Spoiler warning: Spoilers ahead for the latest issues of Batman. One of most tragic deaths in DC there are many, so this is saying a lot is the death of Alfred Pennyworth , Batman's butler, mentor, and father figure. While his death hasn't translated to the big screen yet, Alfred is very much dead in the DC Universe. However, his death is complicated since he comes back Alfred is revived by a maniac scientist named Brandon Crawford and brought back as Outsider.
Crawford used radiation on Alfred's body, and it seemed to unleash a dark side he'd never before shown. Outsider's powers include telekinesis, and having a nearly impenetrable stone body. He has none of Alfred's memories or personality, and his singular goal is to destroy Batman and Robin.
Alfred essentially sacrifices himself, as he knows he's Batman's only vulnerability. DC's Infinite Frontier has introduced a new continuity status quo that potentially makes any story in the DC Universe canon. Some people are worried that this is DC's hand-waving cheat code that allows them to dismiss any hard questions about story continuity. Daniel, but has shown up in stories after the issue was published in DC has a prime opportunity to use one of its most popular characters as a clear continuity indicator, but they have to leave him dead to do so.
Continuity has always been very important to readers, especially in the sometimes convoluted and confusing world of comics. When the Joker came out of hiding yet again, having pretended to be the Arkham doctor Eric Border for a year, he had decided to initiate one final fight with Batman to finally end their conflict. Having known his secret identity for some time and finally deciding to use it, the Joker attacked Bruce's most sensitive weakness and even managed to infiltrate the Batcave.
Though Alfred tried to fend the madman off with a shotgun, the Joker was able to heal from the blasts due to the Dionesium in his spine and counterattacked by chopping off Alfred's right hand with a meat clever. Batman managed to defeat the Joker, but the two perished together in the caves beneath Gotham. The city celebrated the life of Batman and attempted to heal from the attack but, even two weeks later, Alfred couldn't accept Bruce's death and refused to have his hand reattached in the hospital, saying there was nobody to mend anymore.
However, Bruce was resurrected by a small pool of Dionesium , that revived him without his memories of being Batman. Upon seeing Bruce again, Alfred was overjoyed and took advantage of the opportunity for Bruce to live a normal life without the stress of his parents' murder or the burden of being Batman. Whenever anyone from the Bat family or Justice League would try to reintroduce Bruce to his old life, Alfred would shoo them off, determined to let Bruce live the life he deserved.
Besides, there was a new Batman that filled the mantle. Alfred's charade couldn't go on forever though as Bruce discovered more and more clues about his past life, even discovering the Batcave. Bruce decided that Gotham needed him as Batman again and used a machine he had previously built to give him all his old memories of being Batman again against Alfred's wishes.
Alfred was grafted a new right hand using advanced medical technologies in order to return to the status quo. After a months-long campaign against Batman orchestrated by Bane and an alternate-reality version of Thomas Wayne , Bane had gained control of Gotham City and turned it into a city of Bane.
Bane took Alfred as a hostage, having known Batman's secret identity, and threatened the Bat family to stay away. Robin , not content with letting Bane have the victory, infiltrated the city and tried to take Bane down himself but was himself captured. Bane, making good on his threat, snapped Alfred's neck, killing him.
Though Batman had incorrectly assumed that Alfred had already escaped Bane's clutches before Robin made his assault, he later found out of Alfred's demise and was crushed by the loss of his father figure. When Superman publicly revealed his identity, the Joker decided to go to a war with Batman and finally end their rivalry. Having relearned Batman's secret identity, the Joker dug up Alfred's corpse and, using the Designer's special cadaver formula, revived Alfred's body into a zombie-like state.
Joker then forced the living-corpse to do his bidding as another psychological weapon against Batman. The plan worked as he hoped, and the Joker was able to repeatedly wound Bruce during their climactic fight, as the latter was distracted by the corpse berating him for letting him die.
Harley Quinn , joining the fight, distracted Joker long enough to strap bombs to Joker and herself. As Batman rushed to save Harley, the Ace Chemicals building exploded, and Alfred's corpse ceased functioning again. Alfred was reburied by Bruce and the Bat-Family when the fight was over. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman , and a member of the Batman Family. That I am safe, that you might execute your plan. You believed me.
I am, if not much else, a talented actor. And soon you will come. But I am not safe. I, unfortunately, could not find a way to run. I expect now that Thomas will kill me. And so you must ask, why the lie?
Alfred's death was seen in many ways by readers, from a devastating but understandable shock to an outrage. But it will be hard to take issue with his justification.
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