Overview
Background
- The Batman of Earth-44 suffered a terrible loss when a group of his adversaries led by Bane broke into the Batcave and brutally murdered Bruce Wayne's faithful butler and father figure, Alfred Pennyworth. As Bruce mourned with other members of the Justice League over his death, he asked Cyborg to help him finish the Alfred Protocol; a digital copy of Alfred’s mind that Bruce hoped to turn into artificial intelligence.
- However, after it's completion, the Alfred Protocol began to react with hostility towards anyone other than Bruce Wayne and soon started killing all of Batman’s enemies. Cyborg told Bruce that they need to destroy the A.I. before it could harm anyone else, but Bruce responded that the A.I. was just trying to protect him and wanted to see if he can reason with it first, as he doesn't want to lose Alfred again.
- Unfortunately, Bruce was unable to stop the Alfred Protocol which assimilated with him, taking away his feelings, fears, and humanity as he was converted into a cybernetically enchanted version of Batman. Batman used his new form to slaughter various criminals before turning his attention to the Justice League, who were no match against his new abilities and killed without remorse. Eventually, Earth -44 began to fall apart, so Batman got into contact with The Batman Who Laughs who made him a member of the Dark Knights and became known as The Murder Machine.
Involvement
- Batman Who Laughs repeatedly talks to the Murder Machine in the Metal Pt. I: Monsters of Metal raid.
- Murder Machine is the first boss in the Doom: The One Who Waits alert.
- Murder Machine is one of the potential opponents that can be fought in the Metal Washington D.C. open world stage, in a rotation with 5 other members of the Dark Knights.
Related article links (3)
Batman Who Laughs · Metal Pt. I: Monsters of Metal · Doom: The One Who WaitsGallery
External links
- DC Database
- Villain Wiki @ Fandom