A title card with the name "Christmas with the Joker" appears as we see a santa costume wearing figure hutch down while looking at the camera, with what seemed to be a bag on his back. The figure's face is completely surrounded in darkness but his large eyes and large teeth could be seen in a yellowish tone, his smile was much more malicious than jolly.
"A Christmas adventure? But we aren't even in the season yet" Kaminari comments since when the imp took them from their class, Christmas was still a few months away from taking place.
"Time moves differently depending on the universe, for you it might not be Christmas but it certainly is for that world" the imp said, he was showing them the episodes in their production order for the most part so he couldn't just hold this off until it was the right season, plus this is Joker's and Robin's first on screen appearance so they should get introduced as early as possible
"I assume this Joker is the one we are seeing in the title card, I must say his smile is a bit unnerving" All Might said as the way he was depicted was certainly going for a unsettling feeling, since the last adventure was a mixture of horror and noir mystery, the number one hero wondered if this would follow a similar theme
"Yeah, it is giving me the creeps!" Mina found the way this villain was smiling to be beyond weird, she could tell he had malicious thoughts behind that grin
We cut to a shot of Arkham Asylum's gate as the snow was coming down, zooming in to the building far away to see armed guards watching over patients preparing for the holiday by setting decorations and singing classic Christmas songs, one of them had their face obscured and seemed to be reading the song upside down
We close on that patient to reveal a man with a pale white skin tone, green hair and red lipstick on, his eyes and teeth were both very yellow and he had a distinctively large smile on his face.
"Now we have Gotham's clown prince of crime! Batman's arch nemesis and complete opposite! Give a round of applause to the Joker! This criminal master mind is dangerously unpredictable and should not be underestimated, otherwise it is the clown who will be laughing at you!" Bat-Mite introduced the villain to the audience in his best Present Mike impression once again, everyone could tell he was the same figure as the one in the title screen
"Huh, is he allowed to use make up inside the asylum?" Jirou asked since his appearance was quite distinctive to say the least, from the green hair to the pale white skin he didn't really look normal, more so like a clown which might be where the name comes from.
"That's just how he's skin naturally is. Before you ask, he doesn't have a quirk that makes him look like a clown, it is just that he fell into a chemical bath that permanently bleached his skin and made his hair green" Bat-Mite explained since anything weird about a person, these people would assume it was a quirk of some kind, which the imp honestly felt like it was their defacto explanation for most things.
"What chemicals did he fall to get that result?" Mina asked since that was kind of specific and reminded the girl of her own quirk, what type of acid could bleach a person's skin and make their hair green without leaving any other scars from the burning? The imp said he doesn't have a quirk so surviving an acid bath with only bleached skin feels hard to believe, for a quirkless individual at least.
"Originally it was a chemical used to print poker cards but I also heard it was an acid bath or just a mixture of different chemicals that were going to be disposed of. Better write 'unclear chemical bath' on that notebook" Bat-Mite pointed at Izuku who was writing down what their host said
"He doesn't seem like much" Bakugou scoffed as this clown didn't seem like anything big, he was just some random in a insane asylum, how could he be Batman's nemesis? Man-Bat felt like a proper holder of that title
"Oh you sweet, innocent child... This version of the Joker is much more tame than some others I have seen, if I told you some of the things he has done in the mainline universe, you guys would be traumatized!" Bat-Mite proclaimed which some of the students didn't really want to know what he meant by that, some of them along with the adults wondered what he could do to warrant the fact they were being shown a more tame version of the villain.
"So he's more inoffensive in this one?" Todoroki comments since if he's more tame for the sake of not 'traumatizing' the students, then this Joker there seeing will be much more of a push over in terms of villainy
"He's going to be inconsistent from what you usually think of villains, sometimes he's gonna do something silly and petty in terms of villainy, other times he's going to do something really heinous, often a mixture of both. But oh boy does he commit some really messed up stuff along the way, wait until you see... Right, can't spoil things" Bat-Mite stopped himself from revealing the big twists later, but hopefully he prepared them for the fact Joker's schemes are going to vary from child fun to criminal acts.
He begins singing a modified Christmas carol while dancing and helping decorate the tree, one that goes: "Jingle Bells, Batman smells! Robin laid an egg, the Batmobile broke a wheel and the Joker got away!" He finished singing the song as he puts the Christmas ornament at the top of the tree that begins to shake as smoke comes out from below
The Joker laughs manically as he puts the Christmas ornament on his head and holds on to the top of the Christmas tree as it takes off, bursting through the glass window on the ceiling. The Joker sings as the rocket tree flies far away from the asylum
"How did he sneak that in?!" A good amount of the students shouted when they saw Joker's getaway, how didn't anyone in Arkham noticed the rocket tree?
"They probably thought it was a normal tree, but I have to admit this is a bit hard to believe" Momo said but even her questioned how such a thing was able to go through all the necessary security measures without any of the rocket features being discovered, then again she couldn't say her first instinct would be to think of a Christmas tree as some sort of getaway vehicle but that was just her
"Arkham Asylum, their security seems to be lacking if the Joker got away sneaking a rocket inside" Aizawa said as it was a testament how something like this could even happen, perhaps they could learn from this and inmates wouldn't get any items or presents from outside in the future
"Not so much as the mainline Arkham, don't get me wrong this one isn't perfect but the other is much worse." Bat-Mite commented, the amount of times someone escaped Arkham in the comic continuity would probably make these people lose their minds
We cut to Wayne manor for a moment before showing an elevator go down as two people are talking, one being Robin who doesn't understand why Batman wants to spend the night patrolling when they could enjoy Christmas. The caped crusader says that Joker escaped Arkham but Robin doubts he will commit a crime since even criminals spend the holidays with their families, Batman responds by saying Joker doesn't have a family.
"Now we have the Boy Wonder himself, Robin! Batman's trusted sidekick, crime fighting partner and adopted son, Dick Grayson. He is more cheerful and lighthearted than our dark knight, but he is an invaluable member of the Batfamily and has a legacy of his own." Bat-Mite introduced them to Batman's protegee and that spiked up their curiosity
"So this is the Robin Joker mentioned in his mock song? I'm a bit surprised that Batman even has a sidekick" All Might comments as Bruce didn't have him the vibe of someone who would bring another person to help in his hero work, but at the same time the Number one hero could see how in a pre quirk era Batman would need more than just his gadgets in order to combat organized crime, someone to help in this crusade of his.
"Robin is vital for Batman's development, I could go on about it for hours but you're all here to watch him anyways" Bat-Mite responds as without Robin, the stories would feel completely different and he knew versions of the dark knight that didn't have a Robin to balance out the darkness inside Batman. He wished he could go into further detail but explaining all of that would be a indirect spoiler or would cause confusion for these heroes in training
"I wonder why we didn't see him in the Man-Bat case?" Momo asked since as Batman's companion he could have helped in the case, it still went well but maybe with the Robin's help they could have taken down Man-Bat faster and more efficiently.
"Well... Robin has to balance crime fighting with his college life, so don't expect him in every adventure" the imp responds and the students could kind of see that, having experienced how disruptive fighting villains can be for their studies, must be extra hard for Robin since he lives in the pre-quirk era as Batman and him seem to be the only heroes so far.
"Since this is before the Quirk age and the hero registration... How did Robin become Batman's sidekick? What was the selection process and how did-" Iida had been interrupted by Bat-Mite's finger in his right and currently detached from his body hand, as the left hand of the imp did a shushing motion.
"Be a little more patient, you'll see his origin story later" the fifth dimensional host said as he returned his attention to the screen
"Why not now?" Aizawa asked, if the imp was so powerful couldn't he show then when Batman first started his career and what motivated him to become a hero in a pre-quirk era? If Robin is important why not show them how-
"Is not the proper order of things, plus his backstory is going to be told in flashbacks so..." A floating head of the imp spoke right beside him before disappearing, Bat-Mite's response wasn't what the adults wanted to hear nor did the students fully understand why it would be that way, pressing further would probably not give anything considering the imp's behavior so they would have to deal with that fact.
They enter the Batmobile, Robin makes a bet that if they don't find any crime in Gotham the two would come back to the manor and watch "It's a Wonderful Life" which Batman had never seen as he could never get past the title. The vehicle's headlights go up as they make their way out of the cave, we cut to the city streets as people enjoy the holiday spirit.
We see individuals going around the street with shopping bags, some ice skating by a frozen lake and a Santa Claus ring a bell for charity donations, Batman and Robin watch it over a nearby building. Robin asks if seeing people enjoy the holiday spirit doesn't warm his heart, the caped crusader doesn't reply and swings elsewhere with his grapple hook with the boy wonder following after
"Can't he ease up a little?" Hagakure said as the guy was so tensed up even though it was the season of cheers, sure heroes didn't necessarily need to take breaks because of holidays but she would rather spend that time with her family and friends rather than standing on top of buildings in the cold wind of the night
"Joker just escaped custody from the insane asylum he was put in, to me that is an understandable reason to keep himself vigilante." Iida spoke up in contrast, if this Joker's threat was so notable then it made sense to be on the lookout for him even if it would require the sacrifice of the Batman's holiday
"I think Bruce should relax for a moment. He is only a human after all, everyone needs to take a break once in a while to recharge his batteries" Uraraka said as she still didn't quite get how this man worked since he seemed to deprive himself of the basic need to rest and ease up like Aizawa, though Batman looked like he somehow found a way to not look like a homeless person that never sleeps unlike their teacher who she still didn't understand how he looked like that.
"I agree, but unfortunately crime doesn't rest and sometimes that will drive a hero to do the same, finding a balance is important but depending on how much of a threat Joker possesses to the city, I too would be giving all my attention to patrolling." All Might commented as in his experience it was hard to find that balance and if he could be completely honest it was sometimes preferable to just forget about his personal life and just go out and do good, though his worsening health more or less forcing him into going out less was making it hard to avoid his own life in sake of fighting crime, in a way he more than understood Batman in his drive to protect his city
They watch over another building as an old lady walks down the street, Robin says that Bruce just can't accept the city doesn't need them for one night, Batman spots a man running towards the woman somewhat suspiciously and goes in to stop it. However the man was just going there to give her back a box she dropped a few blocks away, she thanks him and both go their separate ways, with Robin commenting how they should call it a night but Batman just moves on to another place
"Is Batman always this cold? Or is he really that focused on the Joker he can't even consider spending the holiday like a normal person" Kaminari comments as the guy looked like he couldn't get into the Christmas spirit even if it bites him in the ankles
"He's Batman, of course he won't spend it like a normal person, there's a criminal on the loose! Joker might poison the water supply if he's not vigilant enough" Iida responds as Batman was the only hero of this city and thus it was his duty to look after it, he wasn't sure how dangerous the Joker could be especially in such a short time to prepare but the threat of a villain was enough
"Or maybe he will take the holiday off and strike afterwards." Mineta said thinking he was being clever.
"Did you even read the title card?" Tsuyu responds since they were clearly told that Joker would be acting during Christmas, wouldn't make sense for him to take the holiday off.
We cut back to Wayne Manor at the dinner table as Alfred says the turkey will be done soon, Bruce says they should have done one more sweep of the city but Dick tells him to relax as he's gonna love the movie, they make their way to a large television as both sit in some armchairs. Dick turns on the TV but instead of the movie a Christmas tree full of gifts and a man standing by the fire place is on, he thinks this is some holiday special in the wrong channel and tries to change, but all other channels are passing the same thing
The narrator of the show says that the original movie schedule was changed into a different show, the figure by the fireplace reveals himself to be the Joker as he gives all of Gotham a merry Christmas, calling out Batman specifically and hoping he's watching before laughing maniacally. We cut to a mechanical santa inside a chaminé going around the Gotham street terrorizing the bystanders as the machine trumps over a car, before launching the Santa into the air as it explodes into a Joker shaped head in the sky, Christmas with the Joker title letters appearing for the show.
"Seems like he has hijacked every TV channel in Gotham, not to mention he was terrorizing those people with that mechanical mockery of Santa Claus, it could have killed those people if they hadn't fleed from their car." Iida spoke as he chopped the air repeatedly, now he understood why Batman was so worried with this villain, the careless nature of his destruction while also televising it was a act of both audacity and evil
"Was he preparing for this all year? That Santa was crude but it still would have taken time to make such a machine, much less ensuring it worked properly" Momo commented as no way Joker could have prepared all of this after his escape, so this had to be preprepared while he was locked away, it was surprising to see how coordinate this plan was if he accounted with his own imprisonment
"I find it hard to believe he would care if that thing worked or not, as long as it could cause havoc." Aizawa said as he looked at the screen, something about this Joker made it clear that he wasn't a villain who care more than causing misery
"Clearly has a flare for the dramatic" Izuku commented as most villains wouldn't go through with such theming and would be more than fine with a bomb but the Joker went out of his way to build a giant robot based on Santa Claus simply to match the holiday season
Joker thanks the audience's clapping as we see that it is just a bunch of cardboard caricatures of Batman, Robin, police force members and other people of interest. Meanwhile Batman and Robin are back in the cave in their full costumes as the caped crusader is using the energy spikes in the power grid to pinpoint the Joker's location, on the show Joker tells how he doesn't have a family to spend Christmas with, so kidnapped one. The camera rolls in order to show Commissioner Gordon, Summer Gleeson and Harvey Bullock all tied up in bags with candy cane on their mouths to stop them from talking.
"How did he kidnapped them so fast? He only escaped Arkham a few hours ago didn't he?" Kirishima said as unless Joker had a rocketed power vehicle or superspeed he couldn't have just kidnapped three whole people while setting all of this plan up
"Maybe he got his goons to do it, every big name villain has them and seeing how Joker is treated he certainly is one" Hagakure said as it was possibly how he escaped custody as well, having his henchmen start getting the gears of the plan rolling while he was escaping Arkham with the Christmas tree that was definitely sent to him by his minions
"I know that those two are cops. But who's the lady?" Bakugou asked as he looked at the red head that was featured along with the police commissioner and the detective, wondering just who the hell she was and why she was kidnapped as well
"Summer Gleeson, she is a reoccurring individual due to her job as a reporter." Bat-Mite explained and the rest just sort of acknowledge that information before focusing back at the screen
Joker says he always found family to be a bore and that Batman could keep them, if he is able to find the three until midnight. Meanwhile in the Batcave, the dynamic duo enters the Batmobile to begin their holiday chase after the Joker and save the hostages, the Batmobile speeds through the road as Joker's maniacal laugh can be heard. On the Batmobile screen, we see the Joker's hand with a little elf costume and a drawn on face introducing itself as Joker little helper elf, the two walk towards a miniature model of Gotham city where Joker says it has everything, including stores and bridges, upon hearing that Laffy says he loves blowing up bridges
"So he's going to blow a bridge, pretty standard villain stuff" Jirou commented as that seemed nothing much considering how much this Joker enjoyed the dramatic flair of stuff
"Is the name Joker ironic? Because I haven't laughed at a single joke" Bakugou commented as he was really finding it hard to see this guy as a comedian, the whole hand puppet bit wasn't even entertaining
"Well, humor is subjective..." Sero said as he didn't really expect Bakugou to have a normal humor considering his temper
"Not when the life of another is in danger!" Izuku and All Might shouted in unison as people were in danger, they didn't have time to be talking about comedy, but they realized how both had spoken the same thing at the same time, but Midoriya's embarrassment was much more visible than All Might's for the entire class.
Joker moves the camera to show a different screen, of the Gotham President's Bridge where two men with a wire and dynamite are waiting, Joker gives them greetings before telling the two to sing a merry tune while they blow up the bridge. The two do just that as half of the bridge is gone in an explosion, Laffy says how fun that was but Joker tells him that the fun has only begun, as the 11:30 PM train is at any moment, the Batmobile changes direction immediately as the dynamic duo goes to stop it
Back at the studio, Summer Gleeson tries to say something so Joker takes out the cane to hear what she has to say, Vicky tells him that her mother is in that train and his response is to put the cane back on and say as Laffy "then it will be more exciting when it crashes" laughing while the reporter cries.
"Despicable, taking joy of the lives of innocent people crashing into their deaths, laughing off a daughter's worry for her mother... This man is completely maniacal! He should be taken down at once!" Iida shouted as this taunting to a person he had wrongfully imprisoned while mocking her as a family member was about to be killed by his actions was a sign of true and twisted villainy, this man was truly evil and his name of Joker might be from how he makes jokes out of tragedies
"I am officially sick of that stupid hand elf thing he's doing" Bakugou said as he wanted to blow Laffy and the joker's hand by extension to kingdom come
"I bet the league of villains would love him" Kirishima said sarcastically
"Honestly they could bring a different perspective, Batman has the best rogue's gallery of any hero. They might find someone they can relate to... Do you guys want me to bring them here?" Bat-Mite asked since bringing in villains didn't sound like a bad idea, considering Batman's Rogues gallery is probably the most recognizable one amongst all superheroes.
"No!" All of them shouted, not wanting their host to even consider the idea.
"Just saying!" The imp back off for a moment, but quickly thought of just adding the less problematic ones... Maybe if he doesn't put that guy with the potato for a head and gave some discipline for the villains, then maybe these heroes would be fine with it.
As the Batmobile speeds across the landscape and stays side by side with the train, Batman turns on the autopilot as he tells Robin to uncouple the passenger cars while he stops the engine. Both jump up to the train and make their way towards the train engine, Robin stops to uncouple the passenger cars as instructed, finishing off by pulling down a mechanism to stop the cars from moving. Meanwhile Batman is moving into the conductor's wagon to tell him that the bridge has been blown, he grabs the man and both jump into the snow filled terrain to break their fall as they watch what's left of the train fall down, ending in an explosion.
"A solid and well executed plan. Batman clearly gave Robin the least dangerous part, because if he didn't make it on time they couldn't have jumped out safely so he was ready to risk himself to save the conductor." Iida compliments Batman's approach to the situation, he could tell the dark knight thought of the safety of those in the train but also his sidekick Robin
"I wonder if stopping out of control trains is part of our curriculum?" Mina wondered out loud since seemed like standard hero stuff for them to learn, maybe they could have done that if the USJ hadn't been attacked
"You'll have to wait until that test comes, but it is good to see a well coordinated effort, especially when both lack a quirk that could aid in this task" Aizawa responded
Batman and Robin reunite together as Batman pulls out a controller from his belt, with a click of a button the Batmobile comes their way. Back in the studio Laffy says how much he hates the dynamic duo before Joker says to deal with them, pressing a button that explodes the cardboard audience of the studio as he jokes about building a snowman. Batman has found Joker's broadcast signal is coming from the Gotham observatory as the two make their way there.
"Time to put that villain to rest!" Uraraka said enthusiastic as the dynamic duo would save the hostages
"I wouldn't count on that this soon..." Aizawa didn't think it would end this easily, for how Batman was treating the case and from what the Joker has shown so far, the villain is more clever than he looks
Upon arrival they see a giant present at the radar antenna and make their move to get there, they stop once they approach the box and Batman says to take caution when suddenly a giant jack in the box Joker jumps out, as he welcomes Batman through a microphone.
"Yikes, that thing is more horrifying than the real guy" Hagakure shivered from looking at the thing, somehow it mixtures a snake and clown turning it into something much more terrifying than both of those things individually
"Must have been a fake lead since Joker was expecting them" Ojiro comments since Joker must have known how to misdirect Batman from his trail
Batman asks what Joker's game is and the clown prince of crime says he is going to spread some Christmas entertainment to the audience, who won't wanna miss the occasion. Meanwhile a hidden camera watches over the duo as the observatory's telescope opens up and starts to aim at the heroes, before shooting out a explosive that the two start to dodge. Joker laughs while the two crime fighters do their best to evade the cannon, Batman tells Robin to get into the observatory while he draws the fire
Batman is chased by the cannon's fire, one fo the shots hits the radar antenna and Joker says they are experiencing technical malfunctions as the observatory's cannon begins shooting randomly, the clown jokes about it hitting Gotham as we see it destroy a small bridge and hit the top of the buildings as civilians run in panic for cover
"This maniac is threatening the lives of multiple citizens and causing so much destruction, all while laughing?" All Might clinched his fist in frustration upon seeing this, he didn't like how the Joker was taking fun out of the terror he was causing to those below in the city, completely at the mercy of an out of control cannon
"He's the Joker, he is known for his iconic laughter and twisted sense of humor. If you hate him now, you probably are going to punch the screen with what he does later" Bat-Mite responds which doesn't ease up the number one hero at all, maybe he wasn't as evil as All for One but for the imp talks about this Joker, he may as well become a contender for the most hateable person All Might has ever seen. If this is not even him at his worst, the hero could only wonder what horrors he commits for Bat-Mite to not show them his main counterpart.
"Still, by the way he is terrorizing the city I imagine he's going to be put in a more secure prison, clearly an insane asylum isn't enough to hold him" Aizawa wasn't sure that a insane asylum was suitable for someone like the Joker anymore, he clearly is far more intelligent and villainous than those shown in Arkham so far. Aftet his capture the Joker should be sent to a maximum security prison to make sure the citizens can sleep well known he wouldn't be able to escape
"Yeah... I wouldn't get my hopes up, the criminally insane in Gotham are sent to Arkham Asylum while those who aren't insane are sent to the Black Gate Prison. Because Joker is seen as insane by the legal eyes of the law, he needs to be put in an asylum for rehabilitation and treatment."Bat-Mite's response confused a few of the audience and made Aizawa annoyed, criminally insane didn't sound like a good reason to not put him in restraints so he could not harm others, his escape already proves that Arkham lacks the security to hold such villain.
"Considering how easy it was for him to escape, maybe they should reconsider that law" Momo comments since the Joker's havoc could endanger more lives than a serial killer, already he is destroying the city and almost caused a train to crash with no remorse.
Robin enters the observatory only to find it empty, save for a few cackling Joker statues that son begin to shoot bullets from their fingers aimed at the boy wonder, who begins dodging and making the statues shoot each other in the crossfire. With one remaining statue gunning for him as Robin takes cover
He communicates with Batman as the caped crusader instructed him to use the "Cause and Effect" maneuver, Robin proceeds to use an explosive pellet from the utility belt and throws at the cannon, destroyin it while also having the rest of the weapon fall on the remaining Joker statue.
"Another well executed plan, it is good they have made a maneuver for such predicament" Iida compliments the dynamic duo once again for how they destroyed the cannon and saved the people from the city of anymore attacks from that out of control mechanism.
"I wonder how many of these they have? Can't be too many but also needs to be wide in the scope of possibility" Izuku spoke up as he wrote a few more details into the notebook, like the explosive batarang and the maneuver's name.
"Around thirty maybe? Or would that be too much?" Momo made her best guess but it really could be any number of possibilities
"I'm going with just 'enough' for now" Kaminari spoke as he didn't even want to attempt a guess just to be wrong.
After meeting back with Batman, Robin asks what their next move is, which the caped crusader responds with "to be quite honest, I don't know."
As the Batmobile moves around the Gotham streets, Robin says that time is almost up and they had to do something, Batman says is up to Joker now and that they need a miracle. Turning in the screen on their vehicle, as if hearing their conversation a new transmission of the Joker comes in as he has put on a new transmission mocking the dynamic duo as he forces Summer to open up a present, revealing a 'Betty Blooper doll' that Joker winds up and let's her wreak havoc in the miniature Gotham city model as the doll walks over the cardboard buildings while the clown laughs manically.
Robin comments on how he hasn't seen one of those dolls in years, Batman says that they don't make dolls like that anymore ever since the Laffco Toy factory went out of business 14 years ago, which would be their next stop.
"Ha! Now that he slipped, Batman is going to be able to capture him and save the hostages!" Ochako excitedly spoke as some of the others joined in that enthusiasm, they all wanted to see the dark knight triumph over the maniacal clown
"I don't know, what if he did that on purpose? To get them to come into another trap?" Jirou comments since the Joker already prepared one for them in the observatory where he wasn't even there, it was almost certain that both heroes were going to a death trap or a false lead
"Is possible, even if Batman and Robin know this is a trap they have to risk going in because lives are at stake" Izuku responded since he would do the same in this situation, that factory is the only lead they have so it was a necessary risk to take in order to save the lives of those Joker kidnapped.
"Hopefully they'll catch him off guard" Kirishima says, Joker was also starting to get on his nerves with how unmanly he was and the fact he got his kicks from people suffering
The dynamic duo arrives at the factory that had a giant clown face on the side of the building in rotting state, the Batmobile slams through the building's gate as the two exit the vehicle to explore the creepy environment full of bizarre toys, meanwhile Joker observes them before moving into another room in cackles as he turns on a vinyl record player.
As classical Christmas music begins playing, Joker turns a mechanism as giant toy soldiers begin moving towards the dynamic duo and attacks, Batman uses an opportunity to go up the toy's arm and break the head of the toy out, destroying it. Robin follows shortly by using his grapple hook to go upwards and kick one of their heads off causing one to go down against each other to make them both fall, breaking them both in the end.
"Woah! How did he get robots, don't tell me he made those himself. Is that guy secretly a genius?" Mina spoke confused at how the Joker could have so many gizmos and weapons this advance, unless he had someone else build them while he was in prison then Joker must be a tech genius which explains how he hijacked the TV signals
"If he is, I don't imagine him being a good one. Those robots went down easier than the ones in the entrance exam" Kirishima comments since these robots took significantly less effort than those he dealt with in the exam
"Or maybe Batman is inhumanly strong, you sure he's quirkless?" Tsuyu asked the imp, he told them Bruce didn't have powers but clearly he had enhanced strength if he was taking down robots with his bare hands
"Yes he is, peak human differs from universe to universe. For example, a version of Batman was able to survive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere after being exploded out of a base in the moon, he was walking seconds after landing in the arctic" Bat-Mite comments and noticed the shocked expression on the audience from what he just said, maybe he should have used another example.
"How the fuck did that happen!?" Bakugou shouted in complete disbelief at what the imp said, surely he was hyping Batman up to an unrealistic standard now, because that didn't make sense at all!
"He was fighting Failsafe, a robot designed to kill Batman if he ever-"
"I can't imagine someone that could possibly just survive something like that, it would take a powerful quirk to even consider that possibility, but said he was quirkless. How can someone without powers do that?" Izuku was flabbergasted, he knew what was like being quirkless but even he knew that a human body surviving entry into the Earth's atmosphere right after an explosion was utterly impossible, if Batman had a quirk maybe he could do it but how is a normal human-
"Because he's Batman, duh! If you find it so hard to believe, see with your eyes" Bat-Mite snapped his finger and a comic book fell to Midoriya's lap, the one where this entire sequence takes place, weirdly though is the fact that the pages after he lands in the artic are blurred over, seems like he was talking with Robin and another hero but he had been scratched over as 'not important' by a color marker
"Look it sounds insane to you all, but that is exactly why I'm showing this dark knight to you people! The Batman has been around for a long time and trust me he has done things you couldn't even believe if I showed it to your eyes. It is best if you accept that Batman has done some absurd feats, considering how vast the multiverse is the chances of him doing everything you think is impossible are astronomically high" the imp explained and the audience... Had to accept even with their doubts, Izuku alongside Iida and Aizawa wanted to press further on the matter but begrudgingly agreed to just accept this fact.
After those are dispatched, toy planes with the Joker's face on them begin to come down to the two heroes, Batman picks up a baseball bat to hit as many of them as possible while Robin uses a metal barrel to make the other toy planes crash. After disposing of them, Batman hears a gun sound and alerts Robin of snipers as they begin to move out of the way from gunfire.
The dark knight uses his grapple hook to go up as the shooters follow him on foot, he takes cover behind a bunch of giant Teddy bears while the men begin shooting, after a couple seconds they see Batman's cape and shoot it with all they got. But it turns out to be a giant teddy bear that falls on top of the two, literally giving them a bear hug as an automatic voice inside the plush says "I love you very much"
"I'm surprised those teddies could take so many shots, their stuffing must be really good" Momo comments since for Batman to be safe after they unloaded their guns at those bears, these teddies would need a lot of stuffing to even absorb the bullets without them going through
"Pretty pathetic for those guys to be defeated by a teddy bear failing on them" Bakugou said since those two crooks were overwhelmed by a freaking plushy bear, they should retire from crime after such pathetic display
"But it was kind of funny" Sero adds since that was kind of comedic in a way
Batman tells Robin to watch out for the Joker, only for the curtains in the factory to upon up and reveal the clown prince of clown standing by a rope with a present box and a pair of scissors, which if cut would lead to the three hostages to fall into a vat of boiling hot liquid (melted plastic or metal I presume)
Batman tells Joker to let them go as he is the one the villain wants, the Joker tells him to open up his Christmas gift as he throws the present at the caped crusader, encouraging him to open. Robin warns him not to, but Batman cautiously proceeds, only to have a pie thrown in his face by a spring as the Joker laughs uncontrollably
"... All of this, just to pull a prank on Batman?" Izuku said in disbelief, in fact the entire audience was in silence from this moment as they couldn't believe what the entire plot of the villain was building up to was... A pie in the face
"Is the type of petty stuff I would expect from one of our students, but he endangered the entire city! Kidnapped hostages and is threatening their lives! Just to throw a cream pie at Batman?" Aizawa couldn't believe this, how could a villain be so dumb, so insurable and ridiculous? Threatening multiple lives just for a practical joke? He needed to be put down on the ground and arrested this instant... The teacher was getting a headache from this.
"Yeah, honestly it got me the first time I watched this." Bat-Mite comments since he laughed when the scene first came up for the imp, it was a classic Joker thing to do and something the modern versions of him could use, a GOOD sense of humor that doesn't revolve entirely around dark humor
"... He's truly insane" All Might spoke as he just wanted to see the Joker get arrested already, he couldn't watch a single more minute of this deranged maniac
Whipping off the pie, Batman rushes in to stop the Joker who cuts the rope, the caped crusader does a jump to grab the three hostages out from their fall and land more safely in the ground. He tells Robin to watch over them as he goes to arrest the Joker
"Good save" Ochako complimented
"He's athletic abilities are always going to be surprising, I didn't think he could make that jump" Sero says since that seemed way too high for someone in peak human to do but of course a hero would make it on time
"I don't doubt it after his fight with those robots" Ojiro comments since Batman was always showing physical feats that were far above those of an Olympic athlete.
At first it seemed he succeeded easily, but the clown slipped out of his fake sweater and gloves to escape through the stairs. However Joker ironically trips over a roller skate and almost falls into the vat himself, if not for Batman catching him as the madman stands inches from the boiling liquid.
"He deserved to fall if he fell for his own trap like that" Aizawa comments since he could not stand the Joker and honestly if he wasn't a hero he would probably let the criminal fall in the plastic, but arresting him was the duty of a hero
"I don't think that was a trap he intentionally prepared" Izuku spoke since that seemed like a genuine accident
"So he's just a clumsy super villain, how could he not look where he was looking?" Kaminari asked in confusion, but remembered that Joker would not care to look where he was going since the villain was trying to escape
"Considering he fell into a vat of chemicals, which is his villain origin story... I say he is just clumsy like that" Jirou spoke as the imp said that's how he got his skin bleached, honestly he should be more careful if that is something that happens to him on more than one occasion
"This isn't going to be the last time he falls for his 'death' as that's Joker's favorite way to fake his own death." Bat-Mite said which some of the heroes could kind of see, but also doubt he would be doing that often
After Joker is arrested, we cut to Wayne manor as Alfred walks in right at the end of the movie, saying how gentle it was for Gordon to lend a tape of the movie for them, Dick comments on how 'wonderful' it is and so does Bruce. Meanwhile we see Joker is in a padded room in Arkham, cackling maniacally in a straightjacket as he sings a Christmas song.
While not as strong as the previous adventure for some of the students, the audience were introduced to some vital characters that were sure to appear in the future with more interesting adventures, the students were curious about what other adventures Robin would help in and what ridiculous but dangerous plan Joker would come up with next time.
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I don't know if this will apply to other episodes, but this one certainly felt weirder to write than on Leather Wings, the tone must be the reason for it. Anyway next up is Nothing to Fear, which I am considering including the league of Villains but for that I want to know what you people feel, since I'm not certain if all members will bring an interesting angle. Dabi, Toga and Spinner are the only ones I am certain would be interesting to see, others I have less interest in or know less of.
I was planning on having Mask of the Phantasm be the first movie they watch before the start of season two, but that means it will be a while until they see his origin which could be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask. Sub-Zero is a bit of a grey area for me since I never watched it, so having the characters watch it might bring problems for future Mr Freeze appearances where he's still a villain despite Nora being cured, which was his main motivation for villainy.
What is a good episode to introduce Mei in? Would love some suggestions from you guys