Originally Posted by
godisawesome
Here’s my idea, which involves dual time periods and flashbacks, and if much more about the family than necessarily any one team member.
Gotham Knights
Timeline 1: Bruce and Dick first ever case together occurs against Professor Strange when he runs Arkham Asylum, and involves detective casework, a mental attack on Bruce that Dick has to pull him out of, and ends with Strange seemingly dead and his accomplice Rubert Throne seemingly gets away with killing him. Bruce and Dick get help from a source inside the police department - Oracle, as Babs uses her dad’s credentials to assemble her first identity - to solve the case.
Timeline 2: Bruce and Dick (now Nightwing) are forced to reunite as the Strange case reopens as Thorne is targeted by someone who claims to be Strange resurrected. The tragedy of their estrangement is present in their interactions, but not explained yet - and neither is Bab’s recovering from an unexplained injury that has her in a wheelchair in this time period. It turns out that “Strange” is his revenge plan put in motion by his “students” - Hush and Clayface. One of the background details is Jason’s suit in the cave, with that hinted as being the cause of Dick and Bruce’s estrangement.
Teaser: Babs is revealed to be keeping eyes on Talia Al Ghul, and confirms to Bruce that yes, she had a son by him… only for the scene to pull away to reveal that Talia is likewise spying on them, and has a mysterious assistant in a Red Hood.
Gotham Knights: Shadow of the Bat
Timeline 1: Dick being kidnapped on college, with Babs as Batgirl being alerted to it, leads to a confrontation between Bruce and Ra’s Al Ghul, including Bruce’s femme fatale love interest, Talia. Dick’s successor, Jason, is the main Robin featured in this part. Ra’s ends up betrayed by Talia, ostensibly for Bruce’s sake… but Jason is seemingly killed and Babs crippled by Ra’s briefly featured “counter-Batman” plan - The Joker. (This story is also spoiled for the ending at the start here.)
Timeline 2: A game of chess between Bruce and Talia regarding what she’s actually up to and over Damian; her ace in the hole is a resurrected Jason Todd as Red Hood, his is their son’s bodyguard, Cassandra Cain. Talia’s creation of Leviathan is revealed, but Bruce manages to get his kids back, with Cassandra winning Damian’s loyalty by showing him that Bruce’s path is one fo strength still, and with Jason just bugging out when Talia goes too far.
Teaser: A brief montage of Bruce enjoying his family, using some kind fo newspapers headlines/you tube video analyses… ending with “Batman dead?”
Gotham Knights: Legends of the Dark Knight
Timeline 1: Dick and Bruce’s initial “breakup” is shown in the fallout of Joker killing Jason and crippling Babs. They work together, but with some severe discomfort and distrust, against Bane. Even though they still go their separate ways at the end and are emotionally still envy, they re-establish their trust to the place it will be by the first film.
Timeline 2: The Batfamily grapples with the “death” of their patriarch, as Dick assumes the role and tries to train Damian as Robin and earn his trust. Cassandra helps Babs get back on her suit after intense physical therapy. Bane returns to the city, older and wiser in his own way, and deliberately for the sake of challenging Dick to see if he’s worthy of his position as “heir.”