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spoiler forBatman / Santa Claus : tacit Knight # 2!Batmanhas made his German mark on Gotham City as a terrifying and bestial vigilance man who scares the daylight out of criminals in style that deter them from dedicate further law-breaking in the future tense . And now , it ’s let out that not only does The Caped Crusader have a previously unsung connection toSanta Clausand the frightening Christmas - time fauna known asKrampus , but his specific scare tactics originate from the pair ’s own naughty - negating ways !

In DC Comics , Santa Claus aka Kris — “ a mighty woodsman , a crafter ” — and Krampus — “ a savage savage - man ” — are branch of Ancient Viking lore that order tales of how Kris would use plaything gift to make up for Krampus teasing and terrorizing children for its own amusement .

A back - and - forth that finally morphed into a well - practice biz where Krampus would affright naughty nestling , and Kris would apply presents to reward skillful ones while learn them all a few much - need lessons , it ’s here where Kris and Krampus ’ tag - team renewal plan match up withBatman ’s patented superhero shtickof scaring criminal consecutive .

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Batman, Santa Claus, and Krampus Use The Same Techniques Against Evil

Taking a page out of Kris and Krampus ’ playbook inBatman / Santa Claus : Silent Knight # 2 , by Jeff Parker , Michele Bandini , and Trevor Hairsine , this connection is made when Batman , Nightwing , and the rest period of the Bat - Family witnesser a centuries - old computer memory of Krampus rag some village children . Striking fear into their heart with pointed terror after they tease apart an undeserving little girl , Krampus is soon cope with by Kris , with the duad going on to act “ bad cop , worse cop , ” result in the naughty kids swearing to be good from that moment onwards . call out that their methods work , Krampus and Kris are observe by Nightwing for land “ order to chaos by scaring the implike , ” something that sounds properly up Batman ’s bowling alley .

Well - known in the comic space for beingan overly cruel superherothanks to his ruthless crime - fighting technique , Batman also uses his fearsome persona to terrorise and frighten off his foes straight in the hopes of them realizing their revolting ways and later on turning over a new leaf because of the experience . likewise , Kris and Krampus team up up to assist redeem bad children with a OK - tune up performance of penalization under threat of scourge is a routine that predates Batman ’s fear - based techniques by century and goes to show that no matter when these tactics are used , they ’re still wildly in effect enough for BatmanandSanta Claus / Krampus to apply systematically .

Batman Scares People Straight Just Like Santa and Krampus

So while it ’s crazy to intend that Batman has any overlap law of similarity to Santa Claus or Krampus before reading this exit , the pair ’s “ scared neat ” glide path to keeping kid off the gamy leaning show that their tactics in press darkness in the world are ecumenical , something that The Dark Knight has taken to heart and made an full superhero career out of . Santa ClausandKrampusexist in the DC Universe , and it ’s clear-cut thatBatmanowes them more than he ’s letting on , especially when it comes to scaring the daylights out of the superstitious and fearful lot of his city .

Batman / Santa Claus : Silent Knight # 2is now available from DC Comics .

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Batman and Santa Claus fight back to back in Silent Knight #2

Santa teaches a naughty kid a lesson while Krampus calls their tag-team a success

Nightwing observes Santa and Krampus having the same tactics as Batman

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