James Worthington Gordon

Alias(es)
Jimmy
Jimbo
 Family
Unnamed mother
Frank Gordon (uncle, deceased)
Barbara Kean (ex-fiancée)
Leslie Thompkins (wife)
 Affilation
Bruce Wayne
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblept (on-off, formerly)
Court of Owls (formerly, undercover)
Sofia Falcone (formerly)
 Occupation
GCPD detective (formerly)
Arkham Asylum guard (formerly)
GCPD Traffic Duty Officer (formerly)
GCPD captain (formerly)
Bounty Hunter (formerly)
 Status

## History

James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department. He is the son of the late  Peter Gordon, the nephew of the late Frank Gordon, the best friend/partner of Harvey Bullock, the ex-fiancé/ex-lover of Barbara Kean, the father of Barbara Lee Gordon, the husband of Lee Thompkins, the ex-boyfriend of Valerie Vale and the ex-lover of Sofia Falcone. He started as a homicide detective within the GCPD. After being demoted to traffic duty by the corrupt then-police commissioner Gillian Loeb, Jim collected debt for Oswald Cobblepot to get his job back. He later murdered Theo Galavan, afterward was framed for Carl Pinkney's murder by Edward Nygma. After escaping from prison and clearing his name, Jim decided against re-joining the GCPD and sought to solve the mystery of who was behind the Waynes' murders once and for all. Later on, after being dosed with the "Red Queen" drug by Jervis Tetch, he went through a hallucinogenic experience which helped him come to terms with his past enough to convince himself to re-join the GCPD as a detective once again. After he was infected with the Alice Tetch virus, Jim was going to leave Gotham with Lee until Bullock convinced Jim to cure himself and Lee. When Penguin came up with a new license of crime, Jim looked to Carmine Falcone for help but actually ended up working with his daughter, Sofia. Jim is later promoted to the rank of captain after saving a squad of cops from Professor Pyg's trap. After Gotham is reduced to a lawless no man's land by Ra's al Ghul and Jeremiah Valeska, Gordon remains with Harvey, Lucius Fox, and a dozen other cops to fight for the evacuated city. He activates a searchlight atop the GCPD, intended both to draw his enemies out of hiding and as a beacon of hope. During the events of the No Man's Land crisis, Jim has a brief fling with his ex-fiance Barbara, which led to her getting pregnant. The subject of the pregnancy garnered conflict between him and Lee which was eventually put to rest when the two of them finally get married in a ceremony inside the GCPD. Following the end of the No Man's Land crisis and Gotham joining the mainland, Jim was promoted to commissioner of the GCPD, a position he would serve in for 10 years.

## Personality

Jim is the opposite of his colleagues in Gotham City, being one of the few citizens with a position of power that is non-corrupt. Jim has a strong moral compass to do what is right, this being the driving force behind several of his actions such as sparing Oswald Cobblepot's life, promising Bruce Wayne to find the murderer of his parents, and his dedication to rid Gotham of crime and corruption. Gordon also has a soft spot for children. He was the only cop to comfort Bruce Wayne after his parents' death. In *Selina Kyle*, he shot one of the child traffickers because he was about to kill the children he kept downstairs in a building. Once he heard about the crime in question, he was furious to the point that he allowed Harvey to beat a man in jail for answers. Fiercely idealistic and tenacious, Jim possesses a desire for justice, to the point of utter naiveté. Whilst Harvey Bullock, his then-fiancée Barbara Kean and virtually every ally he had warned him that Gotham was not a place for "nice guys", he only concurred that justice is always ethical no matter where the place. Being a police detective, Jim understands that some situations will require him to get dirty at times, involving the occasional killing of suspects but he holds on to his idealism and believes that such actions will not always be necessary and risks his own life to save criminals such as Penguin and the Balloonman. Jason Skolimski aka the Ogre, proves to be a defining point for Jim's mentality and morality. Growing disgusted at how corrupted Gotham is, especially the GCPD, he began battling said corruption in more dubious manners such as working with Oswald Cobblepot and brutalizing a suspect to get information on the Ogre. The few months he spent working within GCPD have also hardened his ideals, seasoning a once naive cop into a determined enforcer who now understands ideals sometimes have to be forsaken for the sake of justice. When facing the injustice within the police and government systems, this tends brings out the darker aspect of his personality more than anything. While battling corrupt GCPD members such as Arnold Flass and Gillian Loeb, he shows more aggression, somewhat unusual fitting the "Boy Scout" perspective people get from Jim. His ultimate shift in morality began when he killed Theo Galavan in cold blood. Due to knowing what kind of monster Theo was and the influence he held allowed him to get away unscathed and also due to Parks, a rookie cop being killed by Eduardo Flamingo. Jim had Flamingo at gunpoint but did not kill him causing a feeling of guilt. Knowing a man like Theo can not be brought down so easily and he would only kill more people if he was allowed to walk freely, Jim took justice into his own hands by allowing Theo to be tortured by Oswald and shot him in the chest. Jim's new jaded cynicism has caused friction between him and the new police captain, Nathaniel Barnes. Nathaniel's firm idealism was similar to what Jim was when he started at the GCPD and the darker actions that he committed allowed Nathaniel to believe that Jim truly did murder Carl Pinkney (although to be fair there was a substantial level of evidence towards him at the time). This, along with several other incidents, have also disturbed his opinions on joining the police as his new beliefs are that the law should bend to fit justice rather than the other way around. As the law was bound only by evidence and facts, which caused him to be unlawfully imprisoned when he was framed by Edward Nygma, Jim finally left the GCPD to achieve justice outside of legality by taking down Hugo Strange. Although sometimes dirty, as it is occasionally necessary, he has still not dropped to the level of the crime he is dedicated to defeating as he voices clear, guilt or remorse over his moral blips. After Jim was infected by a drug known as the Red Queen, he was forced to face his fears, as he admitted to a hallucination of his late father, Peter Gordon, that the reason why he gave up on his relationship with Lee Thompkins and did not return to the GCPD, was because he was afraid of letting individuals down, after his hallucinations had ended, Jim finally overcame his fear, as he became a police detective again. Jim is protective of the individuals he cares about, as seen when he tried to warn Lee about her fiancé, Mario Calvi being infected by Alice Tetch's blood, although she did not believe him and believed he was trying to sabotage her relationship with Mario out of jealousy, when he went to try and save Lee, and bring Mario in alive, he was forced to kill Mario in self-defense when he tried to kill Lee, but he still felt guilt and remorse for what he did to him, despite the fact that he did not like Mario at all (due to the latter's arrogant, rude and disrespectful traits) this protectiveness of those he cares about was also seen when he found out that Nathaniel was infected with Alice's blood, and he tried to bring him in alive, and succeeded. The main difference between bringing Nathaniel in and his failed attempt to bring Mario in alive was that he had no choice but to kill Mario; because he was about to kill Lee, whereas Nathaniel was in a standoff with Jim, and Jim outdrew and non-fatally shot him. Jim has a certain level of tolerance when it comes to being blamed for situations that are not entirely his fault, this is evidenced by the fact that when Lee kept on berate and jab at him for her husband's death, he initially tolerated it. However, in "Light The Wick", Jim finally got tired of Lee trying to blame him for ruining her life; as he coldly and cruelly pointed out regarding how Mario tried to kill her, that he was forced to kill the latter in self-defense and he would do it again in a heartbeat, even points out that Lee can blame him for her husband's death, walk away and never come back; but it's not going to change the fact that her late husband was infected with the virus and tried to kill her.

## Phisical appearance

Jim is a man in his mid to late 30s with a slender build with blue eyes and brown hair. Early on in his career at the GCPD he had short hair, although he later began to grow it. Unlike his partner Harvey Bullock, Gordon was always well kept whilst on the line of duty, wearing mostly a fresh suit and was always clean shaven and professional looking. Although on some occassions (such as being on the run after being framed by Edward Nygma) he developed an unkempt appearing and grew a stubble for a short time. During his time as a bounty hunter going after the escaped experiments from Indian Hill, Jim donned a black leather jacket. After being promoted to captain at the GCPD, Gordon began to wear a brown trenchcoat on several occasions. Ten years following his promotion to commission of the GCPD, Gordon's hair had slightly lightened due to his aging. For a short while he grew a mustache, although when a couple of those close to him made remarks about it, he chose to shave it off and remain clean shaven, even admitting that he didn't think it suited him.

## Abillities and powers

### Abillities

* Peak of human condition
* Expert Combatant
	+ expert stick wielder
	+ expert knife-wielder
	+ skielled swordsman

* Expert marksman
* High-level intellect/Master tactician
	+ Expert detective
	+ Military/Police training
	+ Deception
	+ Leadership
* Indomitable will

### Former powers

* Superhuman strenght
* Superhuman durability

## Equipment

* Guns/Firearms
	+ Smith & Wesson SW1911SC E-Series
* Telescopic baton
* Brass Knuckle Duster
* Bulletproof vest
* Handcuffs