History EnsembleDarkHorse / Batman

* Preston Payne, the third Clayface. Despite not being a shapeshifter, he's actually pretty well-liked for being a deeply sympathetic CreepyAwesome TragicVillain, having the grotesque and horrifying ability to melt anyone he touches, and being terrifyingly insane.

* AffablyEvil Chessmaster The Designer won widespread praise for his complex plans and backstory in the ''Rebirth'' arc that introduced him, with many fans [[spoiler:bemoaning the wasted potential of the reveal that he has been DeadAllAlong and is being impersonated by the Joker,]] and hoping to see more of him in flashbacks one day.

** MotorMouth ActionPolitician Esterbrook Halivan, whose PlotTriggeringDeath ends any hope of avoiding No Man's Land.

* GreatDetective Harvey Harris, GadgeteerGenius Sergei Alexandrov, BrokenAce GreatDetective Cassander Wycliffe Baker (who teaches Bruce "How to lose" rather than train him in deduction), and ClassyCatBurglar Lucie "The Gray Shadow" Chesson are often considered to be some of Batman's most interesting and (with the exception of the more recently introduced Lucie) underused mentors despite their less than twenty combined appearances (as of 2023).

* GreatDetective Harvey Harris, GadgeteerGenius Sergei Alexandrov, BrokenAce GreatDetective Cassander Wycliffe Baker (who teaches Bruce "How to lose" rather than train him in deduction), and ClassyCatBurglar Lucie "The Gray Shadow" Chesson are often considered to be some of Batman's most interesting and (with the exception of Lucie) underused mentors despite their less than twenty combined appearances (as of 2023).

* GreatDetective Harvey Harris and GadgeteerGenius Sergei Alexandrov are often considered to be two of Batman's most interesting and underused mentors despite their less than ten combined appearances (as of 2023).

** Falcone's children Sofia and Alberto from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheLongHalloween'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory'' and their brother Mario, cousin Lucia, and Pino and Umberto Maroni (the sons of Carmine's archrival) are also considered interesting additions to the Gotham mafia supporting cast, even Lucia and the Maronis only appear sparingly..

** The social worker refugee from the first issue who tries to barter for shelter from a gang by saying that he helps people who don't get along communicate. The gang members agree that this sounds like a skill they can use, but in a memorably grim case of ExactWords, make him a DeadGuyOnDisplay.
** The young trader known only as The Nomad, who faces down a mugger with courage and charm in the second issue while deducing that the man's gun isn't loaded. The mugger counts as well, if only because of the infamous moment where he later makes the mistake of [[MuggingTheMonster accosting Joker.]]
** The man who appears in one ''Azrael'' issue and has a SadisticChoice between feeding his daughter or his father, inspiring both anger and pity from Azrael at different points.

* Of the many LoveInterestTraitor women Bruce is involved with, Jezebel Jet is one of the more popular ones despite the brevity of her run, due to her compelling backstory, resources, and attitude toward her ultimate feud with Batman.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak gunslinger Pistolera (formerly known as Gunbunny, to her chagrin), HuskyRuskie [=KGBeast=], PrisonEscapeArtist the Spook, and colorfully-costumed magical illusionist Mirage all have noticeably bigger fanbases than the average CListFodder rogue introduced between the 70s and 90s.

* Despite how long he takes to show up, it's not uncommon for people to name [[Characters/RobinTimDrake Tim Drake]] as their favorite and most relatable character as unlike Dick or Jason, he had the most "normal" life prior to putting on the mask, which means he often [[AudienceSurrogate reacts the same way the reader would in a situation.]]
* Cassandra Cain. Despite rarely appearing at all in crossovers and having her only media exposure prior to 2022 being a one-second cameo in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', a [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames crappy video game]], and [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 a movie]] where a character shared her name [[InNameOnly and nothing else]], despite getting pushed around and trainwrecked by editorial a lot and vanishing entirely in recent days, she still has a dedicated fanbase, and it's not hard to find bits from her solo comic posted on the current Scans Daily to this day, four years after it ended. What's more, she's on par with Barbara Gordon in fanart and fanfiction, even though Barbara [[Series/Batman1966 has gotten many]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries times as much]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman exposure as her.]]
* [[Characters/RobinDamianWayne Damian Wayne]], ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s son, was initially intended to die after his first storyline, and was widely disliked by fans for his bad attitude and violent behavior. He was then made into the new Robin, and became the co-headliner of the immensely popular ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman and Robin]]'' series. He has since developed a sizable fanbase, and ''Batman and Robin'' continues to be a strong seller. He was even briefly added to the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' as part of a stunt to raise the title's sagging sales. [[spoiler:This still didn't stop his creator from going through with his original plans and finally killed him. He ''does'' shown the ramifications this though, as Batman goes through an even more brutal and perhaps even psychotic phase that only improves after Damian is brought back, which took a year in real life.]]

* Stephanie Brown. Despite having a lot of haters (mostly on sites like Bleeding Cool), for someone who was treated like crap by Batman and editors/writers alike, she has one very notable fanbase. While most people say Cass is their favorite Batgirl, Steph will usually be their second choice (mostly since everyone prefers Babs as Oracle), and if not they'll say Steph with Cass following. Their fans are something of a group of VitriolicBestBuds and HeterosexualLifePartners. Steph, however, speaks volumes though: Her series was a consistent financial success (every issue made it into the top 100 comics selling that month, including both Marvel and Indie titles) but also a constant ''critical darling''. Her first Trade, ''Batgirl Rising'' was the ''only'' DC comic book set in the main universe to make it into USA Today's top ten comic books of 2010. Editors may hate her, but she's one popular bird.

* ComicBook/HarleyQuinn. [[NewerThanTheyThink If you can believe it,]] she's only been an official part of the DC Universe since 1999, but she has arguably the biggest fan following of ''any'' Bat-mythos character other than Batman or ComicBook/TheJoker (and possibly ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}). Since joining the comic continuity, she's had her own starring series, numerous major appearances in spin-offs like ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', and frequent reappearances in adaptations and {{Bat Family Crossover}}s. Not bad for a character who started out as the [[DistaffCounterpart female counterpart]] of ComicBook/TheJoker [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries in a TV show]].

* Despite being a very new character Mr. Bloom has managed to become very popular, with many people praising his unique design, powers, and general style.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak gunslinger Pistolera (formerly known as Gunbunny, to her chagrin), HuskyRuskie [=KGBeast=], PrisonEscapeArtist the Spook, and carnie turned magical illusionist Mirage all have noticeably bigger fanbases than the average CListFodder rogue introduced between the 70s and 90s.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak gunslinger Pistolera (formerly known as Gunbunny, to her chagrin), PrisonEscapeArtist the Spook, and carnie turned magical illusionist Mirage all have bigger fanbases than the average CListFodder rogue introduced between the 70s and 90s.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak gunslinger Pistolera (formerly known as Gunbunny, to her chagrin) has a bigger fanbase than the average CListFodder rogue.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak gunslinger Pistolera (formerly known as Gunbunny, to her chagrin) has a bigger fanbase than the average CListFodder rogue.

** Falcone's daughter and Dragon Sofia from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheLongHalloween'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory'' and his niece Lucia and Pino and Umberto Maroni (the sons of his archrival) are considered interesting additions to the Gotham mafia supporting cast even though Lucia and the Maronis only appear sparingly in the latter storyline and Sofia had more menace than charm.

** Falcone's niece Lucia and Pino and Umberto Maroni (the sons of his archrival) only appear in ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory'', but are considered interesting additions to the Gotham mafia supporting cast.

* Human-Yeti hybrid Snowman has only appeared in two canon comics to date, but is often called an intriguingly menacing but layered and underused ice-themed villain.

* Carmine Falcone only debuts in 1987 as a [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Corleone]]-expy who fights Batman and Gordon for a few nonsecutive arcs, then is supplanted by the theme villains. [[AscendedExtra However, he made such a big impression that he's the go-to character to represent Gotham's organized crime]] in any live-action Batman adaptation.

* GreatDetective Harvey Harris and GadgeteerGenius Sergei Alexandrov are often considered to be two of Batman's most interesting and underused mentors despite their less than ten combined appearances (as of 2023).

* Carmine Falcone only debuts in the nineties as a [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Corleone]]-expy who fights Batman and Gordon for a few arcs, then is supplanted by the theme villains. [[AscendedExtra However, he made such a big impression that he's the go-to character to represent Gotham's organized crime]] in any live-action Batman adaptation.

* Carmine Falcone only debuts in the nineties as a [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Corleone]]-expy who fights Batman and Gordon for a few arcs, then is supplanted by the theme villains. However, he made such a big impression that he's the go-to character to represent Gotham's organized crime in any live-action Batman adaptation.

* A lot of GCPD officers and detectives such as Renee Montoya, Harvey Bullock, Crispus Allen, Jason Bard, Hardback Bock, Marcus Driver, Sarge Davies, Josie Macdonald" Vincent Del Arrazio, Joely Bartlett and Tommy Burke (particularly the first four) are extremely popular, with several of them sometimes even being considered part of the Batfamily.

** Carmine Falcone only shows up in the nineties as a [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Corleone]]-expy who fights Batman and Gordon for a few arcs, then is supplanted by the theme villains. However, he made such a big impression that he's the go-to character to represent Gotham's organized crime in any live-action Batman adaptation.
** GreatDetective Harvey Harris and GadgeteerGenius Sergei Alexandrov are often considered to be two of Batman's most interesting and underused mentors despite their less than ten combined appearances (as of 2023).

Several supporting and one-shot characters from the comic are [[EnsembleDarkhorse extremely popular among fans]] and stand out even amongst a series full of famous supporting characters.

* Despite how long he takes to show up, it's not uncommon for people to name Tim as their favorite and most relatable character as unlike Dick or Jason, he had the most "normal" life prior to putting on the mask, which means he often [[AudienceSurrogate reacts the same way the reader would in a situation.]]

* Damian Wayne, ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s son, was initially intended to die after his first storyline, and was widely disliked by fans for his bad attitude and violent behavior. He was then made into the new Robin, and became the co-headliner of the immensely popular ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman and Robin]]'' series. He has since developed a sizable fanbase, and ''Batman and Robin'' continues to be a strong seller. He was even briefly added to the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' as part of a stunt to raise the title's sagging sales. [[spoiler:This still didn't stop his creator from going through with his original plans and finally killed him. He ''does'' shown the ramifications this though, as Batman goes through an even more brutal and perhaps even psychotic phase that only improves after Damian is brought back, which took a year in real life.]]