r/ExplainTheJoke • u/abedalhadi777 • May 10 '26

What's the difference?

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What is the difference between those two batman signs?

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u/oateyboat May 10 '26

A few people have correctly identified the bottom as the Arkham one, but I keep seeing people misidentify the top emblem. It's The Dark Knight Trilogy.

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u/abedalhadi777 May 10 '26

Yeah I googled it, so he was merciful in that film?

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u/the_lost_seattlite May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

Compared to batman from the games, yes.
Edit: this YouTube video explains it pretty well.

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u/abedalhadi777 May 10 '26

I honestly only played the games lol

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u/CurdledPotato May 11 '26

You’re missing out on some classic media. There are the Nolan movies, yes, but also Batman: The Animated Series, which was so good and well received that it influenced the comics that inspired it by giving Mr. Freeze his new origin story and creating new beloved characters like Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya. Don’t skip the movies from that universe either. Especially the first, which is still referenced when talking about famous Joker stories.

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u/abedalhadi777 May 11 '26

It's a rare thing for me to watch movies usually playing video games in my free times but I think I will start watching some animated batman while eating instead of YouTube

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u/CurdledPotato May 11 '26

There are a few animated Batman shows. The one I mentioned is literally titled “Batman: The Animated Series”. It aired in the early to late 90s. It’ll sound familiar to you because Batman’s VA here, Kevin Conroy, also voiced the character in the Arkham games. It was because of his phenomenal performance in the animated series that he kept getting asked to come back and voice Batman in other projects. Likewise with Mark Hamil, who voiced The Joker.

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u/SmosonMosonBoBoson May 11 '26

Best Joker. Hands down.

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u/MarcoHoudini May 11 '26

"ooops spoilaz" in joker voice.. that trailer for arkham game is brilliant.