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The Batman S 3 E 5 RPM - TV Tropes

  • ️Sun Dec 02 2018

Batman and Batgirl join forces to battle Gearhead, a thrill-seeking villain with the ability to control machines.


Tropes for this episode include:

  • Cool Car: After losing the first Batmobile to Gearhead, Batman decides to get a new, better one.
  • Driving Test Smashers: When Gearhead cuts in front of Barbara Gordon while she is taking her driver's test, prompting her to give chase. It doesn't end well and she fails.
  • High Speed Hi Jack: Batgirl did this with the Batcycle.
  • Hoist by His Own Petard: Gearhead gets defeated by the same nanotech that he uses when he tries to hijack the new Batmobile.
  • Mythology Gag: After the Batmobile 1.0 is trashed Bruce says he will have to refit one of his prototypes, as he enters you can clearly see the 1989 live-action movie Batmobile.
  • Thrill Seeker: Gearhead.
  • Villainous Breakdown: After losing the race to Batman, Gearhead isn't happy.
  • We Can Rebuild Him: The old Batmobile to new Batmobile.