After witnessing the death of his parents, billionaire Bruce Wayne travels the world to learn the means of fighting injustice. Upon returning to Gotham 8-years later, he seeks to fight the crime and corruption that has plagued the city for so long as the vigilante known as "Batman." But when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seeks to take control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must find a way to defeat probably his most ruthless nemesis yet.