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* EasyAmnesia: Bruce loses his memory from nearly drowning and suffering a severe blow to the head. Alfred helps him recover enough of it to save Batgirl. Afterwards StatusQuoIsGod.


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* EasyAmnesia: Bruce loses his memory from nearly drowning and suffering a severe blow to the head. Alfred helps him recover enough of it to save Batgirl. Afterwards StatusQuoIsGod.
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: Barbara manages to figure out Batman's identity in a later episode. But, thanks to the ContrivedCoincidence, [[AmnesiaDanger Batman lost his memory about being Batman]]. The result: Barbara decides that she made a mistake.

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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: Barbara manages to figure out Batman's identity in a later this episode. But, thanks to the ContrivedCoincidence, [[AmnesiaDanger Batman lost his memory about being Batman]]. The result: Barbara decides that she made a mistake.
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: Barbara manages to figure out Batman's identity in a later episode. But, thanks to the ContrivedCoincidence, [[AmnesiaDanger Batman lost his memory about being Batman]]. The result: Barbara decides that she made a mistake.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: After Alfred says the night that belongs to the Batman, a confused Bruce says the night belongs to him. This is the first sign that he has forgotten is ''he'' is Batman.
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* DeathTrap: Penguin has his Kabuki twins tie Batgirl to a clock platform where she'll be sliced. She even says that if Batman doesn't hurry he'll have two sidekicks.

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* DeathTrap: Penguin has his Kabuki twins tie Batgirl to a clock platform where she'll be sliced. She even says that if Batman doesn't hurry he'll have two three sidekicks.
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** Penguin announces that Batman is dead while he kidnaps Bruce Wayne. After Batgirl is captured, Commissioner Gordon spends hours waiting by the Bat-Signal, but Batman is a no-show (thanks to his EasyAmnesia). Gordon finally accepts that Penguin's claim must be true and has one of the officers shut the signal off.

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** Penguin believes he's killed Batman at the beginning of the episode and announces that Batman is dead while he kidnaps this to the public during his kidnapping of Bruce Wayne. After Batgirl is captured, Commissioner Gordon spends hours waiting by the Bat-Signal, but Batman is a no-show (thanks to his EasyAmnesia). EasyAmnesia), seemingly confirming Penguin's claim. A reluctant Gordon finally accepts that Penguin's claim must be true and has tells one of the officers to shut the signal off.off. This is immediately followed by a series of scenes where Alfred reintroduces Bruce to his secret identity.
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** Penguin announces that Batman is dead while he kidnaps Bruce Wayne. After Batgirl is captured, Commissioner Gordon spends hours waiting by the Bat-Signal, but Batman is a no-show (thanks to his EasyAmnesia). Gordon finally accepts the Penguin's claim must be true and has one of the officers shut the signal off.

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** Penguin announces that Batman is dead while he kidnaps Bruce Wayne. After Batgirl is captured, Commissioner Gordon spends hours waiting by the Bat-Signal, but Batman is a no-show (thanks to his EasyAmnesia). Gordon finally accepts the that Penguin's claim must be true and has one of the officers shut the signal off.
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** Commissioner Gordon is disappointed when Batman doesn't respond to the Bat signal to rescue Batgirl, and the commissioner doesn't know that Batgirl is his daughter.

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** Penguin announces that Batman is dead while he kidnaps Bruce Wayne. After Batgirl is captured, Commissioner Gordon is disappointed when spends hours waiting by the Bat-Signal, but Batman doesn't respond is a no-show (thanks to his EasyAmnesia). Gordon finally accepts the Bat Penguin's claim must be true and has one of the officers shut the signal to rescue Batgirl, and off.
** Most of Barbara's interactions with
the commissioner commissioner, since he doesn't know that Batgirl is his daughter.she's Batgirl.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: Without remembering his memories as Batman, Bruce truly becomes the partyboy that he means to be, so much that he can't even put up a fight when Penguin kidnaps him.

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* AmnesiacDissonance: Without remembering his memories as Batman, Bruce truly becomes the partyboy that he means pretends to be, so much that he can't even put up a fight when Penguin kidnaps him.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Barbara figures out Bruce's secret partway through the episode, realizing that he has the same body type as Batman, is rich enough to afford all of Batman's gadgets, and has a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking very familiar chin]]. Of course, by the end of the episode, the amnesiac Bruce's behavior has her convinced that she was jumping to conclusions, [[StatusQuoIsGod and she completely drops the idea]].



** If Barbara had known about Bruce's head injury, she might have realized why Bruce was acting exactly like a playboy.

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** If Barbara had known about figures out Bruce's head injury, she might have realized why identity right after he forgets it. By the end of the episode, she's convinced that he's not Batman after all...and Bruce was acting exactly like a playboy.has finally regained his memory and accepted that he really ''is'' Batman.



* HowDoIShotWeb: Alfred has to reteach an amnesiac Bruce on how to throw a Batarang. Bruce improvises with his utlity belt and martial arts.

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* HowDoIShotWeb: Alfred has to reteach an amnesiac Bruce on how to throw a Batarang. Though Bruce doesn't quite get the hang of it, the session does establish that his reflexes and muscle memory are still intact. During the later fight with Penguin, Bruce improvises with his utlity utility belt and martial arts.lots of dodging.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Alfred, who disapproves of Bruce dressing up in a suit and fighting crime, helps him regain his memories by showing him the Bat Cave and even analyzes where Barbara is.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** The first sign that something is seriously off with Bruce after his head injury is that his reaction to Penguin crashing the award dinner he's attending is to crawl under a table and cower rather then sneak off to change into his costume.
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Alfred, who openly disapproves of Bruce dressing up in a suit and fighting crime, helps him regain his memories by showing him the Bat Cave Cave, [[HowDoIShootWeb reteaching him how to use his equipment]], and even analyzes [[AwesomenessByAnalysis figures out where Barbara is.is]] so Bruce can rescue her before it's too late.
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* DirtyCoward: Lampshaded. Amnesiac Bruce [[WhatTheHellHero lambasts]] [[SelfDepreciation himself]] for running and leaving Batgirl to face the Kabuki twins alone after she saves him.

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* DirtyCoward: Lampshaded. Amnesiac Bruce [[WhatTheHellHero lambasts]] [[SelfDepreciation [[SelfDeprecation himself]] for running and leaving Batgirl to face the Kabuki twins alone after she saves him.
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* DirtyCoward: Amnesiac Bruce lambasts himself for running and leaving Batgirl to face the Kabuki twins alone after she saves him.

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* DirtyCoward: Lampshaded. Amnesiac Bruce lambasts himself [[WhatTheHellHero lambasts]] [[SelfDepreciation himself]] for running and leaving Batgirl to face the Kabuki twins alone after she saves him.
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After an altercation with Penguin, Batman suffers from a minor head injury that leaves him partially amnesiac. Playboy Bruce Wayne enjoys himself, forgetting his other side just as Barbara Gordon deducts Bruce's secret identity. Penguin then crashes the party, kidnaps Bruce for the funsies. When Batgirl gets captured saving Bruce, Batman must regain his memories before Penguin slices Batgirl in half.

!! This episode provides examples of:
* AmnesiacDissonance: Without remembering his memories as Batman, Bruce truly becomes the partyboy that he means to be, so much that he can't even put up a fight when Penguin kidnaps him.
* EasyAmnesia: Bruce loses his memory from nearly drowning and suffering a severe blow to the head. Alfred helps him recover enough of it to save Batgirl. Afterwards StatusQuoIsGod.
* DeathTrap: Penguin has his Kabuki twins tie Batgirl to a clock platform where she'll be sliced. She even says that if Batman doesn't hurry he'll have two sidekicks.
* DirtyCoward: Amnesiac Bruce lambasts himself for running and leaving Batgirl to face the Kabuki twins alone after she saves him.
* DramaticIrony:
** If Barbara had known about Bruce's head injury, she might have realized why Bruce was acting exactly like a playboy.
** Commissioner Gordon is disappointed when Batman doesn't respond to the Bat signal to rescue Batgirl, and the commissioner doesn't know that Batgirl is his daughter.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Alfred has to reteach an amnesiac Bruce on how to throw a Batarang. Bruce improvises with his utlity belt and martial arts.
* OhCrap:
** Barbara when Bruce gets kidnapped. Also Batgirl when the Penguin demonstrates that he's going to use the clock's axe figures to split her in half.
** Alfred when he realizes that Bruce has lost his memories on the drive home.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Alfred, who disapproves of Bruce dressing up in a suit and fighting crime, helps him regain his memories by showing him the Bat Cave and even analyzes where Barbara is.
* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: Amnesiac Bruce tries to buy his way out of Penguin killing him. After writing a check to Penguin, he gets tossed into a pool while tied to a chair.
* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: Penguin plans to use the clock to kill Batgirl.

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