Bruce Wayne (Titanverse)

Bruce was born to wealthy parents Thomas and Martha Wayne. At some point they were killed by a criminal with a revolver which caused Bruce to create the vigilante persona of Batman, fighting crime and protecting Gotham from various villains like the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler. At some point, he became a member of the Justice League.

### Taking Dick Grayson in

"*Revenge won't bring them back. Let me teach you another way to deal with the pain.*"
—Bruce Wayne's letter to Dick Grayson[src]
In 2002, Bruce attended Haly's Circus where he saw The Flying Graysons perform. When their act was sabotaged and the parents were killed, Bruce took in their son Dick Grayson. Dick joined Bruce in his vigilante pursuits as his partner "Robin." Dick, however, began to think that Bruce's methods were out of hand, and he left in 2017 to become a police officer in Detroit.

### Another Robin

After Dick left, Bruce recruits a young biy named jason todd and train him as his sidekick

### Making amends with Dick Grayson

After an ordeal, Dick went to apologize to Bruce, having unfairly blamed him for things out of his control and making amends between the two. Dick also asked for use of the old Titans' base of operations in San Francisco, and Bruce agreed so long as Dick took Jason with him.

Bruce was contacted by Dick asking for advice on what to do with Rose Wilson. Bruce relayed how Dick had come to live with him, highlighting how it wasn't easy.

After Jason was nearly killed by Slade Wilson, Dick experienced visions of Bruce, which did not go away until he admitted to being responsible for Jericho's death. Dick later had another vision of Bruce while in prison until Dick accepted that Jericho was alive. Additionally, Rachel Roth accidentally caused Donna Troy, Kory Anders, Dawn Granger, and herself to experience a vision of Bruce, telling them that they will all die if they do not put the Titans back together.

### Helping fight Cadmus

While the Titans were fighting Cadmus Industries and people were placing bids on Conner, Bruce ended the auction by hacking into Mercy Graves' computer. He later went to Titans tower and joined the Titans in mourning Donna Troy. When thanked by Kory for telling them to put the Titans back together, Bruce told Kory that he did not do that and told her that she was confusing him for someone else. After hearing of a bomb threat, Bruce stayed behind while the other Titans left to deal with the threat.

### Tragedy and Retirement

As time passed, Jason's trauma from almost being killed still lingered, leading to many bad dreams that led to him screaming in his sleep. Noticing this, Bruce told him that he could no longer be Robin unless he met with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a trusted psychiatrist. Jason begrudgingly, in desperation to continue to be Robin. Although distant at first, Jason eventually began to open up to Dr. Thompkins after a few sessions.

However, even with the therapy, Bruce later came to the decision to not allow Jason to be Robin. He brought Jason to the alley where his parents had been killed and stated that he had learned from past mistakes with Dick. Believing that Dr. Thompkins had revealed parts of their session to Bruce, Jason called her and angrily accused her of being a liar.

Jason soon went to speak with Jonathan Crane to gain knowledge to create a chemical that could take fear away. Jason worked through multiple compounds to create a device based upon Crane's formula that would help him be able to continue on without worry of constant fear. Jason succeeding in creating a mixture, but realized that the formula was off.

While away from Gotham City, Bruce received a call from Jason, who asked Bruce to allow him to take down the Joker alone. After Bruce refused, Jason used his new chemical to help him be fearless and attempted to bring down the Joker alone, resulting in the Joker beating him to death with a crowbar. Joker then allowed himself to be taken into custody and brought to Arkham Asylum to prevent Batman from executing vengeance upon him. Upon Bruce's return to Gotham City, he buried Jason in the Wayne family plot next to Alfred. Dick soon arrived in Gotham City upon hearing of Jason's death and noticed that Bruce had been acting strange since the incident.

"*He started it, I ended it.*"
—Bruce Wayne to Dick Grayson[src]
Dick soon discovered that Bruce had already begun a search for the next Robin and confronted him about his recent behavior. That night, after Dick had gone to sleep, Bruce made his way to Arkham Asylum and killed the Joker using the same method and means that Jason had died from. Bruce then woke Dick up by dropping the crowbar to the floor and told Dick that he had ended it. Bruce then told Dick to be a better Batman and left Wayne Manor and Gotham City behind, officially retiring as Batman.

Not long after, Crane would revive Jason in a Lazarus Pit, leading to Jason taking on the identity of Red Hood and working with Crane to bring chaos in Gotham City by releasing Crane's fear toxin in the water supply.

Later, after he had prepared a last will and testament, Bruce set fire to an estate that he had been staying at. Rendered unconscious, Bruce was rescued from the flames by a resurrected Donna Troy