I want to have a date with Superman

First of all, Kamai's words about the Court of Owls are not the author's words.

From God's perspective, of course we know what Old Kamai said is wrong, but he didn't lie either. It's just that he has more information than ordinary people, but he doesn't get to the essence.

To put it simply, the court is roughly divided into four levels. The core level is the eagle priest who has lived for tens of thousands of years; the third level is the spokesperson of the eagle priest, the descendant of the four ancient tribes; the second level is the founding of Gotham City. The family, many of whom are not even in Gotham; the outermost are the Gotham elite who think they rule Gotham.

Like an onion, layer upon layer, the secret is hidden inside.

Old Kamai broke through the first level, but did not touch the second level, so he felt that the Court of Owls was deceiving under the guise of nursery rhymes.

Batman in comics and old movies breaks through the second level, but fails to reach the third level.

Well, I don’t remember which movie or anime it was. Batman won a big victory, but in fact, he lost completely and was completely played and applauded by the third-level court.

The secrets he discovered were what the court wanted to tell him when the time was right; everything he did was also what they wanted him to do.

It wasn't until the big event of "Metal" that the secrets of the third and core layers were exposed all at once, and it was the Priest Priest who took the initiative to expose them.

Therefore, don’t think that the Court of Owls is a low-key villain. They are hidden very deeply and are evil and powerful enough.

Well, the boss behind the court is the Dark Lord Barbatos.

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Then, let me explain why we have such a setting, or in other words, does this Court of Owls and plot conform to the original work?

Let’s review what happened first: 1. The Waynes did something to make the Court of Owls have murderous intentions and arranged for assassins to kill them. Kitty was present and saw the whole process, but the killer wore a mask;

2. Bruce placed his hope in Gordon, but after more than half a year, Gordon achieved almost nothing due to various reasons - it was not that he did nothing at all, but Gotham was too dark, and he found out that Fish asked the people who sold the stolen goods to cooperate with the GCPD to frame Andy. But when he was about to investigate further, he was forced by Falcone to surrender, and then a series of things happened.

In short, seeing Gordon's inability to do anything, Bruce began to think of a way on his own. He asked Gordon to release the news that Selina had seen the killer's face before he put on the mask, hoping to lure the snake out of its hole.

Then the owl sends Talon to clean up the witness - the kitten.

Bruce thought his home was safe with 50 security guards, but he was beaten in the face and brought to Harley by the kitten.

3. Harley’s design catches all the claws in one go.

The above is the entire process of this small incident.

There are three problems.

First, when many people watch movies, including Nolan's "The Dark Knight," they only say that the killing of the Waynes was an accident, and that the killer committed the crime impulsively. Why was it changed to the Court of Owls to be the mastermind behind the crime?

Because the "Batman" comics have been restarted, in the "New 52" universe, the Court of Owls has been given more "missions" - black metal events.

In the "old version" of the comics, the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne was indeed an accident. It only showed that things were unpredictable and Gotham was dangerous, and there was no other conspiracy.

In the early comics, the Court of Owls also had a monotonous mission - a club of wealthy people, nothing more.

When writing a fanfic, of course, I refer to the recent "plot".

The reason is equally simple: in ancient comics, the timeline was before World War II, and the United States was still experiencing the economic crisis and the Great Depression. For example, Nolan's first "Beginners" featured the Wayne couple to inspire the people of Gotham and overcome the difficulties. Living through the Great Recession—feeling baffled? When the movie was released, it was 2005, and there was a ghostly Great Depression.

In fact, Nolan just referred to the ancient settings and brought the old settings into the modern era, which made everyone a little confused.

Similarly, some readers commented that Gotham in my novel resembles Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s.

That's not wrong. The "Batman" comics were born in the 1930s, and the Gotham in the comics is a reflection of real New York. Therefore, when I look at Gotham now, I always feel that some things should not happen.

Regarding this, I will adjust it to be more reasonable.

When Falcone retires and Harley rules Gotham for a few years, things will slowly change (Harley herself is an FBI agent, so she has a reason to make Gotham "better" - from the brutal crime of the last century, It has become a crime in the new era of media explosion.

That's too far.

In the setting of the "New 52" DC universe, the cause of death of the Wayne couple in the American TV series "Gotham" is more reasonable - the editor referred to the comics.

The second question is, why did you create Thomas Wayne, Bruce’s great-grandfather, and why did you let him establish the “Fake Court of Owls”? Is this a comic plot?

It’s not a comic plot. I’m semi-original based on the comic plot. Let’s look at Batman’s family tree first.

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First generation: Nathaniel Wayne, Wayne’s ancestor, made his first pot of gold by hunting and buying furs

Second generation: Thomas Wayne, Dr. Hurt, is a villain who appears in the comics, an "awesome" character.

Third Generation: Anthony Darius Wayne

Fourth Generation: Charles Wayne

Fifth Generation: Solomon Wayne

The above three generations are all mediocre people with no great achievements.

Sixth generation: Alan Wayne, died in 1922, Bruce's great-great-grandfather. He is the key figure! ! !

Why did I use Harley's words in the article to joke that blues is "half the city full of songs"?

Half of the buildings in Gotham were built by Allen.

Then the owl spotted him and built a nest in his house.

It would have been fine if Allen was mediocre, but he discovered the owl, and he was killed by the claws.

Seventh Generation: Kenneth Wayne

Eighth Generation: Patrick Wayne

The Ninth Generation: Thomas Wayne, Batman’s Dad

The Tenth Generation: Bruce Wayne

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I replaced the seventh generation Wayne with the second generation Thomas Wayne I.

Why?

Because the seventh and eighth generations are all mediocre people.

I think it's unreasonable.

Dad was killed, but you, Wayne, are mediocre and have no reaction?

Are you worthy of being Wayne?

Look at Bruce, his father was killed, how inspiring!

Well, as a fan fiction writer, I have no right to question whether he is worthy of being Wayne.

But in that case, how can a mediocre Wayne maintain the status and wealth of the Wayne family?

So, I went semi-original here and swapped the second generation Wayne for the seventh generation.

Although Thomas I is a villain, he is at least capable enough to be a villain.

Only with enough ability can he save the family property, or even go further, when his father is assassinated by the owl's claws.

As a result, Thomas I, through the words of Old Kamai, became the hero who unified the black and white.

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Why did Thomas I have to set up a fake "Court of Owls"?

The purpose is to combine the Court of Owls in readers' minds (the setting of the ancient version) with the current new setting. The four-level court inside and outside makes the two settings not inconsistent and relatively more reasonable.

Let’s briefly explain the origin of the Court of Owls.

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In ancient times, about 50,000 years ago, humans had three major tribes, the bird tribe, the wolf tribe, and the bear tribe.

For example, the famous villain, Vandal Savage, is the leader of the Wolf Tribe.

Eagle Man and Eagle Girl should be descendants of the Bird Tribe?

Because of Darkseid's omega rays, Bruce traveled through the past.

He is Batman. He is worshiped by the barbarians and formed the fourth tribe, the Bat Tribe.

The bat symbolizes darkness.

It's not the blues that's dark, it's the degenerate blues that can be very dark.

His dark potential deeply attracted Barbatos, the demon god of the dark universe.

In the Dark Multiverse, Barbatos seduced a group of Batman, such as the Laughing Bat, into drowning.

In short, when Batman traveled back 50,000 years, he was coveted by Barbatos.

As a result, Barbatos took control of the Bat Tribe - by which time Bruce had traveled through modern times.

Starting from the layout 50,000 years ago, the Owl Priests, the followers of Barbatos, are responsible for making all roads end in darkness.

To put it bluntly, let history follow its original course, let Batman be born and then become dark.

Therefore, the Owl Priest came to Gotham tens of thousands of years ago - at that time Gotham was still a wasteland.

The owl priest is hiding underground (Chapter 59), and the person in charge above ground is naturally a descendant of the bat tribe.

Gradually, there was Gotham, the Wayne family of Gotham, and even the Court of Owls - the owl, that is, the owl.

The reason why Harley couldn't catch the Claw Soul is because they all went to Barbatos.

Now, everyone understands?

Nothing is a coincidence.

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Understanding the birth process of the Court of Owls, it is easy for us to understand - before Barbatos appears, the owl priests must not show up, let alone their dark plans.

When performing tasks, there must be someone in the know to control the overall situation.

That’s why I divided the Court of Owls into four levels. The core is the Owl Priest, who hides behind the scenes. The third level is the representative of the Bat Tribe, who controls the overall situation on the ground. The second level is for Gotham’s ancient families, maybe They are still descendants of the bat tribe, but they are at risk of being exposed and do not know the real secret.

If we only have these three levels of courts, we can maintain the plot and keep the core secrets from Batman.

But regardless of the ancient settings or the current New 52, ​​there is one setting: most of the court members are Gotham elites.

There is actually a bit of a contradiction between the Gotham elite and the ancient families, especially in a setting with the Bat Tribe - it is very possible that those ancient families are all descendants of the Bat Tribe.

So, I created a fourth-level court and let Gotham's elite act as a facade outside.

But according to the high standard of the Priest of the Birds, there is actually no need to recruit Gotham elites to establish a fourth-level court.

As I said before, a three-story courtroom is sufficient.

Since the fourth level must exist and it should not be done by the owl priest, let Thomas do it.

As the Emperor of Gotham, if the fourth level exists and he cannot detect it, what kind of boss is he?

Well, the third level of courts was established by ancient families and scattered around the world. Even if Thomas is a Gotham boss, it is normal for him to never find one.

Then, why the fake court that Thomas used to seduce the real court later became the court's new vest—the fourth-level court, I will talk about this later.

(This chapter took more than an hour to post, so I posted it a little late. Please forgive me.)