While everyone panicked.
Unlike the ultrasonic bat beacon, the gas created by man-bat changes the pheromones of whoever it comes in contact with, causing the bat to go mad and attack. Bruce found that out the hard way when Man-Bat used Batman as a test subject and was nearly killed by a cloud of bats. Now the gun is in Batman’s possession and if he ever wanted, Bruce could easily use it to alter the pheromones of any villain he fights and let the Bats handle the rest. But although it is an interesting idea, It might be a bit extreme, even for Batman.
Batman will not use gadgets that put Bats at risk
Sure, Batman has no problem using the sonic beacon to call Bats when he needs to get out of trouble. But that was back when Bruce was younger and not as skilled as he is today. Not to mention, he has a son who cares deeply for the safety of animals and Batman won’t use them as attack dogs (or attack bats, rather) just because he has a gadget that can do that. It’s a fun twist on an old classic, but one that Batman Could probably do better without.
Batman and Robin #10 is available now from DC Comics.
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