Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne is The Batman, and leader of The Batfamily, as well as a board member and the majority shareholder of Wayne Enterprises.

## Relationships

### Groups

The Batfamily, Justice League, Outsiders, Wayne Enterprises

### Family

Damian Wayne (Son), Helena Wayne (Daughter), Thomas Wayne (Father, deceased), Martha Wayne (Mother, deceased), Alfred Pennyworth (Adoptive father), Richard Grayson (Adoptive son), Jason Todd (Adoptive son)

### Romantic

Selina Kyle (Spouse), Talia al Ghul (Mother of child)

### Nemeses

Joker, Two-Face, Riddler, Bane, Court of Owls, Ra's al Ghul

## Early Life

Bruce Wayne was born at Wayne Manor to Thomas and Martha Wayne. Alongside his butler, Alfred Pennyworth, Thomas delivered his son in his home. Bruce enjoyed a sheltered and privileged childhood, attending elite private schools and accompanying his parents to fundraisers and events around Gotham.

### Death of The Family

When Bruce was 10 years old, Thomas and Martha took him to a play at the Monarch Theater which featured bats flying around the stage. The Bats caused Bruce to panic, reminding him of falling in the cave. After Thomas noticed Bruce crying, they left through an alley, and while walking to their car, they were robbed at gunpoint by Joe Chill. While Thomas attempted to talk Joe down, he became increasingly erratic, ultimately shooting Thomas and Martha, running away into the night as Bruce stood paralyzed.

The first officer to arrive on the scene of the murder was Lieutenant Jim Gordon, who consoled Bruce and spent the whole night sitting with him and talking to him, both of them falling asleep in the hallway at the GCPD 2nd Precinct.

## Travel and Training

#### The United Kingdom

After graduating from Gotham Academy, Bruce moved to Edinburgh, Scotland for college. He finished in three years, studying Psychology and business before meeting French thief Henri Ducard. He trained with Ducard in a Robin Hood-esque campaign against the richest members of London's society. After learning that Henri intended to murder one of their victims, Bruce fought him until he was unconscious, and escaped the scene as Henri was arrested.

### Japan

Bruce would follow a lead from Henri to Japan, searching for a Russian named Sergei. where he would begin training in martial arts, meditation and eastern swordsmanship. In Japan, he would learn about the Head of The Demon, a purportedly immortal figure leading a tribe of secret warriors in the middle east.

## Batman Begins

### Zero Year

Bruce went to Lucius Fox after reading about a bullet and stab resistant bodysuits he had developed for WayneTech during the war on terror, which had never made it past prototype phase.

## Beginning of the Batfamily

### The Dynamic Duo

Bruce, now aged 27, was attending Haly's Circus the night the Flying Graysons were murdered. After saving Richard Grayson's life, the young orphan was sent to an orphanage. He was given the opportunity to be adopted by Bruce and Alfred, and to come live at Wayne Manor.

Bruce was unsure how to parent the adolescent orphan, and the event brought back painful memories of his own parents. After Richard discovered the Batcave, Alfred advised Bruce to be honest about his activities, and share that side of his life with Richard. This had a predictable but uncomfortable side effect, in Richard wanting to join Bruce in his ventures.

After many months of training, Bruce gifted Richard the Robin suit for his fifteenth birthday.

When Victor Fries attacked SartoriCo in an attempt to create a cure, Batman and Robin broke through his defenses and arrested him, teaching Richard an important lesson about mercy and empathy, and bonding the pair.

### Batgirl

Upon meeting Batgirl, Bruce felt a responsibility for the young hero, given that she had taken his name and iconography as her own. He decided to train her, operating with Robin as a trio in the field. Working so closely with Barbara caused Bruce to feel guilt towards Jim, though he kept Barbara's secret.

The trio fought Pamela Isley and Firefly.

After Barbara was shot by Joker, Rick found it hard to be Robin. Bruce was frustrated with the boy, but found it difficult to communicate with him. Their tensions came to a boiling point

## A Second Chance

Bruce, having operated alone for some time, encountered Jason Todd attempting to steal a hubcap off of the Batmobile.

## New Loss

Bruce became more violent in the aftermath of Jason's death.

## Atonement

Bruce and Richard co-train Tim Drake to let him work towards becoming the third Robin. When Jason & Selina reappear in Gotham, Bruce must turn to Rick to re-develop their relationship.

## Knightfall

Attempting to stop Bane's siege of Blackgate Prison, Bruce is brutally beaten, and has a vertebrae fractured. He is kept as Bane's prisoner before being rescued by Catwoman, the Gotham Knights and Task Force X.

## The League and The Court

In the aftermath of Knightfall, The Court of Owls decides they can no longer let Bruce operate as Batman. They plot to discredit Bruce Wayne and The Batman separately in the mind of the public. While they put their plans into motion, Talia al Ghul brings Damian to Gotham, seeking to hide him from Ra's and the conflict within the League of Shadows.

## Current

In the aftermath of the war between the Batfamily, The Court of Owls and the League of Shadows, Bruce decides to take a more passive role. Learning that Selina is pregnant, Bruce proposes to her, and asks her to reside at Wayne Manor. She accepts, and weeks later, they are married by Alfred with the vast majority of the Batfamily in attendance.