James Gordon

## Commissioner Jim Gordon

Stop Joker from taking control of Arkham Asylum and unleashing his TITAN poisoning across Gotham (succeeded)
Make sure the criminals of Arkham City do not escape (succeeded)
Save his daughter from Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight and stop him from making good on his terrorist threat (succeeded)

## Chronological and Political Information

### Previous Occupation

* Police Detective (promoted)
* Police Captain (promoted)
* Police Commissioner of Gotham City (retired)

## Personal Status

### Relative(s)

* Sarah Gordon (ex-wife)
* Oracle (daughter)
* Red Robin (son-in-law)

### Friend(s)

* Captain America
* Batman
* Robin
* Red Hood
* G.CP.D.
	+ Harvey Bullock
	+ Aaron Cash
	+ Renee Montoya
* Blackgate Prison staff
	+ Martin Joseph
* Arkham Asylum staff
* Arkham City staff

### Enemies

* Corrupt officials
	+ Commissioner Correa †
	+ Howard Branden
	+ Quincy Sharp †
	+ Frank Boles †
* Other Gotham City Criminals
* The Joker †
* Harley Quinn
* Scarecrow
* Bane
* Mad Hatter
* Black Mask
* Two-Face
* Penguin
* Mr. Freeze (formerly)
* Riddler
* |Clayface
* Victor Zsasz
* Firefly
* Hugo Strange †
* Blackgate Inmates
* Arkham Asylum Inmates
* Arkham City Inmates
* Arkham Knight's Militia
	+ Arkham Knight (formerly)

## Powers and Abilities

### Skill(s)

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

## Portrayals

### Voiced By (Japanese)

* Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
* Rokurō Naya (Young)

### Voiced By (English)

* Jonathan Banks
* Rick Wasserman (Young)

### Voiced By (Foreign)

Example

Comm'r **James W.** "**Jim**" **Gordon** , is both a fictional character and tritagonist of the *MDC's* *Captain Batman* series created by Joe Simon and Bob Kane. He is the Commissioner of the G.C.P.D., and one of Batman's greatest allies.

A controversial political figure due to his use of an urban myth to aid in policing his city, Jim's devotion to justice and his strict moral code has made him one of Batman's most trusted partners in the fighting crime and corruption.

However, he has made it clear on numerous occasions that should Batman ever cross the line from erstwhile hero to vagrant vigilante, Jim would not hesitate to bring him down. He frequently works outside the law when necessary.

They share many rooftop meetings on top of G.C.P.D. HQ going over cases, with Jim supplying information to the Dark Knight. He contacts Batman for their meetings using a spotlight that shines a bat symbol into the night skies.

"*I keep asking myself why I didn't bring him in. And I now know, the truth is I let him go because of you. Because you believe in him. I don't know... They put me in charge of a station full of rotten cops. And I can't change them - any more than I can change this damn city... Or at least that's what I used to think. But maybe, maybe I can give them something to believe in. Maybe THEY can give them something to believe in.*"

—Cpt. Jim Gordon, to his daughter.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Jonathan Banks (English), Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)
*Voice Actor (Young)*: Rick Wasserman (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Biography

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.

### Appearance

#### Currently

* Hair Color: White (formerly Brown)
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 5'0
* Weight: 220lbs

## Abilities and Powers

### Abilities

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat** (Basic): Gordon has aided Batman in combat before. Batman himself commented that Jim is a skilled fighter.
* **Criminology**:
* **Investigation**: First seen as a Captain, Jim must have had good investigation skills to have reached that rank despite the constant harassment he received from his corrupt co-workers.
* **Leadership**: As commissioner of the GCPD, Jim commands complete loyalty of his men for being the only un-corrupt cop to take the position. Jim cares about his men, calling them off when he deems it too dangerous for anyone other than Batman to take the fight to the bad guys.
* **Firearms**: Jim is skilled with a firearm.
* **Political Science**: Jim became mayor of Gotham after Batman's unmasking.
* **Driving**:

## External links

* Jim Gordon *Wikipedia*
* Jim Gordon *Batman Wiki*
* Jim Gordon *DC Database*
* Jim Gordon *DC Universe Online Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* James Gordon first appeared in Detective Comics #27. (May 1939).