
In The Batman 2, Reeves could focus on how Riddler's renewed crimes would impact Batman's psyche, and have Batman's arc in that film be learning to overcome his temptation to kill and remain a moral beacon of hope. However, this did not play a central part in the story due to the film's focus on Batman vs.

This was touched on momentarily in The Dark Knight Rises through Bane's Gotham conquest, with one of Batman's previous villains, Cillian Murphy's Scarecrow, returning to his villainous ways after Bane routed Batman from the city. Posted: 8:00 am Warning: this article contains full spoilers for The Batman, which is out now in theaters and HBO Max The Batman has finally arrived on HBO Max, and now we have. This would then lead to more death and destruction, something that has always been argued Batman could prevent by killing his enemies.

If the Riddler escaped Arkham, he would likely continue his reign of terror on the people of Gotham he deems as corrupt. In terms of how this could be explored in a way briefly touched on in Batman's film history, Riddler escaping Arkham could highlight a problem with Batman's morality.

This weakness, while morally correct, is Batman's non-lethal crime-fighting methods.
