Warning! Spoilers for Aquaman: The Becoming #1 by DC Comics below
DC Comics just revealed Batman's training to prepare him to take on Darkseid's forces on Apokolips. In Aquaman: The Becoming #1, Jackson Hyde tries his best to beat the Dark Knight's records on a special training program that takes him to the heart of DC's darkest planet. It turns out Batman has done the program so many times, he's become a master at it.
Batman always prepares for every potential conflict, as he's a master tactician who spares no expense to make sure he's ready to take on the biggest threats the universe throws his way. That includes Darkseid, the ruler of Apokolips, who's used his own Parademon army and Apokoliptan forces to try to stop DC's mightiest heroes from preventing him acquire the Anti-Life Equation to shape reality in his own image. So, how does a hero prep against a cosmic villain with god-like powers? Through a very specific training program.
In Aquaman: The Becoming #1 by Brandon Thomas, Diego Glortegui, Wade Von Grawbadger, Adriano Lucas, and Andworld Design, the issue opens with a fiery battle between Jackson Hyde and a group of Parademons on Apokolips. Aquaman tells Jackson the Justice League is down and Darkseid remains, leading the hero to plunge into the pits of muddied water and finding a Motherbox.
After reaching out for the Motherbox, a voice tells Jackson he's reached a new high score in the training program. Then, after emerging out of the water, Jackson proudly tells Arthur Curry he finally got the Motherbox on the Apokolips campaign. Aquaman reveals it's Bruce's favorite training program and when Jackson responds by telling him Batman should run it himself, Aquaman informs him Batman has done it plenty of times before him. It's not at all surprising Batman has done the program "eight million times," as Curry puts it.
Batman has taken on Darkseid many times over his time as a hero and almost always comes out alive. One might wonder how a non-powered man is prepared at all to take on swarms of Parademons and the ruler of Apokolips, and Aquaman: The Becoming provides an answer - he trains vigorously to combat them.
Batman doesn't sleep and is always trying to get one step ahead of the villains he faces. In this case, he's run the Apokolips training program so many times, it's become a personal favorite of his. Still, doing the program and fighting against Darkseid and his forces is as dangerous as you'd think, even if it's just a simulation. Jackson has only just reached the Motherbox after countless attempts. Maybe one day, he'll master his training like Batman.