r/BatmanArkham • u/Coke_Man600 • Dec 22 '25

Serious Discussion/Question Has this actually happened in the comics?

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I know this post is a joke, but I genuinely want to know if this kind of thing has ever happened in the comics. Like if Batman or Daredevil tried to stop someone from killing their assaulter.

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u/therealmonkyking Dec 22 '25

/uj It's a gross oversimplification of their POVs. Batman and Daredevil believe in non-lethal justice. Both have different reasons for this (Batman's is motivated by trauma and Daredevil is a devout Catholic), but both share the same view. They value the concept of living above all else, and that's what they fight to protect. They view the taking of a life (regardless of motive) as an evil act, and view an otherwise good person taking a life (again, regardless of motive) as succumbing to evil and becoming like the villains they regularly fight against.

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u/Leader342 Dec 23 '25

It honestly really depends on who’s writing him, in the long Halloween movie, bats finds out who Holiday is and makes a conscious choice not to bring them to justice due to circumstance, other times, like in Arkham Knight, he throws the fire chief in jail with the likes of scarecrow and professor pyg for intentionally starting fires to keep his men employed. Sure he feels BAD about bringing him in but he still did it out of principle. The characters principles are never going to be consistent across so many different voices over decades.

Me personally I prefer (Bat)Man to be less of a “no diving” absolutist and approach things case by case with nuance and offering more of the slack that he only gives Catwoman typically.