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chiroptophobia / fear of bats

 Background of chiroptophobia
  Bruce Wayne acquired chiroptophobia, the fear of bats, in his childhood in Batman Begins (2005). As a child, Wayne fell into an abandoned well and stirred up a large group of bats. The event traumatized the young boy.

When Bruce Wayne resolved to become a superhero, he decided to adopt the visage of his own fear in order to strike fear in the hearts of his enemies.
  fear of bats
Batman is a symbol of Bruce Wayne's greatest fear

 
 Appears in the Following Films
  Batman Begins (2005)

     













     
       

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