Trapped for days with no clear way out, Batman was eventually forced to drink from a fountain at the maze's center like many of the Court's victims before him. When Batman first found himself in the clutches of the Court in the comics, he was dumped in a massive underground labyrinth beneath Gotham. Although making their victims look as though they'd lost their mental fortitude was a darkly clever way to keep their actions hidden and maintain their anonymity as nothing more than a myth, the comics' Court of Owls took a different approach compared to these deadly blades. Likewise, they also discovered that the blades are dipped in some sort of hallucinogenic agent, causing their targets to become delirious and manic just before their deaths. As such, it will be interesting to see if Gotham Knights will pick up this mystery about March in the episodes to come.ĭuring the Gotham Knights' investigation into the Talons, their examination of one of the assassins' knives revealed that they left behind distinct cuts on the bodies of their victims. (though the truth about March has never been confirmed). However, March ended up becoming more of a problem for the Court than he was worth, convinced that he was Bruce Wayne's secret younger brother Thomas Wayne Jr. After all, March was a pawn of the Court of Owls in the original comics, as they wanted March in power to control the political landscape. While the still-living mayoral candidate Lincoln March was also given a coin, this may be a ruse to divert suspicions. Both Batman and Mayor Hamilton Hill were left with coins after they were killed. Inspired by ancient Athenian Owl coins given to the dead so they might pass into the Underworld, Gotham Knights sees the Court using real coins, leaving them behind after a Talon is dispatched to kill a target. As such, each Talon typically has a false tooth with the rare metal embedded within and stamped with the image of an owl. In the comics, the Court of Owls utilizes a rare metal known as electrum to reanimate their assassins known as the Talons, allowing them to serve as immortal puppets for decades or centuries. Perhaps Wayne had something similar in mind by changing his will, an act that would have similarly made the Court reveal themselves as a true threat behind the myths and old nursery rhyme as they did in the comics. However, their first appearance in the comics did coincide with Wayne wanting to renovate massive parts of Gotham's infrastructure, something the Court was actively against due to their lairs secretly embedded within the architecture of Gotham itself. While the Court of Owls has tried to kill Batman in the past, they've obviously never succeeded in the comics, making his murder in Gotham Knights the first true deviation in their CW depiction. Having something to do with a recent change in Wayne's will, which the Court didn't want happening, the villains have gone to great lengths to cover it up via Batman's murder and pinning it on Turner and his fellow fugitives. While the exact murderer has yet to be revealed, the Court's involvement has been confirmed. Likewise, their role in Bruce Wayne's death is further evidenced by Gotham Knights episode 4.

Beginning with Gotham Knights' pilot episode, it's revealed that Batman has been murdered, and the Court of Owls are the primary suspects by the premiere's ending.

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