1 Bat-Family Member Is So Dangerous, They're Destined to Destroy Gotham

Summary

Warning ! Contains Spoilers For Batman # 142 !

Batmancreated theBat - Familyto aid protect Gotham City long after he ’s conk out . He ’s train them to be the best they can be , to always keep Gotham City safe . That ’s why it is so disgraceful that DC just revealed one major Bat - Family phallus is destined to destroy Gotham City . While Batman has fought to protect Gotham from darkness , Duke Thomas is destined to dunk the urban center into it .

Batman#142 – drop a line by Chip Zdarsky and Giuseppe Camuncoli – exploresthe true origin of the Joker , contrast it with the villain ’s future . One of the major things that happen in the story ’s future timeline is the Joker unleashing a computer virus that decimates the macrocosm , including infecting the Bat - Family .

Batman and Signal Duke Thomas

Batman reveals that when the Joker infected Bat - Family member Duke Thomas , he begin using his powers to drain all the visible radiation out of Gotham City . With Duke ’s ability , he was able to literally translate Gotham into a metropolis of darkness , with no way to stop him .

Batman is a great mentor , specially to the Signal , but training with him also come with its own downfalls — like never know when to ask for help .

Duke Thomas' Powers Over Light & Dark Make Him A Powerful Hero…

…Or A Potent Threat

Duke Thomas is one of the unexampled member of the Bat - Family , and is famed for being a meta - human . Duke ’s powers started out as control over Christ Within , but it was later expand to being able to ascertain iniquity as well . Duke can do many things with these magnate , such as produce darkness on command , or using igniter to count back in prison term to see upshot that have already happened . All of these powers have made him an extremely effective crime belligerent , but DC has shown that if Duke ever goes disturbed , he will be the gravid threat Gotham has ever seen .

DC has shownDuke Thomas could be Gotham ’s greatest felon , ora perverted version of Batman . Gotham is already a deeply dark and uncheerful position , but with Duke being driven mad , could literally drain what is leave of the light from Gotham , leave its citizens , and Batman , in a world of darkness . While readers have n’t gotten to see this villainous version of Duke Thomas , the effects on the world around him is evident . This is highlight byBatman#142 ’s depiction of the Caped Crusader crawling through a cave , lit only by a flashlight , while Gotham lies in ruins , overrun by Joker - infected civilians .