• Stern@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There is, variously:

    1. Multiple Lazarus pits that are likely leaking into the water supply.
    2. The other magic resurrection place, Slaughter Swamp.
    3. A evil bat god (Barbatos) sealed in Gotham.
    4. The Hell portal under the Asylum.
    5. The Court of Owls secretly Illuminati’ing the place up.
    6. Dr. Gotham, an evil warlock who was sealed under Gotham for millennia, radiating evil.
    7. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was more then one company dumping shit into the water supply just to dodge having to pay to dispose of it properly, but compared to magical evil of varying degrees, it’s kind of a non-starter on the “This is why folks are nutso” chart.
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      Regarding item 7, Batman Returns had Christopher Walken’s character illegally dumping toxic waste, so yeah, there’s at least one known case.

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      Not to mention the half-dozen times the Joker tried to poison Gotham by putting Joker Toxin in the water supply

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        Lol I like the thought that even though we see Batman stop Joker hundreds of times, one time Joker really did succeed and as a prank just put a smidge of toxin into the supply.

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    Last time this was posted a comic nerd gave a speech about how the…ummm…whatever pools contaminating shit. I never could get into comics but I like when nerds explain them.

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      Joker has put joker serum in the water, scarecrow put fear toxin in the water, i cant remember for sure but i think there is either a lazarus pit under gotham or an actual demonic entity.

      In addition, after harvey got dented, gothams last hope became batman. And hes not really the rehabilitation and reintegration type, moreso the “beat you so bad you cant afford your medical bills even in a fictional comic” type

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      Your obsession with Honda has gone too far, but enough talk. Have at you!

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    3 months ago

    I mean, considering how many times villains have tried to poison the city’s water supply - I’d say there probably is.