Barbara Gordon (character)

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Barbara Joan "Babs" Gordon is a character from DC Comics. She was the original Batgirl and later became the superhero hacker known as Oracle, and has since alternated between those identities in different continuities. She has appeared in comics, TV, animation, and movie versions.
==Canon==
===Comics===
She is the redheaded daughter (sometimes niece or adopted daughter) of Commissioner Jim Gordon of the Gotham police. Inspired by Batman, Babs became Batgirl when she was not allowed to join the police force herself. She has studied law and library science. Babs eventually put the Batgirl mantle behind and resolved to serve the public through a civilian career. After being shot by the Joker and becoming paraplegic in The Killing Joke, having been targeted as the civilian daughter of the Commissioner Gordon, Babs began fighting crime as Oracle, using her extensive computer hacking and information gathering skills. She works with Batman and Robin, created the team Birds of Prey, and has trained two successors to her role as Batgirl. 
===Batman (1966)===
In the third and final season of the Batman TV series, the Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl was portrayed by Yvonne Craig. Unlike her comics version, this Barbara is a brunette and wears a long, red fall under her cowl as Batgirl. The actor's likeness has been used in tie-in comics and crossover mini-series.
===DC Animated Universe===
Barbara is Batgirl in Batman: The Animated Series; this is one of the first and most influential pieces of media to feature the Dick Grayson/Barbara Gordon relationship in canon. In the possible future of Batman Beyond, Barbara herself has become the new Commissioner Gordon, having succeeded her father.
===Birds of Prey (TV Series)===
Barbara Gordon is one of the main characters in Birds of Prey. In flashbacks, Barbara (played by Dina Meyer) is often seen in her Batgirl persona. In present scenes, she's portrayed in her Oracle persona, due to the Joker's attack which paralyzed her, just like in the comics. She's partners with Helena Kyle (Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's daughter) and Dinah Redmond (Black Canary's daughter).
===Smallville===
Barbara Gordon makes her first appearance in Smallville Season 11 as Nightwing (instead of Batgirl). She's the first assistant/partner of Batman (Bruce Wayne).
===Other appearances===
*The Batman (2004 animated series)
*Batman: Arkham
*DC Super Hero Girls
*The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
*Titans (2018 TV series)
==Fandom==
===Disability===
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When DC Comics relaunched all their titles and rebooted their universe with the New 52 in September 2011, Barbara Gordon stopped being Oracle, was healed of her paralysis, and went back to being Batgirl. Many fans were outraged by this because of their love for Babs as a disabled character. 
Others felt there was a double standard in the treatment of the male Robin characters and the female Batgirl characters, with multiple male Robins allowed to grow up and move past that role, and Babs being regressed to Batgirl, causing the successive Batgirls (and girl Robin) to be retconned out of the story.
Prior to the launch of the "New 52", some fans also saw her continued paralysis as a double standard. They questioned why Barbara couldn't be cured when characters like Batman had recovered from serious spinal injuries. A criticism of Barbara's work as Oracle is that she is relegated to a secretary-like role, staying out of the field to remotely support others by providing information and coordinating back-up.
Recent reboots of Barbara as Batgirl have made her invisibly disabled due to earlier backlash, but many disabled fans are still angry.
===Relationships===
====Gen relationships====
*Barbara Gordon & Jim Gordon
*Barbara Gordon & Bruce Wayne
*Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson
*Barbara Gordon & Kara Zor-El
*Birds of Prey
*Barbara Gordon & Cassandra Cain
*Barbara Gordon & Stephanie Brown
*Barbara Gordon & Jason Todd
====Pairings====
Babs is most commonly shipped with various members of the Batfamily and Birds of Prey. Since beginning a canon on-and-off relationship with Dick Grayson in the 1990s, DickBabs has become her most popular pairing. She is often femslashed with Dinah Lance, Helena Bertinelli, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown. She has also been shipped with Bruce Wayne.
*Barbara Gordon/Kara Zor-El
*Barbara Gordon/Dick Grayson (DickBabs)
*Barbara Gordon/Nicholas Gage
*Barbara Gordon/Ted Kord
*Barbara Gordon/Bruce Wayne
*Barbara Gordon/Dinah Lance (DinahBabs)
*Drury Walker/Barbara Gordon (BatMoth)
*Barry Allen/Barbara Gordon
*Barbara Gordon/Luke Fox
*Barbara Gordon/Tim Drake (Arkhamverse)
*Donatello/Barbara Gordon, featuring Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
*Barbara Gordon/Jason Todd
==Fanworks==
===Meta===
*Re-booting Barbara Gordon: Oracle, Batgirl, and Feminist Disability Theories by Carolyn Cocca (2013)
===Fan fiction===
*A Little Craft Project by DawnsEternalLight
*Being Wanted (The Aggravated Assault Remix) by Mara
*Reconfigurations by Rysler
*And I Do by Shobogan
*A Prophet for Your Eyes by Goodluckdetective
*Industrial Run by Merfilly
*The Directive by RenaRoo
*(of a) Kind by kerithwen
*Connect (the communication is a liar's game remix) by Runespoor
*One Steps At a Time by blueofthebay
===Cosplay===
Image:2021 smiley hayleyy Barbara Gordon cosplay.jpg|Barbara Gordon as Oracle (smiley_hayleyy, 2021)
===Fan art===
*Barbara Gordon Oracle by frelncer
*Barbara Gordon by m-u-d-c-a-t
*Barbara Gordon Batgirl by josephcaesarsd
*a really quick babs by macydraws
*Oracle Commission by avataarandy
* by lightningstrikes
* by kurawastaken 
* by rhiroxyerface
* by ectology
*Batgirl Ready for Battle by peetietang 
*goodnight goodnight by 2-jun
* by mikathetattletale
====Example Art Gallery====
File:Batgirl of Burnside.jpg|Batgirl of Burnside by ribkaDory (2016), this look based off the New 52 comics
File:Batgirl - The Killing Joke.jpg|Batgirl - The Killing Joke by mrwhite84 (2017), this piece based off her costuming in The Killing Joke
File:Tnba batgirl by supersaiyan3scooby.jpg|TNBA Batgirl by SuperSaiyan3Scooby (2019), this piece inspired by her look in The New Batman Adventures
File:2021-10-28 comicisky Barbara Gordon Oracle.png|Barbara Gordon aka Oracle by comicisky (2021), depicting Barbara as Oracle
===Vids===
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Works tagged Barbara Gordon on AO3
===DeviantArt===
* Works tagged Barbara Gordon on DeviantArt
* Barbara-Gordon-FC
===Fansites===
*Wings Unbroken (defunct, BOP TV)
*the Batgirl/Oracle Site (defunct; earlier versions)
*batgirl to oracleArchived from the original and archive link(defunct)
*Birdwatching at Canary Noir
*The Dark Knight Damsel
*The Batgirl Webring
===LiveJournal===
*enter_oracle
==Resources==
*Barbara Gordon at Wikipedia
*Barbara Gordon at the DC Database Wiki at Wikia
==References==
Category:DC Comics Characters Category:Batman Characters Category:Birds of Prey