History Characters / BatmanTheTelltaleSeries

* InTheBlood: Avesta theorizes that since her father killed himself, mental illness likely runs in her family and that [[spoiler:she wants the SANCTUS serum to cure herself of any potential insanity she has]].

->'''Voiced By:''' Enn Reitel

->'''Voiced By:''' Valarie Rae Miller

->'''Voiced By:''' Murphy Guyer

* FrameUp: He gets [[spoiler:institutionalized by Dent]] in Episode 4, but this being the Batman, its obvious he will escape.

* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Shows a bit of resentment due to the fact Lucius was away from home a good chuck of the time. Likely the reason she joined Wayne Enterprises was to be close to him. [[spoiler:And then he ends up getting blown up by a missile on her first day on the job.]]

** His ControlFreak tendencies. [[spoiler: His obsession of controlling Gotham led him to make dark and villainous decisions with consequences he didn't take into consideration. This included allying himself with corrupt mayor Hamilton Hill and crime lord Carmine Falcone, drugging Esther Cobblepot to steal her fortune and killing the Arkhams when they opposed his amoral practices. This eventually leads to Thomas and Martha being murdered by Joe Chill on Hill's orders.]]
** Arrogance. [[spoiler: Thomas believed himself invincible due to his name, status and wealth, so he believed he could do whatever he wanted and not suffer the consequences. [[DidntThinkThisThrough Because of his arrogance, Thomas was blind to the consequences of his actions, which later came back to demand a terrible price]]. Not only did his crimes lead to him and Martha getting gunned down, but also to the creation of the Children of Arkham and Bruce being accused of being just as evil as his father after his criminal nature is exposed.]]

*** His John Doe persona takes influence from the Cesar Romano Joker as a goofy and harmless buffoon but with a hidden violent side. Like The Kevin Richardson Joker he's introduced as an unknown patient that not even the orderlies know how he got admitted in and the adaptational badass skills and bits of the Mark Hamill version as with his hatred of rudeness and him asking a favor from Bruce like he did with Charlie.

*** Vigilante Joker has the Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger, Kevin Richardson, and Cesare Romero and Arkhamverse incarnations as his influences. [[spoiler:In terms of his role in the story, his frustration at Batman's no-killing rule, his favoring of PayEvilUntoEvil, and his clashing with Batman, whom he previously idolized, actually makes him similar to [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] ]]

** [[spoiler:In Season 2 Episode 4, he taunts him about how childishly easy it was to figure out Bruce is Batman. In one path, John reveals knew Bruce put a tracker on him earlier in the season and deliberately brings up the fact that him leaving their conversation at the cafe as soon as the Bat-Signal went up was a dead giveaway. Another path has John reveal that as soon as he gave Bruce the laptop, he noticed Batman suddenly had it.]]

** [[spoiler:In Season 2 Episode 4, he reveals he knew Bruce put a tracker on him earlier in the season, and taunts him about how childishly easy it was to figure out Bruce is Batman, deliberately bringing up the fact that him leaving their conversation at the cafe as soon as the Bat-Signal went up was a dead giveaway.]]

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his few appearances in Season 1, he's depicted as more subdued than his comics counterpart, yet still a sadist who is amused by chaos. In Season 2, he shows himself to be more socially awkward and naive, whose insensitive remarks come as a result of his [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]] rather than malice.

** Obsession with being in control. [[spoiler: His desire of controlling Gotham led him to make dark and villainous decisions with consequences he didn't take into consideration. This included allying himself with corrupt mayor Hamilton Hill and crime lord Carmine Falcone, drugging Esther Cobblepot to steal her fortune and killing the Arkhams when they opposed his amoral practices. This eventually leads to Thomas and Martha being murdered by Joe Chill on Hill's orders.]]

** Lack of forethought. [[spoiler: Thomas believed himself invincible due to his name, status and wealth, so he never considered the consequences of his actions. Not only did his crimes lead to him and Martha getting gunned down, but also to the creation of the Children of Arkham and Bruce being accused of being just as evil as his father after his criminal nature is exposed.]]

* BigBad: As the leader of the Pact, she serves this role in ''The Enemy Within''. However, it's ultimately subverted when she loses the spot in vigilante route of Episode 5 [[spoiler:as she's reduced to one of Waller disposable agents and upstaged by the Joker]]. [[spoiler:It is however double subverted in the villain path where it becomes more of a BigBadDuumvirate as it's her plan to gas Gotham and she's the one listing the demands on the TV, and The Joker has to keep his sabotage a secret instead of ordering her not detonate the rest of the bombs until he's had his fun with Bruce unlike the other Joker incarnations. And Harley strangles the Joker once she finds out or learns about him being unwilling to kill Bruce. They do try kill and make up after that argument... until Joker ultimately abandons her to have a final boss fight with Bruce.]]

** In Alfred's eyes, it was Thomas's obsession with being in control. [[spoiler: His desire of controlling Gotham led him to make dark and villainous decisions with consequences he didn't take into consideration. Eventually, getting himself and his wife involved in something they shouldn't have led to their deaths.]]
** Another was his disregard for consequences. [[spoiler: Thomas thought himself untouchable due to his status, wealth and name and that he was entitled to whatever he wanted. These actions not only led to his death, but to the creation of the Children of Arkham and Bruce being accused of being just as corrupt as his parents.]]

** If you didn't pursue your affair with Selina, then his vendetta against Bruce becomes this when [[spoiler:he assumes that they've been having an affair behind his back. Though even then, burning down Wayne's manor (if you went after Cobblepot) is way too extreme just for that reason. Though he justifies due Thomas's actions.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: On the flip side, Bruce can be much more pleasant, friendly, affable, humorous, and {{Adorkable}} and a much more traditional and inspiring hero as Batman compared to the other versions of the Dark Knight.
* {{Adorkable}}: Can act a bit like this, such as when Harvey tells him to say “Hi, Bruce”, he says “Hi, Bruce”, proving that he is quite LiteralMinded. [[BelligerentSexualTension Then there’s some of his moments]] [[ShipTease with Selina]].

* {{Adorkable}}: During his less AxCrazy moments, he comes off like this.
-->'''Catwoman''': He's... something. Charming and unnerving at the same time.

* ShadowArchetype: At his core, John Doe is a mirror of Bruce and Batman... but with the worst traits overshadowing the good ones. Both he and Bruce have established issues with socializing with people (John's lack of social awareness, and S1 Bruce's struggle to host a fundraiser), they both have romantic tension with dangerous women, need people to help set them on the right path (Bruce's potential support to steer John right and Alfred's disapproval of violent actions and subsequent approval of non-violent actions), they both hide a darker aspect to themselves (Adorkable John has a growing dark side -- the Joker -- just waiting to get out, while philanthropist Bruce Wayne beats criminals with his bare hands as the Batman). [[spoiler:Taken UpTo11 in the Vigilante Path where the Joker becomes a Vigilante after being inspired by Bruce's trust and being enraged at the corruption of the Agency, not unlike how Bruce lost his parents to a corrupt Mayor. This is {{Lampshaded}} by Alfred, who notes the Joker is a mirror of Batman even where Bruce is darkest.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: In Episode 3 Harvey visits Selina the morning after she'd brought Bruce back to her apartment and catches her and Bruce, both in their underwear. Depending on the choices the player made, Bruce and Selina either ''did'' end up sleeping together or Bruce just slept on the couch. Either way, he'll assume the worst. Notably though, from Selina's perspective, her and Harvey weren't really properly together or in a serious relationship, but that doesn't make the events that follow any better. [[spoiler:In episode 5 Selina reveals that she ''never'' had any interest in Harvey, nor Bruce, and was just using Dent as a stepping stone to steal Wayne tech from Bruce.]]

* WalkingSpoiler:Her true role in the story spoils a great deal about the plot well in advance.

* DeadpanSnarker: Selina is sarcastic and witty, engaging in banter with Bruce during their cafe-table discussion.

* StalkerWithoutACrush: John is uncomfortably clingy to Bruce, stalking him at the funeral reception and obsessing over how they're such good friends. When confessing that he's fallen in love with someone, there's even an option for Bruce, not having met Harley, to ask if it's ''himself''; John is a little surprised, but softly murmurs "no", as if what ''they'' have goes beyond love.

* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler:Given what an unrepentant HateSink Riddler is, not to mention his effects on her family, it's hard to blame her for being the one to murder him.]]

* BadassInANiceSuit: For [[spoiler:his attack on the mayoral debate between Hill and Dent]], Oz wears a suit that compliments the penguin-like gas mask he dons as he proves to be a serious threat. Episode 3 has him dress much more conservatively when [[spoiler:He becomes the new CEO of Wayne Enterprises.]]

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Her abuse at the hands of the Vales was a big contributer to her becoming Lady Arkham.]]

* HateSink: Hill is the corrupt mayor of Gotham City. Back in the day, Hill was in a partnership with Carmine Falcone and Thomas Wayne, and was complicit in having innocent citizens committed to Arkham Asylum in order to steal their land and riches. Among Hill and Wayne's victims were Esther Cobblepot, the mother of Oswald. When Martha, Thomas's wife, threatened to expose her husband and Hill's activities, Hill hired Joe Chill to assassinate both Thomas and Martha. In the present day, Harvey Dent, backed by Bruce Wayne, is running for mayor against Hill. Hill, teaming up with Oswald Cobblepot, gathers incriminating evidence against the Waynes to hurt Harvey's chances of mayorhood. If Bruce chooses to visit Hill as himself after discovering his partnership with Cobblepot, Hill will try to convince Bruce to stop supporting Harvey in exchange for information, angrily throwing him out if he refuses. During a live debate with Harvey, Hill, under the influence of a drug by the Children of Arkham, reveals his desire to incinerate the city's poor. Under the mercy of Cobblepot, Hill pathetically begs for his life, before Cobblepot shoots him to death, avenging his mother.