Batcave
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The Batcave was Batman's operations center. Two main enterances to the Batcave seem to exist. One of these is hidden behind a grandfather clock in Bruce Wayne's study. The other is an elevator hidden behind a pair of book shelves. Additionally, it seems to equipped with numerous security devices to prevent someone else from gaining access to Wayne Manor, located above. These include the ability to seal the staircase enterance and electrify it and there also seems to be a layer of steel plate imbedded in the celling. It housed Batman's vehicles, equipment, trophies, crime lab and computer systems. Athletic training facilities seem to exist in a limited fashion as well as a high tech training course.
Batman utilized the cave as his center of operations. It was here that he would be informed of the activities of Gotham's notorious criminals and develop his plan of attack. The Batmobile, Batboat, and Batwing were all housed within the cave, along with several other vehicles used by Bruce Wayne. The most important tool of Batman's arsenal was the massive computer he utilized for everything from chemical analysis to researching old newspapers for clues. This computer was temporarily controlled by HARDAC, the rogue supercomputer, who attempted to use much of the advanced technology to kill Batman.
While most people are aware of the existence of the cave, only a few have actually been inside, aside from Batman's companions, such as Alfred Pennyworth regularly maintains the site. The arch villain Ra's al Ghul, having determined Batman's true identity, somehow found a way to enter the Batcave when he enlisted Bruce's aid to find Talia and Tim Drake. In Bruce's later years, Talia came to the cave on Bruce's birthday with the offer of using the Lazarus Pits to restore his youth.
The Batcave served as a refugee for the Justice League during the Thanagarian Invasion. A strike force led by Kragger breached the entrance (due to a bug he placed on Shayera Hol) in an attempt to catch the League off their guard. A fight ensued, with both sides making use of the various items displayed there. Most notable among these was Kragger's attempt to subdue Superman using Mr. Freeze's cold gun.
Many years later, the mercenary Inque was able to infiltrate the Batcave by attaching herself to the Batmobile. Through their combined effort, Bruce and Terry triumphed over Inque, again utilizing the Freeze Gun. This promoted Terry to beef up the entrances to the cave, despite Bruce's confidence that Inque didn't know where the entrance was. Shortly after this, the Joker was able to break into the cave, having learned of its location during his torture of Tim Drake. He caused a great deal of destruction, taking particular care to ravage the Robin suit.
The Batcave included not only replicas of Batman's most famous enemies (both wax dummies and robot combat trainers), but the costumes of infamous members of the rogues gallery, including the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Firefly, Penguin and the Mad Hatter. Other items which have been shown to be in the Cave include the Freeze Gun and headpiece of Mr. Freeze, the puppet Scarface, a giant penny he had received though an encounter with Two-Face, a large robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex, an enlarged copy of one of the Joker's trademark joker cards, and one of Roxy Rocket's rockets. A display case which included the costumes of Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, and Batman himself was placed near the stairway up to Wayne Manor. This doubled as a security vault where Batman kept a small sliver of kryptonite in case Superman ever went rogue again.
The cave included a "shrine" to Bruce Wayne's childhood TV hero, the Gray Ghost. The Batcave was an exact replica of the Gray Ghost lair from the old television series. Bruce made use of this when he wore the hat and goggles of the old hero to keep from revealing his identity to Inque.
In the Alternate Universe, The Batcave was still used as Batman's headquarters. J'onn J'onzz noted that he spent a great deal of time there. The inter dimensional portal used by the Justice Lords was built by Batman within the Cave, and later the two Dark Knights would fight each other there.
