Part of DC’s 1994 Elseworlds Annuals event, this story reimagines Batman in a grim alternate history. In this world, Bruce Wayne is not a hero but a ruthless despot — the Tyrant Batman, ruling over Gotham with an iron fist. Rather than fighting crime, he uses fear, surveillance, and military might to enforce his personal vision of order. The annual explores how power corrupts when unchecked, showing familiar allies and enemies recast in darker roles. Ultimately, it asks whether Batman’s crusade is heroic justice or authoritarian control when taken to its extreme.