 Official toy series logo | |
| Type | Action figures |
|---|---|
| Company | Mattel |
| Country | USA |
| Availability | 2015–16 |
| Materials | Plastic |
Batman Unlimited is an action figure line produced by Mattel based on Batman. It inspired a series of direct-to-video animated films and online shorts. [1]
The toy series debuted in 2015, taking the name from a discontinued 2013 line of toys.
A web series began airing on DC Kids' YouTube channel on May 4, 2015. Kabillion currently broadcasts the series. [4] Currently, this series is available on Tubi. [5]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Training Standoff" | May 4, 2015 [6] | |
Batman and Green Arrow in a competition against each other. | |||
| 02 | "Batman Takes On Solomon Grundy" | May 4, 2015 [7] | |
Batman meets and fights a rampaging Solomon Grundy. | |||
| 03 | "Red Robin and Nightwing Take Down Killer Croc" | May 4, 2015 [8] | |
| 04 | "Batman and Red Robin Take On Man-Bat" | June 19, 2015 [9] | |
Batman and Red Robin on a red flying vehicle pursue Man-Bat. | |||
| 05 | "Batman and Nightwing Gadget-Up To Go Against Silverback" | June 19, 2015 [10] | |
Batman and Nightwing fight a laser beam firing Silverback. | |||
| 06 | "The Race is On! Batman and The Flash vs. Cheetah" | June 19, 2015 [11] | |
| 07 | "Super Hero Training Battle" | June 19, 2015 [12] | |
Batman competes Green Arrow again, but Green Arrow is better prepared this time. | |||
| 08 | "Nightwing and Red Robin vs. Silverback" | June 19, 2015 [13] | |
Nightwing and Red Robin defeat Silverback's henchmen. | |||
| 09 | "Battle in the Streets" | June 19, 2015 [14] | |
Batman in his Batmobile pursues The Penguin. | |||
| 10 | "Bank Robbery Gone Wrong" | June 22, 2015 [15] | |
Batman, and his robot dog Ace, chase bank robbers. | |||
| 11 | "Duel With The Penguin" | June 30, 2015 [16] | |
Robot dog Ace supports Batman in fighting The Penguin. | |||
| 12 | "Iced Out" | July 7, 2015 [17] | |
Mr. Freeze and Batman fight each other. | |||
| 13 | "Bank Heist" | July 14, 2015 [18] | |
| 14 | "Fishing for Grundy" | July 21, 2015 [19] | |
A fisher accidentally catches Solomon Grundy, then faces Batman. | |||
| 15 | "Fight Night at the Museum" | July 28, 2015 [20] | |
Batman and Red Robin are fighting Scarecrow when Red Robin has to face the results of fear gas. | |||
| 16 | "Boardwalk Battle" | August 4, 2015 [21] | |
Batman and the Joker face each other in a Boardwalk with their robots. | |||
| 17 | "Training Exercises" | August 11, 2015 [22] | |
Batman is playing catch with his robot dog Ace when the robot dinosaur joins in to catch the batarangs better. | |||
| 18 | "Divide and Conquer" | August 18, 2015 [23] | |
Red Robin and Nightwing fight Clayface who soon transforms into his enemies and causes Red Robin and Nightwing to fight each other. | |||
| 19 | "No Joke" | August 25, 2015 [24] | |
Batman and Green Arrow join up to defeat The Joker. | |||
| 20 | "Bane Packs a Punch" | September 1, 2015 [25] | |
Batman tries to defeat Bane using an exosuit but is soon in trouble. | |||
| 21 | "Run for the Money" | September 8, 2015 [26] | |
Joker robs a bank and flees from Batman. | |||
| 22 | "Armored Truck Heist" | September 15, 2015 [27] | |
Batman chases Clayface with the Batmobile and tries to stop him by using ice missiles. | |||
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Break the Bank" | June 6, 2016 | |
Green Arrow and Batman battle a super-sized Killer Croc in their mech suits. | |||
| 02 | "The Harder They Fall" | June 13, 2016 | |
Mr. Freeze gives Bane a serum that makes him bigger and stronger, then Batman comes to stop him. | |||
| 03 | "Beat the Heat" | June 20, 2016 | |
Robin (Damian) fights the lava version of Clayface. Batman joins in with his large mech suit. | |||
| 04 | "System Failure!" | June 27, 2016 | |
Green Arrow and Batman, in their mechs, fight Giant-Bane. | |||
| 05 | "Some Assembly Required" | July 4, 2016 | |
Batman and Robin test interchangeable parts of their vehicles, the Batmobile and the Batjet, on a course. Flash, Nightwing and Green Arrow assist. | |||
| 06 | "Night Games, With a Chaser" | July 11, 2016 | |
Nightwing and Batman lure Giant Chemo and Giant Killer Croc through the streets of Gotham. | |||
| 07 | "The Accidental Apprentice" | July 18, 2016 | |
Robin, left alone in a room with the Batman mech, is tired of learning and decides to board and start the large suit. | |||
| 08 | "Two if By Sea" | July 25, 2016 | |
Giant Killer Croc attacks a ship when Batman comes for the rescue in his mech. | |||
| 09 | "Croc Rocks the Museum" | August 1, 2016 | |
Batman, in a new black and red suit, ambushes Croc's men when they break into the Gotham museum. Croc uses his super-sizing venom to face Batman. | |||
| 10 | "Stone Cold Menace" | August 8, 2016 | |
Batman and Nightwing combine parts from the BatJet with the Batmobile to have it flying to defeat Mr. Freeze. | |||
| 11 | "Breakout or Bust" | August 15, 2016 | |
Giant Bane and Giant Killer Croc start dismantling Arkham Asylum when Nightwing and Batman arrive to stop them and the escaping criminals. | |||
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