Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Batman Azteca: Choque de imperios)

IN ASSOCIATION WITH ÁNIMA & CHATRONE

WARNER BROS. ANIMATION PRESENTS

[intense percussive ceremonial music playing]

CLASH OF EMPIRES

BASED ON DC CHARACTERS

Father?

Papa? Tahtli!

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No!

Another vision?

A nightmare, I'd say. Must have been that old huitlacoche I ate.

Ah, I've never known you to eat old huitlacoche, my son.

Especially so many times in a row.

It's nothing, Papa. Just the corn.

Don't you ever ignore your dreams, Yohu, no matter where they come from.

Now, then, if it was nothing, then let us be thankful for that.

Tlacatlé, totecoé Tzinacan.

Tlaca...

You will give our Bat God the respect that he is due.

Even your mother would not have blamed him.

Her death was not his fault.

But he also didn't lift a finger to save her.

Even when we prayed with the utmost respect.

She's watching over you. You know that.

Yes, Pa. I know.

Your mother's got her eye on you right next to Tzinacan.

Now don't forget, son, your training isn't a game,

so before you join the village...

Ah, it's always so unnerving when our Young Shadow vanishes like that.

[lively traditional music playing in distance]

GULF OF MEXICO COAST

Hey! Yohu!

Let's begin with the overhead strike.

Shields!

They are your best defense. Now show me your side-kick.

Yohu! And hold. Don't move a muscle.

The position of your arm needs to be higher.

Or your strike will completely lack power.

All right. Let's continue.

I know how difficult it was for you after the death of your mother,

but now that you're grown up,

it's time you get serious about your future.

Don't scold me, please.

When you take my place,

it'll be your duty to always be ready for battle

and, when your people need you, to serve them as best you can.

Remember, fear can kill you or inspire you to action.

It's your call.

You're... You...

- - What are those?

Look! Mountains carried by clouds!

No. Those are monsters from the depths.

They look like they're gods.

Listen carefully to what they say, Yohu,

but pay closer attention to how they act.

That's how you can tell if they're gods or not.

[Spanish guitar cadence plays, then music fades out]

Mm.

Mm.

I salute you, blessed people.

I am Captain Hernán Cortés.

I've come to your lands in the name of Almighty God

and the Holy Roman Emperor,

His Majesty Charles I, the king of Castilla.

I am Chief Toltecatzin, first son of Oquitzin.

May I ask the reason you come?

I am exploring the New World.

You found a new world?

The vast green landscape stretching out before us,

it's called the New World since we only just discovered it.

Many suns have already passed since our people first knew these lands.

We seem to find ourselves low on supplies.

Would you be willing to make a trade?

No.

No?

Our village has plenty that we can share.

Join us. You shall be our honored guests.

That is excellent. What a splendid idea.

My lord, I don't trust these pale strangers one iota.

They act as if this village now belongs to them.

I understand your frustration, old warrior.

Tonight I'll consult the judgment of the gods.

We shall let them decide.

Want another? We have plenty.

Diego sent us here to get gold, not to fill our bellies.

- - And he'll get it, once we discover...

Your fabled city swimming in gold?

Gold is what makes Diego and the authorities happy.

My plans with God are far more grand than such riches.

I would like to thank you all for this warm welcome.

Allow me to show you some of the wonders of my world.

Inventions, ideas,

from some of our brightest minds.

- Behold! -

- - And this is Toledo,

the most glorious city in Castilla, the land where I come from.

I've heard your capital is beautiful.

- Tenochtitlán? - "Tenochtitlán."

Oh, thank you.

- I want to say it right when I get there. -

And finally, this is an arquebus,

or, as some Mexicas already know it...

...the thunder of the gods!

- Time for bed, Young Shadow. - But it's still light out, Tahtli.

Your father is right. Enough talk for today.

Until tomorrow, Chief Toltecatzin.

Rest well, Young Yohualli.

And their armor looks so shiny, almost like the skin of a fish,

and yet it seems also like it's as hard as a turtle shell.

And their writings possess magic.

One even showed how to fly like a bird.

Is it possible? To fly?

Again you're asking for advice from Tzinacan?

I pray for guidance and for answers.

I believe that they do look like gods.

They're not gods.

But if it's Tezcatlipoca who advises them,

then they might be as devious as they are powerful.

In that case, then wouldn't that make them gods?

Do you remember Acatzin?

The one who watches over our house in the city?

I think so, yeah.

- Do you think that Cortés...? - Enough with Cortés.

Please, if something bad happens to me, go find Acatzin, and he will help.

Yes, Pa.

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Pa?

What was that? Thunder?

- I'm scared, Mama. - Huh?

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- What is it, Father? - For now, nothing. Keep quiet, though.

Chief Toltecatzin, we are grateful for your generous hospitality.

It was nothing.

What might be nothing to some people can be everything to others.

That's why my men and I require a little bit more from you.

The location of Tenochtitlán.

Impossible. We have strict rules in place that forbid this.

Rules are rules. Hmm.

Ah. How about this idea?

What if you joined our expedition and showed us?

Even better, Yohu could be my herald and announce my arrival to the Sun King.

- Yes. - That's out of the question.

Father, please. I can do it.

The boy is more than old enough to make his own decisions,

don't you think?

Captain Cortés speaks the truth. I'm a grown man.

That's what you said.

Listen close, son.

If anything happens, you run and go straight to Acatzin.

Take your mother as well. She'll protect you.

Do you see his hair? How it shines like the sun?

Is he a god, Mama?

Tonatiuh.

- Tonatiuh. - Tonatiuh is here.

I will personally request for an audience on your behalf with Moctezuma.

Meanwhile, you shall wait in our village as our guests of honor.

Ah, it's best to arrive unannounced. Besides, everybody loves surprises.

Well, that all depends on the surprise.

So you still don't trust me, hmm?

You have nothing to fear. We're Christians. We are here to help you.

- - The gods!

- The gods have arrived! - Back, or I'll kill you.

This is help in your world? No!

None of you strangers are gods! You're nothing but liars and murderers!

As long as I draw breath, you'll never see Tenochtitlán.

Fine.

Thank you for such wise counsel.

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