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  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Batman: Nightwalker was published in 2018. Fast-forward to 2022, when The Batman similarly features a criminal group targeting and exposing a list of corrupt Gotham officials, including an attempt on Bruce Wayne that ends up being partially thwarted through Bruce being absent on an investigation at the time, with the main victim from said assassination attempt becoming Alfred in his stead.
  • Magnificent Bitch: Madeleine Wallace, a young member of a group of left-wing anarchists called the "Nightwalkers", is accused of robbing and murdering several wealthy people in Gotham City and is being held in Arkham Asylum, when in reality her brother Cameron killed those people and Madeleine is taking the rap for him. Bruce Wayne is forced to work at Arkham for community service and Madeleine decides to talk to him. Bruce tries to get information from Madeleine and she convinces him to scramble the security cameras so they can talk alone. Madeleine tells Bruce convincing lies and half-truths to make herself appear sympathetic and tells Bruce of a minor Nightwalker safehouse to gain his trust. Madeleine uses origami to send messages to other Nightwalkers and uses the security back door Bruce created to escape. Madeleine hacks into Bruce's less secure bank accounts to steal his money and gives it to the poor. Madeleine and Cameron take control of WayneTech drones and use them to hold a Wayne gala hostage to force Bruce to give them access to the rest of the accounts. Madeleine opposes her brother when he tries to murder Bruce and Madeleine seemingly is killed by Cameron, only to have faked her death and escaped.

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