SPOILERS AHEAD (maybe)It seems the dude responsible for trying to send Batman/Bruce insane was... Thomas Wayne! That's right, Bruces father who was supposed to have died that fateful night in the back alleys of Gotham. This was the single event that led to the creation of Batman in the first place. Bruce wanted to avenge his fathers death and protect the city from any such craziness ever happening again. Bruce was supposed to have died that night along with his mother but things went awry and Bruce lived to become the Batman. Thomas faked his death certificate etc. BUT, it's not entirely clear if it actually was Thomas Wayne. Perhaps it's his double or some other crazy dude, it's all left a little ambiguous.
After that is laid on you, Batman and the Joker are killed (maybe) in a helicopter explosion over Gotham harbour, followed by an image of Nightwing (Robin/Dick Grayson) holding the remains of the Bat cowl and cape. Is this suggestive of him becoming the next Batman? A bit too obvious but still cool. Are Batman and the Joker actually dead? Doubtful.
The whole thing is open to interpretation. There is still a follow up story to come next year called Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader so perhaps all will be revealed then. I still like it but a lot of people have been left sort of unsatisfied with the ambiguity it seems.
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