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Batman: Holy Terror (Comic Book)

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Batman: Holy Terror is an DC Comics series published under the Elseworlds imprint, written by Alan Brennart and drawn by Norm Breyfogle.On an alternate Earth where Oliver Cromwell lived another ten years and the Commonwealth of England spread to the Americas, creating a brutal theocracy, Bruce Wayne launches a crusade of his own to avenge his parents, who were killed by the government.Not to be confused with Frank Miller's Holy Terror, which was originally going to be a Batman story titled Holy Terror, Batman!.
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With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Terry, one of the speedsters, has speed powers, but can't control the vibrations that his body goes through when he uses them, resulting in him constantly exploding and reforming himself. The psychological effects have left him with persistent mania.
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Adaptational Villainy
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Adaptational Villainy: Zatanna willingly works for the theocracy. Jonathan and Martha Kent handed the child they found over to the authorities, although it's not clear they knew what the authorities would do with him.
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Mythology Gag: The title is likely a hod to Robin's "Holy [object], Batman!" catchphrase from the 60s TV series. Dr. Erdel mentions that he was working on teleportation experiments before he got involved with Project Green Man, alluding to his hand in bringing J'onn J'onzz to Earth.
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America Is Still a Colony: Of the English Commonwealth.
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Rapid Aging: The speedster Joshua is cursed to age at a rate of three years every week. By the time Batman and Barry find him, six months later, he looks like an old man and Barry says he will be dead in a month. Joshua, by the way, is three years old.
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The title is likely a hod to Robin's "Holy [object], Batman!" catchphrase from the 60s TV series.
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Bittersweet Ending: Bruce's quest to find the people who ordered his parents' death is ultimately unsuccessful, but he instead resolves to wage war against the Commonwealth, and it's implied that he might set up this universe's equivalent of the Justice League.
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Hired by the Oppressor: The world has fallen under a Christian theocratic government that persecutes all non-Protestants, plus "deviants" and anyone who uses magic, but this does not stop them from employing Dr. Saul Erdel, a Jewish scientist who was trying to open portals to other planets, or Zatanna Zatara, who openly identifies as magic user (and who is canonically of both Romani and Catholic descent.)
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The Empire
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The Empire: In the world of Holy Terror, the United Kingdom and the Americas are all under the control of the Commonwealth, a brutal theocratic regime. It also ruthlessly expands its territory throughout the Western Hemisphere and not even other Christian nations are safe from them.
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Hero of Another Story: Charles McNider- known in canon as Doctor Mid-Nite- was a member of the underground resistance against the state when he was younger. Oliver Queen is allegedly executed for his support of underground Jewish pornographers; considering the nature of this world and Oliver's role in canon as Green Arrow, he was likely involved in the resistance in some capacity himself.
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Required Secondary Powers
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Required Secondary Powers: Erdal has found a way to turn off the force field that Barry's body generates to protect him from friction when he runs, killing Barry through friction.
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Elseworld: This was one of DC Comics' first official forays into the Elseworld genre.
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Driven to Suicide: One of the amphibians ended up with human intelligence trapped in a manta-like body. Unable to cope with what he's become, he's tried repeatedly to kill himself by bashing his head against the glass of his tank.
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Politically Incorrect Villain: The theocracy that is Commonwealth runs a regime where homophobia and Antisemitism are enforced.
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Les Collaborateurs
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Les Collaborateurs: The Commonwealth employs a number of those who it would otherwise persecute, including Dr. Saul Erdel (a Jew), Zatanna (a witch), and Matt Hagan (a thief).
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Category Traitor: Dr. Saul Erdel is a Jewish man who works for the Antisemitic regime. Batman is flabbergasted by the revelation.
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Cure Your Gays: The Commonwealth actively persecutes gay men and women. Some are subjected to brutal treatment to try and "cure" them. Others are just plain killed off.
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Artistic License – Religion: The theocracy featured in Holy Terror looks more Evangelical than Puritanical. Of course, Dr. McNider does mention that the government has strayed a long way from Cromwell's vision.
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Alternate History
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Alternate History: On this world, Oliver Cromwell didn't die of malaria in 1658 (technically, he didn't die of it here, either, but that's beside the point.) He lived for another decade and his Commonwealth spread to the Americas, creating a theocracy.
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And I Must Scream
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And I Must Scream: Some of the Project Green Man experiments had terrible results: Joshua, one of the speedsters, is a three-year-old boy whose speed powers cause him to age three years for every week. After six months, he looks like an old man, and Barry speculates that he'll probably be dead in another month. Corinne, another speedster, has hyper-accelerated thought processes, but her body moves at regular speeds. Gus, a third speedster, gained actual speed powers, but his bones grow at an accelerated rate to the rest of his body. One of the amphibians has a human brain trapped in a manta-like body.
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Messianic Archetype
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Messianic Archetype: Superman, much more than usual. He's introduced seemingly dead in a Crucified Hero Shot, and just looking at him causes Bruce to mourn his loss and know that he was "our greatest hope", murdered as a threat to the state. Erdel's bullets even hit his side and bounce off in the same pattern as Christ's spear wounds, killing Dr. Erdel and saving a grateful Batman's life. Given the theological nature of the book, this is justified somewhat.
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Heteronormative Crusader
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Heteronormative Crusader: Homosexuality is a crime in the Commonwealth.
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Broken Bird
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Broken Bird: In the Commonwealth universe, Arthur Curry was found by the government and tortured in the hopes of forcing him to serve them. Instead, he became catatonic.
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Holier Than Thou
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Holier Than Thou: Catholicism is considered "heathen" by the Commonwealth. According to the news segment at the start of the story, Brazilian Catholics are said to be losing after a fierce war with the Puritans, and Peru is the last country in the Western Hemisphere outside of the Commonwealth's yoke.
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Red Herring: Given that it's run by Saul Erdel, who in the "normal" DC continuity brought Martian Manhunter to Earth, one would assume that the "Green Man" referenced by Project Green Man is J'onn himself. It's actually Kal-El, who was executed when Dr. Erdel deemed him too rebellious, using such a concentrated amount of Kryptonite radiation to do so that it caused Kal-El's body to turn a sickly green color.
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Wicked Witch
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Wicked Witch: The version of Zatanna that appears in this story probably qualifies.
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The Cowl
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The Cowl: By the end of the story, Rev. Bruce Anthony Wayne becomes this world's version of Batman.
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Grand Inquisitor Scene: Towards the end of the book, Bruce confronts a magistrate in the Star Chamber and demands information about who ordered the deaths of his parents. The old man informs him that the Star Chamber doesn't work that way - the twelve magistrates of the secret council all vote by secret ballot, so that no one magistrate knows how the others voted.
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Badass Preacher: The Batman in this universe is an Episcopalian priest by day, and a vigilante by night.
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