The Red Death

Bruce Wayne, Earth -52, Dark Multiverse

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One of Barbatos' Dark Knights, the Red Death is the Batman of Earth -52 in the Dark Multiverse. After he lost all his Robins to crime in the city, Bruce Wayne decided he could use the Speed Force better than that world's Flash, so he destroyed the Flash's enemies and used their tech combined against the Flash. When Bruce bested Barry, he sent both of them into the Speed Force with a combination of his Batmobile and the Cosmic Treadmill, absorbing the Flash and his powers. Once returned from the Speed Force, Bruce became known as 'Batman: the Red Death,' wearing a new costume, and murdering the members of his rogue's gallery. All the while, he is plagued by Barry Allen's consciousness, which he can hear pleading with him to stop the murder.

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