10 Most Badass Batman Moments Ever
6. Batman Decks One Of The New Gods (Cosmic Odyssey, 1988)
In the late-80s DC brought all of their major players together for a crossover event they christened Cosmic Odyssey. The basic premise of this story was that Darkseid, a super powerful nut job with an ego so big he wants the entire universe modelled after himself, finds the catatonic body of the New God Metron. This is a big deal because it signifies that something incredibly powerful is floating around out there and Darkseid, being an egomaniac, is compelled to destroy it because he can’t stand the thought of something else out there better than him.
To achieve this, Darkseid decides to let bygones be bygones and teams up with the Highfather, the ruler of rival planet New Genesis. The two of them enlist the best superheroes out there, including a mix of superpowered Earthlings like Superman and Green Lantern (and also Batman, because he’s Batman) and some of the New Gods.
This rag tag team eventually finds out that the being they are hunting is the Anti-Life Equation, which only wants the opposite of life, as its name would imply. Earth’s heroes and the New Gods essentially run around disarming planet destroying anti-matter bombs for a few issues. In the end, a second class New God named Forager sacrifices his life to save Batman and the entire universe.
Orion, the alpha male of the New Gods, makes a crack about how Forager wasn’t so useless after all, and there Batman goes badass; he straight up decks him in the face for being a jerk. Just look at Superman’s face. Even Supes can’t believe Batman had the audacity to punch a New God. It just goes to show you, Batman doesn’t care who you are; you mind your manners when you’re around him.