Son of Batman

Vengeance runs in the blood.

RELEASED 13 May 20141h 14m★ 7.1 TMDB

Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins.

Why it matters in DC

Damian Wayne's arrival makes Batman's responsibilities as a father inseparable from his responsibilities as a hero. The boy's upbringing by the League of Assassins provides the central conflict for his place in the Bat-family and leads into later stories about his methods and loyalties.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Son of Batman is title 3 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. Son of Batman begins the central Damian Wayne and Bruce Wayne relationship in this animated film sequence. Batman vs. Robin and Batman: Bad Blood continue that branch. Watching those together provides a clearer family progression than mixing in the many separate animated films that also feature Batman and Robin.

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