What Were Those Creatures In The BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Trailer?

What Were Those Creatures In The BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Trailer?

There were a lot of big reveals in the new trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but just what in the hell were those winged creatures flying through the sky during the Caped Crusader's "Knightmare" sequence? We may have an answer, so hit the jump for further details...

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By JoshWilding - Dec 03, 2015 12:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman vs. Superman
Despite the fact that we now know the basic plot of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice thanks to the new trailer for the movie, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. While it's widely believed that the scene which sees the Man of Steel unmask the Dark Knight is part of a dream sequence (something which was seemingly confirmed by an action figure named "Knightmare Batman"), there's a moment in that awesome new preview which is particularly intriguing; what exactly are those horrible looking winged creatures we see flying through the sky as the Caped Crusader battles it out with the mysterious soldiers decked out with Superman insignias? 

The first thing which pops to mind are Darkseid's Parademons. These look a lot smaller than them, but the way they appear to be plucking people from the ground is very similar to what they do in the comics. If that is the case, what on Earth are they doing in what is presumably Batman's bad dream? With that in mind, what if this is actually a look ahead to an apocalyptic future courtesy of Wonder Woman? It's possible that she uses some sort of mystical Amazonian device to show Batman and Superman what will happen if they don't put their differences to one side, and so we could be looking at Earth which has been ravaged by Darkseid where those who have survived are either with Batman or Superman! Alternatively, another theory is that we're looking at Batman's allies. Could those be human bats, a la Man-Bat? There's not a huge similarity there, but they do appear to be attacking Superman's men and not Batman, so there's at least a chance that they're on the Dark Knight's side, helping him in this war.

Whatever these creatures are, this dream sequence or flashforward to a possible future is clearly going to be bigger than expected. If it is going to offer some sort of glimpse at Darkseid's attack on Earth (especially as he's rumoured to be the main villain of Justice League Part One), then what currently looks like a throwaway nightmare sequence could have major ramifications for the DC Extended Universe. However, whether these are Parademons, Man-Bats, or something else altogether, their appearance in the trailer leaves us with a very long list of questions. What are these creatures? Why does Superman unmask Batman? Is Darkseid coming? As always, be sure to head to the comments section below to let us know your thoughts and theories on this...
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Matador
Matador - 12/3/2015, 12:50 PM
Her minions!
TheRealSupaMan
TheRealSupaMan - 12/3/2015, 12:51 PM
I think it's Mansquitos!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/3/2015, 12:53 PM

Sephiroth
Sephiroth - 12/3/2015, 12:54 PM
I really have no idea what they are but they look awesome. I'm ready to see this film so we can know if the DCEU is gonna be good or not (I think it'll be good).
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/3/2015, 12:54 PM


Man Bats that Batman uses as an army would be cool
r1g0r
r1g0r - 12/3/2015, 12:56 PM
didn't donald trump say something about "when monkeys fly out my butt..." ?
Desr0w
Desr0w - 12/3/2015, 12:57 PM
I guess this is pretty much like the end of the Cinematic Trailer of DC Universe Online, when Lex explain the trinity about how Brainiac comes when they busy fighting each other. I'm pretty sure this premonition/dream sequence is how they introduce Wonder Woman to the movie, she knows Darkseid it's coming.
loganelliott
loganelliott - 12/3/2015, 12:58 PM
People are dismissing Doomsday already. But remember that Michael Shannon did all the mo cap for it and is going to be giving a performance. Mix the drive he had in MoS combined potentially with the fact that he might remember that Superman killed him - will make for a very scary villain.
BlackHulk
BlackHulk - 12/3/2015, 12:58 PM
Its a dream sequence. Superman had a sequence of sorts from MOS when he was on Zod's ship. A snippet of the scene with Superman being engulfed in human skulls from the sequence was used in the MOS trailer. Leave it to Snyder.
Matador
Matador - 12/3/2015, 12:59 PM
OOOH I got another one!
BIGNRD
BIGNRD - 12/3/2015, 1:00 PM
Classic copy & paste job. Lol
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/3/2015, 1:02 PM



Peel
Peel - 12/3/2015, 1:06 PM
People crying about Doomsday looking a lot like Abomination.

Well duh. Abomination was created as a copy of Doomsday. But for those who are saying WB are copying Marvel in this matter - get your heads out of your arses.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/3/2015, 1:06 PM
Looks like we might get a glimpse of Darkseid ...
Omega
Omega - 12/3/2015, 1:08 PM
Are you blind people,Doomsday don't look like Abomination at all.

He have bones and he is gray and what? this is how he looked like in comics.

But yeah he looks more like CAVE TROLL from Lord of the Rings xD.
PapaEmeritus
PapaEmeritus - 12/3/2015, 1:11 PM
I think Desr0w suggested this "WW vision of the future" hypothesis yesterday.
Matador
Matador - 12/3/2015, 1:11 PM
It could be Gusto's old girlfriends wanting his unpaid child support money!
JamesMann
JamesMann - 12/3/2015, 1:13 PM
After this trailer we can separate those who actually read comics and those who just use wikipedia even easier!
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 12/3/2015, 1:16 PM
They were clearly Geonosians….
Matador
Matador - 12/3/2015, 1:16 PM
Marriage! [frick] it I'm out!
jerrellaguilar
jerrellaguilar - 12/3/2015, 1:19 PM
What kinda confused me about the trailer is I thought Batman knew Diana was Wonder Woman.
crawley
crawley - 12/3/2015, 1:19 PM
Why does everyone think that scene is Batman's dream? Just because Superman is acting out of character? Welcome to the Snyderverse.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 12/3/2015, 1:19 PM
TheRedCondom
TheRedCondom - 12/3/2015, 1:19 PM
@Bignrd
Lol that actually made me laugh. Creative way to use a repetitive joke. Haha
Matador
Matador - 12/3/2015, 1:19 PM
Its all Nomis's kids he left behind on Ireland.
SteveBosell
SteveBosell - 12/3/2015, 1:21 PM
I think it's a premonition regarding Darkseid or they are Batman's drones.
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