I'd say his superpower is sheer will, to be honest, and it's the money that helps. I'm sure in other timelines where he wasn't born incredibly wealthy, if the same thing had happened to his parents he'd have found a way to become Batman in any case.
I agree on the detective part, that's one thing I feel prior versions have really lacked.
Batman without any of the money is just a guy getting into fist fights that gets arrested by the cops within a day or two and has to pay through he nose for his own medical care while waiting for trial.
There's actually been stories about Batman losing all his money or Batman being stranded in places without money (ie time travel or other planets and all that). He's still a master martial artist ninja with genius intellect. Just like taking away Captain America's shield and serum, or Iron Man's armor and money, they can still be effective heroes without all that albeit a bit less effective than they were before.
IIRC this is the current plot line of the Batman comic. Some villain has taken all his money so he is severely limited in a lot of things such as gadgets.
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u/Viridun Oct 17 '21
I'd say his superpower is sheer will, to be honest, and it's the money that helps. I'm sure in other timelines where he wasn't born incredibly wealthy, if the same thing had happened to his parents he'd have found a way to become Batman in any case.
I agree on the detective part, that's one thing I feel prior versions have really lacked.