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In Chapter 100 of Billy Bat, we are greeted to a flashback in which the fake
Chuck Culkin meets up with Hitler in his mansion. During a discussion about
the bat and the power it wields to change time, when Chuck asks Hitler what
he'd want if he had the power to change time, Hitler wishes to be accepted
into the art academy in Berlin in that timeline.

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But later on, in Chapter 142, on his deathbed the fake Chuck Culkin is
speaking to Timmy Sadana (who replaces Kevin Goodman) and makes a cryptic
reply about a dream the Fuhrer gave up on, and later stating something along
the lines of wishing for destruction of the earth.

I'm quite confused and don't particularly understand what this means at all.

Was Hitler wishing for world peace, (by acceptance into art academy he would
not become the Hitler we know of), or was he trying to simply end the world,
as Chuck states when he is dying, claiming it is the "dream Fuhrer gave up
on"?\

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Was all Hitler wanted world peace?


This is more of a reference to achieving your dreams. Although Hitler
established himself as a dictator and as a result gained a lot of power, the
author suggests that he still has a longing and regret for not getting into
the art academy. Taking "Billy Bat" back into their own hands is more of a
symbolism for having the ability to succeed and conquer your dreams. In this
entire manga, "Billy Bat" is viewed as a real thing but I believe that the
author is simply using that as a form of symbolism when he wants to make a
point. If you have watched the _Truman Show_ , it is like the giant physical
barrier that keeps Truman within but actually is symbolism for being trapped
in the psyche from all the advertisements, propaganda, and control blinding
you from the truth. To clarify, this example is not the symbolism the mangaka
is using but the idea behind the type of symbolism he is using.

The only weird part to this is when Chuck says, "If you can do that, then his
legacy..." Hitler's legacy isn't exactly peachy and it trails off. Because of
this, I am not sure if he was going to say something like "then his legacy
would be saved" or "then his legacy would be understood". I believe that this
would imply that Hitler's legacy is not actually the atrocities he committed
but his ability to follow through on his dreams. However, I cannot confirm
this last part.

Let's look at three instances "Billy Bat" is shown in a clear and defined
manner (whether in a corporeal form or just a symbol). The first is with Neil
Armstrong ( **Chapter 9: Bat Boy's Great Adventure pages 24 and 25** ). He is
the first person to step on the moon and finds a symbol of "Billy Bat". This
is because he had achieved the dreams that he and several other people had and
therefore has the "Billy Bat".

The second is with Einstein ( **Chapters 70: Opposing Billies & 71: Time
Travel and Infinite Earths**) as he apparently met with "Billy Bat". Einstein
was close to achieving his dream as he delved deeper into theories of time and
the like but after meeting the "Billy Bat" decides to no longer pursue time
travel and admonishes Zofu Sensei for pursuing it instead. Einstein never
actually has "Billy Bat" as he did not succeed but because of his potential is
able to meet it. Deciding not to complete his dream is most likely because his
intellect allows him to see that although with the "Billy Bat" he can achieve
his dream, perhaps that isn't the best thing in the long run. It's also where
Einstein brings a distinction between the two bats, suggesting that not all
dreams are always as great as they seem.

Lastly, we can look at Hitler himself. He uses the "Billy Bat" to realize one
of the major dreams he had, but upon achieving it, realizes that perhaps that
isn't what he truly wanted. I believe that the whole "destruction of the
earth" is more of an idea that stems from the terrible power and evil that can
come from the same foundation of what is believed to be good. That is why
there are two "Billy Bats" both with an apparently different agenda. I believe
that " **Chapter 102: Adolf and Hitler** " puts a lot of what I am trying to
say into context. Sorry for this long answer.


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