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{{Character
 
| name = Spellbinder
 
| name = Spellbinder
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| real name = Ira Billings
 
| real name = Ira Billings
 
| species = Human
 
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| base = [[Gotham City]]
 
| base = [[Gotham City]]
 
| affiliation =
 
| affiliation =
| rogue = [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Batman]]
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| rogue = [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)]]
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| abilities = Expert psychologist
 
| weaponry = Mindbending technology
 
| weaponry = Mindbending technology
 
| voiced by = [[Jon Cypher]]
 
| voiced by = [[Jon Cypher]]
 
}}
 
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{{Quote|Don't be afraid, I don't bite|source=<ref name="Spellbound">{{bb}}, "[[Spellbound]]"</ref>}}
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{{Quote|Don't be afraid, I don't bite.|source=<ref name="bb110">{{ep ref|bb|110}}</ref>}}
   
'''Spellbinder''' was a disgruntled High School psychologist turned mind-controlling criminal.
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'''Ira Billings''', also known as '''Spellbinder''' was a disgruntled high school psychologist turned mind-controlling criminal.
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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=== Origins ===
 
[[File:IraBillings.png|thumb|left|Ira Billings.]]
 
Ira Billings was once a psychologist working at [[Hamilton Hill High School]]. Feeling under-appreciated — and more importantly, underpaid — Billings decided to use his talents to get back at the very people he claimed had spurned him: the rich. Under the guise of his position, he probed the minds of wealthy students, and in turn — via mind control — used them to abscond with valuables from their own homes.
   
 
Billings donned a spandex suit with black swirls, and developed a floating "eyeball" imbedded in his right-hand glove. This contraption allowed him to project images into the minds of others. His first known victim was [[Chelsea Cunningham]]. Billings approached her during a stroll back home, and mesmerized her with a jungle adventure to retrieve a valuable trinket from an ancient temple, which in reality was one of [[Mr. Cunningham|her father]]'s possessions. Afterwards, Billings was dubbed Spellbinder by the media, given his modus operandi.
'''Ira Billings''' was once a psychologist working at [[Hamilton Hill High School]]. Feeling under-appreciated — and more importantly, underpaid — Billings decided to use his talents to get back at the very people he claimed had spurned him: the rich. Under the guise of his position, he probed the minds of wealthy students, and in turn — via mind control — used them to abscond with valuables from their own homes.
 
   
 
On the next day, Dr. Billings was visited by Police Commissioner [[Batgirl|Barbara Gordon]], who solicited his professional opinion on Chelsea's conduct. Billings discredited her behavior as a recurring cry for attention nourished by her father.
[[Image:Spellbinder mesmerizing.jpg|thumb|left|Spellbinder guides [[Chelsea Cunningham|Chelsie]].]]Billings donned a spandex suit with black swirls, and developed a floating "eyeball" imbedded in his right-hand glove. This contraption allowed him to project images into the minds of others. His first known victim was [[Chelsea Cunningham|Chelsie]]. Billings approached her during a stroll back home, and mesmerized her with a jungle adventure to retrieve a valuable trinket from an ancient temple, which in reality was one of her father's possessions. Afterwards, Billings was dubbed Spellbinder by the media, given his modus operandi.
 
   
 
His next victim was [[Mr. Deakins]], an auction house manager forced to endure a Vietnam War-like fantasy, upon which he had to carry and secure a wounded combatant, which was in reality a priceless dress. However this time, Spellbinder was spotted by [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Batman]].
[[Image:IraBillings.jpg|thumb|Ira Billings, the counselor.]]
 
   
 
[[File:Spellbinder eyeball.png|thumb|The compelling "eyeball".]]
On the next day, Dr. Billings was visited by Police Commissioner [[Barbara Gordon]], who solicited his professional opinion on Chelsie's conduct. Billings discredited her behavior as a recurring cry for attention nourished by her father.
 
 
Afterwards, Spellbinder went after [[Lorraine Tate]], [[Jared Tate|Jared]]'s mother. On her wedding day, Spellbinder planted his spell-casting eyeball in a hovering photo machine that he controlled from a remote position. He injected Lorraine with a nightmarish fantasy where she found herself besieged in an insectoid monster world. While running scared for her life, she left her precious jewels behind her under the belief they were insects, which Spellbinder managed to collect.
 
His next victim was [[Mr. Deakins]], an auction house manager forced to endure a Vietnam War-like fantasy, upon which he had to carry and secure a wounded combatant, which was in reality a priceless dress. However this time, Spellbinder was spotted by [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Batman]].
 
 
[[Image:Spellbinder eyeball.jpg|thumb|left|The compelling "eyeball".]]
 
 
Afterwards, went after [[Lorraine Tate]], [[Jared Tate|Jared]]'s mother. On her wedding day, Spellbinder planted his spell-casting eyeball in a hovering photo machine that he controlled from a remote position. He injected Lorraine with a nightmarish fantasy where she found herself besieged in an insectoid monster world. While running scared for her life, she left her precious jewels behind her, which Spellbinder managed to collect.
 
   
 
Batman caught up with him, but Spellbinder reacted quickly and ensorcelled him with a waterfall hallucination. This provided him with a chance to escape, as Batman dove straight down to the road.
 
Batman caught up with him, but Spellbinder reacted quickly and ensorcelled him with a waterfall hallucination. This provided him with a chance to escape, as Batman dove straight down to the road.
   
 
On the next day, Billings summoned [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry]] into his office, under the pretense of wanting to check on him, given all the recent radical changes in his life. However, what he really wanted was information on [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]]. Then, he spellbound Terry into looting [[Wayne Manor]], thinking he was a contender in a Supermarket Spree contest. Spellbinder was waiting outside the mansion to collect the plunder; however, unbeknownst to him, Terry had snapped out of the trance and set off to confront the mindbender as Batman.
[[Image:Spellbinder unmasked.jpg|thumb|Caught and unmasked.]]
 
   
 
Spellbinder once again mesmerized Batman; this time making him think he was under attack by zombies. Taking advantage of Batman's disorientation, Spellbinder fought dirty, striking him with everything he could grab. He then attempted to lure Batman into falling down a cliff, but the tables were turned on him, and Batman winded up saving Spellbinder from certain death. Billings was unmasked and taken into custody shortly after.<ref name="bb110" />
On the next day, Billings summoned [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry]] into his office, under the pretense of wanting to check on him, given all the recent radical changes in his life. However, what he really wanted was information on [[Bruce Wayne]]. Then, he spellbound Terry into looting [[Wayne Manor]], thinking he was a contender in a Supermarket Spree contest. Spellbinder was waiting outside the mansion to collect the plunder; however, unbeknownst to him, Terry had snapped out of the trance and set off to confront the mindbender as Batman.
 
   
 
===The addictive VR rooms===
Spellbinder once again mesmerized Batman; this time making him think he was under attack by zombies. Taking advantage of Batman's disorientation, Spellbinder fought dirty, striking him with everything he could grab. He then attempted to lure Batman into falling down a cliff, but the tables were turned on him, and Batman winded up saving Spellbinder from certain death. Billings was unmasked and taken into custody shortly after.<ref name="Spellbound" />
 
 
[[File:Spellbinder VR.png|thumb|Spellbinder operates his [[VR Room]] with [[Maxine Gibson|Max]] in it.]]
 
A few months later, Spellbinder went back to his criminal ways. He developed underground [[VR Room]]s that generated realistic fantasy worlds, in which the users experienced adulation, and even love. Moreover, the process induced addiction, and thus the feeling of realism became overwhelming. Spellbinder lured runaway teens into the addictive grip of his VR technology, and then coerced them into stealing and doing his bidding. Among his recruits, there were [[Donny Grasso]], [[Kip]], and [[Jessie]].
   
 
However, Spellbinder's VR Rooms dangerously increased the level of serotonin in the brain, and, as a result, many of his recruits overdosed. He would then send the others to dump the comatose consumers, and enlist substitutes. When Jessie overdosed, Spellbinder hooked up [[Maxine Gibson|Max]], who initially had set out to investigate him, but eventually became addicted to his technology. After Batman followed Donny into Spellbinder's hiding place — an abandoned [[Med Lab]] — he tried to extricate Max. Upon this, Spellbinder sneaked up on Batman and shocked him with an electrical cable. He then attempted to fry Batman's brain with his "eyeball" glove. However, Spellbinder was promptly foiled by Max, who pinned him against a control panel, electrocuting him. Spellbinder was once again arrested, and his VR technology impounded and studied, so that the comatose youngsters could be treated.<ref name="bb208">{{ep ref|bb|208}}</ref>
=== The Addictive VR Rooms===
 
   
 
===The compelling frame-up ===
[[Image:Spellbinder VR.jpg|thumb|200px|Spellbinder operates his [[VR Room]] with [[Maxine Gibson|Max]] in it.]]
 
 
Sometime later, Spellbinder was out on the streets again, and sought to take revenge on Batman. During a battle between [[Mad Stan]] and Batman, Spellbinder generated an illusion that made Barbara Gordon witness an alternative outcome: Batman murdering Mad Stan. This frame-up drove Batman to become a wanted fugitive. At some point, Spellbinder abducted Mad Stan's unconscious body and placed him in a VR Room, so that the mind-warping criminal could keep up the charade. Spellbinder kept tabs on Batman thereafter. He hid behind an illusion that concealed him from human eyes, while trying to ensure Batman's arrest.
   
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[[File:Spellbinder is revealed.png|thumb|left|The mystery is unveiled.]]
A few months later, Spellbinder went back to his criminal ways. He developed underground [[VR Rooms]] that generated realistic fantasy worlds, in which the users experienced adulation, and even love. Moreover, the process induced addiction, and thus the feeling of realism became overwhelming. Spellbinder lured runaway teens into the addictive grip of his VR technology, and then coerced them into stealing and doing his bidding. Among his recruits, there were [[Donny Grasso]], [[Kip]], and [[Jessie]].
 
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When Batman went to the city morgue to investigate Mad Stan's body, Spellbinder activated the alarm. Even though the hero-turned-fugitive eluded capture, he was tracked down by the [[GPD]] in the old [[Majestic Theater]]. Spellbinder was hiding behind Barbara, but thanks to Bruce Wayne, who had uncovered the mystery, Batman destroyed Spellbinder's "eyeball", thus ceasing the illusion. Spellbinder was once again arrested.<ref name="bb214">{{ep ref|bb|214}}</ref> As he was led away in cuffs, Ira took the opportunity to insult Barbara's intelligence, saying she had been so ready to believe the worst in the new Batman that hypnotizing her had been an easy matter.
   
 
Spellbinder was reportedly a notable rogue within Terry's gallery, seeing as [[Dak]] included him in his roll of "cool" villains.<ref>{{ep ref|bb|225}}</ref>
However, Spellbinder's VR Rooms dangerously increased the level of serotonin in the brain, and, as a result, many of his recruits overdosed. He would then send the others to dump the comatose consumers, and enlist substitutes. When Jessie overdosed, Spellbinder hooked up [[Maxine Gibson|Max]], who initially had set out to investigate him, but eventually became addicted to his technology. After Batman followed Donny into Spellbinder's hiding place — an abandoned [[Med Lab]] — he tried to extricate Max. Upon this, Spellbinder sneaked up on Batman and shocked him with an electrical cable. He then attempted to fry Batman's brain with his "eyeball" glove. However, Spellbinder was promptly foiled by Max, who pinned him against a control panel, electrocuting him. Spellbinder was once again arrested, and his VR technology impounded and studied, so that the comatose youngsters could be treated.<ref name="Hooked Up">Idem, "[[Hooked Up]]"</ref>
 
   
 
==Equipment==
=== The Compelling Frame-Up ===
 
 
[[File:Spellbinder craft.png|thumb|Spellbinder's craft.]]
 
Spellbinder initially moved around on a wasp-looking craft, but it was destroyed in one of his earliest mêlées with Batman.<ref name="bb110" />
 
Spellbinder had a genius-level intellect, but he was not a skilled fighter. His dexterity relied heavily on his artillery and mind-warping technology. His main weapon was a floating "eyeball" that fed information into his victims' brain, which then replayed it before their eyes. By this means, he created illusions so realistic that allowed him to oblige nearly anyone into doing his bidding.<ref name="bb110" /> It remains unclear, however, how Billings — being an underpaid High School counselor — managed to gather and develop such a complex array of weaponry and advanced technology before his first heists. It can be assumed, given his knowledge and intellect, that he created his devices from scratch. Bruce Wayne even admits that his technology is highly advanced, meaning much more so than standard consumer technology.
   
 
==Background information ==
Sometime later, Spellbinder was out on the streets again, and sought to take revenge on Batman. During the climax of a battle between [[Mad Stan]] and the Tomorrow Knight, Spellbinder generated an illusion that made Barbara Gordon witnessing an alternative outcome: Batman murdering Mad Stan. This frame-up drove Batman to become a wanted fugitive. At some point, Spellbinder abducted Mad Stan's unconscious body and placed him in a VR Room, so that the mind-warping criminal could keep up the charade. Spellbinder kept tabs on Batman thereafter. He hid behind an illusion that concealed him from human eyes, while trying to ensure Batman's arrest. When Batman went to the city morgue to investigate Mad Stan's body, Spellbinder activated the alarm. Even though the hero-turned-fugitive eluded capture, he was tracked down by the [[GCPD]] in the old [[Majestic Theater]]. Spellbinder was hiding behind Barbara, but thanks to Bruce Wayne, who had uncovered the mystery, Batman destroyed Spellbinder's "eyeball", thus ceasing the illusion. Spellbinder was once again arrested.<ref name="Eyewitness">Idem, "[[Eyewitness]]"</ref>
 
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* The original version of Spellbinder, as he appeared in [[Robert Goodman|Bob Goodman]]'s script for "''[[Spellbound]]''" was much different than he eventually appeared. "In the script he was described as being dressed like an old magician with a top hat and cape and everything," noted [[Bruce Timm]]. "I thought that didn't work. [[Glen Murakami|Glen]] and I spent the better part of a day just throwing ideas back and forth and sketching out ideas for his look." Ironically, what the two were unaware of, was the pre-existing DC character of the same name. "The very next day, one of our artists brought in this comic from the '60s that had Spellbinder in it. [...] He showed us a drawing of him, and it was exactly what we drew, even the same color scheme."<ref>"Batman Beyond First Season Episode Guide" by Dennis Fischer - AnimeFantastique vol. 1 No. 4 (Winter 1999)</ref>
 
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* Spellbinder appears in the {{bb}} tie-in comics where he comes close to finding out Batman's secret twice. The first time, in ''[[w:c:dcdatabase:Batman Beyond Vol 2 1|Batman Beyond'' #1'']],'' Bruce was forced to fight the mind-controlled Terry in his old batsuit. On the second occasion, in ''[[w:c:dcdatabase:Batman Beyond Vol 2 7|Batman Beyond'' #7'']]'', Billings returned to Hill High in disguise because he suspected a student was Batman. He used his mind reading machine to give psychic profiles to students he believed might secretly be Batman.
Spellbinder was reportedly a notable rogue within Terry's gallery, seeing as [[Dak]] included him in his roll of "cool" villains.<ref>Idem, "[[Where's Terry?]]"</ref>
 
 
== Equipment ==
 
 
[[Image:Spellbinder craft.jpg|thumb|Spellbinder's craft.]]
 
 
Spellbinder initially moved around on a wasp-looking craft, but it was destroyed in one of his earliest mêlées with Batman.<ref name="Spellbound" />
 
Spellbinder had a genius-level intellect, but he was not a skilled fighter. His dexterity relied heavily on his artillery and mind-warping technology. His main weapon was a floating "eyeball" that fed information into his victims' brain, which then replayed it before their eyes. By this means, he created illusions so realistic that allowed him to oblige nearly anyone into doing his bidding.<ref name="Spellbound" /> It remains unclear, however, how Billings — being an underpaid High School counselor — managed to gather and develop such a complex array of weaponry and advanced technology before his first heists. It can be assumed, given his knowledge and intellect, that he created his devices from scratch. Bruce Wayne even admits that his technology is highly advanced, meaning much more so than standard consumer technology.
 
 
His vast knowledge of the human psyche, combined with his ghastly costume and mesmerizing voice, made Spellbinder one of most compelling rogues Batman had ever have to face.
 
 
== Background Information ==
 
 
===Trivia===
 
*Spellbinder seems to be a villain coming from the Scarecrow (similar to how the Jokerz come from the Joker). Evidence to this is the fact that he creates illusions similar to how the Scarecrow made illusions with his Fear Gas. Also some of Spellbinder's illusions can be used to frighten people (as shown when one woman imaged she was attacked by a giant mutant bug), similar to the Scarecrow's gas.
 
*Ironically, SpellBinder seems to be a villain based off the Scarecrow and he appeared as the main villain of three Batman Beyond episodes (the exact same number of episodes that Scarecrow appeared in the original Batman series as a main villain).
 
   
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
{{BB}}
 
{{BB}}
* "[[Spellbound]]"
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*"[[Spellbound]]"
* "[[Hooked Up]]"
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*"[[Hooked Up]]"
* "[[Eyewitness]]"
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*"[[Eyewitness]]"
* "[[Where's Terry?]]" {{mo}}
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*"[[Where's Terry?]]" {{mo}}
   
== Footnotes ==
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==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Batman Beyond-era characters]]
 
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[[Category:A to Z]]
 
[[Category:Batman Beyond rogues]]
 
[[Category:Batman Beyond rogues]]
[[Category:Scientists|Billings, Ira]]
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[[Category:Future individuals]]
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[[Category:Individuals with above average intelligence]]
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[[Category:Mental health professionals]]

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"Don't be afraid, I don't bite."[1]

Ira Billings, also known as Spellbinder was a disgruntled high school psychologist turned mind-controlling criminal.

History

Origins

IraBillings

Ira Billings.

Ira Billings was once a psychologist working at Hamilton Hill High School. Feeling under-appreciated — and more importantly, underpaid — Billings decided to use his talents to get back at the very people he claimed had spurned him: the rich. Under the guise of his position, he probed the minds of wealthy students, and in turn — via mind control — used them to abscond with valuables from their own homes.

Billings donned a spandex suit with black swirls, and developed a floating "eyeball" imbedded in his right-hand glove. This contraption allowed him to project images into the minds of others. His first known victim was Chelsea Cunningham. Billings approached her during a stroll back home, and mesmerized her with a jungle adventure to retrieve a valuable trinket from an ancient temple, which in reality was one of her father's possessions. Afterwards, Billings was dubbed Spellbinder by the media, given his modus operandi.

On the next day, Dr. Billings was visited by Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon, who solicited his professional opinion on Chelsea's conduct. Billings discredited her behavior as a recurring cry for attention nourished by her father.

His next victim was Mr. Deakins, an auction house manager forced to endure a Vietnam War-like fantasy, upon which he had to carry and secure a wounded combatant, which was in reality a priceless dress. However this time, Spellbinder was spotted by Batman.

Spellbinder eyeball

The compelling "eyeball".

Afterwards, Spellbinder went after Lorraine Tate, Jared's mother. On her wedding day, Spellbinder planted his spell-casting eyeball in a hovering photo machine that he controlled from a remote position. He injected Lorraine with a nightmarish fantasy where she found herself besieged in an insectoid monster world. While running scared for her life, she left her precious jewels behind her under the belief they were insects, which Spellbinder managed to collect.

Batman caught up with him, but Spellbinder reacted quickly and ensorcelled him with a waterfall hallucination. This provided him with a chance to escape, as Batman dove straight down to the road.

On the next day, Billings summoned Terry into his office, under the pretense of wanting to check on him, given all the recent radical changes in his life. However, what he really wanted was information on Bruce Wayne. Then, he spellbound Terry into looting Wayne Manor, thinking he was a contender in a Supermarket Spree contest. Spellbinder was waiting outside the mansion to collect the plunder; however, unbeknownst to him, Terry had snapped out of the trance and set off to confront the mindbender as Batman.

Spellbinder once again mesmerized Batman; this time making him think he was under attack by zombies. Taking advantage of Batman's disorientation, Spellbinder fought dirty, striking him with everything he could grab. He then attempted to lure Batman into falling down a cliff, but the tables were turned on him, and Batman winded up saving Spellbinder from certain death. Billings was unmasked and taken into custody shortly after.[1]

The addictive VR rooms

Spellbinder VR

Spellbinder operates his VR Room with Max in it.

A few months later, Spellbinder went back to his criminal ways. He developed underground VR Rooms that generated realistic fantasy worlds, in which the users experienced adulation, and even love. Moreover, the process induced addiction, and thus the feeling of realism became overwhelming. Spellbinder lured runaway teens into the addictive grip of his VR technology, and then coerced them into stealing and doing his bidding. Among his recruits, there were Donny Grasso, Kip, and Jessie.

However, Spellbinder's VR Rooms dangerously increased the level of serotonin in the brain, and, as a result, many of his recruits overdosed. He would then send the others to dump the comatose consumers, and enlist substitutes. When Jessie overdosed, Spellbinder hooked up Max, who initially had set out to investigate him, but eventually became addicted to his technology. After Batman followed Donny into Spellbinder's hiding place — an abandoned Med Lab — he tried to extricate Max. Upon this, Spellbinder sneaked up on Batman and shocked him with an electrical cable. He then attempted to fry Batman's brain with his "eyeball" glove. However, Spellbinder was promptly foiled by Max, who pinned him against a control panel, electrocuting him. Spellbinder was once again arrested, and his VR technology impounded and studied, so that the comatose youngsters could be treated.[2]

The compelling frame-up

Sometime later, Spellbinder was out on the streets again, and sought to take revenge on Batman. During a battle between Mad Stan and Batman, Spellbinder generated an illusion that made Barbara Gordon witness an alternative outcome: Batman murdering Mad Stan. This frame-up drove Batman to become a wanted fugitive. At some point, Spellbinder abducted Mad Stan's unconscious body and placed him in a VR Room, so that the mind-warping criminal could keep up the charade. Spellbinder kept tabs on Batman thereafter. He hid behind an illusion that concealed him from human eyes, while trying to ensure Batman's arrest.

Spellbinder is revealed

The mystery is unveiled.

When Batman went to the city morgue to investigate Mad Stan's body, Spellbinder activated the alarm. Even though the hero-turned-fugitive eluded capture, he was tracked down by the GPD in the old Majestic Theater. Spellbinder was hiding behind Barbara, but thanks to Bruce Wayne, who had uncovered the mystery, Batman destroyed Spellbinder's "eyeball", thus ceasing the illusion. Spellbinder was once again arrested.[3] As he was led away in cuffs, Ira took the opportunity to insult Barbara's intelligence, saying she had been so ready to believe the worst in the new Batman that hypnotizing her had been an easy matter.

Spellbinder was reportedly a notable rogue within Terry's gallery, seeing as Dak included him in his roll of "cool" villains.[4]

Equipment

Spellbinder craft

Spellbinder's craft.

Spellbinder initially moved around on a wasp-looking craft, but it was destroyed in one of his earliest mêlées with Batman.[1] Spellbinder had a genius-level intellect, but he was not a skilled fighter. His dexterity relied heavily on his artillery and mind-warping technology. His main weapon was a floating "eyeball" that fed information into his victims' brain, which then replayed it before their eyes. By this means, he created illusions so realistic that allowed him to oblige nearly anyone into doing his bidding.[1] It remains unclear, however, how Billings — being an underpaid High School counselor — managed to gather and develop such a complex array of weaponry and advanced technology before his first heists. It can be assumed, given his knowledge and intellect, that he created his devices from scratch. Bruce Wayne even admits that his technology is highly advanced, meaning much more so than standard consumer technology.

Background information

  • The original version of Spellbinder, as he appeared in Bob Goodman's script for "Spellbound" was much different than he eventually appeared. "In the script he was described as being dressed like an old magician with a top hat and cape and everything," noted Bruce Timm. "I thought that didn't work. Glen and I spent the better part of a day just throwing ideas back and forth and sketching out ideas for his look." Ironically, what the two were unaware of, was the pre-existing DC character of the same name. "The very next day, one of our artists brought in this comic from the '60s that had Spellbinder in it. [...] He showed us a drawing of him, and it was exactly what we drew, even the same color scheme."[5]
  • Spellbinder appears in the Batman Beyond tie-in comics where he comes close to finding out Batman's secret twice. The first time, in Batman Beyond #1, Bruce was forced to fight the mind-controlled Terry in his old batsuit. On the second occasion, in Batman Beyond #7, Billings returned to Hill High in disguise because he suspected a student was Batman. He used his mind reading machine to give psychic profiles to students he believed might secretly be Batman.

Appearances

Batman Beyond

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Goodman, Robert (writer) & Lukic, Butch (director) (May 1, 1999). "Spellbound". Batman Beyond. Season 1. Episode 10 (airdate). Episode 9 (production). Kids WB!.
  2. Goodman, Robert (writer) & Riba, Dan (director) (November 13, 1999). "Hooked Up". Batman Beyond. Season 2. Episode 8 (airdate). Episode 21 (production). Kids WB!.
  3. Fogel, Rich (story) & Bader, Hilary J. (telepay) & Lukic, Butch (director) (January 22, 2000). "Eyewitness". Batman Beyond. Season 2. Episode 14 (airdate). Episode 27 (production). Kids WB!.
  4. Fogel, Rich (writer) & Lim, Kyung-Won (director) (May 27, 2000). "Where's Terry?". Batman Beyond. Season 2. Episode 25 (airdate). Episode 40 (production). Kids WB!.
  5. "Batman Beyond First Season Episode Guide" by Dennis Fischer - AnimeFantastique vol. 1 No. 4 (Winter 1999)