10 Times Alfred Pennyworth Utterly DESTROYED Batman
2. Batman: Earth 1 - Alfred Proves Bruce Isn't Ready To Don The Cowl
DC loves the multiverse. One alternative realm, Earth 1, illustrates a more realistic story of Bruce training to become Batman - and Alfred's role in it.
It depicts a very different relationship between Alfred and Bruce. In this reality, Alfred was a Royal Marine who saved Thomas Wayne during a battle in the Middle East. During the rescue, Alfred lost a leg, which Thomas replaced with a high-tech Wayne Enterprises prosthetic.
Jump ahead 30 years, when Bruce is ready to become Batman. In the intervening time, Alfred became Bruce's legal guardian when Thomas and Martha were killed and has been more of a bodyguard than a butler.
As he prepares to don the cowl, Bruce has become pretentious, arrogant, and moody. Alfred, who has tried to prepare Master Wayne for his crimefighting career finally snaps at his ward's attitude, slapping him across the face and challenging Bruce to take him down.
What follows is a no-holds barred battle between the two, with Alfred putting every aspect of his Marine training to use, all the while critiquing Bruce's idea's for his mission - not using guns, not conducting recon, and not considering any combat tactics.
Despite Alfred's age, Bruce only beats him by finally disabling his prosthetic leg, before admitting that Alfred is right: he's not yet ready to declare war on crime.