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1A list of characters in ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''.
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3[[foldercontrol]]
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5!Heroes
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7!!Batman and Associates
8
9[[folder:Batman]]
10!![[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]]
11[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_batman_bruce_2533.png]]
12[[caption-width-right:350:''"To those who would hurt the innocent, I give you one warning: Beware my wrath."'']]
13-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AnthonyRuivivar [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/AdrienAntoine (FR)[[/labelnote]]
14
15Bruce Wayne: Industrialist and philanthropist by day, masked crime-fighter at night. For those who would prey on the innocent... beware the Batman.
16----
17* AntiHero: Comes with the territory. This Batman, however, is more of a PragmaticHero than a KnightInSourArmor like the previous animated incarnations.
18* BackToBackBadasses: With Tatsu in "Family".
19* BadassInDistress: In "Secrets" and "Family", with a cliffhanger example in "Fall".
20* BadassNormal: Yet another "comes with the territory" trope.
21%%* BatmanGambit: His preferred modus operandi, especially in this particular incarnation.
22* BerserkButton: In "Monsters," when it gets personal for Batman when he learns about the attacks on Old Gotham (which is where his parents were killed) and barely restrained himself when he learns [[spoiler:Sapphire was behind the attacks and after she dares asks him about Rex that she still loves, Batman nearly loses his temper towards her as though asking about her ex-lover Rex was an insult to him just after she heartlessly admitted to organizing an attack on the murder site of Bruce's own loved ones.]]
23* CatchPhrase: "Interesting"
24** In "Nexus", he finally gets to say the classic Batman catchphrase. You know the one.
25* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He gets hit with a door to a bank vault, which dislocates his shoulder... and he just pops said shoulder back into place while ''barely changing his facial expression''. He then proceeds to go about beating the crap out of the thugs he was fighting with only a minor look of discomfort on his face. In ''Sacrifice'', he and Katana jump off a multi-story building and land on their feet, barely breaking stride.
26* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Vocally resembles a mix of Creator/SteveBlum and Creator/KevinConroy.
27* TheCowl: Yet another "comes with the territory" trope..
28* CrazyPrepared: He wouldn't be Batman if he wasn't this.
29* DarkAndTroubledPast: Yet another "comes with the territory" trope.
30* DarkIsNotEvil: He wears an all-black costume, but is a hero nonetheless.
31* DatingCatwoman: Averted in regards to his relationship with Magpie. His gestures of kindness to her in "Attraction" was because he wanted her to be treated fairly. She ended up getting the wrong idea and became fixated on him because she thought Batman was expressing this trope.
32* DeadpanSnarker: Almost enough of one to match Alfred. His quips while fighting villains are almost reminiscent of a much drier and more serious ComicBook/SpiderMan.
33* DistressedDude: In episode 2, courtesy of Magpie.
34* DoesNotLikeGuns: Yet another "comes with the territory" trope.
35* EnemyMine: With Simon Stagg in "Toxic". Justified, because he was using Stagg as bait to lure Metamorpho to his company to cure him.
36* GeniusBruiser: A great fighter and a GreatDetective.
37* GreatDetective: This incarnation of Batman is more focused on his detective skills than other incarnations.
38* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Following Alfred's leave of absence, he starts to go down this route when he became more risk-taking and brooding, until his HeelRealization after nearly beating Killer Croc to death.]]
39* HyperAwareness: Shows that he has this in episode 11 and claims that it's always on.
40* HypocriticalHumor: For a guy who's rather secretive, he doesn't like secrets being kept from him. Lampshaded by Alfred.
41* MoralityChain: In an interesting role-reversal, he's this to Katana.
42* TheNeedless: He lives on nutrition shakes and three hours of daily sleep and is working on methods of getting by with still less.
43* NotDistractedByTheSexy: He remains stone-cold serious as Magpie attempts to distract him, and as alert as ever.
44* ParentalAbandonment: Yet another "comes with the territory" trope because once again... ''[[MemeticMutation HIS PARENTS ARE]]'' '''''[[MemeticMutation DEEAAAAAAAD]]!!!'''''
45* PragmaticHero: He has ideals that he is unwilling to compromise, but he's also willing to make sacrifices and manipulate people.
46* SherlockScan: Performs a flawless one on Tatsu and another later in the same episode in Ravencroft's office.
47* TheSnarkKnight: Not as much as Katana, but close.
48* SociallyAwkwardHero: Specifically regarding his interest in the opposite sex. He's charismatic and suave when it comes to interacting with people on a professional level, but he's a giant dork when it comes to romance.
49* SociopathicHero: [[spoiler:When Batman grows to become more risk-taking and brooding, he even starts to show LackOfEmpathy towards criminals, even those with some redeeming qualities such as Sapphire Stagg, however, following his HeelRealization after unleashing a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Killer Croc, he averts this by retaining his empathy and morality and calling out Deathstroke in the final episode for not having empathy like himself.]]
50* TheStoic: As per usual.
51* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:Katana notes that ever since Alfred's departure, he's been taking bigger and bigger risks and has been more brooding than before.]]
52** [[spoiler:An example would be at the end of "Monsters," when Batman shows NoSympathy towards Sapphire, who expresses her love and concern for Rex after condescendingly admitting to be behind the Old Gotham attacks. Although it may have something to do with not wanting to show vulnerability towards criminals, possibly after his experience trying to show sympathy towards Magpie that drops his guard and nearly get him (and later Katana) killed. However, Old Gotham was also the site of Bruce's parents' murders, so Batman [[BerserkButton on a personal level doesn't take too lightly on the one responsible for trying to desecrate that area vital to him]].]]
53* TroubledButCute: This version even moreso than most.
54* TheUnreveal: Bruce Wayne is Batman. What a shocker, right? Well, to Tatsu in episode 7, it is.
55* WhatTheHellHero:
56** Receives one from Tatsu when he reveals that [[spoiler:he's been using her to turn the League of Assassins against each other. Tatsu calls him out for getting Bruce Wayne killed, Dr. Ravencroft's soul removed from her, and Lady Shiva obtaining the Soultaker Sword]].
57** She calls him out again in "Nexus", when his plan to clear himself from the assassination attempt on Mayor Grange involves [[spoiler:kidnapping Harvey Dent and drawing out Anarky, as he wouldn't expect such an unexpected move from him. This barely works, as they nearly get killed by Anarky's explosives, nearly pits Gordon and Batman against each other, and fuels Dent's hatred of Batman]].
58* WouldHitAGirl: He doesn't hold back against Magpie. They {{lampshade|Hanging}} this.
59[[/folder]]
60
61[[folder:Alfred Pennyworth]]
62!!Alfred Pennyworth
63[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_alfred_9300.png]]
64-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/PierreDourlens (FR)[[/labelnote]]
65
66A former member of [=MI6=], the British Secret Service, he took a job as a butler and bodyguard for Dr. Thomas Wayne and his family after he retired. After his employers were murdered, Alfred raise their orphaned son, Bruce. As Bruce grew, Alfred trained him in criminology, computer hacking, forensics, and martial arts, preparing Bruce for his future as Batman. Alfred helps Bruce by tracking down leads and examine evidence from the Batcave while Bruce worked in the field. During his time in the [=MI6=], his partner died in a "car accident" and he became the godfather to his daughter, Tatsu Yamashiro.
67----
68* AdaptationalBadass: This show plays up Alfred's UsefulNotes/{{MI6}} background and is active in helping train Bruce and even helps in the fields at times himself.
69* AffectionateNickname: Tatsu gives him "Major" as one.
70* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Why he leaves after "Reckoning".]]
71* BadassInDistress: When he gets captured by Prof. Pyg and Mr. Toad.
72* BattleButler: More so than most other versions of Alfred, who only break out the asswhooping when the situation calls for it; this Alfred takes a direct approach to making sure that Batman's on the ball.
73* CouldSayItBut: In "Allies", he indirectly tells Tatsu that she can go help Batman after Batman told her to stay behind thinking she's not ready yet.
74-->'''Tatsu''': This is stupid. We should be out there backing him up. Doesn't it bother you to sit here? You're trained for this. Why does he think he could do it himself?\
75'''Alfred''': Actions, not words, get the job done. Understand?\
76''(beat)''\
77'''Tatsu''': Perfectly.
78* DeadpanSnarker: As always, Alfred's at the top of his game in this department.
79** ServileSnarker: A staple for the character.
80* {{Expy}}: Of [[ComicBook/Red2003 Paul Moses]].
81* LanternJawOfJustice: As the above image shows.
82* MajorlyAwesome: Tatsu calls him "Major", indicating he holds (or once held) this rank, possibly in [=MI6=].
83* MissionControl: Is this for Batman.
84* MoralityChain: To Bruce AND Batman. [[spoiler:More evident once he departs after the black out]]
85* MoreDakka: He seems to enjoy using big guns.
86* NiceGuy: As usual, he's very proper and polite, if rather snarky.
87* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:His attempts to amend things with Slade Wilson after the blackout lead to the former's career as an assassin ruined and being left for dead, giving him both new motivation to get his revenge on Alfred and revealing his new status and current location in Gotham City.]]
88* ParentalSubstitute: Hinted to be one for Bruce, as per usual. Possibly for Katana as well, to a lesser extent.
89* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:After the events of "Reckoning", Alfred leaves Wayne Manor to amend the things he done in the past, but he promises if he's needed he'll be there.]]
90** TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:He returns at the end of "Animal".]]
91* RetiredBadass: There are constant mentions to his [=MI6=] past.
92* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Briefly wields one against Silver Monkey in "Safe".
93* TheUnreveal: Alfred knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman. What a shocker, right? Well, to Tatsu in episode 7, it is.
94* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He killed Tatsu's father after Ra's forced him to turn traitor, though she later learns that her father in fact let himself be killed by Alfred rather than kill him as ordered.]]
95[[/folder]]
96
97[[folder:Katana]]
98!!Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana
99[[quoteright:355:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_katana-tatsu_9227.png]]
100[[caption-width-right:355:''"This job just got interesting."'']]
101-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SumaleeMontano [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Laurence Dourlens (FR)[[/labelnote]]
102
103A former member of the C.I.A. who infiltrated the League of Assassins under the name "Katana". After seeing how dangerous the the sword was, she decided to steal the Soultaker Sword and fake her death, seeing how it was too dangerous even in the hands of the C.I.A. When she was young, her father died in a "car accident". His partner, Alfred Pennyworth, became her godfather. Alfred contacted her to become a personal bodyguard and driver of Bruce Wayne which she accepted.
104----
105* AntiHero: She's arrogant, quick to anger, and distrustful of Batman, yet has a strong sense of justice and a fairly good head on her shoulders.
106* ActionGirl: As might be expected.
107* ArrogantKungFuGirl: Slightly. Though courteous in general, she clearly thinks less of people who don't measure up to her standards of toughness, referring to Bruce Wayne as a "marshmallow" and regarding the seemingly cushy lifestyle of Wayne Manor with obvious, if ''very'' polite, disdain.
108%%* BadassNormal
109* BackToBackBadasses: With Batman in "Family".
110* BodyguardingABadass: Alfred brings her in to help protect Bruce Wayne.
111* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: She easily jumps from the floor to a chandelier from practically a standing start. In Episode 10, ''Sacrifice'', she and Batman jump off a multi-story building and land on their feet, barely breaking stride.
112* ClarkKenting: The only difference between her civilian clothes and her superhero outfit is a meagre DominoMask.
113* CombatStilettos: Particularly jarring when she spars with a barefooted Bruce in "Control", though they're strictly Combat High-Heeled Boots.
114* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Tatsu sounds and looks quite similar to Creator/KellyHu here, albeit with a non-American accent.
115* CoolSword: The Soultaker Sword, a green sword with calligraphy on the blade that can suck the soul from a person. It appears to be made of one piece of jade, hilt and all, yet is sharp enough to cut through other swords. [[spoiler:She loses it to Lady Shiva in "Family".]]
116* DarkActionGirl: A rare heroic example. She's definitely a mite more on the morally grey side than the more traditional Batman sidekicks, especially considering that she isn't afraid to kill.
117* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was orphaned at a young age and was in the military and CIA, which weren't exactly cakewalks, but the capper was that she worked undercover for the League Of Assassins. Even worse still, she faked her own death and went into hiding in order to keep the Soultaker Sword from falling into the wrong hands.
118* DeadpanSnarker: Emphasis on the deadpan part. She seems to have learned a thing or two from Alfred.
119* DeathGlare: She seems to have one every time Dr. Burr tries to get closer to her.
120* DefectorFromDecadence: She faked her own death to leave the League of Assassins.
121* DominoMask: What she chooses to wear when she becomes Batman's partner.
122* FragileSpeedster: Comparatively speaking. She seems to be faster and more agile than Batman and Silver Monkey, but not as capable of taking punishment.
123* GoodIsNotNice: Former CIA, former League of Assassins. Pretty much comes with the territory that she's willing to do things that Batman isn't.
124* GoodIsNotSoft: If she's forced to get in a fight, ''she won't hold back''. One of the assassins would've learned this the hard way had Batman not intervened. Though this becomes less of an issue as she undergoes Batman's traning. In episode 17, she even calls Batman out when he [[spoiler:seemingly killed Metamorpho]].
125* HatesBeingTouched: She shows signs of this when Dr. Burr hugs her after she saved him.
126* HellbentForLeather: She wears a leather jacket.
127* HiddenDepths: Turns out she enjoys playing video games.
128* {{Hypocrite}}: Silver Monkey accuses her of being this when she calls him for using hidden claws that he had previously considered "dishonorable weapons". He claims she has no room to be making any judgements on honor, seeing that she stole the Soultaker Sword and ran away from the League of Assassins. [[SubvertedTrope In truth, she never had any loyalty]] to the League to begin with because she was a mole for the C.I.A.
129* {{Irony}}: She thinks of Batman as a lunatic and yet she is unknowingly working for him.
130* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's abrasive, but is still on the side of good.
131* KatanasAreJustBetter: She's called Katana. She also uses katanas [[spoiler:after the League of Assassins reclaim the Soultaker Sword.]]
132* TheLancer: To Bats.
133* TheMole: She was actually a mole the C.I.A. planted in the League of Assassins.
134* MoralityChain: Batman is hers.
135* MsFanservice: Though not as much, unlike other major female characters like Magpie or Lady Shiva, [[MaleGaze but several episodes feature a closeup of Katana's rear]].
136* NonIndicativeName: Her name's Katana, but the Soultaker Sword is straight and double-edged. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as her codename was given to her before she stole the the sword. [[spoiler:After she loses the Soultaker Sword, she uses katanas instead and thus her name is no longer non indicative.]]
137* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:When Batman reveals his identity to her and Alfred revealing that he's working with him.]]
138* TheSnarkKnight: Odds are that she's inherited it from Alfred.
139* TheStoic: Almost as much as Batman himself, which is really saying something.
140* SweetTooth: "Instinct" reveals that she likes ice cream.
141* TroubledButCute: See DarkAndTroubledPast.
142* {{Tsundere}}: Type A towards Jason.
143* WhatTheHellHero: She gives this to Batman after revealing that [[spoiler:he's been using her to turn the League of Assassins against each other. She calls him out for getting Bruce Wayne killed, Dr. Ravencroft's soul removed from her body, and Lady Shiva obtaining the Soultaker Sword]].
144** She calls him out again in "Nexus" when his plan to clear himself from the assassination attempt on Mayor Grange involves [[spoiler:kidnapping Harvey Dent and drawing out Anarky, as he wouldn't expect such an unexpected move from him. This barely works, as they nearly get killed by Anarky's explosives, nearly pits Gordon and Batman against each other, and fuels Dent's hatred of Batman.]]
145** And yet again in "Monsters" when [[spoiler:Batman seemingly kills Metamorpho while attempting to prevent his escape]].
146[[/folder]]
147
148[[folder:Batcomputer]]
149!!Batcomputer
150-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/PierreDourlens (FR)[[/labelnote]]
151
152Batman's advanced computer that controls all of his gadgets and devices.
153----
154* DeadpanSnarker: It is ambiguous whether it is genuinely snarky or if it is just too literal-minded.
155* ItHasBeenAnHonor: When Batman has to break through the manor security, the computer and him have an exchange similar to this:
156-->'''Batcomputer''': Be careful, Batman.\
157'''Batman''': Thank you. Goodbye for now, computer.
158* LiteralMinded: When asked where Humpty Dumpty's last address was, it says "A wall".
159* ShooOutTheClowns: In "Alone", [[spoiler:Deathstroke mutes him when stealing the Batmobile]] just in time for the final battle.
160[[/folder]]
161
162!!Allies
163
164[[folder:James Gordon]]
165!!Lieutenant/Commissioner James Gordon
166[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_gordon_6976.png]]
167[[caption-width-right:350:''"Batman is not a hero. No one who takes the law into their own hands is."'']]
168-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KurtwoodSmith [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jean-Claude Sachot (FR)[[/labelnote]]
169
170A lieutenant at the Gotham police department. Unlike most incarnations, he starts off as very anti-Batman, believing that he's a lawbreaker just like the villains he fights. However, he isn't unreasonable and is willing to work with Batman in a pinch. After being credited with ending Gotham's black out and the police commissioner being killed, Gordon is promoted to commissioner.
171----
172* BadassBureaucrat: Gordon uses every legal tool he has to save Batman in "Sacrifice".
173* BadassInDistress: In "Broken", where he’s captured by Humpty Dumpty.
174%%* BadassNormal
175%%%%* ByTheBookCop:
176* TheCommissionerGordon: Surprisingly subverted, considering he's anti-Batman. At least until "Allies", when he finally starts playing this trope straight. Then literally in "Nexus", after Ra's bumped off the old commissioner.
177* CoolOldGuy: More like Cool Middle-Aged Guy in this incarnation.
178* DeadpanSnarker: Usually when he's talking to Batman.
179* EnemyMine: Willing to work with Batman if he has to.
180** By episode eight, they're no longer enemies.
181* GoodIsNotNice: Acknowledges that he has the same goal as Batman, but doesn't support him at first because he believes he's breaking the law.
182* HeelFaceTurn: In "Allies", he finally decides to start working with Batman after he saves Barbara and takes the blame for letting Whale run.
183* HeroAntagonist: Not anymore after Batman saves Barbara.
184* LoveObstructingParents: When Barbara goes on a date, he grills the boy about any criminal misconduct, then has a pair of off-duty detectives follow them.
185* PapaWolf: He will do anything to keep his daughter safe.
186* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Not at first, but he comes around.
187* SherlockScan: Applied when investigating a crime scene to track down Batman.
188* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: He's a good cop and works with Batman if he has to, but he considers him a threat to the city and expresses a strong desire to put him in prison.
189** As of "Allies", he's no longer the antagonist and is actively working with Batman.
190* TurnInYourBadge: [[spoiler:Quits in disgust after a deranged Dent forces Mayor Hull to declare martial law and turn the SCU and SWAT teams into Anti-Batman kill squads.]]
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Oracle]]
194!![[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon/Oracle]]
195[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_barbara_gordon_4765.png]]
196-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Chantal Baroin (FR)[[/labelnote]]
197
198The daughter of Jim Gordon, who wants to meet Batman. After her computer hacking skills save Gotham City from the black out, she helps Batman and Katana directly and takes the codename "ComicBook/{{Oracle}}".
199----
200* AbledInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Barbara taking up the identity of Oracle was due to wanting to continue to help out after [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke the Joker paralyzed her]]. Here, she's still able-bodied.
201* AscendedFangirl: Started as as a big time fangirl, to working for him as Oracle.
202* ClarkKenting: [[spoiler:Only uses one of Katana's masks to conceal her identity from Metamorpho and Man-Bat in "Alone".]]
203* ADayInTheLimelight: "Choices" follows her double life as she tries to save Batman and Katana from Killer Croc while going on a date at the same time.
204* BespectacledCutie: A sweet, cute and attractive girl who wants to look out for people.
205* DeadpanSnarker: When she was held hostage by Milo Match in "Allies".
206%%* DominoMask: [[spoiler:Wears one in "Alone".]]
207* {{Fangirl}}: She really, ''really'' wants to meet Batman. After he saves her in "Allies", she immediately starts asking him questions about his gadgets and his suit's material.
208* HollywoodHacking: How she saved the city in "Darkness" and "Reckoning". Resorts to this once she becomes Oracle.
209* KidDetective: Or at least ''wants'' to be one, from her dialogue with her father.
210* KnowledgeBroker: Acts as one as Oracle, feeding the heroes police information thanks to her father's job.
211* YoungerAndHipper: In the comics, Barbara became Oracle as an adult. Here, she's still a teenager.
212[[/folder]]
213
214[[folder:Metamorpho]]
215!![[ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}} Rex Mason/Metamorpho]]
216[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_metamorpho_9466.png]]
217-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamBaldwin [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Julien Meunier (FR)[[/labelnote]]
218
219A security guard at Stagg Enterprises who got exposed to toxic gas that transformed his body leading him to become ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}. He's also dating Sapphire Stagg, the daughter of Simon Stagg.
220----
221* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He is summoned in "Alone" to assist in the final battle against Deathstroke.]]
222* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He can shapeshift his arms into simple weapons.
223* BreathWeapon: After absorbing Batman's cattle prods, he's able to discharge the energy as a single blast from his mouth.
224* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:He tragically attempts this at the end after being turned down by Sapphire by smashing the ventilation system and transforming into a gas, causing himself to be sucked out. It doesn't work; he's shown to be still alive at the end]].
225* HeelFaceTurn: He wasn't very villainous in the first place as he was more of a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, but he cements himself as a hero in "Monsters".
226* HulkSpeak: At first, anyway. He becomes more coherent as he gains control over his powers, losing the Hulk Speak entirely by the end.
227* TheJuggernaut: Beyond being too strong for Batman to directly fight, he's also proved immune to nearly everything Batman uses on him.
228* LightningBruiser: Remarkably agile despite his size and very strong.
229* LoveHurts: See [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]].
230* MadeOfAir: He can shift from solid to gaseous at will.
231* NighInvulnerability: He's bulletproof and pretty much immune to physical harm. Electricity seems to be his old weakness.
232* TheNoseless: While he can make his nose reappear, he's usually seen without it.
233* {{Revenge}}: Once Batman tells him the truth about Simon Stagg, he plans to get revenge on him.
234* SecretRelationship: Averted; he and Sapphire kept their relationship a secret, but her father knew about it from watching the security footage.
235* ShapeshifterWeapon: Generally sticks to maces and blades.
236* TragicMonster: In his origin story.
237** Starts to actively avoid this fate in his following appearance by ceasing to wallow in misery and starting to help others in need.
238* UnknownRival: [[spoiler:His former lover Sapphire Stagg, as revealed in "Monsters".]]
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Man-Bat]]
242!!Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat
243-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobinAtkinDownes [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/PhilippePeythieu (FR)[[/labelnote]]
244
245Formerly Dr. Kirk Langstrom, his research was perverted by Professor Pyg to create an army of animal hybrids, with himself as the first victim.
246----
247* AdaptationalHeroism: Most incarnations of Man-Bat are either a MadScientist or a TragicMonster with no control over his bat form. This one was turned against his will, fight Batman only in his first appearance due to being BrainwashedAndCrazy (courtesy of Professor Pyg and Mr Toad), and is otherwise a very nice guy who has no trouble controlling his bat form.
248* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He is summoned in "Alone" to assist in the final battle against Deathstroke.]]
249* BatOutOfHell: Per the name.
250* MindControlDevice: Pyg and Toad control him through a time-release injector containing a serum which makes him obey the first voice he hears.
251* ProfessorGuineaPig: Subverted. Unlike many incarnations, he doesn't experiment on himself willingly. Pyg and Toad alter his serum and then force him at gun point to inject himself with it.
252* SuperSerum: How he became Man-Bat
253[[/folder]]
254
255[[folder:Manhunter]]
256!![[ComicBook/{{Manhunter}} Paul Kirk/Manhunter]]
257-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/XanderBerkeley [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Constantin Pappas (FR)[[/labelnote]]
258
259An old friend of Thomas Wayne who was secretly a costumed government spy.
260----
261* BadassNormal: He is an impressive athlete, fighter, and spy, despite having no powers. Both the government and The Council see him as an asset because of this.
262* DisappearedDad: To Ava. He was captured and cryogenically frozen for twenty years, leading Ava to believe her father disappeared during a hunting incident.
263* GreatWhiteHunter: Posed as one publicly to cover up his activities as the government spy Manhunter.
264* HeroOfAnotherStory: His conflict against The Council sets him up as one. His episode even ends with him going on a quest to take down the remaining Manhunter clones.
265* SendInTheClones: He is used as the template for an army of inorganic clones with all his abilities.
266* SlaveMooks: The Manhunter clones are controlled through a chip in their neck.
267* OlderThanTheyLook: Twenty years of cryogenic suspension have left him looking as young as the day he disappeared.
268[[/folder]]
269
270[[folder:Dr. Jason Burr]]
271!!Dr. Jason Burr
272[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_jason_burr_3533.png]]
273-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MatthewLillard [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Mark Lesser (FR)[[/labelnote]]
274
275The physicist who invented the Ion Cortex that would help the world's power. He's been targeted by the League of Assassin's for his invention. He has an obvious crush on Tatsu.
276
277In the comics, Jason Burr is the civilian name of the second Kobra and the twin brother of the first, Jeffrey Burr.
278----
279* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Tatsu at first, though he actually manages to endear himself to her.
280* AmazonChaser: He becomes instantly attracted to Tatsu after seeing her fight.
281* BodyguardCrush: Inverted, he had a crush on Tatsu before she became his bodyguard.
282* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:It looks like Cypher's still in there even after he's separated from him.]]
283* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Another victim of the Soultaker Sword in "Fall".]]
284* EvilGenius: [[spoiler:For the League of Assassins.]]
285* ManChild: He's seen playing with a toy motorcycle like a kid.
286* TheMole: [[spoiler:Debatable on how much of one he is, but he's helping Lady Shiva by completing the Ion Cortex.]]
287* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Inverted when Alfred has to inform him that he's not, in fact, a medical doctor. He remains undaunted in giving Katana aid, despite the obvious fact that his help's neither wanted or actually useful.
288-->'''Burr''': Give me room, I'm a doctor!\
289'''Alfred''': Wait! Are you a medical doctor?\
290'''Burr''': I am tonight.
291* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: A scientist who wears glasses.
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:Ava Kirk]]
295!!Ava Kirk
296-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TishaTBanker [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Laura Préjean (FR)[[/labelnote]]
297
298A childhood friend of Bruce Wayne that sets up a clinic in Gotham. She becomes a target when The Council wants to use her against her father, Paul Kirk AKA Manhunter.
299----
300* CanonForeigner: Paul Kirk never had a daughter in the comics.
301* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Was friends with Bruce when they were kids, and they start a relationship after she comes back to Gotham.
302[[/folder]]
303
304[[folder:Jason Todd]]
305!![[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]]
306
307A young street urchin who gets mixed up with the Bat. He appears in the comic only.
308----
309* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He appears in the last issue of the ''Beware the Batman'' tie-in comic.
310* MythologyGag: He wears a very similar outfit to Jason in the source material.
311* NoNameGiven: His name is never said, though it's obvious by his appearance and his background that he's supposed to be Jason Todd, who is usually Batman's second Robin in most continuities.
312* TheQuietOne: He doesn't say much.
313[[/folder]]
314
315!Villains
316
317!!League of Assassins
318[[folder:Ra's al Ghul]]
319!!Ra's al Ghul
320[[quoteright:322:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_al_ghul_7043.jpg]]
321[[caption-width-right:322:''"I have often wondered what it feels like to lose."'']]
322-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LanceReddick [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jean-Claude Donda (FR)[[/labelnote]]
323
324The leader of the League of Assassins. Tatsu Yamashiro was sent to infiltrate the League of Assassins to investigate him. Little is known about him at this time.
325----
326* AdaptationalJerkass: His actual motivations are unclear, but he doesn't seem to have the WellIntentionedExtremist goals of his comic counterpart. On the other hand, he seems hellbent on focusing on Gotham only, so the rest of the world doesn't have to deal with genocidal plots.
327* AdaptationOriginConnection: He's heavily involved in both Alfred and Katana's origins. Causing the death of Edogawa Yamashiro has Alfred retiring to become a butler to the Waynes and puts Katana towards her path to finding the Soultaker Sword.
328* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In comics and other media, Ra's sees Batman as a potential successor for his empire and has even used his daughter's love for him to entice him. He has no interest in giving the keys to his kingdom to anyone else, so he sees Batman as more a minor nuisance than a potential ally.
329* AdaptedOut: Unless there were plans for her had the show continued, his daughter Talia, a notable LoveInterest for Batman and the mother of his son Damian, is unmentioned.
330* AffablyEvil: Acts very polite despite his ruthlessness, and even compliments Batman despite outright dominating him in their fight.
331* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He's got Batman's ''number'' in hand-to-hand combat. Batman even admits he can't beat him.
332* ArcVillain: For the first half of the season, Ra's and the League are the main threat to Gotham, culminating in his return.
333* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of the League of Assassins and the only one that can outfight Batman and Katana.
334* BadassNormal: Much like Batman, it's all skill.
335* BadassBoast: When threatened with the Soultaker Sword, he calmly boasts that even if Batman did take his soul, the League would get the sword back eventually and his soul would be restored.
336* BeardOfEvil: After being revived, he uses the Ion Cortex to plunge all of Gotham into darkness, and has captured Batman.
337* BigBadEnsemble: Ra's and the League of Assassins may be the greater threat in terms of scope, but Anarky is causing his own havoc in the midst of it all.
338* CarnivalOfKillers: [[spoiler:Arranges one in "Reckoning" with Batman's previously beaten, jailed enemies.]]
339* TheCorrupter: Attempts to be this for Tatsu, [[spoiler:trying to convince her to kill Alfred for letting her father die.]]
340* CurbStompBattle: His first fight with Batman ends decisively in his favor, and his second fight nearly ends the same way until Batman reveals he was stalling.
341* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:In spirit, if not necessarily literally. Batman defeats him by freeing the trapped souls of his enemies from the Soultaker. The vengeful spirits proceed to drag down a deep elevator shaft.]]
342* EvilOldFolks: An evil elderly man hinted to have lived much longer.
343* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Batman thwarting his plans prompts him to compliment Bats and say that he always wondered what it was like to lose.]]
344* GreaterScopeVillain: His invasion of Gotham causes Alfred to leave, Harvey Dent to become District Attorney, and Barbara Gordon to become more involved in crime fighting, all important plots in the second half of the season.
345* HumanPopsicle: He's in some sort of cryogenic suspension when we first see him.
346* KnightOfCerebus: His appearance marks Batman's first major defeat in the series and nearly brings Gotham to its knees. And the rammifications of his actions have lasting effects on Batman's team and on Gotham.
347* OrcusOnHisThrone: Beyond his fights with Batman and personally approaching the villains in "Reckoning", he mostly sits on a chair, having the League do most of the dirty work for him.
348* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Some of his dialogue points to this.
349* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers this to Batman a few times.
350* WorthyOpponent: Even though he's Batman's better in combat, he still considers Batman this.
351[[/folder]]
352
353[[folder:Lady Shiva]]
354!!Lady Shiva
355[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_lady_shiva_5952.png]]
356[[caption-width-right:160:''"The flower you picked has wonderful petals. I wonder if the same is true of her soul."'']]
357-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FinolaHughes [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Malvina Germain (FR)[[/labelnote]]
358
359A mysterious and highly dangerous martial artist with a position of authority in the League of Assassins.
360----
361* AdaptationalWimp: She is a better fighter than everyone on the show except Batman, who defeats her relatively easily when they fight. In the comics however, Shiva is one of the very few people who is flat-out ''better'' than Batman and regularly mops the floor with him.
362* AffablyEvil: She's quite polite to her enemies.
363* BadassNormal: Just like Batman, it's all skill.
364* BadBoss: Not above threatening her men with death if they fail.
365* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:She manages to thwart Silver Monkey's planned takeover and reclaim the Soultaker Sword.]]
366* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:What she promises to put Silver Monkey through.]]
367* CombatStilettos: And they slow her down not one bit.
368* DarkActionGirl
369* TheDragon: Appears to be this for Ra's al Ghul.
370* TheDreaded: As she puts it.
371-->'''Lady Shiva''': ''(To Silver Monkey, after his henchman refuse to attack her)'' I'm afraid they fear me more than they fear you, old friend.
372* EvilBrit: Seems to have a British accent.
373* GlassCannon: While she can fight quite evenly with Batman she goes down quickly once he gets a hit or two on her.
374* TheFaceless: We only hear her voice in "Safe".
375* MsFanservice: She sports a tight, midriff-bearing outfit.
376* NotSoDifferentRemark: Pulls this on Katana in "Sacrifice" stating that while Batman is a noble hero, at her core, Katana is a cold-blodded killer like her. Batman [[ShutUpHannibal quickly shuts her up.]] and Katana later proves her wrong.
377* RaceLift: She appears to be South Asian like her namesake, as opposed to Chinese like she is in the comics.
378* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives an epic one to Silver Monkey.
379-->'''Lady Shiva''': While you may possess the unique skillset necessary to lead the League of Assassins, your [[spoiler:bid to displace me]] was always doomed because of two simple, unavoidable truths: Nothing happens in the league without me knowing it, and... you are not me.
380* SoftSpokenSadist: Her voice is remarkably mellow even as she [[spoiler:sucks out Ravencroft's soul and promises to torture Silver Monkey for his betrayal.]]
381* StatuesqueStunner: She is incredibly tall.
382* TheVoice: She had yet to make a physical appearance until "Family".
383* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:It's never made clear what happened to her after the episode Reckoning]]
384[[/folder]]
385
386[[folder:Silver Monkey]]
387!!Silver Monkey
388[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silver_monkey_7891.png]]
389[[caption-width-right:200:''"Surrender now, and I will grant you both quick deaths."'']]
390-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesRemar [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Bernard Métraux (FR)[[/labelnote]]
391
392An assassin working for the League of Assassins. Has some sort of past with Katana.
393----
394* AnimalMotifs: The monkey, obviously.
395* ArchEnemy: Seems to be one for Katana.
396* ArmedLegs: He has hidden knives in the toes of his boots.
397* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He knows martial arts and overestimates his opponents.
398* BadassNormal: He has no powers yet can perform incredible feats.
399* BadassBoast:
400--> '''Batman''': It only gets worse from here.
401--> '''Silver Monkey''': Worse for ''who''?
402* CharacterDevelopment: Out of the villains on this page, he got the lion's share.
403* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: For starters, he managed to destroy a table just by stomping on it.
404* ColorCharacter: ''Silver'' Monkey.
405* CombatPragmatist: He doesn't even try to fight fair.
406* CoolMask
407* DodgeTheBullet: Does a less flashy version of it.
408-->'''Alfred:''' The ones that can dodge bullets are always the most troublesome.
409* TheDragon: To Lady Shiva.
410** DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:Turns out he was trying to overthrow her.]]
411* EnemyMine: With Batman in "Darkness", [[spoiler:which leads to his death.]]
412* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a deep voice enhanced by his mask.
413* TheFaceless: We never see the face behind his mask.
414* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:After Batman helps him escape, he returns to save Batman from Lady Shiva at the cost of his life.]]
415-->'''Silver Monkey:''' Freedom is nothing without honor.
416* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:We last see him battle Lady Shiva and losing. We later see Shiva holding his mask as a way to threaten Alfred and Katana.]]
417* LatexPerfection: His bodyguard disguise turns out to be this.
418* LightningBruiser: Both strong and incredibly fast in his fighting style.
419* MalevolentMaskedMan: An evil man who always wears his mask.
420* ManiacMonkeys: Not literally, but his name, his demonic monkey mask, and his monkey-like fighting style are clearly trying to evoke this image.
421* {{Ninja}}
422* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
423* OptOut: Pretty aware of when the odds are against him.
424* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:His plot to overthrow Lady Shiva would've worked had Shiva herself not found out about it.]]
425* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: He saves Batman from Lady Shiva, and ended up paying for it with his life.]]
426* RunningOnAllFours: Sometimes moves like this, evoking his namesake.
427* SmokeOut: He uses smoke pellets to blind his opponents or to escape.
428* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Tries to obtain the Soultaker Sword in a bid to overthrow Lady Shiva. It backfires horribly for him.]]
429* TrickedOutShoes: He has knife blades concealed in the toes of his boots.
430* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Though whether the hair's a part of his mask or not remains to be seen.
431* WolverineClaws: He has blades coming from his hands that he uses against Katana.
432* WouldHitAGirl: Doesn't hold back against Katana.
433[[/folder]]
434
435[[folder:Cypher]]
436!!Cypher
437[[quoteright:345:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_cypher_2066.jpg]]
438[[caption-width-right:345:''"Don't struggle... I have your mind, I have control."'']]
439-->'''Voiced by:''' N/A
440
441A cybernetic mercenary with mind-control powers hired by the League of Assassins to steal the secrets of the Ion Cortex from Jason Burr's mind.
442----
443* AdaptationalBadass: His comics incarnation was a regular guy who was merely an accomplished hypnotist. Here, he's a superpowered cyborg.
444* AscendedExtra: The writers had to confirm he was canon.
445* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Cypher might not have been able to steal the secrets of the Ion Cortex, but Jason still remains under his control.]]
446* CombatTentacles: His weapons, and they're strong enough to casually toss a full grown person like a ragdoll.
447* ControlFreak: Subtley implied to be this. Cypher works best when he's in complete control of a situation, but when something happens that takes away that control, he panics and is forced to improvise, something he's not good at doing. Lampshaded by Batman:
448-->'''Batman:''' How does it feel to have someone else in control?
449* CreepyMonotone: How he talks. Also extends to anyone under his control.
450* CoolHelmet
451* {{Cyborg}}: By his own admission.:
452-->'''Cypher:''' A machine? No, I'm a man just like you, only upgraded. You should try it. It's a rush.
453* DemonicPossession: His MindControl works like this.
454* EvilLaugh: On occasion. And when he gives one, it's terrifying.
455* EvilSoundsDeep: The voices of the people he speaks through grow deeper and more digitized.
456* HighlyVisibleNinja: Considering parts of his armor glow, one has to wonder how he manages to slip by unnoticed.
457* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Batman defeats him by jamming his tendrils into the back of his skull, electrocuting him severely.
458* InNameOnly: Cypher's by far the most altered character to appear in the show, having very little in common with the obscure original villain beyond being an assassin with a propensity for mind control - and even so, the kind of mind control is entirely different (the original was an assassin known for using a CompellingVoice to lure targets into traps). If not for WordOfGod claiming that none of the villains in the show are original characters, he might even be considered a CanonForeigner.
459* LeanAndMean: He is very skinny.
460* LongRangeFighter: Prefers to let his brainwashed victims fight for him.
461* MindControl: He can control minds by attaching his tentacles at the base of the skull. He can only control up to two people at once, though.
462* MindControlEyes: Anyone under his control will have green eyes like him.
463* PeoplePuppets: He uses his tentacles to control his victims like marionettes and can speak through them.
464* PoweredArmor
465* RoboticPsychopath: As Batman puts it:
466-->'''Batman:''' They've never sent a psychotic machine before.
467* SicklyGreenGlow: His green tendrils emit this color.
468* TheSpeechless: Played with. Cypher ''can'' talk, but only through his controlled victims.
469* {{Synchronization}}: He feels whatever his brainwashed victims feel.
470* WallCrawl: His preferred method of travel.
471[[/folder]]
472
473!!Gotham Underworld
474
475[[folder:Anarky]]
476!!Anarky
477[[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_anarky_1559.png]]
478[[caption-width-right:190:''"It's a sort of random action that makes me the better player. You, the black king representing order, and I, the white king - well, I'm Anarky!"'']]
479-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WallaceLangham [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Bernard Métraux (FR)[[/labelnote]]
480
481A man who fashions himself as an agent of chaos, bringing pure and unbridled freedom no matter the cost.
482----
483* AdaptationDyeJob: His costume's red and gold in the comics, but it's nearly pure white here.
484* AdaptationalVillainy: Anarky in the comics is an AntiVillain with good intentions who can sometimes be as heroic as the protagonists he battles. This Anarky is a self proclaimed sociopath and aimless terrorist that acts as a stand-in for the Joker.
485* AgeLift: Anarky was introduced in the comics as a 12 year old boy and is usually depicted as a teenager in most portrayals. This Anarky appears to be at least around the same age as Batman, if not older.
486* AnarchyIsChaos: Unlike the comics version, this one seems to equate anarchy with chaos.
487* AxCrazy: If this exchange is anything to go by:
488-->'''Lady Shiva:''' You would strike a bargain with the League of Assassins? Are you mad?\
489'''Anarky:''' Without question!
490* BadassBookworm: His intelligence is what really makes him dangerous
491* BadassNormal: Like Batman, he has no superpowers. Not that it makes him any less dangerous.
492* BaddieFlattery: He genuinely admires Batman.
493* BigBad: Described as such by the creators, Anarky occupies the role of Batman's ArchEnemy instead of the Joker in this series.
494* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: As seen in the above image.
495* CardCarryingVillain: By his own admission, describing himself as an agent of chaos, and the polar opposite of Batman.
496* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Later appearances downplay his obsession with ChessMotifs and being considered a WorthyOpponent to Batman, instead emphasizing his planner qualities. Additionally, instead of being upset that Batman doesn't consider him BigBad material, he seems amused by it and aims to remind Batman that he's still dangerous even if he's not a WorthyOpponent.
497* TheChessmaster: He goes to some lengths to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this idea in his first appearance, to the point where his ChessMotifs can feel a little excessive. He even lampshades it. The motifs get dropped by his subsequent appearances, though he remains a ChessMaster.
498* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Wallace Langham seems to be channeling Creator/NeilPatrickHarris mixed with a bit of Creator/HeathLedger.
499* CompositeCharacter: He's named Anarky, but his [[AdaptationalVillainy villainy]], obsession with causing chaos, white ColorMotif, and his [[CharacterizationMarchesOn initial]] obsession with being noticed by Batman are traits more often associated with ComicBook/TheJoker. He is even responsible for corrupting Harvey Dent like [[Film/TheDarkKnight one particular Joker]] is known for.
500* TheCorrupter: To Harvey Dent. While Dent was never a nice guy to begin with, he at least didn't use illegal methods to bring down Batman. Anarky quickly changed all of that and even egged on his behavior as [[spoiler:Two-Face]].
501* DealWithTheDevil: Offers one to [[spoiler:Harvey Dent]] in "Monsters". He accepts.
502* EvilerThanThou: He is at one point on the receiving end of this by [[spoiler:Deathstroke]]'s hands. Doesn't make him a bit less smug.
503-->'''Batman:''' You hired Deathstroke and he turned on you.\
504'''Anarky:''' ''[chuckles]'' [[HypocriticalHumor Psychopaths, just can't trust 'em.]] [[LampshadeHanging You think I'd know that by now]], but I'm a sucker for crazy!
505* EvilCounterpart: To Batman, made to be the Dark Knight's antithesis. While Batman is a hero who dresses in black, Anarky is a terrorist who dresses in white. While Batman tries to maintain order, Anarky embraces chaos.
506* ExpressiveMask: Wears a mask under his hood.
507* {{Expy}}:
508** The parallels between him and ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'''s [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]] are too obvious to ignore.
509** He's also very similar to Comicbook/NemesisMarkMillar, thanks to his white suit and use of gadgets. Both were basically created to be the anti-Batman.
510* FauxAffablyEvil: Anarky will be such a nice guy to you, while he has your life threatened as well.
511* GadgeteerGenius: Though compared to Batman, the stuff he builds is designed to kill.
512* GracefulLoser:
513** In "Sacrifice", when even after his plan fails, he [[spoiler:gives Lady Shiva the refrigerated corpse of Ra's al Ghul]].
514** In the final episode, "Alone", [[spoiler:he's seen trying to figure his next move against Batman and Katana, represented by a chessboard... [[KnowWhenToFoldEm But then knocks his chess piece over]], and figures that he might as well start over, realizing that he's been defeated, not even angry about it]].
515* IGaveMyWord: In "Sacrifice", he made a deal with Lady Shiva where he would Ra's al Ghul's body in exchange for her taking part in his plan to cause a viral outbreak. He pretty clearly expected her to die in the outbreak, but despite her surviving and the outbreak failing, [[spoiler:he still kept his word in the end]].
516* InTheHood: In the comics, he wears some kind of hat with a wide brim, but he wears a hood in the show.
517* KnightOfCerebus: Even when Batman doesn't find him to be a WorthyOpponent, he still knows Anarky is still one of his most dangerous enemies to date, who without much resources, nearly wiped out all of Gotham using a lethal plague that would zombify the entire population, his frame-up for Batman started the first of many of Batman's risky decisions, and slowly corrupted Harvey Dent to become the villainous Two-Face and had hired Deathstroke to terrorize Gotham to destroy Batman, and in the tie-in comics, nearly plunged Gotham into chaos. Even with guys like Ra's al Ghul and Deathstroke, Anarky is easily the series' vilest villain.
518* {{Leitmotif}}: Accompanied by a sinister and aristocratic violin riff.
519* LetsYouAndHimFight: Deliberately sets up Batman and Lady Shiva to fight over releasing a deadly plague on Gotham.
520* LightIsNotGood: His white costume contrasts his villainous nature.
521* MadBomber: His role in "Nexus".
522* MadeOfIron: Had to be to survive a thirty foot drop onto cold, harsh steel.
523* ManBehindTheMan: Is this to Deathstroke in "Hero" and Harvey Dent from "Monsters" to "Alone". Deathstroke is quick to cut ties with Anarky when their agendas start to conflict with one another, but he was the one who hired him in the first place. He's a more straight example to Dent, as he pushed him into using illegal means of capturing Batman, and even groomed his descent into Two-Face.
524-->'''Anarky''': Didn't you realize I could kill you [Dent] as easily as I created you?
525* ManipulativeBastard: As seen when he pits Batman and Lady Shiva against each other.
526* PracticallyJoker: Anarky was re-imagined as an analogue for the Joker, who never appeared in the series. Specifically, he shares the most in common with the version from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', being a nihilistic, gleefully insane agent of chaos with a brightly-colored ensemble and a voice like that of Creator/HeathLedger.
527* PragmaticVillainy: Even though Lady Shiva failed to cause the outbreak, he still returns [[spoiler:the frozen Ra's al Ghul]] to her unharmed. Given she lost a couple men in the exchange and could have died, it may have been for the equally pragmatic reason of keeping her from going after him.
528* PsychopathicManchild: He shows definite hints of it, particularly when he seems about to throw a tantrum when Batman sees him as just another nutcase in a costume and not his diametric opposite like Anarky wants.
529* SmugSnake: Mostly restricted to his first appearance. Anarky had a bit of a fragile ego, and was angered by Batman brushing him off. In all subsequent appearances he retains a calm disposition to everything.
530* TheSociopath: A manipulative terrorist with zero regard for others certainly makes him qualify.
531* SoftSpokenSadist: In contrast to Batman, his voice is remarkably mellow.
532* TookALevelInBadass: His fighting prowess and schemes actually seems to improve in following episodes.
533** In "Sacrifice", he [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] three assasins to steal [[spoiler:Ra's Al Ghul's corpse]] and manages to manipulate both Batman and Lady Shiva into nearly starting a plague across Gotham.
534** In "Nexus", he seems to give Batman a harder time in battle and is able to fight both him ''and'' Katana to a standstill. That's not even mentioning his plan [[spoiler:kidnap Harvey Dent and use him to blow up one of the parks in Gotham]].
535* VillainousBreakdown: When Batman disregards his tests as easy and only views him as another lunatic in a costume, he gets frustrated over not being seen as Batman's polar opposite and an intellectual equal. [[CharacterizationMarchesON He grows out of it in "Sacrifice", though.]]
536-->'''Anarky''': Do you have any ''idea'' what an ''honor'' it is to be my opponent? ''It's a really big deal!''
537* WholeCostumeReference: Visually, he seems to take a few cues from ComicBook/MoonKnight and ComicBook/TheSpectre.
538* WorthyOpponent: Thinks of Batman as one.
539* XtremeKoolLetterz: He spells his name with a "k".
540[[/folder]]
541
542[[folder:Tobias Whale]]
543!!Tobias Whale
544[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_tobias_whale_3708.png]]
545[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm a gambler, Batman. And as any good gambler knows, you got to play the odds. And baby, you got some long odds."'']]
546-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelLeonWooley [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Saïd Amadis (FR)[[/labelnote]]
547
548A prominent mob boss who controls the gangsters of Gotham City.
549----
550* AccidentalPublicConfession: In "Games" Tobias unwittingly implicates himself in front of Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, leading to his arrest at the end of the episode.
551* AnimalMotifs: Tobias has creases on his chin that resemble a baleen whale's gular grooves.
552%%* BaldOfEvil: He is bald, evoking his namesake.
553* TheDon: The most powerful mob boss in Gotham.
554* EarlyBirdCameo: In the comic preview as a weapons supplier to [[spoiler:Anarky]].
555* EnemyMine: With Batman in "Reckoning" to take control of the city from Ra's al Ghul [[spoiler:but betrays him once he realizes that the odds are not in his favor.]]
556* EvenEvilHasStandards: He was disturbed by Batman [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown aggressively beating down]] Killer Croc.
557* EvilSoundsDeep: Not surprising, considering that his voice actor had previously voiced [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Darkseid]].
558* FatBastard: One of the more overweight characters in the series.
559* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts very cordial when Batman comes to question him, but not before unleashing his guards on him in the same cordial tone.
560* GigglingVillain: He has a very distinct, dismissive-sounding chuckle that he frequently makes when addressing his enemies. Combined with his wide, toothy grin, one almost expects the next word out of his mouth to be, "[[{{Troll}} Problem?]]".
561* {{Leitmotif}}: A jazzy guitar tune.
562* MrExposition: Fulfills this role in "Animals" as he provides information to Batman on Blackgate, Killer Croc, and Matatoa.
563* PragmaticVillain: [[spoiler:He doesn't try to capture Batman with the other villains. Instead, he waits for Batman to take them out, offers to work with him, then turns on him at the last moment.]]
564* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He's traditionally a ComicBook/BlackLightning villain.
565* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Leaves Batman and Gordon to Humpty Dumpty after Batman saves him. He tries it again in "Games", but that was slightly less well thought out.
566** Although in "Games" he does make [[VillainHasAPoint the correct observation]] that Humpty Dumpty will kill everyone rather than let them go even if they win his game.
567* VerbalTic: He likes ending his sentences with "baby" when speaking to someone.
568* VillainousGoldTooth: He's a prominent mob boss who controls the gangsters of Gotham City and has golden teeth.
569[[/folder]]
570
571[[folder:Deathstroke]]
572!![[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson/Deathstroke]]/[[spoiler:Dane Lisslow]]
573[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_deathstroke_7182.jpg]]
574[[caption-width-right:325:''"I couldn't allow Dent to kill you, but now you and I will face our destiny together."'']]
575-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobinAtkinDownes [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Michel Vigné (FR, 1st voice), Jean-François Aupied (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]]
576
577An internationally renowned assassin and mercenary, hired by Anarky and Harvey Dent to defeat Batman. However, there's more to him that it seems.
578----
579* AbledInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:While he still loses his eye, he has both eyes when he first fights Batman. In other continuities, Slade already lost his right eye before he starts clashing with superheroes.]]
580* ArcVillain: For the last quarter of the series. He remains under his Dane Lisslow alias for most of it, until the final few episodes as his agenda starts taking shape.
581* BigBadDuumvirate: With Anarky and Harvey Dent, but he quickly breaks away from them as soon as their agendas no longer align. He still remains a threat in his own right and edges out as the FinalBoss of the season.
582* BigBadEnsemble: Becomes part of this after breaking way from Anarky and Dent. They all want to destroy Batman, but have completely different goals and are at odds.
583* TheChessmaster: His plan to eliminate Batman was in the works long before his debut episode.
584* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:As a CIA agent, he was heavily implied to have indulged in torturing people. In fact, Alfred’s breaking point with Slade's brutality came when Slade tried to beat a confession out of an unarmed man during an interrogation.]]
585* ColorCodedSecretIdentity: He wears an orange shirt and a black coat as [[spoiler:Dane Lisslow]].
586* CombatPragmatist: Not quite on Batman's level in combat, but he makes up for it by using guns and bombs to level the playing field.
587* CompositeCharacter: His name, arsenal, and costume are all based upon the character of the same name, while [[spoiler:his hatred and envy of Bruce Wayne are traits more often seen in Thomas Elliot, aka Hush]].
588* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Unlike Ra's Al Ghul, who has an organization and a goal to conquer Gotham, Deathstroke is a solo mercenary with his own, personal goals. [[spoiler:He's also more tied to Bruce and Alfred instead of Tatsu, essentially targeting Batman because he's jealous of him for having Alfred's favor]].
589* CurbStompBattle: Singles out Katana, then puts her on the receiving end of a GameBreakingInjury.
590* DrivenByEnvy: Part of his motivation for why [[spoiler:he's trying to kill Batman and Alfred, seeing the latter as having replaced him with the former.]]
591* EvilCounterpart: To Batman. [[spoiler:His upbringing is quite similar, having been trained by Alfred as a protege and successor, but the reason Alfred chose Bruce over Slade is because, while both are abrasive, Slade [[LackOfEmpathy doesn't have any empathy]].]]
592* EvilIsNotAToy: Harvey Dent learns too late that when Deathstroke is hired to do a job, he ''does'' that job, no matter what it takes.
593* {{Expy}}: Of himself, in a way. More specifically, the [[MagnificentBastard incredibly cunning]] ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' version of him.
594** Also of Bane from the original ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' story arc. They're both powerful fighters and brilliant tacticians presented as [[EvilCounterpart evil equals]] of Batman, [[spoiler:and they both outwit Batman and infiltrate his Batcave.]]
595* EyeScream: [[spoiler:During the battle in the Batcave, Deathstroke accidentally shoots a C4 pack which leaves him with an injury that pretty much has his right eye blown off and room for his iconic eyepatch to show up.]]
596* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:His final fate is to have his memories be erased completely and dumped on the street.]]
597* KnightOfCerebus: He may not be a city-wide threat like Ra's al Ghul, but as a personal nemesis to Batman, he now stands second to none. [[spoiler:He destroys Batman's reputation, forces Bruce Wayne to fake his death after a public assassination, utterly desecrates Wayne manor, steals the Batmobile, takes over the Batcave, and causes Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face.]]
598* LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care whose lives get gunned down during his jobs, so long as it gets him closer to his goals. [[spoiler:It's also the reason Alfred disowned him as his apprentice.]]
599* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:There’s something extremely karmic about somebody who uses disguises to ruin other people’s lives be left with no identity of his own.]]
600* MadBomber: Pretty stoic himself, but very liberal with the use of explosives.
601* MaskOfSanity: While in disguise as [[spoiler:Dane Lisslow]], he manages to come off as a BadassNormal professional who befriends Bruce Wayne, hold down a steady job in an important position, and present himself as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, especially compared to his boss [[HairTriggerTemper Harvey Dent]]. It is all an act, and he is truly a murderous madman hell bent on irrational revenge.
602* MasterOfDisguise: He isn't restricted to just one mask.
603* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Blames Alfred for ruining his life, ignoring the fact that his own brutality and recklessness while working for the CIA did that for him.]]
604* NothingPersonal: He uses a bomb to pretty badly injure Katana, but insists it's nothing personal since he needs her out of the way for later.
605* ObviouslyEvil: What possessed Harvey Dent to hire a mercenary who calls himself [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathstroke]] and pass him off as a hero is beyond anyone's comprehension.
606* PsychoForHire: He takes Harvey Dent hostage to lure Batman into a confrontation, despite Harvey being the one employing him.
607* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: [[spoiler:He used to be Alfred's protege, but he became so reckless and ruthless that Alfred had his superiors fire him, at which point Slade tried to kill Alfred and fled.]]
608* RevengeByProxy: He orchestrates an elaborate plan to destroy Batmans reputation and kill him by way of "killing" Bruce Wayne, but his actual target is [[spoiler:Alfred, who got him fired from the CIA for being too violent, then accidentally got a bounty put on his head by asking the wrong people too many questions about him. From his point of view, Alfred ruined his life twice over, so he's going to do the same back to him by killing his other "son" Bruce.]]
609* SadisticChoice: Tries to force Batman into either killing him or letting Dent die. When Batman foils this by saving Dent without killing him, Deathstroke drops himself to his apparent death just to spite Batman.
610* SignificantAnagram: [[spoiler:Dane Lisslow]] is an anagram of Slade Wilson, as Batman later realizes.
611* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:Implied. Alfred says that Slade became increasingly brutal and reckless in the time they worked together, and Slade lost any ethics or morals he had when he tried to murder Alfred for getting him fired.]]
612[[/folder]]
613
614[[folder:Professor Pyg]]
615!!Professor Pyg
616[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_prof__pyg_1_7022.png]]
617-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
618
619An ecoterrorist who intends to hunt down and eliminate the main investors in a land deal that had destroyed a wetlands animal preserve.
620----
621* AbledInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Professor Pyg is one of the few enemies of Batman to actually meet the legal qualifications for being declared insane instead of merely the subject of HollywoodPsychology. While eccentric, this Pyg is more clear-headed.
622* AbsurdlySharpBlade: That bonesaw would have to be, seeing as how he can cut clean through metal pipes in a single swing and bury it in concrete.
623* AdaptationOriginConnection: He's responsible for Kirk Langstrom becoming Man-Bat, instead of an experiment gone wrong.
624* AdaptationalBadass: He's not afraid to go one on one with Bats.
625* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics he kidnapped people and would experiment on them to make him what he considered "pefect", which was turning them into genderless dolls that functioned as his henchmen. This depiction is an eco-terrorist who sets out to protect animals from those who have wronged them. While still not a saint by any means, his motivations are more sympathetic than the comics version, [[AffablyEvil he's very polite]], and seems to care for his subordinate, Mr. Toad.
626* AffablyEvil: He's rather polite and makes it an issue when Mr. Toad incorrectly calls Batman "Batguy", on the grounds that they should respect their enemies. He also shows concern for Mr. Toad's eyesight. He even freely gives medical advice to his enemies, though the level of "helpfulness" in his advice tends to vary, like him believing he had to amputate Alfred's broken ankle.
627* AllThereInTheManual: His real name was never stated in the show, but a magazine revealed that his real name, like in the comics, is Lazlo Valentin.
628* AnimalWrongsGroup: Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Eco-Terrorists]] that care for wildlife.
629* BagOfHolding: Pyg's bag is capable of holding his blunderbuss.
630* BaldOfEvil: He's shown to be completely bald when seen anywhere else other than face on.
631* BerserkButton: Depsite his refined mannerism, harming Mister Toad is a good way to get on his bad side.
632-->'''Professor Pyg''': ''(after Ra's Al Ghul strikes Mister Toad)'' ''That'' was ''regrettable''.
633* DeadlyDoctor: His weapons are modified outdated medical equipment, and his knowledge of practicing medicine (and lack thereof) means that any attempt he makes to operate on someone will lead to unnecessary mutilation.
634* EvilBrit: Speaks in a British accent.
635* FatBastard: Though it's possible that it could also be muscle.
636* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad capture several billionaires and business men for this reason.
637* {{Irony}}: Seems to like this mindset, as he hunts the people who he feels were destroying nature (with a particular type of rifle and even a blowdart) in a fashion he feels befits their "crime".
638* {{Leitmotif}}: Not as prominent as Anarky's, but he and Mr. Toad are usually accompanied by banjo and cimbalom, that creates a tune reminiscent of the Victorian era they style themselves after (think the music from the Creator/RobertDowneyJr Sherlock Holmes movie).
639* LighterAndSofter: Considering how dark Pyg's debut arc was, it's only natural it was toned down for a show on a channel aimed at pre-teens. The show's portrayal of Professor Pyg is a well-mannered criminal genius instead of the deranged sadist that he is in the comics.[[note]]To elaborate, Pyg in the comics basically made ComicBook/TheJoker look sane.[[/note]]
640** Despite this, Pyg is still one of the darker villains seen thus far, attacking Batman with a ''bone saw'' in his first appearance, with his second appearance containing a reference to ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''.
641* LightningBruiser: Despite his large size, he proves to be a nimble combatant.
642* MadDoctor: Professor Pyg uses bonesaws and scalpels, and shows medical knowledge. His attire, these weapons, and his eagerness to amputate Alfred's injured leg suggest that he draws influence from the superstitious and ineffective doctors of old -- the type who'd break out the leeches and bloodletting blades over the most minor of ailments.
643* MadScientist: In "Doppelganger", he alters Kirk Langstrom's serum to turn him into Man-Bat and tries to replicate it to turn others into human/animal hybrids.
644* MalevolentMaskedMan: Despite being LighterAndSofter in comparison to his comicbook counterpart, he still wears a NightmareFuel-inducing pig mask.
645* MythologyGag: Professor Pyg's primary weapons are a bonesaw and scalpels, a reference to the fact that he often performs ([[MadDoctor completely insane and horrifying]]) surgery in the comics.
646* PetTheDog: He seems to seriously care for Mr. Toad.
647* PigMan: It's just a mask, but he fits the bill.
648* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: To the point where he's probably doing it intentionally, like Anarky's chess motif in his first appearance.
649* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Toad's Red Oni. He's much more restrained, although he still does enjoy causing harm.
650* RhymesOnADime: A commercial for the show splices his dialog to make him talk like this, but he doesn't really do it on the show itself.
651* StarterVillain: He's a more recent villain introduced in the comics, fittingly making him the first villain in a series focusing on lesser known enemies of Batman.
652* WellIntentionedExtremist: Wants to protect nature at all costs. This doesn't stop him from deriving enjoyment from it, like giving people what he feels is ironic comeuppance.
653* WickedCultured: He dresses in a fine suit and talks with a sense of high culture.
654[[/folder]]
655
656[[folder:Mr. Toad]]
657!!Mr. Toad
658[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_mr__toad_8949.png]]
659-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/UdoKier [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]
660
661The assistant to Professor Pyg.
662----
663* AdaptationalBadass: Toad in the comics could only slip out of tricky situations. Here, he can jump high, knows CaneFu, and has a supersonic croak that can throw people around.
664* AdaptationalNationality: Played with. He has a Cockney accent in the comics, but is voiced by a German actor here. And yet, he's modelled after an ''African'' giant toad!
665* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: "Doppleganger", Pyg's plan is not only to create an army of human-animal hybrids, but also to turn a woman into a wife for Toad. At first it's a random woman, but when Katana allows her to escape, he settles for her.
666* AnimalWrongsGroup: Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Eco-Terrorists]] that care for wildlife.
667* AscendedExtra: Barely counts as one of Batman's foes in the comics where he was promptly killed off.
668* AxCrazy: Has shades of this, what with enjoying methods of causing harm to people.
669* [[BattleButler Battle Chauffeur]]: He serves as a chauffeur and a lackey for Professor Pyg.
670* CartoonBomb: Likes chucking these at people.
671* TheDragon: To Professor Pyg.
672* FauxAffablyEvil: Like his boss Professor Pyg, Mr. Toad genuinely cares about nature and wildlife, but he's also a lot more AxCrazy than his boss and takes greater enjoyment in hurting others.
673* FrogMen: A mutant African giant toad man.
674* GlassCannon: His croak is often powerful enough to send people flying. But a single kick is usually enough to incapacitate him.
675* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad capture several billionaires and businessmen for this reason.
676* MakeMeWannaShout: He has a supersonic croak that can send people flying and shatter glass.
677* {{Mutant}}: Appears to be a mutant frog or something.
678* TheNapoleon: He's one of the shortest characters in the show, and he's rather violent and quick-tempered.
679* PsychopathicManchild: See AxCrazy above.
680* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has red irises with yellow sclera.
681* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Pyg's Blue Oni. He's more quick to anger, although he still keeps a veneer of politeness.
682* SparedByTheAdaptation: His comic counterpart only lasted two issues before being murdered by The Joker.
683* {{Thememobile}}: Drives a car straight out of ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows''.
684* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's less in the "well-intentioned" department than Pyg, but he does seem to care about nature and wildlife.
685* WickedCultured: Less so than Professor Pyg, but still wickedly cultured.
686[[/folder]]
687
688[[folder:Magpie]]
689!!Margaret Sorrow/Magpie
690[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_magpie_2_6982.png]]
691[[caption-width-right:340:''"Are you afraid that if you embrace the dark, and only the dark, you might begin to like it? That you might become free?"'']]
692-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Charlyne Pestel (FR)[[/labelnote]]
693
694A thief with a tragic secret and a love for all things shiny.
695----
696* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Batman. She is by no means hideous, but her love of committing crimes and psychotic tendencies don't win her Batman's affections.
697* AdaptationalBadass: This Magpie is capable of giving Bats a decent fight.
698* AdaptationDistillation: Magpie of the comics was a clearly disturbed woman with extreme kleptomania who, while capable of putting together highly dangerous trinkets to replace the things she stole, quickly fell apart and came across as pitiable. The Magpie seen here is clearly able to hold her own against Batman and, while disturbed and in love with shiny things, has yet to break down and go on full-blown rants about wanting them.
699* AdaptationExpansion: Her origin story here is both rather complex and pretty ''screwed up'', and it's also expanded on more than it ever was in the comics. Because of this, she's still quite pitiable, and she still retains her obsessive love of pretty, shiny things.
700* AdaptationNameChange: From [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Margaret Pye]] to [[spoiler:Margaret Sorrow]].
701* AlmostKiss: When she has Batman strapped to an operating table, she leans in to kiss him but is interrupted when they hear Ravencroft screaming from another room. It is subverted moments later when she successfully kisses Batman goodbye.
702* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:She started off as a basically good person with kleptomania, but the treatment they gave her (which she volunteered for in hopes of being cured) ends up shattering her mind, and eventually erases her good persona entirely. Even after that, the Magpie persona is largely sympathetic, as beyond her compulsion to steal she mostly just wants to be loved; it's her complete lack of impulse control and her own emotions that makes her a villain. Even Batman feels sorry for her]], and of course because it's [[CrapsackWorld that kind of show]] his attempt to help her only makes things worse, which left Batman no choice, but come to the realization that she an outright irredeemable lost cause (especially when [[spoiler:her attempt on Katana's life in "Attraction", prompts him to drop any he had sympathy for Magpie, despite him saying he really do not want to hurt her after saving Katana's life and before defeating her once more]]), not to mention a [[ManipulativeBitch bad influence]] on him. See TragicVillain below.
703* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Like her avian namesake, Magpie doesn't really care how much the things she steals are worth, she only cares that they're pretty and shiny. Unlike other examples of this trope, it's not PlayedForLaughs and is outright frightening.
704* AxCrazy: Expect this from a psychopath with a dissociative identity disorder. Even moreso in "Attraction," when she attempts to [[spoiler:kill Katana by burying her alive in a grave]].
705* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:After trying to bury Katana alive in "Attraction," Batman loses all sympathy for her and viewed her as a total unrepentant lost cause.]]
706%%* BrokenBird
707* CatchPhrase: "Shiny, shiny," when she sees something she wants.
708* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: No human could replicate half the things she does normally, much less in thigh high dominatrix heels.
709* CloudCuckoolander: She's quite clearly off her rocker.
710* CollaredByFashion: Her feathery shoulderpads are attached to the sides of it.
711* CollectorOfTheStrange: She cares less about the actual value or practicality of the things she steals than how shiny they are.
712* CompositeCharacter: Imagine Catwoman, but with the crazy adorableness of Harley Quinn.
713* CorruptedCharacterCopy: She's the show's version of Comicbook/{{Catwoman}}, including her being mentally unstable like the [[Film/BatmanReturns Michelle Pfeiffer take]]. However, it's because of that mental instability that Batman doesn't see her as an equally damaged individual, but an unpredictable menace. He's also not at all flattered by her interests, causing her unrequited attraction for Batman to make her an obsessed stalker.
714* DarkActionGirl: She's more than capable of holding her own against Batman.
715* DarkIsEvil: She even lampshades it during her NotSoDifferentRemark with Batman.
716-->'''Magpie:''' What is it that scares the Batman? Are you afraid that if you embrace the dark and only the dark you might begin to like it? That you might become free? Is that what you want to understand? What it felt like when they [[spoiler:buried Margaret Sorrow?]] That moment when I stepped completely into one side of myself? Well, I'll give you a little hint: It was a rush! You should try it sometime.
717* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler:She wants this with Batman, but it's a NoSell on his part.]]
718* EvilWearsBlack: It's all she wears [[spoiler:aside from her wig]].
719* {{Expy}}: Her obsessive, unreciprocated MadLove for Batman makes her the Dark Knight's own Harley Quinn.
720* FeelNoPain: A side-effect of the HeelFaceBrainwashing left her unable to feel pain.
721* FemmeFatalons: Which she also uses as WolverineClaws in combat.
722* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Quite tragically - [[spoiler:criminal Margaret Sorrow volunteered to have her mind altered so that she could become a better person... and it worked for a time. However, her personality not only started to revert over time, it did so in a fractured, disjointed way - only the very worst parts of her personality returned, unable to recall wanting to change. Ironically, this turned Magpie into something even worse than before.]]
723* GadgeteerGenius: Something shared with the comics. Originally, Magpie would steal valuable objects and leave behind booby-trapped copies capable of maiming and killing when triggered. Here, she's capable of reverse-engineering a device that could alter a person's memories and personality.
724* HeelFaceBrainwashing: [[spoiler:Her origin is that she was a former criminal who volunteered for one of these. It worked for a time, but she eventually developed a villainous SplitPersonality and other mental issues]].
725* IdentityAmnesia: Invoked [[spoiler:by Margaret Sorrow and the doctors who experimented on her]] and thus played very straight as "Cassie" - though a bit less cut and dry as Magpie, [[spoiler:who is a twisted remnant of her old self]].
726* KissDiss: While flirting with Batman during their second encounter, she presses herself against him while saying how they should be friends because of how much they have in common and slowly leans towards him for a kiss, closing her eyes and puckering up. But Batman bluntly tells her that's not going to happen before shoving her away.
727* MadLove: Her infatuation for Batman is disturbingly similar to the one Harley Quinn has for Joker.
728* LightningBruiser: Incredibly agile, can take a lot of punishment, and can fight evenly with Batman.
729* MadeOfIron: She takes full advantage of her inability to feel pain. Taking that into account, some of her stunts are downright superhuman, such as falling several stories onto a car and getting back up again with no apparent injuries.
730* MeaningfulName: Her last name is [[spoiler:Sorrow, which is a reference to an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_%28nursery_rhyme%29 old nursery rhyme]] about magpies.]]
731* MoodSwinger: Magpie can go from cheerful to angry in a split second. Clearly shown when she kicks Batman angrily, only to apologize afterwards. Unlike most examples, this makes her outright terrifying as there is literally ''no way'' of telling what comment will set her off on a homicidal rage.
732* MsFanservice: Magpie was originally somewhat sexually designed in her original '80s design, but to update her appearance, the show's designers drew on fashion runway models and contemporary pop stars, specifically Music/LadyGaga, for her new appearance. As the only female antagonist identified early on, she's far more sexual than Katana. In fact, she's more sexual than most depictions of ''Catwoman''.
733* NeverMyFault: Zig-zagged; [[spoiler:She blames the doctors who put her through the procedure that got rid of her memories, when in fact she volunteered for the procedure herself. The process made her forget that she had, and lead to the unintentional side-effects making her crazy.]]
734* NotGoodWithRejection: Gets more violent when Batman rejects her advances.
735* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She looks a bit like Music/LadyGaga.
736* OrgasmicCombat: Along with a risqué outfit, her fight scenes with Batman and Katana almost gives her an arousing effect on her, evidenced by her crazed, ecstasy-filled laughs when she evades from Batman in a chase scene in "Secrets" and when she ambushes Katana with Curare in "Attraction" as well as a [[LesYay orgasmic sigh with her first fight with Katana]] (which seemingly to Magpie, it is as if this fight appears to be GirlOnGirlIsHot in her eyes) in "Attraction."
737* PoisonousPerson: Her WolverineClaws are tipped with Curare.
738* PsychoticSmirk: She mostly sports this, as seen in the image above and sometimes it becomes a SlasherSmile (which she uses more frequently in "Attraction," showing how much her sanity has worsen since her last appearance).
739* RedHerring: [[spoiler:At first, it seems like Professor Ravencroft might be Magpie. In reality however, it's really Cassie, the Professor's secretary.]]
740* RetCanon: Her appearance here inspired her redesign in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.
741* SheFu: Magpie's fighting style consists almost entirely of high kicks and acrobatic flips.
742* SplitPersonality: In this case portrayed ''accurately''. [[spoiler:And by the episode "Attraction", [[SplitPersonalityTakeover the Magpie persona has taken over completely]].]]
743* StalkerShrine: In prison, she kept a collection of Batman's pictures.
744* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:In "Attraction", towards Batman.]]
745* StealthHiBye: Pulls one on ''Batman'' of all people while he's staking out Professor Ravencroft's office, knocking him out with his own handcuffs.
746* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears nothing but a corset, panties, and thigh-high leather boots. It's even mocked by Katana.
747-->'''Katana:''' I mean, really? Neck feathers with a boussie? Kinda trashy, don't you think?
748* TakeThatKiss: After multiple attempts of trying to share a kiss with Batman, she successfully steals a kiss from him while she has him strapped to an operating table and about to erase his memories, framing it as a goodbye kiss.
749-->'''Magpie:''' I'd say "it's been a pleasure", but you won't remember I said it. So... ''(leans in and gently kisses Batman on the lips)''
750* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:"Margaret Sorrow is gone. There is only Magpie now."]]
751* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A kleptomaniac who genuinely wanted to reform and underwent memory alteration to do so only to become something even worse than before.]]
752* VillainousBSOD: At the very end when Batman [[spoiler:exposes who she really is.]]
753* WolverineClaws: How she utilizes her FemmeFatalons in battle.
754* WhiteHairBlackHeart: She's a thief with silver hair, [[spoiler:though it's actually a wig]].
755* WrongAssumption: Thinks her relationship with Batman is the same as [[DatingCatwoman the iconic Batman and Catwoman relationship]]. It isn't.
756* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Towards Batman in "Attraction" after he talks to her regularly at Blackgate.]]
757[[/folder]]
758
759[[folder:Daedalus Boch & Junkyard Dog]]
760!!Daedalus Boch and Junkyard Dog
761[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_daedalus_boch_and_junkyard_dog_552.png]]
762-->'''Daedalus Boch voiced by:''' Creator/ArifSKinchen [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR, 1st voice), Mark Lesser (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]]\
763'''Junkyard Dog voiced by:''' Creator/CarlosAlazraqui [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jean-François Vlérick (FR)[[/labelnote]]
764
765A couple of vandals that are "sponsored" in their destructive art by Anarky.
766----
767* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the comics, Daedalus Boch was a demon-worshiping murderer who used the blood of his victims in his paint. Here, he just seems to be a petty vandal. [[spoiler:He also doesn't kill Junkyard Dog to unleash demons like he did in the comics.]]
768* AscendedExtra: They're two of Batman's very lesser known villains from the comics. They first appeared in ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell''. And the two appeared for a short while in "Secrets".
769* ChekhovsGunman: They appear in "Secrets" as two taggers Batman scares off while spying on Dr. Ravencroft before making a proper debut in "Tests".
770* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Boch is never referred as Doodlebug.
771* FatAndSkinny: Daedalus is the skinny, Junkyard Dog is the fat.
772* NeverMyFault: Junkyard Dog seems to figure it out at the end of "Tests", but they seem to have persecution complexes, assuming that whenever they get arrested they're being "silenced by The Man", as opposed to the obvious reason of them being breaking and entering vandals.
773* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Daedalus sounds a lot like Creator/SamuelLJackson.
774* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Junkyard Dog. At least we presume. In the comics, his real name is Tucker Long.
775* SmallNameBigEgo: When Junkyard Dog points out that the reason that the reason their art is rejected may be due to it not being that good, Daedalus tells him to shut up.
776* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Daedalus Boch doesn't kill Junkyard Dog.]]
777* TotallyRadical: Daedalus's street lingo.
778[[/folder]]
779
780[[folder:Humpty Dumpty]]
781!!Humphry Dumpler/Humpty Dumpty
782[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_humpty_dumpty_8726.png]]
783[[caption-width-right:350:''"All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put Humphry Dumpler back together again."'']]
784-->'''Voiced by:''' Matt L. Jones [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Pierre Laurent (FR)[[/labelnote]]
785
786A former bank accountant under the employ of Tobias Whale. He was set to testify against him, until an attempt on his life by Tobias unhinged him, causing him to drop out of the Witness Protection Program and go into hiding. Years later, he returned to take revenge on Tobias and Jim Gordon.
787----
788* {{Acrofatic}}: Humpty is surprisingly fast for his size, having escaped Batman three times in his debut episode. Twice while carrying someone. And his second episode had him capture Batman, Katana, Mayor Grange, Commissioner Gordon, and Tobias Whale without them knowing.
789* ActuallyADoombot: Uses one to distract Batman and retreat.
790* AdaptationalVillainy: Though he's still a sympathetic AntiVillain, he's ''far'' more dangerous and vindictive as opposed to his comic book counterpart, who preferred to avoid any conflict and be left alone.
791* AffablyEvil: After his plans fall apart and he's forced to retreat, he expresses seemingly genuine remorse for his actions and even deactivates the bomb suits. Batman sums him up best.
792-->'''Batman''': Humpty's broken, but that doesn't make him pure evil.
793** FauxAffablyEvil: Becomes this in his second appearance as his politeness is slightly less sincere than before and his sociopathic traits are more prominent.
794* AntiVillain: His motivation is understandable, but his methods are just plain wrong. Unfortunately, by his second appearance, he's devolved into a complete villain.
795* AxCrazy: An attempt on his life when he was a witness in a case really [[{{Pun}} scrambled]] his mind.
796* BaldOfEvil: In keeping with his "egg" motif, he has a completely bald head, making him look entirely round. The "evil" is questionable in his first appearance, but as described below, he went completely villainous in "Games" and never looked back.
797* CharacterizationMarchesOn: His debut appearance portrayed him as an AntiVillain who though extreme in his methods, displayed genuine remorse for his actions and even released his captives in a show of good sportmanship. His second appearance downplays his sympathetic traits in favor of playing up his more sociopathic traits and sadism.
798* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Had to have this to be able to escape Batman while carrying Tobias Whale, who is every bit as big as he is.
799* CriminalMindGames: With an emphasis on the "Games" (to the point where his second episode has that title). In his initial appearance, he describes his actions of kidnapping the people he holds responsible for his madness as a gigantic game of toy soldiers; in "Games," he creates a mansion full of riddles and traps and challenges his victims to solve his puzzles before fatal consequences kick in. It ties into his PsychopathicManChild characterization: he genuinely views his enemies as opposing players in a game, and he's prone to anger if anyone breaks the rules he sets.
800* DisproportionateRetribution:
801** While Tobias Whale and Icepick Joe are {{Asshole Victim}}s, Jim Gordon's completely innocent and was merely trying to help him.
802** He arranges a sadistic game in "Games" to punish Batman, Katana, Jim Gordon, Mayor Grange, and Tobias Whale for sending an innocent man to jail for smuggling weapons. Of the five, all but Tobias Whale are guilty only of negligence in either prosecuting the man or having some involvement in the events that lead to his arrest, while Whale used him as a patsy.
803* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In "Games", he ''genuinely'' believed he was doing Ernie Croskey a favor when he kidnapped Batman, Katana, Jim Gordon, Mayor Grange, and Tobias Whale to punish them for sending him to jail for a crime he didn't commit and is annoyed when Ernie refuses to kill them like he wanted.
804* EvilGenius: He's good with numbers, and is quite the GadgeteerGenius.
805* EvilLaugh: For an AntiVillain, he's very good at them, to say the least, given how downright ''creepy'' they sound.
806* {{Expy}}: His second episode "Games" cements him as one for The Riddler, with not a small hint of [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]].
807* FatBastard: Though he's not much of a bastard...
808* GadgeteerGenius: Had to be to build those robots.
809* GeniusBruiser: Subverted. Humpty is a skilled [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]], an equally skilled GadgeteerGenius, and is quite strong physically, but he's not a very effective fighter. Which is why he prefers to keep his distance and [[KnowWhenToFoldEm retreats if things don't go his way.]]
810* GigglingVillain: When he kidnaps Gordon. It's downright ''disturbing''.
811* GoodWithNumbers: To the point where Tobias Whale brought him on as the mob's personal accountant. Batman even describes him as a mathematical genius. During his MotiveRant, he tearfully cries that all he really wants to do is go back to "playing with his numbers, and his toys."
812* GracefulLoser: After Batman defeats him the first time and he escapes, Humpty deactivates the bomb suits that he trapped people inside.
813-->'''Batman''': He lost the battle and he's walking away honorably, but something tells me the war is far from over.
814* HeelFaceTurn: Humphrey tried to do this, but [[SubvertedTrope it went terribly wrong]]. He was originally an accountant who worked for Tobias Whale, and he tried to do a genuinely good thing by agreeing to testify against the mobster and bring down his criminal empire. Unfortunately, Whale found out and attacked, which drove Humphrey insane and led him into villainy.
815* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "Games", Humpty lands on his tiled floors when he tries to attack Batman, causing the tiles to give way and letting him fall.
816* {{Hypocrite}}: He tries to punish Batman, Katana, Jim Gordon, Mayor Grange, and Tobias Whale in "Games" for sending an innocent man to jail, most of whom had barely anything to do with it, seeing him as a kindred spirit whose life was ruined by them. Batman points out that Humpty himself was also complicit, having known the truth of the affair but kept quiet because he was working for Whale at the time. Humpty responds by trying to blow them all up with a cannon.
817* KnightOfCerebus: Not at a personal level like Deathstroke or a city-wide level like Ra's Al Ghul, but being one of the few non-League of Assassins villains with no comedic traits makes episodes involving him more serious than normal, with the episode "Games" making him more terrifying than before.
818* KnightTemplar: Sees himself as this in "Games" wanting to help a man who was committed for a crime he didn't commit.
819* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Knows full well to retreat if the odds are against him.
820* {{Leitmotif}}: A 18th century patriotic song-esque one. It sounds like a demented version of Rule Britannia.
821* MoodSwinger: As a demonstration of his broken psyche, Humpty Dumpty zig-zags between tearful remorse and psychotic joy when confronted by Batman.
822* MoralMyopia: In "Games" he thought he was helping Ernie by kidnapping those responsible for sending him to jail for a crime that he didn't commit and placing them in his deathtraps, never mind the fact that he also kidnapped Ernie against his will and tried to get him to commit murder. Also, see NeverMyFault below.
823* NeverMyFault: He's angry at Gordon and Whale for "dragging him into their war", but he was already involved. He was Whale's accountant and fully admits to knowing about Whale's criminal activities, but somehow believed that he wasn't at fault in any way.
824* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Zigzagged in "Games". He was going for this trope with Ernie, but his methods involved kidnapping, deathtraps, mind games and convincing Ernie to kill five ''mostly'' innocent people as the fix. But at the end of "Games" Tobias Whale is arrested for framing Ernie via a confession with Jim Gordon right in the room; while helping solve Humpty's murder mystery set up.
825* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: In "Broken," he sobs that all he wants to do is "go back to play with my numbers and my toys"--what he did before he got swept up in Gordon and Whale's mob war. Unfortuantely, Humpty also knows that both he and the situation are too far gone for that. As he puts it, "All the king's horses, and all the king's men, can't put Humphrey Dumpler back together again..."
826* OhCrap: When he realizes he's just landed on his tiles as they give way and let him fall.
827* PsychopathicManchild: A dark variation. The attempt on his life basically left him as a big, super-intelligent child in a grown man's body who loves to play games with people. Too bad his "games" are downright sadistic.
828* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation.
829** RevengeByProxy: Subverted. It looks like he's about to kidnap Barbara in an attempt at this, but he uses her as a distraction to knock Jim out and kidnap him.
830* RhymesOnADime: Uses this to describe his plans (fittingly, since he takes his name from a famous rhyme). He drops this trait in his second appearance.
831* {{Sadist}}: The episode "Games" all but cements him as one. He's gone from trapping people in explosive metal suits to placing them in Jigsaw-esque deathtraps. Hell, it could be argued that his motive in the episode was just an excuse for him to kill Batman and the others.
832* SelfMadeOrphan: His grandmother is mentioned to have been found deceased under suspicious circumstances. In the comics, she was abusive, so he took her apart to "fix" her.
833* SlasherSmile: His default expression and he's ''disturbingly'' effective at these, as the picture would attest to.
834* TheSociopath: His second appearance turns him into one. His desire for revenge has so twisted his mind that he can't feel any empathy towards others.
835* StevenUlyssesPerhero: A huge, egg-shaped man named Humphry Dumpler? Kids have probably been teasing him with that name since grade school.
836* TragicVillain: A kind-hearted naive man thrust into a war that wasn't his and subsequently driven insane by it.
837* TrappedInVillainy: In his first appearance, he feels this way--he never wanted to get involved with the mob, and when he tried to do the right thing and testify against Whale, he nearly died from a bomb attack. That attack shattered his mind and left him unable to return to the life he had before. As Batman confronts him, Dumpty cries "I can't go back! I can't go back!"
838* TheUnfought: So far, he's the first villain that Batman hasn't engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the series. Subverted in his second appearance, where he tries to fight Batman only to be easily defeated. He's then captured and sent to Blackgate.
839* VillainousBreakdown: Whenever Batman foils his plans.
840* VocalDissonance: The dude is an adult, but his voice sounds like that of a five-year old's. If anything, it makes him even ''creepier''.
841* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It's very difficult not to feel some degree of sympathy for him, especially when his plans fall apart. He sounds so sad and unwell and even expresses seemingly genuine remorse for his actions. He clearly needs psychiatric help.
842* WorthyOpponent: He calls Batman "The most fun he's had in years." In fact, in his second appearance, while he gives everyone else cards to help them solve the clues in his game, he gives Batman a blank card because he knows the Dark Knight will solve the mystery without help.
843* WouldntHurtAChild: During his attack on Gordon's home, it looks like he's about to kidnap Barbara as a RevengeByProxy, but he merely knocks Jim out and takes him, leaving her unharmed.
844[[/folder]]
845
846[[folder:Phosphorus Rex]]
847!!Milo Match/Phosphorus Rex
848[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_milo_match-phosphorus_rex_6196.png]]
849-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GregEllis [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Pierre Laurent (FR, 1st voice), Marc Perez (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]]
850
851A pyrokinetic supervillain in Tobias Whale's employ. He serves as Whale's lawyer and chief enforcer.
852----
853* AlliterativeName: '''M'''ilo '''M'''atch.
854* AmoralAttorney: He's a crime lord's lawyer who doubles as a supervillain. Hard to get more amoral than that.
855* AscendedExtra: His comics counterpart had no character to speak of and was basically a superpowered mook for Professor Pyg.
856* TheDragon: To Tobias Whale.
857** DragonInChief: He's loyal to his boss, but is clearly more dangerous than him.
858* ElementalHairColors: Fittingly for a man with fire powers, he has red hair that ignites when he's using his abilities.
859* EvilIsBurningHot: An evil man that can control fire.
860* EvilRedhead: He is a redhead when he is not powered up.
861* {{Fireballs}}: Can throw these along with firing full jets of flame.
862* FlamingHair: Gains this when he's using his fire powers.
863* MeaningfulName: Milo ''Match''.
864* PlayingWithFire: He has fire powers.
865* PowerEchoes: His voice gains a distinct echo when he activates his powers.
866* {{Pyromaniac}}: He clearly enjoys himself when using his fire powers.
867* SmugSnake: It's hard to come across as an effective planner when your every step gets mocked by a teenage girl. Though in his defense, he's smart enough not to give into her taunts and make himself look even worse.
868* StevenUlyssesPerhero: His last name is Match and he has fire powers.
869* WouldHitAGirl: He blasts and later punches Magpie in the villain fight to get Batman in "Reckoning."
870* WreathedInFlames: Once he starts using his powers.
871[[/folder]]
872
873[[folder:The Ghosts]]
874!!The Ghosts
875[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bwb_-_ghosts_8409.png]]
876
877A gang of small-time criminals who used to work in the Cauldron. The Cauldron was an industrial park that became a "no man's land" after it went bankrupt after the Gotham financial crisis. Since the people there have nowhere else to go, they settled in the Cauldron.
878----
879* AmbiguousGender: Since every members' face is covered with bandages, it's hard to determine their gender. Barbara lampshades it:
880-->'''Match''': Gentlemen, ladies...\
881'''Barbara''': I think they're all guys.
882%%* BandagedFace: They all wear facial bandages.
883* BatterUp: Some of them wield baseball bats.
884* InTheHood: Most of the members wear hoods while a few of them don't.
885* MacheteMayhem: Several of them can be seen wielding machetes.
886* MeaningfulName: They're called the "Ghosts" because they were what Gotham was like in the past during the financial crisis. As Alfred stated, they're "the ghosts of Gotham City's past".
887[[/folder]]
888
889[[folder:The Key]]
890!!The Key
891-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]
892
893A human lockpick, able to pick any lock or hack any electronic device.
894----
895%%* BaldOfEvil: He wears a visor, but his bald head is clearly visible.
896* EvenEvilHasStandards: Disturbed by [[spoiler:Batman's beatdown of Killer Croc]] in "Animal"
897* LivingMacGuffin: In "Animal". He stole a code that could access any database online and kept it in his head, making him a target for Batman and Killer Croc.
898* ImprobableWeaponUser: Can throw keys with extreme accuracy.
899* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears twice and doesn't take too much screentime. However, his second appearance reveals [[spoiler:that he was hired by Deathstroke to create the fake identity of Dane Lisslow, which allowed Slade to proceed with his elaborate revenge plan that drives the plot of the second story arc.]]
900* {{Technopath}}: His hands can transform to interface with computers.
901[[/folder]]
902
903[[folder:The Penguin Man]]
904!![[ComicBook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin Man]]
905-->'''Voiced by:''' N/A
906
907A notorious criminal that is pursued by Harvey Dent's Special Crimes Unit. He has yet to encounter Batman or Katana.
908----
909* AnimalMotifs: His body shape and clothing makes him look like a penguin. To the point where Harvey Dent questions whether he is a penguin or just looks like one.
910* FatBastard: According to his police sketch.
911* FreezeFrameBonus: His sketch can only be clearly seen if the scene is paused right before Dent stands up with a gun in his hands.
912* TheGhost: His police sketch is seen in "Animal" and is mentioned by Dent, a news report and newspaper headline. However, he never appears in the series.
913* SinisterSchnoz: His beak-like nose that makes him resemble a penguin.
914* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Averted, as one of the news reports outs Oswald as the Penguin Man.
915* WickedCultured: His sketch has him wearing his fancy suit, top hat, and monocle.
916[[/folder]]
917
918[[folder:Killer Croc]]
919!!Killer Croc
920[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jcq4mj_gxtm1zlcfggnyewr1gizausdcupmgufbgfh8.png]]
921[[caption-width-right:350:''"Bat is mighty tasty. Who knew?"'']]
922-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WadeWilliams [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
923
924A giant hybrid of a crocodile and a human, Killer Croc rules over the prisoners of Blackgate. Not much is known about Killer Croc, but he is very street smart and a completely brutal combatant.
925----
926* AchillesHeel: Croc's hide is extremely tough, but it only covers his extremities: back, forearms, etc. His stomach, underarms and face are all much softer and thus vulnerable to attack.
927* AdaptationalJerkass: Played with. This incarnation of Croc lacks his usual TragicVillain depiction or his FreudianExcuse. That said, he’s far more [[AffablyEvil affable]] than most versions of Croc.
928* AffablyEvil: Is almost polite to Batman, but still forces Batman to fight him.
929* BondVillainStupidity: Zigzagged in "Choices". On one hand, he could have easily killed both Batman and Katana instead of leaving them to get hit by a train while trapped in concrete. On the other, rather than just leaving them there and assuming it would work, he hung around and tried to actively derail any attempt at rescuing them. If Batman didn't have both ComicBook/{{Oracle}} and Alfred looking out for him, it would have worked.
930* CompositeCharacter: Croc here is a mix of his characterization in his early appearances and ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' as a highly intelligent criminal mastermind and his modern characterization of being a deranged cannibal who has since become more beast than man.
931* GeniusBruiser: Compared to [[DumbMuscle how he usually is portrayed]], this incarnation of Croc is notably smarter and more cunning; when Batman first met him, he was ruling the criminal community in Blackgate, and was able to take over the whole prison in a matter of hours. In his second appearance, he tricks Batman and Katana into chasing him, then leads them straight into a concrete trap in the middle of some subway tracks.
932* {{Expy}}: Technically, of himself from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' cartoon. Who was also an Expy of Leatherhead from the original WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 cartoon.
933* FangsAreEvil: He has sharp teeth, and is a ruthless criminal heavily implied to upindulge in cannibalism.
934* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to Tobias Whale, Croc started out as a nobody who slowly crawled his way into power to become Blackgate's resident capo.
935* HalfHumanHybrid: Half crocodile, half human obviously.
936* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Killer Croc traps Batman and Katana in concrete in the middle of subway tracks and leaves them to be run over by a train. [[spoiler:Batman defeats him by pushing him into the path of an oncoming train, knocking him out.]]
937* ImAHumanitarian: Threatens to eat Barbara once he catches her, and does not appear to be joking. Also claims Batman "tastes like chicken" after biting him.
938* MightyGlacier: Not as fast as Batman, but his tough hide lets him tank attacks until he can grab his opponent.
939* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: A crocodile-human hybrid who is highly intelligent and vicious, who is heavily implied to have a predilection for cannibalism.
940* NotSoDifferentRemark: A small moment, but it's there.
941-->'''Batman:''' I'm going to enjoy hurting you.\
942'''Croc:''' See? You're fitting in already.
943* RaginCajun: Not as big on the "ragin'" part, however.
944* WickedCultured: He introduces himself in a very polite manner and is seen carving out wood figures with his sharp claws.
945[[/folder]]
946
947[[folder:Matatoa]]
948!!Matatoa
949[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matatoa_btb.png]]
950-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelLeonWooley
951
952A psychotic Blackgate Penitentiary inmate that is recruited by Killer Croc to fight Batman.
953----
954* AdaptationalVillainy: While Matatoa in the comics was still a villain, he only absorbed the souls of his enemies to remain immortal. In here, he has no magic ability and allegedly cuts off the hearts of others and devours them.
955* AdaptationalWimp: He's known as "The Undefeated Warrior" in the comics, while in here, he's a slightly tougher mook and a warm-up foe before Killer Croc.
956* AxCrazy: Definitely insane and uses a pair of large blades.
957* DarkerAndEdgier: Unlike Pyg, he is darker and more violent than in the comics, at least according to Tobias Whale's exposition.
958* DemotedToExtra: While a very obscure villain to begin with, he had his own story arc. In this show, he is mostly a glorified mook.
959* DreadlockWarrior: He is a fighter that wears dreadlocks.
960* ImAHumanitarian: According to Whale, he eats the hearts of his victims since he believes it will make him immortal.
961* LickingTheBlade: He doesn't actually lick it, but he makes a gesture with his blade and his tongue that evokes it.
962* ManiacTongue: He shows it off to taunt Batman before their fight.
963* MeaningfulName: His name means "fearless" in Maori. Fittingly enough, he shows no fear as he charges at Batman before being beaten.
964* RaceLift: In the comics, he was a white man who lived among the Maori and picked up [[MightyWhitey many of their customs and abilities]]. In this show, he's stated to be a straight up Maori warrior.
965* TattooedCrook: He has Maori tribal tattoos.
966[[/folder]]
967
968!!Other Antagonists
969
970[[folder:Harvey Dent]]
971!![[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]]
972[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_harvey_3157.png]]
973[[caption-width-right:320:Harvey Dent]]
974[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_two_face_310.png]]
975[[caption-width-right:320:ComicBook/TwoFace]]
976-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChristopherMcDonald [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jérôme Pauwels (FR)[[/labelnote]]
977
978The new, overzealous District Attorney after the black-out six months ago. Harvey Dent wants to solve Gotham City's "cape and mask crisis" through his Special Crimes Unit, and targets Batman and Katana as part of the problem.
979----
980* AdaptationalVillainy: Surprising, considering the character fated to be Two-Face, but most versions of Harvey portray him as a generally-good character with a dark side and/or split personality he keeps suppressed until the incident that causes him to completely transform into Two-Face. This Harvey, however, is a full-on {{Jerkass}} from the first second he's introduced -- belligerent, self-absorbed, power-hungry, and glory-seeking.
981* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: [[spoiler:He starts out as opposing vigilantes and other "costumed freaks", but by the end of the series he has become another "freak" himself, Two-Face.]]
982* BandagedFace: [[spoiler:After being caught in an explosion and hospitalized.]]
983* BigBadEnsemble: With Anarky and [[spoiler:Deathstroke]] for the second half of the series. His methods of bringing down Batman make him just as much a threat to the caped crusader as the villains.
984** BigBadDuumvirate: With Anarky, starting in "Monsters". He betrays Anarky in the finale as Two-Face.
985* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:After being scarred by an explosion, he goes from a hotheaded and egotistical InspectorJavert to a cold, psychotic, and calculating madman.]]
986* TheCorruptible: To Anarky, who talks him into an alliance and participating in more and more unethical behavior. [[spoiler:It’s implied that his Two-Face personality has corrupted him even further.]]
987* DealWithTheDevil: Offered one by Anarky, and eventually takes him up on it in "Hero". It doesn't exactly work in his favor.
988* EarlyBirdCameo: His name is shown in the news ticker in "Attraction".
989* EvilCounterpart: To Jim Gordon. Both antagonize Batman early on for breaking the law. Though Gordon has a genuine respect of the law and eventually becomes one of Batman's most valued allies, Dent only hounds him for political reasons, developing a genuine hatred of him and becoming a deranged villain in the process.
990* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:As Two-Face, he’s soft-spoken and attempts to be friendly to his enemies while making thinly-veiled death threats.]]
991* {{Foreshadowing}}: He is seen walking in a profile during a news interview in "Monsters", which results in one side of his face being hidden most of the time, hinting at his eventual scarring.
992* FromBadToWorse: Unlike usual media adaptations where Harvey's transformation into Two-Face is a FaceHeelTurn like in the comics, due to the AdaptationalVillainy makeover this incarnation of the Harvey Dent persona is given, it can be considered this.
993* GoodIsNotNice: Though "good" is arguably pushing it.
994* HeroAntagonist: Takes this role from Gordon, though to call him a "hero" would be stretch. He slips out of this as he grows more villainous toward the end of the series.
995* {{Hypocrite}}: For someone so willing to discredit Batman and other costumed freaks as well as say he helps enforce the laws, being willing to team up with Anarky is a little eyebrow-raising. Batman calls him on it in "Hero".
996* ImpliedDeathThreat: [[spoiler:After becoming Two-Face, he tends to threaten his enemies by implying he will kill them if they do not cooperate with him while never explicitly stating it and trying to keep them at ease.]]
997* {{Jerkass}}: At ''best'', he's an egotistical jerk more concerned with PR than doing the right thing, which is a far cry from most portrayals of Dent, who were usually depicted as Batman's ally in the beginning. [[spoiler:By the end of the series, he's fully descended into madness and is implied to have embraced his villainous Two-Face persona.]]
998* InspectorJavert: He's thoroughly convinced Batman is the bad guy, to the point that he refuses to believe Batman isn't responsible for basically every act of vigilantism he comes across.
999* ItsAllAboutMe: In particular, during [[spoiler:Bruce Wayne's "funeral"]] in "Epitaph", where he spins the event around him and is worried over being targeted by the fake Batman, instead of the other people also being attacked.
1000* TheJekyllIsAJerk: Harvey Dent here is a selfish, blustering, amoral CorruptPolitician from the get-go, orchestrating a manhunt against Batman to gain more votes and allies with Anarky and Deathstroke to kill Batman. When he's disfigured, he develops a SplitPersonality that is far more calculating and rational, but even more ruthless and willing to break the law.
1001* KarmaHoudini: Played with. His plans to become mayor have failed and his career is ruined, but by this point he’s so far gone he doesn’t care, and he’s last seen announcing to Gordon that he has new “plans” for Gotham while unraveling his bandages, having fully transformed into Two-Face.
1002* LawfulStupid: Tries to have Batman shot by a SWAT team while he is trying to de-activate several bombs, arguing that a bomb-squad should do it instead.
1003* NeverMyFault: Dent never holds himself responsible for his political career tanking due to his obsessive witch hunt of Batman [[spoiler:and he becomes too consumed with revenge as Two-Face to remember that his own recklessness got him caught in the explosion in the first place.]]
1004* RoyalWe: [[spoiler:He averted this in "Twist" but begins talking this way in "Alone" after he believes Batman has died. It's a sign of his Two-Face personality emerging.]]
1005* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Happens to him throughout "Twist" and "Alone" after being caught in an explosion that scars half of his face.]]
1006* SlaveToPR: The only reason he allows Gordon's troops to break up the prison riot in "Animal" is due to how he'd look in front of the press.
1007** In "Doppleganger", he confesses [[spoiler:he hunts down Batman to sell his image as having no tolerance towards costumed freaks. He doesn't care what happens to him or any vigilante if he becomes the new mayor.]]
1008* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: He starts out as a {{Jerkass}} who generally adheres to the laws, but slowly becomes more and more unethical over the course of the series, even engaging in an alliance with Anarky. [[spoiler:After being scarred by an explosion, he snaps completely and by the end of the series, he has completely embraced being Two-Face.]]
1009* SoftSpokenSadist: [[spoiler:After becoming Two-Face, he speaks in a perpetually calm voice, even while making {{Implied Death Threat}}s and trying to murder people.]]
1010* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Towards the end of the series, it’s heavily implied he’s developed a split personality, and it’s confirmed in the series finale by his dialogue when he attacks Anarky.]]
1011* SplitPersonalityTakeover: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied the Two-Face personality took over Harvey completely, at least by the series finale, though Two-Face’s dialogue suggests that Harvey willingly allowed this to happen.]]
1012* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:Declares himself "a new man" after being caught in the incident in "Epitaph".]]
1013* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:He pursues his enemies with this after he is "changed" by the explosion, contrasting his hot-tempered personality as Harvey. ]]
1014* TwoFaced: [[spoiler:Heavily implied to have gained his iconic appearance in "Epitaph", where he's caught in a massive explosion and taken away by the SCU, face conspicuously hidden from view.]]
1015* UngratefulBastard: Still hounds Batman and Katana after they save him from Anarky's bombs.
1016* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:Thanks to the shows untimely cancellation, his actual Two-Face appearance is never seen under the bandages, though there is [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/1705687d2eb7e3ff3fa6143f6c866a33/6097556c7e8dad3a-d2/s2048x3072/b4371268e45aa85e711a5f6174a42e3be0b2a305.jpg concept art of his scarred face]].]]
1017* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After being caught in an explosion, his sanity degrades and he develops a SplitPersonality. Ironically, this actually makes him far calmer, as well as far more dangerous.]]
1018* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:As Two-Face, he turns on Anarky in "Alone" after Batman's supposed death. He no longer sees reason to keep Anarky around with the "demise" of their mutual enemy.]]
1019-->'''Anarky:''' [[spoiler:I'm disappointed in you, Harvey. I thought we were cohorts, collaborators, ''partners!'']]\
1020'''Two-Face:''' [[spoiler:[[SplitPersonality Two's a partnership. Three's a liability.]]]]
1021[[/folder]]
1022
1023[[folder:Dane Lisslow]]
1024!!Dane Lisslow
1025[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_dane_6517.png]]
1026[[quoteright:325:[[labelnote:Click here to see his other identity (spoiler)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beware_deathstroke_7182.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
1027-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
1028
1029Harvey's second-in-command in the Special Crimes Unit. He and Wayne become fast friends through their appreciation of martial arts. [[spoiler:For more info, see Deathstroke]].
1030----
1031* BadassNormal: Bruce praises him as being nearly as skilled as himself.
1032* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:His name turns out to be an alias for this series' incarnation of Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke.]]
1033* TheDragon: Harvey Dent's.
1034* EarlyBirdCameo: In "Monsters" and "Animal", before being formally introduced in "Doppelganger".
1035* {{Expy}}: Looks a little like [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Race Bannon]], doesn't he?
1036* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:He dresses as Batman to ruin Batman's reputation, starting with the assassination of Bruce Wayne.]]
1037* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:In his Batman disguise, his belt clearly doesn't match Batmans own. So whose belt does it look like? Deathstroke's.]]
1038* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Deathstroke kidnaps his son to force his cooperation, but Barbara later discovers that Dane Lisslow is a forged identity]].
1039* PunchClockVillain: Seems like a fine enough guy, and only falls into a villainous role thanks to being associated with Harvey Dent. [[spoiler:Turns out he's actually much, much worse than Dent though.]]
1040* SignificantAnagram: Dane Lisslow is an anagram for [[spoiler:Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke]].
1041* SignificantDoubleCasting: [[spoiler:The reason he and Deathstroke share a voice actor is because he ''is'' Deathstroke.]]
1042* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:He straps a bandolier of grenades to himself and tries to blow Batman up. He ends up only taking out himself... maybe.]]
1043* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:While he's initially presented as Harvey Dent's right-hand man, this is revealed to be a forged identity. His name is a SignificantAnagram for Slade Wilson... AKA '''Deathstroke'''.]]
1044[[/folder]]
1045
1046[[folder:Simon Stagg]]
1047!!Simon Stagg
1048[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_simon_stagg_9643.png]]
1049[[caption-width-right:250:''"Sapphire was bred for better. If you really loved her, you would've understood that."'']]
1050-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Bernard Métraux (FR)[[/labelnote]]
1051
1052The owner and CEO of Stagg Enterprises and the father of Sapphire Stagg.
1053----
1054* BadBoss: When he sees that his security team failed to stop Metamorpho, he fires them.
1055* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts all nice and understanding towards Sapphire's decision to be with Rex when she's around, but the truth comes out when Batman shows her the video of him gassing Rex.
1056* BoyfriendBlockingDad: He's so against his daughter dating Rex Mason that he's willing to use him as a guinea pig for his project.
1057* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Bruce mentions that Stagg's been part of many more shady dealings in business.
1058* DirtyCoward: Was going to offer double the amount of money Michael Holt was going to offer to Professor Pyg if he only let him out and was willing to keep quiet about what Professor Pyg will do to Holt and Alfred.
1059* EnemyMine: With Batman in "Toxic". Justified, because Batman was using him as bait to lure Metamorpho to his company to cure him.
1060* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Had he not mutated Rex into Metamorpho, he wouldn't have been thrown into a series of events that discredited him. In "Allies", it's revealed that his actions got him arrested.
1061* {{Jerkass}}: Not the nicest guy around, to say the least.
1062* LaserGuidedKarma: See HoistByHisOwnPetard.
1063* NotMeThisTime: When military powered armor is being used to run people out of old Gotham, Batman pegs Simon as the only man with the resources and motive. Simon counters that it's too overt for him and mocks Batman for being misled. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually his daughter.]]
1064* PayEvilUntoEvil: Batman basically ruins Stagg's life, though he had it coming.
1065* RelationshipSabotage: He does this to Rex and Sapphire, which ends badly for them and himself.
1066* RoguesGalleryTransplant: He's traditionally a Metamorpho villain.
1067* SmugSnake
1068* UngratefulBastard:
1069** In "Hunted", after Alfred broke his ankle saving him and Michael Holt, he was willing to abandon him and he doesn't even thank Batman for rescuing him, but scolds him for almost getting them killed.
1070** In "Toxic", he tries to pin the blame for Metamorpho's transformation on Batman after Batman saved him from Rex.
1071* WhiteHairBlackHeart
1072* WoundedGazelleGambit: He actually tries to pull one of these in "Toxic", making it sound like he was just an innocent victim and it was all Batman's fault. Too bad he didn't count on Batman finding the video footage he deleted and already sending it to the police.
1073[[/folder]]
1074
1075[[folder:Dr. Bethanie Ravencroft]]
1076!!Dr. Bethanie Ravencroft
1077[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_ravencroft_9248.png]]
1078-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CreeSummer [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Céline Melloul (FR)[[/labelnote]]
1079
1080A psychotherapist who Bruce investigates on suspicion of being Magpie. She was a psychotherapist at Blackgate Penitentiary and one of the people who experimented on criminals.
1081----
1082* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:At the hands of Lady Shiva.]]
1083* BitchInSheepsClothing:[[spoiler:Or, rather, a sheep in bitch's clothing with sheep's clothing over that. She's not a good person, but she definitely shows remorse over her actions.]]
1084* CanonForeigner: She's a major character that never appeared in the comics.
1085* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Lady Shiva insists that she isn't dead, but she might as well be. And there's no indication her soul returned to her body when Batman released all the Soultaker Sword's victims.]]
1086* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:See YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo.]]
1087* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Shows remorse when Silver Monkey "kills" Bruce.]]
1088* HoneyTrap: [[spoiler:For Bruce Wayne.]]
1089* MyNaymeIs: "Bethanie", not "Bethany".
1090* RedHerring: [[spoiler:It was believed that she was Magpie due to all the objects that Magpie stole appearing in her desk, but Magpie was really her secretary, Cassie.]]
1091* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Tries to sell out Silver Monkey at the last second, but Lady Shiva takes her soul anyway]].
1092* TheShrink: A psychotherapist that previously worked at Blackgate Penitentiary.
1093* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
1094* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:She’s set up as a major character, only for Lady Shiva to use the Soultaker Sword on her in her third appearance.]]
1095* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: [[spoiler:When Silver Monkey "kills" Bruce Wayne:]]
1096-->[[spoiler:'''Ravencroft:''' This wasn't the plan. You said Wayne wouldn't have to die.]]\
1097[[spoiler:'''Silver Monkey:''' If you miss him, then you may join him.]]
1098* WalkingSpoiler
1099[[/folder]]
1100
1101!Other Characters
1102
1103[[folder:Michael Holt]]
1104!!Michael Holt
1105[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_michael_holt_6812.png]]
1106-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams
1107
1108An industrialist who was targeted by Prof. Pyg and Mister Toad for participating in a shady land deal that destroyed a protected wetlands.\
1109\
1110In the comics, Michael Holt is the civilian identity of the second ComicBook/MisterTerrific.
1111----
1112* AdaptationalWimp: Even before becoming Mister Terrific, he was disciplined in several martial arts. In here, Holt is portrayed as a helpless victim.
1113* HonestCorporateExecutive: His mode of business hasn't been disclosed, though he seems far more legitimate than Stagg.
1114* NiceGuy: Especially in comparison to fellow victim Simon Stagg.
1115* UngratefulBastard: Averted. After Alfred broke his ankle saving him and Simon Stagg, he doesn't abandon him, unlike Stagg was going to do, and he helps Alfred out from the oil rig.
1116[[/folder]]
1117
1118[[folder:Lunkhead]]
1119!!Lunkhead
1120[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_lunkhead_7671.png]]
1121-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
1122
1123A reformed criminal who Batman had beaten into a coma that lasted for two months. He was part of a therapy program in Blackgate Penitentiary alongside Margaret Sorrow.
1124----
1125* AdaptationalHeroism: He is rather nice and childlike, while in the comics, he was a violent bully.
1126%%* BaldOfEvil: Before he reformed.
1127* DumbMuscle: He is strong, but not very bright.
1128* FoodAsBribe: He'll do pretty much anything if offered candy.
1129* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: He understands when he's done something wrong, but only in hindsight, and is easily manipulated into doing more evil.
1130* HulkSpeak: He speaks in third-person and is very emotional.
1131* PsychopathicManchild: A more benign example, as he's quick to anger and attack, but when Gordon calms him down (with candy), he's easy to deal with and very childish in his mannerisms. [[spoiler:However, it also makes him easy to manipulate, particularly by Magpie.]]
1132* SparedByTheAdaptation: He died in his first appearance in the comic books.
1133* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers to himself in the third person.
1134* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves candy bars.
1135* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Magpie in "Attraction".]]
1136[[/folder]]
1137
1138[[folder:Sapphire Stagg]]
1139!!Sapphire Stagg
1140[[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/btb_-_sapphire_stagg_4725.png]]
1141-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmmanuelleChriqui [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Alexandra Garijo (FR)[[/labelnote]]
1142
1143The daughter of Simon Stagg and who's dating Rex Mason.
1144----
1145* AdaptationalVillainy: The total opposite of her father in terms of personality and morals in the comics, [[spoiler:Sapphire here is very much following in Simon's corrupt footsteps and is an unrepentant {{Jerkass}} too unlike the [[NiceGirl usual Sapphire]].]]
1146* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:After the revelation in "Monsters," Batman completely stops viewing her as a InnocentBystander she seemed to be in "Toxic" and treats her no different from all the other criminals (especially after pressing his BerserkButton by trying to desecrate where the Waynes were murdered) and [[ShippingTorpedo absolutely unworthy of having Rex Mason back in her life]].]]
1147* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:In "Monsters," based on the tone of Batman's response and the response itself after Sapphire expresses how she still loves Rex even after just smugly admitting to be behind the plot to tear down Old Gotham, Batman possibly now view her as this and only lied that Rex is dead and repeated his threat to her to have her arrested to not buy into her act as he saw it as and that he's not going to be fooled by any more of criminals' sympathies that would lower his guard]].
1148* BrokenPedestal: In "Toxic", Batman views and treats her as Rex's lover who expresses her concerns for him, however, [[spoiler:in "Monsters", any sympathy and pity Batman had for her is diminished as he now views her with disdain as just another CorruptCorporateExecutive upon discovering her criminal plan. Even when Sapphire express how she still loves Rex and express concern for him, Batman shows NoSympathy and instead lies to her about Rex being dead and concludes his talk with her by threatening to have her arrested like her father if she continues with her corrupt schemes.]]
1149* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Has taken over this role following her father's arrest.]]
1150* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:In "Monsters," Batman lets her off the hook for masterminding the attack on Old Gotham, but sternly lied to her that Rex is dead and vindictively repeats his threat to have her arrested for her to repent for what she's done.]]
1151* DaddysGirl: She believes that her father would accept her relationship with Rex Mason and that her father would never harm him. But this all changes when she learns that truth.
1152** DaddysLittleVillain: [[spoiler:In "Monsters".]]
1153-->[[spoiler:'''Batman:''' Like father, like daughter.]]
1154* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She dates Rex Mason, a security guard to her father's company. Simon wanted her to be with someone better than a security guard.
1155* DerailingLoveInterests: For Rex Mason, by first in "Toxic," she tell Rex that she could not love him past his transformation into Metamorpho, then in "Monsters," the ShipSinking continues as the Rex/Sapphire ship takes another hit when it's revealed [[spoiler:she was the culprit who had been organizing attacks against Old Gotham and Batman, who acts as the ShippingTorpedo upon being disgusted at the revelation, lies to Sapphire that Rex is dead as in reality, Batman thinks [[ThatWomanIsDead the Sapphire Rex knew and loved is the one who died in between her last and latest appearances]]]].
1156* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler:Her plan in "Monsters" was to run residents out by sending thugs to scare them so she could buy up the land cheap. However, because the thugs she sent wore PoweredArmor, it severely limited the pool of suspects that had the resources necessary to back them.]]
1157* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:She still loves Rex even though she's now a capitalist monster ([[ShippingTorpedo which Batman does not approve nor believe]]), and it's implied her actions are motivated by the desire to get her father out of jail.]]
1158* FaceHeelTurn: Her personality revised from a concerned lover of Rex Mason in "Toxic" to that of [[spoiler:a SmugSnake CorruptCorporateExecutive terrorizing defenseless citizens to buy the land for profit in "Monsters"]].
1159* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Batman in [[spoiler:"Monsters" once he discovers her plan.]]
1160* KarmaHoudini: Gets away with [[spoiler:basically organizing terrorist acts in "Monsters", with Batman simply letting her off with a warning]].
1161* LoveHurts: When she tells Rex that she can't see past his transformation to love him, [[spoiler:he commits suicide by turning into gas and getting sucked into the ventilation system right in front of her. But what they don't know is that he survived]].
1162* MoralityChain: Apparently, Rex Mason was this for Sapphire, however, [[spoiler:after Rex's suicide attempt at the end of "Toxic" and Sapphire thinking he's dead, even though he's really not, nothing stopped her from becoming the next CorruptCorporateExecutive in "Monsters".]]
1163* RichBitch: [[spoiler:Her SmugSnake attitude and despicable actions against Old Gotham in "Monsters" would qualify her to be this.]]
1164* SecretRelationship: Averted; she and Rex kept their relationship a secret; but her father knew about it from watching the security footage.
1165* SmugSnake: Towards Batman in [[spoiler:"Monsters" once he discovers her plan.]]
1166* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:In "Monsters".]]
1167* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: [[spoiler:In "Monsters," without any explanation, she is downright villainous in contrast to her debut appearance in the show.]]
1168* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:In "Monsters", when she starts becoming like her father.]]
1169* UnknownRival: [[spoiler:For Metamorpho as of "Monsters".]]
1170* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:It seems, as she still runs Stagg Industries after undergoing KarmaHoudini at the end of "Monsters."]]
1171[[/folder]]
1172
1173[[folder:Mayor Grange]]
1174!!Mayor Marion Grange
1175-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CCHPounder [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Chantal Baroin (FR, 1st voice), Odile Schmitt (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]]
1176
1177The mayor of Gotham City.
1178----
1179* BlackBossLady: An African American woman who is the mayor of Gotham.
1180* EarlyBirdCameo: Mentioned in a news ticker in "Attraction" and a voiceless cameo in "Darkness" before being formally introduced in "Nexus".
1181* {{Expy}}: Of Amanda Waller. They even share a voice actress. Her character model is nearly identical to the one used in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
1182* HeroicBSOD: The events of "Games" are a bit much for her, so she takes a leave of absence. [[spoiler:This eventually led her to resign from being mayor in "Hero".]]
1183* IronLady: Still maintains her authoritative tone after an attempt on her life.
1184** Subverted in "Games", where she is the one that panics the most in Humpty's "game", [[spoiler:to the point of ditching Batman, Katana, and Gordon to their deaths, then ultimately resigning in "Hero"]].
1185* RaceLift: From a Caucasian woman in the comics to an African-American one.
1186* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's against Harvey Dent's obsessive witch hunt on Batman and only funds his Special Crime Unit to "give him a higher rope to hang himself from", knowing that if she doesn't, Gotham would likely choose him as the next mayor instead of re-electing her, and it would only give Dent even more power to put on his witch hunt.
1187[[/folder]]

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