everyone knows that the bats (mostly) aren’t powered, or invincible, but it’s hard to really get a grasp on it
with the way they all move and act in and even out of the field, it’s unnerving in a way. they all have a certain aura of otherworldly power, even the newer members
everyone of the original members of the league has had a run in with batman injured and in need of help, being the first few to earn the vulnerability and subsequently trust from the bats
when wally held dick’s limp body in his hands as he rushed him back to the base for the first time, feeling his best friends pulse stop between his arms and subsequently jostling the injuries more. he almost wasn’t fast enough, dick was out of commission for three months
or when roy was told of jason’s death, ollie had to hold the kid as he scream cried for a friend and the life his friend never got to live, even though they were just joking the other day about how nothing could touch the bats
with kon still not 100% understanding his powers, and understating tim’s calcium intake, felt the bone crush in tim’s arm underneath his touch during a training exercise. it takes years for kon to trust himself again
jon and damian fought a lot, and damian was as stubborn as jon was determined. both are young when damian tells jon to not treat him ‘fragile’ and it ends with damian in the infirmary, and jon shaking and crying, telling his father he needs to put himself into a kryptonite prison for doing so
jefferson being the leader of the outsiders and understanding that, but it still being hard to grasp with both cass and duke. both are strong, and often taken for granted, but that makes them more powerful, enhanced it enough that when they both get knocked down by the villain of the week it’s really startling
and it’s a cycle that never ends, everyone seeing the bats as godly, and then inevitably losing it and freaking out when it’s revealed that they bleed like anyone else
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This is Part 2 of Duke Thomas. If you haven't read read Part 1, I suggest you read that first. But basically this is the feats and some facts of Duke Thomas.
He does not see Bruce as a father figure. He sees him more of a mentor and a friend.
A villain named Karma, that could read minds, literally traumatized him and he ocasionally gets flashbacks from it.
He constantly sees himself as inferior to everyone.
Duke never admits to anyone that Karma really messed him up. So Bruce, wanting to help him, dressed up as Karma and made Duke admit that he needed help.
He most of the time disobeys Batman. He isn't the perfect little soldier people made him out to be.
He knows that he is dangerous, and he likes it.
He has a crush on Lady Shiva.
He was in The Outsiders. Which included; Duke, Black Lightning, Cassandra Cain, Katana and Lady Shiva.
He does not currently live with or is adopted by Bruce. His lives with a relative (If I remember correctly, named Jay).
He fought Zsasz, but was injured by him. This was before he got his powers.
He likes riddles, but wasn't always good with them. He learned through training simulations.
So, there is obviously way more than that but these are the ones I could think of. Please be free to add more to it. And If I made a mistake somewhere please correct me.
Honestly, it's a pity that such an interesting character is always cast aside.
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