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Mayor Hamilton Loma

Hamilton Hill was the mayor of Gotham City during the early years of Batman's crime-fighting.

Adaptational Heroism: Not in any way corrupt like he is in the comics. Though if The Adventures Proceed is indeed canon, this becomes subverted as he takes over leadership of the Court of Owls.
Alliterative Name: His commencement and concluding names both begin with "H".
Butt-Monkey: Well, he wanted to be Gotham Metropolis Mayor... this was to be expected.
Grapheme Evolution: He was very distrustful of Batman, but somewhen accustomed him afterward existence saved repeatedly along with saving his son from the Joker.
Create Your Own Villain: With the Clock King. Hill was But Trying to Help Temple Fugate, but given Hill is the Butt-Monkey, that didn't work out so well for Fugate.
Confront–Heel Turn: In The Adventures Go on, he learns about the Court of Owls and opts to join them.
Fantasy-Forbidding Father: He disapproves of his son Hashemite kingdom of jordan practicing magic tricks.
Mayor Pain: A mild case of the Mayor Incompetent version, instead of the Mayor Evil version his comic counterpart was, as he was critical of Batman and Gordon early on.
Parents every bit People: He is a decent mayor, just at ane point he used his son's altogether to promote himself politically. That and his disapproval of his son'southward interest in magic collection the male child to run away from home. He however loves him though. He regrets his attitude subsequently his son runs abroad and is overjoyed when he'southward brought dorsum to him unharmed.
Reasonable Authority Figure: The blithe version of Hill showed absolutely no trace of the corruption that the comics version demonstrated.

Harvey Bullock

Detective Harvey Bullock

Detective Harvey Bullock was a top investigator for the Gotham Constabulary Section who worked straight under Commissioner Gordon. Known for his love of nutrient, he was still quite an effective cop in his own right, although probably not quite as effective every bit he would similar to think he was. He doesn't trust or similar Batman, even considering him a criminal at times, just has yet teamed up with him to continue Gotham safe on numerous occasions.

Acrofatic: He often displays surprising agility for a guy with his build.
Adaptational Heroism: In the comics, he started out as a Dirty Cop who grew into an honest 1 later working for Gordon. Here, he is never portrayed as decadent, just yet as a fatty jerk.
Aristocratic Ally: Eventually to the Batfamily.
Anti-Hero: He despises Batman, works below the board, lies nearly his accomplishments, has zip respect for people and their privacy, and in the words of Alfred, "looks similar an unmade bed". Yet he's also a startlingly skilled fighter and wholeheartedly dedicated to getting rid of Gotham'south "scum". He'southward essentially the kind of cop who would be a huge supporter of Batman'southward vigilantism if his ain ego would let him. Summed up pretty well in "Vendetta", when Batman brings up the possibility he might have a hand in the kidnappings going effectually (especially since the victim was office of something that could have incriminated Bullock).
Commissioner Gordon: Look, Harvey Bullock'due south a hard guy to work with. Even harder to like. But he's a good cop, Batman. He's clean!
Badass Boast: From "Vendetta", "I simply want all the scum buckets and dirt bags in this town to know they ameliorate lay low, 'cause Bullock's back and fix to kick butt!"
Badass Normal: Manages to give an almost Batman-level beatdown to a roomful of thugs without taking a single hit in "POV".
Berserk Button: Revealed in "A Bullet for Bullock." He'southward pretty willing to admit that he'due south slovenly and willing to curve rules to get perps off the street, just don't charge him to his face of being on the take...
Bullock: Sentinel it freak! I never took a dime from nobody!
Large Eater: To Montoya's disgust.
Brooklyn Rage: While he's not likewise hotheaded, he does have a Brooklyn accent and uses aggressive methods.
Butt-Monkey: In several episodes, especially "Harley's Holiday".
Characterization Marches On: In the early on episodes, he and Gordon were constantly at each other's throats, with Gordon even threatening to have him fired a few times. After episodes portrayed him as existence fiercely loyal to Gordon.
Cowboy Cop: He is a well-meaning cop who ordinarily bends the rules by roughing up suspects during interrogations.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He'due south oft a reckless oaf, only he can be very competent and agile when he needs to.
A Day in the Limelight:
- "A Bullet for Bullock".
- To a lesser extent, "P.O.V".
Donut Mess with a Cop: His love of donuts goes without saying. There's one scene early on in the bear witness's run, in "Pretty Poison", where most of the police rush out of headquarters in response to some emergency and he lingers to grab one. Twice.
Fat Bastard: Downplayed. He'south rude, filthy, in dearest with donuts and a full general mess. His just saving grace is that he is an honest cop: this is what puts him on Commissioner Gordon's side.
Fat Slob:
Alfred: Harvey Bullock? The detective who looks like an unmade bed?
Burn down-Forged Friends: As noted in Characterization Marches On, he starts out every bit one of Commissioner Gordon's biggest headaches, but eventually the two became staunch allies.
Skillful Is Not Prissy: During the episode, "A Bullet for Bullock".
Hidden Badass: Bullock'due south anti heroic qualities, low hygiene standards and his Barrel-Monkey condition make him seem stupid to the audition, but Mayor Loma recognized him as a detective that "become results" making him someone between Crouching Moron, Subconscious Badass and Let's Get Unsafe!.
Hidden Depths: He also has some good forensic skills, like in "The Laughing Fish" when he determined that a Japanese tang had come from an aquarium at the same time Batman did.
Inspector Javert: Twice.
It's All Well-nigh Me: Well-nigh of the time he keeps his prideful attitude from interfering with his work. Merely during the episode, "A Bullet For Bullock", it went out of control when he starts to intendance more about his well-being and prophylactic. To the point that he won't go to the police force department for aid.
- He also tries to be a glory-pig in "P.O.Five.", but ends up screwing up the sting performance.
Jerkass: He'southward shown himself to be quite inconsiderate on several occasions.
Jerk with a Center of Gold: Later a Humiliation Conga that just can be considered epic, Harvey genuinely tries to give thanks the Batman for all his help. He'due south likewise fiercely loyal to Commissioner Gordon, and comforts Barbara when the man is framed for taking bribes. Also hands some money to the young daughter of a criminal that he put behind bars one time he finds out who she is in the New Adventures holiday special.
The Lancer: To Gordon.
Never My Mistake: In "P.O.V.", he blames Batman for ruining the whole functioning, and accuses Montoya and Wilkes of being belatedly, outright lying about much of what happened. Meanwhile, the other ii are honest in their testimony (though Wilkes' business relationship is heavily colored by his perception of Batman's mystique, he's withal as truthful and authentic as he tin can be).
Prissy Hat: He wears a fedora.
Negated Moment of Awesome: He pounds several thugs in "P.O.V."... and manages to ruin the sting operation and fix the building on fire in the process.
Noble Bigot with a Badge:
"Not So Different" Remark: He suggests this to Batman in "A Bullet for Bullock" while explaining that he (Bullock) doesn't want to get Internal Affairs involved in a instance because Bullock is implied to have leaked information to the press and violated the rights of suspects. Batman rejects it but considering that a few minutes afterwards he intimidates a drug dealer for information by dangling him in front of a car...
Batman: Are yous on the have?
Bullock: Scout it, freak! I never took a dime from nobody! (at present smiling nervously) I just bend the rules a picayune bit. You understand. We're not all that dissimilar.
Batman: We're on the aforementioned side, only we're not the aforementioned.
OOC Is Serious Business: For all his Jerkassery, he'south legitimately horrified when Gordon gets shot in "I Am The Dark". His ranting at Batman later in the episode comes across less like his normal distrust of the vigilante and more like genuine fury over his friend beingness injure.
Oral Fixation: Constantly chewed a toothpick, in a way that made information technology rather clear he either used to smoke, or withal did when the camera and censors weren't effectually.
Pet the Dog:
- He has a soft spot for Barbara and Montoya.
- While posing as a Mall Santa in "Vacation Knights", he acts apathetic and insulting to most of the children that sit on his lap, but when he learns that a little girl who asked for her father to be home for Christmas is the daughter of a criminal he arrested, he tactfully tells her that sometimes not even Santa tin brand every wish come true and gives her some coin he encourages her to use to buy herself a nowadays. When she asks if she can utilize the money to buy something for her begetter as well, he replies that she can every bit long as it'southward not a hacksaw.
- He seems genuinely upset about Batman's supposed decease in "The Man Who Killed Batman". (part of it may be sympathy for Gordon, who is "taking information technology pretty hard", but that only shifts the focus a fleck).
The Pigpen: And so much and then that Nivens, his landlord tried to scare him to make him get out town, and when that didn't work he tried to impale him.
Rabid Cop: Hoo boy. During his Limelight episode, "A Bullet for Bullock", he proves how out of his listen he was when he eagerly rummaged through Summer's role instead of waiting patiently. He somewhen gets better by the end of the episode, though.
Stout Strength: He certain can fight.
Took a Level in Kindness: Gradually develops a grudging credence of Batman.
Undying Loyalty: Though he does oft get off on his own when he disagrees with Gordon'due south methods, he is intensely loyal to him - and information technology is this loyalty if nix else that shows his heart of gilded. All of the other cops under Gordon's control take it, but Bullock is the 1 in whom it is most often shown.
What Does This Button Practise?: Asks this nearly ane of the Batmobile'southward buttons. Batman half-grins and says, "Passenger ejector seat".

James Gordon

Commissioner James Gordon

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Commissioner James W. Gordon was the head of the Gotham Police Section. He had one kid, a girl named Barbara, who would keep to get Batgirl and afterward succeeded him as Head of Police force.

Action Dad: To Barbara.
Art Evolution: He received a redesign due to the Retool. In Batman: TAS, he was fairly heavy, had a sort of "whippy-doo" as part of his hairstyle, and carried a piping. By the time of TNBA, he was positively gaunt in comparing, had a crew cut, and lacked the pipe.
Badass Normal: He is a useful ally to Batman even though he'south just a normal man.
The Commissioner Gordon: Acts as the primary liaison betwixt the official authorities and Batman.
- This notion is deconstructed in "Over The Edge": If Gordon were to stop tolerating Batman, in the supposed death of Barbara, so Batman could no longer operate since Gordon could easily shut down Bruce'due south operation and have him into custody.
Cool Sometime Guy: For the most role.
For Want of a Nail: Defied. "Over the Edge" has him declare war on Batman and try to destroy his family, if Barbara ever died in the line of duty; it's later revealed to be a fear-gas induced nightmare Barbara has after Scarecrow drugs her. When Barbara goes to talk to her dad, he says he doesn't want to know but says he approves regardless; information technology's implied that he knows she is Batgirl and would cope if she died. To seal the deal, he winks at her.
Kicked Upstairs: The series bible notes that his promotion to Commissioner was an attempt to invoke this past the corrupt then-mayor to make him more amenable to police corruption. It backfired when he showed up on his first day wearing his old patrolman's uniform, sending a betoken to the white-collar bureaucrats that he wasn't one of them and endearing himself both to the public and to the department'south patrol cops.
Knight Templar Parent: In Over The Border, Barbara feared that he would become this if she ever died in the line of duty, his grief driving him to destroy Batman. It turns out to just be a fright. See Open-Minded Parent.
Lantern Jaw of Justice: He has a square jaw.
Open-Minded Parent: Later on an incident with Scarecrow, Barbara decides to come clean with her begetter, Commissioner Gordon, about being Batgirl. Earlier she can tell him, however, he interrupts her and explains that while he can't corroborate of what she does he's still proud of her in a way that heavily suggests he knows she is Batgirl.
Outliving One's Offspring: In "Over the Edge," Barbara's death drives him insanity. Thank goodness information technology turns out to accept been All But a Dream...at that place'south a reason information technology'southward said no parent should e'er have to coffin their kid.
Parental Substitute: Batman admits this to Dick Grayson.
"He was a friend. More that. Jim Gordon is the same age my begetter would have been had he [lived]."
Reasonable Authority Effigy: He trusts Batman and knows he's doing the right matter.
Secret-Keeper: In Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker , Barbara reveals to Terry that her father was the but person not nowadays at Batman and Joker'south final confrontation who was made aware of what happened and that he kept it a secret for Robin'southward sake.
Hugger-mugger Hush-hush-Keeper: He was implied to be this for Barbara - when she tried to tell him the truth, he told her that he was proud of her and she didn't need him to approve her actions anymore. His dialogue suggests that he can't admit to knowing Barbara is Batgirl considering it'd put him in an uncomfortable legal position.

Renee Montoya

Officer Renee Montoya

Renee Montoya was an officer and after a detective of the Gotham Law Department.

Action Girl: One of Gotham's most competent and toughest police officers.
Breakout Graphic symbol: Along with Harley Quinn, Montoya was a new grapheme created for the series who presently became firmly established into the main DC Comics universe.
Canon Immigrant: In the comics, she becomes one of the key characters of both Gotham Central and 52 . In 52 she becomes The Question... ^note Chuck Dixon liked the character and so much while the show was still in early production that he introduced the DCU version at more or less the same time, which meant in some markets her comics counterpart turned upwardly before the animated version did. However, while the graphic symbol is now known as a lesbian, that is a case of Adaptational Sexuality as the original serial bible of Batman: TAS originally had her having had a husband that died before she joined the GCPD and her sexuality is never established in the series proper. Word of Ty Templeton says she is in fact a lesbian
Deadpan Snarker: More serious than some of the other characters, only she has her moments. After a night of frustration with his boorish ways she makes bedroom eyes at Bullock after Harley kicks him. She was dressed as a police stripper and Bullock tried hit on her.
Off-white Cop: She's very attractive.
Complimentary Spanish: Mutters Castilian upon learning of Batman'due south "death".
- Curses when Harley and Ivy got abroad from her the second fourth dimension.
Guttural Growler: She has a deep, raspy vocalism. Noticeable when she raises her voice.
Hardboiled Detective: She tracked downwardly and rescued Batman in "P.O.V.", and was also one of the master officers hunting him downwards in "Over the Edge".
She'southward Got Legs: In the elf adapt in "Holiday Knights".
Spicy Latina: She has an unsaid Hispanic heritage and is beautiful.

Other Superheroes

Batwoman (SPOILERS)

Batwoman (Kathy Duquesne, Rocky Ballantine, Sonia Alcana)

^{Click here to see Batwoman # i WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS} Kathy Duquesne

^{Click here to see Batwoman # two WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS} Rocky Ballantine

^{Click hither to see Batwoman # 3 Alert: MASSIVE SPOILERS} Sonia Alcana

A mysterious vigilante. In spite of appearances, she is not affiliated with the Bat or whatever of his companions, and she seems to have goals of her own.

In truth, she is a costumed identity that is actually used by three women who are working together: Kathy Duquesne, Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine, and Detective Sonia Alcana. After completing their goals and exposing their identities in the process, the trio put away the conform.

Adaptational Badass: Kate Kane, the original Batwoman from the source textile, originally became a heroine partly to win the affections of Batman, who was uninterested. This version is a very strong anti-heroine that does not demand Batman's affections in order to consummate her duties.
Adaptational Jerkass: She is much of an anti-heroine hither instead of being an actual heroine, which is why DC insisted that the filmmakers not actually use the original Batwoman from the comics, Kathy Kane. That didn't end the writers from homaging her via Kathy Duquesne (pronounced Kathy Du-kane). Nor did information technology finish them from making this Kathy one of the Batwomen.
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Rocky, Kathy, and Sonia.
Call-Forward: Her costume covers her entire body, including her mouth and has an angular reddish bat symbol on the chest area, which brings to mind the costume that Bruce, forth with Terry, volition wear in the time to come of the DCAU.
Collective Identity: Batwoman is actually 3 dissimilar women working together, them being Kathy, Rocky, and Sonia.
Course-Fitting Wardrobe: The costume she wears is very form-fitting.
Highly Visible Ninja: She wears a silver and pink costume.
Ms. Fanservice: She wears a very form-fitting costume that accentuates her voluptuous nevertheless able-bodied trunk, nice bust, toned tummy, and long toned however shapely legs.
Mythology Gag: Kathy is named later on Katherine "Kathy/Kate" Kane, the civilian identity of Batwoman in the usual continuities. Kate Kane was besides a wealthy heiress in Gotham.
Pinkish Is Feminine: Her costume has pink accents.
Red Herring: The mystery of the movie seems to lead into one of the other three master female leads being the civilian identity of Batwoman. It'south actually all three.
She's Got Legs: Her long toned yet shapely legs are highlighted by the costume she wears.

Etrigan

Jason Blood/Etrigan

Jason Blood was a knight of King Arthur who betrayed Camelot to Morgan le Fay. Every bit punishment, Merlin bound him to the demon Etrigan, granting him immortality, and charged him to oppose Morgan forever afterwards.

All There in the Manual: While Jason and Etrigan'south debut in the show itself was a case of "Remember the New Guy?", Paul Dini and Bruce Timm did do The Batman Adventures Annual #two, which did detail their kickoff meeting.
Art Evolution: In TNBA, Etrigan was bulky and had a smoother face up. In Justice League, outside of his lips becoming black, he was redesigned to be more Kirbyesque, featuring a more than detailed face up and slimmer frame.
Arch-Enemy: To Morgan le Fay. He shows up in "Kids' Stuff" with no explanation because it's a Mordred episode.
Past the Ability of Grayskull!: "Gone! Gone, the grade of Man! Ascension, the Demon Etrigan!"
Farthermost Omnivore: Every bit a baby in "Kids' Stuff", Etrigan eats the Amulet of the First Sorcery, leading to Mordred'south defeat.
Love Makes You Evil: He betrayed Camelot for love of Morgan.
Actually 700 Years Erstwhile: One time a knight of Camelot, now an occultist in the modern day.
Remember the New Guy?: While he debuted in "The Demon Within", that episode does evidence he and Batman have a history. That said, this might be downplayed given while he didn't appear in the series itself prior to that point, Timm and co.did do an annual for The Batman Adventures that had their kickoff run-in.
Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Morgan poisoned him when he was no longer of use to her. He would have died, but Merlin had other plans.

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex was an outlaw, and later a bounty hunter in the late 1800s. He was hands identified past the right side of his face being grotesquely scarred, which hides his honorable nature.

Age Elevator: An odd example. Jonah Hex's date of nascency in the comics is 1838 and thus he would accept been forty-5 in "Showdown" yet looks to be in his sixties. By the time of his advent in Justice League Unlimited , which is set in 1879, he looks equally he should at that age.
Badass Longcoat: He wears a long glaze.
Badass Normal: He had no powers, simply he'due south nonetheless a formidable fighter.
Bounty Hunter: A cynical Wild Due west bounty hunter with a hideously scarred face and gruff manners that hide his heroism.
Chick Magnet: Downplayed. Though initially shocked by his appearance, after getting to know him and pointing him in the direction of Duvall, the local Madame tells Hex to "stop in" the next time he's in town.
Determinator: He never quits until he'due south got his man.
Fakeout Escape: He is locked in a cell with an earth floor - so he digs a hole, gets into it, and covers himself with his bed. It is unclear what he did with the soil dug out.
Good Is Not Nice: Gives a subtle threat to the local sheriff not to make it the way of his pursuit of Duvall.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: He's a decent enough guy when put to the moral test, but his scarring leads to a lot of assumptions from others.
The Gunslinger: Like most men of the Wild West.
Guttural Growler: He has a deep, snarly voice.
Knife Nut: He was able to fight the sword-wielding Arkady off with a Bowie knife.
Nice Hat: Has a cowboy chapeau.
Old Soldier: A veteran of the American Civil War and while he looked to be in his 60's in the "Showdown" episode of Batman: The Blithe Serial; it didn't diminish his badassery 1 bit.
Posthumous Character: He's well-nigh certainly dead by the present day.
Pragmatic Hero: As an quondam westward compensation hunter, he doesn't share Batman's disdain for guns and shoots to impale when cornered by some of Ra's henchman. The just reason they survive is thanks to their heat resistant smelter suits also being bulletproof.
Spiral the Money, I Have Rules!: He slaps away Arkady's fifty thousand in aureate and is more than happy to take the two hundred dollars he'd get by turning the criminal in.
Seen It All: When he encounters the modern-twenty-four hours Justice League, he asks Batman if his utility belt ways they're from the future. When Batman asks what makes him retrieve that, Hex just smirks and says, "I've had a interestin' life."
Ii-Faced: A rare heroic example. A gunslinger resembling Clint Eastwood, he has a very ugly disfigurement similar to Two-Confront'due south.

Swamp Affair

Swamp Thing

A creature created by an accident involving scientist Alec Holland.

The Cameo: He only appears in Batman and Harley Quinn briefly to reprimand Floronic Human earlier leaving.
Early-Bird Cameo: Pre-Swamp-Thing Alec The netherlands appeared in a B:TAS spinoff comic, Batman Adventures (2003) #16, doing scientific inquiry with Toxicant Ivy.

Zatanna Zatara

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Voiced past: Julie Chocolate-brown ( Batman: The Blithe Series ), Stacie Randall ( Gotham Girls ), Jennifer Hale ( Justice League Unlimited , "This Little Piggy"), Juliet Landau (Justice League Unlimited, "The Balance" ^note Uncredited.), Virginie Ogouz (French/Batman: The Animated Series), Agnès Manoury (French/Justice League Unlimited, 1st voice), Dominique Westberg (French/Justice League Unlimited, 2nd vox)

Zatanna is a magician and stage performer with real magical powers, who joined the Justice League later on the Thanagarian invasion.

Age Lift: Originally, in the comics, Zatanna was a teenager starting out while Bruce was an adult who's been Batman for a few years. Here, much like with Dick and Barbara, Zatanna is presented effectually the same age as Bruce and this was also imported to the comics.
The Cameo: In Justice League vs. The Fatal Five , a statue of her appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
Characterization Marches On: Zatanna was an exceptionally talented simply otherwise non-powered stage magician in Batman: TAS. A subsequent advent in The Batman & Robin Adventures featured her unwittingly using an actual magical spell and by the time of Justice League Unlimited, she had gained full-fledged spell-casting like her comic book counterpart.
Childhood Friends: She was good friends (as well every bit possessing a trounce) with his father'due south educatee "John Smith" that actually was Bruce Wayne during his training to become a crime fighter. This becomes adapted into the mainstream comics.
Combat Stilettos: She has pointed high-heeled shoes.
Disappeared Dad: Her father, Zatara, is said to take passed away. Withal, the Unlimited comic reveals that he's trapped in another dimension.
Hot Witch: She is a very beautiful female magician who pairs her curvy figure with a skimpy outfit.
Impossible Hourglass Figure: She wears a tight fitting tuxedo jacket with tails and a white bustier that highlights her impressive hourglass figure as well as her very voluptuous yet toned body and buxom breasts.
Just Friends: Past the events of Justice League , this is her relationship with Bruce. She refers to them as "just skillful friends" and notices that Bruce'due south feelings for Diana makes them more than coworkers. But in Batman Beyond , Zatanna is among the photo album of women Bruce in his life that he considered to be truly special, implying that he once harbored feelings for her merely couldn't bring himself to human activity on them.
Magicians Are Wizards: Zig-zagged. She is portrayed as a normal magician without magic powers in Batman: The Animated Series, but she does have magic powers in her appearances on Gotham Girls and Justice League Unlimited.
Well-nigh Common Super Power: She has a very impressive bosom.
Ms. Fanservice: Zatanna is a very beautiful and quite curvy adult female, with long toned yet shapely legs and wears a costume comprised of a tight fitting tuxedo jacket that has tails, a white bossier, a height chapeau, black panties, and fishnet stockings instead of pants.
Mundane Utility: In Justice league Unlimited, she mixes bodily magic into her traditional stage magic to make her finishes more impressive.
Nice Hat: Just like her comic book counterpart and near versions, she often wears a top lid.
She's Got Legs: She wears a sexy costume that highlights her shapely legs.
Phase Magician: She guest stars in "Zatanna" where information technology is revealed that Bruce studied with her and her father, Giovanni "John" Zatara, in order to strop his abilities to escape locks and traps. Different her comic book counterpart, and her later appearances in the DCAU (I.e. Gotham Girls and Justice League Unlimited), Zatanna does not seem to have any actual mystical abilities, instead she performs traditional sleight-of-hand as part of her act. It's possible they have yet to manifest at that point.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Bruce.

Media

Jack Ryder

Jack Ryder, AKA The Creeper

The Creeper, likewise known as Jack Ryder, was formerly a news anchorman before his confrontation with The Joker, and now is a superhero and member of the Justice League.

Abhorrent Admirer: To Harley Quinn.
Appropriated Appellation: He gets the idea for his nickname from being called "creep", which he finds catchy only a piddling defective. Before that he tried for "Xanthous-skinned Wacky Man!", before switching.
Badass Back: Even Batman cannot sneak assault him without getting knocked across the room... while he's trying to flirt with Harley Quinn.
Chekhov'south Gunman: Jack Ryder is set upward as the regular news reporter in The New Batman Adventures before he becomes The Creeper near the stop of the series.
Clothing Damage: He was running effectually in severely torn clothes after his chemical bath until he got his costume.
Cloudcuckoolander: To the bespeak the Joker himself called him a lunatic.
Creepy Good: The guy is so loco that even The Joker considers him a lunatic! However, despite his insanity, he all the same has a sense of morals and only seems to go after criminals.
Dramatic Break: "I heard you guys worked for, dramatic pause, The Joker!"
Alibi Me While I Multitask: He meets Harley and immediately begins flirting with her. While doing then, he nonchalantly uses one hand to punch out several of the Joker'due south mooks... and too Batman.
Expy: A year earlier he debuted in the serial, another wacky drawing show from the same team as this one had been cancelled. Information technology's unknown whether that influenced this portrayal of The Creeper in any way, but at that place can be no dubiety he'southward so zany and wacky that he even rivals... Freakazoid! Freakazoid!
Fluffy Fashion Feathers: The costume, famously, incorporates a behemothic red plumage boa.
Fun Personified: Imagine the Joker in i of his wacky phases... as a expert guy. Including the part where wackiness doesn't hateful non being expert at what you lot do.
Good Counterpart: To the Joker, being transformed by falling into toxic chemicals placed by the villain besides every bit being hit by his laughing gas bombs. He acts like a Stalker with a Crush towards Harley Quinn, mirroring her beliefs towards the Joker.
Foil: As mentioned above, he's a deliberate foil to the Joker, to the point where many things about him are set up as counterpoints — he is/was well known in Gotham as a reporter before his transformation to contrast the Joker's previous career as The Spook, he's a Lightning Bruiser rather than a Gadgeteer Genius, and he even has his own grade of Joker Immunity ... rather than sharing the Joker'due south uncanny ability to live another day, Ryder is outright Fabricated of Iron.
Impractically Fancy Outfit: His costume has a crimson fur boa.
Intrepid Reporter: As Jack Ryder.
Insult Backfire: The as-yet unnamed Creeper confronts The Joker's henchmen:
Mo: We don't know nil about no Joker, creep!
Pre-Creeper: Creep? Creep?! ... I similar it! My new name — the Creep! No, wait, too negative...
Large Ham: But that only comes with the madness.
Laughing Mad: Constantly giggles similar a stoner watching YouTube.
The Mad Hatter: He doesn't care that he's crazy.
Nigh-Invulnerability: Has a near identical origin as the Joker, yet he has managed to survive having a crate containing a rock statue the size of a car dropped on him, and going through multiple explosions without a single injury. Or hint of Article of clothing Damage. Also, he'southward able to ship Batman flying with one punch, and intermission through walls. And hands dances around any attacks. Batman explains that this power is most likely due to a strange chemical reaction of the acid and the Joker's laughing gas.
- There is i thing that hurts him: trying to call up logically.
Offhand Backhand: He uses it on Joker's mooks and Batman himself.
Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud: He speaks like this fifty-fifty though he has no script.
"You're working for—dramatic pause—the Joker!"
Comb Auction Pass up: He bought his costume (a speedo, boots, gloves, and a giant cape-like cerise boa) at a thrift store in Gotham.
Split up Personality: He's the alter ego of Jack Ryder.
Stalker with a Trounce: Has a short nevertheless extreme crush on Harley Quinn that causes at to the lowest degree ane The Cat Came Back-like moment. Though nosotros actually come across him sniffing his fashion through the boondocks, trying to follow her.
The Stoic: As Jack Ryder.
Takes I to Impale One: In the JLU comic, Batman takes along Creeper to stop a group of unpredictable terrorists known as the Madmen, reasoning Creeper would know how nutcases think.
Talkative Loon: Provides the folio quote.
Likewise Spicy for Yog-Sothoth: Creeper is and then crazy, he even drives Joker nuts.
Underwear of Power: As part of his Stripperiffic outfit.

Summer Gleeson

Summertime Gleeson

Summer Gleeson was a news reporter and ballast in Gotham Urban center. She worked for WGOB, and was the host of Gotham Insider.

Catechism Foreigner: She was created exclusively for the serial.
Damsel in Distress: In almost every episode that she appears in.
Decomposite Character: Alongside Veronica, she was half of a recreation of Vicki Vale, a reporter and dear involvement from the comics.
Demoted to Extra: She appeared in a pretty large number of episodes in the first three seasons, every bit well as the Mask of the Phantasm and SubZero movies. When the bear witness was Retooled as The New Batman Adventures for its final flavour, she made only two appearances, i of which was a non-speaking cameo.
Hollywood Beauty Standards: She's an attractive news reporter.
Intrepid Reporter: She is a news reporter and anchor in Gotham Urban center.
Is This Thing Even so On?: Later on the theme of the "Jokers Wild" casino is revealed on live goggle box (consummate with revolving laughing Joker head), she is caught on camera muttering, "Ugh, that is disgusting."
Ms. Exposition: Justified as she's a news reporter and she'due south commonly shown on a TV screen, where she'south supposed to be addressing the Fourth Wall. This is not an Idiot Lecture: there must be quite a few people in her audience who are interested, else her ratings would tank and the station would have her doing something else.
She'due south Got Legs: She usually wears a skirt, so her legs are oft exposed.

Yoru'south Dojo

Kairi Tanaga

^{Click here to run into her in Batman Beyond}

Voiced by: Julia Kato (Batman: The Animated Series); Takayo Fischer (Batman Beyond)

Kairi Tanaga trained nether Yoru Sensei and was similar a daughter to him. She was kidnapped by Kyodai Ken and was held hostage in exchange for the curl containing the Oonemuri Impact. She was rescued by Batman and would later movement to the U.Due south. and open a fish marketplace/dojo, where she would train Terry McGinnis in martial arts.

Back for the Dead: She returns in the Batman Beyond 2-parter "Curse of the Kobra," but to die in the final minutes.
Cool Erstwhile Lady: She serves as Terry'south martial arts teacher in Batman Beyond, and age has non slowed her down in the slightest. If anything, she has likely improved with age.
Distressed Damsel: Kairi was abducted by Kyodai Ken to serve as a bargaining chip for the map to the Oonemuri Touch. Merely to her credit, she does try to fight off Kyodai the moment she gets a chance.
Fauxreigner: Kairi fakes a heavy Japanese accent because it sells more fish that way. She speaks with an American accent when she isn't working.
Heroic Sacrifice: Kairi sends Batman and Max out of Kobra's falling, called-for base in an escape pod while she stays behind to end Zander from catching them.
Earnest For Macguffin: Kyodai forces Batman to give him the forbidden knowledge of the cloak-and-dagger "Onemuri Bear on" in exchange for Kairi's life.
Martial Arts Uniform: Kairi wears her gi through the unabridged episode because Kyodai kidnaps her while she's training lone. She also wears it throughout almost of her time on Batman Beyond, switching it for a black ninja outfit near the end during her battle with Zander.
Never Mess with Granny: Even in her old historic period, she'south however a skilled martial artist.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Kairi uses an exaggerated accent and cleaved English language when working in the fish market to portray a uneducated worker. Every bit a sensei, she drops both.
Terry: What happened to your accent?

Kairi: It helps sell fish.

Yoru Sensei

Voiced by: Chao-Li Chi ("Dark of the Ninja"), Goh Misawa ("Day of the Samurai")

Yoru Sensei ran a martial arts academy in Nippon, and was a teacher of the young Bruce Wayne.

Ever Someone Ameliorate: Tells Kyodai this while throwing him to the floor after he mocks Bruce afterwards defeating him in a sparring match.
Canon Greenhorn: He was created for the animated series
Expy: He was based on Master Kirigi, a martial arts sensei who trained Bruce in the comics.
Meaningful Proper name: In Japanese, "Yoru", means "Night". And he trained Batman, so...
Onetime Master: Batman's main, who chop-chop immobilizes Kyodai Ken, just shortly after Kyodai beat out Bruce Wayne in a sparring lucifer. Given that Kyodai was less than one-half Yoru Sensei's age, and Yoru Sensei himself looks like the homo in the trope picture, he definitely qualifies.
Undercover Art: The last living direct descendant of an ancient sensei who had invented an amazingly deadly fighting art. He was tasked to protect a scroll that described all the attacks including a Dangerous Forbidden Technique.
Hush-hush Surreptitious-Keeper: Figured out that Bruce Wayne was Batman after studying his moves as Batman.

Other

Charles Collins

Charles "Charlie" Collins

Voiced by: Ed Begley Jr.

Charles Michael Collins was an accountant who lived in Gotham Estates, a suburb of Gotham City with his married woman, Bonnie, and his son, Kenny. He was best known for existence an exceptionally ordinary man, until an extraordinary day turned his life upside-down by the Joker.

Alliterative Proper noun: His first and terminal names both begin with "C".
Badass Eyewitness: Permit's see, punches the Joker, scares said Joker into calling out for Batman of all people, tricks him into thinking he has a existent bomb, and makes Batman laugh.
Badass Normal: It can't get more badass than actually instilling fearfulness in the Joker.
Butt-Monkey: Starts out the episode facing mundane issues, like a terrible solar day at work, and traffic. Ends up chased by The Joker, and is forced into a debt.
Canon Foreigner: He was created for the series.
Can't Get Away with Nuthin': His one endeavor at acting rude got him in deep...
Grapheme Development: Over the course of the episode, nosotros come across him evolve from a helpless victim when he meets the Joker, to a guy who seeks help in ingenious ways (when he manages to false a Batsignal) to a guy who manages to trick the Joker!
Cornered Rattlesnake: After finally getting fed up with the Joker pushing him around, he threatens the Joker with blowing them both upward with ane of his ain bombs and thereby taking away the Joker'due south greatest dream: Killing Batman or die trying. The Joker is and then scared by this threat that he begs Batman to protect him from Collins.
Does Not Like Spam: Meatloaf is his to the lowest degree favorite meal. Just subsequently surviving his ordeal with the Joker, even that would audio practiced.
The Everyman: He's an average man who lives an boilerplate life that Joker derides as "mundane" and "meaningless." The fact that the Joker spends 2 years keeping track of this poor guy but to find him and sadistically hold him up to a promise afterwards, even though it doesn't benefit him in the least, simply serves to show what a monster he is.
Foil: To Batman and Bruce Wayne, in that he really does have a normal life and barely manages to hold onto it; whenever Bruce gets a sense of normalcy like marriage or family, circumstances manage to concord it off. Charlie has more mundane bug such as non having plenty coin for his children's braces and disliking his wife's meatloaf, and by the end he comes to prefer those to the madness that the Joker brings to any party. Batman seems to silently agree, given he doesn't telephone call out Charlie for helping the Joker when hearing that the Joker kept Charlie equally a "hobby." Unlike Bruce, he doesn't accept to put on a mask to bring downwardly the Joker.
He Who Fights Monsters: Invoked.
Joker: You're crazy!
Charlie: I had a practiced instructor. Say good night, Gracie!
Horrifying the Horror: When he makes a final confrontation with the Joker, he finds one of his bombs and threatens to kill them both, giving the Joker an anticlimatic end, and denying him the possibility of a Final Battle with Batman. The Joker is terrified at the prospect and starts calling for Batman to salve him.
Mugging the Monster: His existent problems brainstorm when he curses out a seemingly random motorist on the freeway. Said motorist is the Joker. Oops.
Obfuscating Insanity: During his Cornered Rattlesnake moment, he pretends to have gone mad, so the Joker will believe that his threat of blowing both of them upwardly is genuine. Information technology works.
I-Shot Graphic symbol: His but appearance was in "Joker's Favor". After that, he's never mentioned or acknowledged again. Given he'due south seen living a much happier life in Ohio than he was in Gotham, it's likely he never moved back.
Papa Wolf: Is coerced into doing the Joker's dirty work by the mad clown threatening his family unit. He later threatens to blow himself and the Joker upward to protect them.
Terror Hero: By threatening his greatest dream, HE SCARED THE JOKER!
Took a Level in Badass:
- He attempts this at the offset of the episode. Big mistake.
  Charlie: Oh, so that's information technology! No signals! No zilch! Merely push me aside! Treat me like I don't be! Well comrade, not this time.
- At the end of the episode, Charlie takes information technology for existent. If the Joker calls you crazy and Batman grins at the cease of it, it's safe to say you pulled off a skilful prank.
  Charlie: Hold information technology!
  Joker: [pats his head] Oh, come now. [walks away]
  Charlie: I said hold it!! [punches Joker in the gut]
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: He'southward rather schlubby, but his wife Bonnie isn't half bad. Though considering what he did to the Joker, in that location might be more to him than meets the eye. Or he permit himself become over the years.

Earl and Marva Cooper

Voiced past: Paul Winfield (Earl) and Lynn Moody (Marva)

Earl served as Batman's mechanic and was responsible for maintaining and upgrading the Batmobile. His daughter, Marva, somewhen began helping him. Unfortunately, Penguin eventually discovered their identities, placing them at risk.

Canon Foreigner: Has no direct counterpart in the comics.
Expy: Of Harold Allnut who built and maintained the Batmobile
The Engineer: Granted, Batman can make some neat gadgets by himself, but when it comes to the Batmobile, Earl and Marva serve equally the engineers who keep it in social club.
Wrench Wench: Marva is a skilled mechanic.

Leslie Tompkins

Dr. Leslie Tompkins

Leslie Thompkins was a doc who went to medical school with Thomas Wayne and Matthew Thorne. The three were all-time friends.

Anybody Went to School Together: Went to medical schoolhouse with Bruce's father, Thomas Wayne and Rupert Thorne's blood brother, Matthew.
The Medic: She is a doctor.
Undercover-Keeper: One of Batman's closest confidants. And she vocally disapproves of his Batman career.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Vanishes completely by the time of New Adventures bated from a cameo in one episode and a mention in Return Of The Joker

Lucius Fox

Lucius Fob was a well-respected man of affairs who ran the day-to-24-hour interval business concern of Wayne Enterprises.

Practiced Counterpart: Although he isn't shown in person, backstory shows that he became a posthumous example of this to Derek Powers in Batman Across : afterwards Powers ousts him from Wayne Industries and begins running it as corruptly and ruthlessly as possible he leaves to start his own company Foxteca which, past Beyond'southward time, is the get-to Adept Counterpart to Wayne Industries - in a position like to Wayne Industries' contrast to Roland Daggett in BTAS.
Honest Corporate Executive: Since Bruce trusts him to control his company, information technology's articulate that he's an honest person.
Hyper-Competent Sidekick: He runs the mean solar day to 24-hour interval concern of Wayne Enterprise.
Locked Out of the Loop: Unlike his other incarnations and other characters in Bruce's inner-circumvolve, he had no idea Bruce was Batman.
Out of Focus: Suffers oft from this compared to other versions. His virtually nobable function was in the "Feet of Clay" 2-parter when he's attacked by an imposter Bruce Wayne.
Reasonable Dominance Effigy: He is some other citizen of Gotham who trusts Batman.

Sarge Steel

The head of the bureau A.R.G.U.S.

"Blackmail" Is Such an Ugly Word: Involved with both types. He'south subjected to type 2 during an argument with Batman, where Bruce ironically blackmails him into helping, Steel tries to justify a visit to what'south unsaid to be a brothel that caters to BDSM fetishists as "therapy". That said, type 1 comes in every bit when Steel does call Batman out on it, Bruce says information technology'due south "an exchange".
Cyborg: Much like in the comics, he has a cybernetic left hand.

Simon Trent

Simon Trent, AKA The Gray Ghost

The Grayness Ghost, played by Simon Trent, was the eponymous character of an sometime television show.

Adam Westing: Simon Trent is a washed-upwardly role player who can't get whatsoever decent piece of work because everyone (those that even remember) associates him with his role every bit the Grayness Ghost. Not surprising considering the voice actor is the Trope Namer.
Badass Longcoat: The Gray Ghost costume includes a trench coat, along with goggles and a fedora.
Becoming the Mask: The Grey Ghost was initially just a grapheme Trent played on an old television show. Once Batman seeks Trent'due south assistance with a case, he dons his character's costume and leaps directly into danger to help him take downwards the Mad Bomber.
Cleaved Pedestal: Batman was partially inspired to exist Batman because of the Gray Ghost He has a hard time with the realization that his childhood hero was just an actor in a role who'south become a bitter and jaded homo.
Canon Immigrant: Many years afterwards his debut on Batman: The Animated Series, an upshot of Batgirl has a man named Clancy Johnson assume the identity of the Greyness Ghost in a drastic attempt to become Batgirl's sidekick. The Gray Ghost television set show is alluded to, hinting that Simon Trent may exist in the mainstream DC universe.
- Posters for his movies appear throughout the Batman: Arkham Series , and 1 of the New 52 comics reveals that Simon Trent is the drama teacher at Gotham Preparatory School.
Captain Ersatz:
- The Grey Ghost is inspired by The Shadow, who himself also inspired Batman.
- The Gray Ghost is likewise a Captain Ersatz of early DC lurid-hero the Scarlet Avenger, who wore a Shadow-like costume. Unfortunately, Batman supplanted him a year or so afterwards his debut.
Coat, Hat, Mask: In costume.
Cool Former Guy: And he's voiced by real life Cool Old Guy Adam W.
Darker and Edgier: He is not only less concerned with criminal's welfare than Batman, but is darker than Adam West's portrayal of Batman.
Earn Your Happy Ending: Subsequently helping to terminate the Mad Bomber, Trent is hailed as a hero and public interest in the Gray Ghost resurges. This results in the entire series existence released on video, revitalizing his income and career. He'due south also content knowing that his function was an inspiration to Batman.
The Hero's Idol: While we all know his famous origin story, Batman in this universe was inspired the Gray Ghost equally far as his methods and expect were concerned. Afterward on, i case actually gives Batman the opportunity to work with the actor behind the role, and while the thespian in question has become jaded, he is extremely flattered to discover that Batman has deliberately been modeled after the Gray Ghost, up to and including the Batcave being modeled after the Grey Ghost's Lair.
Jaded Washout: Years after the show was cancelled. It'southward a more sympathetic portrayal than most, however, and he eventually does get out of his slump.
Old Superhero: Subverted, while he only played the Gray Ghost on TV, the Gray Ghost did help Batman defeat the Mad Bomber.
Rage Against the Reflection: When he learns he's simply been turned downwardly for a office again, he smashes most of his Gray Ghost memorabilia collection in a rage, earlier collapsing in the corner of his apartment, sobbing.
Rebuilt Pedestal: While Bruce is initially disappointed that his babyhood idol is now a jaded washout, Simon stepping up to assist save the mean solar day has clearly restored his respect past the episode's end.
Clandestine-Keeper: Implied to be one for Batman subsequently Batman tells the Gray Ghost that he was his hero as a kid then Bruce Wayne tells him the exact same thing at a volume signing.

Veronica Vreeland

Veronica "Ronnie" Vreeland was a member of the Gotham City aristocracy.

Adaptation Dye-Job: For some reason her hair was colored blond instead of ruby-red in SubZero, probably to distinguish her from Barbara Gordon. Virtually viewers probably wouldn't know its her unless they caught on to Bruce calling her "Ronnie".
Alliterative Proper name: Her starting time and concluding names both begin with "V".
Ambiguously Bi: Although she has plenty of romance with several men, she also acts quite flirtatious with Selina, and describes her as "Attractive" in "Catwalk".
Bourgeois Bohemian: Though commonly simply an Upper-Class Twit, she likewise donated much of her family's fortunes to conservationist causes, sometimes at fancy public events held to promote those causes. Selina Kyle, who considers herself a true beast-rights activist, once observed that Veronica could perchance be getting involved in those causes because she feels tremendous guilt about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were large-game hunters.
Barrel-Monkey: Exaggerated because since "Birds of a Plume", where she went out of her fashion to brand fun of the Penguin, she has been plagued by Gotham's super villains: She's taken hostage by Harley Quinn in "Harley'southward Holiday", targeted by Catwoman and Scarface in "Catwalk", and victimized by the Mad Hatter in "The Worry Men" and Poison Ivy in "Chemistry". In the future, her daughter Bunny was victim of kidnapping in the airplane pilot episode of Batman Beyond .
Canon Foreigner: She was created for the series.
Decomposite Character: Like Summertime, she was created for the series supposedly as a composite of Vicki Vale, though she besides shows elements of Julie Madison and Silver St. Cloud, two of Bruce's other dear interests from the comics.
Doomed New Clothes: In "Harley's Holiday". There she is, ownership a new clothes for her date with Bruce Wayne and along comes a spooked Harley Quinn. Her car gets ruined, too. Considering that Veronica actually got taken hostage past Harley, she probably wasn't also concerned well-nigh the automobile at first (plus it was Bruce's car, non hers).
Face Palm: "Birds of a Feather" has her attending the opera with Penguin. Imagine her reaction when the Penguin starts singing along.
Ink-Suit Histrion: Veronica looks a lot like her voice extra Marilu Henner.
Jerk with a Center of Gold: She tends to be a Rich Bitch, but shows some moments of being a good person nonetheless. She cares about conservation, feels guilty for using the Penguin as a joke, and drops all kidnapping charges against Harley subsequently a serial of misunderstandings.
Loves My Alter Ego: Marilu Henner has described her character every bit follows: "Veronica's the type of person who would refuse Bruce for existence too tiresome, then sit around wondering why Batman hasn't called her."
Rich Bowwow: Although her Character Development shows she's only somewhat similar this.
Seen It All: Apparently living in Gotham City gives people a high tolerance for the antics of supervillains. She fondly remembers a party she threw that was robbed by the Joker because "at least it was interesting". The merely reason she doesn't want the Joker to attack her next party is because It'due south Been Washed.
She's Got Legs: Her legs are shown off well because of her choice of wardrobe.
Simple, yet Opulent: Her dresses are this.
Socialite: She was invariably portrayed vaguely somewhat negatively, normally as Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense.