Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1410838-20180814024233

Now, before anyone says it, I know there's presently no plans (that I'm aware of) for Batman to show up in the Arrowverse. This is just an idea that came to me after some musing.

So, as most of us know, the next crossover event will introduce Kate Kane/Batwoman and a show centered around her is apparently being shopped to the CW. If this show were to happen, the Batman question would need to be addressed, IMO. Then a past DCAU show, Batman Beyond, came to mind. How about having an elderly Bruce Wayne, now retired from the role of Batman, act as a mentor to Batwoman in the same way he did Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond? It would contrast with the younger Bruce Wayne just breaking out into the vigilante world in Gotham and the battle-hardened adult Bruce Wayne in the DCEU, therefor not risking any kind of conflicts. And with Gotham ending after its upcoming fifth season, maybe the doors could be opened for the CW to work out a deal to use the character.

Just an idea, though. Feel free to dissect it, if you wish. 