Barbara Gordon (Earth 1)

**Barbara Gordon** is the daughter of Jim and Barbara Eileen Gordon and a fan to Batman and Robin and the vigilante known as Batgirl but get paralyzed by The Joker and became Oracle.

## Barbara Gordon

### Relatives

Unnamed (grandmother)Jim Gordon (father)Barbara Eileen Gordon (mother)James Gordon Jr. (brother)

## Biography

### Early Life

Barbara was born in Gotham City. She is a nerdy fan of Batman

### The Long Halloween Begins

On Halloween, someone murders Johnny Viti, Falcone's nephew, and leaves a jack-o'-lantern at the crime scene. Barbara is upset that her father si on work duty.

### New Year's Eve

Barbara was at her grandmother's house with her brother, James Gordon Jr.

### Meeting Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin captures Two-Face and were on the rooftop of The GCPD meeting Gordon and his daughter, Barbara, who is now under Captain Gordon's care.

### The Birth of Batgirl

Barbara Gordon created her own Bat Suit and begin crime fighting as a superhero called Batgirl. Killer Moth attack The Art Shop, Barbara dons a her own batsuit and became Batgirl and took down Killer Moth and left as the cops came to take Moth to Arkham.

### The First Encounter With Firefly

Firefly begins attacking various businesses around Gotham, attracting Batgirl's attention. Initial confrontations between the two go wrong as a gas leaks causes an explosion near a building, Barbara chooses to save the people and let Firefly to get away. Batman and Robin came in and help Barbara to save every people to safely. Batman, who knows Barbara's identity. Batman wanted Barbara to be safe but Barbara wanted to help but Batman left but Barbara wants to find Firefly to make The Caped Crusader proud.

### The Second Encounter With Firefly

Unfortunately, after Christmas, Batgirl's next battle with the Firefly leaves Barbara unconscious in a warehouse for several hours, and learns Firefly's identity and the deadline passes before Barbara can make his counter-appeal as Batman and Robin save her and warns her if she goes it again, she will die and left the scene. Barbara returns home and a worried Gordon wants to know why Barbara is out late and she lied about missing a bus and went to bed.

### The Final Fight Against Firefly

Barbara research about Garfield Lynns, about his life, job, and plan, who is going to burn Gotham to ashes. Batgirl tracked and race to Lynns' lair, here Firefly attacks her, destroying the building's support columns, and leaves Barbara to die, trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building. Barbara escapes and battles Lynns around Gotham and crashed on the beach. She and Lynns continue fighting, ending with Barbara saving Lynns' life after the damaged Firefly suit explodes. Barbara leaves Lynns for the police to take him back to Arkham for good.

### The Birth of The Bat Family

Barbara meet with Batman and Robin on the rooftop and talk about teaming up and Batman and Robin revealed their identity to Batgirl, Batman tells Batgirl, "Welcome to The Bat Team" Batman, Robin, and Batgirl flew into the night to fight crime.

### Dick Grayson Quits

Barbara heard that Dick and Bruce drawn apart and Dick quits of being Bruce's sidekick and moved to Bludhaven.

### Jason Todd

Barbara heard that Bruce adopts a boy named Jason Todd, who was trying to steal tires from the Batmobile. Jason became The Second Robin. During Jason Todd’s years of crime fighting, he became ruff against criminals.

### Retiring as Batgirl

Barbara Gordon retired as she goes on a jog to get worked out. At work the next day, Barbara worked on the program for the police's city cam project while her co-worker Reese wondered why she didn't have a boyfriend. Gordon admitted she was sort of involved with someone. She's spotted The Joker on the cameras that she hacked and saw him, hiring some gangsters for his plan. Barbara calls Bruce about Joker as Batman and Jason raced off to stop him.

### The Killing Joke!

At home, Barbara was ready a book in her room on her bed as her father came in and told his daughter about Batman and Robin fought The Joker but he escapes. Barbara heard about it and Gordon told that Batgirl retired as he sits on her bed. Her father told his daughter about Batgirl and know she is her with Barbara shocked. Gordon promise that he will not tell her mother and brother about this with Barbara smiled. They heard a knock at the door, Jim told Barbara to get it as he get something in his room. Barbara answered but it was the Joker in a gaudy tourist outfit. He pressed his gun to her stomach and shot her. As she clutched her wound and managed to ask him what his plan was. Joker hinted he was topping the bill and he had a point to prove. He raised his glass and made a toast to crime. He took pictures of Barbara and left the door and told Barbara that he knows that she is Batgirl and left. Jim discovered her and called 911.

Batman, Jim Gordon, Detective Bullock were at the hospital where Barbara Gordon, who retired as Batgirl and got shot by The Joker, who visits her, a physician tested her reflexes. He gently poked her feet with a needle but got no response. He reported she would never walk again.

### A Death in The Family

Barbara heard about Jason, who got killed by The Joker, she attended his funeral.

### Becoming Oracle

Wanting to help Bruce, Barbara became Oracle and uses hacking skills to help him during his missions.

### Batgirl No More

After being shot by Joker, Barbara Gordon retired as Batgirl and enjoys going to a nightclub owned by ruthless crime lord Roman Sionis and meets and befriends the burlesque singer Dinah Lance, who is Sionis' driver.

### GCPD Raid

Sionis sends Katana, a member of The Suicide Squad to break into GCPD Station to get Cain and to recover the diamond for him, under the threat of death, and also places a bounty on Cassandra. Katana raid into The GCPD Station to get Cain but Babs discover it and hacked into the station and freed Cain and the pair escape.

While hiding out in Babs' apartment, they bond and Cassandra saw that Babs is Batgirl, she wants Babs' to return to crime fighting but can't because after Joker shot her and paralyzed her.

### House Invasion

Bab's place is later bombed by criminals looking for Cassandra, so Babs take Cain out of Gotham for good but was confronted by Katana, who wants Cain. Barbara begs her to let them go and Katana let them go.

### The Final Fight Against Black Mask

Black Mask learns about Gordon and Cain are headed out of town and goes there to confront them. Dinah notifies Montoya of the rendezvous, but her betrayal is noticed by Zsasz, who informs Sionis. A devastated Sionis dons his ritualistic mask from which he gets his nickname, "Black Mask".

At the borders of Gotham, Montoya and Katana arrives and meet Babs and Cain but Zsasz arrives and holds Dinah at gunpoint, but he is killed by Helena, who reveals he was the last of her family's killers.

Montoya reveals that Sionis was the true mastermind behind the Bertinellis's massacre. He had them killed trying to get the diamond. A stand-off ensues until they realize Sionis has arrived with a small army of masked criminals. Using Babs' old gear, the makeshift team of six women withstand and repel the attack.

During the battle, Cassandra is captured by Sionis, while Dinah reveals her metahuman ability of supersonic-level screaming, defeating several of the mobsters. Babs gives chase and with assistance from Helena, the pair pursue Sionis. At a nearby pier, Sionis prepares to kill Cassandra, who pulls the ring from a grenade that she took from the weapons chest. Babs threw it at a tank and causes an explosion along with Sionis. Babs and Cain escape from the explosion.

### The Birds of Prey

In the aftermath of destroying Sionis' criminal empire, Montoya quits the GCPD. Using the money within the accounts hidden inside the diamond, Helena joins with Dinah, Katana, Cain, and Montoya in establishing a team of vigilantes called the Birds of Prey.

## Relationships

### Family

* James Gordon - Father
* Barbara Eileen Gordon - Mother
* James Gordon Jr. - Brother
* Unnamed Grandmother

### Allies

* Batman Vigilante Family
	+ Bruce Wayne - Leader and Partner
	+ Alfred Pennyworth - Member
	+ Dick Grayson / Robin - Partner
	+ Jason Todd / Robin ll - Second Partner †
	+ Tim Drake /Robin lll - Third Partner

* Birds of Prey
	+ Cassandra Cain / Orphan
	+ Dinah Lance / Black Canary
	+ Helena Bertinelli / Huntress
	+ Renee Montoya
	+ Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana

### Enemies

* Julian Day / Calendar Man - Enemy

* Joker - Archenemy and Causer

* Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter - Enemy

* Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin - Enemy

* Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy - Enemy

* Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow - Enemy

* Harvey Dent / Two-Face - Enemy

* Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze - Enemy

* Waylon Jones / Killer Croc - Enemy

* Cyrus Gold / Solomon Grundy - Enemy

* Edward Nashton / Riddler - Enemy

* Kirt Langstrom / Man-Bat - Enemy

* Garfield Lynns / Firefly - Enemy

* Drury Walker / Killer Moth - Enemy

* Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn - Enemy

* Victor Zsasz † - Enemy

* Roman Sionis / Black Mask - Enemy