>>6033963>Director: Joaquim Dos Santos. Art: m.imdb.com/title/tt0618203/fullcredits/art_department>Alt-Text: Animation screenshot of Batman smirking at Waller.>Dialogue Samples: Rich Fogel. Bryan Edward Hill. Dwayne McDuffie & J. M. DeMatteis.Batman: You were right, The Crisis is coming.
Superman: I’ve been planning for this
A giant vine-based spider crawls toward you. On its back are Ivy, Waller, and DV8.
Ivy: Go on.
Superman: Earth is changing. More threats like Brainaic are coming. Governments and corporations will use metahumans and superscience to enact plans they used to dream of. If people with power and good intentions like us unite, we can make sure the world is changing for the better.
Ivy: Sounds like a plan. Earth could use a good dose of vengeance.
Superman: More like… Justice.
Batman: You're wrong.
Superman: Really? You still want to go this alone?
Batman: Just the opposite. Earth won’t be saved by one man in a suit <span class="mu-s">or</span> a legion of supergods looking down from heaven. The moment people like us put ourselves in charge, no matter how well-intentioned we’ve crossed a line.
Ivy: So you’ll just let the world go to shit.
Batman: Failsafe accessed Brainaic’s mind. There was enough data to revolutionize the world a thousand times over. Every day the innocent suffer because they don't have the power to fight back. Lifesaving genius goes untapped because it doesn't have the resources to thrive. I can level the playing field, put the power in the hands of the people so they can save the world on their terms, not ours.
Superman: Look at the mess the planet is in from <span class="mu-s">scraps</span> of superscience. Unleashing the Brainiac Files could set the world on fire.
Batman: We can’t fear the people we’re protecting. You said you believe in humanity. I didn’t. Until now. I’m choosing to have faith, that when given a chance, the people of the world can show us a better world.
Slow sarcastic clapping echoes from behind
Waller: Bravo, Bruce. I would have installed you in Washington if it wouldn't be a waste of your talent.
Ivy: Why haven't we killed her, again?
Thorny tendrils form behind Ivy.
Waller: Because I have so much dirt on you, every government on earth could bury you so deep even the sun won’t pop you out. Now run off. You don’t want to be here when the boys in blue pick up Nygma and our meta assets.
Frostbite: No. I’m done with this. We spent years as your guinea pigs, your soldiers, and your prisoners. I’m not going back!
Leon’s eyes flicker. He barely has any strength left, but he stands firm. Hector walks beside him, and braces for combat. Waller smirks.
Waller: Safeties.
An array of high-power laser rifles emerge from the ground and aim at you all.
Waller: Lesson one- Preptime.
The rifles charge, but Superman stands between them and you.
Ivy raises her hands and a squad of giant plant golems rise in your defense.
Batman: Ours are bigger than yours.
Waller: Have it your way. This won’t be my first cold war. Power down.
