Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne, primarily known by his alter-ego Batman, is a character created and owned by DC Comics. Along with Spider-Man, he is the most popular third-party character in ROBLOXian film, appearing as the main character in almost twenty recorded projects. Unfortunately, only three of these projects have actually been released.

Background
Batman, along with Superman, is essentially a flagship character for DC Comics. While Superman was their first superhero, Batman has appeared in a much larger number of films, television series, and has even inspired a large "Bat-family" of superheroes to fight alongside him in the comics.

Batman's popularity with the ROBLOX community flourished following the 2008 release of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, the second installment of a trilogy that offered a gritty and realistic look at the character that greatly contrasted from the cartoonish spirit of the '80s and '90s films by director Tim Burton. The character's popularity rose once more in the 2010s with the release of the Arkham video games.

ROBLOX players were hugely influenced by the Batman, creating countless free models and costumes inspired by different incarnations of the character. Superhero games began to flourish on the site, greatly aided by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Batman became an icon, as well as a popular basis for ROBLOX films.

The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke is a 2012 short by DonValuta. Although an early product of The Mafia Films, it has survived longer than its fellow productions.

Batlight
One of the first projects of director Poppleworks, Batlight was a comedic film utilizing elements from the Twilight  Saga in a Batman-inspired setting, with The Joker as a werewolf. Although some progress was made, a lack of planning resulted in the project being shelved.

Lost Short
At one point in 2013, Bobbysayhi released a Batman short of his own that was advertised on the ROBLOX forums. Bobby cleaned out his channel a few years later, losing the short entirely.

The Batman
Lordcrossfire82 planned to produce a Batman film inspired by Christopher Nolan's trilogy, cancelling it shortly after.

I'm the Batman!
Inspired by Onision's comedic video of the same name, I'm the Batman! is a music video by Godsavenger. It was released in March of 2014 and features the character as dim-witted and easily distracted, poking fun at the "Batman voice" used by actor Christian Bale in the Nolan films, differentiating Bruce from his secret identity.

The RDC Cinematic Universe (Batman/World's Finest)
Following the creation of RobloxMarvel's Deadpool, superhero franchises seemed like a plausible idea in ROBLOXiwood. As a result, multiple directors would attempt their own versions in the future. This included Poppleworks, a co-founder of RobloxMarvel, and MarioDude0123. Together with MisterThrowback, the three founded Roblox Detective Comics. They set out to create a cinematic universe, Batman having a crucial role. The first rights for this Batman film were given to Poppleworks. Using Tim Burton as a visual inspiration, his film was going for a more unrealistic tone. Due to the popularity of Christopher Nolan's films, many in the community were turned away by the concept. Eventually, Mario agreed to make RDC a subsidiary of TMF. DonValuta appointed BenIsLegit to create a crossover film between Batman and Superman entitled World's Finest. Ultimately, the Nolan-esque views of Ben conflicted with Pops's visions for the character, and Don chose the style more in-line with the company's overall tone: Ben's. Pops was let go from the project without warning, leading to conflicts later on. Ben and Don also ran into conflict, and Ben quit in frustration. Moses747 was brought on as a replacement, but also ran into similar issues. Ben was invited back to direct, but eventually he quit again. The Mafia Films was consolidated into ConFilms, and RDC was shut down. When TMF was released from the company, DonValuta wanted to move away from it and put TEDOG1232 in charge while he destroyed all remaining TMF assets, creating the Neo-Avant Institution. In the conflict, a small group of anti-NAI filmmakers, including all previously fired Batman directors, got together to create a new RDC. Don responded by claiming the rights to all Marvel and DC properties. Due to the loose laws of the ROBLOX Film Wiki at the time, this move was deemed legal. Many filmmakers gave up on it altogether, but some decided to make amends with Don. Unfortunately, strict guidelines were put in place that greatly limited the type of content that could be made and many backed out immediately. Ultimately, Routess was placed in charge of the film and finally put it in-production, following a storyline similar to A Death in the Family, a comic that featured The Joker killing off Jason Todd. Batman was released in August 2014 to positive reviews, but was split into two parts. Part Two never saw a release, as Routess left the community after putting the film on hiatus. Before he left, however, he pulled the film from the RDC canon. The company would only release The Great Darkness before it folded over.

Teen Titans
Spiderboy9 was put in charge of Teen Titans by DonValuta when RDC was still functional. Although Batman did not feature directly, the film featured Robin and Batgirl as members of the team. This film was cancelled.

The Dark Knight
Amateur director Halloweenfan26 made a short-lived attempt at a Batman film, but his production quality resulted in him being ousted from the community in accordance with the Wiki's guidelines.

Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne is a series created for AGavent's television networks, featuring TEDOG1232 as Batman, a role he previously portrayed in Routess's film. There has been no news on the project since 2016, so it can be assumed that it has been cancelled.

The Knight of Gotham
XavierSantiago, a director known for his brief argument with Poppleworks, attempted a Batman film that, like all of his projects, went nowhere.

Arkham
XavierSantiago tried to use the character again, this time in a series format. It was cancelled as well.

Justice League Divided
BATMAN21005, a pivotal member of the community near the end of the ROBLOX Film Wiki, released few actual projects. One of his final ideas prior to his leaving was a Justice League film. After many plot developments, a full cast was assembled that included TEDOG1232 once more portraying Batman. This movie would be put on hiatus.

Justice United
Shortly after BATMAN announced his Justice League film, BatmanofEarth1 announced his plans to create something similar and kick off his own vision for a cinematic universe. This project featured many inconsistencies and was replaced with a rewrite.

Justice League: The Golden Age
BATMAN's first film idea morphed into this concept during its hiatus. It was cancelled whenever he left the community.

Justice League of America
BatmanofEarth1's film also underwent changes. This was set to be released in 2017, but the collapse of the ROBLOX Film Wiki resulted in its cancellation.

Unrecorded Projects
Various projects involving the Batman have been worked on, but had little to no documentation. These include projects by epicgametag, gamemaster116, Phoenix Studios, and one project that was erased during the RFW's shutdown, Batman: Devil of Gotham.

Legacy
Batman's influence has been felt in numerous projects in ROBLOXiwood, including Endpoint's The Dark Knight, BATMAN21005's unfinished A Mercenary in New York, MisterThrowback's cancelled The Knight, and DonValuta's shelved film Revengeance, a sequel to Revenger that featured the character Halo returning with a face mask directly inspired by the Batman villain Bane. Even before Don decided to use this design, the character already had elements reminiscent of the Scarecrow. Revenger himself is even partly inspired by Batman, as well as the Marvel Comics hero Iron Man.