| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !!The Bat-Family |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder:Batman]] |
| 6 | !! [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne / Batman]] |
| 7 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bruce_wayne_0.jpeg]] |
| 8 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yzdlo_1443470703_78_list_items_adamwest_batman_1.jpg]] |
| 9 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AdamWest |
| 10 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/MarcCassot (French; 1st voice in the series and the film), Hervé Bellon (French; 2nd voice in the series), Creator/EmmanuelJacomy (French, 2016 and 2017 animated films) |
| 11 | !!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' | ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'' |
| 12 | |
| 13 | The Caped Crusader. Millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne decided to become a hero after criminals killed his parents. |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | * TheAce: Among all his present manifest abilities, mentions by way of accurately flinging a grape on the first try that, at eleven, he was Gotham City's "junior marble champion". Robin marvels, "Even then...!" |
| 16 | * AdaptationalComicRelief: Famously the most lighthearted depiction of Batman in pop culture. |
| 17 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's definitely not as distant or stoic as most other versions before or since, though he's still just as obsessed with fighting crime. However, he does seem to be much more mentally healthy in comparison to other versions. |
| 18 | * AlternateSelf: He has counterparts from three different timelines of the [[Characters/DCEUBatman DCEU]]. |
| 19 | * BadassInDistress: Happens OncePerEpisode. It becomes more pronounced in Season Three where he loses his uncanny ability to wriggle out of any situation and Batgirl saves his bacon…''a lot''. |
| 20 | * BenevolentBoss: Bruce treats his employees extremely well -- Alfred and Aunt Harriet are treated less like employees and more like family. |
| 21 | * BrokenAce: {{Subverted|Trope}}, which makes him unique in comparison to nearly every other version of Batman. [[spoiler:Though this changed after he murdered the Joker, the guilt making him retire as Batman and never coming back in the saddle until Ra's al Ghul resurfaces.]] |
| 22 | * BrokenPedestal: A rare instance of the pedestal being himself, but [[spoiler: in the comics continuation crossover with ''Wonder Woman'', Bruce retired from being Batman because he murdered the Joker (either accidentally or on purpose) when he broke into the Batcave and gave Alfred a fatal heart attack. As such, Bruce hung up the cowl for good, convinced he could no longer operate under a tainted legacy.]] |
| 23 | * TheCameo: [[spoiler:Appears briefly during the multiversal climax of ''Film/TheFlash2023'', once again lamenting his difficulties in getting rid of a bomb, and again in ''Batman #135''.]] |
| 24 | * TheComicallySerious: Despite the goofy insanity of '66 Gotham, he rarely did more than crack the occasional grin as the villain of the week got hauled off to jail. |
| 25 | * CrazyPrepared: He has gadget for ''everything''. And we do mean everything. In ''Batman #135'', he helps equip a multiverse-hopping Batman, complete with [[MythologyGag Bat-shark repellant]], because "a Batman needs a UtilityBelt to fight the darkness." |
| 26 | --> '''Batman''': I finally met a Batman more prepared than I am. |
| 27 | * DeathByOriginStory: The pilot has him bring up that he became Batman because of his parents getting killed as the case was in other continuities. Interestingly enough, he states his parents' lives were taken by "criminal''s''", which suggests that Joe Chill had some help in this continuity. |
| 28 | * GeniusBruiser: Being ''Batman'' and all, this is pretty much a given. More interestingly, unlike most other versions he makes ''very'' little effort to hide this in his civilian identity (indeed, in [[Film/BatmanTheMovie the Movie]] he beats the ever-loving crap out of Joker, Penguin, and Riddler when they threaten his new paramour Miss Kitka). |
| 29 | * HeroicWillpower: While sometimes he'd fight off the villain-of-the-week's mind control with a handy [[MagicAntidote Bat-Antidote]] pill, just as often he'd muscle through it with pure willpower. |
| 30 | * HonorBeforeReason: Always follows rules and regulations to the letter, no matter how much harder they make it to do his job. |
| 31 | * IdealHero: Unlike most modern incarnations, this Batman is an upstanding, beloved public figure, working side-by-side with law enforcement, with an unbreakable moral code, and a strict adherence to the law, no matter how insignificant. As a result, he's uniquely called the "Bright Knight" by fans to distinguish him from other iterations. |
| 32 | * InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:He's not the only Batman to kill the Joker as his counterparts on Earth-Prime, 9, 89, and 99 killed their versions of the Joker. His Earth-Prime and Earth-9 counterparts also retired as Batman after the act.]] |
| 33 | * LittleHeroBigWar: In the ''Batman #135'' comic, this Batman professes that he's unfamiliar with the concept of a multiverse, but still offers his UtilityBelt, as it helps Batman reach his full heroic potential. [[ChekhovsGun It does.]] |
| 34 | * MrFanservice: Quite handsome, unflattering spandex aside. |
| 35 | * OldSuperhero: In ''Legends of the Superheroes'' he is still active as Batman by 1979, by which point he should be around fifty years old. |
| 36 | * OldSchoolChivalry: Typically the perfect old-fashioned gentlemen towards women, in both his identities. However, the [[StayInTheKitchen less flattering]] sides of this start showing when Batgirl joins the team. He's not ''ungrateful'' for the help, but he seems embarrassed by it. |
| 37 | * RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Robin’s red. |
| 38 | * SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Even for a supreme masked crimefighter, Batman has a surprisingly wide knowledge base and skill set. Turned into a running gag in the digital comic, where, among other things, Bruce has mastered Tuvan throat singing, a discipline all but unknown to the Western world in the 1960's. |
| 39 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: 6'2, and considered handsome by quite a few ladies. |
| 40 | * TheTeetotaler: He doesn't drink, and orders a glass of orange juice at a bar in the first episode. |
| 41 | * TwoFirstNames: "Bruce" and "Wayne". |
| 42 | * VigilanteMan: {{Averted}}, it's repeatedly stressed that the Dynamic Duo are "fully deputized agents of the law". Riddler exploited this once, by goading Batman into falsely arresting him and then hit him with a subsequent lawsuit. |
| 43 | [[/folder]] |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[folder:Robin]] |
| 46 | !! [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin / Nightwing]] |
| 47 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nvpim2ptohhyrzvmuk5rm1nrnlfxyvv6env4agk2ufrjmmxpckdduuvnwkjirlf6qmz0uhlxtgs4dmficm5matz2amq2rctaoffaslbdttdrbwhor2psauq1ekjhsfzit2d3zklwtvc0u2looujhslzmb2vxyupsl2iyatbzs0nooxv3au5bmy9nn1nadhbiu3i3txfwl2n5a1bnz1jictbvveh6efptztflblhptvducwh_7.jpeg]] |
| 48 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_66.jpg]] |
| 49 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earth_66_citizen.png]] |
| 50 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/BurtWard |
| 51 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/Batman1966'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' | ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'' |
| 52 | |
| 53 | |
| 54 | The Boy Wonder. Bruce Wayne's adopted ward and his trusty sidekick. |
| 55 | %%Remove the COIE if it is stated to be non-canon to the show. Keep it for now. |
| 56 | ---- |
| 57 | * BadassInDistress: It wasn't uncommon for Robin to be kidnapped separately and Batman having to rescue him. To put in perspective how often this happened -- Riddler's goons kidnapped him in ''the very first episode''. |
| 58 | * BigFun: From what little we see of the elderly Dick Grayson, he by 2019 still had his penchant for catchphrases and exaggerated reactions. He also put on quite a few pounds in the 53-year interim. |
| 59 | * TheCameo: Creator/BurtWard would reprise his role as an elderly Dick Grayson for a brief cameo in ''Series/{{Crisis On Infinite Earths|2019}}''. |
| 60 | * TheComicallySerious: Even ''moreso'' than Batman, in stark contrast to just about every other take on the character. |
| 61 | * CompositeCharacter: The tie-in comic's crossover with ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has him replace Superman in his Superboy days as the teenage hero of the 20th century the Legion go back in time to recruit. |
| 62 | * DeathByCameo: In ''Series/{{Crisis On Infinite Earths|2019}}'', an elderly Dick Grayson is seen walking Ace the Bat-Hound as he witnesses the skies turn red and their universe get destroyed. However he was presumably brought back to life after the Paragons restored the multiverse. |
| 63 | * FormerlyFit: He has let himself go since retiring. |
| 64 | * FreudianExcuse: Hey, his parents fell to their deaths because of a criminal. Can you blame him for the way he talks to even the most "harmless" criminals? |
| 65 | * GirlsHaveCooties: He's civil enough to law-abiding women and girls, but looks ''very'' dimly upon any attempts by Gotham's many villainesses to seduce Batman (or himself). |
| 66 | * GreenEyedMonster: Robin tends to get…more than irritated whenever Batman (or Bruce) has his head turned by a pretty woman. |
| 67 | * LoyalAnimalCompanion: He is accompanied by Ace the Bat Hound just as the Crisis hits his Earth. |
| 68 | * MadLibsCatchPhrase: "Holy [insert something]!" (Additional 'Batman!' in the end is mostly optional). This was carried over into the comics. |
| 69 | * RedOniBlueOni: The red to Batman’s blue. He is very brash and cynical around the villains, even when they’re being polite and innocent. |
| 70 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: The ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' crossover reveals through dialogue that he and Betty Cooper are second cousins once removed through Aunt Harriet. |
| 71 | * RetiredBadass: Dick has retired from being Robin by 2019. |
| 72 | * SidekickGraduationsStick: In the ''ComicBook/WonderWoman77'' crossover taking place after a bit of a TimeSkip, Dick has since become Nightwing. He wears Nightwing's first costume from the comics, nicknamed the "disco suit" by fans, and sure enough [[FandomNod there's a fight scene with him in a disco]]. |
| 73 | * ThirdWheel: As far as Catwoman is concerned Robin is this to her and Batman, and she wants him ''gone''. It's something of a dark RunningGag that whenever it seems like Catwoman is about to successfully persuade Batman to give in to his feelings for her, he inquires "what about Robin?" to which her answer is always to kill him. |
| 74 | * VigilanteMan: {{Averted}}, it's repeatedly stressed that the Dynamic Duo are "fully deputized agents of the law". |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Batgirl]] |
| 78 | !! [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon / Batgirl]] |
| 79 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barbara_7.jpg]] |
| 80 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batgirl_yvonne.jpg]] |
| 81 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/YvonneCraig |
| 82 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' |
| 83 | |
| 84 | Commissioner Gordon's daughter, who's a librarian in civilian life. She was added to the cast in Season Three as a ratings stunt. |
| 85 | ---- |
| 86 | * ActionGirl: She’s as capable of fighting as the Dynamic Duo themselves. |
| 87 | * AndStarring: How she's credited in Season Three. |
| 88 | * BadassInDistress: For every time she saved the Dynamic Duo's bacon, they'd have to save her. |
| 89 | * BigDamnHeroes: Her introductory episode has her saving the Dynamic Duo from the Penguin. |
| 90 | * CanonImmigrant: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]], as she was created ''for'' the show, but she was introduced into the comics around the exact same time. |
| 91 | * CompositeCharacter: The comics continuation's crossover with ''Series/WonderWoman1975'' reveals that the very first version of Batgirl would end up down the path of the version seen in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and become Police Commissioner in her father's stead. |
| 92 | * DeadpanSnarker: She's very snarky around the villains. Mildly with the Dynamic Duo. |
| 93 | * DefiantCaptive: In the episode "Catwoman's Dressed to Kill" Catwoman gloats over having kidnapped Batgirl, which means the Dynamic Duo will rush to save her rather than stop Catwoman's plan. Batgirl, even though tied up and helpless, lays down an epic speech telling Catwoman that rather than saving her life, the Dynamic Duo would rather thwart Catwoman's evil plan because it's the right thing to do, and that she would gladly give up her life knowing that justice would eventually prevail. Catwoman, frustrated with the speech and Batgirl's haughtiness, orders her henchman to gag the crimefightress. |
| 94 | * GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Purple - ''sparkly'' purple at that - is her main color scheme. Her Batcycle is also purple, ''and'' it has FrillsOfJustice. [[https://www.66batmania.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/batgirl_cycle1.jpg No, really.]] |
| 95 | * IconicSequelCharacter: She didn't show up until Season Three, but she certainly made an impression. |
| 96 | * KickChick: {{Enforced}} by the producers, who wouldn't let her give or receive punches - so she specialized in ballet-esque high kicks (and the occasional ImprovisedWeapon). |
| 97 | * MsFanservice: The show wasn't shy about advertising Yvonne Craig's looks, as she happens to have a very well-toned body, and usually wears a skin-tight outfit that highlights much of it. She also has a few revealing civilian outfits. |
| 98 | * ScreamingWoman: Turns into one at the start of "The Joker's Flying Saucer"; jury's out on whether she's [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes genuinely scared]] of (fake) Martians, or just distressed at this one messing up her precious library. |
| 99 | * SecretIdentity: There's exactly only one person who officially knows Barbara Gordon is Batgirl and it's Alfred (and he found out by complete accident). Unofficially, it stands to reason that her father Commissioner James Gordon knows, since she couldn't have created/afforded the Batgirl equipment on her own, and Gordon would have to know in order to shield her from getting arrested. |
| 100 | * StealthHiBye: Here, it's ''her'' specialty instead of Batman's; where Batman (and Robin) are official deputies who take every opportunity to mingle with civilians, Batgirl typically doesn't bother unless absolutely necessary. |
| 101 | * TwoFirstNames: "Barbara" and "Gordon". |
| 102 | * VigilanteMan: The Dynamic Duo are "fully deputized agents of the law", Batgirl is not. But the police let it slide. |
| 103 | * WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Seriously ''how'' did she get all those fancy toys and build her own secret lair in her apartment building on a public librarian's salary? |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | !!Allies |
| 107 | |
| 108 | [[folder:Alfred]] |
| 109 | !! Alfred |
| 110 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bat53.jpg]] |
| 111 | !!! '''Played By:''' Creator/AlanNapier |
| 112 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/StevenWeber |
| 113 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' |
| 114 | |
| 115 | The Wayne family's loyal retainer and the only one who knows Bruce and Dick's secret. |
| 116 | ---- |
| 117 | * AdaptationalBadass: At the time, the comics' Alfred was a mild-mannered noncombatant who rarely did more than play TheWatson to Bruce & Dick, supply comic relief, and occasionally serve as TheMedic. ''This'' Alfred, despite his age, frequently went on field missions and repeatedly held his own against supervillains, sometimes even ''beating'' them! |
| 118 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Alfred here has a full head of hair when he is traditionally depicted as balding. |
| 119 | * BackportedDevelopment: ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' features a scene where Dick mentions to Bruce that Bruce knew Alfred since he was a child. This only came about after ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' as part of the ComicBook/PostCrisis status quo. At the time the show was airing, Bruce had already become Batman and adopted Dick when Alfred joined his employ. |
| 120 | * BattleButler: Didn't ''quite'' have the military background later writers would give his comics counterpart, but he's damn handy with a fireplace poker. |
| 121 | * TheBigGuy: At ''six foot six'', he towered over literally anybody he shared a scene with. |
| 122 | * ClashingCousins: His cousin Egbert works in the city as a night watchman - and an easily-bribed one at that. The digital comic turns it into straight-up CainAndAbel, as Egbert kidnaps and impersonates him in hopes of burgling Stately Wayne Manor. |
| 123 | * CoolOldGuy: He once had [[MonsterClown The Joker]] begging for mercy! |
| 124 | * DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the ''Series/WonderWoman1975'' crossover comic, the Joker's sudden break-in into the Batcave ends with poor Alfred dying of a heart attack, shocked that the Clown Prince of Crime has discovered Batman's secrets.]] |
| 125 | * DisabledInTheAdaptation: Much like [[Film/BatmanFilmSeries Michael Gough]]'s rendition and [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries the Arkham version of Alfred]] [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight by the end]] later on, this version of Alfred needs glasses. |
| 126 | * GoodAngelBadAngel: [[spoiler:The ''Wonder Woman '77'' crossover has him serve as the shoulder angel to the Joker's shoulder devil when Bruce Wayne in the late 1970s ponders over whether to get out of retirement. Alfred makes the argument that Bruce can't keep punishing himself over what happened.]] |
| 127 | * HyperCompetentSidekick: When Robin's unavailable - i.e. kidnapped, Alfred is always there to fill in. And it's usually awesome. |
| 128 | * TheNoseKnows: A very…''unique'' variant. Apparently he can sniff out a specific brand of aftershave from blocks away. |
| 129 | * SecretKeeper: He knows ''both'' the Dynamic Duo's identities and Batgirl's. Bruce knows he knows but won't force Alfred to betray her trust. |
| 130 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Being a British archetype, his choice of words can be rather sophisticated. |
| 131 | * TropeCodifier: Alfred's presence here ensured his resurrection in the comics after he had been killed off, and has remained a permanent staple of the Bat-Family. |
| 132 | * UndyingLoyalty: There's nothing Alfred wouldn't do to take care of Bruce, Dick, Barbara, and Aunt Harriet. In fact, in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'', when an increasingly evil drug-induced Batman fires his butler, Alfred [[spoiler: knows outright that Bruce is under mind control, and goes around Gotham gathering every key ingredient needed to trick Batman into drinking the antidote so he can get back to normal.]] |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Aunt Harriet]] |
| 136 | !! Harriet Cooper |
| 137 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bmwjimwi0zwitnju5ny00njrhltlinzgtowm3mjewzgvmztyxxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymtqxmjk0mg_v1_1.jpg]] |
| 138 | !!! '''Played By:''' Creator/MadgeBlake |
| 139 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' |
| 140 | |
| 141 | Dick's aunt who works as Bruce's housekeeper. |
| 142 | ---- |
| 143 | * CanonForeigner: {{Averted}}; despite what most people think she actually ''was'' in the comics from 1963 to 1968, being brought in after Alfred died (don't worry he got better and eventually she left Wayne Manor because she felt redundant with him around). |
| 144 | * DemotedToExtra: In Season Three, due to her actress's illness (save a couple of brief appearances). |
| 145 | * GrandeDame: Despite being Bruce's housekeeper she ticks all the boxes. Since there are no female members of the Wayne Family, Aunt Harriet is more-or-less the "First Lady" of Wayne Manor, being responsible for entertaining guests and organizing any social gatherings or get-togethers on the estate grounds. She's also head of numerous charity committees throughout Gotham. |
| 146 | * HonoraryUncle: To Bruce who treats her like his own aunt. |
| 147 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: She doesn't know that Bruce and Dick are the Dynamic Duo, and despite living in Wayne Manor, has no idea the Batcave is below it. In fact, the animated continuations imply that she thinks [[MistakenForGay Bruce and Dick might be lovers]] rather the being the dynamic duo. |
| 148 | * MistakenForGay: At least in the animated continuations, she at least occasionally suspects Bruce and Dick have a "relationship" due to their tendency to sneak off together unexpectedly. |
| 149 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being involved in high society, she enjoys a good boxing match. |
| 150 | * ParentalSubstitute: A unique situation. Bruce has sole legal custody of Dick, but Bruce respects her and allows her to co-raise Dick, never overruling her authority in regards to her nephew. |
| 151 | --> '''Dick:''' [''not wanting to practice piano''] Golly G-minor, Bruce do I have to? |
| 152 | --> '''Bruce:''' Who am I to oppose your Aunt Harriet? I doubt whether even Batman would wanna take that job on. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:Commissioner Gordon]] |
| 156 | !! Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon |
| 157 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neil_hamilton_photo_u3_5.jpeg]] |
| 158 | !!! '''Played By:''' Creator/NeilHamilton |
| 159 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimWard |
| 160 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' |
| 161 | |
| 162 | The Commissioner of Gotham City's police department. |
| 163 | ---- |
| 164 | * AbledInTheAdaptation: Much like [[Film/BatmanFilmSeries Pat Hingle]] and [[Series/{{Gotham}} Ben McKenzie]]'s respective takes later on, this version of Jim doesn't need glasses. Subverted in the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' comic continuation, which does depict him wearing glasses. [[DependingOnTheArtist Most of the time]]. |
| 165 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: He is clean-shaven, when most incarnations of Commissioner Gordon have a mustache. |
| 166 | * TheCommissionerGordon: He's the TropeNamer. |
| 167 | * {{Flanderization}}: Originally he only called the Dynamic Duo to deal with the super criminals. Later he became dependent on Batman to the point he lamented having to "solve a case himself". ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' would even [[LampshadedTrope lampshade]] this by having Gordon put Chief O'Hara to work in figuring out a crime committed by King Tut, and both men are fired up to get the case solved--then they both admit that they can't do it without Batman. |
| 168 | * ItsPersonal: With Catwoman. She once had him fooled she'd reformed but then she stole his voice. He's noticeably more curt to her after than than any other villain and makes an effort to keeps tabs on her -- like sending an undercover policewoman to pose as one of her henchmen. |
| 169 | --> "She should get an award for sheer gall." |
| 170 | * NonActionGuy: No combat ability to speak of, doesn't even carry a gun. Note that this is [[RealityIsUnrealistic entirely in-line]] with a lot of real-life police commissioners - the job is generally a ''political'' one, and some places (like [[BigApplesauce New York]]) explicitly make it a civilian-only post. |
| 171 | * PapaWolf: ''Attempts'' this when Penguin kidnaps Barbara, but it doesn't really work, as Penguin makes it pretty clear that Batman is the only one he's scared of. |
| 172 | * PoliceAreUseless: Not really incompetent, but he's grown dependent enough on the Dynamic Duo doing most of the work that ''actually having to solve a case for himself'' terrifies him. |
| 173 | * TwoFirstNames: "James" and "Gordon". |
| 174 | * UniversallyBelovedLeader: The citizens of Gotham respect and admire Gordon for his efforts in keeping Gotham safe, even if Batman is doing most of the heavy lifting (not that he takes credit, mind you, as he feels Gordon deserves it more than anyone). Nevertheless, outside of the criminals who have obvious reason to hate him, Gordon is well-beloved. |
| 175 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Lacks Jim Gordon's iconic mustache, in addition to the lack of glasses detailed under AbledInTheAdaptation above. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Chief O'Hara]] |
| 179 | !! Chief O'Hara |
| 180 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chief_ohara_batman_1966_tv_series_001_4.jpg]] |
| 181 | !!! '''Played By:''' Creator/StaffordRepp |
| 182 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ThomasLennon |
| 183 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' |
| 184 | |
| 185 | Gordon's right-hand man directly supervising the uniformed officers. |
| 186 | ---- |
| 187 | * TheCavalryArrivesLate: At the end of the first Mr. Freeze two-parter, O'Hara and his men arrive just after the fight is over. Robin reveals that he called the police to help rescue a captured Batman over an hour ago. O'Hara sheepishly replies that they took a wrong turn. |
| 188 | * CanonImmigrant: He was created for the show, but made a few appearances in the comics, having both an Earth-One counterpart (who was first mentioned in a ''World's Finest'' story printed several months after the TV show started airing and had his most prominent roles being in the stories "The Master Plan of Doctor Phosphorus" and "Sign of the Joker") and an Earth-Two counterpart (who was introduced nearly a decade after the television series ended production and was mainly featured in the ''Huntress'' back-up stories that appeared in later issues of ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'', where he succeeds the late Bruce Wayne as police commissioner of Gotham City and is regarded by Bruce's daughter Helena as an HonoraryUncle in spite of [[RememberTheNewGuy O'Hara obviously not existing in the Golden Age Batman comics]]). His Post-Crisis incarnation would later be introduced in ''ComicBook/BatmanDarkVictory'' (where he is murdered by the Hangman killer) and would subsequently resurface in the 2000 ''Silver Age'' storyline and Creator/GrantMorrison's [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison run]] in ''Batman'' #700 (which both contradict O'Hara's death in ''Dark Victory'' by having him appear alive and well during Dick Grayson's period as the original Robin). |
| 189 | * GivenNameReveal: His first name is revealed to be Miles in ''Return of the Caped Crusaders'', disregarding his forename being Clancy when he was imported to the mainline comics. |
| 190 | * NumberTwo: He answers to Commissioner Gordon. |
| 191 | * OfficerOHara: If the not TropeNamer then certainly the TropeCodifier for the stereotypical Irish cop. |
| 192 | * {{Oireland}}: Only has the accent to a mild degree, but he definitely has the name, and pretty much everything else associated with the trope. |
| 193 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Typically, Chief O'Hara is TheWatson and a source of comic relief. The beginning of "The Bookworm Turns" shows him at his most serious. He's bursting with rage and grief while vowing to hunt down the murderers of Commissioner Gordon. He then bursts into uncontrollable MirthlessLaughter when it turns out that Gordon is alive and that the villain's plan involved giving him a fake parking ticket to make him miss the ceremony where he had been seemingly killed. |
| 194 | * WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Whenever Batman deduces some taunting clue left by a villain, O'Hara is generally left feeling that he should have been able to solve it himself. |
| 195 | [[/folder]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[folder:Warden Crichton]] |
| 198 | !! Warden Crichton |
| 199 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5boti5njbmmzgtnzvjny00ytzllwi4mgitzti5zmjhmjjhmtqwxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymtqxmjk0mg_v1.jpg]] |
| 200 | !!! '''Played By:''' Creator/DavidLewis |
| 201 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ThomasLennon |
| 202 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' |
| 203 | |
| 204 | The Warden of Gotham State Penitentiary. Known for being progressive with sincere attempts to reform his inmates. |
| 205 | ---- |
| 206 | * AmbiguousSituation: In ''ComicBook/Batman66'' Crichton appears as an African-American woman, with it left unclear how this fits into the show. A possible explanation could be that this Crichton is the wife of the original who at some point replaced him as Warden, while another possibility could be that the change was caused by the events of ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''. |
| 207 | * CardboardPrison: The Gotham State Pen is this in ''spades''. If hardened, repeat offending supercriminals aren't being released on good behavior after relatively light sentences, they're breaking out of prison with laughable ease. The Joker once escaped via a giant spring during a baseball game, fergoshsakes! |
| 208 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He never accepts that Gotham's super villains are quite impossible to reform, not that he ever stops trying (and paroling them at the slightest signs of progress). Gordon and Batman admire his efforts, but even they (no strangers to this trope themselves) sometimes voice concern he's a little too lenient on the inmates. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | !!Visiting Heroes |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Britt Reid / The Green Hornet]] |
| 214 | !!Britt Reid / The Green Hornet |
| 215 | [[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bmjm0njc4oti3ov5bml5banbnxkftztgwotg5ndc0ote_v1_sy1000_cr007671000_al.jpg]] |
| 216 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/VanWilliams |
| 217 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/TheGreenHornet'' | ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' |
| 218 | |
| 219 | ---- |
| 220 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: Everyone's convinced he's a criminal, which he uses as his cover. Though Batman begins to have doubts after meeting him. |
| 221 | * OldFriend: Of Bruce. |
| 222 | * SpecialGuest: He and Kato got the credit the villain usually got. |
| 223 | [[/folder]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | [[folder:Kato]] |
| 226 | !!Kato |
| 227 | [[quoteright:263:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bmjm0njc4oti3ov5bml5banbnxkftztgwotg5ndc0ote_v1_sy1000_cr007671000_al_5.jpg]] |
| 228 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/BruceLee |
| 229 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/TheGreenHornet'' | ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' | ''ComicBook/Batman66'' |
| 230 | |
| 231 | ---- |
| 232 | * SpecialGuest: He and the Green Hornet got the credit the villain usually got. |
| 233 | * WorthyOpponent: To Robin. They are evenly-matched and can fight each other to a draw.[[note]]This was a fortunate case of WagTheDirector, as Robin was originally supposed to ''win''; although Bruce Lee was on friendly terms with Burt Ward and didn't disparage his skill, he felt that [[TheWorfEffect Kato jobbing to Robin]] would be undignified for the character and a disappointing outcome for the audience, and ultimately the scene was changed.[[/note]] |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:Wonder Woman]] |
| 237 | !![[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana of Themyscira / Diana Prince / Wonder Woman]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | An ageless superhero who crosses paths with Batman in a crossover between the ''ComicBook/Batman66'' and the ''ComicBook/WonderWoman77'' comics. See more about this character [[Series/WonderWoman1975 here]]. |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | [[folder:The Atom]] |
| 243 | !! [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Palmer / The Atom]] |
| 244 | [[quoteright:173:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atom_9.jpg]] |
| 245 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/AlfieWise |
| 246 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 247 | |
| 248 | A superhero who appears in the 1979 specials ''Legends of the Superheroes'' where he is shown to be engaged to Giganta. |
| 249 | ---- |
| 250 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: This version is [[PromotedToLoveInterest getting married]] to Giganta, while in the comics the two are enemies. |
| 251 | * DatingCatwoman: With Giganta and unlike the TropeNamers their relationship is apparently going well. |
| 252 | * InSpiteOfANail: This version of Ray still ends up in a relationship with a villain, though his Earth-Prime's counterpart's wife ended up reforming while there's no evidence Giganta will do the same. |
| 253 | * SecretRelationship: Was with one in Giganta until they decide to go public. |
| 254 | * ShapeshifterModeLock: Appears to be stuck in a shrunken size as nobody brings up the idea that he is able to change his size.. |
| 255 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}, as the interview keeps bringing up that having kids naturally would likely kill him, with neither him or Giganta truly understanding what she is getting at. |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | !!Justice League of America |
| 259 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/277be42c2feabd74089a63904ed3b86a.jpg]] |
| 261 | A team of superheroes formed in the 1979 specials ''Legends of the Superheroes'' which included Batman and Robin, being based in the Hall of Heroes. |
| 262 | ---- |
| 263 | * AdaptedOut: Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter are not part of the team, the first two [[ScrewedByTheLawyers because of legal issues]]. |
| 264 | * AmbiguousSituation: The specials were made in 1979 suggesting that's the year the team formed, however the crossover comic with the 1975 Wonder Woman show revealed that Batman [[spoiler:retired after killing the Joker]] while Robin had become Nightwing by the 70s, but here both appeared the same as they did during the time of the show. |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:The Flash]] |
| 268 | !! Barry Allen / The Flash |
| 269 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flashlegendssuperheroes.jpg]] |
| 270 | !!! '''Played by:''' Rod Haase |
| 271 | A superhero with the power of super speed. |
| 272 | ---- |
| 273 | * CheapCostume: Good fucking ''lord'', just look at the damn picture.. |
| 274 | [[/folder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Hawkman]] |
| 277 | !! Katar Hol / Hawkman |
| 278 | [[quoteright:312:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/259853803990e42297ba71b3196cf4e1.jpg]] |
| 279 | !!! '''Played by:''' Bill Nuckols |
| 280 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 281 | |
| 282 | An alien superhero with bird wings. |
| 283 | ---- |
| 284 | * AwfulWeddedLife: Apparently he is divorcing his wife after finding her cheating on him, though it's unclear whether this is Hawkgirl or another character. |
| 285 | * TokenNonhuman: Is the only alien member of the Justice League. |
| 286 | * TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as he was a member of the Justice League at this point but wasn't a founder. |
| 287 | [[/folder]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[folder:Black Canary]] |
| 290 | !! Dinah Drake / Black Canary |
| 291 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/canary.jpg]] |
| 292 | !!! '''Played by:''' Danuta Wesley |
| 293 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 294 | A superhero who lacks any powers like Batman. |
| 295 | ---- |
| 296 | * AmbiguousSituation: Presumably based on the Dinah Drake version of the character, as while her daughter was introduced prior to the specials she wouldn't become Black Canary until after the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' reboot. |
| 297 | * TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as she was a member of the Justice League at this point but wasn't a founder. |
| 298 | [[/folder]] |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[folder:Green Lantern]] |
| 301 | !! Hal Jordan / Green Lantern |
| 302 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greenlanternhallegendssuperheroes.jpg]] |
| 303 | !!! '''Played by:''' Howard Murphy |
| 304 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 305 | A superhero who derives his powers from a power ring. |
| 306 | ---- |
| 307 | * CoconutSuperpowers: Because of the limitations special effects had in 1970s live-action media, Green Lantern is never shown using his ring to create constructs and only uses it to fire energy blasts and turn invisible/teleport. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:Captain Marvel]] |
| 311 | !! Billy Batson / Captain Marvel |
| 312 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/legends_of_the_superheroes_captain_marvel.jpg]] |
| 313 | !!! '''Played by:''' Garret Craig |
| 314 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 315 | A magical hero who is in reality a young boy transformed into an adult. |
| 316 | ---- |
| 317 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The specials rather blatantly use him as a replacement for Superman, which makes sense given that he was originally created as a SupermanSubstitute. |
| 318 | * TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: At the time Captain Marvel existed on Earth-S, separate from the Justice League until the events of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' merged the universes together so he coexisted with the main heroes. |
| 319 | [[/folder]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[folder:Huntress]] |
| 322 | !! Helena Wayne / Huntress |
| 323 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huntress_15.jpg]] |
| 324 | !!! '''Played by:''' Barbara Joyce |
| 325 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 326 | |
| 327 | A female superhero with a possible connection to Batman. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * AmbiguousSituation: A massive one as at the time there were only two characters named Huntress: a villain named Paula Brooks and Helena Wayne, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman from Earth-Two. Since this is before Helena Bertinelli was introduced and unless it's a case of AdaptationalHeroism (along with a completely inaccurate costume) for Brooks, then this would suggest that Huntress is somehow Batman's daughter. |
| 330 | * ImprobableAge: The only realistic scenario in which the tv show Batman would ever have a child with Catwoman would be after she had potentially reformed (be honest, could you really see [[OldSchoolChivalry Adam West's Batman]], of all characters, hopping beneath the sheets with a criminal?). If this did indeed happen, it could only have been after the series ended in 1968, merely a decade before the special. As this version of Helena Wayne is far too old to have been born in that time frame, this would suggest that she's not actually the daughter of the 66 universe Batman, but of a multiverse counterpart to him, similar to the comics at the time. |
| 331 | * TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: In the comics she was the daughter of the Earth-Two Batman who was part of the Justice Society, and after the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' reboot Earth-Two and herself were erased from canon while Helena Bertinelli would be introduced as Huntress who did join the Justice League. |
| 332 | [[/folder]] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | [[folder:Scarlet Cyclone]] |
| 335 | !! Scarlet Cyclone |
| 336 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bc42e18f155398e6246a69c65c0c0a74.jpg]] |
| 337 | !!! '''Played by:''' William Schallert |
| 338 | !!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTheSuperheroes'' |
| 339 | |
| 340 | An elderly and retired superhero. |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * CanonForeigner: Didn't exist in the comics, though might be loosely based on Red Tornado. |
| 343 | * CoolOldGuy: He was one of the first superheroes in modern times and the younger superheroes are inspired by him. |
| 344 | * OldSuperhero: Much older than the other heroes on the team. |
| 345 | [[/folder]] |
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