# How much sex does Bruce Wayne have? Is he any good in bed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 5, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862 "2008-08-05T00:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/21 "2008-08-05T14:44:54Z")
I can just imagine the Frank Miller version carrying on an internal dialogue while in the middle of a sexual session: \*Blodes. They all think they have it made. Don’t need to work for it. Let her come closer. Make it seem worse than it is. From this working position there are seven responses. Two of them stun. Three pleasure with minimum effort. Two of them…KILL\* ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/22 "2008-08-05T14:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=Jurph] I think it’s possible for Bruce to consider bedding a certain number of women (and doing well) part of maintaining the illusion… which means that in his head, it’s probably Batman doing the bedding. [/QUOTE] That’s hot. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/23 "2008-08-05T16:07:25Z")
I seem to recall that the first time it was made explicit that Bruce Wayne was having sex with a woman was with Silver St. Cloud in the early 1970s. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/24 "2008-08-05T16:28:42Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] I can just imagine the Frank Miller version carrying on an internal dialogue while in the middle of a sexual session: \*Blodes. They all think they have it made. Don’t need to work for it. Let her come closer. Make it seem worse than it is. From this working position there are seven responses. Two of them stun. Three pleasure with minimum effort. Two of them…KILL\* [/QUOTE] 😃 I was actually wondering this last night while watching The Dark Knight. And I came to many of the same conclusions: nope, neither Batman nor Bruce Wayne of the current incarnation get laid much. He’s too busy, mostly. Did anyone else think that his kiss with Rachel was full of meh? I don’t think I’ve seen a Hollywood Kiss with less sparks since, well, ever. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/25 "2008-08-05T16:36:34Z")
**WhyNot** , I’d had the same thought. I don’t know if it was a purposeful choice or just a lack of chemistry between Bale and Gyllenhaal. I remember reading an article once where the author talked about how despite his “sexiness”, Christian Bale’s characters are never particularly sensual and probably have boring or nonexistent sex lives. The author excluded **Velvet Goldmine** from the discussion for obvious reasons. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/26 "2008-08-05T16:50:19Z")
And here you go saying that Bale didn’t have an interesting sex-life in American Psycho 😉 As for Bruce Wayne, I’d say he’s probably to busy most of the time. But I’d be damned if he didn’t get it on with the “prima ballerina” on the yacht? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/27 "2008-08-05T17:06:18Z")
Pre-Crisis, quite a bit. Post Crisis, he’s nearly a monk. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/28 "2008-08-05T17:06:26Z")
I think it was written from the perspective of how much his partners were likely to enjoy the act. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/29 "2008-08-05T18:45:54Z")
Well, in that case you may be right. But boring or nonexistant, hell no 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/30 "2008-08-05T18:55:13Z")
Don’t you think that years of wearing a codpiece might have stunted Lil Bat Mite just a bit? I mean, remember what tighty whiteys were supposed to do to you, then multiply by _N_ . I also have to imagine that every two bit hood has taken a shot at kicking Bat’s balls into his stomach as a last resort, or first, depending on how desperate they are. Besides, i think the smell after a hard nights work dismantling criminal organizations might keep Lil Bats out of the cave, so to speak… ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/31 "2008-08-05T19:13:30Z")
C’mon… guy wears black leather tights, a black leather mask, has a belt with ropes and handcuffs and drives around in a black convertable Whaddya think he’s up to? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/32 "2008-08-05T19:43:17Z")
All the cliched “batman is gay” jokes aside, there’s no reason to assume he wouldn’t be great in bed. He’s in tremendous shape and has enormous control over his body. He doesn’t indulge in alcohol, tobacco, or other substances that might have a bad effect on his ability to get and maintain an erection. He seems to know an awful lot about anatomy, physiology, and psychology. Whether the partner on whom he lavishes all that is male or female, I’d presume the Bat is a great lay. I never got a gay vibe from him in any of the commics I read or from the movies or the cartoons. The portrayals varied from clearly heterosexual to so-preoccupied-with-crime-he’s-virtually-asexual. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/33 "2008-08-05T20:01:37Z")
Yes, but would be be ready emotionally to have sex? To some extent he’s still the little kid who just saw Mommy and Daddy get killed and had to make the big monster to survive. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/34 "2008-08-05T20:23:40Z")
No, he’s a grown man, who’s still carrying the scars of that early wound. There’s a difference. It didn’t stunt his growth, it just directed it down a different path. He’s had sex in the past - Silver St Cloud, Jezebel Jet and Talia al Ghul (albeit drugged in current continuity in that last case), can be confirmed - and probably will in the future. Not terribly often, though - one thing all the ladies above have in common is…all three know who he is. Talia found out before they did the horizontal hokey pokey, Silver and Jez after the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/35 "2008-08-05T20:55:34Z")
I just had to share with you’all this [This YouTube clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G9ugMJL5A8&feature=related) of yet another Dark Avenger.🙂 > [@](#): > > Spike: > (as Rachel) How can I thank you, you mysterious black-clad hunk of a night thing? > (as Angel) No need, little lady, your tears of gratitude are enough for me. You see, I was once a badass vampire, but love and a pesky curse defanged me. Now I’m just a big, fluffy puppy with bad teeth. No, not the hair! Never the hair! > (as Rachel) But there must be some way I can show my appreciation? > (as Angel) No, helping those in need is my job, and working up a load of sexual tension and prancing away like a magnificent poof is truly thanks enough. > (as Rachel) I understand. I have a nephew who is gay, so… > (as Angel) Say no more. Evil is still afoot. And I’m almost out of that nancy-boy hair-gel I like so much. Quickly, to the Angel-mobile, away! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/36 "2008-08-05T20:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=Scumpup] there’s no reason to assume he wouldn’t be great in bed. He’s in tremendous shape and has enormous control over his body. He doesn’t indulge in alcohol, tobacco, or other substances that might have a bad effect on his ability to get and maintain an erection. He seems to know an awful lot about anatomy, physiology, and psychology. [/QUOTE] These might be the signs of “No reason to believe he suffers from erectile dysfunction,” but they are almost irrelevant to the question of whether he’s good in bed. I’d think you’d look more at his appetites – appetite for indulgence, appetite for abandoned pleasure, appetite for sensual contact with another person. I don’t see signs of any of that. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is hardly helpful if you have no interest, taste, or patience for using that knowledge. And if you do have such, you don’t have to have scientific-level expertise in manipulating another person’s body. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/37 "2008-08-06T03:28:25Z")
Sex is a matter of technique, as much as anything. Bruce Wayne is a proven master of a good many physical techniques. There is no reason to suspect he isn’t good at something as simple as sex. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/38 "2008-08-06T08:32:19Z")
[QUOTE=Scumpup] Sex is a matter of technique, as much as anything. Bruce Wayne is a proven master of a good many physical techniques. There is no reason to suspect he isn’t good at something as simple as sex. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but good sex givers are, by all accounts, people who care about pleasing their partner. If he’s just doing it to keep up looks, I could see him–in general–not putting a lot of effort into the whole bit. Lying on his back and letting the woman do all the work while he contemplates things might be his default style. This also gives a nice partial boob shot from the back in comic book panels and movies, so it’s got a decent likelihood on that front as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/39 "2008-08-06T11:07:51Z")
I don’t see how Bruce Wayne could maintain his reputation as a playboy if his dates didn’t give him favorable reviews. Yes, women gossip, and if every woman who spent time with Bruce reported that he “chickened out”, it would get around. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862/40 "2008-08-06T11:28:43Z")
[QUOTE=Scumpup] Sex is a matter of technique, as much as anything. [/quote] I completely disagree. We’re not talking a skill that has to be mastered over a period of years. Whatever technique there is can be picked up by anyone, in a short time, provided he or she has the requisite interest and appetite _for sex_ and has an interest in the other person (or at least that other person’s body). That’s what makes a good lover. Not specialized technique or exceptional fitness. > [@](#): > > Bruce Wayne is a proven master of a good many physical techniques. There is no reason to suspect he isn’t good at something as simple as sex. Sex is not pushing the right buttons in the right order. There is every reason to suspect that he’s not interested in intimacy or in sensual pleasure, either his own or his hypothetical partner’s. Thus, there is every reason to suspect he’s no good in bed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-does-bruce-wayne-have-is-he-any-good-in-bed/458862.md?page=3)