Batman(Bruce Wayne)(1459)

Bruce Wayne was orphaned as a child when he witnessed his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, brutally gunned down in a random mugging. He made a solemn vow at the grave of his parents that he would commit his life towards bringing wrongdoers to justice.

## Character Info

### Relatives

Patrick Wayne (grandfather, deceased)Thomas Wayne (father, deceased)Martha Kane Wayne (mother, deceased)Philip Kane (uncle, deceased)Jacob Kane (uncle)Gabrielle Kane (aunt, deceased)Thomas Wayne, Jr. (possible brother, deceased)Kate Kane (cousin)Elizabeth Kane (cousin)Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane (cousin)Damian Wayne (son)Dick Grayson (adopted son)Jason Todd (adopted son)Tim Drake (adopted son)

## History

### Early Life

Bruce Wayne was born to wealthy physician Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, who were themselves members of the prestigious Wayne and Kane families of Gotham City, respectively.

When he was 6, Bruce's mother Martha was expecting a second child to be named Thomas Wayne, Jr. However, because of her intent to found a school for the underprivileged in Gotham, she was targeted by the manipulative Court of Owls, who arranged for her to have a car accident. She and Bruce survived, but the accident forced Martha into premature labor, and the baby was lost.

Bruce urged his parents to take him to the theater, and his father Thomas Wayne gave in, the Waynes went to see The Mark of Zorro at the Monarch Theater. When the Waynes were walking home after the movie, a mugger named Joe Chill attempted to rob them at gunpoint, and panicked, shooting both Thomas and Martha dead.

After the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne became the legal ward of the family butler Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred and he lived at the family estate in Gotham City known as Wayne Manor. Bruce Wayne drew upon the influences of others in order to create what would one day become his dual identity as Batman. One of his earliest inspirations was taken from a character from a TV Show known as the Gray Ghost. Little did Bruce know At the time that the Gray Ghost in the 1940s was a Real hero very similar to what Batman would become.

As a teenager, Bruce developed a friendship with a fellow student named Ethan Bennett.

Travels and Training

He spent his youth traveling the world, training himself to intellectual and physical perfection and learning a variety of crime-fighting skills, including chemistry, criminology, forensics, martial arts, gymnastics, and disguise. At age 10, Bruce Wayne began his global sojourn, attending courses at Cambridge, the Sorbonne, and other European universities. However, he never stayed long and would often drop out after one semester. Beyond academia, Wayne acquired more "practical" skills. While abroad, Wayne learned 127 major styles of combat, from Aikido to Yaw-Yan. Frenchman Henri Ducard made him an apprentice in man-hunting The ninja Kirigi and other ninja shadow masters, schooled Wayne in stealth and the ways of the shadow warrior. African Bushman (the Ghost Tribes of the Ten-Eyed Brotherhood, among others) taught hunting techniques, while Nepalese monks revealed healing arts. He even learned ventriloquism from practitioners of the art.

His knowledge of so many varied disciplines has made Wayne an unconventional and unpredictable opponent. When he was 18, he attempted to join the FBI, but he learned it would be impossible to fight crime and evil within the legal system. Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham City after many years of training, with his body and mind developed to perfection. He had all of the skills and methods to fight crime.

With only his mission in mind and no care for his legacy as a Wayne, Bruce moved himself out of Wayne Manor and into a brownstone on Park Row from which he based his early attempts to infiltrate the Red Hood Gang after only six weeks back. Despite trying to remain off the grid, Bruce's uncle Philip Kane had kept tabs on him and had also gained control of Wayne Enterprises in Bruce's absence, hiring young strategist Edward Nygma, who advised him to have Bruce killed if he wouldn't play ball. Philip outed Bruce's return to the media. When Bruce refused to return to the company while his uncle was selling weapons, Nygma advised Philip to have Bruce killed, and the Red Hood Gang soon attempted just that by blowing up Bruce's brownstone with him inside. Injured, Bruce crawled back to Wayne Manor and, in his father's study, he tried to figure out what he could use to strike terror into the hearts of criminals. At that moment a giant bat crashed through his window. Bruce remembered being afraid of them as a child and determined that he would become a bat. Designing himself a costume equipped with experimental technology, he set out against crime and corruption, making sure there is no hiding place for evil.

Batman began to clean up the Streets of Gotham starting with the Gang's and Mafia Commissioner Loeb declared the Batman a vigilante criminal very quickly

With the reluctant help of his butler Alfred, Bruce established a crime fighting command center in a cave beneath Wayne Manor. This soon became known as the Batcave. His connection to Wayne Industries provided him access to technology that he used to develop his crime fighting arsenal. He installed an advanced computer network in the Batcave, and he also designed weaponry, which he incorporated into a utility belt. In addition, he also developed an array of vehicles such as the Batmobile, the Bat-Glider, and the Batplane.

For the first two years of his career, Bruce mostly fought common street-level thugs and members of organized crime. Reports of the Batman's activities quickly circulated throughout the city. Chief of Police Angel Rojas took a rigid stance against acts of vigilantism and entrusted his detectives, including Ethan Bennett, to do everything in their power to bring the Batman to justice. Ethan and his new partner, a detective from Metropolis named Ellen Yin, committed many man-hours investigating the Batman. Secretly though, Ethan actually advocated the Batman's ability to clean up the streets of Gotham.

During this time, Bruce met and fell in love with a woman named Andrea Beaumont. He even considered abandoning his crusade for justice to devote himself to her, but he was haunted by the memory of his slain parents. Bruce proposed to Andrea, who readily accepted. Unfortunately, as Bruce would later learn, her father, Carl Beaumont, had borrowed money from Sal Valestra and his mob gang (including a young Jack Napier) Andrea chose to flee with her father overseas, and sent the ring back to Bruce with a letter not telling the real reasons. Heartbroken, Bruce Wayne committed himself entirely towards fighting crime. However, he had yet to develop the means by which to intimidate his adversaries.

In his third year of crime-fighting, now 24-year old Bruce encountered an individual who proved to be his most bizarre and dangerous adversary to date – Joker. He first met the Joker after the latter escaped from his hospital room at Arkham Asylum. He prevented the Joker from releasing a deadly nerve gas over the city, after which, he promptly returned him to Arkham Asylum. The Joker, never one to stay in captivity for long, returned time and time again to plague the Batman with outrageous new schemes.

he emergence of the Joker appeared to have inspired many members of Gotham's underworld to likewise take up costumed identities, many of whom adopted various trademarks or gimmicks that set them apart from the common criminal.

More and more colorful villains popped up in Gotham City, and Batman developed a veritable rogues gallery of foes including the likes of the Penguin, Man-Bat, Killer Croc, the Cluemaster and the Catwoman.

One of the most traumatic experiences in Bruce's career as the Batman not only cost him a friend, but also gave rise to a powerful new villain. The Joker, having once again escaped custody, developed a special vaporous gel that could transform everything it came into contact with into putty. The Joker kidnapped Ethan Bennett and held him captive at his lair where upon he forced him to inhale the vapors from his gel. Bennett survived the incident thanks to the intervention of Batman and Ellen Yin, but exposure to the chemicals altered his physical structure, slowly transforming his body into liquid clay. Driven insane, Ethan Bennett became the villain known as Putty

Wayne Enterprises manager Lucius Fox discovered Bruce secret identity during this time period, the two becoming close allies going forward.

he had battled many themed villains and criminals who had evolved their means of terrorizing the city, such as Scarecrow, Killer Croc and the Joker, the latter of which would become his most infamous enemy. Batman had also battled Penny Plunderer and Maxie Zeus. Each of these battles culminated in a trophy being kept in Batman's lair, the Batcave.

Some time as Batman, Bruce Wayne had come face-to-face with the League of Assassins a group he encountered when younger and being trained, becoming a recurring enemy of both Ra's al Ghul and his daughter Talia. Despite being enemies though, Bruce's relationship with Talia was likely complicated since she gifted the Suit of Sorrows to him. With the armor in hand, Batman briefly used it only to discover its aggressive side effects and passed it onto someone else, a vigilante who later became known as Azrael.

### Later years

In 2003, Batman pursued the Joker, who had hijacked a school bus. This event led to the bus coincidentally colliding into the Kane family's car, sending it precariously on the edge of the bridge. Acting as quick as possible, Batman secured the car with a grappling hook and hurriedly left to capture the Joker, which he succeeded in doing. Unfortunately though, the grappling hook holding the Kanes' car in place led to the trunk splitting, causing Bruce's two cousins, Kate and Beth, to fall into the river, the latter of whom would go on to be missing for over a decade as their mother, Gabi, died in the accident. Feeling immense guilt as a result of this, Bruce searched for Beth and Gabi's bodies relentlessly but was only ever able to find Gabi. Although this act brought him closer to Kate, he never shared his identity as Batman with her.

Two years after the accident, Bruce found himself reuniting with childhood friend Tommy Elliot after saving his mother in yet another crash, this time being unable to save Tommy's father. Despite being an act of heroism on Batman's part, Tommy went on to resent him and began nursing a grudge against the vigilante.

### The First Partner

In Early 2005 a new character entered the Batman's life, but this one came not as a foe, but as an ally. Kate Kane his teenage Cousin, took it upon herself to adopt her own costumed identity – Batgirl. While keeping her identity safely hidden from her father, Kate aided Batman in stopping her former friend Poison Ivy from terrorizing the Chlorogene corporation. Batman was reluctant to accept Kate's aid, and provided little encouragement, but the enthusiastic youth persevered and continued to assist Batman as his unofficial partner. After several harrowing adventures, including one which required Batgirl to sto Man-Bat on her own, Batman finally accepted her as his partner and provided her with her own utility belt.

### Batman Family

The "Batman Family" gained another member only a short time later. Young circus aerialist Dick Grayson was orphaned when his parents were murdered by a criminal named Tony Zucco. Batman felt great empathy towards Dick, having experienced a similar horror as a youth himself. Recognizing Dick's acrobatic skill, he took him under his wing at the Batcave and Dick became his new sidekick Robin. This relationship caused a rivalry between Dick and Kate who felt that Dick was receiving preferential treatment over her. Over time however, the two teens mended bridges and became an effective fighting force.

Eventually Kate Kane left Wayne's care to join the Marine's as she grew tired of Batman's constant oversight.

Batman and Robin continued working together, Dick Grayson finally graduated from high school and moved out of Wayne Manor to attend Hudson University.

### The Dark Years

Working alone once again, Batman's tactics and methods became much more serious and so did his enemies.

### Personality

Batman, in most of his incarnations, is a dark and grim hero with a personal vendetta against criminals. Traumatized by the death of his parents, Batman has sworn to rid Gotham from the criminal elements that took his parents from him. He is very paranoid and obsessive, which often makes it difficult for him to trust other people that aren't Alfred, the Robins, or the Batgirls.

Despite this, Batman has proved to have a great love for humanity, which was instilled by his parents. His father was a doctor, while his mother was a crusader against child abuse. Indeed, Batman's oath of vengeance is tempered with the greater ideal of justice. He refrains from killing, as he feels this would not make him any better than the criminals he fights. He is also a very prominent member of the Justice League and the founder of the Outsiders.

To protect his secret identity, Batman has constructed a fake persona he can use in his civilian identity. To the world at large, Bruce Wayne is a self-absorbed, irresponsible playboy and philanthropist. Only his closest allies know that this attitude is just an act.

Who is "The Real Man?"
The Bruce Wayne/playboy aspect of his character is a facade, while the masked and particularly dark, grim vigilante is marked as the "true" man. Usually, Batman is further separated from Bruce Wayne by the raspy and stony bass voice he usually assumes while costumed.

Relationships with allies
Batman is a normal human being who does not possess any superhuman abilities, but has character flaws that can be exploited by enemies.

As a young child, Bruce tended to be solitary and withdrawn, a condition only exacerbated by the murder of his parents. This lead to his current state as a loner who would prefer to be on his own rather than rely on others. His difficulty in trusting others is a constant issue for him to overcome, and perhaps his only weakness.

His longest and closest relationship is with Alfred, who represents a father figure, confessor, and advisor. Alfred and he have clashed in the past, but share a deep and unbreakable bond. To the world at large, Bruce Wayne looks like a rich, good looking, dim-witted playboy.

**Physical Description:** Blue eyes dark Hair and his well built body, on the outside makes him seem like the perfect Playboy Billionaire but his body shows signs of a lifetime of Crime fighting, Multiple Scars, Wounds and burns cover many parts of his body.

## **Powers, Skills:**

Indomitable Will: He has no known superhuman powers, but he does have an extreme, almost superhuman "Force of Will". He has shown capable of operating a Green Lantern ring successfuly using his immense willpower.

Intimidation: It is widely known that Batman has the ability to instill fear in others, even the people that know him best are intimidated by him. Even those who aren't afraid of the likes of Superman fear Batman.

Interrogation: Batman is adept in interrogation techniques, often using law enforcement methods as well as torture. Several methods seen include hanging a person over the edge of a building by one leg or chaining a person upside down and beating them. He usually just plain uses his frightening appearance to get answers. "Fear is an excellent motivator" he once said.

Peak Human Conditioning: Through intense training, specialized diet, and biofeedback treatments, The Batman represented the pinnacle of human physical prowess. His physical attributes exceeded that of any Olympic level athlete that has ever completed. Strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and coordination are at peak human perfection. Batman began his physical and mental conditioning when he was 11 and then intense physical training and weight lifting at age 12. He has mastered full body control by the time he was 18. Wayne abstains entirely from drinking alcohol, though he presented Bruce Wayne, his alter ego, as a borderline alcoholic (he created this illusion by drinking ginger ale and pretending it is champagne). Batman's refusal to drink was directly linked to keeping his body in its absolute best. Bruce Wayne, since the age of 15, has created a strict diet to enable his body to develop and operate at its most proficient, along with biofeedback treatments (using portable/non portable machines to stimulate muscles to contraction. Batman has performed amazing physical feats due to his superior physique. He engaged in an intensive regular regimen of rigorous exercise (including aerobics, weight lifting, gymnastics, and simulated combat) to keep himself in peak condition, and has often defeated opponents whose size, strength, or other powers greatly exceeded his own. He has spent his entire life in pursuit of physical perfection and has attained it through constant intensive training and determination.

•Peak Human Strength: He was seen breaking steel chains and cuffs , supporting 1010lbs ceiling, bending steel metal bars with his hands , even punched a SWAT officer through a brick wall He utilizes his strength/power so effectively, that a near-meta such as Deathstroke comments that Batman "hits harder than most beings with superhuman strength."

•Peak Human Reflexes: Bruce's reflexes were honed to such a degree that he has caught one of Green Arrow's arrows in mid flight when he tried to shoot him.He has also been able to dodge point blank gunfire.
•Peak Human Speed: He could run at speeds comparable to the finest competing athletes.
•Peak Human Endurance: His endurance was comparable to that of the finest Olympic Decathlon participant. His lung capacity was so great that he could hold his breath underwater for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
•Peak Human Agility: His agility was greater than that of a Chinese acrobat and an Olympic gold medalist gymnast. His main phase of movement was Parkour which he learned in France and used that to scale the cities rooftops in an acrobatic manner.
•Peak Human Durability: He has been shot numerous times, but wears kevlar lined body armor. Master Acrobat: Proficient in gymnastics and acrobatics, to the peak of human ability.
•Martial Arts Master: Batman is one of the finest human combatants Earth has ever known. He trained in the US for various martial arts for 3 years. He has mastered 127 styles of martial arts including Muay Thai, Escrima, Krav Maga, Capoeira, Savate, Yawyan, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujitsu, Ninjitsu, Kendo, fencing, swordsmanship, Kenjutsu, Kali, Bojutsu, Francombat, Boxing, Kickboxing, Hapkido, Wing Chun, Parkour, Shorin Ryu, Silat, Chin Na, Kyudo, Aikido, Varma Ati, Jeet Kune Do, Shaolin, Ba Gua, Hung Gar, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, and Kenpo. His primary form of combat is an idiosyncratic admixture of Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Muay Thai, Karate, Boxing, Jujitsu, and Ninjitsu. Weapons Master: Through his martial arts training, he has become an expert on virtually all types of weaponry. He is an exceptional swordsman as evident in his fight with Ra's al Ghul, his proficiency in jui jitsu can proclaim his swordsmanship skill. Proficient at knife throwing, Escrima, & melee weapons mastery, having mastered Kobudo.He was trained and became proficient in all arms. He soon learned expanded melee weapon techniques and he has learned expanded weapon/device sciences. He still practices during his combat sessions to keep his skills intact, though he prefers unarmed combat.
Master of Stealth: His Ninjutsu training has made him a master at stealth capable of breaching high security facilities with ease and without being detected.

Expert Marksman: Due to his training in Ninjitsu, Batman almost never misses his targets, 9/10 times he's succesful.He has been practicing accuracy since the early days of his training and is almost on par with the Green Arrow in terms of accuracy.

Genius-Level Intellect: (IQ 192)Batman is a brilliant, virtually peerlesss detective, strategist, scientist , tactician, and commander; he is wideless regarded as one of the keenest analytical minds on the planet. Given his lack of superpowers, he often uses cunning and planning to outwit his foes, rather than simply "out-fighting" them.

Polymath: He has studied Biology, Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Mythology, Geography, & History.Gained degrees in Criminal Science, Forensics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Engineering by the time he was 21.He has mastered Diverse Environmental Training, Security Systems, and illusion/sleight of hand by the time he was 23.He gained even more degrees in Biology, Physics, Advanced Chemistry, and Technology by the time he was 25.He has learned Forensic, Medical Sciences, Expanded Computer and Engineering Sciences and Expanded Device Pool use of personal powered armor and system, database creation on underworld crime bosses, rogue's gallery foes and other supers; improved material sciences for body armor and micro-machinery by the time he was 26.Has also learned Advanced New Development in Forensic and Medical Sciences. Master Detective: He is widely considered as the World's Greatest Detective, capable of observation, forensic investigation, and inductive and deductive reasoning of the highest caliber. Human intuition is an unlearnable trait and one of Batman's most effective tools. Given any mystery, he can arrive at any conclusions with a fraction of the data.

Multi-lingual: He is able to speak Spanish, French, Latin, German, Japanese, English, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Kryptonese, and possibly more.

Master Tactician and Strategist: He commonly utilizes cunning tactics to outwit his foes. He is an excellent leader and at times commands the Justice League and the Outsiders.

Escapologist: He has been described as second only to Mister Mircle as an escape artist. He has been seen escaping from a posey straitjacket in less than 52 seconds, and remarked afterwards that the time was way too slow for him.

Aviation: Has been seen flying the various versions of the Batplanes with ease and flying a helicopter.

Tracking: Trained in hunting techniques by African Bushmen (the Ghost Tribes of the Ten-eyed Brotherhood, among others).

Master of Disguise: Has mastered the art of disguise by the time he was 23. Has further learned Expanded Disguise techniques by the time he was 26. Batman has many aliases he uses to infiltrate the underworld or just to go undercover in public situations. His current aliases are: Matches Malone, Thomas Quigley, Ragman, Detective Hawke, Sir Hemingford Grey, Frank Dixon, Gordon Selkirk, and Mr. Fledermaus. Expert Mechanic and Vehicular Driver: Proficient at combat driving. Has learned improved vehicle designs. Was trained and proficient in basic vehicles operation