I think most people would consider him a superhero. Although he doesn't have superpowers, he uses technology and money along with physical strength to fight crime.
shareWhat about James Bond?
shareJames Bond is a spy/secret agent, so I don't think he counts as a superhero. Although you could argue that he should be given superhero status since he fights bad guys using weapons, cars, and tech in a similar style to Batman.
shareIn the early 70s Batman was revised to be more serious in the comic books and James Bond was actually used as an influence.
shareJames Bond is a superspy. He's super, just not necessarily a hero.
shareactionkamen posted
James Bond is a superspy. He's super, just not necessarily a hero.
He's not a vigilante crimefighter. He gets paid to be a spy. No hero.
shareYou forgot his intelligence. Batman typically puts more effort into planning and coordinating his efforts as executing them.
shareHis technical savvy, fearless nature and violent behavior lead me to think so
shareThere was a great line in the Justice League movie. Bruce Wayne was tracking down all of the people known to have superpowers for the team. He recruits Barry Allen (The Flash) and they are about to drive off in his million-dollar sports car when Barry asks him what his superpower is.
"I'm rich."
good answer on his part.
shareThe same superpower Lex Luthor has.
shareBatman is probably the most common example of an anti-hero. He performs heroic acts, sure, but his motivation is morally grey, if not outright immoral.
shareBatman's motivation is immoral?
shareBatman killing criminals at his own leisure because someone killed his parents in his childhood is pretty grey, if not pitch black.
shareHow about his "no killing code"?
shareYou mean the code that he constantly breaks? The Batmobile in Burton's 1989 Batman film had a machine gun attached to it. If that doesn't scream casualties, idk what would. I'd refer to this article for more details on the whole breaking of the killing code - specifically, refer to the text under the 'What About Batman Movies and TV' subheading:
https://au.ign.com/articles/2019/03/29/does-batman-really-have-a-no-killing-rule
Haha also in Batman Returns, Batman stuck a dynamite onto a thug's chest then tossed him into a manhole and it explodes. Nasty!
shareYeah I see what you mean, vigilante justice based on childhood trauma is morally ambiguous.
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