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TIL that there was almost another sequel after Batman and Robin, titled Batman Triumphant that saw Scarecrow as the main villain and the Joker as a hallucination in Batman’s mind caused by the fear toxin. The plot element would later be used in the Batman Arkham Knight video game

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