History Characters / GothamCriminalGroups

* KarmaHoudini: The most punishment she gets for her killing spree is being put in a coma. After waking up, she is set free, faces no legal repercussions, and is apparently forgiven by everyone except Jim and Lee.
** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: However, she ends up electrocuted to death by Tabitha when Barbara eventually turns on her. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope But then she comes back...]]]]

* TemptingFate: When Penguin threatens her for the submarine part she took (which he needs to get away from Gotham) she snarls back that given she's in labour there's no pain worse than what she's feeling at that moment. [[spoiler:Cue Bane showing up...]]]

* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the comics, she's Commissioner Jim Gordon's wife and Batgirl's mother and namesake. As she is a murderous psychopath in this continuity, it's unlikely that that will come to pass. [[spoiler:But then played partially straight, courtesy of a HazyFfeelTurn in the final season and the birth of her and Jim's child after a one-night stand.]]

* ForegoneConclusion: Subverted. In the comics, she's Commissioner Jim Gordon's wife and Batgirl's mother and namesake. As she is a murderous psychopath in this continuity, it's unlikely that that will come to pass.

* BigBadWannabe: In seasons 2 and 3 - she's a superb manipulator, but she only gets as far as she does in trying to overthrow Penguin because Riddler is doing most of the planning. She even kills Butch becauzse she's sure she can talk Tabitha round. She's wrong, and Tabitha ends up electrocuting her to death.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears briefly at the end of season 3 and the beginning of season 4, but his actions have heavy impact on the character development of both Bruce Wayne and Barbara Kean. [[spoiler:He's only back for a few episodes at the end of season 4 - but his intervention to turn Bruce into the city's protector ends with Gotham turned into a No Man's Land and Jeremiah firmly on the path to becoming the Joker...]]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears briefly at the end of season 3 and the beginning of season 4, but his actions have heavy impact on the character development of both Bruce Wayne and Barbara Kean.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon being stabbed by [[spoiler:Barbara using Bruce as an unwitting tool]], he genuinely congratulates both of them for doing it. He also uses his dying words to encourage Bruce to become the now-broken city's protector even as his body burns away.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His only response to Barbara stabbing him is a wonderfully deadpan "ouch".

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon being stabbed by [[spoiler:Barbara using Bruce as an unwitting tool]], he genuinely congratulates both of them for doing it.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Upon being stabbed by [[spoiler:Barbara using Bruce as an unwitting tool]], he both genuinely congratulates

[[folder:The Dollmaker / Dr. Francis Dulmacher]]

[[folder: The Red Hood]]

[[folder: The Merton Gang]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first three seasons, as he is the one who controls the Court Of Owls who in turn were responsible for the deaths of the Waynes. He becomes the BigBad personally for the Season 3 finale.

* AdultFear: She's on the cusp of abandoning Gordon and Gotham with Penguin and Riddler when [[spoiler:she goes into labour]]. Unlike her usual ItsAllAboutMe behavoiur, here she's terrified Jim will cut her out of [[spoiler:their daughter's life]] on account of her being a criminal, and that fleeing is the only way to keep [[spoiler:the child]]. It takes Lee of all people to point out that's not the type of man Jim is.

* AdultFear: She's terrified Jim won't let her anywhere near [[spoiler:their daughter]] on account of her being a criminal. It takes Lee of all people to point out that's not the type of man Jim is.

* NeverMyFault: Never takes any responsibility for the problems caused by her own actions, and often states how any fall out is causing her stress. When Ra's Al Ghul [[spoiler:has her resurrected]] she doesn't know why everyone hates her, despite her variously acting like a dick towards, betraying and trying to kill Gordon, Lee, Penguin, Butch (who she actually does kill) and Tabitha.

* MamaBear: Guns down two of [[spoiler:Bane's]] thugs tring to capture her ''while in labour''.

** [[spoiler: She's not gonna give up her baby to Gordon and Lee.]]
* KarmaHoudini: The most punishment she gets for her killing spree is being put in a coma. After waking up, she is set free, faces no legal repercussions, and is apparently forgiven by everyone except Jim.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Will use and betray anyone if it advances her own position.

* PsychopathicManchild: After TheReveal she actually killed her parents, she acts like this a lot of the time, prone to childish temper tantrums that often end in someone's death. She grows out if it in season 4 thanks to [[spoiler:the influence of Ra's Al Ghul]].

* NeverMyFault: Never takes any responsibility for the problems caused by her own actions, and often states how any fall out is causing her stress. This becomes pretty clear when she blames their relationship problems on Gordon not telling her anything, despite the fact that the last time he did, she blabbed and caused a ''lot'' of trouble.
** Then in "Under the Knife," when she is talking to the Ogre, her tone makes it sound like she blames Gordon for the breakup.
** In "Knock Knock", she chews out Gordon on this: "[[SarcasmMode Yeah sure, everything is my fault.]]"
** After she goes loose, it's implied that she might have a mental block preventing her from taking blame, as whenever she would try to break Gordon, she instead just imprints her issues on him. Unfortunately, Lee seems to be the only one that recognizes this.
** Butch and Tabitha's betrayal, especially Tabitha. Never mind that she constantly abused them. She just mocks Tabitha getting her "feelings hurt".