The Batman vs. Dracula
The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 directtovideo animated movie based on The Batman television series. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale in her first animated appearance, voiced by Tara Strong, who voiced Barbara Gordon Batgirl on The New Batman Adventures. The movie was released to DVD on October 18, 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Networks Toonami block on October 15, 2005. It was released on DVD as a tiein with the live action Batman Begins. When the film was first aired on TV, the TV rating given was TVY7FV as it was assumed that it was going to be in the same tone as the kids TV series. Subsequent airings have carried a TVPGV rating.
While patrolling the city, the Batman witnesses a vampire attack, but decides to put the incident at the back of his mind and, as Bruce Wayne, proceeds to host a corporate party at his manor. Dracula appears at the party, disguised as a cultural anthropologist under the name Dr. Alucard Dracula spelled backwards, claiming to be visiting to study the Batman believing his legacy had an influence on Batmans existence, and takes an interest in Vicki Vale, a reporter who is interviewing and dating Bruce. After failing to turn Bruce into a vampire to quench his thirst, Dracula turns a waiter into a vampire that assaults Bruces butler Alfred. Realizing the imminent danger, Bruce immediately deduces Alucard is Dracula. Upon further research, Bruce learns that Dracula is behind the disappearances of several Gotham citizens, who have been dubbed Lost Ones by the media and turned into vampires, and attempts to find a way to synthesize a vaccine for the victims. Due to eyewitnesses claiming to see a batlike figure during the attacks, however, it is mistakenly reported the Batman is behind the disappearances instead. When Batman goes to Gotham Cemetery to look for Dracula, he is chased down by a SWAT unit, all of whose members are taken by Dracula as they chase him back into the city. During a fight with the Batman, Dracula offers him to join him in his conquest of Gotham, though the Batman naturally refuses. Just as Dracula has the Batman at his mercy, the sun rises and Dracula is forced to retreat, vowing to kill Batman for rejecting his offer.At the cemetery, the Joker reappears alive and well and confronts the Penguin, saying the shock to his head helped. He asks where the treasure is, thinking Penguin has already found it, chasing him into Draculas tomb. However, despite Penguins warning to not open Draculas coffin, Joker ends up breakfast in bed, freshlysqueezed for Dracula, much to Penguins discomfort. The Batman tracks down the vampire Joker as he feasts in a blood bank
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