Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Year: 2019

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Jake Castorena

Echo Score: 73
AnimationCrimeAdventureScience FictionEpic heroes

Batman, Batgirl, and Robin join forces with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to confront a formidable threat. The Shredder, the Turtles’ longtime adversary, has formed an unlikely partnership with Ra’s Al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Together, they present a dangerous challenge that demands the combined strength and skills of both the Dark Knight and his reptilian allies.

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1

Barbara Gordon spots metahumans during Powers Industrial theft

Barbara Gordon witnesses the Foot Clan stealing a power generator at Powers Industrial and spots four creatures she calls metahumans. She reports the sighting to Batman, suggesting these metahumans might be connected to the theft. The encounter kicks off Batman's investigation into a tech-fueled threat facing Gotham.

Powers Industrial
2

Batman plans a high-tech trap

Batman decides that if the culprits want high-tech tools, he will set a trap using cutting-edge equipment. He hopes to lure the thieves and their mysterious backers into a controlled confrontation. The plan signals a strategic shift toward using tech as bait.

Gotham City
3

Foot Clan attacks Wayne Enterprises; Batman strikes back

The Foot Clan attacks Wayne Enterprises to steal the experimental cloud seeder. Batman ambushes them and fends off the Foot Clan and their leader, Shredder, in the confrontation. The attack reveals a more dangerous, tech-fueled threat behind the theft.

Wayne Enterprises, Gotham City
4

TMNT revealed; first clash with Batman

The four metahumans Batgirl spotted are revealed to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, arriving in Gotham to track Shredder's actions. They confront Batman, and the Dark Knight overpowers them during their initial skirmish, causing the Turtles to retreat. The meeting underlines the uneasy but necessary alliance forming between groups.

Gotham City
5

Donatello locates the Batcave; alliance forms

Donatello researches Batman and discovers the Batcave's location. After a tense handshake with Robin, Batman and Batgirl arrive, and the Turtles explain their motives for being in Gotham. The two groups decide to join forces against their shared enemies, with Robin revealing Shredder and Ra's al Ghul's alliance with the League of Assassins.

Batcave
6

Ra's al Ghul and Shredder seal a bargain

Shredder and Ra's al Ghul meet and strike a bargain: Ra's offers access to the Lazarus Pit for immortality, in exchange for Shredder building a machine to spray the TCRI mutagen over Gotham. The deal links the mutagen threat directly to Ra's broader plot for power. The alliance deepens the city's looming danger.

Ra's al Ghul's lair
7

Penguin hired; Joker plot begins at Arkham plan

With the mutagen plan in motion, Ra's hires the Penguin to intercept the cloud seeder. He and Shredder travel to Arkham Asylum to release the Joker, trading Joker a vial of mutagen for the Joker Venom formula. Joker will use the mutagen-venom combination to contaminate Arkham's inmates.

Arkham Asylum
8

Arkham alarm triggers a mutating confrontation

The Bat-Family and the Turtles respond to an Arkham alarm called in by Commissioner Gordon and fight their way through mutated rogues. Harley Quinn and Joker, mutated into a hyena and a cobra, confront the heroes; Joker injects Batman with mutagen and venom, mutating him briefly as the team rallies to stop him. They inject an anti-mutagen to restore Batman and subdue Harley and Joker.

Arkham Asylum
9

Plan shifts to Ace Chemicals

Batgirl learns that the cloud seeder theft was just a distraction tied to the Joker mutagen plan, and realizes Shredder and Ra's will use Joker venom at Ace Chemicals. This insight redirects the heroes toward stopping the final mutagen deployment.

Ace Chemicals, Gotham City
10

Climax at Ace Chemicals

The Bat-family and the Turtles storm Ace Chemicals, fighting through Foot Clan and the League of Assassins with the Batmobile and Turtle Van. Donatello and Michelangelo sabotage the cloud seeder as it launches; Leonardo subdues Ra's, and Batman defeats Shredder with a distraction from Raphael. The seeder crashes into a Joker venom vat, destroying Ace Chemicals.

Ace Chemicals, Gotham City
11

Turtles return to NYC; pizza party

With the battle over, the Turtles prepare to return to New York while Batman hosts a celebratory pizza party for the unlikely allies. The moment underscores an uneasy, albeit lasting, partnership.

Batcave
12

Shredder's post-credits Joker-like transformation

In a post-credits scene, Shredder emerges from the rubble of Ace Chemicals with a Joker-like appearance and a maniacal laugh. The mutagenic plot lingers, implying future chaos should the team fail to stop it.

Ace Chemicals ruins

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