Bruce Wayne

## History

### Early Life

Bruce Wayne was born an only child to businesspeople Thomas and Martha Wayne. When he was just an 8 year old boy, he witnessed the murder of his parents in Crime Alley. After this, he was placed under the care of the family’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth.

As a little kid, Bruce barely made any friends, aside from fellow rich kid Tommy Elliot. He also befriended then-Officer James Gordon, the officer who caught and apprehended his parents’ killer, a petty criminal named Joe Chill.

With the death of his parents, Bruce swore an oath to defend his city from crime and evil. In order to achieve this, Bruce traveled across the world to train himself and try to reach perfection, both physically and intellectually.

Just 5 years after the death of his parents, he began his global quest to train. Bruce attended multiple universities to study subjects he’d benefit from, dropping out mostly after just one semester. Bruce also learned skills like criminology, forensics, detective-work and even magic from many different mentors. Across many different countries, Bruce also learned multiple styles and types of martial arts, growing close to many of his masters.

### League of Assassins

One of Bruce’s mentors was “Henri Ducard”, supposedly a French assassin. In actuality, he was Ra’s al Ghul, the leader of the mysterious League of Shadows. However, Bruce actually knew about this, and wanted to train under “Henri” so he could infiltrate the League.

Bruce’s plan worked, and he was admitted to the League as *Faris al Zalam* (فارس الظلام). Eventually, one of Ra’s daughters, Talia, became enamored with Bruce, and the two started a relationship with each other. Because of this, Bruce met and grew close to fellow billionaire playboy Oliver Queen, who had also been with another al Ghul daughter.

After Ra’s had found out about this, he decided that Bruce and Talia, as well as Oliver and Nyssa, should get married in a dual ceremony. However, this was actually just a plan set up by both Bruce and Oliver in an attempt to take down the League. While their plan to take down the League failed, they were still able to leave the League and go back to America.

### Batman: Year One

After training around the world for so long, Bruce returned to Gotham City. As the Wayne Enterprises was controlled by his uncle Philip during his absence, he eventually regained control of the company with the help of Lucius Fox.

Using his newly-reclaimed resources as the CEO of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce began his crusade to stop criminality and corruption within Gotham. Employing a bat theme to his arsenal and appearance, he began to take on criminals as the vigilante known as the **Batman**.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Peak-Human Condition:** Batman represents the natural pinnacle of human physical prowess through intense training, a specialized diet, and biofeedback treatments. His physical attributes roughly exceed that of an Olympic-level athlete. His strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and coordination are at peak human perfection.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** Having been trained by the best fighters around the world, Batman is one of the finest combatants in the world. He can recognize the martial art forms that his adversaries are using against him and effectively counter them thanks to his years of martial arts training.
* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Batman is a great detective, strategist, scientist, tactician, and commander—practically without equal. He is widely acknowledged as having one of the world's most acute analytical minds.
	+ **Disguise**
	+ **Multilingualism:** Batman speaks and understands around 20+ languages, including English, Portuguese, Greek, French, Latin, Chinese, Arabic, and many, many more. He is also well-versed in Morse Code, American Sign Language, and is even skilled in lip reading.
	+ **Investigation**
* **Intimidation:** It is widely known that Batman has the ability to instill fear in others, to the extent that even the people that know him best are intimidated by him.
* **Indomitable Will:** Although lacking superhuman abilities, Batman is a very powerful foe thanks to his unwavering determination and willpower. He can still be in action while tolerating excruciating amounts of physical pain. This also allows him to resist telepathy or mind control.

### Equipment

* **Batsuit:** Batman utilizes this suit to both conceal his identity and frighten his enemies. The suit is constructed from Kevlar thread, carbon nanotube fibers, and lightweight metal polymers, making the suit bulletproof, enough to withstand a point-blank range blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. This also imparts it with a unique sheen and makes it heavily resistant to tearing. In addition, the suit is also constructed with a full body electric shock delivery system, which is also layered into the suit's fabric. Lastly, the Batsuit is insulated against electricity and is fire resistant.
	+ **Utility Belt:** The Utility Belt is a piece of gear that allows Batman to carry gadgets and devices around his hips. The exact contents of this belt usually changes from time to time to suit his needs.

## Trivia

* Batman considers Superman to be both his favorite superhero and his best friend.
* Bruce rarely drinks alcohol, instead drinking ginger ale to fool people.