Batman Elseworlds
Gendar 27 ноября, 2025
Here is the comprehensive design document for «The Wayne Dominion.»
This document compiles our entire conversation, organizing your theories, structural analysis, and narrative beats into a cohesive «Bible» for this Meta-Modern Batman universe.
Project Title: THE WAYNE DOMINION
Genre: Political Thriller / Corporate Drama / Neo-Noir
Core Philosophy: Meta-Modernism (Using cynical tools to build a sincere, functional utopia).
I. The Central Premise: The Hegelian Batman
Most Batman stories operate on a cycle of «Crime -> Punch -> Arkham -> Escape.» This universe operates on Progress. It posits that a hyper-intelligent, resource-rich Bruce Wayne would eventually realize that Control, not combat, is the only solution to Gotham.
* Thesis (Order): Bruce Wayne/Batman (The Law).
* Antithesis (Chaos): The Criminal Underworld (The Crime).
* Synthesis (The Wayne Dominion): Matches Malone. A regulated, corporatized, and eventually legalized criminal infrastructure that renders traditional crime obsolete.
II. The «Trinity of Control»
Bruce Wayne does not just fight crime; he monopolizes it through three distinct avatars.
1. Daylight: The Corporate Titan (Bruce Wayne)
* Role: Economic Domination.
* Methodology: Hostile takeovers, vertical integration, and political lobbying. He doesn’t fight Lex Luthor with kryptonite; he fights him with shareholder revolts and SEC investigations.
* Key Trait: Competence. He is the smartest man in the room, socially dominant, and psychologically stable.
2. Night: The Nuclear Deterrent (Batman)
* Role: Tactical Enforcer.
* Methodology: Fear and precision violence. Batman exists only to punish those who refuse to operate within the «System» (e.g., sadistic killers, outside agitators).
* Key Trait: The «Bad Cop» to Matches Malone’s «Good Cop.»
3. Shadows: The Silent Partner (Matches Malone)
* Role: The CEO of Vice.
* Methodology: Bruce’s deep-cover alter ego. Matches organizes the gangs, sets the rules (no killing, no kids), and provides benefits (protection, steady pay).
* Key Trait: The «Golden Cage.» He makes crime profitable but safe, turning gangsters into employees.
III. Character Archetypes
Bruce Wayne / The Architect
* Vibe: A mix of the Snyder-verse «Bat-Dad» (protective, building a legacy) and a ruthless CEO.
* Motivation: He isn’t seeking vengeance anymore; he is seeking Structure. He wants to build a machine that runs without him.
Alfred Pennyworth / The Soldier
* Vibe: Jeremy Irons / Sean Pertwee. Ex-SAS.
* Role: He is not a servant; he is the Chief of Staff.
* Psychology: He suffers from military PTSD. He needs structure to function. Organizing Bruce’s crusade is not servitude; it is a military operation that keeps Alfred sane.
The «Board of Directors» (The Lieutenants)
Matches Malone recruits the smartest women in Gotham, offering them safety, respect, and agency—things the traditional mob never gave them.
* Selina Kyle (Catwoman): COO / Intelligence. She runs the spy network. She joins because Matches is the only «Criminal» she respects.
* Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy): Production / R&D. She manages the «Green Zones» and chemical production (drugs/pharmaceuticals). She joins because Matches allows her to fund her eco-projects via corporate sabotage of polluters.
* Harley Quinn: HR / Personnel. Safe from the Joker’s abuse, she manages the low-level enforcers.
The Joker / The Union Buster
* Role: The Existential Threat.
* Philosophy: If Matches Malone is «The System,» Joker is the strikebreaker. He hates the Dominion not because it stops crime, but because it bores him. He wants to prove that humans are animals, not employees.
* Strategy: He doesn’t want to steal money; he wants to expose the hypocrisy—to prove that Bruce Wayne and Matches Malone are the same tyrant.
IV. Narrative Examples (Storytelling Beats)
Example A: The Competence of Bruce Wayne
Scenario: Superman is failing to stop Lex Luthor because Luthor is hiding behind legal loopholes.
> INT. LEXCORP — BOARDROOM — DAY
> Lex Luthor sits at the head of the table, smug. Superman hovers outside the glass, powerless to intervene without breaking the law.
> The doors open. BRUCE WAYNE walks in, flanked by lawyers.
> LUTHOR
> Get out, Wayne. This is a private meeting.
> BRUCE
> Actually, Lex, it’s a shareholder meeting. And as of 9:00 AM, Wayne Enterprises acquired a 51% controlling interest in your R&D division.
> (He slides a folder across the table)
> You’re overspending on «Alien Defense» projects with zero ROI. You’re fired, Lex.
> LUTHOR
> You can’t do this. I’m a genius!
> BRUCE
> You’re a liability. But don’t worry. We’d love to keep you on in the research division… under strict financial guidance.
> Bruce takes Lex’s chair. Superman watches, confused, as Bruce defeats the villain with a pen.
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Example B: The «Harem» Strategy (Matches Malone)
Scenario: The rival mob bosses mock Matches for having female lieutenants.
> INT. THE ICEBERG LOUNGE — VIP ROOM
> Mob Boss Maroni looks at Matches Malone (Bruce in disguise), who is flanked by Selina and Ivy.
> MARONI
> You got a nice harem there, Matches. But this is men’s business.
> MATCHES
> (Lighting a match on his boot)
> They aren’t the harem, Maroni. They’re the audit committee.
> Selina recites Maroni’s offshore bank codes from memory. Ivy taps a glass vial, reminding him the ventilation system is compromised.
> MATCHES
> Now. About that 20% cut you owe the Union…
>
Example C: The Philosophical Conclusion (The Retirement Home)
Scenario: Decades later. The system won. Bruce and Joker are old men in a high-end facility overlooking the sea.
> EXT. TERRACE — SUNSET
> Two wheelchairs. Old Bruce. Old Joker.
> JOKER
> We built a hell of a clock, didn’t we, Bruce? Even if it ticks a little funny.
> BRUCE
> It keeps time, Jack. It keeps time.
> Neo-Harley and Neo-Catwoman (nurses) come to roll them inside. They look at the «Bones and Levers» of the city they built—a city that no longer needs heroes or villains, just maintenance.
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Example D: The Happy Ending (Thanksgiving)
Scenario: The ultimate victory of the «Bat-Dad.»
> INT. WAYNE MANOR — DINING ROOM
> The table is full. Bruce (90s) sits at the head. Selina (90s) is next to him.
> Damian Wayne (the successor) is cutting the turkey, using a knife with assassin-level precision. His super-powered children (Raven/Starfire lineage) are floating the salt shakers.
> Helena Wayne (The Huntress/DA) is laughing with Uncle Dick (Nightwing).
> DAMIAN
> Father. The court dismissed the RICO case against you today. Compassionate grounds due to age.
> BRUCE
> (Smirking)
> I beat them.
> SELINA
> You stalled them for thirty years, darling.
> BRUCE
> Same thing.
> Bruce looks at the family. The war is over. The «Wayne Dominion» isn’t a scary empire anymore; it’s just a family dinner. He raises a glass to a portrait of Alfred.
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V. The Evolution of the Dominion (Timeline)
* Phase 1: The Takeover. Bruce uses corporate power and tactical violence to dismantle the chaotic gangs. He establishes Matches Malone.
* Phase 2: The Synergy. Wayne Enterprises secretly integrates with the Matches Empire. Logistics, shipping, and finance are streamlined. Crime becomes safe, organized, and non-violent.
* Phase 3: The Crisis. The Joker exposes the truth. «Batman is Matches Malone.»
* Phase 4: The Legal Battle. Instead of becoming a dictator, Bruce submits to the law. He ties the courts up for decades. The Lieutenants (Selina/Ivy) run the city as a «Legitimate» operation.
* Phase 5: Gentrification. Vice is legalized. The underworld vanishes because it is now the «Service Industry.» The Justice League leaves because there is no crime to fight, only zoning laws to enforce.
* Phase 6: Obsolescence. Bruce retires. Damian takes over the legacy. The Batman becomes a myth; the Wayne family becomes a Dynasty.