10 Times We Saw Behind Batman's Mask In The DCAU
1. Epilogue
'Epilogue' was written to be, if necessary, the finale of the DCAU. Set in the future, an aged Amanda Waller recounts to Terry McGinnis (the Batman of Batman Beyond), the tale of how she was responsible for carrying on the legacy of Batman. Terry, who is having difficulty seeing any good in Bruce, has gone to Waller for answers. He gets them through one of the best examples of what it's like for Bruce to be a normal human among the gods of the Justice League.
During a battle with the Royal Flush Gang, Waller advises the JL that Ace, a powerful psychic, is in the throes of dying, threatening the city with mental backlash. Bruce takes a device that will kill Ace, the only way to stop her, and enters a fantasyland she has psychically constructed.
He approached Ace, who has already read his mind and knows he won't be using the device. Ace, who has been experimented on and trained as a weapon since her birth, connects with Bruce when he sincerely tells her he knows what it's like to have your childhood taken from you. After admitting she is scared of dying, Bruce sits on the swing next to her and reaches out his hand in silent comfort.
Bruce sits with her until she dies, having persuaded her to voluntarily return the world around them to normal, in one of the most emotional animated moments ever put to film.