Batman

*"I'm vengeance".*

- Bruce after beating up a clown goon.

Bruce Wayne is a billionaire philanthropist, playboy, the CEO of Wayne Enterprises and the only son of the late Thomas and Martha Wayne. After witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of Arthur Fleck, Bruce vowed to protect Gotham City for as long as he lived. Bruce trained with his butler Alfred Pennyworth and his on and off friend Ra's Al Ghul until he became skilled enough to fight crime. Bruce is seen as a billionaire playboy and a womanizer. However underneath this façade, he is the vigilante known as Batman who risks his life protecting Gotham City, often partnering with Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock. He fights many villains such as The Joker, The Riddler and The Penguin. Bruce also sometimes partners up with his cousin Kate Kane/Batwoman and Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. He is the main character in the entire *Batman* franchise.

## Batman

* Batman
* Bruce Wayne

### Alias

BatmanThe Dark Knight

The World's Greatest Detective

The Caped Crusader

Batsy (By Joker)

Guano Man (by Joker)

Pointy Ears (by Joker)

B-man (by Harley Quinn)

Sir

Master Wayne

Father

The Bat

The Batman

Bat Of Gotham

The Knight

Vengeance

### Family

Thomas Wayne (father; deceased)Martha Wayne (mother; deceased)

Alfred Pennyworth (Butler and Father Figure)

Kate Kane (cousin)

Alice (cousin)

Dick Grayson (Former adoptive son)

Damian Wayne (son)

Jason Todd (former adoptive son)

Barbara Gordon (Bat-Family member)

### Occupation

Vigilante, CEO of Wayne Enterprises, Billionaire Philanthropist, Playboy

### Status

Alive

He is also assisted by Damian Wayne, his biological son and the current Robin. On occasions, he is assisted by Dick Grayson, also known as Nightwing. When Bruce began investigating Bane, his back was broken by the hulking brute. Bruce had to stop being Batman to recover, and this took around 6 months. Bruce was sent to an island where a doctor helped him recover. After 6 months, Bruce returned to Gotham as Batman, and he defeated Bane and saved Gotham once again. Bruce has continued to be Batman and promised to Jim Gordon that he would never hang up the cape and cowl again.

## **PHYSICAL APPEARANCE**

Bruce is an American man in his 30's. He usually has black hair that is slightly emo. He usually wears a black suit as his main outfit throughout the day. However he often wears a vest when he is training.

When Bruce became Batman, he wore an all black military suit that had a cape and bat ears. Later on, he wears a grey armored suit with an updated bat-symbol and a black cape. The suit now has an updated cowl with bat-ears and you can see his eyes. The cape has a collar on it also.

## **BIOGRAPHY**

### **Early Life**

Bruce Wayne was born on February 19, 1973 to Thomas and Martha Wayne in their esteemed home, Wayne Manor. While he was still a baby, his parents often left him with their butler, Alfred Pennyworth, to look after him. Bruce, along with the rest of his family, wasn't aware of who his father really was. All he knew about him was that he gave him the kindness and the love that he deserved.

At some point before he was 8-years-old, Bruce and his parents went on a camping trip next to Wayne Manor. Bruce spent a lot of time playing in the garden of Wayne Manor and often visited his father at Wayne Enterprises. At some point, his mother sat him down and told him that the first generation of Waynes weren't this rich, and that he was lucky to have a family that loves him, as some people weren't that lucky.

### *Joker*

When Bruce was 8, Alfred left Wayne Manor for unknown reasons, although it is widely implied that Alfred went looking for another job. To replace him, Martha brought in Edward Nashton as the new butler of Wayne Manor. Apparently, Bruce enjoyed Ed's company a lot, however found his endless love of puzzles and riddles annoying. Bruce was helped out by Ed a lot, with homework and bullies when his mother and father weren't around. Bruce exceeded in his classes and his parents were very proud of him.

Bruce also celebrated with the rest of his family when his father was elected as mayor. Later on, while playing in the gardens of Wayne Manor, Bruce was approached by a strange man wearing a tan hoodie. The man was Arthur Fleck. Arthur asked Bruce if he had ever smiled, to which Bruce replied he had. Arthur said Bruce ought to smile more, and stuck his thumbs in his mouth to stretch a smile.

Later on, Bruce, along with Martha and Ed, was held hostage by Arthur who was now embracing his alter ego, The Joker, in his vendetta against Thomas. They refuse to give up Thomas's location. Joker leaves when he realizes killing them all is worthless. Later, Martha, Bruce and Ed are cleaning up the mansion when Alfred came back. Ed revealed that he called Alfred because this situation had worsened. They then said a tear-filled goodbye to Ed.

A couple of hours later, Thomas came back and told Alfred to lock the doors. As Thomas gazed out of the window, he decided that he and his family should go and see a movie, to which Bruce agreed. Thomas, Martha and Bruce all went out to the Monarch Theatre to see *The Mark of Zorro*, the movie Bruce had been wanting to see. Bruce claimed he enjoyed the movie and loved that it was just him and his parents.

After the movie finished, Thomas, Martha and Bruce came out of the movie theatre and were walking through Gotham City as it was being torn to pieces by Joker's gang. Thomas suggests to cut through an alley. After joking about the movie, the family is confronted by Arthur. After some brief discussion that Martha becomes suspicious about, Arthur pulls out a gun and tells Thomas to hand over his wallet. Arthur also tells Martha to hand over her pearl necklace. As Arthur grabs it, the necklace breaks.

Arthur then shoots Thomas. Martha screams as Arthur shoots her as well. Bruce also gasps as Arthur tells Bruce he'll see him around. Bruce cries as the GCPD arrive just as Arthur gets away. Jim Gordon notices Bruce crying and comforts him, asking Bruce about who did this. Bruce tells them it was Arthur, and Harvey Bullock manages to capture Arthur and sends him to Black Gate. Just then, Alfred comes and takes Bruce home.

### **TRAINING**

After seeing his parents murdered in front of him, Bruce vowed to protect Gotham City from the criminals that took his parents from him, ensuring that what happened to him would never happen to anyone else ever again. Bruce began to train with Alfred in hand-to-hand combat. Bruce also began looking into certain elements of the criminal mind, demanding to understand why Arthur did what he did.

Bruce and Alfred spent a lot of time in the garden training for Bruce to prepare himself for the mission he had set himself on.

### **LEAVING GOTHAM**

After training with Alfred for a couple of years, Bruce, now around 19 years old, left Gotham to train elsewhere, to study all types of martial arts and detective work, in order to fight Gotham's criminals when he returned.

### **10 YEARS ABROAD**

After arriving where he needed to be, Bruce wrote to Alfred, telling him he'd be gone for a long time. But he would return when Gotham needed him most. Bruce arrived somewhere, but it is unspecified where.

### **TRAINING WITH RA'S AL GHUL**

Bruce sought out The Demon's Head, who was later revealed to be Ra's Al Ghul. Bruce visited Ra's and told him that he needed to train to become Gotham's protector. Ra's reluctantly agreed, and taught Bruce all kinds of detective work and over time began to teach him 127 styles of martial arts. After 10 years, Bruce said farewell to Ra's and travelled back to Gotham City.

### **BECOMING BATMAN**

Bruce returned to Gotham City after 10 years, and first visited Alfred, telling him that he was finally ready to become Gotham's protector. Alfred told Bruce that Wayne Manor had been rebuilt and that he had discovered a secret cave that could be accessed via the fireplace. Bruce told Alfred that it would be the base of operations, that he would nickname the Batcave. Alfred told Bruce that he had informed Lucius Fox about his plan of protection, and that Fox had dropped off a suit that Bruce had requested.

Bruce suited up and went out, finally becoming The Batman. Batman, at first, began taking out the small gangs that had been forming downtown. Batman also met Jim Gordon, who at first ordered the GCPD to shoot at him, however they soon began relying on him to save the city. Jim and Batman soon became the mot unlikely of friends. And so, Gotham's protector, Batman, was born.