Commissioner Gordon Commissioner James Gordon is a Batman minifigure that appeared in . He appeared in physical form in 2013 . He is the Gotham City Police Commissioner , a friend of , and the father of Barbara Gordon . He reappears in " " and as a downloadable character in " " . In " The LEGO Batman Movie " , Commissioner Gordon is voiced by Héctor Elizondo . Description . Gordon ' s physical variation is based on his appearance in " The Dark Knight Rises " . He has Mutt Williams ' hairpiece . He has black , rectangular - rimmed glasses , and a large dark brown mustache and a second face with an scared expression . His torso is dark blue and mostly features a dark grey , bulletproof vest with the word SWAT on it . He has back printing similar to the front , but with more back pockets . His arms are also dark blue , his hands are flesh , and his legs are black . In " " Commissioner Gordon has a grey male hairpiece , a head with glasses and a mustache . He wears a brown police coat and matching brown trousers . His appearance is similar in " " , except his legs are black , he has backprinting that looks similar to Lex Luthor ' s , and he has a more realistic police badge . Background . James Gordon is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and one of the few honest officers . He also was one of the only police officers to show Bruce Wayne compassion after his parents ' murder , hence why Bruce respects and trusts Gordon so much . Early in ' s career he formed an alliance with the hero and the district attorney Harvey Dent to take down organized crime in Gotham . However , during a trial Dent was scarred by Sal ' s " Boss " Maroni and half of his face was hideously scarred . Dent turned into a villain himself , taking the name Two - Face . Though Dent ' s transformation shook Gordon and Batman , they continued their alliance . Although Gordon doesn ' t approve of Batman ' s vigilante menthods , as he appreciates the results and protects him from other police officers , such as Harvey Bullock , who don ' t trust him . Gordon also has a daughter named Barbara who was inspired by her father ' s heroism to join the GCPD , but was turned down , which led to her career as Batgirl . Commissioner Gordon is a member of the Bat - family which primarily consists of Batman , Robin , Nightwing , Red Hood , Red Robin , Alfred Pennyworth , and Batgirl . In " The Dark Knight Rises " . Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight , Gordon has lied in order help cover up the fact that Harvey Dent had murdered five people , which Batman took the blame for . He has decided to resign as Commissioner , but decided against saying so . As Bane is rising and Batman returns , Gordon enters the sewers accidentally , gets hurt , and is brought to Bane . Bane takes the speech Gordon had prepared before Gordon jumped into the sewage pump . He sits in the hospital , operating through Batman and John Blake . Bane defeats Batman and isolates and takes complete control of Gotham . He reveals that Dent was responsible for the five murders and John Blake is disgusted with Gordon , though he still works with him . When Batman returns to Gotham from the pit , Gordon helps Batman overthrow Bane and Talia Al Ghul by placing a distorter on the nuclear bomb . Batman reveals his identity to Gordon , shortly before he seemingly sacrifices himself . Gordon stays as police Commissioner . In " LEGO Batman " . In " " , Commissioner Gordon was armed with a pistol and appeared in all three stories and the prologue . He was a boss on the level " A Surprise for the Commissioner " and was unlocked for purchase afterwards . In the video game ' s prologue , Gordon appeared right at the end where he is seen pushing a red button on his desk which lights up the bat - signal . In the events of " Riddler ' s Revenge " , Commissioner Gordon caught The Riddler and Poison Ivy sneaking into a greenry . He ordered the Police Force to defend the building . During " Power Crazed Penguin " , Commissioner Gordon and the Police Force confronted Bane and The Penguin at the dock when they stole a satellite that was being delivered . Penguin escaped on with the satellite , but he abandoned Bane . Bane became angry and threw a police car into the air , which landed back on himself , knocking him out . He was towed to back to Arkham Asylum . Gordon was later attacked by a Penguin Minion in his office before the satellite was destroyed by and Robin . In " Joker ' s Return " , Gordon was lured to an abandoned carnival by Harley Quinn and The Joker . He was later rescued by and Robin , and Harley Quinn was taken prisoner . When The Joker and Killer Moth arrived to rescue Harley Quinn , Gordon was determined to defeat them and dispatched three mobile headquarters and many S . W . A . T . agents to do so . They were destroyed by the clown walker , but Gordon survived and called for help from Batman . Later , after The Joker and Harley Quinn were defeated , Gordon was there to arrest them and send them back to Arkham Asylum . In " LEGO Batman 2 " . Commissioner Gordon appears after Batman and Robin stop The Penguin , Catwoman , The Riddler , Bane , Poison Ivy , Two - Face , and Harley Quinn from escaping Arkham Asylum . He informs them that only The Joker seems to have escaped . He heard how it seemed as though Lex Luthor had rescued Joker , and suggested that Batman did something about it before the Presidential Election the next day . He was then informed of a break - in at Ace Chemicals by a Police Officer , and when he turned around , realized that many of the Asylum Inmates had escaped . On the portable versions , his minikit can be found in the level " Assault the VTOL " . He costs 20 , 000 studs . In " The LEGO Batman Movie " . Commissioner James Gordon appears in " The LEGO Batman Movie " .