Jim Gordon

**James "Jim" Gordon** is the Police Commissioner of Gotham City. He shares the Batman’s deep commitment to ridding the dark and corrupt city of crime.

Although he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante method, he ultimately recognizes the necessity of Batman and the two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. Gordon is also the father of Barbara Gordon, who fights crime alongside Batman as Nightwing, keeping the secret even from him.

### Powers and Abilities

* **Criminology**: James Gordon received an honorary doctorate in the field of criminology from Gotham State University.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat**: Gordon served in the United States military and was trained in hand-to-hand combat. By his own account, his martial prowess was honed to the point that he could defeat a Green Beret in physical combat.Jim Gordon possesses the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engages in moderate regular exercise. Jim Gordon Is very athletic with above average strength.
* **Law**: James Gordon is proficient in all aspects of criminal detective work and police procedural matters. He also has a keen instinct in regards to the political aspects of managing the Gotham City Police Department.
* **Detective Skills**: Gordon has extreamly advanced investigations skills, which makes him one of the finest detective in Gotham City Police Departement.
* **Indomitable Will**: He has also shown remarkable strength of will and an ability to maintain his mental fortitude and sanity.
* **Leadership**: He is also an expert leader, having spent decades as the leader of the world's most corrupt police force in the most dangerous city. That he has managed to not only survive, but to make Gotham PD stronger is a testament to his abilities.
* **Marksmanship**: As a militar and a policeman, Gordon is trained whit many kind of firearms.
* **Military Protocol**: In his youth, Gordon served in the United States military.

### Origins

Not much is known about Jim Gordon's past except that he is not a Gotham City native and that served in the United States military before to becoming a police officer and fight against the Police Departement's corruptions. Becoming progressively the hero of the city because of his honesty, he was quickly promoted to commissioner.

### Season 11

In the sewer tunnel where Batman and Nightwing encountered the White Martian, the place is crawling with Gotham City police detectives, commanded by police commissioner James Gordon. Stepping from the shadows, Batman tells Gordon he needs the cops out for the time being. Gordon is initially reluctant and Detective John Jones tells him this is a bigger problem than what's occurring in the city. Using a portable projector, Batman explains how he ran the Martian glyph through federal databases and revealed multiple locations where it has appeared over the past eighteen months. They identify it as a message and John tells them that the Martian got his attention with it: the symbol for his Martian name. Gordon clears the room of the detectives.

John confronts Batman about Gordon being unaware that his daughter is serving as the Dark Knight's apprentice and says that as a father he has a right to know that she was attacked. Batman explains that the solution she is suspended in at the cave will heal her wounds within hours. Other than some anxiety when she first emerges from the tank, Barbara will be fine, Batman assures John.

Months later, Gordon lights a cigarette while waiting for the arrival of the dynamic duo and starts to countdown. On their arrival, he questions the whereabouts of Bane and Batman tells him that he can be found in a warehouse, depowered. Gordon then shows to him a corpse of a young man in a Superman T-shirt and he tells Batman that this sort of hate crime is right up his alley.

In the morgue, Batman and Commissioner Gordon examine the body of the deceased "Clark". Batman scans the body with a device, finding DNA samples from the killer, which reveal something he says he'd rather not share.