Batclan's Identities

[lepeos]

So with the conclusion of RIP hours away for most of us, I was just thinking of something. We knew from a while ago that RIP deals with Batman's fate, so when the Black Glove first appeared in the Batcave I thought,

"Okay so now they know he's Bruce Wayne, but all they'll have to do to hide that, is have them all die coincidently or something like that at the end, so as to protect everyone else's identity, even if Batman/Bruce Wayne were to die. I mean it wouldn't be hard to work out who most of them are based on Bruce Wayne and his associates"

Same sort of idea with Jezebel

But now as this stories progressed people like the Joker have stumbed into this little gang and now knows who Batman is. Now I know before there have been stories that have hinted, that the Joker, or some other villians, already know who he is, but don't really care, because it's Batman they hate.

(In NML wasn't there a story about some everyday guy who finds out who Batman as as he takes off his mask, and tries to sell it to people like the Joker and Two-Face but they don't care?)

However, his secret identity is well and truly layed flat on the table now, and I think it would be pretty extreme to think, yes even if Joker's beef is with Batman, how he could resist using this information and terrorising the rest of the Bat-family?

I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks? Any ideas on how future writers will tackle this short of a retcon? Or does anyone think it isn't that important?

[Kiryu]

Thing about Joker, he absolutely does not care about Bruce Wayne. He recognizes Bruce Wayne as what he is, a mask for Batman. I do not think he would care to be screwing around with the Bruce Wayne identity, because to him its fake.

I do expect Joker to kill his way through the people who've seen Batman unmasked though. Gordon has got to know now, no way to pull that off without making him utterly incompetent.

[Wind-Breaker]

I think with the Joker that the how he view's Bruce being the mask, and Batman being the real person is probably that same way he'd view Tim, Dick, Barbara, etc. For him, killing Robin while he's "Robin" is more gratifying than killing Tim Drake. Now people outside of the Bat family like Damian, Talia, Spoiler etc, I could see him going after because they don't have the "theatrical" history with him.

[frostedone]

Of the people who know Batman and the Batclan's identity don't bother attacking their civilian counterparts.

Bane
Ra's Al Ghul
Joker
Hugo Strange
I think those are the only ones who know other then Hush.

Hush is different, he has no issue with attacking their civilian identities.

Yes, Gordon is way to good of a cop to NOT know who Bruce is. He doesn't ant to officially "know" because if he was ever questioned by anyone he wouldn't have to lie, IMO.

As for this Black Glove group knowing who Batman is, either they will get:

1. Mindwiped
2. Die.
3. We learn they are just hallucinations.

Same thing with the workers at Arkham. They know who Nightwing is now so...

[davepaton]

[QUOTE=Yes, Gordon is way to good of a cop to NOT know who Bruce is. He doesn't ant to officially "know" because if he was ever questioned by anyone he wouldn't have to lie, IMO.[/QUOTE]

I agree. In NML Gordon hints to Batman that he already knows who he is and then refuses to look when Bruce takes off the cowl. Again showing that he had no desire to see under the mask