10 Superpowers You Never Knew Batman Once Had
2. Red Death
The Dark Knights: Metal event introduced a whole host of superpowered versions of Batman from alternate realities, but the one who really caught the attention of fans was The Red Death, a villain even more powerful than the DC Universe's Scarlet Speedster, the Flash.
On this Bruce Wayne's Earth, the Dark Knight realised that he needed to be faster to save Gotham City, and ended up sacrificing Barry Allen's life by combining his Batmobile with the Cosmic Treadmill to merge himself with the Fastest Man Alive.
The Red Death's Speed Force manifests itself as bats, and being attacked by one of those energy forms means a person turns to dust after being aged through their lives in a matter of nanoseconds.
This twisted take on Batman can also move from time and space, making him one of the most powerful versions of this character we've ever seen in the pages of the comic books.
Unfortunately, while this superfast Batman initially had good intentions, what he did to the Flash ended up pushing him into madness, so he didn't put these powers to good use.