Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Night of the Ninja (1992)

Loren Lester: Robin

Quotes 

• [after Batman is weakened by the ninja's gas gun, Robin drives him away] 

  Robin : You all right?

  Batman : Let's go.

  [he walks off] 

  Robin : [as Batman]  "Thanks for saving my bacon, Robin!"

  [as himself] 

  Robin : Hey, no problemo, Batman!

• Dick Grayson : I think Bruce is worried he can't take this ninja. He won't admit it, of course.

  Alfred Pennyworth : He never admits fears, Master Dick. Haven't you learned that by now?

  [Alfred turns from sink, and both Dick and Alfred gasp when they see Bruce standing in the doorway wearing formalwear] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : Ah, Master Bruce, I-I - ah, uh, uh...

  Bruce Wayne : I'll be at the museum. I should be back by midnight.

  [leaves, closing the door] 

  Dick Grayson : Do you think he heard us?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Who can tell?

• Batman : [referring to the ninja]  I know him.

  Robin : Say WHAT?

  Batman : He and Bruce Wayne were students together in Japan, a long time ago. His name is Kyodai Ken. He was good.

  Robin : Yeah? How good?

  Batman : GOOD.

  Robin : I see.

• Robin : You think he'll ever come back?

  Bruce Wayne : It doesn't matter. I defeated him once. If necessary, I can do it again.

  Robin : He did have you worried for a while, didn't he?

  [For a moment, Bruce looks angry, then smiles] 

  Bruce Wayne : Thanks for your help. It would have been harder to defeat him with Summer watching. Maybe even impossible.

  [Robin looks surprised, then grins] 

• Robin : I thought samurai lived by a code of honor. That gasgun wasn't exactly "According to Hoyle."

  Batman : He's not samurai. He's NINJA. They're spies and assassins. Their only code is to get the job done.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Master Bruce, I'm afraid there's been another robbery of a Wayne Enterprises company.

  Dick Grayson : That's the sixth one in two weeks.

  Bruce Wayne : Seventh.

  [Dick makes a face behind Bruce's back] 

  Bruce Wayne : Where, Alfred?

• Robin : So what did you tell Summer?

  Bruce Wayne : That Batman showed up and took care of the ninja. That's true enough.

• [having incapacitated Batman with a gasgun, the ninja Kyodai Ken raises his sword to strike, when a batarang thrown by Robin knocks his sword away] 

  Robin : Listen, dipstick, Batman's my pal. He can be a major jerk, but you gotta love him. And NOBODY tries to fillet him when I'M around.

  Kyodai Ken : [to Batman]  Another time, then.

  [runs off] 

• [Dick attempts to join Batman on patrol, but he refuses, driving off] 

  Robin : What's with him? Bat got his tongue?

  Alfred Pennyworth : You know Master Bruce; he's not one to discuss his feelings.

  Robin : Isn't THAT the truth? Something's eating him, Alfred. I don't know what... yet.

• [after Bruce escapes his bonds, he rises and confronts Kyodai] 

  Kyodai Ken : Oh, really.

  [They circle each other. Bruce throws a self-conscious glance at Summer - and Kyodai throws him across the room] 

  Kyodai Ken : You're getting soft, Wayne. Even a white belt could avoid that throw!

  [throws him again] 

  Kyodai Ken : Tired already, Wayne? I haven't even broken a sweat yet. GET UP!

  Robin : [watching from above]  Come on, Bruce...

  [another throw] 

  Summer Gleeson : Stop it! Can't you see he's no match for you?

  Kyodai Ken : He never was.

  [one last throw] 

  Kyodai Ken : I've had enough exercise for one evening. Now it ends, Wayne.

  [Robin throws a ball bearing with a sling. Instead of hitting Kyodai, it hits a carpet roll above Summer's head, which rolls down over her eyes] 

  Summer Gleeson : Hey!

  [Bruce attacks Kyodai, throwing him across the room] 

  Robin : Yes!

  Kyodai Ken : Gotten a second wind, have you? Good! This will make your defeat all the more satisfying.

  Bruce Wayne : Shut up and fight.

  [Kyodai attacks. Bruce defends, then throws him again, following up with a flying kick] 

  Bruce Wayne : You were right about one thing, Kyodai - now it ends.

  [Kyodai grabs a statue, hurls it through the window, and escapes] 

• [Alfred is washing dishes while Dick is sitting on the kitchen counter] 

  Dick Grayson : Alfred, do you know anything about Bruce's training in Japan?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Of course, dear boy, I was there. Lovely country. I especially like the tea.

  Dick Grayson : You ever hear of somebody named Kyodai Ken?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Oh, indeed. He was the only student at the martial arts school who could consistently defeat Master Bruce. A bad egg, that one.