History Podcast / BatmanUnburied

Other vocal co-stars include Creator/HasanMinhaj as the Riddler, Creator/GinaRodriguez as Barbara Gordon, Creator/JasonIsaacs as Alfred Pennyworth, and Creator/LanceReddick as Thomas Wayne.

* BloodierAndGorier: Though you can't see any of it due to the nature of the medium, the sound design offers some ''gruesome'' sounds.

* RaceLift: The Waynes are all portrayed by Black actors in this adaptation. Likewise, the typically Caucasian Barbara Gordon and Riddler are played by Creator/GinaRodriguez and Creator/HasanMinhaj, who are of Puerta Rican and Indian descent respectively.

[[ForWantOfANail In another life,]] Bruce Wayne (Creator/WinstonDuke) is a forensic pathologist, working in the bowels of Gotham Hospital, and his parents are very much alive. And recently he's been tasked with examining the victims of The Harvester (Creator/SamWitwer), a gruesome SerialKiller that has been preying on Gotham’s citizens.

* MoralityPet: Alex may be the only person who [[spoiler:Poison Ivy actually likes]] and Batman uses this as leverage to [[spoiler:stay her hand when he informs her she'll be among the first of Gotham's residents to die.]]

* MarriedToTheJob: Bruce has done enough cases (over 300 according to his father) that warrants a psych eval after being attacked by The Harvester.

* AdaptationalJobChange: Bruce is a doctor here, though unlike his father he is a forensic pathologist which apparently has caused strain on their relationship. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} as it's revealed that it's part of a hallucinate dream caused by Hugo Strange and Poison Ivy, and Bruce is still [=CEO=] of Wayne Industries.]] Played Straight with Barbara Gordon, who is a detective for the [=GCPD=] despite it being a common staple of her character that her father forbid her becoming a police officer. Further, her father has been forced out by this point in time and he never made it to the rank of Commissioner.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Bruce has gone through several assistants due to his habit of putting himself in the mind of the victims as he's performing an autopsy. His father notes that in spite of the attack from a deranged SerialKiller, Bruce's hands are steady and he suspects that his heart rate remained steady during the assault.

After a terrifying encounter with the madman, Bruce is sent to Dr. Hunter (Creator/JohnRhysDavis), a psychologist, for evaluation but he has bigger problems. After their encounter, The Harvester has developed a dangerous interest in the doctor and begins a dangerous game that he intends for Bruce to play. If Bruce is stop the killer, he'll have to face his inner demons as tumbles down a strange rabbit hole...

''Batman: Unburied'' is an AudioPlay styled podcast featuring Franchise/{{Batman}} from Creator/DavidSGoyer.

[[ForWantOfANail In another life,]] Bruce Wayne is a forensic pathologist, working in the bowels of Gotham Hospital, and his parents are very much alive. And recently he's been tasked with examining the victims of The Harvester, a gruesome SerialKiller that has been preying on Gotham’s citizens.

After a terrifying encounter with the madman, Bruce is sent to Dr. Hunter, a psychologist, for evaluation but he has bigger problems. After their encounter, The Harvester has developed a dangerous interest in the doctor and begins a dangerous game that he intends for Bruce to play. If Bruce is stop the killer, he'll have to face his inner demons as tumbles down a strange rabbit hole...

''Batman: Unburied'' is an AudioPlay styled podcast featuring Franchise/{{Batman}} from David S. Goyer.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Hugo Strange is killed by his partner Poison Ivy after gaining the memory key needed to access the vault at Wayne Industries. Ivy herself suffers this at the hands of Cornelius Stark after she has second thoughts on going through with her plan [[UnexplainedRecovery (she gets better)]] and Stark in-turn is slain by Barbara.]]

* AdaptationalJobChange: Bruce is a doctor here, though unlike his father he is a forensic pathologist which apparently has caused strain on their relationship. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} as its revealed that its part of a hallucinate dream caused by Hugo Strange and Poison Ivy, and Bruce is still [=CEO=] of Wayne Industries.]] Played Straight with Barbara Gordon, who is a detective for the [=GCPD=] despite it being a common staple of her character that her father forbid her becoming a police officer. Further, her father has been forced out by this point in time and he never made it to the rank of Commissioner.

* HypnoPendulum: Not a pendulum but rather lights, Dr. Hunter uses flashes of light as part of his hypno therapy in his sessions with Bruce. [[spoiler: The first time its used on him, Bruce can hear for the briefest of moments the sound of bats.]]

** His new medical assistant is a woman named Kel which may be a referenced to [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Carrie]] ''[[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Kel]]''[[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns ly]] [[LegacyCharacter one of the Robins.]]

* TheWatson: Kel, Bruce's new medical assistant.

* DeathByAdaptation: Hugo Strange is killed by his partner [[spoiler:Poison Ivy after gaining the memory key needed to access the vault at Wayne Industries. Ivy herself suffers this at the hands of Cornelius Stark after she has second thoughts to go with her plan [[UnexpectedRecovery (she gets better)]] and Stark himself dies by Barbara.]]

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Thomas and Martha Wayne appear alive and well, [[spoiler: though Bruce has apparently repressed memories of their death.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[Hugo Strange is killed by his partner [[spoiler:Poison Ivy after gaining the memory key needed to access the vault at Wayne Industries. Ivy herself suffers this at the hands of Cornelius Stark after she has second thoughts to go with her plan [[UnexpectedRecovery (she gets better)]] and Stark himself dies by Barbara.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: Hugo Strange is killed by his partner [[spoiler:Poison Ivy after gaining the memory key needed to access the vault at Wayne Industries. Ivy herself suffers this at the hands of Cornelius Stark after she has second thoughts to go with her plan and Stark himself dies by Barbara.]]

* {{Elseworld}}: Bruce Wayne is a forensic pathologist, both of his parents are alive and well, and Barbara Gordon is a police detective rather then {{ComicBook/Batgirl}}. [[spoiler:The former is later subverted as it was all an illusion in Bruce's head created by Hugo Strange and Poison Ivy. That being said, the latter is true and this version of Gotham differs from the one in the comics in quite a few ways.]]

** According to Bruce, when The Harvester broke into the morgue he was wearing [[Film/TheBatman a gas mask like one that could be brought from an army surplus store.]]

* RaceLift: The Waynes are all portrayed by Black actors in this adaptation. Likewise the typically Caucasian Barbara Gordon and Riddler are played by Creator/GinaRodriguez and Creator/HasanMinhaj who are of Puerta Rican and Indian descent respectively.

* {{Workaholic}}: Bruce having already worked over '''300''' cases or so in the past year when ''state law'' limits him to 250. Worse, Forensic Pathology is well-known for being emotionally exhausting and cause social issues.

* AllStarCast: Features heavyweights such as Creator/WinstonDuke, Creator/LanceReddick, Creator/HasanMinhaj, Creator/JohnRhysDavies, Creator/SamWitwer and more.

* AmbiguousSituation: Episode 3 reveals Barbara Gordon is investigating the mysterious death of [[spoiler: Wayne Enterprises CEO Bruce Wayne]] instead of the Harvester case. This completely clashes with the events of the first episodes and implies something is off.

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: Dr. Hunter is Hugo Strange, the Harvester is Cornelius Stirk, and Kell is Poison Ivy.]]
* CanonForeigner: The Harvester, Kell, and Dr. Hunter are completely new characters made specifically for this podcast. [[spoiler: Except not really. See CanonCharacterAllAlong above.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: Hugo Strange is killed by his partner [[spoiler: Poison Ivy after gaining the memory key needed to access the vault at Wayne Industries. Ivy herself suffers this at the hands of Cornelius Stark after she has second thoughts to go with her plan and Stark himself dies by Barbara.]]

* {{Elseworld}}: Bruce Wayne is a forensic pathologist, both of his parents are alive and well, and Barbara Gordon is a police detective rather then {{ComicBook/Batgirl}}. [[spoiler: The former is later subverted as it was all an illusion in Bruce's head created by Hugo Strange and Poison Ivy. That being said, the latter is true and this version of Gotham differs from the one in the comics in quite a few ways.]]
* EnemyMine: Barbara teams up with the Riddler to [[spoiler: find Bruce.]]

* [[spoiler: LotusEaterMachine: The world where Bruce is a pathologist is an artificially induced fantasy courtesy of Hugo Strange.]]

** Two in quick succession in the second episode: After he passes out from being overwhelmed by the sounds of bats, Bruce can hear his mother speaking to him saying he needs to "wake up." Immediately after the episode ends with a news report announcing that Bruce has died in a plane crash...[[spoiler: whats more he's described as the [=CEO=] of Wayne Enterprises (not a forensic pathologist) and how the city must take up mourning him since both of his parents are dead.]]

* AdaptationalJobChange: Bruce is a doctor here, though unlike his father he is a forensic pathologist which apparently has caused strain on their relationship. Barbara Gordon is a detective for the [=GCPD=] despite it being a common staple of her character that her father forbid her becoming a police officer.

** [[spoiler: '''Bruce:''' ''(after knocking the goons out)'' I'M BATMAN!!]]

* BigBad: A CanonForeigner, [[SerialKiller the Harvester]]. [[spoiler: Except it’s actually Hugo Strange.]]

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: Dr. Hunter is Hugo Strange and the Harvester is Cornelius Stirk.]]

* {{Elseworld}}: Bruce Wayne is a forensic pathologist, both of his parents are alive and well, and Barbara Gordon is a police detective rather then {{ComicBook/Batgirl}}.

** The Riddler fires off two at the end of episode 4: [[spoiler: he knows Bruce’s death was faked and that Bruce is Batman.]]

* BigBad: A CanonForeigner, [[SerialKiller the Harvester]].