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Let's take a look through DC Comics' Elseworlds imprints, and see where and when the imprint has decided to place these legendary heroes! And if they work in their new environments.
Transcript:
Citizen Wayne. In 1930s Gotham, the police are drawn to a horrible accident involving two men. Who are quickly identified as district attorney Harvey Dent, and billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, who clutches the Batman symbol in his hand. Deciding this is the next big scoop, a reporter begins investigating what led to this, beginning with Wayne Manor and the still alive Martha Wayne. It was only Thomas Wayne who was killed that night, who she blames for Bruce attempting to also become a hero. Alfred shows him through the mansion, explaining that Martha kept her son sheltered to keep him safe, but he still developed a bit of a heroic edge, taking on the corruption of Gotham through his company holdings, especially his newspaper the Gotham Guardian. We see in a flashback Bruce's paper railing against the Maroni crime family, when Maroni himself arrives and demands he shut it down. But Bruce manages to take down his strongest henchman, before the rest of the paper's loyal staff get Maroni to back off, the crimelord leaving and swearing revenge. Though Alfred states he never returned. He then discusses the relationship between Bruce and Harvey, saying that they were originally friends, but the death of Thomas Wayne triggered something in Harvey and they opposed each other more and more as they grew up. As confirmed by gym manager Ted Grant, who relates a time when the two nearly killed each other boxing, Harvey insisting he must always be on the attack, while Bruce preferred the defensive, cautious stance. The reporter then goes to the Wayne Memorial Hospital, where he meets with the former Commissioner Gordon, who was crippled in an accident also involving Harvey. He recounts when Harvey failed to press charges against Maroni and the case was dropped, Harvey swearing vengeance and Maroni muttering he'll shut him up. Which possibly culminated in the attack on Harvey and Gordon, but Gordon insists his damaged memory has no recollection of what happened. The reporter casually wonders what Harvey thought about Batman before seeing himself off. He then meets with Officer Sweeney, who relates his own encounter with Batman, where he was chasing a truck full of illegal booze, when a black car suddenly drove in front of the truck, a bat figure springing out of it and taking down the gang, saying Maroni's days are over. The reporter then meets with Bruce Wayne's former employee Vicki Vale, who found her employer's fascination with Batman suspicious, Bruce decrying his actions in the Gotham Guardian despite seeming to share the same viewpoints. She recounts an instance where she accused Bruce of being Batman, which he vehemently denied. And it's suggested the two had something going on, Vale defending to the reporter that Bruce was a hero. The reporter then goes to his office, where he has a meeting with the incarcerated Waldo Lutz, former bootleg club manager for Maroni. Until one night, Batman barged in and shut the place down, continuing his vendetta against Maroni and saying he'll take down anyone who gets in his way. The reporter leaves Lutz and visits Mrs Dent, who says she lost her husband even before the accident, with how obsessed with work he was. And when he was splashed with acid, he became even more unhinged, and his bandaged face was the last time she saw him alive. His inquiries then lead him to another employee Jack Ryder, who recounts an incident where Bruce learned Maroni had just been thrown off a building by Batman, Bruce ranting that Batman's gone too far and proved he's no better than the criminals he fought. He refused to take his employees' stance justifying what Batman did, saying heroes only get killed, including his father. And a comment made by Ryder made Bruce realize something. The reporter then tracks down Tony Zucco, who relates when he worked personally with Maroni at the Metropole, when Batman suddenly barged in, taking down Maroni's bodyguards, before dragging him outside onto the roof and throwing him over. But not before taking off his mask, exposing his damaged face and revealing this Batman is actually Harvey Dent.
Help Support the Channel: patreon.com/ZCInfinity
Let's take a look through DC Comics' Elseworlds imprints, and see where and when the imprint has decided to place these legendary heroes! And if they work in their new environments.
Transcript:
Citizen Wayne. In 1930s Gotham, the police are drawn to a horrible accident involving two men. Who are quickly identified as district attorney Harvey Dent, and billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, who clutches the Batman symbol in his hand. Deciding this is the next big scoop, a reporter begins investigating what led to this, beginning with Wayne Manor and the still alive Martha Wayne. It was only Thomas Wayne who was killed that night, who she blames for Bruce attempting to also become a hero. Alfred shows him through the mansion, explaining that Martha kept her son sheltered to keep him safe, but he still developed a bit of a heroic edge, taking on the corruption of Gotham through his company holdings, especially his newspaper the Gotham Guardian. We see in a flashback Bruce's paper railing against the Maroni crime family, when Maroni himself arrives and demands he shut it down. But Bruce manages to take down his strongest henchman, before the rest of the paper's loyal staff get Maroni to back off, the crimelord leaving and swearing revenge. Though Alfred states he never returned. He then discusses the relationship between Bruce and Harvey, saying that they were originally friends, but the death of Thomas Wayne triggered something in Harvey and they opposed each other more and more as they grew up. As confirmed by gym manager Ted Grant, who relates a time when the two nearly killed each other boxing, Harvey insisting he must always be on the attack, while Bruce preferred the defensive, cautious stance. The reporter then goes to the Wayne Memorial Hospital, where he meets with the former Commissioner Gordon, who was crippled in an accident also involving Harvey. He recounts when Harvey failed to press charges against Maroni and the case was dropped, Harvey swearing vengeance and Maroni muttering he'll shut him up. Which possibly culminated in the attack on Harvey and Gordon, but Gordon insists his damaged memory has no recollection of what happened. The reporter casually wonders what Harvey thought about Batman before seeing himself off. He then meets with Officer Sweeney, who relates his own encounter with Batman, where he was chasing a truck full of illegal booze, when a black car suddenly drove in front of the truck, a bat figure springing out of it and taking down the gang, saying Maroni's days are over. The reporter then meets with Bruce Wayne's former employee Vicki Vale, who found her employer's fascination with Batman suspicious, Bruce decrying his actions in the Gotham Guardian despite seeming to share the same viewpoints. She recounts an instance where she accused Bruce of being Batman, which he vehemently denied. And it's suggested the two had something going on, Vale defending to the reporter that Bruce was a hero. The reporter then goes to his office, where he has a meeting with the incarcerated Waldo Lutz, former bootleg club manager for Maroni. Until one night, Batman barged in and shut the place down, continuing his vendetta against Maroni and saying he'll take down anyone who gets in his way. The reporter leaves Lutz and visits Mrs Dent, who says she lost her husband even before the accident, with how obsessed with work he was. And when he was splashed with acid, he became even more unhinged, and his bandaged face was the last time she saw him alive. His inquiries then lead him to another employee Jack Ryder, who recounts an incident where Bruce learned Maroni had just been thrown off a building by Batman, Bruce ranting that Batman's gone too far and proved he's no better than the criminals he fought. He refused to take his employees' stance justifying what Batman did, saying heroes only get killed, including his father. And a comment made by Ryder made Bruce realize something. The reporter then tracks down Tony Zucco, who relates when he worked personally with Maroni at the Metropole, when Batman suddenly barged in, taking down Maroni's bodyguards, before dragging him outside onto the roof and throwing him over. But not before taking off his mask, exposing his damaged face and revealing this Batman is actually Harvey Dent.
