Top 5 Gotham Heroes Who Don’t Respect Batman and Never Will

Bruce Wayne’s Batman is the undisputed king of Gotham – a dark vigilante who holds the chaotic city together through sheer force of will. Over the years, Bruce has recruited a veritable army of heroes to protect her city, but there are also crime fighters in the dark metropolis who want nothing to do with him.

Here are the top five Gotham heroes who don’t respect Batman and never will, ranging from demons who would rather eat him to classic heroes who think he goes too far.

5

Etrigan, aka the Demon, aka Jason Blood

A true demon from hell, Etrigan doesn’t really respect any human, but moving to Gotham has led him to face Batman more often than any other hero.

A lawless demon bonded to human host Jason Blood by Merlin, Etrigan is always happy to use fire and claws to kill his supernatural rivals, with Blood acting as a much simpler mystical investigator, always trying to wield Etrigan for good.

Etrigan has a dark sense of humor and tends to mock Batman for attempting to embody the darkness and fear that he believes only demons are capable of. Although he finds it difficult to care which mortals live and which die, Etrigan has expressed affection for Batman in the past – although more to find him amusing than to be true allies.

Of course, Batman being Batman, Bruce Wayne made it clear that if he needed to, he had failsafes in place to take Etrigan down.

4

Hitman, aka Tommy Monaghan

Mafia assassin bitten by an alien parasite, Tommy Monaghan developed mild telepathy and x-ray vision, and began using his powers to pose as Gotham’s first hitman. Of course, while Hitman tends to only take down the deserving, Batman could never stand a killer operating freely in his city.

The whole Hitman The franchise is built on the belief that superheroes are inherently silly (a sincere belief of writer Garth Ennis, who expanded on it in later projects like The boys.) But while Hitman allows Superman to be really nice and Green Lantern to be in over his head, Batman is portrayed as a bad-tempered bully getting off on a leather suit.

Batman and Hitman have clashed several times, with Monaghan taunting and escaping the Dark Knight on each occasion.

3

Mother Panic, aka Violet Paige

A vigilante tracking down the perpetrators of her abusive childhood, Mother Panic dislikes Batman for complex reasons, beyond the fact that he sometimes gets in her way.

First of all, his assertion that Gotham is “his” doesn’t mean much to a Gotham native who was born, destroyed, and born again in the city. Mother Panic does not follow Batman’s orders and bitterly disdains that he expects her to do so.

However, part of Mother Panic’s anger seems to stem from the fact that Batman never found out about her treatment at the abusive Gather House boarding school. If Gotham’s hero couldn’t be there when she needed him, why should she listen to him now?

2

Anarky, aka Lonnie Machin

A misguided but heroic vigilante, Anarky is one of the few people who believes that Batman doesn’t go far enough. Lonnie views the Dark Knight as a defender of the status quo, believing that Gotham’s citizens must rise up in solidarity and take the city back from its corrupt leaders.

Although Anarky is fully aware of Batman’s ability, he believes Bruce Wayne is wasting his time as a vigilante, accusing the Caped Crusader of fighting to control rather than uplift the population.

The two have reluctantly worked together in an emergency, but Anarky always comes back to the idea that Batman is simply fighting the wrong people and in the wrong way.

1

Green Lantern, aka Alan Scott

The original Green Lantern and his magic ring protected Gotham a generation before the Dark Knight arrived, and Alan Scott was not thrilled when he first met his successor.

While Scott aims to light up the darkness and spread hope, Batman is a creature of the night. At this point in comics history, Green Lantern has known Batman long enough to know that he is effective, but he has never been able to fully make peace with his methods.

Alan’s caution regarding Batman is part of a larger grudge between almost all Green Lanterns and Batman. Green Lanterns are chosen based on their ability to resist fear, and Batman defines himself by weaponizing it. While there are valid disagreements between the Lanterns and Batman, they are fundamentally opposites on how to make the world a better place and have never really been able to overcome that difference.

These are the five heroes of Gotham who will never respect Batmanwhether because of his methods or due to major personal disagreements, let us know in the comments below who else belongs on this list and what you think of our ranking.

Created by

Bob Kane, Bill Finger

Alias

Bruce Wayne

Alliance

Justice League, Outsiders, Batman Family

Race

Human

Franchise

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