James Gordon (Arkhamverse)

* Origins
* Asylum
* City
* Knight

***James Gordon** has character files in Arkham Origins, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight.*
**James Gordon** is the commissioner, and formerly captain, of the Gotham City Police Department, as well as an uneasy ally of Batman.

## Arkham Origins

### Notes

* Potentially one of Gotham’s only honest cops
* Hard-nosed and by-the-book
* Corruption with GCPD is a threat to his career and potentially, his life

### Profile

Gordon has been appointed the head of the Vigilante Task Force charged with bringing in the Batman and he takes this job seriously. Batman is no friend to the police and should tread with extreme caution when engaging officers, particularly since many of them maintain criminal associations, in the pay of Black Mask, Penguin, or worse. As yet, Gordon’s record remains clean, but it remains to be seen if he can be trusted.

### Extortion File 1

**Barbara:** What happened to you?
**Gordon:** A minor scuffle. Goes with the territory.
**Barbara:** So who was it this time? The crooks or your co-workers? Oh right! They’re one in the same.
**Gordon:** What are you doing at the station at this time of night? Do you know what this neighbourhood is like?
**Barbara:** Dad, I’m fifteen.
**Gordon:** You should be at home!
**Barbara:** Yeah, well, there are some creepy-looking characters watching the house. Thought you should know.
**Gordon:** Oh. Well, I’ll get a police escort to take you home and check them out.
**Barbara:** Ah, actually, dad, these guys are the police.
**Gordon:** So, it’s come to that. Bastards.
**Barbara:** Dad?
**Gordon:** Here, take this. It’s a police radio. And here’s a list of police channels. They don’t know I know about the ones in red. They’ll be using those to communicate.
**Barbara:** I can’t take this! If they find out, you’ll lose your job!
**Gordon:** They’re already coming for me - we may as well keep one step ahead.

## Arkham Asylum

### Attributes

* Experienced police office
* Trained criminologist
* Proficient in hand-to-hand fighting techniques
* Expert marksman

### Story

Police Commissioner James Worthington Gordon dedicated his career to cleaning up the corruption in the Gotham City Police Department, a goal he has come a long way towards accomplishing. He has been equally tough on crime, and in the pursuit of making Gotham City safe for all its citizens, Gordon has forged an uneasy alliance with Gotham’s other top crime fighter, the mysterious vigilante known as Batman.

## Arkham City

### Bio

Police Commissioner James W. Gordon dedicated career to cleaning up the corruption in the Gotham City Police Department, a goal he has come a long way towards accomplishing.
He has been equally tough on crime, and in the pursuit of making Gotham City safe for all its citizens, Gordon has forged an uneasy alliance with Gotham’s other top crime fighter, the mysterious vigilante known as Batman.
In the wake of Mayor Sharp’s establishment of Arkham City and TYGER guards assuming most law-enforcement roles, Gordon has been increasingly marginalised - but he remains an ally to the Batman.

### Attributes

* Experienced police officer
* Trained criminologist
* Proficient in hand-to-hand fighting
* Expert marksman

## Arkham Knight

### Bio

Police Commissioner James W. Gordon dedicated his career to cleaning up the corruption in the Gotham City Police Department, a goal he has come a long way towards accomplishing.
He has been equally tough on crime, and in the pursuit of making Gotham City safe for all its citizens, Gordon has forged an uneasy alliance with Gotham’s other top crime fighter, the mysterious vigilante known as Batman.
Since the closure of Arkham City and the death of Joker, Gordon has overseen a period of relative calm in Gotham, with crime steadily declining. On the back of these successes, many see Gordon as a prime candidate to become the city’s next mayor.

### Attributes

* Experienced police officer
* Trained criminologist
* Proficient in hand-to-hand fighting
* Expert marksman