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I always think of Batman is a crazy person that he knows he's a crazy person. Which is why he has to strictly follow rules he set for himself.
If Batman broke his rule against killing, within a few years people of Gotham would have to worry about getting killed by the Batman for jaywalking. Batman knows that he has the potential of going this way so he has to follow his rules to prevent that from happening.
I have felt that way since getting more into it and noticing how every character is broken, mentally, in some way. Bruce over the loss of his parents has been traumatized by death and refuses to acknowledge that some people really need it (Joker). The comics themselves acknowledge this often, with characters pointing out how he's insane for dressing like a bat and fighting bad guys.
In a world where bad guys routinely obtain super powers and put on costumes to do crime, one guy with a bunch of money fighting crime in a bat suit doesn't sound so far fetched. I mean his best friend is literally an immortal alien from Kansas, who could, should he fancy it, murder every criminal as they step over some arbitrary benchmark for criminality. Beating them to a pulp and turning them in is just a sick hobby they get away with.
It sounds crazy, even in that world, when you realize Superman exists. The Flash exists. People with actual, bonafide super powers exist. And then there's Bruce Wayne. A rich playboy with PTSD, no super powers, fighting villains that often do have super powers.
Ah, but Bruce has the strongest power of all: rabid fans who would gladly burn down DC's headquarters if Batman were ever cancelled.
Batman is the worlds greatest detective since issue #1
Yeah that's why the Joker is a great nemesis for Batman. They're both crazy people, they're both are aware that they're crazy, only difference is one has rules and the other doesn't. That's basically all that separates them.
I feel like portraying Batman as someone does kill people is boring because there's not psychological aspect to it.
I really like this interpretation