James Gordon Jr.

> *For his father and namesake, see Jim Gordon.*
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"*You see, dad, I've learned something spectacular about myself. I am a psychopath. Someone trusted me with this gift, and I'm not giving it up so easily.*"
—James to Jim Gordon.
**James Worthington "J.J" Gordon Jr.** (May 13, 1994 – January 16, 2014; October 2014 – July 15, 2019) was the estranged son of commissioner Jim Gordon and crime lord Barbara Kean, brother of Barbara Gordon and the grandson of the late Everett Kean and the late Elizabeth Kean. James grew up to be as insane as his mother and was eventually incarcerated in Arkham Asylum on the grounds of insanity. He was later broken out by his mother and sent after his family. However, just as he was about to murder his father, his sister shot him in the head. In 2015, Gordon was resurrected by Hugo Strange and recruited into his Freaks.

## Biography

### Early Life

James Gordon Jr. was born to Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean-Gordon in 1994. When James was only four years old, his mother went insane and was incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. Unfortunately, he inherited this dormant trait from his mother and began acting anti-social, worrying his father.

### Incarceration

He eventually went too far, beginning to play with knives and fire. He was then incarcerated in Arkham Asylum at only six years old after holding a knife to his baby sister's throat.

He spent almost all of his life in Arkham, getting treatment for his mental illness. During his time there, he was responsible for the death of a guard, slitting his throat with a knife.

### Revenge

In 2014, when James was nineteen, his newly resurrected mother broke him out of Arkham. When she opened his cell he teared up and gave her a hug, which she returned. When asked what she was doing, Barbara explained that they were going to kill his father. She brought him back to her lair and introduced him to Ra's al Ghul, her employer and teacher. He then displayed several weapons to James and asked him to take his pick.

## Personality

James inherited many traits from his mother, primarily her personality. He is a ruthless, cold killer not afraid to even spill the blood of his own family as shown when he attacked his sister with the intent of killing her. He is also portrayed to be fearless, being willing to take on a large group of guards all armed with weapons.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Meta-Human Physiology:** After being resurrected by Hugo Strange, James' physiology was altered and he was given the meta-human gene, which was activated as soon as he was resurrected. However, after the gene, like the other Freaks, proved to be unstable, he was administered the meta-human inhibitor. James is still considered a meta-human however, just not being able to access his powers.
	+ **Telepathy:**
		- **Pathokinesis:**
		- **Illusion Projection:**
		- **Mnemokinesis:**

### Abilities

* **Peak of Human Physical Condition:**
* **Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist:**
	+ **Skilled Stick-Fighter:**

## Appearances

### *Batman: Anarky*

Season 1
* "Hey, Diddle Diddle" (mentioned)
* "Shattered Bloodline"
* "Cold, Cold Heart" (mentioned)
* "Treat Them Mean, Keep Them Kean (mentioned)
* "Heir" (mentioned)
* "Battle for Gotham" (mentioned)

Season 2
* "Fallout" (corpse)
* "Loyalty" (corpse)
* "Frost Warning"
* "Lost Love"
* "Abandoned"
* "Fractured Minds"
* "We Are The Freaks"
* "Man of Steel" (mentioned)
* "Frostbite" (mentioned)
* "Hello, Junior"
* "Swimming With The Fishes" (mentioned)
* "Bat Family (mentioned)
* "Welcome To Earth-2" (mentioned)

Season 4
* "Blood Is Thicker Than Water"
* "Family Is Everything"
* "Order & Chaos"
* "Friend or Foe"
* "Shadows" (mentioned)

Season 5
* "Crazy Love" (mentioned)

Season 6
* "Fire and Ice"
* "We Are Legion"
* "Chaos Lives" (mentioned)
* "Enter the Sirens"
* "Gotham in Green"
* "Hope" (mentioned)

## Behind the Scenes

* In DC Comics, **James Gordon, Jr.** is the psychotic, serial killer brother of Barbara Gordon, also known as Batgirl, and the estranged son of Commissioner Gordon.