Background Con't (part4):
Bruce Wayne begins his training by studying his old cases again as well as training his mind and body from scratch, with new methods.
Studying:
In studying his old cases and recollecting his fights, he realised that while the primal element of fear and surprise would be the areas to attack regardless of time, his reluctance and tendency to hold back the urge to be lethal had been a factor that his opponents have now come to realise. and word spreads. In addition, in his time with the JLU and his occasional public appearances with the JLU especially in the day or in fighting aliens...had caused him his impression as a dark myth. True...he was still a myth...but he was now seen as a mortal myth, human. This was made worse when measured up to Superman and the rest of the JLU. Not that he hadn't single handedly saved all of them a number of times before, but in the times he had shown his vulnerabilities by needing their assistance in mid-fight. In view of this his trademarks after fighting for years were enough seen or countered by chance by his rogues gallery that they knew how or where to counter him. with new technologies. Also his time with the JLU had almost left it unchecked since he had indeed gone a little soft, when joined with a team. His reflexes were there and he was effective. but his methods were tried and tested and merely innovated for purpose of the crimes, but not actually revised or improved upon. As a result as opposed to being an advantage, his skills were now a game of tug of war, specially since he has been facing new technolgies and brave new crimes without resting.
The Solution1: Bruce looked his old cases and experience as a study, as he researched all his methods again and really refined them, so that they served a multi-purpose. They were simple for him, yet mysterious (so that the ways of the methods were blurred). At the same time they could be easily combined in any way to ensure no fixed pattern or identifiable blue print that his opponents could predict. Thirdly due to time changes, his methods would have to be able to adapt and upgrade, even in the spot, to suit any situation. [as an analogy...its like mixing Bruce Lee's JKD concept with other martial art zones with athletics, then some art or some thing else nothing to do with anything physcial or fitness. then refining it some more, that even there's no way to identify it as art or fighting or sport or anything. While at the same time, for the person in question, he can upgrade and improve on it in an instant to suit any any situation]. In effect he was Maximising the "Survival of the Fittest (most adaptable)" maxim. The greatest advantage was that which ever way an opponent were to hit, there's ALWAYS a counter. This was applicable to for the following reasons:
1) He needed to consolidate his unique experience
2) He needed to guard his own health as he wasn't getting younger
3) He was going up against smarter criminals.
4) He was able to apply it to all his skills and knowledge as well as his own Persona to the point that there was know seperating Batman from his skills. It was more than just being instinctive. His whole body & mind as Batman was a "limitless" integration of wisdom, vitality, skills, fully reactive to the environment (almost on precog-auto-pilot).
This was the next level of being able to react instinctively -- Anticipating instinctively while being detached and simple in approach. It's where he would be like a pilot, piloting his mech -- which is his body. At this level, he could react to by precise anticipation pranks of his rogue of villians as they launch it (like 'water'). [* for those who don't know: this anticipation is NOT a guessing game. It's this level of awareness that ur like a chess player...only instinctively. This is real and not fiction, but high level combatative prowness. I've just put it in coz its the only thing left after Batman's previous level stated as being instictive reaction]
Using the same concept, he trains his body:
In terms of exercise, he combines soft yoga-like techniques with taichi, combines pilates with light body exercises, before progressing.
He restarted incorporating these methods in Gymnastcs training.
In martial arts, he uses soft techniques to polish his combat skills, followed by a kind of progressive training combining all elements of his experience. He does mind exercises as well as meditation.
He included his Ninja and magic skills training (stealth, escapology etc...)
The difference between now and previous exercise times, is that previously he was pushing himself hard (like Rocky in Rocky Balboa), but now he was kind of doing it meditatively and flowing.
With this he also studies more philosophy and psychology with wellness improvement methods as well as on the rigours of aging and then more revisions of criminology spersed with his methods. He also studied all branches of Engineering again, along with new designs he prepared for his new costume and gadgets.
He was studying all these, partly to rejuventate himself, but also so that in reinventing himself, he could be more gentle on himself by being more efficient and simplistic.
Batman, to Bruce Wayne now, was not Vengeance driven or an Obsession, but A lifestyle and his work that's also a service to community. He realised, with foresight, that while he had to be at his best, he was a fool if he was to be a sacrificial goat at the expense of his service to the world at large. He realised, that he was have to go gentle on himself while rebuilding and healing himself.
With this he took all of his methods are condensed them, refined them till they were more than instinctive to him. His aim was to find the most efficient way to function and evolve, where he was used only the minimum of his essential strength to carry out his work. He was tough, but realised for the sake of his health, couldn't afford to take consecutive beatings or broken bones.
Yet his new approach to training soared his energy levels and functionality so that he was fitter than a the person he was half his age!!! With a sound, revised diet, he felt fresh. The Doctors were surprised that the scars of his fractured bones (existed since his career) were 50% miraculously healed and streamlined.
The Batmobile:
Next came his car. well...it was a cool batmobile, but it had to go, replaced by a hover car, competing and better than the ones Wayne Tech launched. Using the same technology as the other cars, he modified it so that it could make the most of the pneumatic propulsion on Earth and maglev propulsion even in the fringes of earth or under water. Fully fitted with a Life Support System, he peaked its speed at Mach 3 [ref: "the call"]. This car served as an all in one and was skinned with thin but dense armour composed of both Plastic Armour and Carbon Fibre composites. This armour protected the car from all projectiles, decent explosions or most energy blasts as weaved within in was deflective coatings. Fully equipped with the array of weapons and tools --all reinforced & miniaturised in size (power actually amplified) available in all previous vehicles. From Aerial view, it was in the shape of a resting Bat.
Of course just as a diamond has a chink in its cleave, the Batmobile had a design flaw, tat Bruce found unavoidable. If it hit certain angles on the craft, it would casue damage, but correcting those areas would affect the performance of the craft. So he left it at that, but ensured that the material was reinforced in the peripherals.
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