
Originally Posted by
fire_of_avalon
I think it's a much better story that Bruce Wayne is able to go through an awful life event that haunts him for years, turn that turmoil into a positive thing for the people in his community and survive his ordeals ultimately content with life and able to find happiness without remaining a violent vigilante. That is a great ending to an amazing story.
The messianic martyr trope would've been absolutely disappointing in this case.