DCEU: 10 Changes From The Comics That Were Totally Justified

Broadly speaking, Superman shouldn't take lives and neither should Batman where it can be avoided. Bruce Wayne's unwillingness to kill is often the fine line that separates him from anti-heroes like The Punisher.

Like The Man of Steel, Bats has been known to begrudgingly kill the occasional villain in the comic books, but in Batman v Superman, the Dark Knight has no qualms about using lethal force. He mows down criminals with his car, fires various weapons at them and doesn't care how much damage he does in unarmed combat situations.

Ben Affleck's Caped Crusader is a far cry from his traditional comic book counterpart in this respect, but in the confines of the DC Extended Universe, this works well. In fact, there's a legitimate reason why this version of Batman is more hazardous to the health of Gotham City's criminals: he's been in the job for too long.

Batfleck has been fighting crime in the darkest corner of the DC Universe for two decades, he's lost a Robin, and has been left jaded and damaged by his experiences.

Plus, if you have a Superman who breaks necks and has little regard for collateral damage, it seems only fitting that Batman within the same universe is only too happy to murder his way through Gotham's underworld.