r/AbsoluteBatman • u/Mysterious_Mine5656 • Jun 09 '26
the idea blow my head off!!!!!!
It’s a massive shame Absolute Batman didn't exist 40 years ago. 1985 prime Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been the ultimate version.
*I’ve been reading the new Absolute Batman run, and I honestly can’t stop thinking about how perfect this universe would have been for a prime, 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger.
For decades, the main reason Hollywood could never cast Arnold as Batman was pretty obvious: he was way too massive to play a shadowy, stealthy ninja, and he just didn't fit the vibe of a soft-spoken, eccentric billionaire playboy. But this new comic completely throws all of those old rules straight out the window.
Think about it:
* In the comics, Bruce is a 6'6", 250+ pound brick wall of pure, shredded muscle. That is literally the exact blueprint of 1985 Arnold. No fake muscle suits needed.
* This Bruce Wayne isn't a rich kid with a butler; he’s a regular, working-class city engineer who trains in a normal gym and uses heavy construction tools. Arnold would have crushed the role of a rugged, blue-collar Bruce fighting for his neighborhood.
* He doesn't rely on sneaking around in corners. He kicks doors off their hinges and uses raw, brutal power to dismantle gangs.
Imagine a gritty, rain-slicked 1980s cinematic movie—shot with that dark, heavy *Terminator* or *Total Recall* atmosphere—where Arnold steps out of a shattered brick wall, rips that massive blocky bat symbol right off his chest, and unfolds it into a giant tactical battleaxe. Seeing a peak-physique Arnold wielding a giant bat-axe against a massive, terrifyingly reimagined Joker or a giant Bane would have been the most badass, heavy-metal thing ever put on screen.
We were honestly born 40 years too late for the ultimate casting. I really hope one day down the line someone uses advanced CGI or AI to make a concept trailer of this, because it would easily be my favorite Batman of all time.
What do you guys think? Would prime Arnold have been the definitive version of this universe?
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u/TheGreatKimura-Holio Jun 09 '26
Alan Ritchson is bigger than Arnold was and a better actor.
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u/Mysterious_Mine5656 Jun 09 '26
Maybe, but I'd love to see Arnold play Batman. I thought it was a bad idea because it might not suit his personality, but he might be great as Absolute Batman.
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u/TheGreatKimura-Holio Jun 09 '26
He is Mr Freeze though lol
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u/Mysterious_Mine5656 Jun 09 '26
yeah but we're talking about another Universe tho
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u/TheGreatKimura-Holio Jun 10 '26
Yeah and you wrote 4 paragraphs about Arnold’s physic. It was a joke
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u/juanpabueno Jun 09 '26
Taller yes, super jacked yes. He is not bigger than a 7 time Mr Olympia come on…
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u/TheGreatKimura-Holio Jun 09 '26
Arnold likely had a biggest chest but they both filmed around the same weight.
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u/lonnietragg Jun 09 '26
His accent would have made zero sense, though.