Warning! Spoilers for DC vs. Vampires: World War V #3!DC’s heroes have defeated threat after threat and continually saved the planet, but they can’t win all the time, and in one universe, theBat-Familywere slaughtered by the vampire army. The majority of superheroes, like Wonder Woman and Superman, have joined the vampires, but one surprising Bat-Family member could still defeat all of these threats with ease:Bat-Mite.
Theone Bat-Family memberwho could end this bloody war with a wave of his finger was revealed inDC vs. Vampires: World War V#3’s backup story “A Hero For These Trying Times” by Tyler Boss, Miquel Muerto, and Becca Carey. Bat-Mite finds his way to Earth, wanting another adventure with his idol Batman, only to discover that the entire planet seems destroyed, with the Batcave empty and Wayne Manor lying in ruins. It’s here that Bat-Mite eventuallydiscovers that Batman is dead.
Heartbroken at this news, Bat-Mite moves from hero to hero, trying to regain the fanboy spark that he had with Batman, but Geo-Force, Vigilante, Talon, and others all end up being murdered by the vampires that Bat-Mite puts in their way as a challenge. Just as Bat-Mite seems to be losing hope, he’s captured by Damian Wayne and finallyreintegrates back into the Bat-Family as its most powerful member.
Bat-Mite Officially Becomes Alfred-Mite in the World ofDC vs. Vampires
DC vs. Vampires: World War V#3 Story “A Hero For These Trying Times” by Tyler Boss, Miquel Muerto, and Becca Carey
Fifth Dimensional imps like Bat-Mite are some of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. With their incredible power, they can warp reality however they want. When the Joker got this power inEmperor Jokerby Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness, Joe Kelly, and Doug Mahnke, he was able to completely recreate the Earth in his image and even obliterate the universe before reconstructing it how he wanted. This level of power is simply beyond anything that the vampires have at their disposal. With a single snap,Bat-Mite could solve every problem on Earthfor the Bat-Family.
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There doesn’t seem to be any cure for vampirism in this universe. Harley Quinn’s blood had a cure in it at one point, but she was killed when Barbara Gordon allowed herself to become a vampire. Deathstroke discovered that the Lazarus Pits could cure vampirism, but they’re difficult to find, and all known Pits were hunted down and destroyed by the vampires.No science or magic seems to have any effect on vampirism, and it affects people regardless of their race, as humans, Amazonians, Martians, and Kryptonians have all been infected.
The Vampires fromDC vs. VampiresSeem Completely Unstoppable
There’s No Cure For This Vampirism
Every time that the heroes try to find a way to cure the vampirism disease, they’re thwarted. Considering the power difference between characters like Black Canary, Green Arrow, and a vampiric Wonder Woman, there’s simply no hope for the former heroes to defeat the latter. That’s why a cure was once so important to this story. It seemed like the heroes were completely out of options. Butnow that Bat-Mite has arrived, they might finally be able to win the war, and they’ll be able to do it with ease. Bat-Mite is likely more than willing to help out the heroes, but he couldn’t be contacted and there was no guarantee he’d show up.
Batman Is Replaced as Gotham’s Main Hero by an Antihero Who Ignores an Essential Bat-Family Rule
Batman’s no-guns rule is essential, but when a new hero shows up on the Gotham streets while shooting down criminals, he challenges every Bat-Rule.
Now that Bat-Mite is finally here and in contact with the Bat-Family, things could go better than ever. With his powers over reality,it would be no problem for Bat-Mite to simply cure everyone on Earthof the vampire disease. With a simple snap, Wonder Woman and everyone else would be cured.Bat-Mite has the power to change the universe, so something like this would be no big deal for him. But the concerning question is whether he would even lend a helping hand. While Bat-Mite has agreed to take on a role of service, his past behavior is a bit concerning.
Bat-Mite Likes Seeing His Heroes Overcome Challenges on Their Own
So He Might Not Even Help
As Geo-Force and dozens of other heroes found out, Bat-Mite enjoys seeing his fixations overcome challenges. Even when he does try to help, that help can often come with catastrophic results, which is why he rarely helped Batman when he was alive. While the Bat-Family could ask him to simply erase all the vampires or instantly cure them, he might not be inclined to do so.
After all, this is the biggest challenge that the Bat-Family has ever faced - far greater than anything Batman has gone up against. With that in mind, seeing theBat-Familyovercome the vampire threat completely on their own would be the greatest outcome for a fanboy likeBat-Mite.
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