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    Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.

    Imagine Batman with a superpower

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    #301  Edited By tuananhxu99001

    and telepathy, to bring fear

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    #302  Edited By Arkhamc1tizen

    he has a power its called being the f*@*$£? batman

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    #303  Edited By not2baad

    Super strength and durability not that he needs it. That wont stop him from being hated by some comic fans.

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    #304  Edited By Moon_Bat_87

    To be honest, I think they should give him superpowers. Its sometimes stretches the suspension of belief a bit to far to have him survive some of the situations and fight some of the characters he does. But then again he would lose everything that he is.

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    #305  Edited By Perdita

    he doesn't need one,

    but as an detective i'd give him eidetic memory

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    #306  Edited By Moon_Bat_87

    @Perdita said:

    he doesn't need one,

    but as an detective i'd give him eidetic memory

    He almost already has that.

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    #307  Edited By agent9149

    low level psychometry?

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    #308  Edited By batchild

    It just wouldn't be fair lol. Ra's Al Ghul shut down the entire Justice League with Batman's plans. Think about how unfair it would be if he had ANY super power.

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    @ReverseNegative: lmao

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    Manipulation of shadows and the dark

    "Be water my friend"

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    #311  Edited By kasino

    invulnerability is all he needs, death is always staring him in the face...

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    #312  Edited By morgrim

    @YourNeighborhoodComicGeek: its odd but i think if i had to give him a porr it would be the ability not to kill think about it he holds himself back so as not to kill people and become the monsters he fights imagine if he gained the power to beat someone as much as he wanted even to the point of unconsciousness but they wouldnt die then Batman would not need to restrain himself he could go for the figurative kill that and give him a low level healing factor and age retardant

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    #313  Edited By batarin3

    Doesn't need one

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    #314  Edited By Squalleon

    @Reaper_bat: Remember who kicked batman's ass in that storyline:-P.

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    #315  Edited By Retro_Metro

    Invisiblity would be every Batman foe's nightmare. >:D

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    #316  Edited By gatoradexy

    the ability to break the fourth wall.

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    #317  Edited By snowconeruler

    bacon..I've often wondered why batman doesn't do some sort of super serum or something to enhance his physical abilities beyond what they are, like death stroke or Captain America style, bringing him just beyond peak human? but then again batman with powers isn't batman, however he could have a power unrelated to crime fighting and still be batman! something to help the Bruce side of things like stock predicting or super pimping? in fact if batman deserves any power its probably the ability to make anything taste like bacon, because frankly bacons awesome and if anyone deserves bacon its batman, but how often does batman get to enjoy a crisp piece or pound of bacon? probably never! I mean this is assuming he's always on a strict diet to keep in the shape he's in, so batman probably NEVER gets to eat bacon.. and this makes me sad... not to mention making anything he wants taste like bacon would be a power that would have little to no effect on his crime fighting so the fans cant say he's not the same batman because he uses powers to beat people.. unless he's fighting people who's motives are they don't get enough bacon which I can fully understand... that is my input, thank you for reading...

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    #318  Edited By moneyshotz

    He wouldnt be a super hero he be a god.
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    The Darkness

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    #320  Edited By rpottage

    You can't give Batman any superpowers; it would defeat the entire point of Batman. Batman is a man, a simple human, a normal human being with no powers or supernatural abilities. Yet every day he stands up against beings far more powerful than he is; and yet no matter what he never gives in, he never gives up. He is regarded by many, including the Man of Steel himself, as the most dangerous person in the world. His mortal enemy and opposite side of the same coin, the Joker, is equally powerless and equally regarded as the most dangerous villain ever. Other villains fear him, they fear them both. Despite being a simple human Batman never gives up and he refuses to lose, using only his human intellect and willpower to carry him through. It is not despite his humanity: he is only a human and it is because of his simple humanity that makes him so dangerous, to be feared so much. That is the entire point of both Batman and the Joker.

    To give Batman a superpower would not simply be dull or boring; it would defeat the entire point of who and what Batman is, it would ruin decades of metaphor and symbolism.

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    #321  Edited By Abirzenith

    The reason i love batman so much is because he has no powers, lets keep it that way :P! 

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    #322  Edited By Black_Claw

    I think bats is better off without powers, but if I had to choose it would either be flight or teleportation.

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    #323  Edited By Dunners

    Actual Bat wings would be cool! :)

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    #324  Edited By DarkKnight1939

    If Batman was to have a superpower it would have to remain true to his Dark/Bat-like theme.

    His abilities could be:

    -Able to control darkness or shadows.

    -Able to produce fear into people (Similar to Scarecrows fear toxin).

    -Abilities much like a bat: wings, enhanced hearing, fangs.

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    #325  Edited By BatWatch

    @DarkKnight1939 said:

    If Batman was to have a superpower it would have to remain true to his Dark/Bat-like theme.

    His abilities could be:

    -Able to control darkness or shadows.

    -Able to produce fear into people (Similar to Scarecrows fear toxin).

    -Abilities much like a bat: wings, enhanced hearing, fangs.

    Quite right. +10 for Dark Knight.

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    #326  Edited By wickedfun

    I'd give him darkforce manipulation, teleportation via shadows, and the ability to shapeshift into a swarm of bats.

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    #327  Edited By reignmaker

    Yeah, I like the teleportation. I'd also give him telepathy.

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    #328  Edited By BlackWind

    He has one. It's called Deus ex Machina.

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    #329  Edited By SpiderMan100

    Superhuman reflexes

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    #330  Edited By fragmentmind

    Able to read body movement, shadow manipulation, ability to fail like a badass.

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    #331  Edited By Loneski

    Batman doesn't need any superpower, that's what makes him extraordinary. He is one of the few main heroes that is able to conquer evil. To me his ability to not kill Gothams enemies and actually try his best to keep Gotham safe without the need for murder is a super power in itself.

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    #332  Edited By JakeN7

    My 3 choices would be

    1.Invisibility for increased stealth

    2.Enhanced Intelligence/Telepathy and TK

    3.Heightened senses due to blindness, (like Daredevil) that might make him a little too "bat-like" though

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    #333  Edited By Cap10nate

    @BlackWind said:

    He has one. It's called Deus ex Machina.

    Ha yup. PIS for anyone else is standard for Batman. I love reading a good Batman comic but sometimes it gets too much.

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    #334  Edited By Unsung_hero

    If only the Dark Knight had a black power ring he'd look so awesome

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    He would create a high tech suit like Iron Man's armor with repulsor rays, unibeam, forearm rocket launcher, super strength, flight, and smart bombs.

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    #336  Edited By Mediumguy

    Either way it's game over for crime.

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    #337  Edited By DC_Comics_Fan
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    Being Batman is his Superpower,seriously thats the whole appeal of the character.

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    #338  Edited By danielms215

    I think that, like Iron Man, what makes Batman so great is the fact that he doesn't have a superpower. It makes the stories more mature and real, he has so rely on actual human characteristics to face teh hardest situations, instead of using supernatural powers.

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    #339  Edited By CalebHara

    He already has a superpower, His indominable will.

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    #340  Edited By xcoser

    @Gammbitt: He must to have a superpower to keep young ^^

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    #341  Edited By TwoGunGunnar

    How about flight or some form of night-vision so his name actually makes some sense.

    He should have Daredevil's powers. And blindness. "Blind as a bat". It'd make much more sense.

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    I think he was already powerful with this power...

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    I wish he still had a white lantern ring. Maybe have all the rings of the emotinal specturm. Who needs Kyle?

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    #343  Edited By Sylvain

    Lol batman with any powers that isnt preps(if we can count preps as an power) sucks for my opinion.

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    #344  Edited By sumafatrider

    @Supreme Marvel: me too hehehe

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    #345  Edited By Mediumguy

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    I think he was already powerful with this power...

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    I wish he still had a white lantern ring. Maybe have all the rings of the emotinal specturm. Who needs Kyle?

    I remember this. My god, crime would evaporate.

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    #346  Edited By Mediumguy

    I'd go with Immortality. PERMANENT JUSTICE!

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    #347  Edited By jobbernos

    @Mediumguy: no it wouldnt cause batman is too scared to kill.

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    #348  Edited By Mediumguy

    @jobbernos said:

    @Mediumguy: no it wouldnt cause batman is too scared to kill.

    But to be beaten into the hospital for about 10-15 years straight you'll quit.

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    #349  Edited By jobbernos

    @Mediumguy: not always there are people who will still commit crime no matter what there are people in deathrow and still not showing any remorse for what they have done.

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    #350  Edited By Th3DarkKn1ght24

    I find it insulting that you would bring up him ever having powers....

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