Batman: Rise of the Dark Knight (DC AnimatedVerse)

***Batman: Rise of the Dark Knight*** is an American animated TV mini-series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is set in the *DC AnimatedVerse* universe and a prequel to *Batman: Guardian of Gotham*.

## Synopsis

Following the death of his parents when he was young, billionaire Bruce Wayne begin a one-man war on Gotham's criminal and corruption elements as a vigilante know as the Batman.

## Cast & Characters

### Main

* **Bruce Wayne/Batman** (voiced by Crispin Freeman) - The main protagonist of the mini-series and an young billionaire who's double his life as a crime-fighting, bat-themed vigilante.

### Recurring

* **Alfred Pennyworth** (voiced by James Garrett) - Bruce's butler/father-figure who serve the Wayne family for years.
* **Lucius Fox** (voiced by Dave Fennoy) - An friend of Bruce's father who help make the arsenals of Batman.
* **Dr. Leslie Thompkins** (voiced by Diane Michelle) - An medical professor and Bruce's god-mother.
* **Lieutenant James "Jim" Gordon** (voiced by Bruce Thomas) - An police lieutenant at the Gotham City Police Department who's formed an secret alliance with Batman.
* **Barbara Gordon** (voiced by Dove Cameron) - Jim's daughter and an young high school student.
* **Detective Harvey Bullock** (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) - An GCPD police detective who disliked vigilantes nor "capes", as he often calls them.
* **Detective Renee Montoya** (voiced by Kirzia Bajos) - An GCPD police detective and Harvey's partner.
* **Lieutenant Sarah Essen** (voiced by Jennifer Carpenter) - An transfer police lieutenant.
* **Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne** (voiced by Diedrich Bader and Karen Strassman, respectively) - Bruce's deceased parents whom both their death cause their son to become Batman.
* **Julie Madison** (voiced by America Ferrera) - An law school student and Bruce's childhood friend/love interest.
* **Norman Madison** (voiced by Darin De Paul) - Julie's father who's often act overprotect of his daughter, at times.
* **Victoria "Vicki" Vale** (voiced by Alexandra Daddario) - An news reporter at Gotham City News Channel.
* **Harvey Dent** (voiced by Troy Baker) - An A.D. officer and Bruce's friend.
* **Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb** (voiced by Lewis Black) - The police commissioner of Gotham City Police Department who's often may seem misguided, but is kind where he soon than died near the end of the mini-series.

### Antagonists

* **Carmine "The Roman" Falcone** (voiced by Brian Cox) - One of Gotham City's powerful crime bosses who's ruled Gotham's criminal underworld.
	+ **Mario Falcone** (voiced by Scott Patterson) - Carmine's son who's seek to rule Gotham City's criminal underworld once his father is out of the picture.
	+ **Alberto Falcone** (voiced by David Giuntoli) - Carmine's other son who's seek to follow his father's footsteps.
	+ **Sofia Falcone** (voiced by Sara Carves) - Carmine's daughter and Mario and Alberto's sister.
* **Red Hood** (voiced by ) - An mysterious criminal who wear a large domed red helmet.
* **Dr. Karl Helfern/Dr. Death** (voiced by ) - An German-accent mad scientist who's specialized at chemicals.
* **Niccolai Tepes/Mad Monk** (voiced by Kirk Thornton) - An vampiric cult leader who's the leader of a cult called the Brotherhood.
	+ **Nala** (voiced by ) - The Mad Monk's right hand-woman who's a vampire herself.
* **Detective Arnold Flass** (voiced by James Woods) - An corrupt GCPD detective and James' former partner.
* **Mayor Hamilton Hall** (voiced by Christopher Britton) - The morally corrupted mayor of Gotham City.
* **Selina Kaye/Catwoman** (voiced by ) - An skilled cat burglar.
* **Salvatore "Sal" Maroni** (voiced by ) - One of Gotham's top crime bosses and Carmine's rival.
* **Lewis "Lew" Moxon** (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - An elderly crime boss who's responsible of hiring Joe Chill to murder Bruce's parents and the creation of Batman.

## Episodes

List of Batman: Rise of the Dark Knight (DC AnimatedVerse) episodes

## Trivia

* It is the first mini-series of the *DC AnimatedVerse* universe and serve as a prequel to *Batman: Guardian of Gotham*.
* The mini-series is heavily based on Frank Miller's *Batman: Year One*, but with an few differences: