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8 Ways That Ben Affleck’s Batman Is Different Than Christian Bale’s

In Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Affleck's Bruce Wayne like Bale's in the Dark Knight trilogy is by day a famous tycoon and multi-billionaire heir, and by night a rogue crimefighter dressed all in black. He's smart, tough, well-versed in the art of beating people up, and has high-tech gadgets in place of real superpowers. He also has a loyal butler named Alfred doing much of the work behind the scenes.

1) He’s A Sexless Loner

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In the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice scene where we find Bruce hungover, Alfred alludes to his suspicion that there won’t be any future generations of Wayne to carry on the family name. It’s not just a throwaway line: Alfred hints a couple of times that our new Bruce Wayne is not a bachelor, but more likely some sexless loner. Alfred mutters to himself that it’ll “be the day” when Bruce finds a partner, indicating that Bruce has been out of the dating game for some time.

Of course, Christian Bale’s Bruce was at heart another loner, but he undeniably enjoyed the company of women. There were supermodels, there was Rachel Dawes in both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and there was Selina Kyle and ‘Miranda Tate’ in The Dark Knight Rises.

Affleck’s Bruce, meanwhile, shows no interest in the opposite sex. There’s not even a mention of his playboy days, while the only time there’s a hint of sexual tension comes when he confronts Wonder Woman. Even then, it turns out he’s only talking to her in order to reclaim a piece of his equipment she stole.