Ultimately, this was a great way to flesh out one of the LEGO world’s standout characters, providing LEGO Batman with a wholly-realized arc that rivaled the growths of Emmet and Wyldstyle before him.
From the beginning, The LEGO Batman Movie was designed to be all about the Caped Crusader and his personal journey as he welcomes new allies Robin and Barbara Gordon into his life.
Ideally, this will make Batman’s interactions with Emmet, Wyldstyle, and the rest of the LEGO Movie crew all the more rewarding the next time we see the group together again.
As great as those characters are, there’s a proper time and place for them to reappear.