The one who is vengeance and the night with pointy ears encounters a kindred spirit in “Mask of the Phantasm” in another vigilante on a personal vendetta. This one targets mobsters who essentially ruined the life of one of Bruce Wayne’s old flames, who is slightly different from his other romantic pursuits in that that he actually had feelings for her and could’ve settled down with her, thus leading him to NOT go running around in his underwear throwing boomerangs at crooks. Of course, with Batman being a tragic character (mostly) she has to leave Gotham and Batman comes to be. What’s interesting is how they tie in the Joker to all this backstory, making the feud between Bats and him all that more intense with the 3rd party of the Phantasm also being part of the action. Again, the big mystery throughout the movie is who the Phantasm is and how does that affect Batman. It’s actually a good twist in that it affects him both as dark knight and as millionaire playboy. Movie ends with not so much a happy ending, but a return to status quo with some hope of survival on all parties (Joker included because hey, he’s just too much fun).
Best nod to continuity in the DC animated universe ever!
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