Bat Family

The Bat Family, also spelt Bat-Family, is one of the iconic superhero teams in the , specifically being the titular main protagonists of the franchise.
They are a group of vigilantes that protect Gotham from criminals, such as the Joker, the League of Assassins, and the Court of Owls. Despite not every member being blood related, the members of the team often treat each other like a family.
==Membership==
===Leadership===
*Bruce Wayne/Batman: The founder of the "Batman Family", Bruce Wayne took up the mantle of the Bat to avenge the murders of his parents by striking terror into the hearts of Gotham's criminal underworld. To his young proteges, he acts like a father-figure to them and despite not showing it much, he does genuinely care for them.
===Members===
====Robins====
*Dick Grayson/Nightwing: When his parents were killed in a circus accident that was later discovered to have been orchestrated by a gangster named Tony Zucco, Bruce took Dick under his wing and raised him as his ward. Dick wanted to join Batman's battle, and so he became the first and most famous Robin. After years as Batman's sidekick, they had a falling out and Dick took up the persona of Nightwing, an independent hero. He eventually reconciled with Bruce, and was even officially adopted as his son.
*Lance Bruner/Robin
*Jason Todd/Red Hood
*Tim Drake/Red Robin
*Damian Wayne/Robin: The biological son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, he is the fourth and current Robin. While Damian is arrogant and stubborn, he possesses a good heart and wishes to follow in his father's footsteps as a hero. 
*Jarro
====Batgirls====
*Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle: The daughter of Commissioner James Gordon and the first Batgirl, Barbara has been a longtime ally and friend to Batman. Following being shot and paralyzed in the waist by the Joker, she became Oracle and served as the tech support to assist Batman and the Bat Family.
*Cassandra Cain/Orphan
*Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
===Additional Members===
*Selina Kyle/Catwoman
*Ace the Bat-Hound
*Kate Kane/Batwoman
*Helena Bertenelli/Huntress
*Luke Fox/Batwing
*Duke Thomas/The Signal
*Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael
*Harper Row/Bluebird
*Bat-Cow
*Goliath
*Henry Clover, Jr./Gotham (formerly)
*Claire Clover/Gotham Girl (formerly)
===Support===
*Alfred Pennyworth: He has served for decades as the Wayne family butler, and became a father-figure to the young Bruce after the death of his parents. He has also been a major influence in the lives of the young men and women who became Batman's allies in the war against crime over the years.
*Lucius Fox
==Associates==
*Bat-Mite
*Julia Pennyworth
*Jace Fox/Batman
*Michael Lane/Azrael
*David Zavimbi/Batwing
*Dr. Harleen F. Quinzel/Harley Quinn
*James Gordon/Batman
*Harvey Bullock
*Renee Montoya/The Question
*Basil Karlo/Clayface
*Calvin Rose/Talon
*Maya Ducard/Nobody
*Harold Allnut
*Helena Wayne/Huntress
*Colin Wilkes/Abuse
*Jack Ryder/The Creeper
*Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe/Misfit
*Nika/Flatline
*Wang Baixi/Bat-Man of China
*Jiro Osamu/Batman of Japan
*Ravil/Batman of Moscow
*George Cross/The Hood
*Bilal Asselah/Night Runner
*Beryl Hutchinson
==Trivia==
*Lance Bruner was considered the second Robin in the Pre-Crisis Earth-One continuity while Jason Todd would be known as the second Robin in other continuities.
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