Batman

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I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman!

Batman is a comic-book superhero with a chiropteran theme. He was once Bruce Wayne, child of wealthy philanthropists, but while his family were out and about (in the crime-ridden city of Gotham, which is totally not New York City), his parents were killed by a mugger. Heartbroken, he traveled the world, studying criminology and martial arts; when he returned to Gotham, he used his inherited fortune (and/or company, depending on the era) to develop tools to become a crime-fighter. Knowing from his studies that criminals are generally a superstitious and cowardly lot, he developed the costume and persona of the Batman, a creature of the night who brings terror to the wicked.

In addition to the usual ne'er-do-wells and low-level criminals of a major city, Batman regularly fights with a "Rogues Gallery" of equally costumed villains -- the Joker (the insane and self-styled "Clown Prince of Crime"), Catwoman (a cat-burglar who flirts with Batman as frequently as she fights with him), and Mr. Freeze (a scientist-turned-criminal from an accident caused by an amoral business rival) are among the most widely-known.

Batman Miniatures Game

There is one, by Knight Miniatures. It's a skirmish game, in which players create bands based on major characters and factions, and attempt to take objectives, or just knock out everyone on the opposite team.

Appearance in Other RPGs and Board Games

There's been more than one attempt to adapt the "DC Universe" into a tabletop RPG or board game. Guess which hero shows up in just about all of them?

Other /tg/ Relevance

• There exists a meme that "Batman could take anyone, with enough prep time" (in the comics, among other places, he's defeated a mind-controlled Superman several times). Thus, among other things, the "Batman Wizard" of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, who had a spellbook large enough to have a spell for every situation... presuming he had time to prepare spells.
• Responsible, almost single-handedly, for players wanting to play "a guy without superpowers who can fight on par with the guys with powers" in Supers RPGs.
• Notable for having many, many continuities and versions, each with their own interpretation of the character, to the point that a D&D Alignment chart exists, filling in all 9 positions with different versions of Batman.

See Also

• Konrad Curze, Primarch of the Night Lords. The living (for a while, at least) answer to a question what if Batman and Punisher had a lovechild. Very much in favor of terrorizing enemies to soften them up (or even drive them to kill themselves).