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I am assuming you mean the "dead" parents part.

Whilst what you say has some truth to it, I find the idea of "bat-mare" hilarious regardless.

But AJ still has her grandmother. We never get to see Baman’s family, before nor after him.

Baman also has gadgets, like the bat-gun, the bat-car, bat-ling hook, erm… bat-themed flashlight…
bat-themed Nintendo Wii U?