1 00:00:09,076 --> 00:00:10,677 Imagine... 2 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:14,381 peering into the depths of the criminal mind, 3 00:00:14,515 --> 00:00:17,451 unlocking its terrible secrets. 4 00:00:18,819 --> 00:00:21,722 I, Professor Hugo Strange, 5 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,725 bring you the next generation 6 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:28,095 in crime-fighting technology. 7 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:37,204 The Digitally-Advanced Villain Emulator, 8 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:39,540 or D.A.V.E. 9 00:00:40,841 --> 00:00:45,446 D.A.V.E. is made up of the combined psychological profiles 10 00:00:45,579 --> 00:00:48,615 of the most diabolical criminals 11 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:52,619 committed to Arkham Asylum. 12 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:56,623 Designed to mimic their very thought patterns, 13 00:00:56,723 --> 00:01:00,861 D.A.V.E. can be relied upon to better catch these criminals, 14 00:01:00,961 --> 00:01:03,597 even anticipate their crimes 15 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:06,266 before they're committed. 16 00:01:06,467 --> 00:01:10,437 D.A.V.E.'s artificial intelligence is so advanced, 17 00:01:10,537 --> 00:01:14,908 he doesn't even realize he's a computer program. 18 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:18,846 Professor, can we trust A.I. technology that thinks it's a criminal? 19 00:01:18,979 --> 00:01:24,751 Perhaps a demonstration will allay your concerns, commissioner. 20 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:26,620 Good evening, Gotham P.D. 21 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,755 How might I assist you? 22 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:32,493 Now, D.A.V.E., what would you make 23 00:01:32,593 --> 00:01:35,796 of the theft of 20 tons of ostrich feathers 24 00:01:35,887 --> 00:01:38,699 and a break-in at Noigob Chemical, 25 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:40,968 both in the same night? 26 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,369 A Joker scheme. 27 00:01:42,503 --> 00:01:44,972 The crime clown will threaten to have the city tickled to death 28 00:01:45,072 --> 00:01:47,241 by feathers treated with a Joker toxin, 29 00:01:47,341 --> 00:01:50,477 unless, that is, his ransom demands are met. 30 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:53,080 A respectable crime, to be sure, 31 00:01:53,213 --> 00:01:56,850 though I personally would commit something more elaborate. 32 00:01:58,151 --> 00:02:01,922 If your mind didn't happen to be sentenced to life 33 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:04,791 in this electronic prison, D.A.V.E. 34 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:07,227 On the contrary, professor, 35 00:02:07,361 --> 00:02:09,663 as long as I have my mind, 36 00:02:09,796 --> 00:02:12,649 Gotham City shall never be safe. 37 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:29,349 D.A.V.E., are you there? D.A.V.E.? 38 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:30,651 What just happened? 39 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:34,721 D.A.V.E. has uploaded himself off the server. 40 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:38,358 Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind 41 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:40,761 has just escaped. 42 00:03:54,267 --> 00:03:55,435 Hmm. 43 00:03:55,535 --> 00:03:58,305 I have no idea what could have caused this glitch. 44 00:03:58,538 --> 00:04:00,674 Better call one of the techies down here. 45 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:05,779 Perhaps we should call the Batman instead. 46 00:04:06,213 --> 00:04:08,582 The Dark Knight fights real criminals, professor, 47 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:10,083 not floppy disks. 48 00:04:10,217 --> 00:04:12,686 A real criminal is exactly what 49 00:04:12,786 --> 00:04:17,157 the Digitally-Advanced Villain Emulator thinks it is. 50 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,860 How can D.A.V.E. not realize it's a computer program 51 00:04:19,993 --> 00:04:21,795 if it just uploaded itself? 52 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:27,234 The criminally insane create their own reality, Mr. Wayne. 53 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:31,438 And now, I fear D.A.V.E. will attempt to carry out 54 00:04:31,538 --> 00:04:36,209 his preprogrammed super villain impulses. 55 00:04:36,309 --> 00:04:39,446 And how exactly is it supposed to do that without a body? 56 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:55,629 Huh? 57 00:04:58,131 --> 00:04:59,733 Reprogramming? 58 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:44,745 Wh-what are you? 59 00:05:44,878 --> 00:05:47,214 Not what. 60 00:05:47,581 --> 00:05:49,049 Who. 61 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:51,585 I like your coat. 62 00:05:51,885 --> 00:05:53,186 Ohh! 63 00:05:54,654 --> 00:05:57,023 Now, let's turn to Dan Robbins with the we-- 64 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:00,994 Hello, Gotham. 65 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,696 I am D.A.V.E. 66 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:06,166 For years, you have listened to the idle threats of criminals 67 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:10,470 who have vowed and failed to bring the city to its knees. 68 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:13,240 Well, I am no ordinary criminal. 69 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:16,943 I am Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind, 70 00:06:17,077 --> 00:06:18,745 and I'm about to prove 71 00:06:18,845 --> 00:06:21,982 that even the most heavily secured institutions 72 00:06:22,082 --> 00:06:25,519 can't prevent me from committing the ultimate crime, 73 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:29,556 a crime of such scope and genius that soon 74 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:32,692 all of Gotham will be mine. 75 00:06:32,993 --> 00:06:35,462 A tad clichè, isn't he? 76 00:06:35,662 --> 00:06:36,897 Pure textbook. 77 00:06:37,030 --> 00:06:38,799 Announcing his crime over the airwaves. 78 00:06:38,899 --> 00:06:40,100 A massive ego. 79 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,969 Trademarks of the villain profiles that make up D.A.V.E.'s brain. 80 00:06:43,103 --> 00:06:45,005 So, where will D.A.V.E. strike? 81 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:46,973 Nothing's more heavily secured 82 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:50,010 than Gotham's most powerful supercomputer. 83 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:53,580 That contains the city's most sensitive data, 84 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,549 financial and otherwise. 85 00:06:55,649 --> 00:06:57,117 And in the wrong hands, 86 00:06:57,184 --> 00:07:00,187 that data could bring the city to its knees. 87 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:17,404 Estimated lack of consciousness, 88 00:07:17,537 --> 00:07:19,539 10 minutes, 34 seconds. 89 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:22,375 Estimated completion of data acquisition, 90 00:07:22,475 --> 00:07:25,345 9 minutes, 15 seconds. 91 00:07:44,097 --> 00:07:46,566 Good evening, gentlemen. 92 00:07:57,611 --> 00:08:00,046 A million possible security codes. 93 00:08:00,180 --> 00:08:01,982 Let's try them all. 94 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,522 Timing is everything. 95 00:08:29,309 --> 00:08:32,579 Ahh... the central data server. 96 00:08:34,447 --> 00:08:36,016 Gotham City... 97 00:08:36,116 --> 00:08:38,852 in the palm of my hand. 98 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,559 The Batman. 99 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:47,761 You're late. 100 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:49,429 Didn't know I was expected. 101 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:52,632 My superior intellect considers all possible actions. 102 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:55,769 Including the most predictable ones. 103 00:09:12,752 --> 00:09:15,422 Don't let my appearance fool you, Batman. 104 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:17,057 My mind is most human. 105 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:18,591 Or should I say... 106 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:20,226 super-human. 107 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:29,502 D.A.V.E., why are you doing this? 108 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:32,272 Did you say "why"? 109 00:09:32,672 --> 00:09:34,607 Why do you dress like a bat? 110 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:36,876 Why do you fight crime? 111 00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:39,946 Why do we do anything, Batman? 112 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:43,483 I do what I do because I have made it my purpose. 113 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:46,553 Like you have made it yours to stop me, 114 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:49,422 but shall fail trying. 115 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:56,830 Go ahead, Batman. 116 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,898 Save yourself. 117 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,815 Hello again, Gotham. 118 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:20,053 Now that preparations are complete, 119 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:22,589 on with the crime itself. 120 00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:26,292 Involving all of Gotham's major banks. 121 00:10:28,695 --> 00:10:30,764 Now most great crimes are built 122 00:10:30,864 --> 00:10:32,966 on the foundation of monetary gain. 123 00:10:33,099 --> 00:10:35,735 Diamonds, gold, art, et cetera, 124 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:39,739 but pilfering mere money is so passé these days. 125 00:10:41,541 --> 00:10:44,244 That is unless one steals... 126 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:47,480 everyone's money. 127 00:10:54,554 --> 00:10:55,755 Voilà. 128 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:57,791 I'm richer now. 129 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:03,997 The ultimate crime should induce mass hysteria, 130 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,434 because fear is the felon's friend. 131 00:11:15,408 --> 00:11:19,846 Oh, and what crime is complete without the personal touch? 132 00:11:20,947 --> 00:11:23,349 My calling card. 133 00:11:23,950 --> 00:11:25,919 And there you have it, Gotham. 134 00:11:26,019 --> 00:11:28,655 The ultimate crime. 135 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:34,427 You would probably like your tracking device back? 136 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:36,896 Another predictable move. 137 00:11:37,764 --> 00:11:40,300 Then my next move won't surprise you either. 138 00:11:44,404 --> 00:11:47,340 Not only am I smarter than you, Batman, 139 00:11:47,474 --> 00:11:50,510 I'm faster and stronger. 140 00:12:10,997 --> 00:12:12,699 With one "snap," 141 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:16,069 I can accomplish what no villain has before. 142 00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:19,606 But breaking bones is also passé. 143 00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:24,677 Your defeat must be the ultimate defeat. 144 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:30,049 So, until we meet again, Batman, today's crime concludes with this -- 145 00:12:30,850 --> 00:12:32,552 my getaway. 146 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:42,262 The good news is emergency power is operational... 147 00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:45,231 The bad news, your bank account is empty. 148 00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:47,033 Right now I'm a little more concerned 149 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:50,637 with finding a way to defeat the sum total of my greatest enemies. 150 00:12:50,937 --> 00:12:53,740 I'm hoping this diagnostic of D.A.V.E.'s original hard drive 151 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,509 will shed some light on... that. 152 00:12:57,310 --> 00:12:58,444 Sir? 153 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:02,348 According to this, D.A.V.E.'s escape from Gotham P.D. wasn't a glitch. 154 00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,584 It was pre-programmed. 155 00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:06,286 How very odd. 156 00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:07,887 Not odd, Alfred. 157 00:13:08,154 --> 00:13:09,756 Strange. 158 00:13:17,764 --> 00:13:19,098 Strange... 159 00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:20,567 Ahh... 160 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,269 The Dark Knight returns. 161 00:13:23,536 --> 00:13:25,271 D.A.V.E.'s escape was no accident. 162 00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:26,739 Was it, professor? 163 00:13:26,823 --> 00:13:29,309 You are not suggesting that I 164 00:13:29,442 --> 00:13:32,345 deliberately released Gotham's ultimate, 165 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:34,781 criminal mastermind. 166 00:13:34,914 --> 00:13:38,618 I'm suggesting that you might find Arkham a better home than office. 167 00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:41,821 The line between genius 168 00:13:41,955 --> 00:13:46,259 and insanity is often blurred... 169 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,203 Didn't know you were such a fan. 170 00:13:57,437 --> 00:13:59,239 Your obsession with criminals, 171 00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:03,776 fascinates me as much as the criminals themselves. 172 00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:05,912 Shut down D.A.V.E. now. 173 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:09,082 I may have created D.A.V.E., Batman. 174 00:14:09,215 --> 00:14:12,151 But I no longer control him. 175 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:14,187 Then tell me how to stop him. 176 00:14:14,287 --> 00:14:15,588 You can't. 177 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:19,092 You see, he was designed to stop you. 178 00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:23,162 D.A.V.E. enacted his crimes to bait you into encounters 179 00:14:23,263 --> 00:14:25,465 in order to study you. 180 00:14:25,565 --> 00:14:27,700 And why would he want to study me? 181 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:33,273 Because I also programmed my psychology into D.A.V.E.'s brain. 182 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:37,110 D.A.V.E. shares my fascination with you, Batman. 183 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:40,813 And, by now, has probably learned 184 00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:43,916 all there is to know about you. 185 00:14:48,021 --> 00:14:50,089 Yes, yes, one moment. 186 00:14:55,695 --> 00:14:57,096 Good evening. 187 00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:59,966 Is the Batman home? 188 00:15:09,142 --> 00:15:11,077 Welcome home... 189 00:15:12,178 --> 00:15:13,780 Bruce. 190 00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:17,350 You should have told me you were stopping by. 191 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:19,152 The place is a mess. 192 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:21,454 Humor. Often used as a coping mechanism 193 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,423 in high stress situations. 194 00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:27,160 But -- I'm not here to trade quips, Bruce. 195 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:28,895 I'm here to destroy you. 196 00:15:28,995 --> 00:15:32,432 But how does one best destroy your alter-ego? 197 00:15:32,532 --> 00:15:33,933 The Batman? 198 00:15:34,033 --> 00:15:37,804 One allows him to destroy himself. 199 00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:47,880 Alfred! 200 00:15:48,014 --> 00:15:50,817 I present you with a game I call, 201 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,553 the no win situation. 202 00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:56,689 The red button is wired to your Batwave, 203 00:15:56,823 --> 00:16:00,226 which is set to transmit your secret identity 204 00:16:00,326 --> 00:16:02,528 to all of Gotham City. 205 00:16:11,337 --> 00:16:13,840 The blue button is wired to a device 206 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,375 that, if activated, 207 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:18,244 will send your closest ally in the world 208 00:16:18,378 --> 00:16:20,179 to his doom. 209 00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,882 Press the blue button, and you save Mr. Pennyworth, 210 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,218 but reveal your secret identity. 211 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:28,054 Press the red button, and you protect your identity, 212 00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:30,590 but lose your dear friend. 213 00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:33,326 So choose your poison, 214 00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:35,361 but choose it soon. 215 00:16:35,528 --> 00:16:37,864 Because when this hourglass empties, 216 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:40,133 you forfeit both. 217 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:44,036 Gotham needs the Batman more than you need a butler, sir. 218 00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:48,674 I've made my choice. 219 00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:54,881 None of the above! 220 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:06,125 How very predictable! 221 00:17:06,259 --> 00:17:08,394 I anticipated you would try to create 222 00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:11,063 a third, more favorable option! 223 00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:28,147 You probably want to know how I uncovered your secret. 224 00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:29,515 It was simple. 225 00:17:29,649 --> 00:17:30,650 Really. 226 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:33,119 Using information readily available to anyone, 227 00:17:33,252 --> 00:17:39,125 I began by narrowing down Gotham's population of 750,832 males. 228 00:17:39,258 --> 00:17:42,895 Those not falling inside the Batman's probable age range of 18 to 36 229 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:44,063 were eliminated. 230 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,199 Medical records revealed body type matches. 231 00:17:46,299 --> 00:17:48,067 Tax records indicated those who possessed 232 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:50,670 the wealth and resources to create his technology. 233 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,438 But the true key to the puzzle 234 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,707 was deducing who of the remaining candidates 235 00:17:54,841 --> 00:17:57,109 had motive to become the Batman. 236 00:17:57,210 --> 00:18:01,614 After all, every great hero must have an origin. 237 00:18:01,814 --> 00:18:04,450 And once Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind 238 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:06,052 put it all together, 239 00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:09,455 the answer was obvious. 240 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,023 Bruce Wayne, 241 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:14,393 son of the late Thomas and Martha Wayne. 242 00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:35,014 So, Bruce Wayne, 243 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:38,017 you no longer need to hide behind this. 244 00:18:46,592 --> 00:18:47,827 Impressive. 245 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,829 You have all the answers, D.A.V.E. 246 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:51,597 Except one. 247 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:55,768 Every great super villain has an origin, too. 248 00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:57,703 What's yours? 249 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:01,307 My origin? 250 00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:02,575 I-- 251 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:05,278 I-- fell into a chemical bath. 252 00:19:05,411 --> 00:19:06,546 That's Joker. 253 00:19:06,646 --> 00:19:08,047 A cryogenic mishap. 254 00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:10,449 No, I-- I lost my family fortune. 255 00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:12,285 Freeze, Penguin. 256 00:19:12,385 --> 00:19:15,421 I was a mad psychiatrist using Arkham as my cover! 257 00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:18,291 That's Professor Strange, your creator. 258 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:21,661 You can't remember your origin, because it doesn't exist. 259 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:24,096 You're a computer program. 260 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:27,867 But I am... 261 00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:30,369 Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind. 262 00:19:30,469 --> 00:19:32,905 I consider all the possibilities! 263 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:37,543 How could I not have considered... 264 00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:39,045 this? 265 00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:53,159 You may not have a beginning, 266 00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:58,731 But now you have an end. 267 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,302 No! 268 00:20:08,507 --> 00:20:12,845 D.A.V.E. shall make the ultimate addition to the trophy room, sir. 269 00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:32,064 There will be other opportunities to peer behind the mask, Batman. 270 00:20:32,198 --> 00:20:34,867 For if you think you have defeated 271 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:39,572 Gotham's ultimate criminal mastermind, 272 00:20:40,172 --> 00:20:42,408 think again.