The Batman's growing up

[elfwithagun]

If the show started out with Batman beginning his third year where is he now?
Im making a little timeline:

The Batman starts third year, fights Joker, Penguin probably within a couple days.
Bane takes out Batman for a couple weeks (remember a reporter said Batman had been missing for a couple weeks)
Batman fights a bunch of other villians over the course of probably a couple months
Id say about the time Bennet mutates into Clayface, Batman's been doing this for about six months since the first ep.
Yin forms partnership and it goes on to about Grundy's Night which takes place on halloween. Its been about a full year now. Gordon comes in and so does Batgirl.

Id think The Batman's on his fourth year in crimefighting.

[Justice Lords]

So basically for 3 years his entire rouges gallery was your common criminal?

[sdp]

yes, the common riminal.

[Style]

So basically for 3 years his entire rouges gallery was your common criminal? I think they suggested a year one sort of thing where he first spent his time clearing the city of the mobster element, and just finished up by the begginning of the first episode.

I don't see why people bristle at this idea: the same thing basically happened in BTAS. He spent his first 10 years fighting Mobsters, (with Joker and Penguin here or there,) then in his 10th year, all of the sudden BOOM! Catwoman, Scarecrow, Clayface, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Two Face and the Mad Hatter all show up.

[Binker]

Actually its his fifth year.

If you remember, in Fire and Ice its snowing so its Christmas time. A few episodes later its Halloween.

So He's in Year Five.

[elfwithagun]

Thanks for the help!

[Ruseri]

Actually its his fifth year.

If you remember, in Fire and Ice its snowing so its Christmas time. A few episodes later its Halloween.

So He's in Year Five.hmmm... yes, this is more likely, because i'm guessing the first episode was not toooo terribly far from the "first october" of the series, since Bruce mentions that, in this continuity, his birthday "isn't untill October." i'll bet "Bird of Prey takes place soon after the first october, since they made a point of mentioning that Bruce was at "a ripe old age of 26" (and it seems to make sense that they would mention his age if he'd recently had a birthday). and then, by Fire and Ice, it's probably around christmas-time... then Grundy's night takes place during the NEXT halloween. yeah, i like that theory ;) :D

[sdp]

sadly tehy probably don't analize that like we do and they still think it's the third year :sad:

[Ruseri]

sadly tehy probably don't analize that like we do and they still think it's the third year :sad:
not necessarily. the crew of the show DOES tend to visit these forums (even Mr Matsuda himself) surprisingly often. they may not pay complete attention to the amount of time that has passed during the show, however, they'll probably see this thread and agree that it's not too far off. ;)

[jv2k]

Well keep in mind even the DCAU has a hard to place time.

[Stu]

I really don't think it's that relevant. As it stands, all we know is the show began with his 3rd year... I'd imagine that it's remains the timelessness of TV after that. The character grows, but won't neccesarily age. I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't 26 by the time we bide The Batman farewell...

[Drizzt2218]

I'd also keep in mind that some of these stories may not exactly be told in "linear" timeline -- in other words, "Fire & Ice" may be set *after* "Grundy's Night" in the timeline -- though I doubt such a timeline exists. More likely, the scenario is like "The Simpsons" or even the majority of "B:TAS" where there's a timeless quality to it -- if someone wants to tell a Christmas story or a Halloween story, or one set in the spring, it'll be done if it's an integral part of the plot, but that doesn't mean the timeline itself has moved forward. I may well be wrong, and an episode will remark that Bruce is now 27, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bruce is kept at 26 years of age until the series ends.

--Larry

[Azrael24]

Actually its his fifth year.

If you remember, in Fire and Ice its snowing so its Christmas time. A few episodes later its Halloween.

So He's in Year Five. well, no because if hes in his third year starting with episode 1 then fire and ice occurs at the end of that year which is still year three. then if you make a full resolution then by grundys night its only been a year so right now hes in his fourth year not his third.

but thats assuming and being specific about things that may or may not be. its not really relevant

but as for the topic, like others have said, in batgirl begins he seemed more aged and darker. so i do believe hes 'growing up.' with what happened in the S1 finally and S2 finally, hes been through a lot. and now hes going to have to deal with batgirl and bigger villains.

[elfwithagun]

I just want a Batman who grows up and doesnt stay the same all the time......

[Drizzt2218]

Why? For over 70 episodes, Batman didn't age or progress on B:TAS -- it wasn't until the series became "The New Batman Adventures" that the characters were aged by two-to-three years. Batman is a timeless character, and what difference does it really make if Bruce is 26 or if he's 27?

Unless otherwise stated, I'd think the premise of this series (Batman in his third year, experiencing his earliest encounters with his rogues and still learning the ropes) will stay pretty much intact. That said, we have seen a progression towards a more experience, slightly more grim Batman, that can largely be attributed by a need for a stark contrast between him and Batgirl.

Likewise, this series has experimented with altering the status quo a lot more than most cartoons -- from Ethan's transformation and Yin's progression from hunting Batman to becoming his ally, from Batman being a fugitive to now being accepted by the police and actively working with the new Commissioner Gordon, this series has been far from "static." One of the things that probably appeals to me the most is how each season thus far has had a character arc that, by the end of the season, has altered the status quo in some way.

--Larry

[ROBOTRON]

I just want a Batman who grows up and doesnt stay the same all the time......
I doubt we will see that happening anytime soon...the whole premis behind the show was Batman's youth and early advetures...at least I think.:sweat: