I used to like Batman. I thought it was cool that a normal (albeit obscenely rich) human could keep up with real superheroes. But the way people are trying to put him on a pedestal now has reached a point where I just can’t support the Caped Crusader anymore. The lengths people go to convince themselves that Batman belongs in the Justice League, hanging out with literal gods, aliens, and beings who can punch planets into dust is absurd.
Every new cartoon, comic, or movie seems determined to convince you that Batman is somehow on par with Superman, Wonder Woman, or the Flash. The Flash? He could snap Batman in half faster than Frank Dux can knock a guy out with a spinning roundhouse kick. Wonder Woman? Superman? He could melt Batman with laser eyes because the dude can even blink. And yet, somehow, Batman is still treated like a peer.
The fans always try to defend him saying: “Batman has contingency plans.” Yes, these “contingency plans” are able to beat beings who manipulate time, space, and raw energy. Those plans are useless against someone who could erase him from existence while he’s still figuring out which Batarang to use.
And yet, fanbases treat Batman like he’s the ultimate tactician, the guy who outsmarts gods. Let’s be real: at the end of the day, he’s just a guy in a cape with too much free time and too much money. Bringing Batman along on Justice League missions is more of a liability than an asset. He’s the guy who needs to be saved while the real heroes save the world. If Batman somehow “wins” against anyone, it’s either because the writers gave him plot armor or because the villain conveniently forgot how powers work that day.