Devsman 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 9:11
I've always considered Batman's catchphrase of "I'm Batman" the dumbest, worst catchphrase ever.
It's like he showed up to audition to be a superhero and literally on the spot was asked for his catchphrase, to which he had given ZERO thought, and he starts thinking out loud "Let's see... I'm Batman, I dress in black, I have a fancy car..." and the doofus judge thinks that was actually his submission, and says "You know, if we trim it down a bit, it could work; how about just 'I'm Batman'" and all his sycophant sidekicks start praising him for his visionaryness while Batman tries to protest but is completely ignored.

It's like he's a celebrity in a commercial trying to get you to donate money to the humane society. "Animals are innocent. But many of them live in terrible conditions because they have no homes and lack of funding. I'm Batman, and your donation of thirty cents a day can help these poor animals find a loving home. Call today."

It's like he's a gameshow host, or a pop star, or a presidential candidate, or a pro athlete, or your new dentist you're just now meeting for the first time. It's like he's ANYTHING but somebody trying to intimidate you.

The only time this line has ever been delivered in a way that understood the line, was in a movie that did not understand the character:

https://youtu.be/OdToF8MiSWk?si=zkL_wdvO4JVC1ihj

Smiling. Cheery. Genuinely pleased to meet Mr. Freeze. This is how people introduce themselves. If you're scowly and mad, and trying to beat the hell out of someone, you say something like "I'm scowly and mad and trying to beat the hell out of you" instead of "I'm Devsman."
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TwisterCat 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 9:33 
Can't argue with fact.
apathy 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 9:55 
Why does he dress up as a bat?

And no its not to strike fear into the crooks. That's Bruce's fear. Not the criminals fear.
OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 9:57 
引用自 apathy
Why does he dress up as a bat?

And no its not to strike fear into the crooks. That's Bruce's fear. Not the criminals fear.

I am afraid of bats but bats are cool so I dress up like a cool bat because of I didn't have a better idea parent murder
apathy 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 10:00 
引用自 OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle
引用自 apathy
Why does he dress up as a bat?

And no its not to strike fear into the crooks. That's Bruce's fear. Not the criminals fear.

I am afraid of bats but bats are cool so I dress up like a cool bat because of I didn't have a better idea parent murder
At least the Punisher had that massive skull on his chest to bait drug-lords into shooting the parts of his body where he was most heavily armoured.
Devsman 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 10:05 
引用自 apathy
Why does he dress up as a bat?

And no its not to strike fear into the crooks. That's Bruce's fear. Not the criminals fear.
The best explanation for this, which DC retconned out of existence because they're incompetent, is that he does it to get closer to his dead father.

When Thomas was still alive, he attended a costume party dressed as a bat, with Bruce in tow. Afterward, they happened across a crime on progress and Thomas, dressed as a bat, stopped it.

The reason they retconned it is probably because they changed their minds about what happened after that, which to be fair was a good move, but they could have at least kept the party and crime stopping scene canon.
Vinz Clortho 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 10:23 
I'm not wearing hockey pads.
Stranger 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 11:14 
I think it's a part of why criminals are afraid of him. The vagueness of his identity, the clearly unhinged nature of it, and the mythological presence he holds all combine to play off of coward's superstitions and instill fear.

Although now that he exists the same principles only apply as the opening of a false joke, which is replaced by a horrific reality.

Joker and Batman are pretty similar people ultimately. Despite their differing goals.
Tonepoet 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 11:17 
Sigh, you don't get it Devsman. That's not a catchprhase. That's just how you normally tell people your name for the first time. It's just the natural response to the the very natural question "Who are you?"

"I'm Batman."

The reason you probably see this as a catchprhase is because Batman isn't just a ninja dressed up in a batsuit. He's a role to play, just like Bruce Wayne.

First, Batman's modus operendi is to build up a legendarily infamous reputation amongst the thugs of gotham that terrorizes them. This accomplishes two things. The first is that it scares them straight. The second is that he can just chase off the losers without having to open up a can of whoop-ass, making his job much easier and less dangerous for not just himself all parties involved, including the victims he is trying to save and criminals he swore not to kill. He lets some of the lesser criminals get away so they can tell all their friends how terrifying he is, to build up that sort of repute among all their friends. As a businessman, Bruce Wayne knows the importance of building up a brand identity. The criminals need to all know they're getting their asses whooped by the same guy, nay the same monster, to strike awe into their hearts. You need to rewatch the '89 tim burton movie. It makes this crystal clear.

Second, when he says it to other people, it's kind of him being dismissive and secretive about his personal identity as Bruce Wayne. If Batman's saving you, then something you can refer to him by and the fact that he just saved your gosh darned life is all you need to know about him. The same goes if you're working with him to save other people.

Granted, "I'm Batman" is very much the inferior version of the answer on all counts. I agree the delivery needs work. It is too dry, lacking the necessary gravitas. It is kind of hard to incorporate the necssary gravitas into such a short phrase. It is not intimidating enough. Moreover, I just don't buy that a posh 1940s playboy millionaire is going to use contractions very often, and especially not one with not merely a disdain but a personal grudge against Gotham's riff-raff who was born with a spoon in his mouth, primarily raised by his own butler and regularly networks with the socialites of Gotham City as the owner of Wayne Industries.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Mark Twain both knew the importance of how people would express themselves, and if enunciation is going to matter to anybody, it is going to matter to Batman. I am not going to say he can never slur his words together into a contraction, especially since he is an American living in New York. Making him talk in as posh a dialect as received pronunciation is going too far. However, it is not something he should be doing so regularly and prominently that you could confuse it for a catchphrase.

It is for these reasons that I very much prefer "I am Batman!", shouted as if it was a warcry, with emphasis on the Am. This variation also serves a third important purpose, which is as a reaffirmation of his identity, accomplishments and worth to himself when the villains try to cast doubts into his mind.

"Bruce,"
"No, not now!"
"You are a disgrace"
"No! No! You are not my father! I am not a disgrace! I am the vengence. I am the night! I am Batman!"

You'd better not disrespect Kevin Conroy, Devsman. We simply can't be friends if you do. 'Tis a crime! Plus, if it weren't for that, we would not have the whole Darkwing Duck flubbing up his "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" schpeal, which is also great in its own way.

However, if there's one thing that's good about "I'm Batman", it's that it's as quick and directly straight to the point as you can get. Time is valuable to Wayne, and he doesn't really have much of it to spare between running one of the biggest business empires in comics and patrolling Gotham.
最後修改者:Tonepoet; 2023 年 12 月 12 日 下午 5:15
Devsman 2023 年 12 月 12 日 上午 11:28 
引用自 Tonepoet
Second, when he says it to other people, it's kind of him being dismissive and secretive about his personal identity as Bruce Wayne. If Batman's saving you, then something you can refer to him by and the fact that he just saved your gosh darned life is all you need to know about him. The same goes if you're working with him to save other people.
Well, this much at least is a pretty good point. It reminds me of an exchange in one of the Telltale games (the second one):

Gordon: What's she got on you?
Batman: She knows who I am.
Gordon: Yeah? Well so do I. You're Batman. That's all anyone's ever needed to know.


I might be paraphrasing there, but y'know.
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