Batman: Guardian of Gotham (comics)

***Batman: Guardian of Gotham*** is an American comic book series being published by DC Comics, based on the DC Comics character of the same name.

## Characters

### Main

* **Bruce Wayne/Batman** - a young wealthy businessman who double his life as a bat-themed crime-fighting vigilante who seek to remove the corrupt elements of Gotham.

### Supporting

* **Alfred Pennyworth** - Bruce's loyal butler and father-figure who serve for the Wayne family for years and raised him after his parents were both murdered and often consider him as a son, even being his voice of reason, at times.
* **Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon** - the commissioner of GCPD and Barbara's father who one of the few honest, non-corrupt cops in Gotham where he formed a secret alliance with Batman of removing the city's corruption elements.
* **Barbara Gordon/Oracle** - James' tomboyish yet emotional daughter and a high school student who later become one of Batman's allies in the form of Oracle.
* **Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing** - a young acrobatic who was train by Bruce to fight crime after his parents were murdered by mobster Tony Zucco.
* **Detective Harvey Bullock** -
* **Detective Renee Montoya** -
* **Dr. Leslie Thompkins** -
* **Lucius Fox** -
* **Luke Fox/Batwing** -
* **Timothy "Tim" Drake/Robin** - a young high school student
* **Officer Jack Drake** - Tim's hardworking father
* **Victoria "Vicki" Vale** -
* **Julia Madison** -
* **Silver St. Cloud** -
* **Stephanie Brown/Spoiler** -
* **Duke Thomas/Singal** - a young college student who was inspires by Batman to become Gotham's day-time protector.
* **Katherine "Kathy" Kane/Batwoman** -
* **Elizabeth "Bette" Kane/Batgirl** -
* **Officer Crispus Allen** -
* **Officer Aaron Cash** -
* **Officer Jason Brad** -
* **Lieutenant Sarah Essen** -
* **Julia Pennyworth** -

### Antagonists

* **Joker** -
	+ **Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn** -
* **Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin** -
* **Waylon Jones/Killer Croc** -
* **Harvey Dent/Two-Face** -
* **Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy** -
* **Edward Nygma/Riddler** -
* **Ramon Sionis/Black Mask** -
* **Garfield Lynns/Firefly** -
* **Sondra Fuller/Clayface** -
* **Otis Flannegan/Ratcatacher** -
* **Victor Zsasz** -
* **Selina Kaye/Catwoman** -
* **Rupert Throne** -
* **Falcone Crime Family**, consisting of:
	+ **Carmine "The Roman" Falcone** -
	+ **Alberto Falcone** -
* **Joseph "Joe" Chill** - a two-bit thug who is responsible for murdering both Thomas and Martha Wayne, thus causing their son to become the Batman.
* **Professor Hugo Strange** -
* **Dr. Thomas Elliot/Hush** -
* **Bane** -
* **Nocturna** -
* **Wonderland Gang**, consisting of:
	+ **Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter** -
	+ **Dumfree and Deevee Tweed/Tweedledum and Tweedledee** -
	+ **Harriet Pratt/March Hare** -
	+ **Lewis Yarnell/Lion** -
	+ **Jenna Duffy/Carpenter** -
	+ **Moe Blum/Walrus** -
	+ **Skitch Benson/Unicorn** -
* **Shade Wilson/Deathstroke** -
* **Drury Walker/Killer Moth** -
* **Maximilian "Maxie" Zeus** -
* **Dr. Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat** -
* **Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze** -
* **Floyd Lawton/Deadshot** -
* **Lazlo Valentin/Professor Pyg** -
	+ **Mr. Toad** -
* **Margaret Pye/Magpie** -
* **League of Assassins**, consisting of:
	+ **Ra's al Ghul** -
	+ **Talia al Ghul** -
	+ **Dusan al Ghul** -
	+ **Ubu** -
	+ **Hook** -
	+ **Sandra Wu-San/Lady Shiva** -
	+ **David Cain** -
	+ **Silver Monkey** -
	+ **Nyssa Raatko** -
	+ **Eric Neeedham/Black Spider** -
* **Dr. Karl Helfern/Dr. Death** -
* **Mortimer Drake/Cavalier** -
* **Arthur Brown/Cluemaster** -
* **Lonnie Machin/Anarky** -
* **Arnold Wesker/Ventriloquist & Scarface** -
* **Professor Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow** -
* **Antonio "Tony" Zucco** -
* **Noah Kuttler/Calculator** -
* **Terrible Trio**, consisting of:
	+ **Warren Lawford/Fox** -
	+ **Amanda Lydecker/Vulture** -
	+ **Gunther Hardwicks/Shark** -
* **Dr. Grace Balin/Orca** -
* **Deacon Blackfire** -
* **Cornelius Stirk** -
* **Anatoli Knyazev/KGBeast** -
* **Jane Doe/Copperhead** -

## Differences

* Dick Grayson isn't Robin in this universe, he instead first became Nightwing after his parents were murdered.
* Tim Drake is the only Robin in this universe.

## Spin-off series

Following the success of the series, the series gain several spin-off series, such as, *Superman: Kryptonian Might*, *Wonder Woman: Amazonian Warrior*, *Nightwing and the Outsiders*, *Legends of the Teen Titans* and *The Adventures of the Justice League*.