The classic comic book character Batman, played by Christian Bale in the film, has a surprisingly complex character that is well illustrated with Aristotle's perspective. Batman has two distinct characters, the one under the mask, Bruce Wayne and the one covered by the mask, Batman. Both have different sets of virtues that the other doesn't necessarily have. To explain these virtues, I will try to make an analysis of Batman based on Aristotle's virtues. Then I will determine whether he has a good life and whether others should imitate him. The virtues defined by Aristotle consist of two extremes or vices, excess and deficiency. The mean or intermediate between excess and deficiency is virtue. A virtue explained by Aristotle is courage, while his vices are imprudence and cowardice. Each aspect of these is contrary to the others, in the sense that the intermediate is opposed to the extreme. Similarly, one extreme is opposed to the mean and the other extreme. This implies that excess opposes deficiency more than average. This causes the mean to sometimes resemble its nearest extreme. Achieving the average involves the challenge of being excellent. The hard part, however, is “doing it to the right person, in the right amount, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way” (Nicomachean Ethics 1109a28-29:29). Fortunately, it is possible to orient yourself towards the average if you are aware of the extreme towards which you are naturally inclined to tend. Since everyone is unique and different, the means by which one steers oneself in the right direction are different for each individual. Furthermore, Aristotle names three requirements for an action to be a virtue. First you have to be like this... in the center of the card... in his honor. Batman gets this statue because he is worthy of this honor for everything he has done for Gotham City. According to Aristotle, man should strive to imitate Batman because he is virtuous. However not necessarily Bruce Wayne as he is vulgar. However, I noticed that Batman fails to maintain good relationships with the opposite sex. He will never be able to maintain any relationship due to his obsession with fighting crime. If Wayne were to find a balance between normal life and Batman's life, he could be on good terms. However, as the ultimate goal is to achieve happiness in ethics, and part of that involves having good authentic relationships. So is Batman really a good role model for humans to look up to? No, even though one may be virtuous, that does not imply that one will have a good life. Therefore, I disagree with Aristotle's assessment.