History Characters / GothamKnights2022

* OldMoney: According to prerelease information, the Cobblepots are one of the founding five families of Gotham.

* BigBad: They are the Batman Family’s biggest and greatest threat.

* TokenSuper: According to his gameplay trailer, his ressurection has given him some magical abilities, contrasting him with the other, non-powered knights.

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->''"The Court cannot forgive your failure. You will atone with blood."''

A senior member of the Court who appears to serve as their primary spokesman.

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I got this, Bruce."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Gotham has called, and I have answered."'']]

Barbara Gordon is a vigilante super-hero operating as a member of the Batman Family as well as the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. After being an encounter that put her in a wheelchair, she became Oracle to continue her career as a vigilante, but after extensive rehabilitation, Barbara has recovered enough to resume active duty as Batgirl.

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"This is how Robin wins."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"This is what I trained for."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"You’ve always had my back when I needed you. I know you’ll keep Gotham safe. Good luck."'']]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/GildartJackson

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Jim Gordon never gave up on anything. That’s why Gotham City is still here. That’s why I’m still here."'']]

Renee Montoya is a detective working for the Gotham City Police Department underneath Commissioner Gordon who frequently allies herself with the vigilante Batman and his associates.

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Batman. Jim Gordon. They thought they had a handle on this city. They never did."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"A storm has risen over Gotham. Nothing can stop it!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I got one last li’l surprise for ya!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"See you at the premiere!"'']]

!!!'''Real Name:''' Richard J. Grayson

* AmicableExes: He and Babs were an item in the past but still work alongside each other without grief.

!!!'''Real Name:''' Barbara J. Gordon

%%* CareerEndingInjury: AccordingHer injury from the Joker was initially this, but she overcame it.

!!!'''Real Name:''' Timothy J. Drake

!!!'''Real Name:''' Jason P. Todd

!!!'''Real Name:''' Bruce T. Wayne

!!!'''Real Name:''' Oswald C. Cobblepot

!![[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Nightwing]] (Dick Grayson)
!!!Voiced By: Creator/ChristopherSean

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"I got this, Bruce.'''"]]

!!ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} (Barbara Gordon)
!!!Voiced By: America Young

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Protecting people runs in my veins.'''"]]

!![[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Robin]] (Tim Drake)
!!!Voiced By: Sloane Siegel

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!!ComicBook/RedHood (Jason Todd)
!!!Voiced By: Stephen Oyoung

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"This is what I trained for. Bruce gave me purpose… and I’ll go to Hell and back to see it through.'''"]]

!![[Characters/BatmanTheCharacter Batman]] (Bruce Wayne)
!!!Voiced By: Michael Antonakos

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"You’ve always had my back when I needed you. I know you’ll keep Gotham safe. Good luck.'''"]]

!!!Voiced By: Krizia Bajos

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Jim Gordon never gave up on anything. That’s why Gotham City is still here. That’s why I’m still here.'''"]]

Renee Montoya is a detective working for the
Gotham City Police Department underneath
Commissioner Gordon who frequently allies herself with the vigilante Batman and his associates.

!!The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot)
!!!Voiced By: Creator/EliasToufexis

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Batman. Jim Gordon. They thought they had a handle on this city. They never did.'''"]]

Formerly a crime lord using the name the Penguin who fought Batman, after being convicted and arrested due to numerous violent and financial crimes, Cobblepot claims to have turned a new leaf in prison, and just works at his Iceberg Lounge.

* BadassBaritone: Cobblepot has a low and gruff mobster-esque tenor provided by his voice actor Elias Toufexis

!!Mister Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries)
!!!Voiced By: Donald Chang

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"A storm has risen over Gotham. Nothing can stop it!'''"]]

Mister Freeze is a supervillain enemy of Batman who fights using cold-themed weapons. Formerly a scientist working in cryogenics, he had dedicated his life to finding a cure for his wife Nora Fries’ terminal
illness. Following a horrible lab accident, he became dependent on subzero temperatures to survive and began using his experimental inventions to commit crimes in efforts to fund his research. This also requires an exo-skeleton that keeps him constantly freezing.

!!Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel)
!!!Voiced By: Creator/KariWahlgren

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!!!Voiced By: Brian Keane

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"See you at the premiere!'''"]]

!VideoGame/GothamKnights

!The Bat-Family

* BadassCrew: The Bat-Family consist of vigilantes who defend their city from supercriminals without any powers.

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!!ComicBook/RedHood (Jason Todd)
!!!Voiced By: Stephen Oyoung
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[[caption-width-right:350: '''"This is what I trained for. Bruce gave me purpose… and I’ll go to Hell and back to see it through.'''"]]

In his youth, Jason was a StreetUrchin living in Gotham. He attempted to boost the wheels of the Batmobile but was caught by the Batman. Rather than discipline him, Bruce adopted the boy and anointed him as the second Robin. After some time, Jason was murdered by the Joker and revived in the Lazarus Pit. Jason now goes by a alias originally belonging to the Joker - the Red Hood.

* AdaptationalBadass: The most mystical abilities Jason had prior to this game were his All-Blades. Now he and create mystical bullets and use the energy from his soul to traverse the air.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In other media, even after his resurrection, Jason has never SoulPower abilities before.
* BackFromTheDead: While on-duty as Robin, Jason was murdered by the Joker. Later, he was revived when he corpse was laid into the Lazarus Pit.
* BadassBaritone: Jason has the lowest and gruffest voice on the team, courtesy of voice actor, Stephen Oyoung.
* TheBigGuy: Jason is both the team’s most physically imposing member and their main muscle.
* BigLittleBrother: Jason is noticeably OneHeadTaller than his big brother and predecessor Robin Dick.
* ColorCodedSecretIdentity: Some of Jason’s civilian clothing is red.
* DualWielding: Jason wields two pistols, but [[ThouShallNotKill utilizes non-lethal rounds]].
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Jason returned to the land of the living with mystical power.
* {{Hunk}}: In sharp contrast with his [[PrettyBoy elder brother]], Jason is depicted as a muscled tank of a young man.
* LongRangeFighter: In contrast with the rest of team, Jason’s guns put him far from his opponents.
* NotQuiteFlight: Jason has bounce across the sky with his mystical powers.
* OneHeadTaller: Jason is this to every member of the team.
* RedHotMasculinity: Jason is the most outwardly masculine member of the team and wears and is named red.
* RedIsHeroic: While he has had his struggles, Red Hood is firmly on the side of the angels.
* RedIsViolent: Red Hood is the most noticeably aggressive and hotheaded person in the Bat-Family.
* SoulPower: Jason’s mystical abilities stem from him being able to weaponize his own soul.
* StreetUrchin: Jason grew up as one on the harsh streets of Gotham.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: This design for Jason Todd is one of the most far removed one, making his noticeably bulkier and cropping his hair quite a bit as well as giving him a scar.

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!!ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} (Barbara Gordon)
!!!Voiced By: America Young

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[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Protecting people runs in my veins.'''"]]

Barbara Gordon is a vigilante super-hero operating as a member of the Batman Family as well as the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. After being an encounter that puter her in a wheelchair, she became Oracle to continue her career as a vigilante, but after extensive rehabilitation, Barbara has recovered enough to resume active duty as Batgirl.

%%* CareerEndingInjury: AccordingHer injury from the Joker was initially this, but she overcame it.
* TheDeterminator: According to her profile, not many people can match her determination and willpower.
* HeroicLineage: Before her, Barbara’s father was the Police Commissioner of the GCPD.
* InTheBlood: As Babs states herself in her gameplay trailer, “Protecting people runs in my veins.”
* LawmanBaton: In contrast to all other media, Babs wields a single tonfa.
* TheSmartGirl: Babs shares this role with Tim, having studied library science according to a gameplay preview, and according to her profile she's an expert in hacking and as Oracle she was an information and communications expert.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Batgirl is the sole female member of the team.
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: According to her profile, while an encounter left her in a wheelchair, she's regained mobility through rehabilitation.

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!![[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Robin]] (Tim Drake)
!!!Voiced By: Sloane Siegel

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[[caption-width-right:350: '''"It’s hard to imagine a Robin without a Batman, but, I guess it’s up to me to figure that out.'''"]]

Tim Drake was privileged enough to see the Flying Graysons live as a boy. Later on he was able to deduce that Batman was Bruce Wayne and Nightwing was Dick Grayson. To help Batman, Tim took up the mantle of Robin.

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Tim is the youngest and newest member of the team, and according to a developer interview, he's a teenager.
* InvisibilityCloak: In the Robin gameplay trailer, Tim turns invisible.
* KidHero: According to a developer interview, Tim is a teenager.
* LegacyCharacter: Tim is the third Robin, after Dick and Jason.
* MartialArtsStaff: Tim utilizes a collapsilbe quarterstaff during combat.
* ScienceHero: In the Robin gameplay trailer, Tim uses technology to turn invisible, teleport and create a hologram of Nightwing as a distraction.
* TheSmartGuy: Tim's biography on the offical site calls him the smartest of the Batfamily, and cites his deductive reasoning and background in psychological warfare and behavoiral sciences.
* SpinToDeflectStuff: In the Robin gameplay trailer, Tim spins his staff to deflect bullets.
* StealthExpert: Tim's biography on the offical site lists him as being skilled in being stealthy.
* SufferTheSlings: In the Robin gameplay trailer, Tim uses a slingshot to attack criminals.

* BigBad: They are the Bat-Family’s biggest and greatest threat.

* MaliciousMisnaming: As seen in the preview gameplay released, she has a derogatory nickname for each of the Batfamily: Nightwing is “Nightbutt”, Robin is "Birdbrain", Batgirl is "Bratgirl" and Red Hood is "Dead Hood".

A boy, Bruce Wayne’s parents were murdered right before his eyes by a criminal. He dedicated himself to fighting crime and weaponizing criminal’s fears he became The Batman. Eventually his operation expanded and he took numerous protégés under his wing.

Barbara Gordon is a vigilante super-hero operating as a member of the Batman Family as well as the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Eventually she was paralyzed by the Joker but has since returned to fighting against crime.

* CareerEndingInjury: Her injury from the Joker was initially this, but she overcame it.

* InTheBlood: As Babs states herself, “Protecting people runs in my veins.”

* TheSmartGirl: Babs shares this role with Tim.

* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Babs regains her mobility well enough to once again fight crime.

* TheMentor: Bruce was the mentor to Dick, Jason, Tim and Barbara before his untimely demise.

* MaliciousMisnaming: As seen in the preview gameplay released, she has a derogatory nickname for each of the Batfamily: Nightwing is “Nightbutt”, Batgirl is "Bratgirl" and Red Hood is "Dead Hood".

The Penguin is a Gotham City crimelord with a
deformed physical appearance who is a frequent enemy of Batman. Despite the penguin-like appearance that led to his nickname, he is a ruthlessly cunning criminal genius operating out of his nightclub the Iceberg Lounge.

Born Harleen Quinzel, she had
been working as a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum where she was assigned to the Joker and fell in love with him. This led to her adopting her own costumed persona, adapting the word harlequin, to assist his escape and cause further mayhem.

* MaliciousMisnaming: She refers to Nightwing as “Nightbutt” during a confrontation.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Harley’s design in this game is far removed from others before it.

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!Richard John “Dick” Grayson- Robin I / Nightwing

* BashBrothers: Nightwing has this dynamic with his brothers Red Hood and Robin.

* CoolBigBro: Dick serves as this to his younger brothers Jason and Tim.

* TheLeader: As Batman’s first protégé, Nightwing undoubtedly will take point in the team.
* PrettyBoy: Dick’s appearance is noticeably more boyish and slender than his two younger brothers.

!Jason Peter Todd- Robin II / Red Hood II

In his youth, Jason was a StreetUrchin living in Gotham. He attempted to boost the wheels of the Batmobile but was caught by the Batman. Rather than discipline him, Bruce adopted the boy and anointed him as the second Robin. After some time, Jason was murdered by the Joker and revived in the Lazarus Pit. Jason now goes by a alias originally belonging to the Joker- the Red Hood.

!Barbara Joan Gordon- Batgirl I

Barbara Gordon is a vigilante super-hero operating as a member of the Batman Family as well as the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James “Jim” Gordon. Eventually she was paralyzed by the Joker but has since returned to fighting against crime.

* TheLancer: As most likely Dick’s oldest ally, Babs is the Sergeant to his Captain.

!Timothy Jackson “Tim” Drake- Robin III

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Tim is the youngest and newest member of the team.

* MartialArtsStaff: Tim utilizes a bo staff during combat.
* TheSmartGuy: Tim is a TeenGenius and was able to do things scientifically that adults three times his age can only dream of.

!Bruce Thomas Wayne- Batman I

!Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

!Renee Maria Montoya

!James Worthington “Jim” Gordon

James Gordon was the Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, and was one of Batman's greatest allies.

!Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot- The Penguin

!Victor Fries- Mister Freeze

!Dr. Harleen Quinzel- Harley Quinn

!Clayface

* AmicableExes: He and Babs where an item in the past but still work alongside each other without grief.
* AscendedMeme: Dick’s memetic shapely posterior was brought up when Barbara told him that she knows that he checks himself out in the mirror and when Harley Quinn [[MaliciousMisnaming refused to him as]] “Nightbutt”.

* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Barbara says that he checks out his own ass in the mirror every chance he gets when talking about how much she knows him. Knowing the reputation of Nightwing in the comics as one of the sexiest male characters only makes this funnier.

* DistractedByMyOwnTheSexy: Barbara says that he checks out his own ass in the mirror every chance he gets when talking about how much she knows him. Knowing the reputation of Nightwing in the comics as one of the sexiest male characters only makes this funnier.

!!!Voiced By: Gildart Jackson

!!!Voiced By: Elias Toufexis

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Batman.Jim Gordon. They thought they had a handle of this city. They never did.'''"]]

* SimpleStaff: Tim utilizes a bo staff during combat.

* SkunkStripe: Jason sports one, most likely a token of his resurrection.

** Batgirl is [[yellow:yellow]].

* AdaptionalBadass: The most mystical abilities Jason had prior to this game were his All-Blades. Now he and create mystical bullets and use the energy from his soul to traverse the air.
* AdaptationSuperpowerChange: In other media, even after his resurrection, Jason has never SoulPower abilities before.

* LongRangedFighter: In contrast with the rest of team, Jason’s guns put him far from his opponents.

* PredecessorHero: Batman paved the way for Gotham’s other vigilantes after him.

Alfred Pennyworth is the trusted butler of BruceWayne and the Wayne Family, making him Batman's manservant. Having worked for Thomas and Martha Wayne before they were murdered, he raised young Bruce from an early age. His responsibilities include attending to Batman and making sure he can properly