Gotham City's Iconic Villains Can Never Be TRUE Heroes (Redemption Is a Total Myth)

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Gotham City's Iconic Villains Can Never Be TRUE Heroes (Redemption Is a Total Myth)
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Poison Ivy and Other Gotham Villains

Summary Warning: Spoilers for Batman and Robin #9!The idea of redemption in the city of Gotham is a myth, as Batman's villains are proving why they can never stay good forever. The redemption arc of supervillains turning over a new leaf is a common trope in storytelling and is often exercised through Batman's rogues' gallery. Yet, most of the time, being good is never a permanent change.

Man-Bat's Monologue to Batman And Why His Hero Run Was Short-Lived Close In more recent years, long after his 1970 debut as an evildoer, DC Comics have explored Dr. Kirk Langstrom's attempt to morph his Man-Bat persona into a hero. Most successfully and prolifically, he actually finds a way to merge his two personalities together. Using the body of Man-Bat and the psyche of Kirk, he finds his redemption as a member of Justice League Dark alongside Wonder Woman.

Even when a hero's heart is in the right place, committing acts of villainy to get the job done isn't the heroic way to go about it. Poison Ivy has fallen into this habit as well. In her self-titled series, she embraces her villainy by releasing a wild strain of poisonous plant to destroy the human race for the damage it's done to plant life. Although she eventually comes to her senses and flips back to being a hero, it's too late, and the damage is done.

In Detective Comics #1063 by Ram V and Rafael Albuquerque, Harvey shows off a new look in the form of a mask that covers the burnt part of his face. Not only is he trying to hide his dark face, he's using the mask to symbolically suppress his dark desires. However, the end of the comic issue shows the mask falling off his face in a way that's symbolic that he may never suppress those desires, and becoming a criminal again will always be inevitable.

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