The Batman Beyond animated series is fondly remembered, and went so far as to create a possible future in the comics where Bruce Wayne retires and mentors Terry McGinnis, the new Batman. Comic books to this day are still influenced by this show. Continuing to train in the futuristic Gotham City decades after the events in Batman: The Animated Series, Terry further learns how to balance his superhero lifestyle with his schoolwork, friends, and family in the second season of Batman Beyond 

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This season, which lasted for 26 episodes, is double the length of any other Batman Beyond season. Some of the darkest and most tragic episodes can be found in season two as well as the introduction and development of Terry's new ally, Maxine Gibson. Even Bruce Wayne's wonder dog, Ace, gets further development in this season.

10 Hidden Agenda (8.0)

Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis) and Max Gibson

"Hidden Agenda" foretells the future partnership between Terry and Max. A fellow student, Maxine Gibson is super smart and closing in on figuring out Terry's secret identity. She runs into more trouble than she can handle though when a jealous student goes after her, disguised as the villainous Terminal with a posse of Jokerz at his side. This is the first Batman Beyond episode in which Bruce Wayne does not appear.

9 Lost Soul (8.0)

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In the fourth episode of season two, "Lost Soul," computer wizard Robert Vance put his memories into the network so his work and company would live on after his death. As a rogue computer program, he hacks into Terry's bat-suit, turning the advanced tech against him.

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Now, Terry must go up against the suit he's relied on to be Batman throughout the entire series, without being able to rely on any of its fun features like flight or invisibility. During his confrontation with Vance in his hijacked suit, Terry uses Nightwing's old mask to hide his identity.

8 Final Cut (8.1)

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The assassin Curaré returns in this episode, having successfully taken out every member of the Society of Assassins except for one. Terry finds himself protecting this final member after being blackmailed with a bomb threat. This episode not only continues the story that was left off in the "A Touch of Curaré" episode from season one but also further develops Max and Terry's partnership, finally showing some interaction between Max and Bruce Wayne.

7 Babel (8.1)

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Shriek, the sound engineer who first appeared in season one with a suit that had the ability to control sound, reappears in this episode and makes everyone in Gotham speak nonsense. Under the threat that no one will ever be able to understand each other again, Shriek forces Batman to choose whether he will surrender himself or let the city fall further into chaos.

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The episode title, "Babe,l" is a reference to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel. Comic books would also play into this story when Ra's al Ghul puts a similar plan into action in the second phase of his schemes during Justice League: Tower of Babel (collecting JLA #43-46), which hit comic stands four months after the airing of this episode.

6 Earth Mover (8.1)

Tony Maychek is revealed to be the meta-human Earth Mover

The second episode of season two, the "Earth Mover" episode is a dark and tragic episode about a metahuman with a sad backstory who can literally move the Earth. The body horror is rampant in this episode, playing around with character anatomy on an even deeper level than the Selina Kyle transformation in Batman: The Animated Series or Mr. Freeze's head being in a jar from the first season of Batman Beyond.

On the DVD commentary for the episode "The Eggbaby," Bruce Timm said this was one of his favorite episodes because the morality was more ambiguous. This episode also established that Terry is 17 years of age, beginning his training as Batman when he was 16 years old.

5 April Moon (8.2)

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A bionics scientist named Corso is forced to make advanced tech for a group of hooligans causing trouble around town when they threaten the life of his wife, April. As the group grows more dangerous, it's up to Batman to get to the bottom of their tech enhancements and try to save Corso and his wife in the process.

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This episode arguably has one of the darkest endings of any Batman animated series episode, even though the screen cuts to black without actually showing anything. Sometimes, though, leaving such things up to viewers' imaginations is far worse.

4 Ace In The Hole (8.3)

Batman and Ace in Batman Beyond

In the finale of Batman Beyond's second season, Bruce's dog, Ace, chases after the man who forced him to become a fighting dog, leading him to an underground fighting ring with monstrously mutated creatures. Viewers learn more about Ace's backstory through flashbacks, including how he met Bruce Wayne. The strained relationship between Ace and Terry is also further developed through this episode.

3 Eyewitness (8.3)

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In "Eyewitness," Commissioner Barbara Gordon returns to see Batman committing murder, appearing to take out the criminal Mad Stan by crushing his head in with Stan's own disarmed bomb— through silhouette only, of course, since this is a "children's show."

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Barbara is forced to start a city-wide manhunt to capture the now-wanted vigilante. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne investigates what really went down behind the scenes.

2 Splicers (8.5)

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In Batman Beyond's second season premiere, the parents in Gotham are in an uproar, not because of tattoos or piercings but because of the latest teenage craze: Splicing. This process involves splicing genetics into humans, giving them animalistic appearances.

Whether it's just changing one's eyes to look like a cheetah's or recreating oneself into a reptilian, splicing can do it all. As the authorities threaten to shut splicing down, Batman looks into the sketchy phenomenon. This episode also features Max's first appearance.

1 Sneak Peek (8.6)

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Reporter Ian Peek revels in gossip, telling all on his show The Inside Peek. This seems to coincide with a mysterious figure who can walk through walls and spy on people. Unfortunately, after Batman attempts to go after him and fails, a bug is planted on Terry and Peek discovers his secret identity. Now, Batman must figure out how to stop Peek from revealing his secret to the entire world on his show.

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