10 Worst Things Batman Has Ever Done

2. Got Batgirl Pregnant

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Batman Beyond (weirdly changed to Batman of the Future for the UK) was a beloved part of the DC Animated Universe. The series was set in a cyberpunk future and featured a new teenage Batman fighting crime under the guidance of an elderly Bruce Wayne.

One of the themes of the show was how Bruce had ended up alone after pushing away his friends and family. Dick Grayson was out of the picture and there was clear animosity between Bruce and Commissioner Barbara Gordon. However, the show never revealed what happened to push the three apart.

Fans were pretty excited then when the sequel comic series promised to reveal what the incident that broke the Bat-family apart was. Turns out it was a lot more like a soap opera than people expected.

While Nightwing was off saving the day in Blüdhaven, Bruce had an affair with his girlfriend Barbara. As you amateur Dark Knight Detectives may have guessed from this entry's title, she got pregnant.

Bruce told Dick, despite Barbara begging him not to, and the two fought. While this was happening, Batgirl went out to clear her head and dispense some justice. She managed to stop a mugger, but the stress caused her to miscarry and she lost the baby.

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