5 Times Batman Was A Good Father 

Batman doesn't let his Robins dress in bright colours to attract attention . he let Richard Grayson dress in bright colours because those were the colours of the flying Graysons and Batman let Richard wear these colours to honour his parents , as for why he lets the other Robins where bright colours , well he gives them a choice of what colours they want and they choose to classic Robin colours because Richard Grayson made them iconic for the mantle of Robin .

Let’s all remember that Dick is not only Batman’s greatest success but his favourite son.

I mean going all the way to Apocalypse against the wishes of the Justice League to recover his son's corpse and bring him back to life (all the while looking amazing in the Hellbat suit which puts his own life at risk and fighting Darksied and his army) I feel should've made the list.

Just noticed at 7:48 when they're falling how Batman goes from trying to kick his son's ass, directly to grabbing Damien to protect him and taking the brunt of the fall himself. It's cute, in an odd way

I would say Batman's coldness depends on the continuity. I'm reminded of the Justice League unlimited episode where he comforts a dying child. It's a touching moment and indicative that his heroism isn't just taking down villains. Obviously some writers will use Batman differently in a story to contrast him with other characters. A lot of Nightwing stories are like this. They'll show Batman as a very cold and calculating character to contrast him with Nightwing, who's known to be very jubilant, high-energy, and compassionate. Nothing wrong with adapting a character differently depending on the medium, but it definitely hurts the idea that there's just one version of Batman instead of the dozens of adaptations we've gotten.

You forgot Batman also has a DAUGHTER! Cassandra Cain was officially adopted by Bruce. That's canon in the current timeline. And they've had loads of precious daddy-daughter moments in the comics. It's not a stretch to say that Bruce is incredibly protective of Cass and would even go so far as to say she's his favourite of all his children. Bruce even admitted to her that while the others have his trust, Cassandra has his faith!

The entirety of the Wayne Family adventures comic could fill up this entire video if you let it, it has a lot of really nice moments between Bruce and his children.

A missing moment from this list is from the webtoons comic where Batman routinely misses Cassandra's ballerina performance because he was fighting crime so the next day he bought out the venue to be there for his adoptive daughter's performance it's a very nice moment

My favourite Robin moment is when Damian finds one of Martha's pearls after spending months of his free nights looking for it and gives it to Bruce, as this is one of the only moments that Damian shows his love for Bruce

Batman show’s his affection differently, even with Catwoman ,who he canonically loves, he’s not all that expressive and instead shows his love by his willingness to protect others. He’s the kind of person who doesn’t care about what others think of him, he only wants people to be safe and protected. The way he does this is by giving his children the tools they need to be successful in life. He really does care but sometimes his logic can cause him to overlook emotions and mental health especially his own. I like to think that there where more sweet moments with him and his family we just don’t see it because it doesn’t have anything to do with the plot. ^^

Some things you forgot to mention about the last Damian Wayne one, is that Damian himself initiated the fight and Bruce was even going easy on him, I mean, it's Batman. Does anyone seriously believe a little kid could be beating his ass this badly while he's going all out? And there's also the fact that Bruce shielded Damian with his body in the fall and Damian just got back up and immediately went back to beating on Bruce

That scene in Harley Quinn was possibly the funniest moment in that entire series. Not because Batman’s being a good father, but because Damien’s response to Bats telling him about when he got his first nemesis was “When can I start having s3x?”

Awww these are extremely sweet I personally also like when Jason Todd is sick and Batman stays home with him and watches movies a great father and son moment

We need more small moments like this where Batman goes "out of character" to put his mission aside to show his good human side. Him being just acting like an emotionless twat 24/7 can get a bit tired.

Y'know, they really got me with the thumbnail. I don't know if it's a fanfic or from an actual comic but man... seeing all four of Bruce's kids sleeping on him while Bruce says happy Father's Day to Alfred just stole every bit of my heart, it was so cute. Also, seeing Jason sleeping at the bottom on Bruce's leg made me laugh for some reason.

I genuinely wish that writers of Batman would stop making him reject everyone out of hand the minute emotions are brought up. I don't want them to completely break his character, but seriously, we know he loves his kids, you could stand to SHOW us that he loves his kids a bit more often.

The context for the panel at 0:59 is that he wants to remove one of Dick's teeth, which has a Court of Owls sigil on it, demonstrating that they had his eye on him as a future Talon.

Bruh. The Jason Todd moment literally almost had me crying. I can't express how sad Jason's story makes me. It is so cruel and heartbreaking.

There’s also: Him arranging for him to see Cassandra Cain’s ballerina performance because he missed it before. Saving Damian when they were falling AND still fighting each other. Him apologizing to Damian in that whole nightmare scene. Him allowing Damian to figure himself out and that seriously adorable hug. The utter sadness he showed when Damian died saving him. Him breaking down over Nightwing’s death in Injustice. Him choosing to save Jason over capturing the Joker in Under The Red Hood just before the bomb went off. He was only worried about saving his son at that moment. Hell he went darker and more violent after Jason’s death. So much so Tim needed to pull him out of it.

I like when he's explaining Bruce being a good father to Damian and the footage he's using is Batman beating the crap outta him lol

To be fair, there’s much worse parents than Batman. At least Batman legitimately does care for all of his surrogate and biological children. Don’t get me wrong he’s not perfect but considering how mentally scarred Batman is, he definitely could’ve turned out a lot worse.

Just remembered this channel after a couple of years and I'm so happy to see the quality is even better. Keep up the good work man!

I'm not sure of the issue, and I don't know if it counts - But there's a touching moment in a comic series when Bruce Wayne comforts Grayson when he's having nightmares after his parents die. I think it may be in the Nightwing series

It is actually confirmed by the HQTAS creators that First Nemesis is actually an allegory for first crush/girlfriend Batman is actually helping Damien go trough his first heart break

I honestly feel really bad for Jason, even after all the stuff he had to go through his happiest memory is still just him and his father at home even if their relationship is strained now

0:14 though in some versions the costume was a modified version of the suit that Dick Grayson wore when he was part of the flying Grayson's act and Dick says that he wanted to honour his parents by wearing it

My favorite one is when batman stayed home with Jason cuz the one thing that is important to batman is the mission and batman take a break for he's son that's kindest or sweetings thing that batman ever did to his son's

In one of the comics, Catwoman reveals to Dick that the reason the Robin suit is actually so colorful isn't too attract more attention as he tells them, but actually so that the villains, especially Joker, take them less seriously or even see them a joke and won't kill them given the chance hopefully. Didn't work for Jason... but ya know /shrug

I think more often than not Batman being a bad father is more a case of bad writing than the writers intentionally making him awful

Seeing as Jason Todd doesn't seem to exist in the DCAU, I think it would have been interesting if Tim Drake went on to become that universe's equivalent of the Red Hood seeing as his fate is a reimagining of Death in the Family and he had already crossed that line when he shot the Joker on top of Joker's brainwashing taking hold as he got older.

Yeah, Batman can be an ass towards his robins, but he very much cares about them.

I say that there are more moments that show bruce Wayne does care about his children in the WEBTOON batman Wayne family adventures, for example he gets a moment where he acknowledges that he spends too much time crime fighting and misses Cassandra’s ballet show. He promptly asks Alfred for advice and apologizes to Cassandra about it

I love the hug Damien and Bruce share at the end of Batman vs Robin. Bruce grabbing Damien in the middle of their fight to protect him from the fall is also a favorite. Especially since they immediately start fighting again. It’s sums up their relationship so well.

We really need more stories like these. Batman is a good father who values his family more than himself. I wish we'd get to see them all have a good time, the whole family.

I love when Batman actually cares for his children!!

Personally, my favorite time batman was a good father was when he brought damian back to life

My favorite version of the Bat Family is the newish WEBTOON, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures. In it we get to see not only the kids being siblings, but Batman also doing his best to be a good father to his five plus kids. My favorite moment was when he missed Casandra’s ballet recital, and is tempted to mope and avoid her, but after a little encouragement from Alfred, he apologizes, says that he can’t be perfect but he can and will do better because she is important to him, and proceeds to rent out the w tire theater just so he could watch her performance.

I think these kind of moments are incredibly important to Batman as a character. Sure some people really like the overy edgy and dark take on Batman but personally I like it when my Batman can be moody but still feel like a human being. He still cares for his kids and he still yearns for a relationship but he tends to get to carried away with his mission.

When we needed him most, the legend returned

I'd also mention Red Robin #17 when the newly reinstated Batman teases Tim about having his own Selena Kyle, takes off his cowl so he can hug his son and see his face, and convinces him to patrol with him so they could "have some fun", just Batman and his Robin, like old times. I loved that scene.

Personally, there are several parts 1) in the comics, Damian just moves in and yet has a hard time controlling himself to not kill so Bruce gets on his case. While Damian is using the training equipment, Bruce confesses to Alfred his fear of failing Damian (Alfred also shows himself to be a good father figure by reminding Bruce that he's to be a father to Damian, not mechanic) 2) Same issue, Bruce sees Damian's sketch book where it's showing him killing various villians in brutal ways and he realizes how much rage Damian was holding in and vowed to not fail his son. 3) Ending of said issue, Damian and Bruce just playing catch with Titus before the batsignal goes up 4) Bruce telling Damian he's proud of him and them hugging. And this might not count but when Bruce is chasing Ras who has Damian and Talia's bodies. He's banging on Ras' window pane to his jet while screaming "Give me back my son!"

I think that even doctor freezes heart would warm from seeing this list

For me it's the moment when Batman advises Damien about a monastary that helped him when he needed it. He doesn't say go there, he just suggests it and understands that Damien needs time to sort out who he is and what he needs to do. The two embrace and Damien leaves.

5 Time Alfred was a Badass

“…When can I start having sex?” “I THINK I HEAR THE BAT SIGNAL”

In batman badblood after the fight with talia, bruce and damien have a short scene of father and son talking because after that fight damien feel like his mother just love him like a perfect tool not like a son and that moment is the time he needs his father most and bruce was there

Or the time he fought Darkseid for Damien, or the time he left KGBeast for dead when KGBeast shot Nightwing in the head, or how sad he was when he found out Tim wanted to give up being a superhero to go to college and that he wasn't able to save him, or adopting Cassandra, or sitting with Jason during recovery after Joker sabotaged his helmet, or the time he fought desperately to save Jason from Mr. Fries because he didn't want to lose him again, (same story also revealed his happiest thought would be killing Joker with Jason ultimately avenging his death) or in fear state, when Nightwing is ambushed, Bruce saves him and says he has no plans to lose his son, (referring to Nightwing) or when he explains that even though he only took Grayson in as ward, he was still a son to him, oh and even though Barbara isn't his kid, his first reaction to Joker shooting her is to kill Joker, which Jim talks him out of. (or not, we still don't know tbh) He's actually a pretty good dad tbh, the time where he isn't are 9/10 from writers who don't understand Batman.

I really loved the scene in the injustice movie when Nightwing died and bruve starting punching till his hands started bleeding, crying until cat woman stopped hiö, it really showed how much he cared bout dick grayson

I believe in most versions, Batman is a good father. He's had some great moments as a father figure. But some of his actions (like beating the absolute hell out of Jason in RHatO #25) really make it hard to believe that sometimes.

You forgot Terry is Bruce​​'s son. ( the moment he said Terry need to eat soup and relax).

I think the best moments of Batman caring are from the official WEBTOON Comic Batman: Wayne Family Adventures which shows that Batman/Bruce does care about his kids

Remember, Bruce doesn’t want his children to be like them, he wants them to better than him

As soon as I saw this video in my notifications I instantly assumed it was about Screenrant’s article claiming that Deathstroke of all people is a better father

I think it would be great if these five different versions of (Bruce Wayne) aka Batman, who are able to be really good fathers, to have each one of them appear in a cartoon series someday, and show what each version of them look like as well, and to add what realms’s each one is from.

Dick is his golden child. The one he is always proud of. Though people tend to say Dick is the favourite, I think it's actually Jason who is the real favourite child. Batman has a no-kill rule for himself and his children which Jason constantly breaks but he gets forgiven all the time. Plus out of all the batkids, he's the one to call him dad whether serious or in a joking manner. (Damian may call him father but when Bruce is not around the little gremlin addresses him by first name) Damian is his biological child but he's more emotionally attached to Dick and Alfred because they were the first ones to welcome and show him kindness. Hence when Alfred died he went back to his old ways and eventually left the family.

I think in a weird way, Batman knows exactly how “bad” he is as a father, and it’s intentional. Bruce is a messed up individual, one he’s stated in the past nobody should model themselves after. He wants to give these kids the best life he can, and so he thinks the best thing to do is to stay out of it. He knows the kids that come through his life turn out right (except Jason which he has still not forgiven himself for), and he understands if he really let them in a lot of bad things could happen. They might realize that the Batman, the hero they look up to as a father, is a miserable wreck. They might lose faith in humanity, seeing that their scarred, broken father has to continue to fight every day to keep an ungrateful public safe. Batman gives them everything they need that he thinks he cannot provide. He knows Alfred is what allowed him to heal to the extent he has, even if he knows at heart he’s still far from healthy. He knows that for many of his wards a routine of exercise, mental training, and engineering will leave them stronger and safer than anyone else in Gotham as well as anywhere else in the world. While the Robin’s certainly do get their asses handed to them from time to time, Batman when in control always is either there as a safety net or has determined (usually correctly as the world’s greatest detective) that the Robins will be capable of completing the mission. The other big part of Batman that we all need to remember is that he might be terrible with people socially but he can read anyone like a book. If Batman genuinely thought a Robin needed to stop, he’d step in. As well, when Batman sees it necessary to connect and show in a more traditional manner to a Robin that he cares about them more than himself, he does. He’s not beyond doing so, and we know for a fact that he’s capable of playing any part due to his identity as Bruce Wayne. Batman likely could at any time fake being a helicopter papa, but I think the fact he doesn’t is almost more powerful in a way, as he doesn’t hide who he is from his children. Overall, I don’t know if I’d call Batman a bad dad. In a traditional western sense, he’s not too engaged externally with his kids often, but internally I think he wants to keep a degree of separation, not for himself, but for his sons and daughters. Batman is a guy who gets the shit kicked out him regularly, has to disappear into different worlds and dimensions for months at a time, and has a tendency to find himself in a constant state of struggle. Would any father want his kids to live through that, or idolize that behavior? There are options Batman could take to remedy this, but in doing so he leaves the city his children live in, and countless other children, in a more dangerous situation. I think Batman is the best dad he can be in this situation, and while that’s not always enough, nothing ever is.

Thank God I found this video so quickly. Welcome back Needlemouse. 👍👍👍👍👍

Pretty sure giving them money and Alfred privileges count as 10 spots all itself

2:29 😂 you know what you did

My favorite one is Young Justice. Because Bruce and Dick’s relationship is my favorite

Great video! Nice to see you mentioned Young Justice’s new episodes; I hope you will make more YJ videos in the future - missed your Young Justice videos.

Love your channel dude, keep up the good work!

The legend is back once again. Hope things are going good in your life right now

I think my favorite is between when he stays home to spend time with Jason, and when he dons the Hellbat Suit to bring Damien’s body from Apokolips, having to duke it out with Darkseid in the process, and winning. Only for Damien to be resurrected and have powers for some time lol

3:05 This is actually hilarious

8:21 iron man 3 be like

I think that Tim Drake's death in Injustice should've been here. It was really sad. "Maybe when all this is done, we can be Batman and Robin again, huh, Bruce?" *Subsequently gets laser visioned by Zodd*.

I love all the different videos you do 😍 my all-time favorite is the lantern corps ones ❤️

Welcome back m8 good to see you and an entertaining upload

I think you should do a video in the future on the origin of Lady Arkham from The Telltale Batman video game

I was just rewatching your videos so glad you posted sum new and I hope you’re health is getting better I know you sorta allude to it in your prior videos so take as many breaks as possible.

Don’t forget when Terry McGinnis had his own version of Catwoman. He came to Bruce, apologized, and asked if Bruce ever had this happen before. You see Bruce smile, almost like “Want the list in alphabetical or chronological order?” Terry McGinnis IS Bruce’s clone/son though Bruce does not know it.

Although Batman might not be considered the best father at certain times, wholesome moments like these make up for it.

Put respect on Batman’s name.

one of my fav moments is after death of the family when todd was poisoned by the gas the joker left in his helmet. after that bruce sitting beside jason's bed worrying for him. then, after jason woke up, hugged him

Def should do a part 2 this was great and wholesome

5:10 BRO HE DID WHAT????

My favorite one was Batman staying home with Jason too.

omg when i saw alfred feel so proud of bruce being a good father to jason i was like same here alfred

I’ve been waiting for SO LONG!!!

My favorite father moment had to be from Batman and Robin issue 40. If I remember correctly, it's some time after Robin supposedly died, and Batman had to go through hell(Apocalypse) to get him back. After he is revived, Damian goes through several stages of recovery, even getting superpowers. In issue 40, Damian losses his powers, and is finally himself again. At the end of the issue, we get this cool shot of the dynamic duo flying over Gotham. But the best part is when Damian turns and sees Batman is smiling again.

2:01 The people that get killed that day: 👁 👄 👁

I’m so glad you uploaded

Eagerly waiting for your next video thank you for delivering DC content

You’re also forgetting about Terry McGinnis who is also Batman’s biological son even though he was raised by Macginnies family

WHEN YOU REALISE THAT DEATHSTROKE & CLINT BARTON HAVE MORE GOOD MOMENTS OF FATHERHOOD THAN BATMAN

Great video and wish you get well incredible channel have been watching since 2 years pls get well

I always love when you upload. SOOO HAPPY😀

Alfred still the true father to all of them, including Bruce❤️

The part where Jason Todd was sick and batman watched movies with him was my fave

Your page is amazing I like the way you edit your voice the background music and the way you direct things

i was just wondering when you were going to upload. awesome timing :D

I really loved the Jason Todd moment I did

Allways a good day when needlemouse uploads

Personally I think the 60s Batman and robin have the best relationship because of how they speak to one another you can tell there’s a good amount of respect on both sides Robin really looks up to Batman in this version I think Batman genuinely likes having him around and cares about him

Glad to see you back

What are your thoughts on the Batman film?

Besides his sons, I say Batman is also a good adoptive or step father to Cassandra. Especially in a family you have to have gender diversity. Like besides Cassandra, all of his children has a familial aunt like Kate and a familial mom which is Catwoman time to time. But what I said is true time to time.

He’s more of a mentor to Tim rather than a Father figure. Tim Drake is the odd ball, his parents are still alive and well though in witness protection, he just chooses to be Robin because he admires Batman.

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