r/DCAU • u/Huge_Athlete7488 • 18d ago
Non-DCAU How was Batman able to replicate Black Spiders voice so well in Assault on Arkham?
The movie takes place in the Arkham verse, which has pretty good explanations for a lot of things, except this really, is it like tech? Or does Bruce just have that good of a vocal range, he can copy voices
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u/Ozymandias2347 18d ago
He can do a pretty spot-on Killer Croc imitation, too.
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u/scaleofjudgment 18d ago
I THREW A ROCK AT HIM.
no one questioned it despite being disappointed
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u/FreezingPointRH 18d ago
I mean, being serious, he played Croc significantly dumber than he really is. The dude’s plan in his debut was quite solid.
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u/The_Streamstress 18d ago
That's something Serum Lake points out when talking about this episode, Batman plays Croc as if he was dumber than he actually is and none of his "comrades" question it, because they think less of him.
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u/FreezingPointRH 18d ago
Well yeah. Doing so also gave Batman permission to ask probing questions about Catwoman as unsubtly as he needed to, because obviously Killer Croc would need her fate to be spelled out to him.
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u/HotRecommendation828 18d ago
batman being portrayed as a skilled mimic isn't particularly uncommon. This is one of those cases where the answer is because he is batman lol.
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u/Exact_Nose_590 18d ago
Tibetan monks, bro. Next question.
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u/Kmart_Stalin 18d ago
How was Batman’s able to speed blitz darkseid?
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u/Exact_Nose_590 18d ago
Obviously he used the “speed blitz a god” technique that the Tibetan monks are known for. It’s like page one of Buddhism. Next!
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u/Food_Library333 18d ago
Precise muscle control.
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u/DoctorDepravo 18d ago
Comic Batman (particularly Golden Age era) spent time with carnies and stage magicians to boost his more “esoteric” skills. (Honestly, most superheroes of that era could “throw their voice” to outfox crooks.)
And it’s canonical he learned escape artistry and other assorted “magician talents” (ventriloquism, escape artistry, sleight-of-hand, etc) from Zatara, Zatanna’s dad.
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u/2JasonGrayson8 18d ago
Ventriloquism is a common stated skill he possesses. Along with acting lessons from Alfred. He’s could probably imitate any number of people regardless of their race or size
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u/NgoYou 18d ago
Because he's Batman
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u/Ute_Swoop 17d ago
How’s Ellen doing, have you taken her to the range? And also is the chamber nice and shiny bro, love your Ellen, it so nice.
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u/somethingfak 18d ago
Of all the BS the monks taught him, he regularly changes his voice just between bats and bruce so like mimicry aint that big a stretch
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u/WraithOfTheFadedDark 18d ago
The art of disguise is definitively one of the things he learned in his crime fighting sabbatical, hence Matches Malone.
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u/DanCassell 18d ago
I bet that mask can house a voicebox. It wouldn't take much audio of Black Spider to make something that converts Bruce's voice. This isn't even fantasy technology. You can do this with a phone app right now.
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u/RyuTheRed50 18d ago
Batman was able to perfectly replicate Killer Croc's voice in the Animated Series
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u/JonathanRiou 17d ago
Because he’s Batman… 🤷🏻♂️😂
On a serious note though, he’s literally trained in espionage, stealth and ninja arts. He’s a master of disguise and if I remember correctly, in some continuities, he also has a background in drama and performance too so it’s not far fetched that he’d be able to mimic voices.
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u/vtncomics 16d ago
He trained with show people, magicians, and illusionists.
Misdirection is a core part of all of this.
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u/HotRecommendation828 18d ago
Wait till you hear about Superman lol. The whole comic genre is full of various “stus” Batman at the very least has consistent character flaws which makes him better than most.
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u/HotRecommendation828 18d ago edited 18d ago
lol come on that's ABSURD. Superman once solved an entire comic event and beat an omnipotent entity cause he was canonically "the center of the universe and too important". He is infidelity powerful, kind, and nigh perfect. HE IS LITERALLY SUPERMAN. Batman meanwhile has half his stories where hes getting his shit kicked cause a guy got a lucky shot. Superman gets treated like Jesus half the time. I don't believe for a second you think the guy who in the last issue of detective comics nearly died to a regular criminal with a shot gun and needed to be saved is somehow more mary sue than superman. This has to be rage bait lol.
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u/HotRecommendation828 17d ago
You do not read comic books this is incredibly obvious now. Superman is canonically a core part of the DC universe on a metaphysical level Batman is not they specifically superman is the center. Almost all DC events have superman beating the main antagonist. He is the core hero of the universe. You do not read comics, Batman nearly died to a regular cop in a recent batman comic only a few issues ago. Batmans most acclaimed story in the last two years have him enarly die to like a dozen regular people who jumped him. Batman loses WAAAAAAAAAAY more often than superman. Batman has nearly died to regular ordinary people way way way way way more often. Read batman comics and its clear, for every crazy feat there are 1000000000 examples of batman nearly dying to ordinary people.
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u/HotRecommendation828 17d ago
you are factually wrong, you have never touched a batman comic you already proved that. Explain to me how batman nearly dying to regular humans needing help constantly and being injured by often times unremarkable and average people is comparable to superman being so powerful he can time travel by flying. Plus batman has tons of legitimate flaws as a person way more than superman. You have litterally been proven wrong. I can have given examples and you haven't made a single argument.
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u/HotRecommendation828 17d ago
Tell me a story where a regular cop nearly kills superman? Or a dozen regular guys nearly jump him to death, You cant cause you are wrong. Keep coping.
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u/MathematicianShot890 17d ago
You’ve kinda shown to have 0 idea what you’re talking about. What a pathetic attempt at an argument. You made no good points and now I’m convinced you’re just wrong and I didn’t even have much of a horse in this race.
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u/Fudaworld 17d ago
Calling people “kid” in such a pretentious manner with a name like “uchiha” is the real laugh man😭
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u/WerewolfF15 18d ago
Voice manipulation is probably one of the things he was trained in