Batman"s Origin Gets 1 Major Change In Gotham Knights

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Gotham Knights season 1, episode 2, "Scene of the Crime."The origin of Batman has been changed in a big way in Gotham Knights. The new superhero series has deviated from the comic book DC Universe in some major ways, starting with the series opening with the death of Batman and most of the usual supporting cast not existing on this particular Earth. The latest change goes one step further, tying Batman's life and death to one of his most infamous enemies.
Batman has perhaps the most famous and most frequently replicated origin story of any superhero. The death of Bruce Wayne's parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, at the hands of a random mugger has been recreated in multiple films and television series. As a result, there are few that are aware of Batman as a character yet ignorant of how Bruce Wayne was inspired to wage war on crime. However, Gotham Knights challenges the idea that the Waynes died as the result of a botched robbery, suggesting a conspiracy that arranged for Thomas and Martha Wayne to be assassinated.