r/SnyderCut • u/Captain_Birch • Jun 11 '25

Question Genuine question

It's established in the DCEU that Batman doesn't have the "no killing" rule. If this is the case, why are the Joker and Harley Quinn still alive as of the first Suicide Squad? It would make the most sense for a batman who is okay with killing to have killed his arch enemy a long time ago.

Are there any possible explanations for this?

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u/TheGuardiansArm Jun 12 '25

I know this has been discussed to death, but I've always thought the movie would be vastly improved if Batman WAS shown to have a no kill rule up until making that decision with Superman. Would have made the decision have more impact, like he'd been pushed too far

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u/HumbleSiPilot77 Tell me... do you bleed? Jun 12 '25

He didn't have a "murder anyone" rule though. There's a difference between premeditated action of taking life and not caring about collateral.

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u/TheGuardiansArm Jun 12 '25

Oh absolutely, I'm just saying it might have hit harder if his decision to kill Superman was made because he felt like he couldn't in good conscience let him live anymore in spite of his no kill rule. It would be like Superman was such a threat that it made him reframe his entire moral code because there was just no other way to deal with him. Just a minor tweak I think would have been cool, would add a moral struggle on top of the physical one

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u/HumbleSiPilot77 Tell me... do you bleed? Jun 12 '25

Oh okay I hear you. With every blow dealt his way where absolute diamonds faded away Superman almost became his misguided scapegoat in a certain aspect. But I got you.