Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series)

Hail the Tornado Tyrant! (2009)

Diedrich Bader: Batman

Quotes 

• Red Tornado : You were correct, Batman. I should never have attempted this. Who am I to fathom the depths of human emotion, the nature of human existence?

  Batman : I heard what you said back there, Red. You understand the human heart better than most. In fact, I think in seeking to make him human, you found your own humanity.

  Red Tornado : Observation: you proceed from a false assumption. I offered no insights. I simply parroted that which I have read in books, seen in films, observed in all of you. I cannot grasp humanity. I am merely a machine. And so is he.

  Batman : [watching him vaporize the pieces of Tornado Tyrant]  You okay?

  Red Tornado : Why would I not be?

  Batman : Take care, Tornado.

  Red Tornado : [wiping away a tear]  Oily discharge. I must run an internal diagnostic.

• Red Tornado : My internal radio scanner has intercepted a news report.

  Batman : Trouble?

  Red Tornado : Quite literally a major disaster.

• Tornado Champion : Observation: you are reasonably useful for a biological life form.

  Batman : Please, you'll make my head swell.

• Red Tornado : Observation: I startled you.

  Batman : Nobody startles me. I thought that was...

  Red Tornado : A project of mine. One I have been working on for months.

  [he unveils a miniature robot that resembles him] 

  Batman : It looks like you.

  Red Tornado : Based upon my fundamental design, but with several significant upgrades.

  Batman : So why am I here?

  Red Tornado : As I am ready to initiate the activation protocols, I thought it would be best to have you on hand to verify the results.

  Batman : You wanted to share this moment with a friend? Understood.

• Batman : Champion, no! There's a difference between justice and revenge.

  Tornado Champion : The difference is that revenge is more efficient.

  Batman : The difference is morality.

  Tornado Champion : Morality? I am above human morality.

• Joker : [releasing a hot air balloon from the Jokermobile]  You always said I was full of hot air, Batsy.

  Batman , Green Arrow : Mine!

  Green Arrow : [taking Joker down]  I guess your car is pretty cool, you know, in a retro kind of way.

  Batman : And your car's pretty impressive, too. Even if they don't make 'em like they used to.

  Green Arrow : [hearing an alarm from a nearby bank]  Catwoman?

  Batman : No rest for the weary.

  [he transforms the Batmobile into the Batplane and takes off] 

  Green Arrow : Well, Bats, I guess you beat me. Yeah, right.

  [he turns his own car into a plane and follows] 

  Batman : This is never going to end, is it?

  Green Arrow : I certainly hope not.

• Red Tornado : If the experiment succeeds, I will have created a new generation that improves upon the previous one.

  Batman : Improves how?

  Red Tornado : Extrapolation: my Tornado Champion shall possess the one element I lack: emotion.

  Batman : Creating life in a laboratory is a dangerous game.

  Red Tornado : Observation: I have no delusions of perfection. I have installed a fail-safe switch that can instantly shut my son down should he malfunction.

  Batman : Did you say "son"?

  Red Tornado : Family is something we all long for, even a robot.

• Batman : [thinking while pursuing the Jokermobile]  The only thing more harrowing than taking down Joker is taking down Joker while he's behind the wheel of a car.

  Joker : [cackling]  Hope you don't find this too corny, Batman.

  [he releases corn kernels, which blow up into giant pieces of popcorn] 

  Green Arrow : [blowing it up with trick arrows]  Hey, maybe it's time you traded in that old hunk of junk.

  Batman : [thinking]  Green Arrow's juvenile need to compete never ceases to amaze me.

• Tornado Tyrant : Father and Uncle Batman. How lovely to see you. But I'm afraid I'm in no mood for a family reunion.

  Batman : That makes two of us.

• Red Tornado : Observation: there are several serious software anomalies. But with time, I might be able to...

  Batman : You saw what happened back there. It was a noble attempt, Red, but your son is too dangerous. You have to use the fail-safe.

  Tornado Champion : Father, please don't do this to me.

  Red Tornado : Observation: it is the logical solution.

  [he activates the fail-safe and Champion powers down; after Tornado and Batman leave, Champion powers back up] 

  Tornado Champion : How fortunate that I removed the fail-safe device some time ago. And now, to perform some much-needed upgrades.

  [the machines solder pieces onto him] 

  Tornado Tyrant : My father has made his choice. He stands with the disease called humanity. So the war begins, and the victory will belong to the Tornado Tyrant!

• Red Tornado : Query: is there a reason you have been observing us all week?

  Batman : Just wanted to see how Champion was doing.

  Red Tornado : My son's emotional integration is going very well.

  Batman : How can you be so sure?

  Red Tornado : A parent knows these things.