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'''Bat men''' are humanoid versions of the common [[bat]] and one of the [[Creature|races]] of tribal [[animal people]] who can be encountered in [[caverns]]. They may also be found on the surface, living in [[savage]] biomes, though these bat men will not live in tribes and will act like the usual mindless animal men.<br />
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In the underground, bat men will live in small tribes equipped with wooden [[spear]]s and [[blowgun]]s which may be coated in [[Syndrome|poison]], making them a threat to civilian [[dwarves]] who may need to cross their territory. They are also capable of flight, which makes them marginally harder to hit than other animal people, though an equipped [[military]] squad can make quick work of them.<br />
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Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] bat men for their ''haunting cries''.<br />
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[[File:bat_man.jpg|thumb|230px|center|Do they still have echolocation?]]<br />
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''Some things to watch out for when dealing with bat men:''<br />
*They show a preference for working individually, paired up with a different birdman of some type or with [[nightwing]]s.<br />
*They are most likely to target the dwarf whose "comedian" attribute is at the highest level.<br />
*They are exceptional detectives: given enough preparation time, they can defeat any foe.<br />
*Their default identities are a secret. If you turn this off, their chasm will flood your fortress with [[noble]]s instead.<br />
*They can breathe in space.<br />
*They are '''vengeance'''. They are '''the night'''. <br />
*Their parents are DEEAAAAAAAD!!!<br />
*Batmen '''DO NOT''' eat nachos. They prefer hotdogs instead.<br />
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Urist McGordon Jr.: Why's he running, Dad?<br />
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Urist McGordon: Because we have to chase him.<br />
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Urist McGordon Jr.: He didn't do anything wrong.<br />
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Urist McGordon: Because he's the hero our Fortress deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark [[champion]].<br />
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Now you will know why you fear the night. <br />
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In the legendary tournament Splatterface, it is customary for fans to emit shrieking sounds for the sponsored and popular bat woman gladiator Shrieking Sounds. <br />
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Possibly due to a bug, rarely batmen will become stuck in a constant loop of crashing into an obstacle until [[war hammer|put]] [[military|them]] [[steel|out]] [[short sword|of]] [[death|their]] [[fun|misery]]. The screeching cries of a batman stuck in a cycle of forever stubbing their toe has been known to drive dwarves to madness, with some [[drunk|scholars]] saying that if they were able to weaponize this power, they would be able to fend of a siege of [[demon|clowns]] a hundred times over.<br />
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