Batman, his mind refreshed and strengthened, speeds to the rescue.Īppearing in "Ego: A Psychotic Slide into the Heart of Darkness" The following night, the Joker escapes custody again and takes a nightclub hostage. Batman accepts this compromise and vanishes, leaving Bruce's mind whole once more. After much temptation, Bruce rejects this option as well, and gives Batman his counter-offer: he will accept the guilt and responsibility of Batman's crusade, so long as Batman can accept that he must stand as a symbol of hope as well as fear, and thus must never kill. As he rages against the injustice of his life, Batman reminds him of the pledge he made as a young boy to ensure that what happened to his family never happens again, and argues that his suffering is the price he must pay to protect others.įinally, tired of their deadlock, Batman conjures from the mindscape a gun - the same gun that killed the elder Waynes - and challenges Bruce to shoot him and "free" them from one another once and for all. Unwavering, Bruce maintains that Batman's rage unchecked would lead to horrific consequences at the same time, however, he admits that he is tormented by the guilt of his failures and feels he cannot go on. Bruce rejects this option, even when Batman suggests they completely split their psyche ( a la Two-Face) so Bruce will bear no responsibility for Batman's actions. Batman, the embodiment of Bruce's darkest emotions, refuses to let his only outlet be retired in order to assuage Bruce's guilt, he concludes that they must kill the Joker in order to prevent any more tragedies like Snibbs' suicide. This causes his mind to divide against itself: his revenge-hungry id, represented by Batman, confronts his rational superego, represented by Bruce Wayne.īruce and Batman discuss and debate their history with one another, touching upon Bruce's childhood, Batman's beginnings, the rise of Gotham's supervillain element, and the conflict between Batman's lust for vengeance and Bruce's yearning for companionship and approval, represented through his alliances with Commissioner Gordon and Robin. Shaken by Snibbs' death, Batman retires to the Batcave, but continues to be consumed by guilt as dawn rises, the guilt drives him to pledge Batman's retirement. Snibbs then shoots himself, condemning Batman with his last breath. Furious, Snibbs explains that the Joker already knows of his betrayal since he does not believe either Batman or the police can keep the Joker contained, he has already killed his family to spare them the Joker's wrath. Already physically and mentally exhausted, Batman is further strained when he sees Snibbs about to commit suicide and narrowly saves him. In the aftermath of the Joker's latest crime spree, Batman pursues a low-level thug named Buster Snibbs, whom Batman had extracted the Joker's location from the previous night. Synopsis for "Ego: A Psychotic Slide into the Heart of Darkness"
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