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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Zur-En-Arrh's greatest "weakness" as Batman is ultimately this, as shown when he [[spoiler:intends to arrest Harley Quinn for her past with the Joker even though it's been a long time since Harley did anything actually criminal and she's been acting as more of a hero]].


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* GreatEscape: After [[spoiler:Zur-En-Arrh traps Bruce in Blackgate, he manages to escape during a riot instigated by Punchline]].


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* ShutUpHannibal: When Daniel Capito talks about his plans regarding exploring Batman and the Joker's potential conflicting psychosis, Bruce tells him to stop trying to justify his actions as anything more than a sick experiment.


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* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Actively enforced; after [[spoiler:Zur-En-Arrh transfers itself into Failsafe and claims to "be" Batman having uploaded his personality into the robot, the rest of the Justice League express discomfort with "Batman's" new methods, but even when Superman confronts "Batman" directly, it is made clear that they can't do anything about this situation]].

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* CanonDiscontinuity: [[spoiler:"Joker: Year One" officially does this to ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'', which even its writer, Creator/GeoffJohns, pulled a ShrugOfGod on in its place in canon, and instead does [[SplitPersonality its own thing]] with the three Jokers idea first mentioned at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar".]]

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[[spoiler:"Joker: Year One" officially does this to ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'', which even its writer, Creator/GeoffJohns, pulled a ShrugOfGod on in its place in canon, and instead does [[SplitPersonality its own thing]] with the three Jokers idea first mentioned at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar".]]



* ContinuityNod: Tim still does not like the idea of being considered crazy at the idea of Batman not being dead, something he went through badly in [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Grant Morrison era of Batman]].

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* ContinuityNod: Tim still does not like the idea of being considered crazy at believing the idea of Batman not being dead, something he went through badly in [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Grant Morrison era of Batman]].



* EvilCannotComprehendGood: While Zur-En-Arrh is ultimately a WellIntentionedExtremist rather than outright evil, Batman notes that he has an advantage over his other self even after [[spoiler:Zur-En-Arrh transferred into Failsafe]] as he is a human being who is prepared to take precautions and avoid mistakes, whereas Zur-En-Arrh puts himself in danger because he overestimates what he can take in a fight.

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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: While Zur-En-Arrh is ultimately a WellIntentionedExtremist rather than outright evil, Batman notes that he has an advantage over his other self even after [[spoiler:Zur-En-Arrh transferred into Failsafe]] Failsafe]], as he is a human being who is prepared to take precautions and avoid mistakes, whereas Zur-En-Arrh puts himself in danger because he overestimates what he can take in a fight.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: A plot point in ''Batman'' #129. [[spoiler:While trying to locate where Bruce has skedaddled off to, Failsafe realizes something: Out of all of Bruce's allies, Aquaman has made no effort to come to Gotham try and rescue his teammates since the City's fall. While it ''could'' be caution after what happened to them, Failsafe correctly concludes Arthur is likely sheltering Bruce and sets sail for Atlantis.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: A plot point in ''Batman'' #129. [[spoiler:While trying to locate where Bruce has skedaddled off to, Failsafe realizes something: Out of all of Bruce's allies, Aquaman has made no effort to come to Gotham to try and rescue his teammates since the City's fall. While it ''could'' be caution after what happened to them, Failsafe correctly concludes Arthur is likely sheltering Bruce and sets sail for Atlantis.]]



** Issue 135 reveals that [[spoiler:the ''[[Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries Arkham Series]]'' Batman ultimately survived the [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Knightfall Protocol]], going completely underground but still implicitly operating as Batman.]]
** Issue 143 puts ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'' in CanonDiscontinuity with its own answer to the three Jokers revelation first seen at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar": [[spoiler:the Joker isn't literally three men, but one guy who trained to split his mind into multiple identies, like Batman and Zur-En-Arrh]].

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** Issue 135 #135 reveals that [[spoiler:the ''[[Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries Arkham Series]]'' Batman ultimately survived the [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Knightfall Protocol]], going completely underground but still implicitly operating as Batman.]]
** Issue 143 #143 puts ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'' in CanonDiscontinuity with its own answer to the three Jokers revelation first seen at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar": [[spoiler:the Joker isn't literally three men, but one guy who trained to split his mind into multiple identies, like Batman and Zur-En-Arrh]].



* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Oswald's FakingTheDead and post-Gotham life will be picked up in Tom King's ''ComicBook/ThePenguin2023'' spinoff during 2023's ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC''.]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Oswald's FakingTheDead and post-Gotham life will be is picked up in Tom King's ''ComicBook/ThePenguin2023'' spinoff during 2023's ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC''.spinoff.]]



* WhamEpisode: Issue 143 [[spoiler:officially subjects ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'' to CanonDiscontinuity (even though before that, Creator/GeoffJohns pulled a ShrugOfGod in its place in canon) and explains that the "three Jokers" reveal mentioned at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar" wasn't really the Mobious Chair being literal, but that the Joker is indeed one person and the "three Jokers" actually refers to [[SplitPersonality three personalities]] in him.]]

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* WhamEpisode: Issue 143 #143 [[spoiler:officially subjects ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'' to CanonDiscontinuity (even though before that, Creator/GeoffJohns pulled a ShrugOfGod in its place in canon) and explains that the "three Jokers" reveal mentioned at the end of "ComicBook/DarkseidWar" wasn't really the Mobious Chair being literal, but that the Joker is indeed one person and the "three Jokers" actually refers to [[SplitPersonality three personalities]] in him.]]
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Creator/ChipZdarsky goes from writing spin-off ComicBook/{{Batman}} series to the ''[[ComicBook/Batman2016 main series]], succeeding Creator/JoshuaWilliamson's [[ComicBook/BatmanJoshuaWilliamson two-and-done run]], joined by returning Batman artist Jorge Jimenez. The run starts with issue #125, and is part of the ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' initiative.

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Creator/ChipZdarsky goes from writing spin-off ComicBook/{{Batman}} series to the ''[[ComicBook/Batman2016 [[ComicBook/Batman2016 main series]], succeeding Creator/JoshuaWilliamson's [[ComicBook/BatmanJoshuaWilliamson two-and-done run]], joined by returning Batman artist Jorge Jimenez. The run starts with issue #125, and is part of the ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' initiative.
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Creator/ChipZdarsky goes from writing spin-off ComicBook/{{Batman}} series to the main series, succeeding Creator/JoshuaWilliamson's [[ComicBook/BatmanJoshuaWilliamson two-and-done run]], joined by returning Batman artist Jorge Jimenez. The run starts with issue #125, and is part of the ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' initiative.

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Creator/ChipZdarsky goes from writing spin-off ComicBook/{{Batman}} series to the ''[[ComicBook/Batman2016 main series, series]], succeeding Creator/JoshuaWilliamson's [[ComicBook/BatmanJoshuaWilliamson two-and-done run]], joined by returning Batman artist Jorge Jimenez. The run starts with issue #125, and is part of the ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' initiative.
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* BreatherEpisode: ''The Joker: Year One'' arc.


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** [[spoiler: The Riddler receives a ''brutal'' beatdown from Zur-En-Arrh after he takes over.]]
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->''"Not God.. Not even close"''
-->-- '''Batman''', issue #125

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