Bruce Wayne

## Batman

* Bruce Wayne
* Batman

"*You don't understand why I have to be Batman. You never will.*"
—****Bruce Wayne**** to **Superman**[src]
**Bruce Thomas Wayne** (born 30th March, 1988) is the billionaire C.E.O. of Wayne Enterprises, son of Thomas and Martha Wayne, the vigilante **Batman** and a co-founding leader of the Justice League of America.

## Biography

### Early life (1988-2006)

Bruce Wayne was born to wealthy parents Martha and Thomas Wayne in Gotham City. During this time he met the family butler Alfred Pennyworth. Some time later in his pre-teen years, Bruce lost his parents in a robbery and became an orphan. He was then adopted by Alfred, who became his ward, and spent much of his teenage years hunting down the culprit to his parents' murder.

### Becoming Batman (2006-2019)

Bruce Wayne left Gotham City and trained for nearly a decade, honing his skills until he returned and became the vigilante Batman, the bat-theme which was adopted due to his innate fear of the animals.

### Forming the JLA (2020-)

When an alien known as Starro the Conqueror attacked Earth, Batman was one of the seven heroes to stop him. Due to their heroics, they formed a team and Batman became a founding member of the Justice League of America alongside his peers.

## Personality

### As Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne is a seemingly careless playboy, often squandering his wealth on a lavish lifestyle whilst not taking his business life seriously. However, he does have an air of formality when necessary.

### As Batman

When operating as Batman, his personality becomes more brutal, terrifying and overall darker. He becomes aggressive, short-tempered, threatening and often stays silent or voices his dissatisfaction in grunts. His demeanour is a partial facade in order to scare criminals and efficiently maintain his alter-ego, though those closest to him often worry that his activities as Batman may be closer to who Bruce Wayne truly is.

## Physical description

### As Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne is a square-jawed and handsome individual with a looming, tall and dark figure. He's been named the best-dressed and best-looking man in Gotham City, wearing formal clothing in a loose, carefree fashion.

### As Batman

As Batman, Bruce sports a high-quality material black and grey suit designed to be bulletproof and flexible when taking down criminals. A bat symbol is shown on his chest alongside a yellow belt containing his gadgets alongside a black cape for better manoeuvring. The bat-theme continues with his cowl, which contain two prongs on each side as ears.

## Powers & abilities

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**: Bruce has seemingly been taught to such a degree that his ingenuity can be seen as one of the greatest minds on the planet, with only Lex Luthor surpassing him.
* **Hand-to-hand combat**: Bruce is extremely skilled at close combat, being able to handle multiple enemies at once at ease.
	+ **Leadership**: Bruce is fully capable of leading entire teams, even those who surpass him in absolute power. He currently leads Wayne Enterprises, the Justice League of America and the Dynamic Duo.
* **Pinnacle of human condition**: Thanks to his years of training across the globe, Bruce Wayne has maintained a near-superhuman level of condition that gives people the illusion of him being a person with superpowers, similar to Superman.
	+ **Enhanced strength**: Bruce has demonstrated incredible feats of strength, throwing solid concrete blocks, lifting cars and tossing objects and people many times his size across great distances.
	+ **Martial arts**: Bruce has apparently mastered various forms of martial arts.
		- **Jujitsu**: Bruce used Jujitsu against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
		- **Karate**: Bruce used Karate against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
		- **Krav Maga**: Bruce used Krav Maga against some of Starro the Conqueror's pores.
	+ **Stealth**: Bruce can sneak between narrow places without being noticed as well as even deceive Superman, who can sense beings from miles away.
* **Psychology**: Bruce uses many forms of psychology to protect himself, trick others and defeat his enemies.
	+ **Deception**: Maintaining his dual life as Bruce Wayne and Batman, Bruce has used a high level of deception and trickery.
* **Weaponry**: Bruce shows expertise in using certain weaponry such as blades and tasers.

## Equipment

* **Batsuit**: Batman wears a specialised suit capable of various features and functionalities, such as defence, offence, distraction, dispersing, infiltration and so on.
	+ **Bat-Belt**: Batman wears a unique utility belt around his Batsuit, containing some of his most useful and powerful gadgets.
		- **Batarangs**: His most prominent and well-known gadget are his Batarangs, mainly used as a ranged weapon like a shuriken. However, he also has specialised Batarangs that can serve other purposes.
			* **Electrified Batarangs**: A version of his Batarangs are able to deliver an electrical current through them, leading to electrocution. They're primarily used to disrupt electrical equipment or knock out enemies.
		- **Grappling hook**: Batman often uses a grappling hook to better traverse around areas and slow down moving targets.

## Trivia

* Bruce Wayne apparently has a grudge against Superman and any other super-powered individuals.

## Behind the scenes

* In the comics, Bruce Wayne is the vigilante known as Batman and one of the first heroes in DC Comics, debuting in *Detective Comics #27* in 1939.
	+ In addition, Bruce Wayne became a founding member of the JLA in *The Brave and the Bold #28* in 1960.

## References

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