Batcomputer

From Multiversal Omnipedia
Revision as of 13:57, 13 April 2021 by Darth Batrus (Talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
The Batcomputer in Detective Comics v1 #711.

The Batcomputer is a computer that features in DC Comics.

Contents

History

Pre-Crisis

The Batcomputer was a sophisticated computer system that was created by Batman.

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

After improving the A.I., Batman decided to test the servers and had the Batcomputer run a projection of a worst case scenario WF-V2-63 tagged under Night and Day. This placed him in a virtual world where Gorilla Grodd's powers had grown allowing him to take over the planet after having the sun emit Kryptonite radiation forcing Superman to escape the Earth. Under Grodd's brutal rule, he ruled humanity after slaying numerous heroes and had various people mind controlled into serving him with Batman being one of the few to escape capture. An older Batman was shown to had created a signal that he had sent to space allowing for Superman to return where together they managed to end Grodd's reign thus ending the simulation. (Superman/Batman v1 #63)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

Colossus was responsible for breaching the Batcomputer when Batman discovered that he had been infected with the similarly named Colossus Virus. (Batman: Europa v1 #1)

In an effort to break the Colony's control of the Belfry's systems, Red Robin attempted to hack through their infiltration but had inadvertently given them access to the Batcomputer. They intended to use it in order to discern their next target. (Detective Comics v1 #936)

A Bat-computer was installed on a yacht owned by Kate Kane which she used in her guise as Batwoman with her consulting it during her search for the source of Monster Venom that was being used by terrorists. Through the computers at the Belfry, it was determined from a lead that her target resided on the island of Coryana. (Batwoman v3 #1)

Damian Wayne led his Teen Titans incarnation in breaking into the Batcave where Roundhouse was to use his computer skills to gain access to the mainframe for information on criminals to capture. However, this was actually a distraction by Damian who snuck into Wayne Manor to get a weapon for use against the Red Hood. (Teen Titans v6 #26)

The Batcomputer came to flag transmissions among hired contract killers that were gathering in Gotham City. This attracted the attention of Batman who targeted them before they could begin their assignment leading to a battle with Deathstroke. (Batman v3 #86)

After A-Day, retired former Police Commissioner James Gordon was funded by a woman named Cressida to hunt down the Joker who had departed Gotham City. For this task, Gordon secretly contacted Batman for access to the Batcomputer to aid him on the task. Oracle later provided him access via a special red phone that would help Jim Gordon on his manhunt in South America. (The Joker v2 #2)

Overview

All emergency calls in Gotham City were tapped and routed through the Batcomputers systems. A running program analysed the calls with key phrases selected with extant fugitive reports and flagged hotspots. Selected calls were then sent through to Batman along with GPS coordinates. (Batman Annual v3 #1) The computer also routinely searched and sorted through hospital records in order to look for supervillains receiving treatments with this also being able to catch possible superheroes admitted due to injuries. (Justice League of America Wedding Special v2 #1)

Notes

  • The Batcomputer was created by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Moldoff where it made its first appearance in Batman v1 #189 (February, 1967).

Alternate Versions

  • In Batman: Digital Justice (1990), an alternate future timeline was shown in the Elseworld story that was set at the end of the next century. Prior to his death, Bruce Wayne had programmed an artificial intelligence named the Batcomp or Batcom that had the avatar of Batman to activate should danger erupt from digital space. This came to pass when a Joker virus in the digital plane began wreaking havoc with Batcomp teaming up with the new Batman that was James Gordon who was the grandson of Commissioner Gordon.
  • In Old Lady Harley v1 #2 (2018), an alternate future timeline was shown where the world was devastated and came under the control of Overlord Lex Luthor. On this world, Dick Grayson was killed and a devastated Bruce Wayne devoted his life to fighting crime. This ultimately led to him merging himself with the Batcomputer and fighting crime through an extension of robotic Batmen duplicates.

In other media

Television

  • In Batman, the Batcomputer appeared in the setting of the 1966 live-television series.
  • In the DC Animated Universe, the Batcomputer made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
    • In Batman Beyond, the Batcomputer appeared in the setting of the animated television series. Bruce Wayne came to use the Batcomputer as a means of supporting Terry McGinnis when the young man became the new Batman.
  • In Young Justice, Robin was able to hack into the Justice League records because it shared many of the same mainframe elements as the Batcomputer.
  • In Beware the Batman, the Batcomputer made a presence in the show where it was voiced by actor JB Blanc.

Films

  • In Batman, the Batcomputer appeared in the setting of the 1989 live-action film.
  • In Batman & Robin, the Batcomputer appeared in the setting of the 1997 live-action film. It was used by Batman and Robin during their vigilante operations. Alfred Pennyworth programmed his brain algorithms into the Batcomputer thus creating a virtual simulation of himself that was to activate if he was ever incapacitated. The program went into operation where it assisted Batman and Robin where it also helped guide Penny worth's niece Barbara Wilson as she became Batgirl.

Video games

  • In Batman: Arkham VR, the Batcomputer featured in the video game tie-in where its digital voice served as an aid to Batman. It guided the calibration of the Batsuit, provided voice briefings from various files in the database, provded digital reconstructions and activated tracking devices.
  • In Batman: The Telltale Series, the Bat Computer made an appearance in the 2016 video game. It contained a Codex with numerous files on various individuals. The computer was also able to generate three dimensional holograms for analysis of crime scenes. After Oswald Cobblepot took over Wayne Enterprises, he learnt that the Batman used WayneTech and began using the company to gain access to the technology. He later discovered a hidden room that provided a link to the Batcomputer and used a Black Box to brute force his way through the firewall. This took sometime to achieve but began to hack Batman's equipment causing it to malfunction or shutdown.

Appearances

  • Batman v1: (1967)
  • Detective Comics v1:
  • Batwoman v3:
  • Old Lady Harley v1:
  • Teen Titans v6:
  • Batman v3:

External Links

This article is a stub. You can help Multiversal Omnipedia by expanding it.

Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox