Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Batman: Caped Crusader season 1
Summary
- Batman: Caped Crusader introduces new twists to character origins, including a gender-swapped Penguin and a more nuanced Harvey Dent.
- The series puts a focus on Batman's detective skills in a low-tech Batcave and new ways to explore Bruce Wayne's childhood trauma.
- Caped Crusader features altered versions of classic villains like Harley Quinn while teasing a new and darker portrayal of the Joker.
Batman: Caped Crusader features several exciting changes and twists to The Dark Knight's story. Set in more of the DC's "Golden Age" of the 1940s, Caped Crusader's story and origins have some notable differences. However, both his allies and foes have some intriguing twists as well.
Coming from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves, the creative names behind Caped Crusader are quite impressive. Likewise, almost every chapter of the 10-episode animated series features some sort of exciting twist or change, subverting expectations with a new kind of Batman and Gotham City. To that end, here are some of the biggest changes and most surprising changes made to Batman's story in Caped Crusader.