What if Batman was dirt poor?
>>151877386He could probably not afford to be Batman for very long, but on the plus side, we would be subjected to less tumblrslop "did you know IRL billionaires are...BAD???" so honestly it all evens out.
>>151877386>What if Batman was dirt poor?
>>151877430Yeah Rorschach, Punisher, or Dylan from Kill or Be Killed would probably be the closest characters to a working or lower middle class Batman. I'd say Daredevil since his income fluctuates but he's a lot more well off than the others I listed.
Well, in America when he fell down that well he wouldn't've gotten his broken bone set by his doctor father so he probably would've walked with a limp for the rest of his life for one thing.But also his parents wouldn't've been shot because they wouldn't've gone to see a movie nor would any mugger bother with a dirt poor couple.His parents probably wouldn't have raised him very well and he wouldn't've had an Alfred to help steer his life either, because his parents would've been too concerned with making enough money to not starve and they would have no money for a butler.So he would've been a worse person, but still inherently a genius. He might've ended up being recruited into the Court of Owls or taking control of organized crime in Gotham, depending on what kind of motivation he ended up having. He might just have left Gotham and ended up working for Star Labs or something like that in a less shithole city.
>>151877462Poor people are way more likely to get shot though.
>>151877480Joe Chill wanted them pearls, my dude. And you got Mask of Zorro money? Shit's expensive in, like, the 50s or whatever.
>>151877493Joe Chill isn't the only mugger in America.
>>151877504Then how come none of those muggers mugged Thomas and Martha? Checkmate. Joe Chill confirmed the only mugger.
>>151877508I concede.
>>151877430I'm telling Alan Moore you posted this and he's going to put you in his unabomber manifesto.
>>151877386Make batman a functioning autist from one of the hellholes of Earth. His parents eaten by literal cannibals in front of him. He'd have been next but the cannibals were high on jenkem shortly after gorging themselves and he shanks each and every one of them, mangling their throats so that all they can do is gurgle softly as they suffocate. He manages to kill a dozen, by the time he finishes he's soaked in blood while his parents' clean-pecked skulls watch him take vengeance he swears to kill every cannibal. As he makes the oath an unusually large bat sits nearby watching him. Boom origin story. This batman is an animal, merciless to those who are in the wrong. Autistically observes during day, being nothing but a street urchin or homeless beggar, but at night tracks down assholes and shanks them one by one, like an opportunistic predator, lunging from the shadows. He makes and uses primitive but effective weapons to cause severe injuries, like deep stabs or cuts. Uses poison whenever he must, rudimentary, just so that he can even the playground or ensure his victory. He is not about honor, he is vengeance, the call of blood for blood.Idk, there probably is something like this somewhere.
>>151877685Reminds me a bit of when he went on a killing spree in Crimson Mist
>>151877685Just had a thought, his "superpower" or combat prowess comes from his brain having been fucked up, partially due to genetics, then trauma and as a result his body is always in fight or flight mode, senses and muscles running at a 110%. He has to exert considerable concentration and force himself into finesse to function in everyday life, but when it is killing time he lets the bat loose.
>>151877729I never heard of that, I will check it out now. Thanks.
>>151877685I feel like his origin and motivation is too similar to Bane.
>>151877743It's one of my favorite Batman stories ever. Enjoy it!
>>151877548Moore himself said something along those lines, that he's what a costumed vigilante would be like in real life
>>151877386Then he would be called Poorman.
What if batman achieved the good ending?
