The Batman: World’s Greatest Detective (2014)

DCEU Phase 1 Movie 2

Gotham reels as a string of brutal murders strikes its elite, each crime scene marked by cryptic riddles exposing the city’s darkest secrets. When the district attorney is found dead beneath a twisted puzzle condemning Gotham’s corruption, Assistant DA Harvey Dent rises as the city’s “white knight,” vowing justice through law. Batman, five years into his crusade, and Robin, Dick Grayson, two years as his partner, hunt the killer across a city rotting beneath the weight of crime families like the Falcones and the grip of Oswald Cobblepot’s Penguin-run underworld. The Gotham City Police Department remains fractured by corruption, with only a few honest voices like Lieutenant James Gordon standing alongside Batman. As the murders escalate, Riddler’s riddles strike closer, targeting Bruce Wayne himself, accusing the wealthy of moral failure. When Batman and Robin finally corner Edward Nygma, more blood stains the streets—several of Gotham’s corrupt elite fall in one final act of cruelty, including the brutal assassination of Commissioner Loeb. With the city shaken, Nygma is dragged into Arkham Asylum, his mind unraveling into madness. In the silence of his padded cell, distant, mocking laughter echoes from down the hall. Post Credits: Diana Prince studies ancient artifacts, her eyes fixed on symbols of Themyscira, sensing the stirrings of destiny.