Bruce Wayne (Earth-43)

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Real Name

Bruce Wayne

Current Alias

Batman

Aliases

Vampire Batman, The Bat-Man

Identity

Secret

Universe

Earth-43

Base Of Operations

Wayne Manor (Earth-43), Gotham City (Earth-43)

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Brown

Unusual Features

Bat-like Wings, Fangs, Large Pointed Ears, Claw-like Hands, Unhumanly Bulging Muscles

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Origin

Origin

Creators

Doug Moench, Kelley Jones

First appearance

Last appearance

Batman: Red Rain

Batman: Crimson Mist

History

After discovering Dracula was still alive and well, Batman enlists the aid of a vampire named Tanya to obtain the power necessary to defeat Dracula, while still keeping his humanity. He and Tanya lure Dracula's minions into the Batcave, where he destroys the roof of the cave, exposing all vampires inside to sunlight, destroying them. He later uses his new bat-like wings to fly and confront Dracula, eventually killing him by impaling Dracula on a tree that was destroyed by lightning, but at the cost of the last of his humanity. After Bruce's will is read by Alfred, Batman tells Alfred that although Bruce Wayne has died, the Batman will live on, thanks to his new vampire powers.

However, sometime later (in the sequel titled Bloodstorm), the Joker is revealed to have taken leadership over Dracula's minions (who, according to the Joker, can't think about a new victim after their master's death). A team consisting of Batman, Catwoman (who is a werecat after being bitten by a vampire that turned to a werewolf), Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and a group of Gotham police turned vampire hunters manage to kill the remaining vampires and crime bosses that sided with the vampires. The human group manage to destroy the crime bosses in the day, with Batman and Catwoman getting the vampires in a warehouse at night. Catwoman is killed after successfully killing the vampire that turned her. After realizing that the only person able to control his bloodlust is dead, he turns his anger towards the Joker, draining him of all his blood. Horrified by what he as done, he voluntarily allows Commissioner Gordon and Alfred to drive a wooden stake through his heart.

But the staking didn't kill Batman. In the third series, titled Crimson Mist, Batman is restored by Alfred after a crime wave takes the city in an attempt to give Gotham a savior again. However, Batman is driven mad by his body's decay and his new longing for blood. Batman then goes and drains Penguin, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Black Mask, Scarecrow, and other Arkham inmates of their blood. Two-Face and Killer Croc are the only villains left and form an alliance with Commissioner Gordon and Alfred to combat Batman. They form a plan: lure Batman into his new lair in the Batcave and set off explosives to expose Batman to the sun. However, during the struggle, Two-Face and Killer Croc attempt to kill Commissioner Gordon and Alfred. Alfred gives his life to give Batman the strength needed to save Gordon. After killing Two-Face and Killer Croc, Batman convinces Gordon to set off the explosives. Gordon is crushed by rubble in the explosion, and Batman walks into the sunlight, hoping that he will finally have the peace he's been seeking since his transformation.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

All of the traditional powers of a vampire, including Superhuman Strength, Flight, Immortality, the power to turn others into Vampires, etc.

Abilities

Although somewhat dulled by his lack of need for such things given his Vampire powers, and the savagery gained during the loss of his humanity, has all of the abilities the regular Batman would've gained up until about the mid 90's.

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

Traditional Vampiric weaknesses. Garlic, The Cross, Sunlight. A wooden Stake through the heart can only place him into a coma-like state. Can be killed by decapitation.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: Wings
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Bruce Wayne (Earth-43) on the forums
• Appearances of Bruce Wayne (Earth-43) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Bruce Wayne (Earth-43) (Alphabetical)
• Character Gallery: Bruce Wayne (Earth-43)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Bruce Wayne (Earth-43)
• Quotations by Bruce Wayne (Earth-43)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Batman & Dracula: Red Rain at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes

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