Bruce Wayne (HBO Max Titans)

## Bruce Wayne

### **Allies**

Alfred Pennyworth †, Wonder Woman, Superman, Commissioner Gordon, Aquaman, Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Leslie Thompkins, Oracle, Barbara Gordon, Kory Anders/Starfire, Donna Troy/Wonder Girl, Gar Logan/Beast Boy, Rachel Roth/Raven, Conner, Tim Drake, Dawn Granger, Hawk

### **Enemies**

Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, The Riddler, The Joker, Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow

## Background Information

### Actor

Iain Glen

**Bruce Wayne** is a character on *Titans*. He is the CEO of Wayne Enterprises and secretly the vigilante **Batman** who is a member of the Justice League of America and the adoptive father and former crime fighting partner of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd.

## History

At the age of eight, Bruce witnessed his parents Martha and Thomas being killed by a robber in an alley and left under the care of their butler, Alfred Pennyworth. This led him down the path of becoming the superhero **Batman** to protect Gotham City and led him to maintain a stoic and calm demeanor in order to not give in to his anger. During his career, he faced several criminals such as The Joker, The Riddler, the Mad Hatter, the Penguin, Two-Face and Scarecrow. At one point Bruce had an encounter with a woman named Selena Kyle also known as the thief, Catwoman.  He kept her goggles and whip as part of his trophy collection.

He eventually became a member of the Justice League with Superman, Aquaman and Wonder Woman, even getting to know Aquaman's and Wonder Woman's foster children, Garth and Donna Troy respectively. Bruce adopted Mary and John Grayson's son, Dick after being the audience when their trapeze was sabotaged by Tony Zucco. However, Alfred protested against Bruce's decision to adopt the boy because of his vigilante career as Batman while simultaneously taking the responsibility of helping a child. To help Dick deal with his grief, he told his son his true identity as Batman and installed him as his sidekick Robin.

## Relationships

### Family

* Martha Wayne † - Mother
* Thomas Wayne † - Father
* Dick Grayson/Nightwing - Adoptive Son, Former Partner and Protégé
* Jason Todd/Red Hood - Adoptive Son, Former Partner and Protégé

### Allies

* Leslie Thompkins
* Stuart - Colleague
* Alfred Pennyworth † - Guardian and Former Butler
* Justice League -Teammates
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman - Teammate
	+ Clark Kent/Superman
* Titans
	+ Koriand'r/Starfire
	+ Gar Logan/Beast Boy
	+ Rachel Roth/Raven
	+ Conner/Superboy
	+ Krypto
	+ Donna Troy/Wonder Girl - Friend and Savior
	+ Tim Drake
* Dawn Granger/Dove
* Hank Hall/Hawk †
* Gotham Police Department
	+ Jim Gordon †
	+ Barbara Gordon - Former Protégé
	+ Oracle
* Charles MacFayden - Lawyer
* Becky Bond - Dick's Social Worker
* Margarita Vee

### Enemies

* The Joker † - Arch-Enemy and Victim
* Mr. Freeze
* The Penguin
* The Riddler
* Mad Hatter
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman - Occasional Enemy and Former Lover
* Ra's al Ghul
* Cadmus Laboratories
	+ Mercy Graves
	+ Lex Luthor
* Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow

Trivia

* According to Jason, Bruce needs someone to be a Robin. This is actually proven true from a couple of instances.
	+ Bruce immediately found and adopted Jason a week after his eldest son, Dick's departure and gave him the Robin mask and costume.
		- Barbara Gordon notes this as well.
	+ In wake of Jason's death, Dick finds a list of potential recruits for the new Robin, despite it only being a few days. Once again, shows Batman's dependant on having Robin because he can't not live without him
	+ On a similar note, in this scene, Bruce immediately asks Dick if he wanted to take up the mantle once more, which Dick coldly and immediately rejecting it because in his eyes, being Robin was the worst moments of his life