>>5980848>>5980860>>5980866>>5980867>>5980870>>5980893>>5980809>>5980826>Historical Batman, it is just Zorro etc>ChivalryI see what you mean with the feudal lord thing, it would feel strange (because for a start, Bruce Wayne would have to swear fealty to a king, his estate would be enfeoffed, there would be weird Church crusade stuff etc) but it might work eg Church = Commissioner Gordon? (Cardinal Gordon??) The Bat signal is some coat of arms etc? If you think about it, the story of Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves (Hollywood Kevin Costner one) is Batman, with portayal of a rich orphan whose Father is killed and aligns with downtrodden etc. The real Robin Hood likely not a highborn nobleman, not a peasant either, but more likely from the yeoman / noble adjacent servant class (his weapon being a longbow, and he moves between peasant, noble circles) there is also the theory that Robin Hood was an alias or sobriquet, used by illiterate criminals to confuse authorities when captured
I think the way to do historical episodes is to find a specific era of turmoil that furnishes the scope for some narrative parallels and archetypes.
With the chivalry, I didn't immediately think of Zorro, I thought of the Scarlet Pimpernel - this is the fictional guise of an aristocratic nobleman who tries to rescue some fleeing fugitive French aristocrats, noblewomen etc from the Guillotine during the Reign Of Terror, French Revolution. He has a mask and cape and does some swashbuckling stuff. I feel this elitist setup is similar to the Nolan style Batman (all of Nolan films are sort of bleak humourless corporate-looking IPO investment roadshow PR video lol, everyone wears suits I think it is just his outlook)
