| 1 | '''[[Characters/TheBatman Back to main.]]''' |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | !!Bat Family |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:The Batman]] |
| 8 | !![[{{Franchise/Batman}} Bruce Wayne / The Batman]] |
| 9 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman2004.png]] |
| 10 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinoRomano [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/AdrienAntoine (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 11 | -->''"Let's hope it's not the Batman that brings out the freaks..."'' |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Son of wealthy entrepreneurs Thomas and Martha Wayne, who were gunned down one evening coming out of a theater as a young Bruce watched. Vowing to take revenge on the criminal underworld, he spent years abroad to hone mind and body so he could act as Gotham City's midnight vigilante, using martial arts, stealth and the imagery of a bat to intimidate his prey. He is the CEO of Wayne Industries, developer of technologies such as his customized vehicle the Batmobile), and a communicator device called the Bat-Wave. ''The Batman'' follows a 26-year-old Bruce during the adventures in his third year as Batman. |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | * TheAce: [[AdaptationalWimp Downplayed at first]], but eventually played completely straight, as one would expect from Bruce Wayne/Batman. |
| 16 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to many modern versions of Batman, this one is less evasive and more relatable by comparison, with his Bruce Wayne persona much more genuine. This Batman was the one who suggested to Superman they should team-up, and was also more open to the idea of joining the Justice League. |
| 17 | * AdaptationalWimp: This version of Batman starts out as an inexperienced crime fighter who can easily be outmatched by his opponents when not properly prepared. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This provides more opportunity for]] CharacterDevelopment. |
| 18 | * AllEncompassingMantle: His cape, longer than he is tall, functions as this. |
| 19 | * ArtEvolution: Bruce is portrayed with a long, pointy chin in the first three seasons, contrasting from his usual LanternJawOfJustice. In season 4, he was given a more square jawline and the eye-slits in his cowl became smaller and more angular. Possibly, the larger chin also implies that Batman is older. |
| 20 | ** For some reason, he gets a nose job as well, as his nose goes from large and convex to small and straight. |
| 21 | * BadassNormal: A staple for any version of Batman. His strength, speed, stamina and pain tolerance borders on superhuman. |
| 22 | * BecomingTheMask: At the beginning of the series, Batman is merely a mask for Bruce Wayne. Over the course of the series, it becomes the other way around. |
| 23 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the second part of "Batgirl Begins", at the hands of Poison Ivy. |
| 24 | * CharacterDevelopment: He starts out as being pretty inexperienced as a superhero, making several rookie mistakes, having trouble separating his social life and secret identity, and breaking his stoic facade to make quips. He gradually becomes much colder and more in line with the typical depiction of Batman, with Bruce Wayne becoming the facade instead; however, he also loses his IWorkAlone mentality and becomes far more willing to work with other heroes. |
| 25 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He tosses Bane into an armored car so hard that Bane's body ''dents'' it. |
| 26 | * CoolCar: The Batmobile, as always, and he gets a second, even cooler one in season 3 after the first was taken out by Gearhead. |
| 27 | * CrazyPrepared: A staple of Batman. He has ''chainsaw gauntlets'' for crying out loud. |
| 28 | * DarkIsNotEvil: He wears a dark costume, but is firmly on the side of good. |
| 29 | * DeadpanSnarker: You'd never believe it, but this Batman gives his fare share of one-liners. To the point where it almost becomes YouFightLikeACow. Almost. In "Topsy-Turvy", he and Joker even had a little SnarkToSnarkCombat. |
| 30 | * DisappointedByTheMotive: Doesn't hide how utterly pathetic he views Cluemaster as, wasting his skills and intelligence to get revenge for something that was clearly his fault on a game show few people even remember. |
| 31 | * EasyAmnesia: Gets this in "A Dark Knight To Remember", after a rough battle with the Penguin makes him forget that he's the Batman. |
| 32 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: While details aren't made clear, it's shown in "Artifacts" that the Bat-family's actions ultimately paid off, with Gotham City in the distant future regarding Batman as a legendary hero.]] |
| 33 | * ExpressiveMask: His cowl's eye slits widen or narrow with emotion. |
| 34 | * Fiction500: The episode "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" went so far as to present the fact that in all of Gotham, there are only two other people in Bruce's age and physical range who are rich enough to fund a war on crime as big as the Batman's. |
| 35 | * FreudianExcuse: Brought up Vicki Vale in "The Batman vs Dracula". Bruce's grief over the loss of his parents made him afraid to be open with people. He purposefully misses a date in "Big Dummy" due to his dedication to being Batman. While he's capable of having friends like Ethan Bennett, he's still hiding his secret from them and doesn't divulge out of fear. It becomes most prominent in "The Joining" two-parter where Batgirl and Robin call him out on distancing himself from them out of their belief he doesn't need them anymore, only to break his stoic attitude and admit he did out of a fear of losing them. |
| 36 | * GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Usually Batman understands his villains, but when he goes inside the Joker's mind, he is nearly driven insane. Though it’s possible that this is more a case of Sane Cannot Comprehend Insane, as the Joker is [[AxCrazy certifiably insane]]. |
| 37 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: In the first two seasons, where the police consider him a VigilanteMan at best. Subverted later on, eventually being recognized as a legendary hero in the distant future. |
| 38 | * IdleRich: His public persona. Downplayed, as he's still involved with Wayne Industries and he takes some aspects pretty seriously, such as working to have a dangerous toymaker fired. Though he's still seen as a dim party boy by the general public, which causes the Wayne Foundation to temporarily lose a contract to expand the children's hospital to rival [=GothCorp=]. He gets it back after it's revealed that [[spoiler:Firefly]] was working for [=GothCorp=] as a corporate saboteur. |
| 39 | * IndyPloy: He occasionally runs into things he can't prepare for, and wins because he manages to think on his feet and come up with a solution on the spot. |
| 40 | * {{Jetpack}}: Uses one as Batman to fight aerial villains like Firefly and Man-Bat. |
| 41 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: In "A Dark Knight To Remember", thanks to a bump to the head. |
| 42 | * {{Leitmotif}}: An short electric guitar riff plays whenever Batman appears, usually three chords. It's turned up to eleven in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'', where it plays nearly a hundred times. |
| 43 | * MarriedToTheJob: Alfred has said this about Bruce on two occasions. In one episode, where Bruce has to cancel a blind date and sends Alfred to apologize, the date asks if Bruce is married. Alfred replies, "Yes... To his work." In another episode, Selina Kyle sighs and asks Alfred if Bruce Wayne is married. Alfred replies, "Only to his job, Miss Kyle." |
| 44 | * MyGreatestFailure: He considers that he was never able to catch the criminal that killed his parents to justice this, especially since this man [[KarmaHoudini was able to get away with it.]] |
| 45 | * NiceGuy: This version of Batman lacks the abrasive qualities many modern versions have. In one episode, he goes out of his way to personally deliver hearing aides to Kirk Langstrom’s niece since he was told she was going deaf. Turns out he was lied to, but it was still a very polite thing of him to do. |
| 46 | * NotAsYouKnowThem: In the Season 5 premiere, it's he, and ''not'' Superman, who's more willing to team-up. |
| 47 | * OneLastJob: Most of "Artifacts" details Bruce's [[DistantFinale final mission]] as Batman. |
| 48 | * PapaWolf: Once Batgirl and Robin become part of his team, he develops a fiercely protective side for the kids. One example in particular is from “A Matter of Family” when Bruce was so enraged by Tony Zucco attacking Robin that he broke free from his restraints to protect his adoptive son. |
| 49 | * ParentalAbandonment: Yeah, okay, you all know what's coming. [[ObligatoryJoke HIS PARENTS ARE DEEAAAAAAAD!]] But worse, [[spoiler:his parents' killer was never brought to justice]]. |
| 50 | * ParentalSubstitute: While he made mistakes at first, Bruce is definitely this towards Robin, having taken in the boy as his ward. "Artifact" shows that even after several years have passed, the two still keep in touch and can work flawlessly as a crime-fighting duo. To an extent, Bruce also acts as one towards Barbara. |
| 51 | * SpellMyNameWithAThe: While he's occasionally referred to as "the Batman" in other media, here he's called that almost exclusively when mentioned in the third person. |
| 52 | * StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: One of the most jarring examples is when his attacks did little more than "slightly" damage the villain of the week in "Seconds". To note, said villain was physically just an ordinary middle-aged man. And this was after Batman went through major CharacterDevelopment as a superhero. |
| 53 | * ThouShaltNotKill: Obviously, he does not kill his foes, as doing so would make him no better than the criminals he's fighting against. [[spoiler:Though this rule can be bent, like when he kills the undead Dracula or the robotic D.A.V.E..]] |
| 54 | * TookALevelInBadass: Bruce becomes a more capable combatant with each passing season. In the first season, he was still relatively inexperienced and lost many fights against supervillains (though it was just three years and most of his prey were likely just common criminals and gang members.) With every new supervillain and such he comes across, Batman becomes stronger and more experienced. |
| 55 | * TheStoic: Comes with being Batman. However, this version of Batman is actually amongst the more emoting ones, and he also has a functional life as Bruce Wayne. Unlike most modern versions, where his "Bruce Wayne" persona is an act, this version is much more genuine. |
| 56 | * VocalEvolution: His voice gradually becomes colder and deeper, coinciding with his CharacterDevelopment into a more typical Batman. |
| 57 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:It is how Bruce feels about what happened with him and Ethan between Ethan's breakdown in "Meltdown" and Ethan's HeelFaceTurn in "Clayfaces". Thankfully, Ethan eventually sees the error of his ways and reforms in "Clayfaces".]] |
| 58 | * WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: From Lucius Fox. |
| 59 | * WouldHitAGirl: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6m9cL3Tsgk&feature=related You knew she was a plant, right?]] |
| 60 | * YoungerAndHipper: The show's incarnation of Batman was 26 when the show began and it shows through his early behaviors. In fact, the first episode has Alfred and Batman "celebrating" that it was now three years since Bruce took on the mantle. It sets the show apart and allows for Batman to further grow and evolve. |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Batgirl]] |
| 64 | !!Barbara Gordon / {{ComicBook/Batgirl}} / ComicBook/{{Oracle}} |
| 65 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batgirl_9.png]] |
| 66 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielleJudovits, Creator/KellieMartin (as Oracle in "Artifacts") [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Chantal Baroin (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 67 | -->''"Some first day as a sidekick. I failed to stop Ivy, my aim needs work and I blew my secret identity."'' |
| 68 | |
| 69 | The daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon, who joins Batman's war on crime during Season 3, taking on the persona "Batgirl" when patrolling the city. Unlike the comics, Batgirl joined Batman before Robin did. |
| 70 | ---- |
| 71 | * AbledInTheAdaptation: Surprisingly averted. This is one of the earliest adaptations to show Barbara as Oracle, and Oracle in a wheelchair at that. |
| 72 | * ActionGirl: Even before becoming Batgirl she was an accomplished gymnast who sought out action. |
| 73 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Barbara Gordon is typically blue-eyed, but here she has brown eyes. Her hair is also a different shade of red than the norm. |
| 74 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: One of the rare instances where Batgirl shows up before Robin, as well as being older than Robin. |
| 75 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Her hair is medium length in this version while most other versions of the character have at least shoulder length hair. |
| 76 | * AgeLift: She's not so much younger than she's usually depicted (though she does [[OlderThanTheyLook look somewhat younger]]), but she's depicted as being older than Dick Grayson. This makes her more in line with her pre-Crisis counterpart. |
| 77 | * AscendedFangirl: Getting to meet the Batman, and becoming his sidekick. |
| 78 | * BrattyHalfPint: This Batgirl is overzealous and at times fails to realize just how dangerous fighting hardened super-powered criminals is, contrasting the serious, mature personality of most other versions of the character. |
| 79 | * CompositeCharacter: While she's Barbara, her personality and purple costume evokes the Spoiler[[note]]This was before Stephanie became Batgirl in ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009''[[/note]]. |
| 80 | * CoolBigSis: When they're not bickering, she does act as a big sister to Robin and guides him using her one year head start of being a hero. |
| 81 | * DemotedToExtra: In seasons 4 and 5, Batgirl's appearances are sporadic, with Robin more frequently being Batman's only sidekick at any given time. Justified in the latter season, since she is in college now. She appears in 18 of the 26 episodes of seasons 4 and 5, but only has five season 5 appearances (one of which is a cameo). |
| 82 | * ExpressiveMask: Much like Batman's, her eye holes widen and narrow with emotion. |
| 83 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Doesn't show up until season 3, but becomes a main character once she does. |
| 84 | * InsistentTerminology: In her origin episode, she tries to insist on being called "Batwoman", but finally gives up. |
| 85 | * KiddieKid: She's a high-schooler, but acts (and looks) more like a middle-schooler, especially how she bickers with Robin. She does become somewhat more mature in the fifth season after she goes off to college. |
| 86 | * TheLancer: She's light-hearted and cheeky to contrast Batman's serious demeanor. |
| 87 | * LittleMissSnarker: Again, usual for Batgirl. |
| 88 | * MissingMom: Like ''BTAS'', Barbara's mother is never seen nor mentioned. Issue #18 of the tie-in comic ''Batman Strikes!'' heavily implies that she's dead. |
| 89 | * MuscleAngst: Briefly suffers from this in "Brawn" after being defeated by Joker on Venom, to the point where she starts lifting weights to get bigger. Though she finds her small size to be useful when she jumps onto Joker's back to disconnect the Venom tube and Joker was unable to pull her off as he was when Batman tried it. |
| 90 | * MythologyGag: She is mentioned at the end of the second season before properly appearing in the third season, which is exactly how her introduction was handled in [[Series/Batman1966 the 1966 live-action television series]]. |
| 91 | * OlderThanTheyLook: While she doesn't look much older than 13 or 14 (and is kind of on the short and [[NoodlePeople scrawny]] side), she's actually a college freshman by the fifth season, which would put her around 18 or 19. |
| 92 | * PluckyGirl: Self-described as Batman's "plucky sidekick". |
| 93 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Her batsuit is purple and she's Batman's primary sidekick. |
| 94 | * StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Gordon's refusal to allow Barbara to become a cop like him encourages her to fight for good in her own way. First as Pamela Isley's lackey, then as Batman's sidekick. |
| 95 | * TagAlongKid: At first, before Batman accepts her as his sidekick. |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Robin]] |
| 99 | !![[{{ComicBook/Nightwing}} Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing]] |
| 100 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tb_robin.png]] |
| 101 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EvanSabara, Creator/JerryOConnell (as Nightwing in "Artifacts") [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/AlexisTomassian (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 102 | -->''"A robin? Like the bird? You know, kids my age get beat up for nicknames like that."'' |
| 103 | |
| 104 | A young boy whom Bruce Wayne adopted after his circus acrobat parents were killed by a gangster named Tony Zucco. Bruce trains him in order to bring Dick into his crime fighting family, who adopts the moniker "Robin". Comes into the show in Season 4, which differs from the comics as Batgirl had already been a part of Batman's team by that point. |
| 105 | ---- |
| 106 | * AdaptationDyeJob: |
| 107 | ** His eyes are green instead of blue. |
| 108 | ** Also applies to the "R" symbol on his chest. Usually, it's a yellow "R" on a black circle, but in ''The Batman'', it's a black "R" on a yellow circle, similar to Batman's bat symbol. |
| 109 | * AdaptationalLateAppearance: DC's "Bat-Embargo" prevented Robin from appearing on the show while ''Teen Titans'' was still airing, which is why he didn't show up until the fourth season, after ''Teen Titans''' cancellation and Batgirl's introduction in the previous season. |
| 110 | * BrattyHalfPint: As usual for a young Robin. |
| 111 | * CompositeCharacter: Much like in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''Film/BatmanForever'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', he's Dick wearing Tim Drake's costume. Additionally, much like the latter, he also uses Tim's primary weapon, a bo staff. |
| 112 | * DeadpanSnarker: He rivals Alfred in this area, despite being a young boy. |
| 113 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Dick hates being his mother's "little robin", but eventually embraces the name as the Dark Knight's sidekick. |
| 114 | * FutureBadass: As Nightwing, as seen in "Artifacts". |
| 115 | * KidSidekick: Again, a trait that most Robins have. |
| 116 | * KidHeroAllGrownUp: As Nightwing in "Artifacts". |
| 117 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Doesn't show up until season 4, but becomes the second main character once he does. His late appearance is actually due to a case of ExecutiveMeddling as ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' was using Robin throughout most of the show's run, and DC animated works only allowed one show to "hold dibs" on a character at a time. |
| 118 | * OnlineAlias: A season 5 episode reveals that Nightwing, his future codename started as one for a video game. |
| 119 | * ParentalAbandonment: Just like in the comic, his parents are killed right before he becomes Robin. |
| 120 | * {{Squee}}: He geeks out when he first meets Green Lantern in Season 5. |
| 121 | * VocalEvolution: His voice dropped in the fifth season, due to puberty of the voice actor. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Alfred Pennyworth]] |
| 125 | !!Alfred Pennyworth |
| 126 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alfred_pennyworth_7.png]] |
| 127 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlastairDuncan [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/JacquesCiron (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 128 | -->''"Oh, Master Bruce. I am so very sorry. I can never replace them, but I promise you, I will never ever leave your side."'' |
| 129 | |
| 130 | The Wayne family's loyal retainer, who raised Bruce through his traumatic childhood following the murder of his parents. He is privy to Bruce's secret identity as Batman, and maintains the Batcave whilst Bruce is in the field. |
| 131 | ---- |
| 132 | * AgeLift: This version of Alfred appears to be middle-aged rather than elderly, though he didn't age as well as his childhood friend Ewan Fripp. Though it makes sense, considering the series occurs early in Batman's career -- in the first season, Bruce is only 26 and has only been Batman for 3 years. |
| 133 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite believing in the legend of Solomon Grundy in "Grundy's Night" and that other heroes like Superman and Hawkman exist, "The Batman vs Dracula" has him dismiss the idea of Bruce encountering vampires. Once a waiter he reprimanded earlier at the party is shown to have no reflection, he doesn't dismiss their existence anymore. |
| 134 | * CharacterDevelopment: In the early episodes, Alfred wasn't too happy with Bruce's work as the Batman, often suggesting he give it up. By the time of the season three episode "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind", his opinion had changed considerably, to the point where he was willing to die rather then have Bruce's secret be revealed. |
| 135 | -->"Gotham needs the Batman more then you need a butler!" |
| 136 | * CoolOldGuy: In "Artifacts", though he does need a cane to get around with now. |
| 137 | * DeadpanSnarker: This ''is'' Alfred. |
| 138 | * HiddenDepths: He has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of television, which comes in handy when Batman has to take on the Cluemaster. |
| 139 | -->"I sometimes watch the telly when I'm dusting. I've done a lot of dusting over the years." |
| 140 | * TheJeeves: As usual. |
| 141 | * TheMedic: As usual, he's a former military medic. He is even able to help Bruce recover from multiple broken bones suffered from the hands of Bane. |
| 142 | * ParentalSubstitute: He raised Bruce after his parents died. |
| 143 | * SecretKeeper: One of the few people to know the Batman's identity. |
| 144 | * ServileSnarker: As always. Notably, he's initially ''much'' less supportive of Bruce's vigilante shenanigans than other incarnations of the character. |
| 145 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Batman. He might persuade his master to move on with his life, but he'll always help Bruce out, even if doing so will cost Alfred his life. |
| 146 | * WhileRomeBurns: In "The Joining, Part 2", he drinks some tea with Lucius Fox while the titular aliens destroy Gotham and ashes falls likes snow until he remembers telling Dick and Barbara to go behind Bruce's back and help him, anyway, and he and Lucius decide to try to help as well. |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | !!Supporting Characters[[note]]Including other allies of Batman, friends of Bruce Wayne, and Gotham City government/police employees[[/note]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Lucius Fox]] |
| 152 | !!Lucius Fox |
| 153 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/220px_lucius.jpg]] |
| 154 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LouisGossettJr [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/PatrickBorg (FR, 1st voice), Thierry Murzeau (FR, 2nd voice)[[/labelnote]] |
| 155 | Bruce Wayne's business associate, and one of the few people who knows that Wayne is actually the Batman. |
| 156 | ---- |
| 157 | * AdaptationalLateAppearance: Lucius Fox doesn't appear until the finale of Season Four, though it's indicated he's been working behind the scenes since the beginning. |
| 158 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: See "MythologyGag". |
| 159 | * MythologyGag: A big honking one to the ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''[='=]s version of the character, being an old friend of Thomas Wayne, acting as Batman's armorer, knows Bruce is Batman[[note]]Although it's only hinted at in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', and confirmed in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (which wasn't released yet when "The Joining" aired).[[/note]], and is even modeled on Creator/MorganFreeman. |
| 160 | * RememberTheNewGuy: At least in regards to Batman and Alfred. Robin and Batgirl, not so much. |
| 161 | * SecretKeeper: For Bruce. |
| 162 | * WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: The answer to where Batman gets his gear. |
| 163 | * WhileRomeBurns: In "The Joining, Part 2", he drinks some tea with Alfred while the titular aliens destroy Gotham and ashes falls likes snow until Alfred remembers telling Dick and Barbara to go behind Bruce's back and help him, anyway, and he and Alfred decide to try to help as well. |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Vicky Vale]] |
| 167 | [[caption-width-right:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vicki_vale.jpg]] |
| 168 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Laura Préjean (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 169 | -->''"What is it about you that keeps me coming back? Your charm... your bod... tons of money... if only I were shallow."'' |
| 170 | |
| 171 | A news reporter who served as a love interest of Bruce Wayne. Count Dracula becomes interested in her as well, choosing Vicky as the vessel to resurrect his bride Carmilla. |
| 172 | ---- |
| 173 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: She's very cute, pretty and good hearted. |
| 174 | * DamselInDistress: She's kidnapped by Dracula, who attempts to use her soul to revive his long-dead bride. |
| 175 | * DeadpanSnarker: Despite her "goody goody" nature, she can be sarcastic sometimes. |
| 176 | * HartmanHips: She's got very huge and shapely hips. |
| 177 | * MsFanservice: Very pretty and many of the male characters have a thing for her. |
| 178 | * NiceGirl: She looks out for the well being of others. |
| 179 | * OneShotCharacter: Only appears in ''The Batman vs. Dracula''. |
| 180 | * RapidAging: During the sacrificial ritual, she becomes older and frail the more that Carmilla drains her soul. Batman manages to reverse it by hitting Carmilla directly with his explosives. |
| 181 | * SecretKeeper: She's the only person besides Penguin who remembers the vampires, but also keeps quiet on this as well. |
| 182 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: A green-eyed redhead who is important to both Batman and Dracula for wildly different reasons. |
| 183 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is usually spelled "Vick''i''" in other continuities. Here, it's spelled with a "y". |
| 184 | * TaremeEyes: She has these to signify that she is a compassionate NiceGirl. |
| 185 | * TargetedHumanSacrifice: Dracula chose her for the sacrificial ritual partly because her soul can resurrect Carmilla, and partly because of his lust for her. |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Mayor Grange]] |
| 189 | !!Mayor Marion Grange |
| 190 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mayor_grange.png]] |
| 191 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamWest [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Bernard Tiphaine (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | Marion Grange was a close friend of Thomas Wayne, and is close to his son Bruce as well. He is the Mayor of Gotham City for the first three seasons. He is absent from Season 4, and is replaced by Hamilton Hill in Season 5. |
| 194 | ---- |
| 195 | * AdamWesting: He was voiced by the trope namer, after all. |
| 196 | * TheChewToy: The Joker kidnapped him once and targeted his wife while pretending to be Batman, and his re-election saw Maxie Zeus try to take over the city after losing to Grange. |
| 197 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite winning a re-election bid in Season 3, he's not seen in Season 4 and in the Season 5 premiere, he's replaced by Hamilton Hill.[[note]]The comics character was killed in the lead-up to ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'', but there's no sign of what happened to the character here[[/note]] |
| 198 | * GenderBlenderName: His first name, "Marion", is typically a woman's name. |
| 199 | * GenderFlip: The character is a woman in the comics, hence the GenderBlenderName. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Mayor Hill]] |
| 203 | !!Mayor Hamilton Hill |
| 204 | [[quoteright:321:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hamilton_hill_the_batman.png]] |
| 205 | -> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LexLang [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | The mayor of Gotham after Mayor Grange resigns from the office. |
| 208 | ---- |
| 209 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics Hill was corrupt, but he shows no signs of corruption here. |
| 210 | * RaceLift: Hill was white in the comics, but is black here. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Commissioner Gordon]] |
| 214 | !!Commissioner James Gordon |
| 215 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_gordon_the_batman.jpg]] |
| 216 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitchPileggi [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Jean-Claude Sachot (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 217 | -->''"All I ask is that you help me make Gotham a safe place for my daughter to grow up in."'' |
| 218 | |
| 219 | Barbara Gordon's father and Gotham City's police commissioner. He has been a secret ally of Batman for years, before finally making his support public and allowing Batman to legally continue his vigilantism, as it's the only way to deal with Gotham's unique band of criminals. |
| 220 | ---- |
| 221 | * AgeLift: Like Alfred, he appears to be a lot younger than he is usually depicted. The younger Gordon in ''Batman Begins'' might have inspired that. |
| 222 | * TheCommissionerGordon: [[TropeNamers Obviously]]. And as noted under "Remember the New Guy", he's been doing this off-screen even before his debut. |
| 223 | * EarlyBirdCameo: [[http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1902711&postcount=58 According to]] [[WordOfGod Jeff Matsuda]], Gordon was the young officer seen in the flashback in "Traction." |
| 224 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: He clearly establishes the new direction for the Gotham police department when he tells Batman that he thinks chasing bats is counterproductive and a waste of police resources. |
| 225 | * HollywoodOld: He barely looks any older during his appearance in "Artifacts", which takes place twenty years into the future. |
| 226 | * OutOfFocus: Compared to most other Batman media, Gordon does very little in this series once introduced. |
| 227 | * ParentalObliviousness: The poor guy can never fully connect with his daughter due to clashing views, and years into the future, he ''still'' doesn't know about her superhero double-life. Justified, as the only time he ever got a good look at Batgirl was the first time he met her, and he was missing his glasses. Yet, he noticed Batgirl's hair color. |
| 228 | -->"Another red? What are the odds?" |
| 229 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Another given. Becoming commissioner allowed Batman to work with the law instead of against it. He also made Rojas give Yin her badge back (though Yin never appears again after that). |
| 230 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Aside from the EarlyBirdCameo which some people might not have caught on to, Gordon's this. Alfred comments that "James Gordon has loomed large over [Bruce's] life." Then at the newly-installed Batsignal, Gordon says to Batman, "Thanks to all of your efforts, Batman, the time is finally right to take our alliance to the next step." Both said despite the fact that prior to "Night and the City", Gordon hadn't appeared in the present day. |
| 231 | * StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Gordon's refusal to allow Barbara to become a cop like him encourages her to fight for good in her own way. First as Pamela Isley's lackey, then as Batman's sidekick. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder:Chief Rojas]] |
| 235 | !!Chief Angel Rojas |
| 236 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rojas.png]] |
| 237 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Bring me this Batman. Whoever he is."]] |
| 238 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos ("The Bat in the Belfry"), Creator/JesseCorti (all other appearances) [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 239 | -->''"Six months ago Gotham had the lowest crime rate in the nation. Yesterday, we were declared "The World's Scariest City"!''" |
| 240 | |
| 241 | GCPD's {{jerkass}} police chief who mistreats his employees, and prioritizes Batman's arrest over those of the actual villains. |
| 242 | ---- |
| 243 | * AdaptationalJobChange: As he's a {{composite|Character}} of both Gillian Loeb and Harvey Bullock, this trope applies to him in regards to both. Loeb was one of Gordon's predecessors as police commissioner and while Rojas was the highest on the pecking order of the GCPD we saw throughout most of the first two seasons, he's ultimately the second-in-command, not the top cop himself. Additionally, barring the {{Elseworld}} ''ComicBook/TheNail'' and later ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', Bullock never held a rank higher than Lieutenant for a prolonged period of time[[note]]In the lead-up to ''ComicBook/TheJokerWar'', he was temporarily Commissioner[[/note]], with the only time he's actually the chief of the GCPD being ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamByGaslight'', where he's once again a CompositeCharacter (in this case with Chief O'Hara from ''Series/Batman1966'', as Commissioner Gordon's Irish-accented second-in-command). |
| 244 | * AdaptationalVillainy: As a {{composite|Character}} of Gillian Loeb and Harvey Bullock, he leans towards the former's BadBoss traits, lacking Bullock's more admirable qualities and engaged in acts that Bullock, even when he's presented as a DirtyCop, would be appalled by. However, he's not quite as bad as Loeb, as he isn't outwardly corrupt and doesn't participate in any illegal activity until he used Yin as a hostage in ''Night and the City''. |
| 245 | * AssholeVictim: Almost. He was targeted by [[spoiler:a newly-transformed-into-Clayface Ethan Bennett after how badly he treated Bennett.]] Batman ultimately has to save him. |
| 246 | * BadBoss: Big time! He doesn't exactly treat a lot of his subordinates with any real respect. His treatment of Ethan because he supported Batman played a big role in [[spoiler:Ethan's breakdown and transformation into Clayface (culminating in Ethan's suspension when Ethan revealed it was Batman who rescued him from Joker)]], which in turn led to Rojas almost becoming an AssholeVictim. He also used Ellen as a hostage when he found out that she was working with Batman. |
| 247 | * CanonForeigner: Created for the show. |
| 248 | * CompositeCharacter: Seems to be a combination of Detective Harvey Bullock and Commissioner Gillian Loeb from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne''. He's physically similar to Bullock and has Loeb's characterization of hating the Batman, wanting to arrest him at all costs, and being a BadBoss who does very sketchy things. |
| 249 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after Season 2. One can assume he was either fired or quit the force. |
| 250 | * DaChief: He's the chief of police for the first two seasons. |
| 251 | * FatBastard: A self-righteous fatass who sees his word as law. |
| 252 | * FatIdiot: He spends more time chasing after people who are trying to do right by Gotham than the people who are actually threatening it. On the rare occasions he tries to go after the villains, he sucks at it. This may be why he stopped appearing soon after Commissioner Gordon came on the scene, he was most likely let go for his incompetence. |
| 253 | * HateSink: Could it be more obvious that we aren't supposed to like Rojas? While he has a point that vigilantism is illegal and Batman should be arrested like any other criminal, his methods of going about doing it are absurd, especially since he seems more concerned with Batman's activities than those of the real criminals who are causing far more damage to Gotham than Batman. His treatment of Ethan Bennett and Ellen Yin is also uncalled for. |
| 254 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: He got close to this in "Night and the City" when he let his obsession with Batman lead him to hold Yin as a hostage and use her as bait for a trap against Batman. |
| 255 | * InspectorJavert: Despite the Batman having lowered Gotham's crime rate significantly (at least before the supervillains rose up), Rojas views Batman as the worst criminal in Gotham and wants to incarcerate the Bat above all else. |
| 256 | * InsufferableImbecile: Not does he treat his employees horribly and show signs of ableism, but he proves himself to be an utterly incompetent leader to work under. |
| 257 | * IronicName: Just because his name is "Angel," that doesn't mean he ''is'' one... |
| 258 | * {{Jerkass}}: As noted elsewhere, he's not really a good person, treating everyone who doesn't agree with him poorly. |
| 259 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Anytime there's an opportunity to show some redeeming qualities, he just displays more assholery. |
| 260 | * KickTheDog: His treatment of Ethan in the first season finale (berating and then suspending him for giving Batman credit for saving his life) and of Yin in the second season finale. |
| 261 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He's forced to drop his anti-Batman agenda when his new superior, Commissioner Gordon, happens to be a Batman sympathizer and establishes a working friendship with the Dark Knight. Gordon also forces him to release and reinstate Yin and since Rojas was never seen nor mentioned again, he was likely fired or pressured into resigning. |
| 262 | * TheLeader: Of Gotham PD, until Commissioner Gordon came in. |
| 263 | * PetTheDog: |
| 264 | ** During "Fire & Ice", he's shown to be rather cordial to Bruce Wayne when Bruce acts like he agrees with his stance on the Batman. |
| 265 | ** He is sincerely concerned for Yin’s safety in "Strange Minds". |
| 266 | * PointyHairedBoss: Just watch most of the episodes he's in. There's no way this idiot should've gotten as far on the force as he did. His lack of wits is highlighted at the end of "Riddled": Riddler tries to tell him that Yin is working with Batman, stating it as a ''very'' easy riddle which still leaves Rojas mystified and requiring Yin to explain it to him. Rojas then assumes that the Riddler has no idea what he's talking about. |
| 267 | * PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He shows signs of ableism, as his motto is "Zero Tolerance for All Freaks," (aka. the criminally insane). |
| 268 | * RaceLift: He's a Hispanic [[CompositeCharacter fusion]] of Gillian Loeb and Harvey Bullock, both of whom are traditionally white. |
| 269 | * SkewedPriorities: He prioritizes Batman's arrest over the criminals who are actually causing harm to the city. |
| 270 | * UngratefulBastard: Batman's saved Rojas and his officers quite a few times, yet he's still a jerk towards him and demands his arrest. "Fire and Ice" is the most notable instance. When it's revealed that Batman saved the police from freezing to death, all of the officers applaud the Dark Knight, except for Rojas, who commands the officers to arrest him (not that they followed the chief's order.) |
| 271 | [[/folder]] |
| 272 | |
| 273 | [[folder:Detective Bennett]] |
| 274 | !!Detective Ethan Bennett / Clayface I |
| 275 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/detective_ethan_bennett.png]] |
| 276 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Ethan as Clayface]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clayface_ethan_bennett.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 277 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveHarris [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Gilles Morvan (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 278 | -->''"I really believe the Bat's helping Gotham even if he is on the wrong side of the law. But he's getting a bad rap and the heat's on me to take him down"'' |
| 279 | |
| 280 | Ethan Bennett is Bruce Wayne's childhood best friend who is unaware of Bruce's alter ego, the same one he's assigned to take down by Chief Rojas. This puts Bennett in a bad place, as he not only does not want to arrest the Batman, he believes that the Bat is helping Gotham. Unfortunately, Joker kidnapped, tortured, and exposed him to a mutagenic chemical that turns anything it touches into a clay-like substance. With both his skin and his mind melted by the Clown Prince of Crime, Bennett becomes the criminal Clayface. |
| 281 | ---- |
| 282 | * AdaptationDistillation: Clayface was a sympathetic character in WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries. Here, he's an outright tragic figure. |
| 283 | * AdaptationalHeroism: This Clayface started off as a supporting protagonist, being a cop and the best friend of Bruce Wayne. His transformation into Clayface is very tragic and at first he didn't have any evil intent other than his distressed attempts at repairing his life. [[spoiler: His final appearance has him teaming up with Batman and Robin to take down the second Clayface]]. |
| 284 | * AntiVillain: A definite Type II. He never wanted to be evil, but the trauma of his transformation, the rejection he faces from the citizens of Gotham and his powers further eroding his sanity, he ends up going from vigilante to villain. [[spoiler:Ethan eventually regains his sanity, turns himself in and Batman is able to synthesize a cure for his condition.]] |
| 285 | * TheAtoner: For his rampages as Clayface in both "Meltdown" and "Clayfaces" The first time didn't stick, but the second one did. |
| 286 | * BaldOfEvil: As Clayface, he's a deranged villain whose default form has a head as hairless as he was before his transformation. |
| 287 | * TheBusCameBack: After having not appeared in season three, he returns in season four. |
| 288 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: He turns out to be the series' ([[LegacyCharacter first]]) incarnation of Clayface. |
| 289 | * CanonForeigner: Ethan wasn't in the comics. |
| 290 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Both a good and bad thing for him - on the one hand, it made him a valuable ally to Batman after becoming Clayface. On the other hand, once he gets his abilities, his habit of taking heroing into his own hands becomes twisted and ends up making things worse for him. But on the other other hand, his going out of his way to take in both Joker and [[spoiler: Basil Karlo]] in his final appearance went a long way towards his reformation. |
| 291 | * CompositeCharacter: His personality/arc of being a close friend of Bruce Wayne's who becomes one of Batman's enemies after a criminal's attempt on his life left him deformed while Bruce holds onto hope of redeeming him has more in common with Two-Face than most Clayfaces. He also resembles Crispus Allen in that he's a bald African-American cop who is partners with an equivalent to Renee Montoya. |
| 292 | * DeadpanSnarker: Prone to making snide remarks, usually only reserved for Yin, but started spouting them at other after becoming Clayface. |
| 293 | * DecompositeCharacter: While Basil Karlo would later appear, Ethan takes over Basil's role as the ''original'' Clayface. |
| 294 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Ethan Bennett is a deconstruction of the ShapeShifter. Ethan gets his shapeshifting powers through a traumatic experience where he is kidnapped, tortured, and exposed to a mutagenic chemical that turns anything it touches into a clay-like substance. With both his skin and his mind melted, Bennett becomes the criminal Clayface. Every time Ethan uses his powers, his brain is among the parts that have to shapeshift. The more he uses it, the more unhinged he becomes, with the implication that his brain melting and remolding itself is causing some brain damage. |
| 295 | * DestinedBystander: [[spoiler:Ethan Bennett was a cop and a friend of Bruce's who appeared throughout Season One before becoming Clayface.]] |
| 296 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: His downward spiral in the aptly named episode "Meltdown" depicts Bennett's usage of his powers similarly to a destructive drug addiction. Though he attempts to go clean, he ultimately gives into the temptation because being Clayface is not only addictive, it's ''easier'' than being regular Ethan Bennett. |
| 297 | * DrivenToVillainy: By Joker at the end of season 1. He got better. |
| 298 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: At the end of ''Clayfaces'' he's been cured of his mutation, has reconnected with Bruce and knows that while he has a lot to make up for, he's finally come to terms with himself as Ethan Bennett once more. In ''Artifacts'' it's revealed that he re-joined the police force after being released and eventually became the new chief in 2027]]. |
| 299 | * ElementalShapeshifter: As has become the "norm" for the Clayface character. His body is comprised of something molecularly identical to clay, letting him reshape himself into any form he wants. |
| 300 | * EnemyMine: He tries to help Batman take down the Joker when he resurfaces, but Batman won't let him out of concern for his mental health. When the second Clayface appears, Batman and Robin willingly let him help them take the new guy down. |
| 301 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Not as Ethan himself or even as Clayface, but [[spoiler:when he impersonated Solomon Grundy, his time disguised as Grundy has him voiced by Creator/KevinGrevioux. Yes, ''[[Film/Underworld2003 that]]'' [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 one]].]] |
| 302 | * {{Expy}}: Is more or less the counterpart of Crispus Allen. And personality-wise he ''is'' Harvey Dent[=/=]Two-Face. From the long friendship with Bruce right down to calling Batman "Bats," a la Harvey from ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween''. |
| 303 | * EyeColorChange: His eye color switches from blue to green after he becomes Clayface. |
| 304 | * FallenHero: He's a former cop. |
| 305 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Starts out on the Face side, goes into the Heel side briefly, makes another attempt on the Face side briefly, slips back into the Heel side, [[spoiler:then in Season 4 ended up back on the Face side and stays there]]. |
| 306 | * HowDoIShotWeb: At first: it doesn't take long for him to get dangerously good with his powers. |
| 307 | * InkSuitActor: Ethan is just a blue-eyed version of his voice actor, Steve Harris. |
| 308 | * JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Happens to him quite a bit, because he constantly ignores the fact that his powers make him crazy. This happens in his first appearances as Clayface, but it's especially pronounced in "Meltdown," where as he uses his powers throughout the episode he jumps from wanting to capture Joker to make sure he can't hurt anyone else, to wanting to kill Joker out of revenge for what he did to him, to [[spoiler: wanting to kill ''Batman'' because he's the only one who could bust him for trying to kill Joker, to deciding to become a full-on supervillain at Joker's suggestion because he's already trying to kill Batman anyway. By the end of it he's stealing art despite having no idea what to do with it afterwards and ranting about "mashing anyone who gets in his way"]]. [[spoiler: Fortunately, his final appearance shows that he's gotten a better handle on it to the point where he mostly manages to remain himself even after extensive use of his powers, though his sudden lashing out when presented with the antidote still shows that he doesn't quite have it completely under control]]. |
| 309 | %%* KnightOfCerebus: As Clayface. |
| 310 | * MindRape: [[spoiler:Ethan suffers this at the hands of the Joker.]] |
| 311 | * ReformedButRejected: By everyone who didn't know him personally and by Rojas. Though Rojas was a {{Jerkass}} [[KickTheDog who had a hand in his fall]]. [[spoiler: Downplayed later on where he manages to reform for good and while Bruce is clearly eager have his old friend back, he's hesitant to fully trust Ethan until he's completely cured]]. |
| 312 | * ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler:Impersonates Solomon Grundy during "Grundy's Night", when the villain is nothing more than folklore in the series' continuity. However, Grundy is implied to be RealAfterAll.]] |
| 313 | * SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Ethan is on Batman's side and admires how he can take down criminals. He's also assigned to help take Batman down. |
| 314 | * ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:He tells Batman and Ellen to say goodbye to Ethan Bennett after his first shot at returning to a normal life. Subverted when he manages a HeelFaceTurn later anyway.]] |
| 315 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Before his FaceHeelTurn, he was the only cop who supported Batman and believed that Gotham needs him. Ethan also was grateful of Batman rescuing his life and taking down criminals. On the flip side, Rojas and Yin remain ungrateful of Batman's actions and still antagonize him, even trying to unmask Batman at one point to which Ethan calls out on. In one early episode, he allows Batman to fight Bane without police interference, knowing that Rojas' officers would still be unappreciative of his efforts. |
| 316 | * TragicMonster: [[spoiler:When he is turned into Clayface. As he was kidnapped by Joker and subjected to intense psychological torture, before being exposed to the chemical that turned into a shapeshifter.]] |
| 317 | * TheUnintelligible: As Clayface, his speech is garbled due to his vocal cords having melted. He becomes more intelligible once he gains more control over his powers. |
| 318 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:The status of his friendship with Bruce between "Meltdown" and "Clayfaces"]]. |
| 319 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: Ethan's powers explicitly affect his mind the more he uses them, making him unstable, violent and (in the tie-in comics) even delusional - but they are also highly addictive and difficult to stop using after he starts: hence Bruce's insistence that he has to be ''cured,'' not just rehabilitated. ''Meltdown'' treats them as almost being like a drug. He seems to have a handle on them by "Clayfaces", as he returns to the side of good and stays there.]] |
| 320 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: His world is destroyed in the span of a single episode when the Joker kidnaps and tortures him, and he's exposed to some chemicals. He's suspended because he gives proper credit to Batman for his rescue instead of letting Rojas take it for himself, then discovers the chemicals have horribly mutated him. His first attempt at reformation also failed because of the stress of dealing with those who viewed him differently.]] |
| 321 | * TheWorfEffect: While he initially holds his own against the new Clayface, once Basil reveals the full extent of his shape shifting he overpowers Ethan without much difficulty. |
| 322 | [[/folder]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[folder:Detective Yin]] |
| 325 | !!Detective Ellen Yin |
| 326 | [[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/detective_ellen_yin.png]] |
| 327 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MingNaWen [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/BarbaraBeretta (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 328 | -->''"I'm sure the Batman means well, but he's still a vigilante. And according to the law, Batman, that makes you a criminal like the rest."'' |
| 329 | |
| 330 | Ellen Yin is a police detective who transferred from Metropolis PD to Gotham PD in the first episode. Rojas assigns her as Ethan Bennett's partner. Unlike Bennett, Yin is determined to arrest the Batman at all costs, even if Batman is ultimately better for Gotham. |
| 331 | ---- |
| 332 | * AbledInTheAdaptation: Possibly due to the AgeLift, she doesn't need glasses like the original Yindel did. |
| 333 | * ActionGirl: Moreso when she antagonized Batman. This is later downgraded in season two. |
| 334 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: She's a younger and more attractive version of Ellen Yindel from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', with her name, her journey from distrusting and hunting Batman to trusting and helping him, and the fact that a mention in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture "Artifacts"]] had her replacing Gordon as Commissioner. |
| 335 | * AdaptationNameChange: To accomendate the RaceLift, "Yindel" is shortened to "Yin". |
| 336 | * AdaptationalJobChange: While based on Ellen Yindel and still a cop, we first meet Yin as only a detective who's years away from replacing Gordon as Commissioner, not a Captain who's about to take over the post from Jim like in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. |
| 337 | * AgeLift: While Yindel was older than 25 in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', she was also clearly younger than the 55-year old Bruce in that story. Here, Yin is around the same age as Bruce is three years after he first became Batman. |
| 338 | * BoundAndGagged: In "Strange Minds" and "Riddled". |
| 339 | * TheCommissionerGordon: Before [[TropeNamers Gordon himself]] appeared on the show, anyway, and while she was Batman's ally. |
| 340 | * CompositeCharacter: While based on [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Ellen Yindel]], this version is more or less the counterpart of Renee Montoya. Which is a bit funny because Renee Montoya originated in [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries B:TAS]] and became a CanonImmigrant. |
| 341 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Aside from a mention in "Artifacts", where it's stated she replaced Gordon as commissioner in the future, she's not seen or heard from again after Season 2, though she does appear on occasions in the tie-in comic ''ComicBook/TheBatmanStrikes''. |
| 342 | * DamselInDistress: Gets rescued by Batman more than once after the first season. In "Strange Minds", the Joker kidnaps her and nearly blows her up. Though she at least tries to fight Joker, he takes her by surprise and wins due to that. |
| 343 | * DefrostingIceQueen: In Season 2, she becomes an ally of Batman and far nicer to Bruce Wayne. |
| 344 | * DesignatedVictim: Moreso after the first season. |
| 345 | * EnemyMine: Pulls one with Batman to defeat Man-Bat, who had captured Ethan Bennett. |
| 346 | * FairCop: Yin is quite attractive for a police detective. |
| 347 | * FauxActionGirl: She spends most of her time being saved by Batman, one step behind Batman, or getting her hand held through mysteries by Batman. A borderline case, as she is competent when the writers realize they have no other choice other than solidifying her slide into full-on DamselInDistress. However, she is promptly PutOnABus at the end of the second season in favor of Commissioner Gordon (thanks to the LawOfConservationOfDetail) and replaced by Gordon's daughter as the only female protagonist on the series. (She did get a ShoutOut in a Season 4 episode, though she didn't actually appear; apparently twenty years down the road she becomes the Police Commissioner of Gotham.) |
| 348 | * GodivaHair: In one issue of the comic, Man-Bat mutates Yin, and after Batman cures her, her hair has come out of its regular bun to drape down over her chest to cover her undressed state. |
| 349 | * HeelFaceTurn: Comes to realize that the Batman is not a menace and becomes his ally in Season 2. |
| 350 | * InconsistentColoring: The highlights in her hair alternate between gray and blue. Usually the latter at night and the former in the day. |
| 351 | * InspectorJavert: In Season 1. |
| 352 | * {{Jerkass}}: Towards Bruce at first, until she informs Bruce that she knows he's not a stuck-up playboy after all. |
| 353 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She acts cold and dismissive in the first season but it is shown in the finale that she cares deeply for Ethan and admits that Gotham needs the Batman, becoming his ally in the process. |
| 354 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Yin sheds a SingleTear when she figures out Ethan is Clayface, having remembered the fact that she treated him like a criminal earlier in the season 1 finale without so much as an attempt to recognize him which permanently puts an end to their partnership. |
| 355 | * NumberTwo: To Chief Rojas especially in the first season. |
| 356 | * RaceLift: Ellen Yindel was a redheaded white woman. This version is Asian-American. Doubly so, as she's a CompositeCharacter with Renee Monotya, who's Latina. |
| 357 | * SecretKeeper: Subverted in "Fire & Ice". Ellen tells Bruce she figured out his secret. The secret is that Bruce wasn't a "spoiled, arrogant playboy" he made himself out to be. |
| 358 | * SexySoakedShirt: In the series premiere, she gets this scene by running in the rain and swimming across a river to get to Arkham Asylum. |
| 359 | * ShoutOut: She wears a similar outfit as [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Elisa Maza]]. Interestingly, Creator/GregWeisman also wrote a handful of episodes for the series. |
| 360 | * ToBeLawfulOrGood: Solidly Lawful in season 1, wanting to arrest Batman for being a vigilante. She's changed her mind in the season finale and becomes Batman's partner in season 2. |
| 361 | * UnwillingSuspension: In "Riddled" to some extent. |
| 362 | * UngratefulBitch: She continues to act like [[{{Jerkass}} a jerk]] towards Batman after he rescues her a few times. This is later averted in season 2. |
| 363 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She abruptly disappears by the end of Season 2, and her fate is left in the dark. |
| 364 | [[/folder]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[folder:Detective Tankinson]] |
| 367 | !!Detective Cash Tankinson |
| 368 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cash_tankinson.jpg]] |
| 369 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickWarburton [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/MarcAlfos (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 370 | -->''"Well, I hope clownie's out for some Cash. Because it's payday, baby."'' |
| 371 | |
| 372 | A bumbling and overconfident police detective, who briefly serves as Yin's new partner after Ethan Bennett becomes Clayface. This alliance doesn't last long, but he still shows up on occasion when supervillains appear. |
| 373 | ---- |
| 374 | * AccidentalMisnaming: PlayedForDrama in "JTV", after being announced as Joker's next "co-star". When Yin warns him not to get emotionally involved in the case, he brings up Ethan, but gets his name wrong. |
| 375 | -->'''Yin:''' If you let this get personal, it will impair your ability to do your job!\ |
| 376 | '''Cash:''' Hey, come on, Yin, doesn't some part of you wanna slap that grin off of Joker's face? At least for Burnett?\ |
| 377 | '''Yin:''' ''Bennett''. |
| 378 | * BasementDweller: He mentions living with his grandmother. |
| 379 | * CasanovaWannabe: Believes he can help Bruce Wayne be more successful with the ladies despite the fact that Bruce is a billionaire playboy and Cash is well, Cash. |
| 380 | * CowboyCop: Tries his best to be one, but is instead a bumbling idiot. |
| 381 | * FearlessFool: He goes after Joker acting like he's an action-movie hero. To no one's surprise (except his), he gets nabbed. |
| 382 | * IWorkAlone: Says this [[HypocriticalHumor despite working with both Yin and Batman]]. |
| 383 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a jerk, but views Yin and Bruce as friends on some level he has trouble admitting. |
| 384 | * NonActionGuy: He believes he's an ActionHero, but always gets captured when trying to live up to it. |
| 385 | * SmallNameBigEgo: In spades. He actually thinks he can take on Joker alone and win. He was sorely mistaken. |
| 386 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's not clear whether his last name is spelled "Tank'''i'''nson" or "Tank'''e'''nson". |
| 387 | * SunglassesAtNight: Rarely takes them off, even at night, earning him the nickname "Detective Shades" by Joker. |
| 388 | * TooDumbToLive: He tries to take on the Joker and fully believes the situation is completely under his control. Yeah. |
| 389 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Often speaks like this. |
| 390 | * WrongGenreSavvy: Cash's [[InHarmsWay cocky, overconfident tough-guy attitude]] wouldn't be out of place in a cop show or action franchise with himself as the protagonist -- but this is Batman we're talking about, meaning that the GCPD as a whole, let alone a single detective, is ''severely'' outmatched and outgunned by whatever villain is threatening the city, and much more often than not, they ''aren't'' the ones who save the day. |
| 391 | [[/folder]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !!Franchise/JusticeLeague |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:Martian Manhunter]] |
| 396 | !![[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'onzz / John Jones / Martian Manhunter]] |
| 397 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/martian_manhunter_the_batman.jpg]] |
| 398 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DorianHarewood [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Thierry Wermuth (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 399 | |
| 400 | A shapeshifting alien from the planet Mars, and the last of his people. Living on Earth under the guise of a human detective, he warns Batman about the Joining's plans to attack their world. After thwarting the alien invasion, Batman and Martian Manhunter recruit other superheroes to form the Justice League. |
| 401 | ---- |
| 402 | * AdaptationalJerkass: This depiction of J'onn is much snarkier and blunt compared to how he's often seen as in most media or in comics as a NiceGuy. |
| 403 | * BroughtDownToNormal: By Hugo Strange and The Joining in "Lost Heroes". Fortunately, it is only temporary. |
| 404 | * CastingGag: This is not the first time Dorian Harewood voiced a Martian hero. Harewood previously voiced Modo, one of the titular characters in ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars''. |
| 405 | * ComboPlatterPowers: In addition to the normal set of flight, shapeshifting, telepathy, super strength and speed, and intangibility/nigh invulnerability, this incarnation also has telekinesis. |
| 406 | * DeadpanSnarker: A trait this version of J'onn has that rarely if ever had been in comics or the DC animated Universe. |
| 407 | * HumanDisguise: J'onn J'onzz pretends to be a detective named John Jones as his civilian identity. |
| 408 | * LanternJawOfJustice: He’s a superhero with an impressive jawline. |
| 409 | * LastOfHisKind: It's generally believed that the Joining killed the rest of the Martians in this continuity. |
| 410 | * MindOverMatter: This version of J'onn has telekinesis. |
| 411 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: His design for this series is basically a slight modification of his [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague DCAU]] character model. |
| 412 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: As usual, he can change his form into anyone or anything he can think of. |
| 413 | * WeaksauceWeakness: J'onn seems to have a psychological fear of fire. Hence the Joining could point an armed (but not discharged) flamethrower at the guy and make him back off. |
| 414 | [[/folder]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | [[folder:Superman]] |
| 417 | !![[{{Franchise/Superman}} Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman]] |
| 418 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman_superman.jpg]] |
| 419 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeNewbern [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/EmmanuelGarijo (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 420 | |
| 421 | An alien from the destroyed planet of Krypton, and its only survivor. Raised on Earth by a human couple in Smallville, Kansas, he currently resides in Gotham's sister city of Metropolis, which he protects with his vast array of superhuman abilities. Despite his initial reluctance, he teams up with Batman and eventually joins the Justice League. |
| 422 | ---- |
| 423 | * AdaptationalJerkass: While still TheCape like all versions, this one was initially more distrustful of Batman. |
| 424 | * BroughtDownToNormal: By Hugo Strange and The Joining in "Lost Heroes". Fortunately, it is only temporary. |
| 425 | * TheCape: TropeNamer; he's a friendly IdealHero with standard FlyingBrick powers. |
| 426 | * ClarkKenting: [[TropeNamer The man himself]] once again disguises his identity with just a change of clothing and overall demeanor. |
| 427 | * FlyingBrick: He's got super-strength, super-speed, and flight among his many powers. |
| 428 | * HumanAlien: He's a super powerful alien who looks exactly like a human. |
| 429 | * IntrepidReporter: In true form, he's a reporter -- and with his powers, he has every reason to be intrepid. |
| 430 | * IWorkAlone: Initially he prefers to work alone, so he's reluctant to team up with other heroes until later on. |
| 431 | * LanternJawOfJustice: He's got a square jaw that takes up most of the lower half of his face. |
| 432 | * NotAsYouKnowThem: In the Season 5 premiere, it's he, and ''not'' Batman, who's more reluctant to team-up. |
| 433 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: When he's using his heat vision. [[spoiler: Under mind control spores laced with Kryptonite, it's more like Green Eyes Take Warning.]] |
| 434 | * SuperStrength: He's quite possibly the strongest man in the world. |
| 435 | [[/folder]] |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[folder:Green Arrow]] |
| 438 | !![[ComicBook/GreenArrow Oliver Queen / Green Arrow]] |
| 439 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_arrow2.jpg]] |
| 440 | -> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChrisHardwick [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Michel Vigné (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 441 | |
| 442 | A wealthy businessman from Star City, who decided to become a costumed, non-superpowered vigilante (coincidentally, he's much like Bruce Wayne). He fights crime using his superb archery skills, armed with a bow and a wide variety of different arrows. |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * BadassNormal: Like Batman, he fights crime without any superpowers. |
| 445 | * BourgeoisBohemian: As usual, he’s a billionaire who greatly distrusts other billionaires such as Bruce Wayne. |
| 446 | * ColorCharacter: '''Green''' Arrow. |
| 447 | * FollowTheLeader: An InvokedTrope during the first time he teams up with Batman. Ollie mentions being inspired by Bruce's stuff at the end of the adventure. His appearance in the finale has him using the Arrowplane. |
| 448 | * StrawCharacter: Oddly subverted; he still has an obvious left-wing agenda, and he’s quite confrontational about it, but it’s not really exaggerated nor treated as a character flaw. |
| 449 | * TrickArrow: As usual, he has arrows available for every occasion. |
| 450 | [[/folder]] |
| 451 | |
| 452 | [[folder:The Flash]] |
| 453 | !![[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen / The Flash]] |
| 454 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flash_the_batman_001.jpg]] |
| 455 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Creator/ChristopheLemoine (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | A forensic scientist from Central City, who gained the ability to move at incredibly fast speeds. |
| 458 | ---- |
| 459 | * BigEater: Hey, running that fast requires a high metabolism. |
| 460 | * BroughtDownToNormal: By Hugo Strange and The Joining in "Lost Heroes". Fortunately, it is only temporary. |
| 461 | * CastingGag: Creator/CharlieSchlatter voiced the Flash ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', though that Flash was Wally, whereas this one is, according to WordOfGod, Barry. |
| 462 | * CompositeCharacter: [[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/18297/tz--sdcc-wb-animation-showcases-the-batman-and-legion-of-superheroes According to]] [[WordOfGod Alan Burnett]], he's Barry Allen. That said, he does have a personality more akin to Wally West or Bart Allen. |
| 463 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He was only called "Flash" in his appearances and his real name was revealed in a news article about the show. |
| 464 | * PersonalityPowers: Played straight, given his personality is more like Wally West or Bart Allen than the comics' version of Barry Allen. |
| 465 | * SuperSpeed: Naturally, he's the Fastest Man Alive. |
| 466 | [[/folder]] |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[folder:Green Lantern]] |
| 469 | !![[Franchise/GreenLantern Hal Jordan / Green Lantern]] |
| 470 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_lantern_the_batman.jpg]] |
| 471 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DermotMulroney [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Michel Vigné (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | A human pilot and member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping force. Like other Green Lanterns, Jordan is armed with a ring that allows him to materialize objects made of green energy. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * ArchEnemy: His sworn nemesis is Sinestro. |
| 476 | * BroughtDownToNormal: By Hugo Strange and The Joining in "Lost Heroes". Fortunately, it is only temporary. |
| 477 | * ColorCharacter: '''Green''' Lantern. |
| 478 | * RingOfPower: His Green Lantern Ring, a former TropeNamer, is a piece of advanced alien technology that allows him to create anything with the power of his mind. |
| 479 | * HeroicWillpower: As usual, his Green Lantern Ring is powered by sheer force of will. |
| 480 | * SpacePolice: He's a member of the Green Lantern Corps, which is an intergalactic police force. |
| 481 | * WeaksauceWeakness: His ring has problems with the color yellow, something both Sinestro and the Joining exploit. [[spoiler:Batman has backup plans in case the Justice League go rogue and Batman also would have no problem exploiting this weakness. It ends up helping beat the Joining, when they steal the Justice League's powers.]] |
| 482 | [[/folder]] |
| 483 | |
| 484 | [[folder:Hawkman]] |
| 485 | !![[ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} Katar Hol / Hawkman]] |
| 486 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawkman_the_batman_002_9.png]] |
| 487 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertPatrick [[labelnote:Other voice actors]]Nicolas Marié (FR)[[/labelnote]] |
| 488 | |
| 489 | An alien policeman from the planet Thanagar, equipped with Nth metal technology that gives him the ability to fly, and he fights with a mace. |
| 490 | ---- |
| 491 | * AliensOfLondon: He may not be from this planet, but his accent can only have come from the American south. |
| 492 | * BroughtDownToNormal: By Hugo Strange and The Joining in "Lost Heroes". Fortunately, it is only temporary. |
| 493 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: [[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0705/05/batman2.jpg The design for his cameo]] at the end of "The Joining, Part 2" had a larger "beak" for the helmet than the one used in his other appearances. |
| 494 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He was never addressed by his real name, but the fact he comments about fighting criminals on two worlds and the comment about the Batcave resembling Thanagar Police Headquarters confirm he's Katar Hol. |
| 495 | * SpacePolice: He mentions fighting crime on two worlds (the other presumably being Thanagar.) |
| 496 | * UnexplainedAccent: He speaks with a Southern drawl, courtesy of the one and only Creator/RobertPatrick. |
| 497 | [[/folder]] |
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