Thomas looked at Elsa's face, which looked 70% or 80% similar to Bruce's, and 50% or 60% similar to his own. He opened his mouth and couldn't say anything.
As a relatively orthodox Batman, Thomas could not have imagined Elsa's twists and turns of the birth process.
Everyone insisted that she was the child of Bruce, so Thomas could only understand that his son had indeed done some bad things, which resulted in having a little daughter prematurely.
After accepting this fact, Thomas couldn't help but think of Schiller's call to him. He had to admit that he paid the price for his gullibility and recklessness, and this scam did not start with the Joker, but most likely Professor Speed.
In the world where Thomas lives, Barry the Flash found Thomas in order to hunt down Professor Speed. Thomas injured Professor Speed, but Professor Speed took him out of the universe with a backhand.
When being kidnapped by Professor Speed, Thomas discovered that Professor Speed had encountered some troubles. It seemed that the destination he was planning to go to could not be found for some reason. He was affected by a mysterious force and unexpectedly ended up where he is now.
universe.
Batman Thomas knew that none of these villains were reliable, but the harsh words Professor Speed made before leaving still made him feel worried. This guy who was always against the Flash threatened to show Thomas
What happens to Bruce after his resurrection.
When he asked Barry the Flash for help, Thomas knew that if Bruce was resurrected, he would also become Batman, and Thomas absolutely did not want his son to take this path.
The implication of Professor Zoom is that Bruce has still embarked on this path, and according to him, Thomas' universe is an exception. In most universes, Bruce Wayne is the one who becomes Batman.
This is a devastating fact for Thomas, because his wife Martha, who became a clown, just collapsed and died because of this terrible prophecy.
Therefore, after Thomas landed, he was a little confused. He followed Batman's instinct and found Schiller who was still in prison. What Thomas was thinking was not a difficult question. Any father's worries about his son
, will be written on their faces.
Schiller actually didn't lie to Thomas, he just acted as a black-hearted tour guide, emphasizing that Bruce's scope of activities was mainly in Wayne Tower and Wayne Manor, perfectly avoiding the East and North Ends, where Gotham has undergone the greatest changes.
So, as soon as Thomas came to Gotham, he went straight to Wayne Tower, and sure enough, he met Batman who was serving as a tourist attraction there.
Thomas didn't know that Bruce was there to take pictures of people. He thought of his own experience and felt that his son must be like him, standing on the top of the building and thinking about when this sinful city can be saved.
Immediately afterwards, he met Dick again. Dick ran away because of a quarrel with Bruce, and there was inevitably some emotional output in his words.
The Bruce in Thomas' world died young, and he didn't even have any chance to enjoy family happiness with his children. However, the Bruce in this world gave up such a great opportunity, which made Thomas heartbroken.
This made him make the worst decision of the whole thing, which was to go back to find Schiller.
Precisely because Thomas knew that Schiller was the Joker, he felt that Schiller must have a way to deal with the Batman of this world, so that he would stop being Batman and stop embarking on this hopeless path.
Thomas didn't know Bruce well enough, but Schiller knew Bruce very well. He accurately grasped that Bruce would have ups and downs of mood after meeting Thomas, and would probably lose control of his emotions. Sure enough, he expected it to be true.
Generally speaking, the Waynes and his son were fooled in this matter, but the bigger problem now is that Bruce left without looking back, without making any preparations, without any arrangements, and without any defense against Thomas.
, just throw away and leave, Thomas will not be able to deal with it.
According to his logic, if Bruce became Batman, he would never let another stranger enter Wayne Manor like this, whether he was Thomas or not.
From himself to others, Thomas knew that if one day the Bruce of his world was resurrected, he would never allow his son to approach his family, or even his teammates and acquaintances, without any special reason.
, because he is Batman.
But Bruce walked too fast, like a tornado. If it wasn't his long-lost lover who took him away, it might be the Batman of this world, who was completely ruined.
Before Thomas could think deeply about this issue, Alfred's voice came from the door: "Mr. Thomas, we have a visitor. He is the mayor of Gotham City, Roy. Can you let him in?"
Thomas instinctively narrowed his eyes. He subconsciously reached out and touched his face, and then touched Batman's mask. He didn't change his clothes, he was still dressed as Batman.
So when Alfred invited Roy in, Roy was stunned for a moment. He looked Thomas up and down, and then said: "Bruce, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem so much older?...Hey, wait a minute,
You're not Bruce."
Roy subconsciously took two steps back and cautiously touched the pistol on his waist. Alfred put the towel aside and explained: "Mr. Mayor, this is another Batman, don't worry."
Roy's eyes slowly widened, and he said in disbelief: "So, Batman is not an identity, but a profession, and you are more than one person?!"
Just when Thomas was about to answer, the expression on the face of the Italian man in front of him instantly turned into one of surprise. His face was full of folds derived from a smile, and he was obviously very happy.
Roy stepped forward very enthusiastically, held Thomas's hands vigorously, shook them vigorously, and said: "Welcome, new Batman, how many of you are there? Are there ten?"
"Really, why didn't Bruce tell me earlier? If I had known you guys were a group, I would still be chasing him every day?" Roy pretended to complain.
"Well, I said, sir, I think you are approaching retirement age and should be relatively free. So tonight at 7 o'clock in the evening, we will be on time on the rooftop of the Wayne Tower waiting for our superstar to appear. Don't
Too late!”
Roy made an OK gesture, turned around and walked away with cheerful steps, while Thomas was still stunned in place, understanding what he said before.
After Roy left, Alfred cleaned the vase with a feather duster and said:
"Mr. Bruce, he has a part-time job as a public welfare employee from the city government. He mainly uses his personal image to enhance the tourism image of Gotham City and make outstanding contributions to the land prices and rents near Wayne Tower..."
"Wait a minute, Av." Thomas interrupted him and said, holding out a hand: "This is America, speaking American English."
"Okay, sir, to put it simply, at 8 o'clock every weekend, Batman will go to the roof of Wayne Tower on time, allowing visitors here to experience the charm of Gotham's urban legend."
"You mean, his part-time job is as a model?" Thomas frowned deeply and said, "His job is to stand on the roof of Wayne Tower and let tourists take pictures???"
"In general, it is like this, sir."
"What does he think of Batman?" Thomas held his forehead, but he was stunned for a second. Isn't this exactly his purpose? Standing on the top of the building is safer than flying down to fight crime, right?
But why does he think something is wrong?
Shouldn’t the image of Batman be one that scares everyone and makes them want to run away after seeing it? Could it be that Bruce in this universe has designed a funny image for Batman?
This is not because Thomas has strong association skills. The main reason is that in his era, most of the more popular celebrities and entertainers had a more comical and people-friendly image.
The cultural trend at that time was still relatively mainstream culture. Some subcultures and punk culture had not yet fully developed. The country's cultural propaganda orientation was also mainly positive.
However, in Bruce's era, punk was very popular, and the desperate process of the gradual collapse of the golden age made people think more deeply about non-mainstream art that is biased towards death and darkness.
Rap mixed with all kinds of swear words and slang is very popular, and Hollywood stars who go to nightclubs every day and are drunk are even more popular. Dark tones like Batman can show the unique aesthetics of young people and thus become popular.
Although Thomas is also Batman, he is also limited by his age and vision. He really can't understand why some people pursue dark heroes.
This is also the reason why he is very pessimistic about Batman's future. In his opinion, a hero in the dark is not a hero and can never be understood by anyone.
So he shook his head helplessly, looked at Afu and said, "Can I go take a look underground in the manor?"
Thomas wanted to go to the Batcave to see what weird things his son had done to Batman's uniform. When Bruce chased him that day, he just ran away without looking carefully.
What Thomas didn't expect was that Alfred didn't show any intention of refusing, but readily agreed, nodded and took the initiative to lead the way.
On the way down the stairs, Thomas thought that there might be some coded lock in the underground Batcave that was difficult to crack, which was why Bruce was so confident in leaving such an important place to a person he had just met.
As a result, the stairs leading to the basement did not have any traps or traps, and there were not even a few cameras. The stairs were in disrepair, and the ground was a little damp. It did not look like it could stop the enemy.
After the basement door opened, Thomas was stunned.
He looked at the ordinary-looking laboratory with only a few experimental benches, and a voice full of doubts sounded in front of the door.