# All 7 Evil Batmen Origins From Dark Nights: Metal

- Channel: [NeedleMouse Productions](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxC9MfDAmBZ9VKORic6JK0A)
- Published: 2018-06-08
- Source video: [Watch on YouTube](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5U02wBZlPAI)
- Read on ReadTube: https://www.read.tube/p/videos/5U02wBZlPAI
- Language: Original (source language)

## Summary

**Dark Nights: Metal Origins of the Seven Evil Batmen**

The video details the dark origins of seven alternate versions of Batman, collectively known as an evil Justice League in the Dark Nights: Metal event. These characters emerge from the Dark Multiverse, where each Batman succumbs to tragedy, madness, or corruption, ultimately being recruited by The Batman Who Laughs.

The Dark Nights: Metal event introduces the Dark Multiverse, a collection of nightmare realities born from the fears of main universe characters. This event focuses on seven evil iterations of Batman, each representing a corrupted version of a Justice League hero, who are recruited by the Batman Who Laughs to form a dark counterpart to the Justice League.

- The Batman Who Laughs: Infected by a Joker nanotoxin upon killing the Joker, he massacres the Bat family and Justice League before destroying his world.
- The Red Death: Fused with the Flash through the Speed Force in a desperate attempt to gain speed to save his family, he turns to vigilantism.
- The Murder Machine: Created after an AI clone of Alfred goes rogue, this version of Batman is transformed into a cyborg to escape his grief and trauma.
- The Dawnbreaker: Using a Green Lantern ring, Bruce Wayne overrides its lethal force restrictions to murder the man who killed his parents and the Green Lantern Corps.
- The Drowned: After waging war against Atlanteans, she genetically modifies herself with hybrid DNA to gain powers and control over the ocean.
- The Merciless: Corrupted by Ares' helmet, Batman gains the powers of a war god, ultimately killing Wonder Woman and others to impose his own order.
- The Devastator: Utilizing a Doomsday virus as a final failsafe, Batman transforms into a monster to combat a rogue Superman, destroying his own world in the process.