Editing Batman & Robin (film) (section)

==Plot==
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[[Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)|Batman]] and his partner, [[Dick Grayson (1989 film series character)|Robin]], encounter a new villain, [[Victor Fries (Batman & Robin)|Mr. Freeze]], who has left a string of diamond thefts in his wake. During a confrontation at the natural history museum, Freeze steals a large diamond and flees, freezing Robin and leaving Batman unable to pursue him. Later, Batman and Robin learn that Freeze was originally Doctor Victor Fries, a scientist working to develop a cure for a disease known as MacGregor's syndrome,{{efn|A fictional disease that exists only in the [[DC Universe]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Drew The Film Dude |title=Batman and Robin: Why It's Better Than You Remember |url=https://movieweb.com/batman-and-robin-better-than-you-remember/ |website=Movie Web |date=November 12, 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220135751/https://movieweb.com/batman-and-robin-better-than-you-remember/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Balino |first1=Tomas |title=The Ending Of Batman And Robin Explained |url=https://www.looper.com/891497/the-ending-of-batman-and-robin-explained/ |website=Looper |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220135750/https://www.looper.com/891497/the-ending-of-batman-and-robin-explained/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} hoping to heal his terminally ill wife, [[Nora Fries|Nora]]. After a lab accident, Fries was rendered unable to live at average temperatures and forced to wear a cryogenic suit powered by diamonds for survival.

At a [[Wayne Enterprises]] lab in Brazil, botanist [[Poison Ivy (character)|Doctor Pamela Isley]] is working under the deranged [[Floronic Man|Doctor Jason Woodrue]], who has turned her research on plants into the [[supersoldier]] drug Venom. After witnessing Woodrue use the formula to turn serial killer Antonio Diego into the hulking [[Bane (Antonio Diego)|Bane]], she threatens to expose Woodrue's experiments. Woodrue attempts to kill her by overturning a shelf of various toxins; instead, Isley is mutated by the toxins into Poison Ivy, who kills Woodrue with a poisonous kiss, destroys the lab and escapes to [[Gotham City]] with Bane, concocting a plot to use Wayne's money to support her research. Meanwhile, [[Alfred Pennyworth]]'s niece, Barbara Wilson, makes a surprise visit and is invited by Bruce to stay at [[Wayne Manor]] until she goes back to school.

Wayne Enterprises presents a new telescope for Gotham Observatory at a press conference interrupted by Ivy. She proposes a project that could help the environment, but Bruce declines her offer, knowing it could result in genocide. Batman and Robin decide to lure Freeze out using the Wayne Family diamonds and present them at a Wayne Enterprises charity event. Ivy attends the event and decides to use her abilities to seduce Batman and Robin. Freeze crashes the party but is defeated and incarcerated at [[Arkham Asylum]]. Ivy takes an interest in Freeze and helps him escape. Dick discovers that Barbara has been participating in [[Street racing|drag races]] to raise money for Alfred, who is dying of MacGregor's syndrome; a fact he kept from Bruce and Dick, but his niece is secretly aware of his situation and is trying to find treatment for him.

Batman, Robin, and the police arrive at Freeze's lair in response to his escape, discovering Nora preserved in a cryogenic chamber and that Freeze has developed a cure for the early stages of MacGregor's syndrome. The villains soon secretly arrive to recover Freeze's diamonds and Nora. Wanting Freeze for herself, Ivy cuts off the power to Nora's chamber, steals the diamonds, and seduces Robin, escalating tensions between him and Batman. At her hideout, Ivy convinces Freeze that Batman was responsible for her attempt at Nora's life and he then resolves to make humanity suffer for revenge, with Ivy plotting to repopulate Earth using her mutant plants afterward. Freeze and Bane commandeer Gotham Observatory and convert the new telescope into a giant freeze ray, while Ivy uses the [[Bat-Signal]] to contact Robin. Robin attempts to go after Ivy alone, but Batman convinces him not to fall for Ivy's seduction. Barbara discovers the [[Batcave]], where an [[artificial intelligence]] version of Alfred reveals he has made a suit for Barbara. Barbara dons the suit and becomes [[Batgirl]], arriving at Ivy's lair in time to help Batman and Robin subdue her.

Freeze begins to freeze Gotham over whilst Batman, Robin, and Batgirl head to Gotham Observatory together to stop him. Batman defeats Freeze in combat, while Batgirl and Robin incapacitate Bane and thaw the city. Freeze accuses Batman of taking Nora's life, only to be shown a recording of Ivy admitting to the crime. Batman reveals that Nora survived and offers Freeze the chance to continue his research on MacGregor's syndrome in exchange for his cure. Freeze accepts and returns to Arkham, where he is imprisoned in the same cell as Ivy, upon whom he plans to take revenge. Alfred is cured and Bruce and Dick agree to let Barbara join them in fighting crime.