After witnessing the death of his parents as a child, billionaire Bruce Wayne travels the world to learn the means of fighting injustice. Upon returning to his home Gotham City 12-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, with the help of his trusted butler Alfred and police lieutenant Jim Gordon, must find a way to defeat probably his most ruthless nemesis yet.