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puppetmaster13u · 9 months

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Danny and his haunt are more than a little distressed to find out that Pariah Dark can’t be destroyed and can only be sealed away due to being the Ancient of Darkness. Danny is worried about someone trying to wake him up again, while his friends are more worried about the ghost going after the newborn Ancient of Space again.

They scour libraries, search high and low in both the Ghost Zone and the living world for a solution before finally just asking Clockwork.

And well, they feel like just a bit of idiots but also elated.

Because if Danny can become the new embodiment of space, then what’s to stop them from giving the power of darkness to someone else that’s not Pariah Dark?

They make a list of requirements, ask both ghosts and living friends. There’s nothing in their world, no one quite right, but what about other worlds? The realms are supposedly infinite right? So there had to be someone out there.

And while it takes a long, long time, they eventually find one when a small bloodied ghost of greens, golds, and reds comes forth shyly, eyes burning with determination. He speaks of heroes and villains- far more than their own world- of a city cloaked in shadow and of a single man trying to help despite it seeming impossible.

Who better to become the new Dark besides the dark knight himself after all?

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undertheredhood · 6 months

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bruce who is trying to make amends with jason after gotham war: y'know, i don't want to live in a world where we're not tight.

jason who has finally had enough of bruce’s bullshit: then kill yourself

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greenglowinspooks · 7 months

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Alrighty fellas time for another one

(DPxDC) Batman Rogues ranked based on how good at parenting Danny (and co.) they would be

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Would probably actually be able to step up and be (relatively) good parents: The Penguin, Mr. Freeze.

They would have EXTREMELY different dynamics with Danny, but I think they could figure it out.

The Penguin would definitely only take in Danny to improve his reputation, and probably so that he could monopolize the use of a new meta’s abilities. (And perhaps to study him)

However, I think that attitude would last for at the absolute most a month, probably closer to two weeks, before he genuinely bonded with him. He’s like the dad who says he doesn’t want a pet, and then in a week they’re inseparable.

He’s not a good person, but I think he could probably end up being an awesome fucking dad. Also, there’s no way in hell anyone would mess with Danny. Not even close. If he found out Danny was getting bullied he’d ruin the bully’s fucking life.

He wouldn’t directly throw hands with a child, sure, but that’s only because it would look bad. He would, however, completely destroy their family’s careers and force them to leave Gotham out of shame.

Mr. Freeze is only a rogue because of his wife. Like, that’s it. He only wants (or wanted, depending on the version) for his wife to be cured and to live happily with her again. All of this is for her, either to help her or to avenge her.

That’s to say that yeah, if Danny managed to weasel his way into his heart, he would have a place with him forever.

He’d probably only interact with him at first because of the ice powers, but if Danny did manage to get closer to him (that’s a pretty big if) I think he’d do fucking anything for him, just like his wife.

He would raze the GiW to the ground for his boy.

They’d do alright probably. Nothing special, but it’d work out ok: Scarecrow, Ivy & Harley, Two-Face, Killer Croc.

Scarecrow is, funnily enough, not that bad. Like, is he genuinely deranged? Yes. Is he murderous and cruel? Yes. Does he have a moral compass that would absolutely support taking care of a child? Yes.

He’s been shown multiple times to genuinely care for people, even if it’s in his own way. Like, yeah, maybe fear-gas-themed murder and torture is a bit far sometimes, but it’s what he knows how to do.

Like, would he know how to take care of a kid? Hell no. But he does have a pretty good list of what not to do, courtesy of his own childhood, so he’d have a pretty alright start.

Ivy and Harley aren’t rated higher because I just don’t think they’d really be responsible enough for a child. I don’t doubt that they’d be able to love Danny, nor that they love each other, but they’re not very stable, and they don’t have a very good grasp on normalcy.

Like, they’d be incredibly cool aunts, or family friends, or something. I just don’t think that they’d do well being the sole guardians of a child or teenager.

I can’t stress this enough, I think they would genuinely love having Danny with all their hearts. I just don’t think that love alone is enough.

Avoiding that genuinely depressing thought, I think Two-Face would similarly be an awesome uncle to have, but wouldn’t do well at the actual “parenting” thing.

Like, he could keep a kid alive no problem, and he’d probably be awesome to have as a legal guardian and stuff, but there’s no way in hell he’d be able to keep Danny in line, for the sole reason of not really seeing a reason to.

However, if he got put in Arkham, he’d 100% not be above guilt-tripping Bruce into taking Danny in, so he does have backup options.

Killer Croc would be an awesome friend to Danny, but that man is in no way capable of being a parent.

He’s got a pretty short temper, and Danny is a little shit. There’d definitely be fighting. A lot of fighting. Croc still gets some points though because he’s a decent guy and I don’t doubt that he’d be willing to get help from the other rogues or even Batman should he need it.

Shouldn’t be trusted to keep a gerbil alive, yet are somehow still better at this than Maddie and Jack: The Riddler, Solomon Grundy

The Riddler is a childish, egotistical asshole with a bit of a god complex and a truckload of emotional baggage.

That being said, he’d still do better than Danny’s actual parents.

Partly because the bar is so low.

Like yeah, there’d be a lot of arguing, but I don’t think that he’d actually ever fight fight with Danny, mostly because he’d feel like he was turning into his father.

For the most part he’d be at the same level as Scarecrow or Killer Croc, I just put him lower because I think he’d forget to feed Danny sometimes. Still not as bad as the food coming alive to attack him though.

Solomon Grundy is pretty similar to Killer Croc in terms of how I think he and Danny would get along, I just think he’d be much worse at getting the things Danny needs to live and be happy.

He’d be cool as a weird uncle, or a friend, but he’d be pretty awful at being an actual parent.

The house is on fire, god is dead: Mad Hatter, Ra’s Al Ghul

Mad Hatter would have UNIMAGINABLE levels of beef with Danny. He would unironically throw hands with a child.

That being said, I think he’d genuinely like Danny.

Wouldn’t make up for anything, but I do think he’d at least not hate him.

Ra’s would be funny as hell no matter what.

He’d ALSO have unimaginable beef with Danny, but for entirely different reasons. He would spend all his time trying to convince Danny to become a member of the LOA and also to turn him fully immortal. Danny would buy him a “world’s okayest dad” mug and “I’m not the dad who stepped up” shirt. They would try to beat each other to death over Damian.

Danny would still probably choose him over Vlad in a heartbeat.

Getting dissected would have unironically been a better option: Joker

Your homework today is to watch Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Because I know you won’t, I’m just gonna tell you that Joker has done some MK Ultra shit to a child before in order to mold it into a mini version of himself, and he’d absolutely do it again.

One of them would absolutely end up dead, and considering their track records, I’m not so sure it would be Joker.

#dcxdp #dc x dp #dp x dc #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #catwoman isn’t on here because she would just give him to bruce immediately #on the bright side if Joker ever obtained another child through dubious means I don’t doubt that Harley and Ivy would beat him to death #honestly out of everyone here I think being adopted by two-face would be the most fun by far #like mr. freeze would be a lot better at being an actual parent but two-face would be fun as hell #also scarecrow would just straight up murder someone for bullying Danny this man is not above killing kids if they’re being dicks #he’s literally done the slasher routine for some girl after she found out her friends all hated her and he’d do it again #the penguin would kill for Danny too I just don’t think he’d kill kids #older teens are up for debate however

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cluescorner · 2 months

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I gave myself a writing challenge and I am fascinated by it

So basically I put the robins in a randomizer to give them a new order/role (because I just...kinda wanted to see what would happen + I like role-reversal AUs) and got results that are giving me a fucking brain blast.

Stephanie, the first sidekick who defines the role

Tim, the sidekick who dies and comes back wrong

Dick, the sidekick who saves Batman from himself

Damian, the sidekick who was never supposed to be a sidekick but would go on to prove everyone wrong

Jason, the youngest sidekick who is still the Kid Wonder

...So this is fucking wild. I've got some ideas and several of these fit perfectly (Dick's role is pretty similar to his one in canon), but some of these are fucking INCREDIBLE to explore (Steph being the first Robin is something I never even considered but tbh I kinda love it).

I probably won't write a fic or anything because tbh I don't like publishing my writing that much, but I might expand this into a full AU and post about it. I might randomize other stuff too (ie, stuff that I cannot change vs stuff that I cannot keep the same) but this fucking rules as a starting point.

#uhhh what am I calling this??#randomizedrobinsau #stephanie brown #oh my god I am so excited to figure out how tf to write this.#because she's my favorite of these characters and having HER be the first sidekick + the one who has a mentor/older sister relationship #with the others?? kickass. though I'll probably keep her and Tim's relationship as 'dating-then-exes' because I think it's funny #and then SHE can be the Robin who Tim got fixated on + figured out her identity?? holy fuck and then the angst of Tim later dying #Tim Drake #tbh I kinda wish he'd gotten a different position because 'sidekick who dies' Tim has kinda been done a lot with the standard #reverse robin aus. But it'll still be fun to write. Definitely going the Joker Junior route with this because Batman Beyond kicks ass #Dick Grayson #He'll honestly probably be the easiest. Like...his role has not changed much outside of being younger/not the one who defines this #But I still think it'll be good to see how well I know Dick beyond his eldest brother thing (which is my best way of relating to him)#Damian al ghul #damian wayne #oh this is gonna kick ass #Bruce does not want his son to be a sidekick but Damian just kinda forces his way into that role #and everybody doubts him because of his history with the league but he later proves himself more than capable #to the point that he can set out mostly on his own and still thrive #Jason Todd #Jason being the baby of the family is also something I have never thought about but holy shit it could kick ass #I really hope that I don't roll 'Jason must die' or 'Robin 5 must die' on the randomizer. I just kinda want Jason to live this time #But unfortunately I double-screwed him because he's on the 'must happen' wheel twice now. I did not think these prompts through #TBH I am so happy that none of them rolled their OG roles. because that would have been so fucking boring

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irregularjohnnywiggins · 6 months

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So, since apparently I'm in a DC posting mood right now, you all want to hear this concept that's been baking in my mind for a while now?

Stephanie Brown is the same level of crimefighter as Bruce Wayne. Hear me out.

First, a common thematic reading of the Batfamily, especially the Batkids, is that all of them are in some way better than Bruce at one specific thing. Like with the equally broad thematic reading of 'All of Batman's rogues reflect a part of his psyche' this doesn't entirely hold up to scrutiny and doesn't apply to all of the Batkids, but it applies to enough: Dick is the better leader, Babs is the better strategist, Tim is the better detective, Cass is the better fighter, you get the idea. Now, normally when considering this reading the consensus for Steph is that she is the negative archetype, similar to how the Joker is interpreted in the rogues reading - an inverse of the common rule, in this case meaning that Steph isn't particularly good at anything. Some people who take this reading end this part with 'And that's why I love her!' - most don't. But I think that's entirely wrong, and to explain why we need to examine Bruce's own past.

In most versions of the Batman origin, there's a period, usually immediately or closely after Bruce graduating from either high-school or college, where Bruce travels the world, seeking masters of specific disciplines and learning all he can from them. The amount of people he meets is extensive - seriously, I have a word doc of 40 names and that's not even all of them - and later stories, particularly the Nolan trilogy, Batman/The Shadow, and IIRC Batman: Earth One, try to par that down to a single entity - The League of Shadows, The Shadow, and Alfred, respectively - teaching him all that is necessary to become Batman. It's not a change I particularly like, for one simple reason - the trek around the globe is as much metatexual as it is backstory. Like many of the prototypical superheroes, Batman isn't just one thing, he's many influences that Bill Finger brought to the table when creating him - he's a pulp hero like the Shadow, an adventure swashbuckler like Zorro and the Scarlet Pimpernel, a detective like Sherlock Holmes, all melding together to form our concept of 'Batman'. Having him learn from all these disparate sources - from ninjas and car thieves and magicians and detectives - seems like a way of acknowledging that breadth of influence, and I can't help but feel like limiting it to only Ra's or Lamont or Alfred takes away from that.

So, what does all that have to do with Stephanie Brown? Well, think about it - almost all of the Batfamily have only one real mentor - there are exceptions, like Tim basically becoming Babs' apprentice in No Man's Land and Cass' very funny shared custody situation, but mainly all of the Batkids learn from Batman, and what they excel at they were just kind of naturally good at anyway - Babs and Cass especially, no shade. With Steph, though? It's not as impressive as Bruce's list, but she learns general Cowl skills with Bruce, hacking and cryptography with Babs, detective skills with Tim, get fighting tips from Cass and Black Canary, is taught teamwork by Kate, evasion skills with Damian (that last one may not be purposeful), plus whatever else she can learn because, unlike the rest of the Batfamily, at least Pre-Flashpoint Steph was always learning.

True, Steph started out with very few practical skills in crimefighting, but you know who else did that? Bruce - every single time a comic or adaptation has shown him attempting to fight crime before the training trek has him absolutely suck at it. At the very least Steph never decided to stop her dad by attempting to assassinate him in a courthouse full of witnesses by veeery slowly pointing a gun at him, like Nolanverse Bruce.

Bottom line? If one more person says Steph 'isn't particularly skilled at anything', I will chew glass.

#batman #bruce wayne #spoiler #stephanie brown #dc comics #feels weird to be back #another thing to consider is that Steph shares the honour with Babs and maybe Duke #of being the only Batkid to not need Bruce's encouragement to be a crimefighter #Like most of the rest of them would happily have gone on committing ~*crimes*~#(this is not a criticism - ACAB fuck the police etc.)#(Also Cass and Jason definitely have extenuating circumstances)#it's just notable that Steph is one of the ones to make the exact same decision Bruce made #'Something must be done and I can do it so I must'#for honestly the same reason - a lack of parents through crime tearing her family apart #idk that's interesting

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hailsatanacab · 7 months

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new chap new chap new chap 👻🎉

#dpxdc #batpham #dcxdp #dpxdc fic #my LORD this chapter my GUYS #there was such a different ending to this you would not BELIEVE #i cut so much out i am RUTHLESS #and really tired lmao #danny was meant to destroy his phone in front of bruce and bruce would have done that double take 'good lord' gif #hey guys can i hold a poll for what should happen to the fentons because i am honestly stumped #i know how everything else is going to happen but i have no idea what a satisfying resolution for them would be #perhaps there is none #is that the ultimate tragedy? the people who hurt you just get to go on being normal #nothing has changed in their life at all #and nothing about you will ever be the same again #man poor danny 😔🤚#love you my boy. despite all the shit i'm putting you through #cetbwa #FUCK i forgot to tag it #ah well #UGH someone talk to me about motivations before i FUCKING LOSE IT #guys i have work tomorrow i'm going to cry. i have to sleep early rather than lose my shit on the internet.#girl woes #anyway!#goodnight my bugs my loves and my sweet turtle doves #i'm so tired #night

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binsandcans · 4 months

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My roommate and I had an extremely short lunch break and we decided to watch Christmas with Joker for that reason. And there's this scene in it where Joker was about to fall into a cauldron of lava and Batman catches him by the ankle and saves him and in that moment it occurred to me in crystal clear clarity—my Bruce-critical brain didn't once question why can't Batman just let Joker die instead of killing him himself.

It's Gotham. They never die. I bet if the Joker had plunged in there he just would've come back worse. My roommate beat it to me and she isn't even a regular Batman media consumer: “he'd be Joker ultra-max-pro.”

I guess this particular enlightenment has to do with the fact that Joker falling into the vat acid is eeriely similar to him falling in a cauldron of lava or whatever.

But you know what? I don't judge Bruce for trying to save even the worst of the worst. Because it's Gotham and if you hit rock-bottom you fetch a shovel and start digging. Dude is already tired of everyone's bullshit and monologuing and train-derailing.

He could do with better than rock bottom.

#batman #christmas with joker #batman the animated series #bruce wayne #btas #btas joker #i never liked joker and wouldn't miss him if he were done away with honestly #but this was particularly funny #i love btas until batman beyond happens #also jokers laugh drove my college overwhelmed brain haywire #id soon be moonlighting as a villain with that laugh if college keeps on like this #on a positive note: this ep ends with bruce finally watching its a wonderful life with dick as dick had planned for christmas

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magentagalaxies · 6 months

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so my friend and i are currently chatting about how i just discovered me referring to weed as "pot" makes me sound like a suburban mom even tho i didn't realize it was an "old-timey" term (??? it sounds just as normal as "weed" to me???)

and i just realized the reason i say pot is specifically because 1. watching kids in the hall (and other things from that era) and 2. talking about pot with the kids in the hall (the ones i know irl still use that word)

so for everyone's information i do NOT sound like a suburban mom for saying "pot" i sound like an old canadian gay man!!!!

but anyway that conversation moved on to talking about weed and the kids in the hall and now i must bring a poll to tumblr

(even if you have smoked before this is about placing yourself in the hypothetical situation i'd be in bc i've never been stoned before and my friend and i were joking about how my first time getting high would be with one of the kids in the hall lmao)

also in your opinion is saying "pot" weird???? literally so confusing to me like damn i guess all my interactions with weed are through the lens of 1. media from the 90s or 2. people who were young adults in the 90s

#as someone who honestly could have my first time smoking weed be with one of these poll options here's my personal take #just on the 3 i know irl bc i have no idea how the others would be #i think scott could be fun if i had a good reaction. but bc there's a chance i wouldn't #my take is that scott would be a person i'd smoke with after i'd done it a few times. bc otherwise he might stress me out #(or i'd stress myself out bc holy shit it's scott thompson)#bruce could be fun but i feel like he'd get very dad energy about it. which like maybe that's the vibe you want #but personally i think bruce would be so supportive it would circle back around to stressing me out somehow lmao #paul bellini tho? he has the ultimate chill stoner uncle vibes. he would be very fun to get high with but also if i had a bad reaction #i know he'd understand and like be able to deal with that without making it into a whole thing. like he's just the genuinely cool uncle #deadass i don't have much of an interest in weed but like thinking about my social circle it would almost definitely be paul #even realistically taking into account my non-kith friends and people my own age i'm like no it had to be bellini lmao #i should let paul know i've cast him in this role #anyway let me know your thoughts especially if you'd choose one of the other three #and let me know if i sound like a suburban mom or an old fag (affectionate)

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t1sunfortunate · 4 months

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gotham being in new jersey really does explain so much. imagine havijg to let someone else pump your gas. in Gotham City

#honestly would be shocked if the joker hasnt done a bit where he was pretending to be a gas pump attendant #bruce wayne in the thickest new jersey accent you've ever heard in your life:#Pork Roll Egg and Cheese on an Everything Bagel Salt Pepper Ketchup #jason todd tells you something is a straight shot down the pahkway asmr #the cult of bruce springsteen #why no jersey devil themed villains. come on now #'can you believe/get a load of this guy' running gag #no matter what everyone can always agree to make fun of staten island

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panic-and-procrastinate-writing · 7 months

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My understanding of gotham war:

Bruce: Ive put jason through conversion therapy

Me: Bc hes trans?

Bruce: No i just dont like him

#jason todd #batman #dc #honestly this is i think the worst thing bruce has ever done

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undertheredhood · 5 months

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jason accidentally trauma-dumps to this masked vigilante who he’s somehow immediately comfortable trusting while willis todd who is not dead and is very much still alive (but still hasn’t told his only living child yet) is internally screaming “WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY PRECIOUS BABY BOY?!?!?!?”

#dc comics #dc universe #dcu #batman #red hood #jason todd #jason peter todd #jason was never the angry robin #wingman #willis todd #nah because why does dc make poor people be completely awful people?#look if willis todd was awful why does jason love him so much?#good parent willis todd #jason is different from the rest of the bats because unlike them he grieved his parents (especially his mom) long before they died #jason probably found out that willis was presumed dead long after it happened (because he was living on the streets for quite some time)#anyways willis is listening to jason nonchalantly speak about his trauma and is resisting the urge to beat bruce up #willis while carrying a 220 lb crime lord and sobbing: my precious baby what have they done to you?#danny todd (jason’s canonical older brother) is watching beyond the grave wondering why willis won’t tell jason who he is #jason starts talking about willis and willis is trying his hardest not to cry because he thought jason would hate him but it’s the opposite #like jason has so much love in his heart and honestly i wish someone would actually appreciate that

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ftmbruce · 1 month

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dick grayson categorically does NOT have "eldest daughter syndrome." sorry if that hurts your feelings or whatever but i understand him on a more personal level and i would not describe him with that whatsoever.

#as the oldest of 10 the phrase has always irked me and i can't exactly articulate why other than being transmasc #that might be the whole reason who knows #but even taking the phrase at face value i think it is intrinsically about mothering tasks that oldest daughters are expected to do #like genuine caretaking #yes he was damians guardian for a while but thats. simply not the same thing #if u wanna call him that fine whatever i guess its not hurting anyone but i just think it's doing a disservice to the actaul complexities #of his relationships with his brothers #and honestly all the reasons people say he has it is just. like normal eldest sibling pressures and expectations #yes bruce isn't necessarily a normal parent but still.#i think things ive done like caring for infants doing kids homework making dinner doing laundry paying for groceries and field trips #thankless unpaid babysitting no personal space no privacy #is more relevant to the phrase then the things people say about dick #whatever tbis is just off the cuff dont come at me with a genuine argument because i dont have one #or do ill listen to your case i just dont have the energy to make mine #dick grayson

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batfall-a · 1 year

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for my own sanity i'm going to give myself till june to figure out the next steps of my arc . . . i was driving myself crazy trying to pull together lore and ? i just am going to have to sit here a bit longer and thiNk.

#. / ooc selena speaks!#again idk how ocs do it #i have all my lore and i'm like : what the fuck am i doing #but ocs just...DO IT ALL #and i'm constantly amazed honestly #it gives me a small insight bc omg no bruce wayne is not an oc lmaooo #but ! yes #its also a little difficult when you sit in your own universe #like...i wont get the movie for another 3 years even then? i've already done so much of my own work

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whalehouse1 · 1 year

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Tim Drake Stans: He’s so smart, he can do anything and is super cool and awesome.

Tim Drake fans: He can do anything except clone his best friend back to life. And cool and awesome? This dude is super cringe and that’s why I’m here.

#Tim Drake #Red Robin #this honestly was just supposed to be a he can’t clone joke #but honestly I don’t think I’m wrong #I’d do something for Damian too since personally I find them to be the worst ones after Bruce #but his stans go far and beyond done stuff I don’t find palatable at all

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roguestorm · 1 year

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the bvs bruce/diana scene feels so much like a bruce/selina scene and i think that that's intentional, i think "i've know a few women like you" is a nod at that (or at bruce/talia, given the sword of alexander conversation), and i think that the way their relationship progresses from there - the way that diana embodies openness and hope and goodness - is a lot harder for bruce to deal with than a thief or assassin or someone with a hidden agenda. diana can play that part, but that's not who she is, and i think that's a revelation for him.

#m.txt #once a year or so i have to open up my head and let the wonderbat feelings out or else they drive me insane #wonderbat #bruce wayne #diana of themyscira #batfam blogging #like i love bruce/selina and bruce/talia and i don't think they're worse than bruce/diana #(in most circumstances and most adaptations i would argue that they're better)#but SPECIFICALLY with bvs bruce who is so so stuck in this world of batman who has gotten too old to die young #he's like. 'oh this dance. i know this dance. i've done this before'#and he really genuinely honestly never has met anyone like her before #and i do think it's a revelation #dceu #bvs

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scaryscarecrows · 2 years

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Have you ever written anything from Alfred’s POV? I can’t imagine how much he must be judging his son (and grandchildren).

I have not, for the sole reason that it would look like this,

only, y'know, something like,

I raised you better

and that's just not that interesting. True, but that's all it is.

#asks #arkhamverse #alfred pennyworth #honestly alfred's inner voice probably just sounds like screaming #he's done some Shit in his day but BRUCE dressed up like THAT #and then adopted CHILDREN? PLURAL?#MM

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