What if Batman became a villain?

Be warned! You might not entirely agree with everything you are about to read. Keep in mind this is just my opinion. Good? Ok.

Yes, I just said it.....

I just asked what would happen if the world's arguably most popular superhero became the one thing he vowed to eradicate.. I asked how it would be if they made a Justice League storyline where Batman became the villain for the remainder of the arc and came up with ploys against the league.

Now before you point out how stupid this idea is, just take a moment to consider:

1. Batman has been around for a very, very long time.

2. Batman's popularity isn't really based on his urge to do good no matter what (that's more like Superman's thing). It's more based on his dark, brooding, vengeance-agent persona. These qualities are surprisingly villain-like aren't they?

3. Batman is always consistently written as a good character. To my knowledge he never came into the verge of doing evil deeds. It is surprising how almost all other characters went through their share of doing evil while he hasn't. Whether it be mind-control, getting toxicated or simply turning evil. We have seen everyone else in the Justice League go rogue haven't we? Endgame comes to mind. We have even seen Superman, who is almost as popular as Batman but even more of the "good doing guy" type, go rogue at times. Canon or non canon, there have been instances such as Hush, Injustice and other arcs where he went rogue. So what is it with Batman? How come he isn't vulnerable to any of these occurrences?

Now, I am not saying turn him into an evil character for good, that would be a bad idea. But there could be, say an arc where Batman simply looses his shit and goes after the JLA. He could loosen his morals a bit maybe. It would actually be an interesting JLA storyline. Canon or non canon. For once, instead of villainising the entire Justice League (looking at you Endgame), they can turn Batman into the villain and create a story of the Justice League stopping him. This time, maybe Batman would lose to the Justice League.

Maybe a story similar to the Judas Contract, with Batman being Deathstroke and the league being the titans in this case. He could take time preparing for each member, coming with intricate plots and out of nowhere, appearing as a threat. Forcing the league to deal with contraptions and ploys which target their weaknesses. The league, while retaining their morals have to stop him now.

If you think about it, it would be a good idea. Kind of like Injustice but with Batman becoming the villain.

The arc can end with the league incapacitating Batman.

You may not trust this kind of a story, but if you didn't have any problems with how Cyclops was portrayed in AvX, then you should see the light in this.

By saying make Batman a villain, I'm not necessarily referring him to being evil for the sake of evil. I'm more thinking of him being evil for a good cause, if you catch what I am saying. Like maybe for power, authority and order as in Superman IJGAU or simply out of Paranoia against the Justice League.

I do keep on insisting making this a Batman vs JLA story because it actually the only sensible way villainising Batman could work. It's not like they can make him rob a bank or destroy a planet now is it?

Maybe in this kind of an arc, The Scarecrow or Joker can poison Batman with a toxin that makes him hyper-paranoid and causes him to lose his shit and think that the JLA has to be eradicated. So he can secretly come up with an evil plot to terminate them. He can loosen his morals in this type of a story as I said before. Of course, the league will have to take him down in a case like this but it would be an awesome story if written with thought.

Batman has a lot of aspects that make him open to becoming a villain:

• He has a certain degree of psychosis.
• He is definitely paranoid.
• He can also lack emotion at times. This is quite rare however.
• He experienced a childhood trauma which bugs him for life.
• Regardless of his career as a vigilante, crime is only increasing in Gotham and he is creating his own villains. His failure can easily lure him to the dark side.

I'm saying maybe they should emphasize on his dark side a little more often and on how his childhood trauma can lead to him having personality disorders that push him into doing some not so good deeds.

This could make a good story arc or even an else worlds tale! I don't think it will ruin Batman's character at all. All of the other main characters in both DC and Marvel went through becoming evil, even if it was for just one arc. Seeing another perspective into a character should be interesting in my opinion. Especially if the character has great potential to be taken a look at from another perspective. Especially if the character is Batman!

They should hear this idea out and maybe create a story where Batman's dark aspects are explored in depth. This way a potential Batman vs Justice League story would make more sense as well. In Endgame, the league was villainised and lacked morals and in Tower of Babel, Batman still remained the good guy despite of his paranoid actions against the league. I say make Batman the villain and take his morals away while the league keeps theirs. You will have an interesting story and hopefully not as much people to complain.

I hope these ideas can someday come to life...

If you don't agree with me, it's fine. At the end of the day I'm just some guy sharing his opinion on something. Though I would like a civil debate if you are willing to, just keep in mind to each is his own..

Thanks for reading..

-DigitalShooter9