Batmanuel
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Batmanuel is a fictional character from The Tick live action series. An obvious parody of Batman, the character was similar to Die Fledermaus of the animated series.
Played by Nestor Carbonell, Batmanuel has no obvious superpowers or extraordinary physical abilities. He does, however, have a very high opinion of himself. Batmanuel's main focus is lechery (though self-aggrandizing comes in at close second). He is, or at least considers himself to be, one of The City's top superheros.
Batmanuel's costume consists of brown pants, a tan shirt with very broad collars, a short brown cape, and a mask with bat ears. Unlike the ears on Batman's costume which are essentially two points that sit on top of his head, the ears on Batmanuel's mask cover his actual ears and are shaped like the ears of a bat. These do not appear to serve any particular purpose. Batmanuel also wears fingerless gloves. Batmanuel drives the "Manuel-Mobile", a gold Buick.
Due to budgetary constraints, there were few actual action scenes in the live action series. On one occasion, Batmanuel pulls Arthur to safety when they are attacked by a ninja. However, in other episodes, Batmanuel is shown getting beaten up by car thieves, and is described has having been mugged on the subway (when the Manuel-Mobile was at the mechanic) so his fighting skills are questionable.
Batmanuel has an on again/off again relationship with Captain Liberty, played by Liz Vassey.
Batmanuel is very self-absorbed, often thinking only of himself even in the worst situations. He also appears to have no trouble with lying, with not paying the approximately $8000 worth of parking tickets he has accrued, and with suggesting dumping the body of the Immortal (who died after having sex with Captain Liberty) into the river. Still, Batmanuel manages to help The Tick, Arthur, and Captain Liberty when needed.
